"In any case, the combined combat effectiveness of all our large cruisers and fast battleships must surpass that of the British, and this is the basis for us to win the initiative in naval battles!" The prince said categorically. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"But the other side will definitely build their fleet against our fleet, and large cruisers and battleships can be distinguished by size." The Kaiser said.

The Kaiser was right, generally speaking, the aspect ratio of battle cruisers would be relatively large, for example, the British battlecruiser Tiger, which was 214 meters long, 27.6 meters wide, and had an aspect ratio of 7.75. The width of the Iron Duke of the British contemporaneous period was about the same, with a length of only 189 meters and a length-to-width ratio of 6.68.

And the same was true of the German battleships in history, Bavaria, the most powerful battleship of the German Navy, with a length of only 179 meters. Width 30 meters! The aspect ratio is less than 6. And the Hindenburg-class battlecruisers are 212 meters long and 29 meters wide. The aspect ratio is 7.3. Therefore, the warships of the same country, the battlecruisers and the battleships can distinguish one from the appearance alone.

Maybe they will admit their mistakes in naval battles, but after the completion of the battleship, the other side can collect more photos to compare, the battlecruiser itself is slender, and the battleship is relatively short and thick, which may be more difficult to fool the past.

"That's why we're going to make a battleship that isn't too fast," the prince said with a smile. The difference between the length and width ratio of battlecruisers and battleships is relatively large, but medium-speed battleships such as Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are not so obvious, for example, the length of the Queen is 196 meters, while the length of the Canadian-class battleships of the same period is 201 meters, and the R-class battleships have 190 meters. In fact, from the outside, the gap is not large.

(Of course, there may be book friends who will turn to the information, and then say that the aspect ratio of von der Tann and Moltke is not large to refute the author, this author can only accept fate, after all, I said most of the above, not all,)

"You mean to hide the speed data of the battleship in order to confuse the opponent? Is that so? The Kaiser said thoughtfully.

"It can be done, but in short, we have to have a high speed for most of our warships, so that we can have an unequal advantage over the Royal Navy." The prince nodded and said.

"Very well, you plan with the people of the Admiralty, and then come up with a plan." The Kaiser said. "Forget it, you can take care of the last battleship built at the Germania shipyard yourself, if you don't have enough money, you can find Tirpitz, if you have any opinions, you can contact me directly." Considering that the relationship between at least the two generals Tirpitz and the prince was probably bad in the short term, the Kaiser decided to establish direct contact, and at the same time, in his opinion, he could only control the situation better if there was a fight between the people below.

And after getting the authorization of the Kaiser, the prince also began to think about the future German fast fleet, first of all, the first question is, how large is the German fast fleet, if you look at history, a total of 7 German battlecruisers were built. With the exception of Goeben, the remaining six ships were incorporated into the Hipper's fleet. This scale seems to be very large, but it is still too far from the United Kingdom on the other side.

The British battlecruisers were as follows: three Invincible-class battlecruisers, the Invincible, Indomitable, and Indomitable, and then the Indefatigable-class battlecruisers, Indefatigable, Australia, and New Zealand. The ultra-dreadnought battlecruisers were the Lion, Princess Celestia, Queen Mary, and the Tiger. Purely in terms of the size of the pure-blooded battle cruisers, the British were far more numerous than the Germans.

But don't forget that the British also had 5 more powerful Queen Elizabeth-class battleships! After counting these 5 ships, the total number of fast warships above 24 knots in Britain reached 15! Even if Goeben does not go, it will be twice as large as the German fleet! Although the performance of invincible and other warships is relatively poor, the strength of the Queen Elizabeth class is undoubted.

That is, if the German fast fleet drew a line at a speed of 25 knots, then it must be able to deal with up to 10 battle cruisers and 5 fast battleships! At this time, the prince really felt the huge pressure, not to mention that in the face of the British Royal Navy, a simple fast fleet was enough for the prince to worry about!

Once the war has officially begun, it is almost impossible to start and complete the construction of new warships, as is the case in history of Saxony and Mackensen. None of them were completed, so the German fleet had to complete the construction of the relevant fleet before the war, and at most 4 or 5 warships were towed to the war to complete. If this plan is followed, it means that the German fleet must complete 10 fast warships before the start of the war, 10 ah! This is equivalent to doubling the number of fast fleets completed before the 1st World War!

And now, by 1905, it would be good for Germany to complete the first batch of 6 dreadnoughts, even if the last battleship completed at the Germania shipyard could be converted into fast battleships, it would be only 3, and if everything goes according to historical progress, by the start of the war in 1914, the German Navy would have to complete at least another 6 fast battleships. in order to gain an overwhelming advantage over the British Royal Navy's fast fleet after the start of the war.

From 1905 to 1914, Germany had to start construction of one fast battleship every year to ensure that the number of fast battleships could stabilize the British. Considering that not every shipyard has the efficiency of the Brom-Forss shipyard, it takes about three years for other shipyards to complete a battlecruiser, so the battleships that started construction in 1914 will theoretically not be commissioned until 1917, and once the war starts, the supply of battleships will definitely be affected. I'm afraid it will drag on even longer.

So one battleship a year, by the time the war began, Germany had at least 9 fast battleships and 4 or 5 ships that could be commissioned as soon as possible was the minimum requirement. And if the British find out about the German attempt and expand the size of their fast fleet, then this requirement must be raised!

However, compared with the British lineup of 10 BCs and 5 fast BBs, the ratio of German pure-blooded battlecruisers to fast battleships is probably reversed, and the German fast battleship formation will have to make two moves with the British's Grand Fleet when necessary (after all, the weather and visibility in the North Sea are sometimes very problematic.) Defense and firepower cannot be reduced, then the only thing that can be done is speed, the ship type and advanced power system can indeed reduce the weight of the power system, but if you want to create a record of high firepower, high defense and high speed, I am afraid the price will be very high, so the ratio of the prince to the German battlecruisers and fast battleships is tentatively set at 7 to 8! 7 battle cruisers, 8 fast battleships.

However, this is only a first draft now, and there is still plenty of time to think about how to do it, anyway, the fleet expansion plan for the next 5 years is basically finalized. The Germans needed time to fumble and try. And after the prince is busy with the affairs of the navy, the affairs of the army will also have to be dealt with.

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