Therefore, in the absence of the United States leaning towards the Entente, everyone chose a more secure way to make money, and naturally there would not be many neutral merchant ships willing to serve the British. The United States, as a friendly country of Germany on this plane www.biquge.info immediately restricted fuel exports to Britain on the grounds that Britain had violated freedom of navigation, and at the same time imposed additional tariffs on goods purchased by Britain.

"It's ......." Fisher's words are indeed lethal, as a qualified commander of the Royal Navy, Jericho sees the Grand Fleet tighter than his own wallet! It is quite clear that the entire fleet is eating, drinking, and Lazara is quite clear, and for now, the base fuel supply for the entire Shetland Islands is no more than 20 days at most! Even the German High Seas Fleet had a stronger fuel supply than the Royal Navy!

The reason is simple, no matter how bad Germany is, there is also a supply of oil fields in Romania and the two river basins, and the oil production of these two oil fields together is nearly 10 million tons per year! What is this concept? Historically, the oil fields of Borneo in World War II produced 8 million tons, and the total production capacity of the Soviet Union was 20 million tons. The 10 million tons of fuel oil in World War 1 can almost guarantee that the German navy, land and air force will not be able to use it for rolling, and if it is not impossible to go out, it can be exported.......

"Admirals, Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals of the Royal Navy. You've been talking for a long time, but you haven't said anything about it! 3 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships and 3 revenge-class battleships are available to us at the moment, and as for the newly started battleships, maybe they will be of great use in the future, but now? Far water can't quench your thirst! Maybe it was targeted by Betty today, and it was "maybe" targeted by Jericho, Fisher was in a bad mood, but the basic mind was still there, just when the generals of the Royal Navy were thinking about what warships should be produced in the future and how they should be designed, Fisher jumped out of this trap and began to consider the problem from another angle!

"Now, there is no point in talking about the design and production of any warship, so, if the generals have time, I think you can summarize your designs and ideas, and then give them to the designers one day, let them improve slowly, there are only two things we can do now, the first is to increase the defense of the ammunition depot, the external armor may not work, but we can still strengthen the dome armor and fire protection. This is a matter of leaving this to a dedicated technician, and the other thing is to ask for the help of allies! Fisher said.

"Allies? The French were nailed to the Mediterranean, the Russians were blocked by the Germans in the Baltic and Black Seas, they were too busy to take care of themselves, how could they have the kung fu to help us? What's more, what we lack is fast battleships, and neither France nor Russia has a single fast battleship in service now, right? Betty scoffed at Fisher's claims.

"We also have an ally, who, although not in Europe, has an objective naval power, even stronger than the French and Russian navies combined. At such a time, shouldn't we think about the power of our allies? Fisher did not heed someone's cynicism, but said to Churchill.

"Do you mean the Navy? If you talk about the size of the fleet, it's really strong. The only question now is whether they will send their ships back, and whether their ships will be able to do it. Churchill frowned, touched his chin and said.

The combat effectiveness of the Japanese Navy is indeed very strong now, not to mention the bunch of former dreadnoughts, now there are 10 dreadnoughts and super dreadnoughts in service alone! And 2 more are under construction! That's right, you read that right, the size of the Japanese Navy is now the third largest in the world after Britain, Germany and the United States!

Japan's current development speed is actually related to the prince, Japan has now owned the Philippines for 15 years, and after having raw material production areas and markets, Japan's development speed is more than the same period in history. At present, the Japanese Navy has two dreadnoughts, namely the Kawachi-class battleships equipped with 10 12-inch guns, the four Kongo-class battleships, and the two ultra-dreadnought-type fast battleships Kurama and Ibuki equipped with 8 14-inch guns. And in addition to these 10 battleships, the most striking thing is the Fuso-class battleship that was commissioned just a few months ago!

"Let's not talk about political issues, purely from the point of view of naval power, if the Japanese Navy is willing to help us, then the problem of both the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean can be solved! Even their arrival can play a very important role in the North Sea! Fisher said.

"If we look at it purely from the perspective of fast warships, the combat effectiveness of the four Kongo-class battleships is about the same as that of our lions and tigers, and it is true that it can solve the problem of insufficient numbers of our fast fleet, but with the lessons learned from this naval battle, I am worried that the Japanese government will not agree to send Kongo-class battleships to the North Sea, and will not even use these warships to fight the German fleet." Major General Hood shook his head and said.

This is very true, the lion and tiger have 9 inches of side armor, and the King Kong's side armor is 8 inches ....... This defense is not as good as the lion and tiger, 8 14-inch guns are a bit of output, yes, but they are lit with firecrackers, who can bear this! If the Japanese Navy loses 3 battle cruisers at once, it is estimated that the commander will be able to go to the caesarean section!

"No, no, no, it is naturally impossible to rely on King Kong alone, it is impossible for them to take on the task of dealing with the main German fleet, I mean the newest Fuso-class battleship, which is almost the most formidable battleship in the entire Entente. Even compared to the Bavaria of the Germans, it is not necessarily worse! Fisher said.

"If the Fuso-class battleships are the largest tonnage warships at the moment, then I believe it, but if it is said that the performance is the most advanced, I am still skeptical." There was something unbelievable in Major General Hood's words, and there was even a hint of mockery in it?

"In fact, our warships are inferior in design compared with the Germans, and the Japanese fleet has purchased the capital ships of the Germans, and the design of their later warships is almost always in accordance with the concept of the Germans, although some are reluctant to admit it, but I have to say that in terms of design, the Japanese are indeed stronger than us." Fisher felt a little bit of poisonous chicken soup when he spoke, one problem was the design, and the other problem was that the money was not spent!

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