"This is the essence of the British Empire, even if the opponent can temporarily have an advantage in design, but the strong foundation of the British Empire can still firmly overwhelm any opponent. www.biquge.info"Every time Lord Hamilton comes to Armstrong Shipyard, he will sincerely admire these broods that gave birth to the warships of the British Empire!" Tens of thousands of workers at work amidst the roaring machinery, the cacophony of voices and busy figures, and the hulls of ships that are beginning to take shape all show the strength of the Empire.

"According to the advice provided by Armstrong, as well as the timeline you provided, they were able to complete only one of these two classes of ships within the stipulated time. So, you have to choose, which boat you are prepared to let them use if the Italians need it! Lieutenant Colonel Hood on the side reminded.

Before coming, Fisher selected two classes of ships from all the warships under construction, one of which was a first-class battleship for the British Royal Navy's own use. The other class of warships is an export ship.

"Can you give us an introduction?" Sir Hamilton asked.

"Of course, please come with me, we can get a closer look at these two warships." Led by Lieutenant Colonel Hood, the group came to the side of the two warships that were being outfitted without hindrance.

"The battleship at berth 3 is our next generation of armored cruisers - Warrior-class armored cruisers, it was first designed very early, when the Asama-class battleships ordered by the Japanese had already started, but they were not launched, although we knew all the data of the new German armored cruisers, but because the shadow of the design mistakes of the Qiangsheng-class battleships still shrouded the entire Royal Navy Design Institute, so we were not greedy. Although this class of ships is not strong enough to overpower opponents in terms of performance, it is at least cheap. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Hood pointed to the behemoth in front of him with a hull length of 150 meters, a width of 23 meters, and a draft of 7.5 meters. "Although the Warrior-class armored cruiser was not designed with the opponent in mind, with the outbreak of the Battle of the Philippines, we suddenly felt that the original design could no longer meet our needs, and the news of the new generation of Mainz-class armored cruisers had been released, so the design institute strengthened the original performance."

"Today, the 13,500-ton ship has two twin 9.2-inch guns, four twin 7.5-inch guns in the four corners of the hull, and up to 20 6-pounder guns. The area covered by armor belts up to 6 inches thick was expanded. The armor thickness of the main turret and secondary main turret also reached more than 6 inches. After the increase in the weight of the gun, the speed of the battleship could not reach the designed speed of 23 knots, and now the maximum output of the battleship is 20,000 horsepower, and the speed is up to 21 knots. Coal loading has also decreased. ”

"According to our speculation, this battleship has at least 8% of the firepower of the Asama-class armored cruisers, moderate speed, and good armor protection, and overall, I think this battleship still meets the needs of the British Empire." Lieutenant Colonel Hood paused and continued, "But it may not meet the needs of the Italians. ”

As a global navy, Britain must consider the ocean-going voyage and combat of warships when designing warships, so their coal-burning capacity will be relatively large, and the living environment of the crew will be better, for example, the average space of the crew will be relatively large. And to achieve these performances, it is necessary to pay the price of tonnage, plus the need for sufficient quantity, not quality, so the battleships designed by the British on the same tonnage are somewhat inferior to the Germans in terms of firepower and defense, and this is not only a question of the level of design, but also a matter of demand.

Although the Warrior-class armored cruisers were spurred on by the performance of the Asama-class armored cruisers in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, they still regarded the ship's ocean-going sea trials, personnel requirements, and endurance as important reference criteria, which were extremely important in the eyes of the British Empire, and were of little use in the Mediterranean, because the Mediterranean was too small to ........ I don't need any of this data!

"Then tell me about the battleship next to you!" Lord Hamilton pointed to another battleship adjacent to the Warrior. The ship was slightly shorter in length, but it was loaded with more weapons! If you look at it purely from the point of view of deterrence, this battleship is even more terrifying than the former!

"This is a battleship that we designed for Chile. In order to meet the Chileans' demands on firepower and defense, Sir Watts did not put much effort into it. Lieutenant Colonel Hood quipped.

If Prince Rupresit were here, I'm afraid he would recognize this battleship at a glance! Because this battleship being outfitted is almost exactly the same as the two second-class battleships that Britain sold to Chile in history! Although it is not yet finalized, the battleship's long 7.5-inch secondary gun and the two-story division of the auxiliary gun gallery have revealed its identity! This is the Agile class second-class battleship that the Japanese and Russians scrambled to buy in history, and was eventually acquired by the Royal Navy!

This battleship was originally bought by Chile to deal with Argentina's Garibaldi-class armored cruisers, and when Argentina's fourth Garibaldi-class armored cruiser finally entered service, the Chilean Navy was already at a disadvantage, because Chile had only 2 armored cruisers and 1 old ironclad that could match it. And when Argentina ordered two more Garibaldi-class armored cruisers, the Chileans, who were under unprecedented pressure, finally couldn't take it anymore and decided to overwhelm their opponents once and for all!

As a result, the Agile class 2nd class battleship was born, with a displacement of only 11,000 tons, equipped with 2 twin 10-inch guns and as many as 14 7.5-inch guns! Let this ship have the strongest projection of any warship of its generation! And it has 7 inches of armor and a maximum speed of 20 knots! With so many guns, it was even possible for this class of battleships to suppress two Garibaldi-class armored cruisers at once.

However, the two warships did not end up joining the Chilean Navy, and under the coordination of the British, Chile and Argentina abandoned the confrontation, Chile gave up two second-class battleships, and Argentina gave up two newly ordered warships from Italy. And the 2 battleships abandoned by Argentina were eventually bought by the Japanese.

And in this plane, these two battleships were also ordered by Chile, and they were also to fight against the Munich-class armored cruisers that Argentina purchased from Germany, and Chile originally planned to buy Asama-class armored cruisers, but they gave up because the latter was a little too expensive, and in the end, like history, they chose Sir Watts's agile-class second-class battleship.

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