"What you say makes a lot of sense, and I am a little embarrassed by this result, but if I have to make a choice, I think Ruprecht's opinion is better. We should not be afraid www.biquge.info that our swords are not too sharp enough, this is a war that determines the fortunes of the country, and both sides will try their best to solve it. A moment later, Kaiser Wilhelm decided the outcome of the dispute with supreme authority, and His Highness **** won the victory once again.

"From that time on, the Imperial Admiral became a vassal of Bavaria, who, although without a name, replaced the Admiralty as one of the de facto commanders of the Imperial Navy, and I was discouraged, and His Majesty finally chose to trust the heir of a state instead of me. But the good thing in the misfortune is that the ability of this **** is indeed much higher than me, higher than Admiral Liao Le, higher than Admiral Boer, the Imperial Navy has grown stronger and more brilliant in his hands, if God gives Germany another chance, I hope that the Reich will still choose His Royal Highness Ruprecht instead of me. Tirpitz wrote again in his memoirs.

And Ruprecht, as the victor, **** was not ecstatic either, the upbringing of the nobility was one thing, and more importantly, he knew the result! Because, at the very beginning of the plan for the Mackensen battlecruiser in history, there was a scheme to use 6 380mm guns, and this plan was very popular at the beginning, especially with the support of the Kaiser!

Historically, the appearance of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships stimulated not only the German battleship program, but also the German battlecruiser program, the 12-inch gun was accused of being too small, and in the subsequent battlecruiser program, the Germans proposed three caliber artillery carriers, namely 340mm guns, 350mm guns and 380mm guns. And the tonnage of the battleship was set at between 29,000 and 30,000 tons.

At first, the German Navy preferred to use six 15-inch naval guns as the main guns of the new generation of battle cruisers, for the simple reason that 15-inch guns were more penetrating. Although it was pointed out in a subsequent meeting that 6 guns was not good for fire control, when one of the turrets was destroyed, the battleship could not be found with a half-salvo, which would reduce the rate of fire. And some people have suggested that other countries also have a lot of complaints about 6 main guns when choosing the number of main guns. It wasn't technical reasons that really put this plan on hold, but it was a misintelligence.

At first, the Kaiser had approved the plan for 15-inch gun-carrying ships, but then the Germans received information that the British were inclined to the latter in terms of better performance per ship and more number of warships, so they decided to reduce the number of 15-inch gun-carrying ships and increase the number of 13.5-inch gun-carrying ships....... And the Germans, naturally, breathed a sigh of relief when they learned of this, and some even called it "a victory without firing a single shell." "Since the British opted for smaller guns, was it a bit too much for the Germans to use 15-inch guns?

And this was one of the turning points in the design program of the battleship Mackensen. Subsequently, a naval meeting within Germany believed that the 12-inch guns could already be used against all the British battlecruisers that had appeared so far. And the 350mm class guns were enough to deal with all the British battleships. Therefore, they thought that the 350mm gun was sufficient, and instead of pursuing a large penetration depth, it was better to consider more guns in order to obtain better gunpowder results. And in this case, the Germans finally chose 350mm guns as the armament of the Mackensen-class battlecruisers, instead of the 15-inch guns that they began to look forward to.

And in fact, the Germans were obviously wiped out this time, and the British started with the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, and the battleships behind them were all 15-inch guns, 5 Queen Elizabeth, then 5 Revenge-class battleships, then Hood, Prestige and the like. A battleship with a lot of 15-inch guns.

As for the question of whether the 350mm gun is enough, this can't be said, after all, it has not been tested in actual combat, but in the prince's personal experience, the 13.5-inch main armor belt of the British part of the 12-inch gun is still relatively high, Jutland may be useful before, but after the Battle of Jutland, in the face of the battleships of the British fleet that strengthened the dome armor, this 350mm gun may be a little difficult to kill in seconds. If we consider the advantages of Wikes hardened armor over German armor, in fact, the 750kg shells used in the 380mm gun are not necessarily stable in actual combat. So the shells still need to be changed.

"The second batch of capital ships was built in two groups, in 1905 and 1906 two battleships were started, in the middle of 1906, I hope to get the exact news of the 15-inch guns, if the Bavarian side can complete the development of guns and turrets before 1908, then we will use 15-inch guns, if not, then we can only be sorry, I gave you the opportunity, I hope you can cherish it." Wilhelm II said solemnly, this is a very important statement by him, which means that His Royal Highness **** has truly entered the highest level of the German government! He is no longer just a **** of a state and a shareholder, but a member of the board of directors and a decision-maker of the empire's major policies!

"But if that's the case, if we have the size of our previous fleet, we might have a serious problem with the cost of building ships, and it's a ...... that we managed to get this bill passed by parliament, but we couldn't keep it. It's a pity. Tirpitz originally wanted to say that it was a ridiculous thing, but considering the Kaiser's face, if he said this, something would happen, and maybe the cane in the Kaiser's hand would fly directly over ....... So in the end it was a different word.

(Looking at a book about the German imperial court, Wilhelm II had a short temper and had a record of humiliating or whipping his ministers.) Of course, this is only for the average high-ranking official in Germany, and for other members of the royal family, there is no such record. ）

"At the end of this memory, convey your opinion to us, the prince of Bavaria, and let him deal with the matter. If he can't handle it, tell me again. Wilhelm II pointed to Ruprecht, who was sitting on his left hand, and said.

"There are still 5 days left before our next meeting, can His Highness **** handle this matter?" Wilhelm II said with a smile.

"But I'm not very clear about the use of military funds in the Imperial Navy." Ruprecht said with some surprise.

"Then go and learn now, just now, you disrupted our whole plan, and now, you have to learn to make up for it! If you can't convince Tirpitz, then my impression of you will fall. The smile on Wilhelm II's face grew even stronger. put on an attitude of watching the show.

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