If you want to design a battleship that uses a 3*3 gun layout, then it means that the original design almost has to be pushed to the beginning, and you want to complete the design and preliminary preparation of a new 15-inch battleship in 1 year, which is naturally very stressful, not only to spend money, but also to be terrible is the delay in time, Rupresit has already calculated before, if the war started in 1912, the battleships produced in 1911 may not be able to be used. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info So time is tight. The triple turret had to come out in 1909 at the earliest, which was a bit too late, so the simple design cost and time were enough to shoot this plan.

"What is the rate of fire of the two turrets? Is it the same? The prince asked again.

?“ According to the technicians of the Skoda plant, the rate of fire of the twin turret is guaranteed to be at least 2 rounds per minute, while the rate of fire of the triple turret can reach 2 rounds per minute. Count Schelling said as he pulled out a document.

?“ Well, it's pretty much the same as imagined. The prince said after a glance. The German naval guns also had a very good advantage in the 1st battle, that is, the rate of fire of the guns was fast enough! Historically, after the British got the Bavaria-class battleships, they tested the rate of fire of the German twin 15-inch guns, and the time to complete a launch cycle was between 23 seconds and 25 seconds, while the British Queen Elizabeth-class battleships needed about 42 seconds to complete a launch cycle. That is, theoretically, even if everyone is 8 guns, the projection of the German battleship can stabilize the British battleship, and in this case, then the layout of 8 guns is also acceptable.

?“ Tell the Minister of State of the Navy that the 15-inch guns of our future new warships will use 870kg heavy turrets, which is the second scheme of the artillery program, and the firepower layout scheme will use a 2*4 layout, and the Kingdom of Bavaria will be able to start the production of 15-inch turrets in 1907, so, if I can, I hope to reduce the number of ships carrying 350mm guns, well, one less battleship. Then we started construction at the end of 1907 on 2 ships with 15-inch guns! The prince thought for a moment and said.

?“ This may need to be discussed by the Admiralty before it can be passed. Alternatively, if you wish to change your plans, you can report them directly to His Majesty the Emperor. Said the representative of the Navy.

?“ No problem, I'll write a report myself. The prince nodded, for the change of this plan, **** thinks that it is not difficult to pass, after all, the shipbuilding in 1907 is just a plan, not has already started, although the cost will soar from the current 2.7 million pounds per battleship to about 3 million pounds (the currency value is calculated according to 1907), but the battleship just started the year when the cost of about 100,000 pounds increased, a little evenness is not a problem. And with the Kaiser's temperament, if he can see bigger and better toys as soon as possible, 100,000 pounds is really nothing.

After retiring from the others, the prince began to prepare a letter to the Kaiser. Changing a battleship is a trivial matter, just write the opinion behind the report of the Admiralty and sign it. It was the documents given to the Kaiser that were the most important, thinking that he was concerned with the strategy of the future German navy. In the prince's vision, these warships, armed with 15-inch guns, were the backbone of the German navy that could compete with the British.

That's why the prince asked for 15-inch artillery battleships so quickly, think about the 5 Queen-class fast battleships and 5 revenge-class battleships of the British in history, a full 80 15-inch guns, it makes people feel scary to think about it!

And what's even more terrifying is that the British only have 10 15-inch gun battleships, not only to build so many, but because the Germans in history are not strong, there is no need to build more 15-inch gun battleships, in history, the Queen-class battleships are actually planned to build a total of 8, and the latter three have been canceled ....... Seven of the Vengeance-class battleships were also built, but two were eventually cancelled and the budget was spent elsewhere.

So, even if there are 2 Bavaria-class battleships in history, what can 2 Saxony-class battleships be completed? 4 warships beat 10 people, that will definitely be tortured to death. So the number of 15-inch artillery battleships that the prince prepared for the German High Seas Fleet this time was about 10 ships! And it's all fast battleships! The British, you have the ability to produce 20 15-inch artillery battleships! Of course, there were costs to this, such as the first need to reduce the size of other early types of battleships.

?“ Since 1907, the number of 15-inch artillery battleships we have started each year can reach at least 2, so we can have 10 completed or soon-to-be-completed battleships in 1911, and even the battleships that started in 1911 can be completed before 1914, if we calculate the time point when the war started in 1912, we will have 6 to 8 15-inch artillery battleships at the beginning of the war, and we can have 10 15-inch artillery battleships in 1 year. This will give our fleet an absolute qualitative superiority, and as long as we can keep the initiative and wear down the British fleet, then our situation at sea will not be worse. In another submission to the Kaiser, the prince wrote.

That is, during the war, Germany could have at least 10 to 12 15-inch artillery ships. After all, in some years it is possible to start construction of 3 warships. Coupled with the 12 dreadnoughts and super dreadnoughts in front, although they still can't surpass the historical high seas fleet in terms of quantity, they can already crush the latter in terms of quality, and they may still not be able to fight the British Grand Fleet in good condition, but such a fleet that is fast enough and has top attack and defense power can definitely make the British very uncomfortable.

?“ If Your Majesty really wants to start a war in 1912, I don't think we need to start construction of new capital ships in the last year, the construction period of capital ships is too long, and if a battleship cannot be completed, then a large amount of materials is equal to a waste, in this last period before the start of the war, I think we should make every effort to replenish the number of submarines, this kind of warship with low cost, short cycle, and destined to recover its cost can definitely stab the British Empire's sea transportation lines with blood! The prince added later. For Germany in World War I, don't think about adding new capital ships after the war, this is not something that Germany can afford to do, or it is better to engage in some short and fast projects.

After all, the role of submarines is no worse than that of capital ships, and it can even be said that it is submarines and not capital ships that can force the British to reconcile! So at no time can you forget about submarines!

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