"Let's take a look at the Japanese Navy first. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info"If nothing else, the U.S. Navy should play soy sauce in World War I, and the probability of the United States joining the Entente is infinitely close to zero. But it is also impossible for the United States to completely stand on the side of the Allies, so the US Navy will put it aside first.

"It can't be, right?" When Ruprecht had just read a few pages, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have been ignoring an important offcut, a certain country in history that had played soy sauce almost the entire time, and this plane seemed to want to make some big news!

"The Japanese Hanoi-class battleships have been launched and outfitted and are about to be completed?" Ruprecht said with some shock.

"That's right, this class of battleships is a reference to our Nassau-class battleships in appearance, and they also have a design with five turrets, two of which are arranged diagonally. However, compared to the Nassau, these two battleships were faster and less defensive. They have only 10 inches of armor on the sides, and their height is somewhat worse. And it is said that the underwater protection system still follows the layout of the former dreadnought, and their group of guys who can only copy is at this level. Raeder said as he retrieved a set of photographs from the pile and sent them to the prince's desk.

"That's not right." Ruprecht muttered to himself. It's not that the Japanese learned wisely this time, and abandoned the layout of the Nassau in favor of a relatively reasonable Caesar-type layout, this kind of thing, you can know the good and bad when you compare it, and there is nothing shocking about the change. The key is time, the service time of these two warships in this plane is too early! You must know that the construction plan of the Hanoi-class battleships adopted by the Japanese in 1907 was adopted by the Japanese, and the actual start of construction was in 1909, and as for the commissioning, it was postponed to 1912! And now? Launched this year, it will be able to complete outfitting service next year! It's been 4 years, and the background is intriguing!

In fact, building a dreadnought is not very difficult from the point of view of technical difficulty, as long as there are first-class powers willing to provide technical support, then there is no problem. Although Japan's shipbuilding industry is a little worse, the slipway for building warships is large enough, and with some accessories imported from Britain, it is still possible to get an assembled cargo. The biggest problem is funding! Historically, the fundamental reason why the Japanese did not catch up with the first wave of dreadnought armaments was the lack of funds after the Russo-Japanese naval war. Don't you see, with the improvement of the economic situation, the Japanese ordered 4 Kongo-class battlecruisers in a row? After the 1st World War, there was also a vigorous 88 fleet plan, equipped with more than 8 16-inch ships with a displacement of 40,000 tons!

The Japanese in this plane spent more money in order to win the Russo-Japanese War! However, the construction of new dreadnoughts began in 1906, which properly shows that the financial situation of the Japanese is not bad! Well, considering that the Japanese have the Philippines in this plane, there are a lot of benefits to be gained, but this is also too fast! It's almost abnormal! The French and Russians, who are ready to start the film at any time, are not so active! "Is it because of the stimulus of the Americans?" Ruprecht thought.

When Ruprecht put this document aside and picked up another one, the contents of this document immediately dispelled his previous thoughts, and made him smell a smell of danger, yes, a dangerous breath! Next year, in February 1908, Japan will start construction of two more super-dreadnoughts armed with eight 14-inch guns! "What do they want to do?!" Ruprecht said with a frown.

"Give me five copies of all the information about the Japanese Navy, and give them to the Kaiser and the three departments under the Navy, and get another copy for the record. Get ready tonight and submit it the day after tomorrow at the latest. Ruprecht said to Raeder next to him.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, this speed of construction is nothing, after all, Germany starts construction of 2 to 3 ships a year, and at most there are about 5 warships under construction, while the British are even more fierce, and half a dozen warships are started a year and the same as playing. The average speed at which the Japanese start construction of one ship a year is very fast for a small country, but for a first-rate navy such as Britain and Germany, such a speed is nothing.

But in fact, in the eyes of a traverser like Ruprecht, it was very abnormal, not only because the scale of the construction of the Japanese fleet at the same time was much more than history, but also because the type of warship was also problematic. The Japanese Navy loves high-speed warships, and this can be seen from history.

In the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, the Japanese purchased the Yoshino, which was the fastest at the time, and in the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese were equipped with 8 fast armored cruisers, which was more than the number of battleships. After the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese built what is claimed to be the world's first war patrol. And there are 4 quasi-battle patrols at once. In the era of dreadnought, there were 4 King Kongs as soon as they were shot. And then, whether it is Fuso or Nagato, their speed is actually a little faster than that of orthodox battleships. And in the 2nd World War, although the Yamato could not compete with the speed of the European Three Musketeers, it still did not suffer a loss compared with the speed of the 16-inch artillery battleships of the US imperialists!

So now the question arises, the second batch of battleships built by the Japanese is still battleships, is it the Japanese who suddenly changed their nature and began to like slow fundamentalist battleships? That's impossible! In this plane, the performance of high-speed battleships in the Russo-Japanese naval battle is still so good, whether it is the Rurik 2 type battleship or the Asama-class battleship that has become somewhat outdated, the performance is actually remarkable. The top brass of the Japanese Navy is still those people, and they have no reason to give up their love for fast warships!

And if you consider another favorite of the Japanese Navy, it likes to make the number of battleships and high-speed cruisers the same, such as the 66th Fleet at the beginning, the 33rd Fleet Supplement, and the 88th Fleet plan proposed in the middle and late World War 1, in these plans, the ratio of the number of battleships and high-speed warships is almost one to one. And with reference to the current plans of the Japanese fleet, Ruprecht came to a rather terrifying conclusion! The Japanese will also build an equal number of battle cruisers in the future! Compared to battleships, the construction of battle cruisers had certain requirements for power and hull size, so the Japanese may choose to delay it a little. If it's the same as in history, then it should be King Kong!

This change in the historical line had a great impact on Ruprecht's original plan, and the continuous attack on Italy was aimed at weakening the latter, so as to make the Mediterranean theater more stable, but if Japan joined, then the whole situation of the war would change significantly!

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