"The second batch of shipbuilding plans has been finalized?" Looking at the Admiralty documents sent from Berlin, Rupresit muttered to himself. www.biquge.info For this batch of transitional battleships, the prince did not have any special requirements, all of them used 350mm naval guns, the overload speed of the battleships was at least 25 knots, the number of pure-blooded battlecruisers was at least 2, the defense level reached the prince's standard, and the construction funds of submarines and light cruisers were not encroached upon, so that the prince could get at least 3 construction shares. Then for the rest, whether you use a 2*4 layout or a 3*3 layout, whether to build 7 ships or 8 ships, that's whatever.

In terms of the number of constructions, the second batch of construction plans was still very modest, with construction of two ships in 1905, three in 1906, and then another two in the first half of 1907. Originally, it was not impossible to complete this number of constructions, but because of the support of the US dollar and the bulging wallet of the German Navy, this time the construction plan was even larger than the last one, and the total number of super-dreadnoughts using 350mm guns was a total of 7. There are two classes in total, of which 4 are fast battleships, which are named Helgelant-class battleships, and 3 are pure-blooded battlecruisers.

"We now have 1 Nassau with 10 12-inch guns, 2 Posen-class battleships with 12 12-inch guns, and the thoroughbred battlecruisers Blucher and Von der Tann with 9 12-inch guns, and the fast battleship Rhineland with 12 12-inch guns."

"If you add this batch, 4 Helgrand-class battleships and 3 battlecruisers, then the number of our capital ships is 13. And the time of the battle should be around 1912, and the completion time of the battleships that started in 1907 should be in 1910, according to the construction rate of 2 to 3 warships per year, then there are still 5 years, and we should be able to start construction of about 10 more capital ships before the war.

"But if it had started in 1912, it might not have been completed during the war. So the number of warships that can be used must not be calculated in this way. The prince thought in his heart that in history, the war started in 1914. In 1913, the Germans started construction of two capital ships, the battleship Baden and the Hindenburg-class battlecruisers. The two battleships were commissioned from 1916 to 1917. And only the Bavaria was completed, and the Saxony-class battlecruisers were not completed, and the Mackensen-class battlecruisers, which started in 1915, did not even have a shadow.

Therefore, in this plane, the battleships that were started in 1912 cannot be counted in the number of available warships at all, because it is impossible to complete them according to common sense. And the battleships that started construction in 1911 should also be discussed on a case-by-case basis, on the one hand, because the battleships that started construction at this time may not be able to catch up with the war, and on the other hand, the closer to the war, the more the army will compete for military resources! Historically, in 1913, the German Navy was able to start construction of only two capital ships, which was about 458 million marks, while the German army was 1.806 billion marks! Although the Kaiser liked the navy very much, he still had the slightest ambiguity ...... on major issues of right and wrong.

If the outbreak of World War I in history was somewhat fortuitous, then this time, if the Kaiser was ready for war in 1912, he would have done everything possible to develop the army and accumulate raw materials in the last two years. Under these circumstances, it is unknown how many warships will be able to start construction in 1911 and 1912, and how many warships will be able to enter service. Therefore, it is the battleships that can really be relied on in 1908, 1909 and 1910. In this case, if three warships are started every year, there will be more than 22 warships that can be used during the war. (One more ship may be built in 1907.) Although this number is a little less than in history, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is a complete explosion of the high seas fleet in history.

If you ask whether the construction speed of the German High Seas Fleet can be further accelerated, theoretically it can be increased, after all, the Germans started construction of 5 capital ships a year at the best time in history, for example, in 1911 the Germans started construction of 1 Caesar-class, 3 King-class battleships and 1 Sedritz-class battleship cruiser.

But in fact, the cost of these battleships is cheaper than the battleships built in this plane, think about it, the horizontal armor and underwater defense of the new warships are better than in history, the caliber of the guns is larger, the speed is faster, and the tonnage is also larger, so the cost is also higher, and the 15-inch gun-carrying ships in the back are even more so! Therefore, don't look at the small number, but the money spent is not a lot at all, if it were not for a large number of loans from the United States, it would be really difficult for Germany to build such a fleet!

The Helgrand-class fast battleships have a standard displacement of up to 27,000 tons. The armament is 4 2-pack 350mm guns. 14 150mm secondary guns, as well as 12 88mm anti-lightning anti-aircraft dual-purpose guns and a certain number of 2-pounder runs, which were specially requested by the prince for anti-aircraft combat .......

The height of the main armor belt is 4.5 meters, and the inclination is 18 degrees. It consists of two layers, the outer layer of which is 60mm of ordinary homogeneous steel armor, which is used to strip the shells of the caps. Theoretically, even the 15-inch shells in the 2 World War had a high probability of being successfully peeled off, and the inner layer was hardened steel armor with a thickness of 250mm. In terms of defense mode, not to mention resisting the shells of the British in World War I in history, even if they are used to resist the new shells of the British in World War II, it is not a big problem. The defense mode of the large inclination angle and the stripping of the quilt hat is basically on the same level as the top warships of later generations.

Below the main armor belt is a mine-resistant highly elastic steel plate extending to the bottom of the ship, ranging in thickness from 80mm to 50mm, as the last layer of underwater defense, while in front there are 4 defense compartments, of which the outermost compartment is an empty compartment, the two inner compartments are liquid and coal bunkers, and the innermost layer is another empty compartment. The overall defense model refers to the classic five-tier defense system of the Americans. In terms of compartment division, it is natural to adopt the subdivided compartments that the Germans are proud of, as well as the three-tier defense system of the boiler compartment.

The horizontal armor thickness of the battleship ranged from 3 to 4 inches. The upper part of the battleship had a light armor belt with a thickness of 100mm for defense against secondary guns. The bow and stern have a 6-inch to 8-inch bow and stern armor belt, and there is also dome armor to reduce water ingress. The frontal thickness of the turret armor was up to 350mm. The side is 250mm. The sides are 200mm, the top of the turret is 150mm.

The length of the entire battleship was 196 meters, and the maximum width was 28 meters. The standard displacement is 27,000 tons, the power system is a combination of 15 small water tube boilers and 4 steam turbines, the maximum output is about 65,000 horsepower, and the theoretical speed is at least 24.5 knots! The speed in the deep water area is expected to reach more than 26 knots!

Purely from the point of view of the performance of the battleship, the new Helgrand-class battleship can already be used in 2 battles in terms of performance, except for the caliber of the artillery! Of course, if you have to use the 2nd battle, the power system should be replaced and the speed should be increased. And the new warships still can't just ...... head-on.

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