Does Ruprecht **** know all this? Of course he knew! Although the size of the fleet is small, but on the whole, after this round of slimming, the combat effectiveness of the German naval fleet has increased, so let's talk about the first batch of German warships, you can always expect 4 Nassau and von der Tann, 2 Moltke and 2 Helgoland to beat the prince's 6 new warships, right?

Let's not talk about anything else, just calculate the firepower of both sides, and the maximum firepower of these battleships in history has 60 11-inch guns. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Most of the info is still an 11-inch L45 ....... and 16 12-inch guns, and even if the prince did not change the 14-inch guns in this plan, it would be at least 64 12-inch L45 guns (1 10-gun battleship, 2 12-gun battleships, 1 12-gun battlecruiser, and 2 9-gun battlecruisers), I don't know how high the number of sidestring fire projections is higher than the former! The penetration is also stronger. As for defense, the German fleet, which rushed to the 11-inch inclined armor at the beginning, was much stronger than the group of battleships and battle cruisers in history, and yes, the height of the German battleships before Caesar was not good.

It was precisely because the fleet platter proposed by the prince at the beginning of this plan was really good, so, although the number of battleships built was not large, Tirpitz still pinched his nose and admitted it. The original plan for the construction of 7 warships was reduced to 6 ships, but if there was one more and more, then the size of the fleet would be a problem. Because over time, the prince's future plans are more expensive than ...... other.

You must know that there are no real pure-blooded battlecruisers in the battleships in front, if you drive at a speed of more than 27 knots in the future, and ensure firepower and defense, then the cost of such a battleship will be terrible, the prince has not calculated how much these battleships cost in this plane, after all, these battleships are still early. It will not be possible to start construction until 3 years later, but the cost of those North Sea Iron Dogs in history is terrifying, and the cost of the Bavaria is 50 million marks. The De Fllinger is 58 million marks, Rütsov is 58 million marks, and Hindenburg is 59 million .......

In the second naval expansion plan, the construction cost of each 25-knot fast battleship proposed by the prince is about 57 million marks, compared with the same batch of King-class battleships in history, this price has exceeded more than 12 million marks, and the corresponding construction period is 2 to 3 years, while the corresponding construction period of the King-class and Caesar-class in history is 3 to 4 years. As for how much to add? You can look at the cost of the British Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, the cheapest war-weariness is about 2.52 million pounds, and the Queen Elizabeth is as high as 3 million pounds .......

Take the 6 15-inch gun fast battleships that the prince highly admires, if you compare the prestige in history, it will cost more than 3 million pounds, that is, 60 million marks, to stop, and the British battleship is relatively cheap, and the prestige defense is tragic level, even if the prince said that the profit of cutting armor and artillery, the cost of this battleship will definitely not be less than 62 million marks, and this figure Tirpitz may not have calculated, but he knows that this price is quite terrible! So at the end of the meeting, he asked the question - can our fleet bill continue?

The prince, who had calmed down, began to count on his fingers how many capital ships the German Navy would have in 1912 if the German Navy had been financed in history. If he could make a breakthrough in 1906 with 15-inch guns, then the Kaiser's words would be fulfilled, and the next class of fast battleships would be equipped with 15-inch guns.

There are about 6 years from 1907 to 1912, if you compare the period from 1908 to 1914 in history, a total of 21 warships were started during this time, and about 3.5 warships can be started every year. Considering that the cost of building the prince's battleships was high until 1912, then erase this fraction, and by 1912 there will be about 6 ships in service. And then there will be 3-4 unfinished ships left. Then this number was a full 5 or more than 24 less than Tirpitz requested.......

"No wonder, Tirpitz and I can't get along." The prince said helplessly. Of course, it is difficult to say how it will actually be, after all, Germany has a little more money in this plane, and because the former dreadnought fleet is small, it can save a lot of money. And there are also disadvantages, such as the army to build armored forces, for example, the general increase in the tonnage of the fleet, the requirements for infrastructure such as canals, although it is not known how many warships can be built in the end, but there is certainly a certain gap with the number of Tirpitz.

The prince put down the capital ship documents in his hand, picked up the light battleship documents and submarine documents next to him, and snapped them shut after a general glance. The prince could feel a drop of cold sweat running down his neck, because in the plan he had seen, it mentioned proposals to make light cruisers larger and submarines larger, respectively, and to increase the number of them, which also required money. Lots of money. Especially when it comes to submarines, there is absolutely no shortage of money, and in some ways it is even more important than capital ships! The prince's plan was to put the German submarine on the triple figure before the war!

For the first time, the prince found that his ability to spend money was so good that even Tirpitz, who was a super-money-bearer in history, could not get enough money to spend ...... for himself.

Closing the paper at hand, the prince rubbed his somewhat swollen temples once more and decided to relax. And at this time Count Schelling came in. He brought the latest news from the Kaiser.

"The thing you asked me to ask has already been asked, you asked if it was possible to postpone the quota of this naval fleet by 2 years, the Kaiser meant that it was impossible, he insisted that the entire German fleet have considerable combat effectiveness in 1912, or even before, and said that this request will never be changed!" Count Schelling said.

"What does that mean?" Although the Kaiser was sometimes stubborn and tenacious, he was still in his mind on key matters, and what was the reason why he actually nailed time to 1912 this time? This cannot be willful or unintentional. Then there may be only one, that is, after 1912, the Empire's warship construction program will not be maintained, maybe because of insufficient funds? This is unlikely, because historically before the events in Sarajevo, Germany built warships in a step-by-step manner, and it is impossible to have enough in history, and this plane is not enough, right?

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