"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the information we have received, the British Navy has accelerated preparations for the construction of the 'St. Vincent-class' battleships and the 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruisers. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info expects that next year, the construction of these two levels of warships will begin. And once these two classes of warships of the British are put into service, we will be at an absolute disadvantage in numbers. Qin Tian introduced to everyone.

"Your Royal Highness, even if the British start to build these two classes of warships, the threat to us will be quite limited. Aren't there five of our 'Helgoran-class' battleships? The British only had six warships of these two classes. In the end, there are only one more than us. And the performance of our battleships was much stronger than that of the British. What's more, the 'Helgoland-class' battleships were still armed with 343-mm guns. Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's words just now are a bit too alarmist! Moltke jumped out.

Although, the Navy's warship construction plan, has little to do with him. But he just couldn't see Qin Tian's influence getting bigger and bigger.

"That's right, when our 'Helgolan-class' battleships are built, although they are inferior to the British in numbers. However, in terms of overall combat power, we can still have an advantage. But let's not forget that we don't just want to outdo the British, we plan to defeat the British in future wars. This makes us have to prepare in advance. What's more, the British's ship-building capabilities are not comparable to ours. In addition to the 'St. Vincent' and 'Indefatigable' battlecruisers, the British also had other shipbuilding plans. It is expected that the construction of these warships will start soon. If we lie down on the merits book and sleep a lot, we will only end up watching the British re-establish their superiority at sea. When the time comes, we will be under tremendous pressure. Qin Tian retorted.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. Although our 'Helgoran-class' battleships were strong, we had to prepare early. According to intelligence, the British have long been starting the development of a 343-mm gun. It's just that there are some technical bottlenecks at present. However, with the scientific and technological prowess of the British, a breakthrough will be almost no problem. As soon as the British made a breakthrough in large-caliber main guns, it was foreseeable that they would soon start building more new battleships. When the time comes, what will we use to catch up with the British? Marshal Tirpitz glared directly at Moltke Jr.

This was originally a matter for the navy, and Moltke Jr. was the chief of the general staff of the army, and he was not qualified to be in charge of the navy. Except after the outbreak of war, when the Supreme High Command was formed, Moltke Jr. was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the German Empire. In that case, he will be qualified to dictate the Navy.

Moltke smiled and said no more. He had raised such a question before, just to disgust Qin Tian, and he had never thought that he would be able to prevent the navy from getting more capital ships. After causing Tirpitz to fight back, he immediately shut up. He didn't want to fight Tirpitz again.

"Okay, Oscar, what do you think of the next level of capital ships?" Wilhelm II asked.

"Father, although our 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers are about to enter service. However, the British 'Invincible' class battlecruisers would also be commissioned almost at the same time. Although our 'Blücher-class' battlecruisers are stronger, once the British 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruisers are also in service, our 'Blücher-class' battlecruisers will probably struggle with three against six. Not to mention, we also need to strike at the sea transport lines of the British. This made it impossible for us to be inferior to the British in terms of battle cruisers. So, we need to build another class of more powerful battlecruisers. Qin Tian said.

Wilhelm II nodded, although he was still slightly skeptical about the combat power of the battlecruisers. However, since the British spared no effort to build such warships. Well, the warship of this kind is undoubtedly promising. And if Germany was to fight the British by striking at the British in a future war, it would need more battlecruisers.

"Tirpitz, what about the opinion of the Navy?" Wilhelm II asked.

"Your Majesty, three 'Blucher-class' battle cruisers are indeed not enough to achieve the strategic goals of the Navy, and we need more battle cruisers." Marshal Count Tirpitz said immediately.

For him, both battlecruisers and battleships belong to capital ships, and no matter what class they are, they want to be able to do as much as possible. Although, in principle, it is better not to use battlecruisers in capital ship duels. But the battle cruisers of the German Navy, perhaps, were an exception. The battlecruisers of the German Navy were certainly inferior to the battleships of the German Navy in armor defense. However, it was in no way worse than the battleships of the British Navy. Therefore, if necessary, it is not impossible for the German Navy's battlecruisers to join the battle line and face off against the British Navy's capital ships. In such a situation, Marshal Count Tirpitz naturally hoped to have more battle cruisers.

Wilhelm II nodded: "Oscar, tell everyone about your design!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qin Tian nodded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the next class of battlecruisers I designed. It is 185 meters long, 28 meters wide, 9.1 meters draft, and has a full load displacement of 29,000 tons. It is armed with three triple 343 mm 50 times caliber guns. 10 150-mm single-mounted secondary guns, 12 120-mm rapid-fire guns and 4 88-mm rapid-fire guns. It is powered by 24 improved Sulzer oil-fired boilers and four steam turbines, with four-shaft propulsion, a maximum power of 64,000 horsepower and a maximum speed of 27 knots. In terms of armor defense, the defense of the main armor belt is 330 mm, the deck armor is 55 mm, the turret frontal armor is 330 mm, and the conning tower armor is 330 mm. Compared to the 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers, this class of battlecruisers has more firepower, thicker armor, and faster speed. Personally, I suggest that this class of battlecruisers be named the 'Moltke class' battlecruisers to commemorate the immortal exploits of Marshal Moltke during the unification of the German Empire. Qin Tian introduced to everyone.

Everyone was stunned, they didn't expect Qin Tian to make such a suggestion. Little Moltke, in particular, was even more stunned. You must know that the relationship between him and Qin Tian is very unharmonious now. And Qin Tian would actually suggest naming a first-class battlecruiser after his uncle, which is undoubtedly an extremely high honor.