Chapter 3: The Victor's Sword

Two months later, at 7 a.m. on 20 December B95, the Tasman Imperial Navy fleet reached a westerly position in the waters off Cape Roquedel, and then the fleet began to unexpectedly move offshore to the nearest coastline, until it was very close to the shoreline, close to the depth of the stranding, and then turned along the coast towards the port of Cape Roquedel. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 info (The Imperial Navy fleet seems to be looking for cover with its back to the coast, so that sailing only needs to pay attention to enemy forces on the sea side.) At 10 a.m., the Imperial Navy found a suitable landing site and quickly halted its advance to cover the infantry landing on troop carriers. The commander of the fleet planned to first establish a landing base, then advance by land and sea, with the fleet providing cover for the infantry and taking the port of Roquedel from the ground. This tactic completely bankrupted the White Ocean Navy's plan to use artillery and torpedo ambushes to annihilate the incoming enemy fleet.

On the morning of the same day, the reconnaissance planes scattered to the open sea still did not find the enemy, and the four Pluto-Wing Pocket Battlecruisers and four Galileo-class 305 heavy gun light cruisers from the Saxony-Windsor Empire seemed to be waiting in the ambush area for another day. No one expected that the Tasman Empire fleet was already close to the coast, quietly approaching the port of Cape Roquedel.

Two days earlier, the reinforcements of the White Ocean Democratic Federation had finally arrived at Cape Rockdel after a long journey, and the ship was being repaired in the harbor. At this time, the total number of warships of the White Ocean Federation participating in the war was: 2 Federation-class heavy cruisers, 9 Caiyun-class large cruisers, and 18 Nagara-type and Nagara-modified medium cruisers (the Nagara modified cruiser has 610 mm caliber 8 inter-installed torpedo tubes, 6 can fire 48 spear-type torpedoes at a time). Allied fleet of the White Ocean Federation: 6 Tejas class fast ultralight cruisers (similar to the "Fletcher" class), 4 Pluto-class pocket battlecruisers, 4 Galileo-class 305 heavy gun light cruisers. A total of 15 large ships and 28 small ships. Most of the ships went to sea to look for the enemy, and there were only 3 Caiyun-class large cruisers and 6 Nagara modified medium cruisers in the harbor, which was all the reinforcements sent by the White Ocean Federation.

At 13 o'clock in the afternoon of December 20, 95 B, the latest battleship of the Tasman Imperial Navy, the Great Khan (flagship), the Sun, broke away from the fleet, and six Borg-class light cruisers also followed the detachment from the landing cover fleet and headed for the port of Cape Rockdel at high speed. The commander of the fleet improvised a surprise attack, which he had to take for the sake of victory.

At 14:30, these warships of the Tasman Imperial Navy appeared outside the port of Cape Roquedel. At this time, the warships in the harbor have long been out of the cover of the heavy artillery of the shore-based batteries, and the light artillery in those temporary bunkers can no longer help the heavy warships, and the nine Baiyang Federation warships in the harbor can only save themselves, although the guard post on the mountain near the port found the incoming enemy ship in time, and the warships in the harbor urgently launched an unmooring rope and prepared to flee from the port, but the speed of the Tasman warship was beyond imagination and soon blocked in front of the port. The warships in the harbor can only fight to the death. At 14:31, both sides opened fire almost simultaneously.

The Great Khan, the Sun, and two battleships used their 280 mm guns to destroy all enemy targets in the harbor.

The first to be sunk was the Caiyun-class large cruiser Lanyue, which was the first to untie the cable, the first to launch a warship, and the first to fire.

At 14:31, the ship was moving out of the port, and a few kilometers away, two huge battleships appeared in the firing range, and the six doors 155 on the foredeck of the Lanyue opened fire with all their might, bombarding the Sun fiercely, and three consecutive salvos had direct hits, but unfortunately his guns had limited damage to targets such as battleships. The Lanyue quickly caught the attention of the Sun and the Great Khan, and the two ships turned their 280mm gun turrets, and the second salvo of both ships was aimed at the Lanyue. The Lanyue fired a fourth salvo, and the Sun caught fire. The two battleships fired a salvo, and the Lanyue was hit by a close-range shell, which immediately entered the water, and another shell passed through the superstructure. The Lanyue continued to bombard the Sun, but the Sun lost the opportunity to fire due to the inflexible turret, and when the eighth salvo was fired, the Lanyue accelerated and rushed out of the port.

At 14:33, the two Borg-class ships responsible for blockading the port, their guns had already been aimed at this port, and they fired a continuous salvo at the Lanyue, and the Lanyue was hit by 6 bullets in an instant, and the speed slowed down.

At 14:34, the Great Khan seized the opportunity to launch a salvo, two 280-mm shells hit the Lanyue, one concentrated on the powder magazine under the foredeck turret, and the other hit the central boiler or bomb storage position, both explosion points were violent explosions, and the warship disappeared into the sea in less than a minute.

The other two Caiyun-class ships were unable to attack the enemy ships due to the blocking of the firing range, and tried to hope that they would not open fire and hide in the merchant berths to avoid a catastrophe, but they miscalculated.

The Great Khan and the Sun had no scruples, attacking indiscriminately regardless of merchant ships and warships. The two ships fired frequently in salvos, launching firepower covering all berths in the harbor, and the merchant ships in the harbor were hit by bullets, exploded and sank. At 14:48, a Nagara modification was hit by a shell, and the shell exploded and detonated the torpedo on the ship, and the warship was directly shattered, and also detonated a Nagara modification next to it (probably a torpedo flew out and hit). Explosions occurred one after another at the berths of the port, and pillars of fire followed. In the end, both Caiyun-class ships were also shot. A Caiyun-class bridge was shot, and the entire superstructure was blown to a large piece and burst into flames; Another Caiyun-class ship was hit by a near-arrow shell, and a large amount of water ingress caused the hull to tilt badly.

Seeing that it was impossible to get out of the port and was about to be finished, a Nagara modification of the Federal fleet aimed its torpedo launcher at the captured Tasman Empire Borg-class cruiser next to it. Another Bruno-class cruiser was being bombarded by another Nagara-class aiming waterline. Both warships successfully completed their missions before being shot.

4 Borg-class light cruisers were responsible for suppressing shore artillery. A total of 32 single-barreled 150mm/L45 guns completely suppressed the shore-based guns in the makeshift bunkers, and 18 100mm cannons were all blown out one by one. In short, before 15 o'clock, all the shore guns were knocked out.

At 15:05, two Borg-class ships boldly rushed into the harbor and fired torpedoes at the unsunken warship in the harbor. It felt like walking through a pile of dead people with a Mauser pistol and naming those who weren't dead.

At 15:30, some sailors of the two Borg-class ships landed on the shore and found that the White Ocean Federation Army on the shore had withdrawn

At 15:35, the commander of the Tasman Imperial Navy fleet landed and covered the fleet and the troop carriers immediately approached the port as fast as possible.

At 15:40, the commander of the fleet of the Tasman Imperial Navy ordered all ships, including the flagship, to organize sailors to enter the port and land for defense.

At 16:50, the commander of the Tasman Imperial Naval Fleet telegraphed the Emperor to the successful recapture of Cape Roquedel.

At 17:30, troop carriers and Bruno-class cruisers arrived in the waters outside the port, and troop carriers entered the port one after another.

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At 17:40, the commander of the fleet of the Tasman Empire Navy regretted that he had taken on such a task, less than an hour after the telegram was sent. Because: at 17:35, the flagship and the Sun were shelled by warships. Judging from the situation of the water column, the enemy may be multiple battleships.

At 17:36, the 14 old battleships escorting the supply ship reported that they had been shelled, and the enemy was out of range and could not return fire.

At 17:37, nearby ships reported that a torpedo track had been spotted. A Bruno-class ship was torpedoed and soon sank.

At 17:38, the battleship Sun was hit by heavy artillery hit on the superstructure. The battleship was badly damaged.

At 17:39, the observation post stated that the enemy had 8 battleships. To the south of the fleet, the arc unfolded. 8 battleships, only two of their own.

At 17:40, the commander of the fleet of the Tasman Empire realized that his recklessness and adventure had led the fleet into a terrible trap, and that perhaps it would be a mistake to bring the fleet here to fight.

At 17:41, the commander of the Tasman Imperial Naval Fleet ordered all ships of the fleet to break through to the east at the highest speed. Why to the east, because the 14 old ships in the west have also been attacked, there are definitely enemy warships there, leave these 14 old warships and supply ships to the enemy to eat, and your main fleet will be able to break through. Let's go out first, it's a big deal to go around the Karan Canal and go back to China. The idea is good, the problem is that he ignores a point, the speed of the enemy warship.

At 17:55, after learning that all the new ships of the Tasman Imperial Navy Fleet had fled eastward, the commander of the White Ocean Federation Fleet, who commanded the naval battle, ordered: The Tejas fast ultralight cruiser and the Pluto-star pocket battlecruiser pursued the enemy's eastward fleeing fleet from the left and right flanks in parallel respectively, and opened fire when there was a chance to shoot during the pursuit. Two Federation-class heavy cruisers and two large Caiyun-class cruisers arc out and follow the enemy fleet. The rest of the ships, the 305 heavy gun cruisers and the Nagara-type cruisers, used long-range artillery bombardment and torpedo night attack tactics to take out the enemy's old battlefleet. The fleets keep informed of the direction of movement of enemy ships of friendly fleets.

In the evening of the same day, two Federation-class heavy cruisers and two Caiyun-class large cruisers launched in an arc to follow the Tasman Empire fleet, and encountered wounded and straddled enemy ships, and decisively attacked and sank. The Pluto-star pocket battlecruisers continued to bombard the front, causing wounded and stragglers for the Tasman fleet. The fleet of refugees was also left behind due to mechanical problems, but the result was the same. On the other side of the fleeing fleet, the Tejas fast ultralight cruisers maintained the formation of the fleet with naval guns, preventing them from running around casually.

In the summer solstice in the middle and high latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere, it will not be dark until close to 21 o'clock, and the next day dawn may be less than 4 o'clock. The U-shaped pursuit of the Federation and the Allied fleet of the Federation pestered the fleeing Tasman Empire naval fleet like a nightmare.

During the day's twilight escape, the Tasman fleet lost 6 cruisers. Three of the cruisers were damaged by close-range shells from 305-mm guns, the ships fell into the water and fell into the U-shaped bottom pocket and were sunk by the Federal fleet, and one was sunk by mechanical failure. Two other cruisers were hit by 305 shells and sank without help.

At 20 o'clock, it was almost dark, and the four battleships that had been firing sideways at the Tasman fleet ceased fire. At 21 o'clock, it was finally dark, and I could escape smoothly by taking advantage of the night. Where did the Tasman fleet know, their nightmare had just begun. In order to escape the pursuit, the fleet continued to sail at high speed at night. In order to avoid the collision of ships, it is necessary to sail at night, this light is not visible from a distance, even if it is lit, we trust you, we will lead us, you will shine the fleet out of danger and embark on the way home. (But it's a dream, a daydream in the night)

In addition to preventing collisions and guiding friendly ships, navigation lights can also make the outline of a warship appear very clear at a close enough distance. In other words, expose the target, give the enemy an indication of where to shoot. The navigation lights that guided the friendly ships attracted torpedoes that night.

At 23 o'clock in the evening, the Tejas class fast ultralight cruisers launched a torpedo night attack. The night torpedo attack lasted only 16 minutes before it was withdrawn, because the mission was completed.

The thief captured the king first, and launched a torpedo night attack with the aim of defeating the flagship of the Tasman fleet. The top lights of the masts of the two battleships were turned on at the stern, and the bow lights were on, and the towering masts and the hull of the ship were nearly 200 meters long, which was an obvious target for attack.

The torpedo attack was carried out in two rounds, and the flames of the first hit provided a rare target guidance for the second round of shooting.

The Great Khan was hit by one 533 torpedo, followed by two, and the Sun was hit by one and then three. Apparently, both ships were saved.

The fleet in the darkness was in chaos.

On the night of the 20th, in the coastal waters on the west side of the port of Cape Rockdel, a torpedo roll call was underway. Earlier, at dusk, the fleets of the two countries were engaged in a target shooting competition. These targets are very resistant to attack, after all, they are the first generation of dreadnoughts, with rough skin and thick flesh, and only the 305 can efficiently "open a big hole at once". Although the frequency and accuracy of the 155's shooting are high, the damage effect is obviously inferior to that of the 305. Towards sunset, the White Ocean Federation fleet launched a torpedo attack, and that night, another round of targeted torpedo attacks against the survivors was launched......

The next morning, the fleeing fleet lost its unified command, and the ships had already scattered and fled. The Great Khan, whose hull was heavily tilted, floated alone on the water, and the fleet commander had long since disappeared. The person was declared missing, and the post-war investigation was inconclusive, either by drowning while abandoning ship or by suicide on a warship.

The 305 guns of the Pluto-star battlecruiser were again aimed at the battleship.........

On the same day, the Federal Navy dispersed and attacked, and under the search and guidance of carrier-based reconnaissance planes, it searched for and destroyed the fleeing enemy ships in all directions, and sank two more enemy cruisers. Three more enemy ships chose to surrender to the Union forces......

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On 22 December, the Tasman Empire telegraphed to the Belarusian Democratic Federation that agreed to all the terms of the armistice.

The White Ocean Federation sent a telegram back agreeing to an armistice, but would not return its captured warships.

The Tasman Empire agreed. Thus ended the Roquedel War.

The losses of the Tasman Empire naval fleet in the Roquedel War were as follows:

Mesu-class battleships, a total of 7 ships, 7 sunk.

Die-class battleships, a total of 7 were built, 7 were sunk.

The great Khan-class battleships, now of four, have been sunk 4.

There are 12 Borg-class light cruisers, 8 sunk and 4 extant

Bruno-class protective cruisers: 20 were purchased, 14 were sunk, 3 were captured by the enemy, and 1 is extant.

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In this war, the Tasman Empire's gamble on national fortunes ended in the loss of the strategic location of Cape Roquedel, and the huge imperial navy was almost completely wiped out.

There is no doubt that both naval battles were won by the expeditionary fleet of the Union Army, which was far ahead of its opponent in terms of military technology. It can be said that the navy has been a branch of science and technology since the day it was born, and science and technology are the first combat strength. Dear, remember that science and technology are the primary productive forces, and science and technology are also the first combat effectiveness.

The Tasman Empire, which was powerful in the past and is now backward but still huge, seems to have a national strength far stronger than the White Ocean Federation, but it is just a balloon. The Tasman Empire originally wanted to show its face and show the majesty of the boss empire, but unexpectedly, it revealed the country's backward scientific and technological level and low combat effectiveness of the army. was kicked hard, almost couldn't get up, rushed over to fight back for the sake of face, but was kicked again, and I really couldn't get up now.

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Although the "sixth largest power in the world" has since continued to use limited financial resources to maintain and expand armaments and decorate the faΓ§ade, the dilapidated faΓ§ade of this old empire can no longer bluff people, and the powers around the empire and other powers in the world have prepared tableware. The dignitaries of the powerful began to discuss the issue of a share of the cake, and the Tasman Empire, which had survived in their plans, was about to be divided.

The Roquedale War was the beginning of the end of the Tasman Empire. The merchants of the White Ocean Democratic Federation bravely brandished their long swords and pierced the giant balloon of the Tasman Empire. The people of all nationalities who were conquered, enslaved, and exploited by the Tasman Empire clearly saw that this so-called powerful and invincible empire was a balloon, no longer afraid, no longer weak, no longer obedient, they stood up, took up arms and resisted, and before the armies of various powerful countries pressed the border, the Tasman Empire was already full of smoke......

As the first to go balloon-popping, the merchants of the White Ocean Federation received benefits they never dreamed of, not just the passing of international prestige. Personally, I have always believed that prestige is not comparable with actual benefits, and can only be regarded as a result that is not considered a battle result, or a war result in which the weak comfort themselves.

Let's start with the smallest result, 54 80mm howitzers and a large number of ammunition, which can only be sold in the international market, and it is indeed sold. The buyer was an insurrectionary army within the Tasman Empire.

The larger ones are some weight, 3 Bruno-class light protection cruisers (captured from the second fleet of the Tasman Empire), after research, in B97, the Federation commissioned the arms trading company to sell it in the international shopping mall, and it was sold immediately, and the buyer was actually the Tasman Empire, and he wanted to buy this warship to bombard the coastal cities occupied by the insurgents.

After receiving Cape Roquedel, the Saxony-Windsor Empire sent a large number of advanced weapons to the White Ocean Democratic Federation in accordance with the trade agreement.

There are two NISSHIN-class seaplane carriers with a displacement of 11,000 tons, including 20 carrier-based aircraft.

9 Porter-class destroyers, 4 improved versions of the Radrow-class multipurpose destroyers,

There are also four Pluto-class pocket battlecruisers under construction and two Baltimore-class heavy cruisers to be built.

(Later, due to the need to detain ships in preparation for war in the Saxony-Windsor Empire, the destruction of the White Ocean Democratic Federation, and other reasons, the six warships under construction and to be built were not delivered to the White Ocean Democratic Federation)

In addition to these weapons, there were two not-so-small but remote colonial islands and their surrounding islands, the larger one later being named Jeju Island and the other being named Laike Island. The two islands are too far from the Windsor Empire, but less than 1,000 kilometers from the Commonwealth coastline. Immediately after the White Ocean Democratic Federation took over, it began to organize the development of immigrants. These two islands are the biggest takeaway from this deal. For these traders, it is more rewarding to make money on their own than to sit on the ground and collect fees.

Of course, there are losses, and they are still very large. At the very least, the officers and men involved in the battle were killed and wounded, and three large cruisers of the Caiyun class and more than a dozen medium-sized ocean-going cruisers of the Nagara modification were sunk.

On the whole, the merchants of the White Ocean Democratic Federation definitely gained a lot in this war, and the benefits brought by the expansion of the sea made the merchants stunned, and since then they have paid more and more attention to naval construction. The army was left to the air, and most of the funds originally intended for the army were allocated to the navy for shipbuilding, and the rest was also used for the development of the colony. Businessmen are concerned with practical interests, and it is obvious that money invested in the army will not bring profits, but it will definitely bring a lot of benefits to the navy.

After this war, the development of the White Ocean Federation Army and the army came to a complete standstill, and the plan to redress and reorganize the army was abandoned halfway. The bandit neighbor Xilu Empire, who fought all the way from the depths of the continent, has been sharpening its knives there, and Huo Huo has vigorously developed the army. The Federal Army has repeatedly asked to continue the army reorganization plan, and the federal top brass responded, "Look at the Saxony-Windsor Empire, the world's top power in the world, there is almost no standing army, you have enough personnel and weapons"; The Army was dumbfounded. After all, the Saxony-Windsor Empire is an island country, while the White Ocean Democratic Federation is a country backed by a continent. It was not until the Xilu Imperial Army attacked the Federation and won the Battle of Qiushuiyuan that the Baiyang Democratic Federation Government woke up and regretted it too late.

In addition to tethering the Army, these two naval battles created an illusion for the White Ocean Federal Navy and made the Federal Navy unprecedentedly arrogant. If the delusion is not corrected in time, it is regarded as the truth, and a series of erroneous theories have been derived -- the theory of the uselessness of battleships, the theory of the superiority of warships in lightness, the theory of decisive victory in naval battles torpedoes, and the theory of the number of warships deterring victory. Arrogance made the Federal Navy no longer study the theories and models of naval warfare of the world's advanced countries, and began to form its own faction and become closed.

The combination of these two circumstances led directly to the misguided path of the Federal Navy.

The battleship construction program was completely rejected. The battle cruisers were armed with only four as a gift from the Saxony-Windsor Empire. The construction of other heavy warships has also slowed down.

The second batch of Federal-class heavy cruisers was changed to only one, and the other was used as the third batch. Later, it was decided to stop the construction of new large cruisers of the Caiyun class, and after the completion of the construction of the existing ships, this class of ships will no longer be manufactured.

Contrary to the trend of the world, the Federal Navy began to build a large number of thunderstorm cruisers--- the upgraded version of the Nagara type V-class, and the existing Nagara type was also converted into the Nagara V, which took the Nagara type as the basic hull, and replaced part of the gun position with 8 610mm torpedo launchers, and the whole ship only had 4 140mm guns, but there were 10 groups of 8 610-mm torpedo launchers, which was a large torpedo boat. In order not to affect the mobility, the new Nagara V has reduced the armor, and the steel plate is thinner than the earlier model, which can be described as the standard of merchant ships.

(Nagara V technical indicators: displacement: 6200 tons, total length 162.15m, full width 14.2m, speed force 36 knots, flight capacity 14 knots / hour 5000 nautical miles, military equipment 14cm 50 times diameter main gun 4 front three rear one, 8 61cm torpedo tubes, 10 units.) οΌ‰

What is even more shocking is that the Navy actually began to imitate the much-criticized Bruno-class light protection cruisers, which began construction in June 97 of the B century, and three ships were started at the same time. This imitation of the Bruno-class light protection cruiser was named the Lightning-class light cruiser, and was built in large numbers in the last years of the White Ocean Federation, and after the fall of the capital, all ships stopped starting new construction, but this kind of ship was once again started 6 ships. The Federation was built and fought before it fell. A total of 17 ships of this type and improved ones were built by the Federation, all of which were completed.

(The main gun is 140mm6, the front three and the rear three, arranged along the central axis to shoot in two directions, there is no 120mm gun, but the machine gun firepower is better allocated.) 2 8-pack 610 torpedoes were added to the rear position in the middle, and the 6 torpedo positions were replaced by 140 naval guns in the later period)

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According to survey statistics, the year 02 of the C century was the year with the largest number of ships owned by the Federal Navy. The Federal Navy has the following ships:

3 Federal-class heavy cruisers.

TWO NISSHIN-CLASS SEAPLANE CARRIERS.

15 large cruisers of the Caiyun class.

18 Nagara V medium ocean-going lightning cruisers.

11 Lightning-class light cruisers.

4 improved versions of the Radro-class multifunctional destroyers.

9 Porter-class destroyers.

There were 15 large patrol ships, 29 medium and light patrol ships, and 13 drive ships.

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According to the information of the Navy Department of the Republic of Jeju, as of January 07 of the C century, the following ships from the Federal Navy remained:

3 Federal-class heavy cruisers.

TWO NISSHIN-CLASS SEAPLANE CARRIERS.

9 large cruisers of the Caiyun class. (In fact, only 1 ship was lost, and 5 ships of this type were used as land purchase money in exchange for land in a certain country's colony)

Nagara V medium-sized ocean-going lightning cruiser 7 units. (11 ships lost)

5 Lightning-class light cruisers. (12 ships lost)

0 improved versions of the Ladero-class multi-purpose destroyers (no battle damage, all 4 were used to exchange prisoners of war at the end of last year, and the ship registration has been cancelled).

9 Porter-class destroyers.

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Attached: Details of the delivery of arms by the Saxony-Windsor Empire

2 Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, which were the next class of fleet artillery heavy cruisers being designed by the Saxony-Windsor Empire at that time. Four ships of this class will be built at the same time, two of which will belong to the White Ocean Federation. Good futures are like good off-plan houses. That's when I have to hehe, you know. However, in the end, the off-plan house was not lived, and the developer's funding problems made it impossible to build the house until the federal died.

There are two NISSHIN-class seaplane carriers with a displacement of 11,000 tons, including 20 carrier-based aircraft. The active equipment of the fleet of the Imperial Navy, in stock, was delivered the following year.

There are 4 improved versions of the Ladero-class multi-purpose destroyers, with a full load displacement of 1,800 tons, two 100 mm rapid-fire naval guns, a speed of 33 knots, and complete anti-submarine air defense equipment. New goods in stock, these are four newly produced surplus destroyers that became stocks, stored at the Far Eastern base anchorage, and were delivered that year.

There were 9 Porter-class destroyers, and a total of 9 were built. Full load displacement: 2130 tons; Speed: 37 knots; Main guns: 3 twin 127 mm high-level dual-purpose guns; Anti-submarine air defense is fully equipped. This is a completely newly designed advanced warship of the Saxony-Windsor Empire. Year built: 90 years B; The purpose of the construction is to solve the problem of feeding the workers of shipyards and steel mills during the economic crisis, maintain the production capacity of the military industry, experiment with shipbuilding technology, and increase the combat readiness inventory of ships that are vulnerable to wear; A total of 9 ships of this class were built, and none of them were officially put into service, and all of them were directly sent to the dry dock warehouse for storage after sea trials, and the new goods were delivered in stock and advanced goods, and all of them were delivered the following year.

Four Pluto-star pocket battlecruisers. The delivery time was denied for various reasons, and the four ships of the second batch were changed to four ships of the next batch. However, after the construction of the third batch of four ships, they were still not delivered, on the grounds that the international situation had deteriorated and combat readiness was needed, so they were left for their own use. The superpower can turn its back on people at any time. The technical indicators of the ship are as follows:

Standard displacement: 9,300 tons Total length: 183 meters width: 20.1 meters Draft: 5.9 meters Capacity: 660 people

Maximum speed: 35 knotsFuel: 2,100 tons of heavy fuel oil Endurance: 10,000 nautical miles / 15 knots

Main guns: 3 twin 38x 305 mm gunsSecondary guns: 8 x 25x 127 mm gunsMachine guns: 12 47 mm machine gunsMachine guns: 18 12.7 mm machine gunsCatapults: 2 water reconnaissance aircraft: 4 broadside armor belts: 50 mm deck: 25 mm Ammunition depot: 80 mm Turret: 20-50 mm Command tower: 50 mm