The Chinese Navy's 'Pangu-class' battleships have a full load displacement of up to 70,000 tons, and their main guns are also three triple 45-caliber 460 mm main guns, which are not weaker than the Japanese Navy's 'Yamato-class' battleships in terms of firepower and defense. In terms of speed, the Pangu-class battleships were even more superior. This news made the eyes of all countries focus on the Far East. China and Japan have started to build huge battleships, which is undoubtedly to have an advantage in future naval battles!

Of course, the outside world does not know that the Chinese Navy's 'Pangu-class' battleships are just a façade. The construction of the slipway was nothing more than a large oil tanker. Before the outfitting of the weapon, after camouflage, it looks like a battleship from a distance. In fact, the Chinese Navy has no plans to build battleships after the 'Three Emperors-class' battleships. The main forces of the Navy will be transferred from battleships with huge ships and cannons to aircraft carriers. The reason why the news of the construction of battleships was released with great fanfare was entirely to let all countries in the world know that China was building battleships, and then set off a new round of arms race in order to consume the resources of various countries and create favorable conditions for the aircraft carrier fleet of the Chinese Imperial Navy to dominate the seas.

Among the intelligence discovered by various countries, the Chinese Navy's 'Pangu-class' battleships will be built four at one time, the first ship will be named 'Pangu', the second ship will be named 'Nuwa', the third ship will be named 'Hongjun', and the fourth ship will be named 'Sanqing'. Anyway, the purpose of preaching is to make countries believe. The Chinese Empire really began to build large battleships.

The Americans on the other side of the ocean can't sit still in the first place, and both China and Japan are desperately building large warships. If there are no battleships that can compete with it, then. How can the United States protect its interests in the Pacific? Don't forget, the Philippine colony is almost surrounded by China. The Hawaiian Islands are also not far from China's colonies in the Pacific. The United States must have a strong navy in order to guarantee its own interests.

As a result, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels submitted a report of tens of thousands of words to President Woodrow Wilson. In the report, Josephus Daniels claimed: The United States has now reached its most critical moment. Once the Chinese Navy's Pangu-class battleships and the Japanese Navy's Yamato-class battleships are completed, there will be eight battleships in the entire Pacific Ocean with a displacement of more than 70,000 tons. A powerful battleship with an extremely powerful 460 mm main gun. The United States, on the other hand, has none. This would put the U.S. Navy at a serious disadvantage. If the United States is involved in the war, the United States simply cannot cope. Therefore, Secretary Josephus Daniels hopes that His Excellency the President will approve a new round of capital ship construction in the United States. So that the United States can have a fleet of advanced and powerful battleships.

The United States is already the most industrially powerful country in the world. It is also the richest country. In the midst of the war, the United States made a war windfall. Britain, France, and other countries owe the United States huge loans. The current United States can be described as rich and wealthy, full of local tyrants.

After reading the report, President Woodrow Wilson convened a meeting. At the meeting, there was almost no objection to the construction of more battleships. After all, many of the senior officials in the US cabinet say that they represent the interests of the big capitalists. Especially those capitalists who have shipyards. But he is still waiting for the order of the US Navy.

So President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress. Members of Congress are asked to agree to the Navy expansion plan submitted by the U.S. Department of the Navy. Most of the parliamentarians are also controlled by the capitalists. Naturally, they won't object. Anyway, it is the state's money that is spent, and it has nothing to do with them.

At this moment, the US Navy's 'Colorado-class' battleships have just begun construction. The Colorado class battleships were powerful battleships with a displacement of up to 32,000 tons and four twin 45 times caliber 406 mm guns, a total of four ships in this class.

Four 'Colorado-class' battleships, the performance is already not bad. However, after the Chinese Navy and the Japanese Navy successively announced the construction of huge battleships with a displacement of up to 70,000 tons and equipped with 460 mm guns, the 'Colorado-class' battleships seemed to be insufficient. Therefore, the US Navy urgently needs to build more new battleships.

In terms of naval artillery technology, the United States did not make a breakthrough. Even after spending a lot of money and getting the technology of the 457-mm gun from the British, it is not an overnight thing to completely understand it. According to conservative estimates, it may take two or three years before the US Navy can acquire the ability to build its own 457-mm guns.

In order to deal with the growing threat, the US Navy Department directly proposed to build a first-class battleship equipped with 406-mm guns to win with numerical superiority, so as to ensure the interests of the United States. Anyway, the United States has nothing else but a lot of money.

Thus, the 'South Dakota-class' battleships came into being. This class of battleships, with a displacement of up to 47,000 tons, is equipped with 4 triple 406 mm main guns, extremely powerful firepower, and thick armor, with waterline armor up to 343 mm thick, main turret armor up to 457 mm thick, and command tower armor up to 406 mm thick. However, the maximum speed is only 23 knots, which is a shortcoming.

The battleships of the U.S. Navy have always been Iron King Eight who attach importance to firepower and defense. But in terms of speed, it has been relatively slow. This makes the battleships of the U.S. Navy suitable for use in fleet battles.

In order to ensure the safety of the United States, the US Navy has built a total of six 'South Dakota-class' battleships, and if four 'Colorado-class' battleships are added, the United States will be able to have a total of ten powerful battleships equipped with 406-mm main guns. This is definitely a powerful force to be reckoned with. If any country wants to challenge the United States, it must weigh it carefully.

After the U.S. Navy has mastered the technology of 457 mm naval guns, it will inevitably build more powerful battleships equipped with 457 mm naval guns. In this way, the US Navy will not be left too far behind in the future arms race.

The British Empire, the world's hegemon, was also affected. Both the Chinese Empire and Japan began construction of battleships with 460 mm guns. As a world hegemon. Naturally, the British Empire could not sit idly by. Otherwise, once China and Japan have more powerful battleships, won't Britain's world hegemony be challenged? Let's not talk about Japan. It was a pawn used by Britain, France, and the United States to deal with China. But the Chinese Empire has always been bent on challenging Britain's supremacy.

The Royal Navy has made a fuss and demanded that the Cabinet re-approve the construction plan for the N3-class battleship, so that the British Navy can be equipped with this powerful battleship with 457mm guns.

Originally, the British cabinet hoped to export technology to Japan, and then let the Japanese navy develop rapidly, so that Japan and China could fight to the death. But. I did not expect that this would cause strong dissatisfaction with the country's navy.

Although the performance of N3-class battleships is advanced, the cost is not cheap! The cost of a single ship is more than five million pounds, and it will even increase to seven or eight million pounds without paying attention. If you build four ships at once. It's going to cost tens of millions of pounds. Not to mention the follow-up care and maintenance, which will cost a lot of money.

The reason why the British cabinet cut down the N3-class battleships was because such battleships were too expensive. The Royal Navy already had so many new battleships, although the caliber and tonnage of the main guns were inferior to those of other countries. But the Royal Navy has an absolute numerical superiority!

It's just that. Officers and men of the Royal Navy facing the indignation. The British Cabinet had no choice but to announce its readiness to restart the construction of the N3-class battleships in order to appease the anger of the officers and men of the Royal Navy.

France, one of the world's four major powers, is naturally not to be outdone. Although the current France is inferior to Britain and the United States in terms of naval strength. However, in the world, France is still a maritime power. France, in particular, is an established traditional maritime power. This makes it all the more so that France will not miss this arms race.

After entering the era of dreadnoughts. France built four 'Lone class' battleships, three 'Brittany-class' battleships and five 'Normandy-class' battleships. These twelve battleships. constituted the main force of the French Navy. It's just that in the world war, the French Navy basically had no chance to perform, and could only go around the Mediterranean.

Originally, in the year 4613 (15) of the Yellow Emperor's era, France planned to build more powerful 'Lyon-class' battleships. However, because the war situation at that time was very unfavorable for France, a large part of the country fell and the finances were on the verge of collapse. All financial and military resources needed to be invested in building up the army to defend against the German attack. Otherwise, once France is destroyed, there will be no country left, let alone the development of the navy. Therefore, the 'Lyon-class' battleships had to be canceled.

After China, the United States, and Britain began to build battleships on a large scale, France naturally could not afford to lag behind. As a result, the French government announced the resumption of the construction program of the 'Lyon-class' battleships. It's just that, compared with the huge battleships built by China, the United States and the United Kingdom, the 'Lyon-class' battleships are far from comparable in terms of tonnage and firepower. The Lyon-class battleships had a displacement of only 29,000 tons and four quadruple 340-mm guns for their main guns. The French seem to have preferred multiple guns, and the 'Normandy-class' battleships also used three quadruple guns. (To be continued.) )

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