History is generally progressive, technical design is generally progressive, in the eyes of ordinary people the saddest thing is just standing still, for example, the Bismarck battleship in World War 2 actually has a lot of things inherited from Bavaria in World War 1. Bavaria was enough for the NB in the first game, but it was obviously not suitable for the second game. But there have also been instances of design regression throughout history. At least partially regressive. What does a saying come about? History develops in a spiraling fashion. There will be stagnation and regression!

For example, the historical Nelson-class battleships are known as the pinnacle of an era, the most powerful existence in the "bigseven"! The inclined main armor is used, and the thickness is about 15 inches, and a triple 16-inch main gun is used, and the turret protection is also good. Even an old ship that is not even a treaty battleship. But compared with the new capital ships of the 2nd World War period, there is also the power of the First World War, if it is dead, Nelson may not be much worse than the battleship Bismarck, if Nelson's main gun is not a sad light bombardment, as long as there is the level of the US imperialist MK6 16-inch gun, then Bismarck will have to run when he encounters it.

And as the penultimate British battleship George V, what can I say about this cargo? If you don't consider the quality of the armor and analyze the geometric thickness, this cargo is hardly better than its predecessors in all aspects except that it is faster than Nelson! The thickness of the armor was about the same, but Nelson was slanted. The only advantage of Joe's broadside armor is that the height is sufficient, nearly 7 meters. Horizontal armor thickness Joe five and Nelson half a pound and eight taels. In terms of firepower, even if the 16-inch gun is earlier and again, they are still 16-inch. It was not comparable to the later 14-inch guns. Some people may say that it is because Qiao Wu is a real treaty battleship and is not overweight, but in fact, Nelson was also born under strict restrictions. It's not easy for everyone.

And history, there are always striking similarities. Once again, the British regressed, and again in the naval aspect, which the British valued the most. And the reason for this regression is not only technical. He did so for a number of reasons. The first 5 dreadnoughts of the British were basically built according to the drawings provided by the Chinese Republic, when the British first tried this type of warship. The British are very honest. The above marks are as many as they are, and there are no corners cut yet, and even in some cases it feels like the original design may not be enough. There will also be some increases, such as the thickness of the head and tail armor. THE BRITISH ALWAYS FELT THAT THE THICKNESS OF 70MM WAS NOT VERY POWERFUL, AND THEN INCREASED IT TO 100MM. The main armor belt of 300 is ensured, and the angle and thickness of the dome armor are appropriately increased. The thickness of the underwater TDS is also sufficient. The latter two ships have been improved because of the power equipment. So the power compartment is a little narrower. On the contrary, the thickness of TDS has increased.

As a result, after the British carefully constructed these five battleships, their standard displacement climbed from about 21,000 tons to 23,000 tons! And the power equipment has hardly changed much, and the result is that the maximum speed of these 5 battleships is only in the early 20s! It was not much faster than the previous dreadnought, and as a result, this result angered the head of the British Navy, Sir Fisher!

"Is this the slow iron turtle you got from Huaxia? Only a coward would use this kind of thing! The Royal Navy emphasizes attacking, attacking, attacking! What can these slow ships be used for? Can't keep up with the waste of the fleet! What is even more intolerable is that the cost of these warships is as high as 2.2 million pounds! And the cost of our new ships equipped with 13.5-inch guns is no more than that, you have built an obsolete battleship with the tonnage and cost of building a super dreadnought! It's a crime! Sir Fisher's angry roar echoed throughout the Admiralty.

In the eyes of Fisher, a layman with a relatively amateur battle design, he compared the new warships designed by the ship designers of the British Empire with one hand and the warships designed by China with the other hand. It can be found that the products designed by the British Empire are absolutely high-end and high-grade! First of all, the tonnage of the warships on both sides is close, both of which are about 23,000 tons. Secondly, the battleships newly designed by the British are equipped with 10 13.5-inch heavy guns, while the battleships designed by the British with reference to the Chinese Navy are 10 12-inch 45L (50L) heavy guns, which is a whole grade worse in firepower! This made Fisher very unhappy in the first place.

Secondly, from the point of view of protection, the new warship is also a 12-inch main equipment, the horizontal protection is slightly weaker, and the turret protection is also weaker. But the speed reached about 22 knots, almost 2 knots faster than the first dreadnought. After comparing the data on paper, Sir Fisher believed that the British Empire's own engineers designed warships were definitely much better than those designed by the Chinese. Therefore, in anger, he demanded that the design of the battleship according to the Huaxia version be stopped. Revision began in full accordance with the design specifications of the British battleship.

The whole Royal Navy trembled in the fury of Sir Fisher, and the personnel responsible for arranging the design of the battleship began to carry out the orders of the Admiral in horror, and the drawings exchanged from the Chinese Republic were thrown into the safe, while the drawings of the British designers themselves were placed in the most prominent position. Things on the battleship side soon spread to the battlecruisers. Although Sir Fisher was satisfied with the Longxu-class battlecruisers, he still demanded that the new combat cruiser be as fast as possible, with thinner armor and more firepower!

Under the pride of the British people and the vigorous promotion of the Admiralty, the construction plan of the entire British Royal Navy was greatly revised. And when the message reached Jericho. The commander of the British Grand Fleet, who had already made a decision, almost went dark in front of his eyes. As one of the few officers in the British Royal Navy who had fought in a war and had some knowledge of warship design. He really understood what it would be like for these so-called shiny battleships to get to the ground behind them.

He didn't have to look at the so-called armor height and compartment data marked on the drawings at all. There is a saying in China that you get what you pay for. Obtaining the highest possible combat power at the lowest possible cost is the goal of any designer. But there is a premise for all this, and that is not to go too far. And now the battleships of the British themselves are clearly the product of this excess.

JERICHO ALMOST GUARANTEED THAT THE SO-CALLED 300MM ARMOR BELT HEIGHT OF THESE BATTLESHIPS WOULD NEVER EXCEED 2 METERS. The part that emerges from the water is even less pitiful. In other words, it is too difficult for this narrow layer of armor belt to work, and the opponent has to be lucky to hit this narrow layer of armor belt. Therefore, the main protection of the battleship is against the 9-inch armor above. The horizontal armor was drastically weakened and split into several layers. A LAYER OF SHIPBUILDING STEEL WITH A THICKNESS OF 30MM IS NOT YET HOMOGENEOUS STEEL ARMOR. This kind of thing cannot be counted as armor at all in the design of Huaxia. THE THICKNESS OF THE LOWER MAIN HORIZONTAL ARMOR IS ONLY 40MM. That's half of the original design. God knows what will happen if it is designed to the ground like this? AND WHAT'S EVEN MORE TRAGIC IS THAT THE 30MM SHIPBUILDING STEEL IS CONNECTED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE UPPER ARMOR BELT, AND THE OPPONENT'S SHELLS HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF PENETRATING THE 6-INCH UPPER ARMOR AND DIRECTLY HITTING THE 40MM HORIZONTAL ARMOR, WHICH WILL BE QUITE SERIOUS ONCE THE CONSEQUENCES ARE FOUGHT!

This is still a problem that can be reflected from the sketch, and there are a large number of problems that cannot be reflected from the sketch, such as the distribution of underwater compartments, such as the arson measures of the ammunition depot and the buoyancy of the hull reserve, etc., the placement of these things requires a lot of weight, and the drawings given to Britain by the Chinese Navy can be called a work of conscience. There is nothing less than what should be there. These things can't be reflected on paper, but they are definitely not optional. For example, if the number of subdivided compartments is small, a torpedo may cause a large number of water ingress or even the capsizing of the battleship, and if the depth of mine protection is not enough, it will not only be flooded, but may directly explode the ammunition depot or power compartment is light.

The Chinese navy is generally known for its careful calculations, and will try to reduce the tonnage as much as possible when conditions allow, but they will never be stingy in the tonnage they should use. And now the problem is that the British definitely equipped the new battleships with heavier guns and more powerful power, and the tonnage is still the same as the original battleships, and I am afraid that only the designers know how much they have saved!

Jericho felt a little dizzy at the thought that he would have to command such a fleet to fight against the German High Seas Fleet and the Italian Royal Fleet in the future. This is the rhythm of real crime and death. What a battleship wants is combat effectiveness, not on paper! Now, though, Jericho is clearly unable to stop the Royal Navy from going astray. Not to mention that he is now in the Far East, even if he goes back, he will definitely not be able to resist the actions of Sir Fisher and those forces behind him. But it was impossible for Jericho to ignore the situation in the Navy like this. Not to mention thinking about the future of the Royal Navy, even from his own point of view, as the commander of the Grand Fleet, he has to think about his own safety!

Jericho was a military man as well as a politician. Otherwise, he would not be able to take charge of this world's most powerful maritime force. In the aftermath of a crisis, he will not remain indifferent, he may lie dormant or be forbearing. But something will happen eventually. The Royal Navy is the brightest jewel of the King's Scepter, and he can't afford to make any mistakes. The slightest mistake can lead to a national shock. The masses who do not know the truth can definitely wipe out any veteran politician in a very short period of time, and they will not listen to any explanation at all. They only believe what is in their eyes and see a certain politician step down.

"In 4 years at most, I must reverse this situation, although the means are definitely not justified, but my purpose is for the British Empire!" Jericho said, looking out the window at the fleet. An event that had shocked the afterlife began to brew in Jericho's mind.

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