There is a Hamlet in the eyes of a thousand people. People will always have different opinions about the same thing. Not to mention for a naval battle that can be recorded in the history of warfare. The naval elites of various countries will naturally have their opinions, they will learn from them and develop their own navy according to their own ideas! And the most concerned about this naval battle is undoubtedly the most powerful navy in this world, the British Empire's Grand Fleet, and his powerful challenger, the German Imperial High Seas Fleet!

"In this battle, both sides have one thing in common, and that is that the fast fleets of both sides are fighting very well! I have to say that even within the Royal Navy, there are very few high-ranking generals like Admiral Essen! If it weren't for the fact that Makanov's fleet was captured by Yang Yonglin's main force, maybe General Essen would have been able to move in smoothly after severely damaging the Huaxia detachment. Sir Fisher said, pointing to the charts.

"In this battle, General Essen's fast fleet gave full play to the firepower and maneuverability of fast capital ships. In the case that the other party has one more Xiuzhen battlecruiser, a 1-for-4 exchange ratio was played. With the exception of one PISA-type armored cruiser, all other armored cruisers were sunk or had no repair value. The four capital ships of the Huaxia Navy were also severely damaged. Had it not been for the intervention of the Germans, General Essen would have completely annihilated this fleet. I think this example is very versatile. Looking at the British Royal Navy elite below, Fisher continued.

"Your Excellency, General, you have used too many ifs. Can I say that if it were not for the deliberate actions of the Huaxia Navy. Admiral Essen simply did not have this opportunity to fight a fleet that was almost 10 years behind? In the hands of General Essen, there are 4 new fast battleships and 4 new armored cruisers that have been in service for less than 1 year, 3 old quasi-dreadnoughts that are about 8 years old, and a Xiuzhen dreadnought that should not have been put on the battle line in the first place. Of course, there are 5 armored cruisers that can already take a back seat in the Chinese Navy. And even so. General Essen still hasn't destroyed the most important target! Although General Essen won, in terms of cost performance, the price of General Essen's fleet is probably several times that of the other fleet! Jericho took advantage of Fisher's pause to speak out.

As the saying goes, there is no party emperor in the party, and there are no factions in the faction. The British Royal Navy is naturally not exempt from vulgarity, and now there are two major factions within the British Royal Navy, one is the fast battleship faction led by Sir Fisher, who advocates using the firepower and speed advantage of fast warships to suppress all enemies. The other faction is composed of Jericho and others who have participated in actual combat. They come from front-line officers, and although they are inferior to the former in terms of power, the insights in some of their reports are refreshing. These people have real combat experience. It is believed that the ideas of Fisher and others are nothing more than designs based on fantasy and acting.

"They don't even know what happens if a 13-inch shell hits battleships and cruisers! Lao Tzu was in the Caribbean back then, but he specialized in research. A major who fought in the Spanish-American War said in private. Originally, Jericho's side was weak, but after Jericho was appointed as the next commander of the "Grand Fleet". The status of the latter has risen sharply. More importantly, Jericho and the others seem to have a good relationship with the Ministry of Finance, because Jericho's plan can save a lot of money for the British Empire's finances.

"It's good. General Jericho. So please explain, how is the fast fleet of the Huaxia Navy? They undertook the task of encircling and pursuing the Russian main fleet, and used their speed and firepower superiority to destroy at least 3 capital ships. I even think that the loss of the lead ships of Makanov's fleet is to their credit. After all, the consumption of ammunition in the fast fleet of the Chinese Navy is the largest. The engagement time is also the longest! The escape of the Russian fleet from the last place was also caused by the Essen fleet entangled the fast fleet of the Chinese Navy, and the four battleships were disjointed due to insufficient speed. Fisher was rarely not angry, because he was well prepared, and he thought that this time he could defeat the general in front of him with sufficient data and battle examples! Rather than relying on power or other means to defeat the opponent.

"Ugh. But we will see that the first charge of the Essen fleet was not successful. And when the main forces of the Russian fleet broke through, they abandoned 2 battleships. And it was precisely because these two battleships were on the road of the Huaxia Battlefleet that the blockade failed. Jericho replied with some weakness. Jericho, who has been on the front line, may not have learned some of the skills that must be mastered in the civil service, such as saying that sesame seeds are apples or apples are sesame seeds! Jericho studied all the intel. He found that Fisher was right, if it was a regular battle line, the Longtai-class fast battleships could not compete with the Longxing-class battleships, although the displacement of the two sides was about the same, and the former was more expensive. But in real combat. Because the warring sides are dynamic, whether they can exert firepower depends on the position of the battleship, and in order to grab a good position, speed is a must, if it is said that the effective output, the fast fleet of the Huaxia Navy may indeed perform better than the battleship formation!

"That's because the Essen fleet has already suffered huge losses in the beginning of the engagement, and if the fast fleet of the Huaxia Navy is sure enough to suppress General Essen, then they will not let the old warships wear down the opponent. The Huaxia Navy wins strategically rather than tactically! At the same time, if the 9 warships of the Huaxia Navy are all fast fleets, I think the Russian fleet will be chased to death one by one, and the Huaxia Navy can even chase all the way from the battlefield to the port of Batavia! Of course, it is more likely that before Batavia, Makanov's fleet collapsed. A smile of triumph appeared in Fisher's words.

At this time, Jericho always felt that there were too many problems in Fisher's words, and he believed that the gap in firepower and protection between battleships and battlecruisers should not be as small as it appeared on the battlefield. This gap is very much like the armored cruisers and battleships of those years. Loading cruisers of the same tonnage can compete with battleships. But he always felt that the war had changed, but he never grasped the core! After all, not everyone is a time-traveler! One thing that Xu Jie can figure out doesn't mean that Jericho can figure it out! And what's the problem?

And at this time, just when Jericho was having a headache with this problem, his German counterpart had already seen the clue! And the reason why the Germans were able to discover something this time was actually due to Austria-Hungary! To be precise, thanks to the Škoda Gun Factory! Maybe it was for show-off, or maybe it was out of friendship, but whatever the reason, the Austro-Hungarian Army invited the Germans to see their most formidable armament! M16 TYPE 350MM IMPORTANT JAM GUN! (Historically, this number was for the 380MM fortress gun, some changes were made here)

If there is anything that can be called the world's first-class in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War 1, then Skoda's heavy artillery can definitely be counted! THE AUTRO-HUNGARIAN 420MM SIEGE GUNS WERE NOT INFERIOR TO THE GERMAN 420MM BIG BECHA HEAVY GUNS! You must know that this kind of Dongdong, which could be used as a strategic weapon at that time, was the hammer that knocked on the door of the Belgian Sun Fortress! Krupp, Skoda, Wicks, Schneider and Andosal were definitely the first-class artillery manufacturers of their time! AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WICKS' NEW 350MM HEAVY CANNON JUST STABILIZED ALL OTHER OPPONENTS! Perhaps it was the recent rise of the Scharnhorst's 11-inch guns in the Far East that made the self-proclaimed Austro-Hungarian royal family feel a little embarrassed, and the Austro-Hungarian Ministry of Defense decided to agree to show their new toys to their German counterparts who were visiting Austria-Hungary!

The show is absolutely all-encompassing and the up-close encounter with this behemoth is just an aperitif. Austria-Hungary even pulled the German delegation to the artillery test site, where they were going to show off brand new heavy artillery! And it is also a comparative test, and the artillery of the comparative test is a 12-inch heavy gun that Krupp and Skoda are producing! And when the German delegation learned about this comparative test, they were not only excited but also a little dissatisfied! Because Austria-Hungary intends to show with real actions that the artillery of Skoda is superior to Krupp! This made the arrogant Germans a little unbearable. However, at this time, Rear Admiral Scheer and Colonel Hipper, Admiral of the High Seas Fleet, were full of anticipation for this test! Because in this test there are questions that they are very concerned about!

"Your Excellency, General, in addition to shooting at vertical targets. Austria-Hungary accepted our suggestion that they would shell the horizontal part of the target, albeit with howitzers, the ballistics would be more complete. But I think the results of this test will still be of some help to our future engagements. As the distance of engagement increases. I guess we shouldn't just focus on attacks on vertical targets. The deck of a battleship is also very important. During the preparation of the artillery test, Hipper took the time to say to Scher.

There was a disagreement between Scheer and Tirpitz on the issue of future artillery development, and Scheer naturally wanted his warships to be equipped with guns of a larger caliber, while Tirpitz hoped to fire high-speed light bullets with a smaller caliber from the perspective of cost and construction period to gain the advantage of vertical penetration! Neither side could convince anyone. There are not many reasons for the former, but as long as there is one thing that is enough, that is, the thicker the artillery, the greater the penetration depth, even if the penetration depth is almost there, it doesn't matter, and a shell weighing several hundred kilograms to hit the unprotected zone is also a huge trauma.

Tirpitz, on the other hand, has repeatedly emphasized that under the condition of a certain weight of the battleship, small-caliber guns can have a larger number, and the same purpose can be achieved through the penetration brought by the rate of fire and the high muzzle velocity. But the money will be saved a lot, and the equipment progress will be fast! "IF SUCH A THEORY IS TRUE, THE BATTLESHIP ONLY NEEDS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH 210MM GUNS, AND A BATTLESHIP WITH 20 210 GUNS WILL DEFINITELY BE POWERFUL AT SWEEPING THE DECK!" Scheer said in private. But today, Scheer is confident that this controversy will end! (To be continued......)