The Battle of Java was only a few days after counting the subsequent port offensive and defensive battles, but this naval battle, which was not spectacular, contained all the elements that the navy of the world is concerned about today! The duel between fast dreadnoughts, the gap between the secondary capital ship and the capital ship, and the engagement of light warships, by the way, there is also the huge power of submarines, if you simply talk about the tonnage of sinking, the record of the three submarines is slightly more than that of the Longtai battle group, of course, one is a civilian ship and the other is a warship, and the difficulty level is different.

With the end of the naval battle of Java, the admiralties of various countries also grasped some of the details of this naval battle through their own channels. What attracted the most attention to the top brass of the navies of various countries was the intelligence of the battle between the Longxu-class battlecruisers and the two dreadnought fleets of Russia and the Netherlands. And after some analysis, it can be said that some people are happy and some are worried among the navies of various countries!

At the meeting of the British Admiralty, Sir Fisher could be described as in high spirits. "The Battle of the Java Sea proved that our thinking was correct, sufficient firepower and speed will be the key to determining the outcome of the war, the main armor of the Longxu is only 8 inches, but with 2 more heavy guns than the opponent, as well as excellent officers and soldiers and shooting control skills, the Longxu successfully repelled the fleet of Essen, and then repelled the Dutch. I think this naval battle has pointed out the direction for our future naval planning, and it is necessary for us to continue on this path of victory. ”

And just when Sir Fisher had not finished his speech, Jericho, the newly rising star of the British Royal Navy, launched a head-on challenge to Fisher for the first time! "The warships of the Huaxia Navy have never despised defense, which is also an important reason why the main ships of the Huaxia Navy can survive fierce naval battles again and again. The side chord armor of the Long Xu class is weak. BUT IT HAD HEAVY DOME ARMOR THAT COULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR THE BATTLESHIP'S CORE COMPARTMENT, AND EVEN SO, WHEN FACING THE DUTCH BATTLESHIP'S 274MM50L MAIN GUN. It was also a dangerous battle, if it wasn't for the desperate gamble of General Lin after the most reluctance, I am afraid that the Longxu would sink because of too much water, although the dome armor can protect the core cabin, but in the fierce battle, even if the core cabin is completed, a battleship will still sink because of serious damage to the side chord or non-key protection area. This conclusion is highlighted in Colonel Thomas's report, so I think we have to pay attention to protection. ”

An invisible battle unfolded in the British Admiralty. The dispute between the War Cruisers, led by Fisher, and the Equilibrium, led by Jericho, finally became apparent. The two sides quarreled incessantly over each of the rowing ships. There were endless arguments over whether to add a cannon or to increase the height and thickness of the main armor on the side chords, and the entire ship-building plan was delayed a lot because of this sudden change, and no one could convince anyone for a while.

The German Empire, which was separated from Britain by a North Sea, did not mind too much about this. When intelligence on the naval battle in the Java Sea was delivered to Tirpitz's desk. The head of the Imperial German Navy regretted that the Longtai-class fast battleships were not able to compete with the Dutch seven-level fast battleships. The Dragon-class represented the highest level of shipbuilding in the German Empire, while the Seventh Rank was the masterpiece of the French, and as a feud, Tirpitz was keen to see the outcome of the battle.

Judging from the results, the Longxu-class battlecruisers of the Huaxia Navy showed their might in this battle. Its firepower comparable to that of a regular capital ship, its qualified protection, and its ultra-high speed made this class of battleships built in Britain famous all over the world for a while! Even Wilhelm II once asked Tirpitz at the Imperial Council: "Do we need such a battleship, and not just heavy knights like the Longtai-class fast battleships and the Longxing-class battleships?" ”

For this issue. Tirpitz couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart, the Longxu class can be called the fastest capital ship in the world. Moreover, it has sharp firepower, which can quickly withdraw even if it can't be defeated, and can pursue enemy ships when it has an advantage. Although the Longtai class is stubborn, the speed advantage is not very large, so in order to destroy the 2 armored cruisers, it takes several plans. A lot of time was wasted.

In Tirpitz's mind, the German fleet can not just be a defensive fleet, in order to destroy the opponent, it must be able to catch up and destroy when the situation is favorable, from this point of view, the German fleet has a great wall of steel composed of warships such as Longtai class and Longxing class, should there also be a force similar to the lancer This kind of fast action, fierce firepower can chase and kill the existence of the fleeing enemy?

The war was high speed Germans, and the engagement of the capital ships was quite long and intense. If the opponent is well protected, if the opponent retreats in an unfavorable situation, a ship with similar speed will not be able to destroy the opponent before the opponent withdraws from the battlefield. Only by rushing forward and then relying on continuous blows can you finally destroy your opponent! However, it is clear that the speed of the Longtai-class fast battleships is slightly worse, not to mention the Longxing-class. Unless you slow down the opponent first, there is no way for the opponent to leave. But at the same time, the scarcity of German capital ships made Tirpitz unrelenting. After all, Germany is not Britain, and on land it has to deal with the attack of France and Russia, two army powers.

In addition to the main battleship, the other thing that made Tirpitzmouth suddenly open was the submarine, "Three submarines that are not even as good as a light cruiser can send thousands of people to the bottom of the sea in less than half an hour, this kind of efficiency is amazing, we need to vigorously develop this weapon, we need to let the opponent know that even if the high seas fleet fails to break the opponent's blockade, we can still tighten their lifeline and force the opponent to submit!" Tirpitz wrote in a directive to the Naval Shipbuilding Department.

The German Navy set the tonnage of this new submarine to more than 500 tons, and required that it could be loaded with at least 10 torpedoes. At the same time, there are new requirements for endurance, and this is only the beginning, the beginning of the German Navy's submarine forces into the deep sea! At the same time, the German Navy is also seeking cooperation with its allies, in the German Navy's plan, the base of German submarines can not only be in Germany itself, the Mediterranean controlled by Austria-Hungary and Italy, and the Persian Gulf controlled by the Ottoman Turkish Empire can be used as a base for German submarines, and this will completely change the situation of sea transportation in the British Empire!

While the British and Germans were planning their own navies with each other as imaginary enemies, on the other side of the Atlantic, on the American continent, the United States of America was adjusting its naval development in the light of the experience of the war and the data obtained. The Americans are very realistic, whether it is Xu Jie's plane or this plane, the Americans clearly realize that their navy is far from reaching the level of the first-rate level in the world. This is not a question of national strength, but a question of self-confidence and strategy. Relatively tight budgets and the shadow of the Spanish-American War have given Americans a sense of fear of the sea.

Therefore, the Americans' fleet planning was relatively conservative, and if the British sought to crush their opponents with absolute superiority within the boundaries of the world, the German navy was trying its best to maintain a decisive fleet that could rival the British fleet in the North Sea. Then the Americans are thinking about how to have an iron turtle fleet to defend their coastline when the other side hits their own door. The pursuit of high-speed warships is not practical for the Americans, and the US fleet has no intention of breaking out of the Americas to fight the world in the near future. As for reconnaissance? If the other side comes to the coast of the United States, the Americans have enough cannon fodder to carry out this task, so the construction of capital ships by the Americans only emphasizes two aspects, one is defense and the other is firepower! In terms of range, it is second, for the simple reason that the transfer of the American fleet needs to pass through the Panama Canal, although the distance is much closer, but the range is definitely not short, and as for the speed, it is the last.

After the construction of the Borodino-class battleships for the Russians, the Americans began to design and build battleships of the second rank. As in history, the Americans made some improvements to the Borodino-class battleships and became second-class battleships, and the Florida-class battleships turned out to be born. Adhering to the idea of emphasizing armor and heavy protection, the Americans made drastic improvements to the armor layout and compartment division after a large number of tests, and at the same time, in order to increase the firepower, the Americans decided to add a turret to the amidships! And the construction of this class of battleships is nearing completion.

As for the secondary capital ships, when the Americans saw the information after the Bayan-class battleship was killed in seconds and the Rotterdam-class armored cruiser was heavily damaged, the US Congress raised a question to the Admiralty, and the senior officials in Washington were very eager to understand one thing, that is, how much significance did it mean for the armored cruiser that was being intensively constructed on the slipway of the Navy shipyard to the ground?

According to the original assumption of the Americans, these armored cruisers were to serve as fleet vanguards to carry out reconnaissance missions and deal with the opposing light cruisers. At the same time, it is also possible to carry out diplomatic and guerrilla missions when necessary, but now? Expensive armored cruisers were simply vulnerable to the opposing fast battleships. The Bayan is a bloody example, as for the Rotterdam? The U.S. Congress believes that the high cost of the Rotterdam is close to that of a new dreadnought, and its combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of a dreadnought. Therefore, the U.S. government asked the Navy to investigate this and stop the construction plan if necessary.

"We only need two kinds of warships, a dreadnought battleship with a strong grip, and a light cruiser for reconnaissance and lightning strikes." Such remarks are very prevalent in the US Department of the Navy, and many high-ranking officials are tired of it.

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