If the armored cruiser "Garipindi" is purchased from the Italian side, it will be a model to be copied next year. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The template for the year after tomorrow has not yet been established, and there are still a few options to be finalized, but the things for the year after that are ready are ready.

That is, the armored cruiser "Russia" with a displacement of more than 12000 tons, which is larger and faster than the "Rurik".

The ship has 4 203 mm main guns, 16 152 mm guns, 13 75 mm guns, 18 47 mm guns, and many secondary guns make the whole battleship look like a puffer fish covered in thorns.

Regarding the targets for the purchase in the following year, Admiral Chekhachev, the Minister of the Navy, offered His Majesty the Second Cargo several options for reference.

The A1 scheme is an Italian "King Umberto" class battleship with a full load displacement of up to 15,000 tons and two 343 mm twin main guns.

The power is good, the maximum speed reaches more than 18 knots (20 knots theoretical), everything is fine except for the side armor which is only 100 mm and is more scum!

It doesn't matter if Russia doesn't have the ability to repair and maintain the 343 mm gun, just buy it back and replace it with a 305 mm caliber one.

The A2 scheme is to purchase German "Brandenburg" class battleships, with a standard displacement of 10,000 tons and a slower speed of only 16 knots.

However, it has a range of 4,500 nautical miles per 10 knots, and is equipped with three 280 mm twin guns, six 105 mm single guns, and eight 88 mm single guns.

Compared to the crispy Italian goods, the armor of the German battleships at the waterline was up to 400 mm thick, and its defensive concept was very much in line with the requirements of the Russian Navy.

The A3 program can purchase the American "Indiana" class battleship, as the pioneering work of Uncle Sam, the ship has very good performance in all aspects.

The armament consisted of four 330-mm main guns and eight 203-mm secondary guns, the broadside armor belts reached 200-456 mm, and the conning tower was also protected by 254 mm thick.

However, battleships based on the design of coastal defense had a very low freeboard design in order to reduce displacement. If the sea conditions deteriorate slightly, the foredeck will rise to waves, which will seriously affect the main turret operation.

B1 is an armored cruiser of the British "Edgar" class, which is exactly the same as the "Blake" class, except that the displacement (7700 tons) is more than 1,000 tons lower than the latter.

It can run 20 knots under strong pressure ventilation, and the endurance can reach 10,000 nautical miles/10 knots.

As many as nine ships of this class have been built, and they have begun to enter service one after another, and they are not afraid that the British will not sell them.

The B2 option is an American ship, the USS Brooklyn armored cruiser, with a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons, which can make up for the regret of not buying the "Blake" class.

The ship was launched in early August last year by the Philadelphia-based Willian? Construction began at the Camp shipyard with eight 35x3-gauge 8-inch guns.

The B3 scheme is even more daring, allowing the country's shipyards to build an enlarged version of the "Rurik" with a full load displacement of 15,000 tons.

It belongs to the enlarged version of the "Russia", which is actually a longer ship, with two twin 254-mm guns installed in the bow and stern.

Set to a maximum speed of more than 22 knots, and a cruising range of at least 7,000 nautical miles/10 knots, it is enough to meet the needs of the Pacific Fleet.

It was now the beginning of 1894, and if the order had been placed at once, it would have been possible to complete it before 1897.

This is the designer N of the Baltic shipyard? E. Rodionov tailor-made a style for him according to the requirements of His Majesty the Second Goods.

"There is still plenty of time, our shipyard has almost two and a half years of construction period, so let's set it as the B3 plan!"

When Nikolai II saw this ship, he remembered the "Rurik"-II, with a displacement of up to 16,930 tons, which was completed in July 1909.

The ship was built by the British Vickers? The Armstrong company was responsible for the construction, and it was also the last large warship ordered by Tsarist Russia from abroad.

There is no doubt that there is an emotional part in this, but designer Rodionov said that in thirty months, the shipyard can successfully complete the order.

After thinking for a moment, His Majesty the Second Cargo said to the Minister of the Navy Aleksey? Grand Duke Alexandrovich commanded: "By the way, my duke, if the final offer of the Americans is $4 million, then buy the armored cruiser 'Brooklyn' or let them start building a sister ship immediately!"

Remember, they must be reminded that before December 1896, the battleship was driven to St. Petersburg, otherwise we would not have paid the balance! ”

The enlarged version of the "Rurik" was temporarily named the "Warrior", and Nikolai II believed that by purchasing one and building one, he would have double insurance, and in any case, the two projects would not be broken at the same time, interfering with his warship development plan.

Werther had assured himself that the Empire's finances were "in good shape" and that it could support the Navy in purchasing warships worth a total of two million pounds a year without adding new projects.

"As you wish, my majesty!" Grand Duke Alexandrovich immediately assured that if such a simple thing was not done well, his title would be removed.

Since the armored cruiser "Garipindi" was in stock, it was necessary to pay a lump sum of 850,000 pounds from the Italian side.

The "Warrior" and "Brooklyn" are both futures, which can be paid in installments, and the total pressure of the two orders is less than buying a spot.

Admiral Chekhachev and Grand Duke Alexandrovich looked at each other, neither of whom did not quite understand.

Why does His Majesty love armored cruisers so much, he used to have a soft spot for turtle gunboats!

It is already very obvious that the second cargo emperor will deploy most of the new armored cruisers to the Pacific Fleet.

"I know you don't understand, but if you think about the three countries in Europe and East Asia, it's easier for the empire to defeat whoever!"

Generally speaking, the will of the tsar is the strategy of the empire, and at the moment, it is still more in line with the current international situation.

Germany was a neighbor of the Reich, and even if it launched a large-scale military offensive, it did not need such a crispy thing as an armored cruiser.

France and Great Britain, one has become an ally of the Empire, the other is wary of the Empire, but it is not yet a confrontation.

And the Qing Kingdom, Japan, and Bangdao in East Asia are three pieces of fat meat flowing with oil for the empire, but they are different in size!

Nikolai explained to his two subordinates: "The Qing state has a long coastline, and their naval strength is very weak.

Japan is an island nation, and although it is trying to develop its own navy, there is still a big gap with our Pacific Fleet!

As for Bang Island, it is just a small state that survives in the gap between the Qing Kingdom and Japan, and it is not worth mentioning at all!

With a large number of armored cruisers, we can take advantage of the dual advantages of speed and firepower of this battleship to attack the economically developed coastal areas of the Qing Kingdom if necessary, and cut off Japan's sea transportation lines! ”

Admiral Chkhachev fully understands the strategy of His Majesty the Second Cargo, but it is necessary to remind the somewhat hot-headed emperor: "Your Majesty, if Japan procures 10,000-ton battleships, our Pacific Fleet does not have such capital ships, I am afraid it will be ......"

Nikolai II, who had learned the lessons of the Russo-Japanese naval war, had long thought of this: "I have already told Makarov to judge the situation, adopt mobile and flexible tactics, and strive to kill and damage as many enemy ships as possible on the premise of preserving our own fleet."

Even if the Japanese fleet has large battleships, the Pacific Fleet will be able to take advantage of the speed advantage to find Japanese transport ships, ports and other targets, and wait for the opportunity to attack! With high-speed armored cruisers, the initiative on the battlefield is in our hands!

If the Japanese dared to attack Vladivostok, their warships and soldiers would have thoroughly understood the power of the fortress guns! I believe that Nikolayevich, Kuropatkin and Makarov will join forces to teach them a painful lesson! ”

Makarov is currently the commander of the Pacific Fleet, although he has not yet crossed the world to take office......

In his last life, Kuropatkin was appointed commander of the Far Eastern Army in April 1904 and fought in the Russo-Japanese War.

The former commander of the Transcaucasian Army, His Majesty the Second Cargo took advantage of his "advantages" of being more conservative and less aggressive, and once again the deputy commander of the Far Eastern Army, the exclusive self-blame was to defend the Vladivostok fortress.

And the title of commander-in-chief, naturally, fell to his uncle Nikolai? The head of Grand Duke Nikolaevich & cavalry general.

This cargo is conscientious and responsible, pays attention to efficiency, has a strong learning ability, and can improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, which is far from being comparable to those waste relatives.

He was the commander-in-chief of the Russian army during World War I, and his command skills and performance were affirmed by His Majesty Ergo, and he was dismissed because he despised a certain demon & monk who was appreciated by the queen......

After transferring several of his capable generals to the Far East and strengthening the Pacific Fleet.

Nikolai II can rest assured that it is not yet possible to conclude how many great war results it will be able to create, but at least it will not suffer a fiasco of the level of the Russo-Japanese War.

After the strategy is decided, the Navy's capital ship expansion plan must also be implemented, especially to determine the target ships to be replicated.

Last year (1893) it was the quasi-armored cruiser "Aforel", and this year (1894) it was the armored cruiser "Rurik".

The next year (1895) was the armored cruiser "Garypinedy", and the year after (1896) the armored cruiser "Brooklyn" / "Warrior".

The year after the Great (1897) was supposed to be the "Russia" ...... His Majesty has the intention to cancel the outdated design of this ship.

However, if there is no alternative, and the capacity of domestic shipyards is not enough to innovate in a short period of time, it is easy to be disconnected.

If there are problems in the construction of the "Warrior" designed by Rodionov, especially if the construction period is delayed, other options will have to be considered.

Therefore, it is better to be careful, fortunately, the "Russia" is not enough than the top, and it is more than the bottom, and it still has enough crushing advantage over the protective cruisers.

The Navy's capital ship expansion plan involved the next 20 years, and by 1914 the Imperial Fleet would have 50 10,000-ton battleships, 40 10,000-ton armored cruisers, and 10 7,000-ton armored cruisers.

His Majesty did not refuse the battleship, but the current style was no longer up to his own standards.

Since you want to spend millions of pounds to build a new type of capital ship, the premise is, of course, to design your own dreadnought battleship!

The basic standard of the A type issued by Nikolai II to the designers was a displacement of 20,000-25,000 tons, equipped with eight 12-inch (305 mm) main guns and eight to 12 152 mm secondary guns, and the main and secondary guns were all turretized.

On the hand-drawn design sketch of His Majesty the Second Cargo, the main turret is all arranged along the central axis, which can carry out the fire strike of the main guns of the whole ship, and the No. 2 and No. 3 turrets are groundbreaking knapsack designs!

The main armor belt is more than 8 inches thick, all of which are new hardened armor to defend against 305 mm shells fired by the enemy, and the compartment is systematized to enhance sinking resistance, with a range of at least 6,000 nautical miles / 12 knots and a maximum speed of 20 knots.

There is no limit to the cost at all, and no matter how expensive the domestic production is, it will not exceed three million pounds!

The B model is 25,000-30,000 tons, has eight 14-inch (356 mm) guns, and other characteristics are similar to those of the A type.

Russia has no experience in developing a 14-inch gun, so it is completely necessary to start from scratch.

In contrast, Type A has a lower technical content and is relatively easy to achieve if you work hard.

His Majesty hopes to see the world's first dreadnought galloping across the ocean within five years!