(The previous one is shielded, and it is being modified)

From the point of view of the tendency of the navy, the design scheme of 1950 tons is more preferred, the displacement of the ship is larger, the seaworthiness is better, although it cannot penetrate deep into the open sea, but it can adapt to the requirements of cruising and combat in the middle and near seas.

Judging from the operational requirements of the Admiralty, this type of ironclad frigate can almost meet more than 70 percent of the naval combat missions, after all, the vast majority of battles take place in the middle and near sea areas.

The large naval main combat ships that carry out ocean blockade and cross-sea operations are not strong in terms of technological maturity and equipment demand, and are expensive to build, so they need to be considered in the long run.

The armament development plan proposed by the Admiralty is called the "Sea Consolidation Plan", which plans to develop and equip 12 1,950-ton ironclad frigates in 4~5 years, and reserves the right to give priority to the subsequent four ships.

Richard carefully examined the "Solid Sea Plan", then stood up and walked to the window, pushed it open, and looked out from here.

It's a sunny day in the Bay Area, and the sky is high and cloudy.

As the November sun shines, the nearby sea, rolling hills and distant city buildings are clearly visible, and the cool sea breeze blows in the face, which makes people feel refreshed.

The Tang Kingdom is a regional power in the Pacific Rim region, and the only country in the region that has started the process of industrialization.

But that was 15 or 20 years later, with the current national strength of the Tang Kingdom, the economic scale and population do not have the ability to participate in the competition of the world's maritime powers.

The Admiralty's tendency is very clear, hoping to develop a 1,950-ton ironclad frigate, which is indeed more in line with the realistic needs of the Tang Kingdom, is conducive to enhancing naval combat effectiveness, and is conducive to meeting the challenges of the US Navy.

But the problem is not so simple, after all, the threat of the United States is on the Atlantic side, and the American state of Tijuana is just an enclave on all sides, with a sparse population and a weak economic foundation, and it has not yet developed.

It is impossible for the naval development plan of the Tang Kingdom to hide from the British people's keen sense of smell, and the development of such a large ironclad frigate and such a large number of them may provoke the sensitive nerves of the British old.

Standing at the forefront of the trend of the times in the mid-19th century, Richard could more deeply appreciate the hegemony of Britain than ordinary people, far more than the American in later generations.

I'll beat you up if I don't agree with you, no discussion.

A look at the experience of France, which is also the world's maritime power and an old colonist, has been invaded and deprived of its sphere of influence in Egypt for decades, and it can be clearly illustrated that it is important not to mess with Britain.

End of the 18th century

When Napoleon Bonaparte occupied Egypt, he planned to build a canal to connect the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, and comprehensively expand the scale of the French colonial expedition to realize his dream of conquering the whole world.

Unfortunately, due to the French erroneous calculations that the Red Sea was higher than the Mediterranean, which meant that it was impossible to build a canal without locks, Napoleon abandoned the plan and left Egypt in a confrontation with the British.

After the defeat of Napoleon, France rebuilt the Second Colonial Empire of France, because the colonies in the Americas were lost to the British, so France focused on the East, especially in the Middle East, including Egypt.

From 1798 onwards, the French colonists maintained absolute influence over Egypt, and after the French repeatedly proposed the construction of the Suyinz Canal, it finally stirred the sensitive nerves of the British.

Ignoring the colonial position of the French in the Middle East, the British launched two successive wars to colonize Egypt.

In November 1840, Egypt was defeated and forced to sign the Anglo-Egyptian Agreement, which became a semi-colony and protectorate of Britain.

In 1854, the French consul in Egypt, Viscount Ferdinand de Resseb, obtained a charter from the Ottoman governor of Egypt, Pasha Seyinde, to establish the Suyinz Canal Company.

The project is scheduled to start in 1859 and will last for 8~10 years.

The initial plan was to dig a small canal along the Tumeira River from the delta and a southern branch (now known as Hlevosusus) canal, which together became known as the Sweetwater Canal to connect Suyinz.

The second phase of the project will build a northern section of the Abbasiye Canal to Port Said, which will provide drinking water to the arid regions and connect the canals to form the Suyinz Canal, which runs through the entire line.

The canal is open to all ships from all over the world and is leased for 99 years with the right of first refusal.

Now it seems

If Egypt were not under the absolute control of the British, the French would not have been able to make any big waves, and the Suyinz Canal would have been built in their hearts.

At this stage

In the brutal Crimean War, the sparsely populated Australian casualties have exceeded 10,000, and the Canadian and South African Corps have each suffered thousands of casualties, and a division of the Tang Kingdom has not yet arrived, what is this attitude?

It is really difficult to deceive the British old, and Sir Henry John Temple, as a hardliner in the Tang Kingdom, has always put a lot of pressure on Richard on the forces he represents.

All things considered

Richard's decision to abandon the 1950-ton program and adopt the program for the development of a 1500-ton ironclad frigate sent a moderate signal to the British.

In this day and age

The world's maritime powers, mainly Britain and France, generally used sail and steam-powered hybrid fleets, which were partially covered with armor by sail warships to achieve stronger combat performance.

A small number of ironclad warships have begun to test the water, and there are many types of ironclad warship programs that are under construction or sea trials.

The British Royal Navy is equipped with hundreds of sail warships, and it is impossible to throw them away, and some ships are difficult to turn around.

As the only fully industrialized country in the world that has taken the lead in opening the steam revolution for more than 100 years, its strong industrial capacity makes it difficult for any country to match.

More than 10 years ago

The peak of the development of the British steel industry reached the scale of 4.6 million tons of steel per year, and although it has shrunk by nearly half, it is very fast to recover as long as there is market demand.

Britain's shipbuilding capacity is also strong, both in terms of scale and technical level are unique in the world, the emergence of the 10,000-ton cargo ships "Great West" and "Great Eastern" is the most vivid example.

What do you think of the UK?

It is not wrong to treat it as the United States, the most prosperous in World War II, once its deep industrial capacity is launched, powerful warships will appear like dumplings, and the ability to fight against the army is extremely strong.

England still has nearly a hundred years of national fortune, and the Tang Kingdom can't do it against the wind.

In line with the general policy of Taoguang and obscurity, Richard is considering that the Tang Kingdom needs its own "Monroe policy";

That is, the Americas are the Americas of the Americans, and the Tang Kingdom focuses on the Americas, does not pursue global maritime hegemony, does not pursue confrontation, so as to send a clear policy signal to Britain and avoid miscalculation.

In the "Sea Consolidation Plan", a plan for building 12 new 1,500-ton ironclad frigates was drawn up, but Richard cut half of them with a stroke of his pen, and only retained the plan to build six frigates within three years.

This type of 1,500-ton ironclad frigate, the lead ship "Cold Wind", is also known as the "Cold Wind" class ironclad frigate, and its technical level is first-class in the world.

The Chill Wind-class ironclad frigates are still designed by renowned British-born naval architect Sir Owen Jesrob, now chair and professor of ship design at the University of California.

Compared with the fierce competition in the United Kingdom, Sir Owen Jesrob enjoys a dominant position in the field of ship design in the Tang Kingdom, and almost no one can compete with him.

The "Coldwind" class ironclad frigate designed by him is indeed of a very high standard, completely abandoning the mast auxiliary power, so that the ship's surface layout is more concise, and a large area of cabins can be set.

The "Chill Wind" class ironclad frigate continues to use the large floating bow, which is designed to have a good wave pressing effect and good seaworthiness, and its bow is open, and two 30-pound guns can be arranged side by side, echoing the two 30-pound guns in the stern, and has a strong omnidirectional artillery coverage capability.

The Coldwind-class ironclad frigates were standard British broadside gunboats, with a gun deck along both sides of the ship's side, equipped with 18 12-pounder Colt breech guns, and nine on one side.

So

When facing the enemy on the broadside, the "Chill Wind" class ironclad frigate can exert the powerful firepower of four 30-pounder guns and nine 12-pounder secondary guns, and with the powerful power of Colt's new breech guns, it has the ability to defeat sail warships by leapfrogging.

In the face of the US Navy's traditional old-fashioned breech artillery attacks, the weak armor of the "Coldwind" class ironclad frigates can also play a good role in protection.

The U.S. Navy's old-fashioned cast iron shells have a weak ability to damage, and it is difficult to inflict a fatal blow on the Harvey steel armor that is ahead of its time, tearing a large crack in the hull.

Due to Richard's early intervention, the world's ship protection capability has reached the level of the end of the 19th century in the original historical timeline, and the old artillery of the US Navy is difficult to tear apart in the face of such a solid steel armor like an old cowhide, although it is only a thin layer.

On the other hand, the guns equipped with the "Cold Wind" class ironclad frigates and the new shells developed by the Colt Arms Company have reached the world's leading level, and their ability to damage US warships should not be underestimated.

The new type of artillery shell uses a trigger fuse, and the shell is filled with several pounds or even more than ten pounds of black powder, which is ignited by thunder mercury, and will explode violently when it hits the enemy ship, and the flying fragments of the shell will produce greater destructive power, which is an epoch-making product.

On the Crimean front

The British, French and Austro-Hungarian armies had enough of the Russian army's new artillery shells, and urgently ordered 100,000 trigger-fuse shells and more than 3,000 artillery pieces, which made Colt Arms Company a windfall.

Fortunately, the new artillery shells of the Tsarist Russian army were limited, and the hundreds of thousands of shells were gone.

With more than 820 artillery pieces, Tsarist Russia was still unable to change the course of the entire Crimean War, and although it paid the price of tens of thousands of casualties, the Anglo-French and Ottoman armies would not easily admit defeat, and the battle was still deadlocked.

Judging from the current war situation, the Russian army's hard defense of Crimea has reached the end of its strength, and it is difficult to turn the tables against the wind.

If you think "Wild North America 1846" is not bad, please paste the following URL to share it with your QQ, WeChat or Weibo friends, thank you for your support!

( Book URL: /xiaoshuo/69084/ )