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Text Chapter 1,434 ¡®Revenge Class¡¯ Battleship

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    "Father, I think that when we are developing aircraft carriers, we cannot give up on battleships! Although the Imperial Navy and the British Navy have more than thirty battleships, most of them are old battleships, and most of the main guns are  305mm, once a war breaks out with the Chinese Navy, these battleships will be the targets of massacre!" Crown Prince William said.  Since the last time Crown Prince Wilhelm was strictly ordered to return to Germany from Beijing by William II, he has been quiet for a long time.  Of course, this was the result of being severely punished by William II.

    "Why?" William II frowned and then asked.  The top brass of the German Navy have come to the conclusion that aircraft carriers will dominate future naval battles. Therefore, the German Navy will make every effort to develop aircraft carriers, and as for battleships, it will stop developing them.  After all, Germany is not as powerful as China, and its national strength is not as strong as China's. Germany cannot afford to develop aircraft carriers and battleships at the same time.  Therefore, when it comes to aircraft carriers and battleships, the German Navy can only choose one of the two!  The performance of the Chinese Navy's four 'Emeishan-class' aircraft carriers in the naval battle in the Bahamas shocked the German Navy.  Therefore, they have made the decision to abandon battleships and instead develop aircraft carriers, and this was also supported by William II!

    "Father, the Chinese Navy now has 14 aircraft carriers, but they still retain a huge number of battleships! The Chinese are much ahead of us in the development and application of aircraft carriers! Since they have retained so many battleships  , then, this proves that battleships will also be useful in future naval battles!" Crown Prince William said.

    "Your Highness, the Chinese are already reducing the number of battleships! This time they sold a total of more than thirty battleships! There are only twenty battleships left, which is only equivalent to 40% of the previous number!" the Navy Minister mentioned  Marshal Erpitz said.

    "But the twenty battleships they left behind are indeed the most powerful battleships! And eighteen of them are powerful battleships built by the Chinese themselves! Other countries wanted to buy them, but they were all rejected by the Chinese  Yes!" Crown Prince William said.

    "Friedrich, this reason alone is not enough! The Chinese built so many battleships before and after the war, and they cannot just give up just because the aircraft carrier is more powerful!" William II said.

    "Father, during this period, I also consulted experts in the navy and aviation, and got a general understanding of the operations of aircraft carriers and the use of aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy! Aircraft carriers mainly carry carrier-based aircraft and serve as a supply  The maritime platform where carrier-based aircraft take off is won by long-range attacks on enemy warships by carrier-based aircraft! Although such a combat radius is as high as nearly two hundred kilometers, far exceeding the range of the battleship's artillery! However, if the battleship's anti-aircraft firepower is strong enough  , is enough to withstand the attack of the enemy's carrier-based aircraft! The aircraft carrier itself is very fragile, and the armor is very weak, almost non-existent. One shell from the battleship's main gun is enough to severely damage an aircraft carrier, or even directly sink it!  As long as the battleship can take the opportunity to close the distance and bring the enemy aircraft carrier closer to the range of the main gun, then the aircraft carrier will only be beaten!" Crown Prince William said.

    "Your Highness. It is difficult for us to have this opportunity! When the aircraft carrier sails, it will be protected by light warships. At the same time, there are also aircraft patrols in the sky. Once the enemy fleet is found approaching, the carrier-based aircraft will immediately take off to attack, and quickly  Keep the distance! In this case, it will be difficult for the battleship to get close to the aircraft carrier, let alone launch an attack!" said Admiral Franz von Hipper, commander of the German High Seas Fleet.

    "Under normal circumstances, it is indeed very difficult! But what about in special circumstances? For example, at night or in complex sea conditions, battleships can quickly rush into the aircraft carrier and then massacre them with their main guns! In  Under the huge main guns of the battleships, the aircraft carriers have no power to fight back! I personally guess that the reason why the Chinese Navy retains so many battleships is largely for this reason! Even at night and under complex sea conditions. They still  Having the ability to attack does not place all your hopes on aircraft carriers! Therefore, I think the Imperial Navy cannot just develop aircraft carriers and abandon battleships!" Crown Prince William said!

    Everyone fell into deep thought.  What Crown Prince William said is very reasonable.  Before, they thought that Crown Prince William only acted according to his own preferences, but now it seems that Crown Prince William has indeed changed a lot after returning from Beijing!

    The eyes of William II looking at Crown Prince William were also full of love and relief.  Obviously, Crown Prince William's changes made him very satisfied!

    ¡°Everyone feels that Friedrich¡¯s opinion?How is it?  "William II asked.

    "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's suggestion is very useful! However, with the funds obtained by the Imperial Navy, if it is necessary to develop both aircraft carriers on a large scale and new battleships at the same time, I am afraid it cannot be supported!" Marshal Tirpitz said.

    "Funding is indeed a big problem! Can the government's finances be given more to the navy?" William II asked.

    "Your Majesty, the Empire now needs to spend too much money. We have given up many British claims for war reparations, and at the same time spent one billion Chinese dollars to purchase British shipyards. This has made the Empire have already spent the war reparations received during the war.  That's almost it! In addition, the empire also needs to restore industrial facilities in northern France and Belgium, which requires a lot of funds! Therefore, if the navy wants to increase military spending, the empire's finances may not be able to support it!" Prime Minister Holweg was a little worried.  Said!

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, is there nothing you can do? Or the government can provide a guarantee to the navy, borrow part of it from the bank, and then repay it when the navy's funds are sufficient!" Crown Prince William said.

    Prime Minister Holweg shook his head, and then said: "The current economic situation in the empire is already very bad. In the next few years, we need to focus on restoring the economy! Otherwise, once the war with China breaks out, we will not be strong.  If we have the support of our national strength, we will definitely not be able to defeat China!"

    "I will find a way to fund the navy! I think the nobles of the German Empire do not want the empire to lose this war!" Kaiser Wilhelm II said!  With no other option, he had no choice but to ask the German aristocracy for help!  The nobles are very rich. If they are willing to share the worries of the country, the navy's funding problem can be easily solved.

    ¡°Then Father, can we build a powerful battleship that can rival the Chinese ¡®Empire-class¡¯ battleships?¡± Crown Prince William said excitedly!  Back in the South China Sea, when the Chinese Navy's 'Empire-class' battleships came to greet the envoys heading to Beijing for the peace conference, they were greatly shocked.  Crown Prince William has always hoped that Germany could have such an invincible battleship!

    "Your Highness, the 'Imperial Class' battleship is too expensive. The construction cost alone is as high as almost 50 million Chinese dollars, which is equivalent to 250 million Reichsmarks! We don't need to build such a large battleship. It's such a waste!" Navy  Minister Marshal Tirpitz first objected!  The German Navy received too little funding and had to use it sparingly.  Although the Chinese Navy's 'Imperial Class' battleships also make the German Navy very coveted, they do not necessarily have to own such expensive battleships!

    "Your Excellency, Marshal, if there are no battleships that can compete with the 'Imperial Class', how can we resist the Chinese 'Imperial Class' battleships?" Crown Prince William asked!

    "We will first find a way to use aircraft carriers to sink the Chinese'Imperial-class' battleships!" Marshal Tirpitz said.

    "Your Highness, in fact, if the 'Bavaria-class' battleship equipped with a 381mm main gun uses new armor-piercing projectiles, it is enough to pose a threat to the Chinese 'Imperial-class' battleship at a distance of 10,000 meters! Too much weather conditions  Under good circumstances, battleships will not come in handy, and the carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier can solve the problem! In night battles and complex sea conditions, the combat distance is mostly within 10,000 meters! Therefore, we only need to  Just build a few 'Bavaria-class' battleships to ensure that the empire's main fleet will not be helpless when facing the Chinese battleships!" Marshal Tirpitz said!

    "Your Majesty, I remember that the British still had five unfinished 'Vengeance-class' battleships on the slipway. The British originally planned to complete these five 'Vengeance-class' battleships in the middle or late stages of the war, but because the war only progressed  Two years later, at the end of the war, these battleships were only half completed! Now that these battleships have been mothballed by us, we can continue to build these 'Revenge-class' battleships! In this case, we will use less  Funds to acquire more battleships!" asked Marshal Bohr of the Naval General Staff.

    ¡°What is the performance of the ¡®Revenge-class¡¯ battleship?¡± William II asked.

    "Your Majesty, the 'Revenge-class' battleship is an improved version of the British Navy's 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleship. It has a displacement of up to 35,000 tons. It is expected to be equipped with four twin-mounted 381mm main guns. Its comprehensive combat power is the same as that of our 'Bavaria-class'.  'Battleships are comparable!' said German Navy Minister Marshal Tirpitz!

    ¡°Well, let¡¯s continue building these ¡®Revenge-class¡¯ battleships!¡± Kaiser Wilhelm II made the decision!  In this case, the navy's investment will be much smaller and will not cause a greater burden on Germany!
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