Chapter 298: Fleet Preparation II
"But during our operation, a French fleet will go to the port of Dakar. Among them will be the Charlemagne, which was launched this year, and another battleship Kano. In addition to these two battleships, there should be 1 An armored cruiser and two protective cruisers were accompanied, the specific model is not clear."
"Dakar." The prince was lost in thought. This naval port in Senegal is one of France's maritime pillars in Africa. After the defeat of France in the second battle in history, the unfinished battleship Richelieu went there and fought the best performance of the French navy in the second battle, although the opponent is a former ally...
; "Will they act together? Or what news did they get before?" the prince asked.
"It doesn’t seem to be. The battleship Charlemagne that has just entered service is just a routine ocean-going trial. It should be accompanied by a protective cruiser. The Kano should be repaired and coaled in Dakar, but after that, it is estimated that it will Stay in Africa for a while." Boll thought for a while and replied.
; "Charlemagne, did you serve so soon?" The prince was a little shocked. In history, the three Charlemagne-class battleships were completed between November 1899 and 1900, and now there is at least half a year before this time. what.
"That's it. The French felt threatened by our Caesar-class construction plan, so their battleship construction speed has increased." Ball replied. "Charlemagne's main armor belt is about 12 inches, and gradually reduced to 8 inches, the upper armor belt is 4 inches, the coverage area is not clear. The front and rear armor belt is 3 inches, and the turret armor is 15 inches."
; "It is equipped with 4 12-inch l40 main guns, 10 5.5-inch rapid-fire guns, 8 3.9-inch guns and 20 3-pounder guns. It is the most cutting-edge battleship in France, because it uses a new turret structure. The gun’s rate of fire can reach more than 1 round per minute, the maximum output of the power unit is 15,000 horsepower, and the speed can reach about 18 knots. The overall performance should be better than the British Dignity-class battleship."
; "The French are also improving." The prince sighed and said, at least the thick and excessive main armor belt of the Charlemagne on this plane has been weakened, and the defense area may have increased. Better than in history.
; The data of another Kano was also sent up. This is a relatively old warship. Two 12-inch l40 main guns and two 10.8-inch second-class main guns are deployed on the four corners of the warship in a cross shape. It can be regarded as an enlarged version of the second-class ironclad ship Captain Pilates ordered by Chile from France, and there is no hardened armor, and the secondary artillery has only 8 5.5-inch guns.
Generally speaking, the prince believes that the combination of 1 German battleship and 3 armored cruisers is better than the combination of 2 battleships and 3 second-class cruisers. The German fleet did not suffer in terms of tonnage, and it was even more dominant in terms of firepower. The 2 Munich-class armored cruisers were not a big problem to clean up 3 second-class cruisers.
Don't look at the name of the armored cruiser on the Mainz, but whether it's against Charlemagne or the Kano, it's pretty sure. Charlemagne’s 12-inch gun is powerful, but it cannot penetrate the main armor of the Marquis of Bismarck. Although Mainz’s 10-inch gun agreed that it could not do anything to the opponent, the 200AAkg shell could still deal with the 4-inch upper armor belt and the front and rear armor. There is a huge gap in the amount of projection.
; As for the Caesar? Haha, the two are not things of the same era at all. The strength of the Caesar is not only that it is close to the fearless 6-gun layout, but also has made great progress in fire control, at least ensuring that it can catch the enemy at a distance of more than 7 kilometers. The problem is not big.
"The key is that there should be no accidents and no one can be caught alone!" The prince thought for a while and said: "In principle, we cannot fire the first shot on the opposing warship, but we can prevent the opposing civilian ship from entering the theater by other means. As long as France If anyone dares to open fire, then don't hesitate to fight back immediately!"
"In the case of insufficient troops, the fleet can evacuate first. If the French dare to act on us, then the task of the task force is to destroy all French warships in West Africa. The task of breaking diplomatic relations and mine-laying at sea is assigned to armed merchant ships. Finished," the prince said.
Although the prince believes that it is unlikely that France and Germany will directly break out into a full-scale conflict, any plan must be made just in case. For France, an enemy country that cannot be resolved in a short period of time with Germany, the prince’s meaning is very simple, that is hit! Hit until the opponent is convinced!
The French are not stupid. When they realize the crisis of war or the outweigh the gains, they will naturally converge. This was the first Moroccan crisis in history. Although the French and German armies have been deployed on the border, they are in a state of tension. But the French still didn't dare to fight, otherwise they wouldn't let a moderate figure serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs and ease relations between Germany.
; In the second Moroccan crisis, the Germans simply recognized France's privileges in Morocco and obtained some 270,000 square kilometers of land from France! The area of German Cameroon has expanded a lot. After learning from the past, Prince Ruprecht is still very confident in his plan. After all, France is also alone at this time!
; "In addition, there are two sets of codebooks. The first set of codebooks was used to replace the old code half a month before the incident. The second set of codebooks was used to exchange information with the US fleet~www.wuxiaspot .com~All warships must have a set of radio backup equipment. After landing in coastal cities, we must control local radio and wired communications as soon as possible."
; "Some of our ammunition and fuel supplies can be obtained from the Americans, and if the battleship is damaged, the Americans can also help us. But one thing must be reminded that the non-disclosure specified in the document should be kept confidential. "The prince said at last.
"Actually, our formation can be changed. The two strongest warships should be disassembled at the beginning. The Caesar and Munich go to the United States, and then the Marquis of Bismarck and Hamburg go to Africa in the name of ocean trials." Ball hesitated. After a long time, I still put forward this opinion.
"Can we maintain Mainz in Namibia's port?" the prince frowned and asked.
"We have inspected the Bay of Lüderitz. The deep water berths there are enough to dock Caesar-class warships. Although there is no large floating dock, the port infrastructure is still very complete. That is your site, you should be very clear?" Er said with a smile.
; "Well, just do what you said." The prince didn't expect that the Bavarian enclave in Africa would be so well built. If so, so be it.
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