Chapter 531: Summary two

"As for the firepower issue, it is indeed a question worth discussing. If you look at the current combat distance, the 8-inch to 9.2-inch guns are the best, which fully balances the relationship between the weight of the projectile and the rate of fire. We will use it in time. 10-inch shells and even 12-inch shells can’t penetrate the opponent’s armor, so why don’t we equip more medium-caliber guns with a limited weight? At least for now, our armored cruisers should still be mainly medium-caliber guns."

Jericho had considered this issue before this naval battle, and at the same time, it was the biggest point of disagreement between the newly appointed Secretary of the Navy Fisher and other admirals. Fisher means to equip future armored cruisers with battleship-class guns, such as 12-inch guns. Thus was born a brand-new battleship-battlecruiser. He believes that the smaller number of 12-inch guns is more powerful than the larger number of medium-caliber guns. And there is greater upgrade value.

"The new battlecruisers will make all cruisers become obsolete! They have an overwhelming advantage over existing cruisers in terms of speed and firepower, and they will completely solve the sea line of communication security problems that plagued the Imperial Navy." In a meeting, Fisher said so.

"But when such a warship completely solves the problem of maritime communication, it will also bankrupt the empire's economy!" the opponent said mercilessly. The Navy wants bigger, stronger, and more warships. But what Congress needs is a balance between naval construction and economic pressure. Especially now, the war between the British and the Boers is still going on, and at the same time, beware of the Americans who may get into trouble at any time!

The Japanese have notified the British through diplomatic channels. They will start a war in 1904 at the latest. If it is later, the Russian Siberian Railway will be completed. This is undoubtedly a terrible thing for the Japanese! Therefore, if the British continue to serve a number of new armored cruisers before 1905, in order to prevent the Americans from advancing!

Due to the cost and construction time issues, there is an opinion within the British Navy that continues to build older armored cruisers. Delay the construction of new battlecruisers. After this confrontation, Jericho's opinion is the same. Build the old armored cruisers to survive this dangerous period, and then build the new battlecruisers. Moreover, in his opinion, the only difference between the old armored cruisers and battlecruisers is the caliber of the artillery. Even if these battleships cannot be used in battles in the future, they can still serve as light armored cruisers for the avant-garde fleet against enemy countries. Therefore, he emphasized in the report that the armored cruisers with 9.2-inch and 10-inch guns are completely sufficient.

At the end of the report, he mentioned his views on the German Navy and the Italian Navy. For the former, Jericho believes that the opponent is a respectable and valued opponent. "In the next 10 years, the German Navy will become the most important potential opponent of the Royal Navy. They are capable and willing to build a strong fleet, and the quality of their personnel is very high. Their commanders are brave but not reckless, and are fighting. There is a degree of progress and retreat." As for the Italian fleet, Jericho's evaluation is not very high.

"As an emerging maritime country in the region, the Italians are ambitious at sea, but like the army, the Italian navy is not worth relying on. They can block the weak fleet of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but they will never do better. Now, it’s impossible for the Italians to cooperate with us in launching a landing operation against Turkey. The most important thing is that the Italians are a horror. They are not grateful for the help of the British Empire, but take a natural attitude. And Italy The navy’s equipment is too old, and it may be very troublesome to build a brand new fleet with Italy’s weak national power. This country is just like a chicken rib, without much value."

Jericho spent several days perfecting his report, and his opponent, General Scheer, was doing the same during this time. This battle also has considerable reference value for Germany. In general, Scheer was very dissatisfied with the results of this battle. His colleague, General Hipper from Bavaria, had a memorable battle in West Africa. He managed to solve the French navy neatly in more than an hour. A battleship and 2 armored cruisers. This record made Hipper's reputation within the High Seas Fleet skyrocket. He even became a popular candidate for the commander of the future High Seas Fleet. It can even be said that if he is not a Bavarian, both the emperor and the upper navy will recognize him.

Tirpitz and the Empire gave Scheer a chance to prove himself. After an hour of battle, Scheer's result was invincible... Well, from a strategic point of view, Scheer is at a disadvantage, because Turkey's poor infrastructure level prevents the Prince Albert from having another chance to attack in the next February. Although he can find objective reasons, such as battleship maintenance and luck. But the result of the draw cannot be changed.

Especially for the latter, luck can only admit to being unlucky. Don’t you see the Danish naval battles in history, the cutting-edge battleship Prince of Wales and the world’s most powerful Battlecruiser Hood together intercepted the battleship Bismarck and the cruiser Prince Eugen~www.wuxiaspot.com~ hit 1bbAA1ca. Proper advantage, after all, Prince Eugen’s 8-inch gun and fire stick are undoubtedly. But who could have imagined that the battleship Bismarck immediately gave Hood a second, turning the situation around in an instant...

For another example, in the battle of the North Sea in history, the Scharnhorst, which was hit by the British fleet during the night battle, could have escaped by its own high speed. It was already more than 20 kilometers away from the Duke of York. As a result, at this time, The 14-inch shells that have been fired happened to hit Scharnhorst’s life gate, which was a junction between the horizontal part and the inclined part of the dome, because the height of the power cabin was reserved, but in order to accommodate the equipment, the horizontal part Was elevated a bit. Between the **** and the horizontal armor is a piece of vertical armor with a height of 0.8 meters... Hit this 0.8-meter-high life gate more than 20 kilometers away. This can only mean that God made you die and no one can save it.

But irritated, irritated, Scheer summarized the results of this battle very seriously. First of all, he believes that the Mainz-class armored cruiser has no obvious advantage when facing the British new heavy-fire second-class battleship or armored cruiser. On this point, he and Jericho have the same idea.

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