Chapter 578: Choice

On the third day, Ruprecht and the Big Three of the Navy met as scheduled in the largest exercise room of the German Admiralty. In accordance with the request of His Royal Highness, the German Admiralty prepared a huge North Sea sand table and prepared a corresponding model according to the size of the British and German fleet. Today, a meeting to change the internal power structure of the German Navy and the fate of the German Navy is about to take place.

"I think everyone understands the attitude of the British. They did not give in and decided to expand their navy at twice the speed of our construction. And they also reached an agreement with the French, even in the near future. There will also be an agreement with the Russians, that is to say, Mr. Tirpitz, the two most important pillars of your theory have failed." Without courtesy, he regarded today’s meeting as a war. In any case, He must win.

"You think that the British sea power needs to meet the challenges of the navy all over the world. We only need to build a fleet to deal with the British mainland fleet. You think this fleet will eventually force the British to yield and give in without a fight. Soldiers. But this is not the case. The British reached an agreement with the French through the transfer of interests. Their fleet began to shrink from the world, and the security of these areas was handed over to the agreement and the allies to maintain. The entire British fleet has been Clenched into a fist!"

"Diplomatic victory gives the British confidence. They can let us build one warship, so they will build two. The British need to deal with only us, and we need to deal with France, Britain and Russia! The British are a maritime country, they can expand their fleet at any cost, but what about us? We are a continental country, and the navy’s armaments are limited. So, it’s time to give up this theory.” said.

   "Even if the British do it now, it does not mean that they can continue like this. German industrial superiority is enough to support us to carry this armament forward." Tirpitz defended.

"But the emperor meant that we will see the difference before and after 1912. The British may succumb in ten or twenty years, but it is definitely not now, and I repeat, our opponent is not just a British, our army It’s not just the Navy."

"The most important thing is that I do not support the construction of the navy. The funding for the navy will not be low. Our disagreement is how to use the money to do more effective things. What you value is deterrence by quantity, and what I am after is war. Regardless of the situation, and regardless of whether the British will continue to build ships at high speeds for six years, one thing is certain, that is, in a war, the two navies will meet, and combat effectiveness-oriented The construction plan is definitely better than the simple quantity." The prince emphasized again.

  "But quantity is also a kind of quality. Our fleet cannot be too small, at least when facing the British fleet, our lineup cannot be too shabby, right?" Tirpitz retorted.

   "As long as we meet the British fleet, we will lose most of the time!" His Highness shook his head and said. "When you are in a weak situation, you still have to fight with the opponent? What do you think? I think General von Boll will not forcefully fight his opponent in this situation, right?" Even if the battle is like Scheer, in Jutland What was your reaction after encountering the British fleet in China? Didn't he immediately go up to Hipper to delay the time, and then the fleet ran in front of the formation? It's obviously not going to work.

"From a tactical point of view, our only chance of victory is to face the divided British fleet. In order to find this opportunity, we must gain an advantage in battlefield perception and speed. After all, it is not the two sides that determine the victory on the battlefield. The total number of warships, but the number of warships that can rush to the battlefield, and how these warships are fighting each other.” The prince explained.

"We can use the same funds to build more fast battleships, as long as we give up a little firepower. We all know that as the amount of weapons purchased is large, his unit cost will be reduced, and our 14-inch artillery is fully sufficient. . At the same time there is better fire control performance and redundancy." Tirpitz said.

"If nothing else, every battle between us and the British will not be long, because the British are not fools, and their fleets will definitely act together. We cannot completely inflict serious damage to our opponents in a single fight, fragmentary, multiple times. If we attack, we will occupy if there is any advantage, and we will leave if there is no advantage. This is our principle.

"We should establish an unequal advantage. On the battlefield of our choice, we should have the advantage! And every battle can cause a devastating blow to the opposing warship. This obviously requires us to have the most powerful Heavy artillery and penetrating capabilities. So our weapons must be deployed around these two points. The high speed of our fleet is necessary, because we need strategic maneuverability, and strong penetrating capabilities are also necessary, because we want to destroy every time If the British warships could only be destroyed by wounding them, then the meaning of our battle would be very small."

"As for the number? This is a very important factor, but this number is not compared with the entire British fleet, because we will not easily engage with the large fleet, if we encounter, we will choose to withdraw directly, our The number should be larger than the number of British fast warships. The reason is simple. They are our number one enemy and an enemy that must be defeated. Obviously, my plan can give our fast fleet both quantitative and qualitative advantages. , As long as we keep it secret, so that the British can not understand this ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Then when the war goes, we will have a huge advantage!" said the prince.

  In any case, the speed of the German violent battleship can never exceed the British. It is inevitable to be thrown away. The prince is doing his best to pursue an asymmetric advantage, and the foundation of this advantage is the confidentiality of speed. Therefore, in the future new warships, all the data about power and speed will be revised, and even the boiler output of the warships will be appropriately weakened. The purpose of this is to reduce the possibility of leakage.

And if you just look at the shape of the battleship, you can be sure that the 180-meter-long battleship is equipped with 350MM artillery is BB, and the 220-meter-long battleship with the same weaponry is BC, then ask, is the 200-meter-long battleship equipped with 350MM artillery BB or BC? In addition to hiding in terms of power, while also improving the shape of warships, the way that the simple aspect ratio can bring speed advantages will be limited. How to improve the shape of the ship as much as possible is the key.

   "What if the British knew our strategy?" Tirpitz asked.

   "Maybe this secret cannot be hidden for a long time, but as long as they know it later, our advantage will be greater. You won't know the time of the final battle, right?" The prince said with a smile.

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