Chapter 488: This prosperous age is as you wish
The Siberian Fleet of the Russian Empire is going to build a new type of battleship!
As soon as this news appeared, it immediately attracted worldwide attention.
Although Alexei's reconstruction plan is huge, it actually attracts not much attention. They are all just watching and no one takes it seriously.
During the Russo-Japanese War, the Siberian fleet stole the show. First, the submarines made a splash, and then the all-heavy artillery battleships emerged, single-handedly leading the world's naval development trend.
Let’s not talk about whether the Obukhov Steel Plant can build a 50-fold triple-unit 330. Simply speaking from the data, it really makes even George envious.
The battleship to be built by the Siberian Fleet also has a triple main gun. In addition to two piggyback turrets at the front and rear, there are four rectangular turrets in the middle. Its firepower is unprecedented.
George still has integrity. The four turrets in the middle are not triple-mounted, but are traditional double-mounted.
Even so, the new battleships of the Siberian Fleet have 20 main guns.
20 doors 50x diameter 350.
Peter was dumbfounded, looking at the data of the new battleships and was fascinated. He asked George dizzily: "Is this true?"
Milyugin held his forehead and didn't look at it.
Ye Luoxin looked up to the sky and sighed, not wanting to recognize this son.
Vasili was very impolite, slapping the table and almost laughing his head off: "How could it be true!"
George was also laughing, and he smiled meaningfully.
So Vasily began to doubt himself: "Really?"
George had boasted.
But unlike St. Petersburg, all the boasts that George boasted have come true.
When George vowed to develop Vladivostok into the St. Petersburg of the Far East, no one believed it.
It took George 20 years to make those who originally doubted him have nothing to say.
When George first started building heavy artillery battleships, no one was optimistic and everyone was waiting to see the excitement.
After the Pohang Battle, the controversy over all-heavy artillery battleships disappeared. All countries began to build all-heavy artillery battleships, each one more active than the other.
Even if George said that he wanted to build a Star Destroyer, no one would openly laugh at George. After all, experts also have a face.
Everyone in the room was frightened by George's plan, only Andre smiled and said nothing.
The true meaning of lying lies in Jiuqian - nine truths and one lie. The most terrible thing is for honest people to deceive others.
After the Russo-Japanese War, the Vladivostok Shipyard received a large number of orders and all slipways were occupied. Even if construction of new battleships was to begin, it would have to wait until two years at the earliest.
Forget about the others, even Vasily and Peter were half-confident about George, and they were really not confident in themselves.
George did not disappoint Andre. How could this be true? What is false can no longer be false.
Even Nicholas began to rekindle his hope in the navy, and George could not be content with others.
Battleships need to be built, but the data is not so outrageous.
The number will not be too many, and George is only planning to build one.
“One ship——”
Peter’s heart dropped for a moment, but after a moment’s thought, one ship was better than none, and he immediately became happy again.
This is the real honest person.
George built the ship not to fight against fire, but to verify new technologies.
In fact, the triple set is not too much. George did not go to the quadruple set, which is already very ethical.
Purely for the purpose of stacking quantity, the middle turret actually has no effect, but will affect the speed. The layout of "Yuriyev" with two at the front and two at the back is quite good, and there is no need to change it. Alexey learned some lessons from the Russo-Japanese War and abandoned the "useless" high range. The maximum range of the new battleship is only 1,500 nautical miles, which is indeed enough for the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea.
George's requirement for the battleship is that it must be able to cover the sea area between Vladivostok and East India, at least it can run back and forth, so the range must be greater than 8,000 nautical miles.
After the twin-gun was upgraded to a triple-gun, the number of main guns increased to 12, but the caliber was still 330. It had no rivals in East Asia.
The German High Seas Fleet has a clear goal against the British Royal Navy.
The Royal Navy's goal is also clear. If Germany builds one battleship, Britain will build two to ensure the Royal Navy's superiority.
This is actually an excuse.
The real target of Britain is the whole of Europe, not Germany alone.
So the British target is Germany plus France, plus Italy, plus the Russian Empire.
Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, these are all trash fish and cannot be put on the table, so don’t take them seriously.
Taking into account the future development trend of the navy, the new battleship that George wants to build has a maximum speed of 25 knots, which is faster than most current cruisers.
The only ones faster than this are the cruisers of the Siberian Fleet, and they have to be light cruisers.
Such a fast speed means that the armor must be reduced, and the protective power will be greatly reduced.
There is no problem with this. George's purpose in building the ship was not to challenge the Royal Navy, but to scare people.
"This is not possible. Without protection, there is no survivability. We are responsible for the lives of our officers and soldiers."
Peter was dumbfounded. He did not dare to use such a battleship as a flagship.
Generally speaking, the flagship of a fleet is the most powerful warship, so the navy likes the new and hates the old.
George even had already thought of a name for the battleship, and it was called "Russia".
Okay, the Russian Empire, which is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, is paired with a "Russian" number with a thin crust and big stuffing. It's really appropriate!
"Just be content with the new battleships!"
Vasily is a strange person, thin skin and big stuffing are good, he can save more armor to build tanks.
After the Russo-Japanese War, the Amur Army was greatly disarmed. From the peak of 500,000 men to only 150,000, Vasily and Andrei's hearts were bleeding.
As more overseas colonies were obtained, the strength of the Siberian fleet continued to increase, and Peter spoke louder and louder.
Amur's annual military expenditure is only so much. If more is given to the Siberian fleet, less will be given to the army. This is obviously partial.
"Get out!"
You're welcome, Peter. George is indeed very partial, but in Peter's opinion, George is partial to the Army.
George has always been a firm believer in the supremacy of land power, and the Siberian fleet was only a subordinate under Amur's military system.
Compared to battleships, armored fighting vehicles are indeed cheap.
However, there are too many armored tanks to hold up. The number of tanks equipped by Fushi and Hashi is more than 100. In terms of weight, they are much more valuable than battleships.
The cost of a battleship is about 1,000 rubles per ton, and the fluctuation will not be too big.
According to the weight of an armored fighting vehicle, one ton reaches 1,500, which is more expensive than a battleship.
In the past, soldiers from various countries were equipped with a rifle and a uniform. They could make do without it and the cost was low. Even though all countries ridiculed Russian army soldiers as "gray animals", in fact, their armies were similar. .
Now the Army and the Navy have begun to roll up as George wished. Whoever can't hold on is a puppy.
(End of this chapter)