The Rise of the Empire

"Actually, in the foreseeable future, the probability of a military conflict between Hezhong and your country is very low. We don't have to regard each other as enemies. We just need to ensure that we have an absolute advantage over other potential enemies, such as Said that the Japanese nation needs to completely overwhelm Japan, and at the same time, considering the inconvenience of fighting in two oceans and the geographical location of the Hawaii region, we need twice the strength to gain an advantage."

"But your country doesn't need to do this. The British Royal Navy has become a thing of the past. Your country and the United Kingdom are close at hand. At the same time, you have an important area that controls the entry and exit of the North Sea-the Shetland Islands. This has formed a threat to the British. Encirclement and control. In this case, your country does not need to maintain too strong sea power, and the French navy does not need to worry, because your country can use the army to solve the French threat. As for the Italians? Leave it to your country in the Mediterranean Allies will do, so your country really doesn't have to get involved in this costly war game," Sims said.

"There is actually a problem with your statement. The empire has more than 12 million square kilometers of territory and dependent countries in Africa. In order to ensure the safety and prosperity of this colony, the empire must deploy a considerable part of its naval power. These colonies may not deploy large fleets of aircraft carriers and Battleships, but it is also necessary to deploy some new armored cruisers and light aircraft carriers similar to those built by your country. And this part of the fleet is scattered, and it is difficult to return to the North Sea to deal with possible conflicts during wartime."

"Secondly, the empire also has important interests in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. We also need to deploy some naval power, which greatly weakens our fleet size advantage, and as a general who is proficient in the navy, you should be very clear. In terms of tonnage and cost, the performance of warships used for ocean-going operations is inferior to that of decisive warships, and your country has no colonies to protect, and needs all decisive battleships, but we are different, and we must make up for this part of the combat power. "

"Think about the glory of the British Royal Navy back then. They had an overwhelming advantage in tonnage. Before the start of the war, we didn't think that the High Seas Fleet would destroy the country that had dominated the world for more than 300 years in one fell swoop two years later. The strength of the British fleet is unquestionable, but it is too scattered in the face of challenges from multiple directions. We use broken warships and submarines to greatly consume the resources of the British fleet, and finally pass the The continuous accumulation has won the victory. And when we become the new overlord and the new colonial empire, we must make up for these weaknesses through various efforts, and sufficient fleet tonnage is our material foundation!" Sim S said.

"Your country wants to reproduce the maritime hegemony of the British Empire era, and this is very unfriendly to other countries. I am sure that this kind of behavior will be resisted by many countries. A single hegemony is not a win-win situation through cooperation The layout will not work. Even if you win temporarily, it will only plant the seeds of disaster for the next war." Sims said.

"We don't want to reproduce the hegemony of the United Kingdom in the past, we just want you to respect our dominant position in Africa, Europe and West Asia! Your country owns the entire Americas, and has already stepped into the Far East with one foot. Such a range of strength Is your country still not satisfied?"

"For the friendship between the two countries,

We don't have a hand in Latin American affairs. For the sake of the friendship between the two countries, we did not leave a colony in the Far East. We exchanged our losses for an isolation zone with your country, but obviously, under the current circumstances, your country took the initiative to try to break this isolation It is a fact, an irrefutable fact, and we must take countermeasures against this situation! "

"Actually, I think it's too early to discuss arms restrictions between the two countries under the circumstances. Both our countries are deeply wary of each other. Your country is still at war, and the pace of military expansion will not stop. Yes, but at this time, you are restricting the speed of our military expansion, which is obviously unreasonable. And I want to say that if you want to make this system of restricting armaments more reasonable, you should include all other maritime powers with certain capabilities , such as Austria-Hungary, France, Japan and Italy," Sims said.

"What about England and Russia?" Sims asked.

"Britain, as a defeated country in World War I, has signed relevant treaties with us. The signing of new treaties should not be based on the destruction of old treaties. This is an infringement of the interests of the empire and a challenge to the dignity of the empire! This behavior will inevitably It led to strong revenge from the empire! As for Russia? A country with almost no navy can naturally be excluded." Su Xiong said.

"It seems that we still have a big difference in the total tonnage of the fleet. So how about we change to a more technical issue? Don't talk about politics, don't consider the so-called imaginary enemy, just analyze the issue from the perspective of technology and use." Sims said.

"For example?" Su Xiong asked.

"The tonnage and composition of future warships, I personally think, judging from the current situation, a battleship with a standard displacement of about 40,000 tons and a battleship equipped with a 16-inch naval gun is already the best between performance and cost at our current shipbuilding level. A very perfect balance. Our future South Dakota-class battleship is like this, and the Japanese Nagato-class battleship is like this. Although you don’t know the situation of your new warship, it is estimated that the tonnage should also be within this range, so , I think it is very reasonable for us to limit the tonnage of battleships to this level, so that we can all have battleships with reasonable performance, and we will not fall into the endless vortex of increasing tonnage of battleships." Sims said.

To be honest, Sims' statement is also reasonable. After all, any warship has its appropriate tonnage in a certain historical period. The sail battleship with the artillery deck is the most efficient. Are there any larger battleships?

Of course there are, such as the Holy Trinity, but the actual performance of this warship is really not worth its cost. The same was true during the war, and the standard displacement tonnage of 32,000 to 35,000 tons of the Bavarian and Fuso classes was considered the most suitable. The British Fury-class battleship and the Italian Caraggiono-class battleship are also of this level. Relatively speaking, the tonnage of the British Queen Elizabeth-class battleships is relatively low, and the result is that the combat effectiveness is not enough, but what about the American standard battleships? Due to artillery and technical problems, the tonnage is sufficient, but the combat effectiveness is also poor.

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