The Rise of the Empire

"Although we have some differences on the size and performance limits of warships, I think we both want this treaty to take shape. Therefore, in order to make this treaty binding, I think we must start from the source. Plug some loopholes. And the Imperial Navy believes that the vicious competition of large cruisers is likely to make our plan come to naught." Su Xiong said.

"It is necessary to limit the vicious competition of large cruisers. We must limit the tonnage of warships and the structure of equipped weapons. However, from the perspective of the United States Navy, large cruisers are an indispensable part of the navy. We will use A large number of large cruisers form an advantage over the Japanese navy. We are targeting the Japanese, and it has nothing to do with your country. After all, both your country and ours can have more than 4 battleship detachments. Large cruisers are still facing the real capital ships. Vulnerable," Sims said.

"Unexpected, but reasonable." Su Xiong said in his heart. In fact, in the current situation, although the Germans did not say it clearly, it is clear that the US Navy is currently the only imaginary enemy of the German Navy. Looking around the world, the British navy has already sunk into the sky, the French and Italians are even weaker, and the Japanese navy is far away and overwhelmed. Therefore, the only one capable and willing to confront Germany is the US Navy.

Does what Sims say make sense? It must be reasonable. The size of Japan's main fleet is limited, and the mobilization of large fleets is very cumbersome. If the two sides fight in the Dutch East Indies in the future, battles between capital ships will be one aspect, but more battles will be battles at the cruiser and destroyer level. , This phenomenon was reflected in the original Battle of New Ireland Island. Although a big war broke out between the two sides, before the big war broke out, the destroyers and light cruisers of both sides were also constantly fighting.

And even in large-scale battles, the damage of the 10-inch artillery to the cruiser is obvious to all. Old Fletcher crippled the Japanese light cruiser detachment by skillfully setting up an ambush with old-fashioned armored cruisers. In the ensuing anti-breakdown operations, the large cruisers also performed well, and in the just-concluded Battle of the Sulawesi Sea, the large cruisers also performed well. And most importantly, because of the cost of large cruisers, the weak Japan cannot compete with the Americans in this respect, and if the tonnage of the main fleet is locked again, then the advantages of large cruisers will be even greater!

But if you want to say that the Americans strongly advocate large cruisers just to deal with Japan, that is impossible! One of the back arrows was also aimed at the Germans! What is the greatest weakness of the German Navy relative to the US Navy? That is, Germany must ensure the safety of its communication lines on the west coast of Africa! Take the initiative. Now half of the west coast of Africa is a German colony. There are a large number of ports here, and a large amount of materials are imported or shipped out every moment. The Atlantic route has become very important to Germany.

Then, not surprisingly, the Germans have to face the opponent's possible broken war this time! Because of the need to fight against the powerful U.S. Navy, battleships and aircraft carriers must be used intensively. And if at this time, a large cruiser of the US Navy comes to the west coast of Africa,

So what about the Germans? With the colonial cruiser or the destroyer Ying Gang? Isn't that courting death?

And if there are so many more warships, it will put a lot of pressure on Germany's maritime transportation lines. Perhaps the actual loss will not be great, but the energy involved and the mental pressure caused will not be small, and because of the addition of large cruisers, the strength of the escort fleet must be increased, so it is not enough for a few destroyers to disperse submarines. So this matter is very troublesome for Germany!

Therefore, it may be difficult to get the US Navy to give up large cruisers. And the best way for the German Navy to respond is to follow in the footsteps of the opponent. Find ways to form your own unique advantages in the field of large cruisers!

"However, I quite agree with your proposal to limit vicious competition. The tonnage of large cruisers is limited to less than 20,000 tons, and we must strictly limit the size of the gun ring, the ammunition compartment below, and the installation space for servo equipment. I How about suggesting that triple-mounted main guns are not allowed on large cruisers in the future?" Sims thought for a while.

"Holding the grass! This is really amazing!" Hearing this, Su Xiong couldn't help giving Sims a thumbs up. This method can be said to almost eliminate the possibility of changing the gun. If you replace the triple-mounted main gun with a larger caliber It is possible to install a large dual-mounted main gun, but it is very difficult to replace the dual-mounted main gun. It is not to say that it is impossible, but that it is too difficult to design and build, and the loss outweighs the gain.

"I think this issue is feasible, but we are not decision makers after all, and some things need to be discussed." Su Xiong has already figured out the attitude of the Americans towards large cruisers, and the Americans will definitely keep large cruisers. But it also agrees to impose a certain degree of restriction. This is not only for Germany, but also for Japan.

After finalizing the large cruiser, in fact, the meaningful conversation tonight has come to an end. The Americans have revealed a lot of news. The words that the fleet visited Germany are worth it!

It's not that the Germans want to completely resolve the Middle East issue within one year. In fact, the Middle East issue cannot be resolved within one year. It is absolutely impossible for the Americans to end the war within a year, but this does not prevent the Germans from inferring the plan and replenishment of the US Navy based on this timetable.

On the other hand, both sides actually expressed the meaning of maintaining a stable situation after the war. The Germans wanted to continue to digest their new territories and colonies, and the Americans also needed to heal the wounds of the war. The naval arms limitation treaty is a historical necessity. As the two most powerful countries in the world, when formulating this naval treaty covering the entire earth, they must first reach a rough agreement with each other.

It is true that Germany and the United States are potential enemies, but other second-rate countries will also have an impact on the situation in the two-power game. How to restrict other countries at the same time under the framework of the two powers is also one of the goals of the two countries. The Germans are still wary of France, have no good impressions of Italy, and are ready to kill their opponents at all times for the British. The Japanese are not good either. And what about the Americans? Americans have no friends now! Sometimes, the situations of the two countries are really similar.

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