The Rise of the Empire

Don't you see, Thomas's 4 Queens successfully transferred in front of the entire High Seas Fleet? If the first four king ships can be equipped with eight 14-inch cannons, the queen might really be able to keep two ships! Therefore, the legacy of the 12-inch gun must be cleared, and it is politically correct to use the largest artillery possible! The caliber of artillery is the first, and the quantity is the second is the kingly way in the BB era! (Of course, the premise is that the number of artillery can meet the needs of fire control.) The layout of 6 artillery pieces such as prestige and counterattack has already illustrated this point! \u003c/p\u003eAt the same time, don’t underestimate the armor protection of the British super-dreadnought. There is a saying that the British super-dreadnought’s armor is belt armor. The thickest 300mm is only a narrow strip. Not too much lower than the Germans, the lower extension is almost worse than that of German warships, and the water part is almost the same. The thickest part of 300mm is not too short, and the thickness of the entire main armor belt is about one and a half decks higher. Just be 3.5 meters. \u003c/p\u003eAnd historically, the British learned lessons after the Battle of Jutland. In addition to changing the fatal fire prevention, the British also increased the protection of the dome armor. The side of the armor has increased by 2 inches, and the level has increased by 1 inch. Even if the 12-inch shell penetrates from the 6-inch upper armor, it may not be able to penetrate the core compartment! \u003c/p\u003eIn history, the British have as many as 12 super dreadnoughts equipped with 343mm heavy guns! It is a well-deserved main force in the early stage of World War 1! Not to mention the later Queen Elizabeth-class battleships and Vengeance-class battleships. Although the British shells are bad, 12-inch guns are definitely not enough to penetrate the opponent's defense in the later stage! \u003c/p\u003eSo, to sum up, the prince finally decided to adopt the plan of 12 12-inch guns, which is entirely for future upgrades. will do! \u003c/p\u003eAnd even leaving this aside, from the perspective of internal design, the plan made by His Royal Highness Prince Ruprecht, who has experience in later generations, is much better than Krupp's plan! \u003c/p\u003eFirst of all, the gap between the two sides in terms of underwater protection is huge. The Germans still adopt the empty warehouse-liquid warehouse layout of ten thousand years. Such a layout is not good, especially when facing underwater shells. If the shell penetrates the empty tank and explodes in the liquid tank, then this is a torpedo with a small charge! The severe pressure will directly tear apart the last underwater protection of the battleship, causing the core compartment to flood. \u003c/p\u003eAnd in order to make up for the small depth of TDS at the ammunition depot due to the width of the hull, the prince also specially strengthened the underwater protection of the ammunition depot. The protection thickness of the underwater part of the side is 60mm high elastic steel, while the bottom It is a three-layer bottom. \u003c/p\u003eAs for the vertical protection, the 280mm armor inclined at 12 degrees is higher than the vertical. Although it may not be able to hold the 15-inch shells with green hats, it can block all the British battleships of World War I from 12 kilometers away. The cannon attack is still no problem! Belt height also has advantages. And the horizontal protection is a masterpiece beyond the times! 90mm main level armor, just ask if you are afraid! This thickness is bragging if it is used in World War II, but it is definitely not weak in the 1920s! \u003c/p\u003e In terms of ship shape and power, Bavaria's plan has also been carefully considered. This class of warship has greatly optimized the ship shape, and the ship shape is more slender and more conducive to high speed. And adjust the size of the space between the propeller shafts of the battleship to avoid mutual interference, while abandoning the 3-axis layout of the German battleship (the latter will reduce the strength of the tail.) Adopt a 4-axis layout. So although the power is worse than that of the Royal William Dockyard, it has a little advantage in speed. \u003c/p\u003eIn general, the prince believes that his battleship is a masterpiece of an era beyond the Royal William Dockyard! In addition to the higher cost,

According to visual estimates, it is around 2.2 million pounds, and this is simply a perfect first-generation dreadnought. The Royal Dockyard's offer was around £2.1 million. The opponent has certain advantages! \u003c/p\u003eThe battleship plan is like this, and the difference between the battlecruiser plan is similar. The original design is almost maintained, but the armor is weakened and the power is increased. It is said that the firepower still adopts the 5-turret layout, but the artillery is replaced by a new 11-inch gun, which makes the prince feel quite unhappy! For this plan, he is almost unacceptable. \u003c/p\u003e"If the battlecruiser plan uses 11-inch guns, then it can be used as a breakthrough!" Without seeing detailed data, the prince is not easy to make a decision, but subconsciously, he thinks this is a way to break the current deadlock Chance! \u003c/p\u003eAnd Bavaria did this. Removing the No. 3 turret at the back, lengthening the power cabin, and repairing the hull became Bavaria's battle cruise plan, but the total length of the hull reached 195 meters. The rated maximum output power is 54,000 horsepower. (Note that this is rated, not actual. The "overclocking" of battlecruisers in World War I was still very fierce.) It is estimated that the actual maximum output is about 70,000 horsepower, and the speed above 26 knots is not a big problem. \u003c/p\u003eIn terms of cost, the cost of battlecruisers and battleships on both sides is about the same. The rising cost of construction is not obvious. \u003c/p\u003eIncreasing power is not just the cost of boilers and turbines. If the power cabin is too large, the armor belt will be stretched, which will increase the cost of defense and eventually increase the cost of the entire warship. At the beginning of history, Germany Human's first-generation battlecruisers, such as Von der Tann and Moltke, are not more expensive than Nassau and Helgoland, and even cheaper. \u003c/p\u003eIn the later period, the cost of the Bavarian-class battleship, the pride of the German World War I battleship, was only about 2.5 million pounds, while the cost of the Hindenburg-class battleship of the same level at the same time was about 3 million pounds. The weight of the armor is not much less than that of Bavaria, but because the length of the armor box is a bit large, the defense level is not at the same level.... And the weapons are even worse by 2 levels, 8 15-inch guns vs. 8 12-inch guns, this is unbearable! \u003c/p\u003eIn addition to the three schemes proposed by Bavaria and the Royal Wilhelm Shipyard, there are several schemes, one of which is a simple enlarged version of the Friedrich-class, adding a double-mounted turret. The displacement is about 18,000 tons, and the cost is only 1.8 million. The defense is also limited, so this plan was rejected because it was too weak. \u003c/p\u003eThe other plan was rejected because it was too "powerful", 6 dual-mounted main guns! There are two double-mounted knapsack main guns at the front and the rear, and the two turrets in the middle of the hull are arranged diagonally. Even a layman's evaluation of this is too big and unreasonable! There are too many gun positions in the hull, which greatly lengthens the length of the battleship's armor box. \u003c/p\u003eThank you for the book friends Lost Battle Song, the First Guards Tank Brigade, sitting alone and watching the world, traveling slowly, and the sea is bounded\u003c/a\u003e~~~! And \u003c/a\u003e support from book friend hisokavvv, fish dancing in the wind, Yipin Huangshan smoking is harmful to health, sc-vx, and little fish in the toilet~~~! No recommendations again this week --! The author burst into tears--! Ask for a subscription\u003c/a\u003e~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e