The Rise of the Empire

"This is the foundation of the British Empire. Even if the opponent can temporarily have an advantage in design, the solid foundation of the British Empire can still overwhelm any opponent." Lord Hamilton would sincerely admire every time he came to the Armstrong Shipyard These broods bred the warships of the British Empire! Amidst the roaring machinery, tens of thousands of workers are working. The noisy voices and busy figures, as well as the hulls that have begun to take shape, all demonstrate the power of the empire. \u003c/p\u003e"According to the suggestions provided by Armstrong and the timetable you provided, they can only complete one of the two classes of warships within the specified time. Therefore, you must choose, if the Italians need it, you Which ship do you want them to use!" Lieutenant Colonel Hood reminded. \u003c/p\u003eBefore coming, Fisher selected two classes of warships from all the warships under construction, of which the first class warships were for the Royal Navy's own use. The other level of warships are export ships. \u003c/p\u003e"Could you give a brief introduction?" Sir Hamilton asked. \u003c/p\u003e"Of course, please come with me, we can observe these two warships at close range." Under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Hood, the group came to the two battleships being outfitted without hindrance. \u003c/p\u003e"The battleship at berth 3 is our next-generation armored cruiser—the Warrior-class armored cruiser. It was originally designed very early. We have collected all the data of the new German armored cruisers, but because the design mistakes of the Qiangsheng class warships still hang over the entire Royal Navy Design Institute, we are not greedy for everything. Although the performance of this class of warships is not enough to suppress opponents, it is At least it’s cheap.”\u003c/p\u003e Lieutenant Colonel Hood pointed to the huge ship in front of him, which was 150 meters long, 23 meters wide, and had a draft of 7.5 meters. "Although the Warrior-class armored cruiser was not designed to overwhelm the opponent, with the outbreak of the Battle of the Philippines, we suddenly felt that the original design could no longer meet our needs. The news has been released, so the design institute has strengthened the original performance."\u003c/p\u003e"Now, this warship with a displacement of up to 13,500 tons has two twin 9.2-inch main guns. It has 4 double-mounted 7.5-inch guns, and as many as 20 6-pound guns. The armor belt with a thickness of 6 inches covers an expanded area. The armor thickness of the main turret and the secondary main turret has also reached more than 6 inches. Artillery After the weight increase, the speed of the warship could not reach the designed 23 knots. Now the maximum output power of the warship is 20,000 horsepower, and the speed can reach up to 21 knots. The coal loading has also decreased."\u003c/p\u003e"According to our speculation, this battleship It has at least 80% of the firepower of the Asama-class armored cruiser, moderate speed, and good armor protection. Generally speaking, I think this warship still meets the needs of the British Empire." Lieutenant Colonel Hood paused and continued: "But it may not meet the needs of Italy. People’s needs.”\u003c/p\u003eAs a global navy, the UK must consider ocean-going sailing and combat when designing warships, so their coal-burning capacity will be relatively large, and the crew’s living environment will be better, for example The average crew space will be larger. To achieve these performances, you must pay the price of tonnage, plus sufficient quantity, not quality, so the British-designed warships of the same tonnage are inferior to the Germans in terms of firepower and defense. It is a question of design level, but also a question of demand. \u003c/p\u003eAlthough the Warrior-class armored cruiser was stimulated by the outstanding performance of the Asama-class armored cruiser in the Philippine naval battle and greatly improved its firepower and defense, it still regards the sea-going trials, personnel requirements and endurance of warships as very important reference standards.

And these data that are extremely important to the British Empire are useless on the Mediterranean battlefield, because the Mediterranean is too small...  These data are useless! \u003c/p\u003e "Then tell me about the battleship next to you!" Lord Hamilton pointed to another battleship adjacent to the Warrior. This battleship is slightly shorter than the previous one, but it has more weapons on it! From the purely deterrent perspective, this warship is even more terrifying than the former! \u003c/p\u003e"This is the warship we designed for Chile. In order to meet the Chileans' demands for firepower and defense, Sir Watts did not spend less time." Lieutenant Colonel Hood said jokingly. \u003c/p\u003eIf Prince Ruprecht was here, he might be able to recognize this battleship at a glance! Because this battleship being outfitted is almost exactly the same as the two second-class battleships that Britain sold to Chile in history! Although it has not yet been completed, the long 7.5-inch secondary guns and the two-story secondary gun gallery on this battleship have already exposed its identity! This is the agile-class second-class battleship that the Japanese and Russians rushed to buy in history, and was finally acquired by the Royal Navy! \u003c/p\u003eThis battleship was originally bought by Chile to deal with Argentina's Garibaldi-class armored cruiser. Historically, when Argentina's fourth Garibaldi-class armored cruiser finally entered service, the Chilean navy was already at a disadvantage because Chile's equivalent warships are only 2 armored cruisers and 1 old ironclad ship. And when Argentina ordered two other Garibaldi-class armored cruisers, the Chileans, under unprecedented pressure, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and they decided to overwhelm their opponents once and for all! \u003c/p\u003eAs a result, the second-class agile-class battleship was born. The battleship with a displacement of only 11,000 tons was equipped with two twin 10-inch guns and as many as 14 7.5-inch guns! Let this warship have the strongest projection among contemporary warships! And it has 7-inch armor and a maximum speed of 20 knots! With so many guns, it is even possible for this class of battleships to suppress two Garibaldi-class armored cruisers at the same time. \u003c/p\u003eHowever, these two warships did not join the Chilean Navy in the end. Under the coordination of the United Kingdom, Chile and Argentina gave up confrontation. Chile gave up two second-class battleships, while Argentina gave up two new warships ordered from Italy. The two warships abandoned by Argentina were eventually bought by the Japanese. \u003c/p\u003eAs for this plane, these two warships were also ordered by Chile, and they were also ordered to counter the Munich-class armored cruiser that Argentina bought from Germany. Chile originally planned to buy the Asama-class armored cruiser, but because the latter cost a little It was too expensive to give up, and in the end, like history, they chose Sir Watts' Agile-class second-class battleship. \u003c/p\u003eThe second one is here~~~! Ask for a subscription\u003c/a\u003e~~~! ! ! \u003c/p\u003eIn addition, I recommend a book from a book friend. If you want to read the European War 1 and Nanyang book friends, you can read "Expedition to Europe" by Niaoyutou. The perspective of this book is very special, and the amount of updates is very large. The author updates more than 9k every day~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e