The Rise of the Empire

"So, I think that in order to completely suppress the Japanese Asama-class armored cruiser formation, we need a stronger armored cruiser formation, and the third product of the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau is very good! In my opinion, This is no longer a cruiser or battleship, but a new name should be given to him. We can call it a battlecruiser or a fast battleship!"

  If the traversers are here, they will be taken aback by Makanov’s answer! And he said with emotion, "Ah, this is how the title of this plane battlecruiser came out!"

   "Mr. Lieutenant General, then do you think we need a few new armored cruisers. Or what you call battlecruisers?" Roger Stevinsky thought for a while and asked.

   "If the Spanish battleship is completely repaired, then we need at least four! Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to match the Japanese armored cruiser."

Makanov put forward this view, but considered the poorer quality of the Russian navy. In addition to causing tons of damage to the American ambitions at the Sulu Sea, it also made the Russians aware of their own personnel quality problems. . The will to fight is not strong enough, and the low- and middle-level officers lack subjective initiative. Some of the high-ranking officers are mixed, and the other is mediocre. A few aggressive officers are dragged down by the first two and unable to perform.

  Makanov recognized the various institutional and personnel problems in the Russian Navy, but had no conditions to change it. Then the only way is to strengthen the equipment, if there is no Spanish battleship, then 3 to 4 is still OK, but if the Carlos is added, it will be different! 3 to 5! This amount can be doubled. Of course, the Russians also have Bayan, but the Japanese also have 2 second-class protective cruisers. Moreover, the Bayan and his like are too far apart from the behemoths over 10,000 tons and their effects are very limited.

  If you think about it again, Japan may get more and stronger armored cruisers, then the matter is endless! Therefore, Makanov's opinion is to buy 4 ships at once, which can break the relationship and at the same time fight against the Japanese cruiser formations. If necessary, you can also join the battle line to fight the opponents! As for this suggestion, the officers who came to the show also agreed, and the only question was, what about the money? 4 battleships, each with an average of 1.8 million pounds, which is 7.2 million pounds! It's killing people! Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte is expected to jump off the building in shock, right?

"In fact, our cost is not that much. The Americans have paid more than 3 million pounds for renting our warships, and the price of 1.8 million pounds is not impossible to decline. From an economic point of view, we use three old warships It is a very cost-effective thing to make up for the financial vacancy of the new warship."

"Furthermore, after this war, the United States and Britain and Japan were completely guilty. In order to deal with the common enemy, the Americans could only support us. Therefore, our conditions for obtaining loans would be better. Now we are not only the French family to choose! Damn it! Frenchman, they used money to take away the fruits of victory that belonged to us!" Makanov did not forget to curse the **** Frenchman in the end.

  Makanov’s words were supported by most of the people present, even the support of those aristocratic officers. There is no way, Makanov is old enough and the level is high enough to be regarded as a pillar of the Russian navy. The future naval battles of the Russo-Japanese War will depend on him. On some non-critical issues. Everyone is still willing to give him face, after all, most of the people in this house may have to do things under his hands in the future.

"From a military point of view, you are very right. I also support us in buying more advanced warships from the Germans, but the problem is that even if we have no financial problems, we will still squeeze our original use for other warships. The battleship of the project. The government's funding for us is very clear to everyone. If we have to spend a lot of money to order additional battleships, the original plan will inevitably be disrupted. So how to solve this contradiction?" Roger Stevinsky Asked a very sharp question!

"Yeah, this is a very serious problem. We are going to redesign our naval expansion plan, and I am even more worried about a problem. If the Japanese get started before we are ready, then what should we do?" Ma Karnov raised another more serious problem.

  In the opinion of the Russians, the Japanese are too careless about wars. They don’t declare war before the start of the film. As long as you are ready, you can start fighting without saying anything! For the two countries now, Japan's preparation speed is completely faster than that of the Russians. The reason is simple. Japan can now expand its armaments and prepare for war, and the Russians must first do infrastructure construction...

  So, from the perspective of overall strategy, the Russians will certainly not be fully prepared, and the overall deployment will be even worse. The navy is divided into two very remote bases. Although the army will have certain advantages in number, the supply situation will be very worrying. Moreover, the army will be scattered and deployed in various places in the northeast, and it is easy to be defeated by Japanese troops coming from North Korea~www.NovelMTL.com~Of course, the army does not need to be in charge of the navy, but how does the navy solve the disadvantages of the geographical environment? There is still no good way to formulate strategies in the new situation. After all, too many changes have been made, the enemy's situation has changed, and the expansion of its naval armaments has also changed. In this way, the direct result is that the original plan is invalidated. Let's make a new one!

  So now the question is, who will decide on such a big matter? Naturally not from the Admiralty! This kind of thing must be told to the Russian emperor, and then let all Russian masters determine it. Don't say anything about the plan, let's settle the battleship.

  Looking at Palokin’s offer for a new ship from Germany, the Czar was also very entangled. The Russians’ entry into the Far East would not stop, and the stronger the Japanese had to be defeated. To defeat the Japanese need to buy German warships and more money! All the previous deductions were okay, but the final result made His Majesty the Tsar very entangled! Now the czar has even thought about it, if the other party can be cheaper, it is okay to sell a daughter, anyway, the czar’s blood has many German genes.

   "Let Palokin lower the price as much as possible, and you can promise the Germans from other aspects in exchange for a reduction in the price of warships." In the end, His Majesty came up with such a solution!

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