The Rise of the Empire

Historically, a Chinese regulation was issued in 1909, stating that all goods, except for armed ammunition and other obvious war materials, shipped to a neutral country, even if they are to be transferred to a hostile country, cannot be confiscated. In fact, the British only followed the terms of the declaration shortly after the war began. Soon after the war, the British laid mines at the mouth of the Thames to the Belgian coast. All neutral ships must be inspected for contraband in British ports before they can pass. Minefield manuals, and a month later, the British Admiralty made the straits between the North Sea, Iceland, and Norway a theater of war, and imposed restrictions on all materials shipped to neutral countries. Therefore, the Germans called this blockade a war against women and children.

  That’s great, all that should be said, the prince thinks he has explained the possible deployment of the British very clearly. He now wants to see if other people here have any insights!

"Obviously, our funding is only about half of that of the British, and it is impossible to have a head-on confrontation with the large fleet, and with the outbreak of the war, a lot of resources are used in the war, and the navy's ability to build capital ships in wartime is completely unavailable. Guarantee. This is a problem that is almost impossible to solve." Although Tirpitz didn't say it clearly, he could already tell from his tone that he had succumbed and was helpless in the face of tremendous pressure.

"In fact, in addition to the British fleet, whether it is the old British warships deployed in the Strait, the light cruisers that remain on alert, or the fast battleships deployed in the middle, we can all deal with it. The biggest problem is mobility. If we If the speed of the fleet can form an advantage over most of the British capital ships, then there is still a tactical advantage.” Admiral Von Boll said.

"Yes, you are right. This is one of my most basic requirements for the main fleet. In the future, all our capital ships must be faster than the British battleships! At least about 3 knots faster! If the average speed of the British fleet is 22 knots, then we have to reach at least 25 knots! Only in this way can we have a chance to escape when we accidentally run into an opponent. And if we replace all capital ships with such warships If so, then we will definitely have more warships with a speed of 25 knots or more than the British!" Said with satisfaction.

"But the speed of such warships is still not as fast as the British battlecruisers. According to our intelligence, the speed of the British battlecruisers can be described as harsh. Their speed is at least 26 knots. If we don’t If you run into the British main fleet carefully, then their battle cruisers still have a chance to entangle us and provide opportunities for the main fleet." Tirpitz said.

"Under the circumstance of a certain cost, speed, firepower, and defense are in a trade-off relationship. This is one of the reasons why I am unwilling to pursue extreme high speeds. The power system of the British is not as good as ours, and they require more warships. If the speed is high, there will be problems with firepower and defense. Especially the latter. "The prince doesn't mind.

  Take the late British-German battlecruisers Tiger and Lützoff as examples. The displacements of both sides are similar. Lützoff's normal displacement is 26,500 tons and Tiger is 28,430 tons. Lützoff’s power system accounted for 14.2% of the total weight of the battleship, which is about 3763 tons. The actual output power was more than 80,988 horsepower. This output allowed the battleship to run out of 27.9 in the sea trial on May 16, 1915. Knots of speed!

  The weight of the power system of the Tiger accounted for 20.7% of the total weight of the battleship, and the total weight of the power reached an astonishing 5885 tons! Although the output power is higher, it has a maximum of 104,635 horsepower and a maximum speed of 29.07 knots. From the perspective of power-to-weight ratio, Lützoff's output per ton is about 21.5 horsepower, while the Tiger’s power system has an output of 17.8 horsepower per ton. Lower than the Germans.

  Weapons on both sides are about the same weight. The structural weight is not much different. The structural weight of Tiger accounts for 343 of the total weight, while Lützoff is 30.5%. So where is the weight difference saved by the power system? It's all on the armor!

  Lutsov’s armor weight accounted for 35.5% of the weight of the entire battleship. That is 9,400 tons! You know, the armor weight of the Bavaria is only 11,610 tons!