Chapter 643： This is called Tyrant II (1/2)
”This is the meaning of the First Minister of the Navy. He believes that what we need to do now is to further consolidate our quantitative advantages. It is not yet at the level of crushing our opponents in terms of quality and quantity. The main fleet must be strong enough. Decisive battle ability, and our funds are limited, so in addition to firepower and defense, the remaining performance can be sacrificed.” Prince Louis said.
The Royal Navy is actually a civilian system. As the military’s minister of maritime affairs, the Royal Navy’s active-duty officers serve. But the Maritime Minister received restraint from the civil servants. That is to say, he is subordinate to the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Navy can only be served by a civilian. This is why when the First World War broke out in history, Churchill could be the first Secretary of the Navy, and the British Royal Navy Marshal, Prince Louis Can only be the first maritime minister.
In history, the British did consider increasing the speed of the warship to 23 knots or more when designing the Orion-class super-dreadnought battleship, but later had to give up because of the cost issue. There was no way. Funds were limited. One ship might not be much worse. Try to make a dozen!
”In the future, our new super dreadnought battleship is not built to build 1, nor is it to build 4 or 5. We may build three levels at once, a total of 12 battleships! These battleships will become the Royal Navy for a long time. Cornerstone. We must ensure the decisive advantage of the main fleet. What's more, there are very few high-speed battleships built by the Germans, and all the battlecruisers under construction and under construction are only 4. Our current battlecruiser formation plus the upcoming future The ultra-dreadnought battlecruisers built were enough to suppress the Germans.”
Prince Louis is far less radical than Fisher. He has always advocated ensuring the number and combat effectiveness of fundamentalist battleships, and the first minister of the navy meant the same as him. Judging from the information collected so far, there are not many fast warships in the German fleet, and the Germans still focus on building the main fleet. Therefore, Prince Louis is naturally unwilling to choose an overly aggressive high-speed warship plan, but chooses a moderately satisfactory plan. The match.
”Okay, but I will reserve my opinion.” Fisher is very dissatisfied, but he knows that dissatisfaction is also dissatisfied. When the Secretary of the Navy and the Second Secretary of the Navy agree, his opinion is actually Not so important anymore.
”However, at least three new super-dreadnought battlecruisers must be built. This is the bottom line and the bottom line that cannot be changed!” Fisher said with excitement.
”Okay. Old man, take a long-term view. These 13.5-inch guns are just a transition of the Royal Navy. We will install larger-caliber guns for our warships in the future!” Prince Louis said.
”What do you mean?” Fisher said with a slight brow.
”Do you know? According to our intelligence, the Germans seem to be developing larger-caliber artillery. They may install 350mm guns for new warships. So the 13.5-inch artillery is just a stopgap measure. We need larger-caliber artillery in the future. The number of warships built will not be less than that of the first generation of super fearless.” Prince Louis said.
”Why don't I know about this?” Fisher asked rhetorically.