Chapter 1022： The Princes Response (1/2)
Slide 1022
”Earl Spey mentioned the high performance of Japanese battleships in the telegram, and was worried that the proliferation of technology would further reduce our advantages. What we were worried about finally happened. His Majesty the Kaiser expressed serious concern about this. I hope you can do so. Reverse this unfavorable situation.” On the prince's train to Bomia, Tirpitz, who was accompanying him, said to the prince with worry.
”This is an inevitable process. Any major country at war will learn from the war and improve itself. It is nothing more than a little earlier or later, and the era of deliberately relying on a certain kind of equipment before the war to open the entire war has already It's over, we must keep pace with the times, and the only result of standing still is getting beaten.” The prince probably glanced at the content of the telegram and said calmly.
”You should be prepared for the current situation?” Tirpitz's eyes lit up after hearing it, as if a drowning man found a life-saving straw.
”The sample has come out. This time, you can see our new weapon when you go to Skoda.” The prince smiled and said.
”If it is a new type of artillery, it may have limited meaning, because the turrets and artillery used by the Bavarian-class battleships under construction have been produced. If it is to be replaced, it is not cost-effective in time and economy.” Tirpitz said.
”No, the existing things can be completely matched with the new equipment, the reason is very simple, I just changed a shell.”
”Can the Japanese Fuso-class battleship be solved by changing the shells?” Tirpitz said he didn't understand. Because according to the information obtained by Tirpitz, the thickness of the sidestring armor of the Fuso-class battleship is 350mm inclined at 15 degrees, and this defensive strength is almost impossible for Bavarian artillery to penetrate within 10 kilometers. Even if you change a shell, it is unlikely that you want to penetrate the opponent at a normal distance of about 14KM!
”First of all, I can be sure that the Fuso-class battleship is almost unsolvable from the current data. Unless you can get the British 18-inch naval gun on the battleship... otherwise you want to attack. Wearing is almost impossible, no matter how you change it. So why do we have to focus on the side-string armor that is almost impossible to penetrate? Why don't we focus on the horizontal armor?” The prince smiled Said.
As a traverser, especially a person who has some research on war, he still has some understanding of the British Royal Navy's methods of remedying the situation in history. Although the Royal Navy was already a little turbulent during the First World War, it really encountered things. The efficiency is still very high, especially after being bitten!
Although the Royal Navy did not pay attention to the issue of fire doors after the Battle of Dogel Sandbanks, after three battlecruisers were killed in the Battle of Jutland, the Royal Navy not only changed the fire doors, but also strengthened them. For armor defense, the outer main armor belt cannot be changed, but a considerable part of the battleship's inner dome armor is thickened by 1 to 1.5 inches. Counting the thickness of the original dome armor, with this layer of iron pants, you are finally not afraid of the German 12-inch naval gun.