Since Columbus discovered the New World, the navy has been an important means for countries to demonstrate their national strength, and it is also a reflection of a country's comprehensive national strength.
And before the invention of the atomic bomb, naval warships had always been the largest and most efficient weapons of war created by mankind.
Especially during World War I and World War II, various technologies and technologies developed by various countries in naval construction pushed the performance of these war machines to the extreme.
However, after World War I, with the signing of the Washington Treaty, several major naval powers in the world limited the size and number of their warships and gave their navies a break of more than ten years. Not only did various countries conduct large-scale
The disarmament of the navy also canceled the planned construction of warships and aircraft carriers.
When the Treaty of Washington was signed, Japan refused to scrap the battleship on the pretext that part of the construction cost of the Mutsu battleship came from donations from primary school students. So after some compromise, the countries reached a new agreement.
The maximum caliber of the treaty-type battleship's main gun was increased to 16 inches. Japan could retain the Mutsu battleship, while the United States completed two of the three unfinished Colorado-class battleships (a total of four were built, "Maryland" BB-46,
Already completed before the Conference on Disarmament
, the "Washington" bb-47 was sunk as a target ship after being launched according to the naval treaty). The United Kingdom was able to build a first-class battleship equipped with a 16-inch main gun within the tonnage specified in the treaty, without being subject to the 10-year prohibition in the treaty.
Regulations governing the construction of battleships.
So the British took out their first-class treaty battleship Nelson class, and also created the reputation of the "big seven" naval holiday.
Chen Mo wants to get some big boats for fun, and big seven is obviously the most suitable target.
The British's three Nelsons and the American's two Colorados Chen Mo do not intend to move. On the one hand, there is no legitimate reason. On the other hand, these two are considered allies now. They will still play an important role in World War II in the future.
function, it is not appropriate to weaken them.
Of course, the more important point is that Chen Mo really doesn't like Nelson's three-turret front design, let alone the performance of Colorado.
After all, the Americans' thinking is to rely on their strong industrial strength to expand production capacity, and do not pay attention to the performance of individual ships. This can be seen after the start of World War II.
On the contrary, the fussy Japanese, adhering to the idea of a decisive battle weapon, did their best to strengthen their own battleships and worked hard to enhance their performance.
Just like the Nagato-class battleship, according to the provisions of the Washington Treaty, the caliber of its main gun should be 16 inches, which is 406 millimeters when converted to metric, but the Japanese want to increase the caliber to 410 millimeters, which is an extra 4 millimeters.
Psychological comfort.
Of course, this is also a good thing. At least when Chen Mobai used his boat, it was more profitable.
The target that Chen Mo is targeting is the Mutsu, the second ship of the Nagato-class battleship. In the future, some stupid Navy man will blow up the turret due to violation of the prohibition of fireworks regulations, causing the entire warship to be blown up in the middle.
Rather than being wasted, it is better to use it to be eaten by the Blood Sail, so that the Blood Sail can evolve from a sail battle line to a steel battle line.
As for the Nagato, Chen Mo also wanted to get it. However, considering that the Japanese would definitely go crazy if they lost two battleships in a row, and even tore up the Washington Treaty in advance to build the Yamato, Chen Mo decided to restrain his behavior a little.
, so as not to overly stimulate the Japanese and cause too much change in the historical line.
Moreover, Nagato lived until after World War II, and was finally given to the Americans as reparations, and he ate two nuclear bombs at the intersection.
In Chen Mo's view, as long as Egypt plays its role according to his plan during World War II, then when World War II ends, he, as a member of the victorious country, will bring back all the warships that the Americans intend to blast as a collection.
There is no problem.
As for whether to let the Bloodsail devour all the ships or keep a few as collections, it all depends on your mood.
Having made up his mind, Chen Mo naturally began to formulate relevant plans.
Of course, there is no need to make a special trip to Japan to enjoy Mutsu. He can add a visit to Japan to his itinerary to China and go to Japan in a legitimate manner.
How to contact Mutsu after arriving in Japan is even simpler. A foreign monarch has proposed to visit two big seven ships of the Japanese Navy. Will the Japanese Navy still refuse?
With the Japanese people's face-saving character, I am afraid that if Chen Mo had not made this request, they would have taken the initiative to organize the battleships of the combined fleet to hold a ship review for Chen Mo.
After visiting Mutsu, the rest is simple. Release the Bloodsail, summon Hydra to launch a sea monster attack, and then swallow Mutsu to strengthen the Bloodsail.
Chen Mo carefully planned it and saw that there were no problems, so he notified Ada Wang of the temporary increase.
Of course, Chen Mo did not tell Ada Wang that he was interested in the Japanese Mutsu. He only told her that he would add a visit to Japan in addition to his trip to China.
"Boss, you want to go to Japan? Then for what reason?" Ada Wang naturally had no objection to Chen Mo's decision, but she was still curious about Chen Mo's reason for going.
"Just submit a note to them on the grounds that I want to purchase warships from Japan. By the way, I want to visit the battleships and aircraft carriers of the United Fleet." Chen Mo gave Ada Wang an excuse that seemed perfectly fine.
Speaking of aircraft carriers, he remembered that Akagi and Kaga, the most popular characters in various ship girl games in later generations and the predecessors of the first aviation battle, have been completed, but they have not been modernized and modified. They should still use three-dimensional aircraft carriers.
The bizarre design of the segmented deck.
So he doesn't have much interest in these two ships. After all, his two more beautiful, more advanced and practical aircraft carriers will be built in two years, so why worry about the forcibly modified Japanese dual-purpose battleships?
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However, I do have some interest in the Akagi's predecessor, the Amagi-class battlecruiser Chen Mo.
However, the Japanese have only built two of the four Amagi-class ships, and all of them were forced to be converted into aircraft carriers due to the Washington Treaty. Among them, the Amagi was abandoned due to damage to the keel caused by the earthquake, and the Japanese themselves no longer have finished products.
So even if Chen Mo wanted to get it, he could only get their drawings from the Japanese. Fortunately, the corresponding drawings were much easier to obtain than warships.
