"Alfred, why do you have such a crazy idea?" Tirpitz with a big beard read the "Application for Suspension of Construction of Deutschland-Class Battleships and Revision of Armored Ship S" submitted by Dietrich himself
"N-Ship Design Instructions", he raised his head and looked at the chief designer of the Imperial Navy in front of him, "Is it just because of these design drawings that have not been tested yet?" He pointed to several bundles of drawings on the table and said.
"Yes, in theory, this should be a revolutionary design. The application of armaments, protection and power systems are all novel. I have carefully calculated the various data of this type of armored cruiser. This ship
Whether in terms of firepower, protection or maneuverability, it far exceeds the already designed armored ship Scharnhorst, and is even stronger than the Deutschland-class battleships under construction."
Tirpitz looked at the drawings. The data provided in the design instructions of Volcan Shipyard could be said to be very tempting, but some aspects made him dissatisfied: "Two turrets need to be built in the front and rear of the deck to raise the turrets.
?The reliability of this arrangement has never been tested. How much impact does it have on the overall center of gravity and navigation stability? Why choose to use steam turbines for power? That thing has only been tested on destroyers. Although the effect is good, it has never been used on large-scale ships.
There is a precedent for the equipment on warships. Also, the collision angle has been cancelled. How unreasonable!"
"General, due to the development of artillery technology, the combat distance of both sides is already more than 7,000 yards. I don't think there is anything wrong with canceling the collision angle. This kind of thing will hinder the overall armor protection strength of the warship, and it will hit itself in a naval battle.
The chance of hitting a person seems to be much greater than hitting an enemy ship." Dietrich said in a deep voice. Tirpitz's stubbornness and conservatism made him very angry. "If it is not equipped with a steam turbine, the warship will not be able to meet the 25% of the design requirements.
To save speed, I think you are also very aware of the shortcomings of steam engines. Why does the German Navy always follow the British and cannot be the first to equip steam turbines on large warships?"
"Our budget is limited. Can you guarantee that this battleship will not become a costly waste? Congress finally passed the Navy budget. We cannot affect the Navy's battleship construction plan just because of some novel gadgets. I don't
Agree to revise the budget." Tirpitz returned the report in his hand to Dietrich.
Dietrich was very disappointed. Tirpitz was not an innovative leader. He had always been opposed to the application of new technologies and had been immersed in the old era of fleet victory. "Then I have to put this
The plan is in the hands of the emperor, and he will make the decision!" He threw these words and stood up to leave.
"Why did you go to that self-righteous person who likes to point fingers at the navy? Even if that crappy designer agrees to this stupid plan, I will not implement it!" Tirpitz slapped the table and roared.
Dietrich first found Prince Heinrich who had just returned from the United States, carefully stated the design ideas of the new battleship to him, and asked him to submit the design instructions of the new battleship to the Kaiser, Prince Heinrich, through the prince.
He had recently been promoted to admiral and was in charge of the High Seas Fleet. Although he did not agree with Tirpitz's naval plan to challenge the British, he showed sufficient interest in the new warship design provided by the Volcan shipyard.
As a naval commander, the firepower configuration of new warships is enough to arouse his enthusiasm.
Heinrich promised to submit the new battleship design plan to the Kaiser as soon as possible and tried his best to persuade Wilhelm II to accept the plan.
During this period, Tirpitz still ordered the Royal Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven to start construction of the third ship of the Deutsche-class battleship Hannover, which made Dietrich and Prince Heinrich helpless.
The new warship design was finally handed over to the Kaiser, which made Wilhelm II, an amateur warship design enthusiast, very happy. This was the first time that the naval design department handed over the design of a warship to the wise emperor.
His Majesty reviewed the ruling. Before this, they always laughed at the design proposed by the emperor. Although it was perfect, the only design flaw was that it could not float on the water, which made William II feel very hurt.
His Majesty the Emperor was very interested in the plan from the Vulcan Shipyard, because the design of this warship suited his taste and seemed to be able to meet his previous requirements for a "high-speed battleship".
To this end, he even summoned Dietrich and the warship's designer Strecker, and listened carefully to the design descriptions given by the two warship designers in person. Finally, the Kaiser decided to support the construction of the new warship and replaced the original
The standard displacement design was increased to 15,000 tons. "This is the ideal battleship I mentioned. That is not because of my mistake, but because of the stupidity of the Naval Design Bureau, which cannot design such an excellent battleship!" His Majesty the Emperor
First of all, he did not forget to praise himself for his foresight, and then patted the two designers on the shoulders and said: "In order to commend you for your great contribution to the Imperial Navy, at the launching ceremony of the new battleship, I will personally pay tribute to the two designers."
Give me a medal!"
Although the Kaiser was vigorously promoting the construction of new warships, this was strongly resisted by the Admiralty headed by Tirpitz. As Minister of the Navy, Tirpitz even threatened to resign. Without the support of the Admiralty, the design was changed.
The subsequent supplementary budget will also be difficult to pass in parliament.
Wilhelm II was unyielding and ordered to stop the construction of all new warships in the German Navy. If you don't agree with my plan, I won't let you start building new warships. Let's see who can outlast the other? In the end, Tirpitz had to give in.
Due to the emperor's pressure, the naval design department and ship commanders could only be convened to discuss the feasibility of building new warships.
In the end, the Admiralty agreed to redesign the four warships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Silesia and Herstein-Schleswig according to the new construction plan. At the request of the Kaiser,
The redesigned Scharnhorst-class armored ship has a standard displacement of 16,500 tons and is equipped with eight 40-caliber 254 mm main guns. The double-mounted piggyback main battery turrets are placed on the front and rear decks, and the midships are equipped with 10 single-mounted 152mm guns.
mm secondary gun, the power unit uses 26 new water tube coal-fired boilers, 4 23,000 horsepower triple expansion steam engines, 4-axis propulsion, and the designed maximum speed is 24 knots.
The construction of the four armored ships started almost at the same time as the British battleship Dreadnought. However, compared to the speed at which the British built the Dreadnought battleship in just one year, the Germans were cautious in using new technologies. The Shane-class armored ship
The construction project was repeatedly delayed, and it was not until March 1908 that the No. 3 ship Silesia was first delivered to the German Navy. By this time, the British had already built five dreadnoughts, so it did not cause much excitement.
The ships of the Shane class were originally called fast battleships. When they were delivered to the Navy, the new British dreadnoughts had a displacement of more than 23,000 tons. The Germans renamed them armored cruisers. However, the firepower and protection of this class of armored ships were
The level is much higher than the Warrior-class and Minotaur-class armored cruisers built by the British at the same time.
Later naval history reviews also pointed out that vigorously promoting the construction of Scharnhorst-class armored ships was one of the few correct decisions made by the Kaiser in intervening in German naval affairs.
The Vulcan Shipyard received the construction contract for two of the warships, but the orders they expected from the Far East never appeared. How could the Qing Dynasty in 1907 have the ability to purchase a standard-displacement ship like the Scharnhorst?
A large warship exceeding 16,000 tons?
Although the Russian Second Pacific Fleet led by Rozhestvinsky received Japanese naval combat intelligence provided by the Russian consul, telling him that the Japanese had set up ambushes on the sea route from the Tsushima Strait to Vladivostok. But he was helpless.
Choice, or the long journey of 18,000 nautical miles has made Nicholas II's favorite bodyguard very crazy, Vice Admiral Rozhestvinsky still decided to lead his fleet towards the Japanese
He crashed through the ambush circle.
Let this damn sea journey end quickly! No matter whether it is life or death.
The outcome of the Battle of Tsushima was no different from the history of another world. The poor ship condition and sailor training level of the Tsarist Russian Navy made its performance worse than that of the Qing Navy that participated in the Battle of the Yellow Sea more than ten years ago. Although the attack on the Japanese Allied Fleet
Although prepared, the Russians still failed to sink even a single Japanese naval battleship during the naval battle, and the final result was still almost the entire army being annihilated.
Slightly different from the history of another world is that when the Russian main fleet suffered serious damage to the flagship Prince Suvorov and Rozhstvinsky was injured and escaped on the destroyer, Captain Buffworth of the Alexander III
Colonel Tove ordered the signal flag to be raised, "Follow me", and led the main fleet to turn around and flee to the southwest.
The battleship Borodino, the cruiser Emerald and three armed merchant ships, two destroyers successfully escaped to Shanghai, while the Oleg, Aurora and Pearl of the 1st Cruiser Fleet escaped to Manila.
Two days later, the heavily damaged battleship Navarin and a destroyer arrived in Shanghai.
The Russian Second Pacific Fleet, which had thirty-eight battleships, ultimately only managed to escape to Vladivostok with the cruiser Diamond and two destroyers.
Things have reached this point, and this war can no longer be fought. The Japanese were also exhausted by the war and were unable to launch any more offensives. The Russian Tsar Nicholas II was controlled by the Japanese spy Akashi Genji to launch a domestic attack.
The revolution was devastated.
Now the two sides finally agreed to sit down and discuss it carefully.
Nicholas's conditions were: first, no compensation, and second, no ceding of territory.
On September 15, 1905, Japan and Russia signed the "Portsmouth Peace Treaty" at the U.S. Naval Base under the mediation of the United States. The peace treaty mainly included the following points: 1. Recognition of Japan's special interests in Korea. 2. Russia from
Manchuria withdrew its troops. 3. After obtaining the consent of the Qing Dynasty, Russia transferred the lease rights of the Liaodong Peninsula to Japan. 4. After obtaining the consent of the Qing Dynasty, Russia transferred the South Manchuria Railway from Kuanchengzi, Changchun to Lushun and all the ancillary rights without compensation.
Transfer to Japan. 5. Divide Sakhalin Island into two and cede the area south of 50 degrees north latitude to Japan.
The Russians mainly transferred their interests in southern Manchuria to Japan, but the Japanese did not receive the war reparations they dreamed of. The Japanese economy, dragged down by the Russo-Japanese War, continued to be depressed until the outbreak of World War I.
Take a breath.
Instead, Lin Shuo made a small fortune from the dozen or so Russian ships that arrived in Shanghai. After totaling the repair costs alone, the Hudong Shipyard earned more than 3.6 million silver dollars from the Russians.