The Rise of the Empire

"After a long time of trouble, the most fundamental purpose of this meeting is to announce the establishment of the Navy Equipment Department." When William II announced his decision, the three senior officials of the Navy Department realized that the crown prince was ready to dismiss the meeting. , They got up and left. But when Ruprecht was preparing to intervene, he was stayed, and then went to the prince's study with Prince Heinrich.

"What is there to analyze in this war? A second-rate navy defeated a third-rate navy. I hope to see Nicky's expression now. After being beaten up by Japan in the Far East, his current mood It must be very good." Prince William said gleefully.

"The Asama you designed is indeed very good, but I feel that it is not enough. It is not just a takeaway warship, even the four Mainz-class armored cruisers we are building are a bit worse. We need better warships. The next generation of fast armored cruisers."

"This plan was supposed to be delayed for a long time, but now that the political situation has changed and the Americans are willing to pay for us, I want to speed up this plan. I know you must have an idea. Tell me!" William II was a little excited. Said.

The inertia of history, looking at the performance of the emperor in front of him, Prince Ruprecht exclaimed in his heart, the so-called nature is easy to change, and William II still has to follow the original path, the naval dream in his heart. Not only did it not weaken with the passage of time, but on the contrary, it strengthened!

  However, the situation is a little different now and in history. Because of the conflict between the United States, Britain and Japan, the United States and Japan will become mortal enemies in advance, and the relationship between the United States and Britain is enough to prevent them from getting better in 20 years. So if the United States is at least neutral, then Germany is more likely to win the First World War. If it can win, at least its throne will be preserved, but what should we do in the future?

"Forget it, let's talk about the future things later, after all, history is developing in a good direction, right?" The prince decided to let this matter go first. He now has another very important thing to do to build a ship with some experiments. Nature of battlecruiser!

"There are indeed some ideas. The tonnage of the Mainz-class armored cruiser is not big enough, the speed is not fast enough, and the firepower is not strong enough. These are all problems, but as long as you can solve the problem of money, then everything is not a problem." The relationship with the crown prince is pretty good, and it doesn't matter to make some innocuous jokes.

"Do you know the Deutsche? We plan to let him have a speed of 19.5 knots or more. This speed looks very fast now, but it will soon lag behind the times. More importantly, the existing power system is very fast. Will fall behind."

"Steam turbines will not have a breakthrough in a short time, but we can consider improving the boilers, kerosene mixed-fired boilers, the same quality of heavy oil has a higher calorific value, and the transportation is better. Normally, coal can be used when cruising. Pay attention to fuel when sailing at high speeds. After using a new kerosene mixed-fired boiler, the weight, system and cost of the boiler under the same power will be greatly reduced. From the perspective of cost performance, this is a good choice." Prince Recht said.

  "But the European continent has no other oil producing areas except Romania. There is nothing in peace, but if it is a war, I am afraid it will be a little difficult." Prince Heinrich sitting aside said. During the war, the natural resource endowment of the country must be considered. Germany has no oil fields, Austria has a little, but the only oil field is Romania, and it is subject to the tragic geographical environment. Germany has very poor control of the ocean, and the roads purchased are likely to be cut off, so heavy oil is used as the fleet. Fuel needs to be cautious.

"So we must win over Romania. Their national power is not worth mentioning, but the fuel they have is very important. Fuel is only used when sailing at high speeds. The actual consumption is average. We can build fuel reserves to deal with the consumption of short- and medium-term wars. . Of course, the most important thing is that the mixed burning of warships with kerosene is a trend! An inevitable trend.” Prince Ruprecht said. Prince William nodded and motioned for him to continue.

"The problem with power is the existing steam engine plus the kerosene mixed-fired boiler, and the specific layout of the battleship can be seen as an elongated version of the Kaiser Kaiser class battleship. There are 3 twin 12-inch guns, with enhanced power and moderate armor. Weakened to 9 inches. If the weight and cost are still unacceptable, you can reduce the armor of the gun gallery. You can think of this class of warship as a high-speed version of the German class battleship. Our speed requirement is 23 knots or more, and the tonnage is possible It reaches about 18,000 tons.” Prince Ruprecht said the specific indicators of the battleship.

  "This is a very good warship. If you can make the detailed plan clear, I will be persuaded by you." At this time, the prince calmed down instead.

  "We can first use steam turbines and kerosene mixed-burning boilers on large cruise ships. Fewer operators and a cleaner environment will satisfy passengers, and reduce labor costs, as long as a little policy tilt is enough."

"Building a 18,000-ton battleship is indeed a bit difficult for Germany now. After all, our Deutschland is only 15,000 tons. But it doesn’t matter. The Russians can help us take this risk. There are also a large number of equipped kerosene mixed boilers. The experimental problem of the Russians can also be left to the Russians.” The prince said with a smile ~www.readwn.com~ Is it going to restore relations with the Russians again? The magic of money is so great. "Prince William laughed.

   "No, no, no. My warship is so good. Under the threat of those steel monsters, they decided to send me money." The prince corrected.

   "It seems that you are a little busy again." After taking a sip of coffee, the crown prince continued to ask: "Then what should the Japanese do? It seems that the Bavarian deal with the Japanese will be completely cut off. This is a loss."

"This is a political need. Although the American military is terrible, the United States is more suitable as an ally of Germany than Japan. As a condition for alliance, some good shows are necessary. Of course, it depends on the Americans. The equal benefits are exchanged."

  "As for my loss? I plan to get it back from the Russians!" The prince said indifferently. Because he knew that these four Asama-class cruisers put too much pressure on the Russian Far East Fleet! The Russian Navy must create an existence that can compete with this fast fleet, and now with US financial support, the Russians can actually ignore the French when it comes to arms outsourcing.

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