"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, first of all, the Admiral-class battlecruiser. It was originally planned to build four Admiral-class battlecruisers, but in the end only the first ship, Hood, was built. Construction of the remaining three ships was canceled. Judging from the performance of the Admiral-class battlecruisers, they are very powerful even now. Therefore, the Navy needs to immediately start construction of the next three Admiral-class battlecruisers. said Sir Dudley Pound

"Can! Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain nodded.

"In addition, the Navy has previously proposed a construction plan for a G3-class battlecruiser. The O-class battlecruisers of the Third Reich, relying on their speed advantage, caused heavy damage to us in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. We must have a battlecruiser that can suppress it. Therefore, the construction of G3-class battlecruisers will also begin. Preliminary estimates suggest that at least three ships will need to be built!"Sir Dudley Pound said.

Although Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain felt pain, he still nodded in agreement.

In fact, the performance of the three O-class battlecruisers of the Third Reich in this battle was amazing.

And the Japanese The G-class battlecruiser that does not fall into the empire has a displacement of more than 50,000 tons. It is equipped with three triple-mounted 406mm main guns and has a maximum speed of more than 31 knots. If it is upgraded according to the current power system, the speed will be increased to 32 knots. No problem even 33 knots. By then, it will be enough to suppress or even crush the O-class battlecruisers of the Third Reich.

However, building three G3-class battlecruisers will undoubtedly require a lot of resources and financial resources..

This is undoubtedly a great pressure for the Empire, which is under huge financial pressure and is about to be unable to hold on.

But in order to ensure the superiority of the Royal Navy, it is even more important to ensure that the Empire can survive in this battle. To win, no matter how great the pressure is, the Empire of Never Sets on the Sun must bite the bullet.

Otherwise, once it loses this war, the consequences will be even more serious.

By then, the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets will Collapse. They will no longer be a powerful empire, but will only become a second-rate or even third-rate country.

Absolutely no one in the empire's senior leadership wants to see this scene.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, in addition, the H battleships used by the Third Reich in naval battles are also very powerful. The powerful firepower, thick armor, and extremely fast speed mean that the current Royal Navy simply has no warships that can compete with it. Although we can pin our hopes on the Woolly Bear Alliance to recover those warships. However, if the Third Reich forcibly requisitions those battleships, the Woolly Bear Alliance may not be able to do anything to them. Therefore, we must be prepared to fight against it. Sir Dudley Pound continued

"Well, Sir. What kind of warships does the Navy plan to build? Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain asked

"N3 level battleship!"Sir Dudley Pound said.

When he heard this name, Neville Chamber felt his liver hurt.

The N3 class battleship is also an extremely powerful battleship construction plan proposed by the military after the end of the last world war..

However, the performance of this class of battleships is too powerful and too advanced. The cost will also be very huge.

Therefore, the Royal Navy canceled the construction plan of the N3 class ship.

It will only reduce and build the N3 class battleship on the basis of it. There are only two Nelson-class battleships.

To some extent, the Nelson-class battleship is a reduced version of the N3-class battleship. The

N3-class battleship, with an estimated displacement of 48,000 tons at the time, was equipped with three triple-mounted 18 inches, that is, a 457 mm main gun.

However, judging from the current situation, the displacement of 48,000 tons is obviously not enough. In addition, the speed must be taken into consideration, so the displacement needs to be further enlarged to install more The thick armor and more powerful power system ensure the speed of the battleship.

This also means that the cost of N-class battleships will soar further.

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain is already somewhat worried about the financial situation of the empire on which the sun never sets. Won't be dragged down

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we have made improvements based on the N3-class battleship, further enlarging the hull, adding thicker armor, and installing a more powerful power system. This brings the displacement of the N3-class battleship to more than 68,000 tons, reaching about 70,000 tons. Equipped with three triple-mounted 457mm main guns, the maximum speed is guaranteed to be around 30 knots. said Sir Dudley Pound

"hiss!"

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain took a breath of cold air even though he had been prepared for it.

For such a huge warship, you don't need to think about it to know that the cost will definitely not be cheap.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, regarding the N3 class battleships, the Royal Navy plans to build four. In this case, the Royal Navy still has an overwhelming advantage when facing the Third Reich Navy. After we defeat the challenge of the Third Reich Navy, the Royal Navy will still be the most powerful in the world!"Sir Dudley Pound said.

Obviously, Sir Dudley Pound has great ambitions in his heart and wants to recreate the powerful Royal Navy.

However, such a large-scale shipbuilding plan is undoubtedly a huge problem for the Empire on which the sun never sets. A huge burden.

Three Admiral-class battlecruisers, three G3-class battlecruisers, plus four N3-class battleships, a total of ten new battleships are being built.

If you add in the construction of the With four Lion-class battleships, the Royal Navy will have a total of 14 new battleships under construction, or about to start construction.

However, the current Royal Navy, including those battleships that need to be repaired after being damaged, has a total of only 14 battleships.

"Sir, you should know that if you want to implement such a huge shipbuilding plan, it will require a lot of money! Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said.

Sir Dudley Pound nodded:"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister, I know very well." However, for the sake of the Royal Navy and the Empire on which the sun never sets, these battleships must be built. Otherwise, the Royal Navy would be doomed. The empire on which the sun never sets will also be doomed! Prime Minister Neville

Chamberlain hesitated for a long time, and then said:"Okay, Sir, I can approve the Navy's shipbuilding plan." However, this funding must be found from other aspects. We had better go and see His Majesty the King."

Sir Dudley Pound's eyes suddenly lit up. He understood what Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain meant, which was to take advantage of the royal family._To read the underlined version of the novel, please download Feilu Novel A

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