The Rise of the Empire

"The British are really unwilling to be lonely, and they are catching up. Even the Japanese are stronger than in history!" After briefly scanning the collected information, the prince had to lament the profound heritage of the British. Sometimes they are lacking in theory, but once they have a clear direction, relying on their strong scientific and technological strength and industrial foundation, the British can quickly bridge the gap between the two sides, and now, they are doing the same! \u003c/p\u003eIt was the Japanese who really set off this technological revolution in the British Navy. During the Battle of the Philippines, the Japanese experienced the power of the Asama-class armored cruiser. Dangerous, although this time they relied on deception to obtain 4 German armored cruisers and successfully survived the crisis, and gained a lot, but they are also very clear that once the German-Russian relationship eases, it will be difficult for Japan to obtain new ones from Germany. battleship. \u003c/p\u003eAnd when the news that Russia ordered a new generation of super battleships from Germany came out, the Japanese finally couldn't hold back, and made a request to the United Kingdom to purchase a new generation of battleships the next day. And it is required that their performance data in all aspects cannot be lower than the level of warships Russia ordered from Germany! \u003c/p\u003eWhen the initial order was placed, the Japanese did not know the data of the warships ordered by Russia, so they decided to use the Asama as the basis to set the warships they ordered in the future. Since it is a battleship, it must have a 12-inch main gun. According to actual combat experience, the Japanese believe that the second-level main gun is also needed, and the damage effect of the former is better. (Although it can not penetrate the main armor belt, the larger-caliber artillery has a better damage effect on the superstructure.) The latter fires faster. \u003c/p\u003eWhile requiring battleships to have two Shuanglianzhuang 12-inch artillery, the Japanese required that this class of battleships must also have a second-level main gun. But precisely on the issue of the second-level main gun, the Japanese and the British had a dispute. According to the British idea, since the Armstrong 8-inch gun that was originally sold to you is good, continue to use it. It is cheap and has a high rate of fire. High, each battleship can install a double 8-inch turret on each of the four corners. \u003c/p\u003eBut the Japanese disagreed, because they suddenly discovered that the twin 10-inch L45 main guns developed by the British for the first-class new second-class battleship had a good rate of fire. It is hoped that the twin 8-inch guns can be replaced by twin 10-inch guns. The British thought for a while and felt that there was no reason to return the door-to-door business, so they said yes, and then gave the Japanese an almost unacceptable high price of 1.2 million pounds! \u003c/p\u003eIn the face of high price and performance, the Japanese finally compromised. They adopted a compromise design, still deploying second-class main guns at 4 corners, but replacing the double-mounted 10-inch guns with single-mounted turrets. Use a large number of 6-inch guns to make up for the lack of firepower. Compared with 10-inch guns that require complex servo equipment, 6-inch guns are much more convenient. Basically, loading and pitch control are all manpower. \u003c/p\u003eAs a result, two battleships almost similar to the later Katori-class battleships began construction at the Armstrong Shipyard in the United Kingdom. These two battleships were named Katori and Kashima. The displacement of these two battleships was as high as 15,000 tons. They were equipped with two double-mounted 12-inch turrets, four single-mounted 10-inch L40 turrets, and up to 14 guns on the first level. 6-inch artillery, and a large number of 12-pound anti-lightning cannons. The main armor belt is 9 inches, high enough, and the turret and conning tower are up to 10 inches thicker. There is also a dome armor with a thickness of 3 inches to 2 inches inside to provide protection, and this class of battleships must be high-speed according to Japanese requirements, at least at the same speed as the two second-class battleships Fuji and Yashima, so the British also learned In Germany, kerosene co-fired boilers were used, and the design speed reached more than 19 knots! It can be regarded as a passable warship, at least better than the self-produced warships of the French and Russians. \u003c/p\u003eHistase and others just disappeared in the long river of history.

According to the contract signed by the British and the Japanese, at least four warships of this class will be built, but what is unexpected is that the Japanese regretted these two warships as soon as they started construction. The specific data of the 4 super battleships built! With four 12-inch L40 guns and four 10-inch L40 guns, the Rurik 2-class super battleship showed its sharp fangs to the Japanese. Even before the Katori-class battleship was launched, it was already behind the times.... \u003c/p\u003eAs a result, the red-eyed Japanese no longer cared about money. They urgently asked the British to come up with a weapon that completely overwhelmed their opponents. Secondary main guns increased to 12! As a result, the historical Satsuma-class battleship once again appeared on the drawing board of the British Design Institute, with two double-mounted 12-inch turrets at the head and tail, and six double-mounted 10-inch turrets on the side of the hull. Other data remained basically unchanged, while The tonnage of this class of battleship has successfully increased to 19,000 tons! In terms of performance, it has almost reached the peak of quasi-dreadnought ships in history! \u003c/p\u003e"The progress of history is almost 5 years ahead of schedule." Among the alternative plans for the Satsuma-class battleship designed by White for the Japanese, there is a plan that uses all 12-inch main guns. The artillery layout of this plan refers to the invincible class of later generations. Four double-mounted main guns distributed in a quadrilateral form constitute His primary firepower. But for some reason, the British finally gave up on this plan, and it is said that Japan did not know about it.... The meaning of this is intriguing. \u003c/p\u003eThe Japanese ordered 4 battleships in one go, 2 Katori-class battleships, 2 Satsuma-class battleships, plus 2 Fuji-class second-class battleships and 4 Asama-class first-class armored cruisers and 1 captured Carlos V armored cruiser. Before 1903 the Japanese had at least 6 battleships and 5 armored cruisers. The number of arguments is less than in history. (The premise is that there will be no additional orders) But in terms of quality, the Japanese fleet of this plane can easily crush the Japanese 68th fleet in history. No way, the concept is almost a generation behind. Can the standard pre-dreadnought and quasi-dreadnought be compared? \u003c/p\u003eOf course, these things are just for the prince to look at. After all, as long as the ship is sold, what does Japan and Russia have to do with the prince? Anyway, looking at the situation of the Russians, it is impossible to order warships from Germany, and what the prince really cares about is the cruisers built by the British. You must know that Germany will confront the Royal Navy in the future. These cruisers may It is useless in the Great War in the North Sea, but it is a huge threat to the assault ships deployed by the Allies outside! \u003c/p\u003eThe third one is here~~~! Ask for a subscription\u003c/a\u003e~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e