The Rise of the Empire

It will be difficult to increase the fleet's funds further. With such a small amount of money, quantity is not quality, and quality is not quantity. Purely from the performance and tactical use of warships, His Royal Highness's work is definitely much better than Tirpitz's. Perhaps according to Tirpitz's fleet construction plan, the German Navy can indeed have a few more Dreadnoughts But the problem is that the speed of these warships is too slow or the caliber of the artillery is too small, and the damage to the opponent is limited. There are not as many fast warships as there are opponents, and when the overall scale is simply incomparable, neither Admiral Bohr nor Admiral Lioler will choose to support Tirpitz.

Tirpitz obviously also knew the bottom line in 1912. From the current point of view, the British are not clear about the general speed-up of German warships, and the German Navy has kept it secret this time. They have collected all relevant data. With the exception of a very few people, most people, including the designers, are not aware of the modification. They never imagined that their battleship has such a powerful power system and can run so fast...  

In fact, in World War I, the actual output power of warships was generally higher than the rated power. It was quite common for a theoretical speed of 25 knots to actually run out of 27 knots. The speed of cruisers is generally about 2 knots higher than expected. This is 2 knots in the high-speed section, which requires great power support.

Of course, you have to ask whether the actual speed is lower than the theoretical speed, of course there is. For example, in the history of Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, their speed should theoretically reach 25 knots, but in fact, none of the battleships reached the standard. The poor ship design and overweight hull made all this impossible. Because the Elizabeth-class fast battleship is overweight, it can only run at a speed close to 24 knots at 71,000 to 76,000 horsepower. While the Nagato is a lap bigger than the Queen, it can run at a speed of 26.7 knots with an output of 95,000 horsepower, which is nearly 3 knots faster....

"Actually, you won, respected His Royal Highness Ruprecht****, in fact, you won from the very beginning. Before the meeting started, I already knew the result. The two generals and I will Under your leadership, build the German Imperial Navy. I hope that your performance will not disappoint the German Empire, His Majesty the Emperor, or us. From then on, you will never encounter artificial resistance from the Admiralty.” After a long time, Tirpitz conceded defeat and said the above words. Not to mention, it really makes someone a little confused.

"I really didn't expect the final result to be like this. I originally planned to spend three days convincing Tirpitz to accept my proposal, and then spend another two days convincing the Kaiser, hoping that he can devolve More rights. But the result surprised me very much. The three days were shortened to 2 hours. Tirpitz, who always gave me a stubborn impression, actually gave up. He gave up his risk fleet and his Persistence, and choose to believe in me."

"It's hard for me to express my feelings at that time. I saw loneliness and decadence in his eyes, but at the same time, there was also a kind of relief and hope. My feelings at that time were very complicated." ****His Royal Highness wrote in his diary road. There is no doubt that Tirpitz loved the Imperial Navy. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent all his sons to the navy, and it was in the light cruiser fleet, which was extremely risky. Compared with the capital ships that usually don't go out and the offices that have almost no risk, the light cruiser formation is obviously a high-risk position.

In fact, not long after the war started. During the Battle of Helgoland Bay in 1914, Tirpitz's son,

Captain Wulf Tirpitz served on the light cruiser Mainz. When Gudinav's British fleet said that the battleship was almost destroyed, the young officer transferred the remaining personnel on the battleship to rescue When the British tried to persuade him to leave, the son of the Lord of the Admiralty politely refused, and eventually returned to the battered battleship to sink with the ship.

Although the approach of Wulf Tirpitz is debatable, there is no doubt about the loyalty and love of Tirpitz and his sons for the Imperial Navy. They regard it as a career and put all their efforts into it. What is the strategy of the Secretary of the Navy, at least in terms of attitude.

For this kind of personality, His Royal Highness still respects him, but for Tirpitz's money-making and instigating abilities, His Highness can only describe it as admiration. If Tirpitz is willing to hand over all his rights and cooperate with him, His Royal Highness will still cooperate well with this minister.

After Tirpitz made his statement, Admirals von Pohl and Liorer also expressed their support for ***. Sex, the final decision will always be the Kaiser. For ****, as long as he can gain the trust of the Kaiser, just like Tirpitz in history, although he is only one of the three giants, but because the Kaiser His actual power is obviously higher than that of the other two. It's just that this plane has been replaced by Ruprecht.

Invisibly, a new era began, an era led by His Royal Highness Ruprecht, the Bavarian emperor, began. After more than ten years of hard work, the traverser finally obtained the With the affirmation of the Kaiser and the removal of various internal obstacles, an era belonging to him has just begun!

"In an office of the German Admiralty, the era of the old High Seas Fleet headed by the Minister of State for the Navy Tirpitz has stepped down from the stage of history. Although they are still very active in the political arena and the Admiralty building, the right to decide and plan The right to formulate the plan has been gradually transferred to the hands of a behind-the-scenes operator, Ruprecht***, who is known as the top member of the European royal family at the same time. The British Empire had dealt a great blow, and this dictator from a remote part of Germany used one war to bring down one empire and severely damage another, and a whole new global empire was born!" After the war, Churchill wrote in his memoirs.

Of course, these are funeral matters. Although the situation has taken a turn for the worse, the prince is also prepared. Since Tirpitz has conceded defeat today, and even completed the secret transfer of power, the prince can proceed to the next question, then It is the construction of light warships of the German Navy and the future strategy and tactics. The prince needs to build the German light cruiser formation into a fast and deadly sea light cavalry, integrating a series of missions such as reconnaissance, fighting against the opponent's light cruiser, breaking the ocean blockade, and breaking diplomatic relations! To some extent, the future light cruiser formation may perform more missions than large capital ships!

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