Now, with the use of 16-inch artillery and the increase in power and armor requirements, it is necessary to increase the tonnage of battleships, but it is not endless. From the current choices of countries, the tonnage of new battleships is not Will exceed 40,000 tons! Because continuing to increase the tonnage will bring about fewer and fewer fundamental marginal benefits. The higher the tonnage, the more complicated the construction, and the fewer docks that can be built and maintained. The more restrictions on deployment and use will be. many.

　　

　　 Therefore, in a short period of time, there may be no technical problems with the appearance of larger-caliber artillery, but there must be problems in the use of equipment, and the cumulative result of these problems is that all countries are unanimously seeking to limit the tonnage of warships! The Germans actually agreed with this question, and Su Xiong and Sims also found the first topic to reach a consensus tonight!

　　

"I also think that for a long period of time, the tonnage of battleships has remained below 40,000 tons. The artillery positioning of 8 or 9 16-inch guns is the best choice. The armor design is based on the defense of 16-inch guns. Positioned at 25 knots or more, this design is the most cost-effective. The newly remodeled South Dakota-class battleship in your country should be the best among the battleships that are about to be completed.” Su Xiong said. "If your country does not seek warships with larger tonnage and stronger firepower, this condition can be achieved."

　　

"What about aircraft carriers? Now on the battlefield, the importance of aircraft carriers is close to that of battleships. With the development of technology, when the aircraft develops to a certain extent, it is not impossible for aircraft carriers to replace battleships as the overlord of the sea during the daytime, and aircraft carriers are in use. It is more flexible and can perform a variety of tasks. The tonnage of this type of warship is also a type that must be restricted." Sims said.

　　

　　 "Then you think, at what level do you think the aircraft carrier's tonnage limit would be better?" Su Xiong asked.

　　

"I personally think that the current aircraft carriers with a capacity of over 20,000 tons are still a bit small. Although the current aircraft carriers are enough to release a considerable fleet, in the future, as the aircraft becomes larger and larger, the tonnage of the aircraft carriers will still rise. We must always give the future The aircraft leaves some margin. Another problem is the defense of aircraft carriers, especially the defense against bombs. I think our current aircraft carriers are completely eggs with hammers. They attack very well, but their defenses are poor." Sims Said.

　　

"There is also the need for ocean warfare. Both of our navies need to fight in distant oceans, so we need to equip a lot of fuel and ammunition, especially the latter. With the increase in aviation threats, we need to equip more warships. There are many antiaircraft artillery, and the ammunition consumption of antiaircraft artillery is amazing. So I think that the tonnage of aircraft carriers is best limited to 26,000 tons." Sims thought for a while and said.

　　

　　 "26,000 tons? This tonnage is slightly lower, right?" Su Xiong said thoughtfully. The meaning of this sentence can also be interpreted in many ways! So Sims couldn't understand what the other party meant!

　　

　　 "Do you mean that this level of aircraft carrier is not cost-effective, or is it not suitable for the needs of future naval warfare?" Sims asked.

　　

　　 "I am not a professional aircraft carrier officer, so I don't want to say much about technical matters, but I personally think that the tonnage of the aircraft carrier should be limited to about 30,000 tons." Su Xiong said.

　　

　　 "This issue can be discussed in the future." Sims' knowledge of aircraft carriers is also limited, so this issue will be introduced soon.

　　

　　 "Then your Excellency, what do you think of cruiser-class warships?" Sims asked.

　　

"In fact, I feel that the current naval cruiser competition is the fiercest. If this trend continues, I am afraid it will lead to a series of undesirable consequences. I personally think that from the perspective of Germany and the United States, the construction displacement is close to 20,000 tons. A battleship equipped with 8 to 9 10-inch guns is not suitable. Because the cost-effectiveness of this kind of battleship is too low." Su Xiong said.

　　

As early as before the outbreak of the war, when Prince Ruprecht met with the top German navy, he mentioned that in the future, the parties may have vicious competition in the field of large cruisers. After all, the Americans have begun to engage in 10-inch naval gun armored cruisers. According to the principle that others have and we have to have, Germans will also join this competition. And if the performance of the current U.S. large armored cruisers is used as a benchmark, the current warship is too expensive to deal with capital ships. It can only be used to deal with the opponent's lower-level cruisers or destroyers, and it is actually not efficient when dealing with destroyers. High, the same cost 6-inch artillery or 8-inch artillery cruiser may do better. Therefore, before coming, Scheer and others urged Su Xiong to set a limit on this level of warship to prevent the two sides from entering a vicious competition mode.

　　

"However, from the current point of view, our large cruisers have performed very well on the battlefield. Our cruisers perfectly suppressed opponents’ cruisers and destroyers. And we have equipped some large cruisers, and there are more on the berth. Battleships, from an economic point of view, it is too expensive for us to give up these warships." Sims said.

　　

"Your country’s large cruisers performed well mainly because the Japanese Navy did not have a corresponding class of warships. If everyone is caught in the competition of large cruisers~lightnovelpub.net~ Then today, one party built a 10-inch gun with a displacement of 20,000 tons. Tomorrow, the other side will build a battleship equipped with 12-inch artillery and a displacement of more than 25,000 tons. The tonnage of such a battleship is quite close to that of a battleship. If you consider the issue of gun replacement, it will be a battleship. This kind of obscure ship type will cause the restrictions on capital ships of both of us to become a dead letter. Do you understand what I mean?" Su Xiong said.

　　

　　The trick of changing guns is not new in this plane. The German Navy replaced the three 12-inch guns with double 14-inch guns during the war. Today you did the first day of junior high school, and you can do the fifteenth tomorrow. It is foreseeable that, in order to improve the performance of the warship as much as possible, everyone will do some tricks in this regard, as long as the tonnage and hardware allow it.

　　

　　 In fact, the 20,000-ton battleship has already leaned on the edge of the battleship. During the war, if a three-unit 10-inch gun is used, there is no problem in changing to a double-unit 12-inch gun! That was a battlecruiser of World War I class. And if a super cruiser with 12-inch artillery does appear, after the gun change, the firepower is increased to 14-inch artillery or even higher, then it will be a real battleship. If this happens, the restrictions on capital ships in the treaty will become a piece of waste paper!

　　

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