"The British are really unwilling to be lonely, and they are catching up. Even the Japanese are stronger than in history!" After a cursory scan of the information gathered, the prince had to sigh the depth of the British. Sometimes they lack a little bit in theory, but once they have a clear understanding of the direction, relying on their strong scientific and technological strength and industrial foundation, the British can quickly smooth the gap between the two sides, and now they do it too!

It was the Japanese who really set off this technological revolution in the British navy. In the Battle of the Philippines, the Japanese learned about the power of the Asama-class armored cruiser. Their ambitions and self-confidence were extremely inflated and they did not forget the potential dangers. Once they obtained 4 German armored cruisers through deception and successfully survived the crisis, and they were quite successful, but they also knew very well that once German-Russian relations eased, it would be difficult for Japan to obtain new warships from Germany.

And when the news that Russia had ordered a new generation of super battleships from Germany, the Japanese finally couldn't help it, and the next day they made a request to Britain to purchase a new generation of battleships. And it is required that their performance data in all aspects cannot be lower than the level of Russian warships ordered from Germany!

When 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 their future warships. Because it is a battleship, they must have a 12-inch main gun, and based on actual combat experience The Japanese believe that the second-level main gun is also needed. The former has better damage effects. (Although the main armor belt is also not penetrated, the larger-caliber guns have better damage effects on the superstructure.) The latter has a better damage effect. Faster.

While requiring the battleship to have two twin-column 12-inch guns, 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 originally sold to you works well, continue to use it. It is cheap and has a high rate of fire. High, each battleship can be equipped with a twin 8-inch turret at each of the four corners.

But the Japanese disagreed, because they suddenly discovered that the twin 10-inch l45 main gun developed by the British for a new second-class battleship had a good rate of fire. It is hoped that the dual 8-inch gun can be replaced with a dual 10-inch gun. 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!

In the face of high price and performance, the Japanese finally compromised. They adopted a compromise design. They still deployed the second-class guns at 4 corners, but replaced the twin 10-inch guns with single-mounted turrets, and used a large number of 6 The inch gun makes up for the lack of firepower. Compared with the 10-inch gun that requires complicated servo equipment, the 6-inch gun is much more convenient. Basically, the loading and pitch control are all manpower.

As a result, two battleships almost similar to the later Katori-class battleships were built at Armstrong Shipyard in the United Kingdom. These two battleships were named Katori and Kashima. The two battleships had a displacement of up to 15,000 tons and were equipped with 2 twin 12-inch turrets, 4 single-loaded 10-inch l40 turrets, and up to 14 first-level turrets. The 6-inch gun, and a large number of 12-pounder anti-lightning guns. The main armor belt is 9 inches high enough, and the turret and command tower are 10 inches thicker. There is 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 as fast as the second-class battleships Fuji and Yashima, so the British also learned. In Germany, a kerosene mixed-fired boiler was used, and the design speed reached more than 19 knots! It can be regarded as a reasonable warship, at least better than the French and Russian self-produced warships.

And in history, Hatsase Nori disappeared in the long river of history without a trace. 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 the construction of these two warships for no other reason, because they won Germany for Russia. The specific data of the 4 super battleships built! With four 12-inch L40 guns and four 10-inch L40 guns, the Rurik Tier 2 super battleship showed sharp fangs against the Japanese. Katori-class battleships are already behind the times before they are launched...

Therefore, the red-eyed Japanese can no longer care about the problem of money. They urge the British to come up with a weapon that can completely overwhelm their opponents. The British are unambiguous and directly decide to use the Katori-class battleship’s second-level main gun. Increase to 12! As a result, the historical Satsuma-class battleship once again appeared on the drawing board of the British Design Institute, with two twin 12-inch turrets at the front and rear, and six twin 10-inch turrets on the side of the hull. Other data remained basically unchanged. The tonnage of this class of battleship has successfully risen to 19,000 tons! From the performance point of view, it has almost reached the peak of the quasi-dreadnought ship in history!

"The progress of history is almost 5 years ahead of schedule." After reading the information, the prince had a rough assessment in his mind, and it is worth noting that ~lightnovelpub.net~ the British seem to be considering the design of the dreadnought, because As for the Satsuma-class battleship alternatives 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 later Invincible class, with 4 twin-mounted main guns distributed in a quadrilateral. It constitutes his main firepower. But for some reason, the British finally gave up this plan, and it is said that Japan did not know... The meaning of this is intriguing.

The Japanese ordered 4 battleships, 2 Katori-class battleships, 2 Satsuma-class battleships, plus 2 Fuji-class second-class battleships, 4 Asama-class first-class armored cruisers and 1 captured Carlos V. Armored Cruiser World. Before 1903, the Japanese had at least 6 battleships and 5 armored cruisers. The number is less than in history. (The premise is that there are no additional orders.) However, in terms of quality, the Japanese fleet on this plane can easily crush the historical Japanese fleet. No way, the concept is almost a generation behind, can the standard pre-dreadnoughts and quasi-dreadnoughts compare?

Of course, the prince just has to look at these things. After all, as long as the ship is sold, what does Japan and Russia have to do with the prince? Anyway, depending on the situation of the Russians, it is impossible to order warships from Germany. What the prince really cares about is the cruisers built by the British. You must know that in the future, Germany will face the Royal Navy. These cruisers may It was useless in the war in the North Sea, but it was a huge threat to the attack ships deployed outside by the Allies!

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