I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 488 This prosperous age is as you wish

The Siberian Fleet of the Russian Empire is going to build a new battleship!
As soon as this news appeared, it immediately attracted worldwide attention.

Although Alexei's reconstruction plan is huge, it actually attracts not much attention. It is just for the fun of watching, and no one takes it seriously.

During the Russo-Japanese War, the Siberian fleet stole the show. First, the submarines made a splash, and then the all-heavy artillery battleships emerged. They single-handedly led the world's naval development trend.

Let’s not talk about whether the Obukhov Steel Plant can build a 50-fold triple-unit 330. Simply speaking from the data, it really makes even George envious.

The battleship to be built by the Siberian Fleet also has a triple main gun. In addition to two piggyback turrets at the front and rear, there are four rectangular turrets in the middle. Its firepower is unprecedented.

George still has integrity. The four turrets in the middle are not triple-mounted, but traditional double-mounted.

Even so, the new battleships of the Siberian Fleet have 20 main guns.

20 doors 50x diameter 350.
Peter was dumbfounded, looking at the data of the new battleships and was fascinated. He asked George dizzily: "Is this true?"

Mi Liujing raised his forehead and didn't look at it.

The number will not be too many, and George is only planning to build one.

But unlike St. Petersburg, all the boasts that George boasted have come true.

Even Nicholas began to rekindle his hope in the navy, and George could not be content with others.

Ye Luoxin looked up to the sky and sighed, not wanting to recognize this son.

So Vasily began to doubt himself: "Really?"

Battleships will be built, but the data are not that outrageous.

It took George 20 years to make those who originally doubted him have nothing to say.

Forget about the others, even Vasily and Peter were half-confident about George, and they were really not confident in themselves.

The true meaning of telling lies lies in nine shallowness - nine truths and one lie. The most terrible thing is for honest people to lie to others.

When George first started building heavy artillery battleships, no one was optimistic and everyone was waiting to see the excitement.

Vasily was very impolite and slapped the table and almost laughed his head off: "How can it be true!"

George boasted.

George was laughing too, and meaningfully.

Peter's heart felt cold for a while, but he suddenly thought that one ship was better than none, and he immediately became happy again.

George did not disappoint Andre. How could this be true? What is false can no longer be false.

After the Pohang Battle, the controversy over all-heavy artillery battleships disappeared. All countries began to build all-heavy artillery battleships, each one more active than the other.

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Vladivostok Shipyard received a large number of orders and all slipways were occupied. Even if construction of new battleships was to begin, it would have to wait until two years at the earliest.

"One ship——"

Everyone in the room was frightened by George's plan, except Andre who smiled and said nothing.

Even if George said that he wanted to build a Star Destroyer, no one would openly laugh at George. After all, experts also have a face.

When George vowed to develop Vladivostok into the St. Petersburg of the Far East, no one believed it.

This is the real honest person.

George built the ship not to fight against fire, but to verify new technologies.

In fact, the triple set is not too much. George is already very disciplined if he does not go to the quadruple set.

Simply for the sake of quantity, the midship turret has no effect. Instead, it will affect the speed. The layout of "Yuriyev" with two at the front and two at the back is quite good, and there is no need to change it. Alexey learned some lessons from the Russo-Japanese War and abandoned the "useless" high range. The maximum range of the new battleship is only 1500 nautical miles, which is indeed enough for the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea.

George's requirement for the battleship is that it must be able to cover the sea area between Vladivostok and East India, at least one round trip, so the range must be greater than 8000 nautical miles.

After the twin-gun installation was upgraded to a triple-gun installation, the number of main guns increased to 12, but the caliber was still 330. It had no rivals in East Asia.

The German High Seas Fleet has a clear goal against the British Royal Navy.

The Royal Navy's goal is also clear. If Germany builds one battleship, Britain will build two to ensure the Royal Navy's superiority.

This is actually an excuse.

Britain's real target is Europe as a whole, not Germany alone.

Therefore, the British target is Germany plus France, plus Italy, plus the Russian Empire.

Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, these are all trash fish and cannot be put on the table, so don’t take them seriously.

Taking into account the future development trend of the navy, the new battleship that George wants to build has a maximum speed of 25 knots, which is faster than most current cruisers.

The only ones faster than this are the cruisers of the Siberian Fleet, and they have to be light cruisers.

Such a fast speed means that the armor must be reduced, and the protective power will be greatly reduced.

There is no problem with this. The purpose of George's ship building is not to challenge the Royal Navy, but to scare people.

"This is not acceptable. Without protection, there is no survivability. We are responsible for the lives of our officers and soldiers."

Peter was dumbfounded. He didn't dare to use such a battleship as a flagship.

Generally speaking, the flagship of a fleet is the most powerful warship, so the navy likes the new and hates the old.

George even had already thought of a name for the battleship, so it was called "Russia".

Okay, the Russian Empire, which is strong on the outside and hard on the inside, is paired with a "Russian" number with thin skin and big fillings. It's really appropriate!

"Just be content with the new battleships!"

Vasily's yin and yang is weird, thin skin and big stuffing are good, you can save more armor to build a tank.

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Amur Army was greatly disarmed. From the peak of 50 men to only 15, Vasily and Andrei's hearts were bleeding.

Due to the acquisition of more overseas colonies, the strength of the Siberian fleet continued to increase, and Peter's voice became louder and louder.

Amur's annual military expenditure is so small. If more is given to the Siberian fleet, less will be given to the army. This is obviously biased.

"go away!"

Peter is welcome, George is indeed very partial, but in Peter's opinion, George is partial to the Army.

George has always been a firm believer in the supremacy of land power, and the Siberian fleet was only a subordinate under Amur's military system.

Compared to battleships, armored fighting vehicles are indeed cheap.

However, there are too many armored tanks to hold up. The number of tanks equipped by Fushi and Hashi is more than 100. Calculated by weight, they are much more valuable than battleships.

The cost of a battleship is about 1000 rubles per ton, and the fluctuation will not be too large.

The weight of an armored fighting vehicle reaches 1500 per ton, which is more expensive than a battleship.

In the past, violent troops from various countries were equipped with a rifle and a uniform. They could make do without it, and the cost was low. Although various countries ridiculed Russian army soldiers as "grey animals," in fact, their armies were similar.

Now the army, like the navy, has begun to roll up as George wished. Whoever can't hold on is the puppy.

(End of this chapter)