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742 Awkwardness

The Ningbei is the former Kirishima of the Japanese Combined Fleet. This is a battleship with a displacement of 32,000 tons. On paper, it is more powerful than most existing battleships of the British Royal Navy.

The Legion-class battleship being built by the Lanfang Navy is a giant with a displacement of 35,000 tons and a main gun caliber of 406 mm.

According to the shipbuilding plan formulated by the Lanfang Navy, the first Legion-class battleship was built in France, and the subsequent three ships were built in Lanfang. The keel of the first ship was laid last year and is expected to be launched next year and delivered to the Lanfang Navy that year.

In the Cam Ranh Bay leased by Lanfang in France, the keels of two Legion-class battleships have begun to be laid, and the construction progress will be much faster than that of the first ship.

When the Legion-class battleship was originally designed, it was not actually planned to be built. It was just a cover thrown by Qin Zhiyuan to deceive the British and American navies. What Qin Zhiyuan wanted to build was an aircraft carrier, and battleships were not within the scope of Qin Zhiyuan's plan at all.

Plans always fail to keep up with changes. The commissioning of Vladivostok and Lanfang stimulated the ambitions of Lanfang Navy. At the strong request of Lanfang Navy, at least two Legion-class battleships must be completed, so that Lanfang can have six.

A cutting-edge battleship capable of dominating the waters of East Asia.

Except for a Legion-class battleship under construction in France, of the two warships that have begun laying keels in Cam Ranh Bay, only one is of the Legion-class, and the other is the Lan Fang Navy's first aircraft carrier.

After the war against Japan, torpedo planes fully demonstrated their value, and the value of aircraft carriers also increased. Aircraft truly had the ability to sink battleships, which prompted Lanfang to accelerate the need to research real aircraft carriers.

In fact, none of the current aircraft carriers are real aircraft carriers. Including the aircraft carrier currently owned by Lanfang, they are all modified from cargo ships. These modified aircraft carriers are not only slow, but also have weak armor. They cannot face the huge guns of battleships.

Basically, it has no survivability. At the same time, due to the unreasonable original design, the aircraft carrier cannot carry too many fighters. An aircraft carrier can carry up to thirty or forty fighters at most, which is simply unable to meet various complex tactical needs such as air, ship, and ground.

Therefore, current aircraft carriers cannot yet compete with battleships. Although all countries recognize the value of aircraft carriers, they do not believe that aircraft carriers can replace the value of battleships.

Qin Zhiyuan just wants to achieve this goal. If all countries develop battleships and don't pay attention to aircraft carriers, that is what Qin Zhiyuan wants.

With Qin Zhiyuan, an expert in aircraft modeling, Lanfang's naval ship development has not taken any detours. The aircraft carrier Lanfang is currently building is based on the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier built by the United States before World War II. The aircraft carrier designed by Qin Zhiyuan has a displacement of 25,000

tons, the speed can reach 30 knots, and the ship can carry up to 75 fighter planes. According to Qin Zhiyuan's plan, the aircraft carried on the aircraft carrier should include three types of fighters, dive bombers and torpedo planes. The number of these three types of aircraft is 25 respectively.

35 and 15 aircraft, which can maximize the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier, more than double the combat effectiveness of existing aircraft carriers, and fully meet the various needs of the Lanfang Navy.

Qin Zhiyuan still has ambitions. In Qin Zhiyuan's plan, six such aircraft carriers, identified as mountain-class, are planned to be built. After they are fully completed, Lanfang's two fleets will each have three, in conjunction with the battleships and existing aircraft carriers.

together with its aircraft carriers, dominate the entire East Asian waters.

It is still a bit modest to dominate the East Asian waters. If fully completed, Lanfang Navy will have the ability to dominate the entire Pacific Ocean. By then, even the Americans will not dare to provoke a war with Lanfang in the Pacific region.

Of course, if you want to dominate the Pacific, only battleships and aircraft carriers are not enough. While Lanfang is launching the battleship and aircraft carrier projects, he is also researching more advanced submarines and destroyers. In Qin Zhiyuan's plan, there is no place for cruisers. Large-scale

Destroyers will replace cruisers and will be responsible for breaking engagements in naval battles. Submarines are special forces. They are more responsible for special tasks such as blockading ports. In a real confrontation between the two armies, there are not many times when submarines can come in handy.

According to Qin Zhiyuan's plan, within five years, Lanfang will have six battleships and 12 aircraft carriers, coupled with hundreds of destroyers of varying tonnage and hundreds of submarines. At that time, Lanfang will have six battleships and 12 aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean.

Against the strength of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the British Far East Fleet.

Of course, this is under the premise that Britain and the United States do not strengthen their naval strength.

Considering that Lanfang was founded less than ten years ago, this speed is already very good.

No, no, it's not good, it's very good.

While Lanfang was formulating a huge shipbuilding plan, the British were not idle either. Although the British did not know exactly how many battleships Lanfang was going to build and how powerful they were, the fact that Lanfang laid keels so frequently still made the British

British people have trouble sleeping and eating.

The foundation of the British nation is the navy, so in terms of the navy, the British will never lag behind. In response to the rise of Lanfang Navy, the British have plans to deal with it.

Although Lanfang's construction of warships is not a provocation to the British, the British still feel threatened. Even though Lanfang has a good relationship with Britain now, the British still regard Lanfang as a potential enemy. Therefore, the British Admiralty formulated a response plan

Yes, if Lanfang builds one battleship, Britain will build two battleships of the same level, absolutely to maintain its global naval superiority.

To this end, the British have determined their upcoming N3-class battleships. The battleship drawings have been formed and they are waiting to place an order with the naval shipyard.

It is estimated that this hope of the British will be dashed. If the British Admiralty wants to complete their shipbuilding plan, then they will have to spend nearly three times as much money as Lanfang. Can the British Treasury afford this money?

Put a question mark.

Don't think that Lanfang's economic situation is very good, and the UK's economic situation will be equally good. These are completely different things.

After the World War, Qin Zhiyuan's various overt and covert investments have established a business empire around the world, including petroleum, automobiles, penicillin, nylon, etc. No matter which one they are, they are gold-eating monsters. These enterprises alone can make a fortune every year.

Providing billions of funds to Qin Zhiyuan, and after the war against Japan, Qin Zhiyuan robbed the Japanese of hundreds of years of accumulation since the Meiji Restoration, which was enough to satisfy Lan Fang.

Therefore, Qin Zhiyuan is quite generous in spending money, and he does not hesitate to build a huge shipbuilding plan as soon as he is told.

And at the same time, Qin Zhiyuan understood the dilemma that the British encountered. Of course, in front of Lloyd George, Qin Zhiyuan would definitely not expose it. Qin Zhiyuan wished that the British would fall into an arms race with Lanfang.

Don't envy us. Look at your fleet. Even if you don't build any warships within ten years from now, Lanfang Navy will not be able to catch up with your current size. Qin Zhiyuan said this with praise, definitely.

How is it possible? Those are all old guys. They are different from your warships. Comparing the British navy with Lanfang's navy is like comparing me, an old man, with your Majesty. Lloyd George found a very suitable one.

simile.

Lloyd George is already sixty years old this year, while Qin Zhiyuan is still less than 30 years old. This metaphor is indeed very appropriate.

Not counting the battleships that the British are planning to build, the British Navy now has 23 battleships. Although only the Hood can catch up with the Vladivostok and Lanfang in terms of single tonnage, the total tonnage is more than five times the total tonnage of the Lanfang Navy. It is indeed a strength.

powerful.

Of course, just like what Lloyd George said, British battleships are indeed numerous in number, but they do not have an advantage in age. These British battleships were basically built before the World War, and the latest one entered service last month

The Hood is the newest battleship, but it is the only one.

Experience, in terms of experience, there is still a big gap between the Lanfang Navy and the British Navy. Therefore, in this cooperation negotiation, I very much hope that there can be further exchanges between the navies of our two countries, which will be beneficial to both of us. Qin Zhiyuan inadvertently

Point out the greatest pride of the British.

Again, compared to weapons, people play a more critical role in war.

Compared with the British Navy, under the same numerical conditions, the Lanfang Navy may have a certain advantage in weapons, but when comparing the quality of its soldiers, the Lanfang Navy is far behind.

Britain is a traditional maritime power. Its navy has hundreds of years of tradition and is considered powerful in the world. However, Lanfang Navy was established less than two years ago. Although it has the most powerful battleships in the world, it has no actual combat operations.

Experience, the Lanfang Naval Air Force performed well in the battle against Japan, but the naval battleships have not yet been tested in actual combat. Therefore, the Lanfang Navy can exert the combat effectiveness of the Lanfang and Vladivostok, which still has a big challenge.

question mark.

Just like Qin Zhiyuan said, Lanfang Navy knows its own shortcomings and is trying its best to make up for them. Learning from the British and drawing on their experience is currently the best way.

The Lanfang Navy does not think it is shameful to learn from others. Since the establishment of the Lanfang Navy, the Lanfang Navy has learned from the French and the Germans. From the French, the Lanfang Navy has understood what a navy really is.

What does it mean? Then from the Germans, the Lanfang Navy learned discipline and team awareness. Now it is the British's turn. To be honest, Qin Zhiyuan is still looking forward to seeing what the Lanfang Navy can learn from the British.

This issue needs to be discussed in the long term. Lloyd George looked embarrassed and did not respond directly to Qin Zhiyuan's words.

It seems that Lloyd George cannot be the leader of the navy, and he is really frustrated as Prime Minister. To be continued.


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