The United States' 5:5:3, on the one hand, shared Britain's maritime hegemony, and on the other hand, it effectively suppressed the Japanese navy.
Currently, the Indian Ocean is surrounded by the British sphere of influence, and Latin America is the American sphere of influence. Japan wants to turn Asia into its own sphere of influence, which creates a serious conflict with the interests of the United States.
The Japanese navy has made rapid progress in recent years. In 1911, Japan ordered the battlecruiser "King Kong" from the British company Vickers. Japan built a total of four battleships of this class. In addition to the "King Kong", the other three The ships "Hiei", "Haruna" and "Kirishima" were all built in Japan.
After the "Kongo" class battleship, Japan started building the "Fuso" and "Yamashiro" in 1912, the "Hyuuga" in 1917, and the "Ise" in 1918, plus the rebuilt "Mutsu" and "Yamashiro" "Nagato", 300,000 tons is indeed not enough.
Japan's "Eight-Eight Fleet" includes eight battleships and eight battlecruisers. Even if the unfinished "Mutsu" and "Nagato" are added, Japan has only ten battleships, which is simply not enough. Requirements of the Japanese Navy.
According to the U.S. plan, after the total tonnage of the battleship exceeds the regulations, it must be dismantled or renovated according to regulations. This plan is definitely unacceptable to Japan.
The Japanese are ambitious, but unfortunately they do not have enough strength to support their ambitions. Japan is already overwhelmed with the current shipbuilding plan. Not to mention the warships that have not yet started construction, the "Mutsu" and "Nagato" under construction, Japan is in any case It will not be dismantled.
"Demolish? To put it nicely, who will bear the empire's losses after demolishing Mutsu and Nagato? Absolutely impossible!" Tomosaburo Kato directly rejected Bainbridge Colby's proposal. Japan was in the world war. All the money earned during this period was spent on "Mutsu" and "Nagato", and it was absolutely impossible to demolish them.
The cost of building the "Mutsu" in Japan was 30 million yen, and the cost of building the "Nagato" was 43 million yen. It seems like a lot of tens of millions, but in fact, converted into pounds, the cost of the "Nagato" is only 3.9 million, which is far from the "Hood" costing 6.02 million.
The cost of the "Hood" is almost equal to the cost of the "Mutsu" plus the "Nagato".
"Does the Japanese government have enough ability to build Mutsu and Nagato? The navy is not only the construction cost, maintenance is also an important part." Albert Salao was sour and felt very bad.
There was a time when France was undoubtedly the great power at that time.
It's a pity that the World War broke the backbone of France. France's current largest battleship, the "France" class, has a displacement of tons, and the "Mutsu" and "Nagato" rebuilt by Japan are both tons.
Tonnage does not represent combat effectiveness, but it can represent national strength. France now no longer has the ability to build super battleships above 1 ton. In the ocean competition, France has fallen behind.
"This is our Empire of Japan's business, France does not need to worry." Kato Yusaburo looked confident, but in fact he was not that confident.
"Gentlemen, a question, the ratio of the navies of the United States, the British Empire, and Japan is 5:5:3, so what is the ratio of our Italy?" Senator Carlo Yamazawa of the Kingdom of Italy asked Bainbridge Colby We are not satisfied with the plan either. This is a neglect of Italian red fruits.
As for France, which has also been neglected——
The French deserve it!
"Is Italy capable of building new warships? I gave you the blueprints of a super battleship, but you can't even build one -" Albert Salau is not polite. France and Italy have conflicts of interest in the Mediterranean. They treat the Italians arbitrarily.
The French never let go.
"Whether we can build it is a problem for us in Italy and has nothing to do with you France - and even if I give you a blueprint, you can't build it either -" Carlo Sanzawa retorted. This was a bit too much. France does not want to build a supercar.
Battleships are built because of lack of money, not because of lack of capability.
"Lord Balfour, what's your opinion?" Bainbridge Colby tried to gain support from Balfour.
"No, the British Empire is planning to build 11 more 'Admiral' class battlecruisers. 500,000 tons is insignificant to the British Empire. We need at least 750,000 tons to meet the needs of the Royal Navy." Balfour also told Rock.
I have learned to speak loudly. The "Admiral" class refers to the "HMS Hood" battlecruiser. The battleships of this class are named after British admirals, so they are called the "Admiral" class.
"Is it necessary for the UK to build 11 more Admiral-class battlecruisers?" Bainbridge Colby actually didn't want to ask whether it was necessary, but whether they could be built.
The 11 "Admiral" class ships, if we all refer to the "HMS Hood", would probably cost just over 66 million pounds, which is actually not much.
Probably not much.
The first day's meeting ended as unhappily as Rock expected. The interests of the five countries could not be reconciled. They all wanted to suppress the naval tonnage of other countries and strive to gain maximum advantage.
Let’s not talk about whether it can be built or not. We must first obtain the share. This is not only related to national interests, but also related to the dignity of the country.
Then the next day's meeting ended in a quarrel.
On the third day it was still noisy.
Same thing on the fourth day.
For a whole week, representatives from various countries argued without any results, but Balfour's body could not bear it anymore.
Belfort was born in 1948 and is now 72 years old. He really can't quarrel with the "strong" Bainbridge Colby and Kato Yuzaburo. Belfort has been working hard these days. By the 28th,
Belfort's body really couldn't hold on.
"Locke, you will represent the British Empire in the following meeting. Remember that you are the Marquis of Nyasaland of the British Empire. Everything must be based on the interests of the British Empire -" Balfour's face turned sallow and he just said a few words.
I am out of breath when I talk, and I feel almost like "Tuogu".
"Don't worry, Dean, you take good care of yourself. I will definitely try my best to protect the interests of the British Empire." Roque couldn't wait. During this period, Belfort actually didn't perform well due to physical reasons. If it were Roark, at least he wouldn't be quarreling.
Suffer.
The next day, the British delegation appeared at the meeting again, led by Roque.
"How is your dean's health?" Bainbridge Colby was concerned about Belfort's health. If Belfort died in the United States, it would be troublesome for the United States.
"The situation is not very good. I need some time to rest." Roque is not optimistic. After all, he is in his seventies. After a long journey, he has been bickering every day. It is a ghost that his body can recover.
Tomosaburo Kato also came to express his greetings to Balfour. Britain and Japan are still allies. During the naval meeting, Britain and Japan also expressed their intention to join forces to fight against the United States.
The current advantage of the United States is too strong. With ten "Maryland" ships, even though Belfort and Tomosaburo Kato are very tough on their words, they are actually scared in their hearts.
Rock thanked him politely. Regardless of whether Rock likes Japanese people or not, in this kind of situation, you still have to be polite.
The meeting resumed, and representatives from various countries were still noisy. The differences between Bainbridge Colby and Kato Yusaburo were particularly serious.
"No matter what, the warships under construction must be completed, and the warships cannot be dismantled before they are decommissioned. However, we can promise that after the existing shipbuilding plan is completed, the empire will not implement new shipbuilding plans in a short period of time." Kato
Tomosaburo's words sounded nice, but in fact, if he refused to give in, it would be difficult for Japan to complete the existing shipbuilding plan, and the construction of new ships would be far off.
"If Japan does not accept the Naval Treaty, then Japan will build one warship and the United States will build four!" Bainbridge Colby was full of domineering. The United States today is much more ruthless than the United Kingdom before the World War. At that time,
Britain dared to ask Germany to build one ship, and Britain built two ships. When it came to the United States, it became four ships.
"The Empire of Japan will never accept any form of threat -" Kato Yusaburo said tit for tat. The country's weak strength does not prevent the country from talking.
Rock didn't say a word on the first day of the meeting and kept watching the performances of Bainbridge Colby and Tomosaburo Kato.
In the evening, Albert Salau came to Roque, hoping that Roque would support France.
France hopes to obtain the same tonnage as Japan. Let’s not say whether it can be used up, but first obtain the qualification.
"Your Excellency Minister, does France have the ability to maintain a 300,000-ton fleet now? You must know that 300,000-ton capital ships are only, and more tonnage auxiliary ships are needed. If France wants to build a 300,000-ton capital ship, then
With all due respect, France's military expenditure will soar to a point that the French government cannot afford." It's not that Roque doesn't support France, it's just that the French are not living up to expectations.
The situation in France and Japan is different. France is a democratic country, and its military budget must be reviewed by Congress. If the budget exceeds government expenditure to a certain extent, the navy will not be able to do anything if Congress does not approve it.
In Japan, the emperor has the final say on how many warships to build. In one sentence, the emperor of Japan now has great power, which will be greatly weakened after World War II.
"Of course we can. This is not a matter of tonnage. This is related to the dignity of France. Even Japan can build a 300,000-ton battleship. Why can't France?" Albert Salao was firm. France's most advanced battleship is now
The Breton-class battleships were built before the outbreak of the World War.
According to the standards of the Washington Naval Conference, France currently has about 220,000 tons of capital ships, which is estimated to be only 220,000 tons. The French Navy also had a new shipbuilding plan after the World War, but Congress did not approve it and could not implement it.
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"Japan's current battleships, all cutting-edge warships that are less than ten years old, when were the French Navy's latest warships built? It seems to have been ten years ago -" Roque did not save face for the French, admitting that in the military
It’s not a shame to be inferior to the Japanese in many aspects. If you compare yourself with a country that resorts to militarism, just compare with who is more democratic——