In the 1910 s, prime minister Hamilton put forward the standard of "two strong", that is, the British navy must maintain the strength of the joint fleet of two enemy countries.
When the "two strong standards" came out, the pressure on us to build ships was not great. France, the second naval power in the world, destroyed the Great Wall. Later, Germany, the second naval power, and the United States, the third naval power, had not yet risen. However, the maritime situation changed suddenly in nine years. The German parliament passed the "First Naval Expansion Act" for more than ten years, and the naval arms race between Britain and Germany began.
There is no shortage of naval shipyards and mature technicians in Britain, and there is no shortage of shipbuilding technology. We continue to follow the "Two Strong Standards" and claim that for every capital ship built by the Germans, the British will start two responses.
The slogan is always beautiful, but our national strength can no longer support the competition of burning money to build ships. Although we don’t need to maintain a strong army, it is a fact that the status of the world economic map of the empire is declining. The slow economic development and the financial difficulties of the government often lead to the unsustainable situation of our shipbuilding plan.
Just as the Saint Vincent-class battleship was the product of the naval budget narrowly passed in 1997, just as Neptune was the only lucky one after the government cut the budget in 19 years to reduce the fiscal deficit and maintain the fiscal balance; It’s as if two giant battleships were stimulated by Germany’s accelerated construction progress and urgently allocated additional funds in 1999 to promote biology; Just as the tireless class patrol Australia and New Zealand were almost halved due to budget problems, they were barely built with financial assistance from the Australian and New Zealand governments, which made them the cheapest patrol in the world.
This strategic idea of one-sided pursuit of quantity advantage guides us to haggle over the cost and design of each capital ship to obtain as many capital ships as possible, so the tonnage of capital ships is strictly limited, the strength and structure of watertight compartments are repeatedly compressed, the armor thickness is replaced by paper data, and the limited indicators are put into our interest, such as the number, caliber and speed of main guns.
The pursuit of the number and caliber of the main guns has led us to attach importance to the firing rate and speed, and emphasize that every captain of our capital ship knows how weak the defense of the warship he commands, so the captains have to force the sailors to throw the maximum amount of ammunition at the target ship as fast as possible to sink their opponents to protect themselves.
This ideological disadvantage is not obvious in the naval battle in Shazhou, Dogel. After all, we still have a numerical advantage. In March 1915, because two export-oriented capital ships were pinned down in the Strait, three tireless-class battleships in the Mediterranean just completed Wan Li’s transfer to two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships and barely completed the final debugging station. We do not have a numerical advantage over the Germans, and failure is inevitable. "
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"diary of the naval battle in Jutland?" With Lampard’s consent, Betty picked up the dense stack of manuscripts and read them carefully.
Betty obviously agreed with Lampard’s point of view, but when he looked up again, the appreciation had dissipated and his face was going to be moldy.
"As far as I know, Japanese ship designer Fujimori Kikuo Ska Gerakl Strait has been planning to write a paper entitled" Research on the Construction of the Main Ship in Ska Gerakl Strait Naval Battle "since the end of the naval battle. Compared with the Japanese who can stay away from it, maybe the loser in Ska Gerakl Strait Naval Battle, we should bravely write some memoirs in an unbiased and sincere way. We can’t sit idly by and watch the officers and men of the Royal Navy bravely fight in the historical virtual naval battle. More importantly, we can’t let history repeat itself!"
"Memoirs?" Lampard’s eyes lit up and it was obvious that he was a poet. Lampard had been preparing for this painful naval battle for a long time, and he had not found the right direction yet.
"If it’s a memoir, call it Scarborough Gerakl Gold!" Betty slightly raised a little shutter to let the bleak light outside the house seep into a little bit. "It is a sad story. It doesn’t belong to the Viking, the Red Tiger Pirate, or the Great Navigation Age. The story was not long ago, and the guns were not cold; The location of the story is not mysterious, and the shipping is busy in the Scarborough Gerakl Strait; The story is not surprising because it is a national eternal. I call it Scarborough Gerakl Gold! "
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The glazed door can’t cover up the frenzied atmosphere outside the military court to maintain discipline. The gendarmerie pushed open the door and the warm light spilled in. With the overwhelming heat wave, Wang Haidi’s figure just appeared in front of everyone, and the solemn imperial flag was already overwhelming.
Wang Haidi was dizzy and had a feeling that he was a passer-by in a hurry. Because of an accident, he had to temporarily live in a German stranger for twenty-one years. His memory became estranged and his diaphragm became indifferent. There was a belief that this was my country!
"Today is a great moment!" In the past, the mediocre otaku has been racking his brains, and some words have blurted out.
"I made a mistake in the naval battle in Jutland, but the empire showed me great leniency. This is my great personal moment. In 1915, we defeated the Royal Navy. We defeated the Allied countries’ plot against the Turkish League. Our army will eventually enter the palace of Versailles in France, and the warships of the ocean fleet will definitely enter Scarpa Bay. Germans please forget the personal glory of Sillem for a while and win the glory of the Germanic nation!"
"Selim, you are a born speaker!" The atmosphere at the scene rose to the crowd, and the Allied spies admired the emperor’s secrets with eyes full of envy and a gloomy face. Avril unconsciously grasped his father’s trouser legs and panicked, while Lei Deer cocked his head and gave a heartfelt sigh.
"Lei Deer, when you think you can bear the responsibility, you can say something without teaching you." Wang Haidi suppressed her heart and lost her head. Lei Deer took his wife and daughter by hand, and her father and Shrek took a military vehicle sent by the Admiralty.
To Selim’s surprise, the destination of the car was not the naval headquarters but the Charlottenburg Palace.
The dark car William Street is driving at a high speed, and the lush Berlin University, the luxury building of the Adelong Hotel in Paris Square, the heavy Brandenburg Gate and the statue of the victorious girl are retreating in the small window, and the heart of imperial rule-Charlottenburg Palace has been vividly seen.
"Bohr will continue to be the chief of staff of the Navy, and I will be promoted from the rank of the first deputy chief of staff of the Navy to the rank of Major General Schell and Marshal to the Imperial Navy Minister, while the old guy capelle will be the reserve commander."
Avril Lavigne sat in Anne’s arms, staring at the street view outside the window, sitting in the front row, Major General Lei Deer lit a cigarette and took advantage of the situation to introduce the changes of the Admiralty.
At present, General hippel is in charge of the ocean fleet. According to your suggestion, General hippel’s Helgolan Island set up the submarine command, and the submarine king Otto Weddigen became the commander of the aircraft carrier. The experimental independent first squadron has been set up and the creative wrench attack weapon in Jutland naval battle has been completed. Lieutenant Hannashaw will become the captain of this squadron with only six planes.
The taste of high-grade tobacco leaves makes Wang Haidi, an old smoker who has experienced from naval battles, a little impatient. It’s a pity that Anne sits next to him and is afraid that his wife Wang Haidi doesn’t want to rest for half a month and get extra waist fat to do some irregular exercise.
"Our emperor seems to realize that the navy is alienated from the Hohensolen family. First, he immediately approved the navy’s request to supplement the temporary budget of a war patrol and a cruiser, and separately gave a supplementary budget of 10 million marks. Later, he announced that you would be promoted and decorated. On the same day, Prince Max of Baden was in charge of the naval trial."
The car stopped in front of the palace, and the guards checked the exit documents in detail, then waved and let go. Lei Deer picked up the cap on the bridge and asked, "Selim, won’t you embarrass the navy?"
"The promotion of the general will be kept in the hands of the emperor. Calm down. William is a mature politician!" Far away, I can see the imperial etiquette emperor William waiting in front of the steps of the decorated hall. Wang Haidi’s line of sight shifted from Lei Deer just wearing a military cap to the expression of the imperial emperor’s sudden sharpness.
Although Wang Haidi boasted that he was only a soldier more than once, he repeatedly encountered political storms to protect himself. Wang Haidi had long experienced the politician’s vision and skills, but he was not too mature to see the emperor’s tricks
In the naval battle of the North Sea, Wang Haidi did mobilize the fleet without authorization. William seized Wang Haidi’s painful foot and launched an offensive. Wang Haidi had predicted this situation when he planned the decisive battle in the North Sea. Before mobilizing the first reconnaissance fleet, Erpitz had reached a certain degree of tacit understanding with Bohr, the chief of staff of the Navy, and the emperor was destined to encounter defeat again.
The evaluation of emperor William by the old man in Erpitz era is always inseparable from these derogatory terms, but it is undeniable that if William can keep calm, he will be counted as a qualified politician. William realizes that his actions will not only not eliminate the threat of West Lyme, but will also make the navy rebellious. The Hohensolen family is drifting away.
So William began his action. First, he approved an addition that made the army jealous, eased the opposition of the navy Charlottenburg Palace, and then retreated and announced that he would personally award the medal to Hilim to make a gesture of reconciliation with Heidi Hilim. If Hilim had impolite words and deeds at the ceremony, the emperor would be the biggest beneficiary. If Hilim could see through his strategy, the emperor would get less fame and there would always be a chance for a decisive battle!
"Don’t worry, Lei Deer, although my emperor’s fire and water are not only very decisive, not this time!"
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Orkney Island in northern Scotland is warm in early spring. It’s cloudy and moldy when you first arrive.
In front of the building, I used to fly the flag with my head drooping and curled up into a ball. The military car with the license plate of the gendarmerie headquarters was parked outside the apartment building. Two gendarmes threw their cigarettes into the thick leather boots and stepped on the cigarette butt residue and walked towards the apartment of the senior officer of the big fleet.
The lookout tower at the Cape of Scarpa Bay was deployed, and the sentry sounded the alarm in desperation. Coastal artillery and several unbroken destroyers were on standby at any time, and the most important military port of the Royal Navy was suddenly in chaos.
"Type V submarine or the first reconnaissance fleet?" David Betty asked unconsciously, and then remembered that it was not his heart’s bleak light, which infiltrated along the louver in the corner that was provoked, and obliquely hit Betty’s hand. The diary was not closed, and boots sounded at the end of the corridor outside the room. Betty slowly turned her mind and pulled away from the gunfire, Ska Gerakl Strait.
"Lampard, I think I should go …"
Taking his word, two well-dressed gendarmes knocked at the door and came in to give Betty and Lampard a military salute respectively.
"General, it’s over when you applied to the prosecutor for freedom. It’s time to return to the military police headquarters at Scarpa Bay base." Facing the desperate military police, try to be tactful.
"Military police … independent prosecutors …"
Lampard’s figure flashed, and Betty was obsessed with the origin of the memoir Scarborough Gerakl Gold.
The navy has always been the foundation of the British empire, and the dignity of the empire never sets. The British are a country in the world that knows more about the ocean, and the British are more dependent on the ocean than a country in the world. That is why the British empire has built more than 30 main ships and fleets despite financial difficulties and economic recession.
The British Empire in Scarborough Gerakl Strait lost not only a capital ship, but also a more precious Nelson spirit and centuries-old heritage. Without the capital ship, perhaps the British Empire could rebuild another fleet. However, the well-trained sailors and the positive loss of morale may be measured by brilliant gold.
It is not the Royal Navy’s Self-Redemption Department that recovers the number of capital ships and compensates for the loss of officers and men. Perhaps it is more important to change the navy’s impetuous strategic attitude and face reality.
Unfortunately, it is the first priority for Admiralty to calm people’s anger and find scapegoats for the defeat of naval battles and restore the balance of naval forces between Britain and Germany as soon as possible.
It’s not that no one can see that Arthur Belfo, the root of the Royal Navy’s failure, is busy cleaning up the remnants of Churchill and Hill’s Admiralty, and the Conservative Party is fighting for administrative resources. Politicians don’t want to or dare to think deeply about this issue; Jackson is obsessed with new technology and weapons. He thinks that building warships is the root way to solve all problems. Betty has the heart to change all this, but it’s a pity that the scapegoats have lost their speech.
"You can’t do this! It’s not that any fleet commander is wrong that the naval headquarters can’t see the situation clearly. Only the master and the naval designer should be sent to court and sent to the guillotine where Charlie was killed! " Lampard lost his mind and blocked the entrance of the apartment. He growled angrily, "Our national strength has long been forbidden to continue the policy of" two strong countries "and keep the navy ball. However, those old men who sit in offices all the year round in the Admiralty still fantasize that the Royal Navy can fight against the world!"
"Frank Lampard, calm down. My time is over!" Betty took the shoulder of this excited deputy and an old friend for more than 30 years and said, "Jellicoe and I will take the initiative to blame Lampard Belfo for the poor performance of the fleet at the admiralty meeting in mid-March. You will be suppressed and isolated, but please hold on! We need to keep a glimmer of hope! "
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Berlin has become a happy ocean at night. Hundreds of thousands of Berlin residents flocked to the streets to continue celebrating the victory of the navy’s prehistoric case. Members of the Pan-German Association flocked to the Linden area near Brandenburg Gate, the Political Square, the King’s Avenue Palace Square and the Paris Square to send Berliners to give a speech.
Although the army was in trouble on the French battlefield, notices of boys’ death were sent back from time to time on the Eastern Front. Although bread, potatoes and barley were slightly in short supply in Berlin, although the empire implemented a relatively free economy at the end of 1914 and military raw materials and materials began to implement a wartime economy, these did not affect the German people’s leadership, national discipline, scientific originality of imperial universities and scientific research institutions, and amazing organizational ability of government troops in the German war of unity. The German people still maintained a high morale and sailors enthusiastically looked forward to more victories.
After the ceremony, there was a grand reception. Outside the Berlin Square Hotel, the best hotel in Berlin was full of armed army soldiers and policemen. There was a dazzling array of luxury hotels. The boys of the navy and army had long been screaming and getting into the dance floor. Senior officers of the army gathered together to study the hidden angle. Max Hoffman, deputy chief of staff of the Eastern Command, handed over a new weapon of a famous land cruiser. Senior officers of the navy also discussed their new enemy-Arthur Belfo.
"Belfo completed the bloodbath and replacement of the British navy’s top management in only about ten days, and won the initial letter from the discerning Londoners. Instead of drastically changing the blood of the big fleet Belfo, he adopted a circuitous policy. Judging from his actions, Belfo’s personality is strong and his ability is superior. He is just the iron man that the Royal Navy needs at present!"
After discussing Belfo’s "glorious deeds", the naval officers finally remembered that they also had naval strategy. Shuang Jie sneaked out of the hospital and Wolfgang Wei Gena took the lead. He hit the nail on the head and pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of Arthur Belfo.
"But at the end of the day, Belfo is also a politician who is a thousand times taller than stupid Churchill." It’s a pity that he is not a real soldier after all! "
Wei Gena this passage is obviously too deep, but it won’t beat the new deputy commander of the ocean fleet-Lieutenant General Heidi Selim.
"There is still a lot of balance in the naval budget in 1915. After the Jutland naval battle, Charlottenburg Palace gave us a huge sum of money." Wang Haidi was a little excited and rubbed his hands and said, "How about three mackensen-class patrol ships after Mr. Jambers Fu went astray?"
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"How about three mackensen-class foundations and three York-class war patrols after Mr. Jambers has gone astray?"