Chapter 1056 Full Heavy Artillery Battleship
Although the shipbuilding plan of the Admiralty was not approved, the strategic plan to provoke the Anglo-Russian War was highly praised by Frederick.
In any country, what fears most is bureaucratic inaction. Only busy bureaucrats are good bureaucrats.
Although the Admiralty was a little more concerned and didn't consider the issue so thoroughly, after contacting the actual situation, Frederick also understood the Admiralty's approach.
Although the navy of the Holy Roman Empire has reached the second level in the world, it is far from the first.
Originally, the Shinra Navy was expected to catch up with the British, but unfortunately the French warships were sold to the British by the government, which further widened the gap in strength between the two navies.
Of course, everything has two sides, and there are advantages and disadvantages. The Royal Navy, which got the French warship, also failed to please.
The original purpose of purchasing these warships was to suppress the Shinra Navy and consolidate maritime hegemony.
However, the situation later changed a little bit. The expected arms race did not break out. The Royal Navy, which has a large number of warships, could only choose to seal up some warships.
I bought a bunch of big toys and went home, but in the end they had to lock them in a drawer. The British also suffered.
However, there is no way to do this. Knowing that there is a pit, the British can only jump in, otherwise the warship will fall into the hands of the Shinra Navy, and the Royal Navy's dominant position will be difficult to guarantee.
After all, warship construction also takes time. If the Royal Navy has no advantage, it will be a tragedy if the Vienna government suddenly has a headache and comes to play with the Royal Navy one day.
Shinra is a land power country that can afford to lose, but Britain can't stand it. If the Royal Navy suffers heavy losses and the international situation is overthrown and reshuffled, it will be difficult for Britain to regain its maritime hegemony.
After missing an opportunity to quickly catch up, the biggest economic crisis in human history immediately ushered in. All the money was spent on the economy, and military expenditures naturally decreased.
Since the end of the European War, Shinra's military spending has remained stagnant. The total amount of military expenditure has not increased, and the amount of military expenditure allocated to the navy is naturally impossible to increase.
After the war, in order to raise military expenses, both the army and the air force sold second-hand equipment. Not to mention making a lot of money, but it is still possible to improve your life.
The navy is struggling, because the international market has long been saturated due to the previous sale of warships, and there is no room for them to play.
In fact, even if there is room to play, it is useless. The Army and the Air Force sold their equipment in a big way, which was left over from the anti-French war. No matter how much they cried and sold it, it was better than dismantling and selling scrap iron.
The navy is different. Not only does it not have a bunch of warships left, but it also faces competition from the British.
The military budget of the Shinra Navy has not increased, but the naval budget of its competitors has increased every year. The Admiralty saw it and was anxious.
It's just that "urgent" is useless. The government's annual budget is so much that it can't take care of the other. The government budget can only be given priority to places that are more needed.
There is no doubt that the Shinra Navy is obviously not the most urgent development. The Royal Navy's advantage is already great, and it doesn't matter if it is bigger, anyway, they dare not enter the Mediterranean Sea.
The Royal Navy's prestige is too strong, including Frederick, many high-level people in the Vienna government lack confidence in the navy.
On the issue of confrontation with the British, there has always been another voice in the Vienna government, that is: build more airports in coastal areas to deploy air force defenses, and at the same time vigorously develop submarines as a supplement.
There is no need to sink all the enemy warships, as long as the air force can damage the enemy warships, the navy can go up and pick up the leaks.
With such low requirements, the difficulty is naturally not too high. Now the main force of the Royal Navy does not dare to enter the Mediterranean Sea, it is done under this theory.
After all, the air force is far more mobile than the navy, and the Vienna government has built a large number of airstrips in coastal areas.
If the Vienna government wanted to, it could assemble hundreds, if not thousands, of aircraft in any one area.
Facing the dense fleet, anyone's scalp would feel numb. Although the Royal Navy is powerful, it still fears the enemies overhead.
The Ministry of Air Force even formulated a strategic bombing plan for Britain, that is, to concentrate thousands of bombers at one time, launch air strikes against the Royal Navy, and end the British maritime hegemony.
Although it is impossible to do it under the existing technology, considering the development speed of aviation technology, it may not be impossible to do it in the next 20 or 30 years.
After all, the English Channel is only a short distance away, and Shinra, as the hegemon of the European continent, can deploy fighter jets in France and Belgium, and it is not difficult to launch air strikes.
Although the plan is full of ideals, everyone has more confidence in the air force than a decisive sea battle with the British.
In this context, the life of the Shinra Navy is naturally difficult. It's fine if the army can't win the battle for military expenses. Even the air force has come to compete with them for resources. It's normal for the Ministry of the Navy to be anxious.
The military budget is limited, and the original plan of the Ministry of the Navy to "rely on Shinra's industrial advantages and directly pile up the strategy of smashing the British to death" is obviously not feasible.
After another attempt by Frederick, Castagni took out a new document and handed it over: "Your Highness, this is the alternative plan prepared by our Admiralty.
There is a huge gap between the Imperial Navy and the British Royal Navy, and it will take a lot of money to catch up.
Considering the limited financial revenue of the empire, in order to save military expenses, the Ministry of the Navy is preparing to promote the technological revolution of the naval industry.
this is us
Using a new design concept, the design of a new battleship is different from any previous warships.
We have abandoned the previous concept of a variety of artillery coordination, and instead equipped all of them with heavy artillery. The firepower is three times that of traditional battleships.
If this attempt is successful, then the traditional battleships of the past will all be swept into the garbage dump of history. "
"Test ship", this is important. Although the Vienna government invested heavily in the navy, in order to encourage technological innovation in the navy, it was extraordinarily generous to the "test ships" that adopted new technologies.
The direct consequence is the Shinra Navy, and many wonderful designs come out every year. However, these efforts are necessary to promote the development of naval technology.
Throughout the history of the development of the human navy, you will know that every technological revolution is stepped on by thunders.
For this reason, Franz also specially set up a navy weird design exhibition hall, which is specially used to exhibit various technological innovations on the development path of the navy. Successes and failures are all put into it in one go.
No accusations, no bashing, as if everything was taken for granted. After a long time, everyone will get used to it, and the brain holes of the designers have been opened, and the more they play on the road of playing tricks, the more fun they will be.
Of course, more than 99% of the design drawings of warships were left in the archives in the end, and less than 1% of them could actually be turned into warships.
Dare to try is not the same as trying without brains. At least it must conform to the most basic mechanical principles to ensure that the warship will not sink before it can enter the next step of demonstration.
After internal screening, the final design scheme used is actually quite reliable.
Frederick didn't have a deep understanding of naval technology, but he still had the most basic common sense. Looking at the design drawing of the warship in front of him, Frederick asked suspiciously: "Sweep all the previous battleships into the garbage dump, are you sure you can do it?"
It's not that I feel sorry for the warship being eliminated. In fact, no matter how the technology of the warship is changed, it will not affect the value of the previous warship.
After all, not every country can keep up with the naval technological revolution. The only ones who can be regarded as opponents now are Shinra and Britain, and the rest are younger brothers.
If you want to participate in the naval technological revolution, let's talk about it when you grow up. It's not their turn to join in the fun right now.
If the naval technological revolution really breaks out, just like the birth of the ironclad ship back then, it will definitely have only benefits and no harm to the Holy Roman Empire.
Today is different from the past, starting from the same starting line, with strong industrial strength, Shinra is not afraid to compete with the British at all.
Although the old battleships will suffer heavy losses if they are eliminated, the British will lose the most. In terms of financial resources, "killing one thousand enemies and harming oneself by eight hundred" can still be tried for Shinra.
Secretary of the Navy Castagni shook his head: "Your Highness, the birth of new technology is always inevitable. Before it comes out, no one can guarantee that it will work.
I can only tell you that this new battleship has such potential. With three times the firepower of traditional battleships, it is theoretically possible to do massacres. "
Just "potential" is enough. For an opportunity to quickly close the gap in strength with the British Navy, it is completely acceptable to take out more than 4 million Aegis for a test.
After a little thought, Frederick said slowly: "I will keep this document for the time being, and I have no objection in principle.
As for when to start the plan, let's talk about it after the cabinet discusses it! "
More than 4 million Aegis is not a small amount, it is already close to one percent of the Vienna government's fiscal revenue, and it occupies an important proportion in the government's fiscal budget.
Frederick felt that it was better to be more cautious, and no one knew whether there would be more important projects in the future. If you can't preside over budget allocation for the first time, you're screwed.
Especially after the successful test of the new ship, it will bring about an arms race of unprecedented scale, so it cannot be sloppy.
Frederick didn't think that the British could not build warships that Shinra could build. Although Shinra's comprehensive industrial strength is stronger, Britain is the king in terms of naval technology.
Even after the European War ended, Shinra inherited the French naval technology and made up for some shortcomings, but that only brought the two sides to the same level, and still failed to surpass the British.