The specific parameters of the "Roma" have not been paid attention to by the outside world, but just looking at the size of the giant Mac, everyone knows that this is a big killer.

Although being large does not mean that the combat effectiveness is necessarily strong, it is still applicable most of the time.

Generally speaking, the greater the tonnage of a warship, the greater the ability to install more artillery and thicker armor, and the greater the advantage in naval warfare.

According to the 20,100-ton displacement announced by the Vienna government, compared with all previous battleships, it is a qualitative surpass.

If all these additional tonnage were allocated to artillery and armor, it would be entirely possible to kill traditional battleships.

The one who pays the most attention to a person is not necessarily his friends, but he must have his own enemies.

As each other's biggest competitors, the "Roma" has just been launched, which has attracted great attention from the British government.

In particular, Franz the Great personally participated in the launching ceremony, which brought the attention of the London government to a full level.

Countless experiences have taught the British that wherever Franz the Great himself haunts, there will be a story.

This is the second time in the past forty years that Franz has personally attended the launching of a warship, the last being a steam ironclad.

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Downing street

Prime Minister Robert Cecil: "Have you figured out the parameters of the Roma, are they as powerful as the Austrians boasted?" ”

Since the launch of the Roma, the media of the HRE has taken the pace.

What "revolution in naval industrial technology", "new era of battleships", "the world's first battleship"...... and so on, and a series of praises, and they didn't need to be smashed.

This kind of liveliness, the British media is naturally not willing to be lonely. Coupled with the Royal Navy behind the scenes, for a time the theory of the naval threat of the Holy Roman Empire once again resounded in the British Isles, and it has become the mainstream of society.

Recently, Prime Minister Robert Cecil is about to vomit on the news about the threat theory of the HRE Navy.

Although I don't believe much, a battleship can change times; But the navy is the lifeblood of Britain, and Prime Minister Robert Cecil can only overestimate it as much as possible until the specific parameters of the Roma are uncertain.

Admiral Flora: "It's not certain for the time being, the Vienna government is very strict about the shipyards, and our people don't have access to the core.

What is certain is that the Roma has abandoned the previous design concept and adopted the most radical design concept of the current all-heavy gun.

Judging from the information we have gathered, the Roma will be armed with 12 main guns, and the caliber of the guns should not be lower than 12 inches. (approximately 305mm)

In addition to heavy firepower, the Roma also increased the thickness of its armor. Small-caliber artillery, it is difficult to pose a threat to it.

The Austrians, who have always been world leaders in the field of power, may now have made a breakthrough again.

Although the displacement of the Roma has increased, its sailing speed may not be much slower than that of the previous battleships. ”

It can be seen that Flora does not have much confidence in the accuracy of this information.

In the context of not being able to get close to the slipway to inspect on the spot, intelligence officers can only observe from a distance, and add some gossip to make inferences, so that the accuracy of the intelligence obtained cannot be guaranteed at all.

No matter how much water there is in intelligence, it is better to have intelligence than not to have it. The accuracy is not high enough, and that is also a high reference value.

For the Royal Navy, they are not afraid that the HRE Navy will do things, but they are afraid that they will not move.

As before, it has not made a single news for more than ten years, and it has made it difficult for the Royal Navy to reach out to the parliament for military spending.

How good it is now, with the importance of the navy to Britain, in the context of unclearness, it must be overestimated!

You don't have to think about it to know that in the coming days, the military spending of the Royal Navy will increase significantly.

Air Force Minister Weizsäcker: "The Austrians are not just a Roman, no matter how powerful a battleship is, they cannot reverse the gap between them and the Royal Navy."

According to what we have gathered, the Vienna government has also developed an ambitious Project Terminator.

According to this plan, the Vienna government will build a large number of airfields along the coast of France and Belgium, and will eventually mobilize thousands of bombers at once to launch air strikes against the Royal Navy.

As the world's number one air power, the Holy Roman Empire has come a long way in aviation. At present, they are equipped with the main battle bomber Flying Eagle 2, and the bomb load has exceeded 2 tons.

According to this plan, theoretically speaking, the HRE Air Force can drop 2000~3000 tons of bombs on us at one time.

The power of the explosion of 2,000 tons of special bombs far exceeds that of 5,000 tons of high explosives, and the enemy does not need any hit rate at all, and can destroy any of our ports by direct indiscriminate bombardment.

Although our anti-aircraft fire is not weak, it is only the Air Force that will deal with it. Anti-aircraft firepower on the ground can only be used as an auxiliary and cannot be relied upon.

As soon as the enemy's plan was prepared, we did not take corresponding countermeasures. Not only was the Royal Navy in danger, but the entire British Isles was bombed by the enemy's air force.

Compared to the enemy's hidden "Terminator Project", the battleship Rome that is being thrown now is more like a cover to attract our attention.

One is what they are best at, and the other is their shortcomings, and it is self-evident which direction to choose as a breakthrough. ”

For the sake of military spending, Weizsäcker also fought hard. Britain is the dominant power in the Royal Navy, and both the army and air force are struggling.

Just look at the annual military budget. The Royal Navy's military budget was 30% higher than that of the Holy Roman Empire's, while the Air Force and Army budgeted less than a third of each other's.

How much money you have, how much you do.

The disparity in military spending is directly reflected in the comparison of the strength of the armed forces of the two countries. The Royal Navy crushed the HRE Navy, and the Army and Air Force did the opposite.

Unlike the Army's inability to struggle, Weizsäcker felt that the Air Force could still save it. Even if you can't catch up with your competitors, you have to be able to protect yourself, right?

In this context, and regardless of whether the "Terminator Project" was real or not, Weizsäcker took it seriously.

In Britain, if you want to get military money from Parliament, it is obviously not enough to have a "need", but also to prepare a good story.

The Vienna government's "Terminator Project" is undoubtedly a good story. Not to mention being able to get everyone's consent, but there is still hope for fooling most of the parliamentarians.

In order to gain the support of the cabinet, Weizsäcker proposed it in advance at the cabinet meeting, so as not to go it alone.

It is easy to fool a layman who has no military common sense, but it is difficult to fool an insider. Although the people present were not military experts, they still had basic common sense.

The Minister of the Navy, Flora, immediately retorted: "As the Minister of the Air Force, Your Excellency is really condescending. You should go and write science fiction, I believe there will be a good harvest.

Mobilize a thousand bombers, and if the Viennese government is desperate, I believe they are capable of doing it; But to concentrate on bombing the same target is to be funny.

It is obviously unrealistic to take off from the same airport, and when multiple airports take off, just tossing and turning work will cost lives, and one bad thing is a large-scale plane collision incident in the air.

What's more, although the bomb load of bombers is large, their own combat effectiveness is not very good. Without a combat escort, running around and bombing is sending people to death.

If you want to ensure the safety of thousands of bombers, you need a group of fighters of the same number. With so many planes, even if they come to bomb in batches, I am afraid it will be difficult to complete the scheduling work.

Even if it is really completed, with such a dense group of aircraft, our anti-aircraft firepower will achieve a lot of results.

The enemy's plan is to be completed, but only if we are not prepared in advance, and they succeed in their sneak attack.

As long as the vigilance is strengthened in normal times, there is no opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of. As an air defense warning in advance, we can completely make the enemy's Terminator plan against us turn into their own Terminator plan.

As for whether the Roman battleship was a pretense for the enemy to put it out, it will be known in a few months. Everything can deceive people, but the combat effectiveness of warships will not. ”

The Navy and the Air Force are fighting fiercely, and the Army is also not willing to be lonely.

The Secretary of State for War, Skyebru, had just organized his language and was about to join the battlefield when Prime Minister Robert Cecil preempted the opening and said, "Alright. If you continue to quarrel, this meeting will become a debate contest.

I know that the Navy is important, the Air Force is important, and that's all right!

The main reason for calling you here today is that the Holy Roman Empire is restless again.

We must take precautions and prepare a needle plan in advance; It's not up to you to compete for military spending.

As for the issue of military spending, if you have the ability to ask the parliament yourself, don't shout at me here if you can't bear it, it's useless! ”

Truth be told, it is Parliament that decides Britain's military budget, and Robert Cecil, the prime minister, has a big say, but he does not have the final say.

The navy and air force are very confident, and now that they have the Holy Roman Empire as a target, they are sure that they will ask for military spending from the Parliament.

Only Skeebrugh was forced, and the British Army was really unwelcome. That's it, the worst thing is that I can't make up stories now.

From the beginning to the end, the British Army only had "defending India" and "defending British Africa", and these two themes can be extended.

However, the current international situation is very clear. The Russians were not ready to go south for the time being, and the story of "defending India" ended first.

Although the story of "defending British Africa" can be told, it is a pity that everyone has no faith!

Almost all parliamentarians agreed that British Africa would be the first to fall in the event of war with the Holy Roman Empire.

Anyway, it is not salvable, so it is better to invest resources in other areas and increase Britain's advantage.

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