Chapter 288: Hindenburg Class
The Bismarck will be commissioned by the end of this year, and the second warship of its same type will be commissioned by the end of next year!
Although in later generations, the formation of aircraft carriers was a symbol of sea power, but in the era of World War II, battleships were still not outdated. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The rough waves in the Atlantic, the harsh natural conditions, many times it is impossible for carrier-based aircraft to take off smoothly, in this case, the advantages of the battleship can be brought into play!
Therefore, the German Navy has always been on two legs, and while vigorously grasping aircraft carriers, the battleships have not given up, and after the completion of the construction of these two Bismarck-class battleships, the German Navy will start construction of a larger battleship.
Hindenburg class.
Last time, after the signing of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, the tonnage of German warships could reach 35% of that of the British army. Thus, under the impetus of Ciric, the German High Command officially adopted a large-scale shipbuilding program codenamed "Z" plan.
This "Z" plan was quite large, including a series of battleships and aircraft carriers, of which, in terms of battleships, the core was two large battleships, one of which was the "Bismarck" class battleship, and the other class was the "Hindenburg" class battleship.
Historically, Hitler was self-righteous and interfered in the construction of the "Hindenburg" class at every turn.
Originally planned for a displacement of 60,000 tons, armed with a 403-mm gun, as a result, on a whim, Hitler wanted to change to a 420-mm one.
This was not enough, and in the back, Hitler again asked for a 480-mm gun, as a result, the displacement of the Hindenburg class jumped to 80,000 tons!
This is simply the same as that special era in later generations, how bold and high-yielding people are, and the large satellites with a yield of tens of thousands of tons per mu.
And this, not the most terrible, by the second year, Hitler asked for an increase to 10,000 tons with an 800-mm gun!
In addition to the fact that the people of the Naval Design Bureau were busy and constantly changing new design schemes, the Krupp company, as a leading German artillery manufacturer, was also exhausted.
Although Krupp was indignant, he continued to work hard. It's a pity that the technical difficulty is too great, and this kind of cannon was not made until the end of World War II.
It is useless to make excessive demands that are beyond this era, and Hitler has always been an absolute artillonist, and only Ciric's words can make Hitler listen.
Ciric said very simply, the main gun is too big, which will lead to an arms race in the West, and Germany cannot compare with them.
That's why Hitler didn't go crazy in pursuit of super-artillery.
Now, Germany is starting the Bismarck-class, and the Hindenburg-class has always been on paper, but the specific indicators of this battleship have been clarified.
This is a 70,000-ton battleship with a full load displacement, and the main gun uses three triple 460mm heavy guns!
(Similarly, the specific indicators are placed in the work-related, and you are welcome to read it, and you are also welcome to complain in the book review area.) )
Combined with the existing reality in Germany, it is impossible to start construction now, so the construction plan of such battleships is ranked behind the Bismarck class, and it may even reach 40 years.
And by then, Germany would already be able to control all of Europe, and could start work in shipyards along the coast of France, and even in England! One Germany is certainly not enough, but, after integrating the whole of Western Europe, it will not be able to defeat the US imperialists?
And the combat object of this Hindenburg-class battleship is no longer the British Navy, but the US Navy! In order to compete for hegemony in the entire Atlantic, Germany will definitely have a tragic naval war with the United States!
Now that Ciric has crossed, it will definitely not make World War II the same as in history, and finally end up in a situation where it falls short, Shirek has already thought of various plans to win this war, then it will inevitably encounter the United States in the Atlantic!
Ciric's thoughts drifted away until Molotov on the side called him softly: "General Ciric? ”
Only then did Ciric come to his senses, and he said to Molotov: "I'm sorry, I didn't sleep well yesterday. ”
Didn't sleep well? When he saw the look in Ciric's eyes just now, Molotov saw something, it was an ambitious desire! At the same time, a terrible thought rose in his heart, according to the secret agreement, Germany and the Soviet Union would divide Poland, then Germany and the Soviet Union would directly border, then, would a big war break out between the two countries?
Germany, is terrible.
Then, Molotov also came to his senses, thinking about this now, it is too far away, at least for now, Germany and the Soviet Union are still in partnership.
"This battleship, it looks really good. General Shirek, when will we be able to get 406 mm naval guns? "Molotov, of course, remembers the past, that there was an agreement between the two sides about naval artillery.
"When you provide us with enough ore according to our needs." Ciric followed, thought again, and continued: "If the ore cannot meet our requirements, then it can also be replaced with other materials, for example, your oil production is good, we can also import oil from you for conversion. ”
When this Soviet-German agreement was signed, the Soviet Union and Germany had temporarily become good friends, so it was normal for Germany to import oil from the Soviet Union, anyway, the Soviet Union had so much oil that they themselves could not use it at all.
Now that large quantities of oil have been imported from Romania, Germany's crude oil reserves are rising, but there is not much oil for a country that lacks oil.
Molotov immediately agreed: "There is no problem with this, we can continue to discuss it in detail." We hope to get this heavy naval gun as soon as possible. ”
Compared to history, the proportion of diesel used in the German army has increased dramatically, and Germany needs enough oil! Now, the USSR has as much stock as it has, it can be imported, and Germany has funds anyway.
As for the Soviet Union, the Soviet-class battleships are scheduled to start construction this year, and they need heavy naval guns.
Germany is short of resources, and all this can be solved by the sufficient knowledge of his later generations! For example, for the problem of oil, Ciric has always had a plan, and it can be exploited and used on a large scale at any time, and other mineral resources, in addition to imports, can also make new efforts!
For example, tungsten is indispensable for the manufacture of armor-piercing bullets!