Wilhelm II sat in his place, his face gloomy as if he were about to drip water. www.biquge.info The launch of the British Navy's battleship 'Dreadnought' was too great a blow to the German Navy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the launching of the British Navy's battleship 'Dreadnought' for outfitting?" Wilhelm II looked at everyone with a blank expression. The anger in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

"Your Majesty, the battleship secretly developed by the British in recent years is probably the 'Dreadnought'." Marshal Count Tirpitz sighed.

"Your Majesty, the British have adopted a lot of advanced design concepts on this new battleship. One of the most important points is the elimination of the secondary main gun and the deployment of all-heavy guns. However, this is exactly the same as Prince Oscar's original suggestion. On the British battleship "Dreadnought", five twin 305-mm guns were installed. one on the front and one on the front and rear decks, and one behind the boiler room in the amidships, arranged on the centerline of the hull; Between the two boiler compartments, one on each side of the two sides is arranged symmetrically. The maximum firepower of the ship is 8 main guns on the side of the ship, and the forward fire is theoretically 6 main guns. But I personally think that Prince Oscar's design seems to be superior. The three triple 305mm guns can all fire at the side of the side, making the side side firepower more powerful. In addition, the triple main gun is more compact than the twin main gun, making the battleship's defense stronger. "said Prince Heinrich, commander of the High Seas Fleet.

Prince Heinrich's words immediately made the chairman of the Naval Technical Committee, von ? Count Warren's face darkened. Who made them veto Qin Tian's design in the first place? Now it is good, but the British have made a similar design a secret weapon of their navy. Doesn't this mean that they have a higher vision than the British? But, is this possible? Therefore, this time the entire technical committee of the Navy was slapped in the face. It's all been fanned!

Drops of sweat appear in Feng? On the forehead of Count Warren. He knew that because of this serious mistake, Wilhelm II was very dissatisfied with the entire Ha Wine Technical Committee. Of course, von? Count Warren was also very aggrieved and vetoed Qin Tian's design, which was the decision of those experts of the Naval Technical Committee. Even though he is the chairman of the Navy's Technical Committee, he still needs to follow the opinions of these experts in his professional work.

"Your Majesty, do the British really intend to use the battleship 'Dreadnought' as a sample for the development of the capital ships of the future Navy?" Moltke Jr., Chief of the General Staff, asked. He also felt that the German side seemed to have made a very bad mistake on this issue.

"Judging by the information available so far, it can already be determined. The British were already designing the next class of battleships based on the battleship "Dreadnought". As a result, the battleships that we have built and even those that are still on the slipway are outdated. Wilhelm II sighed.

In order to pursue a strong navy, Germany can be said to have invested a lot of money, which led to the construction of a total of 24 battleships in five classes. Now, the entire construction plan is almost complete. But unacceptably, these battleships became obsolete overnight. Doesn't this show that Germany's huge investment in shipbuilding programs is in vain? Wilhelm II's ambitions for maritime supremacy became a complete joke. From this, we can understand the anger and unwillingness of Wilhelm II.

"Your Majesty, this time it was indeed the fault of the Naval Technical Committee. Our thinking is too rigid to see clearly the future direction of the Navy's capital ships. "Feng? Count Warren said with his head bowed.

Although, their faces were already swollen. However, at this time, he still had to admit his mistake. Who let them not take advantage of this issue at all?

"Your Majesty, the most important issue now is not to hold the Naval Technical Committee accountable, but to think about how to make up for this serious mistake. The British battleship 'Dreadnought' made all our battleships obsolete. If we don't think about it, this will take a heavy hit on our naval development. "Prime Minister Bernhardt? Feng? Billo said.

If Wilhelm II had to hold on to the responsibility of the Naval Technical Committee, it would have made the Naval Technical Committee unaware of how many people had been implicated in it. Of course, this would also produce great turmoil in the German Navy and even in Germany, which was not conducive to the social stability of the Reich. Bernhardt? Feng? Prime Minister Bilow, naturally, hopes to minimize the impact.

"Humph! So let's talk about what we should do now, shall we? The gap between the Imperial Navy and the British Navy has now widened instead of narrowing. This will be very disadvantageous for the Empire! Wilhelm II snorted coldly.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Feng? Count Warren's face. Naturally, you know what the best solution is? But everyone is also waiting for the statement of the Naval Technical Committee.

Feng? Count Warren also knew this. He knew that it would probably not work if he didn't take a stand now.

"Alas! This time, I'm afraid that the Naval Technical Committee is really disgraced! "Feng? Count Warren sighed inwardly.

"Your Majesty, from now on, it is clear that the design of His Royal Highness Prince Oscar is the best choice for the next class of capital ships of the German Navy. His Royal Highness the Prince's vision is even longer than that of us old fellows. This time, we have no choice but to convince us, and it also gives us a deeper understanding of the development of the Navy's capital ships in the future. At a time when the British are using the battleship 'Dreadnought' as a model for the development of future naval capital ships, we can take the design of His Royal Highness Prince Oscar as the next class of capital ships of the Imperial Navy, and on this basis, design the future naval capital ships. In this way, we will not be left too far behind by the British in the Navy. "Feng? Count Warren said.

Although he tried to keep his calm expression, everyone could tell that he was trying his best to endure.

"Your Majesty, although it has been delayed for more than a year because of this, if we try to catch up, we should be able to catch up. And it even allows us to close the gap with the British. The battleships designed by His Royal Highness Prince Oscar seem to be a little more advanced than the British Navy's 'Dreadnought' battleships in terms of performance. "The commander of the High Seas Fleet, Prince Heinrich, suggested.