readx; Shaohao, a light battleship of nearly 30,000 tons, is indeed a low-level thing in 1941. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 But this kind of problem did not exist when the Shaohao was built, the Shaohao was designed in the early thirties, and the construction started at the end of 1931, and at that time the Chinese Navy was still limited by the naval treaty, and the tonnage of the navy's capital ships was only 25,000 tons.

As for the Fuxi-class large cruisers, although the tonnage is 25,000 tons, it is much worse than the Shaohao in terms of combat effectiveness. Of course, the cost is also very different.

The Chinese Navy's modified Fuxi-class large cruisers, their combat objectives have changed from fighting enemy battleships to suppressing enemy heavy cruisers, including the three subsequent Yangtze River-class large cruisers are also this kind of product, their protection can only resist the blow of eight-inch naval guns, and the speed is not high, only 30 knots, but they are equipped with nine 12-inch naval guns, so that they have the ability to suppress many heavy cruisers in the US Navy.

He said: "There are very many heavy cruisers in the Ben, British, and American navies, but the number of heavy cruisers in the Chinese navy is very small, and there are only six of them, of which only two are 16,000 tons of 16,000 tons of Shiguang-class heavy cruisers in the early 20s, and the other four are 10,000 tons of treaty-type heavy cruisers." The heavy patrol strength of the Chinese navy is much worse than that of the British and American navies. And once the war breaks out, the treaty heavy patrol does not think that it seems to be a pit with a very low price ratio, but it still has a great effect, plus the Chinese Navy does not have a battle cruiser as a ship, and the high-speed battleship is only a pitiful four, although there are more aircraft carriers, but any aircraft carrier and battleship can participate in the decisive battle of the fleet, and the main position of some secondary fronts and the task of the avant-garde fleet of the Grand Fleet need a battleship to serve as a heavy cruiser formation to fight the enemy, And the task of countering the enemy's heavy cruisers in the Chinese Navy fell to the large cruisers.

This is also the reason why the Chinese Navy designed and started the construction of three Yangtze River-class large cruisers after building three Fuxi-class large cruisers, in addition to escorting aircraft carriers, the more important reason is to counter the large number of heavy cruisers in the British and American navies.

In the final analysis, the large cruisers of the Chinese Navy are used against the heavy cruisers of the navies of other countries.

However, this kind of consideration is not said by the Chinese Navy itself, and it has not been reflected in actual combat for the time being, and more importantly, the construction of the Fuxi class and the Yangtze River class and related data have been strictly confidential, and the main surname can have been exposed before it was completed like Shaohao.

Although other countries know that the Chinese Navy has built a number of capital ships, they still cannot know the surname data of the Fuxi-class and the Yangtze River-class, and can only analyze them based on a little intelligence. The detailed data may not be known, but the fact that these two levels of ships are equipped with twelve-inch naval guns is well known, and there is a precedent for the Shao Hao, so all countries, especially the United States, regard these two levels of ships as the follow-up model of the Shao Hao, and in fact they guessed correctly, the initial design of the Fuxi class is really like this.

In an internal intelligence of the U.S. Navy, the Fuxi class is judged to be 30,000 tons, equipped with nine 12-inch naval guns, but the speed is as high as 33 knots, and the analysis of the Yangtze River class is basically similar. That is, these two classes of ships were treated as light battleships. At the same time, the U.S. side was also given the opportunity to say, "The Navy is building a large cruiser, and this kind of large cruiser is also 30,000 tons like China's Shaohao, equipped with 12-inch naval guns."

The U.S. Navy, which received such information, also accelerated their large cruiser program, and this plan is the Alaska-class large cruiser, the first ship CB1 Alaska has officially started construction in May 1941, and the subsequent five will start construction one after another. I have to say that this Alaska-class large cruiser of the Americans is a veritable large cruiser, and its surname can be said to be much more than the Fuxi-class and Yangtze-class of the Chinese Navy.

The Fuxi-class large cruiser, with a standard displacement of 25,000 tons, is equipped with nine 12-inch naval guns, and its protection capacity can only protect 8-inch naval guns, and its speed is only 30 knots. The Yangtze River class is more compact, with a standard displacement of only 23,000 tons, the protection is slightly worse than that of the Fuxi class, the speed is only 30 knots, and the firepower is the same nine 12-inch naval guns.

As for the large Alaska-class cruisers of the Americans, the standard displacement reached 27,000 tons, and the firepower was nine twelve-inch naval guns, but their protection was much better, reaching the level of the Shaohao, but their speed was much faster.

The reason why the Chinese Navy reduced the speed of the Fuxi class and the Yangtze River class is because of the cost considerations, and the purpose of reducing the cost can be achieved by sacrificing protection and speed, otherwise how can it be won at a price that slightly exceeds the price of the heavy cruise. The Americans are obviously wealthy, and the cost of the high-speed Alaska-class large cruiser is also the kind that others look up to, and the cost of nearly one-third of the World War II battleships of the same era made him the worst warship in 1941 under construction, and the difference in surname price ratio is enough to compete with the Shaohao of the Chinese Navy.

Stimulated by the construction of Alaska-class large cruisers by the United States and the construction of six large cruisers by China in a row, the Navy has finally launched the super-armored cruiser program.

The Americans thought that "this navy had a super-armored patrol plan in the late thirties, but in fact, at that time, they said, "I was not interested in super-armored patrols at all, and they focused their main energy on high-speed battleships.

However, the Chinese Navy and the U.S. Navy have successively started the construction of 12-inch large cruisers, and they are forced to follow up, and the plan of the super-armored patrol is back on the table, but now the navy is still facing the same problem as a few years ago, that is, the super-armored patrol is not cheap, unless it is built with the kind of low-speed, low-protection goods of the Chinese Navy, otherwise the cost is very high, and at this time, the navy is still building a specially built aircraft carrier and a Yamato-class improved high-speed battleship. There's spare money to build a super armor patrol.

Not to mention my own entanglement, I have to say that the fact that the Chinese Navy has developed large cruisers has greatly affected the US Navy's shipbuilding program.

And the relationship is estimated to be something that the Chinese Navy did not expect, because the original goal of the Chinese Navy to build large cruisers was only because its own heavy cruisers were too few, and it planned to use large cruisers to play the role of heavy cruisers and gain a firepower advantage to suppress the enemy's heavy cruisers.

As the first large cruiser, the Shaohao also changed its number from BB to CB at the beginning, and like the Fuxi-class large cruisers, it was incorporated into the cruiser fleet instead of the battleship fleet.

The Shaohao belonged to the Fourth Cruiser Fleet, and during this visit to Hong Kong, another large cruiser of the Fourth Cruiser, the Fuxi, stayed in Shanghai and underwent a short period of repairs at the Jiangnan Shipyard to prepare for the addition of a batch of 40-mm anti-aircraft guns.

In Victoria Harbor, Lin Xingyun, as the commander of the fleet, communicated with a rear admiral of the British Navy in a low voice, using English, English is the lingua franca of the world's navies, and basically the generals of the navies of various countries can speak fluent English. This situation has even aroused opposition from the people in China, and some admirals with strong national sentiment have even suggested banning the use of English in the navy, but just like the navy eating Western food and the officers eating on the ship, the band is still playing music on the side, these naval traditions are not said to be changeable.

This has nothing to do with worshipping foreign countries, because the world's navies are basically like this!

When Lin Xingyun and the British naval officers had superficial exchanges, on the other hand, Qin Tuolin was already negotiating with British diplomats.

As soon as he sat down, Qin Tuolin said in a firm tone: "On the Hong Kong issue, China's attitude is the same as in the past, Hong Kong has been China's territory since ancient times, and China's confidence in recovering Hong Kong's sovereignty is beyond doubt!" ”

Such a tough attitude made the faces of the other diplomats present stunned, and the British were already beginning to think about how to conduct the negotiations.

Speaking of which, the British also listen to the tragedy, their own family knows their own affairs, and they know very well how bad the situation in Britain is now, the situation on the mainland side is very serious, and in the Asian direction, saying, 'This attack on Indonesia is already tantamount to a slap in the face to Britain.' Now it is facing China's aggressiveness, not only entering the six Southeast Asian countries and causing trouble in Burma, but also forcing Britain on the Hong Kong issue, and there is a great tendency to start an all-out war with Britain if they do not agree to return Hong Kong, which makes the situation of the British extremely passive.

If this had been placed before World War II, Britain, which still considered itself the world's boss, would have declared war on China without saying a word. But now, the British do not have this ability, let alone the courage.

This is enough to deal with a Germany, and he said, "Ben is also eyeing the side of the tiger, if this rashly starts a war with China, I know with my toes that Burma will definitely be lost, and if Burma is lost, there is nothing, and more importantly, the British are not sure to hold Singapore, let alone have the ability to block the Strait of Malacca, and India will be in danger at that time." If India, which is known as the pearl of the British Empire, is lost, then Britain will still fight this world war, and directly admit defeat.

In this case, the British attitude towards the Hong Kong issue is to be wavering, and they are certainly unwilling to return it directly to China, but it will not work if they don't give it, if he dares to say that he will not return Hong Kong to life or death today, then the Chinese Navy will probably have to shell Singapore the next day!