"Although the treaty signed in the early stage stipulates that Huaxia can have the same maritime power as the United States, this does not mean that the tonnage of all types of warships owned by both sides is the same. By reciprocity, we mean equal strength of the fleet, and in this case it is necessary to take into account the age of the ships and the nature of the ships of both sides. From a technical point of view, the warships currently owned by Huaxia all have a caliber of more than 15-inch main guns, and 3 of the 10 battleships you expect to keep are battleships equipped with 15-inch heavy guns, while the remaining 7 are super battleships equipped with 16-inch main guns, and even if they are old ships, the age of the ships is very short. As for the actual combat point of view? The battleship Longxiang sold by your country to Italy was responsible for the sinking of at least 4 capital ships of the Entente. And in addition to Huaxia, whether it is the United States, Britain or Germany, they have a large number of old ships equipped with 14-inch guns, and these battleships should also be retained, in this case, if it is a fleet of considerable tonnage, Huaxia will have a huge advantage, so we suggest that in the tonnage of the main battleships, Huaxia should be slightly lower. During the second round of negotiations, the representative of France said this at the meeting.

And shortly after the representative of France spoke...... A similar opinion was expressed by the representative of Austria-Hungary. That is, the fundamental point of the negotiations is the parity of combat power rather than tonnage, and Huaxia has a huge advantage in the performance of capital ships, and according to the current situation, the United States and Huaxia can theoretically have 500,000 tons of capital ships, Britain and Germany are 400,000 tons, and France and Italy are 175,000 tons. If Huaxia is allowed to have a capital ship of 500,000 tons, then the strength of the US capital ship will definitely be worse than that of Huaxia, while Britain and Germany will have a larger gap in combat effectiveness compared with Huaxia because of their relatively small tonnage and a large number of old ships! …。

You guys are going to cheat me together! Xu Jie's eyebrows twitched when he heard this. Fools understand that if France and Austria-Hungary dared to jump out, it must have been the collective instigation of the Entente and the Central Powers. Otherwise, these two and Huaxia Eight Poles will not be able to fight each other. How could a country with no conflict of interest do such a hated thing? In the final analysis, it is the United States, Germany and Britain that are not at ease with China being too big. In the case of allowing Huaxia to have the highest tonnage of warships, it is necessary to deliberately weaken the tonnage of Huaxia's capital ships, so as to limit the overall strength of the Huaxia Navy.

Xu Jie calculated the background of the Huaxia Navy, considering that the 3 Longxu-class battleships will be improved in the future, so the 3 battleships together are 100,000 tons, and the other 7 Tianjin-class battleships. Let's calculate 40,000 tons each. It should be noted here that in addition to the two newly launched of the 7 Tianjin-class battleships, the power of the other 5 has been greatly improved compared with the first two, and even the length of the ship has increased by about 10 meters, so the tonnage will definitely increase, so the total tonnage of the warships currently owned by Huaxia and about to be completed is 380,000 tons, and it stands to reason that Huaxia should still have a share of 120,000 tons.

After calculating their own, all that remains is to look at the families of the remaining three who also belong to the first echelon, and the dreadnoughts of various countries are to be decommissioned. Then it should be like this from the United States. At the end of the war, the U.S. Navy was left with only 6 super-dreadnoughts, and these ships ranged in displacement from 20,008 to 32,000. Based on the average of 30,000, the UK is about 180,000 tons. In addition, the Colorado-class battleships that are about to be completed should be around 300,000 tons, and the US Navy still has 200,000 tons of tonnage, if calculated according to the standards of South Dakota-class battleships and Lexington-class battleships, the US Navy can add another 4 to 5 capital ships, and according to 5 ships, it will have 8 battleships equipped with 16-inch guns and 6 old iron turtle ......... equipped with 14-inch guns.

The British also had no less than a few battleships left, with 3 guns that had been improved several times and were super dreadnought. There are also 7 Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleships and revenge-class battleships armed with 15-inch guns. Together, the total tonnage is only about 320,000 tons. Plus two newly completed Admiral-class battleships. 400,000 tons is just enough! The situation with the Germans was about the same, but there was a certain gap in terms of the caliber of artillery. The German battleships of the King class and the Kaiser-class battleships had to be retained, along with the other 2 Izmail-class battleships and 4 Bismarck-class battleships. The total tonnage is about 320,000 tons, and the most remaining in Germany is to start construction of two new battleships. …。

After thinking about their respective family backgrounds, Huaxia had a countermeasure. "The purpose of the negotiations is to settle disputes and stop the vicious expansion of armaments. As a maritime power equal to the United States, I think the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Navy should be comparable to that of the United States, but what about the current United States, it has 6 battleships equipped with 14-inch naval guns and 3 Colorado-class battleships equipped with 16-inch naval guns. In the future, there will be at least 2 battleships equipped with 12 16-inch guns in the US fleet, and the number of their main guns will be at least 72 16-inch guns, and the firepower of your South Dakota-class battleships is stronger than that of China's Tianjin-class battleships. I don't think the number of 16-inch guns in our country can be lower than this figure. Because your country still has 6 super dreadnoughts, and we only have 3. That's our bottom line. At the meeting, the Huaxia delegates expounded Huaxia's understanding of "equal combat strength" from another angle.........

And when this argument comes out...... The venue was in an uproar. Although the world has always had the final say in the big fist, but when everyone's fist is about the same, "reasoning" can also play an important role, the Allies and the Entente countries from the performance of the warship as a breakthrough, requiring Huaxia to reduce the tonnage of the capital ship, and Huaxia also from the performance of the warship as a breakthrough, but this performance highlights that in terms of firepower, Huaxia's current total number of 16-inch guns is 63, if according to Huaxia's argument, it is not less than the United States' 16-inch gun holdings, Then it should be possible to build 1 or 2 more battleships.

And Huaxia put forward his own point of view is only the first step, it is the saddest thing to not find an alliance when talking about artillery, since Huaxia has aimed its guns at the Entente, then it is necessary to find friends from the allies! And Germany does have a demand for China! The strategy of the British before the meeting was somewhat successful, and the British exchanged 3 old 13.5-inch super-dreadnought reservations for 5 battleships of the Germans! So. The number of 15-inch guns in the German Navy was significantly less than that of the other side! But Germany also has a backhand, since the number of 15-inch naval guns is less than that of the opponent, then it is not enough to find back the number of 16-inch naval guns? And the two Izmail-class battleships of the German Navy did have the potential to replace 12 14-inch guns with 8 16-inch guns. The idea is very good, but the United States and Britain are not stupid, they are very strict on the issue of changing guns and calibers, if they want to change their outfits, then they must get the support of Huaxia, and the two sides have something to take! Naturally, there is a common language ..........

As a result, just when the Entente was full of energy and discussed with the representatives of China how to define "combat power", the allies who had suppressed the Chinese navy together with the Entente a few days ago suddenly defected! "Even if there is a difference in the understanding of combat power between the two sides, then Huaxia should have the same number of main guns as the United States, that is, it is reasonable for Huaxia to ask for the construction of a fast battleship. The remaining tonnage should be compensated in other ways. "The discovery of the German delegates immediately reversed the situation on the negotiating field! The Entente immediately became a minority. In this case, the Entente, naturally, could not continue to insist on their demands!

As a traverser, Xu Jie originally did not intend to deal with the other party on the issue of battleship construction, of course, the premise is that these excess tonnage can be converted into the aircraft carrier tonnage that Xu Jie wants most, but everything can not be done too explicitly, if Huaxia insists on replacing the remaining 100,000 tons of warship tonnage with aircraft carriers, it will naturally arouse the suspicion of other countries. Aircraft carriers in this era are still in the category of ships with an uncertain future, and few people will devote a lot of energy to such warships. But it is undeniable that sometimes it is a good choice to run behind the strong, and Huaxia is the strong man who leads the way, in this case, Huaxia's every move will attract much attention, so Xu Jie's idea is to start another capital ship as the general flagship of the fleet, which is a special flagship with strong radio communication capabilities and enough space, and can also fully represent the strength and face of the Huaxia Navy, and the remaining tonnage will be converted into aircraft carriers according to a certain proportion. …………。

The mouth cannon is always the one with the most people. In the case of the defection of the Central Powers, the Entente naturally could not insist, and after agreeing that Huaxia could continue to start construction of one battleship, the remaining tonnage of more than 60,000 tons of capital ships could be converted into 40,000 tons of aircraft carrier tonnage. The German navy, which was an ally of the mouth guns, also gained some advantages in terms of capital ships, and the treaty stipulated that if the Germans were willing to exchange the 10 heavy guns of the King class for 8...... The German Navy could exchange the 14-inch guns of the Izmail-class battleships for 16-inch!

However, the Entente did not suffer much loss, because under the condition that France and Italy accepted the same 175,000 tons, the French Navy could build 125,000 tons of new battleships, and this tonnage could build 2 large and 2 smaller ones. The Italian side is more sad. Only 1 battleship of about 30,000 can be replenished, and the remaining tonnage is more embarrassing. And there are two ways to solve it, either accept that 5 years after the signing of the treaty, a Caraciono-class battleship will be abandoned and replaced with a new battleship, or learn from China and replace the remaining corner tonnage with an aircraft carrier! Italy is still very hesitant about this choice.

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