"This is an internal matter of our allies, and this should not be the subject of discussion at this meeting. m mobile network Russia now does not have the economic strength and necessity of aircraft carriers. Hipper retorted. But a drop of cold sweat had already run down his head. Russia did raise the idea of having an aircraft carrier, but this suggestion was immediately refuted, and under German pressure, the nearly 80,000-ton quota of aircraft carriers jointly owned by the three countries was allocated to Spain and the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Each country can have one large aircraft carrier and one small aircraft carrier. And now that construction had already begun, the Entente had taken advantage of the opportunity to make it clear that it was not just to sabotage the Allies' naval rearmament plans, but also to provoke some of them. After all, Germany is still not at ease with Russia, and it is still very suppressive in all aspects, especially in military construction. In the minds of the Germans, Russia was an insignificant ally that could provide a large number of distant allies, and there was no need to have too much power.

And as compensation, Germany and Austria built battleships for Russia, which were fast battleships armed with 16-inch guns...... And this used up more than half of the tonnage that the three countries could build new warships. Hipper retorted loudly. These two battleships were Russian, at least Russian, and the cost of construction was indeed Russian, but half of the officers and men on them were Germans after they entered service. Moreover, when building this battleship again, the Russians must "unconditionally" assign the fleet to the command of the High Command of the Allied Navy when necessary, knowing that in World War 1, neither Germany nor Italy can completely require the allied fleets to obey their command! The so-called unified command only works in battle, and the planning of specific battles needs to be discussed together, and the Germans are tantamount to invisibly "hacking" Russia's two capital ships! …。

"It is a key principle that aircraft carriers and battleships cannot be confused and cannot substitute for each other, otherwise, if your country believes that aircraft carriers and battleships can be substituted on an equal footing, then I agree with your request. At the same time, I would like to warn your country of what is. We will stop the battleship and exchange its tonnage for an aircraft carrier. Sims simply didn't want to explain too much. The situation now is that the United States is strong, and Germany is far from recovering from the war, let alone digesting the fruits of victory.

In this case, the Americans could renounce the treaty, and the Germans had to do everything possible to guarantee that the treaty could continue! At the meeting in Beijing, the fundamental reason why the United States accepted the treaty was not because of the allies! Rather, it lies in Huaxia's vigilance about the expansion of the U.S. Navy. If China did not support Germany this time, the Allies would be at a disadvantage in the contest with Britain, the United States, and France, judging from the previous statements. China was clearly inclined to the Entente and Italy!

"We are gathered here to address the loopholes in the treaty. Since Marshal Hipper raised the question of the tonnage of the remaining capital ships of the three countries, then we need to solve him. It is true that what your country has done is contrary to the spirit of fairness and justice in the Treaty. But now things are hard to turn back. Whether it is the aircraft carriers of Turkey and Spain, or the fast battleships built by Germany and Austria for Russia, they should all start construction. It is obviously very difficult for the Allies to dismantle these warships, and there is indeed a remaining quota of about 10,000 tons left in the capital ships of the three navies. Lin Yongsheng stood up and said..........

"What we need to do now is how to satisfy both sides, the tonnage of capital ships is very valuable, but it should not be wasted. As compensation to Russia. The tonnage of the 20,000-ton capital ship could be exchanged for a light aircraft carrier with a displacement of no more than 10,000 tons and handed over to Russia as compensation to the Entente. The three Entente countries share no more than 10,000 tons of mobile tonnage! At the same time, France and Austria-Hungary exchanged the remaining tonnage of capital ships for 9 tons of aircraft carrier tonnage. In this case, the tonnage of the new aircraft carriers of the two sides is almost equal. Fair enough, right? Lin Yongsheng proposed a solution on behalf of Huaxia, and there was no interest in competing for the tonnage of several thousand tons of aircraft carriers, and Huaxia would definitely not participate in the war at the beginning even if it participated in the war in the future, so Huaxia focused on the balance of power between the Allies and the Entente. …。

Of course, the current Allies may have to remove Italy, because Italy has shown an attitude of not taking the road of neutrality in many overt and covert exchanges, and it is not very likely that the Allies will push Italy to the side of the Allies. Let the Allies convert the excess capital ship tonnage into aircraft carrier tonnage as much as possible, and at the same time compensate the Entente for some additional aircraft carrier tonnage! In this case, it is most acceptable to both sides! …。

"The Entente side expressed its support." After some discussion, the representatives of Britain, France, and the United States agreed that Italy could convert the tonnage, which had been agreed before the meeting, after all, Huaxia had greeted Britain, and Italy expressed its willingness to cooperate with France in some aspects, and exchanging the remaining tonnage of capital ships of 1.5 to 18,000 tons for the tonnage of aircraft carriers of 1.to 10,000 tons would be more able to maintain Italy's neutral status in the eyes of the Entente. The additional 10,000 tonnes of tonnage given would fully offset the impact of the Allied tonnage conversion...... So the Entente accepted it. And the Allies? It's not a loss, more importantly, in the case of Huaxia's proposal and the support of the Entente, it is useless for the Allies to oppose it, after all, if the Americans are forced to be in a hurry, they will directly announce that they will not play, and I will build my own ship, and it is the Allies who will suffer!

If the final result of the first issue is acceptable to both sides, then the second issue is a bit tangled with the Allies, more precisely Germany! "Limiting the armament of the navies of various countries, especially sea-based aviation, is a top priority. After limiting the tonnage of aircraft carriers, we should also limit the number of aircraft carried by other warships. If some countries build aircraft carriers in the name of building other warships, it is obviously unfair to other States parties. "Although the representative of the United Kingdom did not say it explicitly, the countries targeted were clear to everyone. The Germans' plans for an aviation cruiser could not be airtight. Although the specific performance data is not known, if a battleship with a standard displacement of 10,000 tons is loaded with aircraft, then the number will not be very .........small.

"The carrier-based aircraft of an aircraft carrier are its main combat weapon, but the carrier-based aircraft on the cruiser are for reconnaissance and anti-submarine and to complete some life-saving work. Therefore, the fact that the cruiser is loaded with aircraft cannot be considered a violation of the treaty. However, the number of aircraft carriers does need to be limited. Although Huaxia did not build a special air defense cruiser like the Germans, it also built 9 main guns stacked on the front deck, and a large number of decks were vacated behind as seaplane hangars and mooring positions. And the number of carrier aircraft has reached as much as 1!

"Our government considers that it is advisable to have less than one aircraft on board such an aviation cruiser. As for the number of such cruisers? I don't think the proportion of this type of battleship in the total tonnage of cruisers should be more than 3 percent! And the light cruiser could not carry more than 6 aircraft! "A vague attitude towards China. The British were still very satisfied, so they proposed the next specific restriction measures, which pierced Germany like a sharp sword!

"The treaty does not limit the number of cruisers on board, and your proposal is clearly contrary to the spirit of the Beijing Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments. My country does not intend to accept it. Hipper immediately said. Joke, the Germans planned to build the first batch of 4 aviation cruisers, which would be the main force of the German high seas fleet in the future to break the diplomatic battle, an indispensable part of the entire naval strategy, and Hipper would naturally vigorously oppose it. "And our warships have already started construction, and they must not be abolished because of this halfway clause." Privately, at meetings within the delegation of the German Navy, the Germans set the tone. …………。

And in the same way, this proposal of the British also limited Huaxia, after all, Huaxia planned to use some of its cruisers as anti-submarine reconnaissance cruisers! This clause does conflict with the original treaty, which does not mention restrictions on cruisers, and although the British delegate does have some truth in his opinion, it still needs to be flexible in terms of specific settings. And for the warships that have already started construction, we also need to open the net. "The Germans planned to build 4 ships, and there were no fewer of them, and in the entire naval construction program...... The number of such heavy cruisers with a large number of seaplanes is at least 6! That's almost half of the number of cruisers of rated weight! And if you count the light cruisers, then the number may be increased!

In fact, in general, the original "Beijing Naval Arms Limitation Treaty" did not impose too many restrictions on cruisers, firstly, because everyone was staring at capital ships and aircraft carriers at that time, and secondly, because all countries wanted to exploit some loopholes in them. And the fundamental reason why the Entente countries raised this issue today is that they found that in order to ensure control over the North Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. What is needed is a cruiser with poor performance but a large number of cruisers, so they came up with a plan to limit the performance of a single ship of cruisers, of which limiting the aviation capabilities of cruisers is a top priority. After all, in the US Navy's exercises, it is very .........dangerous for a cruiser to run into a squadron (1) of aircraft without sufficient destroyer escort.

"We propose to adjourn the meeting for the time being. The views of the British delegates were so varied that some of the decisions needed to be studied by the Government and revisited within the Allies. Faced with the aggressive posture of the British, Hipper decided to avoid it for a while. At the same time, looking at Huaxia's attitude, if Huaxia is willing to join forces with the Germans, then the Allies will naturally have a much better chance of winning.

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