"Although the treaty signed in the early stage stipulated that China can have equal maritime power with the United States, this does not mean that the tonnage of all types of warships owned by both parties is the same. What we mean by parity is the balance of fleet strength.

etc. In this case, the ships of both sides must be considered.

age and nature of the warships. From a technical point of view, the warships currently owned by China all have main gun calibers of more than 15 inches. Three of the 10 warships you expect to retain are battleships equipped with 15-inch heavy guns, and the remaining 7 are battleships equipped with 15-inch heavy guns.

They are all super battleships equipped with 16-inch main guns, and they are

Even if it is an old ship, its age is very short. As for from a practical perspective? The battleship Longxiang sold to Italy by your country was responsible for the sinking of at least four Allied battleships. Except for China, whether

The United States, Britain and Germany all have a large number of tanks equipped with 14-inch artillery.

Old ships, these battleships must also be retained. In this case, if it is a fleet of considerable tonnage, China will have a huge advantage, so we suggest that in terms of main battleship tonnage, China should be slightly lower." In the second round.

During the negotiations, the French representative said this at the meeting.

Shortly after the French representative spoke, the Austro-Hungarian representative also expressed a similar view. That is, the fundamental point of the negotiation is equality of combat power rather than equality of tonnage. China has a huge advantage in the performance of its capital ships, and according to the current

Given the situation, the United States and China can theoretically have 500,000-ton battleships.

The British and Germans are 400,000 tons, while the French and Italians are 175,000 tons. If China is allowed to have 500,000 tons of battleships, then the strength of the American battleships will definitely be inferior to that of China. However, the British and Germans have relatively small tonnage, and

There are also a large number of old ships, so compared with China, the gap in combat effectiveness is even greater!

You guys are trying to trick me together! Xu Jie’s eyebrows twitched when he heard this. Even a fool understands that if France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire dare to jump out, it must be the collective instruction of the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. Otherwise, these two are on the same level as China.

A country that is confused and has no conflicts of interest

How could you do such a detestable thing? In the final analysis, the United States, Germany, and Britain are still worried about China being too big. While allowing China to have the highest battleship tonnage, they deliberately weaken China's battleship tonnage. In this way,

Limit the overall strength of the Chinese Navy.

Xu Jie calculated the assets of the Chinese Navy. Considering that the three Longxu-class battleships will be improved in the future, the three battleships together are calculated as 100,000 tons, and the other seven Tianjin-class battleships are calculated as 40,000 tons each.

Let’s calculate. One thing to note here is that among the 7 Tianjin-class battleships, except for the newly launched

Of the two ships, the power of the other five has been greatly improved compared to the first two, and even the length has increased by about 10 meters, so the tonnage must have increased. In this way, the total number of warships currently owned by China and about to be completed will be

The tonnage is 380,000 tons. Logically speaking, China should have a share of 120,000 tons.

After calculating your own, the only thing left is to look at the wealth of the remaining three companies that belong to the first echelon. The dreadnoughts of all countries are to be retired, so starting from the United States, it should be like this. After the war, the U.S. Navy only

There are 6 super-dreadnoughts left. The displacement of these battleships ranges from 28,000 to 32,000 tons. Calculated based on the average of 30,000 tons, the British is about 180,000 tons, plus the upcoming

The completed Colorado-class battleship should be around 300,000 tons. The U.S. Navy still has a tonnage of 200,000 tons. If calculated based on the standards of South Dakota-class battleships and Lexington-class battleships, the U.S. Navy can add 4 to 5 more.

If the capital ships are calculated as 5 ships, there are 8 battleships equipped with 16-inch guns and 6 old-style iron turtles equipped with 14-inch guns.

The British have a lot of remaining battleships, including three super-dreadnoughts with 343mm guns that have been improved many times, and seven Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleships and Revenge-class battleships equipped with 15-inch main guns. Together, these two,

The total tonnage is only about 320,000 tons. Coupled with the two newly completed Admiral-class battleships, 400,000 tons is just enough!

The situation of the Germans is similar, but there is a certain gap in terms of artillery caliber. Germany's 3 König-class battleships and 2 Kaiser-class battleships must be retained, and there are also 2 Izmail-class battleships and 4 Bismarck-class battleships.

The total tonnage is almost 320,000 tons, and the most Germany has left is to start construction of two new battleships.

After calculating their respective financial resources, China had a countermeasure. "The purpose of negotiations is to resolve disputes and prevent the vicious expansion of armaments. As a maritime power that is equal to the United States, I think the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Navy should be equivalent to that of the United States, but

Now

As for the United States, it has 6 battleships equipped with 14-inch guns and 3 Colorado-class battleships equipped with 16-inch guns. In the future, it will have 5 new ships equipped with 16-inch guns. I think,

When comparing combat power, one should use

Comparing the number of main guns, there will be at least two battleships in the U.S. fleet equipped with 12 16-inch guns in the future, and the number of main guns will be at least 72 16-inch guns. Your country's South Dakota-class battleships have greater firepower than our country's Tianjin-class battleships.

Even stronger.

I think our country's 16-inch artillery possession cannot be lower than this number. Because your country still has 6 super-dreadnoughts, and we only have 3. This is our bottom line." The Chinese representative explained China from another perspective at the meeting

Understanding of "equivalent combat power".

When this argument came out, the venue was in an uproar. Although the world has always been dominated by those with big fists, when everyone has similar fists, "reasoning" can also play an important role. The Allied Powers and the Allied Powers used the performance of battleships as a breakthrough

, requiring China to reduce the tonnage of its capital ships, and

China also uses the performance of battleships as a breakthrough, but this performance emphasizes that in terms of firepower, China's current total number of 16-inch artillery is 63. If according to China's argument, it is not lower than the number of 16-inch guns in the United States, then

It should be possible to build 1 or 2 more battleships.

And China putting forward its own point of view is only the first step. It is the saddest thing to find no allies when quarreling. Now that China has pointed its guns at the Allies, it must find friends from the Allies! And Germany also

We really need help from China! Ying

The Chinese strategy before the meeting achieved a certain degree of success. The British exchanged three old 13.5-inch super-dreadnoughts for five German battleships! In this way, the number of 15-inch artillery guns in the German Navy will be obvious.

Less than the other party!

But Germany also has a backup plan. Since the number of 15-inch naval guns is less than that of its opponents, the number of 16-inch naval guns will increase.

Wouldn't it be enough to just get them back? And the two Izmail-class battleships of the German Navy do have the potential to replace 12 14-inch guns with 8 16-inch guns. The idea is good, but the United States and Britain are not fools. They are replacing

The issue of gun and caliber is very tight. If you want to change the equipment, you must get the support of China. Both sides have something to gain! Naturally, they have a common language.

As a result, just when the Allied Powers were working hard to discuss with Chinese representatives how to define "combat power", the Allied Powers, which had worked with the Allied Powers to suppress the Chinese navy a few days ago, suddenly switched sides! "Even if the two sides have different understandings of combat power,

Then China should also have the same number of main guns as the United States, that is to say

, it is reasonable for China to request the construction of another fast battleship. The remaining tonnage should be compensated in other aspects." The discovery of the German representative immediately reversed the situation on the negotiating floor! The Allies immediately became a minority. In this situation

Under such circumstances, the Allied Powers naturally cannot continue to insist on their demands!

As a time traveler, Xu Jie originally did not intend to argue with the other party on the issue of battleship construction. Of course, the premise was that these excess tonnages could be converted into the aircraft carrier tonnage that Xu Jie wanted most. However, everything should not be done too openly. If China insisted on

If all the remaining 100,000 tons of warships are replaced by aircraft carriers, it will naturally arouse suspicion from other countries. Aircraft carriers are still a type of ship with an uncertain future in this era, and few people will devote a lot of energy to this type of ship.

battleship

. But it is undeniable that sometimes it is a good choice to follow the strong ones, and Huaxia is the strong one leading the way. In this case, every move of Huaxia will attract much attention, so Xu

Jie's idea is to start building another battleship as the fleet flagship. This is a specialized flagship with strong radio communication capabilities and enough space. It can also fully represent the power and face of the Chinese Navy, and the remaining tonnage

It must be converted into an aircraft carrier according to a certain proportion.

The party with the larger number always has the upper hand. When the Allies defected, the Allies naturally could not persist. After agreeing that China could continue to build a battleship, the remaining tonnage of more than 60,000 tons of battleships could be converted into 4

Ten thousand tons of aircraft carrier tonnage. And as

The German Navy, the ally of this quarrel, has also gained some benefits in terms of capital ships. The treaty stipulates that if the Germans are willing to replace the 10 350mm heavy guns of the König class with 8, the German Navy can replace the Izmail-class battleships with

The 14-inch gun was replaced with a 16-inch gun!

However, the Allies did not suffer too much loss, because if France and Italy accepted the same 175,000 tons, the French Navy could build a new 125,000-ton battleship. This tonnage could build 2 larger ones and 2 smaller ones.

The Italian side is more miserable, and can only replenish one ship worth about 38,000 yuan.

battleships and the remaining tonnage is rather embarrassing. There are two solutions. Either accept the scrapping of a Calacciono-class battleship and replace it with a new battleship five years after the signing of the treaty, or follow China's example and use the remaining tonnage

Replace it with an aircraft carrier! Italy is still very hesitant about this choice.

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