On the final issue of artillery replacement, both the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers expressed their acceptance of China's opinion. After all, this decision of 50 pieces each was the most suitable to solve this unclear problem. After the issue of artillery replacement was resolved,

On the issue of the replacement of battleships, various countries finally came up with their opinions, that is, within 12 years, both sides cannot replace battleships. After 12 years, with the Allies and the Entente as the two camps, the total tonnage of the ships replaced by both sides must be the same. And the total tonnage of the replacement ships must be the same.

total tonnage

It cannot exceed 150,000 tons. The specific warships of those countries will be replaced by further consultations. In addition, countries can retire some warships, but the retired tonnage cannot be replaced by new ships. 15 years after the signing of the treaty, it can be considered

Replace the second batch of battleships. The replacement tonnage of both parties cannot exceed 150,000 tons. As for China? The three Longxu-class battleships cannot be decommissioned within 15 years of the signing of the treaty. After 15 years, they can freely replace 15-inch gun battleships.

Negotiations on all large and medium-sized warships were finally decided after a month, and what was left was the negotiation on the number of destroyers and submarines. Countries have very generous restrictions on these small ships, only stipulating that the number of destroyers to be retained should not exceed 180,000.

tons, and the submarine tonnage shall not exceed 70,000 tons. Based on the 10-point weight of China and the United States, the remaining countries will be calculated proportionally.

Calculate the tonnage of your own destroyers and submarines. The requirements for firepower are also higher than those of Send. The maximum caliber of artillery does not exceed 128mm. The maximum caliber of artillery of submarines is the same as that of destroyers. There are no hard and fast regulations on the maximum single tonnage of destroyers and submarines. Assistance

The negotiations for the battleship went very smoothly, and the negotiations for the destroyer and submarine took a total of 8 days to finalize.

When the total tonnage and restrictions on various warships are finalized, does it mean that everything is over? Of course not! Subsequently, various countries discussed restrictions on the export of naval technology. This is the final battlefield for the competition between the Allies and the Allies.

Turkey and Russia currently do not have the ability to build new large warships. The former has never been able to build new large warships.

The latter was once possessed. After World War I, part of it was destroyed by the war and part was moved away by Germany. In addition, coupled with the loss of a large number of technical personnel and skilled workers, it no longer exists! It can be foreseen that in the next ten years, it will

It is impossible for China to build large warships independently. Therefore, it is very likely that the warships of these two countries will need the help of Germany and Italy.

In the same way, the British are not clean either! The warships of Australia and Canada must also be built by the British. So far, these two countries have not built warships with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, and the Allies have won two for Britain.

The share of 20,000-ton battleships will eventually fall to the British.

. Considering the tonnage and strength of the younger brothers on both sides, it is impossible for them to have the same capital ships as the boss. For example, Turkey, the additional tonnage that Turkey can obtain is not enough to build a 16-inch gun battleship. The British have an additional 2

It is impossible for a 10,000-ton warship to carry artillery with a particularly large caliber!

So now comes the problem. The British consider it from their own perspective and hope that the warship guns provided by major powers for other smaller brothers will not exceed 12 inches. After all, the largest artillery that a 20,000-ton warship can carry is only that big. And Germany

The Allied Powers expressed their determination

Unacceptable. "At present, the largest caliber artillery owned by Turkey and other countries has reached 14 inches. In order to ensure the interests of small countries, we insist that the tonnage of exported warships be within 35,000 tons, and the maximum caliber of artillery carried should not exceed 15,000 tons."

inch." Representative from Germany

The Allies then raised new questions: What principles should be followed when exporting arms to non-treaty parties? For example, what is the maximum tonnage of an aircraft carrier, and how to limit the artillery and tonnage of battleships? And the British raised questions about this.

bundling policy,

That is to say, the United Kingdom can give up its original requirements, but when it comes to exporting battleships to countries that are not parties to the treaty, it must adhere to the following principles, that is, the displacement of exported battleships cannot exceed 30,000 tons. The caliber of artillery cannot exceed 14 inches, and the tonnage of aircraft carriers cannot exceed 2

Thousands of tons!

Negotiations on this issue are more intense than before. Because in addition to the contracting states, there are many people in the world who are worth winning over. It is even possible that some countries will "store" the warships in a third country and take them back before the war begins.

The possibility of expanding military strength. Therefore, strict restrictions must be placed on the export of warships.

Faced with this situation, China put forward its own opinion, "The export of battleships by countries within the treaty is only limited by the treaty. For example, if Germany exports battleships to Russia if the tonnage allows, then as long as it meets the limit of 35,000 tons

Below, the two conditions for equipping a naval gun smaller than 16 inches are sufficient, but if you want

If a non-party country exports warships, in addition to complying with the requirements put forward by the United Kingdom, there must also be quotas. The Allied Powers and the Central Powers use a five-year cycle as a cycle. The tonnage of large and medium-sized warships exported during the cycle cannot exceed 100,000 tons, of which

Any battleship with a standard displacement of 10,000 tons or more must be included in this

Within the quota, the export volume of submarines in each cycle cannot exceed 20,000 tons! The unused displacement in each cycle cannot be superimposed on the next cycle. As an independent party, China's export quota of capital ships is equal to that of the two major groups.

Half. That is, the export of capital ships shall not exceed 50,000 tons, and the export of submarines shall not exceed 10,000 tons.

Regarding this clause, the Allied Powers and the Central Powers agreed after consultation. After all, in this era, there are not many countries that have the ability and willingness to purchase battleships. This quota seems relatively small, but in fact 80% of it cannot be used up, and the British

The requirements to limit the performance of battleships have also been added to the article

Among the models, 14-inch naval guns pose little threat to new battleships in service in various countries. Although the 20,000-ton aircraft carrier is larger, considering that aircraft carriers need to fight in formations when going to sea, even if there is an aircraft carrier, there is no matching main force.

If it were a ship, its combat effectiveness would not be very high, so in the end this point was adopted.

After all the issues were dealt with, the countries participating in the meeting finally signed the "Beijing Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Arms". The treaty will take effect from the date of signing for a period of 12 years. After expiration, each country has the right to decide whether to renew the treaty. After more than two years,

The negotiations on Beijing’s naval armaments came to an end in May, but anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that this treaty is nothing more than

As a temporary measure, the naval construction of the major powers has not stopped. In addition to the limited scale of capital ship construction, aircraft carriers and cruiser-type warships will be built as planned. Each major country will build at least 40 ships within 12 years.

The United States may build even more warships up to 500,000 tons, which means it will start construction of at least 40,000 tons of warships every year.

"This is just a breathing opportunity for each country. Each country uses this opportunity to slim down its navy and cut off those parts with low combat effectiveness to prepare for future fighting." After the signing of the treaty, Xu Jie once commented on this naval armament restriction.

negotiation.

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