Chapter 905 The Quarrel Between the British Admiralty Part 3

"Can you understand? When the fleets of Vice Admiral Jerram and Rear Admiral Hood merged, our fleet successfully used the background cover to get close to the German fleet. In an 8 vs. 7 situation, we had the upper hand. It is true that we Our fleet was still weaker than our opponent, but after the opponent made a slight adjustment, it took less than 45 minutes to kill three of our battleships, two of which were super-dreadnought battlecruisers. Use Chopping to Cut It’s not too much to describe the dish!” Jericho didn’t target anyone. Subjectively speaking, he didn’t intend to speak for Betty, nor did he intend to question Fisher’s practices. Just stating a fact.

"Reminiscent of the fact that our most elite Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were tied with the German second-rate battleships, I think that the design of the Royal Navy's battleships in the future must be changed, and it must be greatly changed!" Jericho said achieve one's own purpose.

"What do you think?" Churchill asked.

"In a short period of time, it is too late to design new battleships. We must make up for the shortcomings of the fleet now, especially fast battleships. I think the new reputation and counterattack battleships equipped with 15-inch guns, but with insufficient armor protection are not necessary. If possible, I think that in addition to the Revenge-class battleships that continue to be built, we should invest all other slips, funds and manpower in the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. This is the only one we can currently compete with the German fleet. battleship," Jericho said.

Regarding the division of responsibilities for this battle, Jericho doesn’t want to talk at all now. As the commander of the Grand Fleet, Jericho knows that what is most needed at the moment is to solve the immediate crisis rather than to pursue responsibility. Of course, as a leader who is supported by his subordinates, Commander, he also has limits. Betty's own judgment was indeed wrong. The division of troops was an indelible blame. Therefore, if Betty was transferred to other unimportant positions, Jericho would accept this.

But others? Whether it is Betty's subordinate Major General Moore, Lieutenant General Jerram or Major General Hood, they have no responsibility. If the Navy wants to let them take the blame, Jericho will never agree! As a good boss, if you can't do justice to your subordinates, then what kind of boss can you be?

"The new queens are still some time away from entering service, perhaps more than half a year. The eighth Queen Elizabeth-class battleship may not enter service until a year later. Our military vacuum period is too long. This is simply unbearable." Churchill said.

Churchill was not talking about the vacuum period of the overall strength of the British Empire's Grand Fleet. Although it was a bit hurt to kill six battleships at once, it was not a big deal for the Grand Fleet's huge battleship squadron. Except for the still huge In addition to the remaining number of battleships, the other three Revenge-class battleships equipped with 15-inch heavy guns are also stepping up their suit. The third will be in service next month, and the fifth will be in service in five months. If the High Seas Fleet and the Navy If the fleet fights to the death, there is no chance of winning.

Churchill was worried about the replacement of fast battleships. The heavy losses of the Betty fleet caused great problems to the original strategy of the British navy.

Even if the four Queen Elizabeth-class battleships return, plus the remaining Tiger and Moore's two battlecruisers, they still cannot restore the original deployment of forces.

The original deployment was the Grand Fleet deployed in the Shetland Islands at the far north, Betty's battlecruisers in the middle, and the Channel Fleet and Harwich Fleet at the far south. The three fleets originally formed a very tight blockade network, but now? The middle link was destroyed, so what if the queens came back? The combination of 4 queens and 3 battlecruisers still couldn't beat the German fleet of 6 Bavaria and 1 Helgeland that they encountered this time... The record might look better, but it's of no use...

If the British fast battleships really want to suppress Germany's most elite Bavarian detachment, there will be no 8 queens left to talk about! But the problem now is that the British fleet's replenishment speed has reached its limit. Three Queens and three Revenge-class ships are under construction. The warships originally intended to be sold to Chile have been included in the large fleet. If new ships are needed first, then It must start from laying the keel.

"I will persuade Parliament to increase funding to quickly complete the remaining Queen and Revenge-class battleships, but what about the new first-class battleships? Do you have any suggestions?" Churchill asked.

"Our battleships should adopt a new power system. Compared with the small water tube boilers used by the Germans, the boiler efficiency is too low. For the same battlecruiser, the speeds of both sides are almost the same, but we actually have more power than them. Hundreds of tons of power weight," Jericho said.

"Although small water tube boilers are more efficient, they are more troublesome to maintain. Our warships need to cruise around the world. Unlike the Germans, they only stay in the North Sea. In fact, the Germans are in Scharnhaus in the Indian Ocean. Special-class battleships also use ordinary boilers, not small water tube boilers." Sir Fisher, who has been depressed, said.

Don’t the British have small water tube boilers? Maybe it was a little late to get on board, but if you want to say that a first-class powerful country with deep accumulation cannot develop the power system of nb, that is impossible. Things as complex as steam turbines were first developed by the British, and then The American Parsons, and then the German Werder Bremen. It is obviously nonsense to say that the British cannot come up with a suitable boiler.

In fact, if you look at the reputation, 42 boilers only have 90,000 horsepower, and Hood has 24 boilers with 150,000 horsepower. You can understand that later on, it was not that the British did not have them, but they were temporarily unable to use them due to economic and maintenance problems. In addition, the full name of the German small water tube boiler is the Schulz-Thornycroft small water tube boiler, and Thornycroft is a British company... So everyone understands….

Fisher has been reluctant to put water tube boilers on the ship. On the one hand, there are indeed cognitive problems. On the other hand, water tube boilers require frequent replacement of water pipes. This maintenance is too difficult. The German fleet spends all day in the North Sea. History The Dreadnought's speed did not drop much when the battle started, and the loss of the boiler was naturally not great, but what about the British? Warships were running all over the world, and they were concentrated in the North Sea to block the High Seas Fleet. That was something that happened later. When Fisher came to power, Britain was still ready to fight various potential opponents, so it was natural to consider the reliability of the power system. and stability.

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