Chapter 908: Only with "Sincerity" Can You Have Fighting Power!

For example, the cost of the battlecruiser HMS Lion is 2.08 million pounds. The cost of the Queen Mary, the Princess Royal and the Tiger are also in this level. The Tiger is the most expensive, at 2.1 million pounds. How much did the German battlecruisers cost during the same period? Historically, the cost of Derflinger was 56 million marks, Lütsov was 58 million marks, and Hindenburg was 60 million marks. Excluding the Hindenburg that later served, the cost of a Derflinger was not included for the time being. About 2.7 million to 2.8 million pounds! It is nearly 40% more expensive than the British battlecruiser.

It is true that the British had many captains and that competition was fierce. The construction cost will also be relatively low due to competition between shipyards. Compared with the more complicated relationships within Germany, the British are indeed more efficient, but no matter how efficient they are, there is no such high-efficiency method, right?

We are all first-rate powers. We built battleships of the same level during the same period. Why is a German battlecruiser so much more expensive than the British? This is unscientific! Do you really think that the so-called "system" advantage can go so far as to ignore physical and objective laws? What are you thinking about? ! Even God can’t do this!

Let’s compare the Derfflinger and the Lion, which have similar tonnage. Because the German battlecruiser uses a small boiler, and when the output is low, the power weight is much smaller. As for artillery, everyone has 4 turrets. The cost of artillery does not account for a high proportion of the entire weapon. The key lies in various servos (after all, the Queen's 15-inch cannon seems to only cost 15,000 pounds each.)

What's the real difference in cost? The weight of the Lion's armor is about a quarter of the entire battleship, about 6,000 tons. But what about Derflinger? The weight of their armor is about 9,000 tons! Nearly 40%! Nearly 3,000 tons heavier than you! The typical cost per ton of armor is around 100 to 150 pounds! If sold by the pound, it is almost the highest. The armor weight of German battleships is nearly 50% higher than that of the British! Can people not be strong? British battlecruisers save money on armor. If you don't die, who will die?

The Germans also did the same article, but they thought it was a trick, and later stopped doing it. Look at the cost of battlecruisers from both sides in the early days of history. New Zealand and Australia were about 1.78 million pounds. Moltke and Goben were probably around 41 million to 42 million marks, which was about 2 million pounds. It's also pretty cheap. The cost of the trip from Moltke to Derflinger actually increased by 40%! Why? Is it true that 8 12-inch guns are much more expensive than 10 11-inch L50 guns?

power system? Come on, in terms of the number of boilers, Derflinger doesn't have as many boilers as Moltke. Although Moltke's theoretical output is not high, the actual output is higher than Derflinger. Moltke's power cost is more expensive to be realistic. In fact, the only difference in cost is the armor. Moltke's 1.8-meter armored belt is so shameless compared to Derflinger's 3-meter-plus conscience armored belt?

Perhaps the officers of the British Royal Navy sitting here would not be able to come up with such similar data, nor would they have the perspective of a time traveler. However, everyone knows this truth, but it is just kept secret. Regarding what Fisher said, everyone just hummed and looked like they were waiting for the next step.

For this poisonous chicken soup,

As the main "chef", Fisher naturally understood. After feeling slightly embarrassed, he added: "The Japanese Fuso-class battleship cost a total of about 3 million pounds, plus they referred to the German The design, so I think the combat effectiveness of the Fuso-class battleship should be very high." Well, that's it.

"Three million pounds, this is indeed a bit much." Jericho said, touching his chin. As the saying goes, "Love what you do and know what you do." Jericho, who can be the commander of the Grand Fleet, naturally knows more about the Navy than just his Grand Fleet, its warehouses, and its officers and soldiers. I must still know something about the construction and economic reasons of battleships. What was the concept of 3 million pounds before the war? Basically, if you can spend so much money to build a normal warship, its performance will definitely be good, after all, it is all made of real materials!

Why is it said to be a normal battleship? Because there are still abnormal warships in this world, such as Russia. The cost of a Russian Gangut or Queen Mary is actually about the same as that of a Queen, maybe even higher! With a construction cost of more than 2.5 million pounds, it can only build a slow-moving warship with only 12 12-inch guns, average firepower, and rubbish defense. It is impossible to say that there are no tricks in this!

It is said that the construction cost list of a Russian battleship actually includes the cost of building a palace for the Russian tsar. Another purpose of co-building the battleship is to reimburse the tsar and the nobles. For this reason, the Russian tsar took jujube pills! Even so, the cost of building a Russian battleship did not reach 3 million pounds!

Exported battleships will also be more expensive. For example, the King Kong-class battleships sold by the UK to Japan are on the same level as the Lion and Tiger in terms of performance, and may be slightly better. But the cost was actually 2.5 million pounds. Considering that the tiger only cost 2.1 million pounds, the British government was killing it hard enough.

Of course, if Japan builds warships of this level, it will definitely not reach this price. Although the British have an advantage in the shipbuilding industry as a whole, Japan's labor costs are low... Shipbuilding is also considered a labor-intensive industry, and labor costs account for a large part! If this Fuso-class battleship really cost 3 million pounds, and it was a personal battleship, to be honest, Jericho felt that even the crappy designers of the Royal Admiralty could definitely build a good first-class battleship. .

With a not-so-bad design and enough real money, you tell me that the battleship I created is not combat effective? Stop joking, okay? This is against objective laws! Thinking of this, Jericho first agreed with Fisher's words, but to be honest, he really had not paid attention to the details of the construction of Japanese naval warships, so he also wanted to know how the Japanese built this class of warships.

"Since everyone is interested in Japanese warships and the characteristics of German warships, I hope to invite the chief designer of the Royal Navy, Mr. Incott, to introduce this class of Japanese warships to us at tomorrow's meeting. The battleship and its German blood!" Churchill said.

To be honest, today's meeting has been very tense so far. The two sides are tit-for-tat and refuse to give up any ground. This is not to solve the problem, but to provoke it. Therefore, as the intermediate Lord of the Admiralty, Churchill must coordinate the relationship between the two parties. Find a topic that everyone is interested in.

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