The specific parameters of the "Roma" have not been paid attention to by the outside world, but just by looking at the size of the Big Mac, everyone knows that this is a big killer.
Although a big head does not mean that the combat power is necessarily strong, it is still applicable most of the time.
Generally speaking, the larger the tonnage of the warship, the more artillery and thicker armor can be installed, and the greater the advantage in naval warfare.
According to the displacement of 20,100 tons announced by the Vienna government, compared with all the previous battleships, it is qualitatively beyond.
If these new tonnages are allocated to artillery and armor, it is entirely possible to kill traditional battleships.
The person who pays the most attention to a person is not necessarily his friend, but he must have his own enemy.
As each other's biggest competitors, the "Rome" has just been launched, and it has attracted the attention of the British government.
In particular, Franz the Great personally participated in the launching ceremony, which has drawn the attention of the London government to the full extent.
Countless experiences have told the British, but wherever Franz the Great personally haunted, there must be a story.
In the past 40 years, this is the second time Franz has personally participated in the launching ceremony of a warship, the last time it was a steam ironclad.
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Prime Minister Robert Cecil: "Have you figured out the parameters of the Roma, is it as powerful as the Austrians boast?"
Since the launch of the Roma, Shinra's media has brought a rhythm.
What "Navy Industrial Technology Revolution", "New Era of Battleships", "The World's No. 1 Battleship"... A series of compliments, etc., were smashed down without money.
This kind of liveliness, the British media is naturally unwilling to be lonely. Coupled with the Royal Navy behind the scenes, the threat theory of the Holy Roman Empire's navy once again resounded throughout the British Isles, and it has become the mainstream of society.
Recently, Prime Minister Robert Cecil was about to vomit about the news about the Shinra naval threat theory.
Although it is not very believed that a battleship can change the times; but the navy is the lifeblood of Britain, and Prime Minister Robert Cecil can only overestimate as much as possible before determining the specific parameters of the "Rome".
Admiralty Flora: "It's not certain yet, the Vienna government has very strict monitoring of shipyards, and our people have no access to the core.
What is currently certain is that the Roma abandoned the previous design concept and adopted the most radical design concept of full-heavy artillery.
Judging from the information we have gathered, the Roma will be equipped with 12 main guns, and the caliber of the guns should be no less than 12 inches. (about 305mm)
In addition to heavy firepower, Roma has increased armor thickness. Small-caliber artillery, it is difficult to pose a threat to it.
The Austrians, who have always been world leaders in the field of power, may now have made a breakthrough again.
Although the displacement of the Roman has increased, its sailing speed may not be much slower than the previous battleship. "
It can be seen that Flora does not have much confidence in the accuracy of these intelligences.
In the context of being unable to get close to the slipway for on-site inspection, intelligence personnel can only observe from a distance, plus some gossip, they must make inferences, and the accuracy of the intelligence obtained in this way cannot be guaranteed at all.
No matter how watery the intelligence is, it is better to have it than not to have it. The accuracy is not high enough, it also has a high reference value.
For the Royal Navy, they are not afraid of the Shinra Navy doing things, but they are afraid that they will not move.
As before, there has been no news for more than ten years, making it difficult for the Royal Navy to ask the Parliament for military spending.
How good it is now, the importance of the navy to Britain, in an unclear background, must be overestimated!
Needless to say, in the next few days, the military expenditure of the Royal Navy will increase substantially again.
Air Force Minister Weizsäcker: "The Austrians have made not only a Roma, but a battleship no matter how powerful they are, it cannot reverse the gap between them and the Royal Navy.
From what we've gathered, the Vienna government also has an ambitious Terminator Project.
According to this plan, the Vienna government will build a large number of airports in the coastal areas of France and Belgium, and will eventually mobilize thousands of bombers at one time to launch air strikes on the Royal Navy.
As the world's No. 1 air force, the Holy Roman Empire has come a long way in the field of aviation. At present, the main combat bomber they are equipped with, the Eagle 2, has a bomb load of more than 2 tons.
According to this plan, in theory, the Shinra Air Force can drop 2,000 to 3,000 tons of bombs on us at one time.
The explosive power of 2,000 tons of specially designed bombs is far greater than that of 5,000 tons of high explosives. The enemy does not need any hit rate at all, and it can destroy any of our ports by direct bombardment.
Although our anti-aircraft firepower is not weak, it is only the Air Force against the Air Force. Ground anti-aircraft firepower can only be used as an auxiliary and cannot be used as a reliance.
Once the enemy's plan was ready, we had no countermeasures. Not only the Royal Navy was in danger, the entire British Isles were within bombardment range of the enemy air force.
Compared with the enemy's hidden "Terminator Project", the battleship Rome now thrown out is more like a pretense to attract our attention.
One is their best field, and the other is their shortcoming. It is self-evident which direction to choose to make a breakthrough. "
For military spending, Weizsäcker also fought hard. Britain is dominated by the Royal Navy, and both the Army and Air Force are living in misery.
Just look at the annual military budget. The Royal Navy's military budget is 30 percent higher than that of the Holy Roman Empire Navy, while the Air Force and Army's budgets are less than one-third of each other's.
How much money and how much to do.
The disparity in military spending is directly reflected in the strength comparison of the two countries' militaries. The Royal Navy crushes the Shinra Navy, the Army and Air Force do the exact opposite.
Unlike the Army's inability to struggle, Weizsäcker feels that the Air Force can still be rescued. Even if you can't catch up with your competitors, you have to be able to protect yourself, right
In this context, and regardless of whether the "Terminator Project" is true or not, Weizsäcker takes it seriously.
In Britain, a "need" is obviously not enough to get military funding from Parliament, and a good story must also be prepared.
The "Terminator Plan" of the Vienna government is undoubtedly a good story. Not to mention that everyone can agree, but there is still hope for fooling most of the lawmakers.
In order to gain the support of the cabinet, Weizsäcker put it forward at the cabinet meeting in advance, so as to avoid the time to fight alone.
It is easy to fool a layman without military common sense, but it is difficult to fool an expert. Although the people present are not military experts, they still have basic common sense.
The Navy Minister Flora immediately retorted: "As the Minister of the Air Force, Your Excellency is really a talent. You should write science fiction, I believe there will be good harvests.
To mobilize thousands of bombers, if the Vienna government is desperate, I believe they are indeed capable of doing it; but to focus on bombing the same target, that is hilarious.
It is obviously unrealistic to take off from the same airport. Taking off from multiple airports will cost people's lives just by tossing work. One of the bad things is a large-scale collision in the air.
What's more, although the bomber's bomb load is large, their own combat effectiveness is not very good. Without combat escort, to come and play bombing is to die.
If you want to ensure the safety of thousands of bombers, you need a similar number of fighter jets. With so many planes, even if they came to bomb in batches, it would be difficult to complete the scheduling work.
Even if it is really completed, with such a dense group of aircraft, our anti-aircraft firepower will achieve a lot of achievements.
If the enemy's plan wants to be completed, the premise is that we are not prepared in advance, and the sneak attack by them is successful.
As long as you usually strengthen your vigilance, you can take advantage of the opportunity not to leave the enemy. As an early warning of air defense, we can make the enemy target our Terminator plan and turn it into their own Terminator plan.
As for whether the battleship Roma was a pretense released by the enemy, it will be known in a few months. Everything can be deceived, but the combat effectiveness of warships will not. "
Noisy, the navy and the air force are fighting fiercely, and the army is also unwilling to be alone.
The Minister of War, Skyebrough, had just organized the language and was about to join the battlefield when Prime Minister Robert Cecil preempted and said, "Okay. If you keep arguing, this meeting will be turned into a debate contest.
I know the navy is very important, the air force is also very important, this is the head office!
I called you here today mainly because the Holy Roman Empire is restless again.
We must plan ahead and prepare targeted plans in advance; it is not for you to compete for military spending.
As for the issue of military spending, if you have the ability, you can go to the parliament to ask for it yourself. "
This is the truth. It is Parliament that decides the British military budget. Although the Prime Minister, Robert Cecil, has a great say, he does not have the final decision.
Both the navy and the air force are very confident. Now that they have the Holy Roman Empire as a target, they are sure to receive military funds from the parliament.
Only Skybrook is struggling, and the British Army is really unpopular. That's all, the worst thing is that it's not enough to make up stories now.
From the beginning to the end, the British Army only has "defense of India" and "defense of British Africa", these two themes can be extended.
However, the current international situation is very clear. The Russians are not ready to go south for the time being, and the story of "defending India" is the first to end.
Although the story of "defending British Africa" can be told, it is a pity that everyone has no confidence!
Almost all parliamentarians believed that once war broke out with the Holy Roman Empire, British Africa would be the first to fall.
Anyway, nothing can be saved, so it is better to invest resources in other regions to increase Britain's advantages.
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