The Rise of the Empire

Did Hayao Shimamura tell the truth to Betty? To be honest, he admitted very frankly that the Japanese Navy did indeed order an aircraft carrier from France. But Hayao Shimamura still reserved a lot of Betty! At least in all the details of this plan called Project No. 7, Hayao Shimamura did not reveal a single bit to Betty! And there is a reason why the No. 7 plan is so tightly secrecy, because this plan can be regarded as the Japanese Navy's exploration and experimentation of future aircraft carrier development!

The Japanese did order a large number of aircraft carriers from the British, and the British were indeed much better at operating aircraft carriers than the Japanese. It can be said that the Japanese benefited a lot from the exchanges. But at the same time, the Japanese understood very well that everything the British knew was past experience. Because of the defeat and the restrictions of the Germans, it will be very difficult for the British to build new large aircraft carriers in the future. Don't even think about it for at least ten years!

Someone may have said, aren’t the British now helping the Japanese man-made aircraft carrier? And the tonnage is not small, this is correct, but in fact, these ships are all civil ships in terms of structure, and the design is very unreasonable. It can be used to operate the current small aircraft, but they want to equip larger aircraft. If it does, then it will be very difficult. To put it bluntly, the aircraft carrier Japan ordered from the UK is only for emergency use. In fact, the German aircraft carrier is also like this. It can be used during the war. After the war, everyone is ready to retire the old aircraft carrier, and then set aside tonnage and money to prepare a new aircraft carrier...

Therefore, for Japan, a country with extreme desire for maritime power, it is necessary to keep up with the trend and pace of world development. But who guides the trends in this world? The first one is naturally Germany, but Germany will not share related design and technology with Japan. The United Kingdom and the United States are closely followed. The United States does not want to talk about it. It does not want to completely kill Japan all the time! As for the UK? This is a model that will soon be shot to death on the beach by the back waves. Japan and the United Kingdom also have plans to cooperate in the production of armored aircraft carriers, but in line with the principle that eggs cannot be put in one basket, the Japanese have to find another partner.

Therefore, Japan can only choose other partners for cooperation. Austro-Hungarian Empire? Technically speaking, it is actually enough. After all, the mistress of the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau, which has the highest level of ship design in Germany, is the future queen of Austria-Hungary. But the Austro-Hungarian Empire will not provide technology and support to the Japanese either. Let alone Russia, this poor country no longer needs a navy in the future, and Russia only has a corner of the Gulf of Finland. The Black Sea has been insulated from Russia. As for the Far East? Hehe, the Japanese do not intend to return Vladivostok!

Therefore, in the end, Japan can choose only two cooperation partners, one is called Italy, and the other is called France... Which one has more shipbuilding tonnage? Naturally France. But in terms of the design of warships, this plane seems to be stronger in Italy. Faced with these two partners, the Japanese hesitated, and then conducted an in-depth comparison and analysis. After conducting some extremely confidential internal research and discussion, the Japanese chose France instead of Italy.

The Japanese still hope that such an aircraft carrier can eventually catch up with this war. On the one hand, it is forced by the situation, and on the other hand, it is also because the war can be used to test whether the design is reliable. If you are in a hurry, it depends on who has the remaining materials available, and the construction period of the battleship.

First of all, in order to build a truly leading aircraft carrier, all ships built with civilian ships are not considered. Who uses the standards of civil and military ships knows. So I can only look for the large unfinished battleships of various countries. There are such battleships Italians, such as the Caraggiono-class battleships, but the battleship with the highest degree of completion has been ordered by the Japanese. , The completion of the remaining hull is too low, so it is not considered.

And does the French have unfinished warships on this plane? Naturally there is, this is the battleship called the Normandy class in history. However, this plane, the Normandy-class battleship is somewhat different from the history, the design plan of this plane's Normandy-class battleship is bigger and stronger! After all, the Bavarian-class battleship was launched before the war, and as the German's deadly opponent, the French cannot lag behind, at least not in terms of blueprints.

So, after adding layers, this class of battleship became a fast battleship with 3 4-gun artillery, a maximum speed of 25 knots or more, and a 13-inch armor. Yes, you read that right, this class The firepower of battleships is similar to that in history, that is, defense and speed are strengthened. After all, the 12-inch 340MM artillery is not too weak. At that time, many countries chose this level of firepower when building battleships, such as the American Iron Tortoise. , For example, the Russian Borodino-class battleship. The increase in defense and speed is also to deal with the Germans.

After the war, the Normandy-class battleship was suspended for a while, but as the battle in the Mediterranean deteriorated and the British fleet became increasingly tight, the French also resumed work on the battleship. Of course, because of the war consumption~www. readwn.com~ The so-called resumption of work is still progressing slowly, until the end of the war, the hull has not been launched... It's still hanging on the slipway.

Originally, it stands to reason that after the war, the French would consider dismantling the unfinished battleship immediately and building another ship, but when the Japanese saw this huge hull, they had their own ideas. To be honest, the Normandy-class battleship The foundation is really good, the maximum width of the battleship is 30 meters, and the length of the hull is 227 meters! Even with this size, it can be completely changed into a high-speed aircraft carrier. It is really difficult to find such a huge military hull now, it is a waste of disassembly!

As for the French Navy, if you can exchange this hot potato for a good price and accumulate relevant experience by the way, it is naturally a very good choice. After all, the Japanese are willing to pay, and the Japanese have more or less combat experience, which is also very beneficial to the construction of the French Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier. As for political considerations? Please, now France has fallen out with the Americans because of the supply of army weapons to Japan, and because of France’s post-war situation, it is impossible for the French to be close to the United States, and the Germans are also willing to let the French and the United States. The distance between them is larger, so in this matter, I also close one eye. So the French are naturally willing to cooperate with the Japanese.

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