Just as China, the United States and the United Kingdom began to launch new 16-inch battleships, and the Germans began to consider the next level of battleships, all other countries interested in the ocean had to drag their half-dead bodies dragged by the war to keep up.

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The latest and most complete novel, among which two countries are the most active, one is France and the other is Italy! The reason for France is very realistic and very sad. After this war, the French navy can be described as being in name only. In the end, only the main battleships are left

2 ships have been downloaded,

You know, at the beginning of the war, the French Navy was ranked fifth in the world, ranking higher than Italy. However, after many bloody battles, the French Navy lost hundreds of thousands of tons of warships. It can be said that the old capital was lost.

They were all thrown in. However, as a country with vast colonies and adjacent to a Mediterranean sea power country like Italy, France has to have a powerful navy. Although the current French navy no longer has the ambition and strength to compete in the ocean,

But at least you can’t be bullied by the Italians at home!

Although France, which also has no money, will not build it immediately, it is still making relevant preparations. Generally speaking, the French are quite satisfied with the Brestany-class battleships. They are also quite satisfied with the battleships of the US Navy.

.In addition, the mission of the French Navy has changed from competing for ocean hegemony to ensuring the security of the Mediterranean and colonies, so the requirements for endurance and speed are not very high. Therefore, France

The French Navy's requirements for new battleships focus on armor and protection. However, even so, the French Navy still has some criticisms of the American Colorado-class battleships. The low speed is really acceptable. Moreover, the protection and firepower are slightly inferior. They feel that China

The Tianjin-class battleship's firepower layout is very balanced, and its performance in all aspects is very balanced. The speed is not particularly fast, but it is sufficient. It also focuses on firepower and protection.

However, considering that the relationship between France and China is average, it is difficult to obtain the desired technology and design. At the same time, the Americans are not very satisfied with the Colorado class. Therefore, the French decided to follow the old path of the Brestany class and compete with the Americans.

Work together to develop a new first-tier battleship.

The French planned to start construction of two battleships equipped with 16-inch guns in 1921. The guaranteed displacement of this class of fast battleships, named the Dunkirk class, was set at about 38,000 tons, and the speed was about 25 knots or more. The armament was

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16-inch L45 naval gun. Armor protection requirements are stronger than those of the British Hood-class battleships. In addition to this class of fast battleships, the performance of the air force in World War 1 also attracted the attention of some senior officials in the French Navy. In the new

maritime

In the military expansion plan, the French also proposed their own aircraft carrier design. However, later in the high-level meeting of the Ministry of the Navy, some people raised questions. Since the French navy mainly fights in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, there is no too powerful enemy in the Atlantic direction.

The Mediterranean Sea is too small and is almost within the combat radius of the French Air Force. In this case, is it necessary to build an aircraft carrier? So the two sides disagreed and insisted on their own opinions. The aircraft carrier construction plan was temporarily shelved.

The French military expansion plan will inevitably affect Italy. Although compared to the French navy, the Italians still have a lot of possessions left, but except for one Longxiang-class battleship purchased from China, the remaining three Kara

Jonno-class battleships are not ranked high in various countries. Germany's Bismarck-class battleships and two York-class battleships, the British Revenge-class battleships and Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, and

The American Tennessee-class battleship is actually better than the Calagiono-class battleship in terms of performance, and due to the damage caused by previous wars, this class of battleship has left quite a lot of hidden problems. Therefore, the Italian Navy also plans to update its fleet.

.The new French Navy expansion plan has made Italy feel a sense of urgency. Italians will not forget that Italy gained a lot of benefits from France in this war!

Although Italy's national power is not as strong as France, the losses it suffered during the war were far less than France. In addition, after the war, Italy had nothing left except 4 battleships and some destroyers. So it is also necessary to supplement the warships.

Needed. But in addition to these well-known reasons, there is another reason for Italy's military expansion, that is, Italy no longer trusts the Allied group led by Germany! Credibility can only be obtained once! Since the last time, Germany could obey Austria-Hungary

Opinions used to stumble Italy

Then there will definitely be a next time. This time Italy was lucky and China came forward to help solve the problem. So what about the next time? And strategically speaking, Italy is very satisfied with the current situation and has gained parts of the Balkan Peninsula.

After acquiring part of the territory in North Africa, Italy did not have much ambition. Therefore, it did not pay attention to Germany's opinion of establishing a unified Allied fleet. Italy thought more about how to preserve the fruits of its current victory, and when necessary

Use strength to ensure your neutrality.

As for the battleship design plan, Vittorio, who is already very old, suggested that Italy imitate China's Tianjin-class battleships. Considering the naval cooperation between the two countries, some information can still be obtained. So it was decided to use this as a basis.

To design new ships, because the economic situation is not good, Italy decided to start construction of the same number of warships as France. In terms of aviation, the Italian Navy is further ahead than the French Navy.

, the reason is that the Italian high-level officials have realized that the only thing that can really deter other big countries is the navy. In terms of army, Italy is not as good as Britain, France and Germany, not even Austria-Hungary and Russia! But fortunately, it has the mountains in the north as a

The pressure to block it is not very high. Therefore, in order to maintain the deterrent effect of this long sword on the sea, Italian senior officials will do their best to strengthen the construction of naval aviation forces, including aircraft carriers.

In addition to these two countries, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is also considering its own naval reconstruction plan. After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire currently only has one battleship. Similar to the German strategic situation, since the fall of Russia, Austria-Hungary's

The ground pressure will also become very small, and the demand for the army will also decrease. At the same time, in order to respond to Germany's eastward march into India, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also urgently needs to expand its fleet. This is not only due to the recovery growth after the defeat,

At the same time, it is also to satisfy the tendency of expansion.

As in history, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also decided to embrace Germany this time. How to build Germany's next-level battleship, then it will build it itself. Considering that the other two naval powers in the Mediterranean are planning to start construction of two battleships, they will start construction themselves.

One ship was really shameless, and the construction of three ships was started, and the economy was very tight, so we simply started construction of two aircraft carriers. As for aircraft carriers, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had no idea. The Germans had never done this, and Austria-Hungary had nothing to learn from it.

The important thing is that it's not that urgent.

In addition to these countries, there is another silent country that is also ready to move again. This country is Russia, which was born on the corpse of Tsarist Russia. With the support of Germany, the former Russian Provisional Government finally wiped out all domestic opposition forces.

Although Russia had lost North Asia at this time, the entire Central Asia

The regions have also become independent one after another, and even Eastern Europe, the most elite part of Russia, has had a large piece eaten away, and Ukraine has been separated from it. Until now, Russia, which was originally a second-rate power in the world, has finally become a bottom-rate power.

But looking only at the total land area, the newly born Russia is still a big European country!

After Italy's abnormal behavior, Germany felt that it needed to make up for the impact of the lack of Italian navy, so Russia became an excellent choice to replace Italy. However, at this time, Russia no longer had the need to have a navy. The Baltic Sea is Germany's inland sea.

The Black Sea coast is basically the same as

Russia has no chance. However, as a government supported by Germany, Russia does not have much choice. Considering that Russia's vitality has been greatly weakened and domestic disputes have just been settled, Germany's request for Russia is also very simple, mainly to provide some destroyers and

Light cruisers and submarines will suffice.

The war is over, but the major powers are preparing for the next war. Most countries are already beyond their capabilities. Britain and France have already shed their blood in the first war. Although Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Italy have received war dividends, they have to digest these.

Dividends also take time. Funds are also very tight in a short period of time. Although the United States and China do not have any economic problems, they both want to exchange for their own advantages at the smallest cost, endlessly

The result of the ceased arms race can only be thankless. For the United States and China, these two countries have the best economic conditions at present, and the possibility of direct confrontation between these two countries is extremely low from a geographical point of view.

, the vast Pacific Ocean prevents both sides from doing anything to each other. In this case, it is better for everyone to sit down and have a good talk. Muscles are sometimes just to frighten the opponent and prepare for the following peace talks.

As for countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Austria, and Italy, they have long hoped to limit their opponents' armaments through negotiations. In order to heal the wounds of the war, it is impossible to take less than a few years, so they wish that no one would build warships and wait until their strength is restored.

If the arms race starts again, although the strength of each country is different, they all finally accepted the method of ending the arms race through negotiation!

This time, it was U.S. President Nelson who proposed naval arms negotiations. Later, Britain and France responded, China expressed support, and the Allied Powers Group also expressed acceptance after study. Unlike in history, more countries participated in naval arms negotiations this time.

A total of nine countries including China, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and Turkey participated in the negotiations. Of course, the latter two countries were strongly requested by the Allied Powers Group.

The reason for joining is because the other party is an enemy country. Although its strength is not very good, it is required to join the negotiations in order to completely close the loopholes. Germany also requires that the warship tonnage of the British Dominion be added to the British Navy. As for the location of the negotiations?

After reaching an agreement, the two sides decided to conduct negotiations in Beijing, the capital of China, the only neutral country. As a result, negotiations on naval arms limitation in Beijing, which would have great influence in later generations, slowly began.
Chapter completed!