"During the Spanish-American War, we became enemies of the world and lost Cuba and the Philippines. In the following ten years, our country has been developing and our strength has increased, but our ambitions are not as good as they were ten years ago. We

The power of the United States is simply not consistent with our status. The United States of America has endured for ten years. We have been restricted to the Americas. But now, we finally have an opportunity in front of us.

, a shocking war is about to break out in ancient Europe. No matter who loses or wins, the final result is that Europe will fall from the pinnacle of world power. There are two countries that can succeed them in ruling the world, one is the United States and the other is China. It is continued

Whether we stay in America or become a country as powerful as the British Empire will be decided in a few years," Theodore Roosevelt wrote in a letter to Woodrow Wilson.

Because of Xu Jie's relationship, Mr. Roosevelt, who would ascend to the throne of the President of the United States in history, not only missed the throne, but also lost his reputation. However, as a politician, he still maintained his sensitivity and concern for the international situation.

As the situation in Europe became increasingly tense, Roosevelt once again found an opportunity. So regardless of his Republican identity, he privately contacted Wilson, the leader of the Democratic Party, through various relationships in order to gain support.

According to Roosevelt, it is time for the two parties to put aside their differences and unite in dealing with the outside world. Whether the United States can rise in this great power game depends entirely on the decisiveness and courage of politicians. Wilson obviously agrees with Roosevelt's statement. He believes that only when

original politics

When the pattern is broken, it is possible for new powers to rise. For this reason, for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it is necessary for the United States to make some preparations. The United States has plenty of production capacity and manpower, but it wants to convert them into military power.

It has to pass the test of the people and Congress.

It's not that other politicians can't see this opportunity, but because they have various concerns. The old pattern is indeed going to be broken, but will the winning side have to be the United States? No one can guarantee it. Americans

I think it is impossible for them to side with Germany. The reason is very simple. In addition to various economic

In addition to the fact that financial ties have brought the United States closer to Britain and France, the Germans seem to have always been 100% hostile to the United States! Historically, there were two direct factors in the United States' final decision to participate in World War I, and these two things

All have something to do with Germany! Even in the eyes of later generations, Germany was somewhat seeking death.

The first thing everyone may know is that Kaiser Wilhelm II launched restricted submarine warfare and attacked ships of any country on the high seas. The United States demanded that its routes be safe and that it could do business safely. The actions of both parties were direct

It constitutes a serious confrontation. The destruction of an American merchant ship can happen once, but if it happens too many times, the United States cannot tolerate it even to calm public opinion. It is only a matter of time before a war begins.

And the second thing, how should I put it? It is really a fairy tale. That is, Wilhelm II actually instructed the German ambassador to Mexico to instigate Mexico to launch a war against the United States in order to regain the land lost that year. Let’s not talk about whether Mexico will get there.

We will start a war with the behemoth in the north. Even if we do fight, we must be able to defeat the United States! Although the U.S. Army has always been unpopular, the Americans said that it would be no problem to get rid of Mexico. In the end, the United States even knew about it.

, and then the United States declared war.

If it stands on the side of Britain and France, what can the United States do for Britain and France? And what can it get? In addition to providing a large amount of supplies and loans, the United States must make Britain and France face up to their powerful military power. To warn the world that the United States is not just a

A businessman is also a warrior with a sharp blade in his hand

! And it is obviously impossible to expand the army now. On the one hand, the Americans want to avoid a large number of casualties in land battles as much as possible, but on the other hand, there is really not much need to develop the army in the stable environment of America. After thinking about it,

, it seems that the only choice the United States has now is the Navy!

Historically, since 1907, the U.S. Navy has been expanding its fleet at a rate of 2 to 3 battleships per year. But in this dimension, Americans really do not build too many warships, and if not, they are built for others.

, and now most of the warships have sunk at the bottom of the Far East. The Americans are Russia

Almost all the warships built were destroyed. This also led to the US Navy's distrust of self-produced warships. But distrust is distrust. No matter how bad things are, they can be built by themselves. A big country cannot rely on other countries to arm itself.

army, so the Americans decided to continue to adhere to the policy of independence!

The Americans have firmly chosen to develop by leaps and bounds. In their view, when everyone begins to prepare for 14-inch naval guns, there is no future for them to still be entangled in the 12-inch L50. Therefore, in the design of future battleships

, the Americans also increased their firepower to 14 inches. In terms of protection, the Americans' side armor was also increased to 343m.

m. Moreover, the Americans are also optimistic about the key protection of the Chinese Navy. The Americans also believe that armor that cannot protect the main guns is worse than no armor at all. However, this time the Americans went a little too far. They did not have armor belts, which are used for defense.

The front and rear armor belts used for secondary battery attacks have also been eliminated! At the same time, the protection of the transmission shaft has also been shortened. In short, it can be said that the key protection is carried out to the end...[

After the United States completed the Florida-class battleship, it conducted comprehensive tests on the ship, and the results were quite satisfactory. This also led to an explosion of confidence in the U.S. Navy. In the next phase of the construction plan, the Americans directly launched the ship with a displacement of up to

More than 270,000 tons, equipped with 10 doors

The 14-inch L45 main gun, the main armor belt is 135 inches thick, and the turret armor is 16 inches thick. It is a super battleship! After comprehensively strengthening the protection and firepower, the speed of this battleship is quite tragic, with a maximum speed of only 21 knots.

, giving people the impression of a group of slow iron turtles!

However, it is the Iron Turtle. The Iron Turtle strategy that the Americans insisted on in history was perfectly copied in this dimension. The Americans still insisted on and developed their standardized battleship plan, and designed five twin-mounted artillery mounts.

After the warship, the Americans will consider designing a model equipped with 12 doors and 12

A battleship with a 45-inch heavy gun. It adopts the powerful presence of 4 triple-mounted turrets. At the same time, the protection is basically maintained unchanged, and the tonnage will be increased to about 32,000 tons! However, what is different from history is that this class of 12-gun battleships

The scheduled start time will be around 1911, slightly earlier than historically.

"Our plan is that after completing the two Florida-class battleships, two new first-class battleships will be built, equipped with five twin turrets, and the third-class battleship will be equipped with three quadruple turrets. By around 1914,

The United States of America must have at least six dreadnoughts, so that we can have a certain say in the battleships of Europe." Roosevelt wrote in a letter to Mahan.

However, Mahan seems to be very unimpressed with this plan of the Navy Department. In his opinion, directly jumping the battleship tonnage from 27,000 tons to 32,000 tons is a bit too big. Because this is not an improvement on the previous level.

A simple enlargement of the battleship, so what Mahan meant was that he hoped that Roosevelt could make a transition through friends in the navy, such as building

At the same time, Mahan believed that after completing the two-level battleships, it would be a good choice to build a first-level fast battleship. After all, the current U.S. fast fleet is very weak. Cruisers are still the former.

It's a product that fears the times. It needs speed but not speed, and it needs firepower but not firepower. Its defense is not good enough. It has no advantages at all.

But now, for the US Navy, which is relatively short of funds, it is obviously a more difficult task to build high-speed warships while maintaining vitality and defense. And senior US Navy officials privately believe that whether it is fighting in the Mediterranean or the North Sea, it is relatively difficult.

This is a relatively small sea area, so the significance of deploying fast warships

Limited. Especially in the Mediterranean bathtub, the distance between France and Italy is too close. Even if the speed is advantageous, the opponent can still go home with the bombardment under unfavorable circumstances. Speed ​​actually has no effect. As for intercepting Turkey in the Indian Ocean

And the fast battleships of the German Far East Fleet? The Americans think that is the task of the British.

There is no need to think about fast battleships and battle patrols, but some senior US Navy officials also believe that as a complete fleet, it is indeed a relatively large accumulation without fast battleships. If it cooperates with the British fleet, the avant-garde problem can naturally be solved by the British battle fleet.

Cruisers can solve it, but once you need to go into battle alone, or with another big country

When fighting, (for example, China?) it is indeed a troublesome thing not to have a reliable reconnaissance fleet. However, in the case of serious lack of funds, the United States will definitely not be able to build a man-made battlecruiser, but it is still possible to build a reduced version of the battlecruiser.

It can be considered that, well, at least from actual combat point of view, Germany's Scharnhorst type pocket battlecruiser is still very good.

But soon, the United States found that it was embarrassing to design this kind of warship. You can say that it has powerful firepower, but if it fights against a real battleship, it will probably be defeated in a matter of minutes. Seven provinces beat Scharnho

The Sturt is such an example. And if you replace it with a 12-inch gun and still maintain a high speed, it will not be a pocket battle cruiser.

That is a real battle cruiser, and the cost is definitely not good. And from the perspective of fighting against the opponent's light cruiser or mounted cruiser, the 11-inch gun is too much, and it feels a bit big and overpowering. More importantly, the United States does not have any

To develop 11-inch guns, if you want to equip such a warship, you have to develop new guns. This is a waste of time and dollars.

If they settle for the next best thing, the Americans believe it is necessary to update their old armored cruiser formations. After weighing the cost-effectiveness of battleships and the dollars in their pockets, the Americans believe that the Rurik-type armored cruisers built by the Russians are actually a good choice.

, just replace the turret with a triple mount and use 1 off-the-shelf U.S.

With a 0-inch 45l main gun and a strong power system, if the speed of more than 25 knots is guaranteed, there is no problem in using it to deal with the opponent's light cruisers. In addition, the Americans believe that before the dreadnoughts reach a large scale, the United States needs to update itself

armored cruiser group in order to gain an advantage in secondary battleship battles.
Chapter completed!