"Dear Sir Fisher, this is the preliminary investigation report of the Bold. Please take a look at it." A naval officer respectfully placed a document on Fisher's desk. From a courtesy point of view, what this officer said was

What he did was exemplary, but Fisher had already seen the hostility in the other party's heart from his cold words and sharp eyes! Yes, a naval officer was hostile to the Lord of the Admiralty!

"Jericho, you finally won." After the officer left, Fisher flipped through the report and put it aside. In fact, no need to read it, everyone knew what was written on it, and not only did this

It's Fisher, the person who wrote this report, and even the top brass of the entire Royal Navy.

! This must be full of accusations against the design bureau and the shipyard. They will use a lot of professional terms and technical information to prove what they say. Both ordinary people and members of the investigation team believe that what they say is right.

Regarding this aspect, Fisher never argued, because Jericho’s evaluation of the battleship was originally right!

It’s not that Fisher didn’t explain to Jericho the reasons for what he did, but that Jericho insisted on looking at this issue from a military perspective. He was very concerned about the various interest groups in the Navy and the powerful shipbuilding industry

The factory turned a blind eye. What he needed were excellent battleships. At the same time, Jericho was not convinced by Fisher's theory of numerical superiority. It was only a matter of time before the two sides broke up.

"I'm afraid you have been preparing for this matter for several years, right? There should be enough relevant evidence, right?" Fisher knew that in addition to some bureaucrats in the Navy Department who were really involved, they might still be able to stand with him.

I'm afraid it would be better if the remaining people don't add insult to injury. He has even thought about the hat that public opinion has prepared for him——British Naval History

The most capable Minister of the Navy was the culprit who ruined the Grand Fleet's sea control. However, he could not effectively fight back. Deep down in his heart, he had even decided to let it go. From the bottom of his heart, Fisher also wanted to run the Royal Navy well.

The fundamental reason for reaching this point is that the two parties have different ideas! "Maybe you are right." Fisher murmured to himself.

At this time, reports on the Audacity incident had swept the entire British society. "It is hard to imagine that the backbone of the British Empire's navy could be so fragile. A teacher torpedo that exploded accidentally can destroy a ship costing 200

The 10,000-pound super battleship was destroyed. God bless Britain. Fortunately, this happened in peacetime. Otherwise, the enemy across the North Sea might only need to prepare dozens of torpedoes to destroy the British Empire's hard-earned fleet and hundreds of years.

The glory of the British Empire was sent to the bottom of the sea! The protective performance of the battleships created by the powerful industry of the British Empire was actually not as good as the Dutch Seven Provinces, let alone the Longxing class of the Chinese Republic. The people and groups that caused this result should be punished

send to court, send to court

Gallows! The pride of the Drake era and the glory of the Nelson era should not be lost. We look forward to the Admiralty and those shipyard bosses giving an explanation to the officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy who died in vain!" The British Times commented on the Bold incident.

At best, newspapers like this can only drive public opinion. For Jericho, the most important thing is the technical report after the Bold was struck. This is what can fundamentally turn the situation around. In the face of parliamentary inquiries,

Jericho can use piles of technical analysis to tell the other party - it's not that the torpedoes are too powerful, but that the battleship design is very poor! Jericho can even derive some meaning of cutting corners from it! With Jericho's instruction

Next, this is what the investigation report says.

"There are fatal loopholes in the underwater protection system of the HMS Daring. The entire defense system is only three meters deep at most. It is less than 60% of the depth of the HMS Audacity. Such a thin defense system cannot accommodate the high-pressure bubbles and water flow generated after the torpedo explodes. In addition, the empty warehouse

Then there is the coal bunker instead of the "liquid" tank. In the case of insufficient coal combustion, it is impossible to have a defensive effect on the sheet. The high-speed sheet can easily destroy the last lightning protection partition that is only 20mm thick, and then a large amount of seawater will

You can enter the power compartment of the hull without any obstruction. The boiler compartment has no compartments. Once water enters, it means that the entire battleship loses power. Not only is the underwater sealed compartment not carefully divided, but more seriously, the longitudinal direction of the compartments is

There is a problem of insufficient structural strength in the bulkhead. There is no way to stop the damage of the water flow, which leads to the situation of out-of-control water intrusion. In addition, the power supply of this warship is insufficient. As a result, there is not enough power to remove the accumulated water, which leads to the final damage control failure."

"Facing the problem of torpedo defense, the Royal Navy has conducted systematic demonstrations and experiments. We believe that the underwater protection vertical can only effectively defend against torpedoes when it is above 45 meters. At the same time, the strength of the compartment and the mine protection wall must be guaranteed.

The thickness of the latter must be above 40mm to effectively resist film

Attack. The most important thing is that the underwater mine protection system must be divided into multiple layers, and the empty tanks and liquid tanks must be alternately arranged. We adopted the above-mentioned strategy on the Dread, but unfortunately, because of some

The reason is that our most advanced warships did not take these measures, which led to a tragedy."

As for the issue of torpedo explosions without fuses, it would be nice if Jericho didn't mention it. Now the attack targets are only the Admiralty, the Royal Naval Design Bureau and the shipyards. If torpedoes are mentioned in conjunction, then this will not even include weapons production.

The merchants brought them with them. No other naval power in the world uses picric acid explosives to make torpedoes. (The author doesn’t know much about torpedoes.

Let’s leave it at that for now.) In the end, the arms dealers of the British Empire did this. Is this a problem in the first place? Look at the torpedoes made of TNT in foreign countries. Has such a thing happened? In short, in Jericho and Juda

Under the operation of most naval officers, the Grand Fleet made all its mistakes! And all contradictions were pointed at the Royal Admiralty! [

Fisher's end has now been decided, and his resignation is inevitable. Due to Fisher's implication, Sir Callahan will also be forced to resign as Commander of the Grand Fleet. It is natural for Jericho to take over. But now the problem arises again

, who will fill the position of Lord of the Admiralty of the Royal Navy? Commander of the Grand Fleet

We cannot let the same person hold the post of Chief Minister of the Navy. And since this incident, people are immediately interested in the position that was once a hot spot. This position has great power, but now it seems that the danger is also great. Maybe when

Mistaken disasters will fall on you. Just like this time.

And judging from the current situation, the construction of naval warships will definitely be affected by front-line officers in the future. What will you do if there is a conflict between the design institute, shipyard and the officers of the Grand Fleet? If the cost is too high, the shipyard will not accept the order.

, and if sacrifice

In terms of performance, the Grand Fleet will not buy it. In the end, both sides will have to be different from each other. Humans have always been a social animal and have to consider various social relationships. Now, no matter who comes to power, the first thing to do is how to calm down

Domestic public opinion and dissatisfaction with the Grand Fleet.

But can the dissatisfaction of the fleet and the accusations of public opinion be settled in a few words? It has been several years since Fisher suspended the construction of the Dread series. During this period, the British Empire launched 10 warships of various types, and many more

There are various problems to some extent. If all of these are overhauled, how long will it take and how much money will it cost? And what’s more?

What to do with the new warships? How to design them? The whole plan has to be restarted. People often say that it is easier to destroy than to build. No matter how bad the plan is, if it is dropped and restarted, there will be a period of pain. But when will the war start?

, no one knows! It would be terrible if the British Empire fleet could not get through this period of pain and the warships started!

The more at this time, the more necessary a figure with firm will and the ability to change the status quo of the entire navy with an iron fist appears. Therefore, Churchill directly ascended the throne of the British Lord of the Admiralty in advance. After he came to power, the first thing he did was

One thing is to place in the Royal Navy Design Institute some officers who have had combat experience and have conducted inspections in the Chinese, Russian and other navies as staff officers. They know the various problems encountered in naval battles and also know the real big problems.

What does the fleet need most?

What followed was an immediate clean-up of the power-money transactions in the Admiralty. The qualifications of the shipyards that built warships for the Navy were re-examined, and it was mentioned more than once, "If the British Empire's Dockyard Act provides suitable warships for the Royal Navy, then in order to cast them

The empire's sharpest sword, I don't mind giving the order to other capable countries to build it. If the designers and manufacturers just focus on money, then they are not as good as the Chinese shipyards. At least they can guarantee the quality!

"

No one thought that Churchill was just joking, because the core figures among them already knew that Churchill was behind the Chinese warships purchased by Australia and New Zealand. This gentleman can definitely say it! Since the official has not hesitated

Now that everything has been decided to rearm, all conspiracies and tricks are out of the question under this general policy, so honesty is the way to go.

Even Jericho didn't expect that this matter would become such a big deal in the end. A battleship was destroyed, and various connections between the navy and business were pulled out. After all kinds of invisible things came out, the result was that the entire

British society was in turmoil. Only now did he realize that to do things, you need to know not only how to start things, but also how to end them. Although he put himself and others

The relevant personnel were all picked up, and many things developed as he expected, but he finally felt a sense of control over the situation and he could not grasp this matter. Moreover, in this incident, there were many Royal Navy officers

The officers and soldiers died violently, but at least not many people escaped from the boiler room. The flooding was so sudden. Jericho even thought that he had played the role of the devil this time.

"I have no choice. I need to be responsible for the entire fleet and the British Empire. May God forgive me for my mistakes. If there is another chance to choose, I will still do it!" Jericho looked at London in the distance.

Ta couldn't help but mutter to himself.

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