"General, a notice from the Navy Ministry. If I guess correctly, the Duma should have approved the plan to build a new battleship. I don't have to guard these antiques to guard the Baltic Sea anymore." A subordinate handed out a copy.

The report was sent to Essen.

"It's expected, it's reasonable." Essen said with a calm smile. Russia has never forgotten its navy. In history, after the Russian navy experienced the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Tsushima, although it died down in a short period of time, it subsequently experienced economic growth.

After a slight recovery, they began to expand the navy. Throughout World War I,

During this period, the Russians completed a total of seven dreadnoughts, and also launched another five dreadnoughts (one is a dreadnought, and the other four are super-dreadnoughts.) Moreover, these Russian warships have one characteristic, they are all typical 12-gun weapons.

Teach me, the dreadnought has 12 12-inch guns, and the super-dreadnought has 12 14-inch guns!

In this dimension, Russia suffered too many losses in a series of naval battles in Southeast Asia. Only three battleships were left in the battle out of more than ten battleships. There was another series of bleak losses in the land battle, plus a large amount of war reparations.

, which caused Russia to lose too much blood. In history, starting in 1909,

Russia began to build new dreadnoughts, and now at the end of 1910, the Russian Duma finally decided to bite the bullet and start building new battleships. But this is not because the Russians still have too many ambitions. It is because if they don’t work hard, the Baltic Sea can

It truly became Germany's inland sea.

1910 was definitely a year that disappointed the Allies. The most confident aspect of the Allies, which believed that there would be no problems 120% of the time, had serious loopholes in its navy. Who would have thought that the arrogant British Empire fleet would actually

So unbearable! Compared with the Allies, the Entente’s greatest advantage

The advantage is that they can use land and sea to transport and mobilize troops. This is why Britain and France can fight Germany and Austria on the Western Front while fighting Turkey in the Dardanelles Strait. But this time, it seems that Britain is in a very different situation.

No, even France is starting to look for its own way out. Can Russia be spared?

After the Second Sino-Russian War, according to the Russian Navy's vision, the British Navy will definitely try its best to annihilate the German High Seas Fleet after the war, and the German High Seas Fleet, which also adheres to the offensive concept, will definitely try to break through the Royal Navy in the North Sea.

of blockade, if that's the case

The Russian Navy only has to resist the partial division of the German High Seas Fleet, and this partial division probably only consists of those old dreadnoughts, so the pressure on the Russian Navy is not great. Coupled with the economic difficulties, the Russian Navy is in

There has been no new capital ship expansion plan for nearly 4 years.

But now the Russians are not calm, not only because something big happened to the British Navy, but more importantly, the Russians seem to be aware that the Germans may want to attack themselves. The Russians cannot know the detailed combat plans of the Germans.

But judging from some of Germany's actions, Russia can still detect it to some extent. First of all, the first thing that made the Russians feel strange was Germany.

They actually built a fortification area in an area close to the border! The German Army is good at field battles and is good at concentrating troops to defeat opponents in an extreme time through ultra-high mobility. But looking at this plan, the Germans seem to have given up and simply wiped out the enemy in one fell swoop.

The plans of France, Belgium and the Netherlands, like those of Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, are preparing to fight a war of attrition in the border areas. This is very wrong.

So where will the Germans' large number of elite field troops be? After investigation, it was found that the German army in East Prussia has been steadily increasing! This turned the Russians' worries into reality! If Germany really plans to take action on Russia, the Army

Moved the navy

There will definitely be some action, and even landing operations on the Baltic Sea coast is possible. Russia can build fortification areas in Russian Poland and other places to strengthen defense. But what about the long Baltic Sea coast? Such a long distance is impossible.

Fix it!

Once the German army lands in the Baltic Sea under the cover of the navy, the Germans will face Russia's soft belly. Under the attack from the front and rear, the Russian army may not be defeated. It will also directly threaten Russia's

Several key cities, the most important of which is the Russian capital, Petrograd on the Gulf of Finland! (Historically, the Germans did do this in 1917, think about it

Book friends who understand can search Operation Albion on Baidu.) This is a big problem. The Russians can rely on delay to consume the combat effectiveness of the German army, but if the opponent attacks your vital points and directly turns the field battle into a positional war and a war of attrition.

, although the Germans cannot defeat Britain and France, they still have no problem consuming Russia! By then, even if the Russians want to reinforce and are able to do so, it will depend on whether the road conditions give you face!

Once something is related to the capital, it is definitely a big deal. No, in order to prevent the British Navy from not being able to do its job, which would directly lead to the German High Seas Fleet being free to bully itself, the Admiralty, which has been reduced to a cold yamen, immediately became lively!

In addition, they also formulated a relatively detailed set of development plans and strategic goals. As for the formulator, it was naturally the battle-hardened Admiral Essen.

"The Russian Navy has only one mission, which is to achieve 40% of the strength of the German Navy and to be able to withstand 70% of the strength of the German High Seas Fleet for at least 2 months! In future wars, the Russian fleet in the Black Sea will use submarines and

Mainly torpedo boats, their task is to defend the Sevastopol Fortress under the protection of mine nets.

The Russian Navy should put all its focus on the defense of the Baltic Sea, especially the defense of Riga and the Gulf of Finland." At the beginning of the article, Essen set a very gloomy future for the Russian Navy.

The tone. To put it simply, we don’t seek merit but seek no faults! We don’t seek to be beaten, but we seek to be able to resist for a longer period of time when we are beaten!

There is no way, after all, even if God were to command the Russian army, it would be impossible to defeat the German High Seas Fleet, which is at least three times stronger than itself. Although the Russians are ready to make up for the previous fallen progress, even if they make up for it, the expansion speed of the German navy is still far away.

Higher than the Russians, so the Russians can only defend. Essen even hopes that the British Empire Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet will fight to the death, and then he can take the time to use submarines and torpedo ships to take advantage of it!

In order to achieve this goal, the Russians have no way to rely solely on their fleet. In the narrow waters of the Baltic Sea, they can reach the opponent's door as soon as they come out of their own door! If the main fleet encounters it, it will be a decisive battle. Whether they can run back is a matter of defeat.

Question. So Essen’s opinion is that the role of the capital ship is to serve as a fleet and a mobile heavy artillery platform. They will cooperate with the forts and mines on the islands.

The formations together form a defense system. The efficiency of shore artillery is actually very low. Although thicker defenses can be added on land and the shooting is more stable, the forts will be hindered by the terrain, and few general forts can pose a threat to battleships.

The fatal damage of the artillery, coupled with the immobility, allows the opponent to easily bypass some of the heavy forts, and then open a gap to occupy it through the navy and army.

It is no longer necessary or possible for the Russian Navy to sail out of the Baltic Sea, so the range and endurance can be ignored. The Russians' current requirements for capital ships are to be strong and strong in firepower! After the new naval warship ordering plan is released

Later, Essen began its own comparison of what was being produced

Various types of battleships, taking into account Russia's own military industry capabilities and slipway maintenance capabilities, and considering current needs, Essen believes that the longest Russian battleships should not exceed 200 meters. Speed ​​can be discarded, as long as it can run 21 knots.

.But in terms of armor and firepower, the Russians have higher requirements.

"The thickness of the main armor belt must be more than 320mm, and the thickness of the main horizontal armor must also reach 85mm. It is hoped that underwater protection can refer to the American design. The main gun firepower should be at least 9 14-inch main guns, and it is best to be equipped with 12

14-inch main gun. Of course, I admit that the latter is relatively stressful for our country at this stage, but in order for us to offset the Germans’ quantitative advantage, we must do our best in terms of quality.” Essen said in the report.

A sketch was drawn up for Russia's future battleship.

The 12-gun battleship is still only a plan, but a battleship equipped with nine 14-inch guns was finalized in 1910, and construction officially started at the end of the year. The battleship of this class, named Gangut, started construction at a shipyard in the Baltic Sea.

The entire design drawing refers to France's Provincial-class battleships. It is expected that 3 ships will be built.

In addition to the battleships, another important battleship expansion plan of the Russians is submarines and torpedo boats. The bathtub of the Baltic Sea is actually not suitable for large fleet operations. Instead, it is a paradise for various high-speed torpedo ships and submarines. The Russians will

Rely on mine arrays to block large German battleships, and rely on coastal defense guns and battleships to suppress Germany.

The navy dispatched minesweepers and light battleships, and also used torpedo boats and torpedo boats to launch sneak attacks when necessary. As for why the Russians didn't build light cruisers? Why build that thing? Anyway, Russia still has some old cruisers that can deal with the Germans.

Light patrols, and torpedo boats at the same time were conducting reconnaissance. After spotting the enemy, they ran home in a few steps. What were they afraid of?

In addition, Essen also specifically applied for a military expenditure for Kolchak's Marine Corps. As the actual top leader of the Navy, he was somewhat disdainful of the Army's combat effectiveness. This was not just a matter between the military and the military.

As a result of the conflict, and more importantly, Essen hopes that he can control the entire navy, which includes but not just battleships, but also various land facilities. Handing these things to those

The ordinary Russian soldiers Essen were naturally worried. Moreover, Essen also vaguely knew through his own channels that German spies seemed to be doing something in the navy. Therefore, in order to ensure that he had a stable rear, Essen asked Kolchak

to defend the coast of the Gulf of Finland. This request was also approved by the Tsar. Now that they have been brought under his own command, Essen cannot treat them badly.

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