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Chapter 1194 From the handsomeness of a lion to the brute force of rage 1

"Well, everyone, this meeting, I don't want to discuss the responsibility of this battle, nor do I want to talk about politics, personnel, etc. Let's talk about the topic you most want to change." Sir Fisher said calmly as he looked at the senior officials of the Royal Navy sitting in front of him and the engineers of the Navy Design Bureau.

"This time, everyone can speak freely! You don't have to worry about my face, because what I say will soon no longer matter. You can angrily denounce me as a person who ruined the future of the Royal Navy, and then nailed me to the pillar of shame in history. But this time, I hope everyone will open their hearts and let us communicate well for the future of the Royal Navy and for the empire." After Sir Fisher said this, it seemed as if he had suddenly become ten years older. Although he was still energetic, the unwillingness and despair hidden in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what.

"Are you finally going to come down?" Jericho looked at Sir Fisher, who was a little decadent in front of him, and then looked at Churchill who was silent next to him. How could such a big thing be able to bear it by a Thomas? The resentment accumulated by the Navy fleet eventually broke out. Questioning the strategy of the Navy, dissatisfaction with the warships provided by the Navy, and fear and resentment that he was shot in seconds finally set off a political storm!

"If some guys who are sitting in the office accusing us of incompetence really feel that they are not at fault, then come to the Royal Navy's fast warship team. Here I think you will soon find your own home! In a certain battle, they were killed by the enemy cleanly! My three brothers and I used to serve under General Betty, and to this day, I am the only one who is still alive. The ten friends I once knew now are not one of them! Most of them have become the souls of the North Sea, and a few are in the German prisoner-of-war camp. And if the rest are sitting on a large bomb, God knows when will we blow us into the sky with a bang!"

This article published by a man named Navy Warrior in the Times eventually formed an uproar. Then more details were revealed, and the British battlecruiser seemed to be paper-stuffed armor was pulled out to criticize and fight! Sir Fisher, the admirer of "Perfect Cat" back then, was naturally to blame. So, the best result waiting for him now is to resign. The worst thing, maybe he had to go to the military court. This time, it was basically the last time Sir Fisher presided over the meeting.

"I think everyone knows very well that the last Queen Elizabeth-class battleship has been launched. After that, we will start construction of a new battleship. I know that everyone complains a lot about our battleships, so after analyzing your opinions, we finally formulated the design indicators for our next generation battleship after discussion by the technicians of the Royal Naval Design Institute. Below, designer Mr. Scott will interpret the basic data of the new class of rage fast battleships for you, and hope you can speak freely." Churchill said on the side.

If the prince heard the name Fury at this moment, then he would first think of its other nickname, the shush cruiser. This thing can be regarded as the extreme representative of Fisher's brain draw, the peak of high speed and strong firepower! A guy with a displacement of less than 20,000 tons can actually run at a high speed of more than 30 knots, and has 4 15-inch heavy cannons, with a draft of only more than 7 meters! This is a completely freak! What? You ask for protection? Well, this guy's side string armor belt is only 3 inches! That's right, you're right! It's half thinner than an invincible stream!

Moreover, this guy's combat mission was to go to the Baltic Sea to cooperate with the Russian Navy to launch a landing battle on Germany.... I didn't think about it. In the Baltic Sea, I started a landing battle with the Russian Navy? Do you really think that the high seas fleet does not exist? Even in the North Sea, you can easily reach the Baltic Sea through the Kiel Canal. I can only say that fortunately Fisher's plan was not successful, otherwise it would be even more tragic than the Battle of the Dardanelles...

What's even more tragic is that three such warships have been built! The most expensive one is as expensive as nearly 2.5 million pounds! Although we have to consider the inflation during wartime, think about the price of the lion for only over 2 million, and the price of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship in history that is only 3 million... It's not an exaggeration to say that...

This product also set a record in design. Historically, this design started in late January 1915, and then started construction on March 28, 1915! In other words, it took two months for the warship to prepare for the construction before it was completed...

The reason why the British named this warship a name called the Furious is that they want the other party to feel the anger of the Royal Navy! The arrogant black hawk on the opposite side has made the empire feel unprecedented shame! And now! It is time to let them shower in the flames of destruction! It can be seen that the British still have high expectations for this warship!

"First, let me talk about the armor defense issues that you are most concerned about." Scott said, clearing his throat on the stage, and then signaling his subordinates to hang a huge side string planing diagram of the warship on the wall.

"Damn, why does this thing look familiar?" Jericho glanced at the line diagram on the wall and rolled his eyes. Didn't this guy change the side string diagram of the Japanese Fuso? The thickness of the armor on it was changed from the millimeters used by the Japanese to the inch used by the British... This is easy to use!

"According to our experiments, inclined armor has better resistance to elasticity when facing armor-piercing shells. When the angle of the shell drops exceeds a certain degree, the fuse of the shell is almost certain to be invalid, and this angle is about 25 degrees. Therefore, if our armor is tilted by 15 degrees, even if the thickness is smaller, it can still ensure sufficient defense. Therefore, the armor thickness of our new generation of battleships is 320mm inclined 15 degrees! This is enough to face the attack of the German 15-inch naval gun."

"In order to ensure sufficient defense thickness, we positioned the armor belt vertically by 4.5 meters. The 320mm armor belt height is 3 meters, and the waterline is gradually reduced to 6 inches. On the upper part of the horizontal armor belt, we arranged a main horizontal armor belt with a thickness of 75mm, covering the area from Turret No. 1 to Turret No. 4. This armor design is simple and efficient, enough for us to defend against any caliber artillery of the German fleet."
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