"This is the foundation of the British Empire. Even if the other party can temporarily have an advantage in design, the strong foundation of the British Empire can still steadily overwhelm any opponent." Every time Lord Hamilton comes to Armstrong Shipyard, he sincerely admires these mother nests that breed the British Empire warships! Amid the roaring machinery, tens of thousands of workers are working, and the noisy sounds and busy figures, as well as the hulls that have begun to take shape, all of which are showing the power of the empire.

"According to the advice provided by Armstrong and the timetable you provide, they can only complete one of the two-class warships within the specified time. So, you must choose which boat you are going to let them use if the Italians need it!" Lieutenant Colonel Hood reminded.

Before coming, Fisher selected two-class warships from all the battleships under construction, the first-class warship was used for the Royal Navy, and the other-class warship was exported.

"Can you give me a brief introduction?" asked Sir Hamilton.

"Of course, please come with me, so we can observe these two warships up close." Under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Hood, the group came to the next two warships that were being installed without any obstacles.

"The warship at Berth No. 3 is our next generation armored cruiser - the Warrior-class armored cruiser. It was originally designed very early. At that time, the Asama-class warship ordered by the Japanese had started construction, but it was not launched. Although we knew all the data of the new German armored cruiser, the shadow of the design error of the powerful warship still enveloped the entire Royal Naval Design Institute, we were not greedy for perfection. Although this class of warships is not enough to suppress the opponent in terms of performance, it is at least cheap."

Lieutenant Colonel Hood pointed to the behemoth with a length of 150 meters, a width of 23 meters and a draft of 7.5 meters. "Although the Warrior-class armored cruiser did not consider overwhelming the opponent in design, with the outbreak of the Battle of the Philippines, we suddenly felt that the original design could no longer meet our needs. In addition, the news of the new generation of Mainz-class armored cruiser has been released, so the design institute has strengthened the original performance."

"Now, this warship with a displacement of up to 13,500 tons has two twin 9.2-inch main guns, four twin 7.5-inch guns at the four corners of the hull, and as many as 20 6-pound guns. The armor belt covering an area of ​​6 inches is expanded. The armor thickness of the main turret and the second-level main turret have also reached more than 6 inches. After the weight of the artillery is increased, the speed of the warship cannot reach the designed 23 knots. Now the maximum output power of the warship is 20,000 horsepower, and the maximum speed is 21 knots. The coal loading volume has also decreased."

"According to our speculation, this warship has at least 80% of the firepower of the Asashima-class armored cruiser, with moderate speed and good armor protection. Overall, I think this warship still meets the needs of the British Empire." Lieutenant Colonel Hood paused and continued: "But it may not meet the needs of the Italians."

As a global navy, the United Kingdom must consider the long-distance navigation and combat of warships when designing warships, so their coal carrying capacity will be relatively large and the living environment of crew members will be relatively good. For example, the average space of crew members will be relatively large. To achieve these performances, the tonnage price must be paid, and sufficient quantity, not quality is required. Therefore, the warships designed by the British on warships of the same tonnage are worse than those of the Germans in firepower and defense. This is not only a matter of design level, but also a matter of demand.

Although the Warrior-class armored cruiser was stimulated by the outstanding performance of the Asama-class armored cruiser in the Philippine naval battle, greatly improving firepower and defense, it still uses the warship's ocean-going trial performance, personnel needs and endurance as a very important reference standard. These data, which seem to be extremely important to the British Empire, are of no use in the Mediterranean battlefield, because the Mediterranean is too small... These data cannot be used!

"Then talk about the warship next to you!" Lord Hamilton pointed to another warship adjacent to the Warriors. This warship was slightly shorter in length than the former, but it was equipped with more weapons! If we look at the shock, this warship was even more terrifying than the former!

"This is a warship we designed for Chile. In order to meet the Chileans' demands on firepower and defense, Sir Watts has put in a lot of effort," Lieutenant Colonel Hood said quipped.

If Prince Rupresit was here, he would probably recognize the warship at a glance! Because this warship that was being installed was almost exactly the same as the two second-class battleships sold by Britain to Chile in history! Although it has not been completed yet, the long 7.5-inch secondary gun and the secondary gun gallery of the two-layer branch on this warship have exposed its identity! This is the Agile-class second-class battleship that made the Japanese and Russians compete to buy in history and was eventually acquired by the Royal Navy!

This warship was originally bought by Chile to deal with Argentina's Garibal Class armored cruiser. In history, when Argentina's fourth Garibal Class armored cruiser finally entered service, the Chilean Navy was already at a disadvantage because Chile had only two armored armored cruisers and one old ironclad ship. When Argentina ordered two other Garibal Class armored cruisers, the unprecedented pressure Chileans finally couldn't help it, and they decided to overwhelm their opponents once and for all!

As a result, the second-class battleship of Agility Class was born, and the warship with a displacement of only 11,000 tons was equipped with two double-mounted 10-inch guns and up to 14 7.5-inch guns! This warship has the strongest projection among the warships of the same era! It also has 7-inch armor and a maximum speed of 20 knots! With so many artillery, this class of warships may even suppress two Garibal Class armored cruisers at the same time.

However, the two warships did not eventually join the Chilean Navy. With the coordination of Britain, Chile and Argentina gave up the confrontation. Chile gave up two second-class battleships, while Argentina gave up two newly ordered warships from Italy. The two warships abandoned by Argentina were eventually bought by the Japanese.

In this plane, these two warships were also ordered by Chile, and also to fight against the Munich-class armored cruiser purchased by Argentina from Germany. Chile originally planned to buy Asama-class armored cruiser, but because the latter was a bit too expensive, they gave up. In the end, like history, they chose Sir Watts' Agility-class second-class battleship.

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