This cannot be miscalculated, it can only be said that no one is better than a sage. In fact, the Schänhorst-class battleship designed specifically for the ocean also uses a large water pipe boiler, which is to reduce logistics and maintenance pressure. For this reason, the displacement of the Schänhorst is actually higher than that of the orthodox Hurgland-class battleship. There is no way, the efficiency of the large water pipe boiler is a bit low.&1t;/p>

"In addition, I need to make it clear that if we continue to start a new warship, I recommend using a kerosene mixed boiler." Fisher continued.&1t;/p>

"Hold the grass? I heard it right? Isn't this equivalent to letting our navy give up the cannon and use the old-fashioned rack to withdraw the cannon?" As soon as he heard this, the naval officers on the side were anxious! To be honest, oil-fired boilers have too many benefits. You don't need so many kiosks, just use oil pumps. If you keep high sailing for a long time, you don't have to consider manpower. The combustion value of heavy oil is much higher than that of coal. At the same weight, the range of a warship using fuel is much stronger than that of coal.&1t;/p>

Moreover, from the perspective of warship design, using heavy oil is more suitable for the underwater defense system of warships. This is actually very good. The heavy oil tank can only be opened with a small hole to get fuel oil. The openings of the fuel tank are generally larger, so the structural strength is naturally different. The British watertight compartment division is not as good as those of the Germans, so the underwater is naturally worse. Moreover, using heavy oil boilers is more convenient to replenish. If it is a coal-fired boiler, all the officers and soldiers of the ship will come together, and everyone will carry coal balls together. If it is heavy oil, just a little bit of people and a oil pump. Is this heavy oil boiler the general trend to replace the coal-fired boiler? How can it go backwards? Is it really like a famous saying that history is spiral forward, and regression and recurrence are common?! Almost all the royal navy generals are a little confused.&1t;/p>

"Admiral Jericho, you are the commander of the Great Fleet. I think you have a more detailed understanding of the Great Fleet's oil depot than your own house? Can you explain it to everyone here?" Sir Fisher glanced at Jericho who was opposite and said unhappy.&1t;/p>

Is Fisher capable? Of course, there is, otherwise he would not be the First Sea Minister. He also promoted him step by step from the fleet. His ability is not to be shocking, but it is also considered top-notch. To be fair, Fisher's life worthy of being dark is his praise of battle cruisers. He still achieved remarkable results during his tenure as the First Sea Minister.&1t;/p>

He dared to withstand pressure to remove old warships, which was a very bold and effective action. The annual maintenance and use of a former dreadnought ship is 10,000 pounds! How many British ships are in front of them? Dozens of them! And among these warships, not to mention the battle line, how many can be used? The withdrawal of a large number of old warships and saving a lot of funds and personnel, so that the Royal Navy can have the money to launch new warships. Fisher made great contributions to this!&1t;/p>

Secondly, although Fisher has some problems with the battle cruiser, don't forget that in history, Fisher can lead the entire world into the era of fearlessness. With this vision and decisiveness, it is worth 32 praises for later generations! The price of a fearless ship is almost twice that of previous fearlessness. Those who can make up their minds to create such things and accept this kind of thinking are all fierce people!&1t;/p>

As the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Fisher needs to pay attention to, but not only the fleet. He needs to consider budget, fleet composition, human resources, and the strategy of the enemy. From this perspective, his position is actually much higher than Jericho. The fuel problem he mentioned now actually implies that the British Empire has already encountered fuel supply difficulties in the current environment.&1t;/p>

You should know that unlike battleships, the hundreds of light cruisers and destroyers of the British Empire are mainly burning oil. If you want to feed these warships at one time, it is not enough without heavy oil of more than 60,000 tons. A large destroyer requires 30 to 50 tons of fuel. The fuel demand for a light cruiser is about 100 tons! How much consumption are these things?&1t;/p>

What made Fisher even more depressed is that the consumption of aviation fuel has increased now. After realizing the huge role of the Air Force, the British began to expand their troops. Based on the principle of whether it is easy to use or not, whether it will be used, and whether it is used, now even furniture factories and piano factories have begun to process wood for Air Force aircraft... Then the Royal Air Force's aircraft ownership has directly climbed to about 12oo, and there is a trend of increasing. Although this plane does not have the high-octane aviation gasoline of 96 and 1oo in later generations, these things also need to be refined from crude oil. The gasoline output rate is only about 10%... The consumption of gasoline in aviation and automobiles has directly led to a big problem with the supply of British fuel, which is not sufficient. At this time, the Navy is still going to build a full-heavy oil boiler? Fisher believes that even if he agrees, the possibility of the government passing it is not high.&1t;/p>

The oil shortage problem of the British government in this plane is not only caused by German submarines. Before the war begins, Britain can import crude oil from the United States, Persia and the Dutch East India. However, now Persia is close to the Persian Gulf, but it is the hometown of the Suxiong fleet.... Want to go out? Have you thought too much? The Netherlands adhered to neutrality, but in the same way, the transportation channel must first avoid the Suxiong fleet and camouflage attack ships hunting in the Indian Ocean, and fight wits and courage with the submarines when approaching the British coast...&1t;/p>

Not to mention how difficult it is to get through the road, how many brain cells are needed to die and how much risk it is to take, any normal businessman will not do this business now... Nonsense, the war has begun now, the world's first maritime power (British) and the world's second maritime power (Germany) are busy fighting, and the maritime transportation industry has a large number of orders! Is it not to make money to transport anything casually? I have to tie my head on my belt and do things for the British? I can't think it through?!&1t;/p>

To give the simplest example, in history, Japan's total shipbuilding tonnage was only 52,000 tons in 1914, and by 1918, the total shipbuilding tonnage soared to 420,000 tons! What does this mean? The demand is high! A Japanese named Nobuya Uchida opened a company with only one steamer in 1915, and then the following year, it expanded directly to 16! In 1918, this guy simply invested in a shipyard with 20,000 yen!&1t;/p>

And it is not only the shipping industry that has suffered heavy damage, but the insurance industry is the same, because the sea attacks have increased too much, many insurance companies have refused to provide services to British ships, and the insurance costs of war insurance have also risen sharply, which has increased the cost of British shipping a lot.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!