"Your Majesty, the United States, Great Britain, Gaul, Italy, Hans, Furry Bear, and other world powers have collectively called to invite you to Huasheng Dun to participate in the secret meeting to contain China!”
While the meeting room was at a loss, Guard Hirohito brought a piece of heavy news that instantly dispelled the worries in everyone's hearts.
The great powers had finally united.
It seemed that Qin Hui's rise in the East had already made them see the danger. Otherwise, why would these Western powers, who were originally incompatible with each other, unite to deal with it?
"When does the meeting start?"
"Three days after the announcement of the Heavenly Dao Navy rankings!”
"I understand."
At the mention of the navy ranking, Hirohito's heart began to feel ambitious again.
Although the navy had suffered heavy losses in Zhouwan, their main forces were still there, and they were still firmly ranked third in the world.
When the Navy Rankings were announced and more rewards were obtained, a new round of warship construction would begin. The Imperial Navy would conquer the world!
"Put Qin Hui's matter on hold for now. How's the preparation for the navy's ship-building plan going?”
Upon hearing Hirohito's question, the Navy Minister Mitsumasa Meine reported,"" Your Majesty, the biggest enemy of the Imperium at sea in the future will be the American Navy. After our research and analysis, the American Navy still insists on the doctrine of large warships and cannons. If we want to win the war against the American Navy, we still have to rely on battleships.”
" Also, in order to ensure the success of the war against the American Navy in the Pacific region, the main force of the American Navy in the Far East Sea must be eliminated in the early stages of the war. The bases that the American Navy relies on must be destroyed or seized, and the fleets that come from the American Navy must be annihilated. The Imperium's navy needs more powerful battleships!”
As he spoke, Mitsumanasa walked to the giant map hanging on the wall and pointed at a string of islands.
" The sea area west of the Ogasin Archipelago has an outstanding geographical advantage. It can be used as the scheduled battlefield for the decisive battle at sea. Then, the navy will form a naval strike force with giant battleships as the core to intercept the fleet of warships at sea, ensuring that the Ogasin Archipelago line will become an insurmountable sea barrier.”
"Warships. In the past, due to the lack of resources in the Empire, the Ministry of the Navy planned to build a single giant ship to offset the advantage of the number of warships.”
"But there's no need for that now. The rewards from the Heavenly Dao Military Rankings are enough to build more warships. Therefore, we've already formulated a warship construction plan.”
After the introduction, Mitsumasa turned around and took out a blueprint from his briefcase. The shocking giant warship on it was…the Super Yamato!
" Your Majesty, this is the blueprint of the Yamato class battleship that was created by all the warship design experts of the Imperium. The overall design was handled by the fourth division of the Warship Administration Headquarters, and the technical guidance was given by the Lieutenant General of the Shipyard.”
"The base displacement is 88000 tons, the full displacement is 100000 tons, the total length is 305.70 meters, the width is 38.9 meters, the maximum speed is 31 knots, and the cruising range is 16 knots, 7200 nautical miles. The main cannon is a 45-times diameter triple mounted 510mm cannon, three sets of 60-times diameter 155cm secondary cannons, two sets of 10 sets of 65-times diameter 105mm anti-aircraft guns, ten sets of 40mm anti-aircraft guns, and seven reconnaissance planes.”
"With it, the Imperial Navy will dominate the oceans!”
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A 100,000-ton battleship?
Hirohito couldn't help but gasp, calculating whether it was worth it to build this giant ship.
The production cost of the super Yamato class battleship was too expensive, and that was under the condition that there was no shortage of steel! Otherwise, the cost would be unimaginably high.
In comparison, he was actually more inclined to the aircraft carrier that was cheaper to build!
Before Hirohito could question him, the Chief of Staff, Prince Miyazaki Zaijin, spoke up.
" In the sea, I actually think that battleships are not as practical as aircraft carriers. The warships supporting the East China Army on Xingzhou Bay are an example. When Qin Hui ordered the coastal defense artillery to attack, he also sent fighter jets and dive bomber to attack. At the cost of losing twelve fighter jets, he sank more than ten of our warships.”
"So I think that instead of spending a high price to build a giant battleship, it is better to build a cheap aircraft carrier and then vigorously develop a ship-based attack aircraft.”
No!
The head of the Navy Command Department, Osamu Nagano, shook his head."Your Highness, aircraft carriers can only be used to support battleships, not as the main force!”
"With the new warships being equipped with a large number of anti-air weapons, the possibility of the carrier aircraft breaking through the anti-air fire blockade and sinking the warships is very small.”
"So what if they broke through? With the super battleship's armor protection, one or two bombs and torpedoes won't cause much damage to the battleship.”
"Also, the aircraft carrier doesn't have a main cannon. The only attack weapon is the carrier aircraft! The Yamato 460mm main cannon and the Super Yamato 510mm main cannon, which were currently under construction, had a range of more than 45km.”
"Do you know what 45 kilometers means? It means that before the enemy aircraft takes off, our main cannon can destroy it with one shot!”
"It doesn't mean that aircraft carriers are useless, but they can only be used as support. The main force is still battleships!”
So that was the case.
It made sense!
After listening to Osami Nagano's explanation, everyone came to a realization, including Hirohito and Prince Zaijin.
" Yes, I have approved it. The Yamato under construction will be increased to seven ships, and the Super Yamato will be approved to be built to four ships. They must be built as quickly as possible. The Imperial Navy must occupy the first place on the Heavenly Dao Navy Rankings.”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
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