Lieutenant General Foksam, the commander of the Baltics Fleet, and Lieutenant General Alekseev, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, both looked pretty bad. Then, wouldn't their status drop as well? No one wanted such a situation to happen to them.
"The reason why the fleet is being adjusted like this is entirely for the future development of the navy. Of course, this was only a temporary plan. Once the external environment of the Empire changed, the plan would change as well!”Mihail said.
The few admirals nodded repeatedly. Mihail had already made his stance clear, and it was useless for them to say anything else.
"Your Majesty, there's no problem with the Northern Fleet becoming the main fleet. Although Murmansk was a little remote, it had direct access to the ocean. However, the Black Sea Fleet could not. According to the treaty signed at the time, our warships were not allowed to enter the Mediterranean Sea through the straits controlled by the Turks. If the Black Sea Fleet was invested more, but it could not enter the Mediterranean Sea or the ocean in the end and could only circle around the Black Sea, wouldn't it be a waste?”Admiral Alexander was a little worried.
If that was the case, then it would be better to invest resources in other fleets.
" Indeed." Michael nodded." The treaty of Fog was undoubtedly a great constraint for the Imperial Navy. However, that treaty was originally signed when the Empire was at a disadvantage. Once the empire became stronger, it could completely disregard this treaty. Moreover, although the straits were now in the hands of the Turks, they were still in the hands of the Turks. However, it might not necessarily be impossible for the empire to control it in the future. Once the Empire gained control of the straits, the situation would be dire. Then, all the problems would no longer exist!”
The Dardanelle Strait and the Bosporus Strait were the main traffic routes in and out of the Black Sea. For the Russian Empire, it was also a vital sea passage.
The Turks guarded these two straits, and the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Empire could only circle around the small pond in the Black Sea.
Mihail was already planning to seize the two straits from the Turks at a suitable time.
Of course, Mihail knew that too. If the Russian Empire really did this, it would definitely be met with a strong reaction from the Sun Never Sets Empire and other powerful countries.
Therefore, the Russian Empire had to become strong first. At the very least, he needed to have a powerful military force before he could implement this plan.
After listening to Michael's words, the Navy Minister Alexander couldn't help but get excited.
He knew that it would be very difficult for the Russian Empire to seize the straits controlled by the Turks. The Austro-Hun Empire had been fighting fiercely with the empire in the Caucasus.
However, if the empire could really expand in the Caucasus, it would undoubtedly be very beneficial to the empire.
"The existing warships of the Imperial Navy should be gradually distributed to the Baltics Fleet and the Pacific Fleet. The eight ironclads, which were the main force, were allocated to the Baltics Fleet. The rest of the battleships would be allocated to the Pacific Fleet. The armored cruisers and the ones in service at the back should also be given to the Pacific Fleet!”Mihail continued.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lieutenant General Foksam and Lieutenant General Alekseev hurriedly replied, their faces filled with smiles.
In this way, the strength of the Baltics Fleet and the Pacific Fleet would be strengthened in a short period of time.
Even though the Northern Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet would be heavily constructed, the construction of naval warships was not that easy. At least for the next few years, neither the Northern Fleet nor the Black Sea Fleet could compare to them.
The reason why Michael strengthened the Baltics Fleet and the Pacific Fleet was entirely based on the idea of recycling waste.
Putting everything else aside, just the Pacific Fleet alone, once the ten dreadnought ships and four armored cruisers were deployed there, it would be enough to intimidate the Japanese.
Even if the East Asian people had great ambitions. However, at least at this stage, they were still unable to fight against the Russian Empire.
This was especially true when the Pacific Fleet was equipped with so many top-notch warships of this era.
"Next, the Northern Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet will continue to build new warships. On the Black Sea Fleet's side, the Rostov-class light cruisers continued to work. The Northern Fleet was also going to start building this warship. Just like the Black Sea Fleet, they were divided into two batches, with six ships in each batch!”Michael ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lieutenant General Rozhdestvinsky and Lieutenant General Makarov quickly replied.
"In addition, the Northern Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet will need to build more new warships. My plan is to first build a destroyer with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons but a faster speed. Then, he would build a batch of large warships. This included heavy cruisers with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons, as well as larger battleships.”Mihail continued.
In his plan, the Northern Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet would be equipped with the latest warships. These two fleets would be the main force in the upcoming battle against the Japanese. In fact, they would be the main force of the Empire that never sets on the sun to fight for maritime supremacy.
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