Germanic Empire: Please call me Wilhelm III

In 1711, the construction plan for a new class of capital ships of the German Imperial Navy was demonstrated and construction began.

It was the second battlecruiser built by the Germanic Empire and was named the ‘Deflinger class’ battle cruisers.

Compared with the first battle cruiser of the Germanic Empire, the ‘Moltke-class’ battle cruiser, the ‘Deflingel-class’ battle cruiser was larger, more ferocious, and the armor and defense were significantly improved.

Compared to the ‘Deflinger class’ battle cruiser in another time and space, it is much more ferocious.

The ‘Deflinger class’ battle cruiser, the ‘De Flinger class’ battle cruiser, with a standard displacement of 35,000 tons, a full load displacement of 39,000 tons, equipped with 24 large oil-fired boilers and four large steam turbines, four-shaft propulsion, and a maximum speed of 28 knots. It is equipped with three triple 50 caliber 380 mm main guns and six twin 150 mm secondary guns. 4 twin 105-mm rapid-fire guns. 12 88-mm single-mount rapid-fire guns. 16 40-mm single-mount rapid-fire guns. Side waterline armor, main turret frontal armor and commander tower armor thickness of 380 mm new armor steel, deck armor 65 mm.

This class of battle cruisers is definitely the most powerful battle cruiser in the world. In terms of the thickness of the main armor, it was almost the same as the ‘Caesar-class’ battleships and the ‘King-class’ battleships. However, the ‘Deflingel-class’ battle cruisers are still the focus of defense, strengthening the defense of key parts such as turrets, conning towers, power compartments and ammunition compartments. Waterline defenses were also strengthened. However, compared to the previous armor in other parts, it appeared weak.

Fortunately, as long as the defense of key parts is strong enough, it can withstand the fierce attack of the enemy in naval battles. Then, even if the battleship is hit, it will continue to survive, and it will not even have much impact on the performance of the battleship.

The Germanic battleships and battle cruisers were designed with the concept in mind. Battle cruisers, in particular, attached great importance to this concept.

The battlecruisers of the “Deflinger-class” will also be built in four, namely the lead ship “Deflingel” battlecruiser, the second ship “Lütsov” battlecruiser, the third ship “Tirpitz” and the fourth ship “Seydlitz”.

The start of construction of the ‘Deflinger class’ battlecruisers brought the number of battleships and battle cruisers already in service and under construction in the Germanic Empire to 17 and 8. Such strength is already quite strong.

Even in terms of numbers, there is no advantage over the Royal Navy of the Empire that never sets.

However, in terms of single-ship performance, the capital ships of the Germanic Imperial Navy are far above the Royal Navy of the Empire. If war breaks out in the future. Then, the advantages of the Germanic Imperial Navy will be greater and more obvious.

At the same time, the Germanic Imperial Navy is actively accumulating technology to ensure that next year it can smoothly start construction of the fifth class battleships, that is, the ‘Bavaria-class’ battleships that have long been planned. This class of battleships will have a larger tonnage and thicker defenses. Most importantly, the main gun will be 410 mm.

This is definitely the largest caliber main gun of this era, and it is also the most powerful main gun.

Once the Germanic Empire enters service with four or even eight battleships of this class, it will give the Germanic Empire a huge advantage in future wars.

Even if the sun does not set in the Imperial Royal Navy, it is simply the opponent of the Germanic Imperial Navy.

Once the war begins, the Germanic Imperial Navy will make the Imperial Navy pay an extremely heavy price.

As for other countries, whether it is the Lighthouse State or the Eastern Empire, or the Gallic Kingdom or the Caesar Kingdom, they cannot be compared with the Germanic Empire at all.

If the Lighthouse Country and the Eastern Empire are slightly threatening. Then the kingdoms of Gaul and Caesar were almost completely devoid of threats.

The naval arms race, not all countries can afford to play, the Gallic Kingdom and the Kingdom of Caesar have fallen behind.

Even the Eastern Empire was very struggling, almost tightening its belts to develop the navy.

In contrast, only the Sun Never Sets Empire and the Lighthouse Nation are at ease.

Therefore, if the Germanic Imperial Navy wants to maintain its superiority and win future naval battles, it must improve its strength as much as possible, which is the most important thing.

For future naval battles, August attaches great importance to it, which is not only related to whether the Germanic Empire can break the naval blockade of the Sunset Empire, but also whether the Germanic Empire can win future wars.

It can be said that the army was the cornerstone of the German Empire’s domination of Europe. And the navy was the main force of the Germanic Empire to seize world hegemony.

In another time and space, the Germanic Empire could not support the simultaneous development of the navy and army.

However, this time and space, thanks to the huge wealth unearthed from the Grasberg gold mine, made the military strength of the Germanic Empire have been in a skyrocketing stage.