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Chapter 78 The Navy's Tradition

Cialek discovered that Himmler was indeed the best at this kind of blood-stained thing. Cialek just participated in the arrest of the senior executives of the stormtroopers. As for what happened later, Cialek was really unwilling to take action.

So, according to the previous plan, Cialek continued to start his itinerary.

Go to the UK!

Take advantage of the economic crisis and go to the UK to shop for goods!

Before leaving Germany, Cialek came to the German Shipyard in Kiel. Here, a warship with a displacement of 10,000 tons is entering the final stage of installation and will soon be completed and put into service!

A 10,000-ton German-class armored ship!

This is a 10,000-ton armored ship that Germany started to build after the end of World War I under the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles. In 29 years, the first ship was already laying its keel.

How to improve the capabilities of this warship as much as possible under the limit of ten thousand tons was a question that was repeatedly considered at the time.

In the end, the German class adopted a high-freeboard flat-deck ship, widely used welding technology, and used diesel engines to power. These methods reduced their weight and increased battery life.

At the same time, the German class used 6 283mm caliber main guns, equipped with three main turrets, and one main gun turret was arranged at the head and tail of each main gun turret. The maximum firepower was concentrated on the smallest hull scale possible.

In the end, this kind of warship achieved its own goal, with its firepower stronger than any current 203mm gun and only light armor protection treaty heavy cruiser, with a maximum speed of 26 knots faster than the current battleship.

In other words, if you encounter the same opponent, you can kill the opponent with absolute firepower and armor advantages. If you encounter someone who is better than you, run away quickly!

This armored ship meets the needs of the German Navy for the coastal defense and long-distance transportation routes to break through warfare in offshore areas.

"Col. Cialek, I'm glad to see you." When I came here, Cialek heard a welcome voice.

Erich John Albert Redell, now the commander of the German naval!

Redel has served in the navy for many years. After World War I, he remained in the Navy of the Weimar Republic. After becoming the commander-in-chief of the navy, he secretly reorganized the poor and weak German navy, laying an important foundation for his future expansion and demanding that the entire army not interfere in politics.

When Hitler came to power, Redel proposed to him the Z plan to build a huge fleet, but unfortunately it failed in the end.

In history, Redell was a figure who had an important influence on the modern German navy. From October 1928 to the time when he was the Minister of the German Navy in February 1943, when he voluntarily resigned from the position of commander-in-chief of the navy due to differences with Hitler, Redell actually led the German Navy for 15 years!

Now, Radell is already in the rank of general. Now, with the recovery of Germany's national strength, he is actively engaged in the expansion of the navy and advocates the reconstruction of cruisers and submarines.

At the same time, Radell also knew about Cialique's contribution to the navy. Cialique's last visit signed a large number of agreements with the Soviet Union, including the plan to help the Soviet Union design a 40,000-ton battleship.

Regardless of whether this plan can be realized, in short, the German navy will benefit from it, which is also a good start for them to build heavy battleships themselves!

At this time, Radell also came to inspect the German-level progress, and in this way, the two met unexpectedly.

"I'm very happy to see you, too." Cyric reached out his hand and held it with Redel.

Although the two are much different in military ranks, Cialis is now a real power figure in Germany. It can be said that Cialis represents Hitler.

At this time, the two of them stood on the dock, looking at the German-class outfits, both full of energy.

"We will definitely break the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles," said Cialek. "We are working hard on diplomatic terms to sign a naval agreement with the United Kingdom to limit our naval gross tonnage to about 30 to 40 percent of the British naval gross tonnage."

"No, we must have a strong navy, only 30% of the British are far from enough." Redel said loudly at the hearing of Cialick's words.

"Don't be excited, General Redel." Cialick said: "Even if it's only twenty percent of Britain's, it's much better than the Treaty of Versailles, right?" Cialick said: "We can't walk too fast, we have to go step by step."

Hearing this, Raidel smiled embarrassedly. He was so excited just now.

"There will be a great war between us and Britain." Cialick said: "If we want to defeat Britain, we must have a strong navy. It is absolutely not enough to have the German class alone. We will definitely start construction of more warships in the future."

Cialick's words made Radell full of hope. During the Weimar government, Radell had always hoped to build a strong navy. Unfortunately, at that time, the government had never dared to break through the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles.

From these perspectives, Raidel still supports the current government very much. It is obviously not enough for the Weimar government to make Germany truly stronger.

"We must have battleships with a displacement of 40,000 tons, or even 50,000 tons." Raidel said: "This is what our German Navy is most looking forward to. I really hope we can start construction immediately."

Construction starts immediately!

Building a warship is not achieved overnight! Building a 40,000-ton battleship will not last without five years!

"Yes, I also hope we can start construction immediately," said Cialick. "As long as we sign a naval agreement with the UK, we can start construction, and then the French will not be able to say anything."

The last time I advanced into the Rhineland, it was enough to illustrate the contradiction between Britain and France!

"And we will leave room in the agreement, we limit the tonnage of battleships, so that we have more opportunities to build aircraft carriers," said Cialek.

"But, manufacturing aircraft carriers will drag down the process of our navy. We need to concentrate more resources to build battleships and submarines," said Redell.

Hearing this, Cialis was stunned. At this time, Cialis realized a problem.

Navy tradition!

Before World War II, the battle for maritime hegemony was always solved by naval guns on warships. Therefore, almost all naval officers hoped that the naval guns of their surface ships would become larger and thicker and thicker. They stubbornly held the idea of ​​artilleryism, and only a few people could realize the changes brought by the carrier-based aviation!

This concept must be corrected!
Chapter completed!
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