On the morning of September 18, 1918, Arms Control Conference was officially held in the conference room of Germany Prime Minister's residence. Representatives from various countries all arrived here on time. Everyone knows that this meeting will definitely be full of bickering and will not go smoothly.
"Everyone, thank you for coming to Berlin, participating in this Arms Control Conference, and making efforts for world peace. German Empire is a peace-loving country. We hope that the tense international situation will be alleviated. We hope that all countries can work together with us!" Imperial Prime Minister Bülow said with a smile on his face.
However, representatives from other countries sneered at Bülow's words. If Germany could be considered a peace-loving country, then the last World War outbreak would not have occurred. Germany The huge colony Empire will no longer exist.
"Now, let's discuss the specific content of Arms Control Conference!" After Chancellor Bülow finished speaking, he left the conference room. The representatives of Germany participating this time are Foreign Minister Wachth and First Sea Lord Reinhard? Admiral Scheer. Chancellor Bülow is just the beginning of hosting the meeting. Of course, this is mainly because Germany's senior management does not believe that this meeting can be successful, so Chancellor Bülow will not waste too much time on it.
"Everyone, we have found that the investment in naval armaments by various countries is constantly increasing. This not only puts great pressure on the finances of various countries. At the same time, it also seriously affects the peace and stability of the world. Therefore, we hope to control naval armaments first." Germany Foreign Minister Wachth said.
"Your Excellency, I wonder what Germany's opinion is on this?" United States Secretary of State Bryan is stable.
"German Empire hopes that each country's Capital Ships tonnage, aircraft carrier tonnage, and cruiser tonnage will have an accurate value. If this value is reached, old warships must not be rebuilt before they are dismantled. Build new warships. In this case, the size of the navy will be limited, and world peace will be maintained." Imperial Navy Minister Reinhard? Admiral Scheer said.
Representatives United States and Island Nation who were present at the meeting frowned. They did not expect that Germany would control the naval force in this way. So, this also means that if they want to obtain more powerful naval strength, they must obtain more ship tonnage.
"Your Excellency, I wonder how the tonnage of these ships is allocated?" Admiral Katō Tomosaburō asked.
"The empire is divided based on the size of the German navy. For example, in terms of capital ships, the empire is 1, the United States is 0.4, the island country is 0.2, the Ottoman Turkish Empire is 0.1, and the Kingdom of Italy is 0.1. That is, the main force of the German Imperial Navy The tonnage of the battleships of the United States is 600,000 tons, the tonnage of the battleships of the island nation is 300,000 tons, the tonnage of the battleships of the Ottoman Empire is 150,000 tons, and the tonnage of the battleships of the Kingdom of Italy is 150,000 tons," Marshal Reinhard Scheer said.
As soon as Reinhard? Admiral Scheer finished speaking, representatives United States and Island Nation looked very ugly. On the contrary, representatives Ottoman Turkish Empire and Kingdom of Italy seemed to have known this for a long time and showed no other signs.
"German Empire is the world's most powerful country, with a Capital Ships tonnage of 1.5 million tons, which is completely appropriate." Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier Aixi said.
"Yes, this distribution plan is very reasonable!" Prime Minister of Italy Orlando also said.
Representatives United States and Island Nation were almost blown away. Germany The Capital Ships tonnage of one country exceeds the total of other countries Shikoku. If this is reasonable, what else is unreasonable? If this distribution plan is really followed, United States and Island Nation combined will only be 60% of Germany. At that time, if they want to defeat German Navy, it will be a delusion.
"Your Excellency, such a distribution plan is unacceptable to Republic of America. We believe that with United States's military strength, international status and industrial output value, we should definitely receive Capital Ships is the same size as German Empire, that is, Capital Ships has a tonnage of 1.5 million tons!" United States Secretary of the Navy Daniels said.
Although, American Navy currently has only 11 Capital Ships, with a total tonnage of less than 400,000 tons. However, in the follow-up plan of American Navy, they will also build more than fifteen Capital Ships. Moreover, those are all powerful Capital Ships equipped with thick armor and equipped with 410mm Main Gun, with a tonnage of at least 50,000 tons, or even larger. In that case, even if the tonnage of American Navy and Capital Ships does not reach 1.5 million tons, it is still almost the same. If it is limited to 600,000 tons, then none of American Navy's plans can be implemented. This is absolutely unacceptable to American Navy.
"Island Nation Navy cannot accept the scale of 300,000 tons. We must reach at least 80% of German Navy, that is, the scale of 1.2 million tons!" Island Nation Foreign Minister Admiral Katō Tomosaburō also said.
Although, Island Nation Navy's 'Fusō-class' Battleship which is already in service and 'Ise-class' Battleship which is about to be put into service add up to less than 140,000 tons. Including the two-level four-ship Battleship that will be built in the future, the total tonnage of Capital Ships is less than 300,000 tons. However, how can Island Nation Navy meet the scale of 300,000 tons Capital Ships? If limited to this scale, they might not even be able to defeat German Navy's Pacific Fleet, let alone defeat German Navy Pacific Fleet and Indian Ocean Fleet. Therefore, Admiral Katō Tomosaburō directly opened its mouth and asked for the total tonnage of Capital Ships of 1.2 million tons. In this case, they can easily defeat German Navy Pacific Fleet and Indian Ocean Fleet.
Germany Foreign Minister Wachth and First Sea Lord Reinhard? Admiral Scheer, their faces suddenly didn't look good. They originally wanted to limit the tonnage of Capital Ships of United States and Island Nation to below the tonnage of Capital Ships of German Navy. No matter how bad it is, the tonnage of Capital Ships of German Navy must be equal to the tonnage of Capital Ships of United States and Island Nation. However, these two countries are now more outrageous than the other. United States directly requested the same scale as Germany. Even Island Nation dared to ask for 80% of the tonnage of Germany Capital Ships. If they agree to it, then German Navy will not have any advantage over Capital Ships, and will even be at a disadvantage. Such a result is obviously not what Germany wants to see, and it is absolutely unacceptable to them.