Regarding the reform of the army, Oscar put forward specific requirements, and the next affairs were left to the War Ministry and Army General Staff. Oscar believes that Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn will do all this well.
Although, Feng? Field Marshal Falkenhayn is already quite old. But according to the usual practice, there is no problem at all if I work for another ten or eight years. In addition, his physical condition is also relatively good. Therefore, Oscar believes that in the next ten years, Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn will be able to completely reform the army in accordance with his requirements.
After the army, it was the navy's turn.
"Imperial Navy is well-deserved to be number one in the world in terms of scale and combat power. However, we have to admit that with the development of science and technology, a large number of Imperial Navy warships are no longer suitable for future naval battles!" Oscar said.
The Imperial Navy generals present all had a trace of sadness in their eyes. They have long known the meaning of Oscar through other channels. They also know that what Oscar does will only make German Navy more powerful. However, retiring so many Capital Ships at once still made them feel a little uncomfortable.
"Among the Imperial Navy and Capital Ships, in addition to the five 'Kaiser class' Battleship, the five 'Bavaria-class' Battleship, except for the three 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser and the three 'Mackensen-class' Battlecruiser, the rest are all retired!" Oscar said.
This time, Imperial Navy only has 16 Capital Ships left. Of course, even so, Imperial Navy's strength is still the well-deserved number one in the world. These Capital Ships are all powerful Capital Ships equipped with 50 times the caliber 380mm Main Gun. No country can compete with German Navy.
"After Your Majesty, Imperial Navy has been streamlined, although its strength is still No. 1 in the world. However, if we want to ensure Empire's overseas interests, it seems that it is not enough!" Feng Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz reminded.
After all, Empire now has overseas colonies all over the world. To ensure the safety of these overseas colonies of the Empire, we must fully enhance the strength of Imperial Navy.
In order to ensure the safety of the vast overseas colonies, didn't British Empire also painstakingly build the most powerful navy in the world? However, British Navy's strength was a bit poor, and he was beaten to the ground by German Navy. The losses were heavy.
Oscar nodded. "I am very aware of everyone's concerns. However, retiring those outdated Capital Ships does not mean that the strength of Imperial Navy will be weakened. Everyone should be clear that the main force in naval battles will no longer be Capital Ships, but aircraft carriers. Now, we There are already two 'Pioneer class' aircraft carriers, and four 'Kaiser Wilhelm class' aircraft carriers have also been put into service. These six aircraft carriers alone have greatly improved the strength of Imperial Navy. In the future, Imperial Navy will build more powerful aircraft carriers."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" All the naval admirals present replied. Of course they are very aware of the strength of Imperial Navy's aircraft carrier. Being able to build more aircraft carriers is also very guaranteed to improve the strength of German Navy.
"In addition, there is another good news to tell you. Although Imperial Navy will not build Capital Ships from now on. However, we have captured many unfinished products in Britain Capital Ships. After British Royal Navy was defeated, he worked hard to find a chance to defeat Imperial Navy again," Oscar said with a smile.
After British Royal Navy lost to German Navy in the first decisive battle, Churchill, who was still First Sea Lord, took charge of the new battleship construction plan. Including the 'New Iron Duke-class' Battleship and the new 'George V-class' Battleship equipped with 381mm Main Gun, as well as the 'Lion-class' Battleship equipped with a 406mm main gun. Each of these three levels of Battleship has four ships, for a total of 12 ships.
British Royal Navy learned a painful lesson after experiencing the bitter experience. These redesigned Battleship have enhanced defense. Due to the shortage of resources, these Battleship British mainland had already fallen before they were completed. Therefore, these battleships fell into the hands of Germany. Among them, 'New Iron Duke-class' Battleship has the fastest progress, with 70% of the construction completed. 'New George V-class'Battleship and 'Lion-class'Battleship are much slower.
In addition to these three-level 12 Battleships, British Navy also has plans to build a total of ten advanced three-level Battlecruisers. 'Centurion-class' Battlecruiser and 'Glorious-class' Battlecruiser are both equipped with 381mm Main Gun, while 'Hood-class' Battlecruiser is equipped with a 406mm main gun. None of these Battlecruiser have been completed, and the progress varies. Now, they have all fallen into the hands of Germany.
"Everyone, these are 12 Battleship and 10 Battlecruiser. Since the Britain people have helped us complete part of the construction, we naturally don't let it go. We can add these We will make improvements based on Battleship and Battlecruiser, and then enter Imperial Navy into service. I think this will further improve the strength of Imperial Navy!" Oscar said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, this is really great!" Feng Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz said with a smile on his face.
The other naval generals also had faces full of red. Being able to obtain an additional 12 Battleship and 10 powerful Battlecruiser will further enhance the strength of German Navy. Although many warships have been retired before, they are nothing compared to the newly obtained warships.
After all, the warships that were retired before were all equipped with 305mm Main Gun or 343mm Main Gun. The warships now available are all equipped with 380mm and 410mm Main Gun, and are more powerful.
British Navy and Battleship are used to using 381mm Main Gun and 406mm main gun. The ones used by German Navy are 380mm Main Gun and 410mm Main Gun.
Therefore, improvements will be made on these battleships of Britain people. At the same time, the main gun produced by Germany is installed. Of course, this will have a certain impact on the performance of the battleship. But Germany engineers will try their best to eliminate these adverse effects. Apart from anything else, just by acquiring these battleships, German Navy can save a lot of money.
Once these warships are put into service, German Navy will have 22 Battleship and 16 Battlecruiser. With a huge scale of 38 Capital Ships, it has become the most powerful navy in the world. Of course, it is the most powerful in terms of scale and strength.