Chapter 2296 New Conditions Two
As for the restrictions on the engine, this is a restriction on the entire system of the British Air Force. This regulation may be more difficult. Because the British can organize research and development abroad in a way similar to a leather bag company. Of course, if you do it abroad, you will also face the dilemma of developing a 4-engine bomber. This limitation can be effective at least in the first few years, and it will be difficult to say in the future.
And what about naval constraints? From Germany's point of view, the British navy cannot be too weak, because this navy is an important bargaining chip used to balance the United States in the Far East, especially now, in recent years, the British navy's strength in the Far East is to curb the excessive expansion of the United States in the Far East An important force! After all, the United States and Britain have just fallen out again. Even if the two sides may still have the idea of getting closer, the reality will still make them afraid of each other! Especially now when the US-Japan war is about to break out.
Of course, it should not be too powerful to threaten the German fleet. In this case, the restrictions on the navy are only a general framework, which will definitely need to be refined in the future. This will be another agreement. Among other things, purely from the performance point of view, a battleship of no more than 30,000 tons and an aircraft carrier of no more than 20,000 tons will not be strong in combat effectiveness, and there will definitely be shortcomings! Who is the strongest battleship under 30,000 tons in World War II in history? It must be the French Strasbourg. This kind of warship can deal with Scharnhorst, King Kong and the like, but it must be abused to fight against the real battleship! Let him fight the Three Musketeers of Europe!
The same is true for a 20,000-ton aircraft carrier. It is best to build it to the level of Yorktown. The deck is large and the speed is not small, but it is a pity that it is a crispy skin! And because of Ruprecht in this plane, the aircraft carrier of World War II must be stronger than in history! The status of an aircraft carrier of this level in York City is even lower in naval battles!
Why is there no limit to the army? The reason is simple, there is no need, the size of the British Army in peacetime is not large. And as an island country, what if the British Army is stronger? As long as the German Air Force and Navy are strong, no matter how large the army is, it will be a waste of money. Of course, another reason is that the army equipment is too difficult to supervise. After all, the British still have vast colonies... Hide anywhere, how do you find it?
From the current point of view, the supervision of the British naval fleet is relatively easy to implement, because neither the capital ship nor the aircraft carrier can be hidden. Tonnage can also be controlled. Oversight of the RAF would be more difficult. But it can be effectively contained. After all, it is not enough for you to research the 4-shot bomber, you have to do a lot of test flights, and it is not enough to have one or two bombers. It needs quantity and scale to be effective. And if the number goes up, you won't be able to hide it! Therefore, before the reconciliation of the United States and Britain, the idea of rebuilding the British strategic bomber force is difficult to realize. The supervision on the engine will be weaker. This operation is too difficult, and the supervision of the army is even more difficult. It is not easy in terms of necessity and operability, so Germany simply does not mention it. !
As for whether the British can use some tricks? For example, two engines are connected in parallel and then installed on a bomber to pretend that it is a twin-engine bomber? This is of course possible! The German HE177 is such an example. Of course, this is a very failed example. In fact, any high-power engine will have problems if you use it in parallel, because this is already challenging the limits of physics. You have to say 2 Is there any particularly powerful engine in the war that can make one engine top two? That is also there, but this is already a very late thing!
It is more reliable to engage in parallel engines and then pretend to be a twin-engine aircraft. It is more reliable to engage in triple-engine aircraft. Of course, the road to engage in triple-engine aircraft has also been blocked by the Germans....
From a historical point of view, the difficulty for Germany to break away from the Versailles peace treaty is also more convenient for the air force and the army, but the navy is very difficult. Only after Britain and Germany signed a new naval arms treaty, the Germans began to build Scharnhorst. . Instead of starting very early like the Air Force and Army.
"His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Ruprecht, these demands you put forward are even harsher than the previous ones, and it is impossible for the British Empire to accept them. Even if we accept them, we will definitely not be able to afford them." Prime Minister Asquith said, however This time, he can't just slap the table and leave like Lloyd George did to the Americans, because if you leave the Americans, it's just a break in the partnership. If you slap the table and leave the Germans, That means the continuation of the war! Therefore, even though there is too much anger and dissatisfaction in his heart, the British Prime Minister still maintains the necessary respect for the Germans!
"Let's not talk about the first three items for the time being, because we have proposed these matters to your country before, and the reason why your country sent a delegation this time is that at least they agree with our previous conditions. If you don't accept If you don’t come back, then I’m sure you won’t come back, am I right?” Ruprecht said with a smile, and there was a warning hidden under the smile! If you can't even accept the previous three conditions that have hardly changed, then everyone is ready to continue the war!
"When formulating the next few articles, we fully considered your country's affordability and our country's needs. We can definitely start with the terms that are the easiest to reach an agreement, such as the sovereignty of the Shetland Islands and the Orkney Islands. Question. The fundamental purpose of our request to occupy these two islands is military. To be honest, in this war, these two islands of your country have caused a lot of trouble to the empire. The High Seas Fleet can rely on these islands to effectively block the sea of the empire Shipping lines. And in order to avoid this situation in the future, we must control these two islands in our hands." Ruprecht said.
"This is unacceptable to the British Empire. These two islands are too close to us. Controlling here can control all the ports in the eastern part of the British Empire. The northern part of the empire poses a serious threat. We can talk about many issues, but these issues do not include the sovereignty of the British mainland," Prime Minister Asquith said.
"It seems that we are in trouble." Ruprecht said with a smile to the Grand Duke of Baden next to him.
"His Royal Highness, this is not a trouble. Except for the United Kingdom, no country cares about the sovereignty of these two islands." The Grand Duke of Baden said meaningfully.
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