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Li Xiao explained frankly: “There are many reasons why I oppose the Black Sea Fleet’s immediate construction of large ships, such as the one that bears the brunt. What kind of large ships should I build?”

This question may not be difficult for other people. What kind of ship is there to talk about? Naturally, it is to build the most powerful boat!

The problem lies in this understanding of the strongest. For Nicholas I, Menshkov and the old stubborn people, the most powerful ship is naturally the old-fashioned sailing battleship, this is beyond doubt!

But the question is, is the old sailing battleship really that powerful? For Li Xiao, a traverser, and for Xiao generals like Kornilov and Nasimov, the answer is obviously not this.

It is true that the sail battleship has played a key role in the past few hundred years. It is almost the standard equipment for naval warfare. Even whether a country’s navy is strong enough depends on how many such battleships there are.

But the problem is that the times have changed. With the outbreak of the first industrial revolution, new technologies have greatly changed the form of war. For example, sail battleships are becoming more and more powerful. As the efficiency of boilers and steam engines becomes higher and higher, they will give battleships more powerful maneuverability.

This makes it more and more difficult for old sailing battleships that rely entirely on wind to maintain their mobility in naval battles. This also means that it is very likely that old battleships will only be passively beaten when facing new battleships or modified old battleships.

And this is why Nasimov, Kornilov, and the dead Lazarev strongly advocate the construction of more steam-powered warships in recent years.

Obviously, it doesn’t make much sense to use all the precious funds to build old-fashioned sailing battleships, and it may mean bullying second-rate countries, such as native chickens. But it is meaningless to face big hooligans like Britain and France.

Naturally, it is meaningless to “build a large ship” according to the wishes of Nicholas I and Menshkov, and it is simply a waste.

So does it make a lot of sense to build large ships according to the wishes of Kornilov and Nasimov?

For Li Xiao, this actually has to be a question mark. It is true that naval battles will enter the steam age, and the old sailing battleships will become more and more meaningless. But the ability of new-style warships actually has to be a question mark. The boilers of this era are bulky and inefficient, and will greatly occupy the space and displacement of the ship.

For a large ship armed with such boilers and steam engines, to achieve considerable power, the price to be paid is extremely high. To put it simply, pile displacement is required. You have to prepare enough displacement for boilers, steam engines and coal. Then the cost of battleships will naturally rise!

In this way, based on the experience of the Royal Navy, a thousand-ton steamship is likely to be more expensive than a first-class battleship with pure sail power.

Think about how many such warships can be built with the financial resources of the Russian Navy?

What’s more, the combat effectiveness of such warships is obviously a problem. After all, how much displacement of a thousand tons can be divided by structural weight, boiler steam engine coal, and armed forces?

Moreover, with Russia’s scientific and technological strength and technical reserves, high-power boilers and steam engines, ship shafts, and even paddle wheels and propellers are uncertain. They purely need to be imported. The cost is naturally more than that of Britain and France, which can be localized. High, that is to say, playing a shipbuilding competition with other industrial countries based on the reality of Russia’s backward agricultural country is simply a maniac arm and overpowering oneself!

To put it bluntly, Russia doesn’t even qualify for the competition. As long as Britain and France strengthen export controls and cut off Russia’s access to boilers, steam engines and other mechanical equipment, Russia can only stare blankly.

This is not the most speechless. What’s more speechless is that in this era of rapid technological advancement, as long as a warship is launched, it means backward. If you want to firmly bite Britain and France and not be pulled down too far, it means a huge investment. !

Anyway, in Li Xiao’s opinion, Russia not only does not have this technical strength, but also does not have this economic strength, so it is actually quite unwise to choose a large-scale navy at this time. What’s more, in Russia’s terrible geopolitical environment, several fleets are divided by the mainland, and if each one has a unique ability, it is simply an astronomical investment.

Russia is still a land-powered country, and it has to maintain a continental army that can shock Europe and Asia, and at the same time build a navy and army to maintain first-class standards. This is really impossible!

Anyway, Russia’s fragile economic strength is not allowed at all, so the navy can only do what it can. In this way, how much resource support can the navy get?

In this case, let alone building a big ship, let’s wash and sleep honestly.

Therefore, in view of the limitations of technical strength, economic strength, and geographical environment and factors of the times, Li Xiao is not in favor of building a large navy, especially a large ship, at present. Neither according to the wishes of Nicholas I and Menshkov or according to Kornilov and Nasimov’s wishes are not credible.

It can only develop a pragmatic navy honestly, actively follow cutting-edge technologies, make technical reserves, and go in small steps as quickly as possible, and it would be good to try to keep up with the pace of Britain and France as soon as possible.

However, Kornilov is still a bit dissatisfied: “Such a navy does not match our current international status! What’s more, even if we walk quickly, once UU reading www.uukanshu.com is at war with Britain and France, we will still It will be annihilated very quickly, and it won’t help change the situation of the battle!”

Kornilov is right on this point. Even if we maintain an appropriately sized and elite fleet, the Black Sea Fleet or the Baltic Fleet cannot be an opponent of the British-French Allied Forces or even the Royal Navy, and will still be hanged. hit.

So what’s the point of this? It’s better to take Nicholas I’s interest in building a great navy, and try to induce the other party to increase the naval investment and get a little more funding share!

Don’t underestimate the importance of this share. The navy and the army have always been omnipotent in the fight for funding, and it is good to be able to take up even a small amount of share.

So Kornilov’s words are worthy of fun, anyway, it’s a mess, it’s better to think of ways to plan for the future.

Li Xiao’s answer to this is: “For the future development of the Navy, of course we must strive for as much funding as possible, but we must also consider the interests of the country, and we must give play to the value of every cent of funding!”

“I think that at present, blindly investing the navy’s funds into the steamship project is not the best choice. We actually have a better choice!”

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