Vol 3 Chapter 29: , Battleship-Harmony

19o6 was a magnificent year, the Russo-Japanese War was still going on fiercely, but the British-Bulgarian War had already ended!
With the annihilation of the Russian Pacific Fleet, the Boers hoped that the Anglo-Russian war would explode, so that their idea of ​​using the changes in the international situation to preserve themselves fell through and they had to make a compromise with the British.
Similarly, the British-Berg war, which lasted for nearly nine years, also caused the London government to suffer. Therefore, the Boers were not overly persecuted. The conditions for the armistice are similar to those in history, and some places are even more generous!
In fact, the British-Berg war was not continuous. Starting from the explosion in 1896, the British army was defeated in 1897 due to insufficient preparations, and the two sides entered a three-year truce.
It was not until 19o1 that the British used diplomatic means to get the Boer's supporters in the European Big 6 before the war started again, and the battle between the two parties really began!
By 19o4, the great war between Britain and Burundi had basically ceased. The two sides had conducted a series of negotiations, and agreements had been reached on most aspects. As soon as the war was about to end, the Russo-Japanese War broke out again. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
The Boers once again saw hope. They expected the Russo-Japanese War to drag the British down. Once the two sides broke out, the British would have to abandon South Africa.
Unwilling to fail, the Boers took up arms again and played a hide-and-seek guerrilla war with the British on the South African Big 6.
After the Russian navy was defeated in 19o5, the two sides went to the negotiating table again.
This time the negotiations went smoothly. The Boers no longer had enough chips in their hands, and the British were also dragged by guerrilla warfare, and both sides longed for peace. So the war ended and the Boer Republic became the British protectorate!
Due to the Ferdinand Butterfly Effect, the British suffered much more losses on the battlefield in South Africa than in the same period in history. Especially the extra mercenaries supported by the tens of thousands of European powers made the lobster soldiers miserable!
In this war, the British army invested a total of 480,000 people. The Boer Republic mobilized 88,000 people and recruited 45,000 mercenaries. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
As of the end of the 19o6 war, the number of British casualties had reached 136,000, of which more than one-fifth of the casualties were caused in guerrilla warfare. For the first time in the world, the power of guerrilla warfare has been seen!
After the British-Berg War, Britain connected the southern African colonies into one piece and controlled the corridor leading to the Great Lakes region in the hinterland of Africa. The Cape of Good Hope region, backed by the vast inland of South Africa, has become one of the most important outposts of the British Overseas Empire.
In terms of economy, the British won the world's largest Rand gold mine, and the London government controlled the lifeline of the global economy. Gold from South Africa has made London the center of global financial industry and gold trading.
At the same time, the Boer War was also the end of the British overseas expansion. The cost of modernizing wars for London politicians is too high. The 290 million pounds of war funding is enough to make them painful!
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Since then, the London government has abandoned its long-standing diplomatic isolation policy and has carried out a strategic contraction on a global scale.
The London government handed over part of the colonies to the dominions of Austria, Canada, and New Zealand. The strategic focus of the British returned to Europe again, laying the foundation for the explosion of the First World War!
Although knowing the changes in the British foreign policy, Ferdinand can only follow the trend. Bulgaria does not have the capital to participate in the global strategic game!
However, there is a lot of good news. On May 18, the successful trial of the first coastal defense class battleship between Bulgaria and Sweden, the Harmony, marked that the Bulgarian naval industry had once again entered a new era!
Displacement] 768o tons
[Crew] 465 people
[Size] 121.6 meters in length and 18.6 meters in width, draft 6.7 meters &1t;i>&1t;/i>
[Armed] (Dixof Shipyard)
2 double 11-inch turrets (a total of 4, 45 times the diameter, reloading only 17 seconds)
6 single 6-inch turrets (6 in total, 5o diameter)
[Armor] (Bulgarian Steel Plant)
2o3mm in the center of both sides of the hull
76.2 to 152mm at the head and tail on both sides of the hull
Deck 41.3mm
redoubt1o2mm
Main gun mount 2o3mm
Main gun turret 152mm&1t;i>&1t;/i>
Smaller turret 63.5 to 127mm
[Boiler] 4 penhiet heavy oil boilers designed to output 2oooo horsepower up to 22.8 knots
Cruising mileage 12 knots/8ooo kilometers
Oh, this warship very well adheres to Ferdinand's philosophy: "If you can't beat it, you must run it; if you can't run it, you must beat it"!
Even in the dreadnought era that is coming soon, it is not backward. It can challenge all warships except battleships, and can run past dreadnoughts, and its survivability on the battlefield is guaranteed!
Although the voyage is a little short, it is enough for activities in the Mediterranean region. At least for now to suppress the Ottoman Navy, its performance is sufficient. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
Of course, in order to build this warship, the cost of Ferdinand is not small, from the beginning of the research to the completion of the trial, the investment has been close to one million pounds!
Of course, this cost also includes the cost of introducing technology to Sweden. Otherwise, only from the cost of shipbuilding, this can produce two Harmony!
Compared to the smooth progress of the coastal defense ship that cooperated with Sweden, the battleship that the Navy Department worked with the Dutch together was a little troublesome.
Since battleships entered the early 20th century, the concept of shipbuilding in various countries has been changing. Designers have opened their minds and have all kinds of strange ideas.
In fact, before the British built the Dreadnought, designers had similar ideas!
This time, Bulgaria is responsible for paying the money, and the Dutch designers are the main Bulgarian designers as a supplement. They naturally have to open their minds. &1t;i>&1t;/i>
As a result, the warship was designed. However, the industrial strength of the two countries is not sure to turn it into reality. Even the combat effectiveness of this battleship is a mystery, which is embarrassing!
Of course, there is also Ferdinand’s credit here. He forced a few words in front of the designers based on his understanding of the Dreadnought.
Then a theoretically powerful battleship was designed. From the point of view of parameters, Ferdinand is very similar to the early dreadnoughts, but it is troublesome to transform into a battleship.
Since there is no precedent, no one is sure whether this designed battleship has combat effectiveness. After all, not everyone is the British Empire and has the courage to be the first in the world!
Neither the Dutch nor the Bulgarian dare to gamble, if a warship costing over two million pounds is not able to wield its due combat power, the loss will be great!
For this reason, the shipbuilding was delayed, and Ferdinand was happy to wait. Let's take a look at what the British Dreadnought Captain is like. As long as he is sure that the design is not a problem, he will dare to go directly on the berth!
As for technical issues, in Ferdinand’s view, it’s not a problem now! Bulgarian, nor Dutch, aren’t there still French?
The "Three Nations Agreement" did not join in vain. The French promised to support Russia and Russia in terms of technology!
The French shipbuilding industry in this era is still very impressive. If the world's second naval power does not have the technology, should it still be considered?
It must be before the design. After all, there is no qualitative difference in shipbuilding technology between the major powers, and the British are only slightly ahead!
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