History has deviated from its original track! In the original trajectory, the symbol of the era of big ships and big guns was the British dreadnought battleship. It was the emergence of the dreadnought that unified the overall thinking of the global battleship design community.
Large caliber, thick armor, super large tonnage, streamlined hull...the symbols of the era of ironclad battleships that have fascinated countless military fans actually started from the era of dreadnoughts.
Later generations of military experts also used dreadnoughts to divide eras. The years before the appearance of dreadnoughts were called the pre-dreadnought era, and the corresponding era was the post-dreadnought era!
This unified design idea was quite mature and lasted until the birth of the aircraft carrier in World War II, which changed the inherent pattern of naval ships.
The era of One Hundred Ghosts at Night is the pre-dreadnought era, and the beginning of the dreadnought era is actually inseparable from China.
In other words, it is inseparable from a naval battle, that is, the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War!
As we all know, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 broke out in 1894, and the world's first dreadnought was launched in Britain in 1906.
Is there any connection here? In fact, the connection is still very important. It was the experience and lessons of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 that allowed the British to come out of their confusion and formally determine the design style of the dreadnought ship.
The overall design idea of the dreadnought is actually very simple, it is a 'full heavy artillery battleship'. It can be said that the overall design idea is in line with the Zhiyuan!
It's just that the Zhiyuan is limited by the current level of science and technology, so it can only be built below 3,000 tons. I believe that with the advancement of technology, a Zhiyuan-class battleship of more than 10,000 tons is by no means a dream!
The emergence of this kind of heavy artillery battleship also officially started the spread of the "big ship and big gun doctrine" idea, and the global naval arms race began!
Why did the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 affect British warship designers? In fact, the root cause still lies in the two armored battleships Dingyuan and Zhenyuan.
As we all know, during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1898, the Japanese Navy spent all its capital to fight against the two most powerful battleships in Asia, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, and began to follow the evil path of rapid-fire doctrine!
Because Japan's finances had been exhausted at that time, they simply could not afford the world's top battleships like Dingyuan and Zhenyuan!
The armor thickness of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan is a full 355 mm, which is a terrifying 14 inches when converted into inches!
This kind of armor thickness is four times that of the current Zhiyuan!
How powerful can a shell be to penetrate 35 centimeters of armor? Facts have proved that all Japanese warships are unable to defeat such a steel demon.
Thirty-five centimeters thick armor, which is the width of two palms of an adult man, is as big as a wall!
In the naval battle, although the Beiyang Fleet suffered heavy losses, the two giant ships Dingyuan and Zhenyuan completely became the Dinghai Shengzhen. Among them, Dingyuan was hit by 159 bullets, with only 17 people killed and 38 injured!
The Zhenyuan was hit by 220 bullets, with only 13 people killed and 28 injured!
Such a giant steel beast broke the front teeth of the Japanese fleet when it chewed it! Among them, the flagship Songdao was severely damaged and completely lost its combat effectiveness!
It was only then that the Japanese navy had to admit that Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were really unsinkable giant ships!
In fact, the failure of the Dadonggou naval battle does not mean the complete failure of the Beiyang Navy. The most fatal thing should be the loss of military morale!
If Beiyang had shared the same hatred of the enemy and took the initiative to attack again with Dingyuan and Zhenyuan as the core, there might be a chance of a draw!
On the vast sea, there are no cannons that can penetrate the armor of these two giant ships, but the cannons of these two giant ships can tear apart the fragile armor of all Japanese warships!
Never mention the Mitsui ship. Although the 305-caliber cannon mounted on it looked very powerful, it did not penetrate the armor of the giant ship in the end.
Moreover, the Mitsui ship is completely a small carriage pulling a large cart. The structural strength of that kind of battleship to withstand the recoil of a 305-caliber cannon is simply self-inflicted. To put it bluntly, under continuous fire, the recoil alone can knock it apart!
I dare to take down the emperor even if I am willing to be killed! If he really risked his life, Japan's little wealth would actually not be enough!
It is a pity that these two giant ships did not die on the sea in the end, but were trapped in the port for political reasons. In the end, one surrendered and the other sank in despair in the sea!
The Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War was the first decisive naval battle of steam ironclads, and it played an indelible and important role in the history of world naval development.
You must know that heresies were rampant in the international naval community at that time, the most representative of which were the 'uselessness theory of ironclad ships' and the 'Green Water School', which some also called the 'Naval Youth School'.
These two heresies do not support the doctrine of big ships and big guns. They have various reasons to persuade the government to abandon this idea of building ships.
Not to mention, they did influence the leaders of many countries at that time!
But as soon as the cannons fired during the Sino-Japanese War, the outstanding performance of the two battleships Dingyuan and Zhenyuan completely awakened the British. They accelerated the construction plan of the dreadnought ship, and soon determined that the cannon and giant ship doctrine was the development of the future navy. direction.
The British Navy learned from the outstanding highlights of both sides in the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1895, and borrowed the two major advantages of rapid-fire artillery and side-side firepower concentration from Japan!
From the Beiyang Navy, the design features of heavy armor and large-caliber naval guns were absorbed!
Combining the advantages of both sides, the epoch-making Dreadnought-class battleship was created, thus officially ending the chaotic era of Hyakki Yakō!
This is the history of naval development in Xiao Letian’s memory in his previous life, but in this world, the trajectory of history has been reversed, and there will no longer be a Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1898 to serve as a model for the global naval community!
It was today’s Great Battle of East Frisia that changed the global naval landscape!
The Zhiyuan can fight against a thousand soldiers and challenge the entire French Navy. This battle will definitely shock the whole world!
The caliber artillery of the French fleet was firing desperately at the Zhiyuan, and the shells hit the small but armored Eastern Knight like hail!
Each salvo can set off a sea of fire on the knights and blacken all the shining armor. It looks like they are beating the Reach!
But the French officers and soldiers inside were already suffering terribly. They were beaten until they almost cried!
So far, not a single piece of Zhiyuan's armor has been blasted through. Although countless attached parts on the deck have been destroyed, the structure of this battleship has remained unscathed!
Hof has gone crazy, there is no arrogance in his eyes anymore, only deep fear is left!
"Oh my God! It's a ghost ship! It's a ghost ship!"
"There is no other way, there is no other way! The Banshee... move forward quickly!"
"Hit him! Hit him!"
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