Chapter 131 Anglo-German Naval Agreement

Any promises and agreements between countries are invalid! Want to restrict a country with a piece of paper? That is impossible!

The only thing that can really limit a country is its strength! Only if you are strong can you have a say!

In the past few years, Germany has continued to develop rapidly!

A few years ago, when Germany advanced into the Rhineland, it was still cautious. As long as the United Kingdom showed a little bit of opposition, it would have to leave quickly. Now, the strength of the German army is developing rapidly! In a few years, the German fleet will become really strong, so the agreement is still a piece of waste paper?

After the talks, Cyric reported to Hitler, and Hitler quite agreed with Cyric's negotiation plan.

So, a few days later, the Anglo-German Naval Agreement was finally officially born!

The general content of the agreement, as proposed by Cyric, is that the gross tonnage of German navy ships does not exceed 35 percent of the gross tonnage of the British Commonwealth navies stipulated in the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty. With regard to submarines, Germany guarantees that the tonnage of its submarines does not exceed 45 percent of the total tonnage of the Commonwealth Navy's submarines.

When the treaty was signed, the whole of Europe was in an uproar.

Only a dozen years after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Britain actually denied the Treaty of Versailles! This is simply an insult to the martyrs who died in World War I! It's an insult to other countries!

The French foreign ministry expressed strong indignation at the British agreement at the first time, and they launched a serious protest to the United Kingdom! The diplomatic relations between the two countries have also suffered a major setback for a time!

"A country that only knows how to protest is a country that has no bones! A government that only knows how to protest is a government that has no bones!" Cyric recalled Hitler's famous saying in history, so he said without hesitation It came out, and this sentence is not to satirize the former Weimar government, but to the current French government.

Softball government! Just as soft as the original Weimar government!

The atmosphere in the conference room was quite lively.

"Yeah, we don't have to worry about Britain and France. Now, the most important thing for us is to formulate our naval development plan. During the First World War, our navy was completely controlled by Britain and France. Now, we must not repeat the first World War. The mistake!" Hitler said.

Britain, the old capitalist country, the empire on which the sun never sets, the British sea fleet, is the most powerful!

And now, with the signing of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, Germany can finally no longer have to worry about the tonnage issue. Now, it must develop as soon as possible!

"Now, our battleship Basemarck is under construction." Cyric said, "We will build at least two of this battleship, and the second ship will also be on the agenda."

As in history, the Besmarck-class battleship is the pride of the German Navy! And this battleship has made some changes with history. The biggest change, of course, is the main gun!

Historically, the Basemarck-class battleships used 380mm caliber naval guns, which was a helpless result.

Although the design of the 406mm main gun is chosen, it will be far superior to the 380mm main gun in terms of projectile weight, artillery range and power. However, at that time, Germany had never produced such a large-caliber main gun, and there was a certain risk due to lack of experience and technical support.

And now, this risk is gone, because Krupp has already started to build this kind of naval gun for the Soviet Union. In the construction and experiment of 406mm naval gun, Krupp already has a mature plan! Therefore, after the Basemarck battleship project was established, it was the 406mm naval gun of choice!

This kind of battleship needs at least two!

After construction, it will surpass the flagship of the British Royal Navy, the battlecruiser HMS Hood, to become the world's highest tonnage warship at the time.

"At the same time, the Deutsche-class is a product of the Treaty of Versailles, which is not in line with the development of the navy. Therefore, the construction of the follow-up ships No. 3 and No. 4 should be stopped, and a new Hipper-class cruiser and a new general-purpose destroyer should be developed. ."

If you want to win World War II, the German Navy must have great development! In this meeting, Cyric was almost the protagonist. He enthusiastically raised his own views on the navy's departure from the control of the Treaty of Versailles, and the tonnage has increased exponentially.

"However, this will involve huge capital investment." After Cyric finished speaking, Goering said strangely: "Now, we can't just develop the navy, our three major military services must be taken into account. ."

Obviously, investing too much in the Navy will inevitably affect the funding for the Army and Air Force!

"Don't worry about that." Cyric said, "I'd like to tell you the good news. The Soviet Union has agreed to the plan I proposed. They will use their ore to order an aircraft carrier that is the same as our Zeppelin class. ."

This is really good news! When he got the adjutant's report during the meeting, Cyric couldn't believe his ears!

The Soviet Union actually agreed! Even in the Soviet Union, a railway dedicated to transporting ore was built to connect with Europe!

In this way, a large amount of ore from the Soviet Union will be continuously transported to Germany. For Germany, there is no need for any investment in resources. It only needs to invest in labor to smelt the ore into high-quality steel. Build! Production costs will be greatly reduced!

As for building an aircraft carrier for the Soviet Union, hehe, this joke is so funny!

So, Goering stayed aside and did not speak.

Everyone could feel a strange atmosphere. Last time, because of the navy, Cyric and Goering had a conflict, but now, the conflict has obviously deepened.

"General Cyric, just now, you seem to have forgotten our submarine." At this moment, Dönitz said.

Battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, these, Cyric has said over and over again, but the submarine is only omitted!

"Yes, there are also submarines. We also have to develop large ocean-going submarines. In the Atlantic Ocean, submarines can do a lot." Cyric continued to talk eloquently, ignoring Gorin's purple face.

Submarines are only a part of naval warfare. If they all rely on submarines, just like Germany in later generations, it would be very tragic to engage in wolf pack tactics in the Atlantic Ocean. Without surface ships, submarines died miserably.

However, this does not mean that submarines are useless. During World War I, German submarines taught Britain a heavy lesson!