As an old empire, as the only country in the world where the sun never sets, it is normal for Britain to be poor in some aspects, and it is understandable that the industrial scale is not as good as that of a rising power on the other side of the Atlantic, but the British are still very terrible! The German fleet inflicted two heavy losses on the British fleet in a row, so did you really think that the British were helpless? Too young, too simple!

After the meeting, after most of the people had left the Admiralty conference room, Churchill, Sir Fisher and Jericho went to the next office to continue their small meeting, where they met the commander of the Royal Flying Corps, Hugh Bush. Montague. Commander Trenchard!

The lieutenant general's current position as commander of the Royal Expeditionary Force Flying Team is not domineering from the name, but in fact this guy has at least 4,000 aircraft in his hands, and more than 120,000 officers and soldiers! The most important pillar of the air power of the Entente! And in history, this guy is also the first chief of staff of the Royal Air Force after its establishment, the first air marshal in British history, and has the reputation of the father of the Royal Air Force!

"Dear Vice Admiral Trenchard, I think you should know why I have asked you to come here, a week ago we sent a request to you and your air force and provided information on this battle, and I think that, as the most respected and competent commander in the Air Force, you can give us sufficient advice on our actions, that the Royal Navy will not only strike at sea against the adversary, but will cross the air and blow up the enemy's ports into flames if necessary. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info," Churchill said in his powerful words.

"That's right, I've made some preparations, but it's not sufficient, and here, I need to verify some details with the personnel on the fleet side for the last time." Lieutenant General Trenhard said with some restraint. Although this guy was the first air marshal in later generations, but later, in the face of the current Sir Fisher and Admiral Jericho, his position as the head of the air force was still lower, in fact, this buddy's status was still not as high as Jericho's later. He later became a marshal and also served as the Governor ...... New Zealand.

"General Jericho, what kind of weapons do you propose to use to carry out an attack on German battleships? As it stands, the various bombs we used in our hasty entry into battle in our last campaign are of limited power. Lieutenant General Trenchard asked.

"It's better to have a torpedo, or a heavy armor-piercing shell, if there is no suitable type of ammunition in the Air Force ammunition depot now, I think it can be modified with 12-inch, 13.5-inch naval gun shells, and even 15-inch can also be considered." Jericho also had a draft, and he had prepared it 2 weeks ago. So some ideas have been formed.

"With torpedoes, I'm afraid there are some problems, first of all, we don't know the hydrology of Wilhelmshaven, we don't know the depth of the water at the pier, and if you throw a torpedo from the air, it's very likely that it will sink to the bottom before the bathymetric system reacts. And it is also not clear whether the Germans deployed mine nets around the berths of battleships. Lieutenant General Trenhard said.

"Lightning netting isn't a big problem, is it? The new type of thermodynamic torpedo has relatively high power, and there is also a cutting device in the thunder head, which can easily cut through the opponent's lightning protection net. "Jericho really deserves to be the commander of the Grand Fleet, and he is also very proficient in technical business. What he said is indeed the truth, in fact, by the time of the 1st World War, the heavy torpedo was still good on the mine protection net under the impetus of the heat engine, think about it, a heavy torpedo weighing about 1.5 tons hit it at a speed of 30 to 40 knots, and the kinetic energy was also very large!

"It was a heavy torpedo for ships, but not for aviation torpedoes, and the weight of the first-generation aviation torpedoes we used was only more than 400 kilograms, which was less than a third of the ship's torpedoes. This impact is not much stronger than the compressed air torpedoes of decades ago, and today's heavy mine nets weigh more than 100 tons and are supported by very strong supports. Light torpedoes are difficult to tear off protection, and if the torpedo weighs 800 kg, it may be, but it will certainly not be able to catch up with this operation. Lieutenant General Trenhard said.

"This is only a problem of the torpedo itself and projection, if you consider the carrier aircraft, the trouble will be even greater, even if we now have a torpedo weighing 800KG, then the carrier aircraft is an unavoidable problem. Such a weight is too large for the vast majority of aircraft, and our attack range is also a bit far, the O-400 will certainly not be able to perform this task, and the FB27 is a little reluctant. The V1500 has such a bomb load, but if you think about it, a behemoth with wings spread out 38 meters, flying from a low altitude at a height of tens of meters in complex terrain, and then throwing torpedoes, this is too difficult. You're making elephants dance. Lieutenant General Trenhard tactfully rejected Jericho's suggestion.

If it was off the coast of Britain, Lieutenant General Trenhard could have had twin-engine aircraft carry torpedoes to attack. The maximum bomb load of the O-400 and FB27 is between 1700 pounds and 2200 pounds, which is enough to launch a torpedo of about 800KG, but do not think that an aircraft can still have the maximum range when it reaches the maximum bomb load. Please, according to the law of conservation of aircraft weight, when the bomb load of the aircraft reaches its maximum, then the fuel load will definitely be reduced a lot, so the range will definitely not be enough.

For example, B17 and B29, the former has a maximum bomb load of more than 7 tons, and B29 says that it is 10 tons, but the former weighs only more than 30 tons, and the latter weighs 60 tons! What's the difference? Don't think that the buddy who designed the B29 is brain-dead! The real measure of bomber output is actually the bomb load at a fixed range, and when bombing targets at a distance, the B17 may only be able to hold 2.5 tons of bombs. And the B29 can carry more than 6 tons! This is the real gap between the two sides.

Therefore, if it is offshore, Admiral Jericho's opinion can be implemented, but to fly hundreds of kilometers to Wilhelmshaven to throw torpedoes, the V1500 can theoretically do it, and other aircraft should wash and sleep. In fact, in a port environment, with the maneuverability of a World War I aircraft, in a well-defended port, a large guy with wings spread 38 meters was lowered to a height of several tens of meters to face the opponent's ground-to-air fire and fighter jets ...... throw torpedoes. It's definitely a life of death! Maybe you haven't dropped the torpedo before you know what you've been hung up by!

"So, you mean, if we attack the German battleships in the harbor, then we can only use bombs?" Jericho said with a little disappointment, although he was very unwilling, but he really couldn't refute the opinions of professionals, who were the ones who specialized in how to bring bombs over and then drop them. In terms of professionalism, it's useless to tie the other three people here!

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