Now the principle of the use of aviation forces by the fleets of both sides is such that normally it is the seaplane carriers that provide reconnaissance for the fleet. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 When the two fleets meet, the planes on each capital ship will take off, and the radio-carrying planes will be responsible for providing aviation for the battleship. And the fighter is responsible for driving away the opposing artillery aircraft! At this time, both sides will try to release all the planes as much as possible, because it is not safe to leave these things on deck. God knows when a shell will be thrown over and it will be over....... After the battle, the seaplane was recovered with the help of other auxiliary ships. And if there are no pontoons, just throw them away.

Is there a problem with that? Naturally, there are problems, and the endurance of single-engine aircraft in this era is really a problem...... In general, after the fighter plus the pontoon, the endurance time will not exceed 2 hours under the most ideal circumstances. That is to say, in the absence of aircraft carriers, most of the aviation forces of the fleets of both sides can only hold out for 2 hours, after which most of the single-engine aircraft will withdraw from the battlefield due to fuel problems, and the possibility of refueling and re-taking off on the battlefield is too low.

However, this problem was not prominent in the previous battles, for the simple reason that the real fierce confrontation between the two sides did not last long, and the battle between the Grand Fleet and the High Seas Fleet was almost a one-hit detachment. It ended quickly, and more time was spent on maneuvering. Although it took a long time for the High Seas Fleet to take out Thomas's fleet, the German fleet had enough air forces, and Thomas had no intention of fighting when he realized that he could not fight. So the German fleet saved a lot of aviation!

"In fact, to a certain extent, the large-caliber naval guns of our battleships are more efficient, and the aircraft should serve as an auxiliary force for the main fleet, rather than for the battleships to serve the aircraft carriers." Lieutenant General Scheer said with some dissatisfaction. In his opinion, with any luck, then within a few minutes the German fleet could destroy a British capital ship. As long as those planes buy a little time for their Bavarians, then there is hope that the German fleet will be able to inflict heavy damage on the British fleet with all its firepower!

"It is not necessary for us to provide a perfect output situation for the aircraft carrier fleet, after the British battle line is unfolded, even if our bombers can only drop bombs on it, it can cause great disruption to the British fleet." Schell added.

"After the air force caused some trouble to the British fleet, the strength of the high seas fleet could inflict fatal damage on the British fleet, and in the case of an unfavorable formation, even the enemy forces with numerical superiority may not be able to exert much combat effectiveness. We could have beaten the disorganized British fleet with naval guns, and at the same time reduce the risk to the main fleet. Looking at the silent prince, Scheer continued.

"What if the British don't fight with us? The fast fleet can catch the slower fleet and can have the upper hand, having the right to choose to engage. But in reality, these very beautiful settings in nautical chart operations will be discounted in the engagement, the British have more than 4 dozen light cruisers and nearly a hundred destroyers, they can completely use torpedoes and smoke screens to delay our attack, and in one operation, our aircraft carriers send up to 2 waves of aircraft. It was not that we did not take the initiative in our previous battles with the British Grand Fleet, but the opponent's auxiliary warships could neutralize our advantages again and again. ”

"So, what we need is an advantage that the destroyers and light cruisers of the opposing side cannot dissolve. Any attack on the surface of the sea can be defused by the enemy's torpedoes and smoke screens, at least to buy time. What we need is a killer weapon that can kill the opponent at the critical moment, not a wooden stick that can only hurt the opponent. The prince shook his head and rejected Scheer's opinion.

"But our artillery is strong enough, and the armored defense of the British battleships is very limited in the face of our heavy artillery, especially the 15-inch naval guns, and we can penetrate the armor of almost all British capital ships, including the Queen and Revenge classes." Hipper said.

"Have you seen the latest test report of the Navy Gun Factory? Is there any technical intelligence on the British Navy that has been newly sorted out by the intelligence services? The prince asked his attendants to deliver a stack of papers to everyone present.

"Don't indulge in the glory of the past, don't keep thinking about Lao Tzu's technology is the best in the world, look at the British V1500 I think everyone should know how terrifying the British Empire is as the most powerful empire on the planet, whether it is technology or productivity!"

"In fact, if it is just to prevent the battleship from being killed in seconds, then there is not much to do for the British, install a fire door at each end of the bomb loser, do a good job of fire prevention measures, do not pile up the firing kit in the turret, and then strengthen the dome armor of the ammunition compartment and the power compartment. The horizontal part was thickened by 1 inch, and then the inclined part was thickened by 1.5 to 2 inches, so that the thickness of the inclined part reached 3 inches, then the 12-inch side-chord armor of the British battleship with 3-inch inclined dome armor was enough to block our 15-inch naval guns at long distances! In doing so, the weight gain will be less than 1,000 tons. ”

"And the shells of the British are also being improved. It is said that they came up with a hard coat cap armor-piercing bullet with a stable fuse. IT CAN PENETRATE HARDENED ARMOR UP TO 350MM THICK AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 15 KM. This penetration is resistant to our main armor belt though. However, in the case of close proximity, the lethality of the turret, gun mount, and the bow and tail and upper armor belts will be very high, and after the British complete the improvement of the ship's defense and replace it with new armor-piercing shells, the difference in combat effectiveness between our individual ships will be greatly reduced. ”

"So, in the case of the limited potential of the battlefleet, all we can do is to dig deep into the combat potential of the aircraft carrier, and in the case of a range that can be reached, the torpedo is more lethal than the naval guns!" The prince finally said.

"Damn, I'm speechless......." Scheer gave Hipper a helpless look. There is no way, what the prince said is very reasonable. Unless a shell falls directly on an ammunition depot that can be killed instantly, it is really difficult to sink a capital ship with a cannonball...... But torpedoes and mines, which are used against underwater defense systems, are different. No matter how much the NB battleship, if you hit two anti-ship torpedoes on one side, it will be at least a heavy damage!

Historically, Bavaria was strong, right? During the historical operation Albion, the Bavaria hit a mine and directly entered 1,000 tons of water! The bow draft has been increased by 2 meters! The bow torpedo compartment was completely submerged, and it took a month to repair it after returning home! (Of course, it depends on the location, but the Elector, who was also in the middle of the mine, only carried 280 tons of water.......) ）

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