"That is, the rapid fleet of the British has returned to combat effectiveness, and the Grand Fleet has returned to the Shetland Islands, and the North Sea blockade is about to be rebuilt, is that so?" In the base camp of the German army on the Western Front, after listening to Tirpitz's report, the Kaiser said calmly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Majesty, the advantage that had been formed after the Battle of Thunder-Thurbrus ended four months later. And this time we lost a valuable battlecruiser, and I am willing to take responsibility for it. Tirpitz whispered.

"It's not a question of who is responsible! I also don't want to chase down the losses of a single battlecruiser! What I need to know now is how the Empire will get enough raw materials to produce weapons and feed its people in the years of war in the future! ”

"You still care about the loss of a warship! We're going to look at the big picture, you know?! Big picture! We need to break through the British blockade again! Okay, now let's get to that point. With that, the Kaiser ignored the somewhat embarrassed Tirpitz and turned to the prince.

"If you can, I want you to command the Imperial Navy to recreate the glory of the original Battle of Thunder-Thurbrus!"

"It's going to be a bit difficult to take out so many British warships again. But if it is only to break through the North Sea blockade line, then there is still hope. The prince said. Why was the Battle of Thunder-Thurbrus able to take out 6 capital ships and nearly a dozen light cruisers in one battle? On the one hand, the British Navy was a little too arrogant and underestimated the performance of German warships. On the other hand, the system was not complete, at that time the British Navy did not have a perfect aviation reconnaissance, not to mention the V1500 that could cover most of the North Sea, and even seaplanes were very few. And the performance lags behind. At the same time, the British's crispy battle cruisers also helped the German Navy to superintendent. Bavaria is not too easy to deal with lions and tigers, it is completely a tiger killing a rabbit.

And now, although Bavaria still has a technical advantage, but it is not so big, and I haven't tried to kill the queen, but it is estimated that it may be more difficult. In addition, the British subjectively do not underestimate the enemy, as soon as they come out, they directly 7 queens and 3 battle cruisers, plus aviation reconnaissance and the large fleet behind them, the Royal Navy has almost returned to the peak in terms of reconnaissance, subjective and overall strength, and it is really difficult to break the situation.

"Let's just say what we need, but at the moment, it seems impossible to start a new Bavaria." The Kaiser said.

"Airplanes, seaplanes, aircraft carriers, and a completely new kind of warship," said the prince.

"I'll arrange this, and the planes can be transferred directly from the Imperial Air Force, but I'd like the Bavarian Air Force to provide a wing of support as well. We currently have 4 seaplane carriers, and two more large seaplane carriers will be commissioned in the next 1 month. As for what you're talking about, a brand new warship, I'd like to hear about it. The Kaiser said with interest.

"I heard that more than half a year ago, you towed a large cruise ship to the shipyard in Blom-Foss. Then I heard a rumor that in that dockyard, you had demolished almost the entire ship's superstructure, and this couldn't be the new warship you were talking about, right? ”

"That's right, my plan can't be approved by Congress, so I'll have to pay for it myself, and if I win, I hope the Imperial Government will reimburse me." The prince said with a smile.

In addition to arms, steel, African diamonds and gold, as well as various canned goods and civilian industrial products, the prince also ran a shipping company. Of course, these companies are mainly engaged in freight transportation. The tonnage of the average ship is also around 8,000 tons, and the design and construction refer to the historical theory of liberalism. But among the shipping companies, there is one ship that stands out as special: the Wittelsbach, named after the Bavarian royal family!

Compared to other ships of the Bavarian Shipping Company, this guy is a behemoth, with a tonnage of 21,000 tons, a hull length of 215 meters, a maximum width of 27 meters, and a depth of 16 meters. The draft is 9.2 meters. Construction began in 1909 and was largely completed by the time the war broke out in 1912, and according to the outside interpretation, it would have been the first large luxury cruise ship of the Bavarian shipping company, marking the beginning of the capital of the Wittelsbach family in the transportation of people.

But in fact, this ship has nothing to do with cruise ships except that its appearance is close to that of cruise ships! The entire hull structure was built almost to the standards of the design of the battleship. THE SHIP'S WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENT IS ALMOST COMPARABLE TO THE FIRST GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER, AND THE SIDE CHORD ARMOR IS 6 INCHES THICK, COVERING THE POWER COMPARTMENT, AMMUNITION COMPARTMENT, AND A LAYER OF HORIZONTAL ARMOR UP TO 60 MM THICK. In order to ensure that the speed of the ship is sufficient, a total of 14 small water-tube boilers and 4 steam turbines are installed on the ship, with a maximum rated output of 54,000 horsepower and a maximum speed of more than 25 knots!

If another traverser had seen the finished drawings of the Wittersbach, he would have recognized it as an aircraft carrier! That's right, this is an aircraft carrier, a pure-blooded aircraft carrier that integrates the knowledge and memory of the traverser's later generations, and built it out of its own pocket, unlike those half-known aircraft carriers, this is the first aircraft carrier built according to the standards of a real aircraft carrier as soon as it enters service, and it can also be called the first fast fleet aircraft carrier!

Originally, the prince planned to let the German Navy build this battleship, but the Reichstag and the Admiralty did not agree to waste tens of millions of marks of funds for this seemingly worthless guy who was just a "plane carrier", so in the case of unsuccessful efforts, the prince could only pay out of his own pocket. The Blom-Foss shipyard once calculated that it would take at least 30 million marks to complete such a ship! And it was precisely because of the cost of construction that the Blom-Foss shipyard, which is known for its high construction speed, was built for more than three years! What is this concept? Bavaria can be completed in one and a half ships!

Just yesterday, the prince received the news that the ship had already begun to be outfitted. Service is a matter of months at most. And at this time, the prince decided that there was something to talk to the Kaiser.

It's not that the prince can't finish the battleship, it's not that the prince can't get the pilots and planes together, it's too simple for the Bavarian air forces, which have more than a thousand front-line fighters and have long begun training for take-off and landing at sea. The point is that the role of a single aircraft carrier is simply too small! The prince can hold the first aircraft carrier out of his teeth, and then complete combat readiness and service, and accumulate experience, but it is impossible to come out with a second or third one!

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