Chapter 1140: The Big Drama Begins
"If that's all right, then get ready to get started, I can't wait a little longer, and I'm curious to see if our Bavarian crown prince will win this gamble as he always does. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info," the Kaiser said after listening to Tirpitz's briefing on the entire course of the exercise.
For this exercise, in fact, the Kaiser also came with the intention of watching the excitement. Even if the results of this exercise are really not good, what should I do? Do you still swallow back the spit you spit out? What do you think? There are no more than two cruise ships parked in the harbor that cannot go to sea. If you dismantle it, if you change it, although it will cost some money, but this will be for the relationship between the two countries and for the sake of the face of the Bavarian Legion, so forget it. Anyway, now that the Kaiser has figured it out, as long as the prince agrees to transfer a complete Bavarian army from the Eastern Front, then this money is really not a .......
As for the aircraft, how many more than 100 aircraft carriers can be installed in total? You must know that now the German army on the Western Front alone has more than 6,000 aircraft, and it is not a dream to reach five figures, including the training aircraft on the Eastern Front and in the rear. It's nothing to dial out a little. (Historically, by the end of World War I, there were more than 5,000 first-tier aircraft in Germany.) )
As for whether this exercise can achieve surprising results, to be honest, the Kaiser has nothing to look forward to. The fact that the first exercise was not a success is partly a reason. On the other hand, he still doesn't know much about the Air Force, and he can't have a deep understanding of it purely from paper and war reports.
"Ruprecht, let's go, let's board the flagship of the High Seas Fleet and get a closer look at this exercise. How about we take a gamble, and how about all of you try it out? "Some of the Kaiser who had escaped completely let go, and it was easy to get rid of the troubles of the Western Front for a while. The Kaiser really wanted to enjoy life.
And at the officer's cafeteria of the Bavaria, a group of German high-ranking leaders, led by the Kaiser, were looking at the exercise with a playful attitude. In the distance, less than 3 kilometers from the Bavaria, the battleship Saxony was making its final preparations, and Rear Admiral Beckern personally stood on the bridge to explain the mission. And next to him, there is a referee team to make sure that there are no violations on both sides, well, mainly to make sure that Major General Beckern will not have any violations, such as exceeding the speed standard, power exceeding the standard or something.
To tell the truth, if you want to simulate a British battleship, you must not only limit the speed, but also limit the power, after all, the power required to sail 20 knots in a straight line and 20 knots when turning is completely different. Therefore, the power of the battleship Saxony was limited to 22,000 horsepower. But one-third of the maximum horsepower!
"To be honest, it's not a good feeling to be beaten passively. I kind of regret it now, even if they can't kill us, those guys who buzz in the air all day are so hateful. Major General Becker said helplessly to his old boss, General Scheer.
Up to now, Major General Becker feels that he has suffered a loss, regardless of whether the other side really killed himself during the exercise, for example, a mosquito is uncomfortable at most if he does not consider infectious diseases. In the eyes of Major General Becker, these planes are swarms of mosquitoes, which is disturbing to watch. And even if the exercise is won, what if the Saxony survives? What is there to be proud of about a 60 million mark battleship that survived the attack of dozens of planes worth no more than 20,000 marks? Can a tiger be complacent because he hasn't been bitten to death by dozens of mosquitoes? What do you think? It's not shameful enough to say it!
"Don't underestimate these planes, Prince Ruprecht's military judgment has never been missed, you can imagine those planes as torpedo boats that can move at high speeds of more than 50 knots in the air, so I think you have a clearer idea of them." Lieutenant General Scheer seemed to see the disdain and contempt in the other party's eyes, and kindly reminded.
"There is some truth, but I feel that if those aerial wooden bookshelves can really replace the tightly built, complex naval guns, then our previous efforts will not be in vain? We can solve our opponents at the cost of a table knife, so why do we need a sharp sword? Major General Becken said.
"You're right and you're not right." Afterwards, the prince heard the words of Major General Beckern. The appearance of aircraft carriers did gradually sweep battleships into the dustbin of history, but the price of aircraft carriers is by no means cheap, and economically speaking, the fighters of aircraft carriers are made from the aircraft carrier itself plus the carrier's mechanism. In terms of time, it will take more than ten years to perfect the real aircraft carrier strategy and tactics!
"Alright, the exercise is about to begin, let's get the personnel in place." Scheer said, glancing at the wall clock on the bridge. Three minutes later, the battleship Bavaria, accompanied by four light cruisers, loaded with high-level German delegations, also entered the designated position, and at this moment, the two battleships were sailing in a near-parallel northeast direction. In order to prevent misidentification of the target during the exercise. The Saxony, which served as a target ship, also drew a huge X in paint on the stern of the ship as an identification mark.
"The attack aircraft group has 15 minutes to arrive." When an officer informed the bigwigs on the Bavarian bridge of the progress of the exercise, everyone, including the Kaiser, immediately got up and walked towards the glass window in the bridge. And the prince left the bridge directly and came to the deck. At this time, he could clearly feel that he was nervous, he had never been so nervous when he was fighting with the British fleet, cold sweat broke out in his palms, and Hipper, who was next to him, secretly handed the prince a handkerchief.
"You seem nervous." Hipper said.
"Sort of, in my opinion, this exercise is more significant than Operation Thunder-Thurbrus, that battle only gave us a temporary advantage, and this time, we will be in charge of the Trident in the hands of the Poseidon!" The prince looked at Hipper, who was also from Bavaria, and said.
"Ruprecht, as for it? Your performance was a bit out of my mind. Accompanied by everyone, the Kaiser walked slowly. After saying hello, he looked in the distance in the direction where the plane was about to fly.
"I still remember the first time a bomber formation from the Bavarian Air Force flew over my head during that exercise. I can feel how powerful they are, but it's a shame that I can't see their power up close, and I hope I can make up for it this time. The Kaiser continued to himself.
"As you wish." The prince gestured into the distance: "Here they are!" ”
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