"I have only one condition now, that is, I want to build a sea aviation force, 1 is far from enough, at least 3!" The prince said. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Give me a good reason!" Wilhelm II is in the right way. This is not a small investment. Refitting three ships like the Wittelsbach costs at least one multi-battleship, not counting the cost of aircraft and personnel above, in fact, the so-called aircraft carriers in later generations are cheaper mainly because of two aspects, the first is the small tonnage, and the battleships with more than 30,000 tons in the 2 battle standard rows abound, and some of the 40,000 tons. But did WW2 have an aircraft carrier with a 32,000-ton standard platoon in addition to Shinano? No! One does not! On the other hand, the cost of aircraft carriers does not count aircraft. Airplanes are not cheap in themselves, and what's worse is that this thing is like artillery shells, don't be too surprised to lose half of your planes after a battle.

Even with the status and influence of a prince, the desire to build a pure-blooded aircraft carrier in peacetime was resisted by the Reichstag and the Admiralty, and had to pay out of pocket. After all, no one is interested in a "sea kite carrier" now! Anyway, there are seaplanes on the capital ships, so why build such a large ship to carry planes?

And now, although the British V1500 has been quite shocking, from the prince down to the ordinary officers and soldiers are uneasy about the huge raptor hovering in the air, for fear that this guy will send down two bombs after reconnaissance that day. But because this was in the wartime, the German military was eager to break a mark in half to spend, and at this time, the prince suddenly proposed such a large spending project naturally not easy to pass.

"To be honest, I think that if we spend this money on building battleships, maybe two will come out!" Looking at the silent prince, the Kaiser continued.

"However, the construction period of two battleships was at least 2 and a half years, which is too long. If you take a selected cruise ship and renovate it, it can be completed in a maximum of one year. And I personally think that the High Seas Fleet is more than enough in terms of battleships, and we build this thing called an aircraft carrier to compensate for the convenience that battleships cannot do. The prince said.

"But the Grand Fleet needs to be destroyed with heavy artillery and torpedoes." The Kaiser said.

"Aircraft on an aircraft carrier are not necessarily incapable of using torpedoes, and we can use aircraft to deliver torpedoes at a distance from naval guns! It's not impossible to deal with large warships! ”

"Of course, our most pressing problem at the moment is the aviation reconnaissance of the British! As long as we can get rid of the British seaplanes and long-range land-based planes and make them blind and deaf, we may not be able to fight another Thunder-Thurbrus battle with the fleet in our hands! As soon as the prince's words came out, Wilhelm II's eyebrows raised slightly! It is clear that the Kaiser is tempted!

Given the prince's brutal enough record, it's a bit too much to say that he is invincible, but it's certainly right to say that he can make more or less money every time he makes a shot. So the current Kaiser has formed a certain degree of blind obedience, and if the prince says that there is a chance to win, then in the eyes of the Kaiser, eighty percent is right. Of course, he also needs the prince to give a good reason.

"Scouting! When you can limit your opponent's scouting and keep an unobstructed view of your opponent, you're already halfway there! The effect of aerial reconnaissance is not very good, and I feel that the key is that the density is not enough. The British have already sent a large number of aircraft for reconnaissance in recent operations, so our actions are almost transparent to the adversary, the British fleet is large enough, has many more seaplanes than we do, and there are also large V1500 reconnaissance aircraft that we do not have. In this case, we can't take advantage of it, or sneak attack. ”

"If we, like the British, simply develop seaplanes attached to battleships, then there is no future, because the British have more and better aircraft! So, in order to reverse this situation, we can only think differently and build a warship specially designed to carry aircraft to compete for aerial reconnaissance! We can carry 72 aircraft on one ship! Moreover, it is a special carrier-based aircraft, without the limitation of pontoons, and the combat effectiveness is high enough and the number is large enough, so that we will be able to effectively weaken the reconnaissance capability of the other side and strengthen our reconnaissance capability at the same time! For this alone, I think it is necessary for us to equip aircraft carriers! ”

"And with the development of aviation technology, the carrying capacity of aircraft is also getting stronger and stronger. OUR PLANES ARE NOW CAPABLE OF CARRYING A TORPEDO OR MORE THAN 300KG OF BOMBS FOR BOMBING, AND I THINK THAT THE ARMY BROTHERS ON THE WESTERN FRONT HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY THE BRITISH AND FRENCH BOMBERS. In that case, why can't we use it for War Ships? Even if it is difficult to hit, if we can force the opponent to avoid certain achievements in a big battle, then our goal has been achieved! The prince said.

1. Is the efficiency of naval attacks by aviation in wars high? It's definitely not high! There have been no examples of effective attacks on battleships in history. In fact, before the dive bombers came on board, the attack efficiency of the aviation was not very high. The prince believed that if the historical technology tree was followed, it would not be possible for aircraft carriers to replace battleships in less than 30 mid-to-late years.

And what about this plane? It is not difficult for planes to carry torpedoes and bombs on board. But it is impossible to simply rely on biplanes to throw bombs and torpedoes and inflict heavy damage on the British Grand Fleet, and torpedo planes of this era are hung with torpedoes, which can really be described as stupid birds, or gliders!

And the performance of the on-board torpedo is not good, the speed is slow and the firing range is short. FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE THE FIRST AMERICAN AVIATION TORPEDO AS AN EXAMPLE, THIS TORPEDO WEIGHS 470KG, HAS A WARHEAD CHARGE OF 90KG, AND AT A RANGE OF 35 KNOTS, THE MAXIMUM FIRING RANGE IS 2000 YARDS, THAT IS, 1800 METERS. This 1800 meters is not an effective range, but it is a power range! In fact, if you want to hit, fly to within 600 meters and then throw it! Not to mention the ...... charge of 90KG.

This is really a low point, although it is facing a British battleship, but the so-called Daring Thunder Sinking incident is also a three-digit mine with a warhead explosive. Therefore, this power and the difficulty of releasing it are a little less hot.

And the training of pilots is also a problem, not to mention throwing torpedoes, taking off and landing on aircraft carriers is a very troublesome matter, and the scheduling and maintenance of aircraft on aircraft carriers are very fatal things, so the formation of torpedo aircraft combat effectiveness is a long way to go.

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