"Your Royal Highness, the warship named after your family is housed at Berth 3, which is our most well-equipped berth to date, and the most experienced personnel are assigned to outfitting operations. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info so you can rest assured. Four days later, when the prince arrived at the Blom-Foss shipyard, he was greeted by Viscount Foss, one of the founders of the shipyard and a partner of the prince, and led the prince and his party to the side of the warship being outfitted.

"We have completed the laying of electrical pipes and the installation of engines inside the battleship, and the entire hull is more than 80% complete. Next year, before the Baltic Sea is lifted, we will definitely be able to complete it without delay. But to be honest, I really didn't expect that I would build such a battleship with a displacement of nearly 20,000 tons but not a single large-caliber gun. Viscount Foss said with some emotion.

"You may not believe it very much, but I would say that one day, these aircraft-carrying warships will replace battleships as the new hegemon of the seas, and extend their glory into the next century." The prince said as he looked at his subordinates with different expressions.

Although in terms of tonnage, this aircraft carrier is not large compared to its colleagues in World War 2, but it can be described as a luxury for an aircraft in this plane, and some of the designs can be called forward-looking, with a deck of 220 meters long and a maximum width of 30.5 meters, which is already larger than the Japanese Flying Dragon aircraft carrier in World War 2. Just looking at this deck, it is enough to throw it into the 2 battles as a fleet aircraft carrier!

Below this deck is a large hangar with a length of 180 meters, a maximum width of 20 meters, and a height of 4.8 meters. The huge open hangar of 3,600 square meters is also comparable to the fleet aircraft carriers of World War 2. Except for a slightly lower height, there were no problems.

And what made the prince most proud was that this aircraft carrier directly used 3 side chord lifts instead of installing a mid-hull lift! This design idea directly surpasses most of its peers in the history of World War 2, and the direct side chord lift not only saves deck space and hangar space, but also improves operational efficiency. From this point of view alone, this design can be used until the next big war!

If you consider the deck berths, then judging by the size of the 1 combat aircraft, it is not too easy to directly put more than 90 aircraft. After all, the plane in this plane is not large, and the biplane can also fold its wings. (Even the V1500 can fold its wings, otherwise, how can you put such a big plane?) It can accommodate at least 2 squadrons of fighters, 2 squadrons of attack aircraft. If you add the standby aircraft, the number of rated aircraft is around 98. (including 10 spare aircraft) (do not be surprised, after all, the aircraft of the 1 WW1 were small. ）

The prince once considered whether to build a double-storey hangar, after all, the double-storey hangar is larger. But if you make a double-decker hangar, then the lower hangar can't use a side-chord lift, because generally speaking, the height of the lower hangar from the sea level is also the height of the first deck. And if it is a double-storey hangar, then the lower floor must be made closed, which is relatively large for the amount of construction.

As for the single-storey open hangar, in addition to the better design, you can use the side chord lift, another advantage is that the side partition can be opened for warm-up, which helps to improve the speed of aircraft maintenance and attendance efficiency. The front of the Wittelsbach aircraft carrier uses a closed bow and a closed hangar, after all, this is in the North Sea, and the open bow is relatively poor against wind and waves, and after all, you also have to arrange the accommodation of personnel, so simply make it closed and use it as a personnel dormitory. The second half of the hangar is open and can be warmed up in the hangar.

As a battleship, then it is necessary to talk about defense. And because of the special historical era, or something called historical limitations, the world's first large fleet aircraft carrier must consider the problem of the opponent's artillery, first of all, it is emphasized that judging from the current weather, aviation technology, navigation technology, and radio reliability in the North Sea, it is unrealistic to want to achieve a long-range attack on the sea.

For example, in the case of a Sea Hawk attack aircraft, in the case of carrying a torpedo, the time in the air is about 2 and a half hours, leaving half an hour of take-off and landing formation time, then there are 2 hours left, and then cut off part of the maneuver time, even if there are 1.5 hours left, then how far can 1.5 hours fly? That's about 160 kilometers ....... That is, theoretically, the combat radius is 80 kilometers ....... Maybe you have to make a discount when you fight it.

As an aircraft carrier, it naturally doesn't need to be on the battle line, so it avoids the opponent's battleship main guns, but the point is that you don't know if the British fleet, which is a three-digit number as soon as it comes out, will deploy some light cruisers around! If a light cruiser or armored cruiser rushes up, or is touched at night, isn't it hanging?

This is no joke, since in the Battle of Jutland, when the Black Prince sneaked up on the German fleet, no one noticed the other at first. Therefore, in the case that there is no guarantee that the aircraft carrier will be able to avoid the opposing light cruisers, and the night reconnaissance capability is insufficient, it is necessary for the aircraft carrier to have a certain defense! And this is the reason why the Wittelsbach is 4,000 tons heavier than the Wyvern when the difference in the geometric dimensions of the hull of the two sides is not too large!

Of course, in addition to artillery shells, you also have to defend against torpedoes, which are the big killers of aircraft carriers in World War 2. As for the air raids on the opposite side, there is no need to think too much, after all, the British are not yet aware and prepared for this. So the whole defense standard is like this, firstly, to defend against mines and torpedoes, secondly, against naval guns under 12 inches, and thirdly, against possible air attacks.

As the only aircraft carrier that can be commissioned within one year, the prince was very concerned about defense when he formulated the relevant standards at that time. First of all, the underwater defense not only adopts a five-layer defense system, but the maximum depth of defense is up to 3.5 meters. And there is also a 0.8-meter-thick heavy oil tank in the middle. AT THE SAME TIME, THE THICKNESS OF THE ARMOR OF THE LAST BULKHEAD HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED, WITH A MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF 50MM. It is certain that the main gun will not be able to block the bullet in the water, but it is enough to face the torpedo.

And in order to ensure the redundancy of the power system. The prince also used the Bavarian crossover layout for the ship, alternating between the boiler compartment and the engine room, to ensure that all power would not be lost by an underwater attack. At the same time, longitudinally, the engine room and boiler compartment are layered into three compartments. The boiler was also protected as much as possible. After completing the design, the designers assured that even if the battleship was hit by two torpedoes on one side, it would still be able to maintain a speed of more than 20 knots with more than half the probability.

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