187 Zeppelin
"When! Dangdang! Dangdang! Majestic music sounded, and countless people stood up in the midst of the German national anthem, staring at the rostrum in front of them. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
When the false Führer, that is, Li Le left the German capital Berlin again, he went directly to one of the construction bases of the German Navy, the Kiel military port.
Here, Germany's first-ever and only aircraft carrier, the Zeppelin, officially completed its refit and entered active service in the German Navy!
After two months of scrambling, German workers built what was probably the most efficient speed ever built, making the pride of the German Navy a reality.
Goering stood beside the Führer, listening to the majestic music of the national anthem, but the expression on his face could not be described as excited.
In fact, his current mood is very complicated, after all, this aircraft carrier, under his plan, was to be under the command of the Luftwaffe.
However, with the intervention of the Führer, the Zeppelin, and many more aircraft carriers to be commissioned in the future, will become the new darling of the German Navy, not the toys of the Luftwaffe.
What displeased him the most was that this fait accompli of the distribution of naval aviation broke with the convention that he had always insisted that "everything that could fly was under the jurisdiction of the Luftwaffe".
Soon! With the cessation of the German national anthem, the induction ceremony of the naval aircraft carrier Zeppelin officially began, and Li Le was the first to take the lead in applauding.
Then he raised his arm and clapped his hands excitedly, it was Admiral Raeder, and the expression on his face was definitely to be expressed in excitement.
After all, he can be regarded as the most direct beneficiary of the service of this Zeppelin aircraft carrier, so he is now smiling as if he were a groom.
Goering also raised his arms and applauded the huge aircraft carrier in front of him, although it was not the same as the original design, this battleship should definitely be called a beautiful aircraft carrier.
With a fully enclosed bow that is more suitable for the sea conditions of the Atlantic Ocean and a more modern aircraft carrier design, and an island with an integrated chimney, this warship of more than 30,000 tons is even more beautiful than it was a few months ago.
Having dismantled the plane-firing guns on the battleship that were designed specifically for sea targets, the aircraft carrier could be said to have completely become a battleship that "only uses aviation to fight the enemy in the true sense of the word."
Unlike the whimsical creativity of the German designers at the beginning, this aircraft carrier was characterized by Li Le as an aircraft carrier, rather than an "aviation attack ship" when it was originally designed.
The German Navy has no experience in the use of aircraft carriers, in fact, not only the German Navy does not, but the British Navy is also in the exploration stage of using aircraft carriers.
At this time, the British stubbornly used biplanes as carrier-based aircraft, and required all aircraft carrier-based aircraft to be loaded with navigators!
It was under this stubborn insistence that British carrier-based aircraft remained obsolete and backward in World War II, until the situation was dealt with with by the Sea Spitfire.
And the Sea Spitfire is not a professional carrier-based aircraft, it is modified from a Spitfire fighter. Just like the German relative ME-109T, they are unprofessional carrier-based aircraft.
Therefore, throughout World War II, the performance of the British aircraft carrier fleet does not seem to be on the same level as that of the United States and Japan.
The British Navy, which has, and has always used naval aviation, is still so, not to mention Germany, which has never had aircraft carriers and naval aviation.
When the German designers came up with the design of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier, they actually launched a "maritime aviation attack ship" that guessed the use of the situation according to the characteristics of the German Navy.
Under the influence of this idea, the German Zeppelin aircraft carriers were loaded with a large number of sea-to-sea large-caliber guns. Including 150 mm caliber guns, there were dozens of them.
This shows that when designing the Zeppelin aircraft carrier, the possibility of single-ship combat was fully considered.
In other words, the German aircraft carrier, in the future, is not used with escort warships to form a fleet to find trouble with the opposing fleet.
Rather, it was a warship that could carry bombers to the Atlantic to fight guerrilla attacks and attack enemy transports -- it was incredible to think about it.
Li Le also felt that the brains of the Germans were just like the UFO drawings they drew, which was simply an existence that broke through the sky......
They were able to come up with such a thing as letting an aircraft carrier go to sea alone and then fight alone in the vast ocean.
In the process of refitting, the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, with the intervention of Li Le, finally restored its original position - the fleet aircraft carrier.
The 150 mm cannons, which were useless, were removed, and the Zeppelin aircraft carrier was loaded with several more aircraft, in addition to a lot of extra fuel.
And the rest of the space, Li Le left for the advanced Bofors anti-aircraft guns! The air defense of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier is more powerful and faster than that of the Ark Royal.
After the completion of this refit, this aircraft carrier finally entered Li Le's eyes, and today, that is, September 20, officially joined the active service of the German Navy.
Of course, there is still a big gap between entering service and forming combat effectiveness, but the entry into service of this battleship is definitely good news for the German Navy.
At least in the Baltic Sea, they have a real aircraft carrier that can train naval pilots, which is much more reasonable than drawing a square on the ground!
With this aircraft carrier, Germany can continue to train naval pilots and prepare for the service of more aircraft carriers in the future.
On the other hand, in Li Le's view, with the Zeppelin aircraft carrier and the Bismarck battleship, after the powerful combination, the British naval fleet is just a chicken, a tile, a dog.
His strongest fleet was dispatched, and the poor battleships of the British Navy could not resist it at all! With the cover of the Zeppelin, this trip to the North Sea, I don't know who will win or lose!
"My Führer! Thank you for your contribution to the Navy! While clapping, Raeder complimented the Führer beside him.
Li Le clapped his hands and replied, "Just don't live up to my hopes...... At least, naval aviation, is precious, do not squander it at will. ”
Raeder nodded, he was much more cautious than Li Le, the Zeppelin aircraft carrier was an important step for him to rebuild the navy, so he was reluctant to let this aircraft carrier have any accidents.
Even in Raeder's opinion, it was better not to give the German Navy any task for a year, and let him take the formation work that had not been completed before the war, and then attack after it was completed.
"How's the training of naval aviation going?" Li Le looked at the giant ship in front of him, and asked again.
Raeder hurriedly replied: "My Führer, the ME-109T fighter and the JU-87C fighter are ready for training on board at any time. ”
"Keep the pilots safe! They're the most valuable possessions now, get it? Li Le solemnly instructed Raeder beside him.
"Yes, I'll take care of that." Raeder nodded and agreed.
"The Scharnhorst is on its way back?" After Li Le finished explaining the matter of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier, he remembered the Scharnhorst that was sent out by Raeder before.
The Scharnhorst, commanded by Lütjens, finally returned safely to the French port of Brest after a thrilling lap around the Atlantic.
Although many British transport ships were sunk, it also caused the dispersal of the surface ship forces of the German Navy.
The strength of the German Navy's surface ships was already weak, and the number of warships was already small, so of course such a dispersion was something Li Le wanted to avoid.
However, Scharnhorst went to sea after all, and it sank British transports along the way, evaded the pursuit of British warships, and finally reached Brest safely, which is already a good result.
In this case, it would be a more risky move to return to the port of Kiel, and Li Le was unwilling to stubbornly carry out the plan of concentrating forces, so he could only let the navy avoid such unnecessary risks as much as possible.
With the support of the Führer and unwilling to fight the British Navy, Raeder was of course willing to obey the command, try to gather the fleet, and be a legitimate "existential navy".
He knew that Li Le tolerated the naval fleet to avoid war like this, and in the end he wanted the navy to go out to fight, but from his point of view, the later he went to sea, the better.
"Yes! The Scharnhorst is on its way back! It is clear that the navy of the British did not play any role this time, and we achieved a great victory. Raeder didn't have many naval records to show off, and this had to be counted once, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to praise his troops.
"Risky victory, after all, is not a long-term solution! What I need is a victory that comes naturally, not this gamble based on luck! After presiding over the commissioning ceremony of the Zeppelin, he stepped down from the podium.
Facing the cameras held by countless reporters, Li Le followed Goering, followed by Goebbels, and walked along the red carpet to the naval headquarters in the port of Kiel.
Naturally, the media would not skimp on their own films, and everyone wanted to take a few more pictures of the German victory, which would be the subject of the newspaper.
The photos of the victory in North Africa are still on the way, and everyone is ready to use the posture of the aircraft carrier Zeppelin to fill in the newspaper reports of the past two days.
After all, for Germany more recently, there is also a need for an inspiring victory. After the bombing of Britain fell into an inevitable stalemate in history, the loss was still a pain in the hearts of Goering and Li Le.
Looking at Li Le's distant figure, Raeder despised the Führer in his heart: Which of the things you did before was not gambling? Which one is not an adventure?
Now, after a series of victories in your adventure, you're suddenly rational and cautious? Instead, he taught others a lesson and didn't let others take risks......
Do you want to be so shameless?