In June 1917, part of the German 4th Army and the German 8th Army successfully captured the whole of Australia. This finally brought an end to the overseas combat operations of the German army. Prior to this, another German army group had also captured the British colonies in Africa.

Germany's vast overseas colonial system was finally established. At present, the total number of German overseas colonies is almost 40 million square kilometers. This is the reason for the inclusion of all the overseas colonies of Great Britain and France, as well as all of Italy's overseas colonies in Africa.

Compared with the British Empire before the last world war, although it is called the empire on which the sun never sets, it is far from being comparable to the current German Empire.

The huge overseas colonies not only provided Germany with a huge overseas market, but also a huge source of raw materials. As a result, German industry began to take off again. Coupled with the fact that Germany's integration of Belgium and northern France is getting smoother and smoother, Germany's industrial output has begun to catch up with the United States at a rapid pace. It is expected that in five years it will overtake the United States, and that will be no problem.

The lives of the German people are also changing. Although during the war, their lives were affected a lot. Even food purchases are restricted. However, now they are also beginning to enjoy the dividends of war.

In addition, under Qin Tian's request, the German government implemented a series of policies to improve people's livelihood and increase population, and Germany's development has once again stepped into a fast lane. It is foreseeable that Germany will become stronger and stronger in the coming years. It will be even more difficult for other countries to challenge Germany's hegemony in the world.

At the end of 1917, the German shipyard.

Qin Tian and German Admiral Reinhardt? Field Marshal Scheer, as well as the commander of the Imperial Home Fleet, Admiral Hipper, and the Chief of Staff Richter? Lieutenant General Phils, all here. Today is the day when the construction of the lead ship of a new generation of aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy begins. Qin Tian and the senior officials of the navy attached great importance to this. After all, the German Navy no longer builds capital ships, which means that in the future, the main force of the Navy can only rely on these aircraft carriers that carry carrier-based aircraft to attack the enemy from a distance of hundreds of kilometers.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready!" Brut, the director of the German shipyard, said.

At the beginning, when Qin Tian was still an ordinary prince, he acquired the Royal Shipyard under the royal family, and then renamed it Deutsche Shipyard. The first class dreadnought of the German Navy, the 'Nassau-class' battleship, was built here. It can even be said that the take-off of the German Navy began here.

Today, the German Shipyard has grown to become the largest shipyard in the Empire because it was responsible for most of the capital ships of the Imperial Navy during the war. Deutsche Shipyards not only build warships, but also large oil tankers and large cargo ships, with total assets exceeding tens of billions of marks.

"Let's get started!" Qin Tian nodded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Brut immediately went to arrange it.

The crane lifted a thick steel column up to 50 meters long to the dock. This is the keel of the battleship. The aircraft carriers of the German Navy are getting bigger and bigger, and they are carrying more and more carrier-based aircraft. This makes it necessary for aircraft carriers to have a more stable structure, and only in this way can they withstand the blows of the huge hull and the wind and waves on the sea, as well as the fierce sea conditions in the future.

When the keel was placed, the spectators applauded enthusiastically.

"Your Majesty, once our new aircraft carriers are completed and put into service, we will have ten aircraft carriers. This will further enhance the strength of our aircraft carrier fleet! "Reinhardt? Marshal Scheer smiled.

"Hmmm! Ten aircraft carriers, already far ahead of other countries. Even, we can already think about allocating those aircraft carriers to the fleets. Qin Tian said.

According to Qin Tian's plan, each of the five major fleets of the German Navy needs to have at least two aircraft carriers. In this way, it was possible to ensure that the various fleets of the Imperial Navy had a strong air force. In the event of a war in the future, each fleet of the German Navy will have a strong strength to deal with enemies from all directions.

Of course, ten aircraft carriers, although no less. However, if it is dispersed to various fleets, it will seem a little less. However, the German Navy is not just building these ten aircraft carriers. After this batch of aircraft carriers is completed and put into service, more new aircraft carriers will be built in the future, making the German aircraft carrier fleet more and more powerful.

"Your Majesty, for the four aircraft carriers this time, the Deutsche Shipyard will build the lead ship 'Deutschland', and the other three will be built by the other three shipyards. It is expected that in three years at the latest, all four 'Deutschland-class' aircraft carriers will be fully commissioned. "Reinhardt? Marshal Scheer continued.

The four aircraft carriers built by the German Navy in this batch were named 'Deutschland-class' aircraft carriers.

The 'Deutsch-class' aircraft carrier, with a full load displacement of 28,000 tons, adopts the design of all-through deck, fully enclosed hangar, and one-sided ship island, which is basically not much different from the aircraft carriers of later generations. On the next-level aircraft carriers, the beveled deck will be tried to further improve the ability of the aircraft carrier to take off and land carrier-based aircraft.

Compared with the higher-class 'Wilhelms-class' aircraft carriers, the displacement of the 'Deutschland-class' aircraft carriers has increased by only 2,000 tons. However, because of the use of more reasonable shooting, the 'Deutschland-class' aircraft carriers were able to carry more carrier-based aircraft. The "Wilhelms-class" aircraft carrier can only carry 64 combat aircraft, while the number of combat aircraft carried by the "Deutschland-class" aircraft carrier has risen to 80. Of these, 24 fighters, 28 dive bombers, and 28 torpedo attack aircraft. The overall combat effectiveness has increased by at least 20 percent compared with the 'Kaiser Wilhelm-class' aircraft carriers.

The four 'Deutsche class' aircraft carriers were named 'Deutschland' for the first ship, 'German' for the second ship, 'Aryan' for the third ship, and 'Oscar' for the fourth.

Because of Qin Tian's emphasis on aviation technology, Germany's aviation technology at this moment has been greatly ahead of other countries, and even more rapidly than other time and space.

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