Let's take a simple example! We are applying to the High Command to build a 30,000-ton aircraft carrier, and the allocation is 100 million marks, and we will spend 50 million to buy more than a dozen merchant ships of more than 20,000 tons, and a merchant ship of more than 20,000 tons is worth two or three million marks, so that we can buy at least 20 ships. We are using the remaining 50 million to rebuild fifteen ships, so that we have sixteen aircraft carriers, and as for the aircraft, it seems that we don't need to spend money, and the command will deploy them for us.

My marshal, how do you see it. ”

"Good...... Bang Bang ...... It is worthy of being the heir of the Krupp family, this business is doing well, our navy has more than a dozen aircraft carriers and hundreds of carrier-based aircraft out of thin air, it is exciting to think about it, let's do it like this, you go and write a report immediately. ”

Raeder and Dönitz applauded Limer from the bottom of their hearts, the previous navy was under the pressure of Goering, except for a few reconnaissance planes, there was not a single fighter and bomber, and now, as soon as Limer came, the spring of the German Navy also came.

Limer's report was soon sent to the high command, and Hitler was also shocked to see Limer's crazy plan, in which Limer stopped the subsequent construction of the Bismarck-class battleships and the Hindenburg-class battleships. The two Bismarck-class battleships, which are almost finished, will be completed as planned, but Germany will not be building such huge ships and cannons in the future.

In fact, these shipbuilding plans have only stayed on paper in history, and Germany does not have so much budget and resources to develop the army and navy at the same time, and Germany does not have that strength. Historically, it was Hitler who personally ordered the abandonment of these plans because of the pressure of resources and budget.

On November 5, 1937, Hitler summoned his officers and announced that force might have to be used to resolve a number of territorial issues, including Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Following the German-Austrian merger and the Munich Conference, Hitler began in September 1938 to ask the Naval Operations Department to draw up a war against Britain, which became known as "Plan Z", which was approved by Hitler on January 27, 1939, and gave priority over other armaments. Plan Z is a 6-year plan for the construction of a large surface fleet designed by the British Royal Navy and the French Navy as the deputy hypothetical enemy. The intention was to build a fleet that Britain could match before it was ready for war. And carry out strategic deployment operations with a large-scale fleet. The scale of this program is huge. If completed on schedule, the German Navy would have the strength to compete with the Royal Navy.

"Plan Z" included the construction of ten 50,000-ton battleships, twenty-seven German-class battleships of more than 20,000 tons, and ten 30,000-ton cruisers. Thirty-eight light cruisers and so on. Such a huge shipbuilding program. All the resources and budget of Germany will be drained, and the Air Force and Army will have to go and drink the Mistral. The Air Force and Army, of course, will vigorously oppose such a shipbuilding program.

Li Mo's report made it very clear. The German Navy only needs 30 percent of the resources and budget, and the remaining budget and resources are allocated by the Air Force and the Army, Li Mo does not intend to mix up, Li Mo estimates that Hitler will give 40 percent to the Army and 30 percent to the Air Force, which is a very traditional distribution method 3:3:4, this plan is more acceptable to everyone, and there is less fighting between the three services.

In 39, Germany's gross national income was 98 billion marks, military expenditure was 30 billion marks, and the navy could get 9 billion marks, because now is not wartime, all maintenance costs, fuel costs, and maintenance costs are not very high, and in addition to the salaries of naval personnel, the German navy can use 5 billion marks to carry out the shipbuilding program in 39 years.

Raeder, Limer, and Dönitz have already discussed with the three of them, cut down the huge ships that have not yet started, and only partially implement the "Z plan", such as building only 28 light cruisers, 68 destroyers, 300 submarines, and 90 torpedo boats, of course, it will take three years to complete this plan, and with the addition of modified aircraft carriers, the German Navy can completely fight with the navies of Britain and France. Of course, a decisive battle is impossible, you must know that Britain built and converted more than 50 aircraft carriers in World War II, and Germany will not be able to catch up with Britain in any case.

Because the budget and quota required by the navy were reasonable, it did not arouse opposition from the air force and army at one time, and the joint report of Limer and Field Marshal Raeder was approved by Hitler for implementation. Catherine and Hitler still argued on the basis of reason, and the navy's carrier-based aircraft should be solved by themselves, or they should not occupy the budget of the air force, and Hitler of course agreed, but Limer's little cleverness could not be realized, in order to purchase these 300 aircraft, but it would cost more than 30 million marks, and there was not a light cruiser.

Li Mo, who returned to Germany, had no time to rest, what was he doing? Since the idea of using merchant ships to convert into aircraft carriers was Li Mo's idea, Marshal Raeder naturally handed over this glorious and tedious task to Li Mo. Li Mo also directly asked his father Krupp to send more than 20 buyers to various countries to purchase second-hand large merchant ships.

Krupp company came forward, then the matter is much easier, other countries will not suspect, of course, Germany also has large merchant ships, but Li Mo does not plan to buy German merchant ships now, after the war, Germany's large merchant ships are spare aircraft carriers!

The transformation of this large merchant ship into an aircraft carrier is not a whim of Li Mo, Britain is engaged in it, Japan is also engaged in it, but the aircraft carrier of the merchant ship transformation can be much worse than the real aircraft carrier built in terms of performance, the transformed merchant aircraft carrier, one torpedo will be basically paralyzed, two torpedoes will be sent to the bottom of the sea, the built aircraft carrier is not a problem to resist three or four torpedoes, the problem is that you must break through the protective circle of other people's aircraft carriers to attack other people's aircraft carriers, otherwise there is no way to talk about it. Therefore, Li Mo attaches great importance to air defense and anti-submarine, and helicopters are the focus of Li Mo's research and development.

The FA223 helicopter is already in test flights, and Dr. Fokker's report to Li Mo is that it will be mass-produced in the second half of 39, and there is no problem with an annual output of 150 units, and if Luger performs three shifts, the annual output of 400 aircraft can also be completed, which is really exciting news. The FA223 helicopter carries 2,000 kilograms, which is two tons! Carrying ten depth charges is not a problem, of course, the FA223 helicopter is a little ugly, but it does not affect its performance and use! (Baidu fa223 image)

The personnel sent by the Krupp family to buy ships soon got the news that they had bought 22 large merchant ships of more than 20,000 tons in Britain, France, Norway, Sweden and other countries, all of which were in 70% new condition, and 6 merchant ships of more than 30,000 tons. The main reason is that the world has not completely shaken off the economic crisis, and the sea transportation is relatively small, and those large merchant ship owners have no choice but to sell their ships.

Renovating a merchant ship is not such a simple matter, it must be carefully surveyed and planned by professional designers, and then the transformation drawings are issued. For example, the power system must be replaced, so twenty or thirty designers can only produce complete drawings for at least a month, and if one or two hundred designers do it in batches, the progress will be appropriately advanced. Of course, there is no shortage of designers in Germany, and Li Mo can transfer enough designers from several major shipyards in Germany to participate in the design and transformation, and Germany is not short of technical personnel, which is not a difficult thing for Li Mo.

…… (To be continued......)

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