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Hearty laughter echoed through the Tsosen General Staff, and Hersman, who had just received the final confirmation of the results of the battle—the sinking of all nine super-battleships owned by the U.S. Navy—could not help but laugh.

Now the balance of power in the Atlantic-Caribbean theater has changed radically, and German superiority has been fully established. This superiority is not entirely reflected in the number and quality of capital ships possessed by the combined fleet of the European Community, but is built on an epoch-making weapon, missile, which the United States simply does not have.

The nine super battleships of the United States did not have the slightest ability to resist in the face of the 2 German missile ships, and in just a few minutes, 3 of the 4 powerful Iowa-class battleships were basically paralyzed, and 1 was sunk on the spot!

This advantage is no longer something that the Americans can rely on to make up for by numbers, and the current situation is like a Western colonizer with strong ships and guns beating a weakened ancient country in the East, and only a small amount of troops can be invested to conquer or defeat an ancient power with an absolute numerical advantage through an epoch-making lead in technology.

In the face of the anti-ship missiles of the Germans, the battleships and cruisers of the Americans were completely useless, just like using machetes against Mauser rifles.

And Germany now has not only remotely controlled missiles for anti-ship use, but also missiles that can be used to attack ground targets. The missiles that have just attacked Port of Spain on the island of Trinidad are 4 missiles from the Kesselring-class aircraft carrier "Anthony. V1B flying missiles launched from the USS Fokker and USS Max.

Yes, missiles were loaded not only on battleships and heavy cruisers, but also on aircraft carriers!

Of course, not all aircraft carriers of the Combined Community Fleet are equipped with missiles, and only a small number of Kesselring-class aircraft carriers are equipped with missile launchers.

Moreover, the missiles installed on these "Kesselring" class aircraft carriers are not remotely controlled missiles of the expensive Reaper series, but cheap V1B missiles. This missile is produced by Volkswagen, and the "V" stands for not revenge, but the first letter of "Volks" (National, Volkswagen).

Just like the bargain cars produced by Volkswagen, the V1B missile is also a bargain missile. The engine used is not a turbojet (the engine used by Reaper 1) or a rocket engine (the engine used by Reaper 2), but a low-cost, simple impulse jet engine that can also be fueled by low-grade gasoline.

In addition, the navigation system used by the V1B missile is also very simple, not a television remote guide, let alone radar guidance, but relies on gyroscopes, magnetic compasses, and barometric altimeters to control the missile's flight.

Of course, the truth that cheap is not good also applies to black technology missiles. The cheap V1B missile has a series of shortcomings, such as slow speed (cruising speed 644 km/h), poor reliability (often flying and falling), insufficient navigation accuracy, and insufficient thrust when launching.

Therefore, this weapon cannot be used for precision strikes, and it cannot be carried by bombers (prone to accidents), and its tactical value is not very high, but only a low-cost strategic deterrent weapon.

Therefore, for a long time, the German military did not look down on V1 missiles, did not purchase and equip them in large quantities, and did not begin to pay attention to V1 missiles until the operation against the US mainland was put on the agenda. A carrier-based version of the V1, which has an increased range, is also developed, which is the V1B cruise missile with a range of 500 km.

Due to the insufficient thrust of the V1B cruise missile, it cannot rely on its own impulse jet engine for launch, but can only be ejected with a catapult. And the gunpowder catapults used to catapult Ar196 seaplanes on battleships and cruisers were not powerful enough and not safe enough for V1B missiles. So the V1B was loaded onto the aircraft carrier and launched using the hydraulic catapult on the aircraft carrier.

Originally part of the 5th Fleet, it was temporarily assigned to the 30th Task Force. Catapults were installed on the aircraft carriers "Fokker" and "Max" that could be used to catapult V1B cruise missiles. In addition, hundreds of V1B missiles are stored in the hangar, which can be test-fired at any time.

After the battle for Bermuda had been decided, Hersman ordered the "Anthony . The aircraft carriers "Fokker" and "Max" launched several dozen V1B missiles at Port of Spain.

"Report, the Submarine Command has just called, and their submarine U-2519 was in Guyana at around 12 noon today, Guyana time, and observed several explosions of moderate intensity in Port of Spain."

At this time, one of Hersman's lieutenants brought the news that the V1B missile had hit the target.

"That's good news again!" "We now have not only anti-ship missiles that dominate the Atlantic, but also air-mounted missiles and ballistic missiles that can be used to attack the continental United States."

Now there is not much time left for the Americans! ”

"Ballistic missiles?" Halder seemed to hear something, "Reich Marshal, are you going to put the A-7 rocket on the aircraft carrier as well?" ”

The A-7 rocket is Werner. Feng. The latest achievement of Dr. Braun's rocket research project was an improved version of the A-4 rocket, which was developed in 1942. The take-off weight of the rocket reached almost 20 tons, the maximum flight altitude reached 100 km, and the maximum flight speed exceeded Mach 5.

According to Dr. Braun's report, the A-7 rocket can get a range of up to 2.5 kilometers if it is installed with a warhead of about 400 tons!

And the weight of the Heisenberg device, which was tested in the Algerian desert in June 44, was 4.5 tons. Although there is still a gap of 2 tons between the two, this gap cannot be bridged. Because the Heisenberg device was only the beginning of the atomic bomb, the design was very primitive, and in order to ensure the success of the explosion, there was enough safety factor in all aspects, so it added a lot of unnecessary weight.

If you can spare dozens of kilograms of plutonium-239 for nuclear tests, it is possible to reduce the weight of nuclear bombs to less than 4 tons or even 3 tons in 45 years. And there is room for further improvement of the A-7 rocket, and it is entirely possible to come up with a ballistic missile that can carry more than 3 tons of warheads in 45 years.

So now the question is to find a suitable launch platform for the A-7 or A-8 ballistic missiles.

Because the range is only 400 kilometers, land-based launches cannot hit the US imperialists, so they can only be launched from the sea.

And can be used as a sea-based launch platform...... In 1944 it was certainly not a submarine anymore. The A-7 is a liquid rocket, which takes a long time to prepare before launch, and it takes several hours just to determine the coordinates and prepare the launch platform. In addition, it takes 15 minutes to refuel. And as a launch fuel, it is alcohol, and oxygen and hydrogen peroxide are both high-risk chemicals, which are too dangerous to put in a submarine with a small space.

Therefore, submarines are not considered, and there is not enough space on ships such as light cruisers and destroyers, and the same cannot be considered. The space on the heavy cruiser and battleship is sufficient, but to use the heavy cruiser and battleship to carry ballistic missiles needs to be overhauled, which is very troublesome.

Therefore, a large armored aircraft carrier is the best choice, first, the space on the aircraft carrier is large enough to open ballistic missiles; Second, armored aircraft carriers have armored flight decks, which can withstand the high temperatures when the rocket is launched.

However, there are not many armored aircraft carriers in the German Navy, only 10 in total, and they are all protagonists on the battlefield, and it is impossible to enter the factory and convert them into "missile carriers".

And now, because the three large armored aircraft carriers of the German Navy were damaged to varying degrees in the Battle of Bermuda and had to be repaired, this is an opportunity.

"Marshal," said Hersman, "is now on its way back to the Zeppelin, Prussian, and Bohemian ships, and perhaps two of them could be converted into missile carriers to serve as sea launch platforms for A-7 or A-8 missiles." ”

"Take out two armored aircraft carriers?" When Raeder heard this, his brows couldn't help but furrow, "Isn't one enough?" ”

"Of course not enough." Hersman shook his head and said with a smile, "The sea platform on which the missiles are launched is related to whether we can force the United States to make the greatest concessions, and it is necessary to play more insurance factors." Why don't you take out Zeppelin as well, it can be used as a test platform...... Before the completion of the modification of the Prussia and Bohemia, the Zeppelin was used for missile launch tests. ”

"Take the Zeppelin too?" Raeder was a little confused, "Then isn't the 2nd Fleet without aircraft carriers?" ”

Now that the Sedlitz and Seckert have been abandoned, the 2nd Fleet is reduced to only three aircraft carriers: Zeppelin, Prussia and Bohemia.

"It doesn't matter," Hirschman smiled, "there will be new Seidlitz and Seckert soon, plus two Kesselring-class ships for the 2nd Fleet." ”

The new Seydlitz and Seckert refer to Zeppelin (Type B41) Nos. 9 and 10, which had been named before, but in honor of the heroic sinking Sedelitz and Seckert (they were also the first fleet aircraft carriers of the German Navy), Hersmann and Raeder had already negotiated to rename the two aircraft carriers Seydelize and Seckert.

Seeing that Raeder still wanted to continue arguing, Hersman shook his hand and smiled: "Marshal, the sea supremacy in the Atlantic Ocean already belongs to us, and the Americans will cherish their remaining naval capital ships very, very much, so don't worry too much about the US Navy." What we need to think about now is how to let the American people know that their homeland is not safe, that we can attack if we want to! ”