Hursman Jr. carefully steered his all-purpose plane, which could do anything, but couldn't do anything, landed on the deck of the Sedeliz - one of the shortcomings of the FW-190T's landing performance was the most dissatisfying to Hirschman Jr. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Because the nose of the FW-190T is too long, the visibility during landing is poor, and the landing speed is too fast, which may cause the tail hook to hook up the arresting cable, so the aircraft may collide with the aircraft lined up on the front deck and cause a serious accident. This shortcoming almost ruined the FW-190T, but fortunately, this problem was solved by Little Hersman and his father.

Of course, instead of using the power of the Minister of Defense to force the Navy to accept the FW-190T, which has poor landing performance, it is the "invention" of canvas barricades (barricades have been around for a long time, but they are nothing more than steel cables, which are dangerous for both aircraft and pilots) and canvas barricades. Although it is very troublesome to use this kind of canvas barricade and barrage net (it is a one-time thing, and the barrage needs to be replaced once), and it is not 100% safe, it basically solves the problem of whether the FW-190T can be on the aircraft carrier.

At the same time that Little Hersman's plane descended to the deck, more than 100 meters in front of him, a barricade and a large net like a wooden fence had been erected. If his tail hook didn't hook up the barrage, the barricade and net would have saved his life, but the plane could still be damaged.

Fortunately, Hirschman Jr. was an experienced carrier-based pilot, so he parked the plane firmly on the deck without the help of a barricade and a large net to save his life.

Shigeru Itaya was already on deck at this time, and when he saw Little Hersman's plane stopped, he ran over quickly and shouted to Little Hesman, who was crawling out of the engine room, "The landing is perfect, you can go and fly the Comet 22." ”

Because of the installation of liquid-cooled engines, the Comet 22 landed extremely quickly, and many Japanese pilots were killed in the process of use. So not so long ago, this model was replaced by the Comet 32 (actually the Fokker 100) with an air-cooled engine.

"Aren't I just piloting a Comet right now?" Little Hersman shook his head with a wry smile, "The FW-190T is a hard life, not only to fight in the air, but also to carry a 250-kilogram bomb for dive bombing. Do you know? The newly formed Sedritz fleet has eliminated the Fokker 100 and Fokker Zero, and is equipped with only one aircraft, the FW-190T. What do you think? Pretty cost-effective, right? Itaya-kun, do you want to introduce FW-190T to Japan HNA? ”

This way of organizing fighters was actually forced by the Japanese, because Hideki Tojo did not allow Germany to send too many ships to cut off the Soviet Union's lifeline in the Pacific. Therefore, the German Navy could only try to increase the attack power of the Sedeliz against transport ships.

The first is, of course, multi-loading aircraft, the Sedlitz is a 15,000-ton aircraft carrier for small and medium-sized fleets with limited hangar capacity. When operating in the Atlantic, the standard fleet composition was only 36 carriers.

However, in the Pacific Ocean, where the wind and waves are lighter, the situation can be improved. Now, the Sedeliz has adopted the method of hoisting the top of the hangar to increase its containment capacity, bringing the maximum capacity of the hangar to 42 aircraft in one fell swoop (usually only 40 aircraft). At the same time, the deck mooring method was adopted, and 18-20 FW-190Ts were tethered to the deck.

Thus, the number of carrier-based aircraft of the Sedeliz, which operates in the Pacific, will reach 58-62 (currently 62), of which 56 are commonly used aircraft, divided into 4 squadrons, 16 aircraft in 1 squadron and 2 squadrons, and 12 aircraft in 3 and 4 squadrons.

The second is to select fighter-bombers with the ability to attack ships as carrier-based aircraft. Therefore, 62 carrier-based aircraft (of which 56 are commonly used) are all FW-190T, which can be anti-ship when bombs are hung, and can be used in air combat when bombs are dropped.

Therefore, having 56 commonly used aircraft is equivalent to having 56 carrier-based bombers, although the anti-ship capability of the FW-190T, which can only carry one 250 kg bomb, is insufficient, but it is enough to deal with American ships flying the Soviet red flag, even if it meets the Soviet Pacific Fleet, it can still be cleaned up!

As for the American fleet in the Pacific, there is the presence of the Japanese who occupy the Hawaiian Islands and the Aleutian Islands (occupied by Japan in the summer of '42), which simply cannot reach the North Pacific route.

In addition, the Sedritz is not the only mothership in the Eastern Fleet of Europe. Although Hideki Tojo only allowed Germany to send one aircraft carrier to the Pacific, the German Navy took advantage of the loophole and sent the latest model of the seaplane carrier, the Stuttgart (also known as the D-ship).

This is a large seaplane carrier that is based on the Japanese seaplane carrier "Mizuho" and is modified from the hull of the C ship. This large seaplane carrier carries a total of 15 HE-115 torpedo bombing/reconnaissance aircraft (3 of which are in reserve).

According to the plans of the German Navy, the He-115 seaplanes on the Stuttgart seaplane carrier were not only the eyes and ears of the fleet (because the FW-190T was a single-seater aircraft in this sortie, so it was difficult to carry out reconnaissance missions), but also had quite strong attack power in its own right. If you encounter a single American steamer without an escort (under the Soviet flag), you don't need to call FW-190T at all, you can solve it yourself with torpedoes.

The news that the Germans were going to send the Eastern Fleet to the Pacific to loot certainly could not be concealed from Comrade Stalin. Because the Japanese did not want to hide it at all, and now the Eastern Fleet has not yet set off from Alexandria, Egypt, and the meeting of the Soviet High Command is discussing countermeasures.

At the meeting, Stalin asked the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy: "Comrade Kuznetsov, can the Pacific Fleet deal with the Eastern Fleet of the Germans?" ”

"You can fight!" Kuznetsov replied that "the Pacific Fleet has three modernized battleships, the Marat, the August Revolution and the Paris Commune, as well as the 15,000-ton Karl Marx aircraft carrier, which is very powerful." ”

The Marat, the August Revolution and the Paris Commune were the Gangut-class battleships of the Tsarist Navy, which were renamed after the victory of the Revolution. At first, there were 4 ships, but one of them, the Frunze, was damaged in an accident, so there are still 3 ships left.

In the 30s, when Soviet-German relations were like glue, with the help of German shipyards, these three old battleships of the Soviet Red Navy also underwent a round of modernization, improved power and seaworthiness, and were equipped with fire control systems and seaplanes.

As for Carl. The aircraft carrier Marx is also a product of Soviet-German cooperation! The aircraft carrier was actually designed by the Germans, by designing Karl . The Marx, the German shipbuilding industry has accumulated the technology to design new aircraft carriers. This is also the main reason why the Sedlitz-class aircraft carriers and Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers can appear smoothly.

But Carl. After all, the Marx is a product of the late 20s, the design is not very mature, and in order to save costs, not enough armor is installed, the speed is relatively slow, and the seaworthiness is not good. So the only aircraft carrier of the USSR was sent not to Molotovsk, but to the Pacific Ocean.

"Carl. Is the USS Marx really capable of fighting? Stalin was still a little skeptical, he frowned and said, "And the Germans also seem to have 1 aircraft carrier!" ”

The North Pacific route was now the most important route between the United States and the Soviet Union, and once it was cut off, the Soviet Union would no longer be able to receive aid from the United States.

"At the moment there are no problems," Kuznetsov laughed, "Comrade General Secretary, there is also a polar night phenomenon in the North Pacific. The Germans could only fight us with battleships and cruisers, and we had 3 battleships in the Pacific. As for after the vernal equinox...... We can ask the United States for help now, so that they can strengthen our Pacific Fleet, assist us with a few escort carriers, and give us some advanced fighter jets, such as the F4F carrier-based fighter. ”

Stalin nodded, and now he was finally relieved.

"And what about our Atlantic fleet?" Stalin asked again, "Now that the North Atlantic is no longer suitable for aircraft carriers and aircraft operations, when will the Atlantic Fleet of the Red Navy be ready to go on the expedition?" ”

The so-called Atlantic Fleet of the Red Navy was the original Northern Fleet. Now this fleet has 4 Soviet-class battleships and 2 Kronstadt-class battlecruisers. On paper alone, the Red Navy's Atlantic Fleet even surpassed the American Atlantic Fleet and the British Home Fleet and became the strongest power on the Allied side in the Atlantic!

"Comrade General Secretary, the Atlantic Fleet of the Red Navy can go on the expedition at any time!" Kuznetsov replied with confidence.

Stalin nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Very good!" Now is the time for us to show the strength of the Red Navy! And we must also seize the sea supremacy of the North Atlantic and open up the sea transportation routes of the North Atlantic. If possible, the German fleet should also be inflicted heavy damage. Comrade Kuznetsov, will we be able to inflict heavy blows on them? ”

"Theoretically, yes." Kuznetsov did not seem to dare to say it to death.

"Theoretically?" Stalin asked, "And what about actually?" ”

"Actually...... "Kuznetsov" smiled and said, "in fact there is a good chance that the German fleet will avoid the battle." We had 4 battleships armed with 406mm guns, and the Americans now have 2 such battleships. On our side, 6 battleships had a total of 54 406mm cannons, while on the German side, only 2 Hindenburg-class ships had 406mm cannons, for a total of only 16 406mm cannons. It is impossible for 54 cannons to lose to 16 cannons of the same caliber! So if I were the commander-in-chief of the German navy, I would definitely choose to avoid the war. ”

Stalin laughed and said: "Comrade Kuznetsov, since you are so confident, then go and take the command of the Atlantic Fleet at the same time." In addition, the Atlantic Fleet should be a fleet of the Front, and the political commissar will be Comrade Bulganin. (To be continued.) )