The secondary aircraft carrier envisioned by Xu Jie can actually be seen as a simplified version of the structure and defense enhancement version of the first generation of aircraft carriers in China. The tonnage of the two sides is similar, but at the expense of a hangar to increase the deck and defenses. If we talk about applicability, according to the tonnage of about 15,000 tons, this kind of secondary aircraft carrier is more suitable for the later battlefield shape than the first generation of Chinese aircraft carriers, and the hangar capacity of a double-hangar aircraft carrier may not be much more than that of a single-story large hangar with a ticket to accommodate aircraft. Moreover, the double-decker hangar aircraft carrier must have a central lift to communicate the upper and lower hangars. A single-storey hangar aircraft carrier can make both lifts into a side-chord lift. The only advantage of the first generation of aircraft carriers with double-decker hangars was the possibility of increasing the curb area. Better operability.

Of course, with the increase in tonnage, the area of the middle hangar of the double-decker hangar was smaller, which saved the weight of the hangar armor. If a single-story large hangar aircraft carrier is made into an armored aircraft carrier, its armored deck area will inevitably be much larger. So Xu Jie's final choice is to use propeller aircraft, and non-armored aircraft carriers to use single-story large hangars. And armored aircraft carriers use small double-decker hangars. Of course, the height of the latter hangar must be guaranteed. And if carrier-based aircraft are replaced by jet aircraft or larger twin-engine carrier-based aircraft, then the situation will change again. The choice of aircraft carrier structure is not something that can be explained in a few simple words, and it must be comprehensively analyzed in combination with tonnage, protection and aircraft used to achieve the best results.

In the future naval warfare system, the main force of the Huaxia aircraft carrier battle group is a 30,000-ton first-class armored aircraft carrier and a 17,000-ton light-protected second-class fleet aircraft carrier. The latter also took on the task of cleaning aviation cruisers when necessary. The second-line escort aircraft carriers will still continue the Jeep aircraft carriers built by the Americans in the past, and the threats they have to face are much smaller than the former, so as long as they can be anti-submarine. There is still a value in zài, which can be said to this day. The aircraft carrier system in the early and middle wartime of China has been basically established. It's like cooking a big dish, all the ingredients are ready. It's almost time to get off the pot. And this process of getting into the pot is the process of marshalling the Huaxia aircraft carrier!

If you talk about marshalling, the history is also complicated. There are also a group of two, a group of three, a group of four, five or even a group of six, and there are also composite groups similar to the late period of the US imperialism that are mixed together to form a huge fleet, such as the super-large aircraft carrier battle group of the US imperialism in the Battle of the Marianas. Although there are various ways to marshall, it boils down to practical and sufficient criteria. For example, at the beginning of the war, the Japanese Navy organized two ships of the same class into one naval battle, taking into account that ships of the same class were directly easier to coordinate. This method of marshalling can be called practical, but it is absolutely insufficient, and there are less than 150 aircraft in a group of 2 aircraft carriers. That's just too small. And like Pearl Harbor, the way to put six fleet aircraft carriers together is too big, after all, all the eggs are thrown into one basket.

The number of warships participating in the battle on both sides of this plane will be more, and the scale of the battle will be larger and more tragic, this kind of small formation will naturally not be able to meet the needs of the Chinese Navy in the future, so Xu Jie can only refer to the late aircraft carrier formation of the US Navy in history. The most representative of these is naturally the aircraft carrier group of the US Navy in Marianas, in which the 15 aircraft carriers of the US fleet were turned into four relatively independent task forces. Except for Task Force 58, which is 2 large aircraft carriers and 1 small aircraft carrier, the remaining three formations are all 2 large and 2 small configurations. With two large Essex-class aircraft carriers and two independent light aircraft carriers, the biggest advantage of this formation is that the two large aircraft carriers are responsible for releasing attack aircraft groups. The two independent aircraft carriers are responsible for providing fighter jets to support the air umbrella, although in the face of the fierce Japanese fleet in actual combat, all US aircraft carriers are fully engaged in releasing fighter jets. But this original intention is still very advanced. And the size of 4 aircraft carriers is just right.

And Xu Jie's marshalling principle on this plane is very similar to history, but considering that the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier of the second class of the Huaxia Fleet far exceeds that of the Independence-class light aircraft carrier. Therefore, if it is only a cover mission, then the aircraft carrying capacity and flight capacity of a second-class fleet aircraft carrier are almost the same as those of two independent classes. If you want to maintain the same combat effectiveness as the detachments under the TF58 fleet during the Mariana period, then two aircraft carriers of the 1st Fleet plus one aircraft carrier of the 2nd Fleet will be enough. And such a three-aircraft carrier establishment will be the basic unit of the future Huaxia fleet. Subsequently, according to the needs of the mission, the number of warships will be appropriately increased. Under normal circumstances, the number of aircraft carriers to carry out the confrontation against the opponent's regular fleet will not be less than three.

If the situation is urgent, there will be a big war. But when two battle groups can't be made, Xu Jie's principle is that when necessary, he can form a formation of three first-class aircraft carriers and two second-class fleet aircraft carriers, and such a formation is enough to gather nearly 500 fighters of various types. In the history of those years, the number of carrier-based aircraft that the Japanese fleet had scraped together by smashing pots and selling iron in the Mariana was only this number, and it was completely able to take charge of itself. As for whether the grouping method of 2 large and 2 small is good, Xu Jie thinks that there is something inappropriate, if the three aircraft carriers release attack aircraft, then the defensive force is a little weak, and if there are 2 ships, the offensive force is a little weak, if it is not a last resort, Xu Jie does not want this kind of layout. Even if it appears, Xu Jie hopes to get a ship from his allies to ensure efficiency.

In addition to the grouping in regular aircraft carrier operations. In order to deal with those aviation cruisers that were scurrying around at sea, Huaxia also needed to form a rapid strike formation consisting of second-class aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers. Among them, the heavy cruisers were responsible for artillery battles and night battles, while providing reconnaissance and anti-submarine with their own seaplanes. The second-class aircraft carrier acts as the main force in the daytime battle, and once the opponent's aviation cruiser is discovered, a wave of nearly 30 aircraft can completely make the opponent lose his skin without dying! Two waves of attacks are almost enough to take out the opponent.

Of course, such a small fleet can also be transformed into an assault fleet, if the situation allows. The firepower of more than 60 carrier-based aircraft and a heavy cruiser can completely tear apart the defense of the vast majority of the opposing escort fleet. The higher speed and stronger armament also make the opponent very jealous, not only can the fleet be destroyed by a small number of troops, but it may also be directly destroyed by the opponent's counterattack, and if the valuable armored aircraft carrier is transferred, it will weaken the opponent's first-line forces, which are not rich.

If you can use a second-class fleet aircraft carrier to contain the opponent's first-class armored aircraft carrier, this deal will undoubtedly be a big profit. Moreover, without taking into account the shore-based reconnaissance force and the shit luck, it is obviously very difficult to rely on a fleet to find an attack fleet that is erratic and has a certain aviation capability, and it is certain that such a fleet can contain more than two aircraft carriers of the other side, and in a certain period of time, even if this attack fleet finally collapses and sinks, then it may be profitable for Huaxia. For example, the opponent postponed or canceled the attack plan because of the lack of air power, or the defeat of a certain battle because of the lack of troops. These things are very important for the development of the war and even the whole war situation.

As for the Jeep aircraft carrier in the second line, Xu Jie also divided it into an escort aircraft carrier formation that maneuvered with the fleet and a submarine hunting team that moved freely. Such a small fleet generally consists of a Jeep aircraft carrier and several destroyers. The latter is similar to the former, but it acts alone to attack the enemy's submarine in the waterway or sea area through which the enemy's submarine may pass. The submarine hunting team will be equipped with some ships equipped with radiolocation devices to detect signals of various bands sent by the opponent's submarines, and then carry out encirclement and suppression.

Of course, when the number of first-line aircraft carriers is insufficient, these Jeep aircraft carriers will also be pulled to the front line to take on some combat missions that are not very threatening, such as supporting ground operations when the opponent's air force is relatively weak, just like the escort aircraft carrier group responsible for supporting the army during the Leyte Gulf naval battle. In addition, Xu Jie also plans to organize some escort aircraft carriers into a logistics force specially used to replenish aircraft for the aircraft carriers of the front-line fleet, these fleets are unable to fight side by side with the fleet aircraft carriers because of their slow speed and protection problems, but in the gap between the battles, these aircraft carriers can release the fighters carried at a distance of 400KM from the first-line fleet and then make up for the loss of carrier-based aircraft of the front-line aircraft carriers, which is equivalent to increasing the sustained combat capability of aircraft carriers in disguise.

There have been many things in history that have used aircraft carriers as aircraft carriers, at least the British used aircraft carriers to deliver to the island 25 times in order to keep the island of Malta! A total of 770 aircraft were transported, of which 718 managed to reach Malta, 48 were lost, and another 12 returned to the carrier. These aircraft have played an incalculable role in protecting the island of Malta. And Xu Jie just used this method.

After such a plan, the plan for the construction and marshalling of aircraft carriers at the beginning of the war was finally smoothed out. But Xu Jie's heart did not relax, the reason is very simple, when this war will start, how long it will last, and how long it will last, it is impossible to determine how long it will last, 2 wars have been fought for a total of 6 years in history, and even after the United States joined, it took 3 and a half years to fight countries like Japan. And this face is more powerful, and the technology is more advanced, in this case, Xu Jie feels that it may not be possible to simply apply the experience of the 2nd World War in history. Or in other words, the aircraft carriers of the Essex and Dafeng classes can't hold the field, I'm afraid they need the Midway level! And the carrier-based aircraft are probably not enough to the AD1 Sky Raider level aircraft!

Thank you for the tip of the book friend hukaikaka~~~. (To be continued......)