Chapter 1135： Bargain one

Slide 1135

"It seems that this exercise is quite interesting." After listening to Prince Heinrich's report, the Kaiser said with interest. At this time, the Kaiser was relatively relaxed. After all, winter is approaching, and the two sides have no plans to launch a large-scale land offensive in a short period of time. Therefore, for some more interesting things, the Kaiser is still interested.

"Ruprecht seems to be a little anxious, I feel he is a little impulsive and a little unwise this time." Prince Heinrich said.

"No, he smelled a conspiracy. He wanted to use a plane to throw a bomb to attack a moving ship, which was only 60 meters long. This difficulty is not ordinary, and even if the naval gun is used for long-range attacks, the accuracy is not good. It will be very high. The goal is too small." As a navy enthusiast, the Kaiser is still very familiar with some common sense things. For example, the relationship between target size and hit rate. Fast and small targets are even more difficult to hit. In the Battle of Jutland, Gudenau’s light cruiser turned in front of the German fleet without being hit, and the French fleet attacked the Austro-Hungarian light cruiser for half an hour. Explain the problem.

The reason why the light cruiser died fast was that it was not strong and the amount of ammunition that it attacked was too large. If you have a true fortune-telling rate, it is definitely a very low number.

"You mean....... No wonder, this target ship was not specially selected by Ruprech, and some people in the Navy deliberately made things difficult." Prince Heinrich also suddenly realized this.

"This is normal. Ruprecht's command of the navy relies on the support of high-ranking fleet commanders and their repeated victories, but it doesn't necessarily matter how many contacts there are. Personnel rights are still in Tirpitz and Liol. In the hands of the admiral, they are somewhat dissatisfied with the prince's intervention in the navy, and when encountering something they are not willing to accept, it is normal to do something under their hands." William II, who is well versed in politics, said disapprovingly.

"What about your attitude?" Prince Heinrich asked.

"If no one provokes this matter, then just ignore it. Sometimes we need a struggle within the navy, but at this time, let's forget it." The Kaiser said.

"Then how do you respond to the prince's invitation to participate in the second air-to-sea exercise?"

"It's very simple, let's go. I also want to see how far the current air force has developed, and to be honest, I am more and more interested in aircraft now," the Kaiser said. In the current Western Front battlefield, when hundreds of thousands of armies of both sides are fighting on the ground, if there are not thousands of planes shuttled and bombed in the air, it can not be called a big battle! In fact, by the end of World War 1 in history, the strategic role of the air force has already emerged. On this plane, due to the prince’s butterfly effect, the air forces of both sides are much stronger than in history, and the air force’s role in the war is also growing. This will inevitably attract the attention of the Kaiser.

"Then what do you think of the results of the second exercise?" The Prince continued to ask.

"At least it must be better than the first game." The Kaiser smiled. "Ruprecht is a pragmatic person. He will not decide to use a certain weapon based solely on his own preferences. But at the same time, he is not an honest person and will use some methods."

"So when do you plan to leave?"

"A week later, give them some time to prepare." The Kaiser said.

At this time, when the Kaiser finalized his plan to go to Wilhelmshaven to see how the air attack on the sea was, the German Admiralty also became a group for this exercise.

"His Royal Highness, since we are going to be close to actual combat exercises, then we must proceed from the perspective of actual combat. You should not directly limit the target ship to a speed of 20 knots. After all, no one stipulates that capital ships can only run 20 knots, right? That being the case, you might as well hit a fixed target." Admiral von Boll said.

"It is precisely because of being close to actual combat that I limited the power and speed of the warships. We fought the British Great Fleet. Just the few times we encountered the Great Fleet, did the speed of the Great Fleet exceed 20. Come on?! Come on, our opponent is the British, our torpedoes and bombs only need to be placed on the heads of the British, not to face our high-speed battleships!" The prince sneered.

High-speed moving targets are not easy to hit, this is personally clear. Even with naval guns, attacking targets of 18 and 26 knots is definitely not a difficulty. The prince is not sure what will happen to modern bombers and torpedo planes attacking a Bavarian-class battleship that is 26 knots at sea. The prince is not sure, but he can be sure that the British fleet will not be able to run at this speed. We are targeting the British, so why do we have to exaggerate the level of our opponents? It is obviously unscientific to use the speed of the Bavarian-class fast battleship to calibrate the British fleet!

"We can simulate the British Queen Elizabeth-class battleship." Admiral Ball was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, what TM said really makes sense. But he then said so after not admitting defeat.

"I need to make two points. First, our goal is the British slow battleship. Not the fast battleship. Second, if only facing the queen, our fast battleship is definitely enough. I never said that Airplanes can replace battleships It is more to cooperate with battleships. For example, using torpedoes to attack damaged battleships, it is very difficult for us to use destroyers to pass through each other’s blockades to kill these injured battleships. , And the final task of repairing the knife is handed over to the aircraft. This is one of the important functions of the aircraft carrier. Now, we directly use it to attack a target ship that is not injured and simulates the British battleship. It has raised the standard. Isn’t it? "The prince asked rhetorically.

Don't think of one trick to solve all problems. In fact, many weapons are designed for certain situations or enemies. Therefore, Admiral Boll's requirement that the aircraft be able to face various maritime targets is inherently difficult. The prince asked the bombers to be able to destroy the wounded battleship and interfere with the opponent's battle line. Something else? Let's talk about it later.

Do you want to say that what the prince said makes sense? Obviously, for example, in the battle that just ended with the British Fleet, at least two Vengeance-class battleships received moderate damage and showed signs of slowing down. However, the German fleet was forced by the fright and cover of the large fleet, and it really couldn't do anything to these two ships... You can only watch them get wounded and run away. Wounded but not killed is the thing that makes the German fleet the most crooked. And if the carrier-based aircraft can meet this requirement, then it is absolutely necessary to build it.

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