Chapter 1204： Naval Guns and Aircraft

Chapter 1204 Naval Guns and Aircraft

The principle for the use of aviation power of the fleets of both sides is this, under normal circumstances, the seaplane aircraft carrier provides the fleet for reconnaissance. When the two fleets meet, the planes on the battleships will take off, and the radio-carrying planes are responsible for providing aviation corrections for the warships. The fighter is responsible for driving away the opponent's artillery plane! At this time, the two parties will try their best to release all the aircraft, because these things are not safe to stay on the deck. God knows when a shell is thrown and it will be over... After the battle is over, the seaplane will be recovered by other auxiliary warships. If there is no float, just throw it away.

Is there any problem with this? There are naturally problems. The endurance of single-engine aircraft in this era is really a problem... With the addition of buoys to general fighter jets, the battery life will not exceed 2 hours in the ideal case. In other words, in the absence of an aircraft carrier, most of the aviation forces of the two fleets can only last for 2 hours. After that, most of the single-engine aircraft will withdraw from the battlefield due to fuel problems, and refuel on the battlefield and take off again. The possibility is too low.

However, this problem was not prominent in previous battles. The reason is simple. The time for the fierce confrontation between the two sides did not last long. The battle between the large fleet and the high seas fleet was almost a blow away. It ends soon, and more time is spent on maneuvering. Although it took a long time for the High Seas Fleet to kill the Thomas Fleet, the German fleet had enough aviation forces, and Thomas had no intention of fighting when he realized that he could not fight. So the German fleet saved a lot of aviation force!

"In fact, to some extent, the large-caliber guns of our battleships are more effective in killing and damage. The aircraft should be used as an auxiliary force to serve the main fleet, rather than let the battleship serve the aircraft carrier." Said dissatisfied. In his opinion, as long as luck is possible, the German fleet can destroy a British battleship within a few minutes. As long as those aircraft buy some time for their Bavarians, there is hope for the German fleet to hit the British fleet with full firepower!

"We don't need to provide a perfect output situation for the aircraft carrier fleet. After the British battle line is launched, even if our bombers can only drop bombs on it, it can cause great disruption to the British fleet." Er added.

"After the Air Force caused a certain amount of trouble to the British fleet, the strength of the high seas fleet can cause fatal damage to the British fleet. In the case of unfavorable formation, even an enemy with a numerical advantage may not be able to perform as high as possible. Combat effectiveness. We can use naval guns to beat those messy British fleets, and at the same time reduce the risk of the main fleet." Looking at the silent prince, Scheer continued.

"What if the British don't fight us? The fast fleet can seize the slower fleet, and can take the advantage and have the right to choose to fight. But in fact, these very beautiful settings in the chart operation are in the fight At a discount, the British have more than 4 dozen light cruisers and nearly a hundred destroyers. They can use torpedoes and smoke screens to delay our attack. In one battle, our aircraft carrier can send up to two waves of planes. We used to fight with the British. The battle of the fleet is not without mastering the initiative, but the opponent's auxiliary warships can resolve our advantages time and time again."

"So, what we need is the advantage that the opponent's destroyers and light cruisers cannot resolve. Any attack on the sea can be resolved by the opponent's torpedoes and smoke screens, at least to buy time. What we need is to be able to kill at the critical moment. The opponent's killer, not the stick that can only injure the opponent." The prince shook his head and rejected Schell's opinion.

"But our artillery is strong enough. The British warship armored defense against our heavy artillery, especially the 15-inch naval gun has very limited defense effect. We can penetrate the armor of almost all British battleships including the Queen and Vengeance class. "Hippel said.

"Have you read the latest test report of the Naval Artillery Factory? Is there any new technical information of the British Navy compiled by the intelligence department?" The prince asked the attendant to send a stack of documents to everyone present.

"Don’t indulge in the past glory, don’t always think that Laozi’s technology is the best in the world. Look at the British V1500. I think everyone should know how terrifying the British empire is as the most powerful empire on this planet. Whether it is technology or productivity!"

"In fact, if it is only to prevent the warship from being killed in seconds, then the British have not much to do. Install a fire door at each end of the bomb transporter, take fire prevention measures, and do not pile up propellant bags in the turret. Then strengthen the dome of the ammunition compartment and the power section. Thicken the horizontal part by 1 inch, and then thicken the inclined part by 1.5 to 2 inches, so that the thickness of the inclined part reaches 3 inches, then the 12-inch sidestring of the British battleship The armor plus the 3-inch slanted dome is enough to block our 15-inch naval gun at a long distance! In doing so, the weight increase will be within 1,000 tons."

"The British artillery shells are also improving. It is said that they have produced a hard-capped armor-piercing shell with a stable fuze. It can penetrate 350mm thick hardened armor at a distance of about 15 kilometers. Although this penetration ability is not Our main armor belt can be withstood. (Because of the angle of inclination and take off the quilt) But in the case of close distance, the damage to the turret, gun mount, and the front and rear armor belts will be very high. This is done by the British. After the battleship defense is improved and the new armor-piercing ammunition is installed, the combat effectiveness gap between our single ships will be greatly reduced Therefore, with the limited potential of the battle fleet, all we can do is dig deep. The combat potential of the aircraft carrier has increased, and compared to the naval gun, the torpedo is even more deadly when the range can be reached!" The prince said at last.

"Damn, I was speechless..." Scheer made a helpless look at Hipper. No way, what the prince said is very reasonable. Unless a shell directly falls into a place that can be killed in seconds like the ammunition depot, it is really difficult to sink a capital ship with shells... But torpedoes and mines, which deal with underwater defense systems, are different. For the NB warship, if two anti-ship torpedoes on one side are at least severely hit!

Bavaria is strong in history, right? During the Albion operation in history, the Bavaria hit a mine and directly flooded 1,000 tons of water! The bow draft has increased by 2 meters! The bow torpedo compartment was completely submerged, and it took a month to repair it after returning home! (Of course, it depends on the location, the same Zhonglei's Grand Elector has only 280 tons of water...)

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