Chapter 1621： Broken Sword

Chapter 1621 Broken sword to recast (3)

"So, my opinion is this. When the main fleets of the two sides are fighting, in addition to leaving the necessary reconnaissance and artillery correction aircraft, all the remaining fighters should provide cover for the attack aircraft carried by our aircraft carrier. Our aircraft carrier It takes about 40 minutes from issuing an attack order to the complete takeoff of the aircraft in formation. During this time, our fighters should take off early and take the initiative to attack the opponent’s air defense system to open a **** path for the subsequent take-off bombers. Consume the opponent’s fuel and shells."

"I predict that the attack distance of the aircraft carrier is about 50 kilometers. That is to say, if the two battleships are 20 kilometers apart for the artillery battle, the position of the aircraft carrier should be 30 kilometers behind the battle line of the large fleet! With the flying speed of the aircraft under load, it takes about 40 minutes for our attack fleet to reach the sky from the completion of the formation to the target." Betty continued.

"In other words, it will take us 80 to 90 minutes from issuing the attack order to the actual bombing of our aircraft?" Thomas frowned slightly.

"It's like this. Taking off an aircraft on an aircraft carrier is not as simple as on land. To ensure safety, we only mount ammunition and fuel on the deck, and we also need to warm up the aircraft before taking off. Time." Betty explained.

In fact, if someone has a God’s perspective, one can easily find the difference between the aircraft carrier that the German High Seas Fleet is training in the Baltic Sea at this time and the British aircraft carrier. Compared with the German aircraft carrier and the excellent hull and design, the British Undoubtedly, the design and ideas of the Wrath are much more immature. Except for the high-speed and large-scale hull used by the Fury, almost all of them are modified by civilian ships and light cruisers.

One of the most important points is that the length of the flight deck is too short, and the hangar is even more pitiful. Too little working space naturally leads to a decrease in efficiency. Most of the aircraft of British aircraft carriers are generally stored in the hangar. They are transported from the hangar to them before the attack, and then replenish fuel, ammunition and warm up. It's not that the British have never tried to warm up the aircraft in the hangar, but because of the use of a fully enclosed hangar, they cannot get enough oxygen and cannot effectively exhaust the exhaust gas. Therefore, under various restrictions, although the British thought of using aircraft carriers, the overall efficiency was very low.

"There are many things that can happen in 90 minutes," Jericho said. "If you are lucky, the Germans will choose to retreat under the absolute firepower of the large fleet, and if you are not lucky, our fast fleet may have been hit again."

"This is no way. The engine power of the Cuckoo T1 torpedo is not high. If we can install the Victory V12 engine on the torpedo, then I will definitely increase the speed of the aircraft. You know. The Cuckoo T1 torpedo aircraft can fly at a maximum speed of no more than 90 kilometers per hour when carrying bombs.” Betty said helplessly.

"This is really a nuisance." Jericho smiled wryly. Do the British have good aviation engines? Naturally, there are. Rolls-Royce's Eagle engine has a maximum power of 425 horsepower, and the Victory V12 engine has a model close to 500 horsepower, and there are also many single-engine aircraft equipped with excellent engines, such as It is said that the DH9A aircraft that is currently rampant on the battlefield is the leader among all single-engine aircraft. Unfortunately, the navy can't use it!

In the final analysis, the British aircraft carrier is too small. Although the DH9A and Cuckoo T1 aircraft are very close in appearance, in order to maintain a low take-off speed, the British minimized the wing load, and the DH9A took off at the maximum. The weight is about 2200KG, and the maximum take-off weight of the Cuckoo T1 aircraft is only 1700KG, the weight difference between the two sides is nearly 500KG, and the wing area of ​​the aircraft? The wing area of ​​the Cuckoo T1 torpedo is 52.6 square meters, which is much larger than the 45 square meters of the DH9A. Therefore, the take-off distance and landing distance of Cuckoo T1 are much better than that of DH9A.

A small amount of DH9A can board the ship naturally, but this time directly reduces the aircraft carrier’s launch capability. For example, the length of the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is 150 meters. If the Cuckoo T1 is used, its take-off distance is 60 meters, then 90 meters behind. Can be used to line up planes. And if you use DH9A, his take-off distance may be 100 meters, then only the back only has a length of 50 meters for the plane... Therefore, considering all things considered, the British gave up using the ready-made, better DH9A, and used the newly developed Cuckoo T1 torpedo machine.

As for that, can I change the engine for the Dujuan T1? Naturally, it is okay, but changing the engine will also increase the weight, and it will also damage the body structure. After the change, it is difficult to say whether the performance has improved. Change the engine and then change other designs, and you will redesign an aircraft. Right. The Royal Navy obviously has no time to wait that long, so it can only make do with it first!

"Even under the best circumstances, if we can have 20 torpedo attack aircraft to break through the opponent's line of defense, then it should be possible to pose a fatal threat to 3 to 4 capital ships ~ www.novelhall.com ~ if they have been injured before , Then the effect will be better. Even 450KG-class torpedoes can still sink them, at least it can reduce their speed to the point where we can catch up. If there is a battle, we can exchange against each other by 1 to 1. 1, or even 4 for 3, is a huge victory for the big fleet."

"Of course, if the weather conditions on the day permit, we can also launch a second wave of attacks. Even after the first wave of aircraft attacks, we can immediately prepare for the second wave. The two waves of aircraft attack events are separated by one. In about an hour, if the two waves of attacks go smoothly, we can severely damage 5 to 6 German battleships. In this way, at least the backbone of the German High Seas Fleet will be interrupted!” Betty said at last.

"This is an optimistic estimate, isn't it?" Jericho said. In fact, this is the result based on the fact that the British and German fleets are standing deadlocked. In fact, if the fighting situation is not favorable, the German fleet will definitely not be directly facing the British Empire fleet. If the situation is not right, immediately Run away. And if it ran off, the problem would arise, because the speed advantage of aircraft in this era over warships is really not that big....

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