Chapter 1,127 The Prelude of the Aircraft Carrier 1
Chapter 1127 The Prelude of the Aircraft Carrier 1
"That is to say, the British fast fleet has regained its combat effectiveness, and the large fleet has returned to the Shetland Islands, and the North Sea blockade is about to be rebuilt. Is that true?" In the German Western Front base camp, after listening to Tirpitz After the report, the Kaiser said calmly.
"Your Majesty, the advantage formed after the Thunder-Serbrus battle ended four months later. And this time we lost a valuable battlecruiser, and I am willing to bear the corresponding responsibility." Tirpitz said lowly said the voice.
"This is not a question of who bears responsibility! I don't want to pursue the loss of a battlecruiser! What I need to know now is how the empire will obtain enough raw materials to produce weapons and how to feed the empire in the coming war years. People!"
"You still care about the loss of a battleship! We have to look at the overall situation, you know?! The overall situation! We need to break through the British blockade again! Okay, now let's start discussing this issue." After that, the Kaiser He ignored the embarrassed Tirpitz and turned to the prince.
"If possible, I hope you can command the Imperial Navy to recreate the glory of the Thunder-Serbrus Battle!"
"It may be difficult to kill so many British warships again. But if we just open up the North Sea blockade, there is still hope." The prince said. Why was it that the Thunder-Serbrus battle was able to kill 6 battleships and nearly a dozen light cruisers in one battle? On the one hand, it was calculated mentally and unintentionally. The British Navy was a little too arrogant and underestimated the performance of German warships. On the other hand, the system was not yet complete. At that time, the British Navy did not have complete aerial reconnaissance. Not to mention the V1500 that could cover most of the North Sea, there were even very few seaplanes. And the performance lags behind. At the same time, the British's crispy battle cruiser also helped the German Navy become super awesome. Bavaria shouldn't take it easy when dealing with lions and tigers. It's just tigers killing rabbits.
Now, although Bavaria still has a technical advantage, it is not as big. I have not tried to kill the queen, but I guess it may be more difficult. In addition, the British subjectively do not underestimate the enemy. As soon as they come out, they have 7 queens and 3 battle cruisers. Coupled with aviation reconnaissance and the large fleet behind them, the Royal Navy is almost back to its peak in terms of reconnaissance, subjective and overall strength. This wants to break the situation It's really difficult.
"Just tell me what you need, but from the current point of view, it seems impossible for us to start building a new Bavaria." The Kaiser said.
"Airplanes, seaplanes, carriers, and a brand new type of warship," the prince said.
"I will arrange this. The aircraft can be directly transferred from the Imperial Air Force, but I hope that the Bavarian Air Force can also provide support from a wing. We currently have 4 seaplane carriers, and they will be put into service in the next month. Two large seaplane carriers. As for the brand-new warship you mentioned, I would like to hear about it." The Kaiser said with interest.
"I heard that more than half a year ago, you towed a large cruise ship to the Blohm-Voss shipyard. Then I heard a rumor that in that shipyard, you almost towed the entire superstructure of the ship. If it’s dismantled, wouldn’t this be the new warship you were talking about?”
"That's right. My plan cannot be appropriated by Congress, so I have to pay for it myself. If it succeeds, I hope the imperial government can reimburse me the money." The prince said with a smile.
The prince's industry is all-encompassing. In addition to arms, steel, African diamonds and gold, and various canned and civilian industrial products, the prince also runs a shipping company. Of course, these companies mainly operate freight. The tonnage of general ships is around 8,000 tons, and their design and construction refer to the historical freedom theory. But among the shipping companies, there is one ship that is very special, and that is the Wittelsbach named after the Bavarian royal family!
Compared with other ships of the Bavarian Shipping Company, this guy is a giant, with a tonnage of 21,000 tons, a hull length of 215 meters, a maximum width of 27 meters, and a depth of 16 meters. Draft 9.2 meters. Construction of this ship started in 1909, and the outfitting was basically completed before the outbreak of the war in 1912. According to outside explanations, this would have been the first large luxury cruise ship of the Bavarian Shipping Company, marking the beginning of the Wittelsbach family. Capital began to be invested in the people transportation industry.
But in fact, apart from being similar in appearance to a cruise ship, this ship has nothing to do with the cruise ship! The entire hull structure is almost built according to the design standards of a battleship. The watertight compartments of the entire ship are almost comparable to those of Germany's first-generation battle cruisers. The armor on the side strings is 6 inches thick, covering the power compartment and ammunition compartment, and there is also a layer of 60MM thick horizontal armor. In order to ensure that the ship's speed is sufficient, a total of 14 small water tube boilers and 4 steam turbines are installed on the ship. The maximum rated output power is 54,000 horsepower and the maximum speed is more than 25 knots!
If another time traveler sees the completed drawings of the Wittelsbach, he will definitely recognize that it is an aircraft carrier! Yes, this is an aircraft carrier, a pure-blooded aircraft carrier that incorporates the knowledge and memories of future generations of time-travelers and was built with their own money. Different from those aircraft carriers that were half-way monks, this is a pure-blooded aircraft carrier that once it was put into service, it was built according to the true standards. The first aircraft carrier built according to aircraft carrier standards, it can also be called the first fast fleet aircraft carrier!
Originally, the prince planned to let the German Navy build this battleship, but neither Congress nor the Navy agreed to waste tens of millions of marks on this seemingly worthless ship, which was only used as an "aircraft transport ship." Therefore, After many efforts failed, the prince had no choice but to pay out of his own pocket. The Blohm-Voss shipyard once calculated that it would cost at least 30 million marks to complete such a ship! And precisely because of the cost issue, it actually took more than three years to build it at Blohm-Voss Shipyard, which is famous for building high-speed ships! What is this concept? Bavaria can finish one and a half ships!
Just yesterday, the prince just received the news that the outfitting of the ship had begun. The service is only a matter of a few months at most. At this time, the prince thought that there were some things that should be discussed with the Kaiser.
It's not that the prince can't complete this battleship, or that the prince can't equip pilots and aircraft. For the Bavarian Air Force, which has more than a thousand front-line fighter jets and has begun sea takeoff and landing training very early, it can only make up for dozens of them. Flying a plane is too easy. The key is that the role of a single aircraft carrier is too small! The prince can build the first aircraft carrier through his own teeth, then complete combat readiness and service, and accumulate experience, but it is impossible to build the second and third aircraft carrier!
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