Chapter 1,139 Preparation 2

Chapter 1139 Preparation 2

Although the number will not be greater than the first wave, according to the prince's calculations, these two waves can release at least 70% of the Wittelsbach's aircraft! After all, these are two waves of planes. Of course, the prince has no intention of explaining these tricks to Admiral Boer. He will win the battle first!

"45 attack aircraft?" Major General Harrell asked again.

"That's right." The prince answered simply.

"Is it enough to hit more than 4 torpedoes in the exercise setting?" Major General Harrell asked again.

"The more, the merrier. If you hit 4 rounds, you will pass. If you hit 6 rounds, your salary will be increased by one level. If you hit 8 rounds, your lieutenant general rank will be secured!" the prince said very generously.

"Then how to calculate the bomb hit?" Harrell actually started to worry about it like a businessman.

"17 bombers. If you hit 3 bombs, you will pass. If you hit 5 bombs, your salary will be increased by one level. If you hit 7 bombs, your title of viscount will be fine!" the prince said.

"Okay, then it's settled!" the major general replied very simply. The expression is also very relaxed, because there is really no difficulty. Simply looking at the hit rate may not be high, but with the huge base accumulation, Major General Harrell thinks that if a battleship is killed, it will not be a big problem!

"If the Bavaria-class battleship limits the speed and power, then we adopt the previously formulated tactics, with each group of four torpedo aircraft, and each two groups conduct lightning strikes from both sides of the battleship at the same time, we will have at least 8 aircraft in each wave of attacks. , without considering interference, it is normal to hit 1 to 2 torpedoes.”

"The torpedo planes are in groups of four, and they drop mines in a fan shape. The attack distance is between 500 and 600 meters. The attack interval is about 10 seconds. Before the main attack group launches the attack, we can arrange a small number of torpedo planes to harass Sexual attack. Used to consume the maneuverability and remaining power of the opponent's warship." Rear Admiral Harrell first arranged the attack method of the torpedo aircraft.

"As for bomb attacks? How should I put it? I have always believed that the accuracy of low-altitude horizontal bombing is not high, and the lethality is limited when facing battleships. Therefore, I suggest that the bomber force has already defeated the opponent after two waves of torpedo attacks. If you're injured, then bomb. It's always more accurate to hit slow targets than fast targets."

"As for communication, one of our four-aircraft formations is equipped with a dual-purpose transceiver radio, and the remaining three are only equipped with receiving devices. Since the combat distance is not very far, it is enough even in actual combat." Major General It was added that radio has always been a high-value item in World War I, so it is obviously difficult to equip every single-engine carrier-based aircraft with a dual-use radio.

Therefore, the method adopted by the Germans is that the captain aircraft is equipped with a dual-purpose transceiver radio, and the other aircraft are only equipped with receiving devices.

Horizontal bombing in this era is really not powerful, and if it is dive bombing, the structural strength of Seahawk 1 does not allow it to dive at a large angle. In fact, in Major General Harrell's view, if the prince plans to do something extreme, then Just put all 45 torpedo planes on it. There’s no need to consider the opponent’s air defense anyway! But Major General Harrell believed that the prince's remaining integrity made this plan less than perfect...

(Harrell: As long as I can get promoted and make a fortune, why do I care what the target ship is like?! I’m not from the navy anyway!)

In fact, the fundamental reason why the prince still arranged for torpedo aircraft to participate in the battle in this somewhat utilitarian exercise is that when preparing to attack the Gulf of Riga in the future, the naval aviation will perform ground attack missions and face fortresses or other ground forces. You can't throw torpedoes at the target... You can only throw bombs!

Then came the preparation of the weapons for the exercise. Needless to say the torpedoes, just use the existing torpedoes to remove the fuses and explosives, and then replace them with counterweights. How to solve the bomb problem. Major General Harrell's opinion is to use a 50KG training bomb. The ballistics of this bomb are exactly the same as the 300KG bomb. The head of the bomb is equipped with dye. After the wooden body is broken, the dye inside will spill out. There is absolutely no way to deny it after being hit, and it can leave traces even if the bullet is near-missed. It is simple, safe, and convenient!

The final attack sequence was finalized like this. The first wave was 4 torpedo planes for a tentative attack, then the second wave was 8 torpedo planes. After the attack, the third wave was 8 bombers! The fourth wave is 8 torpedo planes again, and the last wave is 8 torpedo planes plus 8 bombers! Well, that’s it for now! Brutal enough, chaotic enough. So much so that even the prince thought it was certain that Major General Harrell would be promoted to a higher rank this time.

As for specific training issues, the prince left it directly to Major General Harrell. In the days before the exercise, the prince even had time to write a letter to his wife, asking about the situation at home and the internal problems of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He also had the opportunity to send his sincere greetings to Prince Leopold and ask questions at the same time. Let’s see how it is to live in the Royal Palace of Romania.

Yes, you read that right. During this period of time, the preparations took no more than 2 weeks. Under the command of Prince Leopold, 8 divisions of the Bavarian and Bohemian legions were behind the Hungarian legion. With cooperation, the Romanian Army's defense line has been penetrated. The Romanian army of about 600,000 in four armies was annihilated and 250,000 were captured! Romania's military strength can be regarded as existing in name only until now.

Of course, killing the belly-like Romanian Legion is nothing to boast about. The most important thing is that because the action was too fast, before the Romanians destroyed the Ploiesti oil field, the prince's rapid assault force had already occupied the oil wells and refinery. factory. The railway that originally connected Germany and Turkey also fell into the hands of the German army. Although it was damaged by the Romanians, it only took two weeks to repair it.

In addition to what these princes expected to get, the Bavarian Legion also received some additional materials and funds, such as hundreds of thousands of tons of grain, meat, and fodder to be shipped to Russia. Another example is the gold and precious metals in the Romanian treasury. The speed of the German attack was so fast that before the Romanians could react, those precious supplies had already changed hands.

"This seems to be a good sign." The prince said to himself after writing two letters.

"Your Highness, according to the latest notification, His Majesty the Kaiser will come to Kiel Port at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning." At this time, a guard came in to report.

"Okay. I will go there myself." The prince signaled that the other party could leave. "How is this exercise going? I'll wait and see." The prince looked out the window in the distance at the battleship Saxony anchored in Wilhelmshaven and said to himself.

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