Chapter 1144: Otherwise, Let’s Change the Name of Our Country Too

Chapter 1144 Otherwise, let’s change the name of our country too.

And this time, the bomber unit performed very well. "We dropped the bomb almost at the height of each other's mast. Fortunately, I reacted quickly enough, otherwise I might have hit the rangefinder on the top of the Saxon's mast! Did you see the black and gray behind my plane? It was smoked up by the chimney of the Saxony!" Afterwards, a pilot boasted to his colleagues in a very exaggerated tone.

There were nine bombs in total, three of them hit, and one landed near the chimney. The red paint directly dyed eight chimneys. The second round landed on Turret 3, leaving a large radioactive abstract pattern on it. The third hit the side of the ship. It knocked the guardrail crooked and dyed the deck more than ten meters long red.

"How about this? We admit defeat. The battleships must enter the dock. That's it. Report the results of this exercise to His Majesty the Kaiser! At the same time, telegraph those aircraft and let them retreat." Scheer directly passed Baker this time Major General En ordered.

This exercise was a bit beyond expectations, and the battleship was damaged... Well, no one expected that the torpedo would directly hit the rudder. I don’t know when I will have a PK with the British in the future. The absence of a Bavaria-class battleship is a big problem. In addition, the purpose of the exercise has already been Once reached, if it were a British ship in actual combat, it would have returned to the sea long ago, so no one objected to Scheer issuing this order.

"Only a little more than half of the aircraft participated in the battle. No more than 30 aircraft actually hit 5 torpedoes and 3 bombs. Such an attack was enough to destroy a battleship! This is definitely an epoch-making weapon! Rupp Leicht, you really did not disappoint me! You have proved your talent and wisdom with practical actions!" The Kaiser could only be described as ecstatic after seeing the battle report! However, a wave of 30 aircraft attacks can sink a battleship in good condition!

"From now on, the navy's armaments and funding will be directly handed over to you. Ruprecht, don't let me down. Except for the salary of the personnel and the necessary maintenance funds, the rest will be handed over to you! And you I'll give you all the planes and pilots you want! Then you put their ideas on the plane! Yes, that's it." The Kaiser walked back and forth on the deck excitedly.

"Isn't it enough to convert two cruise ships into aircraft carriers? At least three! Yes, that's it, Ruprecht, now you can choose three cruise ships to be converted into aircraft carriers, just like the Wittresbach!" The Kaiser was excited. , and directly added the quota for one more ship to the prince.

"Well, it seems that the purpose of this exercise has been achieved." Not to mention, among the more than 3 dozen fast cruise ships and high-speed ships in Germany, the prince has really taken a fancy to a few ships, but some ships It is currently in use, so it is not convenient to recruit.

However, although the prince's goal has been achieved, he still feels that the Kaiser's decision is sometimes a bit hasty. If adding an extra ship is understandable, then the Kaiser's next decision was:

It made the prince feel that it was a bit too exaggerated!

"If we change the Emperor-class cruise ship into an aircraft carrier, can we carry 200 aircraft? Damn it, one of our three Emperor-class cruise ships is in the United States and one is mortgaged to Argentina. Only one is in Mainland, if we had known this, we should have kept them. I will give you the largest ship and the proudest existence of the German Empire, and then you forge it into the sharpest sword of the Imperial Navy!"

"Hold the grass! Are you crazy?! Is your head straight?" If the person who said this was the Kaiser, a master he could not afford to offend, the prince would really want to perform a craniotomy on him. Look at this guy Isn’t your brain a mess? Emperor class cruise ship! It is impossible to build such a big ship in terms of construction time, cost and cost-effectiveness! After all, we have also talked about the navy. Have you forgotten everything you learned back then?

The prince couldn't help but complain crazily in his heart, because the Kaiser's order was so unreliable! The Emperor-class cruise ship is definitely the largest ship of this era. Whether it is a warship or a civilian ship, it is simply incomparable to this thing! The Bayern-class battleship is 30,000 tons and 215 meters long. The Fuso-class battleship is 32,000 tons and more than 220 meters long. This is the largest and most advanced among warships. But compared to the Emperor? That can only mean that a small witch makes a big witch appear! In terms of tonnage and size, they are not on the same level at all!

Take the Bismarck, the third ship of the Kaiser-class cruise ship, as an example. (Yes, you read that right, it is the Bismarck, the same name as the German battleship in World War II!) The hull length is 291 meters, the hull width is 30.5 meters, the draft is 11 meters, and the displacement 56551 tons! Equipped with 48 boilers, the maximum output power is 66,000 horsepower! The maximum speed is 23.5 knots! From the perspective of size, no other ship at the same time was comparable, and a total of 3 ships of this class were built at that time! This shows how powerful Germany's shipbuilding and industry were at that time!

This ship is really big. It can even be said that if it were thrown into the second battle, the aircraft carrier of this size would basically be the largest. There was no one like him before he served at Midway! You want to install an airplane? As for the small aircraft of the First World War, it might not be a problem to install 200 of them. However, this ship is definitely not suitable for being converted into a warship!

Let’s not talk about anything else. For this amount of work, if you dismantle most of the superstructure of a 56,000-ton luxury cruise ship and then install the parts you need, with the money, manpower and time spent, you still have to do it. Why not build a new one! This is a bit like the Normandy cruise ship in history. The largest cruise ship in the world during World War II was 80,000 tons. In terms of tonnage, if this ship was in service, even Shinano would not be able to compare! But the Americans gave up decisively after calculating the time and economic costs. The same is true for the Emperor class cruise ship. It looks fine, just think about it and don't take it seriously.

Real cruise ships converted into aircraft carriers usually have reserved designs. For example, the Japanese modified the three aircraft carriers Great Eagle, Flying Eagle and Falcon. The Ministry of the Navy paid for it and designed it directly in accordance with warship standards. Even the cabins were taken into consideration for the future needs of the aircraft carrier. In this way, it can save money and shorten the construction period. And the speed is relatively fast.

And in this dimension, the same is true for the Wittelsbach. It was originally an aircraft carrier built in the name of a merchant ship, but it was directly changed into a merchant ship before it even started working as a merchant ship for a day... The compatibility with the aircraft carrier is very good in all aspects. Among Germany's fast ships, there are indeed several "quasi-preparatory aircraft carriers" designed with one or other considerations in mind. So the prince never considered turning such a big and flashy guy into an aircraft carrier... This time, the prince had to admire William II's imagination!

"This is not necessary. If the Bismarck is to be modified, then we estimate that this aircraft carrier will not be in service before the end of the war. We can use the funds and work hours of this ship. We can completely modify two other aircraft carriers. ." Prince Ruprecht said somewhat speechlessly.

"Okay, you are an expert, so I will leave this matter to you. Do it well and don't let me down." The Kaiser was slightly stunned at first, with a slightly dissatisfied look on his face. "Let's do this. You can change 3 more ships, and you can add an extra one if necessary. Well, that's it. If you want that ship, just take it away and tell me. No one else needs to take care of it."

"Okay, now, let's go see those warriors holding long swords and slaying dragons!" Naturally, no one denied the Kaiser's proposal. Whether it was because of the joy in his heart or for the limelight, the prince did not mind letting him His Majesty the Emperor, who has run hundreds of kilometers, is happy. The rest of the Kaiser's time was spent "playing and relaxing." And the prince's work has just begun.

We have carrier-based aircraft, almost trained pilots, and an aircraft carrier that is about to enter service. However, this is still far away from the prince’s aircraft carrier detachment. Let’s not say that it will be used on a large scale. It is just a matter of building and arranging the subsequent warships. Tactics are a hassle.

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