Chapter 1,206 Epoch-Making Tactics 2
Chapter 1206 Epoch-making Tactics 2
"As long as there are enough artillery corrective aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft left, it doesn't matter if all the remaining aircraft are replaced. It doesn't matter how many we have left. What's important is that the British have no aircraft to use!" Finally, the prince added An extra note!
Weakening the British aviation interception force is only the first step. Aviation forces must not be sent to attack at this time. Don't think that the depth of the battle line is very small. In fact, during the Jutland period in history, Betty's fast fleet The distance to the main fleet is about 40KM! Considering that the battle distance between Betty and Hipper was more than ten kilometers away, and considering the distance between Scheer's main fleet and Hipper's fleet... There is no problem at all if the main fleets of both sides are 80 kilometers apart before the battle!
Is this distance large? Naturally it’s huge! What is the concept of 80 kilometers? Calculated based on the current bomb-laden range of carrier-based torpedo aircraft, this is almost the attack limit... Because when the new generation torpedo aircraft carries second-generation torpedoes, the maximum attack distance does not exceed 100 kilometers... no way! The performance of aircraft in this era is too bad. With a 580KG torpedo, this torpedo aircraft weighs less than 2 tons... How much oil do you want it to hold?
But you said this distance is very long? In fact, this is not necessarily the case. If the fleets of both sides approach each other at a relative speed of 40 knots, the two sides will collide in less than an hour! Therefore, the very embarrassing thing about the current aviation power is that although the range of aircraft has far exceeded that of naval guns, it is still too short. Although the aircraft is fast, its cruising speed cannot exceed twice that of a fast battleship when carrying bombs. Yes, you read that right! In fact, the cruising speed of these attack airborne missiles is less than 3 digits! It’s slower than cars on the highway in later generations!
The prince and his subordinates, who were constantly conducting deductions on the charts, then discovered another question worth discussing. Should the aircraft carrier squadron act together with the main fleet? I didn't study it in depth at the beginning, so I thought this issue was not important. The aircraft carrier was on the non-engagement side of the fast fleet anyway. No matter how cool the British destroyers and light cruisers are, they won't be able to directly kill the German High Seas Fleet and then use torpedoes or naval guns to clean up the aircraft carrier, right? If the British really had this ability, they would still crack their balls!
But then, after some deductions at the air port, they felt that it was a bit difficult to coordinate the two fleets! Because the attack aircraft has a relatively short range, it must be released after the two sides engage in combat. The battleship squadron must find a good position through frequent maneuvers before engaging in battle. And what about aircraft carriers? They need to sail in a straight line at top speed for at least 20 minutes against the wind….
Because only in this case can the carrier-based aircraft take off at the highest efficiency. What is this concept? Probably a fleet sailing 15 kilometers in a certain direction at one go! Then, tell me, how can the two fleets coordinate in this case? Once the main fleet is unable to protect these aircraft carriers, the probability of British light cruisers with a speed of nearly 30 knots and destroyers with a speed of more than 30 knots rushing up is quite high! Until then, what are you going to do? Are the auxiliary battleships covering the main fleet or the aircraft carrier?
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The safest way is of course to keep the distance so that the other party cannot touch it or even see it! In this case, the aircraft carrier fleet is required to be at least dozens of kilometers away from the main fleet! In this case, the British fleet would theoretically be unable to penetrate the huge front constructed by the German fleet. At least from the surface and air perspectives, the aircraft carrier is safe.
Okay, is the problem solved? Of course it’s not solved! Back to the previous question! The range of the attack aircraft is not enough! You have determined that the aircraft carrier detachment should be behind the main fleet, so how far apart can it be to ensure the safety of the aircraft carrier and take into account the range? Considering that when the two fast fleets meet, it is normal for the main fleets to be 80 kilometers apart. Then you have to pull the aircraft carrier behind your own main fleet. I'm afraid the distance between the aircraft carrier and the opponent's main fleet is more than 100 kilometers, right?
As a result, the prince encountered a new problem, the question of when the carrier-based aircraft troops would attack! After the avant-garde battle between the two sides, there may be a battle, or one side may directly choose to evacuate. If the main fleets of both sides plan to have a face-to-face encounter, the distance between the two sides will quickly close! The prince believed that it would not be difficult for both sides to find the location of each other's main fleet. In addition to seaplanes, the British had V1500s and the Germans had airships. Historically, aerial reconnaissance has not been very reliable, but in this dimension, intensive and frequent aerial reconnaissance can at least dig out the main fleets of both sides! (As long as the visibility is not too miserable)
Then it should take about an hour for the fleets of both sides to meet. Then the prince's aviation staff started counting the time with his fingers. It took about 20 minutes for the aircraft to fly, and 20 minutes for the aircraft to complete the formation, and then fly over again... Theoretically, it's a good idea. When the two fleets meet, your own plane will arrive just in time. This setting is so awesome!
However, this is just theory! Let's not talk about how complicated the actual battle situation was. In an ideal situation, the plane passed by and looked at the British battle line that was more than ten kilometers long and the more than 2 dozen battleships. Which one do you hit? Yes, it's okay if you just fight casually, but what the prince needs is to attack the key points of the British! The value of the torpedoes you throw on the Queen or Revenge-class battleships is definitely greater than the value of such battleships still on Dreadnought and Neptune!
Although in this era even armor-piercing projectiles with improved artillery shells may not be able to penetrate the horizontal armor of battleships, the huge charge is enough to destroy fragile precision equipment on the ship, such as rangefinders, communication equipment, etc., and a ship If the main rangefinder of a battleship is destroyed, the combat effectiveness will be reduced a lot, even if there is a spare on the main turret!
In order to ensure this, you need to find these things from the battle line, and it is not enough to rely on the data provided by the main fleet. After all, they are dozens of kilometers apart. Even if you zoom in more than 30 times to confirm the ship type from the range measurement, It is indeed difficult. Plus the smoke and fire from artillery fire. In fact, in history, the British Grand Fleet was forced to suspend firing because the smoke screen when firing artillery was too large.
Therefore, reconnaissance is required before carrier-based attack aircraft attack. After the opponent's battle line is unfolded, identify important targets. Then guide the carrier-based aircraft to attack the selected target. This also takes time. The aircraft's time in the air is limited. In order to save the fuel of the attack aircraft, you must delay the takeoff time. So, under various restrictions, the prince wrote the second article of aviation operations!
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