Chapter 1,332 Navy Preparations 2
Chapter 1332 Navy Preparations 2
"If front-line supplies can be guaranteed, the amount of material transportation can be reduced. In addition, all personnel transportation must be escorted by enough destroyers and light cruisers, and transportation can only be done during the day, and the number of personnel on each ship must also be limited." The prince said.
"Personnel transportation is not difficult, and relatively speaking, it is safe, because now we have a large number of high-speed cruise ships. Because of the short distance, they can sail at the maximum speed, more than 20 knots, and if you pay attention to avoidance, The efficiency of the submarine is very low. And in order to improve the sinking resistance, we filled the watertight compartment with cork and cement to prevent water from entering, and removed unnecessary equipment to increase the reserve buoyancy. Therefore, even if one shot is hit The torpedo probably won’t do much damage.”
"The real difficulty is the transportation of equipment. Whether it is tanks, artillery, ammunition, or food, the weight of these materials is really heavy. You plan to send 5 divisions of 100,000 troops to the Gulf of Riga at one time and bring enough supplies for a month of fighting. Weapons and supplies, how should I put this, are relatively tight both in terms of scale and time." Admiral von Riole, who was assisting in arranging the entire plan, said with some complaints.
"That's it. Do you think this will work? We can consider reducing the transportation of some heavy equipment, but the firepower, personnel and supplies of the troops cannot be reduced. In line with the principle that those who are capable work more, and those who have less work pressure will have greater work pressure, I hope that the Navy's land artillery force can expand in size. Although the 150MM heavy cannon is more difficult to dismantle, the 88MM anti-mine cannon, 105MM artillery, and the 150MML45 artillery used on submarines are still relatively easy to dismantle, right? By the way, by the way In a word, the artillery personnel, please help me out."
After finishing speaking, the prince glanced at the entire venue. "If you don't say anything, then I think you have accepted this request. The Navy's action is relatively late. It is estimated that it will take another 5 weeks. We will provide the gun mounts, and the improvement work will be left to the Navy itself. The specific quantity and organization , my staff will give it to you!”
"Then what should be returned to the establishment?" Under the encouragement of others, Scheer boldly put forward his opinion. "We can't bring a battleship with no secondary guns the next time we face the British Navy, right?"
"I will also participate in the next battle with the British Navy. I will never let the fleet be without secondary guns! This is a joke with our lives. Do you think I am this kind of person?" the prince said angrily. .
"In addition, the German Navy is His Majesty the Emperor's navy, but everyone, please tell your conscience, have you got too little benefit from me?! Let's not talk about the plane. None of you have drunk it for free from Bavaria. On average, your subordinates consume one can of wine produced in Bavaria every two days. Hello, Yusi, are you saying such unreasonable things to me?" The prince looked at the entire meeting, and an invisible pressure enveloped the entire meeting room.
Seriously, everyone here,
No one cares about the wine brought by the prince. The one who can sit here is at least a lieutenant general. Let’s not talk about the high salaries paid to naval personnel by the empire. Simply relying on their respective family backgrounds, they would not be unable to drink black market wine. For them, especially the front-line personnel of the naval fleet, the real big deal is the supplement of living supplies provided by the Kingdom of Bavaria to the navy. You must know that although the current situation is much better than in the past, supplies are still rationed. In the absence of combat missions in Haiju, the living standards of middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers are still not high. The so-called soldiers fight on their stomachs. If they don't have enough to eat, they will break their balls! At this time, as a qualified senior executive, he must consider how to meet the basic material needs of soldiers!
"Everyone, don't think I'm being alarmist. I'm serious. I'm also a leader, and my men also have to fight. They need enough food and drink. And I think that as long as the navy can squeeze out so much from the seams of its hands, A little bit is enough to provide half of the fire support for the landing force!" The prince tapped the table with his pen. He said somewhat angrily. Damn it, compared to the Kaiser hitting people with his cane when he was unhappy, the prince felt like he was already very polite to them!
As the prince said, if the navy is willing to provide manpower, artillery and ammunition, it can indeed reduce a lot of pressure. The artillery is directly on the ship, like smaller artillery, such as the 88MM gun and the 105M gun, which can be dismantled at any time. , is it difficult to get the 150MML45 heavy naval gun in the turret or gun gallery? It doesn't matter, just remove the deck gun from the submarine and use it. Anyway, there is a lot of inventory, and there are still many submarines that are not performing tasks for the time being.
To be honest, there are many good things in the light artillery of German ships. For example, the 105MML45 naval gun equipped on light cruisers, destroyers, and submarines has a barrel weight of only 1450KG. The weight of the complete grenade is 25.5KG, and the warhead weight is 17.4KG. It can shoot 12,700 meters at an elevation angle of 30 degrees. If the army gun mount is mounted to 45 degrees, the effective range is conservatively estimated to be around 16,000 meters, right? At least the range is enough to suppress the Russian Army.
Another example is the 150MML45 deck gun used on submarines, which weighs less than 4 tons including the gun tail. Although it is also the same length as the 150MM secondary gun barrel on naval battleships, it is nearly 2 tons lighter. The latter gun The weight is 5730KG! Of course, such weight also comes at a price. The muzzle velocity of this artillery is not very high, and the muzzle velocity is only 680 meters per second. But what does it matter? Anyway, you are suppressing artillery, and you are not asked to attack a warship with certain armor protection. With a range of nearly 15 kilometers at an elevation angle of 30 degrees, I’m asking you if you’re afraid! The 45.3KG warhead is also powerful enough. What a fine land gun!
As for the 88MM anti-lightning gun (air defense gun), it is lighter in weight and can even be mounted directly on a vehicle for high-speed maneuvers to accompany the advancement of the troops. With a muzzle velocity of up to 890 meters per second, it has full penetration capability after being replaced with armor-piercing bullets. The most reliable direct firepower for frontline troops, let the 75MM rapid-fire gun go to hell! The most important thing is that this artillery has sufficient ammunition reserves. Taking the German battleship as an example, there are 16 88MM rapid-fire guns on a battleship, and the ammunition reserve base of this artillery is as high as 400 rounds... .
Think about it, from 88MM guns to 105MM guns to 150MM cannons, this almost covers the normal artillery categories from regiment level to army level! Although the muzzle velocity of the 150MML45 used by the submarine is lower, it is still a cannon! Moreover, the mounts of these artillery pieces are all ready-made. As long as the navy can be dealt with, the personnel, artillery and even ammunition can be taken directly from the fleet. There is no need to transport them all the way from Bavaria. Why did the prince give them so many benefits in the first place? ? Isn’t it just for today…. And then you told me no? Believe it or not, I will lift the table to show you today? !
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