Chapter 1621: Recasting the Broken Sword Part 3

Chapter 1621 Recasting the Broken Sword 3

"So, my opinion is this. When the main fleets of both sides fight, in addition to leaving the necessary reconnaissance and artillery correction aircraft, all remaining fighter jets should provide cover for the attack aircraft carried by our aircraft carrier. Our aircraft carrier It takes about 40 minutes from the time the attack order is issued to the time when all aircraft take off in formation. During this time, our fighter jets should take off in advance and actively attack the opponent's air defense system to open a bloody path for subsequent bombers to take off. No matter what, we must Consume the opponent's fuel and artillery shells."

"I estimate that the attack distance of the aircraft carrier is about 50 kilometers. In other words, if the battleships of both sides are engaged in an artillery battle 20 kilometers apart, the position of the aircraft carrier should be 30 kilometers behind the battle line of the grand fleet! Considering the heavy weight At the flying speed of the aircraft under load conditions, it will take about 40 minutes for our attack aircraft group to complete the formation and arrive at the target," Betty continued.

"In other words, it will take us 80 to 90 minutes from the time the attack order is issued to the time our aircraft actually launches the bombing?" Thomas frowned slightly and said.

"It's like this. Taking off a plane from an aircraft carrier is not as simple as taking off on land. In order to ensure safety, we only load ammunition and fuel on the deck. At the same time, the plane must be warmed up before taking off. This all requires Time,” Betty explained.

In fact, if someone has a God's perspective, they can easily discover the difference between the aircraft carriers that the German High Seas Fleet is training in the Baltic Sea at this time and the British aircraft carriers. Compared with the specially built aircraft carriers of the Germans and their excellent hulls and designs, the British The design and ideas are undoubtedly much more immature. Except for the Furious, which uses a high-speed large hull, the others are almost all modified from civilian ships and light cruisers, which are not very good at foundation.

A very important point is that the flight deck is too short and the hangar is even smaller. Too small a working space will naturally lead to a decrease in efficiency. Most of the aircraft on British aircraft carriers are generally stored in hangars. They are transported from the hangars to the top before the attack, and then replenished with fuel, ammunition and warmed up. It is not that the British have never tried to warm up the engine in the hangar, but they gave up because the fully enclosed hangar was unable to obtain enough oxygen and the exhaust gas could not be effectively discharged. Therefore, under various restrictions, although the British thought of using aircraft carriers, the overall efficiency was very low.

"A lot can happen in 90 minutes," Jericho said. "If you are lucky, the Germans will choose to retreat under the overwhelming firepower of the large fleet, but if you are not lucky, our fast fleet may have been severely damaged again."

"There is no way around it. The engine power of the Dujuan T1 torpedo aircraft is not very high. If we can install the Victory V12 engine on the torpedo aircraft, then the speed I face the aircraft will definitely increase a lot, as you know , the maximum flight speed of the Dujuan T1 torpedo aircraft does not exceed 90 kilometers per hour when loaded with bombs." Betty said helplessly.

“This is really a troublesome matter.

Jericho smiled bitterly and said, "Do the British have good aero engines? Of course they do. Rolls-Royce's Eagle engine has a maximum power of about 425 horsepower, and the Victory V12 engine has a model close to 500 horsepower. There are also many single-engine aircraft equipped with excellent engines. For example, the DH9A aircraft currently running rampant on the battlefield is the leader among all single-engine aircraft. But it is a pity that the Navy cannot use it!

In the final analysis, the British aircraft carrier is too small. Although the DH9A is very similar to the Dujuan T1 aircraft in appearance, in order to maintain a low take-off speed, the British minimized the wing load, and the DH9A took off at maximum The weight is about 2200KG, while the maximum take-off weight of the Dujuan T1 aircraft is only 1700KG. The weight difference between the two parties is nearly 500KG. And what about the wing area of ​​the aircraft? The wing area of ​​the Dujuan T1 torpedo aircraft is 52.6 square meters, which is much larger than the 45 square meters of the DH9A. Therefore, the take-off distance and landing distance of Dujuan T1 are much better than that of DH9A.

It is natural to put a small amount of DH9A on the ship, but this time it directly reduces the engine capacity of the aircraft carrier. For example, the flight deck length of an aircraft carrier is 150 meters. If the Dujuan T1 is used, its take-off distance is 60 meters, so the distance behind it is 90 meters. Can be used to queue up and place airplanes. And if you use DH9A, its take-off distance may be 100 meters, so there will only be 50 meters in the back for swinging the aircraft... Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, the British gave up using the off-the-shelf, better DH9A and used the just-developed Dujuan T1 torpedo machine.

As for the Dujuan T1 aircraft, is it possible to replace the engine? Of course it is possible, but changing the engine will also increase the weight and damage the structure of the aircraft. It is difficult to say whether the performance will be improved after the replacement. If you change the engine and then change other designs, you will redesign an aircraft. Bar. The British Royal Navy obviously didn't have time to wait that long, so they had to make do with it first!

"Even in the best case, if we can have 20 torpedo attack aircraft to break through the opponent's defense line, they should be able to pose a fatal threat to 3 to 4 capital ships. If they have been injured before, the effect will be even better , even a 450KG level torpedo can still sink them, at least it can reduce their speed to a level where we can catch up. If there is a battle, we can make the other party's exchange ratio 1 to 1, or even 4 exchanges. 3, it will be a huge victory for the Grand Fleet.”

"Of course, if the weather conditions of the day permit, we can also launch a second wave of attacks. Even after the first wave of aircraft launches an attack, we can immediately prepare for the second wave. The interval between the two waves of aircraft attacks is 1 In about an hour, if both waves of attacks go smoothly, we can severely damage 5 to 6 German battleships. In this way, we will at least break the backbone of the German High Seas Fleet!" Betty finally said.

"This is already a very optimistic estimate, isn't it?" Jericho said. In fact, this result is based on the stalemate between the British and German fleets. In fact, if the fighting situation was not favorable, the German fleet would definitely not be head-on with the British Empire's fleet. If the situation was not right, immediately Run away. And if it runs away, problems will arise, because the speed advantage of aircraft in this era compared to battleships is really not big...

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