Chapter 1622: Recasting the Broken Sword 4

Chapter 1622 Recasting the Broken Sword 4

If you do not count those slow-speed warships, the speed of the German High Seas Fleet can reach more than 24 knots, which is at least 40 kilometers per hour. The cruising speed of torpedo aircraft with bombs is 80 kilometers per hour, which is good. Counting the 50 kilometers distance between them, it is considered to be flying in a straight line. Well, if the Germans insist on leaving, maybe the Germans will have run out of the opponent's attack radius before the British carrier-based aircraft launches an attack...

"No way, this is already the best result. Our tactical system and equipment performance limit our combat effectiveness unless we can get more support from land-based aviation." Betty said helplessly.

"I can only say that I have tried my best. I have no idea how much support I can get." Jericho said. In fact, although as the war continued, a large amount of the British national power was transferred to the military industry, but since this year, The situation of the British is not good. Taking the navy and air force as an example, Jericho has clearly felt that the British are somewhat unable to succeed.

After cutting off a large number of training and patrol missions, the fuel reserves of the British Grand Fleet have indeed increased, but the cost is also obvious. The Grand Fleet has almost become an existing fleet, and if no training and patrols are carried out for a long time, If so, the fleet's combat effectiveness and morale will also decline.

Another feeling is that although the number of aircraft has increased, the proportion of aircraft has changed significantly. The proportion of single-engine aircraft and fighters has increased significantly. The V1500 bomber is already in the low-speed production stage. Bombers such as FB27 and O-400 are in the new production stage. The share among aircraft is also declining.

The reduction in the ratio of attack aircraft to bombers means that the entire battle situation has shifted from offensive to defensive. In order to cope with the increasing pressure on the Western Front, the British have had to start putting fighter jets and single-engine aircraft in the most important position. After all, the cost of one FB27 bomber is equal to three DH9As, and if it is a close combat , DH9A is obviously better.

In the past two months, British aviation production has changed very little. It can be said that it is close to the zenith. Perhaps because winter is about to enter and there is a truce between the two sides, the number of aircraft will increase, but it may be very difficult to make another leap like before.

If we look at the reality of the Royal Navy, it is that the number of two-engine aircraft is almost the same as at the beginning of the year, and the number of four-engine bombers is actually less than at the beginning of the year. Coupled with the re-establishment of the North Sea blockade, the number of twin-engine and four-engine aircraft that can be used by the Royal Navy is probably even less. As a result, in fact, there are not many shore-based bombers that Jericho can directly mobilize. This also means that it may not be realistic to rely on shore-based sea strike forces.

"Actually, if possible, I hope to build an aircraft carrier with a 20,000-ton hull and design a two-story hangar on the aircraft carrier. The flight deck of the aircraft carrier will be about 200 meters long and 27 meters wide. In this case, we can even The number of carrier aircraft has been increased to more than 80.

A single aircraft carrier can release more than 30 aircraft. "Betty said with great interest.

"Let's wait until the war is over. Even if we have suitable warships to refit now, we don't have enough time at the same time. If my guess is correct, the war will end before September next year! We have less than a year at most. time," Jericho said.

Generally speaking, Betty's plan generally solved the tactical problems of the British Royal Naval Aviation, but neither Jericho nor Betty, who designed this tactic, were very confident... The scale of the carrier aviation force is still too small, and judging from the timetable, even if the other two aircraft carriers are completed as planned, the British Navy may not have much time for training. You know, the Bavarian Air Force has been preparing for at least 5 years on the subject of how to operate carrier-based aircraft efficiently! The British preparations were too hasty.

"By the way, the German Air Force also has rich experience in attacking the sea. Will they also build their own aircraft carrier?" At this moment, Thomas, who had not spoken much, said something that made Jericho and Betty present. In a nutshell, what the British can think of as a way to save others, the Germans may not be able to think of. So what is the situation with the German aircraft carriers now?

"So far, we have found no traces of German aircraft carriers. If they are completed now, they should at least enter the North Sea through the Kiel Canal, but judging from the current situation, no traces have been found." Jericho thought for a while. said.

What Jericho didn't expect is that currently two of the German aircraft carriers have been completely completed, and they have indeed entered the North Sea for adaptive navigation. It's not that the British didn't notice it, but they didn't think it was a warship when they saw the German aircraft carrier.

The upper hangar of the German aircraft carrier adopts an open layout. To put it bluntly, this layout is a pile of shelves with steel plates and teak boards placed on it as the flight deck. On the side of the hangar is the rolling shutter door, which can be pulled down to form a hangar. The two aircraft carriers did not have flight decks installed when passing through the Kiel Canal, and the rolling shutters on the sides were also retracted, so the causal intelligence personnel regarded them as transport ships rather than warships!

"We don't need to scare ourselves. Although the German aircraft are also very good, no large aircraft carrier has been found so far. An excellent aircraft carrier cannot be hidden. They are at least the size of armored cruisers, and So far, we have not seen such a warship in either Kiel or Wilhelmshaven." Jericho said to Thomas, while seeming to comfort himself.

"But we can't help but be on guard." Betty on the side also said. "If possible, I feel that we can increase the number of DH9A aircraft. We can improve it, reduce the structural strength, and use it as a fighter jet. This aircraft can now fly up to 200 kilometers per hour, and there are The five-and-a-half-hour stay in the air is enough for us fighting in the North Sea."

The length of the North Sea from north to south is only 900 kilometers, and the width from east to west is only 600 kilometers. If the DH9A reduces its weight and carries auxiliary fuel tanks, then if it cooperates with the base on the east coast of the United Kingdom, it is absolutely possible to at least use it for air combat, not to mention sea attacks. Perhaps this aircraft cannot defeat the J-3 fighter in air combat, but with its powerful firepower and high speed, it is still good at dealing with heavily loaded attack aircraft.

"Okay, I'll do my best." Jericho said helplessly. At this point, the basic foundation of the British naval war at the end of the war has been locked, and the British and German navies are accumulating strength for the final battle!

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