Chapter 2166 The High Seas Fleet Assembled II
However, as the capital ship of the capital ships of the High Seas Fleet, the aircraft carrier detachment representing the development direction of advanced productivity in future naval warfare is not in Wilhelmshaven. And now, the German High Seas Fleet has a total of 5 large fleet aircraft carriers! The tonnage of some of these aircraft carriers is at the level of the main aircraft carrier even in the second world war in history!
Funded by the Kingdom of Bavaria, the aircraft carrier Wittelsbach named after the Bavarian royal family is the flagship of the High Seas Fleet Aircraft Carrier Squadron. This is a large aircraft carrier with a length of 220 meters and a maximum width of 30 meters. 20 meters of hangar! Even if such a huge aircraft carrier is placed in the second battle, it will surpass the existence of the Dragon class! Even with a conservative configuration, this aircraft carrier can hold more than 80 carrier-based aircraft!
Although it was named as a cruise ship before, it is essentially an aircraft carrier with an underwater defense depth of up to 3.5 meters, which is fully capable of dealing with torpedoes of this era. The side strings have sloping armor with a thickness of 6 inches, which is enough to resist the attack of non-battleship artillery.
The power unit of up to 70,000 horsepower can make this aircraft carrier easily run at a speed of more than 26 knots. Even if it is hit by a torpedo, it can completely guarantee to act with the main fleet. Moreover, as the capital ship of the aircraft carrier squadron, there is enough space on it to accommodate the fleet commander and related equipment. This battleship can even be used as the fleet's backup flagship when necessary.
The second aircraft carrier Constellation of the aircraft carrier detachment is also an aircraft carrier reserve ship built in the name of a civilian ship. This ship has a smaller tonnage of only 18,000 tons, a length of 195 meters, and a maximum width of 27 meters. The length of the hangar is only 150 meters, but because the predecessor is a container ship, the height of the hangar of this ship is more than 6 meters, so the top of the hangar ceiling can lift part of the aircraft... The maximum speed of this ship is slightly slower than the Wittelsbach, with a maximum speed of more than 24 knots. With some side string armor, the underwater protection is close to that of Wittelsbach.
The third aircraft carrier, Hercules, was converted purely from a cruise ship. It was originally a cruise ship with a length of 180 meters, a width of 26 meters, and a maximum displacement of 22,000. Because the predecessor is a cruise ship, there is no need to worry about the speed. After the refit, the maximum speed of the USS Hercules can reach more than 25 knots. At the same time, through the subdivided compartment design, the underwater defense system of this aircraft carrier is not bad, but there is almost no side string armor.
The fourth aircraft carrier was refitted from the original American special fast transport ship Chicago. This aircraft carrier refitted from the American fast ship was named Zeppelin to commemorate Count Zeppelin, the inventor of the Zeppelin airship. Compared with the elegant and slender body of the previous three aircraft carriers, the appearance of this aircraft carrier is a bit stubby. The length of this aircraft carrier is 190 meters, and the width of the hull is 32 meters. After the deck is laid on the upper part, the width of the deck exceeds 34 meters! Looking from the air, it has a fat feeling, so this aircraft carrier was dubbed fat by the German Navy!
But don't underestimate this fat man. Thanks to the abundant US dollars, this aircraft carrier, which was built with special purpose in mind, can easily run at a speed of 25 knots with a maximum output of more than 60,000 horsepower. , the ship originally designed to transport a large number of cars, tractors and large objects has the largest hangar volume of any fleet! A hangar with a width of 23 to 27 meters, a length of about 140 meters, and a maximum hangar height of more than 7 meters! If you count the tickets in the hangar, the aircraft capacity even exceeds that of the Wittelsbach! And look at the deck with a maximum width of 34 meters,
The aircraft release capability of this aircraft carrier is also far superior to the Constellation and Hercules, and slightly worse than the Wittelsbach with a 220-meter flight deck.
The last aircraft carrier, the Black Hawk, also came from the United States. This was transported to Germany by the U.S. Navy in the form of a transport ship. This aircraft carrier is closest to the Wittelsbach aircraft carrier in appearance, with a length of 210 meters and a width of 30 meters. With a displacement of 20,000 tons, this is a warship designed according to the standards of an aircraft carrier from the beginning. Moreover, the entire hull has been optimized for the Atlantic sea conditions. The front of the hull hangar is a closed hangar, while the rear half is changed to an open hangar for the convenience of warming up.
Because it is a capital ship, the defense and speed are also very powerful. The Americans almost copied the defense and power of the Wittelsbach-class battleships. The side strings are 6-inch slanted armor, but the underwater protection uses American 5 layers. The underwater defense system adopts the deployment method of empty tank-liquid tank-empty tank, and the depth reaches 4 meters! After completion, the speed is as high as 26 knots or more.
These five aircraft carriers formed the German High Seas Fleet aircraft carrier unit. In order to give full play to the combat effectiveness of this aircraft carrier team, the German Navy assigned more than 400 various carrier-based aircraft to it, including the Wittelsbach aircraft carrier, Zeppelin aircraft carrier and The USS Black Hawk is equipped with 30 fighter jets, 10 reconnaissance planes, 30 bombers and 20 torpedo planes. In addition, there are about 8 reserve aircraft preserved in the form of spare parts.
The other two aircraft carriers have a smaller number of aircraft, a total of 25 fighters and reconnaissance aircraft, 25 bombers, and 20 torpedo aircraft. Each aircraft carrier is equipped with 70 aircraft and about 8 reserve aircraft. Have reserve planes left and right.
According to the exercises of the German High Seas Fleet, if the preparations and discharges are completed before dawn, the German Navy can release more than 230 aircraft of various types in the first wave without affecting the second wave of engines! And after less than two hours of preparation, the German Navy aircraft carrier detachment can release more than 150 aircraft in the second attack! If the fighter planes originally used for fleet air defense and the reconnaissance planes used for reconnaissance are excluded, the number of planes used for pure offense in the first wave of the Luftwaffe can exceed 180! If other warships provide air defense and early warning through seaplanes or catapult aircraft, then the more than 230 aircraft that took off in the first wave can be used to attack the British fleet!
"If our luck is good enough, then 230 aircraft can completely damage more than 6 British battleships. When our battleship detachments fight against the battleships of the large fleet, these fleets released from 100 kilometers away can completely attack It is the final word!" Ruprecht commented.
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