Chapter 2187 The Innate Skills of the U.S. Navy 1
"We are facing the most powerful navy in the world. They are well-equipped and have experienced officers and soldiers. Jericho, Thomas and others are also excellent naval generals. Therefore, each of our warships must be prepared to withstand the Attack, and the ability to survive the attack, the British Navy's aircraft carrier should have been mentioned in the telegram to your country, right? Therefore, the Independence must consider preparations for air attacks." After a brief courtesy, Spey The count got to the point.
In the count's view, the German and American fleets relied on high speed and relatively sufficient aerial reconnaissance. As long as the situation was not particularly bad, they could completely avoid the naval gun attacks of the Grand Fleet. Even if the British launched an attack with the most elite Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, then the Allies would The eight fast battleships in the navy can also ensure that they can at least withdraw from the battle when the situation goes wrong. Under the cover of the Allied fleet, the American fleet, which is already at the rear, will naturally not face the British naval guns.
Therefore, for the U.S. Navy, the biggest threat lies in the British aircraft carriers. According to estimates by the German Navy, the British can dispatch nearly 100 attack aircraft to launch air strikes against the German fleet under extreme circumstances, even if the U.S. aircraft carriers are tightly fortified. There is no guarantee that no fish will slip through the net, and the Allied fast battleships are not too worried. After all, the British torpedoes are relatively weak, and if it is not possible, they can be resisted with defense. As for bombs? It doesn't matter, as long as you don't kill important and fragile equipment such as rangefinders with one shot. But the situation with US aircraft carriers is different. Count Spee knows very well that the USS Independence aircraft carrier has very limited hard defense capabilities!
Of course, you can't expect an aircraft carrier without armored decks in this era to continue to maintain combat effectiveness after being hit by a bomb. The Germans' request was simple, as long as the battleship did not sink. And after simple repairs, it can keep up with the retreat of German fast battleships at a high speed. That's right, retreat! In the view of the Germans, the German Navy is not prepared to abandon the USS Independence aircraft carrier and the more than 2,000 US naval officers and soldiers on it unless the situation is absolutely necessary. After all, this is the first time the two navies have cooperated. If a name is given to abandoning friendly forces, how can the two sides trust each other in the Pacific in the future?
"Flying drills are a waste of time. It's a bit late today. If it's convenient, I'd like to see how you carry out damage control." Earl Spee thought for a while and said.
"As you wish, Your Excellency," Sims said and led Count Spee down the bridge to the wide flight deck. There are two elevators on the entire deck responsible for lifting aircraft in the hangar, and there are two ammunition elevators near the side strings responsible for delivering ammunition to the aircraft outfitted on the deck.
"According to our combat regulations, unless absolutely necessary, all aircraft loading and refueling work will be carried out on the deck. In this case, even if our aircraft carrier is attacked and even causes some bombs and fuel to explode, most of them will The energy is also released into the air without causing too much damage to the hull." Sims then came to a huge elevator. At this time, the huge elevator had lowered into the hangar, and a huge hole appeared on the deck.
"The deck of an aircraft carrier is very fragile. We cannot guarantee that the deck will not be attacked during actual combat. Everyone should be clear about what the so-called flight deck is. It is an iron frame with some porous steel plates placed on it, and then a layer of steel is laid on it. Just a layer of teak boards will do," Sims introduced, pointing to the U.S. Navy sailors who were conducting deck repair exercises.
I saw a group of U.S. Navy officers and soldiers, with the help of a small tractor, delivering a large number of prefabricated porous steel plates and wooden boards to the side of the elevator shaft.
Then with the help of small lifting equipment, the beams were set up one by one, and then the steel plates were placed on the beams and fixed, and then the teak boards were laid on the deck. The Americans were even so careful that they even prepared All the remaining mooring holes have been made, so that the hastily repaired deck can at least take off and land fighter jets without problems. The Americans' repair speed and achievements also made the German naval officers and soldiers look at these colleagues from the United States with admiration for the first time. In addition to being well trained, the Americans deserve credit for their standard parts and damage control planning.
"Of course, sometimes we have to consider some extreme situations, such as a bomb falling near the ammunition elevator. Of course, it is certain that the ammunition elevator will definitely be gone." Sims couldn't help but smile when he said this. After a while, he said: "However, we can guarantee that the damage caused by the bomb will not lead to too serious explosions. Because our ammunition lifting shaft is a two-stage design, which is lifted from the ammunition magazine to the main deck, and then the ammunition will move horizontally A certain distance, and then lifted from the main deck to the flight deck." (The main deck of an aircraft carrier with an open hangar is generally the hangar deck. This deck bears the stress of the hull, and the so-called flight deck is actually a shelf. Although The deck is named, but is not included in the stress structure of the hull.)
"This disposal method seems to be similar to the dressing room of the battleship's main gun, but the Americans do it more carefully. And it is safer." Su Xiong said on the side.
"Everyone, let's go back to the hangar and take a look. After all, our flight deck is not armored. Once the bomb falls, 80% of it will damage the hangar." Then, under the leadership of Sims, a group of people passed the aircraft elevator. Arriving at the hangar on the flight deck.
After arriving at the hangar, the first thing that catches the eye is the open partitions on both sides of the wide hangar! It is said to be next door, but in fact it is just a rolling shutter door that can be easily retracted and retracted. After opening, both sides were completely ventilated except for the brackets. The whistling sea breeze blew from both sides of the hangar, so much so that a German naval officer jokingly said that the wind speed in the hangar could reach level 5 at this time.
"In order to save maintenance time, some of our aircraft are warmed up in the hangar, so sufficient ventilation is required. For this reason, most of our hangar structures are this simple open structure, except for the bow. . Because we have to face the bad wind and waves in the North Sea, we don’t want the bow of the boat to be directly smashed by the waves. To this end, we installed a closed bow and reinforced the front section of the hull, which delayed us for half a month, plus Hundreds of tons of weight,” Sims said with a laugh.
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