Chapter 2387 The War Is Not Far Away 4

"Should we replace 16-inch guns with 14-inch guns? If so, if the standard of 32,000 tons is used, the new fast battleship may only be equipped with six 16-inch guns. In addition, other performances must be greatly compressed, even in terms of tonnage. It’s fake.” Duff thought for a while and said.

"Well, we still have plenty of time to discuss this issue in the future. The Germans will not loosen their control on us so quickly. It is enough to have a general idea of ​​some things. Major General Hood, your main work in the next stage The focus should be on the new Japanese battleships, and I don't want our newly commissioned first-class battleships to still be inferior to the Germans' warships of the same class." Admiral Thomas said.

"Did you give up the brand new Fury-class battleship?" Duff asked with some doubts.

"Well, I discussed this matter with Major General Hood in private. We both think that the design of the Fuso-class battleship based on the Fuso-class battleship is a bit outdated. Although it is still advanced, the opponent we will face in the future is For a new ship 10 years later, it is inevitable to prepare a new design. And even if we can only install six 16-inch guns on the battleship due to tonnage restrictions, it is still stronger than the previous Fury." Thomas said.

"Okay, you have the final say on these matters." Duff said a little lonely in his heart.

"In addition, does the representative of the Japanese Navy have plans to purchase warships?" Thomas asked. According to the secret agreement reached between the United Kingdom and Germany, the British Navy can use the capital ships that originally belonged to the Royal Navy in the name of disposing of "abandoned warships." Harmless treatment" and sold to Japan, of course, the number cannot exceed 2, and the time must be before the US-Japan war. In addition to capital ships, there are not many restrictions on light cruisers, destroyers and submarines. This is definitely a good opportunity for the British Navy to reduce non-performing assets!

Of course, although the British have the idea of ​​making money and the Germans have the idea of ​​pitting the United States, they can't do anything, and the Germans are also worried that the British will use this method to maintain their naval warship research and development capabilities after the war. Therefore, once the United States and Japan officially go to war, Germany will closely monitor the British navy-related facilities, so this window period is not long.

"The Japanese have some orders for submarines and destroyers. For capital ships, they plan to buy our Fury-class battleships, but you know this is a bit difficult. We plan to sell them a battleship equipped with 343MM artillery. But Japan People don't want it." Major General Hood said.

"Okay, I see." Thomas didn't say much about this matter. He knew what the Japanese wanted. However, the Fury-class battleship is not impossible to sell. After all, there are still 2 ships on the Royal Navy berth. It was completed, and the British Empire also requisitioned a battleship that originally belonged to Chile during the war.... Regarding the remaining operations, it seems that my predecessors have already done it?

"I feel that I, and even the entire British Empire, are a little confused." Thomas lamented inwardly. Now, the entire British high-level realizes that if they want to defeat Germany and regain their status as world hegemony one day in the future, they must obtain the support of the United States. But the prerequisite for Americans to help Britain is that Britain loses the potential to become a hegemon. Do the British need Japanese funds to get through the current difficult period? They need Japanese sabers to maintain the stability of the Far East and South Asian colonies. But Japan and the United States are irreconcilable contradictions. Therefore, the entire British foreign and military policy operates under a very contradictory and tangled thinking. But there is no way to get out of it!

"Okay, let's end this question first,

Tell me about yourself, General Betty. said Thomas to Betty.

"We found the door to new tactics, but not the key," Beatty said. "We have always used aircraft carriers as an auxiliary force, mainly performing auxiliary tasks such as reconnaissance, anti-reconnaissance, anti-submarine, and providing air protection for the fleet. We never thought of using aircraft carriers to win a crucial naval battle. Therefore, our Sea-based aviation was never really strong, but our adversaries were not."

"According to our intelligence, they have five aircraft carriers, all of which are over 20,000 tons, equipped with a total of more than 450 carrier-based aircraft. That is to say, each aircraft carrier has an average of 90 carrier-based aircraft and backup aircraft. and our four aircraft carriers have a total of more than 200 aircraft. Therefore, the German aircraft carriers can not only provide effective air defense for the fleet, but can even concentrate on attacking the large fleet. When the two battleships are at war, dozens of The arrival of an attack plane carrying bombs and torpedoes is undoubtedly a nightmare for a certain capital ship. The aircraft worth more than 100,000 pounds and the weapons they carry can severely damage or even destroy a capital ship worth more than 2 million pounds. Sink!" Betty said.

"How could the German aircraft carrier hold so many planes? Their aircraft carrier is not much larger than ours." Major General Hood expressed his incomprehension.

"First of all, there are two types of German aircraft carrier hangars. The first is double-deck hangars. In terms of area, their hangars are much larger than single-deck hangars, so they can accommodate more aircraft. Secondly, even a single-deck hangar The height of their hangars is also very large, and some aircraft can be hoisted on the top of the hangar, and it is very convenient to put them down through the winch when in use. Of course, the most important thing is that they have a large number of aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier , there are at least 30 or so, so the German aircraft carrier will naturally carry a large amount of aircraft." Betty explained.

"Those planes on the deck seem to be in a very bad place," Major General Hood said.

"However, the Germans don't care. For them, as long as they can win a key naval battle, then this cost is nothing at all. Originally, we also had this condition, but our aviation power was consumed too much before. ’” Thomas said.

"In terms of carrier-based aircraft, our number is much smaller than that of our opponents, especially in terms of aircraft release capabilities. On the one hand, it is because our deck is relatively small and we can release fewer aircraft. On the other hand, it is because of our The operating efficiency of the carrier-based aircraft is very low," Betty said.

"Is it about the deck? That has something to do with the tonnage and volume of the battleship itself. It seems that this cannot be changed." Duff said.

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