Chapter 668 - Changes on the Somme
At the Antwerp Airport Command, Charles and Tijani competed to discuss the tactics of the new destroyer.
The focus is on the future development of destroyers.
Shire believes that the destroyer should further reduce weight in the future and reduce the main gun to one in front and back, so that all the empty weight and space will be used to increase air defense firepower.
Tijani strongly opposed this:
"We are talking about the future, Lieutenant General."
"Maybe your torpedo bomber can threaten all warships, and I've heard of the idea of bombers with them."
"I admit they are all feasible. But have you considered that the flight range of the plane is limited after all, and you can't control every area with the plane."
As he said, Tijani's fingers were a little heavy in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean: "Also, even if your plane can arrive, how long does it take at the speed of the plane? One hour? Two hours?"
Shire asked back: "Why can't we let the fleet take the plane?"
"You mean seaplanes?" Tijani rejected this statement without thinking: "The role of seaplanes is very limited, Lieutenant General..."
"I'm talking about wheeled aircraft." Charles interrupted Tijani, "We can build a ship and build a runway on the ship so that the wheeled aircraft can take off on the warship and of course land."
Tijani was stunned, and after a while, he shook his head incredibly: "This is too ridiculous, Lieutenant General, this is impossible."
"Is that?" Charles said calmly: "But as far as I know the British have done this, and they have achieved partial success."
Tijani stood there in a daze: "You, are you saying true?"
"Of course," answered Charles: "A few months ago, a wheeled plane in the British took off successfully on the 'Raging Royal'. The reason why it was said to be partially successful is because it could not land on the warship, after completing the mission It must return to land on land.”
This is the reason why the Royal Furious cannot be called the first aircraft carrier. In the end, the United States successfully completed the take-off and landing first.
During this period, only the UK and the US had funds to continue this experiment.
Seeing that Tijani was still half-believing, Charles added: "Don't doubt it, general. A small aircraft only takes a few dozen meters of runway to take off. It is feasible for warships to provide a takeoff platform for it, but it is hard for you to imagine that the Navy will There is only such equipment.”
Britain and the United States did not make the relevant experiments public, and these information was still military secrets during this period.
And Charles believes that Britain and the United States will accelerate the research and development of aircraft carriers.
Because fighter jets taken off on aircraft carriers are the best and most correct way to deal with Charles torpedo attack aircraft.
Tijani looked at Charles blankly and suddenly exclaimed: "God, I must tell Lieutenant General Gaiprat about this!"
As he said that, he turned around and pushed open the door and walked downstairs quickly.
This is no small matter. The era of changing naval warfare mode is likely to come, faster than everyone imagines.
At this time, the staff officer sent a telegram to Charles.
It's a private matter, from Stokes.
It can be seen between the lines that Stokes is very anxious: "Lieutenant General, I have something wrong. I hope you can help me clarify that the British government may regard me as a treason. You know, the projects we cooperate with and military workers. Related, and I'm a British man again."
Shire smiled and called back calmly: "I really want to help you and I'm willing to help you, Mr. Stokes. But in this situation, don't you think I'm going to help you more and more. ? If you really wish I did, I could go and clarify to the British government that I even had some degree of cooperation with the 'Military Secretary', but I can't guarantee what the consequences would be."
Nympho
London, England, Stokes, who was hiding in a villa like an ant in a hot pan, was stunned when he received the telegram.
Charles is right. Charles is a Frenchman or the person most afraid of in the UK. Is it useful to clarify?
Not only is it useless, it will be worse.
It's like he is desperate to seek medical treatment!
But now, what else can I do?
Soon Stokes received another telegram from Shire: "I think you have only two ways to go now: either exit the project and tell the British government everything you know, but at the laboratory in Dawaz , I can only use it as compensation for your breach of contract. Or, stick to this project, no matter what difficulties it encounters."
The words didn't make it clear, but Stokes understood it.
These two paths are actually either completely standing on the side of Britain or France, and there is no third path to go.
Exit the project and pay the laboratory?
No, he has nothing in this way!
That's only...
"I understand, Lieutenant General." Stokes called back: "I know what to do!"
Nympho
At the Antwerp command, Charles raised his eyebrows and put the telegram into his pocket.
There is no mistake, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one 619, one book, one, one, one, one, one, one, a book!
In fact, the CIA of the UK was not very interested in Stokes. At this time, the British government did not pay attention to tank guns and did not know the importance of tank guns.
Therefore, the CIA did not send anyone to follow Stokes.
It was Charles who asked Lucia to follow Stokes and expose himself in a clumsy manner.
Only in this way can Stokes be completely forced to France to become a member of the Bernard Group.
Before, Shire might not have to care about Stokes and his machinery company.
But now, the production of Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and aircraft guns, and various types of anti-aircraft guns in the future, are mostly improved from existing artillery. This process requires mechanical experts rather than artillery experts.
It is certainly not appropriate to hand these over to a British.
But if this British is a defector in France, it will be different.
"General!" At this time, a signalman guarding the radio shouted and reported: "The Germans counterattacked. On the north bank of the Somme River, they assembled a large number of armored forces. The British defense line is about to collapse."
Charles frowned.
This seems different from the Battle of the Somme in history.
Although the British suffered heavy casualties in history, the front line was advancing slowly, and there was no such thing as a complete collapse due to the German counterattack.
What is the situation now?
Taking the map and unfolding it on the table, Charles seemed to understand after thinking for a while.
In history, the British used tanks for the first time in the Battle of the Somme before advancing slowly.
But now...
Because of the emergence of the Charles variable, the British tank evolution has slowed down, and they are still using backward tanks without turrets such as the Whippet.
And because of the battle with the Charles, the Germans have made significant progress in both tanks and applied tactics.
On this basis, the Germans have the strength to defeat the British army, and the situation of the Battle of the Somme has changed!
