Chapter 1206: Epoch-making tactics 2

Slide 1206

"As long as there are enough artillery-correcting planes and reconnaissance planes left, it doesn't matter if all the remaining planes are replaced. It doesn't matter how many we have left, the important thing is to make the British have no planes available!" Finally, the prince added. An extra note!

Weakening the British aviation interception force is only the first step. At this time, it is absolutely impossible to send air troops to attack. Don’t think that the depth of the battle line is very small. In fact, in the history of Jutland, Betty’s fast fleet The distance to the main fleet is about 40KM! And considering that Betty and Hipper's battle distance is more than ten kilometers, considering the distance between Scheer's main fleet and Hipper's fleet... The main fleets of the two sides were 80 kilometers apart before the battle, that was no problem at all!

Is this distance big? Naturally big! What is the concept of 80 kilometers? Calculated based on the range of the current carrier-borne torpedo aircraft with bombs, this is almost the attack limit... Because the new generation of torpedo aircraft carries the second-generation torpedo, the maximum attack distance is no more than 100 kilometers... no way! The performance of the aircraft in this era is too shabby, plus a 580KG class torpedo, the weight of this torpedo is less than 2 tons... How much oil do you want it to hold!

But you said this distance is very long? In fact, it is not necessarily. If the fleets of both sides approach at a relative speed of 40 knots, the two sides can collide in less than an hour! Therefore, the embarrassment of the current aviation power is that although the range of the aircraft has far exceeded that of naval guns, it is still too short. Although the speed of the aircraft is fast, its cruising speed is definitely not more than twice that of fast battleships when carrying bombs. Yes, you read that right! In fact, the cruise speed of these attack airborne bombs is less than three digits! Cars go slower than later on high speed!

The prince and his subordinates who were constantly performing deductions on the nautical chart subsequently discovered another questionable question. Should the aircraft carrier detachment act together with the main fleet? At the beginning, there was no in-depth study, so I thought that this issue was not important, anyway, the aircraft carrier was on the non-engaging side of the fast fleet. The British destroyers and light cruisers would not be able to directly penetrate the German high seas fleet and then use torpedoes or naval guns to clean up the aircraft carriers, right? If the British really have this ability, it would be a **** thing!

But then, after some deductions at the air port, they thought it was difficult to coordinate the two fleets! Because the attack aircraft has a relatively short range, it must be released after the two sides engage in battle. The battleship squadron must make frequent maneuvers to find a good position before engaging in battle. And what about aircraft carriers? They need to sail straight against the wind for at least 20 minutes at maximum speed...

Because only in this case can the carrier-based aircraft take off with the highest efficiency. What is this concept? Probably a fleet sailing 15 kilometers in a certain direction! Then, you tell me, how do the two fleets coordinate in this case? Once the main fleet is unable to protect these aircraft carriers, the probability that the British light cruisers and destroyers with a speed of nearly 30 knots will rush up is quite high! What are you going to do at that time? Does the auxiliary battleship cover the main fleet or the aircraft carrier?

Therefore, the safest way is naturally to keep the distance so that the other party cannot touch or even see it! In this case, the aircraft carrier fleet is required to be at least tens of kilometers away from the main fleet! In this case, the British fleet could theoretically not pass through the huge front of the German fleet. At least from the water and air directions, the aircraft carrier is safe.

So good, is the problem solved? Naturally there is no solution! Back to the previous question! The attack aircraft's range is not enough! You have determined that the aircraft carrier unit must be behind the main fleet, so how far apart can it take into account the voyage while ensuring the safety of the aircraft carrier? Considering that when the two fast fleets met, it was normal for the main fleet to be 80 kilometers apart. Then you have to pull the aircraft carrier behind your main fleet. I'm afraid the distance between the aircraft carrier and the opponent's main fleet exceeds 100 kilometers, right?

As a result, the prince encountered a new problem, when will the carrier-based aircraft force attack! After the two avant-garde battles, there may be a battle, or one party may choose to withdraw directly. If the main fleet of both sides intends to meet each other, then the distance between the two parties will quickly approach! The prince believes that it is not difficult for the two sides to find the position of each other's main fleet. In addition to seaplanes, the British have a V1500 and the Germans have an airship. Historically, aerial reconnaissance was not too reliable, but on this plane, intensive and frequent aerial reconnaissance can at least dig out the main fleets of both sides! (Under the condition that the visibility is not too sad)

Then the two fleets should meet in about an hour, and then the prince’s aviation staff pointed his finger and began to calculate the time. The aircraft took about 20 minutes to fly, and it took 20 minutes for the aircraft to complete the formation, and then flew over... Theoretically, when the two fleets met, their own aircraft just arrived. What a nice setting this is!

However, this is just theory! Let’s not talk about how complicated the actual situation is during the battle. According to the ideal situation, the plane passed by, watching the battle line of more than ten kilometers unfolded by the British and the battleship with more than 2 dozen. Which one are you playing? Yes, if you play casually, you can, but what the prince needs is a key point to attack the British! The value of throwing torpedoes on the Queen or Vengeance-class battleship is definitely greater than the value of still being on the Fearless and Neptune warships!

Although in this era, even if equipped with an improved armor-piercing shell, it may not be able to penetrate the horizontal armor of a battleship~www.wuxiaspot.com~, but the huge charge is enough to destroy the delicate equipment on the ship, such as rangefinders and communication equipment. Wait, and if the main rangefinder of a battleship is destroyed, its combat effectiveness will be reduced a lot, even if there are spares on the main turret!

In order to ensure this, you need to find these things from the battle line, and it is not enough to rely on the information provided by the main fleet. After all, the distance is tens of kilometers, and the ship type can be confirmed from the range measurement by more than 30 times. It's really difficult. Plus the smoke and fire from the artillery. In fact, in history, the British Grand Fleet was forced to suspend shooting because of the excessive smoke screen during artillery shooting.

Therefore, reconnaissance is required before the carrier-based attack aircraft strikes. After the opponent's battle line unfolds, find the important target. Then guide the carrier-based aircraft to attack the selected target. This also takes time. The airplane’s stagnation time is limited. In order to save the fuel of the attack aircraft, you must delay the take-off time. Therefore, under various limited conditions, the prince wrote the second article of aviation operations!

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