Chapter 1208: The coming of a new era II

Slide 1208

The thought of this made the prince agitated! He has now found at least one feasible method that can severely damage the British Empire's fleet within a year! Yes, this battle will be launched at the end of 1913 at the latest! If the fight is good, then Germany's overseas transportation lines will be truly smooth! The British will never be able to return to the Shetland Islands!

Afterwards, the prince calmed down his excitement and began to think about what to do if the plan changed? For example, the British fleet has added the aircraft carrier type, and what about the British land-based aircraft appearing over the battlefield! For the former, the prince is not very worried, because historically, British aircraft carriers have always been known for carrying fewer aircraft... It is not realistic to expect them to launch a large-scale aerial raid. As for the latter, if it is a large group of O-400 and FB27 bombers carrying this torpedo and 500KG bombs, then maybe the German fleet will not be able to eat it...

The best way is naturally to fight within the combat radius of the British Air Force. Thinking of this, the prince drew a rough range on the North Sea chart based on the collected intelligence. This range will be called the North Sea Black Hole in later generations, which means It is said that with the exception of large bombers like the V1500, twin-engine aircraft cannot reach combat seas with anti-ship weapons.

However, it is really difficult for the British to enter and exit this area, because now the Royal Navy, which mainly guards homes and hangs up and waits for violent soldiers, in this case, under normal circumstances, the probability of the British fleet entering and leaving the open sea is very low. Suppress cruise and almost quit....

The so-called not afraid of 10,000, but just in case, in line with the principle of leniency, the prince needs to leave enough aviation power to deal with the British land-based bombers. Regarding the degree of British aviation power, the prince has a clearer picture. Therefore, technically, all interception aircraft must be equipped with at least three 12.7MM machine guns to be barely enough. Then there must be more than 3 hours of stagnation time, which requires the help of the auxiliary fuel tank, and then this determines that the aircraft's engine must be powerful... So the prince asked his subordinates to draft a telegram asking how the reverse engineering of the V12 375 horsepower engine produced by Rollo, which was dismantled from the downed British bomber, was done....

There must be a large number of fighters. The prince needs to draw out at least 50 fighters to be responsible for the additional interception. This number is impossible for the current plan. There are a total of about 100 fighters on the 4 aircraft carriers. The 30 aircraft in the hangar that are prepared or used as backup aircraft, and then thrown away are the fighter units that provide cover for the attack fleet. This number is about 50, that is, the remaining number of fighters is only 20... . This amount is definitely not enough!

According to current combat experience, for a dual-engine bomber with advanced performance, the use of a single-engine seaplane to intercept is simply impossible. No matter how good the performance is, the aircraft plus two pontoons immediately become a weight. At present, only twin-engine seaplanes can effectively deal with twin-engine bombers. The latter is too heavy, too bulky, and too small to carry.

"If we can, I hope that we can build a small aircraft carrier if we have spare capacity, specifically as a fighter aircraft carrier. The deck length of 160 meters is enough, anyway, we do not plan to use it to take off the attack aircraft." The key issue is the lack of release. Capacity and number of aircraft, and the easiest way is naturally to build another one. The prince has very few requirements for this additional aircraft carrier. There is no need to carry an attack aircraft, and even the bomb and ammunition compartment can be as small as possible, as long as it can hold more than 50 new J-3 fighters! The latter will be replaced with an engine of more than 350 horsepower and a maximum flight speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour. Initially equipped with 3 12.7MM machine guns, in the later period may consider changing to the newly developed 20MM machine gun.

An aircraft carrier dedicated to take-off fighter jets can provide at least about 30 fighter jets. The surplus of 50 fighter jets is enough to deter the British twin-engine bombers. After all, the firepower of these aircraft is stronger than that of ordinary J-1 aircraft. More than doubled! (The latter is a 12.7MM machine gun and a 7.92MM machine gun.)

There is a basic air defense force. As for how to use these fighters, hehe, the prince can only count on these pilots to be more qualified and perform better on the spot. In this era, there is no radar, no complete air defense command and decision-making system, and even radio. It's somewhere between reliable and unreliable. All you can count on is to make those fighter pilots perform better.

"By the way, how is the air defense deployment in Wilhelmshaven?" The prince asked after he had written the draft of his new high seas fleet.

"Thank you, your Royal Highness, the fighter wing from Bavaria has been deployed to the area around Wilhelmshaven. Eight 88MM antiaircraft artillery batteries and 6 40MM antiaircraft artillery batteries have been arranged on the high ground near Wilhelmshaven. The peripheral security system It has been established and the Navy Department guarantees that there will be at least one airship patrolling northwest of the port throughout the day. The ground observation post has also been rolled out. The radio monitoring department is being established. Air defense balloons will be deployed around the next 1." The officer of the Ministry said.

"Very well, keep working hard. Aviation attacks are not too technically difficult for the British. In the future, it may be unsafe in the port." The prince nodded and said.

And as the prince expected, the British finally completed the problem of aerial torpedo throwing two weeks later. The method they used was very similar to the method used by the Japanese when they bombed Pearl Harbor in World War 2. By adding a wooden Wings are used to reduce the depth of the torpedo when it enters the water. Outside the Gulf of Forth ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ a British FB27 bomber attacked the target ship on a squadron scale for the first time.

"At least, our five torpedoes have successfully entered the water, and are in line with the theoretical range." Fleet Commander Jericho said while looking at the somewhat embarrassed naval aviation officer. Yes, none of the five torpedoes hit the target... For the first time, the British who used a twin-engine airplane to play lightning strikes had a long throw distance. They shot a torpedo from a distance of 1,400 meters. In the same period, the Germans demanded it be within 800 meters. And the selected target is also a little smaller, but after reducing the strike distance, the accuracy of the lightning strike behind it is OK. As a result, this exercise only verified the feasibility of aviation lightning strikes, but did not strictly determine the specific power. (No warhead installed)

However, the previous aerial bomb attack was exceptionally successful. An aerial bomb changed from a 12-inch armor-piercing projectile was dropped from a height of 1,000 meters, and then it hit the target in a ghostly manner! The powerful kinetic energy directly penetrated the 3rd deck of the target ship, and almost exploded at the bottom of the ship. It only took one shot to beat the target ship into two ends...

"It's time to attack!" Churchill said after receiving the report.

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