Chapter 2795: The dispute over aircraft carriers

Then I'll listen respectfully. "Riddle said.

"I'm thinking about the issue of aircraft carrier formation and command. I think that under the current circumstances, neither our previous approach of centralizing all aircraft carriers nor the approach of single aircraft carrier formation advocated by the Americans is actually inappropriate. The former is easy to be overwhelmed, and it is still difficult to organize a large-scale attack wave under the current communication and training conditions."

"The organization of any service is not the bigger the better, but the size of the fleet and the role of the various warships within the fleet should be arranged according to different tasks. In fact, this time the US aircraft carrier squadron adopts 2/3 organization as a compromise. If It would be great if it could be improved," Logan said.

"So what should your ideal aircraft carrier organization look like?" Raidel asked. After all, he is not a professional aircraft carrier officer. He really doesn't have much research on the issue of fleet organization and use. Of course, from the perspective of the entire world navy, no one can talk about any research. Everyone is still stuck in a pot or running alone. The Japanese Navy’s approach is a pot of pot, while the U.S. Navy feels a bit of a pot of pot. It's dangerous, so I divided a pot of dishes into two parts. Just this difference, don't look down on anyone!

"The core issue of aircraft carriers is the operation of carrier-based aircraft. We must operate our carrier-based aircraft with the highest possible efficiency to meet the needs of various tasks. Well, what tasks do aircraft carriers need to deal with now? Said it is nothing more than reconnaissance, anti-submarine, attack and defense." Logan said.

"Now, we often use seaplanes carried by other warships to perform reconnaissance and anti-submarine missions. To a large extent, the purpose is to save deck space on aircraft carriers. However, this kind of mission is inefficient. First of all, the flying speed of seaplanes is too high. Slow, which may cause delays. Secondly, the maintenance and proper rate of seaplanes are relatively bad. After all, they are not like aircraft on aircraft carriers that can be accommodated in hangars."

"The third is the high impact on sea conditions. In the Pacific, this problem may not be serious, but in the Atlantic or the North Sea, the problem is a bit bad. I have checked the seaplane usage data of the high seas fleet, and the data is very bad, just because Our seaplanes are too large and are supplemented by land-based aircraft, so they are barely enough."

"So, in this case, I think that in the future, there should be a small aircraft carrier in the high seas fleet that has a small tonnage and a relatively low cost that can be used for reconnaissance and anti-submarine missions. It may not be able to release a large number of attacks. Aircraft, but it can do everything else besides launching an attack, including air defense missions!" Logan said.

"Is it a light, low-cost aircraft carrier? If we have a certain amount of funds, will such a lack of attack power weaken our overall combat effectiveness?" Raidel asked.

"No." Logan said very positively. "Because in naval battles, you have to release a lot of reconnaissance for reconnaissance anyway, and a lot of fighters for air combat. This demand is just needed. You must either use a large fleet of aircraft carriers to undertake this task, or use an ad hoc light aircraft carrier. To perform this task, if everyone has the same tonnage, we will have more decks. It will be more flexible to use, and if our catapult is successfully developed, then these light aircraft carriers will also have a certain amount of offensive power."

"Of course, the most important thing is that this kind of small aircraft carrier is very suitable for mass production, and it can even be directly modified with the hull of a cruiser. Anyway, we only release fighters, and do not release bombers that require longer runways. These light aircraft carriers are equivalent to the fleet. Although the status of destroyers is low, they are indispensable in the fleet." Logan said.

"According to your statement, the displacement of this aircraft carrier may be only 10,000 tons or less. It may even be improved with civilian ships. A large number of civilian ship standards and mass production can indeed reduce costs and cycle. And many small yards also It can be done. This is a very good idea from a strategic point of view. After all, our future enemy will definitely be stronger and more resilient than the British. We must be prepared for a long war of attrition. But we want to win the navy. It also takes some effort to recognize it.” Ryder agreed with Logan's statement.

"So the core of my future tactics is that each aircraft carrier squad consists of 3 to 4 aircraft carriers, of which 2 are real fleet aircraft carriers, and the other 1 or 2 are light aircraft carriers. The main task of the latter is to be responsible for not only launching an offensive. For all work outside the country, our fleet division will be more organized and more responsive. After all, we have more decks, so there will be no **** fighters and attack aircraft looting like the Japanese fleet."

"Of course, in order for such aircraft carrier formations to really work, they still need a lot of daily training and running-in. Although the US aircraft carrier squadrons seem to be fighting together, in daily training and management, they use battleships as units to do their own things. Regardless of us, whether it is exercises or training, we should arrange these aircraft carriers in wartime formations. Only after a long period of tempering will they perform their duties in battle as a whole." Logan said.

"Then this formation will be very large. After all, if it is 4 aircraft carriers, then you have to be equipped with at least 1 dozen destroyers and cruisers~www.wuxiaspot.com~ plus the appropriate number of supplies and auxiliary ships, this It is a challenge for the current high seas fleet, because the current high seas fleet is generally in a state of contraction, and major changes of this magnitude may cause a violent rebound." Raidel said.

"This problem is only a plan at the moment. After all, both the system and the hardware require a long time to prepare, but I will mention in the suggestion that at least two aircraft carriers should be grouped together as a tactical unit. The battleship is Why can't the aircraft carrier be used in this way? Say yes." Logan asked with a smile.

Logan's suggestion is actually about the subdivision of aircraft carriers and the issue of tactical coordination. This suggestion can be regarded as opening a new way for the use of aircraft carriers in the development of the German Navy. After all, this is a new idea from the architectural level. But before, more was the evolution of single-ship tactics, such as how to better deploy aircraft, use decks and time, how to attack and defend, and the cooperation of aircraft carriers is relatively small. Logan began to study this issue.

"Then good luck, Mr. General." At the end of the meeting, Raidel said.

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