Chapter 17

"Two generals, do you think future naval battles will be the same as the last one?"Hess asked.

The expressions of General Raeder and General Dönitz couldn't help but become solemn.

The last naval battle was undoubtedly the era of big ships and big guns.

Caliber is justice!

This made the navies of various countries desperately build larger tonnage. A battleship with a larger main gun caliber.

However, the gap in resources meant that although the Second Imperial Navy won a tactical victory in the Battle of Jutland, it was strategically unable to break the blockade of the Royal Navy on which the sun never sets. In the end, reduced to a fleet of existence

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, compared with the Royal Navy of the Empire on which the sun never sets, we are inherently at a disadvantage. If you want to defeat them, you can only catch up."General Redl said.

Hess shook his head:"Our national strength simply cannot be compared with the Empire on which the sun never sets. In particular, the shortcomings in resources are very serious. Once the Never-Set Empire fights head-on on large surface battleships, we will not be their opponent at all."

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, do you mean to develop an underwater fleet?"Dönitz's eyes lit up.

You know, in the last war, the submarine force of the Second Reich made the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets suffered a lot. He was almost strangled to death because the maritime trade line was cut off.

He Si nodded:"Compared with the Royal Navy of the Empire on which the sun never sets, we are completely at a disadvantage. If you want to defeat them, you have to find another way. In addition, the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets is an island country and its own resources are quite scarce. It almost all relies on obtaining various resources from overseas colonies. To defeat them and cut off their maritime trade lines is undoubtedly the best way. And our submarine force is undoubtedly the most effective."

General Raeder and General Dönitz both nodded.

Submarines are indeed a powerful weapon for the weak to defeat the strong.

"We need to develop newer submarines. The displacement is larger, the underwater endurance is stronger, and the noise is controlled as much as possible, thereby achieving stronger survivability. In the future, it will be able to exert greater combat power. Of course, the quantity must also be sufficient." Hess said

"Yes, Your Majesty the Prime Minister!"Dönitz was even more convinced by this point of view put forward by Hess.

Many things coincided with him.

This greatly changed General Dönitz's perception of Hess.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, it is impossible for us to win a naval battle without large surface warships. Submarines can only destroy, but large horizontal battleships can control!"General Redel is a little unwilling.

The navy's large-scale shipbuilding plan has not yet begun, but the navy's generals are undoubtedly looking forward to it.

"Of course there are large surface warships. However, the focus needs to change. I have always believed that with the development of technology. Aircraft will play an increasingly important role in naval warfare"

"airplane? You mean developing aircraft carriers?"Raeder frowned.

Today's aircraft are just like toys, and they don't play a big role at all.

Even though many countries are conducting research in this area. However, there are still quite a few people who think that battleships are the only It is the main force in naval battles.

Hess nodded:"Yes, aircraft carrier. To be precise, it is a combination of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft. The performance of today's aircraft is indeed very poor. However, with the advancement of science and technology, I believe that carrier-based aircraft capable of carrying heavy aerial bombs and heavy aerial torpedoes will soon be developed. When these carrier-based aircraft take off from aircraft carriers and launch attacks on warships hundreds of kilometers away, that is when the naval battle model is completely overturned."

General Redl nodded, although he didn't quite believe it.

However, he knew that Hess insisted on this. If the Navy refused, the Navy's large-scale shipbuilding plan would not be implemented at all.

"Your Excellency, the Navy can make adjustments. The next development of the navy will be dominated by submarines and aircraft carriers."General Raeder chose to compromise.

"This couldn't be better. I believe that the future Navy will be proud of today's decision. Because the Navy made the right choice!"Hess said with satisfaction.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Prime Minister!" said General Raeder.

"The Navy can make changes to its shipbuilding plan. Build a fleet of submarines and aircraft carriers. Of course, the battleships supporting the aircraft carrier must also be made. That is, escorting anti-aircraft cruisers and destroyers, etc. In particular, anti-aircraft firepower must be strengthened."Hess specially warned

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister."General Redl replied.

Hess knew very well that the protagonists of future naval battles will be aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft. And their navy must not only have strong strike capabilities, but also strong air defense capabilities. In this way, they can Survive the future naval battle.