"Click". The pen in Count Spee's hand fell to the ground. "The Europa's standard displacement of nearly 35,000 tons is not enough?" the Count said to himself angrily. He even felt that he had supported a twin-engine aircraft.

whether the ship’s decision was reasonable. Although during the exercise, twin-engine aircraft and high-speed

The advantages brought by the high-speed attack aircraft fleet have been fully reflected. But as the overall leader of the German Navy, the Count needs to consider not only the issue of combat effectiveness, but also the issue of whether the empire's wallet and time are sufficient!

The cost of the Moltke-class aircraft carrier I looked for first was 1.

It is more than 200 million marks. This does not include the aircraft above. The construction period is about 28 months. If you want to build a larger aircraft carrier, such as a 40,000-ton aircraft carrier, then the cost will be conservatively estimated.

It costs more than 200 million U.S. dollars, and the construction period will take at least three years! Once the war breaks out

, then what is considered is not how elite the single warship is in hand, but how to use limited money and time to build the strongest fleet. The construction cycle of more than 3 years is indeed a bit long for wartime. And if it is in peacetime,

If it is built, the high cost of shipbuilding is another problem that is difficult to solve.

So Count Spee has to dance on two eggs. One egg is the issue of aircraft carrier combat effectiveness, and the other egg is the issue of the overall budget. As a senior executive, Count Spee knows many unknown secrets. For example, the German General

Actively provoke the Second World War within 3 years. Three years is a time point, and many plans must be launched around this point, especially the naval armament renewal plan with an extremely long construction period. In each budget

In the battle with the quarrel.

Count Pay led the heads of the Admiralty to obtain a large budget for the navy. Overall, in the next three years, the German Navy will be able to start construction of 6 fleet aircraft carriers, 3 of which are Moltke-class armored aircraft carriers.

The three are Europa-class aircraft carriers. This was originally planned, and all the designs were ready-made, so there was no need to waste time redrawing the drawings. The Navy also approved it internally, and they just needed to get the money to start construction. In the end, it suddenly happened like this

One thing.

What made the Earl even more depressed was that when he sorted out Redel's relevant documents and sent them to his good student Earl Luckner, the latter actually expressed support and appreciation for this, and actively persuaded him to change his original attitude.

Plan. When he saw the reply from his student, the Earl was puzzled. When did the Hipper family and Count Luckner get so close? Count Spee's skill tree did not focus on aircraft carrier tactics, but he knew

Once a war breaks out, I am afraid that the German Navy will be able to build a large number of aircraft

The carrier can only be a Moltke-class aircraft carrier. The reason is very simple. It is a matter of working hours! It is better to have an aircraft carrier in hand than on the slipway! Even the most optimistic estimate is that it will take at least 2 years for Germany to complete a Moltke-class aircraft carrier.

Time, 2 years! This sea confrontation

The resistance is against two powerful countries and two super-powerful countries! The loss rate of battleships will definitely be very high. Count Spee must consider the issue of fleet replenishment speed. Super aircraft carriers are indeed useful, but if they come out too late, they will be really useless.

The dishes are cold.

In German military strategy, they attach great importance to the first-mover advantage, because the Germans have always been fighting opponents with stronger national strength than themselves. If they do not gain a big advantage at first, then Germany will be quite passive. The Germans know very well that in the first battle

The Allies' victory was a bit of a fluke. If the Italian Navy had not severely damaged the French Navy at the beginning, it would have gained control of the sea in the Mediterranean, and then successfully established contact with China. If it had not been for the German army that first

Russia was defeated. If the Americans had not entered the war relatively late, the Germans would not have been able to win the war! Therefore, top German military officials requested that the German Navy must accumulate as many capital ships as possible in the next three years! And during wartime

, the German Navy must ensure the stability of the number of naval carrier-based aircraft. This does not mean that the Germans do not have enough aircraft, but that the number of German aircraft carriers must be stable and increase with the development of the war!

Faced with such a dilemma, Count Spee even planned to build all 18,000-ton light-protected aircraft carriers during wartime to ensure the scale of the aircraft carrier fleet. These aircraft carriers, let alone releasing twin-engine aircraft, could make do with fw190 and ju90.

That’s not bad! The defense of such an aircraft carrier is quite poor. Maybe it will

A 500kg bomb can be dropped in seconds. The only advantage is that it is cheap and fast to build! The Germans expect to complete one in 16 months! And the requirements for the slipway are very low. Even if they later decided to use the Moltke-class aircraft carrier as the basis for another war,

The main force, but the Navy Ministry still recommends building a certain amount of light-protected aircraft carriers as a supplement.

Now, a considerable number of people within the Navy insist on building larger and more complex aircraft carriers, which makes the Earl feel very embarrassed. One is the funding issue, and the other is the strategic issue. This determination is so difficult that the Earl has fallen into a historical problem.

Erpitz building Bavaria

Dilemma on the issue of sub-class battleships. Historically, there were two plans for the newly started first-class battleships. One plan was to use 10 350mm main guns. The other was to use 8 400mm main guns. In the end, it could not be decided.

Tyr the Determined

Pitts handed over this issue to the Kaiser, who put forward a counter-suggestion and directly chose the most suitable plan between the two, taking into account both firepower and cost. In the end, it was equipped with an 8-door 15-inch

Artillery of the Bavaria-class battleships than the first option

It has stronger firepower and is more economical than the second option. It has become one of the representatives of outstanding battleships in World War I. (This shows that William II is quite discerning in his choice of battleships.) And this time, Germany

What choice will the Emperor make? Count Spey will wait and see!

Unlike in history, when the Kaiser suddenly had an idea and decided to build Bavaria equipped with 15-inch guns, this time the Kaiser did not pat his head so simply. Because in the German strategic system, the position of the navy has significantly increased.

, even the Army and the Air Force agree

I believe that if the navy is not powerful, then Germany will have no chance of winning in the future Middle East plan. Look at the fragile supply capacity of the German army during the Iran War. Land transportation alone is simply not enough to consume the German land and air forces. Therefore, the Kaiser considered

Again, decide

This matter should still be discussed in high-level military meetings. Of course, the Kaiser will definitely not ask the generals of the Army and Air Force whether it is necessary to build this new class of aircraft carriers. Instead, he will use the combat plan to speculate when the Navy will launch a large-scale attack and start new construction.

Can the warships catch up with the battle plan? If they can't catch up, can they use other methods to make up for it first. In this regard, the Germans' planning goal is very clear, that is, to get rid of France first! At this stage, the navy actually does not need to

From the very beginning, you will fight to the death with the other party.

When two land-power countries are fighting, the battle is between the air force and the army. The role of the navy is actually relatively low. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy and Spain formed a semi-encirclement of France. The battle on land has nothing to do with the navy. The only need for the navy is

What it does is to cover the landing of the army in southern France. The French Air Force is relatively poor, and the Allies occupy geographical factors. From this point of view, the German naval aviation is just a supplement to the air force. Covering the landing of troops in southern France is the first stage, and the task is very easy.

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In the second stage, as the battle unfolds, the United States and Britain intervene in the French battlefield. The German Navy needs to attack at the right time. At this stage, there is finally a large-scale naval battle, but the task of the German Navy is still not very heavy. Because at this stage.

The combat capabilities of the U.S. and British navies are actually relatively limited. The main force of the British navy is divided into two parts, one on the mainland and the other in India, while the main force of the U.S. Navy is divided into two parts.

The force is divided into three parts, one in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the Indian Ocean and one in the Pacific. Although there is no possibility of military conflict between China and the United States, the United States will still keep some warships on the west coast. The concentrated Allied navies face the dispersed Allied Powers.

The navy has an advantage. If the Allies were rational, they should wait for the main force to be assembled before fighting the German navy.

The real challenge is the third stage. If Germany has not captured France at this stage, then the war will turn into a protracted war of attrition. The Allies will directly turn into a disadvantage and may even choose to negotiate to end the war.

If France is defeated, the situation will still be serious, because they will face the assembled American and British fleets, and Germany will

The navy was forced to split into two groups. One group fought in the Atlantic to block and restrict Britain and ensure the security of its own coastline. The other group would fight in the Indian Ocean and directly help the army and air force launch the Indian Ocean strategy. And as time went by, China

They will definitely join the war, and the Allies will face three powerful countries! Their maritime forces will definitely be stretched thin!

Although it is only in the third stage that the navy really shows its power, the strategic role of the navy is huge! First, only the navy can effectively block the British maritime transportation lines. Secondly, only the navy can launch operations in the coastal areas of India at will.

Attack. Strike enemy nodes beyond the range of the air force. Third, the navy will assume the important task of ensuring the security of the army and air force supply lines and cutting off the opponent's supply lines in South Asia. If the navy collapses, then the German army will have no choice but to retreat to Europe and Turkey.

, simply cannot

Launch an offensive in South Asia, and the homeland will be subject to strategic bombing from the United Kingdom and the United States. American supplies and troops will continue to sail to the United Kingdom. Then it will be time for the Germans to feel uncomfortable, although the Air Force has done a lot to combat strategic bombing.

Prepare, but after all, this is only passive defense. If you want to completely curb the opponent's strategic bombing, you can only rely on the navy to block the UK as much as possible. Let it be in a state of starvation. At the same time, it will continue to consume the US Navy and the Chinese Navy, making them realize that the cost of war is too high.

High and choose to compromise.

This was the strategy of the German Navy in World War II! From this strategic point of view, the Navy was actually not under great pressure in the first year of the war. Even if the construction scale of the original three Moltke-class aircraft carriers and three Europa-class aircraft carriers was reduced, it would still be

It can ensure the smooth progress of the battle. Therefore, the time when the naval aircraft carrier force is really needed to play its role will probably be one year after the war. In other words, the German Navy actually still has 4 years to complete this new aircraft carrier!

The result of the final study is that the German military leaders believe that if a large aircraft carrier with design and construction can be completed within 4 years, it will not have a negative impact on the situation, and the new aircraft carrier can play a huge role in subsequent battles with its excellent performance.

Function. Therefore, the advantages of designing this new aircraft carrier outweigh the disadvantages. So the final result is that the German General Staff believes that construction of these new behemoths can begin.

It is expected that the design work will take half a year to nine months. Then the construction time will be about three years, which means that this battleship will be commissioned about half a year after the war begins. This is acceptable. Of course, in order to make up for it

Due to the problem of insufficient combat power that may be caused, the German Navy has revised its shipbuilding plan

Adjustments were made, and the construction plan of three Moltke-class aircraft carriers was reduced to two. One Europa-class aircraft carrier was built. The remaining three were built as 18,000-ton light-protected aircraft carriers to maintain the number of aircraft carrier fleets. It is expected that

The construction of the four new super aircraft carriers will begin within one year.

The budget for this plan is to be spent within 4 years. Although the total amount is much more than the original 3-year plan. However, considering that once the war breaks out, Germany will still need to start building a new aircraft carrier, so if the original 3-year plan is extended to 4 years

If so, then the increase is not particularly large. These shortcomings will be made up through national debt and the allocation of part of the military expenditures for the army and air force. So as the dust of this meeting settled, it became the largest and most advanced country in the history of Germany.

The aircraft carrier plan began to be implemented. These four aircraft carriers, named after the Kaiser-class battleships in World War 1, became the representatives and the most powerful force of the German Navy in World War 2! Their performance even surpassed that of the Bavaria-class battleships in history, becoming the

The most dazzling stars in the German Second Reich Navy! In the eyes of the German Navy, they are representatives of victory. Mythical existences! In the eyes of their opponents, they are demons from the abyss!

Some people may ask, why do the Germans insist on building such a huge aircraft carrier? Do the Germans have so much confidence in twin-engine aircraft? Do they think they can make up for the numerical gap? Where does their confidence come from? "

At first I didn't agree very much with the Caesar-class aircraft carrier plan. I had doubts about it.

His fighting power, but then, another piece of information sent by Redel strengthened my confidence. To a certain extent, Redel is the one who created the myth of Caesar!" Count Spee once said to his subordinates.

Said. What is unexpected is that the report of this test actually comes from the land test of Redel Tactical Research Group!
Chapter completed!