Chapter 1,396 A Gift Sword From the Other Side of the Ocean 1

Chapter 1396 Gifted sword from across the ocean 1

In the same Battle of Midway, Hiryu and Soryu were also killed by American bombers. The loss of Soryu best illustrates the difference between 500KG level (actually 454KG) bombs and 250 attack bombs! The most fatal blow to the Soryu was a 454KG bomb that directly penetrated the two flight decks and then destroyed the boiler room of the Soryu. Ten minutes after being hit, the boiler compartment completely shut down. If you look at the time, the American bombers started bombing at 10:30. At 10:45, the captain of the Soryu announced that he had abandoned the ship... Is this simple enough?

The Feilong was finally attacked by four bombs. (The author could not find the bomb weight data.) Overall, judging from the Battle of Midway, all four Japanese aircraft carriers were killed by bomb attacks. Among them, the Akagi and Soryu were confirmed to have died at the hands of 454KG bombs. The Kaga died at the hands of 227KG bombs, but these bombs fell on bombs and fuel trucks piled randomly on the deck. It is said that the entire bridge flew away. This can only be said to be a natural disaster combined with a man-made disaster!

In short, throughout the entire naval battle of World War II, at least 4 Japanese fleet aircraft carriers were killed by bombs, while not a single US aircraft carrier was destroyed by pure Japanese bombs. Therefore, in terms of damage and bomb power, the Japanese 250KG small bomb is absolutely inseparable!

The performance of the 250KG high-explosive bombs this time was actually very poor. Although they were facing battleships from World War 1, it has to be said that the horizontal defense power of the battleships is still higher than most of the aircraft carriers that participated in World War 2. (Don’t take Taiho and Shinano as examples.) There is no problem with using 250KG high-explosive bombs to set fire, but if you want to rely on bombs of this level to severely damage the British battleship, and cause it to slow down, cause dynamic damage, and cause the ammunition depot to catch fire It may be more difficult when the DEBUFF is severe.

As for using 500KG bombs? How should I put it? This is almost the maximum weight for a carrier-based aircraft to take off with bombs. According to feedback from battlefield conditions, the power of 550KG armor-piercing bombs is very average, and it is difficult to directly penetrate the horizontal armor of a battleship. Especially the improved queen. And to be honest, this time, if the High Seas Fleet fights with the British Grand Fleet, then the Queen and Revenge-class battleships will be the ones receiving the most attention!

"If that doesn't work, try using a semi-armor-piercing bullet?" The prince said in his mind. Semi-armor-piercing bullets also use a bottom fuze, and the charge can reach 40% of the bullet weight. It is more than double the amount of armor-piercing ammunition of the same weight. If it is 500KG, it can contain 200KG of high explosives. If this kind of bomb wants to directly penetrate the main horizontal armor, it is basically useless, but because the horizontal defense system of British warships is too high It's low, it's okay to penetrate the upper decks and then explode deep in the hull.

"In fact, when it cannot penetrate, the damage effect of semi-armor-piercing bullets is much higher than that of armor-piercing bullets. After all, the difference in charge is significant." The prince thought in his mind.

The problem with torpedoes is not big, just use the previous ones. So in the end, the prince's attack aircraft composition was roughly like this,

The proportion of torpedo aircraft in the entire attack fleet is 50%, and the number of bombers carrying 500KG bombs should be 30% to 35%. In addition, the remaining attack aircraft carry 250KG high-explosive bombs. The existence of these bombers does not mean that the 250KG bombs are very useful, but because the take-off position of aircraft carrying heavy bombs and torpedoes must be far back, and there must be a space in the middle. , based on the principle of adding them when they can be used, these bombers carrying 250KG bombs were placed between fighter jets and heavy-loaded attack aircraft.

"The proportion of fighter jets still needs to be reduced. Fighters can account for 35% of the aircraft in a sortie, and the rest will be given to bombers. Otherwise, the damage to the British fleet will not be large enough." Ruprecht picked up the pen and added The number of fighter jets has been reduced.

"If necessary, the naval aviation pilots should first practice their skills in this Balkan battle." The prince added another thing in the report.

"Your Highness, Marshal Tirpitz, Admiral Scheer, and Admiral Hipper are here." The guard's voice came from outside the door.

"Your Highness, every move you make is foresighted. The Imperial High Seas Fleet will reach a new peak under your leadership. And the rise of the Empire will also have your indelible contribution. Even hundreds of years later, we will all Although you have passed away, the empire and its subjects will still remember your glory and splendor!" Tirpitz truly admired you this time. There was no hint of flattery, he truly believed that the other party deserved this honor.

"Okay, let's get down to business. I'm very, very busy right now." Ruprecht said. He had a hunch that there would definitely be some problems that needed to be solved when Tirpitz came this time. Otherwise, whether it was the future combat deployment of the High Seas Fleet or the establishment of the aircraft carrier squadron, these had already been arranged and could be followed step by step.

"The British are said to be building the first aircraft carrier. The Admiralty believes that this will weaken our aviation advantage. We reported this matter to the Kaiser, and His Majesty believes that we should add another aircraft carrier." Tirpitz said .

"As the Secretary of State for the Navy, you know better than I do that we now have no extra funds and manpower to complete the fifth aircraft carrier. And even if the Kaiser grants me funds, personnel and slipways tomorrow, this ship will definitely We can't catch up with the battle that determines the outcome of the war." Ruprecht said with a bit of laughter and tears, thinking to himself, what have you done before? When I advocated it, you opposed it in every possible way, do you understand now? It’s over! My Lord of the Admiralty!

"Yes, it is no longer possible for us to complete the fifth ship within the stipulated time in our country, but there are people who are willing to help us do it, but we need to pay some price." Tirpitz said carefully.

"American?!" the prince asked with a slight frown. "Even with the industrial and financial resources of the United States, it is too late now. A ship that cannot catch up with the time is meaningless."

"Well, the Americans actually demonstrated the aircraft carrier very early and started construction very early. Don't forget, one of our aircraft carriers was modified from an American ship. When the U.S. government asked about it, we told them that this It will serve as an aircraft-carrying warship," Tirpitz said.

"I see." The prince remembered that as an ally, at least under the current circumstances, it is considered unbreakable. The two sides need to be more honest. Therefore, the Americans know that Germany is working on the aircraft carrier, but the specific details are not clear. . They may have thought that this aircraft carrier was used to resist the opponent's bombers, but did not associate it with the attack. After all, the bomb load of carrier-based aircraft was still somewhat tragic at that time.

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