Chapter 1,397 A Gift Sword From the Other Side of the Ocean 2

Chapter 1397 Gifted sword from across the ocean 2

But the situation is different now. The battlefield of World War I gave the Americans a large number of reference samples, and the Americans also knew the news of the Bavarian Air Force's devastating attack on the Baltic Sea. The Americans are definitely building aircraft carriers now. As for whether aircraft carriers are worth it? Is this important? Is it important? It's not important at all! Please, what is a superpower? A superpower is when other countries come up with something, and don’t worry about whether it is easy to use. Instead, they create a bigger and more advanced similar product. It’s just a toy. You can’t let others have it, and you don’t have it, right?

Therefore, when I learned that Germany was working on an aircraft carrier, the Americans were also working on it, and the Americans' plan was almost copycat. They couldn't wait to build a new hull, so they could just choose a large high-speed freighter to modify it. Even the model is similar to the one bought by Bavaria. However, the Americans do not have the guidance of time travelers after all, so their understanding of aircraft carriers is much different from that of Germany. So I'm confused now.

After receiving the latest battle report, the Americans finally couldn't sit still. They planned to work with the Germans to build a sufficiently advanced aircraft carrier that could pose a serious threat to the capital ships. After all, with the development of aviation technology, the Germans , The British can build a single-engine aircraft with a larger bomb load, and so can the Americans! Therefore, this makes it possible for carrier-based aircraft to threaten capital ships.

More importantly, the Germans are eager to use it in the decisive battle in the North Sea, and the Americans are equally anxious! Roosevelt also planned to use this aircraft carrier with the Germans to grind the Japanese navy to the ground after World War 1! Therefore, Americans are also in a hurry, and if Americans think it is important, then whether it is production capacity or funds, it will not be a problem! Now, the United States is really not short of money and manpower!

For the Americans, their aircraft carrier lacks two important conditions in order to form a combat effectiveness. The first condition is how to build a good aircraft carrier. To be honest, in the eyes of the Americans, the three top powers in the world are almost at the same time. In a period of time, I started to build my own aircraft carrier. Everyone has no experience, and no one knows whether their thinking is correct, but how to say it? The shadow of a person's famous tree is that when a person is too NB in ​​a certain field, his actions will be imitated by others, and some of his remarks will be highly praised by others. This is what is meant by saying what is said.

With the prince's record, the Americans don't have to consider whether aircraft carriers are worth it at all. They can just follow the example. No matter whether it works or not, let's try two. Well, let’s start with this. Think about history. After the First World War, the Americans started construction of 6 South Dakota-class battleships (old South Dakota and the ones in the Second World War are not the same) and 6 Lexington-class battlecruisers. This amount of money is really not worth it. What kind of.

The second important condition is how to configure and operate the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier... One of the biggest differences between aircraft carriers and battleships is that the combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier depends entirely on the aircraft on it, and has little to do with the battleship itself. Let's put it this way, in the late World War II, Zuihe vs. Essex, you replace the aircraft on it with If Zuihe uses American carrier-based aircraft and Essex uses Japanese carrier-based aircraft, Zuihe can defeat Essex. This thing sounds simple, but in fact, if nothing else,

How to lift the aircraft out of the narrow hangar, then resupply and load it, and then arrange it on the deck is a science. The Americans have no experience at all, and the only ones who have done specialized research are the Germans. Well, since you are not equal and want the aircraft carrier to quickly form combat effectiveness, then you can only learn! However, one more question needs to be asked at this time, what is the cost? !

Although we are all allies, although it seems unbreakable at the moment. However, brothers still have to settle accounts. If you want German research results, you must pay a certain amount of money. And Americans obviously know this, and Americans are really not short of money, so their asking price is very simple. The German Navy handed over all technical and tactical information related to the aircraft carrier, and then the Americans built an aircraft carrier for Germany at cost price!

After explaining for a long time, Tirpitz finally explained the matter clearly to the prince. The prince thought this transaction was quite worthwhile! The reason is very simple. If this battle can be won, then Germany will basically win the war, and it will just develop slowly in the future. If it loses, it will be hard to say. As for the experience of using aircraft carriers, please, with the current level of aircraft technology, the so-called tactics and experience are only useful for a short period of time. Remember one sentence, the hull of an aircraft carrier is to serve aircraft, and it will improve with the improvement of aircraft technology. . There are no static tactics and no static operating system. Therefore, if you give it now, you will give it. It's worth exchanging experience and battle reports for an aircraft carrier. But the only problem is how to transport the American man-made aircraft carrier... Do you really think the British can't see it? Is the large fleet just a decoration? !

If it were an ordinary merchant ship, flying the flag of a neutral country, it would be easy to come over if you were careful, but your ship, which is more than 200 meters long and is obviously a flat-top ship, passed through the Norwegian Sea in such a ostentatious way, and then entered the North Sea. Is this really okay? Or is the U.S. Navy still responsible for door-to-door delivery? ! is it possible? ! The prince had doubts about the means and sincerity of the American delivery….

"So, how will the Americans deliver the goods?! They can't let us send people to pick up the ship, right?!" The prince's eyebrows only twitched. He wanted to know how the Americans would deliver the goods.

"I'm afraid I can only let Colonel Kimmel, the US military attaché in Germany, be responsible for communicating with you," Tirpitz said.

"Zhucao, this feels very fantasy." The prince said in his heart. "Tell the Americans that this deal can be done, but in the end we have to pay cash on delivery. Before the warships are acquired, we will not give any information other than normal contact. And if the deal is completed, we can even arrange for a certain number of US naval officers and soldiers to Serving on our aircraft carriers. That’s it.”

"Then you agree to this matter in principle?" Tirpitz said carefully.

"I agree and am willing to support it," the prince said clearly.

"Well, we can have 5 aircraft carriers in the future, and then we can keep at least about 400 carrier-based aircraft. So, Your Highness, do you have any other opinions on the aircraft carrier fleet?" Tirpitz was right. Americans are more confident in their delivery.

"Okay, I believe you once and let Kimmel meet me within 3 days and finalize all related matters. That's it." The prince thought for a while and said, this is not just because of his trust in Tirpitz , but also trust in the future General Husband Kimmel... This guy is also a celebrity! Although historically he has taken the blame, he still has the ability to reach the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy.

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