.The Third Reich under the Ten Thousand Characters  Volume 5: Battle of Britain  Chapter 73: The launch of the black plan (II)

Yang's investment in the submarine force is huge because he knows that the sea relies on time to build.w, especially the sea-surface ships, it takes a lot of time to form effective combat power. Not building a ship is a kind of combat power.

The commander has always been a little confused about landing on the British Isles. The reason is that he is worried that the landing troops will be cut off after successfully landing. At the same time, he is not sure that the air supremacy that the aviation troops can take in the short term, so that even air supply cannot be arranged.

In Xuyang's plan, a certain risk must be taken. A certain amount of army of about 300,000 was deployed to the British Isles. Assuming that a successful landing would definitely cause most of the panic among the British. Churchill was forced to transfer back to the scattered navy in the world regardless of the consequences to consolidate local security. So what is the consolidation of security? This is a simple question. The answer is that the sea power must be obtained and the Axis Army of the Axis power landing on the three islands will be cut off.

In other words, Xu Yang took out 300,000 landing troops as bait to attract all the attention of the British royal family. He used effective terrain to allow the submarine troops to hunt. At the same time, some of the aviation troops' HNA aircraft and relatively weak sea-surface ships can also work together.

The English Channel is not a vast sea area. Xuyang has selected the maritime battlefield. Large-scale fleets cannot form effective formations at all. In this way, the naval disadvantages of the Third Reich of Germany will be greatly reduced.

The submarine troops have always been proven to be a very concerned force. The results they took were eye-catching. When Xuyang needed to use submarine troops to decide on the crucial World War I of the British Isles, he and some relevant personnel did not turn their attention to the attention of the submarine troops.

As we all know, the essence of the German Third Reich Navy submarine force is not the appearance of the conscript. As the commander of the submarine force, Denitz's men have never lacked those who are passionate about becoming a member of the Sea Wolf.

The high unemployment rate caused by the Great Depression in the 1920s and 1930s created a large number of unemployed people. Germany had the opportunity to recruit a large number of volunteers. The navy even paid special attention to recruiting recruits with technical backgrounds, such as mechanics and metallurgical workers. Before the outbreak of the war, the age limit for recruits for recruits was 1. The recruits had to fill out their personal situations in the registration form. For example, height, weight, age, race, political beliefs, and other situations including educational background, technical ability, foreign language ability, athletic qualities. In addition to submitting the completed registration form, two registration photos and volunteer certificates must be provided. The latter must be provided by the police to prove that the person has no criminal record. The submitted information is completely true. Soon after that, the German Navy's recruitment standards also added restrictions that must be German nationality.

If the above review is approved, applicants must also fill out a questionnaire and undergo a physical examination from local medical institutions. In particular, they must ensure that the recruits have healthy teeth. Because there are few opportunities to receive a dentist in their future naval career.

Even if all this is passed smoothly, the trial is far from over. The recruits must register in the local military management area: conduct stricter physical examinations and written examinations. This strict conscription system was not relaxed to a certain extent until the war began. Many conscription candidates who do not have a certain technical background also approved the enlistment.

After successfully passing the qualification review, the training will officially begin. In the NZ, young people of the age who have completed basic education will receive a six-month engineering internship at the German Labor Office. This machine is essentially a paramilitary group. Those who have completed the internship can be ready to be enlisted at any time. The new admission notice will be sent to a military pass printed with a personal number to prove the identity of a German soldier. This will remain valid for a considerable period of time unless the owner dies in battle or is discharged from the army.

The Germans have always understood the propaganda work site that they valued the sexual success of combat and their commanders were widely reported. Photos of the aces of boat combat were even made into postcards. The Royal Navy, which had an absolute advantage in the war during the war, lost all face in front of German submarines. This also inspired the German people by the officers and soldiers of the submarine force. Germany's most influential military magazines "Signal" and "German Navy", often published photos of submarine officers and soldiers. There were also reports in movies and TV. Until the war was about to end, some people were willing to join the submarine force. The appeal was evident.

People usually think that the German Navy's source mostly comes from coastal cities or large harbor cities in northern Germany, such as Han and Kiel. But in fact, most of the recruits come from central Germany, such as Saxony. A typical recruit working class has received basic education. Many craft troops even came from middle-class families. A few came from military families. Those who were recruited into the navy service were senior sergeants. For this purpose, the highest rank of the army was the senior sergeant.

A service contract of 12 years is less. This is more suitable for the recruits who are willing to serve the German army for a long time and hope to make a difference as their combat experience continues to grow. The military rank may continue to improve. This also depends on the performance and ability of the soldiers during their service.

Those who hope to be promoted to an officer must face the qualities and the strictest requirements. After the basic military training, the waiting officers will take three and a half months of primary navigation training, 14 months of cruiser navigation training, one year of Naval Academy to study professional skills training and the last year of practical training on board to obtain the necessary combat experience and abilities. Future captains will learn torpedo shooting courses, and technical officers will conduct comprehensive and systematic training in accordance with the requirements of submarine electromechanical captains.

The submarines that had served after the officer training were also conducted in a thorough experimental training. In actual training, they were all enemy transport teams with strong escorts as close as possible, as possible, as the training tide.

The training of officers is quite difficult, especially a lot of physical training. This also makes the age structure of the officers of the German Navy submarine force appear to be younger. In the early stages of the outbreak of the war, the average age of the German Navy submarine officers was 2 years old. As the war progressed, it also took into account the formation and supplements.

Before the war, the German Navy recruited one person to join the army every year. Only % of them could pass the qualification review of the submarine force. Only 60% of them were eventually accepted by the craft force. The navy recruited about 400 people every year. A large number of people were used for a job. For example, the losses of the occupied garrison troops or the local self-defense forces. The vacancies in Denitz have not been truly supplemented, so in the middle of the war, there were fewer and fewer real submarine conscripts.

The German Navy's construction and training of the submarine team began in 1919. The training institution was located in the Anti-Submarine Technology Academy in Kiel. From the table, this institution is designed to cultivate anti-submarine defense professionals. But in fact, this is the earliest submarine academy in Germany. Here students will receive a series of submarine design and construction of submarine combat professional theories for submarine weapon systems, diesel/electric propulsion system theory, and escape training.

The First Submarine Fleet was established. The fleet owned the L-Submarine and was affiliated with the Submarine Academy in Neuss as a training boat. These submarines were all i-type near-shore submarines, known as "canoes". In this way, the boat students had more opportunities to practice the professional theoretical knowledge of submarines. During the year, the size of the Submarine Academy almost doubled. By the time the war broke out in 1939, the German Navy Boat Training Fleet was simply established separately.

The German Navy's submarine training fleet was adapted into the First Submarine Training Fleet and established a base in the Baltic Sea for 7 months. By the end of the war, the German Navy had a total of 4 submarine training fleets. During training, the submarines tried to conduct submarines similar to actual combat and various interference tests, such as attacks from deep water bombs and aviation bombs, until the main engine and elevator completely lost their effect during water navigation.

In the early stages of the war, the crew of the submarine troops received 6 months of submarine combat training, which was much longer than the basic training of soldiers in the first army.

However, due to the urgent need of the war troops to quickly replenish personnel losses, the training time was greatly shortened. Sometimes it was even reduced to two months. But it should be noted that this was just the average. Sometimes, due to urgent needs, some recruits were temporarily transferred to a boat without necessary training. Some recruits needed longer training. The same was true until the eve of the war. The training time of crew members was often determined by actual needs.

According to various data, Xuyang Xinde submarine force is currently the most advanced, most combat-effective and brilliant team in the world. He himself has learned about the current status of the submarine force from Denitz many times. The answer given by Denitz is a "good" affirmative reply.

So far, except for necessary submarines, most submarines are in maintenance and rest states. That is to say, if Xu Yang is sure to perform rowing, the submarine troops can invest a large number of troops in a short time, coordinated aviation troops and sea-surface ships to enter emergency combat.
Chapter completed!