"Dear Prince, the warship named after your family is placed in berth No. 3. This is the most fully equipped berth we have at present, and the most experienced personnel are arranged to carry out outfitting operations. So you can rest assured." Four days later, when the prince came to the Brom-Foss Shipyard, as the prince's partner, Viscount Fos, one of the founders of the shipyard, personally welcomed it, and led the prince and his group to the next battleship that was being installed.&1t;/p>

"We have completed the laying and installation of the electrical pipelines inside the warship, and the entire hull has been completed by more than 80%. Next year, before the Baltic Sea is unsealed, we will definitely be able to complete it without delaying time. But to be honest, I really didn't expect that I would build such a warship with a displacement of nearly 20,000 tons but not a large-caliber artillery." Viscount Fosse said with some emotion.&1t;/p>

"Maybe you all don't believe it, but I want to say that one day, these warships carrying aircraft will replace the battleships and become the new overlords at sea, and will extend their glory to the next century." The prince said to his subordinates with different expressions.&1t;/p>

Although this aircraft carrier is not large compared to its colleagues in World War II, it can be described as luxury for aircraft in this plane, and some designs can be regarded as forward-looking. The deck with a maximum width of 220 meters is already larger than the Japanese aircraft carrier in World War II. Just looking at this deck, it is enough to throw it into World War II as a fleet aircraft carrier!&1t;/p>

Below this deck is a large hangar with a length of 18o meters, a maximum width of 2o meters, and a height of 4.8 meters. The huge open hangar of 36oo square meters is also comparable to the fleet aircraft carrier of War 2. Except for the slightly lower height, there is no problem.&1t;/p>

What made the prince most proud is that this aircraft carrier directly uses three side string elevators without installing the middle hull lift! This design idea directly transcends most of the peers in the two battles in history. The direct side string elevator not only saves deck space and hangar space, but also improves operation efficiency. From this point of view, this design can be used until the next battle!&1t;/p>

If you consider the deck berth, then it should not be too easy to place aircrafts above 9o in terms of the size of the 1-War Plane. After all, the aircraft in this plane is not large, and biplanes can also be folded. (Even v15oo can be folded, otherwise, how can such a large aircraft be placed?) It can accommodate at least 2 fighter squadrons and 2 attack aircraft squadrons. If you add backup aircraft, the rated number of aircraft carriers is around 98. (including 1o backup aircraft) (Don't be surprised, after all, the aircraft in Battle 1 is very small.)&1t;/p>

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The prince once considered whether to build a double-layer hangar. After all, the area of ​​a double-layer hangar is larger. However, if you build a double-layer hangar, you cannot use a side-chord lift in the lower hangar, because generally speaking, the height of the lower hangar from the sea level is the height of the one-layer deck. Is it possible to build a side-chord lift to wait for water? And if it is a double-layer hangar, the lower hangar must be closed, which is relatively large for the construction volume.&1t;/p>

As for a single-layer open hangar, in addition to being a better design, you can use a side chord lift. Another advantage is that you can open the side partition for warming up, which will help improve the aircraft's preparation and attendance efficiency. The front of the Vettelsbach aircraft carrier uses a closed ship and a closed hangar. After all, this is in the North Sea. Open ships are poor in fighting wind and waves. After all, you have to arrange personnel to live, so you can simply turn them into a closed one as a personnel dormitory. The second half of the hangar is open and can be warmed up in the hangar.&1t;/p>

As a warship, then the issue of defense must be discussed. Because of the special historical age, or something called historical limitations, the world's first large fleet aircraft carrier must consider the issue of the opponent's artillery. Let me first emphasize that from the current weather, aviation technology, navigation technology and radio reliability in the North Sea, it is unrealistic to achieve long-distance sea attack attacks.&1t;/p>

For example, if the Seahawk attack aircraft is carrying a torpedo, the air stagnation time is about 2 and a half hours, leaving half an hour of take-off and landing formation time, then there are 2 hours left, and then cut off some of the maneuvering time. Even if there are 1.5 hours left, how far can 1.5 hours fly? That is to say, the theoretical combat radius is 80 and a half hours... Maybe there will be a discount in actual combat.&1t;/p>

As an aircraft carrier, you naturally don't need to go to the battle line, so you avoid the opponent's main gun of the battleship, but the key is that you don't know if the British fleet, which is a three-digit number, will deploy some light cruisers around you! If a light cruiser or armored cruiser rushes up or is touched at night, wouldn't it be hung up?&1t;/p>

This is no joke. In history, when the Black Prince sneaked into the German fleet in the Battle of Jutland, no one saw each other. Therefore, when the aircraft carrier cannot guarantee that it can avoid the opponent's light cruiser and lack of night reconnaissance capabilities, it is necessary for the aircraft carrier to have a certain defense! And this is why the Wittelsbach is 400 tons heavier than the flying dragon when the geometric size of the hulls of the two sides is not too big!&1t;/p>

Of course, in addition to shells, you also need to defend against torpedoes. This thing is a big killer for aircraft carriers in the second battle. As for the air strikes on the opposite side, you don’t have to think too much about it. After all, the British do not have this awareness and preparation. So the entire defense standard is this: First, you need to defend against mines and torpedoes, second, you need to defend against naval guns below 12 inches, and third, you need to defend against possible air attacks.&1t;/p>

As the only aircraft carrier that can be put into service within one year, the prince was very concerned about defense when he formulated relevant standards. Let’s talk about underwater defense first. Not only did he adopt a five-layer defense system, the defense depth was up to 3.5 meters. There was also an O.8-meter-thick heavy oil tank in the middle. At the same time, the thickness of the last next door was strengthened, with a maximum thickness of 5ommm. It is certain that the main gun could not be shot in the water, but it was enough to face the torpedo.&1t;/p>

In order to ensure redundancy of the power system, the prince also used the cross-layout on Bavaria on this warship, and the boiler chamber alternated between the boiler chamber to ensure that all power would not be destroyed by one underwater attack. At the same time, longitudinally, the engine room and the boiler chamber are divided into three compartments. Try to protect the boiler as much as possible. After completing the design, the designer ensured that even if the warship was hit by two torpedoes on one side, it could still maintain a flight of more than 20 knots with more than half.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!