Chapter 1397 The gift of the sword from the other side of the ocean 2
But the situation is different now. The battlefield of World War I gave Americans a large number of reference samples. The Americans also know about the news of the devastating blow to the Baltic Sea. Americans must be building aircraft carriers now. As for whether the aircraft carrier is worth it? Is this important? Is it important? It doesn't matter at all! Please, what is a superpower? Superpower is another country to create something. Don't worry about whether it is easy to use. Just make a bigger and more advanced similar product or a toy. You can't have it, but you don't have it?
Therefore, when we learned that Germany was building an aircraft carrier, the Americans were also doing it, and the Americans had almost done it according to their plans. They couldn't wait to build a new hull, so they just chose a large high-speed cargo ship to modify it. Even the model was similar to the one bought by Bavaria. However, the Americans did not have the guidance of the time traveler after all, so their understanding of the aircraft carrier was much worse than that of Germany. So they are now confused.
After receiving the latest battle report, the Americans finally couldn't sit still. They planned to work with the Germans to build a first-class aircraft carrier that could pose a serious threat to the main ship. After all, with the development of aviation technology, the Germans and the British can create single-engine aircraft with large ammunition loads, and the Americans can do it too! Therefore, this makes it possible for carrier-based aircraft to threaten the main ship.
More importantly, the Germans are eager to use them in the North Sea decisive battle, and the Americans are also anxious! Old Roosevelt also plans to use this aircraft carrier to press the Japanese navy to the ground after the end of World War 1! Therefore, the Americans are also in a hurry. If the Americans think it is important, then it will not be a problem in terms of production capacity or funds! Now, the United States is really not short of money and manpower!
For Americans, their aircraft carriers lack two important conditions to form combat effectiveness. The first condition is how to build a good aircraft carrier. To be honest, in the eyes of Americans, the three top powers in the world have begun to build their own aircraft carriers at almost the same time. No one has any experience, and no one knows whether their ideas are correct, but how to say it? The shadow of a person's reputation tree. When a person is too NB in a certain field, his actions will be imitated, and some remarks will be highly praised. This is what the so-called "speaking and speaking out" means.
With the prince's record, the Americans don't have to consider whether the aircraft carrier is worth it at all. Just follow and learn it directly. Regardless of whether it is possible or not, let's try it two things. Well, let's think about it first. In history, the Americans started construction of six South Dakota-class battleships (not one in the Old Nanda-Taiwan War 2) and six Lexington-class battlecruisers after the 1st of the World War. This amount of money is nothing.
The second important condition is how to install and operate the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier... The biggest difference between an aircraft carrier and a battleship is that the combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier depends entirely on the aircraft above and has little to do with the warship itself. Let's put it this way, in the late 2nd War, Ruihe used the aircraft above to change the aircraft, Ruihe used the American carrier-based aircraft, and Essex used the Japanese carrier-based aircraft, and Ruihe could beat the Essex. This thing is simple, but in fact, not to mention anything else, how to raise the aircraft from the narrow hangar, then recharge and then arrange it on the deck is a science. Americans have no experience at all, and only the Germans have done special research. That's fine, since you are not equal and want the aircraft carrier to quickly form combat power, you can only learn it! However, at this time, you have to ask more questions, what is the price?!
Although everyone is an allies, although it seems unbreakable at the moment, brothers still have to settle the score clearly. If you want the Germans' research results, you must pay a certain amount of reward. The Americans obviously know this, and the Americans are really not short of that little money, so the Americans' asking price is very simple. The German Navy handed over all the technical and tactical information related to aircraft carriers, and then the Americans built a aircraft carrier for the Germans at a cost price!
After explaining for a long time, Tirpitz finally explained this matter to the prince. The prince thought it was quite worth it for this transaction! The reason is very simple. If this battle can be won, then Germany will basically win the war and develop slowly in the future. If it loses, it is hard to say. As for the experience of using aircraft carriers, please, with the current aircraft technical level, the so-called tactics and experience are only effective in a short period of time. Remember, the hull of the aircraft carrier serves the aircraft and improves with the improvement of aircraft technology. There is no unchanging tactics, nor an unchanging operating system. So, now I give it. Replacing an aircraft carrier with experience and war reports is very worth it. But the only problem is, how do American artificial aircraft carriers come here... Is it really unseen? The large fleet is all decorations?!
If an ordinary merchant ship is wearing the banner of a neutral country, be careful and you will come over. But you are more than 200 meters tall, obviously a flat-topped ship, passing through the Norwegian Sea and then entering the North Sea. Is this really OK? Or is the US Navy still responsible for delivering goods to your door?! Is it possible?! The prince has doubts about the Americans' methods of delivering goods and sincerity......
"So, how do Americans deliver the goods?! They can't let us send someone to pick up the boat, right?" The prince's eyebrows were twitching. He wanted to know how the Americans brought the goods over.
"This is probably the only way to let Colonel Kimmel, a US military attaché in Germany, communicate with you," said Tirpitz.
"Holding the grass, it feels very fantastic." The prince said in his heart. "Tell the Americans that this transaction can be done, but in the end we must pay on delivery. We will not give us any information outside of normal contact before the warship is purchased. If the transaction is completed, we can even arrange a certain number of US Navy officers and soldiers to serve on our aircraft carrier. That's it."
"Then do you agree with 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, so we can maintain at least 400 carrier-based aircraft. So, your highness, do you have any other opinions on the aircraft carrier fleet?" Tirpitz was more confident in the delivery of the Americans.
"Okay, I believe you once, let that Kimmel meet me within 3 days and finalize all related matters. That's it." The prince thought for a while and said, not only because of his trust in Tirpitz, but also because of his trust in the future Admiral Hesbend Kimmel... This guy is also a celebrity! Although he has taken the blame in history, he is capable of getting to the rank of U.S. Admiral.
Chapter completed!