"Under the current situation, aircraft carriers are very fragile, and its most dangerous enemy also comes from the air! In the German High Seas Fleet's combat plan, aircraft carriers are in non-combat areas. The large main battleship detachment of the High Seas Fleet and relatively abundant escort warships can effectively provide shielding for aircraft carrier detachments. Although it cannot be guaranteed to be foolproof, relying on the light cruisers and destroyers around the aircraft carrier, even if the British light cruisers approach the aircraft carrier fleet, there is still no need to worry."

"But the threat in the air is very huge. Even if we can do very good radio control and reconnaissance, in this naval battle, even if the Japanese Navy's seaplanes can track our carrier-based aircraft and find the location of the aircraft carrier, then if it were the British, they would definitely be able to find us. We can only delay this process, not completely eliminate it."

"In this way, the aircraft carrier will face the attack of British bombers sooner or later. Perhaps the attack power of carrier-based aircraft on British aircraft carriers is not worth mentioning, but the combat power of British FB27 and O400 series bombers must be worthy of respect."

When thinking of the British FB27 bomber and the powerful torpedoes and bombs it carried, Major General Rodhart felt very painful. After considering these things, he felt that the scale of 400 carrier-based aircraft of the five aircraft carriers might not be too large... After all, according to the German intelligence, the entire British Royal Navy has more than 800 twin-engine aircraft. Of course, many of these aircraft are seaplanes that perform anti-submarine missions, and many flight crews have no experience in sea attacks. Considering the battlefield situation and the attendance rate of the aircraft, there are very few that can be present. But don’t say much, as long as 100 twin-engine bombers enter the field with bombs and torpedoes, it will be a lot of pressure for the German fleet! This is also why, one of the important reasons why the German high seas fleet is more honest during this period...

You should know that the prince’s goal is to completely severely damage the British fleet, which means that no matter what, the two sides will maintain contact for a long time. The two largest fleets in the world start to contact the main fleet, and it is possible for both sides to fight for 5 hours! And even if the British want to leave, the Germans must chase after them. There are not many opportunities, and if they lose them, they may never be able to fight again!

So, it is predictable that in this war, the German fleet will definitely face attacks from British land-based aviation forces. The only problem is when the other side will come! Compared with battleships, aircraft carriers are quite fragile. After combining the damage effect of bombs in actual combat and experiments and the strength of their own aircraft carriers, Rodhart can be sure that perhaps a 250kg bomb will not cause the largest aircraft carrier of the high seas fleet to be severely damaged, but if it is a 1,000-pound bomb, then if the position is good, it can really make the aircraft carrier lose its aviation capability, and even cause a fire in the hangar. If you are not lucky, it would be bad to gg directly.

In this case, Major General Rodhart's opinion is that, except for the first wave of attack, the remaining attack waves, all aircraft refueling and replenishing ammunition work can only be carried out on the deck, and all supply activities are refused in the hangar, except for parking aircraft. In this way, even if the missile is shot, a large amount of energy will be emitted into the air without affecting the hull. At the same time, the fire protection and damage control capabilities of the warships are strengthened. In Major General Rodhart's report, he strongly demanded that half of the fire extinguishing agent reserves and at least more than 30% of the fire damage control team members be equipped with shield masks and fire suits and other equipment. Otherwise, once the fire is caught, the warship has not hung up and all the damage control team members are hung up, which is embarrassing...

In addition to passively improving the loss control ability, Major General Rodhart also demanded that the fleet's early warning capabilities and resistance to the aviation force be increased. This is also the lesson that this naval battle has taught the major general. If there are no forward reconnaissance ships and aircraft around the aircraft carrier fleet, it will be too troublesome.

In the North Sea, the air defense observation posts on the water surface have to face one problem, that is, bad weather. This so-called bad weather is not simply about the overcast and turbid waves being drained. In this case, the aircraft is more than trying to hit a warship. The worst thing is that if the clouds are relatively low, then the plane will fly above the clouds, which will greatly weaken the early warning capabilities of the surface aviation observation posts! After all, in the second battle, whether it is sea attack or air combat, it is a very common tactic to use cloud cover!

On the day of the battle, the German Navy could not determine the height of the clouds, so there must be aerial reconnaissance forces staring over the fleet, which requires long-range patrol aircraft or even airships! Although the German airships are indeed big and good, the British Royal Navy also has airships! And there are quite a few, with more than 100 ships! If it really comes to a moment that determines the fate of both sides, the British airships will definitely be used as the fleet's reconnaissance force.

Therefore, if you want to wipe your sweat from the fish pond coat in the North Sea, then the German land-based aviation force must also do its best. If necessary, it will also draw a large amount of aviation forces from the Air Force to support the Navy. Fortunately, Germany is the attacking side and has the lead advantage.

Therefore, Major General Rodhart prepared a very large-scale land-based aviation support plan! In this plan, Major General Rodhart divided the land-based aviation group into three parts. The first part was a reconnaissance and anti-submarine team composed of airships and long-range patrol aircraft. That's right, you read it right, it's anti-submarine. To be honest, the British had a large number of submarines. Although the British did not play submarines to break the battle, these submarines could still be used in the North Sea and deployed submarine cordons. As for their usefulness, this should be of some use, right?

Therefore, the first part of the alert and anti-submarine aircraft group must take into account both the two tasks. Major General Rodhart requires some airship troops to accompany the fleet, while the other part of long-range reconnaissance aircraft must take the initiative to attack, combing the entire battlefield like a comb. The anti-submarine aircraft group will also maneuver around the fleet to suppress submarines that may appear, and do not require the aircraft to sink the submarines and press them out of the water.

In addition to the most basic visual reconnaissance, these reconnaissance aircraft also carry equipment such as radio monitoring and positioning, and use radio technology to enhance the scope and intensity of reconnaissance.
Chapter completed!