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1694 The Gradual Improvement Plan 2

The second part is mainly twin-engine fighters like Tracer. Their mission is to provide an air umbrella for the fleet. The range of single-engine fighters in this era is very problematic. Even if they carry a secondary fuel tank, it is definitely not enough to provide cover for the fleet in the North Sea. Therefore, in order to ensure that there can always be a force over the high seas fleet that effectively intercepts British bombers, Rodhart suggested that a unit with more than 300 twin-engine interceptors be used to cover the fleet.

The third part is the bomber formation that strikes the sea. The scale of the Royal Navy and Air Force is too large. In order to ensure a heavy blow to the opponent, relying solely on the German high seas fleet and aircraft carriers may not be enough. Therefore, as a supplement to the strike force, Major General Rodhart suggested concentrating most of the crews with experience in sea attacks in Germany to participate in the bombing mission. This aircraft group includes about 200 k-6 bombers, as well as a small number of K-8 three-engine heavy bombers in service. They will supplement the strike force of the high seas fleet and stab a fatal blow when the British fleet is at its weakest!

Of course, Major General Rodhart was speechless in the arrangement of the land-based aviation force. He was just a major general who managed the carrier-based aviation gang. The nominal command of the land-based aviation force was in the hands of the Navy, but the actual command was in the hands of Prince Ruprecht, and the Bavarian Air Force occupied about half of the weight in the entire naval aviation system. Therefore, at this time, Rodhart could only suggest how the prince should do it, and not overstep his affairs.

Now, what Major General Rodhart can do is to plan the situation of fighting between each other when the main fleets of both sides meet. First of all, there will be a benchmark situation for starting a war when making any plan. If it can be achieved, then start fighting. If the situation is not good, then you can only flash people. No one will fight against the opponent at a disadvantage!

Therefore, in Major General Rodhart's initial setting, if the German high seas fleet wanted to fight with the large fleet, then there was a premise that in the preset battlefield where both sides fought, there would never be a large-scale aircraft group of British people within 300km. The best situation was that before the main fleets of both sides fought, the British knew nothing about the situation of the German fleet! In other words, at least they should ensure that the British carrier-based aircraft and land-based aviation forces did not discover the German main fleet before the war started!

Could the British land-based aviation force be accompanied by the British fleet? This is possible, but in general, the number of airships that can be accompanied is usually a small number of airships and v1500. Although the British Navy Air Force has many of these two large aircraft, not many can be assigned to the fleet temporarily, and not many can always be accompanied. After all, even if v1500 can guarantee more than 12 hours of air stagnation, your reconnaissance methods are still based on visual reconnaissance. Moreover, there is no problem with the crew for 12 hours of warship sailing, but if you let v1500 fly for 12 hours, the people above will be crazy.... If you count the time to and from the base, in fact, the reconnaissance ability that can be maintained over the British fleet is very limited.

Although using carrier-based aircraft to attack the land-based aviation fleet is probably a disadvantage except for active and concentrated advantages, at sea, the flexibility of sea-based aviation is definitely much stronger than that of relying on land-based ones. In particular, the perception ability has a huge advantage. Five aircraft carriers of the German high seas fleet can dispatch 20 to 30 reconnaissance aircraft to detect the position of the large fleet when necessary! If the seaplanes on the battleship are included, then as long as the weather is not particularly bad, the large sea fleet within 250 kilometers of the main fleet will not be able to hide. Such a large number of reconnaissance aircraft can completely divide the reconnaissance fan surfaces very thinly, and it is OK to describe it as airtight.

So, from this perspective, if it is fair, the German fleet should first discover the British fleet in naval battles and maintain this advantage for about 2 to 3 hours! At this time, if the situation allows, the High Seas fleet will take the initiative to rely on the speed advantage to find the British fleet to fight to the decisive battle. As for whether the British will deploy a fast battleship team outside the main fleet?

How to say it? In fact, for the High Seas Fleet, whether the British deployed the vanguard fleet has no impact, and it can even be said that this possibility is not great, because at this point, the British Navy no longer has battlecruisers with a speed of more than 25 knots. If the British continue to use their precious queen as the vanguard fleet, then this is actually equivalent to sending it out! Because the main forces of the German fleet are almost all fast battleships! Not to mention, 12 Bavarian-class battleships are definitely not the remaining queens that can face now! If the two sides meet, then even without the bombers of aircraft carriers, the German High Seas Fleet can definitely kill all five queens in one hour! If you can't beat, run away, and the number is even smaller, why should the poor queen face the fully rapid German High Seas Fleet?

Therefore, the conclusion drawn in previous German naval meetings was that as long as the British were not stupid, Jericho would definitely not disperse the main fleet in his hands, and the reconnaissance mission would inevitably be handed over to light cruisers and various aircraft. This determines that the British avant-garde would not be so "hard". It is impossible to block the opponent's reconnaissance fleet and it is difficult to penetrate the opponent's avant-garde light cruiser detachment. After all, the single combat effectiveness of the German light cruiser is much higher than that of the British.

Under this setting, the British's reconnaissance ability will definitely be greatly reduced, not as good as the German fleet. If the situation is not particularly unlucky, then the German fleet will find the main force of the British fleet in advance and be prepared for war. This strategic requirement is not difficult to achieve.

Then it is the stage of war. If you are lucky, you may choose to fight directly if the British fleet is united and you are not aware of the German aircraft carrier. After all, the main force of the large fleet is large enough, and if you fight to the death, the British should still be confident. At this time, it will be the time when the German high seas fleet and the aircraft carrier fleet work together!

Moreover, during this period, it is the safest time for the German aircraft carrier team to be the safest! The British carrier-based aircraft will not pose any threat, and because the aircraft carrier fleet is at least 50 kilometers away from the battle line and is 70 kilometers away from the British fleet, the British's maritime power will not be able to fight the German fleet. If it is not unlucky to be under the submarine, then there is really no one who can threaten the aircraft carrier!
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