"So, I think the German naval aircraft carriers should be mainly large merchant ships. In this way, there are very few options. There are many large cruise ships and high-speed ships of the Germans, minus the captured, sunk and sold to third countries. Then subtract those that are still in the port now, and then subtract all those that are too small tonnage and are not suitable for modification. There will be no more than 3 cruise ships in the German Navy that can be used to transform aircraft carriers! We have a full plan, and the Germans have only three large aircraft carriers." Betty said.

"There are so many large cruise ships in Germany, so there are not only three suitable ones, right?" Thomas said with a frown.

"Although in theory, every high-speed and large-tonnage ship has the potential to be converted into an aircraft carrier, the actual operation is not the case. First of all, we can notice that almost all the German fleets are high-speed warships, with an average speed of more than 23 knots. This speed may not be anything to high-speed cruise ships, but in fact it is not the case. The so-called high-speed cruise ships we see (the nickname of high-speed cruise ships). The so-called high-speed speeds are achieved shortly after they were launched. Cruises with a long time cannot maintain their peak state."

"If we consider the actual combat needs of German aircraft carriers, their speed requirements will be higher. I feel that it should not be lower than 26 knots! This is not only to keep up with the German fleet, but also to release heavy-duty aircraft. I have carefully studied the ammunition of the German Air Force. I found that the smallest torpedo in Germany currently weighs more than 500kg, and there were 400kg torpedoes before, but they have disappeared for a long time. Therefore, the German Navy is unlikely to use the previous small torpedo. If you want to take off with such a heavy torpedo on the aircraft carrier with a single-engine aircraft, then there must be enough deck wind! Therefore, the German aircraft carrier must be high-speed, and can even be comparable to battle cruisers! And if you draw a line at a sprint speed of 26 knots, then there are really not many suitable high-speed cruise ships now."

"In addition, let's consider the situation of the German naval shipyard. The German shipyard industry is indeed very powerful, but in the early and middle stages of the war, the Germans were working hard to complete the Bavarian-class battleships. You should know that at the beginning of the war, the Germans had only six Bavarian-class battleships in service. That is to say, in just over a year, the Germans completed the other six Bavarian-class battleships! The project volume is so huge that everyone is an expert, so they should be very clear. Then there is the production of submarines. Producing a submarine may not be a big deal, but this thing is a consumable! According to the statistics of the Royal Navy, the Germans produced at least 400 submarines of various submarines! If we are talking about tonnage cost and man-hours, submarines are the most expensive warships! Calculate the total tonnage, you should also think about how much the Germans invested in submarines, right?"

Betty said here, Jericho and Thomas also nodded. After all, if the average tonnage of each German submarine is 700 tons, then if the submarines maintained by the German Navy before the war are subtracted, the total tonnage of the newly built submarines in the German Navy during the war will exceed 200,000 tons... This is all accumulated with money and resources! The two of them have a rough assessment of what level of German shipbuilding capabilities are.

"Because of the limitations of production capacity and the production cycle, it is impossible for the Germans to use too large cruise ships to modify aircraft carriers. In this way, the super-large cruise ships and fast ships that have been completed in recent years have been eliminated. I personally feel that cruise ships with displacement of more than 30,000 tons are not suitable for aircraft carriers because they are too large, the construction period is too long, and there is no need. So, after all, from the perspective of the Germans, they can build now only three aircraft carriers." Betty said.

If Ruprecht is here, I would definitely like Betty! This guy guessed it very accurately! The German Navy has 5 aircraft carriers in total, two of which were "sent" by the Americans (one of which is a semi-finished product made by the United States, and the other is modified from American merchant ships that arrived in Germany!). The remaining German self-built aircraft carriers are exactly 3! Betty guessed rightly!

And not only is the number correct, but also Betty guessed the starting point of the aircraft carrier modified ship. The points that need to be paid attention to! It can be said that the words Betty explained to Jericho and Thomas basically cover all the issues that need to be paid attention to when modifying aircraft carriers in World War I: a moderately sized hull, high speed, not too long construction period, and appropriate construction volume!

Of course, do you want to say whether Betty is lacking? There must be. At least in terms of technical details of building an aircraft carrier and tactical applications, Betty is definitely not as thoughtful as Ruprecht, a time traveler. Not to mention anything else, the British aircraft carrier is not a little different from the German Navy in terms of aircraft carrying capacity and operation!

Unfortunately, Betty guessed the Germans' family's assets, but he did not guess the aid of the Americans to the Germans! In addition to the Germans themselves changing to three aircraft carriers, the Americans also gave one and a half additional ships! The gap is a bit big... But this is inevitable. Although the United States and Germany are alliances, the US Navy has not directly helped the German Navy, at least the British did not know it. The joint efforts of the US and Germany Navy were exposed to the world in the last critical decisive battle! For example, the convergence of the Sims fleet and the Spee fleet!

"If the Germans had three aircraft carriers, their attack power would probably be equal to us." Jericho thought for a while and said. If it were deduced based on Betty's setting, this would be correct, because the British fleet's aircraft carriers are not small, and the capacity of aircraft carriers is also quite large in the eyes of the British... Even if the Germans can install more, it would be fine if the three German aircraft carriers were equal to four British aircraft carriers. Even if they had a slight advantage, everyone was at the same level. And this inference seemed to make some sense! It was easier for the top leaders of the British Navy to accept it!

"So, our so-called aviation advantage has been offset? Our previous plan to concentrate our efforts on attacking Hippel's fleet was not lost?" Thomas said. If he accepted Jericho's speculation and Betty's setting, Thomas also realized the seriousness of the problem! When the final killer weapon of the large fleet is also offset, then the future war situation is really unsure!

However, thinking about what Jericho said before, it obviously means to explain the funeral! To put it bluntly, if there is a situation of defeat, then Jericho will lead the main force of the large fleet to drag the German high seas fleet tightly, but let Thomas's fast fleet and Betty's aircraft carrier fleet evacuate the battlefield quickly. Their speed is generally above 25 knots. Under the cover of a large number of destroyers, it is not a big problem to run!
Chapter completed!