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"Your perspective is very special, but I remember you were not from an aviation industry, right?" Su Xiong didn't expect Redel to have research on naval aviation, so he asked.

"After the Battle of Norway, I have been studying in a senior officer training class, and the one who guided us was the General of the Harrel Air Force in Bavaria. He has a relatively profound study of sea-based and land-based air force," said Raidel.

"So that's it. When the war is won, I still know how to learn and improve continuously. This spirit is rare among the current senior officers of the German High Seas Fleet. I can't wait for the next war, but you will shine in the future." Su Xiong said with some emotion.

The old generation of senior German naval generals can be said to have reached the bar. If war begins in the future, Crown Prince Ruprecht will probably not be able to continue to lead the German fleet to fight all directions. Then, training a new generation of naval generals will become the top priority now. Redel is one, and Count Lukner is another. Judging from the ranks, these two buddies are already lieutenant generals. They can be regarded as high-level leaders, but not top-level leaders. Not only are they far from Scher, Hippel and Count Spee, but they are also a certain distance from Su Xiong.

After the war, the marshals turned to administrative work and strategic discussions, while the actual tactical work was handed over to people of Redel. Of course, before they officially grew up, they would definitely have to help Su Xiong and others take it. Just like this time, Su Xiong took Leider to experience the copy of the Pacific battlefield. The next time it might be Hippel or Earl Spey to take Count Lukner to the copy. This is also an important measure to avoid the requisite failure of the German naval general. In order to open up this copy, Redel and others still have to learn some necessary knowledge.

"But both the plane and the pilot can be supplemented." Su Xiong thought for a while and said.

"It's different. After all, aircraft carriers cannot be compared with land-based airports. Even if the aircraft, pilots and supplies are sufficient, the daily takeoffs and landings are still fixed, because the preparation space is only a little, and the preparation personnel are limited, and the speed will not be very fast. General Harrell once described to us the frequency of the Bavarian Air Force's dispatch when the battlefield on the Western Front is fierce. In a day, a fighter can be dispatched about 6 times! And a pilot can be dispatched 4 times! But on an aircraft carrier, due to space and arrangement issues, a pilot can be dispatched twice a day is the limit!" Redel said.

(What? You ask why a plane can be dispatched more than 6 times, and the pilot can only be dispatched four times? It's very simple, the plane can be replaced with pilots!)

"And the aircraft carriers are affected by sea conditions. As carriers themselves are not so safe. After all, you can build bomb-proof hangars on land, but the defense of aircraft carriers is very thin. More importantly, it is more troublesome to train pilots on aircraft carriers. Not to mention, just taking off and landing on the ship is enough to defeat a large number of qualified land-based pilots. So overall, even if there is a steady stream of aircraft to supplement, I am still not optimistic about Americans." Raidel said.

Although the United States is very rich and the United States has strong national strength, in terms of pilot training, except for Germany, which started to build aviation clubs before the war, pilots from all other countries are actually not enough, including Britain, which was once extremely powerful. The United States is the same. Even during the war, the Americans prepared for the Pacific War, and the Americans still have few carrier-based pilot reserves. After all, even in the war preparations, the Americans systematically trained carrier-based pilots for no more than 3 years! And Bavaria has been at least 8 years since it was established to establish the first aviation club! This gap cannot be made up by just piled up money alone!

"Your angle is indeed very unique, but Americans can build air defense parachutes for the entire Navy and Army by establishing airports on land. You should have seen the speed at which the US engineering forces build airports. They have prepared a large number of prefabricated boards that can be directly laid on the level and crushed land as a runway." Su Xiong thought for a while and said.

"If it is an island like Guinea, it should be fine, but unfortunately, the terrain of New Ireland has made the United States' plan to quickly build an airport. You should be very clear that New Ireland is a narrow and narrow island with a length of 350 kilometers, and even in the widest southeast direction, it is only 40 kilometers. What does this mean? If the Japanese deploy long-range artillery in the middle of the island, they can directly cover the beachhead... You know, there are not many places suitable for building airports, and we know, and the Japanese must have known it. They have taken precautions. The Japanese have two full years to prepare for this trap." Raidel said.

New Ireland is an island that is very unfriendly to the attacking party... because it is not big or small, and because of its shape and geographical environment! It is a barrier that lies north of Rabaul. It is not realistic to go over and directly attack Rabaul. I think you will be attacked by aviation forces from both New Ireland and Rabaul! Although there is a strait between the two islands, it is very short and can mobilize troops to support each other.

The area of ​​New Ireland is large and more than 8,600 square kilometers. Therefore, some Japanese people deployed a large number of troops in places, and even the Japanese have cleared land and farmed on the island. After more than two years of preparation, the Japanese troops stationed in the island have achieved a certain degree of food self-sufficiency...

Then let’s talk about the shape. If this island is a block island, under the same area, if the Americans controlled some beachhead areas, there was actually no need to go deep into the island to clear it. It was thought that the Japanese army deep into the jungle would not have much impact on the US military due to distance issues.

But unfortunately, this is a long and narrow island. As Raidel said just now, in the widest place, you can set up a 150MM cannon similar to the German K09 type that can cover the north and south sides of the island. This is no problem! The K09 has a range of 20 kilometers on the flat ground, and the gun position can be completely on the mountain or at the height. After the height difference, the shells will be further shot!

A suitable gun position, a long-term bunker, and a few heavy land cannons introduced from the UK can make a certain landing US Army unlucky!
Chapter completed!