Although Betty has successfully transferred from a battleship commander to an aircraft carrier commander, and he has done a good job, as one of the few double commanders, Betty still has a relatively correct understanding of the current naval battle situation. That is, the combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers in this era is still relatively limited. It has an important role, but it is not yet considered a decisive role.

First of all, the main output units, bombers and torpedoes on the aircraft carrier are not yet mature. In this era, even the German carrier-based aircraft carried a maximum weight of 400kg, under this load, the range of the carrier-based aircraft was very short. For a vivid metaphor, it was like medieval land warfare. Battleships were equivalent to the square infantry in the front row, and then the aircraft carrier was equivalent to the archers in the back row! When carrying a large-power bomb, it was almost equivalent to the relationship between the front and rear rows!

Well, even if the archers have high output, even if they have crossbows or even muskets in their hands, they can shoot through the heavy armor of the Knights, but if there is no front row MT, is such a crisp output useful? And more importantly, in the face of the top battleships of this era, both ordinary bombs and 500kg light torpedoes have limited lethality. The offensive preparation time and interval of the aircraft carrier also affects its power. Of course, in addition to the problems of fragility and not being large in combat range, the attack accuracy and survival rate of the carrier-based aircraft, as well as the cost of the pilot, cannot be ignored.

In this era, bombers' attack methods were mainly horizontal bombing and shallow dive bombing. This mode was destined to have high attack accuracy. What about torpedo attack aircraft? The lethality of torpedoes is indeed stronger than bombs, but the overall number is too small. An aircraft carrier is now less than 30 torpedoes. What does this mean? The torpedo aircraft only has ammunition for the entire army to attack once. The remaining few torpedoes are not so much as preparing for the second wave of attack, but rather as backup mines, replacing unusable aviation torpedoes at any time.

(Of course, by the time of World War II, the number of torpedoes on aircraft carriers was not too high. Large aircraft carriers generally only had about 36 to 45 rounds. However, at that time, the power and accuracy of bombs on carrier-based aircraft increased. There were still 500kg or even 800kg bombers at the extreme, so the attack power of aircraft carriers increased very quickly. In fact, the main attack power of aircraft carriers in World War II was still bombs.)

Moreover, the accuracy of torpedo bombing is actually not high. On the one hand, it is because the torpedo speed in this era is a bit slow, and on the other hand, it is because of the difficulty of throwing the torpedo itself. Torpedo is definitely a technical job. You have to grasp the speed and altitude. If you are a little short, violent impact may cause damage to the torpedo when throwing the torpedo. Moreover, the torpedo route is relatively fixed and the speed is very slow. This is definitely the favorite target of anti-aircraft artillery and enemy fighters.

Of course, there is another problem that cannot be avoided, that is, the loss of carrier-based aircraft. In this era, carrier-based aircraft was not fast at first, and after carrying bombs and torpedoes, the speed was even faster than that of ordinary cars in later generations! Slow speed means that they are easily beaten by the other party, which means that the other party has a longer preparation time. Therefore, if the other party has a cover for fighter jets, the losses of carrier-based aircraft will be very huge.

Whether it is a German pilot or a British pilot, when they evaluate a single-engine attack aircraft group with huge plug-ins, they are described as folded-winged turkeys... This is also the reason why the Crown Prince tried his best to consume Betty's carrier-based aircraft troops before the decisive battle. Even though German aviation power has a huge advantage, if Betty has complete strength and has full defense, the losses will definitely be huge!

Therefore, the benefits of aircraft carriers in this era are very large. Using fewer fighters can greatly reduce the power of the opponent's air offensive. After all, fighters have begun to use 20mm machine guns and 50-caliber machine guns, and I won't say much about the performance and robustness of single-engine wooden fighters!

The losses of fighter jets will inevitably be accompanied by the losses of crew members. Although aircraft are not valuable in this era, pilots are valuable! Pilots who have been trained and experienced wars have not lost any of them before. It is enough to make the aircraft carrier commander heartbroken. So, if nothing unexpected happens, according to Japan's current national strength and training method, the quality of pilots will definitely decline steadily with the war... So, although Betty knew that aircraft carriers have many advantages, his evaluation of aircraft carriers was still relatively conservative when some disadvantages could not be overcome.

"I have always believed that under the current circumstances, when the main fleets of both sides are fighting during a clear day, the battleships and auxiliary fleets located in the front row can withstand the opponent's attacks. The aircraft carrier is only a secondary attack force, and can only play a decisive role after the opponent's battleship is severely damaged." Betty said.

"This is indeed the case for a perfect and powerful fleet, but the Japanese Empire could not have such a fleet, so we can only find a unique approach, take a different approach, and then win a greater victory at the right time, and then take the opportunity to end the war." Shigetaro Yoshimatsu said very frankly. Until now, he also understood that it is almost impossible to defeat his opponent militarily! Only by retreating and seeking peace is the way out.

"It's very self-aware." Betty said in his heart.

"Although there are many advantages to using warships to modify aircraft carriers, such as higher hull standards and better defense. However, the transformation is difficult, and the construction period problem can stop everything. So, I mean to use civilian ships to modify them, and not too large civilian ships, because there is a limit on the operation of aircraft carriers. It is best not to have more than 70 carrier-based aircraft that can operate on an aircraft carrier, and the remaining aircraft can be used as backup aircraft. Because the space and personnel on the aircraft carrier are limited." Betty began to teach the Japanese seriously.

"Some German aircraft carriers use double-layer hangars. Double-layer hangars naturally have certain benefits. The operating area is larger and more aircraft can also be included in the hangars, but the construction period is longer, which is unacceptable for your country. Therefore, I still tend to use a single-layer open large hangar for your aircraft carriers, and some aircraft accessories can be hung on the upper ceiling as a supplement." Betty said.

"If that's the case, a considerable portion of the carrier-based aircraft will inevitably be exposed to the deck, and you know that the Pacific Ocean is very storm," said Shigetaro Yoshimatsu.
Chapter completed!