Chapter 123: Complex mood 10)
No matter at any time, the construction of an aircraft carrier cannot be hidden from other countries.
If we wanted to build a huge shed to cover the boat platform, it would be almost impossible. The technology of later generations was advanced enough, and only nuclear submarines were built on closed boat platforms.
Moreover, shipbuilding requires a lot of personnel. Now, the size of German shipyards has long exceeded this period in history. Therefore, Germany has also recruited many workers, including workers from China and those ship workers from Britain during the economic crisis.
Moreover, even if it is fully militarized, it can be photographed from a distance with a camera.
Since Germany's construction of aircraft carriers cannot be concealed, it is better to invite them to attend the launch ceremony openly!
Standing on the dock, British Navy Officer Andrew Brown Cunningham couldn't calm down.
During the entire World War II, a large number of outstanding generals were born, and the same was true for the navy.
For example, Chester William Nimitz, who commanded an entire war zone, made outstanding contributions. His name became the name of the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Yamamoto Izuru, with a unique vision and a sneak attack, laid the advantage in the early stages of the Pacific War!
There are also the "king of wolves" Karl Dunitz, who is as brave as William Frederick Halsey, who is good at calculating such as Spruins, etc. on the Atlantic Ocean.
Among these heroic figures, there is a general who is always ignored. He is the Royal Admiral of the British Army, and the nickname of ABC.
Is Yamamoto Izuru? In fact, his tactic of attacking Pearl Harbor was taken off by Andrew's battle example.
At the beginning, as the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, Andrew attacked Taranto at night, and pioneered the first aircraft carrier-based aircraft to attack large military ports and warships alone, sinking and injuring half of the Italian Navy's battleship!
Andrew supported the Royal Navy's sky in the Mediterranean, and also made many battles of the old Royal Navy during this period not inferior to the battles in the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.
And now, Andrew has not yet served in the Mediterranean Fleet, he is just the captain of the new battleship Rodney. After hearing about the launch of the German aircraft carrier this time, he was sent to Germany as a naval official to witness the arrival of this moment.
At this moment, his mood was extremely complicated.
In China, everyone was in a complicated mood and watched Germany become stronger again. The Versailles Treaty wanted to limit Germany and make Germany decline forever.
Unfortunately, Germany's decline is not in line with the interests of Britain. If France is strong alone, Britain will lose its influence on Europe!
And under the condolence of Britain, Germany is becoming more and more powerful! Germany has now tore up the Treaty of Versailles and has begun to build tens of thousands of tons of warships!
On the ship platform in the distance is the Germans' Pesme. Although it is still in the construction stage, you can also see the huge size of this warship. The Earl Zeppelin in front of you has a displacement of more than 30,000 tons!
The shame of World War I made the Germans constantly arm them, and once the Germans' wings become full, Germany will become the most terrifying existence in Europe!
Andrew guessed it right. In the next few years, his Mediterranean fleet fought an arduous battle with the German naval fleet, and his flagship was also destroyed by the FW190 carrier-based aircraft and HS129 attack aircraft that took off from the Earl Zeppelin!
And now, he looked at the strength of the Germans with a strange mood, and not far from him, the Soviets were in another mood!
Aircraft carrier!
For the Soviet Navy, they couldn't wait to expect their equipment to be strong, and aircraft carriers became an urgent need!
Unfortunately, the Soviet Union had no money.
A few years ago, Cirick visited the Soviet Union and signed a series of agreements with the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union exported a large amount of mineral resources to Germany to barter in exchange for Germany to build warships for the Soviet Union.
In this case, the Soviet Navy received one of the Dezezinski-class frigates and one of the Tashkent-class destroyers, both built in the German shipyard. After these warships were given to the Soviet Navy, they praised the German warships.
Much better quality than the Soviet Union made it itself!
However, considering the various circumstances, Stalin did not agree to the subsequent Soviet-class battleship construction plan in Germany. In the end, they just signed an agreement to order the 406mm heavy artillery used at the Soviet class, and at the same time asked Germany to hand over the design drawings of the battleship to the Soviet side for research.
The Soviet Union wanted to start construction in the country.
This is simply nonsense! The current steel production in the Soviet Union is not enough to support the construction of huge battleships of tens of thousands of tons! It is better to order them in Germany and exchange them for ores!
Ivan Stepanovich Isakov, the commander of the Baltic Fleet of the Soviet Navy, was quite depressed. He couldn't wait to make the Soviet Navy have more warships, and cooperating with Germany was the fastest choice.
I really don’t know what my superiors think!
At the same time, the team he led was more of domestic engineers. Obviously, they all wanted to see the structure of the German aircraft carrier so that they could design and shape it themselves after they went back.
This aircraft carrier is just a shell now, and it has not even been installed in the island, and it has not even been laid on the flight deck. It is just a shell. It can be imagined how urgent the Germans were!
What's urgent?
This ship is freed up and you can build the next one!
The urgency is one reason, and the other reason is of course that Germany does not want to expose its aircraft carrier superstructure so early, especially the flight deck!
This aircraft carrier is the crystallization of hard work by German naval experts. They comprehensively analyzed the design drawings of the aircraft carrier coming from the island country and re-designed them based on various data of the British aircraft carrier obtained by the spy.
The biggest change is of course to reduce the aspect ratio! This can increase the airworthiness. In the Atlantic Ocean where there will be strong winds and waves at any time, warships must have high stability!
At the same time, the hangar is completely enclosed, and the flight deck on the lower floor is removed and only the upper floor is retained. These are the best choices after argumentation, especially setting up a small ship island on the right, and the oblique flight deck!
The design of this aircraft carrier has surpassed any aircraft carrier of this era, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly improved!
The German Navy was full of confidence in their aircraft carriers.
German Navy Commander Erich Redel, standing in the most conspicuous place, watching everyone coming.
"Today is the day when our first aircraft carrier, Earl Zeppelin, was launched. We invite our great head of state to speak to everyone!"
Chapter completed!