In order to defend against artillery shells, there is a layer of armor belt with a thickness of 6 inches and 12 degrees tilted on the side of the hull. The defense standard is to immunize British naval guns below 12 inches. Currently, the British use of 9.2 inches cannons, and the light cruiser is a 6 inches gun. It is estimated that it cannot be penetrated at normal distances. At the same time, in order to ensure the buoyancy of the warship's head and tail, a layer of armor belt with a thickness of between 3 inches and 4 inches is also arranged. In order to defend against horizontal attacks and possible bombs,

The hangar deck position, which is the upper part of the side string armor belt, is connected to a layer of horizontal armor with a thickness of 40mm and 20mm back plate. Although this layer of horizontal protection is 60mm, this thing can be immune to 99% of all threats encountered, both shells and bombs can be blocked. (Of course, what if you want to do if you bring a 3,000-pound bomb directly to take a shot, you can only say that you are unlucky...)

As for the power system, the rated power is about 54,000 horsepower, and the maximum power is actually visually estimated to reach around 70,000 horsepower. For a warship with more than 20,000 tons and a slender hull, it is no problem to run 26 knots, and it is also possible to run 28 knots at the maximum power.

If the prince had to evaluate the USS Vettelsbach aircraft carrier, it would be the design concept in the late stage of World War II, the hardware indicators in the early stage of World War II, and the strongest industrial technology level during World War II! To be honest, the concept is really the standard in 1944. In terms of combat effectiveness, although it is a bit worse than the standard US-Japan fleet aircraft carrier at the beginning of the Pacific War, it is still sufficient to say that fleet aircraft carriers are. As for the technology in World War I, there is no need to explain it, after all, this thing was made in World War II...

The prince believed that he had created a history and opened a new chapter in the history of world naval warfare. But not everyone bought it. When the prince and others came to the wide hangar, Major General Bainke, the commander of the 2nd Battleship Detachment, said a great disgrace: "If a banquet is held in this place, it would be great, enough for thousands of people to have dinner at the same time. If the war is over, just add some partitions to change it to a cruise ship's cabin."

"I think the other way around is OK. Take a cruise ship and tear off the flashy things, and then open the compartment and it will be an aircraft carrier. I have never thought that the warships and cruise ships would be so close." Major General Maofu of the Fourth Battleship Detachment also quipped.

Originally, these two generals were just joking with each other, but they didn't mean to make fun of the prince. Unfortunately, their words were heard by the prince. The prince did not intend to make fun of this harmless joke, but the key was that Prince Heinrich, who represented the German Emperor, was right next to him. In order to elevate the issue of aviation and air supremacy to a strategic level, the prince decided to take action against them...

"General Maofu, what you said makes sense. The cruise ship is to carry passengers, and the ship is to load the plane. It hits 80 aircraft, carries a bomb of 300kg or a torpedo of more than 400kg, and then launches attacks from places you can't see! Before the battleship can react, it may have been sunk by torpedoes! This is a kind of confrontation at different levels, and because of this, it pioneered an era."

"In fact, this warship is not as simple as everyone imagines. It is not easy to operate a wing aircraft in such a crowded and narrow place. Including the area of ​​the hangar, all the spaces used for takeoff and preparation on this warship are only one-tenth of the normal airport! Think about it, it is so difficult for us to prepare a wing aircraft within such a small range, and release and recycle it."

"There is a proverb in the East, and hearing is false, seeing is true. If you don't see it, I think everyone here may not be able to imagine the scene of the attack aircraft bombing!"

"We have lunch first, and then at 2:00 this afternoon, the Bavarian Swordfish United stationed in Wilhelmshaven will perform a wonderful sea attack exercise for us on the sea outside the sea! After this exercise, I think you will have a clear understanding of the value of aircraft carriers and the aircraft above!" said the prince.

Although the Brom-Foss Shipyard was originally found in Hamburg, with the expansion of its business, more and more shipyards merged, so there are branches in other places. This time, the captain who was loading the USS Vettelsbach was in Cooks Harbour, which was very close to Wilhelmshaven. The air fleet assigned to the Navy had arrived in Wilhelmshaven 2 days ago. In order to prove the value of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft to the German Navy and the representative of the German Emperor, Prince Heinleich, the prince specially arranged this exercise! The scale is not large, with less than 20 aircraft participating in the total, and the original plan was just to show it.

"Are you ready? Brothers?" Lieutenant Rudel walked towards his plane, then patted the shoulders of the ground crew who was maintaining the plane, and said friendly. Until now, Rudel was very surprised that he was able to become the first batch of pilots of preparatory carrier-based aircraft. According to rumors, the prince appointed himself after seeing his name. He did not consider that he was a fighter pilot...

Fortunately, after several months of training, Lieutenant Rudel, who had already had a bombing foundation, has adapted to his current work. As the earliest batch of pilots of the Bavarian Air Force, they received quite comprehensive training, but later they were allocated due to personal preferences and war needs. Now the battlefield needs it, so Rudel picked it up quickly.

"No problem, I have ten years of work experience," said a unshaven mechanic.

"Don't listen to him, this guy counts his experience of repairing tractors back then." A young man from Bremen next to him quipped.

"Is there any difference? Anyway, it's all pistons, cylinders, nozzles, etc.." The old mechanic couldn't hold it anymore.

At this time, after a few greetings, Rudel went to his colleagues to make final preparations for the upcoming exercise!

"We will attack two targets in total. The dive bomber team attacks target No. 1, which is a target ship towed by a steamboat. The speed will not be fast. This attack is led by me. We will divide it into 2 waves, each wave is 4 aircraft, which is a fan-shaped defensive torpedo. The attack speed does not exceed 80 kilometers per hour, the altitude is below 50 meters, and the bomb drop distance is tentatively set to 600 meters."

"If we succeeded in the first attack, then don't turn on the engine and throw it directly into the designated area, but let the navy recover it." Rudel repeated the content of today's exercise again.
Chapter completed!