1026 Whistling Sea Eagle 3
The pilot began to further reduce the flight altitude, and the 6 hooks quickly passed on the simulation deck. The first and second blocking ropes were crossed. When the third one, the hook finally hung the blocking rope. The entire blocking rope was lengthened. Then the hydraulic air cylinder began to exert force, and the degree of the aircraft decreased. When the entire blocking rope was stretched by about 10 meters, the reinforced front wheels of the aircraft finally landed on the ground. The huge inertia made the aircraft jump. Then the ground crew immediately stepped forward to remove the blocking rope, and then the blocking rope slowly returned to its original state. The aircraft was pushed aside by the ground crew.&1t;/p>
The entire visit and test took one day to complete. That night, at the hotel where the prince was staying temporarily, the prince did not rest, but was thinking about how to make this aviation force work as soon as possible.&1t;/p>
"How many Seahawk attack aircraft can we produce every month at present?" asked the prince.&1t;/p>
"The production capacity will be relatively low in the first two months, about 3o aircraft. In the third month, we can increase the number to more than 7o aircraft. Aircraft is not a problem. The key is the pilot. Take-off and landing at sea can be different from 6 grounds. Even if we choose from our best front-line pilots, it is estimated that it will not be possible without more than 5 months of training. Moreover, we must train on the ship for at least 2 months before we can consider performing combat missions." Baron Ronstern, who is in charge of HNA matters, thought about it and said.&1t;/p>
"I need at least 150 skilled first-line units and at least 30 second-line units. I will give you a year to complete this task. If the Bavarian Airlines team cannot draw so many skilled units, then you can tell me that I will draw from the Prussian army on the Eastern Front or even the Western Front. This number cannot be small. We must extend the long fist of the air strike to the sea." Ruprecht said.&1t;/p>
"15o first-line crew? You and your maritime airport may not be able to put down so many aircraft? If you include second-line crews, the total number will reach 45o, which is 9oo excellent pilots." Baron Ronstern said.&1t;/p>
"These are naturally not something that can be accommodated by those sea airports. These aviation forces are mainly divided into two parts. The first part is naturally the flight squadron on the aircraft carrier, and the other part is the roadbed attack team. Our maritime forces are at a disadvantage. If only a few hundred aircraft and hundreds of pilots can change this form, then I think it is still necessary. And one thing I need to make is that these pilots are only attack aircraft pilots, and there will be fighter troops in the future maritime aviation organization, but because the requirements are not high, there is no need to worry for the time being." The prince said.&1t;/p>
"This, this is a new army. Have you talked about this with the German Emperor? I'm afraid it won't work without the German Emperor's consent?" Baron Ronstern said. If this is according to the prince's plan, this aviation force used at sea may have thousands of planes in the future. This is not a joke!&1t;/p>
(Do you think the author is a bit too exaggerated? Haha, in history, the Royal Navy Air Force had much stronger aviation power than this in 1918, with 2,949 aircraft, 1o3 airships, and 67ooo officers and soldiers distributed among 126 naval aviation bases! Of course, with the arrival of April Fool's Day on April 1, 1918, all aviation forces were handed over to the newly formed air force, which is really an "April's Day" for the Royal Navy!!)&1t;/p>
"This is not a question you need to consider. Leave the above matters to me. Helping me train a qualified sea and air force is what you need to consider. The British have begun to prepare for naval aviation. We should not be dumped. Perhaps, this force will become the key to our victory in the future!" said the prince.&1t;/p>
If we directly told the German Emperor to draw out 5oo bombers, we should build a naval aviation force. Then there is no need to ask, the German Emperor would definitely not agree! Not to mention anything else, this huge number of aircraft and the required personnel could scare 90% of the people! The air combat on the Western Front is very fierce now, and the number of British and French advantages of the Luftwaffe made the Western Front Corps a little overwhelmed. If the Luftwaffe had not been well organized and had higher personnel quality, it would have been good that the Western Front Air Force could maintain a balance of power now. So from the current point of view, the German Emperor would never agree to build such a force that seems to be of little use.&1t;/p>
But saying it cannot be built openly does not mean that it cannot be prepared secretly. The prince is the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, so the Luftwaffe and Bavarian Air Force on the Eastern Front will be under the command of the prince. Faced with weak players like the Russians, the remaining aviation power is very large, so some troops can be drawn for training. At the same time, don’t forget that the prince can also exert a great influence on the Austro-Hungarian army, and when necessary, some aviation forces can be drawn from the Austro-Hungarian army for training. After all, the air pressure in the Balkans is smaller...&1t;/p>
With the completion of a "fast sea aircraft-borne ship" being modified in the shipyard, the German military will definitely equip these warships with aircraft. If William can realize the role of air strike forces, then equip the aircraft will not be difficult. If it can play a role in some war zones, it will be possible to establish an independent naval aviation force at that time.&1t;/p>
"That's good Your Highness, I will obey your order. I now have 2 squadrons of pilots, about 36 crews. One of them can now do sea take-off and landing training, and the other squadron can contact and attack sea targets first. As long as I can equip me with all the planes."&1t;/p>
"However, one thing I need to make clear is that although the performance of the BFG-1 aircraft is very good, due to the limitations of a single aircraft, the combat radius of this attack aircraft is too small. It may be OK to use on what you call an aircraft carrier, but if you want to attack maritime targets from the coast, it is a bit too difficult. The key is to have a short range." Baron Ronstern said.&1t;/p>
"So we have also developed another twin-attack aircraft in Munich, used as a 6-based aircraft." The prince smiled and said. The bfg-1 attack aircraft is positioned as a carrier-based aircraft, while another twin-bomber temporarily named Haiwu is used as a 6-based attack aircraft. Although the performance of the K-4 dual-bomber is quite reasonable, due to the early design and the small margin, it cannot carry torpedoes and bombs over 25 okg. The biggest problem is that the number of heavy mounts is insufficient and the secondary fuel tank cannot be carried outside the central axis.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!