Through his own channels, Redel knew that there was a plan within the Navy to transform the aviation cruiser. The value of this type of ship with naval guns and a certain number of aircraft is that it can have a certain amount of aviation power without occupying the tonnage of the aircraft carrier. This is the point of the top novel

Aircraft may not count in battles between battleships, but in cruise operations, if there are only three or four aircraft, they can also have considerable advantages in reconnaissance. If they can be equipped with bombs, the effect will be even better.

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Therefore, in the cruiser bidding plan formulated by the German Navy, there is also an aviation cruiser project, and Redel is trying every means to participate in this project. "The purpose of the aviation cruiser is to use naval guns and aviation power to fight. Naval guns are used to deal with

medium and low threat targets and

Merchant ships, while aviation power is used to provide reconnaissance and solve some more difficult targets, such as the opponent's heavy cruisers, and provide itself with air defense cover when necessary." In his discussion of aviation cruisers, Redl said this

The ship type has this description.

Aviation cruisers are inefficient. This is true. In fact, the tonnage is exactly 1+12. If there is enough tonnage to build aviation cruisers, it would be better to build specialized cruisers and aircraft carriers respectively. If there are no treaty restrictions, who will build them?

aviation cruiser who is

Pitfalls. But if the tonnage of the aircraft carrier is certain and there are no restrictions on cruiser-based aircraft, then the aviation cruiser will be valuable. After all, under the same tonnage, the attack power of the aircraft carrier is always stronger than that of the gunboat, and what the Germans exploited is

This loophole.

The tonnage of an aircraft carrier is certain, so is it necessary to build a small aircraft carrier to perform the task of breaking the enemy? The German Navy has also discussed it internally. However, the result of the discussion is unrealistic, both in terms of combat arrangements and actual efficiency.

Small aircraft carriers are not easy to use. First of all, the combat effectiveness of small aircraft carriers is too low. A small aircraft carrier of 10,000 tons can only carry about 30 aircraft at most. Moreover, due to the hull problem

The problem is that the length of the runway and the bomb load are not satisfactory. As for the protection problem, it cannot be solved. Rather than expanding the tonnage and directly building the main aircraft carrier. And in terms of aircraft carrier tonnage, Germany only has 120,000

tons of aircraft carriers, the number of main aircraft carriers it owns will not exceed 6, and every ship is precious! Do you plan to use a medium-sized aircraft carrier to break the treaty? It is estimated that no country's navy can be so generous during the treaty period!

As for combat applications, such an aircraft carrier has almost no ability to protect itself. If there are planes during the day, they are not afraid of the opponent's surface warships. However, if the weather is bad or at night, such a warship has no resistance at all, unless

Get a fleet to provide him with escort protection, but if you do this, it would be more cost-effective to directly let these escort warships perform the task of breaking the engagement.

Redl has carefully studied the cases of maritime diplomatic breaking operations in the war. He found that in most cases, the transport fleet lacked cover. That is to say, as long as you can find the opponent, you are half successful, even if there are a few

Destroyers are definitely no match for cruisers. Therefore, the first mission of the aircraft on the anti-aircraft cruiser is reconnaissance. Discover the location of the opponent's transport ship and keep track of it to provide guidance for the battleship attack.

When the two sides meet, if the weather conditions are good, the opponent can always find the attacking ship 20 to 30km away. At this time, the opponent's fleet will choose to disband the formation. At this time, the second factor restricts the outcome of the engagement.

, that is, facing the scattered

What to do with the escaping merchant ship? Of course, the simplest and most direct way is to chase it by speed. But even if you chase a civilian ship of about 10 knots at a speed of 30 knots, considering the direct distance between the two sides and the situation of fleeing,

A lot of merchant ships can still escape.

At this time, the aircraft on the aviation cruiser will have to take on part of the attack mission. Merchant ships generally have no anti-aircraft weapons, and the hull structure is much more fragile than warships. A 100kg bomb may hit a merchant ship under 10,000 tons.

It constitutes serious damage, such as a near-missile bomb causing a large amount of water intrusion, such as destroying the opponent's power equipment, so aviation power can make up for the warship's inability to cope with the situation. Even if the air attack fails, it can guide the warship to continue to pursue the enemy.

Transport ships are also available.

War is always relative. When you attack the opponent's transport ship, the other party may have informed the friendly forces of the location of the attack ship. At the same time, the enemy warships cruising on the sea will also look for the attack ship. In addition, the other party will also look for the attack ship.

The camouflaged supply ship at sea will

Sink the attack ship in disguise to reduce the combat effectiveness of the attack ship. Or, in other words, follow the clues and search for the opponent's attack ship by judging the route of the disguised supply ship and the radio communication situation. And if it is bitten by the opponent's warship of the same level, it will probably be a tragedy.

of battle.

In anti-hunting operations, aircraft play a greater role. First of all, the aircraft's super reconnaissance capabilities may give the raiding ship a chance to avoid the opponent's tracking, and even if it cannot avoid it, it can also provide early warning time. Secondly,

, if it is unavoidable, the aircraft can also bring bombs to attack. After all, aircraft are consumables. Considering the air cruiser's capacity to carry aircraft and the aircraft's ability to carry bombs are relatively poor, it may be difficult to sink the opponent, but it will damage it.

It is still possible, such as destroying the opponent

Even if some of the ship's surface equipment misses and causes a near miss, it will have a great impact on the speed of the cruiser, and the opponent will most likely give up the pursuit. If the situation is more tragic, if ship-to-ship battles cannot be avoided, then there will be

The aircraft side still has an advantage. Of course, the unprotected decks and hangars will definitely be damaged in the battle, but at this point, it would be good if they can get back alive. If the aircraft cannot be recovered, just throw it away and pick up the pilot.

Just come back.

Therefore, after reading a large amount of information, Redel believes that aviation cruisers have a huge advantage over ordinary cruisers in the entire process of breaking a diplomatic relationship. Whether it is reconnaissance, hunting or fighting with warships of the same level, they can get the upper hand.

!Raeder once went to sea

This idea was proposed at a military meeting, but it was questioned by some officers, that is, increasing aviation facilities will inevitably occupy some tonnage, which will lead to a decrease in other performance. For example, a heavy cruiser that could originally be equipped with 9 240mm guns could only be equipped with 6

Door.

To these questions, Redl's answer is as follows. First of all, the main mission of our warships is to break diplomatic relations. Most of the targets we encounter are unprotected merchant ships. In this case, 9 240mm guns and

There is no difference between the 6 guns. Even replacing it with a 175mm gun with a lower caliber will be fine. Secondly, as an assault ship, it is usually necessary to avoid interacting with the opponent's superior force.

In battle, although Redel added the option of attacking the opponent's cruiser in the theory of cruise combat, it is possible to encounter multiple opponent's warships as soon as you go out. In this case, what should you do if you don't run? Can you avoid the opponent through reconnaissance advantage or

Isn't it better to weaken the opponent than to fight head-on? As for the unavoidable situation, facing several aviation cruisers equipped with bombs, even if there are a few fewer guns, the opponent's heavy cruiser will not have the advantage.

The weakness in firepower can be made up for by aircraft. On the contrary, the advantage of aviation cruisers in reconnaissance is unmatched by ordinary cruisers. Fighting in the ocean is not like fighting in the North Sea and the Mediterranean where you can encounter it as soon as you go out. If you can't find it,

As for the enemy, no matter how good the hardware performance is, so what? Moreover, the aircraft carried by the aviation cruiser can also pose a fatal threat to seaplanes and maritime patrol agencies, which is of great benefit to the survival rate of the raiding ship and the help of submarines.

, which is also unmatched by ordinary cruisers.

It has to be said that Raeder, who was a staff officer, was indeed outstanding in pure theory, and he was able to overwhelm his opponents in debates. Coupled with the support of high-level officials of the Navy Ministry, his plan gained initial approval. This made the German aviation cruiser plan

can continue, and just when he succeeds

When he was satisfied, his old boss Siper said something casually that made Redel feel a little difficult. "Are you going to let your cruiser carry seaplanes, or are you going to prepare to carry ordinary seaplanes? The former is easier to take off and land.

, and the latter has stronger combat effectiveness."

This issue really troubles Redel. He is a staff officer and is very familiar with summarizing information and formulating tactics. At the same time, he has also participated in some actual combat. Although he is not alone, he is definitely not an armchair strategist. So,

Redel has a certain foundation in theory and military, but technically he understands

Not much, especially aviation technology. Since the main selling point of Redel's aviation cruiser is the aircraft, then what kind of aircraft to choose is a very important question. To this question, it is difficult for Redel to answer this question. However,

Fortunately, the person who raised this issue was his old boss who supported him, not those who hindered his plan.

In addition to the aircraft issue, the remaining trade-offs are also very important, such as armor protection standards, the selection of armaments, and the trade-off between offense, defense and speed. Although the tonnage of heavy cruisers on this plane has increased to 15,000 tons,

But the firepower has also been increased to the 10-inch gun level! Originally, treaty cruisers historically blocked

The 8-inch guns are very weak, and the situation on this plane has not changed. It is more difficult to defend against the opponent's heavy patrol 10-inch guns. For the Germans who focus on defense, it is important to defend against artillery of the same level.

One of the prerequisites, but if the protection is increased, what about the speed and armament? Redel is so entangled!

While Redel was struggling, Huaxia had already drawn up a rough blueprint for its cruiser. At least as a time traveler, Xu Jie knew which properties could be chosen and which ones must be guaranteed. He also knew that as a type of cruiser,

What is the most important factor!

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