After the keel-laying ceremony for the Imperial Navy's first Deutschland-class aircraft carrier, Deutschland, ended, Oscar did not leave the German Shipyard immediately. Instead, he inspected the Imperial Navy's Aircraft Carrier Research Institute.
Construction of the Deutschland-class aircraft carriers had begun, but that did not mean Germany's aircraft carrier designs had come to a halt. Even once the Deutschland-class carriers entered service, the German Navy would possess only ten aircraft carriers. That was far from enough.
"Your Majesty, this is the Imperial Navy's next generation of aircraft carrier. Its full-load displacement will exceed thirty thousand tons, reaching roughly thirty-three thousand tons. It will be able to carry more than ninety carrier-based aircraft. Its hull structure and defensive capabilities will also be greatly strengthened. Its anti-aircraft capabilities will likewise surpass those of the previous classes of aircraft carriers," the officer in charge of the Aircraft Carrier Research Institute introduced.
Oscar nodded in satisfaction. In appearance, this class of aircraft carrier was very similar to the American Navy's Essex-class aircraft carriers from another time and space. Its combat capabilities in every respect were also very close. However, equipment such as Radar and Sonar was still under development, so none of it had appeared on this class of carrier.
Yet construction on this class of aircraft carrier would likely not begin for another three to four years. By then, the Empire's technology would presumably have advanced further. Those cutting-edge devices could be put to use then.
The war had ended, after all. Although Germany's relations with its opponents remained extremely tense, war would not break out anytime soon. This meant Germany had no need to rush so desperately to replace its military equipment. That way, the Empire could ensure that all kinds of advanced technologies were applied to the military sphere. At the same