Iron Blood Germany: Rise of the Kaiser's Son
Chapter 846

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The Imperial Navy was divided into five fleets at once, with each fleet roughly equal in strength. The eight Capital Ships planned for the Home Fleet were somewhat more powerful because they were to use 410mm Main Guns. The Mediterranean Fleet and Indian Ocean Fleet would each have one fewer Capital Ship and were slightly weaker. But overall, the strength of the various fleets remained quite close.

Oscar had not yet decided how the aircraft carriers would be allocated. The German Navy currently had only six aircraft carriers in total. If they were distributed among every fleet, their strength would be scattered and they would not serve much purpose. Allocation could wait until the German Navy's number of aircraft carriers had increased further. That would undoubtedly ensure that the carriers possessed formidable combat power. After all, a single aircraft carrier had extremely limited combat strength. If they could form dual-carrier battle groups, their combat power would multiply. Therefore, allocation would be best postponed until the German Navy possessed at least twelve aircraft carriers.

Fortunately, large-scale naval warfare would not break out anytime soon. The German Navy had ample time to prepare. Given Germany's industrial strength and economic foundation, by the time war erupted, every fleet of the German military would likely already be extremely powerful. This would give Germany the strength to win victories on every battlefield.

For example, in the Atlantic Ocean, the Home Fleet and Atlantic Fleet could join forces against the Americans and British. The Mediterranean Fleet could even reinforce operations in the Atlantic direction. The Pacific Fleet and Indian Ocean Fleet, meanwhile, could join forces against the Island Nation Navy and American Navy. The combined strength of the two fleets was already enough to give them a major advantage in a confrontation with the Island Nation

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