Germany, Wilhelmshaven Naval Base. The German Navy headquarters and the native Fleet Headquarters are both located here.
There are ships of all sizes parked in the military port of the base. The most eye-catching ones are undoubtedly the four 'Kaiser-class' Battleship and the four 'Brandenburg-class' Battlecruiser. Although these warships have been in service for more than 20 years, they do not look old at all. These battleships were modernized just before the outbreak of war.
Some small-caliber secondary guns were removed and more anti-aircraft guns were added to deal with threats from the air. At the same time, large-scale air searches for Radar and Sea-search radar also appeared on the battleship. These Capital Ships of German Navy can now attack the target according to the guidance of Radar. Although, at ultra-long distances, the effect is not very good. But at least the effective strike range of these Capital Ships can be increased to more than 25 kilometers.
Coupled with the improved installation of some other new equipment, the eight German Home Fleet and Capital Ships ships have been in service for a long time, but their performance is still very advanced in the world. At least, it will not be worse than those Capital Ships currently in service with American Navy.
However, overall, German Navy has not been built over the years and Capital Ships has been built. These old Battleship may not be able to be reused in future wars. After all, whether it is United States or Island Nation, many advanced Capital Shipss have been built over the years. Based on Capital Ships alone, the number of German Navy will not be much less than the two countries combined. But in terms of performance, I'm afraid it won't take any advantage.
Fortunately, German Navy has clearly regarded Capital Ships as a supporting force in naval battles. The real main force is still the aircraft carrier. The four 'Constellation-class' aircraft carriers equipped by Home Fleet are the four in the third batch and are also the most powerful batch among the 'Constellation-class' aircraft carriers. After adopting Angled Deck, the aircraft carrier's attendance rate has been greatly improved. For an aircraft carrier, the dispatch speed of fighter aircraft is undoubtedly very important. This will greatly increase the aircraft carrier's attack power.
On the dock of the military port, several German Navy Marshal were looking at the warships parked in the military port.
"Your Excellency, Minister, can the four 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers moored at Kiel Harbor really not be assigned to us?" asked the local Fleet Commander Lütjens Navy Marshal.
Marshal Lütjens has already been coveting the 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carrier. You know, that is a more powerful aircraft carrier than the 'Constellation-class' aircraft carrier! Although the performance improvement is limited, perhaps this small improvement can play a very important role in the future battlefield.
Marshal Raeder shook his head. "His Majesty the Emperor I don't dare to hand over those 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers to you without clear instructions. I don't dare. I think if a war breaks out between us and Americans, those 'Sovereign-class The E' aircraft carrier will definitely go into battle. By then, you will have the opportunity to command them in combat. Moreover, the second batch of 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers will be commissioned soon, and the strength of our navy will be further improved."
A hint of joy flashed in Marshal Lütjens's eyes. If the second batch of four 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers are put into service, this will make German Navy have eight 'Atlantic Ocean' aircraft carriers. Constellation-class' aircraft carrier and eight 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers, and the carrier-based fighters used on these 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers are all carrier-based versions of the FW-190 fighter jets. In this case, the strength of German Navy will be further improved.
"Your Excellency, Minister, after the second batch of 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers enter service, is there any plan for the next level of aircraft carriers?" Marshal Lütjens asked.
According to German Navy's main battleship carrier practice, the design of the next-level aircraft carrier has obviously been completed.
"The construction plan for the next-level aircraft carrier has been approved by Your Majesty. After the second batch of 'Sovereign-class' aircraft carriers enter service, construction will begin. The performance of the next-level aircraft carrier will be greatly improved, and the displacement will rise to 50,000 tons!" Marshal Raeder said.
"Fifty thousand tons? That's much bigger than 'Constellation-class' and 'Sovereign-class'. Has it been named yet?" Marshal Dönitz, who had never spoken, sighed.
Compared with these huge aircraft carriers, the submarines in his submarine force are undoubtedly like little mice in front of the elephant.
"His Majesty the Emperor has been named, and these aircraft carriers will be named 'Nordic God-class'." Marshal Raeder said with a smile.
"'Nordic God-class'? Is it named after the gods in Norse mythology?" Marshal Lütjens asked.
"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor has liked to name our aircraft carriers after these mythical characters over the years. Perhaps this is because these characters and our aircraft carriers have the power of gods!"
"Not even gods can defeat us! We will be the most powerful navy on this planet!" Marshal Dönitz said.
These three marshals can be regarded as the Big Three of German Navy. However, while the army was fighting in full swing, German Navy could only watch from the sidelines, which made these navy marshals very anxious.
"By the way, Your Excellency, Minister. My troops discovered that Americans was trying to transport supplies to Buru through the Arctic Ocean route during this period. In the past week, the submarine force has sunk more than ten United States merchant ships!" Marshal Dönitz said.
Marshal Raeder nodded. "Buru suffered heavy losses under our attack. Americans doesn't want to see Buru defeated by us so quickly, so he is fighting No matter what, we need to stop Americans and not let them support Buru. Otherwise, we will pay a greater price for Buru."
"I have sent more submarines to Arctic Ocean route. However, Bolshevik Navy is a relatively big threat to our submarine force. If they can be eliminated, my submarine force can completely cut off Arctic Ocean route!" Marshal Dönitz said.
Because United States did not participate in the war, the transport ships they dispatched to Buru all flew the flags of other countries, and no warships were dispatched to escort them. For German submarine force, this is completely a piece of fat. However, Bolshevik Navy is active in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea, which poses a greater threat to German submarine force.