"Is this our aircraft carrier? The construction is almost completed!" Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz said, looking at the two aircraft carriers under construction on the slipway.
The main construction of the two aircraft carriers is almost completed. The deck of the aircraft carrier is mostly completed, so the outline can barely be seen.
Oscar nodded. "It is expected to be ready for service in the middle of next year. At that time, Carrier-based Aircraft Unit will be on board for training. We will strive to form combat effectiveness in one year. In this way, if the war breaks out in 1914, we will be able to catch up."
"Your Highness, will weapons like aircraft carriers really change the situation of naval warfare as Your Highness said?" Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz seems to be a little unconvinced by Strait.
"Don't worry, Your Excellency, when did I lie to you? Soon, aircraft carriers will become the protagonist of naval battles. And aircraft carriers will replace Battleship and become our main force. Therefore, our main focus next, They should all focus on the development of aircraft carriers and Carrier-based aircraft. As long as these two aspects can go hand in hand and succeed, German Navy will still be able to dominate the world!" Oscar said confidently.
This is obvious. If Germany can take the lead in a big killer like an aircraft carrier, it will be almost impossible for other countries to challenge Germany.
Later, the engineer responsible for the construction of the aircraft carrier introduced the performance of the aircraft carrier to Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz.
The two aircraft carriers were named destroyers by Oscar as 'Pioneer class', the first ship was 'Vanguard', and the second ship was 'Victory'. The 'Pioneer class' aircraft carrier has a standard displacement of 17,500 tons, a full load displacement of 23,700 tons, a total length of 195.6 meters, a width of 31.2 meters, and a draft of 7.6 meters. Equipped with 12 large oil-fired boilers and two new Steam Turbine, the power is 48,000 horsepower, the maximum speed is 27 knots (the maximum speed during the trial was 28.5 knots), and the endurance is 12 knots and 9,000 nautical miles. There are 1,200 members, including 200 officers. The armaments include 8 105mm rapid-fire cannons, 12 twin 88mm anti-aircraft guns and 24 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns. The most powerful weapon of an aircraft carrier is not the artillery equipped on the aircraft carrier itself, but the fighter jets mounted on it! At the time of design, the No. 01 aircraft carrier will carry 48 fighters and four seaplanes. Fighters are mainly used to attack targets, while seaplanes, with their long range and easy take-off and landing, are used to detect and discover targets! The 48 fighters mainly include 12 fighters and 36 Torpedo Bomber.
The reason why there is no equipment Dive Bomber or level Bomber. The main reason is that Dive Bomber has not been developed yet due to technical reasons. As for the horizontal Bomber, the hit rate is too low against high-speed moving water targets. In comparison, Torpedo Bomber is much more suitable. Although, the current Torpedo Bomber can only be equipped with the 350 mm Light Aerial Torpedo, and its lethality against large targets on the water is very limited. However, it is still enough for the aircraft carrier British Navy, which has low defense. Even if it is difficult to sink them, as long as they are injured, forcing them to withdraw from the battle, or creating opportunities for other Capital Shipss in the navy, it can play a great role.
"The power of the 350mm lightweight Torpedo is not enough." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz also directly pointed out this point.
"Aircraft Research and Development Center, we are developing a better Torpedo Bomber, striving to be able to carry 450mm Medium Torpedo. The 350mm lightweight Torpedo is indeed not very powerful. It is difficult to deal with our Battleship It's difficult to injure Britain's Capital Ships. As long as you injure it, Capital Ships will take care of the rest." Oscar said with a smile.
Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz nodded repeatedly, if the aircraft carrier's Carrier-based aircraft could injure British Navy's Capital Ships. Then the next battle will undoubtedly be better. With the power of German Navy's surface fleet, isn't it easy to deal with the injured British Navy?
"Your Highness, after these two aircraft carriers are completed, will they be handed over to the navy?" Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz asked.
"Of course, these two aircraft carriers are my personal donation to the navy. I hope the navy can kill Britain people in future naval battles!" Oscar said with a smile.
"Your Highness, please rest assured. In future naval battles, we will definitely be able to defeat Britain people!" Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz looked confident. With a powerful surface fleet, coupled with a large underwater submarine force, and finally a killer weapon like an aircraft carrier, if German Navy still has no way to win. Then he, First Sea Lord, can just jump into the sea.
Time passed little by little, and soon, Balkan War started. Ottoman Turkish Empire, which once shocked the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, was once again beaten to the ground by several small countries that it had colonized before. Of course, those small countries have support from Britain, France and other countries. Otherwise, no matter how bad Ottoman Turkish Empire is, he will not lose so ugly.
Among Balkan War, Germany remains neutral and gives Ottoman Turkish Empire a little support from time to time. There is only one purpose, and that is to win over Ottoman Turkish Empire and let Ottoman Turkish Empire join Allied Powers's camp to fight.
Although, Ottoman Turkish Empire has not made a clear stance yet. However, they are becoming more and more hostile to countries such as Britain and France, and the possibility of joining the Allied Powers camp is becoming more and more likely.
At the end of 1913, at a Imperial Council meeting, Imperial Crown Prince Oscar put forward a proposal that shocked everyone, including Wilhelm II. Because, Oscar proposed to abandon Blue Island and abandon the stronghold of the German Empire in the Eastern Empire.
"Crown Prince, Empire have few strongholds in the east. And Blue Island is the most important one among them. In order to obtain such a stronghold in the east, I We have put in a lot of effort. If we give up now, all our previous efforts will be in vain!" Moltke the Younger was naturally the first to criticize Oscar for this suggestion. He was eager for Oscar to make a mistake, so that Wilhelm II would dislike Oscar.
Sure enough, Wilhelm II didn't look good after listening to Oscar's suggestion. Germany Because it rose too late, the world has been almost divided up by other powers. Especially Eastern World, it was almost divided up. In order to find a suitable breakthrough point in the Eastern Empire, Germany spent a lot of effort. You know, Eight-Nation Alliance invasion of China, the commander-in-chief is the chief of staff of the German Army.
(I originally planned to hit Japan in Blue Island, but I couldn't write this plot, so I had to give up!)