Chapter 269: Sleepless night

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In London, in the office of the Royal Navy ’s Secretary of the Navy, Churchill and his officers are discussing the next battle plan. If one of the British departments is the most anxious, it is undoubtedly the Navy.
In the battle of the Dutch offshore that just ended not long ago, in the face of a squadron of the German navy, 14 warships of the British Royal Navy were beaten down, and even a battleship and an aircraft carrier were lost. If they are counted as cruisers And destroyers, from the Battle of Jutland to the present, Britain has not suffered such a terrible defeat.
So this time Churchill intends to give Germany the harshest revenge. He ordered the Royal Navy to convene the largest fleet and completely blockade the German waters. As in the First World War, Germany was trapped on a narrow European continent. Then rely on the absolute superiority in resources to bring down the menacing German challenger.
And as the British navy minister, Churchill's ideas are more radical. He hopes to conduct a decisive battle at the next time the German navy goes to sea, and use his superior power to defeat the newly established German high seas fleet in one fell swoop.
"The Hood is coming back from the Mediterranean. The Italians are very honest this time. They didn't even send planes to track our ships." An officer pointed at the huge sea map with a pointer and said: "Spain has no guts to attack us. The construction of the German naval base there is not perfect. They have not yet had the power to intercept our battleships in the Strait of Gibraltar. "
Another officer glanced at the report in his hand and reported to Churchill: "On the other hand, in order to support the frontal combat in France, our army ’s transport fleet is constantly moving between the English Channel and plans to transport at least ten within this month. Ten thousand soldiers arrived in France. Eventually we will lay 300,000 soldiers on the frontal battlefield. "
"In the United States, they did not have any interest in participating in the war, not even willing to mobilize. In the US Congress, the mainstream idea is still to isolate the European policy. Although President Roosevelt is very willing to provide us with support, they are under pressure. Support is not free. "An official in charge of foreign affairs briefly introduced the situation of allies:" On the other hand, the US side is very interested in the battle of the Dutch offshore, and they hope to send officers to our side. To study the specific process of the entire operation. "
"You can work on this matter! In addition, Hi-tech hires American technicians to come to the UK. We need to produce several types of fighters at the same time, which is somewhat stretched." Churchill said this on his forehead, and then stopped talking.
The plan to withdraw the fleet from the Mediterranean is helpless, because the British found that their fleet did not have any good tricks to deal with the German aircraft carrier. The short board of the carrier aircraft can only make the British aircraft carrier's combat capability a great discount, not to mention the quality of the aircraft carrier itself, but also the German Navy's new aircraft carrier slightly better.
The only aircraft carrier in the UK that can handle the same performance as the Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier is the one that is the latest to launch the Royal Ark. Others, such as the Brave and the Glorious, can't keep up with the German warships.
"Our army will deploy a fleet from the Danish offshore to the Baltic Sea to lure the German navy to dispatch. We will deploy two support fleets here and here, consisting of destroyers and light cruisers, these battleships are relatively strong in air defense. Warships can temporarily protect themselves once they are brought together. "An officer pointed to the map and repeated the entire combat plan.
Then he pointed to Scapa Bay and proudly introduced: "Then the main force of the navy's local fleet will come out and go directly to the decisive battle. Although our army is in a disadvantaged position on the aircraft carrier, this time we have concentrated a total of 5 ships Battleships, we have an overwhelming advantage in this respect. "
"Okay! The statement of the combat plan ends here, we have repeatedly demonstrated it twice, and there should not be too many problems." Churchill interrupted the officer's torrents and turned to two. A man in a suit without a word.
He barely squeezed out a smile and said to the two people: "The Navy needs a brand new battleship, an aircraft carrier capable of air defense operations in the fleet. With reference to the German aircraft carrier style, it must be at least 30,000 tons. Load at least 65 advanced carrier-based fighter jets-similar to the Royal Ark. "
"The production of this type of aircraft carrier is very time-consuming. If you start a trade union immediately to delay the production of other ships, and you will not be able to serve this year." A man in a suit replied that he was responsible for communication between the British Navy and the shipyard manufacturer. Officials, speaking is very important.
"Is it impossible to complete the work no matter how you catch it? I heard that the Germans' new shipbuilding technology has greatly increased the speed of shipbuilding." Churchill asked, frowning: "And this technology has been copied back by our spies. Now, is it so difficult to copy? "
"The Germans are very skilled in manufacturing, and we don't have a lot of experience in building their segmented construction technology, so even if it is used, it can't be used for building warships within a year." The official said with a sigh. I heard that Germany was using this positive method to build the Hercules-class transport ship after 1925. They have accumulated for more than ten years, and our technology is not as mature as they are. "
"Then if the new battleship can serve at the end of 1939 according to the quality of the Royal Ark?" Churchill asked in a frustrating last.
"As far as possible, if we can start construction together, we should be able to build three aircraft carriers of similar class at the end of 1939 at all costs." The man said after thinking for a while.
Churchill nodded: "Then do it quickly! Britain's future rests on these warships." He knew it was just a word of comfort, both to comfort others and himself. At the speed of the Germans' construction, they will soon launch the 5th and 6th aircraft carriers, followed by the 7th and 8th ships ... By 1940, Germany will have a terrorist fleet of 8 aircraft carriers, and the United Kingdom will try to catch up He can only maintain the number of aircraft carriers at 7 to 8 ships, which is obviously what he does not want to see.
After being silent for a few seconds, he packed up the British Royal Navy's feeling of diminishing West Mountain, and looked at another person: "How is the development of the new fighter?"
"It has all been completed. The new fighter is divided into two models and put into production. It is currently equipped with more than 100 aircraft." The man said proudly: "The navy model is named Dapeng and the army model is called fearless. This aircraft has been tested. It can completely replace the Navy's gladiator fighter and has a very powerful air attack capability. "
He saw Churchill's bright eyes, and continued to boast: "This aircraft has a flight speed of 480 kilometers per hour, which is completely comparable to the German export-type me-109c fighter, and its firepower is also very powerful."
Of course, on the other hand, this fearless fighter also has deficiencies that it cannot remedy. In general, there are three major design flaws: First, it is hindered by the cockpit, and the angle of fire in front of the machine gunner is only 19 degrees. It is difficult for machine gunners to see the target in a short time when air combat is proceeding quickly. The driver also does not have a special sight.
Second, there is insufficient space in the turret. The machine gunner can neither carry a parachute, and when the machine gun is pointed to the rear of the plane, the turret door is blocked, preventing escape. Therefore, when the fighter is shot down, the machine gunner must first point the turret in the direction of the pilot in order to drill out of the turret, and then take the parachute to the aircraft cabin to escape. In the meantime, there are many difficulties.
The third is the weight of the turret and machine gunner, and the air resistance caused by the turret. The flight performance of its two-seater design is not as good as that of a normal single-seat fighter. This one is also the deadliest, because as an air fighter, it is not as flexible as others, which is very terrible.
But the military is already very satisfied. After all, this aircraft is stronger than a biplane such as a gladiator. I do n’t know how much. Almost without hesitation, the British began mass production of this fighter jet to counter the increasingly terrifying German Air Force fighter force.
The good news came that this aircraft with a very strange attack angle from the turret won a French air battle. Relying on the sudden shooting fire, the British pilot shot down two patrol fw-190d fighters and swept the inside of the coalition air force. Fear and haze of the German fw-190d.
Of course, the Navy is only equipped with a few of these aircraft, because compared to the land, the narrow deck of the Navy aircraft carrier is not very suitable for the takeoff and landing of this aircraft. So Churchill said, "We must also pay close attention to the experimental work of the new fighter! I heard that you have found a new design ... At the shortest in the end of 1939, we have to catch up with the gap between Germany and the fighter!"
"Yes! I see! I will urge the designers to complete the design of the new fighter as soon as possible." The man nodded in agreement.
"Bell! Bell!" The phone on Churchill's desk rang, and it seemed a bit harsh at night. Churchill frowned, and in his memory, the Secretary of the Navy ’s office phone had not been remembered at this late hour.
"Hello? Hello ..." Churchill grabbed the phone, and his instinctive hunch made him think that something big will happen tonight.
"It's not a big deal! Churchill! The fleet of Scapa Bay was attacked by Germany!" The hysterical cry from the other end of the phone: "The monarchy ... the monarchy is silent! God!"
"What went crazy in the middle of the night? How could the German fleet attack Scapa Bay? I also confirmed yesterday that the USS Imperial and Zeppelin were indeed maintained in Wilhelmshaven!" Churchill cursed: "Are you stupid?"
"It's done! It's done! Brave is burning! You're ready! This time we're done! It's really done! Duo ... Duo ..." The last two sentences over there hung up.