Chapter 380: Ark Royal

The British Navy has three warships, all named after the Ark Royal, and the aircraft carrier of the Ark Royal has trans-era significance for the British Navy.
The reason is simple. Almost all previous aircraft carriers were modified.
At the beginning, the first aircraft carrier, also called the Royal Ark, was built in 1913 using a coal cargo ship, and it was the world's first real floating aircraft carrier.
And now, as far as active service is concerned, the USS Fury was converted from the cruiser Fury; the Hundred Eyes was converted from a merchant ship; the USS Eagle was converted from a battleship; and the "Brave" and "Glory" were both built by cruisers. Modified.
Only the HMS Jade God was the first specially designed aircraft carrier. Unfortunately, this was a small aircraft carrier with a small amount of aircraft and a low speed, which could not meet the needs of war.
Therefore, the British Navy needs a new and specially designed large aircraft carrier
The famous British designer W-A-D-Forbes finally designed this aircraft carrier after several years of hard work. At the same time, he is also the designer of the subsequent Brilliant class aircraft carrier.
Although this aircraft carrier has been planned since the early 1930s, due to economic problems, it was not until 35 years that the aircraft carrier was built at the shipyard in Birkenhead.
Launched in 37 years and commissioned in November 38, this is definitely the latest British navy aircraft carrier and is their pride.
Therefore, although it was planned to be named "Mercury" when it was first built, the British navy felt this was very uncomfortable, so they changed the original aircraft carrier "Ark Royal" during World War I to "Pegasus". No., vacated the name and gave it to the new warship.
This alone shows the status of this aircraft carrier in the British Navy. Its tall, fully enclosed bow, wide flight deck, and a maximum capacity of 72 aircraft are all enough to show this. The strength of the aircraft carrier is coming!
When the sky was just getting dark, a general who only arrived on the aircraft carrier last night couldn't help but come out.
Admiral Tom Phillips, a veteran admiral of the British Empire, joined the Royal Navy in 1903 and has been in the Royal Navy for more than 30 years.
Now, he is the deputy chief of staff of the navy and the commander-in-chief of this sea operation.
The navy must act immediately. At sea, it puts the greatest pressure on the Germans and lets the Germans know the cost of rebelling against Britain!
He came from London last night and directly boarded the aircraft carrier. As a veteran admiral, he also likes the Ark Royal aircraft carrier very much. During this voyage, he will use this warship as a flagship.
Battleships look majestic, but they are not as flexible as carrier-based aircraft. In the navy, Phillips likes aircraft carriers.
He is not tall, and standing with the big navy officers and soldiers, he looks quite short, so he is also called the thumb.
Of course, no one dared to call him this nickname in person. He was wearing a white navy uniform and walking on the wooden flight deck.
As a specially designed aircraft carrier, when this warship was designed, the first goal was to provide the largest area of ​​flight deck.
Therefore, compared with other warships, the "Royal Ark" adopts an extended flight deck. The flight deck is very long, extending the bow and stern, greatly increasing the area of ​​the flight deck.
At the same time, the flight deck is divided into two, the front part is used for take-off and the rear part is used for landing. It is the earliest British aircraft carrier that can take off and land at the same time on the flight deck.
It seems that this aircraft carrier is majestic enough. For some reason, it looks a bit small compared to the German aircraft carrier.
The German Zeppelin aircraft carrier has a displacement of 30,000 tons, which is a circle larger than its own! At the same time, the German aircraft carrier also uses a strange-looking flight deck, which is confusing.
Unlike in history, the development of the German Navy has become much stronger now.
Excluding those built on the berth, the Germans already had two Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers and two Bismarck-class battleships. After the First World War, the Germans would almost be castrated by the navy. Unexpectedly, In a few years, the German Navy has become so powerful!
This time our side went to sea, of course, to completely block the North Sea and make Germany lose its sea passage. In this case, there may be conflicts with the German navy, and naval battles may come.
The German navy and the British navy are also a pair of enemies. The battle in Jutland that year was extremely fierce. Do you have to repeat it this time?
The British Navy will not lose!
The German Navy, after all, has just grown up. Their tactical use and their personnel are no better than Britain, which is a powerful navy nation for a century!
Walking and walking on the large flight deck, this is a morning exercise for Phillips. Just after he walked out of the bridge, he saw several busy people on the deck.
On the deck, a layer of paint is being sprayed. It has been painted for a day yesterday. Today, there is a small piece of the stern left.
The deck is made of wood. Although it was relatively strong when it was first laid, the wood on the deck will be damaged after several trips to the sea, and the salt in the sea will also erode the deck.
If it takes a long time~EbookFREE.me~, for example, if the aircraft carrier is moored on the dock for a few months, it can even grow moss on the deck.
Therefore, every once in a while, the deck needs to be painted.
The wooden deck can cushion the landing of the plane. It is the standard choice of this era. They really don't understand why the flight deck of the German aircraft carrier is still made of iron.
As soon as he wanted to talk to the painters, Phillips heard the roar of planes in the distance. He raised his head and squinted at the passenger planes flying from the east.
As soon as he saw it, he had already felt bad. When the passenger plane flew close, the anxiety in his heart became more intense.
The intelligence agency has evaluated this kind of passenger aircraft jointly developed by Germany and the United States, and the results obtained are very annoying. This passenger aircraft can be easily converted into a bomber. At the same time, because of the high flying altitude, the existing one None of the fighter jets can be intercepted!
Our own anti-aircraft artillery can't reach it, so once a war with Germany starts, this kind of bomber is the most terrifying.
And now, is it a state of war?
When he looked at the "airliner" flying in the sky uncomfortably, he saw something thrown out under the belly of the airliner.
"Quickly, sound the air defense alarm!" Phillips shouted loudly. At this moment, his face was pale.
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