When Klaus asked Chris for someone, Rock was at Eagle Castle.
The impact of the sinking of the USS Lexington has gradually emerged. Now everyone can see the importance of aircraft carriers in future naval battles.
Unknowingly, a new arms race is kicking off. The United States wants to build five "Rangers", the United Kingdom wants to build two "Elizabeths", and Japan, having already secretly started construction of the "Yamato", has started building the "Yamato" again.
The production of "ideal fleet aircraft carrier" was the "Shokaku" aircraft carrier that was once suspended.
The "Shōkaku" aircraft carrier was originally planned to be built in two units, namely the "Shōkaku" and the "Zuikaku".
Compared with Japan's previous aircraft carriers, the performance of the "Shokaku" has been greatly improved, and the number of carrier-based aircraft has increased to 72. Although there is still a big gap with the latest "Island" class in southern Africa, it is still only 10 times more than the carrier-based aircraft.
The 11-frame "Fengxiang" is much better.
After the sinking of the "Lexington", the Japanese Combined Fleet re-examined the role of aircraft carriers in future naval battles and squeezed out part of the already stretched funds to build the "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku" respectively. After their completion, the Japanese Combined Fleet
The number of aircraft carriers in the fleet will also increase to five. In addition to "Shokaku" and "Zuikaku", the other three are "Kaga", "Ryujo", and the "Akagi" converted from a battlecruiser.
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Both "Kaga" and "Akagi" can carry 60 carrier-based aircraft.
The "Ryujo" is the worst, as it can carry only 48 carrier-based aircraft, but compared to the "Ryujo"'s displacement of 10,000 tons, 48 is actually a lot.
Of course, the same sentence remains. The combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers is mainly reflected in carrier-based aircraft. There is still a big gap between Japan's carrier-based aircraft and Southern Africa's carrier-based aircraft. In this regard, the Southern African Ministry of National Defense is very confident.
"The Japanese have nothing to worry about. There is at least a ten-year gap between their three-type carrier-based aircraft and our Gale, not to mention our latest Hayate. Generally speaking, even if Japan's two latest aircraft carriers are completed, their five
The combined combat effectiveness of the aircraft carriers is probably equivalent to that of one of our city-class aircraft carriers." Patton dismissed the Japanese combined fleet. Japan did not start trying to produce aircraft until after the end of World War I. By that time, the "Island" class aircraft carriers in southern Africa had already
Started drawing.
The "City" class aircraft carrier in southern Africa is a self-use version of the "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier.
In 1926, as the Type 10 carrier-based fighter had gradually fallen behind, the Japanese Combined Fleet was in urgent need of a new carrier-based fighter. At that time, several Japanese aircraft companies such as Nakajima, Mitsubishi, and Aichi joined the competition.
The Japanese Combined Fleet is also very strange. It has a strange requirement for new carrier-based fighter jets, that is, it requires the aircraft to float on the sea after falling into the sea.
This requirement is actually very simple. If you want a carrier-based fighter jet, you can just use a seaplane.
Taking into account the requirements of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Mitsubishi and Aichi have added seaplane elements to their designs.
Nakajima directly took out the drawings of the British "Fighting Cock" aircraft to participate in the competition.
It's not that Nakajima didn't want to change it, but that Nakajima didn't have the ability to modify the drawings, so he could only copy the British "Fighting Chicken".
"Fighting Chicken" is a fighter jet developed by the British company Costa. It first flew in 25 years. It uses a 425-horsepower Jupiter 6 air-cooled engine, a wooden frost blade propeller, and the ailerons can be improved.
The "Gamecock" has good performance, but it has not been taken seriously by the Royal Air Force. The Royal Air Force is a loyal supporter of Nyasaland Airlines and would rather spend money to buy aircraft from southern Africa than use Costa's "Gamecock"
, Costa therefore sold the "Fighting Chicken" all over the world. Nakajima Company purchased three reverse imitations at that time, so there were three types of carrier-based fighter jets.
The "Gamecock", which was looked down upon by the British Royal Air Force, was prized by the Japanese. Even though the "Gamecock" would sink quickly if it landed on the sea, the Japanese Combined Fleet still selected the Nakajima Company's plan and made Type 3 the new Japanese weapon.
A first-generation carrier-based fighter jet.
Everyone in Nakajima knows about purchasing a reverse imitation of the "Fighting Cock", and the Southern African Air Force will naturally not miss the opportunity to learn about the "Fighting Cock".
That's why Patton is so confident. In Patton's words, two "Winds" working together can completely fight against a squadron of three-type carrier-based fighters.
"When will the island class be put into service?" Rock didn't give the Japanese any chance. As long as war started, Rock would send the entire Japanese combined fleet to the bottom of the sea.
"The No. 1 ship can be launched within two months, the No. 2 and No. 3 ships will have to wait until four months later, and the No. 4 ship may have to wait until next year." In order to look more mature in the past two years, Patton has kept two lines.
Mustache, which made his father Buck very dissatisfied.
Both Buck and Rock, who are over 60 years old, do not have beards. This is actually not in line with Chinese tradition. Traditionally, Chinese people have a family full of children and grandchildren by the age of 50. 50 years old is also called "longevity".
If you don't grow a beard at the age of 10, you are usually considered not to be "old-looking".
Rock definitely didn't think so. Buck was influenced by Rock and still doesn't have a beard.
On the contrary, "young people" like Barton and Anqi like to grow beards to hide their immaturity.
A 30-year-old Navy Minister is not common even in Europe and the United States today.
"Can six city-class ships, plus four island-class ships, be able to suppress the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Navy at the same time?" Rock had high demands and did not regard Japan as a real opponent at all.
In Rock's view, Japan is just a clown, and the United States is the real opponent.
However, the anxious Americans seem to be continuing to make mistakes. The "Ranger" is not a good aircraft carrier. If the Americans launch five ships at once, they may be trapped alive.
Even as powerful as the United States, it is impossible to spare no expense in building ships. The industrial advantages of the United States in this time and space are far inferior to those in another time and space.
"Now it seems that it is definitely possible, but the American Rangers are not the end. We should pay more attention to York City." Patton also attaches great importance to the Americans. The "Rangers" still have weaknesses. The "York City" is the real U.S. Navy.
A battleship type you can rely on.
The U.S. Navy in another time and space, before the "Essex" class aircraft carrier was put into service, the "Yorktown" had always been the backbone of the U.S. Navy.
The "Yorktown" class aircraft carrier has a standard displacement of 20,000 tons, a full load displacement of 25,000 tons, a speed of 33 knots, an endurance of 12,000 nautical miles, and can carry approximately 80 carrier-based aircraft.
A rough look at the data of the "Yorktown" class shows that it is almost a replica of the "City" class aircraft carrier in southern Africa.
In another time and space, the United States built a total of three "Yorktown" class aircraft carriers, and there should be more in this time and space.
Rock remained silent. It is now 1932. If nothing unexpected happens, World War II will break out in 1939. By then, the current aircraft carriers will be lagging behind the times, and new aircraft carriers will need to be built.
But it’s not necessarily true. In another time and space, the United States did not experience the defeat of the Brazilian Civil War.
In this time and space, due to the rise of southern Africa, Germany is recovering faster than in other time and space.
So even if World War II broke out tomorrow, Rock wouldn't be surprised.
Judging from the current situation, what Rock is more worried about is that if the pressure on the Americans is too great, it will push the Americans into the Axis camp. In that case, if the Allied Powers want to win, they will face a situation far worse than that of another time and space.
greater difficulties.
However, this is not necessarily true. Given the American character, no matter how serious the conflict with southern Africa is, it will not be the decisive factor in choosing sides.
The only thing Americans consider when choosing sides is their interests. Simply put, whoever wins Americans will help. Moreover, Americans will not place bets from the beginning. If the Brazilian Civil War had not touched the core interests of the United States, the United States would not have been eager to enter the war.
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For Americans, the Brazilian Civil War is a good lesson.
The United States in the past is now Southern Africa. Both sides are placing bets and manipulating the situation behind the scenes. The United States will not enter the market until there are no more benefits to be gained.
The United States entered the Brazilian Civil War from the beginning, while southern Africa stood aside.
As a result, the United States is now in deep trouble and cannot extricate itself. Even before southern Africa has entered the scene, the Americans have been beaten to a pulp and even the USS Lexington has been sunk.
It is said that Washington is considering dismissing George Marshall from his post. The most likely person to replace George Marshall as the commander-in-chief of the US military is none other than MacArthur, who had fought with southern African armies in the Far East.
For Washington, the biggest question is that MacArthur's performance in the Far East was not outstanding.
Although MacArthur is now very confident that he will lead the US-Pakistan coalition to defeat the Brazilian military government, Washington has shown a certain degree of concern about MacArthur's ability.
This guy is too high-profile, as high-profile as bragging, and even Pershing won't give him full trust.
"Compared with the aircraft carriers of the United States and Japan, the performance of city-class aircraft carriers is not lagging behind at all. The two latest aircraft carriers to be built by the United Kingdom are also city-class. If the island-class is put into service, it is a bit too much for the city-class to be retired directly.
What a pity - "Patton is really reluctant to give up. The "City" class is 25,000 tons, and the "Island" class is 30,000 tons. Four "Island" class ships are in service, and all six "City" class ships must be retired.
"Who told you that the island class has been in service and the city class will be retired?" Rock was surprised. The latest "city" class has just been in service for less than five years, how could it be retired?
"Then the Washington Naval Treaty -" Patton was overjoyed. It was great not to have to retire.
"Let the "Washington Naval Treaty" die. There may not be a "Washington Naval Treaty" in two years." Rock was not angry. Not only southern Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan have already made breakthroughs in the "Washington Naval Treaty."
In preparation for the Naval Treaty, the generals in southern Africa should be bolder.
ps: It's a little late, but it's better than never - the third update is completed today, and I'll be proud of myself for a while, but it's going to ruin my skin -
