Just when Fatty Ge was furious, the German navy, which had been looking forward to the aircraft carrier for a long time, was all elated. In fact, they agreed to send the Zeppelin to China for construction in order to prevent Fatty Ge from continuing to interfere and sabotage. Now the aircraft carrier is finally completed
, as long as her value is proven in the war, they believe that the head of state will definitely agree to allocate funds to build more aircraft carriers.
To this end, the German Navy tried every means to recruit pilots from domestic aviation schools, aviation clubs and even active pilots in the Air Force. At the same time, it also invited Hu Weidong, who was considered good at identifying pilot potential because of precedents such as Pokryshkin, to help them.
When selecting people, Hu Weidong unceremoniously hired Rudel, the little-known King of Stukas (at this time, he was just a reconnaissance aircraft pilot. He applied for dive bombing training many times but was not approved, so he came over as soon as possible)
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The combat downing king Hartmann (who was still receiving amateur training at the aviation club at this time), Marcelo, the most powerful fighter ace in the history of World War II in the eyes of many (he had just joined the Luftwaffe at this time) and a large number of famous names in history
The super aces were pulled onto the aircraft carrier. As a result, the German Air Force in World War II lost at least 20 super aces (taking fighter pilots as an example, they needed to shoot down more than 100 enemy aircraft.), but the Zeppelin aircraft carrier will usher in a new era.
A legend of my own
Compared with the battleships and aircraft carriers that Hu Weidong attaches great importance to, the O-class battlecruiser with a standard displacement of more than 30,000 tons in the design and the same main gun caliber as the Bismarck-class battleship appears to be much useless. In fact, even the conservative German Navy
There are also many people in the faction who believe that the battle cruiser is outdated, let alone a time traveler like Hu Weidong.
Moreover, the battlecruiser's construction plan itself also has big problems. It does not have a completed hull like the Zeppelin aircraft carrier. To build it from scratch in China will require at least a 30,000-ton shipyard, but Qingdao
The two 30,000-ton shipyards have not been built yet. This will inevitably cause delays.
It took some time. Within a few months after the construction started, the two 70,000-ton giant shipyards in Qingdao were also built (although the project volume was much larger, it received much greater attention). 2 ships
The construction of the Hindenburg-class super battleship also began at the same time, which inevitably led to a battle with this battle cruiser.
In order to seize resources, the priority of battle cruisers was not as high as that of battleships, so the construction speed became slower and slower. Another two or three months passed. Due to the good performance of the Zeppelin aircraft carrier in the exercise, the excited Mustache immediately decided
Build a few more aircraft carriers, although the local construction plan is due to Fatty Ge’s
Repeatedly obstructed the outbreak of the European War and ultimately aborted. But on the Chinese side, Hu Weidong immediately nodded and agreed to convert this battlecruiser with less than half of the hull into an aircraft carrier, and this was Germany's second aircraft carrier during World War II.
The last aircraft carrier, the Peter Strasser
Compared with the battleships and aircraft carriers built for the Germans, the two heavy cruisers that may be incorporated into the Chinese Navy are undoubtedly more valued by Hu Weidong. His idea is that even if the Germans eventually pay for them, we have experience.
You can also build a few more by yourself later. Compared with super battleships whose construction and maintenance costs are astonishing, China can still afford to build and maintain heavy cruisers with a standard displacement of only about 15,000 tons, and heavy cruisers are not expensive either.
Like battleships, they will be quickly eliminated after the war. You must know that the Kirov-class guided missile cruisers of later generations have a larger displacement than these two ships, and they do not have thick armor, so this weapons platform is not suitable for long-term use.
.It still has considerable value. Moreover, if practical conditions permit, any man will definitely prefer larger weapons. Therefore, it is no wonder that Hu Weidong racked his brains for the design of these two heavy cruisers.
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Because Shanghai's two 20,000-ton shipyards can provide a construction platform for two heavy cruisers without the need for new construction, their construction is the earliest among the six warships. Because of this, these two heavy cruisers are also responsible for the construction of new ships.
The technical verification tasks of the Denburg-class battleships, such as the triple-mounted main turret, bulbous bow, etc., were first applied to these two heavy cruisers, not to mention the new armor steel. It is precisely because of this
, these two Admiral Hipper-class ships
The heavy cruiser is very different from its prototype, and its performance is far from comparable to the Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser built in Germany. In addition, Germany later did not
After buying these two heavy cruisers, they were later incorporated into the battle order of the Chinese Navy. Therefore, in order to express the difference between the two, later generations mostly called them "Nanchang-class heavy cruisers" based on their Chinese names. Their initial design parameters
as follows:
Standard displacement: 15,200 tons, full load displacement: 18,500 tons
Anti-submarine: 2 rocket depth charge launchers (maximum range 1500 meters), 2 hedgehog guns (maximum range 300 meters).
Torpedo tubes: 6 533 mm tubes (2*3)
Carrier-based aircraft: 4 AR196 seaplanes
Catapult: 1 set
Armor: waterline main armor belt 80120mm; horizontal armor 60100mm; turret front 120mm, gun mount 120mm; command tower 150mm; mine protection armor, three layers, each layer 25mm.
Crew: 1820 people
However, before the two heavy cruisers were completed, Germany gave up the purchase due to financial constraints and other reasons. Therefore, some changes were made to the two heavy cruisers according to the needs of the Chinese navy. For example, at the beginning, at the request of Germany, the
The weapons are all original or assembled German products.
But since Germany was determined not to want it, it was natural to replace them with domestic products. Despite this, the domestic weapons were no worse than the German products, even because Hu Weidong had a hand in the process of Sino-German technical exchanges (note
1), so domestic products still have certain advantages
Note 1: Germany naturally has reservations, but not as many as we do, because as a time traveler, Hu Weidong knows the technological and industrial level of Germany in this period, but the Germans still don’t know how many unique new technologies the Central Plains Liberated Areas have mastered (unfinished)