Chapter 957 The aircraft carrier is not present 2)
Historically, the island country only launched the Pacific War in 41 years, but now, it is very different from history.
What affects the Asian battlefield is of course the situation on the European battlefield. When the entire Europe is occupied by Germany, the United States has already felt a huge threat. If the United States wants to maintain world peace, it must support Churchill.
With Rommel's continuous attack, Churchill continued to go east in the colony and has now fled to India. If the United States wants to support Churchill, it must go to the Pacific Ocean.
In this way, the conflict with the island countries is irreconcilable, and the last maritime conflict was a microcosm. At the same time, on the Asian battlefield, the United States also has a great support for China. For the island countries, they either retreat from China and hide in their original territory, or go to war with the United States.
When the United States freezes island funds and refuses to continue trade with island countries, the island countries cannot obtain resources such as steel and oil from the United States, then there is only one way left to go.
war!
At the same time, Germany's instigation is also essential. The island countries lack oil, Germany can support it, the island countries lack bombers, Germany can also provide it. Add firewood next to it, burning the island countries to heat up and throwing blood on the United States.
With the continuous improvement of the preparations of the island nation, the war against the United States has finally begun!
The sea conditions in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are different, and many times, it is more peaceful here.
Therefore, the design of aircraft carriers is also different. For example, the aircraft carriers of island countries do not use closed hangars, and the lower layer is open, which reduces weight and can even take off directly from the lower layer when needed.
This aircraft carrier was originally a battleship and was modified during construction. The most recent modification was only carried out in 38 years. Through this modification, the Akagi seemed more modern and in line with the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft.
This huge warship with a displacement of 40,000 tons is the pride of the island navy.
However, from the eyes of German consultants, this aircraft carrier has great flaws. The bridge on the left is the biggest failure. It is still an ordinary straight-through deck and does not use an oblique deck. The dispatch efficiency of the fighter jets is not high.
Now, there are only waves less than half a meter high on the sea surface, and for this 40,000-ton warship, the navigation is quite stable.
On the bridge, Lieutenant General Natsuyun Takashi held up a telescope and looked at the sea in the distance. It was really a good weather for sailing!
"Reported, telegram received, no fish was caught."
Holding the telegram, Nagashi Yunzhong said to the German consultant who was beside him: "Consultant Rudel, your proposal is really great!"
When the German submarine appeared in the Pacific Ocean, the US Navy was really stimulated and kept searching at sea, hoping to blow out the German submarine.
After that, an accidental attack occurred, which was almost incomplete in the end. The enthusiasm of the US Navy became cold. At the same time, the German submarine that was causing trouble seemed to disappear, just to confirm the charges to the US Navy.
After that, the US Navy did not search much, and their cargo ships were no longer threatened.
On the vast ocean, no matter how large the fleet is, it is just a small bit. The naval fleet of the entire island country is sailing through the wind and waves.
At the same time, how to keep it in a sail of thousands of nautical miles and not be discovered by the US Navy has always been a difficult problem, and now, this problem has been solved.
That is to use a fishing boat!
The fishing boats were wandering on the naval route in advance, fishing while observing the sea surface. If they were found in the US Navy, they would immediately issue an alarm.
Now that the fish has not been caught, it means that everything is safe nearby. The fish is the code name of the US Navy. Different fish represent different warships.
"Emperor's blessing." Rudel said with a smile: "Now, we need to let the pilots keep their physical strength, maintain their planes, and wait for the final battle."
As he was talking, he saw a large patrol aircraft flying slowly in the sky from afar.
This is definitely a large aircraft, and the lower part of the fuselage is the shape of the bottom of the ship. The wings are single-wing, and four engines are deployed on the top, and the propeller is above the water, which can prevent being damaged by sea water during take-off and landing.
This is the large seaplane unique to the island country, the Type 97 airplane in West Sichuan. (The island country is called a flight boat, not a seaplane.)
The island navy has always used the US Navy as its opponent, believing that the two armies must take the initiative in the decisive battle, so they require long-range patrol seaplanes to ensure victory in the Western Pacific.
In 1933, the Japanese Navy handed over the development mission to the West Sichuan Company, requiring the seaplane to carry nine crew members and necessary weapons and equipment, cruise at a speed of 222 km/h, with a range of 4,630 km.
In January 1938, this aircraft was adopted by the naval system and was named the 97th boat.
It weighs more than 20 tons and can fly at sea for a long time. At the same time, when it lands on the sea, it can also rely on submarines or warships to replenish it. It is simply a good helper for long-distance voyages.
I saw it slowly lowering its height from a distance with a fluent downward line. When the bottom of the boat came into contact with the sea, waves splashed, and the floats on both sides of the wings slapped the sea water from time to time.
The speed of the flight boat was getting slower and slower. Finally, the propeller stopped rotating, and the flight boat continued to slide forward, and at this time, it had become a ship.
When the flight boat stopped sliding, an inflatable boat was placed on it, and an officer rowed the boat and came towards the aircraft carrier.
Soon, he landed next to the Akagi, and with the help of others, he boarded the Akagi and headed straight for the bridge.
"Report, we found a special situation during this flight." The officer came up and said hurriedly: "We pretended to be civil aviation passenger planes and captured the situation of the warships in Pearl Harbor. We found that the three aircraft carriers were not present."
The officer took out the photos he had washed in the dark room of the patrol plane during his return.
The interior space of the Type 97 aircraft is very large, which is also for the pilots to have sufficient physical strength during the long flight. There is also a dark room, which is specially used to wash photos.
Recently, the defense of the Pearl Harbor base suddenly became tighter, and the island spies on the island were not easy to penetrate, and the photos taken this time were even more useful.
The biggest target of this attack on Pearl Harbor is three US aircraft carriers, but now, these three aircraft carriers are not there!
Chapter completed!