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After the Battle of the Gulf of Finland, the German Navy suspended military operations in the Gulf of Finland.

This is mainly because Horn mentioned the huge role of the aircraft carrier battle group when he reported to Hitler. He pointed out that the German aircraft carrier was actually the protagonist and the biggest contributor in this operation. Most Soviet warships were sunk by carrier-based aircraft, and Horn's victory was due to the aircraft carrier battle group. At the same time, he also supported the Soviet Navy to send three escort aircraft carriers at the last moment, posing a huge threat to the German naval warships. This is why Horn had to take the initiative to retreat.

Hitler immediately convened a high-level meeting of the German Navy. At the meeting, the German Navy Commander-in-Chief Redel highly praised the outstanding performance of the German Navy's aircraft carriers in this naval battle. He supported Horn's view and believed that the Chinese Empire had always advocated that aircraft carrier combat groups were useless. In fact, it should be the Chinese Empire's military deception and misleading foreign countries, with the purpose of making the navies of various countries not pay attention to the huge role of aircraft carriers in naval warfare.

There were also some German naval generals who opposed it, insisting on the theory of winning battleships with giant ships and cannons, but when Horn said, "How do you explain why the Chinese Empire still retained nine aircraft carrier battle groups?"

Heinrich of the okw Intelligence Agency also added next to him: "The top-secret information just obtained is that the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Chinese Empire, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, has been launched. It is said that it will cost at least one billion dragon coins to build such a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier!"

Redell then said: "This is enough to illustrate the problem! If the Chinese Empire really does not pay attention to aircraft carrier combat, then why do they still spend such huge amounts of money to build aircraft carriers? If they do not pay attention, why should they retain nine aircraft carrier combat groups?"

After hearing this, Albert Sbel's tone became weaker, but he still retorted: "Didn't the official Chinese Empire explain it? The reason why these aircraft carrier battle groups are still retained is because they feel that the dismantling cost is too high and they are used to deal with second- and third-rate countries."

Horn snorted coldly: "You are also a political person. Can you believe what they say?"

Albert was speechless.

Rudolph immediately coughed and said, "Be careful of your words!"

At this time, Hitler nodded and said, "I believe Horn's judgment is correct! The Chinese Empire is accustomed to using political deception tactics, and they are likely to have been deliberately misleading us to develop in the wrong direction!"

Redell said: "Hissergeant, although I agree with Horn's point of view, I cannot completely give up the dominant position of the battleship. I think it cannot be ruled out that the Soviet Navy's fleet lacks air defense firepower, which has led to our carrier-based aircraft being able to easily destroy their main ships. If it were the Chinese Empire Navy, their main ships had a powerful Vulcan air defense dense array system, plus the Chinese ASUS air defense heavy cruiser and other fleet air defense firepower, the chance of success of our carrier-based aircraft penetration is very low."

Hitler nodded and asked, "What do you mean?"

Redell thought for a while and said, "I suggest that the Imperial Navy should capture battleships and aircraft carriers with both hands, battleships should enhance air defense capabilities, aircraft carriers should increase the number of aircraft carriers, and enhance the penetration capabilities of carrier-based aircraft. Whether the Imperial Navy is conducting military deception or not, we are all ready."

It is obvious that Redell is balancing the differences within the German Navy about battleships and aircraft carriers.

Hitler thought for a while, so he nodded in agreement.

At the meeting, Hitler agreed to the German Navy's suggestion to establish a special aircraft carrier battle group. Since the German escort aircraft carrier sank four at once during the Battle of the Gulf of Finland, the other two were injured and had to return to the German home port for docking for maintenance, while the other Charlotte-class aircraft carrier was unable to support the Baltic Sea battle. In this way, the German Navy had no aircraft carriers available in the Baltic Sea, and although the Soviet Navy was severely damaged, it was protected by three aircraft carriers. The German fleet's air defense capabilities were also unable to effectively prevent the attacks of Soviet aircraft carrier-based aircraft aircraft, so the German Navy had to temporarily give up its military operations in the Gulf of Finland.

In addition, the German Navy has not paid attention to the development of aircraft carriers. Although it had seven Charlotte-class escort aircraft carriers, less than 300 carrier-based aircraft were produced, and more than 230 were lost in the Battle of the Gulf of Finland. It also took several months to replenish carrier-based aircraft, which led to the German Navy's suspension of its plan to find the Soviet Navy's decisive battle.

After Hitler's nod, the German Navy attached importance to air carriers. In the German shipyards, the German Navy immediately dismantled the construction plan of a number of heavy cruisers and changed it to an aircraft carrier. At the same time, the German Navy modified the aircraft carriers of the Allied merchant ships intercepted on the North Atlantic.

Starting from October 1941, the German Navy started construction of the Oscar-class aircraft carrier in major local shipyards. The aircraft carrier was modified by amplifying the hull and lengthening the deck on the basis of Princess Charlotte. Its design displacement was increased from the original 20,000-ton light escort aircraft carrier to the 40,000-ton medium-sized main battle aircraft carrier. Due to the tense war, German designers did not have time to imitate the structural technology of the polygonal oblique flight deck design of the Chinese Empire, and could only use the simplest straight-through flight deck design model to seek service as soon as possible.

The first Oscar-class medium-sized aircraft carrier was built in a total of seven ships, named after the seven children of Emperor William II of Germany. This was also Hitler's request, because Hitler has always received strong support from William II in the Netherlands, and Hitler used this as a reward.

The standard displacement of the seven Oscar Prince-class aircraft carriers is different, because during the construction process, German engineers continued to improve and upgrade, so that the largest Little William had a displacement of more than 47,000 tons, carrying propeller fighter, bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of up to 130, and the speed was over 30 knots. The smallest was Princess Louis, which was only about 38,000 tons, and carried 92 various propeller combat aircraft. The speed was the fastest, reaching 33 knots.

It can be said that after the Germans valued their mother, they carried out a lot of attempts, which made Germany's aircraft carrier design level quickly and perfected.

Seven Oscar-class aircraft carriers were built in war mode, the fastest completed Oscar Prince will be completed by the end of 1942, and the latest USS William will also be completed by the summer of 1943.

In addition to paying attention to the construction of aircraft carriers, the German Navy also greatly increased its requirements for carrier-based aircraft. However, in terms of carrier-based aircraft, Germany's technical reserves were not enough. Germany hoped to introduce carrier-based aircraft technology from the Chinese Empire, but was strongly opposed by the British and French Allied countries.

The Chinese Empire also did not want to sell carrier-based aircraft technology to Germany because it did not want to see Germany develop aircraft carrier combat power. In this way, the German naval aviation had to explore carrier-based aircraft technology by itself. Fortunately, when the Luftwaffe attacked Leningrad, the Luftwaffe shot down many carrier-based aircraft of the Soviet Navy. The Soviet Navy carrier-based aircraft was an advanced F4a carrier-based aircraft introduced from the British Navy. The German Army handed over the wreckage of the F4a carrier-based aircraft to the German Navy for research. In the subsequent battle with the Soviet Union that died desperately, the Soviet Navy's naval aviation had to participate in the battle over the city. Faced with the absolute number of the Luftwaffe's Air Force, the Soviet Navy's J-10 B series carrier-based aircraft was quickly shot down by the Luftwaffe.

In an air battle code-named "Train", the Luftwaffe sacrificed more than 40 Henkel 119 fighters as bait in order to capture a complete J-10 b carrier-based aircraft for the German Navy aviation. After consuming all the fuel and ammunition of a J-10 b carrier-based aircraft, it forced the Soviet pilot to land for a forced landing and stopped him before the Soviet pilot attempted to destroy the aircraft.

In this way, the German Navy Air Force obtained a complete J-10B carrier-based aircraft, and carefully studied it as if it had been treasured. After a year of reverse engineering research, it was finally successfully copied in early 1943, just in time for all the Oscar-class aircraft carriers to be put into service, so the German counterfeit J-10B carrier-based aircraft was brought to the aircraft carrier deck.

Because the German Navy lost the support of the escort aircraft carrier, most of its main battleships had to return to the German home port for major modifications of anti-aircraft artillery. The Germans dismantled many unimportant sea attack artillery artillery and changed to air-to-air anti-aircraft artillery artillery, which greatly enhanced the air defense firepower of the German Navy capital ship after a series of modified.

At the same time, the German Navy also stepped up the collection of intelligence on the Vulcan dense array system of the Empire of China and began to increase research. In order to increase the air defense firepower of the fleet, the German Navy vigorously built fleet air defense cruisers and destroyers, and started construction of more than 60 such warships one after another.

The German Navy changed a lot after the Battle of the Gulf of Finland, which attracted great attention from the naval community around the world.

For the British Navy, they always stare at the German Navy, and they will not let go of any changes or strange changes in the German Navy.

Previously, the Royal Navy had never dared to fight the German Navy's main fleet, which was the deep pain left by the Battle of Jutland. However, after the Battle of the Gulf of Finland, the Royal Navy also discovered the huge role of aircraft carriers. The German Navy used aircraft carriers to sank a large number of Soviet warships such as the Ultimate Battleship of the Lenin, and the Soviet aircraft carrier also severely damaged the German fleet at the last moment, forcing the German fleet to voluntarily withdraw.

Admiral Edmund, the commander of the British Royal Navy, then proposed a bold idea at the Navy's high-level meeting. He believed that the German Navy's air defense capabilities were not enough to resist the attacks of British naval aviation. The British Navy should take this opportunity to fight the German Navy and treat aircraft carriers as main ships.

Admiral Edmund's proposal will obviously be opposed by generals within the British Navy. There are many generals in the British Navy who insist on the dominance of battleships. If the aircraft carrier is used as the main battleship of the fleet, then the generals with air force flight experience will be allowed to serve as command. Obviously, the British Navy is not willing to accept the command of the Air Force generals.

Churchill listened to various reports in detail and analyzed them from the perspective of the Imperial Navy. He finally followed the way the Imperial Navy selected aircraft carrier captains, that is, the commander of the aircraft carrier does not necessarily have to have air force flight experience, and the secondary officials can be air-level officials. In this way, the main officer of the aircraft carrier is still the naval general, and the aircraft carrier and carrier-based aircraft belong to the jurisdiction of the navy, so there will be no dispute over power within the navy.

After Churchill mediation, the British Royal Navy decided to carry out a tentative and proactive attack. A special mixed fleet of battleships and aircraft carriers was carried out to test the true power of the aircraft carrier battle group.

"Are the Chinese Empire deliberately misleading us? You will know if you fight a war!"

Although the British Navy has more than 20 aircraft carriers at this moment, the British Navy did not really pay attention to it, which made the British Navy afraid to fight the main ships with the German Navy, and never incorporated the aircraft carrier into the main fleet. Instead, the aircraft carriers were allowed to serve as escort.

On the North Atlantic, a British aircraft carrier was sunk by a German submarine. Since then, the British Navy no longer asked the aircraft carrier to escort, but stayed in the English Channel and the North Sea, responsible for intercepting bomber groups from the Allies taking off from Germany, the Netherlands and Spain in advance, and reducing the number of Allies' aircraft flying to the British mainland.

When Churchill ordered, the British Royal Navy organized 12 aircraft carriers into the special mixed fleet and took the initiative to approach the Dutch coast for the first time, looking for the German naval fleet nearby to fight.

On November 23, 1941, the two ultimate battleships, Frederick the Great (h42) and William II (h44), were guarded by several light cruisers, including the battleships Gneisenau, Karlsruhe, Cologne, Nuremberg, Leipzig, etc., and more than 20 submarines, and were deployed from the Baltic Sea to enter the Arctic Ocean through the North Sea to attack the Arctic Ocean route that the Allies provided assistance to the Soviet Union.

At this time, Hitler had noticed that the British and French Allied countries provided support to the Soviet Union through the Arctic Ocean route. Although Hitler could not stop the Chinese Empire from selling weapons to the Soviet Union from land and air, he could stop Britain and France from providing assistance to the Soviet Union from sea. The former Soviet Union needed to spend a lot of money to purchase from the Chinese Empire. It was obvious that the Soviet Union's foreign exchange reserves were always exhausted. After the Soviet Union had no money, the Chinese Empire would not sell weapons to the Soviet Union. Hitler believed that the Chinese Empire sold weapons to the Soviet Union just to make money, so he knew very well that the trade between the Chinese Empire and the Soviet Union would end.

However, the trade between the British and French Allied countries and the Soviet Union was different. Britain and France almost gave Soviet supplies in free aid, which was something Hitler could not tolerate, because it would continue endlessly. Hitler had no hope and could only intercept it with all his strength.

However, the German Navy made a mistake. In recent years of war, the British Navy has not dared to fight the main force of the German Navy, and even faced each other head-on times. Since the Bismarck and Hood, the British and German Navy have chosen not to provoke each other as much as possible. The German Navy seems a little arrogant and believes that the British Navy does not dare to fight with the German Navy. Therefore, the Frederick the Great and William II, who had just upgraded the air defense weapon system, went to the Arctic Ocean alone to carry out combat missions without waiting for other sister ships to complete modifications.

After receiving the information, the Royal Navy decided to attack the fleet without aircraft carrier escort.

To this end, the British Royal Navy Commander General Edmund personally commanded and used four Ultimate Battleships of Great Britain equipped with 20-inch main guns (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (it turned out to be Ireland), two Queen Elizabeth-class super battleships (Emperor of India, King of Sultan), four Nelson-class battleships equipped with 16-inch main guns (Nelson, Warwear, Warrior and Revenge), as well as four Linxian-class light cruisers and seven submarines.

In terms of aircraft carriers, Admiral Edmund brought seven main aircraft carriers, namely the Furious, the Brave, the Glory, the Ark of Royal, the Glory and the Victory, and the 4 escort aircraft carriers Perseus, the Centaur, the Athletic God, and the Barrier.

The 11 aircraft carriers carry more than 590 aircraft, including 270 F4A carrier-based fighter jets, 250 fried fish torpedo attack aircraft, 50 Ranxter light bombers, and 20 mosquito reconnaissance aircraft.

On the evening of November 25, a mosquito reconnaissance aircraft of the British Navy discovered the German fleet in the northeast of the North Sea, about 60 nautical miles southwest of Norway.

At this time, the German fleet was commanded by German Lieutenant General Corred. After receiving the report, Corred was not interested in the British mosquito. It was not until the other party followed him for more than an hour that Corred was unhappy and sent two seaplanes to drive it away.

At this time, Corred still did not raise his vigilance. He did not believe that the nearby British navy came to the turtle. However, just in case, he also spread the more than 20 submarines accompanying him within a range of about 50 nautical miles from the core of the fleet for alert sailing.

After receiving the intelligence of the reconnaissance plane, General Edmund immediately judged the route and destination of the German fleet. He soon guessed that the German fleet was going to the Arctic Ocean to fight, so he immediately ordered the entire fleet to enter a state of combat and prepare to intercept the German fleet.

On the night of the 25th, the British and German fleets were heading towards each other, and both sides were moving very fast. The German fleet wanted to arrive at the Arctic Ocean War Zone as soon as possible and join the German navy there. The British fleet wanted to intercept the German fleet before sunrise.

After a full night of competition sailing, at sunrise the next day, the fleets of British and German sides arrived in the Jutland waters.

When he learned that it was Jutland's waters, General Edmund suddenly felt enlightened. He vowed to let the German Navy repay the blood debt of the last Jutland Battle...!~!

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