Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 158: Bismarck (middle)
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For an assault ship, Bismarck's parameters have far exceeded the navy's original expectations. This battleship was born in the 1930s. At that time, the German Navy had never thought of launching a line battle with its opponents. Please search () to see the most complete! The most updated novel Bismarck is an extension of the German-class armored ships, Hitler's tool to test the bottom line of tolerance between Britain and France.
According to the original development plan of the German Navy, their ambitions were not as big as imagined. At the beginning, the German Navy was only determined to build a deterrent fleet, and it fully developed light cruiser-class ships. The only capital ship built was the Deutsche-class armored ship.
At this time, the German Navy’s thinking is very clear. The German Navy has been unable to confront the European naval powers head-on. The Army is forced to wear a collar. Once it is invaded by sea, Germany will have no power to fight back. In the face of this crisis, the only way out for the German navy is to fight sea warfare, use submarines and assault ships to disrupt the opponent's sea routes, and force the opponent to cease war with Germany.
The parameters of the German-class armored ships can be seen from the wisdom of the German Navy at that time. They did their best to design a large assault ship that could complete the German naval strategy under the strict limits of the Versailles Treaty. Hitler had not yet taken power at this time, and the Weimar government was cautious, afraid that it would cross the thunder pool. The German class was already the limit that the parliamentarians could tolerate.
After the Nazis came to power, they did not act rashly. They appeared to be more conservative than the Weimar era. They did not immediately build large surface ships, but invested a lot of money and manpower in the construction of the destroyer fleet. Hitler also expressed his favor to the United Kingdom. Under his impetus, he signed the "British-German Naval Agreement" with the United Kingdom. Germany voluntarily reduced the tonnage of its ships. From the perspective of the British, this was a sign of giving up confrontation with the British. Bian is full of sincerity.
As a result, Germany used this trick to paralyze Britain for four full years. Hitler was indeed a conspiracy genius. This agreement was tantamount to letting go of the German Navy's military expansion permit. The most critical point is that Germany was able to re-establish their submarine force since then, and then look back at the treaty after the war broke out. The British are indeed raising tigers and cocooning themselves.
Hitler was so impatient. On the eighteenth day after the signing of the treaty, the German Navy laid down the first keel of the Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser. This is based on various parameters. The beasts of the sea surpassed ordinary treaty cruisers and laid the foundation for the modern development of the German navy.
Hitler has been trying to paralyze the nerves of the British for a long time. He has been suggesting to the British in public and private that all German actions are not aimed at the British Empire. It's to guard against France who is staring at the side (France lifts the table, where is everyone staring at it).
The British, who are obsessed with the appeasement policy, even believe this nonsense. Speaking of which, the Anglo barbarians have been guarding against the pile of cute Gallic goods from the bottom of their hearts. At this time, it is of course the most beautiful to have one more potential free thug.
Scharnhorst and Glassonau came into being, and the German submarine force also began to develop at full speed. It took four years for the world to develop from two more than 100-ton offshore toys to 50 The powerful force of seven submarines made the British suffer a lot.
Hitler felt that he had touched the psychological bottom line of the British, and his ambitions began to expand. Hitler was ready to test the tolerance of the British again, and at the same time, in order to win over the naval factions that had been vague at the time, he approved the ambitious "Z" plan. The core of this shipbuilding plan is the battleship Bismarck under Xu Jun's feet.
It can be said that Bismarck is a product of both political and military aspects. This background is enough to make her unique. As a symbol and a benchmark for the display of German technology and Nazi force, Bismarck concentrated the most advanced German technology at the time. Hitler wanted to use her to contain the main force of the British navy, and cooperate with other assault ships and submarines to cut off British maritime transport routes.
The problem is that Bismarck is inherently alive. The blank of this battleship actually came from the First World War. It just used the most advanced construction technology and absorbed a bunch of fashionable designs in the shape, which made her seem to surpass the battleships of the same era. This warship is new, just like other Krupp products, murderous yet refined and elegant. People can't wait to wrap her up in a paper box.
Standing on the wide battleship bridge, Xu Jun leaned back against the fence and looked over the masthead.
"How is the shooting result and whether it meets the combat standard." Xu Jun asked Zaft with his head sideways.
"The hit rate has reached the expected standard, and the shooting of moving targets is satisfactory. The soldiers are trained very hard. They look forward to being able to enter the battle as soon as possible." Zaft replied respectfully.
"The soldiers are very worried. They will not be able to catch up to fight." Raidel said to the side, he very much hopes that this battleship can be put into battle as soon as possible. Compared with the captured British battleships, he prefers to see Germany The battleships produced by ourselves are galloping on the battlefield.
"Let them not worry. Our enemy is not the only one in front of us. The road to the rise of Germany is full of ups and downs. In the future, they will definitely face more powerful and fierce enemies. Every training they do now is It is to ensure that they can exert stronger strength in future battles.
I am full of expectations for the Bismarck. I am expecting more than anyone else to see her tearing enemies to pieces on the battlefield. But it is not time yet, and there is still a lot of preparation work to be done. This warship is an important experimental platform for our latest naval technology. She will guide our subsequent design and construction of warships. Germany now needs her to continue to be patient and patient. Go on and complete all the training until one day she will appear in front of everyone in the most brilliant and dazzling posture. "
Xu Jun waved his arms in a firm and powerful tone. His provocative words made the navy officers instantly feel that they were full of a sense of mission and were excited about it.
"Yes, my head, everything will follow your will. I assure you that the Bismarck will never disappoint your expectations." Zaft and all the navy officers and soldiers on the bridge stood at attention and nodded towards Xu Jun Compliments.
"How is the debugging work of that thing going on now." Xu Jun pointed his finger at the radar antenna mounted on the top of the 15-meter rangefinder on the uppermost layer of the bridge.
"The improved radar has a very good use effect. It is much more advanced than the previous model and can already meet operational requirements. Would you like to go to the control room to see it?" Zaft replied.
"Yes, I am very interested." Xu Jun answered happily.
Germany's radar technology is not as backward in theory as expected, and this has been proven on the French front. The Wurzburg series radars and their improved models have caused the Royal Air Force to suffer, and now any behavior that crosses the center line of the strait is equivalent to suicide.
The German Navy pays more attention to radar technology than the Air Force. The problem is that the level of technology has never been improved. The development of the German Navy's radar has reached a dead end. The air force’s technical blockade of the navy has aggravated this situation. The root cause is still Herman Goering, the fat man who died in power control.
Gering regards the Navy as the primary competitor of the Air Force, because both units rely on technology to feed themselves, and there is no doubt that they are super gold swallowers. Regardless of budget or resources, Goering has consciously or unconsciously pressed the navy. Goring could not provoke the army's deep-rooted officers and Hitler. Bullying the navy that has no backing does not have any psychological burden.
The Navy’s radar technology has been at the forefront of all services before. The Air Force actually started much later than the Navy, but the Air Force is backed by Goring. After a large amount of technical resources have been invested, it has begun to come from behind, especially in the later shots. The actual cavity magnetron was obtained from the wreckage of the enemy plane and developed into a large number of advanced airborne radars. In fact, these technologies can be shared with the Navy, but Goering is completely unmoved. These resources are not enough to equip the Air Force. How could it be possible for the navy to come and share it again.
The German Navy didn’t have a radar system that could rival Britain and the United States until the end of the war, but the overall performance still lags behind its opponents. The difference between the two is almost a whole generation away. Now Xu Jun has come to this world, of course. This kind of problem won't happen again. Fatty Ge has been frustrated at this time, let alone the Air Force. The entire Third Reich fell into Xu Jun's hands.
Relying on the technology he has mastered, Xu Jun proposed improvements to the Navy’s radar contractor, Gema, and at the same time proposed the development of two search radars to another contractor, Pinqi. Xu Jun did not directly take out the shipboard radar drawings of the United States and the United Kingdom, but only took out the technology and ideas of cavity magnetrons and displays, and provided design sketches of some mature technologies.
On the condition of providing these technologies free of charge, Xu Jun asked the two contractors to deploy their best R&D teams to join the Military Equipment and Technology R&D Bureau directly under the command. Under the leadership of Professor Rudolf Kuhnhod, the pioneer of naval radar technology, the naval radar Xu Jun wanted was developed.
Xu Jun wants to see if the German naval radar developers can develop their own radar series after obtaining these technologies. What surprised him was that several R&D teams quickly came up with results that satisfied him. These people do not lack R&D capabilities. What they lack is only some advanced technologies and concepts. With Xu Jun’s help, they quickly identified the direction of development, and combined the technologies that Germany has already mastered, and developed the latest Ship-to-sea search radar and ship-to-air search radar.
A newest FuM200 sea search radar was installed on the Bismarck~IndoMTL.com~ The wavelength is 10 cm, the frequency is 2 Hz, and the exploration distance reaches 40 kilometers, which is basically similar to the performance of the later US military SG radar. .
More importantly, this radar is equipped with the latest display, the full name is the flat position display, which is the circular display that everyone will be familiar with in the future. A scanning line rotates around the axis, which can intuitively display the target. Specific bearing and distance. Prior to this, Germany was still using an ordinary oscilloscope, and the reflected model displayed a wave crest on the display, which was inconvenient to observe and prone to human error.
Inside the bridge on the same deck of the Bismarck battle armored command tower is the senior officer’s cabin for the duty officer and navy officer. The front two are the second officer and the navigator’s cabin, and the one near the back of the bridge is First officer's cabin.
Now the first officer’s cabin has been changed to a radar command room. In addition to the original control room, the four radars equipped on the ship have all their signals led here. There is a chapter chart table and a plane track board. , Leaning on three walls are placed four radar screens and corresponding electronic equipment. A captain leads a twelve-person radar squad in charge of the operation here. They provide the searched target parameters to the shelling through cables and telephones. Command post and battle bridge. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)