Chapter 2489 2nd Hand Preparation 2
"Your thinking angle is very unique, but I remember that you are not from aviation background, right?" Su Xiong did not expect that Redel would conduct research in naval aviation, so he asked.
"After the Battle of the Norwegian Sea, I have been studying in a senior officer training class, and the person who guided us was Air Admiral Haller of Bavaria. He has relatively in-depth research on sea-based and land-based aviation." Redl said.
"That's it. Even when the war is won, you still know how to keep learning and improving. This spirit is rare among the current senior officers of the German High Seas Fleet. I can't wait for the next war, but you will It will shine brightly in the future." Su Xiong said with some emotion.
It can be said that the older generation of senior German naval generals have reached their peak. If there is another war in the future, Crown Prince Ruprecht will probably not be able to continue to lead the German fleet to fight in all directions. So now it will become a matter of cultivating a new generation of naval generals. The most important thing. Raedel is one, Count Lucknar is another. Judging from their military ranks, these two brothers are already lieutenant generals. It can be considered a high-level person, but not a top-level person. Not only is he far away from people like Scheer, Hipper and Count Spee, but he is also far away from Su Xiong.
After the war, the marshals turned more to administrative work and strategic discussions, while the actual tactical work was handed over to people at Redel's level. Of course, before they officially grew up, they would definitely have to work hard. Xiong and these people can help guide me. Just like this time, it was Su Xiong who brought Redel to experience the dungeon of the Pacific Battlefield. Next time it may be Hipper or Count Spee who brings Count Luckner to this dungeon. This can also prevent the German naval generals from being in a hurry. an important measure. In order to open up this dungeon, Redel and the others still need to learn some necessary knowledge.
"But both the plane and the pilot can be supplemented." Su Xiong thought for a while and said.
"It's different. After all, aircraft carriers cannot compare with land-based airports. Even if there are enough aircraft, pilots and supplies, the number of takeoffs and landings every day is fixed, because there is only so much space for maintenance, and the number of maintenance personnel is limited, so the speed will not Soon. General Haller once described to us the frequency of dispatches of the Bavarian Air Force during the fierce battlefield on the Western Front. In a day, a fighter jet can dispatch about 6 times! And a pilot can dispatch 4 times! But on the aircraft carrier Because of space and arrangement issues, a pilot flying twice a day is the limit!" Redl said.
(What? You ask why a plane can dispatch more than 6 times, but the pilot can only dispatch 4 times? It’s very simple, the plane can change the pilot!)
"Moreover, aircraft carrier aircraft are also affected by sea conditions. As a carrier, aircraft carriers themselves are not that safe. After all, you can build bomb-proof hangars on land, but the defense of an aircraft carrier is very weak. More importantly, the training of pilots on aircraft carriers It’s more troublesome to get up. If nothing else, just taking off and landing on a ship is enough to recruit a large number of qualified land-based pilots. So overall, even if there is a steady stream of aircraft to supplement it, I am still not optimistic about the United States. people.
" Redel said.
Although the United States is rich and powerful, when it comes to training pilots, except for Germany, which started an aviation club to prepare pilot seeds before the war, all other countries actually have insufficient pilots, including those who once The same is true for today's extremely powerful Britain and the United States. Even during the war, the Americans prepared for the Pacific War. The Americans still had a small reserve of carrier-based aircraft pilots. After all, even in preparation for the war, the Americans systematically trained them. The total time spent as a carrier-based aircraft pilot does not exceed 3 years! It has been at least 8 years since Bavaria established its first aviation club! This gap cannot be bridged by just stacking money alone!
"Your angle is indeed unique, but the Americans can build air defense umbrellas for the entire navy and army by building airports on land. You should have seen the speed at which the U.S. Engineering Corps builds airports. They have prepared a large number of prefabricated panels that can directly Pave it on the flat and rolled land as a runway." Su Xiong thought for a while and said.
"If it were an island like Guinea, there should be no problem. But unfortunately, the terrain of New Ireland Island has made the United States' plan to quickly build an airport a failure. You should know very well that New Ireland Island is a long and narrow island running east to west, with a length of It is a full 350 kilometers, and even in the widest southeast direction, it is only 40 kilometers. What does this mean? If the Japanese deploy long-range artillery in the center of the island, it can directly cover the beachhead... You You know, there are not many places suitable for building airports. We know it, and the Japanese must also know it. And they have taken precautions. The Japanese have two full years to prepare for this trap," Redl said.
New Ireland is a very unfriendly island to attackers…. Because it is neither big nor small, but also because of its shape and geographical environment! It is a barrier to the north of Rabaul. It is simply unrealistic to cross it and attack Rabaul directly. You think you will be attacked by aviation forces from both New Ireland Island and Rabaul! Although there is a strait between the two islands, it is very short and can mobilize troops to support each other.
The island of New Ireland covers an area of more than 8,600 square kilometers. Therefore, the Japanese have plenty of place to deploy a large number of troops, and even the Japanese have opened up wasteland and farmed on the island. After more than two years of preparation, the Japanese troops stationed on the island have actually achieved a certain degree of food self-sufficiency...
Then let’s talk about the shape. If the island is a square island, with the same area, if the Americans control some beachhead areas, there is actually no need to go deep into the island to clear them. I think it is impossible for the Japanese army to go deep into the jungle because of the distance problem. It will have a huge impact on the US military.
But unfortunately, this is a long and narrow island. As Redl just said, at the widest place, you can set up a 150MM cannon similar to the German K09 to cover the north and south sides of the island. Problem! The K09 has a range of 20 kilometers on flat ground, and the gun position can be on a mountain or at a high altitude. With the height difference, the shells can hit farther!
A suitable artillery position, a long-term bunker, and a few heavy land guns imported from the United Kingdom can overwhelm the U.S. Army at a certain landing site!
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