Chapter 1023 The Prince’s Response 2
Chapter 1023 The Prince’s Response 2
In order to improve the horizontal penetration, there are no more than two aspects besides the material of the shell. One is to increase the speed of the shell when it hits the point, and the other is to increase the angle of the shell when it falls. The former is easy to understand. As for the latter, it can be understood that the more curved the trajectory is, the greater the horizontal penetration will be when other conditions are the same!
Based on these two principles, Skoda's technical staff have been improving the shells since the 15-inch artillery equipped in Bavaria was put into service. After countless calculations and tests, on the issue of how to improve the level of penetration, Skoda really came up with some ideas.
First of all, the appearance of the old artillery shells is not good. The 871KG artillery shell is only 130CM long, which is a bit short. After replacing it with a new hood and increasing the shell length to 156CM, the shell's speed storage has been greatly improved. In addition to the length of the projectile, the shape of the hood has also been optimized to a certain extent, which can be understood as optimizing the "aerodynamic layout" of the artillery shell.
Secondly, although the 871KG shell is considered a heavy shell, if you want to specifically improve the horizontal penetration, then the heavier the shell, the better the horizontal penetration will be. Therefore, after slightly improving the amount of propellant, the weight of the new artillery shell was increased to 890KG. In this case, the trajectory is more curved and the horizontal penetration is improved.
After these two improvements, the new artillery shell can penetrate 50MM homogeneous armor and 25MM defensive back plate at 15 kilometers in the shooting range simulation. To a certain extent, it can basically be used to deal with the Fuso. Of course, after changing the shells, the gun table must be replaced and the training must be carried out again. So, it takes some time to form combat effectiveness. Do you really think that the German High Seas Fleet is huddled in the port and sleeping? Of course it's impossible. How can the fleet that the empire spent billions of marks building sit idle? In addition to preparing for the upcoming landing battle in the Gulf of Riga, all that was left was to train in the use of new artillery shells and strengthen control of the Baltic Sea.
As for what to do if the British discover it again? Well, the prince doesn’t need to worry too much. First of all, horizontal defense and side string defense are different. After all, the area of the former is larger, and it is several times larger! Historically, the British method of increasing dome armor to improve defense was indeed effective, but it also paid a price of weight. Taking the Duke of Tie as an example, after the Battle of Jutland, the dome armor was increased by 1 to 2 inches, of which the Not all core cabin parts have been upgraded, which adds 820 tons of weight! (The horizontal part should be increased by 1 inch, and the inclined part should be increased by about 2 inches.) And if you want the thickest layer of all core cabins to be more than 3 inches thick, then the weight cost and the time and resources required for improvements will definitely be British. What people don’t want to see….
As for the Japanese Fuso, its defensive configuration is actually very good. A thick layer of armor is enough. However, by the same token, if you wait for a beating before changing it, you will also have to bear a huge loss of time and materials. And after all, it is a Japanese ship. Even if the British ship is modified, they have to wait until their own ship is modified. And for the navy, as long as the German fleet can achieve a similar number of kills as in the Thunder-Serbrus battle, they should not lose too much. many,
Then the British fleet's sea control is really in danger, and fixing the situation at the last moment is not always useful!
"With the introduction of water bombs and heavy bombs designed to deal with horizontal armor, naval artillery warfare should not be a big problem, right?" the prince thought in his mind. As for changing the cannonballs, the prince can just leave it to Tirpitz. It's not too difficult anyway. What the prince really cares about is another thing, something closely related to the air force and even quite groundbreaking. This matter can only be handled by the prince himself. If it were anyone else, he still wouldn't be able to accomplish it. What! That is the naval aviation and air force's ship attack operations! This is inherently difficult, and it’s also groundbreaking!
Technically, the two sides in the war have always been in a state of competing with each other. Both sides will do whatever they can to win the opponent. Some things have not been used in historical wars, but that does not mean that they are not available or cannot be used. , for example, aircraft carriers did not achieve much in World War I in history, but this does not mean that they are not technically advisable. At least from what the prince knew, the British Navy already had the capability to engage in aircraft carriers by the end of World War I. In addition to the technical factors of carrier-based aircraft attacking the sea, if the war continues for two more years, it is very likely that aircraft taking off from the aircraft carrier to bomb the fleet will happen!
Because historically speaking, the first generation of aircraft carriers and the first generation of carrier-based aircraft have already taken shape. The only pity is that there is no opportunity to perform. But in this dimension now? Technology is about 5 years ahead of history. If the war lasts for 4 years and ends in 1916 on this plane, then the level of technology will be at least equivalent to around 1920 in history. At this time, the world's No. 1 An aircraft carrier and first-class carrier-based aircraft have been put into service! Who dares to say that aircraft carriers will not attack battleships in a battle on this plane?
It may not be possible to arrange a formation similar to that of hundreds of aircraft in World War 2, but don't forget that fleet air defense in this era is inherently inadequate. Counter-mine cannons and single-digit anti-aircraft guns are used to fight. Getting off the plane is also a matter of luck! When the spear is not sharp enough and the shield is not strong enough, although the aircraft carrier and naval aviation will not dominate the battlefield like in World War 2, they are still very useful as important weights that determine the outcome of the battle!
Therefore, regardless of whether it can be used in this war, it will definitely be used in future wars! After the prince made some progress in the air force, he has been working hard to build an aviation force that can attack the sea and preferably be on ships. The aircraft carrier plan is to use large ships to modify it and is currently being outfitted at Blohm-Voss Shipyard. , while the carrier-based aircraft program was carried out simultaneously in Bavaria and Bohemia.
This time, when the prince came to Bohemia, in addition to paying attention to the production of new artillery shells, carrier-based aircraft were also a top priority. The new DB1911 V12 250-horsepower engine was already in service, and the subsequent 300-horsepower improved version was also in service. During the test, this powerful engine directly made the service of high-performance carrier-based aircraft and attack aircraft a reality.
In Crimea, Daimler, who had become a count, and his team went to the station in person to greet the prince's arrival. In this way, Ruprecht was forced to leave without even going home to see his wife first. Came to an aircraft manufacturing factory located on the outskirts of Prague!
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