Chapter 955 Tanker Changed to Aircraft Carrier
The train swayed for three days, even if it was occasionally parked at the station, people who came back from the prisoner-of-war camp could not go down. They were imprisoned in small cars, waiting for an unknown fate.
At this time, everyone had a terrible premonition. They were all quite disgraceful to the Soviets. So, what would the Soviets do to them?
According to calculations, they must have passed Moscow long ago and are still heading east. Where are they going?
In a corner of the carriage, Brother Timuxin fell asleep again. In the past few days, he has figured out a lot of things and let it go with the flow. In this life, he always has to experience some ups and downs.
Finally, the train roared into the station again. When the door opened, the military police shouted loudly: "Go, come out immediately, follow and go to your dormitory."
Brother Timuxin got out of the car, and outside, a cold wind blew everyone into a cold war. It was already evening, with stars dripping, and you could see tall mountains around you.
Sure enough, as I thought, Brother Timuxin sneered and shook his head. He had no position anymore and was afraid he would lose his military rank soon. What awaited him would be busy labor.
When he entered his dormitory, the small room where more than twenty people lived, he saw someone inside.
That short and fat guy.
Khrushchev took out a box of Dnieper cigarettes and said to him: "Do you want one?"
We met again. Although Khrushchev ran away very early, the ending was still the same. Temuxin looked at Khrushchev and took the cigarette. As soon as he lit it, a voice came from outside: "Quick, come out, night shift tonight. Pot Thirteen."
Holding a cigarette in his mouth, Khrushchev picked up a shovel from the door: "Let's go, whoever leaves late will be 'preferential' from the foreman."
Brother Timuxin held a cigarette in his mouth and also picked up a shovel. Unexpectedly, he would have time to work and reform!
In the sky, the moonlight is still bright.
It's already morning in the Far East.
The climate of the island country is not cold. The grass on the fields outside is frost. In the shipyard not far away, workers who worked hard all night are stopping to rest.
A Germanic face appeared in a shipyard. It is no wonder that the workers in the shipyard are familiar. Recently, such people have come here often.
"Our project is progressing well, and it is indeed the fastest solution."
Next to Rudel, Rear Admiral Omori Sentaro said to Rudel: "We have modified five tankers, and each tanker can take off and land thirty Stuka bombers, so that we will have another 150 bombers. However, now our bombers are not receiving fast enough."
At the beginning, Rudel only said one thing, but the island country began to argue. The final result was not bad, and it was completely feasible to use oil tankers to convert aircraft carriers.
In fact, it is not accurate to call them aircraft carriers. After all, these temporary modified tankers are civilian standards. They do not have any armor protection and have a very low power system. They do not have the ability to form and sail quickly with the main fleet. The only advantage is that they can take off and land carrier-based aircraft after modification.
Rudel looked at the oil tankers in front. On the side of these oil tankers, he could even see the cross sign, but after being quickly brushed, it did not cover the entire area.
These tankers are all from Germany. After transporting crude oil from the Middle East and arriving at the island country, they were taken over by the island country's navy and transformed.
In fact, the idea of transforming a merchant ship into an aircraft carrier was not invented by Rudel. Many people can think of it.
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After the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty, the number and tonnage of the main warships and aircraft carriers of various countries were strictly limited. The island countries that were expanding their troops at that time came up with a solution: to build a large number of large high-speed passenger ships and cargo ships as "aircraft carrier reserve ships."
In peacetime, civilians will be transformed into aircraft carriers once war begins or the treaty expires. On the other hand, orders for a large number of ships can also be maintained in the island country's shipbuilding industry, which is a recession in the economic crisis. As the saying goes, killing two birds with one stone.
For example, since the island country obtained the right to host the 1940 Olympic Games in the mid-1930s, it immediately placed an order for the shipyard and manufactured two large high-speed luxury cruise ships of 20,000-30,000 tons, serving as ocean passenger transport missions from the island country to North America before and after the Olympics.
The official official bears 60% of the construction costs of these two cruise ships. After that, the two passenger ships were ordered to be directly converted into aircraft carriers before they were completed, named the Flying Eagle and the Falcon Eagle aircraft carriers.
Unfortunately, this kind of transformation is not cheap, especially the dismantling of the original equipment of the passenger ship and changing it to military use, which caused a lot of waste.
However, the Germans have been prepared long ago, and Germany is smarter than the islanders.
In fact, island countries also have oil tankers, but the tankers of island countries are not easy to transform. Most of them are about 10,000 tons, with low displacement. At the same time, their decks are not flat, and there are bridges in front and behind. If they are renovated, the project volume will be quite high.
German tankers are much more convenient. Their displacement is almost 30,000 tons, the same as those tankers in later generations. Their wide and plump belly is empty on the deck, with nothing in front, only the last position close to the turbine is a small bridge.
Since it uses a high-speed diesel engine and the chimney is also very small. At the same time, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the bridge is easily split from the middle and becomes a side bridge, so that there is enough space for the flight deck.
After introducing these tankers from Germany, the island country carried out a simple transformation, installed a flight deck, cut off half of the bridge, and the aircraft carrier came out.
If we talk about the disadvantage, these ships are too slow and the maximum speed is less than ten knots. This is also a common problem with diesel engines, and the horsepower cannot be too high. Moreover, the Germans' asking price is really not cheap! If it weren't for the incoming time, the island country really wanted to start construction in its own shipyard.
There is no lower hangar, and all aircraft must be placed on the deck, otherwise at least fifty carrier-based aircraft can be operated! At the same time, the bottom of the oil tanker can also be loaded with oil to replenish the fleet.
When you are an aircraft carrier in wartime and an oil tanker in normal times, this kind of creativity is much more convenient than using cruise ships or something to transform!
As these solutions were temporarily added, they could operate more carrier-based aircraft, so the Stuka bombers were insufficient.
Rudel nodded: "Yes, we must get enough carrier-based aircraft as soon as possible. I will report to the country that we will give priority to our friends."
Rudel laughed in his heart, Head of Cialis, often like a businessman!
In fact, the production capacity of Stuka in China is not a problem at all. Now, the islanders need to speed up the increase in orders. Germany deliberately delays, so they can use the excuse of overtime work and increase prices.
Chapter completed!