The next day, the reconnaissance plane sent aerial photos of Brest after Li Mei's bombing. According to the interpretation, the bombs they dropped did cover the target area, but the effect was very unsatisfactory. The photos showed that the most important target——

The submarine cavern cannot be destroyed by ordinary bombs at all. I am afraid that only giant bombs can shake it. Bombs of this level cannot be accommodated in ordinary magazines, and the B-17 cannot carry them. Before the B-29 comes out,

Only British Lancaster bombers can be used. In addition, there is no precise guidance technology yet. If you want the giant bomb to accurately hit, you must let the bomber enter at a low altitude. In this way, the threat to the bomber from the anti-aircraft artillery will be greatly increased. Let

Entering the Lancaster at low altitude in broad daylight, which was bulky but not very strong, would have simply made him commit suicide.

It seems that there is no hope of containing the combat effectiveness of German submarines by attacking caves. To contain them, we may have to attack some supporting factories far away in Germany. But with the current strength of the Eighth Air Force, it is difficult to accomplish this.

Such a task. To strengthen the Eighth Air Force, it must have sufficient logistical support. To have sufficient logistical support, it must be able to break the blockade of German submarines. In this way, the strategic bombing of submarines has entered a strange circle.

.So, at least for now, it is definitely out of the question to rely on strategic bombing to solve the problem of submarines.

Because of this, although yesterday's battle proved that Li Mei's new tactics were extremely successful, when he saw the aerial photos after the bombing today, Li Mei could hardly even eat. The problem of submarines could not be solved. Large-scale

Strategic bombing is impossible, and the various tactics that Li Mei devoted all his efforts to research will become useless dragon-slaying techniques. This is a huge blow to him. In fact, the German submarine base

As a key goal, it came from Li Mei's suggestion.

But Li Mei is not so easy to win. He was born in an ordinary working-class family, did not attend any military academies, and did not have any military background. However, he eventually became the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Strategic Air Force. This person has always been troubled by his indifference and ruthlessness.

Proud guys are not so vulnerable. In fact, Li Mei almost got rid of the influence of negative emotions in just a few minutes. She grabbed Ron, who had not had time to finish his meal, and plunged into the combat research room.

"Since we can't destroy them in their nests, we can only go to the sea to cause trouble for them."

"You mean we go to sea to bomb submarines?" Even Li Mei, who has always been known for his boldness and whimsical ideas, was stunned. "Attacking moving targets is not the strong point of four-engine bombers."

"It's not about how many submarines are actually sunk, but it's about preventing them from attacking targets at will." Ron said, "I once stayed on a submarine for a while and listened to a captain talk about some situations in submarine operations. In addition, I and I

I have a good relationship with some guys in the Navy, and they also talked to me about the Germans’ use of submarines during our chat..."

According to Ron, the time and speed that a submarine can submerge underwater are very limited. A submarine relies on its battery to sail at the highest speed underwater (usually only a dozen knots, which is equivalent to a merchant ship).

It will run out of power in two hours. Therefore, the submarine's large-scale maneuverability mainly depends on sailing on the sea. Moreover, a lonely submarine cannot deal with the merchant fleet with escort ships. They must rely on wolves.

Operation. That is, after a submarine discovers the merchant fleet, it uses radio to report its composition, course and other relevant information. The German Navy Department directs the submarines in front of the merchant fleet to concentrate on a certain point that the merchant fleet will pass through.

Wait. When the merchant fleet passes this point, it is often at night. Under the cover of night, the wolves surface and launch a torpedo attack on the transport fleet. (In doing so, sonar is specially used to detect underwater targets.

It is useless, and because the submarine is relatively low, looking from the tall escort ships and merchant ships, the submarine painted in dark blue will completely blend into the dark ocean background. To find them is like being in an invisible place.

Look for a black cat in a coal bunker without lights in the dark night. On the contrary, looking from a lower submarine, tall warships and merchant ships will be clearly visible against the background of the brighter sky. What?

, turn on the searchlight? Isn’t this exposing your position? On the dark sea, actively exposing yourself to enemy ships is seeking death! By the way, the protagonist of this book is crossing the Surigao Strait at night in the third quarter.

, many readers regret not encountering enemy ships here. In fact, if they encounter them, nothing will happen. No one dares to use a searchlight to wander around in the sea where submarines are infested, and even if they encounter Japanese ships, they themselves cannot see them.)

"Well, after listening to you, I think if we can send out a large number of long-range patrol aircraft, we can force the German submarines to dive into the water over a large area, making them unable to maneuver quickly. They will not be able to move in time.

Wolves have gathered in key areas." Li Mei looked happy, but he immediately frowned:

"But if you look at the chart, from here to here, there is a large area where shore-based aviation cannot fly, but it is a place that the merchant fleet must pass through. The Germans can still give us fatal blows here.

A blow. It might be a good idea to send an aircraft carrier to escort it."

"Is it too expensive to use aircraft carriers for escort?" Ron said. "Now, there are only two aircraft carriers in the entire Pacific. Let aircraft carriers do this? It's too luxurious. Are those guys in the Pacific crazy?" In fact, he is not.

I don’t know the final solution, but if all the solutions come from him, he won’t be regarded as a monster. Anyway, Li Mei is a very smart person. With some inspiration, he will definitely be able to find a solution on his own.

"So, how about a seaplane carrier?"

"I heard that the sea conditions in the Atlantic Ocean are very bad. The wind and waves are very strong most of the time, and seaplanes often cannot take off at all."

"How about a small aircraft carrier?"

"In fact, small aircraft carriers are not cheap. They have few aircraft carriers and poor anti-strike capabilities. General Spruance said that building such a thing is not as good as building a large fleet aircraft carrier. It is like a small aircraft carrier to assist ship modification.

Those small aircraft carriers that came out have never played any decent role in naval battles." Ron looked disapproving, but when he spoke, he deliberately said "small aircraft carriers modified from small Japanese auxiliary ships"

Very heavy.

"Oh, that's it," Li Mei was very disappointed. He shook his head, grabbed the coffee cup in front of him, and drank hard. This grassroots officer didn't know what elegance was. Suddenly, his eyes widened.

His big eyes almost jumped out of their sockets. His Adam's apple vibrated violently up and down. Following a violent cough, a mouthful of coffee spurted out like a volcanic eruption, hitting the person sitting opposite him.

Ron had it all over his head and face.

"Cough, cough... you just... cough, cough..." Li Mei coughed violently, clutching her clothes tightly with her left hand, staring straight at him, "cough, cough... you just now

Say... cough, cough... I am from Japan..."

Ron quickly supported him and reached out to pat him on the back.

"Are you okay?" Ron asked with concern.

"It's okay, it's okay." Li Mei, who had been choking on coffee and coughing for a long time, finally recovered. He squeezed Ron's shoulders tightly with both hands, so hard that Ron felt pain. His eyes

Staring at Ron sharply, "Ron, just now you said that Ri has converted an auxiliary ship into a small aircraft carrier? Ri is so cute!" He completely ignored Ron's reaction and continued speaking in one breath:

"What the Japanese can do, we can do the same! We can also use auxiliary ships to transform into light aircraft carriers. Anyway, we only need to use it for anti-submarine warfare. It does not need to participate in fierce battles at all. Defense and armor can all be given up.

! We still have so many merchant ships, we can also convert them into this kind of dedicated anti-submarine aircraft carrier. Is that no problem, Ron?"

"Speed ​​may be a problem. The speed of the merchant ship is too low and the deck wind is not strong enough, which will affect the takeoff and landing of the aircraft. But unlike the Japanese, we have missiles and do not rely entirely on the deck wind. I think this plan should be feasible.

"

"Haha!" Li Mei released her hands holding Ron's shoulders. He made fists with both hands, raised them to the sky, raised his head and shouted: "Long live!"

Then, he lowered his head and said to Ron: "I just thought that we can also build a type of anti-submarine escort aircraft carrier according to the standards of merchant ships. We want to produce dozens or hundreds of them just like we produce jeeps."

When something like this comes...the end of the wolf pack has come!"

Ron stood aside, looking at the cheering Li Mei, and couldn't help being surprised. Li Mei's plans were indeed the tactics used by Americans to defeat the wolves in history. Of course, he who came from later generations knew these tricks. But now he just gave

With a hint from him, he was able to come up with so many tricks in such a short period of time. It seems that there is really no shortage of talented people in this world. Even as a time traveler, he may not have the capital to be proud of the world.

.

Li Mei always did what she said, and immediately started drafting a report, leaving Ron alone. Fortunately, Ron knew this guy's reputation as a "madman" and didn't take it seriously.

Now, Ron's inspection in the UK should be over. He has seen everything that needs to be seen and experienced everything that needs to be experienced. Now, he should also go back.

Perhaps it was because of his connection with the "madman" that he met another madman as soon as he returned home.
Chapter completed!