Chapter 1135： Bargain one (1/2)
Slide 1135
”It seems that this exercise is quite interesting.” After listening to Prince Heinrich's report, the Kaiser said with interest. At this time, the Kaiser was relatively relaxed. After all, winter is approaching, and the two sides have no plans to launch a large-scale land offensive in a short period of time. Therefore, for some more interesting things, the Kaiser is still interested.
”Ruprecht seems to be a little anxious, I feel he is a little impulsive and a little unwise this time.” Prince Heinrich said.
”No, he smelled a conspiracy. He wanted to use a plane to throw a bomb to attack a moving ship, which was only 60 meters long. This difficulty is not ordinary, and even if the naval gun is used for long-range attacks, the accuracy is not good. It will be very high. The goal is too small.” As a navy enthusiast, the Kaiser is still very familiar with some common sense things. For example, the relationship between target size and hit rate. Fast and small targets are even more difficult to hit. In the Battle of Jutland, Gudenau’s light cruiser turned in front of the German fleet without being hit, and the French fleet attacked the Austro-Hungarian light cruiser for half an hour. Explain the problem.
The reason why the light cruiser died fast was that it was not strong and the amount of ammunition that it attacked was too large. If you have a true fortune-telling rate, it is definitely a very low number.
”You mean....... No wonder, this target ship was not specially selected by Ruprech, and some people in the Navy deliberately made things difficult.” Prince Heinrich also suddenly realized this.
”This is normal. Ruprecht's command of the navy relies on the support of high-ranking fleet commanders and their repeated victories, but it doesn't necessarily matter how many contacts there are. Personnel rights are still in Tirpitz and Liol. In the hands of the admiral, they are somewhat dissatisfied with the prince's intervention in the navy, and when encountering something they are not willing to accept, it is normal to do something under their hands.” William II, who is well versed in politics, said disapprovingly.
”What about your attitude?” Prince Heinrich asked.
”If no one provokes this matter, then just ignore it. Sometimes we need a struggle within the navy, but at this time, let's forget it.” The Kaiser said.
”Then how do you respond to the prince's invitation to participate in the second air-to-sea exercise?”
”It's very simple, let's go. I also want to see how far the current air force has developed, and to be honest, I am more and more interested in aircraft now,” the Kaiser said. In the current Western Front battlefield, when hundreds of thousands of armies of both sides are fighting on the ground, if there are not thousands of planes shuttled and bombed in the air, it can not be called a big battle! In fact, by the end of World War 1 in history, the strategic role of the air force has already emerged. On this plane, due to the prince’s butterfly effect, the air forces of both sides are much stronger than in history, and the air force’s role in the war is also growing. This will inevitably attract the attention of the Kaiser.
”Then what do you think of the results of the second exercise?” The Prince continued to ask.
”At least it must be better than the first game.” The Kaiser smiled. ”Ruprecht is a pragmatic person. He will not decide to use a certain weapon based solely on his own preferences. But at the same time, he is not an honest person and will use some methods.”