Australia
Office
Lin Zheng had several models on his desk.
Lin Zheng's collection consisted entirely of destroyer models, which could be roughly divided into three categories.
The first category was early World War II destroyers.
The second category was fire-control missile destroyers.
The third category was large missile destroyers.
They represented technology from the 1940s, 1980s, and the next century, respectively.
Their attack range, combat methods, and other aspects were also completely different.
The destroyer Lin Zheng currently served on was somewhere between the second and third categories… of course, compared to World War II destroyers, it was an absolute crushing situation.
As for the science lab, hundreds of scientists had completed the production of the Vulcan Dense Air Defense System.
The Vulcan Dense Air Defense System was a combination of fire-control radar and Vulcan cannons, developed in the 1980s by the United States as an upgrade to CIWS, serving as the last line of defense for destroyers.
Lin Zheng could use it to assemble various destroyers, even the Type 055, which had four attack modes: land-attack missiles, anti-ship missiles, air-defense missiles, and anti-submarine missiles.
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Deepwater Port Area
There was a secret and massive shipyard nearby, covering about thirty hectares.
It employed a combination of Red Alert workers, scientists, and others, totaling around twenty to thirty thousand people, all of whom had signed secrecy agreements.
This was to prevent the leakage of warship data.
On the main dock, there were seven behemoths, seven massive aircraft carriers, lying prostrate like giant beasts.
The carriers had completed basic construction. Red Alert base-produced carriers didn't require sea trials.
They were essentially already combat-ready aircraft carriers.
Each carrier had a full-load displacement of 62,000 tons, could carry 40 aircraft of various types, had a speed of 32 knots, a range of 4,000 kilometers, and could be later converted to nuclear power, doubling their range to circumnavigate the globe.
They were equipped with Vulcan cannons for air defense, CIWS, missile fire-control radar, and large radar systems, making them a complete carrier package.
The German military observation team could only look from afar.
Every blond and blue-eyed face was full of shock.
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What was the point of a failed art student building a Zeppelin carrier?
You need to work harder, failed art student!
There are seven carriers in the dock!
The German military observation team’s naval officers were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, their breathing quickening.
The German military observation team’s army officers, however, were unconcerned, as the army was the main force of the German military.
“There’s a reason for Lin Zheng's crazy building plan. We, the German Navy, are locked in the harbor and can survive. Lin Zheng has to face the entire Pacific region!”
“The Imperial Japanese Navy fleet is hiding in harbors and bases, it’s unknown when they will strike. The US Pacific fleet and the British fleets from various oceans are in direct confrontation!”
“The stronger the enemy… the greater the pressure we face!”
A sigh of despair swept through the observation team.
The pressure was immense.
The frantic development of the navy was understandable.
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The military observation team then saw the Aegis cruisers.
The dock where the Aegis cruisers were built cost 1200 to construct.
The construction speed was extremely fast, and there were many of them.
“Hmm…”
“The change from cannons to missiles as the main weapon of cruisers is a very brilliant design!”
“No country in World War II has designed it this way yet!”
“But how do they ensure the accuracy of the missiles? Can we, the Germans, do it?”
The observation team continued to discuss animatedly.
They had heard that Germany was developing V1 and V2 missiles domestically. Perhaps, in the future, the German Navy could also achieve this?
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The observation team then arrived at the next dock.
Red Alert destroyers, destroyers with an unconventional design, with a tall, streamlined hull.
However, what the team was more concerned about was that,
one destroyer was heavier and had more firepower and other aspects superior to the rest.
Workers were using Red Alert robotic arms to assist in construction, with design drawings spread across several tables.
The silhouette of the ship made it clear that this was a terrifying warship, a hybrid of cruiser and destroyer.
“We thought destroyers were the peak, but there’s something even more powerful!”
“If World War II destroyers are going to evolve like this, then it’s going to be insane…”
The observation team was completely stunned!
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The observation team visited the simple torpedo boats and minesweepers.
Gunboats had a displacement of several hundred tons, torpedo boats a thousand tons, equipped with the latest torpedoes, and minesweepers a hundred tons.
The German military observation team's eyes were glued to the minesweepers.
They craved minesweepers!!!
The reason was actually very simple.
As early as World War I, there were 150,000 mines floating on the surface of the sea.
Now, in World War II, there were 200,000 mines floating on the surface of the sea.
Mines were simple to manufacture, and mass production could trap the sea surface. Moreover, a single mine could sink a warship.
Without a large number of advanced minesweepers, there was no way to solve the problem, and ships would be in danger.
If they could obtain enough advanced minesweepers, the German Navy would not have to be so timid.
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German Naval Command
Admiral Raeder was shocked.
From 1928 to 1941, he led the German Navy for 15 years, resurrecting the weak German Navy into a battleship and cruiser navy.
The reason Raeder was so shocked was the telegram from the military observation team.
“Red Alert carriers built seven, cruisers built dozens, destroyers built hundreds, construction speed is incredibly fast!”
Raeder was deeply shocked by the massive scale of the Red Alert Navy.
He felt a chill down his spine, because the art student who failed the exam was bound to scold him!
The failed art student was extremely dissatisfied with the German Navy, and he often cursed Raeder, calling him a waste.
Once the failed art student learned about the terror of the Red Alert Navy, he would have to scold Raeder for being a waste.
Raeder really didn’t want to be subjected to a barrage of insults.
But unfortunately, the failed art student had already sent someone to call him.
Raeder arrived at the failed art student’s desk.
“Hi—!” He raised his right arm.
The failed art student, without any mercy, roared.
“Raeder! Waste! You used cruisers and fast fleets to attack and sink British merchant ships. Where’s the record? Where’s the performance I wanted?”
“The German Navy is disgraced and humiliated because of you! If you can’t achieve the performance I want, then resign! Go learn from the Red Alert Navy’s development model and build your ships!”
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