() Keelung, a seaport in northern Taiwan in autumn, looks like an old house washed with clean water after a major typhoon it just experienced. There is a hint of coolness in the dim green color. There is a tense atmosphere on the pier, and the soldiers of the New Army
The entire port was surrounded, and everyone was armed with live ammunition. On the sea outside the port, several "Petrel" class speedboats were also running back and forth, preventing all ships from entering the port.
In a closed dock in the shipyard, a large group of water patrol members wearing white shorts and researchers from more than a dozen research institutes were standing on the pier in the dock, looking at a big black guy in front of them and talking in a low voice.
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This big black thing is like a big torpedo lying down. It is dozens of meters long. A small part floats on the water, and most of it sinks in the water. There is a small turret protruding from the middle of the big torpedo, several meters high.
It looked like there were still a few people standing on the top of the turret, crawling up and down in the turret from time to time.
With a low roar, the big torpedo began to slowly leave the dock. Under the guidance of the people on the turret, it slowly drove out of the dock's exit and sailed towards the port from the waterway connected to the port.
As it walked, it slowly sank, and the few people on the turret quickly got into the turret and disappeared.
On the sea 20 nautical miles away from Keelung Port, two cement ships of several thousand tons were being driven slowly by several barges. Suddenly, the cement ship on the inside suddenly shuddered, and a big white flower bloomed.
Water spray burst from the middle of the boat, and the whole boat jumped up, then crashed back into the water, breaking
It broke into two pieces and quickly sank to the bottom of the water. A few hundred meters outside the whirlpool of the sunken ship, the seawater suddenly started churning, and a large black round head suddenly emerged from the water. When the body was balanced and stabilized, the small turret and
Some people emerged from the trunk, cheering and jumping towards a speedboat not far away.
This is a submarine exercise. After several years of development and countless tests, Keelung Research Institute and shipyard finally built the first qualified diesel-electric hybrid submarine. This submarine uses high-strength, high-toughness materials specially manufactured by Keelung Heavy Industry.
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, high-yield marine steel plate is used as the pressure hull, double hull, round-headed torpedo shape, elliptical cross-section, and a balance wing on the left and right sides of the front of the hull. The total length of the hull is 4536 meters, the width is 54 meters, and the draft is 4 meters.
Displacement 4895
70. It is powered by two 6-cylinder diesel engines on the surface, providing 800 horsepower, with a maximum of 15 knots, and a range of 5,000 nautical miles. It is powered by 2 electric motors and battery packs underwater, providing 650 horsepower, with a maximum of 16 knots, and a range of 2
30 nautical miles. The weapons and equipment include 4 450mm torpedo tubes at the front and 1 at the rear, with 5 ammunition; 2 AK1-1D single-barreled 12mm heavy machine guns on the boat deck; in addition to the periscope, it is also equipped with an underwater snorkel and a long-wave radio
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This submarine, named the "Big Yellow Croaker" class, will serve as Taiwan's primary weapon for coastal defense. Together with torpedo boats and mines, it will guard Taiwan's long coastline.
"No, we need to speed up the construction." Liu Fu looked at the production plan in his hand and said to the American manager who managed the shipyard. It was still more than two years before the Japanese occupied Taiwan in 1895 as mentioned in the tourist brochure. According to Keelung Shipyard 5
The output of each slipway,
A maximum of 5 finished products and 5 semi-finished products can be built every year, not to mention the "Haiyan" class torpedo speedboats. This output will definitely not be able to meet the needs of the war. If by then the results will fall short due to the lack of a few submarines, Liu Fu himself will feel
Unjustly accused.
"But we don't have that many confidential slipways, and building it on a civilian slipway does not meet your confidentiality requirements." The American engineer helped the manager explain. They were also in a dilemma. There were enough workers and technicians, but there were not that many slipways.
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"Requisition the civilian slipway, expand the shipyard, and produce while expanding. Don't worry about civilian confidentiality. You divide the submarine into several parts to build. Except for the radio, power unit, snorkel and final assembly, everything else needs to be kept secret.
It can be built on a civilian slipway and then brought back together for final assembly. This should make it much faster.
But I not only want speed, I also want quality, and the quality cannot be reduced at all. If you complete this task, you will get a big gift at the end of the year, which is enough for you to go back to the United States and buy a small manor." Liu Fu explained to future generations who only knew a little bit about it.
The shipbuilding method and the big stick of gold and yuan have been sacrificed. Whether it will succeed or not will be a success this time. If you don’t spend the money wisely, you will regret it if you keep it.
Several managers and engineers were sweating profusely and took Liu Fu's suggestions back to re-calculate and design a new production process. Liu Fu rushed to the machinery factory and steelmaking plant non-stop to coordinate the production of steel for various supporting parts.
The problem is, from now on, it is the sprint stage. We have been busy for several years. It would be an injustice if the last kick is crooked.
From the end of 1892, all dirt roads, roads and railways near Keelung Port were taken over by New Army soldiers. Anyone who did not wear a pass issued by the New Army headquarters would be refused entry and leave. Anyone who disobeyed would be arrested.
And strict interrogation, without clarifying the ins and outs, basically disappeared.
This is the martial law order issued by Liu Fu. From the day of the order, all employees and foreign technical personnel are not allowed to leave the port area without approval. Those with special needs must obtain special approval from the New Army Command. All military ports except for water patrols
No ships are allowed to enter other than the ships of the convoy and the "Helena" shipping company from the United States. All supplies are transferred to Tamsui Port to disembark, and then transported by road to Keelung.
The water patrol team increased to 1,000 people and was renamed Keelung Navy. It was originally intended to be called Taiwan Navy, but the original Navy is still there and it is easy to confuse. It is expected to reach 3,000 people within 2 years and be stationed in 4 military ports in Taiwan. Almost
Every day, Keelung Navy ships loaded with cargo shuttle between Taiwan's four military ports, and heavily armed new troops and various vehicles continuously enter the newly built bases.
In the offshore waters of Taiwan, ships of the Keelung Navy are used every day to detect various hydrological data in the name of training, record them, and regularly transmit them back to the Navy headquarters in Keelung.
Since both the New Army and the Navy were too young and there were no suitable candidates to assume major leadership positions, Liu Fu could only organize some outstanding young officers and recruited retired German instructors into a command system, commonly known as the Staff Department.
, divided into two teams: the navy and the army, since
He was appointed as the chief of staff, responsible for commanding the overall situation. However, in order to keep a lower profile, the New Army publicly called Liu Mingchuan its top leader. My father had no complaints about this role of being a shield in front, and accepted it calmly, and even praised Liu Furijian.
Maturity shows the love of parents all over the world.
Liu Fu was very busy here, and Liu Mingchuan was not idle either. Several times, accompanied by Liu Fu, he dragged his paraplegic body to watch the live-fire exercises of the New Army and the Navy. He saw that the New Army's fighting style was completely different from that of the Huai Army.
and obviously much more advanced weapons, especially after watching the fish
After the joint operations of thunder boats and submarines, their confidence increased greatly, and they also trusted Liu Fu even more. They gradually incorporated the Huai Army of Taiwan's General Soldier Wan Guoben into the new army in batches. Those who were suitable were retained, and those who were not suitable were given high bonuses by Liu Fu.
Severance pay allows him to buy a home in Taiwan or return to his hometown in Anhui.
Wan Guo was a fellow Anhui fellow of Liu Mingchuan, and he had been following Liu Mingchuan's Mingzi Battalion since the war with the Nian Army. After coming to Taiwan, they fought off the French together and then served as the commander-in-chief of Taiwan's soldiers. Although he was not satisfied with Liu Mingchuan's way of excusing himself.
so happy but
Under Liu Mingchuan's persuasion work, he was relatively cooperative. He was a fellow villager and his immediate boss, so he had to cooperate even if he didn't. What's more, the new army Liu Fu created was obviously more powerful than the Huai army he led, so he helped to make some appearances.
