Just when Noriichi Kawasaki felt a little desperate about his naval career, a piece of good news finally appeared. Britain, France, the United States and other countries began to adopt a supportive attitude towards Japan. With the injection of large sums of funds and supplies, the Imperial Navy finally
It has also begun to recover slowly. Although the construction of large capital ships has not yet begun, the keels of several destroyers and submarines have already begun to be laid on the slipway.
After thinking about it for a long time, Hua Shanji finally made a decision, that is, he would transfer to the submarine force. Although he didn't know much about submarines, others didn't either. Since everyone was learning from scratch, Hua Shan
Shan Jiyi didn't think he would be any worse than others. The main reason was that he couldn't wait any longer. At that time, he
He is already 38 years old. If he waits a few more years, he will have no choice but to transfer to the logistics department or retire. Age is not forgiving, but if he can be among the first batch to be transferred to the submarine force to serve, then with the help of the first batch of submarine commanders
With this title, he can still work for at least 10 more years. He really wants to be a captain, even a small submarine captain.
The Navy Ministry is very welcoming of his enthusiasm for the submarine force. It is too wasteful for such a senior Imperial Navy officer who has traveled overseas to serve as navigator on a logistics ship for a long time, and as the grandson of Shiki Kayama
, if he retires like this, what will happen to his family?
It was also a shame for him. So, as one of the first batch of Japanese Imperial Navy submarine commanders, Kalashama Noriichi was sent to the American Submarine School and continued his studies for one and a half years. After returning home, he directly served as the first commander of the Imperial Navy.
The commander of the submarine fleet group also rose to the rank of rear admiral.
There are a total of 5 Lu-23 submarines on this voyage. They are all equipped with submarine detectors. According to the plan of the Navy Ministry, the destination of this voyage is the waters around Taiwan Island and the waters north of Luzon Island. Since this is
It was the first time that an imperial submarine arrived in federal waters, and the situation of the federal submarine was not known. Therefore, the Navy Ministry strictly ordered Kaguyama Kiichi to control the scope of this voyage and not to rashly rush in. As long as the planned voyage can be completed and safely
Return is victory.
After the five submarines left the military port, they immediately dived into the water. This was to avoid possible spies from the South China Sea Federation. Since Japan has a spy network in the South China Sea Federation, then the South China Sea Federation must have a similar network in Japan.
organize.
The Lu-23 submarine is a copy of the German U-type submarine. It has a large displacement and a long range. The attack power is also good. The prototype uses a total of 8 torpedo tubes, 6 in the front and 2 in the rear. The current modified version is for additional installation
The submarine detector has canceled the four launch tubes at the front and has become a layout of 2 in the front and 2 in the rear. This submarine has three biggest shortcomings. One is that due to material and process problems, the diving depth is not enough, and the design is deep.
The speed is only 50 meters. Second, the driving device of this submarine is not very good. Although the domestic diesel engine has good horsepower, the vibration and noise are a bit loud. Third, this submarine does not adopt a drop-shaped shape. Second, it continues
It has the ship shape of the German U-boat, which makes this type of submarine travel at a relatively high speed on the water surface and has better seaworthiness, but its speed underwater is not very fast and its resistance is relatively high.
After Kaguyama Noriichi led his small fleet out of the port, he submerged outside the route, then surfaced and sailed at full speed to the southern waters of Naha, where they would receive supplies from a merchant ship flying the American flag.
, and then continued to move towards the southern waters of Taiwan. In order to maximize the concealment of the submarine force's whereabouts, Kalashani Kiichi decided that except for necessary ventilation and power generation times, the submarine force would conduct submersible operations during the day and could only operate on the water at night.
In this way, after five days of arduous sailing, Kazuyama Kiichi finally successfully led his small fleet to quietly approach Hualien, a port in southeastern Taiwan. This should be regarded as the first time in more than 20 years that the Imperial Navy has used military
The ship approached the island of Taiwan. That night, after receiving the second supply, Kazuyama Kiichi made all the officers and soldiers on the submarine drink a small glass of sake to reward them for their outstanding performance on this long voyage.
Although before arriving, Huashan Jiyi was filled with hatred for the South China Sea Federation and confidence in his own submarine force, but when he arrived outside Hualien Port, he instinctively calmed down and did not rashly let his hands go.
Went down too close to Hualien Port, so we took four other submarines with us and spent two nights observing the situation inside and outside Hualien Port, especially the patterns of patrol boats of the Federal Navy.
Since the South China Sea Federation moved its capital to Xiangyang City in 1920, the place name Taiwan has gradually disappeared from the South China Sea Federation. 70% of the residents here moved away in 2 years, and another 20% moved out in the remaining 5 years.
, most of them moved to the island of Kalimantan, and only a very small number of Taiwanese ethnic minorities are left here to continue the life that their ancestors have inherited for generations. The island of Taiwan has grown from the largest island in Asia back then.
Once the busy port and the largest industrial city fell to the ground, it became a deserted island. Except for some federal naval forces remaining in Keelung, Hualien, and Erythronium, there were no people on the island. There were no residents.
Without factories and processing plants, there will naturally be no trade. Now most of the ships entering and exiting Taiwan's ports are federal navy ships transporting supplies to the local garrison, and there are very few civilian ships.
After observing for two full days, Kazuyama Kiichi came up with an idea. He planned to lead his small fleet to conduct a practical training in the waters southwest of Taiwan. The attacking party would be his five submarines, and the target of the attack would be the South China Sea.
federal
Navy logistics ship, because in the past two days, Huashanji discovered traces of 6 ships, including 1 patrol boat and 2 torpedo boats, which were used by the defenders of Hualien Port for patrolling.
These three ships are not sure Kashan Kiichi can deal with.
because they were too small and too fast. The remaining three ships were all cargo ships flying the federal navy flag. Two of them docked here for a while, then left quickly and continued to sail northeast.
Huashan Jiyi estimated that they were going to Keelung Port.
, and the remaining ship stayed in Hualien Port for one day and one night, and then sailed southwest along the original route. After observing its draft, Huashan Jiyi determined that the ship was unloaded at Hualien Port.
We landed a lot of cargo and then sailed back empty.
Kaguyama Noriichi did not report this plan to the Navy Ministry. On the one hand, he was afraid that wireless telegraphy would expose his position. On the other hand, Japanese soldiers, whether in the navy or the army, have a tradition of defeating others. Some of them are in their opinion
If something is right, they will probably kill it first and then explain it later.
This plan of Kaguyama Noriichi has the rights and support of the captains of the other four submarines. The word death is not terrible in the eyes of Japanese soldiers, especially death in battle, which will be the supreme honor of Japanese soldiers. Back then, they
When they join the army, their neighbors will see them off, and the highest etiquette of seeing them off is to hold up a flag with the words: "Wish to die."
With the support of the other four captains, Huashan Kiichi began to arrange his first hunt. First, he needed to decide on an ambush location. This location should not be too close to Hualien Port to avoid being discovered by the Hualien defenders;
Then, you need to set a rough time period, such as whether you plan to ambush in the morning or
To ambush in the afternoon, for Kiichi Kawasaki, the best time is of course at night; finally, a plan for the aftermath needs to be formulated, that is, after hitting the target ship, how to surface and kill those
Living people still floating on the sea to prevent them from exposing the submarine after being rescued.
"Wave" is a 2,000-ton bulk cargo ship. It belongs to the Pacific Fleet of the Federal Navy. Its current mission is to serve as a supply ship for Hualien Port and Keelung Port, regularly transporting supplies and personnel to and from Hualien, Keelung and Baler.
Between ports, today is officially the time for it to transport summer clothes and recruits to Hualien and Keelung ports. It is now sailing on the sea 50 nautical miles south of Hualien. Since it is sailing at night, the speed of the Wave has dropped to 6 knots.
As the captain of the Wave, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Tao stood in the control building, holding a cigarette and watching the young helmsman fiddling with the steering wheel. As a nearly 40-year-old Navy veteran, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Tao’s naval journey
It was very rough. Based on the number of years he had joined the Navy, his qualifications had even surpassed that of the Pacific Fleet Division he wanted to work in.
However, an accident that year caused him to lose a calf. He could have chosen to retire, but he decided to stay in the navy. Even if he was working as a transport team in the logistics department, he was unwilling to leave the ship and go to the shore to make a living.
, because he knows nothing except what he learned in the navy. (To be continued...)
