() Cam Ranh Bay is a natural deep-water port in southeastern Vietnam. However, because the port is too large, the French did not build it as a military port. Cam Ranh Bay has always been used mainly for commercial purposes. More than 50 Russians
After an unimaginable expedition, a warship suddenly
Gathering here has made Cam Ranh Bay, which originally had imperfect port facilities, even more stretched. The Russian fleet set out from the Baltic Sea and passed through the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and South China Sea, covering a journey of more than 18,000 nautical miles. Since the Suez Canal is in the hands of the British
, so the Russian fleet
It was impassable and had to go around the Cape of Good Hope. It took more than eight months to get here. The entire fleet was exhausted, and the ships were covered with all kinds of marine shellfish. If they were not completely rested and maintained, the fleet would be destroyed.
It is estimated that not even half of the combat effectiveness can be exerted. However, because Jinlan
There were no more maintenance facilities in the Gulf, and the Russians had no choice but to let the personnel rest for two weeks. On May 23, the entire fleet slowly sailed out of the French port, crossed the Taiwan Strait, and headed towards
Their destination is Vladivostok, that is, Vladivostok.
Liu Fu has been paying close attention to the Russian fleet, and the Japanese have not relaxed their vigilance. Due to the Russians' global parade, there is basically no secret in the formation of this fleet. The British-controlled ports along the way have opened fire from time to time.
He promptly informed the Japanese of the whereabouts of the Russians.
Regarding the Russian fleet coming all the way, Japan has no idea. After all, the Russian navy is much stronger than the Japanese combined fleet in terms of quantity and quality. The Russians have 6 battleships alone, while Japan has only 2 battleships.
The Russians have 12 cruisers and the Japanese have 21. However, of the 21 Japanese cruisers, nearly half are old ones who could not enter the main fleet during the Sino-Japanese War.
Compared with the Russian new ships, the old ships have no other advantages except their numerical advantage. However, the Russians have come a long way, the journey is arduous and long, and there is no formal rest and maintenance, so they still have combat effectiveness.
It is difficult to estimate how much, and the Japanese are waiting for work at home. According to the information given by the British, they have conducted many targeted exercises, so the final outcome of the two sides is still unknown.
Others don't know, but Liu Fu understands in his heart that although he has slapped his unsuccessful little butterfly a few times, judging from the current situation, history will probably have to repeat itself. Since he didn't flap his wings enough before,
Cruel, after these few years of forbearance, Liu Fu is going to flap his wings vigorously this time. No matter whether it can change history or not, he will first break up these two powerful enemies around him, so as not to cause them to bother him every few years.
Knowing the waters where the Japanese and Russian fleets would probably fight, Liu Fu dispatched nearly 50 "Shark-class" submarines from Taiwan's two submarine brigades and the 40 "Tuna-class" improved submarines that would be replaced in the future. These submarines
will be divided into 3 dives
Two of the submarine groups went directly to the Tsushima Strait between northern Japan and North Korea and ambush in the middle of the strait waiting for the battle between the two sides, while the remaining submarine group followed the Russian fleet from a distance, quietly
to the expected combat zone between the two sides.
Liu Fu's plan this time is to ambush nearly a hundred submarines of the Taiwan Navy in the warring waters between Japan and Russia. After the exchange of fire between the Japanese and Russian fleets, he will launch torpedo attacks on both fleets depending on the situation. The ultimate goal is to target all ships of the two warring parties.
If this goal cannot be achieved, try to sink the main combat ships of both sides.
In order to achieve this goal, the staff of the Naval Staff of the Ministry of Defense and submarine commanders jointly planned a more detailed and closer to actual combat plan "Operation Tiger Shark". In this plan, Taiwan's 3
Each submarine group will adopt a pre-ambush and follow-up approach to gradually determine the exact location of the battle between the two sides, and communicate via radio to synchronize the intelligence of each submarine group.
Then take advantage of the melee between the two sides to selectively attack the selected target ship with torpedoes. This choice is to choose the side with the upper hand to attack, making the naval battle between the two sides close to evenly matched, thereby extending the time for Taiwan's submarine sneak attack to give Japan and Russia
fleet, causing the greatest losses, and finally conducting a unified attack, striving to eliminate all dozens of capital ships and remaining auxiliary ships on both sides.
However, it is very difficult to implement this plan. It is not that Taiwan does not have enough submarines or that its attack power is not strong. The current "Shark-class" submarines not only have a much enhanced range and speed, but as the submarine's main attack weapon - torpedoes,
Also changed into a powerful one
The more powerful 533mm "Type 3" torpedo, this heavy torpedo weighing more than 700 kilograms, has nearly 200 kilograms of charge in the warhead alone. Due to the use of more advanced magnetic detonation, it is more powerful than the original collision type.
The power of detonation has been increased many times.
Although the explosive force of magnetic detonation is basically the same as collision detonation, collision detonation triggers the explosion after the torpedo hits the hull. In this way, part of the torpedo's explosive force is conducted and dispersed along the hull, so that the result of the explosion is on the hull.
Open a big hole, for battleships with increasing tonnage, if
If the critical parts are not exploded, and if the damage control is timely and there are enough watertight compartments, then one or two torpedoes cannot cause a battleship of tens of thousands of tons to lose its combat effectiveness or sink. The magnetic detonation of torpedoes occurs when the torpedo does not hit the ship.
When it touches the hull, it relies on the magnetic force of the hull itself to detonate the torpedo charge. In this way, the torpedo and the ship
There is also a part of the seawater between the hulls. Since the density of water is very high, its compression is very small. This part of the seawater in the middle will be rushed towards the hull by the expansion force of the explosion, and the hull at the explosion site will be lifted up by the seawater.
Other parts will be pulled down by the dead weight of the hull. In this way, the entire hull will be deformed, seriously
The keel will be broken directly, causing power system failure or structural deformation and water leakage. Even if the ship does not sink in a short period of time, there is no possibility of continued repair. Even in modern times, the keel of a high-tonnage ship is deformed or broken.
There is no good way to repair it except to dismantle it to make steel or let it sink.
Since the difficulty is not in the attack power of the submarine, then where is the difficulty? The difficulty lies in the rapid changes in the battlefield. Since nearly a hundred ships from Japan and Russia will fight together, if you want to control the battle situation without anyone noticing, basically
It is an impossible task, especially since the Japanese navy has been sneak attacked three times. Even if it is not definitely a sneak attack by a submarine, even the stupidest navy should have summed up some useful things from it. In this way, if you want to control
It's even harder to live in a place.
Even if God is kind and the Taiwanese submarine attack is not discovered by both sides, it will be difficult to eliminate so many ships on both sides, because the Japanese combined fleet is fully mobilized, not only the wooden steam gunboats from decades ago have also joined the fleet
, and also gathered dozens of lightning strike ships into the fleet. These small and fast quasi-torpedo boats will definitely scatter and flee the battlefield once an abnormality is discovered, and they cannot even be pursued.
In addition, the warring parties are not fighting each other with punches and kicks in a fixed sea area, but are fighting and walking. Once one party decides to retreat, the situation will be difficult to control. Taiwan's submarines not only have to attack high-speed moving targets,
It also needs to be prevented from being discovered, bombarded or rammed by other warships cruising around.
In order to prevent the failure of the first plan, the staff and submarine commanders also formulated another plan, which was to send a part of the submarines to conduct sneak attacks in the waters of the warring parties, and the remaining submarines were divided into two parts and lurked in Vladivostok and Sasebo respectively.
Near the military port, whether it is the Japanese combined fleet or the Russian fleet, they must go home after the war. These submarines ambush these tired and lax fleets at their doorsteps.
Although the second plan seemed quite reasonable, going deep into someone else's military port and ambushing their fleet was a technically difficult job in itself. After careful consideration, Liu Fu approved the first set of combat plans, because
No matter whether the fleets of both sides are completely wiped out, at least they can conduct a sneak attack on the high seas.
, the room for maneuver of one's own submarine force is much larger than that of going to other people's ports. If it is discovered or besieged, then with the speed and diving depth of the "Shark Class" or "Tuna Class" improved submarines, it should be able to safely leave the war zone.
, in this way, the loss on your side will not be too great.
