The exercise location is on the sea less than ten kilometers away from Zhenyuan City.
In this era without satellites or radars, there is no need to worry about confidentiality issues.
The target ship is a 10,000-ton freighter that is about to be dismantled. In order to better simulate the effect of attacking a battleship, the waterline armor of the freighter has been enhanced. The degree of enhancement is equivalent to the second Hyuga of the Ise-class battleship that Japan has just built.
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After the first torpedo plane takes off, five more torpedo planes will take off in succession. These six torpedo planes will form a torpedo plane formation and launch a simulated attack on the target ship.
When he saw the torpedo planes flying in formation towards the target ship, Foch looked shocked and remained silent.
Obviously, although Foch was opposed to torpedo planes, Foch had sufficient military literacy. Of course, Foch could see the value of torpedo planes.
It may be difficult for one torpedo plane to sink a battleship, but if five or six torpedo planes, or even a dozen torpedo planes, attack together, no matter how large a battleship is, they can sink it.
As the general counsel of the Lanfang Military Department, Foch knew the power of the Swordfish torpedo. This torpedo, which can run at a speed of 50 knots in the water, has the fastest speed in the world, the heaviest warhead, and the largest range. As long as it is
It can successfully hit the target. Generally, destroyers are directly blown into two pieces. For battleships with heavy armor, even if they are not sunk, they can still be severely damaged. If the target is hit continuously in a short period of time, then even if it is
Daluo Jinxian was helpless even if he tried to take action
Well, Foch didn't have the concept of Daluo Jinxian in his mind, so even if Poseidon, the god of the sea, took action, he would be helpless.
Qin Zhiyuan and the others still knew how to respect the old and cherish the young. They did not pursue Foch who had just scorned the torpedo planes, but began to discuss the improvement of the torpedo planes.
The torpedo plane is still too big. It needs to be smaller, its power needs to be improved, it needs to be more flexible, and its ultra-low-altitude flight capability needs to be enhanced. Qin Zhiyuan made the request.
It's no problem to be smaller. Once the materials on Big Brother's side make progress and the strength of the wings is further improved, we can design a smaller torpedo aircraft. The problem with the engine is not big. At present, our Hot Wheels One has almost completed the test run.
, the power can be increased by at least 30% by then. Is ultra-low altitude necessary? Long Chengyuan explained in detail, and he did not forget to ask questions.
Hot Wheels One is the first aero engine designed by Lan Fang.
Because of Qin Zhiyuan's suggestions, Lanfang's engine design was on the right track from the beginning.
Of course it is impossible for Qin Zhiyuan to draw the design drawing of the engine, otherwise Qin Zhiyuan would become a monster, but technology is so magical, only 99% of sweat and 1% of inspiration can succeed, but this
One percent inspiration is more important than 99 percent sweat.
With enough excellent designers, complete platforms and supporting facilities, all you need is an inspiration, and many problems can be easily solved.
The ability to fly at ultra-low altitude is very important. Think about it, our torpedo aircraft will always go to the battlefield. Once other countries know that aircraft can deal with battleships, they will install more anti-aircraft artillery on the battleships. This will be a test.
The penetration capability of torpedo planes, and ultra-low-altitude flying, is the main way for torpedo planes to break through the anti-aircraft firepower of battleships. Qin Zhiyuan does not take it seriously.
Of course, Qin Zhiyuan wants to keep new weapons and technologies as secret as possible, but there are some things that cannot be kept secret if you want to.
For example, torpedo aircraft, this is a concept. As long as torpedoes are mounted on aircraft to attack battleships, the shape of future wars can be changed. This does not require complicated technology. Just rely on the scientific research capabilities of Britain, France and the United States, as long as they understand this concept
, the torpedo machine can be built in minutes, so this thing has little confidentiality value. Qin Zhiyuan only plans to keep it secret until after the war with Japan.
That's right, Qin Zhiyuan has written the war against Japan into the timetable. When Lanfang's basic industry is completed, Lanfang will declare war on Japan regardless of whether the Japanese will provoke Lanfang again.
As for the reason for declaring war, well, there is no need for a reason. The Minnan currently parked in a Japanese port is the best reason.
When they released the crew of the Minnan, the Japanese had actually returned the Minnan, but Henry refused to accept the Minnan on the grounds that the cargo on the ship did not match the actual documents.
Although a week has passed since the Minnan incident, Lanfang has not taken the initiative to ask Japan for the return of the Minnan, and Japan has no intention of returning it, so the Minnan is still parked in the Japanese port.
Qin Zhiyuan is not in a hurry about this. The Japanese can take away anything on the Minnan, but they must return it in full. And when the time comes, Lan Fang has the final say on what is on board.
Qin Zhiyuan is indeed a sinister guy. The Minnan was originally loaded with food and clothing, but according to Qin Zhiyuan's idea, it would be a good idea to ask the Japanese to load a ship full of gold.
Hum hum, if you don't pay it back by then, it will be up to the Japanese.
If this is the case, then our current warships must be refitted as soon as possible. Qin Zhisheng seemed to have thought of something, and kept silent in the middle of his words.
That's right, just ten days ago, Qin Zhiyuan just ordered all warships to go to Cam Ranh Bay to carry out large-scale modifications, mainly for anti-aircraft firepower and anti-submarine capabilities.
In order to strengthen these two items, Qin Zhiyuan even ordered some destroyers to dismantle the torpedo launching devices. Qin Zhisheng could not understand it at the time, but now Qin Zhiyuan finally understood Qin Zhiyuan's intention.
Yes, in the future, torpedoes will be dropped by torpedo planes, so why do we need torpedo tubes?
Unsatisfied, the next step is to turn to bombers, especially dive bombers, which are the kind of bombers that load a half-ton or one-ton bomb, fly over the target and then dive downward at a nearly ninety-degree right angle. In the future,
In naval battles, the mode is to first send out fighter jets to seize the airspace, and then jointly dispatch torpedo planes and dive bombers. The torpedo planes penetrate the defense at ultra-low altitude, and the dive bombers penetrate from above the target, making the enemy lose sight of the enemy. In the end, they can only be captured. Qin Zhiyuan is very domineering.
If we really have torpedo planes and dive bombers, what else do we have to fear? Qin Zhisheng murmured to himself, patted Long Chengyuan on the shoulder and smiled to please: President Long, from now on you will be the masters of our navy.
, if you have any requests, feel free to ask, as long as I, Lao Qin, can do it, we will have no problem
Perhaps Qin Zhisheng used too much force, so Long Chengyuan silently moved to the side: I want you to stay away from me.
It was such a divine reply that even a serious person like Foch couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Old, indeed old. Perhaps it was laughter that brought them closer together. Foch shook his head with a sad smile on his face.
Ferdinand, don't say that, we are all still young and need supervision from someone like you who can stay calm at all times, so Qin Zhiyuan needs to be relieved both emotionally and rationally.
That's right Ferdinand, I still need you to help me supervise those bastards. They are more honest after meeting you than when they meet me, the Chief of General Staff. Qin Zhisheng also supported me.
Long Chengyuan didn't speak, but his warm smile was enough to show Long Chengyuan's attitude.
Haha, I'm not fragile enough to need your comfort. Don't worry, I understand where my role should be reflected. Foch laughed heartily, and his messy mustache was particularly flamboyant.
People like Foch really don't need any comfort, and even comfort is an insult to Foch.
Of course, because of the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and Julie, Foch enjoyed Qin Zhiyuan's thoughtfulness.
After all, a son-in-law is half a son
No, according to the concept of the 21st century, a son-in-law is at least half a son, maybe even one and a half
While several people were talking, the torpedo plane had already flown to the scheduled attack position. The scheduled attack position was about 1,000 meters away from the target ship. This distance was not a problem for swordfish torpedoes.
Of course, in actual combat, the torpedo aircraft must be as close to the target as possible, because the target will not stay motionless like the target ship, but will use various methods to avoid it, so the closer the distance
, the hit rate will be higher.
This is just an exercise, so there is no need to be picky.
Through the telescope from a distance, Qin Zhiyuan and the others could clearly see that each torpedo separated from the belly of the torpedo machine, directly penetrated into the water and rushed towards the target. The water splash behind the torpedo was clearly visible.
The torpedo plane that threw away the torpedo did not turn, but flew towards the target at full speed.
This is a standard action. When a torpedo aircraft launches a torpedo, it will not pull up the fuselage or turn around, because that will increase the area and thus increase the possibility of being hit. The standard action should be to continue moving forward, passing over the target and flying quickly.
Leave.
How was the progress of the oxygen torpedo? Qin Zhiyuan suddenly put down the telescope and asked Long Chengyuan.
After the swordfish torpedo was successfully developed, Qin Zhiyuan's order to Long Chengyuan was to continue research on oxygen torpedoes.
The oxygen torpedo can be said to be Japan's biggest killer weapon during World War II. The biggest advantage of this torpedo is that it leaves almost no trace when sailing in the water. It is difficult for observers on the target warship to detect an approaching torpedo, thus greatly improving the torpedo's hit rate.
The progress is going well, and the method of stabilizing oxygen is now being verified. If it proves to be effective, it will be considered a staged victory. Long Chengyuan is full of confidence.
If the development of torpedo machines is just based on a concept, then the oxygen torpedo is even more so.
The biggest difficulty of the oxygen torpedo is how to prevent the oxygen from exploding. This is no longer a problem because of Qin Zhiyuan's reminder. Then the next step is the design of the structure, how to produce pure oxygen, etc.
It seems that there are still many problems, but as long as the biggest obstacle is solved, the remaining problems will eventually be solved one by one.
Boom boom boom boom
As soon as Long Chengyuan finished speaking, he saw water columns rising into the sky from the waterline of the target ship in the distance, and then there was a violent explosion.
