It's a really sad story about the torpedo hit rate.
Americans once made a statistics that the torpedoes launched by the U.S. Navy and Air Force in World War II only had a 50% hit rate.
Even this 50% figure was only calculated in the middle and late stages of World War II.
As for the early days of World War II, I'm afraid Americans have no face to count.
In the early days of World War II, the torpedoes equipped by the Americans included the air-launched Mark 13, the submarine-launched Mark 14, and the ship-based Mark 15.
The Type III torpedo met the various needs of torpedo aircraft, submarines and surface warships. It seemed complete, but in fact there were so many problems at the beginning of the war that it was unbearable.
The sailing depth of US military torpedoes is often several feet deeper than the torpedo's set depth, which results in many torpedoes slipping under the target and firing blanks.
Torpedoes using magnetic fuses have problems with detonating prematurely, using touch fuses have problems with being unable to detonate, and there are also problems with gyroscopes, causing torpedoes launched by the US military to often circle back and hit themselves.
It seems that it is not easy for Lanfang's torpedo function to achieve a record of 4 out of 6.
However, in Long Chengyuan's view, such a record was obviously unqualified, so when he found out that he only scored four out of six, Long Chengyuan's face immediately became the bottom of the pot.
There are still some problems with our torpedo fuze. This has happened many times before, and the research institute has also made improvements, but the effect is not significant. The problem of the torpedo fuze has not been completely solved. I plan to set up a research team later to specifically
Solve the fuze problem. Fortunately, Long Chengyuan was determined and issued a military order in front of Qin Zhiyuan.
This is just an exercise. The torpedo planes are attacking a motionless target ship, and there is no threat from anti-aircraft fire, so the hit rate is guaranteed.
So since there are still two torpedoes that have not exploded, there is only one explanation: there is something wrong with the fuzes of those two torpedoes.
Don't be anxious about this issue. Scientific research work must follow objective laws and proceed step by step. It cannot be accomplished overnight. Don't have too much pressure. Work must be relaxed and balanced with work and rest. It is not easy to have this situation now. I want to remember something for you.
Gong. Qin Zhiyuan is not harsh.
As early as the Corsican period, Qin Zhiyuan paid attention to the training of researchers.
Now there are nearly a thousand scientific researchers in Lanfang, distributed in more than a dozen research institutes of various sizes. These people are the treasures of Qin Zhiyuan. Qin Zhiyuan has always treated scientific researchers with great kindness.
It is precisely because of His Majesty's favor that we, low-level people, have today's glory. Just as His Majesty said: There is motivation only when there is pressure. So please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will resolve this problem as soon as possible and not let the frontline soldiers gain opportunities with statements.
A small fuse was destroyed. Long Chengyuan was ambitious and took the initiative to put more pressure on himself.
Scientific researcher, this is a title only given to Lan Fang. In the former Qing Dynasty, scientific researchers were collectively called craftsmen, and the study of strange techniques and ingenuity has always been frowned upon by the mainstream Chinese society. That’s why Long Chengyuan was so dissatisfied with Qin Zhiyuan’s work.
Pay attention to gratitude.
Think about it, in another time and space, even in the 1980s, there was still a saying in Chinese society that those who build atomic bombs are not as good as those who sell tea eggs. You can imagine the status of scientific researchers in Chinese society.
But in Lanfang, the status of scientific researchers has been infinitely elevated. The salary of Michelle and Sandy, the couple who have come to Lanfang from Corsica, is even higher than that of Prime Minister Huang Bohan.
Not only is the salary high, but for those scientific researchers who have made outstanding contributions, the Lanfang government provides living secretaries, drivers, doctors, and guards, not to mention cars and villas.
As the saying goes, a scholar will die for a confidant. In Lanfang's scientific research institution, the researchers' work enthusiasm is no less than that of the workers in the factory. It is normal to work continuously all night long. Sometimes it is not uncommon to work continuously for several days and nights for public relations.
In our Lanfang, the most distinguished person is not an official, a foreign guest, or even me, the king, but you, the down-to-earth front-line workers. So in order to build a better Lanfang, please take care of yourselves.
I hope that when we are both 80 years old, we can still witness the glory of Lanfang together. Qin Zhiyuan certainly understands the hard work of frontline workers, so he is quite emotional.
Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will wait until I die of exhaustion.
Please rest assured, Your Majesty
Long live
The ground staff who lined up spontaneously chanted in unison, and in the end they merged into the unified slogan "Long Live Long Live."
Perhaps at this exciting moment, only long live can express the mood of these frontline workers.
In the Chinese society that advocates the idea of officialdom, officials have always been the most noble. Even those scholars who are just reserve officials will benefit from being superior to others. In the Republic of China at this time, foreigners were even more noble than officials. As for the king
Not to mention, he is the emperor.
God's son
In Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan actually put the position of front-line workers above the king. For front-line workers, this is really a great honor.
The cheers had not stopped yet. Six torpedo planes flew back in formation and passed over the Taishan, preparing to fly back to a nearby airport to land. But when the torpedo planes flew in formation over the Taishan, the six torpedo planes all flew together.
Swinging the wings up and down, he greeted everyone on the Taishan.
This action caused another burst of cheers, and then a heart-wrenching sound of metal breaking could be heard in the distance.
Qin Zhiyuan looked back and saw that one end of the target ship in the distance had been submerged in the water due to a large amount of water, while the other section was raised high out of the water due to leverage. Finally, due to insufficient steel strength, it was broken into two parts. The broken battleship
It hit the sea hard, causing water to rise into the sky, and then sank quickly.
Good Qin Zhiyuan applauded vigorously.
It's good to go. I'll go back and celebrate Qin's victory. I'm overjoyed.
Foch had a complicated expression, looking at the sea that was already calm and silent.
Perhaps at this moment, the world's number one military man truly felt that he was getting old.
There is nothing we can do about it. Birth, old age, illness and death are natural laws and no one can violate them.
In fact, although it was a little regretful, the exercise could be declared a success, and the Taishan returned amidst cheers.
That night, Qin Zhiyuan hosted a grand celebration party at the 203 Naval Weapons Research Institute in Zhenyuan City. In Lanfang's military industry department, those starting with 1 are affiliated with the Army, with factories and research institutes mixed in sequence, those starting with 2 are from the Navy, and 3
The first is the Air Force.
Because Qin Zhiyuan participated in this celebration, the level was raised to the highest level. Navy Commander Antonio also rushed back from the Sulu Shipyard to attend.
Antonio was the captain of Qin Zhiyuan's flagship Yangtze River when he first went to England to receive the first batch of destroyers. Of course, being able to serve as the commander of the Lanfang Navy also shows that Antonio, one of Qin Zhiyuan's earliest followers, has become a Lanfang citizen.
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During the afternoon exercise, Antonio went to Sulu for an inspection and did not participate in the exercise.
After meeting Qin Zhiyuan, Antonio expressed his apology: I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I have something important to do in the afternoon and cannot accompany you on the Taishan.
Haha, no problem, I will go to the Sulu Shipyard tomorrow to talk about the situation there. Since the exercise was successful, Qin Zhiyuan was in a good mood and ignored it, and had no intention of pursuing it.
As the commander of the Navy, Antonio is of course concerned about the research and development of naval weapons. In fact, from the day the torpedo aircraft project was established, Antonio has been paying attention to the progress of the torpedo aircraft. As early as the previous experiments, Antonio had participated many times.
Once, Antonio was really busy and did not participate in the exercise.
When he was still a young agent, Qin Zhiyuan often inspected national leaders when they had nothing to do. At that time, he thought that those leaders were full and had nothing to do. Now think about it, what can he do if he does not inspect?
At the level of Qin Zhiyuan and Antonio, specific matters have nothing to do with them. For many things, such as the research and development of torpedo aircraft, Qin Zhiyuan and Antonio only need to care about the progress. It is better not to get involved in specific research and development, because that will cause the researchers to be at a loss.
, is truly a layman commanding an expert.
Not bad, No. 1 Dockyard and No. 2 Dockyard are nearing completion. These two are relatively small and can only build warships or merchant ships within 5,000 tons. Even if there is a need now, keel laying can begin immediately. Our Ministry of the Navy plans to
We will first hire technicians from the United States for guidance and build a few destroyers in our shipyard to practice, and then we will independently design and develop them. Dock No. 7 and Dock 8 are 10,000-ton shipyards, and it is still early. Dock No. 9 has not yet started construction.
.Antonio’s report was very detailed.
The United States does have a good way of building ships. During the World War, the United States set a world record of 14 days from laying the keel to launching a destroyer of more than 1,000 tons. Therefore, when Antonio sought technical guidance, he was the first to do so.
Just think of Americans.
In fact, the French's shipbuilding technology is also pretty good. Although it cannot keep up with the British who win by technology and the Americans who win by scale, they still have their own uniqueness.
Currently, the Lanfang Navy and the French Navy are working together to develop legion-class battleships and are also improving the existing Q-series submarines. According to the principle of not putting eggs in one basket, Lanfang needs a second partner. This root
Lanfang's relationship has nothing to do with France, it is only related to Lanfang's national interests.
Continue to look for suitable shipyard locations. We must ensure that there are at least seven to eight shipyards to ensure our national security. It is difficult to build enough warships when needed with only the two existing shipyards. Qin
Zhiyuan felt a little numb when he thought of Americans.
It is said that Americans have strong military capabilities. How strong is that?
The Americans are still building destroyers. Since the United States entered the war last year, the Americans have built a total of 195 naval ships, including destroyers, cruisers, battleships, and submarines, almost one every two days.
This violent force ability is unparalleled in the world.
In Qin Zhiyuan's vision, if Lan Fang wants to rise, he must pass the American test. If one day Lan Fang and the Americans face off, Qin Zhiyuan will feel that if he thinks about the Americans' desperate ability to violently attack,
Having trouble sleeping and eating.
It is really not that easy for a nation, or a country, to rise.
