blood feud

Cangyunli Shipyard had already had experience and procedures for refitting two warships, so this time Bai Shujie only made a request and never asked about it again.To further track the quality and progress of the issue, that is the matter of Lu Ming, the deputy chief of staff.

Because Bai Shujie needs to calm down and think carefully about what kind of combat missions the future naval formation should undertake, that is, to position his own navy.

Locking himself in the office and ordering no one to disturb him, Bai Shujie began to carefully recall the real World War II.

According to post-war analysis, the torpedoes of this period are the most unreliable weapon systems.Any attack with torpedoes is a bayonet battle.Bai Shujie's capital is too small, and he is absolutely unwilling to fight the enemy one-on-one.

If he adopts that kind of suicide attack, with so few warships in his hands, the entire army will be wiped out in a sea battle, and the Baiyang Navy will go back to the failure path.

Since the hit rate is less than 18%, launching torpedoes to attack enemy ships requires a large number of cluster launches.However, a threatening torpedo weighs more than one to three tons.

A destroyer carries 24 torpedoes, that is five to seven hundred tons in weight.Coupled with the launching device, it already has a load capacity of [-] tons.

For destroyers, it is simply putting the cart before the horse.At least in the current era, using destroyers to participate in face-to-face battles should not be considered at all.

According to the data analysis of World War II, the total number of submarines sunk, of which 48% came from depth charges.

Therefore, Bai Shujie decided that in this transformation, all the torpedo launchers of all destroyers will be removed.Increase the original number of depth charges from 16 to 36.Save 600 tons of warship load to ensure speed and range.

Just like the Mutsuki-class destroyer, it turned out to be carrying the "93-type 610 torpedo" of the little devil. How can this be a weapon to attack the enemy?It is simply a suicide tool to carry!

That's right, the little devil's "93-type 610 torpedo" is definitely the most powerful torpedo during World War II, but this kind of torpedo really "does not recognize the owner, and the enemy is indistinguishable!"

The little devil's 93-type 610 torpedo is an oxygen torpedo with a diameter of 610 mm, a total length of 9 meters, and a weight of 2700 kg (2.7 tons).The engine output is 600 horsepower, the speed is 50 knots, and the range is more than 40 kilometers.

Because of the use of oxygen propulsion, the Type 93 torpedo has a fast speed, a long range, and its wake is almost invisible. It is regarded by the little devil as "a sharp weapon for 9-stage combat."

However, the performance of the Type 93 torpedo is very unstable, and there is even a danger of self-explosion. Even if it is hit by an aircraft's 12.7mm machine gun, it will bring disaster to the main ship.

The little devil's Furutaka-class heavy cruiser and Akizuki-class destroyer were all hit by torpedoes, and there was no cure for them, and they were buried in the sea.

Since the Type 93 torpedo is still a direct flight torpedo, its ultra-long range has proved to be a huge threat to both sides in the melee in actual combat.

Of course, Bai Shujie is not saying that there should be no torpedoes, especially the Type 93 torpedo of the little devil, which must be vigorously developed in the future.

However, Bai Shujie's point of view is that the current warships are not good.

Even the new Atlanta cruiser, although the displacement of 11500 tons is sufficient, the speed of 32.5 knots is not enough.Although the speed of the Sommers-class destroyer is good, the displacement tonnage of 1550 tons is too small.

He is now waiting, waiting for a guy who can be comparable to the little devil's "Shimakaze-class" destroyer, a cruiser with a standard displacement of more than 4000 tons and a speed of more than 39 knots.

Only 12 launchers are installed on such a big guy, carrying 48 torpedoes.One volley is 12 3-ton 610mm oxygen torpedoes, which hit the enemy ship with overwhelming momentum and send the opponent directly to the bottom of the sea!Then use your own speed advantage to escape, look for a fighter and hit the enemy again.

The new Atlanta cruiser, Bai Shujie's guiding ideology, is to save load as much as possible, and increase its speed to 38.5 knots, which can be comparable to the latest battleship of the little devil.Otherwise, even if the torpedo is on, if the enemy runs faster than you, it is useless.

You can not have it both ways.

When the speed of my own battleship can't catch up with the little devil's new warship, and I can't research and produce high-speed steam turbines, I can only save the load to achieve speed, and then use the advanced artillery advantage to compete with the little devil.

Bai Shujie previously issued an order to let the warship open fire 45 kilometers away, just because he was worried about encountering a Type 63 Type 610 torpedo attack. At a speed of 50 knots, once the battleship is bitten, it will be a disaster.

But the depth charges are cheap, easy to use, and have a high charge filling factor.In addition to anti-submarine, deep bombs can also be used to break through thunderstorms, open waterways, and clear landing beaches.

The key point is that as long as a 600 kg (0.6 ton) depth charge is thrown near the submarine, even if it cannot be bombed, it must be forced out of the water.At that point, it's either captured or sunk.

To attack submarines, Bai Shujie does not want destroyers and cruisers to attack submarines exclusively, but requires warships to use towed sonar to find submarines, and then dispatch anti-submarine fighters to drop dozens of depth charges at once, and it will be over.

Therefore, the depth bombs that Bai Shujie is currently researching are divided into two sizes: one is convenient for coverage bombing, and the bomb weighs 400 kilograms, winning by quantity.One is a depth bomb for fixed-point bombing, with a bomb weight of 1000 kilograms.

The depth charge bomb has a simple structure, but it is just a fuze and a water pressure gauge (depth gauge).Then it is set to detonate at a fixed depth, without any technological content, which is convenient for mass production.Of course, in order to increase the power, the research on high-explosive gunpowder cannot be relaxed.

After a day of repeated deliberation, Bai Shujie had a clear idea of ​​the structure and combat tasks of his navy and air force.Then he came up with his own adjustment opinions and prepared to seek the opinions of the headquarters.

Air Force Command (Miaofeng Mountain): Commander-in-Chief Zhang Nianzu

Air command aircraft: Assembled b-17 heavy bombers and converted 2 aircraft to serve as air command aircraft; Type 96 light bombers modified 2 aircraft.

Feilong Air Force Academy (Jiangnan Airport): principal Bai Shujie, vice principal Zhang Changming

第一期学员627人：1935年7月开学，1938年6月毕业，转为教员48人；

The second period of 319 students: the school started in July 1938, with a one-year schooling period.

教学设备：bf108/h战斗机2架，川崎95战斗机2架，97式侦察机1架。

Training objectives: pilots, radar operators, communicators, gunners, ground crews, machine repairmen, etc.

Commander-in-Chief of the Base: Deputy Commander Luo Dingkun, under the jurisdiction of:

Base Air Defense Command, Base Communications Command, Base Logistics Command.

Commander of the attack: Deputy Commander Xu Shijie, under the jurisdiction of:

Air command plane: 37 fl1 command plane, 35 fl1 command plane.

Fighter brigade: 50 people from Miaofengshan Airport: 24 Flying Dragon short-range high-speed fighters; 50 people from Jiangnan Airport: 24 Flying Tiger medium-range attack aircraft.

Bomber Squadron: Miaofengshan Light Bomber Squadron: 36 FL12Qs, undertaking tactical bombing missions, including anti-submarine operations; Jiufengshan Heavy Bomber Squadron: 38 FL10Hs, undertaking strategic bombing missions.

Naval Command (Cangyunli Naval Base): Commander Zhang Bingyang; Deputy Commander Ge Yougui;

Flying Dragon Naval School: Principal: Bai Shujie, Vice Principal: Ge Yougui

Superintendent of education: Colonel Zhuravleski; Chief of training: Lieutenant Colonel Belyakovich

Trainer: 51 former Soviet Navy soldiers, all promoted to captain

Training equipment: shallow water heavy artillery ships No. 101, No. 102, and No. 103 (Qinren class), counterpart training fleet: the third escort formation

The first batch of students is expected to enroll 1600 people, and the school will start on September 1938, 9, with a nine-month schooling period (three months in school and half a year of internship on the ship.)

Training objects: 1. Advanced class: Navigator, Guantong Chief, Gunner Chief, Engineer Chief, Signal Chief, Radar Chief; 2. Intermediate Class: Navigator, Observer, Engineer, Signal Officer, Radar Officer, Gunner gunner

The first escort formation: mainly undertakes foreign combat missions

Cruiser Flying Dragon 201 (Atlanta class): Flagship

Destroyers Flying Dragon 301 and 302 (Sommers class)

The second guard formation: mainly undertakes foreign combat missions

Cruiser Flying Dragon 202 (Atlanta class): Flagship

Destroyers Flying Dragon 303 and 304 (Sommers class)

The third guard formation: responsible for base defense and training students

Cruiser Flying Dragon 203 (Tenryu-class): Flagship

Destroyers Flying Dragon 305 and 306 (Sommers class)

The First Destroyer Formation: Serves as a patrol mission in peacetime, and serves as the forward of the fleet in wartime

Destroyer Hiryu 307 (Spring Breeze): Flagship

Destroyers Hiryu No. 307 and No. 308 (Muzuki class)

"Why isn't there an army headquarters?" Zhao Jinxi was unhappy when he saw the compiled list: "We should set up an army headquarters. Can I be the commander?"

Gan Tong was unwilling: "Why must you be the commander, can't I be the commander of the Army Command?"

"All right, all of you can do it!" Bai Shujie didn't want to be involved in the war between the two women: "I'll be in charge of the air force and navy, so you two deal with the army! Junior brother Lu Ming, the deputy chief of staff, will work hard." , Take care of the logistics!"

Xiao Lamei appeared just right every time, solving Bai Shujie's problem of calming down the two women: "Report: Wang Xinlan sent a telegram from Switzerland!"

Bai Shujie smiled and said, "Read it and listen!"

"The 6000 million yuan of funds transferred from the United States has already arrived in the account, and three accounts have been opened in Zurich, namely the fund reserve account, the international trust account, and the commercial trade account."

"Because no core technology such as electronic communication is involved, the construction of three warships has been negotiated with the British side. Among them, one aircraft carrier is ordered at 1 million U.S. dollars; two battlecruisers are ordered at 1675 million U.S. dollars each; the total is 1879 million U.S. dollars .”

"In order to complete this transaction as soon as possible, the British side hopes that we can accept the aircraft carrier or battleship currently under construction. After our on-site inspection, the aircraft carrier under construction, the Shining class, originally designed to displace 23000 tons, can be modified according to our requirements. Adjusted to 25000 tons, the maximum displacement reached 36500 tons."

"The battleship under construction started last year. All the technical parameters are basically the same as our quotation. It is called the Prince of Wales class. At present, 2 aircraft carriers and 3 battleships have been launched. If we have no objections, they will be delivered by the end of September this year." goods."

Bai Shujie smiled slightly: "The design speed of the Prince of Wales-class battleship is only 29 knots, which is far from meeting our needs. If they can adjust to 10 boilers, 6 steam turbines, and increase the speed to 37 knots, I will take it." .The anti-torpedo armor must be fully laid, the main gun of the battleship has a caliber of 406mm, and a quadruple turret."

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.