Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Han Mingguang said: "We can dispatch planes to sink Japanese warships, and then let Ryukyu claim to be the result of the fleet."

Lin Yuan said: "The ships of the Japanese fleet are all newly purchased from the UK, so there must be many technicians on board, and among these technicians, there must be many intelligence agents. If we send out planes, we must not hide it from them. Eyes, so we figured out a way to defeat them without flying."

Han Mingguang turned on the projector and projected several pictures on the screen. The laser pointer in his hand emitted a red light, pointed to the screen and said: "This is the Japanese fleet we captured, four battleships and five cruisers, they are Retaliate by attacking Chinese merchant ships at sea."

Han Mingguang clicked, and a slide was changed on the screen, showing seven warships on it. He said: "This is the entire lineup of the Ryukyu Fleet. No matter in terms of firepower or defense, we have no advantage at all. It's one of the difficulties we have to solve."

Lin Yuan said: "I think so, don't we have missiles? Just use missiles."

At this time, Gao Ninghai, a missile expert on the Beijing ship, spoke, and he asked: "The missiles on our ship are all air-launched, the Thunderbolt series missiles attacking aircraft, the Eagle Strike series missiles attacking ships, and some It is an air-launched anti-armor weapon and one that attacks fixed targets on the ground, I don’t know which one we should choose?”

Lin Yuan said, "I want to hear Elder Gao's opinion."

Gao Ninghai said: "According to what you mean, the missile we choose should explode as much as possible like a shell. In this regard, we cannot use air-to-ship missiles. The warheads of these missiles have a large charge, and the smallest There are also about 180 kilograms, and the largest charge even reaches one ton. In this case, one bomb is enough to sink a Japanese warship, which is a bit too outlandish."

Gao Ninghai went on to say: "The same is true for our missiles against ground targets. These missiles attack large buildings, and their power is stronger than anti-ship missiles! Then we are left with anti-air missiles and anti-tank missiles. Some missiles have high-explosive fragmentation warheads, and some use continuous rod warheads. The charge of these warheads is usually around 30 kilograms, while Japanese warships are equipped with 500 mm thick armor on the outside. The fragments produced by the missiles can only Penetrating armor and being unable to penetrate it is not a shortcoming of missiles, because there is no armor on the fuselage of the aircraft." Lin Yuan said: "Then our only choice is anti-tank missiles?"

Gao Ninghai said: "Yes, our anti-tank missiles are the air-launched type of the Red Arrow series. Everyone knows that modern tanks widely use composite armor and external reactive armor. The anti-strike effect of these armors, if converted into a uniform The steel armor will be more than 1000 mm. Our anti-tank missiles use tandem warheads, which are the nemesis of external reactive armor. It is no problem to pierce the armor of enemy warships, and the warheads of these missiles are generally low , the explosion effect is very similar to the shells of this era."

Lin Yuan said: "Well, we will choose this kind of missile. Next, let's discuss the issue of launching. Can the missile be launched with the naval gun on the warship?"

Gao Ninghai smiled helplessly, and said: "The caliber of the artillery on these warships is only 3 mm for the largest Sanjing ship, and the wingspan of the missile wings is already 350 mm, so it is impossible to put them in. , is simply impossible!"

Lin Yuan said: "Our missile can be detonated by radio command. In that case, can we put it on a warship?"

Gao Ninghai said: "In this way, when the enemy is reconnaissance, they may find that our plan may not be successfully implemented. Another point is that when the missiles are launched, high-temperature tail flames will be generated. There are still There are many wooden structures, and these high-temperature gases are likely to ignite the warship."

Lin Yuan said: "How about we adopt the cold launch method?" The so-called cold launch means that before the missile is ignited, the missile is pushed out with high-pressure gas or other power sources, and the missile ignites itself in mid-air.

Gao Ninghai said: "It is not difficult to find a high-pressure gas source. There are high-pressure gas tanks on the Beijing ship, but before ejection, the gas needs to be sealed at the tail of the missile. This requires a launch tube for the missile. The space above is very narrow, and there is no room for gas tanks and launchers."

Lin Yuan asked again: "Then if you don't need the gas tank, the source of the high pressure is on the warship? Isn't there a steam engine on the warship? How about drawing the gas from there?"

Gao Ninghai said: "In that case, the equipment required will be more complicated, and the structure of the entire hull will have to be changed. It is not a good idea to do so."

Everyone fell silent for a while, Lin Yuan said: "I have figured out a way."

Everyone looked at him together, and he said: "I'll tell it, let's see if it works, we can set the launch platform underwater, so that we don't even need a launch air source, because under the water, a huge underwater Pressure is the perfect launch source, a projectile with a diameter of one meter, at a depth of 100 meters, will receive a bottom thrust of 78 tons!"

Gao Ninghai's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Are you talking about the submarine-launched missile launch method?"

Lin Yuan said: "This is quite different from a submarine-launched missile. It is not as complicated as a submarine-launched missile and does not need to move in water. Its launcher is a long tube with the nozzle protruding from the water, and the missile is located at the bottom of the tube. , connected to the seawater, fixed with a mechanical device, when it needs to be launched, open the fixing device, the projectile will accelerate under the action of water pressure, rush out of the water, rise into the air and then ignite.”

Gao Ninghai thought for a while and said: "This method is indeed feasible. Let me calculate how deep it needs to be launched underwater. After the missile emerges from the water, it will slow down and fall under the action of gravity. Before ignition, it needs to be a certain distance from the sea surface. Calculated, it is enough to be more than 80 meters deep from the water surface.”

Lin Yuan looked at several mechanical experts and asked, "Can the equipment needed for launching be manufactured according to the existing equipment of the Ryukyu Iron and Steel Works?"

Several experts discussed a few words and nodded, Lin Yuan said: "Well, let's find a suitable place in the nearby sea area to place our missile launcher."

The chief navigator of the Beijing ship unfolded the electronic chart on the screen. Lin Yuan pointed with his finger and said, "In the sea area to the northeast of the Liaodong Peninsula, there is a small island called Ocean Island. The waves in the sea area near this island are small. , the sea water velocity is low, very suitable for diving operations.”

Lin Yuan then said: "Our Ryukyu Fleet will bring the Japanese warships over at that time. We control the distance at more than 4000 meters. At this distance, the viewing angle of the telescope is pitifully small. It is impossible for the Japanese to find our missile launchers. When our missiles hit them, they must think that they were injured by the naval guns of the warship."

Lin Yuan went on to say: "After we defeated them, the public opinion of the world must be extremely shocked. Then we will let the Ryukyu Fleet make another demonstration, so that they can completely believe in the doctrine of big ships and giant guns!"

Han Mingguang said: "However, the Ryukyu fleet seems to be incapable of this task."