1890 King of Southeast Asia

Gu Fan didn't know what expression to use to face the world.

The changes in this world were too fast, so fast that he, a "young man" in his thirties, couldn't react.

In the navies of various countries in the world, it was not excessive to call a senior naval general in his thirties a young man.

There might be young generals in those old countries, but they were definitely not like Gu Fan, who could determine the direction of the navy to a certain extent.

Young people were more receptive to new things, but Gu Fan, a young man, felt that the world was joking with him.

Sail battleships have been the main force for two hundred years from the mid-seventeenth century to the mid-nineteenth century.

Ironclad ships have a history of about forty to fifty years from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century.

Old battleships, that is, pre-dreadnoughts, have a history of more than twenty years from the nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.

Gu Fan mainly studied old battleship tactics. The new battleships were launched by Nanhua, and the General Staff studied tactics by itself.

The new battleships are younger, less than ten years at most, and then what? Submarines have appeared, with enough power to easily destroy warships, and they are very concealed.

Will submarines replace new battleships and become the main weapon in future naval battles? This is the question that Gu Fan is thinking about.

If this question is thrown to any country such as Britain, Germany, and the United States, the old men will not hesitate to send the person who raised this question to the most remote patrol boat in the empire.

Gu Fan is indeed a young man, and he is still thinking about the feasibility. After a long time, he came to a conclusion.

"No, the limitations of submarines are too great. The hit rate and reliability of torpedoes restrict the performance of submarines."

"At least before solving the problems of ammunition load, hit rate, and reliability, submarines cannot become the main weapon. We should still focus on large surface ships." Gu Fan muttered.

"What? How can you have such an idea? Submarines are indeed not mature yet, but even if they are mature, they will never replace large surface ships." Liu Yiming heard it and smiled and shook his head.

"Why?" Gu Fan asked.

In Gu Fan's view, submarines are hidden in the water, with strong concealment, and can easily approach surface ships, and then use powerful torpedoes to destroy them one by one. After completing the attack, they can leave underwater.

What restricts him is nothing more than technical issues such as underwater retention time, battery storage capacity, and reliability of torpedoes.

Technical problems can be easily solved as long as there is a technological breakthrough, and these are not very difficult problems. At most, they will cost more money and time.

"Submarines are too fragile. Only a depth charge can explode at close range to easily damage submarines."

"Moreover, all weapons have their limitations. As an offensive branch of the navy, all attacks will eventually be reflected on land and on beachheads."

"How do submarines attack beachheads and port artillery positions? How to cover the landing of the army? Use the 76mm gun on the deck?" Liu Yiming explained with a smile.

"Moreover, submarines are not completely secretive. Before launching an attack, submarines must rise to the height of the periscope and aim with the periscope."

"Plus, the underwater navigation resistance is greater and the speed is slower. It is very difficult to confront the enemy's surface ships head-on."

"At most, it can be regarded as a surprise force, not a main force." Zhao Jiaxing also explained on the side.

"I understand. So, how many submarines do we have available? In addition, I hope to get on the submarine and experience the actual use status." Gu Fan said.

Submarines are not included in the naval combat sequence, and he cannot mobilize them directly, so he said this.

"Of course, you are the chief of staff, and you should be familiar with all the weapons of the navy, familiar with their characteristics and performance, so that you can be prepared. In case you encounter the same weapons, you can also be prepared." Liu Yiming nodded in agreement.

"There is only one 16th-generation submarine, the 14th-generation submarine can also be used, and there are six 10th-generation submarines, which have weak ocean-going performance and are mainly used for training."

"Six 16th-generation mass-produced submarines are being manufactured in the shipyard and are expected to be put into service in June next year." Zhao Jiaxing picked up a pen, wrote the word "submarine" on the paper, and pasted it on the chess piece.

"Next June, there are eight submarines for training. Conservatively estimated, a certain combat effectiveness can be formed in three months." Gu Fan wrote and drew on the paper.

"Even if it cannot be used for fleet decisive battles, it is also very good for disrupting commerce. Few cargo ships can run 23 knots, and 76mm shells are cheap."

"Moreover, if you encounter enemy pursuit, you can also use torpedoes to counterattack, and you can also dive underwater. If you can't win, just run away, it's not shameful."

Listening to Gu Fan's words, Liu Yiming laughed dumbly.

This tactic sounds a bit dog-like, but it was a very popular tactic in World War I.

Germany's U-boats also used deck guns to intimidate transport ships at first, requiring crew members to open the sea valves and allow them to carry necessary life-support supplies on lifeboats.

Later, the British installed 76 to 120 mm rapid-fire guns on fast freighters and camouflaged them, making them the first anti-submarine ships.

After the Germans suffered losses, they stopped surfacing and directly used torpedoes to attack cargo ships.

Throughout World War I, the U-boats' achievements amounted to more than 13 million tons (displacement).

It was this brilliant record that emptied the gold accumulated by the British for hundreds of years and slowly entered a period of decline.

Britain was also the first country to develop practical sonar, but that was in 1920. In this case, the submarines themselves were the ones that restricted the submarines.

Just like the 16th generation of submarines in South China, less than a thousand tons of underwater displacement, stuffed with two diesel engines and two motors, a full four engines.

There are also a large number of spaces to be transferred to the oil depot and battery pack, and the reservoirs must be reserved, six launch tubes and ammunition storage rooms.

Space and technical restrictions are greatly limited to the combat effectiveness of the submarine.

When technical progress is advanced to ignore these limitations, more means to threaten submarines appear.

Still, the submarine is too fragile and can only exist as an assassin.

"In September next year, the Surabaya class will almost form a combat effectiveness, and the progress is rushed." Liu Yiming said.

The Surabaya grade, with a full -loaded drainage of 38,000 tons, equipped with three three -seater tri -combined 356 mm, 50 times the main gun. At present, there are no parameters in this world that exceeds his warship service.

As for being under construction, Liu Yiming is unclear.

The navy of various countries is stronger than the same period. Even if the Britain is 15 inches ahead of time, Liu Yiming will not be surprised at all.

After all, Britain actually has this technology, but the navy has controversially controversial plans for such radical plans, and Parliament is habitual.

Of course, the power of Surabaya -level is comprehensive. Otherwise, it is nothing at all.

While equipping the nine -door 356mm main gun, the main armor belt reaches 260 mm, the turret and the command tower 310 mm, the armor belt tilt angle, and the long distance against the same caliber artillery.

In addition, the most colorful place is his speed, designing speed of 28, and a range of 10,000 nautical miles. Of course, it is a battery life that advances at the speed of fifteen verses.

After serving, it will be the largest, fastest, the largest artillery, and the longest range of battleships in the world.

This honor once belonged to the Arab -level, and later served in the UK to be a larger and faster, faster, equipped with a war cruiser with the same caliber artillery.

"Yes, for two months, Surabaya should take a sea test. If there is no major problem, it is expected to be delivered early next year." Zhao Jiaxing nodded.

"In this way, at the end of next year, the number of navy's main battleship will reach eight, four of which are fast battleships."

"Eight battleships, uniformly equipped with 356 mm caliber cannons, totaling 68 doors."

"In Japan, of the eighteen so -called main ships, the six armored cruisers did not have more than 300 millimeters of artillery. As long as the distance is kept, the threat is not great."

"Four old -fashioned battleships have a total of sixteen 305mm guns, which can not be shot together and keep the distance."

"Eight main battleships, the equipment is uneven. Among them, there are two levels of equipment equipped with 305 mm main guns, a total of twenty."

"There are four levels of battle cruisers, equipped with 343 mm main guns, with a total of thirty -two doors."

"There are two new service warships, equipped with 356 mm main guns, which should be eight vessels per ship, a total of sixteen doors."

"There are 84 main guns above 300 millimeters in Japan, but there are only 68 people who can participate in the shooting, of which only 48 doors of 330 mm are 330 mm."

"The main gun with a diameter of 305 mm can only threaten Changluo level in the standard war distance."

"In fact, unless the ballistic is very high, cut in from a large angle above the horizontal deck, otherwise 305 mm 45 times the ability of ordinary artillery shells, I am very optimistic."

"And we, Qingyin 356 mm 50 times the main gun. Although the Japanese are also equipped with 356 mm main guns, it is a war cruiser and British style."

"British style is very ... radical, compared to speed and firepower, they don't care too much about defense, the overall warship design is a bit partial."

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"So, I am very optimistic about data comparison, but we are indeed in the disadvantage of quantity. Everyone may happen on the battlefield, so confrontation, I have some ..."

Compared with the strength of the two armies, Gu Fan looked overwhelmed.

Although on the paper, whether it is a cannon caliber, defense, tonnage, or a speed, South China occupies an advantage, but the disadvantage of quantity is also true.

War is not a simple mathematical problem, otherwise Germany will not challenge Britain, and Britain will not ignore the United States.

The battlefield is the most common chaos. Any tiny variables may cause huge changes, so everything may happen.

The most classic story is the story of an iron nail.

The same is true of reality, just like the five -minute decision of fate in the Japanese population, winning or defeat is often a moment.

Therefore, Liu Yiming can understand Gu Fan's hesitation, of course, because Gu Fan is the chief of staff than the captain or the fleet commander.

"Before the training of the submarine, before the war officially began, the submarine was used to block the enemy's port, trauma or sinking some warships in Japan."

"It is reported that Japan is undergoing a new generation of warship research and development, and it should not be anxious to fight us."

"We still have time, initially set ... 1614 years."