Expedition to Europe

The exercise site is on the sea less than ten kilometers away from Zhenyuan City.

In this era without satellites and radars, there is no need to worry about confidentiality.

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, and the degree of enhancement is equivalent to the second "Hyuga" of the Ise-class battleship that Japan has just built.

After the first torpedo plane took off, five more took off in succession. These six torpedo planes will form a torpedo plane formation to launch a simulated attack on the target ship.

When he saw the torpedo planes flying towards the target ship in formation, Foch was shocked and kept silent.

Obviously, although Foch is more resistant to torpedo planes, Foch has enough military literacy, and Foch can certainly see the value of torpedo planes.

It may be a bit difficult for a torpedo plane to sink a battleship, but if five or six torpedo planes, or even more than a dozen torpedo planes attack together, even the largest battleship can be sunk by him.

As the chief adviser of the Lan Fang military, 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 longest range. As long as it can successfully hit the target, ordinary destroyers will be directly blown into two pieces. For battleships with heavy armor, even if they cannot be sunk, they can be severely damaged. If the target is hit continuously in a short period of time, even the Golden Immortal will be helpless...

Well, Foch didn't have the concept of "Golden Immortal" in his mind, so even if Poseidon, the god of the sea, took action, he would be helpless.

Qin Zhiyuan and his friends still knew how to respect the elderly and love the young. They did not pursue Foch, who had just sneered at the torpedo plane, but began to discuss the improvement of the torpedo plane.

"The torpedo plane is still too big. It should be smaller, the power should be improved, it should be more flexible, and the ability to fly at ultra-low altitude should be enhanced." Qin Zhiyuan made a request.

"It's okay to be smaller. When the materials from my brother's side are improved and the strength of the wings is further improved, we can design a smaller torpedo plane. The engine is not a big problem either. At present, our "Hot Wheels No. 1" is about to complete the test run, and the power can be increased by at least 30% by then. Is it necessary to fly at ultra-low altitude?" Long Chengyuan explained in detail, and did not forget to ask questions.

"Hot Wheels No. 1", this is the first aircraft engine designed by Lan Fang.

Because of Qin Zhiyuan's suggestion, Lan Fang's engine design was on the right track from the beginning.

Of course, Qin Zhiyuan could not draw the design of the engine, so Qin Zhiyuan would become a monster, but technology is so magical. Only 99% of sweat plus 1% of inspiration can succeed, but this 1% of inspiration is more important than the 99% of sweat.

With enough excellent designers, perfect platforms and supporting facilities, it really only takes one inspiration, and many problems can be solved.

"The ability to fly at ultra-low altitude is very important. Think about it. Our torpedo planes will always go to the battlefield. Once other countries know that airplanes can deal with battleships, they will install more anti-aircraft artillery on battleships. At this time, the penetration ability of torpedo planes will be tested. Ultra-low altitude flight is the main way for torpedo planes to break through the anti-aircraft firepower of battleships." Qin Zhiyuan is not self-respecting.

For new weapons and new technologies, Qin Zhiyuan certainly wants to keep them secret as much as possible, but some things cannot be kept secret just because you want to.

For example, torpedo planes are just a concept. As long as torpedoes are installed on airplanes to attack battleships, the future form of war can be changed. This does not require complex technology. With the scientific research capabilities of Britain, France, and the United States, as long as they understand this concept, they can build torpedo planes in minutes. Therefore, this thing does not have much confidentiality value. Qin Zhiyuan only plans to keep it secret until after the war with Japan.

That's right, Qin Zhiyuan has already written the war against Japan into the timetable. When Lan Fang's basic industry is completed, Lan Fang will declare war on Japan regardless of whether the Japanese will provoke Lan Fang again.

As for the reason for declaring war, well, there is no need for a reason. The "Minnan" that is still parked in the Japanese port is the best reason.

When releasing the crew on the "Minnan", the Japanese 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, Lan Fang has not taken the initiative to ask the Japanese to return the "Minnan", and the Japanese have 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 anything on the "Minnan", but the Japanese must "return it in full", and at that time, Lan Fang will have the final say on what is on the ship.

Qin Zhiyuan is indeed a treacherous 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 for a full ship of gold.

Humph, it will be up to the Japanese if they don't return it.

"In that case, our current warships must be modified as soon as possible..." Qin Zhisheng seemed to remember something and stopped talking halfway.

That's right, just ten days ago, Qin Zhiyuan had just ordered all warships to go to Cam Ranh Bay, where they were undergoing large-scale modifications, mainly targeting 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 intentions.

Yes, in the future, torpedoes will be dropped by torpedo planes, so why do we need torpedo tubes?

"If you are not satisfied, 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 down at an almost ninety-degree right angle. From now on. naval battle, model The method 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, leaving the enemy with nothing to do but to capture him. "Qin Zhiyuan was very domineering.

"This... if we really have torpedo planes and dive bombers, what 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 are the masters of our navy. If you have any requests, feel free to ask for them. As long as I, Old Qin, can do it, we will have no problem..."

Perhaps Qin Zhisheng used a little 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 narrowed the distance between them, Foch shook his head with a sad smile on his face.

"Ferdinand, don't say that. We are all still young and need the supervision of someone like you who can stay calm at all times, so..." Qin Zhiyuan felt relieved due to both emotion and reason.

"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 agreed.

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." Foch laughed heartily, his messy mustache particularly flamboyant.

People like Foch really don't need any comfort, and even comfort is an insult to Foch.

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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 did not pose any problem for the "Swordfish" torpedo.

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 a 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 nitpick.

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 is 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.

"It's going well. 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.

Four out of six, this result is already very good!