It is also a common practice in various countries to fish out sunken battleships and reuse them. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, the Japanese actually captured the Zhenyuan ship and incorporated it into the combined fleet. In 1912, the Japanese captured the Zhenyuan ship
The ship was dismantled, but these beasts placed the Zhenyuan ship's anchor and chains in Ueno Park in Tokyo to humiliate the Chinese.
There are also rumors that the Japanese even dismantled some parts from the Zhenyuan ship and made them into houses. The heroes who died on the ship were crying day and night in a foreign country. It was simply outrageous. Things were changing, and in the battle with Fengjun
Among them, the Japanese also lost two battleships, and they were both large ships of more than 30,000 tons, which were more impressive than the Zhenyuan ship.
At the end of the war, Zhang Tinglan immediately ordered the Kongo and Kirishima to be fished out. After several months of hard work, these two large ships were finally fished out. Among them, the Kongo was relatively seriously damaged.
It was broken in the middle and lost its use value, so it was just treated as scrap steel and recycled.
However, in accordance with the Japanese practice, Zhang Tinglan also sent the anchor and chain of the King Kong to the Fengtian Military Museum at that time. After taking over the Central Plains, he was sent to the National Military Museum, and used the steel from the King Kong to smelt ten
Give exquisite accessories to the meritorious officers of the navy.
As for the Kirishima, because it sank off the coast of Lushun, the damage to the hull was very serious, but the structure was not damaged, and it is still of use value. The huge hull has remained at the Lushun Shipyard, and Chinese engineers have studied this ship many times.
battleships to find out the weaknesses of Japanese warships.
Wu Yulin smiled and said to Zhang Tinglan: "Vice President, in the past, we wanted to repair the Kirishima to fill the gap in our maritime power. However, because the power system of large warships cannot be produced domestically, this wish has never been realized. Just one day
Years ago, we finally made progress. It can be said to be a fluke that we successfully repaired the Kirishima."
The power system of a large warship is not an easy task. To allow a behemoth of tens of thousands of tons to travel quickly and smoothly on the sea requires considerable materials and craftsmanship. There are only a handful of countries in the world that can produce power equipment for large warships.
It can be counted that although Germany has similar technology, due to the problem of the Mackensen, the Allied Powers have tightened restrictions on Germany and large equipment is not allowed to be exported to China.
The shipyards had no choice but to turn to other aspects, and finally Wu Yulin and the others set their sights on General Electric Company in the United States. General Electric, which would become famous in later generations, was not yet the most important military industrial enterprise at this time.
They are responsible for providing steam turbines for U.S. Navy warships. Americans are also faced with two choices. One is a reaction steam turbine and the other is an impulse steam turbine. The reaction steam turbine is the technical solution of early steam turbines. Because it is relatively simple and easy
Realization. The representative is the British steam turbine.
However, the reaction type is technically relatively simple, but its disadvantage is that it is difficult to increase the power. General Motors did not use the reaction type, but the impulse type. Later marine steam turbines are all impulse steam turbines, which are more efficient. However, the United States
People have encountered the problem of strong vibration during high-speed operation. Since the relationship between the high speed and vibration of the impeller has not been fully understood technically, the general-purpose impulse steam turbine is not mature. It has become useless if it is not good enough but not good enough.
As a result, American battleships are all slow turtles, but the Americans have to adopt them in order to encourage domestic production. In fact, any industrial country has such a process.
After some weighing, although the American gadgets have flaws, they are the only realistic option. If they are perfect and good, they may not sell them to you. So Wu Yulin gritted his teeth and imported a complete set of gadgets from General Motors.
Technology and production lines.
This deal was completed in 1923. After getting it back, China hired a large number of ship power experts from Germany to engage in joint research. However, when it was confused and there was no progress, the British Wilfred Campbell was working on American machinery.
A paper published at the Society of Engineers solved the problem of high-speed rotation stability of the rotor. It played a crucial role in the development of contemporary impulse steam turbines.
Relying on his achievements, General Motors made rapid progress in impulse steam turbines. At this time, General Motors felt regretful, but there was no other way. Their entire set of technologies had fallen into the hands of China, and because of this
The window paper was pierced, and China instantly figured out the key.
And thanks to the help of a large number of German experts, China not only trained its scientific research team, but also made hundreds of improvements. When the Fengtian was launched, China finally made decisive progress in large-scale ship power.
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In one fell swoop, China left behind Japan in this field and squeezed into the ranks of the world's advanced ones. However, since there was no actual verification yet, Wu Yulin and the others did not dare to use it on the new ship rashly, but chose to repair the Kirishima first and practice it.
Practice.
After the repair, the Kirishima's armor was strengthened and a large number of anti-aircraft weapons were installed, making the battleship an out-and-out fire hedgehog. Its displacement also increased by 3,000 tons, and its full load displacement reached 39,000 tons.
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However, due to the replacement of a new steam turbine, which reached 125,000 shaft horsepower, during the sea trial, the speed actually reached 30 knots, which has exceeded the original design data. With such a speed, it is fully able to keep up with the aircraft carrier formation.
No wonder Wu Yulin was beaming and proud when he talked about it.
Zhang Tinglan was extremely happy after listening to the introduction. It is not easy to take advantage of the Americans these days, and the new Kirishima not only took advantage of the Americans, but also slapped the Japanese in the face. It was really a big deal.
Happy news.
"Vice President, now that the Kirishima has been repaired, please change its name and then officially integrate it into the naval formation. We can't wait!"
Zhang Tinglan also smiled and nodded: "I think let's call it Changbai Mountain. In the future, we will build battleships and battlecruisers, all named after famous mountains."
"Vice President, are you saying we still need to build battleships?" Wu Yulin stared wide-eyed. After all, Zhang Tinglan also said that he would also focus on developing aircraft carriers. If he builds more battleships, I am afraid the funds will increase again.
"What kind of warships to build depends on strategic needs. At first, we mainly considered operating in coastal waters, which may be protected by shore-based aircraft. The aircraft carrier formation does not need battleship escorts. But now that Borneo has been taken, our navy has one mission, and that is to
Maintain the security of the South China Sea routes. The distance of more than 2,000 nautical miles, the island terrain is very complex, and without battleship escort, I am worried that the aircraft carrier will be too fragile."
Shen Honglie nodded frequently when he heard this: "The vice president's considerations are reasonable. In fact, building battleships does not necessarily waste too much money. We position battleships as bodyguards of aircraft carriers. The firepower does not need to be particularly outstanding, as long as the speed can keep up. If the protection is about the same, it is fully capable, and the main attack mission should still be left to the aircraft."
"That's right." Zhang Tinglan said: "The battleship shipyard will start to design it, but it can only start construction after the aircraft carrier is launched."
Wu Yulin also nodded hurriedly. He was in charge of naval armaments. The more he paid attention to it, the more funds he would get, and the happier he would be.
"Vice President, we have designed a new generation of aircraft carrier, with a standard displacement of 23,000 tons, a full load displacement of 27,500 tons, a flight deck length of 260 meters, a speed of 31 knots, and can carry 70 aircraft, and can carry 90 aircraft during wartime."
Wu Yulin said and sent the drawings to Zhang Tinglan, and then continued: "This class of aircraft carrier is the first class officially built by China. Everything is based on safety. The main function is to accumulate technology, so there is no direct increase in tonnage. to more than 30,000 tons. However, looking around the United States, Japan and other countries, they have not officially built a truly large aircraft carrier. At this point, we are ahead of the curve."
Zhang Tinglan's mind turned over the data of some early aircraft carriers, such as the Japanese Soryu-class, the American Yorktown-class, and the Wasp-class. The displacements were all around 20,000 tons, or even less than 20,000 tons. Based on the current situation of carrier-based aircraft , a 20,000-ton aircraft carrier was enough. Of course, by the time of World War II, it was somewhat outdated.
But it doesn’t matter if it’s outdated. Zhang Tinglan is not prepared to let these two aircraft carriers serve until World War II. For example, ambitious Italy or Germany after Mustache came to power. If there are aircraft carriers, they may be able to bring greater losses to the West. .
If the Americans dare to claim to be the arsenal of a democratic country, China will act as the logistics department of the Nazis. Let's see who can outplay whom. Zhang Tinglan has secretly made up his mind.
"The navy can increase investment. Major shipyards in Lushun, Qingdao, and Jiangnan are all in action. In addition to aircraft carriers, the construction of other escort ships and logistics supply ships must also be accelerated. As for funding issues, you don't have to worry. Out of the Borneo Development Fund.”
This so-called Borneo Development Fund is actually a huge loan borrowed from the bank using the land and resources on the island after Nan Hua was founded. The total amount exceeds one billion. For Nan Hua, the more powerful China's navy is, the more powerful they will be. The safer it is, so supporting the development of the Chinese Navy is also a very normal choice.
Zhang Tinglan stayed in Lushun for three days, and finally decided to build two aircraft carriers, four heavy cruisers, ten light cruisers, and five oil tankers. When this huge order was spread, the entire military industry was elated, and there were thousands of shipbuilding supporting companies. Tens of thousands. This order can create at least hundreds of thousands of jobs.
After arranging everything, Zhang Tinglan hurried back to Beijing. As soon as he arrived in Beijing, Wang Yongjiang took the initiative to find him.
"I would like to say that I have put forward a suggestion below, which is to encourage domestic women to marry Nanyang women and achieve national integration as soon as possible. I think this method is good. In Borneo alone, there are millions of indigenous people. If they are killed, not only will they attract It is a criticism, and it is also a loss. I think it is better to make use of it. The young and strong men should be consumed as much as possible, and the old people should be allowed to fend for themselves. Those children should fully receive Chinese education. As for women, try to intermarry as much as possible. In ten years, everyone has become a mixed race, and the national problem has been solved." Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!