If during the Battle of Qikou, the attack fleet invested by the Anti-Japanese Alliance could be equipped with some air-to-ship torpedoes, the uncertainty of this battle would not be so great. In this era, the weak versus the strong will
In anti-ship warfare, highly lethal aviation torpedoes are undoubtedly the weapon of choice.
The torpedoes that he failed to acquire despite all his efforts were unexpectedly discovered on the sunken Japanese warships in the Bohai Bay. This is undoubtedly a pretty good result for Yang Zhen. Especially the most urgently needed airborne air-to-air missiles
The ship torpedo solved his urgent need.
The torpedoes of this era were basically the same. Except for the Germans who came up with some new things, the rest of the countries were basically the same. Even the new torpedoes of the United States were developed based on captured German torpedoes. But they were used more
Yes, it is an ordinary direct-sailing non-homing torpedo.
Moreover, Japanese torpedoes, especially the Type 91 450mm air-to-ship torpedo, have good performance and are not qualitatively different from those of Western powers. They were the main aviation used by the Japanese Navy throughout the Pacific War.
Torpedoes. Of course, I would rather not build their 610mm Type 93 carbon torpedo.
This thing is really powerful, but its performance is unstable and too dangerous. Don't blow up others and put yourself in trouble. I don't have the capital of the Japanese Navy, so I don't think it's a big deal to use this thing to blow up my own people. The most urgent thing now is
, is an air-to-ship torpedo used by aviation forces.
Moreover, today, more advanced self-guided torpedoes have begun to appear one after another, and the old direct-navigation torpedoes are about to be eliminated. Taking huge risks to imitate and use this torpedo, which is not very reliable, does not make much sense to Yang Zhen.
Pre-research is still necessary, but imitation is not required.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen knocked on the table and said: "Since you have obtained the Japanese air-to-ship torpedo, you must imitate it in the shortest time. And you must give this torpedo to the shortest time in the shortest time.
I'll take it out. The ship-based torpedoes can be released first and can be used as technology accumulation."
"As for the Japanese Navy's so-called decisive victory type 93 oxygen torpedo, some research can be carried out, but don't deliberately imitate it. That thing is indeed very powerful, and it is not only lethal to the enemy, but also very lethal to yourself.
.The Japanese are crazy, and we cannot accompany them in their madness."
"As for other equipment, just follow what you said. Organize manpower and material resources, and make certain preliminary research preparations. Although the Japanese anti-submarine equipment is lagging behind, it is a good start for us. We
This aspect is still a blank slate. With such a foundation, we must make full use of it."
"In addition, the armor steel used in each part of the two aviation battleships that were sunk in the Bohai Bay must also be cut into parts to analyze the technical performance of the steel used in Japanese naval ships. This will help us develop our own ships in the future.
Use steel and be technically prepared."
"You arrange for people to transfer personnel and equipment from the ship repair yard in Harbin to the Dagu Naval Ship Repair Station, and try to salvage the Japanese warships on the Qikou coastline as much as possible. We don't need large ships. Let's not say that we don't have the technical ability to repair them.
Even if we have it, we can’t afford it.”
"Those light coastal defense ships, destroyers, and landing ships, if they are still worthy of repair, must be repaired as much as possible. In addition, you organize personnel to disassemble a batch of engines from destroyed tanks and cars and send them to Tianjin
Find a way to get a batch of motor boats."
"However, you must give me the best effort to imitate aviation torpedoes. In a word, you must provide me with quality products in the shortest possible time. This is the most urgently needed equipment for our next battle. And
We must also speed up the imitation of U.S.-made mines and increase efficiency."
"Remember, it is a product of qualified quality, not a defective product that cannot be shot or fired. Whether you can produce a product of qualified quality within the scheduled time is directly related to our next step.
Whether the strategic goal can be achieved? You have to remember that this is not just a military task, but also a political task."
"These aerial torpedoes and mines are the only weapons we can use to attack the Japanese navy, which is still strong. If it is delayed because of your equipment department, which affects the next strategic action of the headquarters, then
I'm just asking because you are the only one."
Yang Zhen's stern tone made Xiong Dazhuang startled for a moment. But he knew that Yang Zhen was not joking. He did not refute Yang Zhen's seemingly unkind order. Yang Zhen was talking to Meiying.
When the three countries of the Soviet Union negotiated to obtain air-to-ship torpedoes, he was basically present as the equipment minister of the Anti-Alliance."
He also knew that No. 1 had spent a lot of effort to obtain an air-to-ship torpedo but had not succeeded. In addition, the current battlefield had already reached the coastline. As for the threat from the Japanese navy, he, as a senior anti-alliance officer,
The general is still very clear about it. So he, who usually likes to bargain, was surprisingly quiet this time.
However, Xiong Dazhen also pointed out that it can be copied now, but there is no suitable weapons testing site in the entire North Manchu base area. It is not suitable to build such a base at the mouth of the Tumen River, and half of Xingkai Lake is in the Soviet Union.
This torpedo might have gone to the Soviet Union. And the area of Jingbo Lake is too small, so some of it cannot be used.
Hulun Lake is too close to the outer Mongolia occupied by the Soviets. You can see the experiments here with a telescope there. There are quite a few other lakes, but they are either too small or too shallow. After the torpedo enters the water, one end will be
It is simply impossible to establish such a testing ground if we dive into the bottom of the lake.
Xiong Dazhen meant that it would be more suitable to establish such an experimental base in Hulun Lake, which has a maximum water depth of 30 meters. There are many large and small lakes in the base area, including Rehe, but they are not very suitable. But Hulun Lake
Being too close to Outer Mongolia, this experimental base has some confidentiality issues.
Regarding this matter, Xiong Dazhen thought about moving forward. Yang Zhen thought for a while and finally decided on Hulun Lake. After all, this is the largest lake in Western Manchuria, with sufficient water surface and depth. At the mouth of Tumen River
Since it was not suitable as a testing ground, Hulun Lake became the only option.
Xiong Dazhen is right. In the entire base area and the major base areas in North China, there are basically no places suitable for aquatic weapons testing grounds except Hulun Lake. There are many lakes, but their area and water depth are very small.
It does not meet the requirements. Although there are some confidentiality uncertainties in Hulun Lake, the Soviets are at least friendly forces for now.
Moreover, there is nothing secret about imitating Japanese air-to-ship torpedoes. The Soviets have their own air-to-ship torpedoes, but they may not be able to compare with Japanese products. For the time being, they will settle on Hulun Lake, and what will happen next
Let's wait until later. As the war situation changes, there will still be suitable testing sites.
After the matter was settled, Xiong Dazhen did not leave. Instead, he scratched his head and said: "No. 1, there is one more thing, which can be regarded as a happy event. After the Soviet army ended the Battle of Stalingrad last year, our
Aren’t the personnel following the Soviet army to collect weapons and equipment?”
"Many damaged German transport planes and bombers were found at the airport where the German army transported supplies to the German forces trapped in Stalingrad. According to the estimates and judgments of the local Soviets, the German army lost 409 transport aircraft during the entire air transport phase.
and bombers acting as temporary transport aircraft."
"Except for the 214 that crashed into parts, could not be repaired, and were missing, most of the remaining ones were abandoned by the Germans because of the rush of the war and the inability to repair them for a long time. Of course, some of them are complete, because
The Germans retreated too hastily and gave up."
"Several airports outside Stalingrad are filled with Junkers 52 transport planes abandoned by the German army, as well as He-11 bombers that temporarily served as transport aircraft. There are also a large number of spare parts, spare engines, and various work vehicles.
.At that time, I was thinking, the Soviets won’t want these planes, but we can still give them a try.”
"I asked our people in the Soviet Union to try their best to transport back all the aircraft we can find, even those that are still intact in appearance, including maintenance equipment, spare parts, spare engines, and special work vehicles that the Soviets don't want.
.Even those that crashed, as long as they can be found, all usable parts will be disassembled."
"In the past year, our people, with the cooperation of German prisoners of war, using spare parts and equipment seized by the Soviet army at the airport, have pieced together a total of forty-one complete Junkers Type 52s from these scrapped transport aircraft.
Transport planes, thirty-six he bombers."
"In addition to the six Junkers 52s that were intact when captured by the Soviet army, and the eleven He-11 bombers. There are also the 17 transport aircraft of the same type that were pieced together and captured from the battlefields in North Africa and Italy, and just arrived.
More than ten Italian transport aircraft, this is not a small number."
"Furthermore, the large number of spare parts that the Soviets and the Germans captured at several airports and that the Germans did not have time to transport when they withdrew are enough for us to use for a while. Among them, only the spare engines of the Junkers 52 transport aircraft are enough to support these aircraft for a long time.
Years of use. These aircraft were all completed and overhauled last month and handed over to the aviation force."
"I can guarantee that there is absolutely no problem with these aircraft. At least until the end of the war with Japan, there will be no problems. After each aircraft is inspected and repaired, it will be handed over to the aviation force after a test flight. All aircraft,
All are safe to use.”
"I would like to ask if you can allocate a few of these transport aircraft to our equipment department? Our equipment department is responsible for a large number of weapons design and manufacturing, as well as experimental tasks. There are regulations and restrictions on the use of our army's transport aircraft.
, transportation capacity has always been very tight.”
"When many of our designers need to go out, because they are not high enough or the aviation force cannot send out transport planes, they can only take slow trains or cars to rush to various experimental bases. This not only causes delays on the road
A lot of time is also very detrimental to confidentiality work."
"Moreover, after many weapons arrived at the experimental site, there were some problems in the turbulence. See if you can discuss with the aviation force and allocate a few of these aircraft to us. Even two.
One is used to transport personnel, and the other is used to transport equipment that can be transported by air."
"We have built airports around several weapons testing sites in northern Manchuria. It is more convenient to travel by plane. Taking an airplane not only saves a lot of time, but also helps to keep new weapons confidential. We really don't need more
, just two transport planes are enough.”
Having said this, Xiong Dazhen looked at Yang Zhen's face after hearing what he said, and said sincerely: "No. 1, I really set out for work. I promise I will never use these planes to go there.
When doing other things, there will be no private use of public property. No. 1, I have bought so many transport planes this time, two is really not too much, you can approve it with a stroke of your pen."