Li Ningyu's tactical intention is very simple, that is, to take advantage of the limited anti-submarine capabilities of the navies of various countries and adopt a submarine group attack strategy to protect absolute control of various waterways in the Far East waters.
The advantages of submarines are obvious, but the disadvantages are also obvious. Now the Z-2 submarines all use 533mm submarine-launched torpedoes, which has an obvious limit on the range. Coupled with the problem of torpedo shooting accuracy, the hit rate is only
Less than 53%, and must be in the sea area within 2000 meters.
However, in recent years, while the Far East has vigorously developed submarines, it has also begun to improve the attack capabilities of torpedoes. Gyroscopes have been installed on torpedoes and used to control the torpedo's directional and direct navigation, making the world's first
The controlled-direction torpedo greatly improved the hit accuracy of the torpedo. Then the first-generation thermal torpedo with a heating engine instead of a compressed air engine was invented, also called a steam gas torpedo, which increased the speed of the torpedo to about 65 kilometers/km/h.
hours, with a range of 2,500 meters.
However, once launched, the position of the submarine will inevitably be exposed, and the submarine formation will be counterattacked by the torpedoes and depth bombs launched by the light fleet on the surface. Therefore, after a sudden attack, the formation will immediately dive and dive on the seabed.
During the attack, change the attack formation, wait quietly for the opportunity, prepare to attack again, repeat it over and over again, and never tire of it.
Establishing a world naval system with the largest tonnage is Li Ningyu’s life-long goal. However, the current expenditures in the Far East are too great, so Li Ningyu can only tighten his pockets, try to avoid detours, and stop the development of military equipment.
There have been detours, but the lack of money is an unchanging fact.
The Shark Formation belongs to the Far East Fleet, but it also adopts a dual command system. Under the dual command of Li Ningyu and the Navy Command, although the Shark Formation is a new formation, it has a mission that cannot be compared with any submarine fleet, that is
Double echelon attack group.
The first echelon of Z-2s cooperates with each other to attack the main force, and the second echelon of Z-1s are distributed throughout the Yellow Sea. Now the Far East has stopped building Z-1s. The original large number of Z-1s, except
In addition to being sold to various countries and modified, there are only 16 Z-1 type ships left, and all of them have been incorporated into the Shark formation. The second echelon actually has its own name, which is Swordfish.
Swordfish is characterized by its long and pointed mouth, which accounts for about one-third of the fish's total length. Although swordfish is huge, it can swim at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, making it one of the fastest fish in the sea.
, the modified Z-1 type removed the large number of 324mm torpedoes that originally carried it, and was equipped with only 6 530mm large torpedoes, which increased the fuel and food it could carry. Firstly: it increased the speed and maneuverability; secondly
: It has a long lasting capability when on duty in sea areas.
The captain of the Shark Submarine Formation is Lin Taizeng, the former Beiyang Fleet. After the Sino-Japanese War, he entered the Far East Naval Command College and became an instructor. According to Li Ningyu’s meritocratic principle, naturally he will not let this former Beiyang
The main captain trained by the fleet stayed in the school to teach, but in order to temper him and Deng Shichang, he was allowed to stay in the military academy for three years.
The main manifestation of Li Ningyu's meritocracy is that he is willing to appoint anyone with talent. However, in that era of the Qing government, only those with good moral character can be reused, and other factors are not the most important. As a result,
The officialdom of the late Qing government was full of idiots with a good reputation who relied on connections and tricks to cheat.
The Yellow Sea is closely adjacent to a marginal sea in the western Pacific, between the mainland and the Korean Peninsula. The average water depth is 44 meters, so it is not the best place for submarine warfare, but it will definitely become one of the main battlefields in the Far East against the Eight-Power Allied Forces.
Because the Far East must block the Eight-Nation Combined Fleet in the Bohai Bay, otherwise North Korea, which relies solely on coastal forts, will be attacked by the combined navy first.
At 3:55 pm on June 24, at 126.138 East Longitude and 35.15 North Latitude, a Far East first-generation attack reconnaissance submarine numbered Z-535 was conducting static reconnaissance. Generally, during reconnaissance, only the lookout point on the ship will be exposed.
, the rest is all in the sea water. Even if an enemy ship approaches, it will generally not be discovered that it is a submarine.
At this time, a large transport fleet suddenly came from the eastern sea. Under the escort of a fleet, it seemed to be preparing to sail across the Yellow Sea to the Bohai Bay. Then the entire 515 submarine fell silent, because everyone
Everyone froze their breath after the alarm sounded. At this time, the only sound was the reporting voice of submarine lookout Huang Deshun.
"Report! A large transport fleet was discovered 3,500 meters ahead on the left, a large convoy consisting of a battleship, two armored cruisers, four destroyers and multiple frigates!"
"Visual inspection shows that the total tonnage of the escort fleet is around 50,000 tons, which is a medium-sized escort formation!"
After hearing the report from lookout Huang Deshun, the young captain Zhao Dahai and the navigator Liu Qiangshui immediately marked it on the chart and asked at the same time: "Report, the tonnage of the transport ship?".
The lookout Huang Deshun immediately knew what the captain said. Then he began to visually observe and calculate. One minute was very short, but at this time the 515 boat spent a long time. Then the captain Zhao Dahai and some sailors heard the lookout.
Huang Deshun said: "The target is a steam engine fleet, with a displacement of 30,000 tons, 3 ships, a displacement of 15,000 tons, 8 ships, and the remaining 11 small ships! The total tonnage is estimated to be 250,000 tons!".
Because of the steam engine-powered fleet, if you want to figure out its tonnage, you can start from two places. The first is the length of the ship, and the second is how many chimneys there are!
Hearing such a reply, the young captain Zhao Dahai frowned, while the navigator Liu Qiangshui on the side added an explanation: "A 30,000-ton ship can carry 5,000 people or load 6,000 tons of cargo. 250,000
A ton can carry 50,000 people or 50,000 tons of cargo. The size of this fleet is not small! No wonder such a large fleet is needed for escort!"
"Yes!" Captain Zhao Dahai naturally knew what Navigation Captain Liu Qiangshui said, but at this moment he was still a little nervous because it was his first time to face such a large formation in person, but as a
A professional soldier, he knew what he should do next, and then he asked the lookout: "Check immediately, what color flag is the other side flying?".
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