In fact, from the perspective of this era, China's submarines are very ugly. √∟Dianping novel, this ugliness is not only reflected in the appearance of the submarine, but most importantly, China's submarines are not equipped with naval guns and surface weapons. Aircraft. You must know that due to the immaturity of torpedo technology (the range is not far enough and the speed is not fast enough), whether it is the West or Japan, naval guns and seaplanes are the standard equipment of their main submarines.
In terms of submarine tactics alone, there is no doubt that Germany is at the forefront of the world. However, in terms of submarine technology, if China considers itself second in the world, then no country will dare to claim that it is first in the world. Chinese submarines, from now on The class was originally shaped like a droplet. Since its development, the Song-class droplet has not only become more mature, but more importantly, the boat is equipped with a skin with anti-sonar function for the first time.
Exporting submarines to the Germans? In that time and space, if any Chinese dared to say such a thing, they would probably be laughed at by the whole world. But in this time and space, at least at this time, no matter what people in other countries think, the Germans They all showed an ecstatic look.
The navy has always been Germany's weakness. Dönitz invented the wolf pack tactic in the early days of World War II. This does not mean that the Germans prefer submarine warfare. In fact, this is a helpless move by the Germans. Because of the lack of enough large surface warships, The Germans could only place their hopes on non-main ships such as submarines. However, with the emergence of sonar, the wolf pack tactic immediately became ineffective. From then on, the Germans basically lost control of the sea and could only Rely on land and air power to defeat the enemy.
Compared with German U-class submarines, Chinese submarines are completely superior in at least three aspects. The first is speed; the second is anti-sonar capabilities; and the third is the advanced nature of torpedoes. Moreover, because Chinese submarines are equipped with more advanced capabilities and stable new batteries, which greatly improves its survivability on the battlefield. Overall, Chinese submarines are at least two generations ahead of German submarines. In this way, when the Germans learned from Li Tieshu that the Chinese government might ask Germany How could the Germans not be overjoyed when the right to purchase submarines was opened?
Opening the export license for Song-class submarines to Germany was the result of Ouyang Yun's insistence. The reason why Ouyang Yun insisted was precisely because Germany lacked sufficient maritime power and was worried that Germany would not be able to stop the Soviet Union or even Russia because of this shortcoming. Attack by the NATO coalition. "...In view of our understanding of the conduct of the United States and Britain, we must prevent them from manipulating NATO to join forces with the Soviet Union to attack Germany. Once the United States and Britain join the war against Germany, Germany's lack of sufficient maritime self-defense forces may lead to its Complete collapse. Another advantage of exporting Song-class submarines to Germany is that Germany can help us share the pressure at sea. It is true that we are the only one in the Pacific now. But don’t forget, the United States and the United Kingdom both have the largest submarines in the world today. With large-scale shipbuilding capabilities, if the war is protracted, the maritime power of the NATO coalition we need to face in the future may be twice or even three or four times that of today!"
"If the Chinese did not falsify the technical parameters, then this Song-class submarine is simply tailor-made for us Germany. Just imagine, if we have ten such submarines in the North Sea, plus our air force, which country Is the navy capable of breaking in?" On the way back to Guangzhou, a naval officer from the delegation told Falkenhausen how powerful he was and tried his best to instigate the latter to call China and request the purchase of China's Song-class submarines.
In the eyes of this German naval officer, the biggest highlight of the Song-class submarine is not the new torpedo it carries, but its latent capability. According to the parameters provided by China, each Song-class submarine is equipped with three sets of twelve batteries each.
This can ensure that the submarine can sail at cruising speed for four hours without using the engine, or can lurk underwater for more than 72 hours. The anti-sonar skin of the Song-class submarine is enough to make the current main sonar of the United States and Britain
Its traces cannot be easily discovered. If you use stealth to get closer to the battlefield, you can ensure a preemptive strike. In modern naval warfare, preemptive strikes are too important. As he said, coupled with Germany's powerful air power, the United States, Britain and other Germany's main enemies
, which navy can threaten Germany from the sea?
Falkenhausen was convinced, and that night, he called China. First, he reported what he had seen during the day, and then proposed that China should purchase a Chinese Song-class submarine to establish a high-sea defense circle in the North Sea.
The main purpose of the German Wehrmacht government sending a military delegation to visit China was to purchase weapons from China. However, because the Germans are better at the army, in the original plan, all the weapons the Germans hoped to obtain from China were for land warfare.
Equipment, including rocket launchers, rocket launchers and surface-to-air missiles.
Falkenhausen's telegram not only gave the top brass of the German Wehrmacht a more comprehensive understanding of China, but also opened a strategic window for them. In the Germans' original defense plan, they planned to use strong coastal fortifications to resist attacks from the sea.
Threatening. But now, with the Song-class submarine as a reference, they realized that this could push the maritime defense line forward to the far sea. They thought it was worth trying.
However, it is obvious that China does not think that China's submarine technology has been able to lead the world in an all-round way, or that because of the failure of wolf pack tactics, its self-confidence has been seriously hit, and it does not think that Germany has the ability to win a naval battle. Therefore, after listening to Deng
After Nitz's opinion, the Wehrmacht received a call back and although it agreed with Falkenhausen's suggestion, it reduced the number of ships to be purchased to four.
The Germans had just finalized the purchase of Song-class submarines. Ouyang Yun came to Guangzhou and formally made an appointment with Falkenhausen.
Ouyang Yun had a very favorable impression of Falkenhausen. Not only because the former had indeed made a huge contribution to China's war of resistance, but also because the latter had given a lot of help to the Chinese when he served as the governor-general of the occupying forces in many European countries.
Ouyang Yun behaved extremely kindly, and the atmosphere of the meeting seemed particularly harmonious. After the greetings, the two sides first conducted detailed consultations on the Sino-German alliance, and then held a signing ceremony on Germany's appointment as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. That was all done.
In foreign affairs, Ouyang Yun held a welcome banquet for the delegation, and after the banquet, he invited Falkenhausen to drink tea, and the two immediately started a discussion on the arms purchase issue.
"China is willing to provide any form of support to Germany within its capabilities," Ouyang Yun said straight to the point before the formal discussion.
After receiving this promise, Falkenhausen and a subordinate he brought in looked at each other with relieved smiles on their faces.