"Sir Lin," before the All-Domain Annihilation took off and returned south, Lin Youde's guard chief came to him and reported in his ear, "There are two Frenchmen who claim to be scientists who want to see you."
Lin Youde frowned reflexively when he heard about the scientists. Recently, there have been too many so-called foreign scientists coming to his place to cheat on food and drinks, and he was a little annoyed. But it was his decision to make an unconditional support for the latest technology research.
The policies laid down cannot be changed easily.
So Lin Youde asked patiently: "Do they have a registration number and research field?"
"The leader's name is Laubeuf, and he says he is designing submarines for the French Navy."
Lin Youde perked up upon hearing this.
"Departure postponed, bring those two Frenchmen on board."
Lin Youde's order was carried out efficiently, and soon, two Frenchmen were brought aboard the warship.
When it comes to submarines, many people will immediately think of Germany. This is due to the reputation of U-boats in the two wars. But in fact, around 1900, the most advanced submarine technology was the United States and France. Especially
It was France. While the Americans were still tinkering with their small submarine Holland, the French had already built a test boat with most of the basic features of modern submarines in 1898.
This dual-hull, dual-power submarine is the direct ancestor of modern submarines, but the French did not realize how awesome they had built. After all, the torpedo performance at that time was so poor that it was unreliable for surface ships to use it.
Damn, don't even mention getting on a submarine.
Moreover, it was not the Germans who first discovered the value of French submarines, but the Russians. The Russians had suffered enough losses from the powerful British navy in the waters near the Balkan Peninsula, and they urgently needed a submarine that could break the monopoly of British maritime power.
New weapons.
So the Russians ordered three French-designed submarines from the German company Krupp.
It was these three submarines that made the German Navy realize that submarines were qualified as formal armaments of the navy.
At that time, the German Navy also had to face the powerful British Navy, and they needed a new weapon that could break through the British naval blockade.
So Germany began its own submarine journey.
Lin Youde was quite familiar with the history of the previous time and space. He knew that the French engineer who designed the direct ancestor of modern submarines was this Laubeff.
What's strange to him is that the French Navy has just bought torpedoes from him, and it stands to reason that it should devote all its efforts to developing submarines. Why did this man come to join him...
After meeting with Laubev, Lin Youde brought up this issue directly. As a result, the French expressed angrily that the French Navy believed that powerful battleships with celestial eyes and divine calculations would be combined with armored cruisers equipped with new torpedoes, and supplemented by small submarines.
This is the standard configuration of the future navy, and American Holland's idea is correct.
Laubev argued hard, but to no avail, and finally left in anger.
He did not come to Lin Youde, but to discuss the future development direction of the navy's underwater power. According to the Frenchman himself, he came to Lin Youde to discuss academically.
This is the French, who can be so full of romantic feelings even if they are engaged in academics...
Lin Youde squinted his eyes, glanced at the engineer's daughter who was quite successful, and then said: "There is no need to argue, I agree with you, and I will hire you to continue designing and building submarines in my shipyard."
The Frenchman was stunned for a moment, and then he realized something with his romantic talent. He also glanced at his daughter and opened his mouth to say something, but Lin Youde spoke first.
"Besides, I don't want you to build me a piece of junk like the Navier. I need something with a teardrop-shaped hull that can run 20 knots underwater and catch up with all surface ships."
"That's impossible," the Frenchman shook his head directly. "The drop-shaped shape can achieve good speed underwater, but on the water surface, facing waves, this ship's speed and wave resistance are unacceptable. Your crew is here
Before diving into the water to hunt the enemy, he was shaken half to death. If he was unlucky, he would sink directly if he encountered a typhoon or something like that.”….
Lin Youde smiled.
When he was in middle school, Lin Youde couldn't figure out why the submarines during World War II were made like ships, but after World War II they turned into big cigars? After going to college, he squatted in the library and read several versions of the book in order to understand this problem.
History of submarine development.
So Lin Youde knew very well that the reason why submarines from World War II and before World War II looked like that was because the submarine's electric motor could only run at full speed for more than 10 nautical miles before running out of power. Even if it sailed at economical speed, it could run for more than a hundred nautical miles.
Therefore, at that time, submarines were just "submersible ocean torpedo boats" and spent most of their time on the water when cruising at sea. This required the hull to have relatively good wave resistance and low surface navigation resistance.
The reason why submarines in this era were equipped with artillery was also based on this consideration.
These designs are undoubtedly closely related to the technical level at that time, especially the technical level of batteries and electric motors.
But this design makes the submarine's underwater speed slower.
Dönitz's wolf pack tactic was the best solution to maximize the combat effectiveness of submarines under such conditions. Submarines at that time were unable to pursue merchant ships over long distances underwater and could only attack head-on. Once missed,
The only way to attack the position is to float up and track it, and seize the position again.
Therefore, the German navy needed to set up an ambush in front of the merchant fleet to ensure the effectiveness of the attack.
It is precisely because of this that U-boats suffered heavy losses after the British Navy equipped a large number of radars.
Therefore, the concepts of early submarine warfare and modern submarine warfare after entering the nuclear submarine era are completely different.
Lin Youde is going to skip the early submarine warfare and let's play the modern one directly.
Since the European Bureau reported that Albert Einstein was not found, the nuclear reactor may not be ready for a while, but the fuel cell and breather tube can still be solved.
You only need to spend money to buy an internal combustion engine or something like that. At worst, you can buy the entire production line and the workers together. The biggest advantage of this era is that the technical barriers are not as strict as in later generations, and you can buy anything if you have money.
Lin Youde seized the opportunity and showed off to the designer of the direct ancestor of modern submarines. This idea scared the French to the point of peeing.
"Sir, if this kind of weapon is really produced, it will completely change the pattern of naval warfare..."
Of course, in this era when hunting simple U-boats depends on Q-boats, you can imagine how much damage a Kilo-class submarine can cause. Even if Lin Youde built only half of the Kilo
Its performance can even make the Queen of England urinate at night.
"That's right," Lin Youde suddenly stopped smiling and darkened his face, "So from now on, you will be our 'guest'. You can either help me develop weapons, or you can stay in Helang Yabo as a guest for the rest of your life."
As if to cooperate with Lin Youde's words, the All-Field Annihilation slowly lifted off at exactly this moment.
The Frenchman was silent for a long time before he said: "If I agree to help you design and build a submarine, can you guarantee my personal freedom?"
"As long as you gain my trust, then there will be no problem. But before that, I can only guarantee the personal safety of you and your daughter." Lin Youde paused, changed the subject, and began to practice "give a sweet slap in the face"
"Jujube" negotiation skills, "Of course, I guarantee to meet all your needs, whether it is in submarine construction or in private life."
The Frenchman looked at Lin Youde, then at the guard captain behind Lin Youde who had his gun holstered with a straight face, and finally hesitated and agreed.