"It's a pity that no finished product has been shipped yet, so we have to leave it empty." Zhou Ke said regretfully.
"Anyway, warships in the past could fight without this set of gadgets - Nelson didn't have a shooting commander." Lin Shenhe knew that this was purely an explosion of bad taste by some people. With their current industrial capabilities and potential enemy warships,
, the performance of artillery, the firing distance of naval warships is up to 2000 meters, there is no need for any ballistic computer at all, equipping the gunner with telescopes, artillery shooting tables and slide rules is Zenith Star technology.
The technological points of Super Zenith Star Technology are obviously not that easy to climb, as this empty shooting control tower proves.
But this is none of his business. He only cares about the artillery and artillery shells. Let the precision instrument department consider what meow observation equipment the artillery should use.
As the visit was coming to an end, Lin Shenhe suddenly thought of a question:
"Has the ship been named yet?"
"Not yet. The Navy said that the naming ceremony will be held after the sea trials are completed."
"Did the Navy say what it planned to call it?"
"It is said that someone suggested calling Yukikaze or Shigure..."
"Damn, that's so funny." Lin Shenhe felt goosebumps all over his body. There are really many fans of IJN in the navy. Now that Yukikaze and Shigure have proposed, it goes without saying that Nowaki's nomination will also appear.
"I think we can use the names of mountains and rivers, such as Taihang, Taishan, Kunlun, etc. It's grand!" Zhou Ke said with gestures.
Lin Shenhe shook his head: "I'm afraid I can't afford a ship with this small body." He actually prefers names like "Fearless", "Unyielding", "Rage", and "Enterprising", but the 1630 class can't afford it either.
This kind of courage - even if it is a pain in the ass to build a 10,000-ton battleship in this time and space, at least it would have to be a battleship of more than 4,000 to 5,000 tons to appear majestic. In comparison, the pattern of names like Shigure is more comparable.
suitable.
The artillery installation on the first ship of the 1630 class lasted three days, during which almost half of the veterans in the mechanical department were mobilized to solve the problem. Especially all the veterans with fitter certificates. Continuously repairing parts became the main theme of the installation work. In order to improve efficiency
, specially transported a number of mobile equipment to the dock assembly site. The artillery mount, rails, and even the fixing bolts brought endless trouble to Zhou Ke. Standardized production has been implemented for more than two years, and it is still in actual use.
There are many problems - the workers are not good enough, and the materials are not good enough.
Zhou Ke has always maintained a calm mind - he has become accustomed to endless problems when presiding over the shipbuilding maintenance plan. According to his words: When installing equipment, he never expects to succeed in the first time.
Thanks to everyone's collective efforts, all the artillery was finally installed and operating normally. Although the fire control equipment did not have a ballistic computer, it was equipped with some simple equipment such as artillery slide rules and observation scopes before the official sea trial.
The artillery observation scope was manufactured by Lin Hanlong. The observation scope is mainly used as a ruler. The structure is a Kepler telescope, and it is not difficult to manufacture. However, in order to obtain a larger field of view and luminous flux, the diameter needs to be larger, which is
Although it is difficult for Lin Hanlong, it is not insurmountable.
The most difficult sealing of the lens barrel - although they had no fir optical glue available, and no rubber gaskets, they had to use complicated copper gaskets, vulcanized cowhide pads, and finally sealed with a layer of Eucommia glue. Although the proposal of widely planting Eucommia to replace rubber was
It was rejected, but Eucommia gum is still used on a small scale in places where performance requirements are not strict. Fortunately, Eucommia gum has been cultivated in China, and it is very convenient to collect raw materials.
The buffer structure used when installing the lens barrel is made of vulcanized cowhide. Although the performance is not ideal, it is barely usable. The lens was originally planned to use lead glass or natural smelted crystal - Hainan itself has rich natural smelted crystal mineral deposits, but Lin Hanlong
After several experimental refining attempts, I still couldn't get a suitable product, so I could only be satisfied with the original product.
The rangefinder was originally a key project of the optical workshop, but Lin Hanlong discovered many problems that cannot be overcome at the current stage during the experiment - especially the lack of high-quality optical glass and processing methods - and the quality cannot be guaranteed at this stage even if it is manufactured.
In the warehouse of the Planning Institute, there are one-meter rangefinders for 37mm guns and half-meter rangefinders for mortars that were bought in batches from military stores on Taobao.
Kilometers, the accuracy is enough for naval guns, and there are nearly a hundred of them. However, the Navy finally decided not to use these "precision equipment".
"As long as the military equipment can be used, it must be domestically produced." People's Commissar of the Navy Mingqiu stated at the technical meeting of the 854 reform.
In the end, the artillery rangefinder was simplified to a simple steering wheel system. Specifically, an angle disk with a sight was installed on each bow and stern of the ship. The sight was used to align the target, and then the calculation was calculated based on the difference between the different angles displayed on the bow and stern.
The distance between the battleship and the target - this technology appeared in the 19th century and is in line with the current technical level of the Senate Navy.
The fire control equipment is also equipped with a wind vane and anemometer to measure the cross wind and longitudinal wind. When calculating the shooting elements, the wind direction and wind speed are important reference data.
The last piece of equipment is the quadrant, which is made of tin brass. Its purpose is to measure the inclination angle of the artillery in the vertical plane from 0 to 1500 mils (0°~90°), and to check the artillery aiming device and the angle of the artillery.
.At the same time, the artillery can be adjusted to the required firing position. In conjunction with ranging and mapping, the enemy ship's speed can be determined. The more important use is that the safe boundary of the naval gun can be determined by adding a limiter on the quadrant on the command platform.
The ship will not be accidentally damaged by artillery fire in a fierce battle.
After all the fire control equipment was installed, the ship finally received the belated name: "Beginning of Spring". Whether this means that 24 ships of the 1630 class will be built has aroused discussion among the veterans. The navy personnel cheered, while the army was worried. Planning
The spokesman of the Academy of Sciences responded to this in the Senate: "There are currently no plans to start building the second batch of 1630-class ships." However, he admitted that the preparatory work for laying the keel of the second 1630-class ship has already begun, and only waits for the Senate.
The Academy approved the additional budget for the “Second Ship Maintenance Record”.
However, judging from the name of this ship, it is obvious that there are plans to build larger warships within the Naval Ship Administration Headquarters. The Navy denied this. Navy People's Commissar Chen Haiyang said: There are currently no plans to build new warships.
On August 10, 200 crew members, shipyard technicians, and workers boarded the warship and went to sea for the first sea trial under the command of Li Di, Chief of the Outfitting Committee. On August 11, the ship made reservations in the Qiongzhou Strait
The left and right 360-degree rotation and speed change tests were carried out. It anchored at the Red Card Port of Mayao Peninsula that night. On August 12, the "Beginning of Spring" conducted a full-speed public test in the same sea area under the vigilance of two 8154 cruisers. Including under various sea conditions.
Sailing with steam engine and sail.
On August 22, Lieutenant Commander Li Ziping, the former captain of the Haitian, was appointed as the first-generation captain of the "Li Chun". Subsequently, a series of sea trials were conducted. On August 29, a 130mm main ship was conducted at sea near Hongpai Island.
The gun's firing test and ballistic test. The front and rear main guns fired salvos in the direction of Hongpai Island 4 kilometers away, and the distant rumble of gunfire could be heard in Majiao Fort.
On September 1st, the Lichun returned to Bopu after completing the firing test. Eight days later, the Lichun was officially completed and commissioned, handed over to the Navy, and the warship flag was raised. Its registration place is Kaohsiung Port of the Navy.
Kaohsiung would naturally not exist at all - but this does not prevent Kaohsiung from being one of the main bases in the Senate's naval system.
All sea trials went smoothly. Although some malfunctions occurred during the navigation test, especially the steam engine and the boiler, some minor malfunctions occurred from time to time. However, these were not serious problems and the test could continue with a little repair and adjustment.
After a month of intensive testing, the complete data of Lichun is:
No-load displacement: 1,091 tons, standard displacement: 1,160 tons, normal displacement: 1,359 tons, full-load displacement 1,519 tons. The actual power output is 489 horsepower, and the maximum sailing speed at full power is 12.5 knots under standard sea conditions. The maximum sail speed is 15 knots.
The maximum displacement is 359 tons of coal, and the maximum power endurance is 5 knots and 5,000 nautical miles.
The ship has 149 personnel, excluding marines. It can also carry a platoon of marines and all their weapons and equipment for a long time. If it is a short-distance voyage, it can carry a company and its equipped light artillery and its battery.
Li Ziping’s comprehensive evaluation of the Lichun is: excellent machinery, storage, and cabin space; sufficient accommodation and work space; the ship rocks slowly and calmly, making it a good firepower platform. An excellent seagoing ship, comfortable, and able to operate in the worst conditions
The weather is on fire.
Generally speaking, Li Ziping is quite satisfied with this ship - it is much stronger than the Haitian, the first battleship built by the veterans - in terms of navigation performance alone, it is much more stable than the Haitian. The shooting effect of the large-caliber artillery
It was also satisfactory. Whether using armor-piercing bullets or grenades, the damage to the target far exceeded their psychological expectations.
As for the living conditions, the most important hard indicator for the veterans, there has also been a leap forward, especially in the arrangement of the veteran officers' cabins. The Lichun class is much more spacious than the "Zhenhai" class. Not only the captain can enjoy a single room as usual, but the veteran officers also have double rooms.
The dormitories are liveable and the kitchen on the ship has been upgraded.
"It only takes three months for me to bring this ship into full combat effectiveness," he said to Chen Haiyang with confidence.
"You don't have three months, you only have thirty days to familiarize yourself with the equipment and train your subordinates." Chen Haiyang said, "As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, Operation Engine will be in full swing."