Qian Shuiting went down below the deck and saw the layout of each cabin and even the packaging of goods in the warehouse. Fu Sansi said that these were restored as much as possible according to historical data and also based on some Spanish sailors.
's confession.
"Confessions of Spaniards?" Qian Shuiting asked strangely. He did not remember any Spaniards among the naturalized citizens in the Senate.
"I was captured in Bopu. I have been working in the labor camp since then," Fu Sansi said. "After working for more than two years, I have satisfied the redemption conditions. At the beginning of the year, I was released and resettled with Ah San, who was captured in the same period."
"The Spaniards are easy to talk to, so we can serve as leaders. Why do we need Third Brother?" Qian Shuiting said dissatisfied, "The language in Third Brother's place is so strange that there is no value in being a leader."
"Ah San went to the Agricultural Committee - I wonder what Lao Wu is going to do with them? The Spaniards stayed in the shipbuilding department to do odd jobs - one of them is a sailmaker and the other is a carpenter, they are both useful people.
. It seems to be very honest so far. Many details on this ship and how the Spanish conducted ship management were provided by them."
Fu Sansi led him to see the cabin layout. Qian Shuiting had seen a lot of pictures of Galen's cabin layout, and now it was much more intuitive when looking at the real thing. Fu Sansi told him that the walls of these cabins were actually removable, and they could be disassembled according to the instructions.
The cabin layouts of different ships have been rearranged to increase the diversity of options.
"Shi Zhiqi often brings sailors from Hong Kong to practice here, which is very lively." Fu Sansi said with a smile, "This hunger operation can draw some people from the navy. They have sufficient training experience."
Since Shi Zhiqi arrived in Hong Kong, the Navy has been actively preparing to move the navy headquarters to Hong Kong. The navy was originally not satisfied with Lingao as the main base of the navy. Hong Kong, Sanya or Kaohsiung are obviously more suitable. Hong Kong is close to
It is obviously much more convenient to launch amphibious landings on islands and important route nodes in the Pearl River Delta than in Lingao. Therefore, the main force and headquarters of the navy were eventually transferred to Hong Kong. Currently, there is only one battalion headquarters in Hainan left to command in Sanya and
Two naval companies in Lingao and squad and platoon-level detachments distributed in Hainan Island, Dongsha and other places performing garrison tasks.
As the project leader of Operation "Hunger", Qian Shuiting became more confident after visiting the one-to-one training model. Although he had absolute confidence in the combat effectiveness of the navy, the Spanish were also famous for their fanaticism.
His emotions were aroused and he would rather die than surrender. It was not impossible to have to fight with the sailors.
With this full-scale model, the sailors who jump into gangs can fully train specific tactical coordination, and their chances of winning are even higher.
He occupied a room in the Admiralty Building in Bopu and established the headquarters of "Operation Hunger".
He first selected the veterans who participated in the operation: Originally, he wanted Zhou Weisen to be responsible for operating the Feiyun and commanding the formation operations. However, Zhou Weisen said that veterans like him who were not from the navy had no prestige in the navy. They also had no military ranks - I'm afraid.
It may not be able to convince the public. After consideration, Qian Shuiting decided to ask Lin Chuanqing to serve as the formation commander - he is the commander-in-chief of the navy's fishing fleet, and his military rank and position are high enough. Secondly, as an old smuggler, old smuggler and old fisherman, he has great influence on Southeast Asia.
He is more familiar with the sea area conditions than the average person. He also has the most experience in operating and using small boats.
As for the two 901s, they chose to get wet and wait for frost. These two warships were launched later than the four 901s in the first wave. Although they encountered many problems as soon as they entered the water, after repairs and running-in, the current
The condition is relatively good, and there are less attachments to the hull, so it can be directly put into action. Although the captain Lu Yang who is waiting for frost does not have much experience, he is young and energetic, and can gain more experience in long-distance voyages - You Lin Chuanqing Pressure Formation
.I don’t think there will be any big problem.
Since the voyage to the Philippines is only a round trip of more than 2,000 nautical miles, the coal carrying capacity of the 901 alone cannot satisfy the long-distance voyage and search standby, so it must be accompanied by a sail-steam engine hybrid fast coal carrier: Haifeng.
The two 901 gunboats underwent necessary modifications and were equipped with fast boarding bridges for gang-hopping battles. Considering that if the opponent is a large Galen ship, the freeboard may be very high, so on the front and rear masts of 901
They were all equipped with typewriters to suppress the opponent's deck fire and cover the gang members who climbed onto the ship.
"The sailors on the ship can be re-selected and regrouped, choosing experienced sailors. Last time during Operation Giant, so many people were vomiting to death after just one week at sea. This operation will take at least a month to go back and forth.
Still in the rough seas, seasickness is unbearable. Use more sailors who have been pirates." Qian Shuiting suggested at the preparatory meeting.
"so
No, now the sailors and officers on each ship have formed a fighting group. If you replace them, it will mean reintegrating them." Lin Chuanqing shook his head, "The professionalism of 901 positions is also much higher than that of ordinary sailboats.
It’s not that easy to replace them. Besides, they have been sailing continuously at sea for more than half a year, so there should be no problem with their adaptability. My main concern is the wind direction." He drew a chart and said, "The wind direction is not very good. The prevailing wind direction in July has changed.
It's a southeasterly wind, so it's convenient to come back, but it's very troublesome to go."
"Isn't 901 mainly powered by steam power?"
"The consumption under headwind is still very high. The self-sustainability of 901's equipment is not optimistic. Once the boiler is damaged, the entire plan will be affected. Moreover, adding coal at sea is a technical job. I have to seize the time to train more recently.
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The key team members are selected from the navy - the sailors of the steam battleship are no longer "human beings' dregs" who can be replaced at will. Losing one will take a long time to retrain. The Senate Navy's
Most battleships are equipped with varying numbers of sailors. One of their tasks is to conduct gang-hopping operations when necessary. However, considering that there may be 400 sailors on each Galen ship, this time, especially on each Galen ship,
A platoon of sailors was strengthened on 901. They were all members of the navy's amphibious reconnaissance unit who were selected from Hong Kong by Shi Zhiqi and who had participated in many Galen ship simulated gang-hopping exercises.
Qian Shuiting originally wanted to mobilize a special reconnaissance team to accompany the fleet in order to ensure that nothing went wrong. However, several teams have been dispatched and manpower is very tight. In the end, after coordination, Bei Wei agreed to send a team of ten members to accompany the fleet.
Action - Act as a sniper and M240 machine gun shooter. If necessary, bring a submachine gun and shotgun to directly participate in gang-hopping assaults.
Some people even suggested bringing anti-tank missiles with them, but everyone felt that this thing might be too lethal, and if the missiles were launched and the ship sank before the money was collected, it would be a loss.
Several demonstration confrontation exercises were conducted on the model of the Galen ship. The result of the exercise was that no matter what assault plan was adopted, there were basically no casualties during the jump. The combined use of the m240 and the typewriter was enough to clean the entire deck, but once it entered the center
The battle on the lower deck is bound to cause a certain amount of casualties - even if one's own side is very clear about the structure of the cabin, as long as the opponent has enough fighting will, it can still cause losses to the attacking sailors with matchlocks and swords. Moreover, the artillery will be used
It is not unprecedented for the small artillery on the deck to turn its muzzle and fire vertically to defeat the influx of enemies.
Once the minigun, the main equipment of the navy, enters the small and poorly lit middle and lower decks, the combat efficiency is greatly reduced. The smoke is too large when shooting, and the shooting response is not fast enough in close combat. Obviously, the submachine gun used by the special reconnaissance team
and shotguns are the ideal gang-hopping tools.
However, these weapons were very scarce, so Qian Shuiting turned to poison gas. Currently, there are only two types of poison gas produced by Lingao Energy, one is pepper tear gas widely equipped by the security forces, and the other is chlorine gas. Chlorine gas is produced by Lingao Chemical
It is an important product in industry and is also a raw material widely used in industrial production. It has certain application conditions regardless of output or storage. Qian Shuiting planned to control the upper deck and then inject chlorine gas from the personnel entrance and exit. The chlorine gas is very heavy and has downward pressure.
Mobility, although the Galen ship has lower gunports and large stern windows, and the lower deck is fully open, with good air circulation, chlorine cannot exert the best effect, but even a small amount of chlorine is enough to incapacitate a person
Already.
"It's clean and labor-saving. Well, it's also environmentally friendly. It can be disinfected on the ship." Qian Shuiting spared no effort in advocating, "And the protection of this thing is simple-just a mask soaked in alkali solution. No gas mask is needed.
.”
"But you also need goggles. Chlorine gas is irritating to the eyes. It's not very safe to use." Shi Zhiqi is not very interested in using chlorine gas - he thinks using chlorine gas is a typical abuse of technology. Besides, he doesn't know how to use chlorine gas.
I'm not too worried about an expired high-pressure cylinder filled with chlorine and drifting across the ocean on a ship.
"You can try it to see the actual effect - we now have a full-scale model, put some rabbits and goats in it and put a jar of chlorine in it..."
"Why don't the elders make a fuss? Aren't you wasting meat?" Shi Zhiqi shook his head repeatedly, "I think it's better for the navy to attack!" He waved his fist fiercely, "The minigun is not effective, so everyone will bring it.
Use two revolvers and a machete to engage in close combat."
In the end, no one was convinced, but the Planning Institute happily agreed to allocate a chlorine gas cylinder and related protective equipment. It is said that someone in the military has a strong interest in the use of chlorine gas, so especially in the Executive Committee and the Planning Institute
Work has been done. In addition, the Ministry of Health is also interested in the disinfection effect of chlorine on ships.