Chapter 563 This butcher! On

In the busy general command center, the ringing of the phone has never stopped one after another. Compared with the past, the scale of this war is too large. According to a young staff member, the war zone spans half the earth, so how to start well is very important.

The navy made a good start. It fought in three naval battles. Although it paid the price of two battleships, it annihilated 12 capital ships at a time, forcing Britain and the United States to turn to full defense in the Pacific Ocean.

It is precisely because of the success of the navy that the British and American mobile forces have been eliminated. In the case that there will be no more naval battles in the southwest Pacific in the next two months, the navy dares to allocate half of the driving force to the dragon slaughter plan.

However, the news of the successful naval counterattack has not yet been officially announced, because it is necessary to take into account the time from the departure of the fleet to the completion of the counterattack after the sneak attack under normal circumstances. It cannot destroy the enthusiasm of the newly established in China, and teach people to say that the emperor lied.

In addition, the Prime Minister's Office also needs to take advantage of the success of this great counterattack to give the domestic people another confidence, boost morale and take advantage of this boom to recruit reservists and recruits.

Although the people here have known the news of the victory of the counterattack for a long time, because of political needs, they always feel that they can't completely vent it. Fortunately, the dragon slaughter plan that followed immediately made everyone temporarily forget everything before with busyness.

Standing in front of the big sand table, Zhang Zuolinzi carefully looked at the six arrows surrounding French Indochina. The first and second were not worried, because they were seven divisions on land from Guangxi and Yunnan, but the four arrows on the sea were heart-wry enough.

What everyone is worried about is not 50,000 French troops and more than 100,000 pseudo-armies with extremely poor combat effectiveness, but whether there will be accidents in such a large-scale landing. After all, landing ships and transport ships are slow and huge, and a shell can cause serious damage.

More importantly, this landing battle is actually just a prediction of a larger-scale such battle in the future, so the navy sent double officers to observe and study, in order to make more use of this landing battle, which is not very threatening, to exercise the troops' cross-sea landing ability.

"Did it work?"

Zhang Zuolin looked up at the big clock in the corner of the wall. Just as he was about to ask, there was a cheer.

"It worked! All four landing sites have been expanded!" While the correspondent shouted, Zhang Zuolin quickly took over the latest translated telegram, looked at it twice and immediately walked to the conference room.

With the beginning of the war, the general staff meeting room has never been quiet. Although the emperor did not come today, because today is the first day of the dragon slaughter plan, the Prime Minister still came to the general staff in his busy schedule to discuss with the chief of staff some problems with the chief of staff about recruitment and subsequent weapons and equipment procurement, and wait for the landing situation on the southeast peninsula.

But before he knocked on the door, the fierce discussion in the conference room also made him stunned.

The voice was sent by Long Guozhang, the commander-in-chief of the navy with red eyes when he entered the door. You don't need to guess what Zhang Zuolin was fighting for. The Heilongjiang sank, and the Jilin was also abandoned after returning to Guam. The Dandong heavy cruiser was seriously flooded, and the four heavy patrols had more problems in this naval battle. 2 54mm is a specific product, and even Xinhua itself has not continued to improve after the equipment. In the era of increasing gun caliber, even the 305mm gun has begun to be overwhelmed in the increasingly distant combat distance, so the use of the four heavy patrols has become a foregment.

Although the relegation does not mean giving up, it means that the future four heavy patrols will play the role of protecting the channel and providing fire support for the landing troops, and their role in fighting at sea will be greatly reduced.

This is equivalent to stepping on the tail of the dragon commander, who usually does not want to give up even a sampan. After losing two battleships, he will be downgraded to four heavy patrols. The navy's capital ships have plummeted to 16, including only 20 of the four Guam delivered next year, but even if the United States does not have 8 ships, there are still 22 left, plus the Ming Dynasty. More than a dozen ships delivered one after another will surpass themselves in the blink of an eye, which is not counted as dozens of old-fashioned battleships and British and French fleets.

Therefore, Commander Long requested that the total amount of four mixed fleets allocated by the Prime Minister's Office be used to build eight fast battleships and eight new heavy cruisers, but the Chief of Staff believes that the Dalian-class heavy cruiser was not a capital ship in the first place. It was used as an exception before, but now it has only returned to normal, so it continues to build according to the current plan. Build four fast battleships and a new large cruiser that is said to be designed according to the emperor's new technical indicators, and the rest are used to build aircraft carriers and supporting cruisers.

Because the tonnage of the aircraft carrier is smaller than that of the new fast battleship, the construction threshold is much lower than that of the battleship, and the design department adopts the latest modular and standard parts technology. Therefore, according to the plan, the navy will have at least 12 official aircraft carriers in the first half of 17 years, according to the formation of three large mixed fleets. That's because the navy will be able to make up four special flotillas.

Zhang Zuolin gently opened the door and heard a shout before he could speak.

"There is no door either!"

Chen Ping pointed to Commander Long and shouted, "Let me tell you, four fast battleships and new cruisers have started construction. It is impossible to add them, and have you forgotten what the emperor said? This is an opportunity for naval transformation. We must make progress rather than go backwards!"

"But when I came back, I asked that the Aviation Design Institute had trouble in reducing the weight of the attack aircraft. It can't be guaranteed to be completed by the beginning of next year. Coupled with training, we can't put it into use before June. Do you want me to hit them with aircraft carriers?" Long Guozhang chattered: "In addition, the slope deck is not good. After the test, it was found that it will affect the landing, so I think we should not continue to invest in the aircraft carrier until the technology is perfect, but should pursue stability."

"You don't have to worry about this. The backup plan has been put on board, and it can be put into use within two months." Chen Ping stared at his old partner and gave no face at all: "Transformation is a must! You have seen the results of the previous three secret exercises, and we don't have that much strength to build battleships with Britain and the United States!"

"Backup plan? Why don't I know?" Long Guozhang's white eyes and pretended to be innocent.

In the face of the cheating Commander Long, Chen Ping patted his forehead and couldn't laugh and cry: "You shouted with me when you entered the door until now. Do you have a chance for me to tell you?"

Seeing Zhang Zuolin covering his mouth and smiling secretly, Chen Ping stared at the latest document. He hadn't seen it yet. The confused Prime Minister next to him stood up: "Yuanshou, Guozhang, the allocation I just gave a week ago, the new warship started construction so soon? Isn't this too fast?"

"It's over, I spilled the beans." Chen Ping's heart jumped. He quickly put aside the topic, pretended to look at the document, and said, "Cough, the four landing points have been successful. I'm going to rush to see the emperor immediately. Let the Constitution explain to you."

"Well, I'm going to Dalian, too." Long Guozhang was willing to fool the Prime Minister and was ready to leave.

Tang Shaoyi was even more puzzled by the strange behavior of the two. She was busy asking, but Jiang Tianxiu suddenly rushed in: "Report, the latest information sent by the United States, intelligence officers have just learned that the latest number of Pennsylvania-class battleships is not four, but eight!"

"Moreover, yesterday, the U.S. Navy suddenly transferred veterans from the Atlantic Fleet, which is said to speed up the progress of the sea test!"

"What?!" Long Guozhang jumped up suddenly--

The La Plata River in the evening is magnificent and turbulent.

The second largest river in South America, called the White Galaxy in Spanish translation, went all the way south from the Brazilian rainforest and finally flowed into a 220-kilometer wide bay between Uruguay and Argentina.

Because the La Plata River is wrapped in a large amount of mud and sand, Meng Xiaodong can clearly see a blue and yellow stripe when he drives Osprey from here, separating the Atlantic Ocean from the river.

To be honest, he doesn't like this seaplane, which is already very advanced compared with other countries, because his previous car was a Bumblebee. Compared with the powerful and flexible fighter, Osprey is like a clumsy white goose, especially the double-wing layout, which makes it weak to deal with sidewinds, as long as there is a little strong wind. The plane will be in a dangerous bump.

This is also the reason why naval aviation soldiers do not like aircraft carriers on biplanes, because from years of testing, in order to take off at a very short distance, the aircraft carrier must be windward and start at full speed. At this time, the deck wind will generally reach more than 60 kilometers per hour, and the take-off problem is not very big, but if it lands, it is not It is often difficult. Even if the aircraft carrier slows down when landing, it still needs to take the human risk of pulling the plane, otherwise the sidewind will overturn the biplane.

And because the biplane can't fold the wings, if you carry it, the carrying capacity will be reduced by at least 30%, and you can't carry a specially developed 750 kg torpedo. If you use a smaller torpedo, the load will be reduced to 50 kg. This explosive is okay to deal with other warships, and it is simply tickling to deal with battleships. Itchy.

Meng Xiaodong shook his head. Unfortunately, Longya was overweight, and I don't know when it could be solved. It is said that the general ginseng has launched a backup plan, or specially customized a batch of biplane motherships with enhanced horsepower, and completed the combat effectiveness reorganization first.

Maybe when I go back, the aircraft carrier can really go to sea to fight.

Thinking of this, Meng Xiaodong's heart warmed up again. No matter what the attack plane was, it was difficult to watch his comrades-in-arms fight, so he and many of his comrades-in-arms were waiting for the arrival of the real flight era.

When he was thinking about driving a plane to attack the warship, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be something on the distant coastline. He quickly turned his wings and took out the telescope he carried with him.

Originally, aircraft reconnaissance generally did not carry binoculars, but due to the sudden surname and undetection, the reconnaissance route was set to fly into the upper part of the South American continent, taking advantage of the enemy's attention on the sea to minimize the possibility of detection.

Although Osprey's endurance is enough, the observation distance is much farther, so it carries an extra telescope.

When the camera gradually became clear from blur, Meng Xiaodong was also stunned by the spectacular scene in front of him. He only saw 20 ocean-going cargo ships flying the American flag gathered together on the sea and headed south under the protection of three armored cruisers and two protective cruisers.

With a thout.

Meng Xiaodong seems to hear his saliva. Judging from the appearance of the photos he has seen, the three armored cruisers should be the British Edgar class, built in 1889, with a displacement of only 7,700 tons, with two 234mm/L35 guns and 10 152mm guns, both of which are capable. It's firepower. It's getting old.

Use this kind of prey to celebrate the first naval battle of the 31st Fleet into the Atlantic Ocean. This ** is simply unstoppable, but it is still necessary to carefully check whether there are small guys such as submarines and torpedo ships. Those things pose a great threat to the fleet.

He followed the fleet for nearly ten minutes. After confirming that there was no threatening target, Meng Xiaodong immediately circled and flew to the deep sea dozens of kilometers behind the fleet.

An hour later, Li Xiuyan got the news of the fleet from the returning Osprey and immediately compared it with the characteristics issued by the German submarine, showing that it was the transport fleet sailing from the United States. As for the three armored cruisers, they should be the British Uruguayan fleet operating here.

This is South America. Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil are neutral countries for the time being. They will no longer have their own coastal mines. No one will learn from Russia's small torpedo ships. In addition, Meng Xiaodong did not find a submarine, so this is an excellent prey!

Li Xiuyan quickly found out the information of the Edgar-class cruiser. The biggest threat was two 234mm naval guns and the torpedoes on it. As the caliber of the naval gun became larger and larger, the combat distance began to become farther, and the torpedo threat became smaller in the engagement of large warships. According to intelligence, the maximum range of British torpedoes was only 3,000. Rice.

As for the two 234mm naval guns, he didn't pay attention to it. The Guam class itself is ready to install 406mm naval guns, so the armor and protection are set according to this level. After adopting the key protection concept and box layout, the protection of the core area from the No. 1 gun position to the No. 3 gun position is strengthened. It has been strengthened again. According to the calculation of the design department, it is difficult to bite even the 406mm shell.

Battleships in any country are designed to defend their own naval guns directly within a certain distance. The requirement of the Guam class is 15,000 meters to defend against direct fire of 406mm heavy artillery. After the combination of German Krp's armor and VH processing technology, Xinhua's armor technology is no less than that of any country, so it is set The calculation standard can be guaranteed.

The only thing to worry about is the weak defense. From the kinetic energy of the muzzle, the L35/234mm naval gun also needs to be pulled closer to 6,000 meters to penetrate there, which means that you can completely carry out a fierce bombardment at close range.

There is another important reason for getting closer, that is, the carrying capacity of the 31st Fleet is not unlimited. Although the ammunition depot space is much larger because of the temporary installation of 380mm naval guns, each gun has 180 shells, but according to the principle of battleship engagement, 60% of them are armor-piercing shells.

Armor-piercing shells will not hurt to hit warships, but it is too wasteful to deal with ordinary cargo ships, so after narrowing the distance, you can save shells, so that you will not become a homeless dog without shells in the end.

Twenty merchant ships sent five warships to protect them. They must have hidden good things, so it is impossible to let them go. But if the fleet is disbanded after the attack, their three warships must not be surrounded. How can they not waste ammunition and quickly solve them?

"Captain, I think we can use high-explosive bombs to deal with merchant ships!" A young staff officer scratched his head shyly.

(to be continued)