Chapter 406: Live Ammunition Targeting

Because there were still three days, Bai Zhizhan and Zhao Yu did not rush over.

Accompanied by the guards arranged by Liu Changxun, the two went to Wugang first, and inspected the reconstruction of the industrial zone when they passed by Shenhu. After inspecting Kure Harbor, the two went to a nearby industrial city, during which they found an opportunity to taste the special food of the Sagi Imperial Kingdom.

That's right, it's the famous Kamiko beef.

Bai Zhizhan later learned that after receiving the imperial canonization of the imperial family, the narrow emperor sent the crown prince to the imperial pilgrimage, and the tribute was Kobe beef cattle.

It's all bulls, though.

It's just that when the emperor ** team occupied Shenhu, they quietly got a batch of cows, smuggled them back, and built a breeding base in the country.

This is the responsibility of the Army, and it has nothing to do with the Navy.

Because it was transported by the Navy's ships, it leaked the news and let the Navy know about it. It's just that at that time, it didn't attract the attention of the top brass of the Navy.

The Navy's food is already very good, probably very good in normal times, and the officers and men of the Navy have never cared much about appetite.

This Shenhu beef is indeed a great delicacy, and Bai Zhizhan is full of praise after eating it.

Instigated by Zhao Yu, after he returned to the empire, he also specifically asked Liu Changxun about it, and later went to find Li Qing, got a few breeding cattle from the breeding center managed by the Praetorian Guard, and got a ranch opened by a retired naval officer, after which the imperial navy had its own special supply of Shenhu beef.

Of course, that's all for later.

It was only on December 13 that the two arrived at Changwai.

The port of Changqi has already resumed normal operations, and even several deep-water docks have been repaired to allow large warships, including aircraft carriers, to dock.

In addition, the port of Changsiao was also a common port for the Second and Fourth Fleets of the Imperial Navy.

Although it has only been a few months, according to the Navy's arrangement, the warships on the rest of the warships can choose to go to Changqi Port for rest, and the officers and men can go ashore during the rest period.

The key is to go ashore.

In addition to all kinds of thoughtful services, the officers and men of the Imperial Navy were attracted by low prices.

Of course, it is mainly the victors who enjoy special treatment.

Fundamentally, it is the power of judicial pardon.

Although there was a Praetorian Guard, the equivalent of the gendarmerie, which was responsible for maintaining order, the Imperial ** Corps was outside the jurisdiction of the Imperial State throughout the war.

Even if a soldier violates the law, he will be dealt with according to the emperor's law.

In order to serve thousands of emperors from resting and recuperating, hundreds of hotels have sprung up around Changqi Port.

To say, that is, relying on the emperor ** people, the weeping narrow people were the first to get out of the shadow of war.

Of course, Bai Zhizhan and Zhao Yu are both family people, and they didn't enjoy the special services of Narrow.

After arriving at Changqi Port, the two boarded a patrol plane specially prepared for them and returned to the "Accompanying Beijing" that night.

Before the arrival of the White Stop War, Li Mingbo and other officers and men of the fleet headquarters knew that they would take part in the live-fire test of the bombing of the "Narrow-mindedness."

The most excited are Shen Pu and Zhu Huasheng.

Although the "Sagi" has not yet been built, even if it is 75% complete, it is by far the largest warship in the world in terms of tonnage!

The same as the most massive battleship.

Long before the outbreak of the Great War, the Imperial Navy had its sights on the battleship, and on the basis of limited intelligence, targeted training was conducted.

For the pilots of carrier-based aircraft in the Imperial Navy, the greatest dream was to sink the "Narrow".

Not to mention anything else, the charge of the torpedoes produced by the Imperial Navy before the war was designed according to the thickness of the anti-torpedo compartment of the "Narrow-minded", and other performance indicators were taken into account only when the penetration of the anti-torpedo compartment was ensured, that is, the damage was caused.

The point is that the Imperial Intelligence Agency has been overestimating the protection capabilities of the Narrow-mindedness.

The standard displacement estimated at that time was close to 50,000 tons, and the 16-inch main gun was still used, which would definitely give the battleship extremely strong protective performance.

If you want to say, if you let the Imperial Navy build a 50,000-ton battleship, it will definitely be very strong.

Don't forget, the design displacement of the "Asahimi" class is only 35,000 tons!

Even the "South Zhuhai" class, which was designed according to the standards of the post-treaty, was initially limited to 42,000 tons, with a maximum of 45,000 tons. Before the outbreak of the Great War, the Imperial Navy did not intend to build battleships with a standard displacement of 50,000 tons.

In the pre-war era, a 50000-ton battleship was an unimaginable behemoth.

As a direct result of this, the aviation torpedoes of the Imperial Navy were very powerful, but the effective range was pitifully short.

Only 1200 meters!

In the same era, the aviation torpedoes of the narrow navy had an effective range of more than 2,000 meters at a fixed depth of 3 meters, and the aviation torpedoes of the Nuland Navy could reach 1,500 meters.

The reason is also very simple, the proportion of the war thunder head is too large, and it can only compress the mass and space of the power system.

These are digressions, though.

In the afternoon of the same day, the first round of live-fire target tests was conducted, and carrier-based aviation units took the lead.

It is also because the bombs and torpedoes mounted by carrier-based aircraft are the least powerful and will not cause too serious damage to the hull of the "Narrow".

The two aircraft carriers each dispatched 2 squadrons, 1 squadron of torpedo aircraft and 1 squadron of bombers.

Critically, two types of aerial torpedoes with two caliber aerial bombs were tested.

As for the results, they did not exceed expectations.

The new aviation torpedo has a reduced mine head charge by 50 kg, but with a more powerful explosive, it still has enough destructive power. It's just that for the tonnage giant of the "Narrow Yi", the damage capacity of aviation torpedoes is actually very limited.

In addition, a well-developed underwater defense system can effectively reduce the damage caused by torpedoes.

As for aerial bombs, 250-kilogram armor-piercing shells can actually be completely eliminated, because even 500-kilogram aviation armor-piercing shells cannot penetrate 100% of the horizontal armor of the "Narrow-mindedness". The point is that the horizontal protection of the "Narrow" was only average among the battleships of its time.

The point is that the power of aviation armor-piercing shells is also not strong enough.

In order to ensure penetration, the aviation armor-piercing bomb is actually a large iron pipe, and the charge of the 500-kilogram bomb is only a few tens of kilograms, most of which are shells.

According to the results later calculated, the use of aerial bombs and aerial torpedoes, even if you are lucky, you have to hit more than 50 times before it is possible to sink the "Saga".

It is almost impossible to sink or injure a bomb or a torpedo, as in the case of an attack aircraft carrier.

This, in turn, requires the development of carrier-based aircraft with better performance, or larger and heavier aircraft, as well as large aircraft carriers needed to carry and operate large carrier-based aircraft.

In addition, the effect of the attack is also related to the tactics used.

After completing the target shooting test, Shen Pu and Zhu Huasheng discussed the organization of pilots, and finally summed up an attack tactic.

To be precise, it's actually an essential.

The torpedo attack aircraft had to concentrate in one direction to attack, so that all the torpedoes hit the side of the battleship.

Theoretically, only about 10 aviation torpedoes could cause the "Sagi" to capsize due to serious flooding of the compartment on one side.

As for dive bombing, perhaps it is better to use high-explosive shells than armor-piercing ones, because high-explosive shells can sweep away anti-aircraft guns on battleships.

Of course, it would be nice if there were more powerful aviation armor-piercing shells.