CHAPTER XXXII
Feng. Hertz first led the Japanese to visit the officers' and soldiers' quarters, both in terms of interior decoration and various automation equipment, which left a good impression on the Japanese naval officers.
Because of the influence of National Socialism, the German Navy has tried its best to reduce many aristocratic colors, but the long-standing military cultural heritage has been preserved, which the Japanese Navy is extremely envious but cannot grasp.
Since its establishment, the Japanese Navy has been learning to imitate the Western Navy, and it has tried its best to get close to its teachers in terms of dress, clothing, food, housing, and transportation. Even in the most economically tight years, the Japanese Navy did not forget to spend precious money to import high-end consumer goods such as spirits, canned food, cigarettes, and cigars from overseas to meet the "normal needs" of naval officers.
Before the Nazis came to power, they vigorously opposed the aristocracy of the army and the specialization of officers in the Second Reich era, and the German Navy basically achieved the equality of officers and soldiers in terms of living treatment, and the menus of senior officers and soldiers were almost identical, and officers had at most some freedom of choice than soldiers.
Historically, there were not two rebellions of sailors caused by food, but the captain and the soldiers shared weal and woe, which did play an immediate role in strengthening collective cohesion, improving the prestige of officers and the morale of lower-ranking officers and soldiers.
Of course, in some respects, officers still have some privileges, such as larger cabins and separate dining rooms, so that officers can privately discuss confidential matters that are inconvenient for soldiers to know. This is true even on submarines, where officers eat the same meals as soldiers, but have separate officers' dining areas.
The Imperial Japanese Navy was trained by the British Royal Navy, which had strict military regulations, and its own nation was highly hierarchical, so it was completely out of the blue in terms of officer privileges.
They were very curious about the harmonious relations between the officers and men of the German navy, and at the same time expressed their admiration for the good military appearance, strong physique, high morale, and superb professional skills of the German sailors.
The treatment of Japanese naval soldiers has surpassed that of ordinary Japanese people, the intensity of training has exceeded that of all Western navies, and all foreign wars have been victorious.
And what they saw on [Prince Eugen] this time was a strong Western army that was no less spiritual than their own, and the soldiers were also well-trained, all with confident and proud expressions on their faces.
If history had been followed, the officers and men of the German surface ships might have been able to maintain high morale, but they would never have been as confident as they are now, because a certain apostle flapped its wings and allowed the German navy to regain its lost glory. Having defeated a formidable foe once considered invincible, what else could these warriors fear now.
Even if they may fall in the face of an invincible enemy, the great head of the empire, the god of war of the Germanic peoples, and the holy apostle of God, will surely lead the German compatriots to avenge their own hatred, and sacrifice the souls of the martyrs with the heads and blood of the enemies.
"The officers and men of your ship are the most well-trained officers and men I have ever seen, even surpassing the British Home Fleet I have ever visited. Tanimoto felt that just seeing this, this visit was worth it.
What's more, they also saw the most advanced ordnance of the German Navy this time, especially the well-arranged anti-aircraft artillery group with powerful firepower on the deck, which deeply touched Tanimoto.
The commander, who had served as the first lieutenant of the battleship Hiei and later served as captain of the light cruiser Yura and the heavy cruiser of the Chokai, was very proficient in the firepower of Japanese ships, and he found that even the first class battleships of the Japanese Navy were inferior in anti-aircraft firepower to the German heavy cruiser.
The Prinz Eugen is no longer equipped with the old-fashioned 37mm double-barreled anti-aircraft gun, which is the kind of thing that later generations of military fans jokingly called hand-pulled machines. Taking advantage of the heavy wound in the Faroe Islands, the heavy cruiser was replaced with a new anti-aircraft artillery group, in addition to the new and beautiful Atlantic bow.
At the same time, Rheinsteel is developing a naval modification of the 40mm Bofors machine gun under Xu Jun's "guidance", which will be more suitable for surface ships than the similar artillery installed on the [Bismarck] today, Xu Jun intends to use this gun as the standard medium and short-range air defense equipment of all German ships, and [Prince Eugen] will be equipped with this new gun after returning this time.
Although the "Valrhona" rapid-fire gun is more ferocious, due to the requirements of weight, ammunition, and high cost, the initial number of equipment will not be large, so it can only be equipped on large ships.
The new 40 anti-aircraft gun can be attached to small ships of torpedo boat or high-speed gunboat class to provide additional medium and close anti-aircraft fire for port or island facilities.
However, not to mention the "Valrhona" system that has not yet appeared in front of the world, just these twin-mounted Bofors have already made the Japanese red-eyed, although they do not know the specific technical parameters of these guns, but in terms of appearance and caliber alone, they are much stronger than the Japanese Navy's 25-mm machine guns (only guns with a caliber of more than 40 mm in the Japanese Navy) are much stronger.
Because everyone is well-dressed, so Feng. Hertz did not lead everyone down to the bottom compartment, the power compartment is the core of a battleship, and the Japanese know this clearly, so they did not raise objections.
Because of the instability of the performance, the high-pressure turbine unit of the [Hipper] class heavy patrol has been criticized by military researchers in later generations.
The power pack of the [Prinz Eugen] made some technical improvements when it was docked last time, but the problem of excessive fuel consumption is a technical defect in itself, and it cannot be solved for the time being. The power compartment does involve some of the core secrets of naval technology. It's not that Hertz wants to hide his ugliness, but he really can't reveal his bottom in front of the Japanese.
After all, not everything on this warship can be observed by the Japanese, such as the large shooting command instrument in the fire control room on the bridge, which is something that will not be visited by outsiders in the navy of any country, because this kind of mechanical computing equipment is tailored for warships, so insiders can deduce the basic combat performance of the main gun crew of this warship from the basic parameters on the mechanical dial.
However, ordinary navigation and combat bridges can still be entered, and the command tower of the "Prince Eugen", which is 150 millimeters thick, makes the visiting Japanese naval officers and sailors even more emotional.
The Japanese heavy cruisers only set up an armored command room with only 25 mm side armor at the rear of the bridge, which was only enough to resist conventional large-caliber machine gun fire, and had almost no defense ability in the fleet artillery battle.
Japanese naval officers in the von. Under Hertz's guidance, he operated the six-meter baseline rangefinder on the armored control tower and felt the charm of the advanced technology of the Greater German Empire.
In order to express his gratitude, Admiral Tanimoto personally turned this delicate optical instrument and presented his gratitude to Feng. Colonel Hertz introduced the history of the exquisite buildings in his view, and as the commander of the detachment squadron stationed in Shanghai for many years, he had a deep understanding of the city's historical allusions.
"The one over there is the famous Broadway Building, which was built only six years ago, and it is said that the British real estate developer spent five million taels of silver on this building, and now it is the property of Nippon Hysan Co., Ltd., and it is a very beautiful building, right? See the building with a round tower behind it? It was our Japan Post and Telecommunications Office building, which was specially designed by British designers, and it was a masterpiece of architecture in a very delicate Victorian style. "Tanimoto to Feng. Hertz describes the scene in the camera.
"Well, where is that building on the edge of the iron bridge?" Feng. Hertz adjusted the eyepiece.
"Eight hundred and sixty meters away... I see it... Is it the Soviet Red Flag? "Feng. Hertz looked up at Tanimoto.
"It was the Consulate General of the Soviets, built during the Tsarist period, and the revolution broke out in Tsarist Russia the year after it was built, and then it was taken over by the Soviet government and became the Soviet Consulate General in Shanghai." There was a hint of contempt in Tanimoto's expression.
"It's a beautiful building."
"Yes, I have to admit that you are right, Feng. Colonel Hertz. ”
"What's the story of this iron bridge on the side?" Feng. Hertz's eyes were back in the eyepieces.
"There's an interesting story to tell, and it's said that the British were ..... at the time Wait a minute... What is that? Tanimoto noticed that a group of soldiers was marching up the iron bridge, and the German optics were indeed powerful, and the picture in the lens seemed to be close at hand.
"Nani?" When Tanimoto saw the British sergeant knocked to the ground with the butt of a rifle, he felt a thrill in his heart, what was this group of troops doing, didn't they receive an order from their army commander.
"General, this is... Japanese army. "Feng. Although Hertz had seen the Japanese Army for the first time, he knew the sun flags hanging from the barrels of the soldiers' guns.
"Red deer! Is it crazy? Seeing the Army soldiers subduing two International Merchant Corps soldiers and beginning to dismantle the barricades on the bridge, Tanimoto Mataro knew that something was wrong.
Then there was a scene that made him angry, several army soldiers rushed to the guard box on the bridge, and threw one of the marines standing there to the ground, and several army soldiers immediately punched and kicked, and the poor marine quickly lost the ability to fight back, and finally was dragged into the side bunker like a dead dog.
"How can it be repaired! The army has rebelled! Tanimoto raised his head and shouted loudly.
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