readx;?“ What, General Zhang, you are going to form a submarine force? Do you have a submarine? "A few days later, the Northeast Frontier Army was in a secret room at the General Headquarters in Jilin. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ives, who had just arrived here, stood up in extreme surprise after hearing Zhang Xinghan's explanation.

"Yes, we can buy submarines." Zhang Xinghan nodded neatly.

"Buy?" Ives was a little surprised, someone would be willing to sell you such a high-tech ship as a submarine?

Sensing the surprise in Ives's eyes, Zhang Xinghan smiled and said: "Mr. Ives, there are many seemingly impossible things in this world, but it still happens, and these are called (pigs) (pigs) (islands) (novels) as miracles, so I can tell you very clearly that I have prepared enough submarines for our use, of course, only two should be enough for training, am I right?" ”

General Ives nodded suspiciously: "Yes, General, if you are ready, my companions and I can help you train submarine sailors." ”

"Well, very well, Mr. Ives, thank you!" Zhang Xinghan stretched out his hand.

"You're welcome." Ives quickly got up and shook his hand.

Two days later, Zhang Xinghan and Ives arrived at the Lushun Military Port in Dalian by plane, and a group of well-behaved sailor cadets were selected and assembled, with a total of 500 people, to be trained as the first batch of submarine cadets.

In the dead of night, Zhang Xinghan opened his multi-function watch on a secret coast, and at this time, there were many options for naval submarine equipment in the list of watch weapons.

These include various types of submarines from Japan, Britain, the United States and other countries, of course, most of these submarines were developed during the First World War, and their performance is backward, and they are far from being able to meet the needs of surface warfare in the future.

After all, these submarines are not yet submarines in the true sense of the word, which were later developed specifically for underwater operations.

Rather, it is a ship used to sneak close to surface targets and launch an attack.

After careful consideration, Zhang Xinghan still chose a German submarine with excellent performance and a fairly good reputation and record in history.

The list of German submarines in the list of weapons is now divided into two main types. One is the ordinary old V22 submarine, which uses submarines of other countries to attack by stealth close to surface ships.

However, the performance in terms of speed and noise is slightly more advanced than that of other countries.

The second is the new submarine type XXI, which is the most advanced submarine in World War II, which is the first submarine in the world designed for underwater warfare, rather than the previous submarine for attacking and evading the attack of surface ships, and is the prototype of modern submarines, and all submarines in later generations are developed based on it.

It has a water displacement of 1,621 tons and a submersible displacement of 2,100 tons, a draft of 5.3 meters, a total length of 76.7 meters, and a width of 8 meters.

The hull structure is a double-hull structure, and the power system is equipped with 2-seat MANM6V40/46KBB6 cylinder diesel engines. 4000 hp

2-seater SSWGU 365/30 electric motors with 5,000 hp

2-seater SSWGV232/28 static electric motor, 226 hp.

It is equipped with twin axle sculls and has a top speed of 15.6 knots on water (diesel engine)

17.9 knots (electric motor).

What is more interesting is that because its shape design is more simple and streamlined, the underwater navigation resistance is much smaller than that of the water surface, so its underwater diving limit speed is higher than the water speed.

17.2 knots respectively (electric motor)

6.1 knots (static aviation electric motor).

The range is also quite impressive, at 15,500 nautical miles/10 knots (on water) and 340 nautical miles/5 knots (submersible).

In terms of armament. Equipped with 6 torpedo tubes (23 torpedoes in total) and 4 20-mm anti-aircraft guns, respectively.

The crew is 57 people.

Compared with other old U-boats, the XXI-class submarine has improved the old battery capacity of the original U-boat, which is about three times that of the VIIC type, and greatly increases its underwater range. and shorten the time it takes to surface. The XXI class can be charged with less than 5 hours of snorkel charging, and has the ability to dive underwater at 5 knots for 2 to 3 days without recharging. The XXI Class is also quieter than the Type VIIC, making it less detectable when submarine. The XXI-class hull is also designed to be simple and streamlined, increasing the speed and reducing the drag of the submarine, making it more difficult to track and destroy.

The space and equipment inside the XXI-class are also larger and better than ever. There is still room for the large hull with multiple sets of batteries, as well as the ship's refrigeration equipment and other shower rooms that are not available on the ship. In addition, the XXI class has a special hydraulic torpedo system that allows for a short torpedo assembly time (18 torpedoes can be fired in 20 minutes). The torpedo also has a faster rate of fire. The XXI class also has a more advanced sonar system, which can be aimed at the torpedo without the need for a periscope, increasing its concealment. There are a total of 23 torpedoes, or 17 torpedoes and 12 mines, inside the XXI-class submarines.

At the end of World War II, these figures were still the best in the world.

So now in 1934, it is undoubtedly the most powerful and terrifying underwater hegemon.

At present, there is not a single warship in the world in the world in terms of naval vessels and naval technical equipment, and the navy of any country can detect and sink it when it is diving.

It was even more powerful than Zhang Xinghan who put the Zero into service ten years earlier, because in air combat, even if the Zero fighter was superior to the Japanese navy and air force, it could be sunk by ground anti-aircraft fire or enemy air power.

And in the ocean, as long as the XXI submarine has the intention to escape, no anti-submarine destroyer will be able to catch up with it.

It is not difficult to imagine that if the Northeast Navy can have about 200 to 300 XXI submarines in the future, it will be an extremely powerful underwater force.

Can attack any enemy naval fleet that appears in the Pacific Ocean.

As for the attack on Japanese merchant ships, transport fleets, and even small naval fleets,

With its excellent endurance and submersible ability, it is not a problem at all.

Fortunately, this advanced and epoch-making U-boat has been lifted and can be mass-produced.

Of course, the cost is also quite high, and the kill value required is almost equal to that of a light cruiser of 5,000 tons.

But it's really worth the money.

Zhang Xinghan gritted his teeth and produced twenty XXI submarines in one go, plus the consumption of producing naval ships some time ago, the kill value earned by Zhang Xinghan on this expedition to the west was basically exhausted.

The newly produced submarine is floating and anchored on the surface, so there is no need to worry about whether it will move on its own or become silent.

These submarines are now waiting for skilled naval sailors to maneuver them.

After getting the submarine, the next day, Zhang Xinghan started to prepare for training with the first batch of naval cadets with Ives and others.

Of course, all training is carried out in the utmost secrecy.

In order to prevent the leakage of information about the XXI submarine, Ives and his team were monitored and accompanied by agents of the Secret Service throughout their training.

The entire submarine training base was also tightly sealed by the guards of the Northeast Frontier Army.

As for Ives and the others, Zhang Xinghan had already approached Alice and signed a contract with them for 20 years, which stipulated that they would not leave the Northeast for 20 years, otherwise they would be punished for desertion.

Of course, Alice will arrange for Ives and his family to come to Northeast China to reunite with them.

Zhang Xinghan also instructed Zang Shiyi to arrange suitable accommodation for them at that time, so that they could live in China permanently.

Of course, just in case, Shen Xingye's Secrecy Bureau will track and monitor them 24 hours a day.

In fact, Ives and their chances of leaving without permission are not very high, first of all, they will work in the Northeast Navy, they will get quite high remuneration, high-quality material comforts, much better than they are in the UK.

You know, they're all veterans in England now, and they're forced to do jobs every day that they don't know what soldiers are not happy to do.

And there is also the relationship between Alice, the future head of the Max family, and no one wants to risk offending the Max family and leave without permission.

In contrast, why wouldn't they be happy to be able to return to the jobs they love and are familiar with, respected, and paid heavily?

After completing the initial training of the submarine force and other matters, Zhang Xinghan stayed in Dalian for two days and then returned to Jilin City by plane.

As soon as he returned to the headquarters, he saw Shen Xingye coming out from inside.

"Commander, you're back?!" Shen Xingye walked out to salute, and Jiang Baili and the others followed behind him.

Zhang Xinghan waved his hand casually and asked, "Yizhi, what's wrong?" Looking for me? ”

Saying that, he walked inside, Shen Xingye followed, nodded and said, "Boss, there is good news to report to you, the Secret Bureau has completed the construction of branches in Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Wuhan.

According to the latest news from our bureau agents, we have learned a few things about the current situation in Japan. ”

"Oh? What is happening in Japan now? Did the devil behave in any unusual way? Zhang Xinghan asked curiously.

Everyone had already come to the headquarters hall, and Jiang Baili personally poured a glass of water for Zhang Xinghan and sat down in a priority.

As soon as Shen Xingye sat down, he replied: "According to the preliminary information, the Japanese are stepping up the training of the new army and expanding their military industry, and it seems that they are always preparing for a disgrace.

And there is one piece of news that deserves our attention, that is, the Japanese army has captured a batch of our weapons in the course of fighting with our army, such as our army's general-purpose machine guns and individual semi-automatic rifles, and they have been in contact with Western countries quite frequently recently, and in addition to the normal import of various strategic materials, it cannot be ruled out that they may learn some advanced technology, and then imitate our weapons and equipment, so as to improve the combat effectiveness of their army. (To be continued......)