The exercise took place on the sea less than 10 kilometers from Zhenyuan City. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In this era when there are no satellites and no radars, there is no need to worry about secrecy.

The target ship is a 10,000-ton freighter that is about to be dismantled, and in order to better simulate the effect of an attack battleship, the ship's waterline armor has been strengthened to the same extent as the second "Hyuga" of the newly built Ise-class battleship in Japan.

When the first torpedo plane is lifted into the air, five more will be lifted into the air in a row, and these six torpedo planes will form a torpedo plane formation to launch a simulated attack on the target ship.

When he saw the torpedo planes flying towards the target ship in formation, Foch was shocked and silent.

Obviously, although Foch was more resistant to torpedo machines, Foch had enough military literacy, and Foch could certainly see the value of torpedo machines.

It may be a little difficult for a torpedo plane to sink a battleship, but if five or six torpedo planes, or even a dozen torpedo planes attack together, no matter how large the battleship is, it can blow up and sink him.

As the general adviser of the Lanfang Military Department, Foch knows the power of the "Swordfish" torpedo, this torpedo that can run out of 50 knots in the water has the fastest speed in the world, the heaviest warhead, the largest range, as long as it can hit the target smoothly, the general destroyer is directly blown into two, for a battleship with heavy armor, even if it is not sinkable, it can be hit hard, if the target is continuously hit in a short period of time, then even if Da Luo Jinxian is helpless......

Well, Foch doesn't have the concept of "Da Luo Jinxian" in his mind, so even if Poseidon is the god of the sea, he can't do anything about it.

Qin Zhiyuan still knew that they respected the old and loved the young, and they did not chase after Foch, who had just sneered at the torpedo machine, but began to discuss the improvement of the torpedo machine.

"The torpedo machine is still too big, it needs to be smaller, the power should be increased, it should be more flexible, and the ability to fly at ultra-low altitude should be enhanced." Qin Zhiyuan made a request.

"It's okay to be smaller, when the materials on the big brother's side progress and the strength of the wing is further improved, a smaller torpedo machine can be designed. The problem with the engine is not big, at present, our "Hot Wheels No. 1" has almost completed the test, and the power can be increased by at least three percent. Is ultra-low altitude necessary? Long Chengyuan explained in detail, and at the same time did not forget to ask questions.

"Hot Wheels No. 1", this is the first aero engine designed by Lanfang.

Because of Qin Zhiyuan's mention, Lanfang's engine design was on the right path from the beginning.

Of course, Qin Zhiyuan can't draw the design of the engine, so Qin Zhiyuan will become a monster, but technology is so magical, 99% of the sweat and 1% of the inspiration will succeed, but the 1% of the inspiration is more important than the 99% of the sweat.

With enough good designers, a perfect platform and supporting facilities, it really only takes one inspiration, and many problems can be solved.

"The ability to fly at ultra-low altitude is very important, you think, our torpedo planes always have to go to the battlefield, and once other countries know that the aircraft can deal with battleships, then more anti-aircraft guns will be installed on battleships, at this time it will test the penetration ability of torpedo planes, and ultra-low-altitude flight, which is the main way for torpedo planes to break through the battleship's anti-aircraft fire." Qin Zhiyuan does not cherish himself.

For new weapons and new technologies, of course Qin Zhiyuan wants to keep them as secret as possible, but there are some things that you can't keep secret if you want to.

For example, the torpedo machine, this is a concept, as long as the torpedo is loaded on the plane to attack the battleship, it can change the future form of war, this does not require much complex technology, just with the scientific research capabilities of Britain, France, and the United States, as long as they understand this concept, they can build a torpedo machine in minutes, so this thing does not have much secret value, Qin Zhiyuan only intends to keep it secret until after the war with Japan.

That's right, against Japan, Qin Zhiyuan has written the war against Japan into the timetable, and when Lanfang's basic industry is completed, no matter whether the Japanese will provoke Lanfang again, Lanfang will declare war on Japan.

As for the casus belli, well, there is no need for a justification, and the "Minnan", which is still parked in Japanese ports, is the best reason.

At the time of the release of the crew of the "Minnan", the Japanese had actually returned the "Minnan", but Henry refused to accept the "Minnan" on the grounds that the cargo on board did not match the actual documents.

Although a week has passed since the "Minnan" incident, Lan Fang did not take the initiative to ask the Japanese side for the return of the "Minnan," and the Japanese side did not take the initiative to return it, so the "Minnan" was still parked in the Japanese port.

In this regard, Qin Zhiyuan is not in a hurry, the Japanese can take anything on the "Minnan", but the Japanese must "return the full amount", and when the time comes, Lan Fang will have the final say on what is on the ship.

Qin Zhiyuan is indeed a black-bellied guy, and the "Minnan" was originally loaded with food and clothing, but according to Qin Zhiyuan's idea, it would be a good idea to find the Japanese to get a shipload full of gold at that time.

Hmph, I can't help the Japanese if I don't pay it back then.

"Since this is the case, then our current battleship should also be refitted as soon as possible......" Qin Zhisheng seemed to remember something, and he was silent halfway through his words.

That's right, just ten days ago, Qin Zhiyuan just ordered all warships to go to Cam Ranh Bay, where large-scale refits, mainly for anti-aircraft fire and anti-submarine capabilities.

In order to strengthen these two items, Qin Zhiyuan even ordered some destroyers to dismantle the torpedo launcher, which Qin Zhisheng could not understand at that time, but now Qin Zhisheng finally understood Qin Zhiyuan's intentions.

Yes, in the future, torpedoes will be dropped by torpedo machines, and what kind of torpedo tubes will be needed.

"If you can't be satisfied, the next step is to turn to bombers, especially dive bombers, which are the kind of bombers that load a half-ton or one-ton bomb, fly over the target, and then dive down at a right angle of almost 90 degrees. In future naval warfare, the mode is to first send fighter planes to seize the airspace, and then torpedo planes and dive bombers join forces, torpedo planes penetrate at ultra-low altitudes, and dive bombers penetrate from above the target, so that the enemy can only take care of one and lose the other, and finally can only be captured. "Qin Zhiyuan is domineering.

"This ...... If we really have torpedo planes, and then dive bombers, what are we afraid of! Qin Zhisheng muttered to himself, patted Long Chengyuan's shoulder and smiled and flattered: "Dean Long, in the future, you will be the master of our navy, if you have any requirements, as long as my old Qin can do it, we will definitely ......have nothing to say."

Perhaps Qin Zhisheng's strength was a little too strong, Long Chengyuan silently moved to the side: "I want you to stay away from me......"

It was really a god reply, and even a serious Fuch couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Old, indeed old!" Perhaps it was the laughter that brought them closer together, and Foch shook his head with a wry smile on his face.

"Ferdinand, don't say that, we are all still young, and we need to be supervised by someone like you who can stay calm at any time, so ......" Qin Zhiyuan should be relieved if it is reasonable and reasonable.

"That's right, Ferdinand, I still need you to help me supervise those rabbit cubs, they are more honest than they are to me, the chief of the general staff." Qin Zhisheng also helped.

Long Chengyuan didn't speak, but his warm smile was enough to show Long Chengyuan's attitude.

"Haha, I'm not fragile enough to need your comfort, don't worry, I understand where my role should be." Foch laughed heartily, and the unkempt figure of eight was extraordinarily flamboyant.

People like Foch really don't need any comfort, and even comfort is an insult to Foch.

Of course, because of the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and Julie, Foch enjoyed Qin Zhiyuan's intimacy very much.

After all, the son-in-law is half a son......

No, if you follow the concept of the 21st century, a son-in-law is at least half a son at most, maybe even a half......

While a few people were talking, the torpedo plane had already flown to the intended attack position, which was about 1,000 meters away from the target ship, and this distance did not have any problem with the "Swordfish" torpedo.

Of course, in actual combat, the closer the torpedo machine is to the target, the better, because the target will not stay motionless like a target ship, but will use various methods to evade it, so the closer the distance, the higher the hit rate.

This is just a drill, so naturally there is no need to find faults.

From a distance, through the telescope, Qin Zhiyuan and the others could clearly see that one by one the torpedoes separated from the belly of the torpedo machine, and directly drilled into the water and galloped towards the target, and the splash behind the torpedo was clearly visible.

And the torpedo machine, which threw away the torpedo, did not turn, but flew towards the target at full speed.

This is a standard action, when the torpedo machine fires a torpedo, it will not pull up the fuselage or make a U-turn, because that increases the area, and then increases the probability of being shot, the standard action should be to continue to move forward, sweeping the target and flying away quickly.

"How's the progress of the oxygen torpedo?" Qin Zhiyuan suddenly put down the binoculars and asked Long Chengyuan.

After the successful development of the "Swordfish" torpedo, Qin Zhiyuan's order to Long Chengyuan was to continue to study the oxygen torpedo.

The oxygen torpedo can be said to be the biggest killer feature of Japan during World War II, the biggest advantage of this torpedo is that there is almost no trace when navigating in the water, and it is difficult for the observer on the target warship to find that there is a torpedo approaching, which greatly improves the hit rate of the torpedo.

"It's going well, and now the method of stabilizing oxygen is being validated, and if it proves to be effective, then it will be considered a phased victory." Long Chengyuan is full of confidence.

If the development of a torpedo machine was only because of a concept, then the oxygen torpedo is even more so.

The biggest difficulty of oxygen torpedo is how to make oxygen not explode, which is no longer a problem because of Qin Zhiyuan's prompt, so the next step is the design of the structure, how to produce pure oxygen, and so on.

It seems that there are still many problems, but as long as the biggest obstacle is solved, then the remaining problems will be solved one by one.

Boom, boom, boom......

As soon as Long Chengyuan's words fell, he saw a column of water soaring into the sky at the waterline of the target ship in the distance, and then a violent explosion sounded .

Sixth and fourth, this result is already very good!

(To be continued.) )