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During the visit to Germany by the "Big Bad Wolf Fleet" of the Imperial Chinese Navy, Li Dingxin made an exception to allow Hitler and several high-ranking German officials to board the Guanghua Emperor for a visit, and opened the nuclear reactor compartment for Hitler to visit for the first time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info╔╗

During the exercise, the officers and men of the Imperial Chinese Navy showed their combat effectiveness and scored the first place in target shooting at 40 km, 35 km, 30 km, and 25 km, while the German Navy only won the 20 km target victory.

The strong combat capability of the Imperial Chinese Navy enabled the German Navy to finally see what it means to have people outside the sky, and the advanced weapons and equipment of the Chinese Empire made the German officers and men full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Although the German High Seas Fleet dispatched 6 Hindenburg Ultimate Battleships and 2 Bismarck Super Battleships to participate in the joint military exercises, German Navy Marshal Raeder bluntly explained to Hitler after the exercise that with the same 20-inch super gun, the six Hindenburg-class battleships of the German High Seas Fleet could not defeat a single Guanghua Emperor. The reason is simple, the German 20-inch cannon could not penetrate the frontal armor protection of the Guanghua Emperor at more than 30 kilometers. At this distance, it was clear that the Guanghua Emperor had a long-range precision strike capability, and the power of the shells that exploded at this distance during the exercise posed a huge threat to the armor of the Hindenburg-class battleships.

Raeder's biggest concern was that the battleship Guanghua the Great would be nuclear-powered. ╔╗According to the official announcement of the Chinese Empire, the Guanghua Emperor does not need to be refueled for twenty years. And the ability to maintain a speed of up to 30 knots for several months proves that the Guanghua Emperor can engage in an endless war of attrition, which no warship can withstand for the capital ship of the German Navy.

Hitler was very sad, originally thought that the Guanghua Emperor was just something boasted by the Chinese Empire, but he did not expect it to be so strong that the Hindenburg-class battleships built by the German Navy with great manpower, material and financial resources were directly kicked out, and this kind of blow was huge for Hitler and even the German Navy.

"In this way, unless we also have mastered nuclear reactor technology and have a battleship that can compete with the Guanghua Emperor. Otherwise, it will be difficult to put pressure on the Imperial Chinese Navy. ”

Hitler had to face the fact that he had been a little ill-conceived in his previous clamor to overtake the Imperial Chinese Navy and seize the world's maritime supremacy. But this did not mean that Hitler had given in, but for Hitler, he was enraged.

"Nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors must be developed as soon as possible at any cost!"

It was precisely because Hitler and the entire German side were deeply stimulated by the strength of the Chinese Imperial Navy. ╔╗Especially their self-esteem was deeply "hurt" by the strong performance of the Guanghua Emperor. Originally, the Chinese Empire was prepared to deter the Germans and make them give up the idea of competing with the Chinese Empire for world hegemony, but it really underestimated the determination of Nazi Germany to rise, and Hitler was not only not deterred, but inspired his determination to be strong and aggressive.

Germany's nuclear weapons program was sabotaged and thwarted by the Chinese Empire and the Anglo-French Entente, resulting in losses of up to 6 billion dragon coins, including the bombing of the heavy water production line in Norway, the large-scale bombing of the uranium mine production base in eastern Germany, the uranium enrichment facility in Frankfurt and the nuclear reactor laboratory in Hamburg, or the destruction of agents from various countries, including the Chinese Empire.

But the Germans learned wisely. They have strengthened the protection of the facilities of the nuclear physics project, and even moved them directly to the basement.

The more countries tried to combat Germany's nuclear weapons tests, the more determined the Germans became to develop nuclear weapons, and accelerated the pace of development. In particular, the repeated atomic bomb tests of the Chinese Empire and the tremendous stimulation of the nuclear-powered battleship Guanghua the Great in front of the Germans have become the driving force for the Germans to rise up and develop nuclear weapons.

Compared with the speed of nuclear weapons research and development in Britain, France, the Soviet Union and other countries, Germany has a strong industrial foundation and many talents, so its development is naturally much faster.

For the Chinese Empire, including the Emperor Wang Chenhao. It is clear that as long as the industrial capacity and scientific and technological reserves reach a certain level, nuclear weapons will come naturally, and this is very difficult to stop. Wang Chenhao is very aware of this, and China in history was able to develop nuclear weapons under such difficult circumstances, not to mention the current powerful Germany. Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and other countries will sooner or later develop nuclear weapons. All the Chinese Empire has to do is to reap the benefits as much as possible before the other side develops nuclear weapons.

Hitler also knew that Germany was making rapid progress in nuclear weapons research. However, because of the war, Germany's nuclear facilities were often attacked and harassed by the Allied powers, and nuclear materials and related technical equipment were strictly restricted by the Chinese Empire, so that Germany could not master nuclear weapons in a short period of time. For this reason, Hitler did not have the hole card in his hand to call the Chinese Empire, so he could only tolerate everything.

Admiral Dönitz, commander of the German Navy's submarines, made a statement to Hitler that the British Navy's large-scale armament of the Tang-class submarines and Song-class submarines (Tang-class modifications) from the Chinese Empire had caused heavy losses to the German Navy's Seawolf (U) series submarines. Although the British imported submarines from the Chinese Empire at a high cost, basically five or six German Seawolf submarines could fight out a Tang-class or Song-class submarine, and the overall calculation was that the British suffered small losses. And the most sad thing for Dönitz is that the speed of German submarines is far from keeping up with the speed of surface ships or merchant ships, which leads to the fact that German submarines must rise to the surface of the sea and drive at full power in order to barely catch up with their prey, and it is obvious that German submarines are facing a great threat from British surface anti-submarine cruisers, destroyers and anti-submarine aircraft.

After entering the second half of 1940, the losses of German submarines increased significantly, but the losses of Allied merchant ships decreased significantly, and German submarine tactics were also faced with the embarrassing environment of the merchant fleet that did not dare to attack the Chinese Empire, and many Allied merchant ships directly hung the flag of the Chinese Empire. ╔╗ Factors that led to the inability of German submarines to distinguish the situation. As a result, the German Navy's tactics of breaking diplomatic relations were basically ineffective.

Hitler had been plotting how to trap Britain to death like in World War I, so he attached great importance to Dönitz, and the German Navy's submarine force was developing very rapidly, but it still could not trap Britain, which greatly displeased Hitler.

However, Hitler still valued Dönitz very much, so he patiently listened to Dönitz's report.

Dönitz suggested that Germany should continue to improve its relations with the Chinese Empire, and that it should not be limited to importing energy and living materials from the Chinese Empire, but should import the submarine technology of the Chinese Empire and strive to restart the war at sea. Defeat Britain as soon as possible.

Hitler knew very well that if he wanted to obtain advanced submarine technology from the Chinese Empire, Germany would definitely have to pay a considerable price in exchange for benefits, but he still agreed to Dönitz's suggestion and sent people to contact the Chinese Empire.

At this time. As the Anglo-French Allied countries gradually stabilized the situation at sea, the threat of German submarines to the Allied transportation lines became smaller and smaller, and many Allied ship groups no longer paid huge "poll tax", "protection fee", "cargo commission" and other exorbitant taxes to the Chinese Empire, and they were able to reach their destination smoothly under the protection of the escort formation of the Allied navy. ╔╗

One of the most pleasing things of the Chinese Empire was its great descent, especially the levy on goods, which levied a commission of up to 12 per cent on the merchant ships of the protected Entente powers. But now, with the improvement of the Entente's escort capacity, more ship groups no longer need to rely on the Chinese Empire, and this huge income is greatly reduced. This made the Imperial Government very dissatisfied.

Therefore, when the German side proposed that the Chinese Empire would provide the relevant technology and equipment for the Tang-class submarines and the Song-class submarines (Tang-class submarines), the Chinese Empire, after weighing the pros and cons, believed that appropriately improving the strength of the German Navy's submarines would bring more income to the Chinese Empire. As a result, to the surprise of the Germans, the threshold for the Chinese Empire, which had long restricted the export of military technology to Germany, was finally lowered, and Tang-class submarines and Song-class submarines (Tang-class submarines) were allowed to be exported to Germany.

Naturally, the German Navy refused to let go of this golden opportunity and immediately signed an arms purchase agreement with the Chinese Empire. Of course, the Germans wanted to import some Tang-class and Song-class (Tang-class modifications) submarines in small quantities. And then copycat it yourself, after all, the submarines of the Chinese Empire were sold too expensive (almost 10% more than the cost of similar submarines sold to the Entente).

However, the Chinese Empire definitely disagreed, and demanded that Germany import at least 100 Tang-class submarines and 50 Song-class submarines from the Chinese Empire (Tang-class submarines), and then the Chinese Empire would transfer the production line of these two submarines to the German Navy and allow Germany to assemble and produce them on its own.

In the face of the overlord clause of the Chinese Empire. Dönitz was desperate to acquire the advanced submarine technology of the Chinese Empire, so he persuaded Hitler. Ordered the Reichstag to allocate funds for procurement.

In the end, the German Navy purchased 100 Tang-class submarines for 290 million dragon coins, 50 Song-class submarines (Tang-class modification) for 160 million dragon coins, and separately invested 320 million dragon coins to purchase the production line of Tang-class and Song-class (Tang-class remodeling) submarines, including a large number of red-headed torpedoes purchased separately, the German Navy's military purchase was as high as 880 million dragon coins. For example, although the production line was sold to the German Navy, Germany could produce most of its own components, but the key steam turbines, red-headed torpedoes, radio identification systems or foe, sonar arrays and other equipment were produced in the Chinese Empire and then shipped to Germany for assembly.

It can be said that the Chinese Empire still holds the neck of German submarines, and once the war situation changes, the Chinese Empire can terminate the supply of key equipment to Germany at any time, which is equivalent to controlling the number of Tang-class submarines and Song-class (Tang-class submarines) equipped by the German Navy, thus affecting the development of the war situation.

Of course, what the Chinese Empire wanted was a balance of power between British and German submarines in the Atlantic, so that it was in line with the strategic interests of the Chinese Empire.

Although the Song-class submarines in service in the Imperial Chinese Navy have not been exported to the outside world, they have maintained their advanced status. However, the problem that the German submarine was facing at this time was also the same problem that the Chinese Imperial submarine would face.

Although the Song-class submarine currently in service in the Chinese Empire is very powerful, known as the ocean black hole, it is difficult for the sonar systems of all countries in the world to detect, because its noise is very close to the ocean noise, and ordinary sonar soldiers cannot judge it at all. At the same time, the Song-class submarines have an underwater speed of up to 25 knots and can catch up with most warships and most of the merchant ships.

However, with the development of advanced marine systems by the navies of various countries, the speed of warships is basically more than 25 knots, and even reaches 33 knots, and there are basically very few warships below 25 knots. Even if there were, it was a warship of low value, not even worth as much as a red-headed torpedo of the Chinese Empire. At the same time, the great progress of navigation has also greatly improved the speed of civilian ships. Especially after the First World War, civilian ships were often chased by submarines with a speed of more than a dozen knots due to the slow speed of the early days. After the outbreak of World War II, most of the slow ships gave up going to sea, and the merchants basically used ships with speeds higher than 20 knots to transport goods, which was one of the direct reasons for the deterioration of German submarine warfare.

Of course, for the Song-class submarines of the Chinese Empire, the underwater speed of 25 knots would still be a nightmare for the merchant fleet if it were used for a diplomatic break. However, as far as the Imperial Chinese Navy is concerned, they have always been at the forefront of the world in terms of submarines, and they are not allowed to appear civilian ships or warships that submarines cannot deal with. In particular, the speed of many merchant ships even reached 30 knots, which was already more than the hunting speed of Song-class submarines, which was intolerable to the Imperial Chinese Navy.

In fact, as early as June of the 19th year of Guanghua, when the Chinese Empire began construction of two Song-class submarines, the Imperial Ship Administration was already studying the design of the next generation of submarines. It's just that at that time, the submarines of the Chinese Empire were more than one generation ahead of the world, and it would take at least 20 years for submarines of various countries to catch up with the Song-class submarines of the Chinese Empire, so the Imperial Navy had sufficient time for research and development in submarines.

The Yuan-class submarine was developed from the end of Guanghua 19 years, but until the 39th year of Guanghua, the Yuan-class submarine has not been recognized by the Imperial Navy, during which the six test boats of the Yuan-class submarine have been launched one after another, but the performance has not made a breakthrough compared with the Song-class submarine, and the Imperial Navy has successively postponed the service time of the Yuan-class submarine, and the design indicators have been played by the General Administration of Shipbuilding, requiring redesign and improvement. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )