It's a sad story about the hit rate of torpedoes. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Americans once made a statistic that only 50 percent of the torpedoes fired by the US Navy and Air Force in World War II hit rate.

Even this 50 percent was not counted until the middle and late stages of World War II.

As for the early days of World War II, I'm afraid Americans don't have the face to count.

In the early days of World War II, the torpedoes of the Americans included the air-launched mark-13, the submarine-launched mark-14, and the ship-based mark-15.

Type 3 torpedoes met the various needs of torpedo machines, submarines, and surface warships, and seemed to be complete, but in fact there were so many problems at the beginning of the war that people could not bear it.

U.S. torpedoes often sailed several feet deeper than the torpedo was set to depth, which caused many torpedoes to slip under the target and fire empty guns.

Torpedoes using magnetic fuses detonate prematurely, touch fuses fail to detonate, and gyroscopes also have problems, resulting in torpedoes fired by the U.S. military often circling around to hit themselves......

From this point of view, it is not easy for Lan Fang's torpedo function to hand over the record of six in four.

However, in Long Chengyuan's opinion, such a record is obviously unqualified, so when it was found that there were only six middle four, Long Chengyuan's face immediately turned into the bottom of the pot.

"Our torpedo fuse is still a bit of a problem, this has happened many times before, and the institute has also made improvements, but the effect is not significant, the problem of printing the letter has not been completely solved, and I am going to set up a research team to solve the problem of the fuse." Fortunately, Long Chengyuan was determined to make a military order in front of Qin Zhiyuan.

This was just an exercise, the torpedo planes attacked motionless target ships, and there was no threat of anti-aircraft fire, so the hit rate was guaranteed.

Then since there are still two torpedoes that did not explode, there is only one explanation: there was a problem with the fuses of those two torpedoes.

"Don't be in a hurry about this problem, scientific research work must follow the objective law step by step, can not be achieved overnight, you don't have too much pressure, the work must have a combination of work and rest, now it is not easy to have this situation, I want to give you a credit." Qin Zhiyuan is not harsh.

As early as the Corsican period, Qin Zhiyuan paid attention to the cultivation of researchers.

Now Lanfang, there are nearly 1,000 scientific research workers, distributed in more than a dozen research institutes of all sizes, these people are the baby bumps in Qin Zhiyuan's hands, and Qin Zhiyuan has always treated scientific research workers with great tolerance.

"It is precisely because of His Majesty's favor that we, the 'lower nine streams', have today's glory, just like Your Majesty said: there is pressure to have motivation. Therefore, please rest assured that we will solve this problem as soon as possible, and we will not let the opportunity that the front-line soldiers have won with a statement be ruined on a small fuse. Long Chengyuan has ambition and takes the initiative to put pressure on himself.

"Scientific research workers", this is the title that only Lan Fang has, if in the former Qing Dynasty, "scientific research workers" were collectively called "craftsmen", and research "strange skills and tricks" have always been intolerable in the mainstream Chinese society, so Long Chengyuan will be grateful for Qin Zhiyuan's attention.

Think about it, in another time and space, even in the 80s of the 20th century, there was still a saying in Chinese society that "it is better to sell tea and eggs than to build atomic bombs", and the status of scientific research workers in Chinese society can be imagined.

But in Lanfang, the status of scientific research workers has been infinitely elevated, and Michel and Sandy, who have come to Lanfang from Corsica, have even higher salaries than Prime Minister Huang Bohan.

Not only is the salary high, but for those scientific research workers who have made outstanding contributions, the Lanfang government has provided living secretaries, drivers, doctors, and guards, not to mention cars and villas.

As the saying goes, "the one who is a confidant dies", in Lanfang's scientific research institutions, the enthusiasm of the researchers is no less than that of the workers in the factory, and it is normal to fight all night long, and sometimes it is not uncommon to fight for several days and nights for public relations.

"In our Lanfang, the most honorable person is not an official, not a foreign guest, or even me, the king, but you down-to-earth front-line workers. So in order to build a better Lanfang, please take care of yourself, I hope that when we are both 80 years old, we can still witness the glory of Lanfang together. Of course, Qin Zhiyuan understands the hard work of front-line workers, so he is quite emotional.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will wait for you to die with all your might!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

"Hooray!"

The ground crews who spontaneously lined up shouted in unison, and finally converged into a unified slogan of "Long live".

Perhaps at such an exciting time, only "long live" can express the feelings of these frontline workers.

In the Chinese society, which advocates the idea of "official standard", officials have always been the most noble, and even those who are only "reserve officials" will benefit from this. In the Republic of China at this time, "foreigners" are even more noble than officials, and as for the "king", it is not to mention the "Son of Heaven".

God's son!

In Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan actually put the position of front-line workers above the king, which is really a great honor for front-line workers.

The cheers did not stop, and six torpedo planes flew back in formation, swept over the "Tarzan", and prepared to fly back to the nearby airfield for landing. However, when the torpedo planes flew over the "Taishan" in formation, the six torpedo planes swung their wings up and down in unison to greet everyone on the "Taishan."

The action drew another cheer, followed by a tooth-aching cracking sound of metal cracking in the distance.

Qin Zhiyuan looked back at the past, only to see that one end of the target ship in the distance had been submerged in the water because of a large amount of water, and the other section was raised high out of the water due to the leverage effect, and finally broke into two pieces in the middle due to the lack of strength of the steel, and the broken battleship smashed heavily on the sea, causing a splash, and then sank quickly.

"Good!" Qin Zhiyuan applauded vigorously.

"Good! Let's go, go back and celebrate your achievements! Qin Zhisheng was overjoyed.

Foch had a complicated expression, looking at the sea that was already calm and silent.

Perhaps at this moment, the first person in the military in the world really feels "dying old".

This is also a helpless thing, birth, old age, sickness and death are natural laws, and no one can violate them.

In fact, although it was a little regrettable, the exercise could already be declared successful, so the "Taishan" returned to sea amid cheers.

That night, Qin Zhiyuan presided over a grand celebration party at the 203rd Naval Weapons Research Institute in Zhenyuan City. Lanfang's military industry department, starting with 1, is subordinate to the army, factories and research institutes are mixed in turn, 2 is the navy, and 3 is the air force.

Because of Qin Zhiyuan's participation, the level of this celebration was raised to the highest level, and the commander of the navy, Antonio, also rushed back from the Sulu shipyard to participate.

Antonio was the captain of the flagship "Yangtze River" when Qin Zhiyuan first went to Britain to receive the first batch of destroyers, and of course, he was able to serve as the commander of the Lanfang Navy, which also shows that Antonio, one of Qin Zhiyuan's earliest followers, has joined the Lanfang nationality.

During the afternoon exercise, Antonio went to Sulu to inspect and did not participate in the exercise.

After seeing Qin Zhiyuan, Antonio expressed his apology: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I have important things to do in the afternoon, and I can't accompany you on the 'Taishan'." ”

"Hehe, it's okay, I'm going to the Sulu shipyard tomorrow and tell me how the situation is going over there?" Since the exercise was successful, Qin Zhiyuan was in a good mood and didn't care, and he had no intention of pursuing it at all.

As the commander of the Navy, Antonio of course cares about the research and development of naval weapons, in fact, since the day the torpedo machine was established, Antonio has been paying attention to the progress of the torpedo machine, as early as the first few experiments, Antonio has participated many times, this time, Antonio really has something to do, so he did not participate in the exercise.

When he was still a small agent, Qin Zhiyuan often inspected when he saw that the national leaders were fine, and at that time he thought that the leaders had nothing to do when they were full. Now that I think about it, what can I do without inspection?

At the level of Qin Zhiyuan and Antonio, the specific affairs have nothing to do with them, many things such as the research and development of torpedo machines, Qin Zhiyuan and Antonio only need to care about the progress, and don't interfere in the specific research and development, because that will cause researchers to be at a loss, and it is a real layman commanding an insider.

"Not bad, the No. 1 dock and the No. 2 dock are nearing completion, these two are relatively small, can only build warships or merchant ships within 5,000 tons, and even if there is a need now, you can start laying keels immediately, our Admiralty plans to hire technicians from the United States to guide us, build a few destroyers in our shipyard to practice, and then we will independently design and develop. Dock No. 7 and Dock No. 8 are 10,000-ton docks, and it is still early, and Dock No. 9 has not yet started. "Antonio was very detailed.

The Americans do have a set of shipbuilding, and in the world war, the United States set a world record of 14 days from laying the keel to launching a destroyer of more than a thousand tons, so when Antonio sought technical guidance, the first thing that came to mind was the Americans.

In fact, the French's shipbuilding technology is also good, although it cannot catch up with the British who won by technology and the Americans who won by scale, but they also have their own uniqueness.

At present, the Lanfang Navy and the French Navy are working together to develop the "Legion" class battleships, and at the same time, they are also improving the existing Q series submarines, according to the principle of "eggs are not put in one basket", Lanfang needs a second partner, which has nothing to do with France, only with Lanfang's national interests.

"Continue to look for a suitable shipyard location, we must ensure at least seven to eight shipyards to ensure our national security, only relying on the existing two shipyards, it is difficult to build enough warships when needed." Qin Zhiyuan remembered that the Americans had a little numbness.

It is said that the Americans are strong in their violent military capabilities, but how strong is it?

The Americans are still building destroyers, and since the United States entered the war last year, the Americans have built a total of 195 naval vessels, including destroyers, cruisers, battleships, and submarines, almost one in two days.

This ability of the thug soldier is unparalleled in the world.

In Qin Zhiyuan's vision, if Lan Fang wants to rise, then the United States must pass that hurdle. If one day Lan Fang and the Americans confront, thinking about the desperate ability of the Americans, Qin Zhiyuan would feel uneasy.

It is really not so easy for a nation, or a country, to rise.

(To be continued.) )