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    As soon as Chen Shaokuan rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight, Yang Qiu asked him two difficult questions.  .The first is to take the initiative to attack, and the second is to seize Guam. Neither of these problems is easy.  Most of the main force of the Japanese navy is in Yokosuka. Geography and the Uraga waterway determine that it is basically impossible to attack here, let alone Rabaul. There are only four locations in Sasebo, Ryukyu, Manila and Linga anchorage that are relatively close.  But closer is also relative. Sasebo and Naha are both more than 800 kilometers away from the nearest naval bases in the country. Even if the Lightning carrier-based fighter is equipped with three auxiliary fuel tanks, it can only maintain a battle over the target for half an hour before having to retreat.  It is possible to dispatch aircraft carriers to shorten the attack distance in the South China Sea, but in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, Japan may be able to obtain intelligence as soon as the aircraft carriers are deployed.  The second problem is even more complicated. Guam is more than 2,700 kilometers away from Taiwan. The same fleet will be discovered by the Japanese navy as long as it passes through the Bashi Strait and Ryukyu Strait.  Even if it is taken down, it will still face a pincer attack from Rabaul and the Japanese home fleet, which will test the early deployment and later maritime support capabilities.

    Of course, he also understood that Yang Qiu¡¯s seizure of Guam was not only to cut off Japanese shipping, but also to prevent the United States from entering the Southwest Pacific.  You must know that Guam and Wake Island are the only way to contact the Philippines from Hawaii. By grabbing them before the United States declares war, you can take the entire Mariana Islands into your pocket.  In this way, even if the United States returns to the Philippines, if there is a conflict in the future, it can easily cut off communication lines, which is equivalent to abolishing the role of the United States in containing China by relying on the Philippines!  On the contrary, if Guam is allowed to attack Ryukyu first, although it is easier, the US Navy will definitely take advantage of the opportunity of being dragged in Ryukyu and the South China Sea to recapture Guam early. By then, there will be a big loophole in the Southwest Pacific strategy.

    As for the fact that Guam is a trusteeship of the United States Chen Shaokuan scoffed, it's just a trusteeship.  It¡¯s not territory. Once it¡¯s snatched away, it will be under China¡¯s trust.

    But he was not sure how to resolve the battle quickly without turning it into a war of attrition at sea.  Just when he couldn't find a good solution after all kinds of thinking, Chief of Staff Huang Mouan opened the door.  Huang Mouan was an officer promoted from Sa Zhenbing after Yang Qiu took over the Navy of the Republic of China. Although he was not famous, he was very down-to-earth and pragmatic. After returning from studying in the UK, the two worked together in the First Fleet for many years.  After Chen Shaokuan became commander.  He was immediately nominated as Chief of Naval Staff.  "Commander, the telegram from Whitehall tells us to send an aircraft carrier and two cruisers to Alexandria to help."

    "Do these British guys want to be shameless? Even before the Cairo Declaration, they want my warships?" Chen Shaokuan, who was upset, couldn't see the British anxious attitude.

    Huang Mouan smiled secretly, he knew Chen Shaokuan's iron cock character very well.  He advised: "There is nothing the UK can do. We just received the news that the German Air Force has started air raids on the British mainland, and Italy also took the opportunity to attack Egypt. Now Cunningham doesn't have many warships on hand, so he is very anxious."

    "Bombing Britain, Egypt also suffered? Good!" Chen Shaokuan cheered loudly, and Huang Mouan had to cough: "Commander, we are allies! If this is heard outside, it may cause a big diplomatic dispute."

    "Who dares to spread the word?" Chen Shaokuan squinted his eyes, glared at the orderly who was pouring water, and then waved his hand: "Forget it, the Third Fleet has been fine lately anyway. Let Pan Duheng go. This guy  Yes, exercise more. But you have to take care of them, don't be stupid enough to be sold by the British and pay back some money, and be more thoughtful. You can ask the First Fleet to send a few warships to strengthen the 15th Fleet in Vladivostok. By the way, let Shen Honglie,  Bingwen and Zhu Binhou will come to Beijing as soon as possible."

    Huang Mouan just stood up, and his eyes lit up when he heard the last sentence: "Commander. But are you going to attack Japan?"

    "Yes." Chen Shaokuan nodded in acquiescence. He walked to the map and slowly scanned his eyes from Ryukyu Sasebo to the Mariana Islands, secretly thinking about how to make his mortal enemy draw more blood.

    With the advent of long-distance transport aircraft, the military's transportation connections were much more convenient. Shen Honglie and Bingwen returned to Beijing that night, and even Zhu Binhou and Deng Haoqian, who were in the Red Sea, arrived the next morning.  "What's going on over there in Annan?" As soon as they came back, Shen Honglie and Zhu Binhou asked about Annan.  Bing Wen immediately introduced the two of them: "France is still holding Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon. We now rely on Da Nang and Con Dao Island for supplies."

    ¡°Saigon Airport can deploy bombers to deter Singapore, and Cam Ranh Bay directly faces Manila. I¡¯m worried if we don¡¯t get these two places.¡±

    "Come on, Commander Qiu and the Military Intelligence Bureau have already taken action before coming back. The voice for independence in various parts of Annan is now very high. I estimate that armed independence will be a matter of these two days." Bingwen patted Marquis Zhu Bin and chatted a few words about the naval battle between Britain and France.  Then he asked: "By the way, why did the commander ask us to come back?"

    "What else can be done? Fight Japan." Several people were chatting when Chen Shaokuan walked in from the door.  As soon as they met, Yang Qiu expressed his thoughts.  When the navy was founded, it took the Japanese navy as its number one target, so as soon as it was discoveredJapan, everyone is happy.  But after Chen Shaokuan finished explaining his plan, they all frowned.  "Not to mention destroying them all, even sinking four or five battleships is worth it. Just trying to complete it is not easy." The main target of the First Fleet is Japan, so Shen Honglie has studied the Japanese navy very deeply.  The analysis said: "Japan has two main bases in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, one is Naha in Ryukyu, and the other is Sasebo. The former faces the Pacific Ocean. If carrier-based aircraft want to attack here, they must first defeat the land aviation of Ryukyu Island. There are about four  There are one hundred Ki-43 fighter jets and one hundred Zero Fighters. There is also a Japanese naval aviation base on Fukushima in front of Sasebo, and there is also a land aviation base on the mainland of Kyushu Island. There are more than five hundred Zero Fighters, Ki-27s and Ki-43s in total.  The water depth in Sasebo Port is shallow, and the depth of the air-dropped fish and torpedoes must be reduced to six meters, otherwise it will be easy to drill directly into the mud. Of course, this is not the main thing. The main reason is that Japan is keeping a close eye on the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. Since last year  At first, as long as my aircraft carrier leaves the port, there will definitely be movement there, so it will be difficult to sneak attack the military port."

    "Can we send out bombers?"

    "Yes, it is possible, but judging from the exercises, horizontal bombing will cause minimal damage to the fleet."

    "Can we seduce it?" Zhu Binhou said: "Since the president plans to take back the Sakhalin oil field, let's do something here. First, let the 15th Fleet directly block the Soya Strait and force the Japanese Navy to mobilize here. At the same time, the First Fleet  Deploy a battleship group to move towards Jeju Island and assume a posture of going north. In this way, the Japanese navy will inevitably leave the port. When he confronts us, we will dispatch carrier-based aircraft from Shanghai and Lianyungang to sink them."

    Shen Honglie shook his head: "It is difficult to block the Soya Strait. My 15th fleet only has 11 destroyers and 11 submarines. Even if it supports, it can only send a few cruisers at most. On the contrary, Japan can send battleships to the Pacific and not have an advantage. As for  The battleships were dispatched in a posture heading northI'm afraid Yamamoto Isoroku would only be happy. The Tsushima Strait is too narrow, and the battleships will be flanked by Japanese planes as soon as they enter, so the Japanese are probably eager for me to get in, so they don't say it  And Zhan took the opportunity to eat my battleship."

    "Then what should we do? We won't just give the credit to the Air Force in vain again, right?" Deng Haogan stood up.  Military conflicts exist in every country.  The three armies of the Republic of China also fought openly and covertly, but they were not as perverted as Japan.  Therefore, his words struck a vital chord in the Navy. If a plan cannot be produced, the General Staff will definitely hand over the task to the Air Force, because only the Air Force can attack targets within a radius of 1,500 kilometers.

    The Navy is certainly unwilling to hand over the task to the Air Force.  But the problem is that as long as the aircraft carrier moves in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, Japan will definitely respond immediately.  Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, Bingwen seemed to have thought of something. He touched his chin and said, "It's not necessary for the Air Force to intervene. Don't we also have Hai H-7 and Hai J-6?"

    The Navy does have many naval versions of the H-7 and J-6 double-headed Jiao fighter jets. There is a little story in this.  When the Air Force was developing long-range capabilities, Chen Shaokuan had always been jealous.  But the Air Force just didn't want the Navy to get involved in the bomber project.  It wasn't until the J-8 project encountered obstacles that the Air Force had to turn around and ask the Navy to open up the J-5 Lightning carrier-based aircraft and cancel wing folding and other equipment for emergency response.  Improved to the Air Force J-7 Thunder.  Unexpectedly, once I started using it, I became addicted and started mass-producing it.  Taking this opportunity, Chen Shaokuan finally switched to the J-6 and H-7 that he had long admired.  The former was named Haijian No. 6, nicknamed Haijiao.  It is mainly used for long-range interceptions at naval bases, and a model has also been developed that can be mounted on a ship after folding its wings.  However, it was canceled due to the launch of the new carrier-based fighter project.  The latter is nominally used for maritime patrols to make up for the shortage of seaplanes, but in fact it retains the capability of ground bombing.

    Like the two-headed dragon, the sea dragon has an ultra-long range, with a maximum combat radius of 1,500 kilometers.  Coupled with the Lightning attached to the auxiliary fuel tank, it has the ability to protect bombers competing for air supremacy in Sasebo and Naha.  "Bingwen, the effect of horizontal bombing is not good. We only have 300 Hai H-7s in hand. We can only guarantee three waves to attack two targets at the same time. If we want to rely on three waves of horizontal bombing to kill the fleet  It¡¯s too difficult.¡± Zhu Binhou was born as a pilot and knew all kinds of aircraft best, so he was not optimistic about horizontal bombing of ships.  Even if the harbor facilities are blown up, as long as the fleet is there, the mission will be considered a failure.

    "That's not necessarily the case. Someone may be able to help us." Bingwen smiled mysteriously¡ª¡ª

    The transport plane soon sent Bingwen to the Belga Aircraft Factory in Beihai (now Irkutsk). This is an aircraft manufacturing plant affiliated with Meteor Company. It mainly produces Y-6 tactical transport aircraft and naval torpedo aircraft.  The factory was built here because the North Sea is rich in bauxite and electricity resources.  Since the first five-year plan, water conservancy and thermal power plants have been built here. At that time, everyone thought it was a waste because Beihai Province has a small population and cannot use so much electricity. But now it has not only become the largest aluminum producer in the country  , and has many heavy industries such as steelmaking and oil processing, and can also transmit electricity to Chita and Kulun.

      Because it is the main production area of ??torpedo aircraft, coupled with the vast Lake Baiga, the Navy built a test station here for experiments on torpedoes and torpedo aircraft.  After explaining his purpose, the local naval officer quickly took Bingwen to the airport in front of a Hai Hung Seven carrying two heavy black torpedoes. When he saw the torpedoes, Bingwen knew he had found the right person.  "Captain, Captain Qiuhan!" As the officer shouted loudly, a twenty-seven-year-old captain with thick glasses emerged from the magazine, his round face covered with oil.

    "What's the matter?" It could be seen that Captain Qiuhan must be highly short-sighted, and he didn't even see Bingwen standing next to the officer.  The officer quickly pointed at Bingwen: "Commander Bing is here. He has something to ask you."

    "Commander?" Qiu Han quickly got out from under the belly of the aircraft and wiped his hands with a rag. He seemed to feel that it was not clean enough and rubbed it hard on the blue work clothes a few times before saluting respectfully: "Aviation Sergeant Qiu Han  , met the commander."

    "Don't be nervous." After Bingwen waved his hand to the officers around him, he approached mysteriously and asked, "How long are you going to hide, kid? Aren't you afraid that I will come to arrest you?" Qiu Han scratched his head naively.  .  He could hide it from others, but he couldn't hide it from this person. He asked sheepishly: "Commander, did my dad ask you to come?" It turned out that Qiu Han was the chief of logistics of the National Defense Forces, the director of the technical equipment department, and the former chief of the 3010 Project.  The youngest son who commands Qiu Heng.  Because he was dissatisfied with the blind dates his family always arranged for him, he hid in the navy through connections.  Because of his solid skills and proficiency in aviation technology, he quickly became an aviation sergeant.  But because of his high myopia, he was unable to join the front-line naval aviation service.

    "I don't have time to help you catch people. I came here today to find something for you." Bingwen laughed, walked to the heavy torpedo hanging under the wing, patted the torpedo twice and asked: "I heard that you are researching  Have bombers dropped heavy torpedoes?¡±

    Qiu Han is a typical technology geek. Since last year, he has been studying the use of bombers to drop heavy torpedoes.  As everyone knows.  The aviation torpedoes currently used by countries around the world have a caliber of 450 mm, a range of 2,000 meters, a warhead of about 100 kilograms, and a total weight of about 800 to 1,000 kilograms. This requires the torpedo aircraft to risk rushing into the enemy's air defense fire circle before releasing the bomb, and the torpedoes are lightweight.  The lethality is insufficient, coupled with the ship's own evasive ability.  It often takes a dozen or even dozens of rounds to hit the target.  So he dreamed of using bombers to drop 550mm heavy-duty torpedoes. This would not only avoid dangerous small-caliber anti-aircraft firepower, but also allow naval aviation to truly have the ability to replace one aircraft with one ship.

    "Yes. But the water entry technology is still being tested." Seeing Bingwen asking carefully, Qiu Han did not dare to hide it and introduced: "Look, these two are hanging now. They are the 550mm Jiaolong four we are currently equipped with.  type thermal power torpedo and Jiaolong V type electric torpedo. Both torpedoes weigh 1.8 tons and the torpedo head charge is 320 kg. The speed of the thermal power type is 50 knots/7000 meters. The disadvantage is that it will leave obvious navigation marks on the water.  The electric type is slow, 30 knots/5000 meters, but has no track on the water, which is very suitable for submarines. From the perspective of the torpedo itself, as long as the weight and range of the thunderhead are appropriately reduced, and the reserve buoyancy is increased, it can be airdropped. But because of its heavy weight  , so the heavy torpedo will suffer a stronger impact after being airdropped, and the interior needs to be reinforced. Secondly, the heavy torpedo will sink quickly after entering the water. According to our experiments, if the bomb is dropped at a height of 500 meters, the torpedo will sink to the bottom of the water for at least 27  meters, the course attitude is also downward after starting, which means that the torpedo will directly penetrate into the seabed. Therefore, how to use the gyroscope to correct the course and calculate the buoyancy of the thunderhead need to be experimented"

    "Can it be solved?"

    "There is a way. We are currently studying a wooden wing. Simply put, a pair of small wings are hung on the missile body, so that after the bomb is dropped, the torpedo can be ensured to enter the water as horizontally as possible. The wooden wings will break away after hitting the sea water.  Torpedoes, this can solve the problem of diving into the seabed after entering the water. As long as the depth of entering the water does not exceed fifteen meters, the gyroscope can rest the trajectory and adjust the torpedo." After finishing speaking, Qiu Han scratched his head: "But this is just  It¡¯s a preliminary idea and has not been tested yet.¡±

    "Fifteen meters? No, six meters at most."

    "Six meters?!" Qiu Han was startled. This is the minimum depth of entry for a light torpedo!  too difficult.  He was very surprised because the heavy-duty torpedoes he studied were all used in deep-sea operations. Is it necessary to ensure such a small water penetration depth?  Seeing that he was puzzled, Bingwen told him about his preparations to attack the Japanese military port.  "What do you mean, let bombers bring torpedoes to attack the military port?" Even though he was a technology geek, Qiu Han was startled by Bingwen's idea.  However, this is the only way at present. A Hai H-7 can carry two heavy-duty torpedoes and then attack targets within a radius of 1,200 kilometers. This means that it can take off from a farther inland airport to avoid Japanese reconnaissance, and bomb  The Seven itself has ten machine guns, has strong anti-aircraft capabilities, has a sturdy body, and has a higher survival rate in front of intensive anti-aircraft firepower.

    But it is a super difficult problem to reduce the water penetration depth of a heavy torpedo to six meters.  So he thought about it and said:"Commander, I will experiment with everyone on the torpedo as soon as possible, but I suggest you consider using radio-guided bombs."

    "Radio-guided bomb? What is this?" Bingwen asked curiously.

    "Guidance technology is one of the core technologies in Project 3010. Simply put, after the bomb is dropped, it no longer falls freely, but directs the bomb to hit the target through radio remote control. The Air Force began testing a 1,600-kilogram gliding guidance bomb three months ago.  . As far as I know, it has been carried out eight times in total, dropped from 3,000, 5,000 and 8,000 meters altitude. Six times, it accurately hit a round target with a radius of 30 meters after gliding on the wings for 25 kilometers. "

    "At an altitude of 8,000 metershit a round target with a radius of 30 meters? How come I didn't know about this!" Bingwen almost jumped up. This was the first time he had heard of such a bomb.

    "It's normal that you don't know. This is an Air Force project, and it's Project 3010. It's very confidential. I secretly heard about it from my dad last time I went back. In fact, you should really coax my dad, he has more  There are guided rockets with a range of 400 kilometers that can carry one ton of explosives, cruise guided rockets that can fly 300 kilometers close to the sea, and ten-ton super bombs Hey, Commander, where are you going? One  Month? Okay! Don¡¯t worry, I promise to hand over the modified torpedo to the Navy Department within one month at most." Before Qiu Han finished speaking, Bingwen said, "The depth of the heavy torpedo entering the water must be solved within a month."  Then, he turned around and ran towards the jeep.
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