"My submarine force is my stepmother's, and I don't even have any support! It's just my own family. Sa Zhenbing is an anti-submarine destroyer and an airship. Isn't this bullying?" In the conference room, Cai Tinggan cursed.

Said. Cai Tingqian really didn't expect that at the last moment he would be able to escape and go back to receive the award, only to be dealt with by an airship dangling in the air!

In actual combat, this airship can lower its altitude and use the 47mm rapid-fire cannon in the pod to sieve the submarine, but the submarine has no way to do it. If it dives, the airship cannot hit you, but people can wait.

, you can't recharge on the surface, and you can't move underwater. There are only two endings for you, either you suffocate to death under the water, or you come up and die. If you dare to drive on the water, then keep following until

Sieve the submarine!

"Okay, get ready for the meeting. Sinking an equipment patrol is not enough." Just when Cai Tingqian was complaining, Yang Yonglin walked in and knocked on the table, followed by Sa Zhenbing who was ashen-faced. The exercise was lost.

Sa Zhenbing was naturally not in a good mood. Cai Tingqian had won the battle, so it was fine to just show off, but it couldn't be too much, as it would affect unity.

"By the way, Commander, we still have a submarine waiting at the entrance of Dalian Bay. How is this submarine doing? Why haven't you heard from them since we came back?" Cai Tingqian suddenly asked. After he was discovered by the airship,

He immediately sent a telegram to the Haihu No. 3 submarine, meaning that the mission had been completed and it could be withdrawn. However, after sending the telegram, he did not receive a reply from the Haihu No. 3 submarine until the return voyage. This made Cai Tingqian very uneasy.

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"You mean the Haihu No. 3 has been stranded now and is being rescued. But don't worry, everyone has been rescued. Now everyone is towing the submarine." Sa Zhenbing said with a smirk. "I'll leave you at the door.

Sit back and wait! Now I am dumbfounded. The port itself is very narrow, and there is also a lightning protection net. The underwater environment can be said to be quite complicated. Usually submarines walk on the sea and watch the buoys enter the port. Now they can't find any reference when walking underwater.

If something doesn’t happen, it will become abnormal!”

This does not mean that the training level of the Chinese Navy's submarine force is too low. It means that this is too difficult. Even in World War 1, the German Navy sent 8 submarines to attack the British Royal Navy anchorage at the beginning of the war but failed.

Two of the submarines were forced to return due to mechanical failures, one submarine was sunk by the light cruiser HMS Birmingham, and the other five did not receive any damage.

The record was partly because the performance of submarines at that time was really tragic. On the other hand, it was also because the environment was too complex. Various shoals, mine protection nets and mine arrays made it difficult for submarines to move forward. Oh, and there might even be ships that were deliberately sunk blocking the channel.

, in short, it can be described as a narrow escape. So Cai Tingqian's plan seems good, but the feasibility is not high.

Although the exercise is over, the smell of gunpowder in the venue is still very strong. Sa Zhenbing repeatedly emphasized that the fixed navigation was the fundamental reason for the "sinking" of the Weihai. If his navigation was not fixed, even if the submarine

No matter how many there are, it is still not easy to sink a cruiser that is sailing at high speed and constantly changing its course. Of course, Sa Zhenbing also admitted that after "destroying" a submarine, he was a little careless. He really didn't expect a certain

People actually have so many backup plans!

As for Sa Zhenbing's remarks, Cai Tingqian actually agreed very much. Almost all of his submarine squadron attacked an armored cruiser with great difficulty, and in the end almost the entire army was annihilated. If faced with the Russian fleet, all the main forces

Kankasuke

There are hundreds of auxiliary battleships, forming a battle line several kilometers long. If he goes up there, he is really looking for death. Moreover, no matter how slow the movement speed of the large fleet is, it is more than 12 knots. He will definitely not be able to go on the water. If he is underwater, he will not be able to go very long.

Just turn off the flame! Only

It can ambush, and ambush tactics may not work. It can be done once or twice at most. No matter how many people are prepared, it will be too difficult to attack the large fleet. Don't be too troublesome. If the escort warship opens the way in front, you won't dare to take the lead.

, if we change the route again,

I can't even find it! As for going to the port to "assassinate" directly, the Haihu No. 3 is already an example. Cai Tingqian doesn't want to take risks unless it is a last resort. The mine protection net in the Batavia port and

The anti-submarine network is an absolute nightmare for submarines!

"I think the main mission of the submarine force should be to attack the opponent's transport ships and conduct reconnaissance. Attacking the fleet is really unreliable, too dangerous and too difficult. Unless we can know the opponent's voyage in advance, otherwise

It is very difficult to find a fleet on the vast sea. Even if the opponent's fleet is discovered, if there are many destroyers, the possibility of failure is very high." Cai Tingqian said.

"However, although it is inconvenient to attack a dynamic fleet and dangerous to attack a fleet in a port, the submarine force can still carry out offensive mine laying outside the opponent's port. In addition, considering that the range of submarines is relatively short, I hope to provide specialized camouflage for the submarine force

Oil tankers and supply ships. The fuel capacity of a submarine is only about 60 tons. One ship can provide

The 8 submarines of a submarine squadron provide enough fuel for one month. It does not need to be too forward, as long as Malaya and Sarawak are used as bases to provide help. Torpedo supply is not very important, because when facing merchant ships

When the situation arises, it can be completely solved with naval guns. Regardless of the 105mm artillery, it is enough to deal with merchant ships." Cai Tingqian added.

"Since Colonel Cai Tingqian talked about the practical methods of submarines, I basically agree. Although my mistake led to the sinking of the Weihai, I still think that the submarine force has limited lethality against a well-protected fleet. Of course,

For a lone warship or a small formation, the tactic of ambush at a predetermined location can still achieve good results. At the same time, people like Cai

I feel that the submarine swarm attack tactics used by Colonel Tinggan this time will be difficult to implement in the high seas. After all, our number of submarines is sparse, and the sea area to be taken into account is too large, coupled with communication problems. Submarines operate in small groups.

The actual effect is actually not as good as a single-boat safari. Submarines are assassins, and have you ever seen assassins go out in groups to kill?" Sa Zhenbing said.

"But this time Sam has something new about anti-submarine warfare. Submarines are like assassins with deadly weapons but very short range. Their range is extremely limited, and they don't stay underwater for long, so we need

What we do is to increase our anti-submarine depth as much as possible,

The distance between the frigates and the battleships must be large, and the number must be large. We can also send frigates to sweep the battleships before they enter the battle zone. We do not want to be able to sink the opponent's submarine, but at least ensure that the opponent's submarine cannot attack." Sa Zhenbing

After speaking, he looked at Cai Tingqian sitting opposite.

"I would like to add that air power is very deadly to submarines!" Cai Tingqian added. It is not that the airship can carry a large number of depth bombs. The key is that due to the height, the airship can conduct large-scale reconnaissance on the sea surface. A submarine

Even if you run away with all your strength, it is impossible to escape the reconnaissance range of an airship with a range of 8 nautical miles.

That is 15km. For airships that are hundreds of meters or even higher, when the observation radius reaches more than 40 kilometers at this location, the submarine is almost unable to escape, because once it runs out of power, it has to float up to recharge, and the diesel engine generates

Smoke will also allow the other party to discover your whereabouts. Don’t forget that your background is a blue sea!

"At the same time, at the fleet station, we should strengthen mine arrays and anti-submarine nets. If necessary, we can also sink ships in advance to block the channels that some submarines can use. If it is stationed at sea, light control must be strictly enforced. At the same time, each main force

The ship must put down the mine protection net when stationed. In addition, we must

Increase the number of escort fleets so that they can provide escort for troop transports or military supplies ships. Even one is a deterrent to submarines." Sa Zhenbing quickly jumped from the fleet to transport ships. After all, a transport ship

There are thousands of soldiers and thousands of tons of supplies on the ship. If one of them is lost, of course it will be heartbreaking!

"Are you talking about establishing a escort system? This is a good idea, but there may not be enough frigates. Even converting civilian ships will be difficult. It is better to recruit a large number of high-speed merchant ships and large-range merchant ships. The former can effectively avoid encountering submarines, and the maximum surface speed of submarines is only

Around 14 knots, submarines usually search for enemies on the surface and only dive to approach them after discovering them.

The time is much longer than the time underwater. If the merchant ship can reach 20 knots, it can easily escape the enemy's tracking. If the enemy submarine cannot even track, how can it attack?" Gradually, Cai Tingqian actually became an opponent.

Let’s consider how to deal with the submarine force. After all, in the entire Chinese navy, he is the only one who specializes in submarines, and he knows the characteristics of this kind of thing best.

In short, this meeting was very successful. After this confrontation exercise, both the submarine side and the anti-submarine side have gained a lot. Cai Tingqian will not go around the Russian fleet all day like he did before.

He is thinking about it now. What he is thinking about now is how to give it to Erhe

Send the supply fleets to the bottom of the sea one by one, and then put general stars on your epaulettes. Doing this will look good in terms of performance, (the tonnage of ocean-going merchant ships is huge~~) and it will also have a great effect, (even if it is just one ship

Coal can also be worth a lot of money.) Of course, the biggest advantage is that the risk is small!

As for Sa Zhenbing, it is a bit difficult, because now there are two paths before him. The first path is to join the fast fleet after Liu Buchan returns and serve as the captain of a certain capital ship, and the other path is to

To be a "kid king!" with a large fleet of boats and airships studying how to fight these loaches in the water all day long! The former is his lifelong dream, and the latter fascinates him, because in his opinion, this work is very important.

Exciting and more importantly challenging!

As for Yang Yonglin, he is very busy now, because in addition to reporting the situation of submarine warfare to Xu Jie, he also has to prepare for the return of Liu Buchan's fleet. After all, the 7 dreadnoughts require a lot of berth supplies and so on.

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Chapter completed!