Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

Currently, the largest object made of ceramic steel used by the Punitive Forces is a 240mm cannon, which is no longer than 20 meters. However, Zheng He Lee wanted to build a ceramic steel warship over meters in length right from the start. Isn't this too radical?

The warship sailed on the sea, rising and falling with the waves. A wave hit the warship, and it was thrown high up, and then smashed down hard. If there was a problem with their newly designed hull, it would be split in half from the middle when it was smashed down, wouldn't all the crew members on the ship die? So Li Zhenghe's crazy plan was rejected.

At this time, Li Zhenghe put away the geological hammer, took out his notebook and wrote something down. He felt someone was looking at him, so he turned around and met Li Qinwu's eyes.

"It's a big prison!!"

He rushed over and put his arms around Li Qinwu's neck.

"I have a bold idea!"

Li Qinwu pulled his hand away with a look of disgust on his face.

"No, you didn't!"

Li Zhenghe said without hesitation: "It's great! The thickness of the Nagato's armor is generally 127mm, and more than 200mm in special locations. If we replace all of them with ceramic steel, it will greatly increase the battleship's defense!"

Li Qinwu took a few steps back, thinking that this guy hadn't given up yet.

"Don't do that. The Nagato is over 200 meters long and 30 meters wide. Do you think it's realistic to build such a large oven to burn the hull?"

"Reality!"

Li Zhenghe took out his notebook and showed him a page of oven design.

"Yes, this is the 250-meter-class super oven I designed. It is built on the seashore. Coal is placed underneath, and a mold is placed on top to burn the hull. Once it is burned and the battleship is built, the water inlet is opened to introduce seawater into the oven, and the battleship can be launched!"

Li Qinwu glanced at the drawing and quickly shook his head.

"No, no! This is too crazy. A 250-meter oven. Do you want to listen to what you are talking about? How much coal does this thing need to burn once? I'm afraid it will take tons! No, no!"

Li Qinwu still adheres to the scientific concept of development. They haven't even built a small boat, and they are already working on a battleship project? It's not advisable to try to become a big fat man in one go!

Li Zhenghe was unwilling to give up and continued to persuade him: "Boss, it is 1932 now, and it is not far from a full-scale war. With Tao Gang here, it will not be a problem for us to develop large battleships.

If we start working hard now, by 40 years, we might be able to build a fleet of four or five battleships, a Chinese fleet!"

Chinese Fleet. Li Qinwu's head was buzzing with excitement after hearing what he said. To be honest, he was tempted.

In the past, the Republic of China was too weak to build its own battleships. After the Battle of Jiangyin, the Republic of China's fleet sank itself and closed the river, leaving many regrets for naval fans in later generations!

Now, Li Qinwu is here, and there are material plug-ins like Taogang and scientific research talents like intelligent clones. Why not change this situation?

"Lao Da..."

Li Zhenghe put his mouth close to Li Qinwu's ear and whispered in a devilish voice:

"We need our own ship girl!"

Li Qinwu's pupils shrank suddenly. As an old admiral, he could not refuse the idea of ​​having his own ship girl. He already had an image of a Chinese ship girl in his mind, wearing a cheongsam, a bun, Chinese clothing, and a gold hairpin.

"Hehehehe... Kanmusu... Our own Kanmusu..."

Li Qinwu laughed like a pervert and almost drooled. Then he saw Li Zhenghe's cunning eyes and thought, damn it, they were all copied based on him. He knew he couldn't refuse anything.

But Li Qinwu was still rational. He thought for a while and said, "Let's make a small oven first, 50 meters in size. If it works, we can build some small civilian boats to gain experience, and then we can make a big warship."

"This... okay!"

Li Zhenghe made an expression as if this was the only way out.

Li Qinwu said he would do his best and planned to go to the lower level of the battleship to take a look. When he walked down the deck, he suddenly found that he seemed to have been tricked. It was the same trick as saying you wanted to open a window but you said you wanted to lift up the roof.

See, Li Zhenghe's original goal was probably a 50-meter-class oven, but he said 250 meters, and Li Qinwu fell into the trap and agreed.

“As expected of me!”

Li Qinwu was speechless. He shook his head and wanted to go to the boiler room to check. At this time, the warning lights in the passage lit up and the combat alarm sounded throughout the battleship.

Li Qinwu was shocked. What happened? Did they encounter a Japanese warship?

He hurriedly used mind sharing to ask Li Ruinian, and Li Ruinian said it was okay and asked him to go to the bridge and show him something good.

Li Qinwu went up to the bridge in confusion and found Li Ruinian. Li Ruinian handed him a telescope and pointed in a direction.

"Look over there, there's a target ship coming! Nagato-chan has such a big cannon, I'm worried I don't have a target to test it on!"

Li Qinwu looked through the telescope and indeed saw a merchant ship on the sea in the distance, about 5 nautical miles away.

With Li Qinwu's eyesight, he could not see this position, but there was no blackout on the merchant ship and the headlights were on, so he could barely see the dim light on the sea in the distance.

Li Ruinian explained: "Looking at the ship type, it should be a merchant ship with a displacement of 8000 tons and a speed of 12 knots. We are approaching each other quickly.

The sniper saw that the enemy ship was flying the Japanese flag. Since it was on this route at this time, it should be the Japanese ship going to Lushun. "

Li Qinwu asked: "Can you hit it?"

Li Ruinian nodded.

"It is definitely possible, it's just a matter of how many rounds of ammunition it will consume.

In this era, there is no artillery radar, and whether the enemy is hit or not depends entirely on visual observation. The general exchange of fire between warships is about 20 kilometers. I have read the data that the hit rate of the main guns of warships at this distance is generally 10% to %. We are now about kilometers away from the enemy, and the hit rate should be % to %. This is a rare opportunity for artillery training!"

Since he said so, Li Qinwu could only let him go all out. When he saw the merchant ship just now, he subconsciously wanted to send people to board it and seize it.

The battle order was issued quickly, and the Nagato began to adjust its posture. Now the Nagato and the Japanese freighter were facing each other head-on.

Li Ruinian ordered the bow of the Nagato to turn right, so that the left side of the Nagato was slightly aimed at the other side. As the two sides approached, the four turrets of the Nagato and the 10 140mm guns on one side of the hull could aim at the other side.

"Start measuring distance, speed, and lead time!"

The entire battleship moved following his orders. The turret weighing several thousand tons was rotated by the huge transmission device. Li Qinwu could even feel the armored ground vibrating.

The punitive navy soldiers moved quickly, and more than 1300 people completed the work quickly with the help of shared thinking. They were coordinated in an orderly manner and acted like a real whole.

The only thing they are inferior to the Japanese navy now is proficiency. As long as they are given three months of training, they will definitely be able to make the Nagato reach 3% of its combat effectiveness.

The firing was ready, and the 410mm main gun was aimed at the Japanese merchant ship. Li Ruinian shouted, "Main gun bursts! Secondary guns free fire!"