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Chapter 271 Nelson, India depends on you! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
Historically, early battleships and battlecruisers were equipped with torpedo tubes, and some people even proposed to develop torpedo battleships—battleships do not install main guns and refit torpedo tubes, and rush up to release torpedoes during war!

But that kind of torpedo battleship was just a fantasy, and it didn't come true.And other battleships and battlecruisers equipped with torpedoes in history have only a few torpedo tubes installed, so Wuzhong Wang installed 16 530mm torpedo tubes in one go?

Seeing Zhuge Weidao's reaction, Guan Tianpei smiled and said, "Daozi, you are out of date this time. In future naval battles, torpedo attacks must be the main means, so more torpedo tubes must be installed!"

who said it?Zhuge Weidao thought to himself: "The future naval battles will obviously focus on launching missiles. A 2-ton battle cruiser must have at least 200 hanging hairs to be enjoyable."

Guan Tianpei continued: "The reason for this is that the range and speed of the latest steam gas torpedoes have improved by leaps and bounds. In the past, the compressed air torpedoes had a slow range and a short range. It is good enough to hit 1000 meters. But steam gas torpedoes are easy to hit 4-5 kilometers. And the speed of steam gas torpedoes can easily exceed 30 knots! Daozi, think about it, a 30-node torpedo can hit 4-5 kilometers! This is just The first-generation steam gas torpedo, with a range of 7-8 kilometers and a speed of 40-50 knots, should be able to appear in a very short time!"

Guan Tianpei said excitedly: "At that time, the battlecruiser Wuzhongwang will be very powerful. When its bow is facing the enemy, it can fire 8 rounds of 530mm torpedoes at a time, and it will be as fast as 7-8 kilometers away. It can launch torpedoes. It is very difficult for the 240mm and 280mm naval guns to hit Wuzhong Wang at this distance. If the 530mm torpedo hits, that's it!

Daozi, think about it, Wuzhong Wang has a speed of 24 knots!The battleships, armored cruisers, and even second- and third-class cruisers known to the British are not as fast as it.When this [-]-ton patrol encountered it, it took a long time to shoot it.Hit the torpedo for a while and it will be gone!If we have a few such battlecruiser torpedo boats, the British Royal Navy and the Indian Navy will not be enough for our Nanyang Fleet! "

It really is!
When Zhuge Weidao heard Guan Tianpei's words, he actually felt quite reasonable!
Because the current large-caliber naval guns are far from ideal in terms of shell power, aiming, and rate of fire.Accuracy is generally poor at a distance of 7-8 kilometers, and the distance of sea artillery battles is generally very short. 3000-5000 meters is the ideal distance for sea artillery battles of warships.At this distance, compressed air torpedoes are useless, so both sides can concentrate on firing.But what if one side has a steam gas torpedo first?
The main guns of most of the current capital ships of the British and Indian Navy are basically not a threat to the 2-ton Bazhongwang-class battlecruiser, so the Bazhongwang-class can completely rush to a distance of 3000 meters with their firepower to hit steam Gas torpedoes!
Moreover, the Bazhongwang class is very fast. All enemy ships that are targeted by them, except for the "Unyielding" class, do not even have the strength to resist. They cannot escape or fight, and can only eat torpedoes!

Even if it is the Unyielding class, can the 9.2-inch main gun really break through the armor protection of the Bazhongwang class?
In addition, the Ming Navy also has a 4000-ton "big drive" platform. Except for the four 4mm naval guns, no other firepower has been installed on it. This "big drive" will not be reserved as a "heavy thunder destroyer" ?
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao asked again: "Brother Zhongyin, our Nanyang Fleet will not only have the Wuzhong Wang, a battlecruiser torpedo boat, right? There must be other heavy minecraft ships, right?"

Guan Tianpei nodded with a smile and said: "Sure enough, we can't hide it from you. Now the steam gas torpedo is still our secret weapon, and the production volume has not increased. It is impossible to use it for all the hulls. So only the Wuzhongwang and Chengzhongwang And the latest 2000-ton large-drive 'Leizhou' class is equipped with this steam gas torpedo."

Zhuge Weidao asked: "The Leizhou class is."

Guan Tianpei said: "The standard displacement is 2000 tons, the full row is more than 2400 tons, 4 single-mounted 155mm main guns, two triple-mounted 530mm torpedo tubes are installed in the midship, and the power is 8 mixed-fired boilers and 2 steam turbines. With a power of 2.1 horsepower, the speed of the Leizhou class can exceed 30 knots!"

This level of destroyer sounds a bit like the lightning striker designed by the Germans in World War I in history.

Zhuge Weidao thought to himself: "Three battlecruiser torpedo boats plus twelve destroyer torpedo boats... It really is a Nanyang torpedo boat brigade!"

Guan Tianpei said again: "Soon, our Nanyang Fleet will have 3 Bazhongwang-class ships and 12 'Leizhou'-class ships. These 15 ships will form a battlecruiser squadron. Are you really not interested? The main force of our Nanyang Fleet!
Now the battle is about to start, if you become the admiral of this unit, the rank of lieutenant general will be in your hand in a blink of an eye. "

Guan Tianpei was indeed kind. His current position as admiral of the Nanyang Fleet has a lot to do with Zhuge Weidao.

Now even if you reciprocate, you have to create a chance for Zhuge Weidao to be promoted to lieutenant general!
But Zhuge Weidao’s interest is still in HNA, and he has already served as a fleet admiral before (the Persian Gulf Fleet admiral and the Nanyang Fleet deputy admiral are at the same level), and the military merits and sea experience for promotion to lieutenant general are enough (if not That night battle was not played, he is now a lieutenant general), and the next year will be fine.

However, Zhuge Weidao still felt that he should create opportunities for promotion for the people he brought in.

Thinking of this, he said to Guan Tianpei: "Brother Zhongyin, I do know that there is someone who can be the admiral of this battlecruiser unit!"

"Really?" Guan Tianpei asked, "Who is it?"

"Chen Ruizhi!" Zhuge Weidao said, "It was he who sank a Blake class in the Goa naval battle and damaged two Blake class ships! And it was the torpedo that sank the Blake class...it was compressed air Torpedoes, if he is replaced with steam gas torpedoes, the three British Blakes will not go back!"

"Okay!" Guan Tianpei nodded with a smile, "I'm familiar with this Chen Ruizhi, he is indeed a talent, that's him!"

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XNUM X Year X NUM X Month.

England, Portsmouth Naval Port.

Next to the pier of the port, there is an "Indomitable" class battleship that is about to set sail. The boiler on the ship has been boiling for a long time, and billowing black smoke is coming out of the chimney.

Two elderly soldiers in military uniforms with the rank of marshal walked slowly towards the huge warship side by side.They were followed by a group of young officers and soldiers in sailor uniforms.

One of the older soldiers was a one-armed soldier, and he was Earl Horatio Nelson, the war god of the British Navy.

The other is the British Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington.

The Duke of Wellington looked at the huge Indomitable Class and sighed softly: "Count, this time I have to work hard on you again... However, only you can preside over this surprise attack."

Earl Nelson smiled and said: "I originally proposed this plan. If I don't go to India to sit in town, who else will go? Duke, don't worry... As the Minister of War of the Indian Empire, I will definitely lead the Indian people to the future." war!
The question now is when did the British people join?Relying on the strength of India alone, we cannot defeat this huge industrialized empire. "

"They will join!" said the Duke of Wellington. "As long as the navy can win the battle, the confidence of the people will be greatly increased, and the members of Parliament who oppose the war will change their course. So, Earl, everything depends on you!"

(End of this chapter)