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Chapter 141 The First Ship in the North

In 1996, the total tonnage of the Chinese navy was less than 26 tons. The largest combat ship was the 051B Shencheng, which was 6600 tons fully loaded and was known as the No. ship in China.

If the Hornet is modified and commissioned, it will rank first with a displacement of 30,000 tons and will maintain this position for at least ten years.

But Lao Zhang never expected that this record would be broken in just three days.

……

"Tsk, quick!"

Several officers of the Northern Fleet stood in front of the large warehouse, impatiently directing two soldiers with acetylene welding torches to cut the closed door of the large warehouse.

When a window large enough for one person was cut out, Lynch stepped forward and kicked hard, then went in with a high-intensity flashlight as long as his forearm, and a beam of light shone on the broad and thick hull.

Several officers and Lao Zhang squeezed in through the small door, and saw only a steel wall in front of them.

The Yamato was so huge that a flashlight could only illuminate a small area of ​​the rear hull, while most of the hull was still hidden in the shadows.

But when the light was pointed to the top, the Yamato's iconic observation instrument and huge 460mm main gun were revealed. When they saw the gun barrel that was thicker than an adult, several people felt their scalps tingling.

Tang Wen had also come in to see the warship several times, so he built a gangway on the side. The group carefully climbed up the steep gangway, which was more than ten meters high, to the deck. Everyone was shocked by the huge ship.

Lao Zhang was the first to recognize the densely packed 127mm twin-mounted dual-purpose anti-aircraft and anti-aircraft guns on the side, as well as a whole row of 25mm anti-aircraft guns. This proved that the giant ship under his feet was not Musashi, nor Shinano, and perfectly matched the appearance of the Yamato after its modernization in 1945.

The width of 39 meters is more than twice that of the 051 meters of the 15B type, and the two triple-mounted turrets in the front can only be looked up at, as if admiring some ancient relics.

A 460mm triple-mounted turret weighs more than 3000 tons, equivalent to the weight of a small destroyer.

Lao Zhang touched the rivets on the turret ring and swallowed hard:
"This isn't a model, it's real armored steel, very thick."

Lynch pointed the flashlight at the tall bridge, which reminded him of a pagoda in a temple.

"I'd rather you say it's fake, it's just... unbelievable."

An officer stroked the turret ring of the surveillance camera, which was taller than others. The height of the entire turret was equivalent to a six- or seven-story building. Only by seeing it with your own eyes could you know how shocking it was.

Lao Zhang: "I wonder why Tang Wen keeps promoting missile arsenal ships...Isn't this the arsenal ship platform that fits his imagination?"

Lynch: "This should be our first battleship ever."

After they finished speaking, they both focused their attention on several officers.

The latter looked at each other and communicated quickly in the darkness:

"This is a 70,000-ton ship."

“Even if it’s outdated, such a large platform is enough for us to learn a lot.”

"Do we have the shipyards now that can transform it?"

"How are battleship hull numbers assigned?"

"I don't care. The era of big guns and big ships isn't over yet!"

"..."

The discussion was sometimes hesitant and sometimes hurried, but everyone quickly reached a consensus: they would never give up this large ship. For the next ten or twenty years, this battleship might be the navy's largest combat platform.

The combat platform means potential and can easily carry many large weapons and electronic equipment.

Moreover... the Yamato has 410 mm of armor, so it may not sink even if hit by dozens of Harpoon missiles. It has BUG-like protection against modern anti-ship missiles.

Battleships are indeed outdated, but no one can give up a brand new 92-ton battleship. A few years ago, the USS Missouri was even pulled out and used as the flagship. It was a good thing recognized by the US Navy and was only retired in .

And a ship that's 70,000 tons, that number alone is enough to make people excited.

Several officers reached a consensus and looked at Lin Qi and Lao Zhang in unison. Lao Zhang understood immediately and said cautiously, "I can keep it a secret for at most one day. Tang Wen should have known about it by now. I can't control him."

Lynch: “I didn’t tell anyone else.”

One of the officers said: "Two Type 051 Chang'an and Qinan ships, and one Type 053H Changzhi ship are cruising in the East China Sea. Another ship should be 1200 to 1500 kilometers away and will take a day and a half to arrive."

Another voice rang out in the darkness: "Immediately issue an order to organize a long-distance, cross-sea, high-speed maneuvering exercise. We must reach the sea off Echeng within 30 hours!

The exercise is strictly confidential and no information is allowed to be disclosed."

……

In the restaurant of Dayuan Hotel, Lao Zhang and Lin Qi were sitting opposite Tang Wen, and the three of them were staring at each other.

Lin Qi's face was full of apologies, but his tone was unyielding:
"Mr. Tang, this hotel has food and drinks. You can rest here for two days. It won't be too late to go out tomorrow."

Tang Wen protested, "I still have work to do. I have so much to do with the joint defense team, the shipyard, and the BBS."

"You can have someone bring it in. Don't worry, I'm doing this for the good of our deal."

Tang Wen:......

It was only last night in the middle of the night that he found out that someone had broken into the closed warehouse of the Yamato. In fact, this was already expected. After all, it was a lie for many people to say that no one was curious. After all, the Hornet was said to have been opened from another large warehouse.

Tang Wen was also very Buddhist. He just gave up and thought that if anyone wanted to buy it, he could sell it, and if no one wanted to buy it, he could keep it for the base. Who knew that he would be blocked in the hotel by a group of big guys and asked to keep it strictly confidential for 24 hours.

The reason is simple: the North Sea Fleet wants to make a fortune quietly.

Due to historical reasons, the current North Sea Fleet actually has the strongest overall strength. Seeing the Hornet being snatched away, they gritted their teeth in hatred and would never give up the Yamato again.

Tang Wen thought that battleships were not as practical as aircraft carriers after all, so he offered another price of 1 billion yuan. Several officers just frowned and did not bargain, and then disappeared, leaving only Lin Qi and Lao Zhang.

The latter's mind was filled with only one question: where did that thing come from?

This is the Yamato, a 70,000-ton super battleship. There are only a handful of shipyards capable of building it. Once the keel is laid, the news will be exposed and it will be impossible to hide it, let alone deliver it quietly.

Tang Wen's response was also very simple. Whenever Lao Zhang asked a question, he would pretend to make a phone call, and then Lin Qi would advise Lao Zhang to be ignorant and that having a boat was a good thing.

Soldiers don't care about the source of weapons, they only know that improving combat effectiveness is a good thing.

The three of them fell into a strange state of balance of power. Faced with such a huge matter, they actually avoided the topic.

The strange deadlock was not broken until the TV station director Li Baoming entered the restaurant.

"We've finished editing the sample, would you like to take a look, Mr. Tang?"

Tang Wen breathed a sigh of relief and stood up. Lin Qi also stood up quickly, and Lao Zhang almost stood up at the same time.

Li Baoming: Are you all so interested in an advertisement?
……

"Great, but the background music for the plane formation hasn't been added yet, and the theater hasn't been rented yet."

The recording guy quickly replied:
"The band is already recording it and it will be back tomorrow."

The final edited sample was 1 hour and 16 minutes long, which is actually up to the standard of a movie and is surprisingly good.

In terms of plot tension, it is actually incomparable to classics such as "Pearl Harbor" and "Midway", and the camera movement and plot arrangement are also unsatisfactory.

But thanks to the powerful props, the battle scenes are ridiculously awesome, and because it was shot entirely in real time, many shots were able to be done in one take. If it were a special effects production, the budget would definitely explode.

For Tang Wen, only the scenes of real fighter jets and battleships are interesting. The actors' acting skills and the plot are old-fashioned and bad, and the makeup and dubbing management are a mess.

However, Lynch and Lao Zhang, who were watching from the sidelines, watched the entire film without blinking, and were no less surprised by the film than Battleship.

(End of this chapter)