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Chapter 185: Powerful 93
Although he appeared calm on the surface, Yan Jian still quickly returned to the base with the aircraft carrier model provided by Tang Wen.

A group of staff members immediately began to study the situation, and then looked confused.

They deeply suspected that the mysterious organization was controlled by an avid naval enthusiast with a collecting habit.

Even Mrs. Lexington was fished out from the bottom of the sea. Maybe even sailing battleships will have to be replicated in the future?
Except for Zuikaku and Yorktown, Akagi, Kaga and Lexington were all aircraft carriers converted from battlecruisers in the 20s. Moreover, because they were designed early and had poor foundations, they had problems of varying sizes everywhere. Apart from having a slightly larger displacement and a stronger hull, they were of little significance.

Zuikaku is a proper fleet carrier, but the usual squeezing of space and cutting corners in Japanese shipbuilding can also be ruled out.

As for the plan to transform a flat-deck aircraft carrier into a helicopter attack ship, although the high speed of 30 knots brought by the aircraft carrier foundation was very attractive and did not require too many additional modifications, it was ultimately rejected:

Because domestic helicopter technology is still very poor, the Mi-8 and Mi-17 purchased from abroad are not suitable for shipboard deployment. There are no suitable medium-sized ship-borne helicopters or armed helicopters required for amphibious assaults.

Given the weak domestic helicopter industry, we would be thankful if the Z-10 could be fully domestically produced within about 8 years.

The only promising one is the Yorktown. Tang Wen said that it can accept the same transformation as 011, and this time the island can be modified to leave space for equipment upgrades, and the price is cheaper.

After some discussion, the South China Sea Fleet made the decision immediately: Don't be anxious, stabilize Tang Wen, and block the news.

The second 011 will most likely be assigned to the North Sea Fleet. Wait a minute. A good person should do it at the right time. Maybe he can get a favor.

While they were discussing the aircraft carrier, Tang Wen sent another greeting:
Taking into account the impact of the Reed Bank terrain on the port, an application was made to test the use of a small amount of explosives to open up the port.

It's no secret that the shipyard has access to weapons. They can even get 460mm artillery shells, so a little explosives is nothing.

Besides, Gai Jin has his own people on almost every ship, so he is not afraid of any trouble.

The base immediately gave approval: use is allowed, no qualification application is required!

……

LV1 Shipyard.

After being open for 14 consecutive days, the Greater Bay Tourist Area finally closed for a short period of time, allowing the Civilization to escape.

However, before setting off, it was towed to the LV1 dock, fixed, and single-shot torpedo launchers were installed on both sides. They were very small and easy to dismantle.

However, it is not equipped with the M-series 533mm heavy torpedo, but the powerful Type 93 610mm heavy oxygen torpedo specially selected by Tang Wen.

Historically, the speed of this thing was only 48 knots, but Tang Wen directly used his experience to find out the game version and then specialized it.
The Type 93 torpedo used by the Civilization has a maximum speed of 66 knots after the boost, and its range is reduced to 5 kilometers. After being strengthened, its explosive charge reaches 1 ton and its length exceeds 6 meters.

Putting aside its inherent danger, this is probably the most powerful super torpedo other than nuclear torpedoes.

If loading is done on the Civilization, a crane and several people will be needed to complete the operation, and each operation will take at least 10 minutes.

Fortunately, this is only for testing, so lower efficiency is completely acceptable.

But for the retired sailors on the ship, their legs were shaking when they saw this thing.

Zhang San, the most experienced person on the Civilization, was specially appointed by Tang Wen to manage the launcher because of his experience in torpedoes.

However, when he learned that it was a Type 93 torpedo, or a more powerful version, he almost fell off the boat.

The Type 93 torpedo is famous not only for its great power, but also because it uses pure oxygen as fuel, which is inherently unstable. Once it explodes, it will definitely split the Civilization into two pieces.

If Tang Wen hadn't given him repeated assurances and the navy's permission, he would have wanted to run away right then and there.

The Civilization was loaded with two missiles and carried six spare rounds. As soon as he got on board, he felt very uneasy, with all his attention focused on this thing. No one could approach within 10 meters without permission, and fireworks and collisions were strictly prohibited.

But the greater surprise came from Tang Wen's explanation of the purpose of the torpedo: using this thing to blow up the port?

Zhang San's eyes were empty at the time. A torpedo costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he uses it to do this?

If we want to blow up a usable Shenzhen Port, I'm afraid even hundreds of bombs would not be enough!
How could he know that Tang Wen added that this thing was extremely cheap, and that torpedoes counted as ammunition consumption and had a cap mechanism.

Each ship in the game has a cap on the combined cost of ammunition and salvage. Even launching 10000 torpedoes still costs hundreds of thousands of silver coins, practically free. If verified, Tang Wen could declare that Gaijin had miraculously created a deepwater harbor using explosives, much faster than a dredger.

Zhang San did not understand the invincibility of the mechanism, and he escorted eight heavy torpedoes out to sea with trepidation. He had never felt so close to death in his life.

……

If given another chance, Marino would definitely prefer to return to his hometown to cut bananas.

The ship has almost become a territory of rats. More than a dozen crew members are huddled in several cabins on the upper deck and can only survive on canned food.

A small number of people contracted the disease and had to be quarantined. There were not many medicines on the ship, and although their condition was under control, there was no sign of improvement.

The base camp said that two small boats would deliver fresh food and special medicine. Marino ventured to the deck to prepare ladders and other tools, but after waiting for two days, there was no news.

To make matters worse, a second "gaijin" ship appeared, almost identical to the Friendship and also equipped with water cannons and seaplanes.

Marino called the satellite phone again. Base camp was sure they had sent two boats full of supplies, but now they had lost contact.

They all suspected that it was the gaijin who was behind the incident, but when they thought about the timing carefully, they realized that the Friendship was chasing away other harassing fishing boats, and there were no signs of collision.

The second supply would take a long time, and Marino was well aware of the inefficiency of those corrupt officials.

The luncheon meat that had been stored for more than half a century made him want to vomit, and now roasted rat meat has even become a delicacy on the ship.

He has thought of backing down more than once, but his family is still there, and he can only hope that the base camp can be a little more decent.

The Sierra Madre is a prison, the loneliest prison in the world. The only entertainment for the entire ship every day is listening to the radio - there used to be a TV, but a rat died together with a high-voltage electron gun, and the ship cannot be repaired.

Fortunately, both destroyers seem to be away today, so I can go to the deck to bask in the sun.

……

"Set depth 5 meters, highest sensitivity!"

Zhang San carefully adjusted the fuse, and the sailors around him looked solemn.

4.5 kilometers away from the Civilization is a possible port site selected by Wang Wu.

Although it is also a shallow beach, it is concave for nearly 1 kilometer and is semicircular inside, which can naturally reduce the interference of waves and hurricanes.

However, the average water depth at low tide is less than 3 meters, and digging out the silt underneath is a huge project.

"put!"

The torpedo launcher aimed at the target and used compressed air to throw the heavy Type 93 modified torpedo into the sea. A moment later,
A fast-moving white line could be seen through the water.

Zhang San's eyes widened immediately. He had never seen such a fast torpedo. It was definitely more than the standard 93 knots of the Type 48 torpedo. It felt like it was at least 60 knots.

In less than a minute, the torpedo hit the obstacle.

A full ton of high explosives exploded underwater, immediately creating a huge cavity and stirring up splashes on the water surface as high as the ship. At the same time, the impact force was transmitted along with the sea water.

Even though they were at least three kilometers away from the explosion point, the two destroyers still felt their hulls shake and sway slightly.

The loud rumbling sound gave people goose bumps, and many sailors felt weak.

Wang Wu, who was aboard the Friendship not far away, lowered his telescope and took a long time to come back to his senses.

"Quick, launch the boat and go over to see the damage!"

(End of this chapter)