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Chapter 40: The Sinking of Yamato

"Commander, this is the plan for improving and expanding the Great Bay Port and shipyard."

As soon as he returned to the shipyard, Tang Wen saw the design drawings handed over by Tang Yi.

This is mainly aimed at the improvement of shipyards and ports in the future, and is mainly divided into three parts:
Because the port is located close to a mountain, the first task was to build a new wire fence at the weak points around the port, prohibiting entry from all directions except the reserved road entrances and exits;
The second project is to build giant steel sheds at each berth, which are large enough to cover the warships. It takes little time and does not cost many silver coins. The shipyard can build a large steel shed by itself.
The third project was a long-term one. Tang Wen had purchased all the land between Dawan and the shipyard, and considering future expansion, he had first built a fence around it and marked out the land.

At the same time, he also specially selected a relatively flat place away from the hills and planned to build a 1000-meter runway for use by aircraft on the aircraft carrier.

Since it is only used for propeller planes to take off and land, the standard of this runway is not much higher than that of a village road.

Aircraft carriers are too large to be convenient to use, but airplanes... especially the old airplanes from World War II, are much easier to operate.

At most, you can say you are an aviation enthusiast, and the police won’t care too much.

This plan didn't cost much in terms of silver coins and money, so Tang Wen agreed to it readily.

Especially the third point was given higher priority by him deliberately. It is really cool to have a plane.

Even if the aircraft carrier cannot move out, the B25 and SBD bombers on the aircraft carrier have a range of more than 2000 kilometers, and the F4F fighter has a range of 1200 kilometers, which is enough to cover most of the sea area.

Next time he goes fishing at sea, if he sees a shark, he can just call for air support, and then an SBD5 squadron will come and drop a bunch of bombs, and he can just wait to catch the fish.

Of course, if necessary, you can also... help salvage the steel.

With the abundance of steel resources and silver coins, the shipyard will soon be able to build salvage ships with larger tonnage and more complete facilities.

According to Tang Yi's summary, the best place to salvage shipwrecks is actually in the waters around Formosa Boulevard and Luzon.

During World War II, numerous battles were fought between the Combined Fleet and the Allied Fleet in these locations, during which numerous naval campaigns took place.

This included the Battle of Leyte Gulf, arguably the largest naval battle in history, which took place in the waters of central Luzon.

The total tonnage of ships deployed by both sides in this naval battle exceeded two million tons, with about 35 aircraft carriers, 21 battleships, 170 destroyers and nearly military aircraft participating in the battle.

During the war, nearly ten main aircraft carriers and battleships were sunk, and countless destroyers, escort aircraft carriers, supply ships, etc. were sunk.

There have been too many naval battles in the Western Pacific, and the records are very complete, making them much easier to find than those small-scale battles near the coast.

Tang Yi estimated that the tonnage of the warships that were easiest to salvage was more than 50 tons.

However, the sinking locations of these warships are either in the high seas or near the territorial waters of other countries, so if you want to salvage them, you have to be prepared.

If you encounter harassment next time, just send an air fleet to drive them away. It’s both stylish and fast.

Tang Yi marked several large-tonnage shipwrecks that were farther away on the nautical chart hanging in the office, with most of the pins concentrated near Luzon and Palau.

There was just a thumbtack pinned in the center of the right side of the East China Sea, not far from Yakushima Island below the island nation of Kagoshima. It might be about 200 kilometers away on the map.

Starting from the sea outside Dayuan Village, you have to cross the strait, which is probably more than 2000 kilometers away.

Noticing Tang Wen's gaze, Tang Yi explained:
"This warship is the easiest to find. Many war histories record it, including the time and exact location of its sinking: southwest of Kyushu Island, northwest of Tokunoshima Island, 128 degrees 04 minutes east longitude, 30 degrees 43 minutes north latitude.

If we could get it out, it would be really meaningful.”

Tang Wen also became interested and asked:

"Which ship is this? Is it famous?"

"The flagship of the Combined Fleet, the largest battleship ever built by mankind, the Yamato, has a standard displacement of 69400 tons and can provide us with 7 tons of steel."

How could Tang Wen, the famous Yamato, not know about it? This is a level 10 battleship in the R series technology tree in the game. It is the absolute king in terms of tonnage, firepower and armor.

Of course, the most important thing is 70,000 tons of steel, which is definitely worth the risk.

"The Yamato was assigned to the Second Fleet, under the command of Vice Admiral Seiichi Ito, and engaged in battle with the Allied 58th Task Force, but was eventually sunk by a ship-borne torpedo.

As the largest and most powerful battleship in human history, the entire battle has been preserved with detailed text and photo materials, and we can find it very easily.

The Yamato sank only a little over a thousand nautical miles from us, and a single voyage there would take just over two days. We could definitely recover all that steel within a week."

Tang Yi said as he drew a route on the map:
"If we want to salvage the Yamato, we need at least a 500-ton ship... I suggest using the Hashidate."

"Still using Hashidate?"

Tang Wen felt a little ashamed. His original plan was to build the Hashidate first, complete the system mission, and then dismantle the armament and transform it into a fishing boat and hand it over to Fudong Fisheries, which would be a win-win situation.

But if we delay it any further, let Hashidate salvage the Yamato first...

It doesn't seem to work?
Anyway, it won’t delay us for a few days and won’t affect the delivery of the ship. At worst, we can just say it’s for testing.

This is no longer a win-win situation, it’s a win-win-win situation!
You win once by completing a mission with other people's money, win again by making 300% net profit from the ship you build, and finally win tens of thousands of tons of steel. It's like Qin Shihuang touching the electric switch - you'll win so much.

Tang Wen couldn't help but applaud and exclaim, this is called the ultimate utilization of resources!

"Okay, we'll salvage the Yamato and go as soon as the Hashidate is finished."

Tang Yi: "This is just a suggestion, and it's too far from the mainland, so it's quite dangerous.

Actually, the Hashidate is a bit slow, with a speed of only 19 knots. It would be safer if it could reach a speed of 30 knots or more. If possible, I suggest salvaging the area near Quanzhou first..."

"Seventy thousand tons of steel."

"..."

"Okay, I'll go and plan it in detail."

The reason for 70,000 tons was very sufficient, and Tang Yi couldn't help but be tempted.

But just as he was about to leave, he seemed to have thought of something and said:
"We need more information. Please approve a special fund. I need to go to Goose City to buy some books."

……

Monday, April 8th.

Guo Panpan was sitting behind the counter, talking on the phone with her best friend.

Her best friend was also admitted to Shuangyashan University. Not long ago, she went to Guangzhou to see the school she would be attending. She was sharing her experience on the phone.

When Guo Panpan heard her best friend say that she had bought the latest album and Walkman in Guangzhou, her eyes lit up and she shouted excitedly on the phone.

Just as she was chatting enthusiastically, a rough voice interrupted her:

"Girl, I want to make a phone call."

(End of this chapter)