Chapter 16 Countermeasures

Both Ouyang and Xiao Pan looked extremely excited on the White Crane light frigate. After all, this is our country's warship. Although it is not big, it is very fast. Rose was explaining the questions of the two people beside them, while I was sitting alone on the traverse at the top of the mast, looking into the distance and thinking about the problem.

torpedo! What a headache for me! How on earth am I going to deal with torpedoes? I'm thinking about how torpedoes are solved in real life. The current method of dealing with torpedoes is generally to use long-distance detonation methods, but the anti-torpedo guns and anti-torpedo torpedoes used in modern warfare are not suitable. The entry defense gun requires an electronic guidance system, and when there are too many torpedoes, it is obviously too busy. For example, in this attack, the Victory only sank after a battery of ) torpedoes. This means that the enemy is using a saturation attack method. Even if we install close defense Weapons are useless. Don’t even think about anti-torpedo torpedoes. With that technology, I might as well build long-range torpedoes!

I suddenly thought of some questions, so I jumped down from the mast. Go to the command room and find the captain of the ship. "Were you nearby when the Victory was hit?"

"Well! I was in the fleet at the time."

"Then can you describe to me the situation of the Japanese torpedoes? For example, the shape, speed and other data. It is best to also tell me the situation of the opponent's attack ships."

"Okay." The captain recalled: "The Japanese torpedo attack ship is a high-speed warship. The shape of the ship is very strange, very much like the real American man-made stealth ship."

"You mean the Japanese torpedo boats have a pyramid-like superstructure?"

"Absolutely." She affirmed: "What else did the mechanic on our ship say at that time? By the way, wait." She stood up and shouted outside: "Liena!"

After a while, another girl ran in covered in oil. "What's going on?"

"Tell the commander about the Japanese torpedo attack ships and torpedoes."

"Okay." She immediately said to me: "The Japanese torpedo attack ship uses a catamaran structure. The middle of the hull is suspended, about 70 centimeters above the water. The torpedo is launched from this place. Once the torpedo enters the water , you can directly attack our battleship."

"I heard that the superstructure of the torpedo attack ship is very special?"

"Well! They used a large inclination design. The entire superstructure is like a pyramid. Most of our cannonballs will ricochet due to the inclination angle, so the defense of this kind of ship is very high. And this kind of ship is very short, almost It’s like a thin discus sticking to the water, so it’s not easy for our shells to hit such a low place.”

"What about speed?"

"The speed of the torpedo attack ship is very average. It is not even the fastest among the Japanese fleet. But this kind of ship seems to have two sets of propulsion systems. It can move forward or backward or even sideways. This gives us The 'shooting' caused a lot of trouble!"

"Does this kind of ship have attack weapons besides torpedoes?"

"No more, there is nothing but torpedoes. I suspect its entire superstructure is just a cover, like a turtle shell!"

"I understand, but what about the torpedo's performance?"

"The Japanese torpedoes are not very fast. They are basically only a little faster than our fast battleships. Even compared with the Victory, its speed is not much faster. But this thing turns very flexibly. We are several hundred meters long." There is no way for a warship to dodge such a torpedo that is only six or seven meters long!"

“Are the Japanese torpedoes that big?”

"I know it's a bit big, but they just built such a big torpedo. The total length is nearly seven meters and the diameter is about 800 millimeters. It is probably a super torpedo specially developed to deal with our super battleships. They are afraid that it will be less powerful. It couldn't penetrate the armor of our battleship, so we used a stupid method - increasing the amount of medicine!"

"Didn't you send the steel claw into the water to intercept it at that time?"

"Intercepted, but there are too many torpedoes. We only have a few players on one ship, and the NPCs do not have steel claws. Moreover, those torpedoes are too powerful. The steel claws will self-destruct as long as they intercept them. Our steel claws cannot be resurrected in a short time. , there is nothing we can do!”

I was deep in thought for a long time and said: "Do you think it is possible to achieve destructive effects by shooting with high-energy weapons from the water?"

This little girl was very smart and understood what I meant immediately. "The magic light cannon can definitely intercept torpedoes, but isn't its firing speed too slow?"

"As long as it can be destroyed, I have a way with the 'fire' speed. Okay, I roughly understand, you can go about your business!"

Just because the Japanese make torpedoes does not mean that we also have to make torpedoes! It's like Americans are taking the path of electronic technology, but Long Yuan is taking the path of biotechnology. They are just leading to the same goal through different paths. Now that I have figured out the countermeasures, I won't be in a hurry. Anyway, as long as I can ensure my combat effectiveness.

The White Crane encountered many Japanese on its way back, and we also encountered several torpedo attack ships on the way. It was exactly as everyone described, with a strange shape and very slow speed. It was like a sea turtle! The White Crane used a speed much faster than its opponent to get rid of its pursuers, and after passing through the storm belt, it actually caught up with the fleet in front. It turned out that the Flash was severely damaged and other warships wanted to escort it, so everyone slowly swayed towards the port together.

Although I knew that the Flash was seriously injured, when I saw the actual situation, I still had to lament the heavy losses. The big hole in the bow of the Shine looked so shocking, and the stern was also twisted very abnormally. Even the stern rudder flipped to the water. Fortunately, the Shine also had a bow rudder and a thrust engine to assist in controlling the direction. In addition to the Flash, there was also a 107,000-ton battleship in the fleet that was seriously injured. The battleship tilted severely, and the left deck was almost flush with the water. The entire ship was in a mess!

"Are these two ships injured?" I asked the fleet leader Wu Yu.

Wuyu shook his head and said: "The battlecruiser Dash and battleship Red Dank sank before you arrived!"

"Were they all torpedoed?"

Wuyu nodded again. "The Japanese basically don't have artillery that can penetrate our armor 10 kilometers away. There is nothing except torpedoes that can pose a threat to us. This time it is because we were too careless! It's all my fault. If the Japanese torpedo attacks the ship, I will give the order Just give priority to attacking!”

"Don't be sad, it's just a few ships, just spend money to buy a lesson!" What has happened has already happened, and there is no point in blaming anyone. "By the way, have the things on the Victory been dismantled?"

"Only the magic light cannon and magic crystal cannon were removed. The battleship was too seriously damaged. We didn't expect it to sink so fast! The main reason was that the Japanese torpedoes had too much charge and blew up all our waterproof compartments. Wear it, those damn Japanese devils are like dynamite for free. Those torpedoes are almost the same as small atomic bombs!"

"It doesn't matter, we are in an emergency this time, and we will find a solution in the future. Forget about the things on the Victory that haven't been dismantled in time. Anyway, as long as the magic light cannon is dismantled, we can make other things ourselves."

On our way back, the speed of the Flash became slower and slower. I found that something was wrong and quickly asked several large warships around to get closer. I fixed the Flash with several surrounding ships with steel cables. As a result, the Flash began to sink as soon as it was fixed, but the four battleships next to it lifted it up. If it hadn't been tied up in time, the Flash would not have been able to reach the port! About thirty minutes later, an explosion suddenly came from the Flash, and the last two propeller groups were decommissioned. Fortunately, our battleship's strong towing ability was able to pull the Flash back to the port.

It was already dusk when we returned to Essinger, but the light was still relatively clear. But we were surprised to find that Essinger was missing! Before the fleet even docked, I flew ashore and opened SiLiao to contact Woma. "Where are you?"

"in the city."

"Then where is Essinger?"

"On top of you!"

"Ah?" I looked up and saw a small black spot in the sky getting bigger and bigger, and Essinger actually took off!

A few minutes later, Essinger finally landed, but instead of landing, it hung in the air at a height of more than 200 meters above the ground and stopped. I said to Woma again: "Get down quickly!"

"We are testing the super weapon rewarded by the system, please wait a moment!"

I saw a clearly different color in the middle part below Isinger slowly sinking inwards. After sinking a little, the place was divided into four triangles and slowly moved in four directions into the mezzanine at the bottom of Essinger. After these four triangles completely disappeared, a large square hole was revealed. Such a large area can be seen from such a distance. One can imagine how big the hole is. I saw an original cylinder slowly protruding from the hole, and when it was in place, I could hear an obvious clang. Then the part of the cylinder that extended out of Essinger suddenly unfolded like a flower. The top of the column was divided into 16 parts and spread out around. When they expanded to an angle of 45 degrees with the cylinder, they stopped, and then those Something like separate petals suddenly unfolded to the left and right, and the 16 petals suddenly connected with the surrounding petals to form a whole. Finally, a thin stick with a ball on top stretched out from the center. To say it is thin is just a relative term. In fact, the thing that sticks out is at least 2 meters in diameter, and it has a ball on its head like an upside-down lollipop! The shape of the attack weapon when it is in place is exactly like a satellite antenna, except that this thing is facing directly downwards!

Just as I was admiring the shape of this super weapon, I suddenly found that the tip of the thing began to shine with starlight. I immediately shouted nervously to Woma: "What are you going to do? We are down there!"

"Don't worry, I'm just testing the critical point and won't launch it."

"You better be careful, I don't want to be burned to ashes by my own people."

"rest assured."

The super weapon under Essinger is getting brighter and brighter, and it is gradually difficult to look directly at it. It is like a small sun. Along with the strong light, crackling electric shocks began to appear in the air. I already felt some static electricity on my body. This weapon had such a big reaction even if it didn't fire. I don't know what would happen if it actually fired!

Just after the little sun illuminated the surrounding area in white, it suddenly dimmed slowly again, until the light completely disappeared after a few minutes. The ball on the launch port was retracted into the large cylinder, and then the 16 petal-like outer walls also merged to become a cylinder again and began to slowly be retracted into Essinger. Four triangular baffles slowly stretched out and joined together to seal the entrance. Essinger began to descend slowly, finally touching the ground, and then slowly landed to press out the water in the pit. I had to fly to avoid this huge flood. Fortunately, the battleship was still far outside the port, otherwise it would have been washed away by the water!

After Essinger stabilized on the ground, the gate of the inner harbor slowly opened, and the fleet slowly returned to Essinger's inner harbor. The severely damaged warships were immediately sent to the dock for repairs. This time it was really unlucky. One of the three warships that Isinger was proud of actually sank!

King Chuang scolded Wu Yu when he caught him, so of course I went up and separated the two of them. To be honest, I am sad that a super battleship was sunk, but this is the time to find ways to solve the problem, not the time to find who should take responsibility.

Several major leaders in the guild were summoned and they discussed the solution in the dock while looking at the threat of the Flash.

I asked Woma: "Have you read the technical information on the magic light cannon?"

"finish watching!"

"You said last time that a large light crystal is required to build a magic light cannon, right?"

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

"I would like to know if it is possible to use small pieces of clear crystal to make a small magic light cannon? Just scale it down and reduce all the dimensions. Is that okay?"

Woma said: "It can be made, but there is a situation that I didn't tell you last time. The volume and power of the magic light cannon are determined by the clear crystal as the core component. Although the larger the clear crystal, the larger the volume of the clear crystal. The more powerful the magic light cannon is, but it does not change in proportion, but in a geometric progression. The power of the magic light cannon reduced by half is not even one-tenth of its original size. If the power continues to be reduced, It will decrease even more. But after reducing the volume, the heat generation can be reduced to a certain extent, and the relative cooling is relatively fast, so it can be launched quickly and continuously. But it is of no use if the power is so small? "

"Why is it useless? Don't you think this thing is suitable for use as a close-range defense cannon? You can even build some moderately sized magic light cannons to deal with the opponent's small warships with relatively thin armor."

"That's right! We happen to have a lot of small pieces of clear crystals right now. I'm going to see if I can make a few samples to test their power."

"Then go ahead and contact me via private message if you need anything."

After Woma left, I asked everyone: "What do you think about this incident?"

General Wu happened to walk in from outside. He was old and was not often online. Unexpectedly, he was online today. He smiled and said: "As soon as I came up, I heard that our fleet suffered a loss?"

"Yeah!" I briefly explained the matter.

General Wu said: "I have two opinions. First, build several large warships and launch them in a short period of time to show the enemy that we are not afraid of them. Second, we must use new warships to fight the Japanese. We must severely damage the opponent's torpedo attack ships. This is to give our own people a belief. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in World War II, the United States immediately dispatched aircraft to bomb the Japanese mainland. From a tactical point of view, this bombing was useless. It was meaningless. The Americans did not have that strategic plan at all at that time. Even bombing the Japanese mainland was meaningless. But from a strategic point of view, it was necessary. The attack at that time was just a formality. It was a demonstration by the US 'government' to its own people. They have the ability to retaliate against the enemy. It is this belief that supported the United States in participating in World War II and defeating Japan. We also need this now. The torpedo attack incident will definitely cause a psychological shadow on the members, and if this news spreads, our guild will be in China. It is difficult to maintain your position, which has a great impact on your strategic intentions."

As expected of a professional, his speech is relatively good. Although I was a little confused, I basically understood what the general meant.

"We have already thought out the countermeasures, and a new ship will be launched soon. Get up wherever you fall. If you suffer a loss on the torpedo attack ship, you must win back in this regard."

"Yes, that's what young people do." General Wu smiled happily. He looked at the Flash that was being repaired in the dock and said: "You also need to promote this ship. Although it is just a warship, it can become a heroic existence. Any army cannot do without heroic deeds that inspire soldiers. This ship A ship hit by so many torpedoes and still struggling to come back is like a hero on the battlefield."

"Understood, I would have paid attention to it even if you didn't tell me. After all, it is still our number one giant ship!" I suddenly looked in the direction outside the port and said, "But it will belong to it in the future!"

"Huh?" General Wu didn't react at once, but he soon understood. "What are you going to do with that big empty shell?"

"I plan to turn it into a mobile base and build an underwater base that can dive." I turned around and asked Rose next to me. "How much has Noah spent during this time?"

"More than 300 million crystal coins have been basically invested in it some time ago. But Noah is too big, and the internal construction is extremely expensive. No wonder the Germans built it in the first place! This thing is simply burning money!"

"Don't just look at what's in front of you! If this thing is completed, it will be more useful than a fleet!"

"I just knew that, so I never tried to dissuade you!" Rose looked at the battleship next to her and said, "How big do you plan to build the new ship? We don't have much ink steel reserves!"

"How much can you muster before tomorrow night?"

"About 100,000 tons. What are you doing? Do you want to use them all?"

"Anyway, it is used to scare the Japanese. If you want to build it, you must build it to be a deterrent. It is best to look at it and scare them away."

Over there, King Chuang shouted: "If you go down with 100,000 tons of graphite steel, the displacement of the warship that comes out will be more than 10,000 tons. That's a big guy!"

"It's going to be built anyway, so make it as big as possible. You collect the materials first, and I'll go to Atlantis to see if I can figure out a way to set up a central control system for the ship."

"We could save a lot of things if we had that."

"I know, so I have to go right away. You guys prepare here first. I will probably be back tomorrow morning."

After explaining the matter, everyone went about their own business, and I headed directly to Atlantis. I had to leave the matter of finding the fox to the big pot for the time being. I arrived at Atlantis under the leadership of Ariana, and the Emperor of Atlantis was still so enthusiastic when he saw me.

"What business do you have here this time?"

"That's right." I thought for a moment and said, "I'm currently fighting the enemy across the sea, but the enemy now has a very powerful automatic weapon. I want to see if you can find some suitable technology here."

"You want marine technology, right?"

"Of course. Especially the fire control system and the mechanical control system. I wonder if you can do anything about it?"

The Emperor of Atlantis said with some embarrassment: "Although we have the fire control system, we can't give it to you. That thing requires a rare material, and the only place of production is our Atlantis, but the current quantity is the highest. There are enough to make one, and we in Atlantis also need it, so I must give priority to supplying our own needs, don’t you think?”

Everyone has said that, so what can I do? "What about the mechanical system?"

"That's true, and our mechanical system can achieve a certain degree of fire control. At least we can ensure that your artillery fire can find the target smoothly."

"That's great. Do you have it in stock?"

"That thing has to be built based on a ship. You have to give me the battleship drawings first before I can build it!"

"But we are in a hurry, and the battleship has not yet been finalized!"

"That's it!" Atlantis thought about it. "Otherwise, we are old friends anyway. I will send a team of technicians directly to your shipyard to participate in the construction. If you need anything during construction, you can directly discuss it with them. If you need technical equipment, you can provide it on site. After it is built, Calculate money uniformly.”

"Thank you so much! It really helped me!"

Emperor Atlantis said: "It's not for nothing that I help you. I need your help with something now. I wonder if it's inconvenient for you?"

Seeing that Emperor Atlantis is so vague, it's probably not a simple matter, but we really need his skills now. Even if he asks me to jump into the fire pit, I have to jump! "Excuse me, what is it? As long as I can help, I will try my best."

"You can definitely help!" Emperor Atlantis told me his request with a smile.