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Volume 1: Sino-Japanese War Chapter 91: The Artillery Debate

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    The current situation of Beiyang training that Liu Buchan said still made Lu Hong secretly shocked. He usually shoots at a stationary target or a low-speed moving target. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the drill, he still shoots at such a close distance. At this distance,  All the so-called artillery skills are just a cloud, and the more important thing is obviously the experience of the cannon. A cup of tea only takes ten minutes. To hit the target, the reloading speed is king I don¡¯t know if this hit is considered a small one.  gun!  However, considering the staggering number of artillery shells in the north and south ammunition depots of Lushun Military Port, the navy must have no shortage of ammunition training on weekdays. As Qiu Baoren said before, the training effect of firing more cannons can indeed achieve good results at this distance.  !  However, the results of this inspection of the Lushun ammunition depot left Lu Hong somewhat confused Among the things he was familiar with in history, which were most criticized by later generations, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan almost ran out of ammunition when they went to sea to fight.  However, this situation is completely contrary to what he saw in the Lushun ammunition depot. The Beiyang Navy's daily funds and ammunition supplies can be said to be absolutely sufficient. There are mountains of various types of artillery shells and ammunition in the depot.  He was secretly surprised by the thousands of boxes of copper-cased bullets.  On the books, Lu Hong saw a wide variety of cannonball names, such as the Shenma Gruson Quick Cannon, the Overmountain Steel Cannon, the Blossoming Bronze Cannon and the Seven-Life Steel Cannon, the Eight-Life Steel Cannon these things  Even the officer in charge of the warehouse couldn't figure out what it was.  However, what also shocked Lu Hong was that there were indeed some problems with the quality of the artillery shells in the ammunition depot. He specially sent Ouyang Hao and Chen Huan to customize 305mm, 260mm, 150mm, and 120mm snap gauges to measure the diameter of the artillery shells. The result was that the number  Amazing, questionably sized shells, procured from God knows where.  Now when Liu Buchan was talking about the Beiyang Code of Conduct, Lu Hong did not directly express his contempt. Instead, he started to lie in a calm tone: "Liu Junmen, in my opinion, can only rely on artillery skills."  "I'm afraid our navy's heavy artillery is no match for the Japanese's fast artillery!" As soon as Lu Hong said this, it undoubtedly had the effect of watering in hot oil, and it immediately aroused a voice of doubt, even at the main table who was talking to Wang Renkan!  Ding Ruchang and Yang Shixiang who were chatting could not help but turn their heads to pay attention to this side, while Liu Buchan showed unexpected calmness, but there was already a trace of dissatisfaction in his expression, "Lu Du, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to make such an assertion You  What basis is there? " " Basis Lu Hong curled his lips and smiled, looked sideways at these naval generals, and suddenly asked: "Liu Junmen, I don't know the details of the cruiser Yoshino purchased by Japan.  "Know?" YoshinoLiu Buchan was obviously stunned when he heard the name. He naturally knew about this battleship. In fact, as a battleship that had just been commissioned by the Japanese Navy at the end of last year, they, the Beiyang generals, were naturally very concerned about it. However,  , the information in this era is far less developed than later generations, and Japan can also conceal this information. He only learned some through the British military attach¨¦ in China!  "It is said that this ship has rapid firepower and good speed, but the caliber of the main gun is only 6 inches!" Liu Buchan was not to be outdone, and immediately told the information he knew.  "Displacement is 4,200 tons, 12 vertical boilers, 2 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, power exceeds 15,000 horsepower, speed exceeds 23 knots, front main gun twin 6-inch, 40 times caliber Armstrong rapid-fire gun, rear main gun is ear  The fort has two single-link 6-inch rapid-fire cannons, four 4.7-inch rapid-fire cannons in each side gun window, the main armor belt is 4.5 inches, and the dome armor belt is 1.7 inches" Lu Hong said it one by one in an almost casual tone.  All the parameters of the Yoshino ship immediately surprised the Beiyang officials present. Obviously, they had never heard of such detailed warship data. Although the Japanese had already heard about the Yoshino ship's order, the specifics  The information has never been published.  At this moment, Deng Shichang, who was sitting on the right side of Yan Fu, also unexpectedly slapped the table, stood up and asked seriously, "Lu Du matter, can such detailed information be true If so, this ship is really our enemy in Beiyang!"  Lu Hong looked at this national hero of later generations. However, at this moment, Deng Shichang's face was full of emotion, but also an expression of worry. For Beiyang leaders, rapid-fire artillery has long been no longer a concept.  The problem, in fact, is that the Guangjia destroyer currently in service in the Navy has two 120mm rapid-fire cannons made by the Jiangnan Bureau. Considering Yoshino's quite strong protective capabilities and already terrifying side string firepower, any  No naval officer would take this lightly.  However, Lu Hong was still ready to add fuel to the fire, "Deng Guandai, Yoshino's firepower is very powerful. However, the MK-I naval rangefinder that the British installed for them on the battleship for the first time affected the gunnery to the greatest extent."  Important thing It is said that this same rangefinder is also used on the latest Sovereign-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, and the error in measuring a distance of 4,000 meters is no more than 1%!In fact, Lu Hong selectively exaggerated the Yoshino's auxiliary performance here, especially the MK-I naval rangefinder. When Watts, the famous British battleship designer, was selling the Yoshino to Japan, he naturally  It was a great effort. In fact, the application of this rangefinder on the Royal Navy Sovereign was not ideal. Although it met the requirements for ranging performance, due to the technical connection between the rangefinder and naval gunnery, this rangefinder was not ideal.  It is a completely subversive topic. Even the Royal Navy does not have a complete solution. Therefore, in fact, the rangefinder of the Yoshino is more of an auxiliary function and cannot directly improve the bombardment performance of the Yoshino!  But Lu Hong's vague statement immediately changed Liu Buchan's expression. The wine table that was quite lively just now fell silent for a moment Lu Hong's casual talk obviously calmed down these people.  The supervisors, even Qiu Baoren, who seemed to be unconvinced just now, was stroking his mustache and thinking deeply at this moment, but they did not glance at Lu Hong. They were obviously surprised by his profound knowledge.  "It's something about Lu Du, so wouldn't it be extremely dangerous for the navy to go to war!" At this time, no one questioned Lu Hong's knowledge in the navy. Just as everyone was thinking about how to continue asking questions, Yang Shixiang suddenly asked with a strange expression.  road.  "That's not necessarily the case" Lu Hong immediately pouted, trying to cool down the leaders and senior officials so that their self-confidence would not be hit too much. "Although the Yoshino ship is fast, the formation speed of this fleet is far slower than that of the fleet.  It may reach the highest speed, and the main armor belt of Yoshino's side string is only 4.5 inches. Artillery above 120mm can seriously hit the opponent. And the most important thing is that the high-explosive shell of the large-caliber main gun can attack the weak armor of such a gun.  The battleship caused a fatal blow! Japanese warships are mostly of this type, so they should be equipped with more explosive shells and use armor-piercing shells with caution!"
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