Under the operation of Sugiyama Gen and Tominaga Kyouji, the emperor's decree was directly handed down to the current Prime Minister and Navy Minister Suzuki Kantaro.
With the Emperor's will, Suzuki had no choice but to evade it now.
Moreover, the decree also stipulated a clear time, and Suzuki couldn't shirk or violate it even if he wanted to.
Looking at Suzuki's face the color of pig liver, Tominaga Kyouji mocked proudly.
"Prime Minister Suzuki, this is His Majesty's order. You are not going to shirk it, are you? Is the Navy's production capacity insufficient? Do you want our Army to help you produce some?"
"You don't need to worry about it, I will fulfill your Majesty's will!"
Suzuki snorted with a cold face.
Japan's army and navy are at odds with each other.
If he wanted to ask the Army for help in producing torpedoes, let alone the Army would laugh at them.
Others within the Navy can kill him.
Sugiyama Gen and Tominaga Kyouji successfully disgusted Suzuki Kantaro and felt extremely happy, and left in a show of force.
Suzuki was left to sulk on his own.
Suzuki looked at the two people leaving, and his lungs almost exploded with anger.
Nanyun sent four aircraft carriers without making him so angry.
As the saying goes, team battles can be lost, but Army Red Deer must die.
"Just wait for me."
With a cold face, Suzuki immediately picked up the phone and called the Navy Department, requesting that technical staff be convened for a meeting immediately to study the production of Kaiten torpedoes.
The Navy Department immediately summoned all technical personnel to hold a seminar.
To be honest, there are no technical problems with the Kaiten torpedo.
It's nothing more than an enlarged version of a torpedo.
The propeller at the tail is coupled with a controllable control device.
Plus a stabilizer fin to prevent side-to-side sway.
Because the front warhead has been enlarged, more explosives can be installed.
As for the control device inside, it is even simpler.
The wheel rudder can only deflect 30 degrees left and right, which is used to avoid enemy blocking fire.
The propeller is only divided into two gears. One gear is for low-speed and silent navigation. It is mainly used for sneaking into ports at night or approaching enemy formations.
The other gear is a high-speed gear, hitting enemy ships at full speed.
As for the zero gear, it is locked after it is turned on and cannot be stopped at all.
There is no other option except ramming the enemy ship.
There are even welding points left in the cockpit. Once the driver enters, he will be welded to death without any chance of regret.
According to technicians' estimates, if it hits just right, it can even sink a battleship directly.
And all they lost was one torpedo and levies with a monthly salary of 12 yuan.
This is completely cost effective.
Some technicians were even a little annoyed, hating themselves for not coming up with such a genius decisive weapon earlier.
If this kind of equipment had been available a long time ago, wouldn't fighting on the Pacific battlefield not be so difficult?
With Japan's current shipbuilding level, it is still very easy to build such an improved torpedo.
After finalization, it can be mass-produced soon.
Suzuki has placed an order for 100 units and plans to test the effect first before putting it into mass production.
Thanks to overtime work at the factory, 100 mass-produced Kaiten torpedoes were produced in fifteen days.
Suzuki also gathered 100 fanatics here.
Then, it’s time for combat testing.
Because it was a sneak attack verification, Suzuki did not choose slower battleships such as battleships and aircraft carriers.
Instead, a destroyer with a higher speed was chosen.
These ships are small in size and high in speed. They can quietly approach the enemy's main fleet at night. After releasing the torpedoes, they can escape at high speed.
Is the perfect performer.
After some selection, Suzuki chose four high-speed destroyers, Yukikaze, Yudachi, Shigure, and Amamura, as execution units.
Each destroyer carries 25 Kaiten torpedoes.
In order to ensure confidentiality, everyone quietly left the port under the cover of night and sailed towards the South Pacific.
At this time, Nimitz was leading his fleet to bombard Saipan indiscriminately.
After several days of bombing, they dumped tens of thousands of tons of ammunition on Saipan.
Saipan was almost bombed.
At this time, Saipan was like the surface of the moon, with huge craters everywhere.
According to the Mi Army's speculation, not even rats may be able to survive on Saipan at this time.
However, after Nimitz put the second batch of Marun on the island.
Still encountered resistance from the Japanese army.
The American troops, pressed by various machine guns and artillery, could not hold their heads up.
There were also cold shots fired from all directions from time to time, causing heavy losses to the American army.
However, due to the previous indiscriminate bombing by the US army, there were a large number of craters at the landing site.
These craters served as perfect bunkers, allowing many soldiers to escape the first wave of attacks.
The soldiers who landed on the island began to call in naval guns to fire at the enemy.
Some urgently reinforced Sherman Spitfire tanks were also brought up.
These Sherman fire-breathing tanks relied on their heavy bodies, ignored all kinds of firearms, rushed towards various bunkers, and then used flamethrowers to continuously spray into the caves.
Many Japanese soldiers were unprepared and were set on fire on the spot.
Other Japanese soldiers wanted to help him put out the flames.
However, the flamethrowers used by the US military use fuel and oil.
Once the oil stains the skin, it is difficult to clean, even if you pour water on it, it will not get rid of it.
These ignited Japanese soldiers could only moan and be burned alive.
With the help of fire-breathing tanks and naval guns, the American army successfully destroyed some of the Japanese fortresses near the beach and successfully established a foothold on the beach.
All kinds of heavy equipment were finally transported up.
The Mi army who came ashore this time learned wisely, and they began to advance steadily.
Every time they advance one meter, they call for artillery to plow the ground one hundred meters ahead twice.
Then, let the tank press up.
After confirming that there was no resistance, the infantry was allowed to follow.
Even if the Mi army is so cautious, it is not safe.
Because from time to time Japanese troops came out from behind along the tunnel to attack them.
The American army tried to discharge several elite assault teams into the tunnel.
But there is no return.
In the complex tunnels, they were no match for the Japanese army.
They were often trapped and killed by the Japanese army who took advantage of the terrain.
After several experiments failed, the American army had no choice but to bring in cement mixers from the rear and pour cement into the discovered tunnels, completely blocking the entrances to the discovered tunnels.
Relying on these methods, the American army gradually gained a firm foothold and began to advance into the interior of the island.
Nimitz's frown finally relaxed.
Although the casualties were high, progress was finally made.
As long as we take Saipan, everything will be settled.
Just as the American army was slowly advancing towards the center of the island, several destroyers led by Yukikaze slowly approached Nimitz's fleet under the cover of night.
