[Volume 2 New World] Chapter 252 The Beginning of Spring
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Chapter 252 The Beginning of Spring
"It's a pity that no finished product has been shipped yet, so we have to leave it empty." Zhou Ke said regretfully.
"Anyway, warships in the past could fight without this set of gadgets - Nelson didn't have a shooting commander." Lin Shenhe knew that this was purely an explosion of bad taste by some people. With their current industrial capabilities and potential enemy warships , the performance of the artillery, the firing distance of naval warships is up to 2000 meters, and there is no need for any ballistic computer. Equipping the gunner with a telescope, artillery shooting table and slide rule is Zenith Star technology.
overtake? The technology points of Zenith Star Technology are obviously not that easy to climb, as this empty shooting control tower proves.
But that's none of his business. He only cares about the artillery and artillery shells. Let the precision instrument department consider what meow observation equipment the artillery uses.
As the visit was coming to an end, Lin Shenhe suddenly thought of a question:
"Has the ship been named yet?"
"Not yet. The Navy said it will hold a naming ceremony after the sea trials are completed."
"Did the Navy say what it planned to call it?"
"It is said that someone suggested calling Yukikaze or Shigure..."
"Damn, that's so funny." Lin Shenhe had goosebumps all over his body. There are really many fans of ijn in the navy. Now that Yukikaze and Shigure have proposed, it goes without saying that Nowaki's nomination will also appear.
"I think we can use the names of mountains and rivers, such as Taihang, Taishan, Kunlun, etc. It's grand!" Zhou Ke said with gestures.
Lin Shenhe shook his head: "I'm afraid I can't afford a ship with this small body." He actually prefers names like "Fearless", "Unyielding", "Rage", and "Enterprising", but Class 1630 can't afford it either. This kind of courage - even though it would be a pain in the ass to build a 10,000-ton battleship in this time and space, at least it would have to be a battleship of over four or five thousand tons to look majestic. In comparison, the pattern of names like Shigure is more suitable.
The artillery installation on the first ship of the 1630 class lasted three days, during which almost half of the veterans of the mechanical department were mobilized to solve the problem. Especially all the veterans with fitter certificates. Continuously repairing parts became the main theme of the installation work. In order to improve efficiency, a number of mobile equipment were specially transported to the dock assembly site. The artillery's mount, rails, and even the bolts used to fix it all brought endless trouble to Zhou Ke. Standardized production has been implemented for more than two years, but there are still many problems in practical application-the workers are not strong enough, and the materials are not strong enough.
Zhou Ke has always maintained a calm mind - he is used to facing endless problems when presiding over the shipbuilding maintenance plan. According to his words: When installing equipment, he never expects to succeed in the first time.
With everyone's collective efforts, all the artillery was finally installed in place and functioning normally. Although the fire control equipment did not have a ballistic computer, it was equipped with some simple equipment such as artillery slide rules and observation scopes before the official sea trials.
The artillery observation scope was manufactured by Lin Hanlong. The observation scope was mainly used as a ruler. Structurally it is a Kepler telescope and is not difficult to manufacture. However, in order to obtain a relatively large field of view and luminous flux, a relatively large caliber needs to be manufactured. Although this is difficult for Lin Hanlong, it is not insurmountable.
The most difficult sealing of the lens barrel - although they did not have fir optical glue available, nor rubber gaskets, they had to use complex copper gaskets, vulcanized cowhide pads, and finally a layer of Eucommia gum to seal it. Although the proposal to widely plant Eucommia ulmoides to replace rubber was rejected, Eucommia gum is still used on a small scale in places where performance requirements are not strict. Fortunately, Eucommia ulmoides has been cultivated in China, and it is easy to collect raw materials.
The buffer structure when installing the lens barrel is made of vulcanized cowhide. Although the performance is not ideal, it is still usable. The lens originally planned to use lead glass or natural smelted crystal - Hainan itself has rich natural smelted crystal mineral deposits. However, Lin Hanlong tried smelting it several times and could not find a suitable product, so he could only be satisfied with the original product.
The rangefinder was originally a key project of the optical workshop, but Lin Hanlong discovered many problems that cannot be overcome at the current stage during the experiment - especially the lack of high-quality optical glass and processing methods - and the quality cannot be guaranteed at this stage even if it is manufactured.
In the warehouse of the Planning Institute, there are one-meter rangefinders for 37mm guns and half-meter rangefinders for mortars that were bought in batches from military stores on Taobao. Kilometers, the accuracy is enough for naval guns, and there are nearly a hundred of them. But the Navy ultimately decided not to use these "precision equipment."
"As long as the military equipment can be used, it must be domestically produced." People's Commissar of the Navy Ming Qiu stated at the technical meeting of the 854 reform.
The artillery rangefinder was eventually reduced to a simple steering wheel system. Specifically, an angle disk with a sight is installed on each bow and stern of the ship, the sight is used to align the target, and then the distance between the warship and the target is calculated based on the difference between the different angles displayed on the bow and stern - this technology is What appeared in the 19th century is very consistent with the current technical level of the Senate Navy.
The fire control equipment is also equipped with a wind vane and anemometer to measure the cross wind and longitudinal wind. When calculating the shooting elements, the wind direction and wind speed are important reference data.
The last piece of equipment is the quadrant, which is made of tin brass. Its purpose is to measure the inclination angle of the artillery in the vertical plane from 0 to 1500 mils (0° to 90°), and to check the angle of the artillery sighting device and the artillery. At the same time, the artillery can be adjusted to the required firing position. With range measurement and mapping, the enemy ship's speed can be determined. The more important use is that the safety limit of the naval gun can be determined by adding a limiter on the quadrant on the command platform. As for the ship being accidentally damaged by artillery fire during the fierce battle.
After all the fire control equipment was installed, the ship finally received its belated name: "Beginning of Spring". Whether this means that 24 ships of the 1630 class will be built has caused discussion among the elders. The Navy personnel cheered, the Army was worried. The spokesperson of the Planning Institute responded to this in the Senate: "There are currently no plans to start building the second batch of 1630-class ships." However, he admitted that the preparatory work for laying the keel of the second 1630-class ship has already begun, and it is just a matter of waiting. The Senate approved the additional budget for the "Second Ship Reorganization Record".
However, judging from the name of this ship, it is obvious that there are plans within the Naval Ship Administration Headquarters to build a larger warship. The Navy denied this, and People's Commissar of the Navy Chen Haiyang said: There are currently no plans to build new warships.
On August 10, 200 crew members, shipyard technicians, and workers boarded the warship and went to sea for the first sea trial under the command of Li Di, the chief of the outfitting committee. On August 11, the ship conducted a scheduled left and right 360-degree turn and speed change test in the Qiongzhou Strait. That night we anchored at the Red Card Port of Mayao Peninsula. On August 12, the "Beginning of Spring" conducted a full-speed public trial in the same sea area under the guard of two 8154 cruisers. Includes sailing with steam engines and sails in all sea conditions.
On August 22, Lieutenant Colonel Li Ziping, the former captain of the Haitian, was appointed as the first-generation captain of the "Li Chun". A series of sea trials followed. On August 29, a firing test and ballistic test of the 130mm main gun were conducted on the sea near Hongpai Island. The front and rear main guns fired salvos in the direction of Hongpai Island 4 kilometers away, and the distant rumble of cannons could be heard in Majiao Fort.
On September 1, the Lichun returned to Bopu after completing the firing test. Eight days later, the Lichun was officially completed and commissioned, handed over to the Navy, and the warship flag was raised. Its ship registration place is Kaohsiung Port of the Navy.
Kaohsiung naturally does not exist at all - but this does not prevent Kaohsiung from being one of the main bases in the Senate's naval system.
All sea trials went smoothly, although a number of malfunctions occurred during the navigation test, especially minor malfunctions in the steam engine and boiler from time to time. But they are not serious problems, and the test can continue with some minor repairs and adjustments.
After a month of intensive testing, the full data of Lichun is:
No-load displacement: 1,091 tons, standard displacement: 1,160 tons, normal displacement: 1,359 tons, fully loaded displacement: 1,519 tons. The actual power output is 489 horsepower, and the maximum sailing speed at full power is 12.5 knots under standard sea conditions. The sail has a maximum speed of 15 knots. The maximum displacement is 359 tons of coal, and the maximum power endurance is 5 knots and 5,000 nautical miles.
The ship's personnel include 149 sailors. It can also carry a platoon of marines and all their weapons and equipment for a long period of time. For short voyages, a battery of light artillery and its battery could be carried.
Li Ziping's comprehensive evaluation of the Lichun is: excellent machinery, storage, and cabin space; sufficient accommodation and work space; the ship rocks slowly and calmly, making it a good firepower platform. Excellent sea vessel, comfortable, capable of firing in the worst weather.
Generally speaking, Li Ziping is quite satisfied with this ship - it is much stronger than the Haitian, the first battleship built by the veterans - its navigation performance is much smoother than that of the Haitian. The shooting effect of large-caliber artillery is also satisfactory. Whether using armor-piercing bombs or grenades, the damage to the target far exceeded their psychological expectations.
As for the living conditions, the most important hard indicator for the veterans, there has also been a leap forward, especially in the arrangement of the veteran officers' cabins. The Lichun class is much more spacious than the "Zhenhai" class. Not only the captain can enjoy a single room as usual, but the veteran officers also have double rooms. The dormitories are available, and the ship's kitchen has been upgraded.
"It only takes three months for me to bring this ship into full combat effectiveness." He confidently told Chen Haiyang.
"You don't have three months, only thirty days to familiarize yourself with the equipment and train your subordinates." Chen Haiyang said, "As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, the engine operation will be in full swing."
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