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Qian Shuiting went down below the deck and saw the layout of each cabin, and even the distribution and packaging of goods in the warehouse. Fu Sansi said that these were restored as much as possible according to historical data, and also based on the confessions of several Spanish sailors.
"Confessions of Spaniards?" Qian Shuiting asked strangely. He did not remember any Spaniards among the naturalized citizens in the Senate.
"I was captured in Bopu. I have been working in the labor camp since then," Fu Sansi said. "After working for more than two years, I have satisfied the redemption conditions. At the beginning of the year, I was released and resettled with Ah San, who was captured in the same period."
"The Spaniards are easy to talk to, so we can serve as a leader. Why do we need Third Brother?" Qian Shuiting said dissatisfied, "The language in Third Brother's place is so weird that there is no value in being a leader."
"Ah San went to the Agricultural Committee - I wonder what Lao Wu is going to do with them? The Spaniards stayed in the shipbuilding department to do odd jobs - one of them is a sailmaker and the other is a carpenter, they are both useful people. . It seems to be very honest so far. Many details on this ship and how the Spaniards conduct ship management are provided by them."
Fu Sansi led him to see the cabin layout. Qian Shuiting had seen a lot of pictures of Galen's cabin layout, and now it seemed much more intuitive when looking at the real thing. Fu Sansi told me that the walls of these cabins are actually removable and can be rearranged according to the cabin layouts of different ships to increase the variety of options.
"Shi Zhiqi often brings sailors from Hong Kong to practice here, which is very lively." Fu Sansi said with a smile, "This hunger operation can draw some people from the navy. They have sufficient training experience."
Since Shi Zhiqi arrived in Hong Kong, the Navy has been active in preparing to move the navy headquarters to Hong Kong. The navy was originally not satisfied with Lingao as the main base of the navy. Hong Kong, Sanya or Kaohsiung are obviously more suitable. As an island close to the Pearl River Delta and an important route node, Hong Kong is obviously much more convenient to launch an amphibious landing than Lingao. Therefore, the main force and headquarters of the Marine Corps were eventually transferred to Hong Kong. Currently, Hainan only has one battalion headquarters commanding two Marine companies in Sanya and Lingao, as well as squads and platoons performing garrison tasks in Hainan Island, Dongsha and other places. level detachment.
Qian Shuiting serves as the project leader of Operation Hunger. After visiting the one-to-one training model, he became more and more confident. Although he had absolute confidence in the combat effectiveness of the navy, the Spanish were also famous for their fanaticism. If their emotions were incited, they would rather die than surrender, and they would have to fight with the navy. It is not impossible to fight gang wars.
With this full-scale model, the sailors who join the gang can fully train specific tactical coordination, and the chance of winning is even higher.
He occupied a room in the Admiralty Building in Beaubourg and established the headquarters of Operation Hunger.
He first selected the veterans who participated in this operation: originally, he wanted Zhou Weisen to be responsible for operating the Feiyun and commanding the formation operations. But Zhou Weisen said that veterans like him who are not from the navy have no prestige in the navy. He also has no military rank - I'm afraid he may not be able to convince the public. After thinking about it, Qian Shuiting decided to ask Lin Chuanqing to serve as the formation commander - he is the commander-in-chief of the navy's fishing fleet, and his military rank and position are high enough. Secondly, as an old smuggler, old smuggler and old fisherman, he has a better understanding of the sea conditions in Southeast Asia. Most people need to be familiar with it. Also has the most experience maneuvering and using small boats.
As for the two 901s, I chose to get wet and wait for frost. These two battleships were launched later than the four 901s in the first wave. Although they encountered many problems as soon as they were launched, they are in relatively good condition after repairs and running-in, and there are fewer attachments to the hulls, so they can be directly launched Jump into action. Although Lu Yang, the captain of Dai Shuang, did not have much experience, he was young and energetic, and could gain more experience in long-distance voyages - Lin Chuanqing was there to hold the line. I don't think it will be a big problem.
Since the voyage to the Philippines is only a round trip of more than 2,000 nautical miles, the coal carrying capacity of the 901 alone cannot satisfy the long-distance voyage and search standby, so it must be accompanied by a sail-steam engine hybrid fast coal carrier: Haifeng.
The two 901 gunboats underwent necessary modifications and were equipped with fast boarding bridges for gang-hopping battles. Consider if the opponent is a large Galen ship. The freeboard may be very high, so typewriters are installed on the front and rear masts of 901 to suppress the opponent's deck fire and cover the gang members to climb the ship.
"The sailors on the ship can be re-selected and regrouped, choosing experienced sailors. Last time during Operation Giant, so many people were vomiting half to death after sailing at sea for a week. This operation will take at least a month to go back and forth. Still in the windy open sea, seasickness is unbearable. Use more sailors who have been pirates." Qian Shuiting suggested at the preparatory meeting.
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No, now the sailors and officers on each ship have formed a fighting group. If you replace them, it means reintegrating them." Lin Chuanqing shook his head, "The professionalism of 901 positions is also much higher than that of ordinary sailboats. It's not that easy to replace. Besides, they have been sailing continuously at sea for more than half a year, so there should be no problem with their adaptability. My main concern is the wind direction. He drew a chart and said, "The wind direction is not very good. The prevailing wind direction in July is southeasterly. It is convenient to come back, but it is very troublesome to go." "
"Isn't 901 mainly powered by steam power?"
"Consumption is still huge under headwinds. The self-sustainability of 901's equipment is not optimistic. Once the boiler is damaged, the entire plan will be affected. Moreover, adding coal at sea is a technical job. I have to seize the time to train more recently. .”
The key team members are selected from the navy - the sailors of the steam battleship are no longer "human beings' dregs" that can be replaced at will. Losing one will require a long time to retrain. Most of the warships in the Senate Navy were manned by varying numbers of sailors. One of their tasks is to engage in gang-hopping operations when necessary. However, considering that there may be 400 sailors on each Galen ship, a platoon of sailors was specially strengthened on each 901 this time. They were all selected from Hong Kong by Shi Zhiqi, who had participated in many Galen ship simulation jumps. Members of the Navy's amphibious reconnaissance unit who helped conduct the exercise.
Qian Shuiting originally wanted to mobilize a special reconnaissance team to accompany the fleet in order to ensure that nothing went wrong. However, several teams have been dispatched and manpower is very tight. In the end, after coordination, Bei Wei agreed to send a team of ten members to accompany the fleet. Action - Act as a sniper and M240 machine gun shooter. If necessary, bring a submachine gun and shotgun to directly participate in the gang-hopping assault.
Some people simply suggested bringing anti-tank missiles, but everyone felt that this thing might be too lethal. If the missiles were launched and the ship sank before the money was collected, it would be a loss.
Several demonstration confrontation exercises were conducted on the model of the Galen ship. The result of the exercise was that no matter what assault plan was adopted, there were basically no casualties during the jump. The combined use of the m240 and the typewriter was enough to clean the entire deck, but once it entered the center The battle on the lower deck is bound to cause certain casualties - even when one's own side is very clear about the structure of the cabin, as long as the opponent has enough fighting will, it can still cause losses to the attacking sailors with matchlock guns and swords. Moreover, there is no precedent for the small artillery on the artillery deck to turn its muzzle and fire vertically to defeat the influx of enemies.
Once the minigun, the main equipment of the navy, enters the small and poorly lit middle and lower decks, the combat efficiency is greatly reduced. The smoke is too large when shooting, and the shooting response is not fast enough during hand-to-hand combat. Obviously, the submachine guns and shotguns used by the special reconnaissance team are the most ideal tools for gang-hopping.
But these weapons were very scarce, so Qian Shuiting turned to poison gas. Currently, there are only two types of poison gas produced by Lingaoneng. One is pepper tear gas, which is widely equipped by the security forces, and the other is chlorine gas. Chlorine is an important product in the Lingao chemical industry and a widely used raw material in industrial production. It has certain application conditions regardless of output or storage. Qian Shuiting planned to control the upper deck and then inject chlorine gas from the personnel entrance and exit. Chlorine gas is very heavy and has downward flow. Although the Galen ship has lower gunports and large stern windows, the lower deck is also completely open to air. Chlorine does not have the best effect due to poor circulation, but even a small amount of chlorine is enough to incapacitate a person.
"It's clean and labor-saving. Well, it's also environmentally friendly. It can be brought to the ship for disinfection." Qian Shuiting spared no effort in advocating, "And the protection of this thing is simple - just a mask soaked in alkali solution. No need for a gas mask. .”
"But you also need goggles. Chlorine gas is irritating to the eyes. It's not very safe to use." Shi Zhiqi is not very interested in using chlorine gas - he thinks using chlorine gas is a typical abuse of technology. Besides, he wasn't too worried about an expired high-pressure cylinder filled with chlorine gas and traveling across the ocean on a ship.
"You can try it to see the actual effect - we now have a full-scale model, put some rabbits and goats in it and put a jar of chlorine in it..."
"Why don't the elders make a fuss? Aren't you wasting meat?" Shi Zhiqi shook his head repeatedly, "I think it's better for the navy to attack!" He waved his fist fiercely, "The minigun is not effective, so everyone will bring it. Go down with two revolvers and a machete for close combat."
In the end, no one was convinced, but the Planning Institute happily agreed to allocate a chlorine gas cylinder and related protective equipment. It is said that some people in the military have a strong interest in the use of chlorine gas, so they have specially worked on the Executive Committee and the Planning Institute. In addition, the Ministry of Health is also interested in the disinfection effect of chlorine on ships.
