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Chapter 914 Influence

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    This naval battle has benefited both sides a lot.

    From then on, the Japanese Navy began to focus on the construction of naval aviation, which also made Yamamoto realize the role of carrier-based fighter jets in actual combat. He began to explore the traditional combat concept centered on giant ships and cannons, at least ten years earlier than in official history.

    Under the advocacy of Naoma Taniguchi and others, China¡¯s idea of ??using air to control the sea gained the attention of the Japanese naval community, which laid the foundation for the subsequent adaptation of the "Yamato" and the development of Japanese aircraft carriers.  But who would know that all this was just a mistake made by the defeated general Taniguchi to shirk responsibility?

    On the Chinese side, because of this victory, it basically verified Zhang Hanqing¡¯s idea of ??focusing on developing naval aviation to achieve leapfrog development. From the sea to the land, everyone gave great approval to the development of the air force. They have been arguing for several years about the naval aviation,  The issue of which is better between land and air has been completely resolved, paving the way for China to become an air power.

    In addition, the shortcomings of small surface ships with "thin skin and tender flesh" and insufficient firepower are undoubtedly exposed, which also corrects some of Zhang Hanqing's previously taken-for-granted understandings, especially about naval guns.

    He previously believed that since future naval battles are destined to be dominated by aviation, it would be a waste to waste energy and limited resources on manufacturing large-caliber naval guns.  After this naval battle and the summary of all aspects, he realized that something was wrong.

    It is true that naval forces, especially carrier-based aircraft, can attack and destroy the enemy's main battleships and cruisers over long distances. However, due to the limited performance of aircraft, weather, accuracy, and the opponent's air defense capabilities are all important conditions that determine success.  The carrier aircraft is not yet certain to kill the enemy.

    In this way, once the enemy breaks through the attack circle of carrier-based aircraft, or the two sides encounter each other face-to-face by chance, if our own warships cannot effectively defend themselves, the aircraft carrier and others will become living targets.

    This requires warships to have a certain self-protection capability. The caliber of naval guns may not be as large as the 12 or 16 inches that powerful countries often have, but they still need to be capable of fighting and threatening. The caliber is too small, like the existing ones.  The destroyer's 100mm caliber is indeed too small.  They can't really attack enemy ships at all, it's just like being beaten without being able to fight back.

    The largest caliber naval gun in China's history was the German-made Krupp 305mm cannon on the Beiyang "Dingyuan" class iron-clad battleship. It was not until 1949 in official history that the Chinese People's Liberation Army regained its epoch-making cannon: in the surrender of "Chongqing"  "The cruiser's 152mm cannon.

    At this stage, the largest caliber cannons on China's coast are the 150mm naval guns on cruisers such as "Haichen" and "Haiqi".  Although they are still far inferior to Europe, the United States and Japan in terms of performance, as long as they do not compete head-on with battleships or heavy cruisers, they are China's largest warships that can compete with ordinary cruisers. This is why although they are older, they are  Reasons to still accept the adaptation.

    As long as a new naval gun is installed, it can still pose a considerable threat to enemy heavy cruisers and warships below.

    Compared with the threat of 155mm shore guns to warships, Zhang Hanqing would rather build a cruiser that can "walk sideways".  Cruisers serve as the screen for long-term ocean presence and fleet power search. They have the advantages of smaller price and tonnage than battleships, overwhelming advantages in speed, stronger firepower than destroyers, and better seaworthiness. They are the main escort force and the main force in surface night battles.

    As the personal guards of future aircraft carriers, they do not need to fight decisively, but at least they can save lives at critical times, which is very important.  At this time, among the smallest caliber cannons that can compete with battleships that can easily fire 336mm or above caliber naval guns, 203mm is the smallest.

    No matter how big it is, the hull will be enlarged. China's shipbuilding strength cannot keep up, and there is a suspicion of developing into a "giant ship".  Therefore, after many exchanges with the Navy, the Ministry of National Defense, the General Armament Department and the Naval Command made a new round of supplements for the development of the Navy:

    Started to design a heavy cruiser with a displacement of 8,000 to 10,000 tons, with a 203mm naval gun as the main gun.  China currently does not have the ability to build such a cannon, and Zhang Hanqing has contacted Germany, a powerful cannon-making country, through private channels.

    Based on the experience of other countries, 5-inch guns are more difficult to deal with cruisers, so the 155mm secondary gun will be used.  The reason why the inch-based 152mm is not used is because the People's Army Army has some experience in the use and construction of 155mm heavy artillery. If possible, there is no need to go to great trouble to introduce it from abroad.

    Similarly, smaller caliber cannons will also be based on the metric system, such as 125mm, 105mm, and 75mm.

    Although the Japanese learned from the British, they found that the transportation of ammunition for 152mm naval guns was a huge burden on their small bodies, so their battleship secondary guns (and light cruiser main guns) all used 140mm guns.

    I believe that after this battle, the great powers with sensitive information will definitely raise their attention to air threats to a new height, and fleet air defense will become a very important part.  Under this circumstance, new destroyers focusing on air defense and anti-submarine warfare are also on the agenda.

    &nb?Professional command personnel, such as the former captain of the "Haichen" Ling Xiao, navigation mate Sun Yingqi, gun mate Yang Chaolun, destroyer captains Mo Yaoming, You Keshu, Tang Xinyu, etc., all serve as senior instructors.  Qinhuangdao Naval Command College strives to cultivate subsequent echelon talents.

    They have experienced major battles and have been inspired by theoretical teaching. They will be the rising stars of the Chinese Navy.

    People can wait for ships, but ships cannot wait for people.  It can be expected that the development of the Chinese navy will be explosive in the future, and reserve talents in advance is the top priority. It is even more far-reaching than the victory of a naval battle.

    In this way, the three newly renovated "Hairong" and other ships were simply handed over to the Naval Academy for teaching purposes. Anyway, with these remaining financial resources, there was no hope of fighting the Japanese army.

    Although it seems to weaken the strength of the navy, in the long run, this is undoubtedly a very advanced move: at least the naval cadets will not just stay at the stage of talking on paper. They will have several months of sea internship opportunities every year and become familiar with multiple  Later, captains were born in batches, and talents in various positions such as gunners, air defense chiefs, communications officers, and engine controls were also trained.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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