Chapter 3653: Seaplane

On the northern section of the Suez Canal, the South Korean navy did not pay the ransom. Instead, it responded to the Carthaginian piracy by blockade, strengthened patrols, and actively prepared for war. Because paying the ransom was a shame to the South Korean navy. A proud force, they would never do this. They are actively responding to situations that may arise in the future.

"Only relying on the speedboats in our hands and the limited intelligence resources, it is impossible for us to achieve greater results." The lieutenant said helplessly to Captain Li Shuang. After such a situation, they immediately took corresponding measures. This measure was that they began to quickly strengthen their defenses. However, Li Shuang also wanted to fight back before in order to give the opponent a heavy blow. However, his thoughts It was quickly rejected. Because after checking the specific situation on the front line, he knew how bad his condition was. Faced with such a bad situation, a counterattack would only further consume their extremely limited defensive power.

"That's right. After all, we only have one squadron. We can only stick to some points and lines. In most areas, these Carthage pirates are defenseless. Faced with such a situation, The only thing we can do is to do a good job of our current situation." Li Shuang said. There is only one Marine Corps platoon guarding their naval base, as well as those Aiji police units that seem to be of no use. They are only hired to maintain order, and let them fight pirates. It is a dream. South Korea’s military power here can be said to be very bad. One of the speedboats of a squadron, they also lost one, and the troops holding their bases only had one Marine Corps platoon with no more than fifty people. Faced with such a situation, it seemed difficult for them to conduct an effective counterattack. Li Shuang can only dispel the willingness to counterattack, and then strengthen their defense. They can only wait for the arrival of domestic troops to improve the situation.

In Suez City, the intelligence agencies of the South Korean Navy and the South Korean intelligence agencies are operating quickly. They have to solve all intelligence problems before the arrival of the brigade. This is very tricky for them, because the main source of their intelligence is from the No. The three parties are facing the possibility of large-scale distortion of intelligence, but the situation can only be accepted.

The three overseas naval intelligence offices are responsible for collecting a large amount of naval intelligence.

"Sir, I think you should take a look at this. This is the intelligence sent by the intelligence department. They think it should be useful to us." As a second lieutenant said, he handed a report to his officer, an intelligence captain. , This is the biggest officer here. It is hard to believe, because the Third Overseas Naval Intelligence Department is a department that has not been established for a long time, and they are responsible to the entire navy.

"This is?" the South Korean navy captain asked the ensign after opening the intelligence report.

"Sir, this is a report on Carthage. The enemy of Carthage is the Roma, and they are fighting Carthage. The enemy of the enemy is our ally. Based on this relationship, we should and They cooperate. If the other party can cooperate with them in the Mediterranean area, I believe that all these problems can be solved very well." said the ensign.

"Well, what do you mean is to let our navy cooperate with each other to expand accordingly, or to help them build a navy. Right?" the captain said after reading the report. I think it’s clear from the report that the Loma lags far behind Carthage in terms of navy, because the Carthages are based on maritime trade. They are a commercial country and naturally they are very concerned about maritime trade. This also explains why Carthage had a conflict with the Koreans, but the Koreans dimly knew nothing. This was a disadvantage, but the Koreans quickly understood this.

"Yes, sir, I believe they will do better than us. In this regard, the Loma people have an urgent need. According to the information we have received from the Loma people, Carthage imported a lot from us. However, the arms trade also made them pay a heavy price. They spent a higher price to marry and buy weapons from us, while the Loma paid a higher price. But the Loma seemed stupid, They are willing to continue to buy, but the Carthaginians do not. They seem to be more willing to rob, thinking that this can reduce their costs. This is definitely a shameful behavior. Therefore, I think we should choose the Loma. To combat Carthage, we also need to obtain more intelligence support from the Loma. Only in this way can we develop better. After all, what we lack is such an opportunity to support the Loma. It's very beneficial to us," the ensign said. These news came from the information provided by Agui, a non-staff member of the Ministry of Intelligence, such as that Julius, which soon became the focus of attention of South Korean intelligence personnel, because they believed that only their enemies could understand the Carthaginians. In fact, , Their idea is correct, South Korean intelligence personnel did get more information from Julius that they could not think of. For example, the specific location of Carthage, they knew that in the Mediterranean region, in the more western part of Aiji, they were the Carthaginians, but the Carthaginians’ business system was extremely developed. Under their control. In addition to these, the Carthaginians once also arrived in Asia Minor, while the Loma could only pass through the so-called Silas. This is a matter of translation. In fact, it should be the Greeks who got a lot of arms and weapons. Taiji has already surpassed each other in weapons and equipment. For example, when the Carthaginians were equipped with fixed-load bullets and rifles, Loma talents formed their own real firearms team, and they used old-fashioned flintlocks. In this way, flintlock guns are not cheap, and the price of artillery is horribly expensive. But they can only use expensive copper to cast the artillery, because they can't find too good materials to solve these problems. The Carthaginians had already begun to cast iron cannons. The gap between the two sides will lead to great changes in the next battle between the two sides, and most of the Roma regular troops are only the cooperation of the Roma infantry and the musketeers, and their shields and short swords can no longer play their due role. Musketeers broke the balance of all power, they needed more firearms too much.

"But we can't open up such a passage right now. It has been blocked by pirates. The only thing we can do is to break through the blockade before proceeding. This requires the mobilization of warships, and the Western Fleet can help us do this. However, When their warship enters here, it will be stranded, and we don’t know what to do.” The captain said helplessly about such a thing. He also knew that supporting the Roma is of great significance, but the problem is, supporting. It's not just verbal talk, but the most important thing is that they still need to do it. There are so many things they need to do.

"But I will respond truthfully to the Admiralty, hoping that they can make the right choice before, so that our pressure will be reduced a lot." The captain said. The South Korean Navy will not take up these problems alone. Although the Western Fleet seems to be very powerful, there are too many colonies and scattered forces. This makes it difficult to obtain larger weapons in some areas if the weapons are not dense enough. Advantages, for example, this is the case with the Clippers Squadron.

In the Naval Weapons Research Institute, Qingcheng, South Korea,

"This is the plan we came up with to refit the current speedboat into a gunboat. They no longer have a large number of torpedoes, but 75mm artillery. At the same time, the gunboat also has two 20mm rapid-fire guns and three machine guns. In this way, they can maintain a greater advantage in the firepower of the situation.” An engineer said. An officer of the Admiralty looked at the model. This was the model that was taken out.

"The 75mm artillery is still too weak for me. I admit that his power is not too weak. However, the opponent we face is a large number of navy. Although we have a greater advantage in firepower, However, if there are enough opponents, their firepower will also lose the same effect. This is not a good result for them. Therefore, they still need more powerful firepower. It seems that the 75mm artillery has already It is very difficult to undertake such a task." said the navy officer. Engineers knew that they would encounter such a problem, because their old team leader proposed a final improvement plan, which was really scary.

"Of course, we still have a final improvement plan. We will install a 105mm caliber gun on the speedboat. The relative power of this gun is reduced a lot, but it has a longer range and can be maximized. Solve all the problems.” The engineer said and took out another model. The difference was that the turret in front of him was replaced with a 105mm gun, which was powerful but sacrificed speed. Some guards have firepower, but they have also reached the final balance of the speedboat.

"Well. Yes, yes, this is the weapon we need." The navy officer said excitedly. After all, some officers of the South Korean Navy still believe that the navy’s naval guns will play a greater role, and his role will greatly change. This change is a huge advantage in firepower.

Zhao State, North Laizhou, in the Zhao State Naval Weapons Research Department, the Zhao State Navy also made temporary improvements to a group of speedboats. They dismantled all the torpedo tubes because torpedoes were of little use to wooden ships. Not as useful as a 20mm rapid-fire gun. However, it is difficult for the Zhao State Navy to think of defeating the enemy with only a rapid-fire gun. After all, the power of a 20mm gun is too weak.

"The speedboat modification still has certain limitations. Although we can install more 20mm rapid-fire guns, we can also use the more mature 37 guns, but I need to point out that their power is still very weak." A naval officer said after an inspection.

"Sir, I don’t think so. Speedboats depend on their speed. We must emphasize their mobility, because the speedboats themselves are made of wood, and their protection is very worrying. If we install large-caliber artillery, the speedboats will be unaffordable. It will become a burden, and what is the consequence of this burden, I think the sir should know this better than me, which means that we lose the maneuverability of the speedboat, and the wooden boat will soon be easily hit by the opponent. This kind of situation is easy to happen, we have happened many times before. We can't sacrifice so much power to do it." The engineer said stubbornly. There is no alternative, the navy personnel can only proceed in accordance with the requirements of the engineers. Because indeed, they saw not only the advantages of speedboats, but also the shortcomings of speedboats. His speed is very fast, but the protection is very poor. They think that in order to reduce weight, most countries choose the material of speedboats to be wooden. , Because it is cheap and low cost. The installation of large-caliber artillery can certainly increase their firepower, but at the same time they sacrifice their only mobility. This is a great disaster. Once this disaster begins, it will become a great passive. This situation is very likely to happen. And this situation has already happened.

"Okay. We will find other ways to solve this problem." The navy officer said helplessly. Engineers have their own reasons for stubbornness. The Navy has its own needs for improvement, but when this contradiction cannot be reconciled, they can only fight with existing equipment. But the Navy is not passively waiting. They will choose other methods to solve the problem. For example, they will choose other methods.

Inside the Admiralty.

"You mean to let naval aviation participate in such a battle?" the secretary of the navy asked the navy deputy.

"Yes, sir, we can't wait for him to train to complete the improvement of combat effectiveness. We must do the relevant actual combat. I think this is a good actual combat opportunity. The opponent's strength is not very strong, plus the large warships. It is impossible to get there in advance, and the firepower of the speedboat is too weak. Perhaps a surprise attack from the air can achieve this goal." said the Navy Deputy Chief.

"But the problem is, in that case, we need a lot of airports. You know, it is difficult for the Navy to allocate too many people to do this kind of thing. This kind of thing has exceeded the limit of our understanding." The Secretary of the Navy was embarrassed. Speaking of.

"No. Sir, we can use a seaplane. It can land on some land or on water. In this way, we can avoid large-scale airport construction. Their mobility can also provide greater mobility. Support." Said the Undersecretary of the Navy.