What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 411 Technological Barriers (4200 monthly votes in May)

South Pacific ports
[Flagship Story Mission: Hold back the Antarctic Task Force's main fleet and eliminate as many enemies as possible]

[Task Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆]

[Mission Rewards: 10 Super Supply Crates, 500 million Silver, 5000 Gold, American-class ☆ Super Cruiser: Annapolis]

[Battle Rewards: 3485 million Silver Coins, 2025000 Experience Points, Title "Level 1 Expert" Acquired]

[Level 1 Expert: Your combat record with the U69 is unprecedented.]

[Received: "Expert Supply Box" x1]

After the sixth night, Tang Wen saw the settlement page.

This was probably the most profitable and successful battle ever.

All participating U-boats survived. Although two more were added later, the disparity in strength between the two sides remained significant, and the benefits gained after the 800% buff were also quite substantial.

Especially with 202 million experience points, you can at least get two silver coin lines from zero.

The silver coins were the icing on the cake. The sale of Hanover, valued at 200 billion, subsidized the sale with 2.16 million silver coins worth 100 billion RMB, which is almost enough to make the warship financially independent.

Tang Wen currently possesses approximately 2.7 million silver coins, worth 8100 tons of silver.

In the future, there will be no need for Jean Bart to materialize and block any dangers; countless mountains and seas of silver can solve all problems.

On the contrary, the other rewards are unremarkable. The main feature of the ☆-class super cruiser "Annapolis" is its four triple-mounted 203mm rapid-fire guns, which is one more turret than the Des Moines-class, so it can be roughly regarded as a Des Moines plus version.

A new expert supply crate caught his eye; he wondered if it would yield any new items.

To avoid losing its fortune, Tang Wen decided to activate it first.

[Activate: Expert Supply Crate]

[Acquire Consumable: Enhanced Surveillance Radar]

Enhanced Surveillance Radar: After use, forcibly illuminates the positions of all warships (excluding submarines) and aircraft within 100 kilometers for 30 seconds (cooldown time 30 minutes).

Note: Only one warship can be equipped at a time, and each removal costs 200 gold coins.

"..."

good?

This thing would be very useful if it were installed on a reconnaissance destroyer with a speed of over 70 knots, as reconnaissance problems have been a serious problem for the Second Fleet.

Tang Wen had considered copying the modern radar, but the technological penalties were too terrifying. It was better to honestly grind through the game until he completed the mission and unlocked the modern warship technology.

Continue opening boxes, ten consecutive pulls.

[Received: 4 x 800% Profit Boost Cards]

[Received: 1500 Gold Coins]

[Received: 4 x 800% Profit Boost Cards]

[Acquired: Tier IX Japanese cruiser "Azuma"]

[Acquired: Tier IX American cruiser "Alaska"]

[Received: 3000 Gold Coins]

[Acquired: Tier X German Battleship "Great Elector"]

[Acquired: Tier X I destroyer "Albeco da Babiano"]

[Acquired: Tier 10 Soviet Captain Kuchatov]

[Acquired: Tier IX, I-series battleship "Marco Polo"]

Five warships.

Azuma is a fictional "super armored cruiser" large cruiser, similar to the Alaska, equipped with three triple 310mm gun turrets;

As for Alaska, there's no need to say more; the original ship has already been decommissioned and dismantled, so the one in Tang Wen's hands is the genuine article.

The Grand Duchy, a fictional German battleship equipped with four triple 406mm guns;
Alberto da Babiano (Babiano for short) is characterized by a whopping 16 90mm rapid-fire cannons, a pure product of the Shiravure fantasy.
However, as an Italian destroyer, it boasts a 25% engine boost and a base speed of 39.6 knots. Even with the boost, its speed is quite impressive, making it a viable option after modifications. (See image below:)
Marco Polo can essentially be seen as a gunnery upgrade of the Tier VIII Italian battleship "Veneto," replacing the original 381 guns with 406 guns.

Tang Wen suddenly realized a problem:
He now possesses three Italian-class battleships: Veneto, Roma, and Marco Polo. Does that mean he commands the legitimate Italian navy?

Add to that the largest number of Japanese warships, and the combined presence of Japanese, German, and Italian warships could realize a bold idea:

Allied fleet.

Is the villain really me?
Tang Wen quickly shook his head, insisting that Gai Jin must sever ties with the Second Fleet.

……

Pará State.

After completing its mission, U69 did not leave, but continued to wander along the Amazon River, venturing deeper into the inland state of Pará.

"wahh! wahh!"

"@%!&..."

Several indigenous people, who were almost naked and covered in mud and herbs, jumped onto the submerged U-boat with spears and tried to poke it open.

Tang Wen was a little afraid of being contaminated by some unknown toxin, so he sent Lütjens out. As soon as the hatch opened, before they could even exchange a few words, more than a dozen arrows flew over.

"Ouch!"

Several indigenous people gleefully stripped the fallen Lütjens of his uniform, and Tang Wen instantly realized that these were cannibals.

The hatch opened again, and dozens of crew members rushed out, each carrying an MP40.

The U-boat continued its journey, its goal being to find a large and secluded place in the vast rainforest to build a base.

Now that the Second Fleet has been set up as a target, we must continue this charade to the end.

Anyway, the size, layout and style of port and shipyard buildings can be adjusted at will, and it is not a big problem to find a few remote mountains and forests to fill a few Han "secret bases".

If you unintentionally create some debris or traces, it will be even more real than the real thing.

This godforsaken place can't even be built with roads; you can only rely on helicopters and small boats. It must be every soldier's nightmare.

Imagine Marun having to trek through swamps in the 40-degree heat and humidity of the rainforest, accompanied by poisonous insects, miasma, crocodiles, cannibals, mosquitoes the size of fists, snakes, and rats. That would be far more terrifying than facing fellow countrymen in the desert; it would be another hell altogether.

It is not only a torment for people, but also causes various equipment and weapons to malfunction at an extremely fast pace.

It's unlikely that the empire will be left to languish here for 20 years, but even a year would be enough to make the heavenly army suffer greatly, wasting countless amounts of money and energy.

……

Prism Building
With his head still bandaged, Fern took a helicopter and made a long journey back to the mainland, where he was met with a joint inquiry from the Navy, the Federation, and equipment experts.

The reason for retaining some dignity is that, after all, no ship sank, and Fern is still a patient with large bandages wrapped around his body.

"You mean, there are planes that can penetrate the sea at an extremely low altitude of five meters during stormy weather? General Fern, I don't mean to belittle you, but this does indeed defy the common sense of physics."

Northrop aircraft experts who participated in the YF23 project inquired again.

Fern: "I have submitted a report, and it can be corroborated by hundreds of crew members. The only possibility is that it would take 15 kilometers for the AN/SPY1D radar to detect it, and you know they have done it before."

"..."

Several aircraft designers wanted to say it wasn't true, but the wonders of the Second Fleet were undeniable.

The magical smoke they displayed last time prompted Raytheon to invest heavily, but they still see no hope.

The 70-knot propulsion technology is a despair for all power manufacturers; achieving it with a conventional hull is simply a pipe dream.

As for space folding (internal description), it is even more incredible. The Imperial Navy is very interested in it and hopes to increase the number of aircraft carried by the aircraft carrier several times over. However, all the technical experts who have been contacted can only shake their heads.

Compared to that, flying at extremely low altitudes in rough sea conditions at a distance of 5 meters...

Some wreckage of the Gnat fighter jets and a lot of photos have been sent back; how could such a piece of junk possibly have been returned!

(End of this chapter)