Chapter 454: , Submarine and canned goose

Although Louis was very dissatisfied with the various performances of the Americans, mere scolding could not solve the problem. After all, no matter how he scolded, even if he mobilized all the employees of the Louisiana Development Bank to scold together, could he still scold Jefferson or Nelson to death?
But the situation in the United States can no longer go on like this. He must take measures to reverse the situation. Strategically, at least for now, Britain is still France's biggest enemy. The reason why France supports the Americans' idea of ​​declaring war on Britain and fighting the British is to prove to the rest of the world that Britain is just a giant with mud feet and a paper tiger. As long as you dare to fight, you can tear a piece of meat from Britain.
If this time, the Americans can successfully tear off a piece of meat from the British, it will expose the weakness of the British to the whole world. Then, maybe there will be a division of the United Kingdom, at least a division of the United Kingdom. The frenzy of the kingdom’s colonies. This frenzy will not only be limited to North America, but will also spread to Africa, and even in the future will spread to Central Asia and even India.
But if the United States gains nothing in this war, it will make people think that the British are still real tigers. At most, the French will continue to trouble the British, but other countries will watch the show honestly. In this way, France can only rely on its own strength to deal with Britain. Considering that it is impossible for France to put all its power on sea power like Britain, it will be a long time to defeat Britain. .
"Currently our power at sea, at least our sea power in Louisiana, is not enough to change the situation." Louis told Governor Marcel, "Even if we join directly, it is of no use. But maybe we are on land. Can send mercenaries to fight against Britain"
"It's also a way to send mercenaries. However, we are not completely out of nowhere at sea." Governor Marcel said.
"There are only a few colonial cruisers in our hands at sea. Together, they can't do the old British maiden." Louis shook his head.
"I heard that not long ago, an American found you and sold you a submarine" Governor Say.
"You know that this is nothing but the submarine. It was not sold to us, but as a payment for the default of debt." Louis asked.
"That guy came to a friend of mine before and wanted to make an investment from him. My friend is a navy. He said that the guy’s submarine is actually useless, at most, it’s used to secretly Get into someone’s military port and put a time bomb underneath their warship. But I think it’s too late to wait for the British to take down Atlantic City. But when they get their next target, there may be a chance. Use this to attack them."
The submarine that the American sold to Louis was actually an improved version of the submarine that the Americans tried to use to attack the British fleet in 1776 during the War of Independence.
The concept of submarine should have been proposed by Leonardo Da Vinci at first, but Leonardo did not come up with a design plan. Later, people have also completed some designs with wild imagination, and some have even completed entities and conducted experiments. For example, in 1620, the Dutch engineer Cornelius van der Rebel built the first successful submarine in history, which was later called the "father of submarines". His submarine is a sealed boat, driven by 12 sailors paddling, and has repeatedly dived into more than 5 meters of water on the Thames in the UK for performances. However, its role is limited to performance.
In the next 100 years, the submarine has basically not made much progress, and basically it can only be used for performances.
In 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, American David Bushnell made a "submarine" out of wood and used it to attack British ships. The submarine, named "Turtle", looks like a duck egg. It floats vertically in the sea. It is loaded in a leather bag and discharged from the sea to adjust the displacement, control the ups and downs, and use a hand-cranked propeller. To advance.
David Bushnell took a gunpowder bag outside the submarine, and also prepared a drill on the submarine. He planned to drill a hole in the British warship first, and then fix the gunpowder bag on it and detonate it.
This design is theoretically feasible, but in reality, this submarine has only one occupant. He has to control the depth, control the course, and provide power. As a result, after this thing is launched into the sea, it is difficult to control and moves slowly. . So in fact, this thing has never achieved any successful attack.
However, the submarine that Louis and the others just got has made a lot of improvements. For example, it is a little bigger and can already accommodate two people. Such a person controls the depth and one person controls the course, which is much better than the previous "Turtle".
Of course, the biggest improvement of this submarine is that the power source has changed from people to battery packs. Relying on the battery pack and the electric motor, this thing can move slowly at the fastest speed of three knots while underwater. This speed is of course very slow, not even comparable to the speed of many ocean currents. However, it is actually much faster than the hand-cranked advancement of the Turtle.
Of course, it’s no longer possible to drill a hole in the bottom of a warship with a hand drill, and then load explosives on it~EbookFREE.me~ But there is actually a simpler way to deal with steel warships, using a large magnet, Suction the submarine full of explosives under the ship, and set the time so that people can walk by themselves.
"What you mean is that our warship took this thing and watched the actions of the British all the way. When the British entered the port to rest, we put this down and, um, I've seen this thing because of boringness. This way. Maybe there is a chance of success. You can give it a try." Louis said.
"Should we do something on the time bomb, let it explode as soon as it is activated, so that no one will be captured, and then we will be exposed." Governor Marcel said.
"No need." Louis shook his head. "Let them say. We don't need to admit it. If they dare to bb, we say they shamelessly insult us and ask them to apologize publicly and eliminate the influence, otherwise, we will fight them. I don’t believe they dare to talk nonsense. To be honest, we have always lacked an opportunity to intervene on a larger scale."
"If the British really suffer losses, they can hardly bear it. But even if they can bear it, it is useless. We can find a group of executed prisoners, drag them to the border area, and replace them with British troops. Clothes, and shoot them all. Then put a British rifle in each of them, and you can accuse the British of invading." Governor Marcel said.