四川军阀刘湘欲发展海军,无奈囊中羞涩,只好购进了几艘两三百吨的小汽船,在小汽船的周围焊上一圈钢板,把陆军用的迫击炮搬到船上,号称“军舰”。刘湘很重视自己的这支新生力量,每次作战必派“军舰”进行水面支援。可惜由于迫击炮后座力大,“军舰”吨位又太小,每打 Liu Xiang, a warlord in Sichuan, wanted to develop a navy but was shy of helplessness. He had to buy several small, two to three-tonne steamers and weld a circle of steel plates around the small steamer to move the mortar used by the army to the ship, “warship”. Liu Xiang attaches great importance to this new force, each combat must send “warships ” for surface support. Unfortunately, due to large recoil mortar, “warships ” tonnage is too small, every fight