There is no need to say much about what will happen next. Talents from all walks of life have been transferred from all over the country to survey and map and inspect the "Melbourne", including military cadres and military researchers.

The purpose of letting military cadres come is very simple. The main purpose is to let them see what the aircraft carrier looks like to give them a hint of the aircraft carrier. On the one hand, they can learn more about the equipment and tactics of modern warfare, and on the other hand, they can also

Just like the shock that Commander Zhang and other staff members were first shocked when they stepped on the Melbourne, they were allowed to know the gap between our country and developed countries.

Several staff members have different opinions on the latter because they believe that the most important thing in the war is morale. They are worried that the result of doing so will likely affect the morale of the cadres, and these cadres will in turn affect the entire group.

force.

It should be said that the staff's considerations are reasonable, because let's not talk about them in this era, even if I, a modern person, think of the United States, there are already many Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers running all over the world, but we

When we are still buying abandoned aircraft carriers to accumulate experience, we will also be worried about gains and losses... The gap is so big, can we catch up? How many years will it take to catch up? When we are developing, the United States and the Soviet Union are also developing, so we are just afraid

You will never catch up!

This is because I knew that my country had the first aircraft carrier "Liaoning Ship" in 2012, but people in this era did not know about this, so they naturally had some negative emotions. In today's underdeveloped information transmission, emotions will soon become rumors due to word of mouth, which may very likely hit the morale of the entire army.

It would be fine if this was at other times, but now it is the time for our army to carry out a million-dollar disarmament. No one knows whether the troops that have suffered severe blows can withstand such a worse blow.

So some people say that the soldiers in this era were the most painful. This pain was even comparable to the volunteers in the era of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea... Of course, this does not refer to sacrifices or casualties in the army, but psychological ones.

Thinking about it, it is true. Although the Volunteer Army suffered heavy casualties, it was psychologically the first time to go abroad to fight. And it was the Americans who shot planes and cannons with Xiaomi and rifles, and then lost one after another... You know, the Americans were the most in the world at that time.

A strong army naturally feels psychologically proud to boost our country's power and be proud.

But what about now?

At the beginning, he fought against his own "shadow" in 1979, and even this "shadow" surpassed us in terms of equipment and quality. Then there were rounds of military reforms, and then there was a million-dollar disarmament... Although this

During the process, our army's quality and equipment were steadily increasing. The advantages over the Vietnamese army were becoming more and more obvious on the battlefield, but as a soldier in the army, it seemed that he was always suppressed and changed or

This is not good, and that is not good. Overall, I have never raised my head and chest.

If the aircraft carrier strikes again, I believe some people will think this way: Since they can't catch up anyway, then don't chase them and give up!

"What do you think?" Commander Zhang asked me.

I thought about it and replied: "It is certain that it will have a negative impact on morale, but I think... no matter how you know the gap, it is better than not. On the one hand, if one day we have to face the enemy's aircraft carrier

What? If you don’t know the gap, it is very likely that many casualties that could have been avoided will occur just like when our army didn’t know much about the Vietnamese army in 1979. On the other hand, this is also an opportunity to test the troops. If some people

If the troops can't stand this blow, then they can only be said to be not suitable for soldiers."

Commander Zhang nodded: "It's right, the century-old history of humiliation since the Opium War tells us that we will be beaten if we fall behind. If we still cover our eyes like the Qing government, we will think that we are the most powerful.

The result is that we are bullied like the Qing government. This tells us that no matter how much the price we pay, we should face reality, that is, face this gap bravely and catch up, rather than burying our heads in the sand like an ostrich.

Pretend to be invisible!”

So the cadres of the army were quickly arranged to conduct an inspection on the Melbourne. Of course, most of these cadres were middle and senior cadres of the navy and air force... The aircraft carrier is mainly used for naval and air combat. The infantry neither understood nor was it big when they looked at the aircraft carrier.

The significance of this. Commander Zhang even arranged several Soviet technicians to give necessary explanations to the aircraft carrier.

As we imagined, most cadres felt shocked when they walked on the Melbourne, and then they thought of the gap between the enemy and us... It should be said that this hurts them even more, because we were not long ago.

It is the enemy of the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union has an aircraft carrier that is twice as big as the "Melbourne", which means that they may have encountered such a big guy on the battlefield before.

This made the cadres' expressions very severe and the atmosphere was very depressing when visiting the "Melbourne".

But what makes me feel glad that I didn't see many cadres with disappointed or frustrated expressions, and some cadres even had a bit of murderous intent in their eyes... I can understand why this is, these people should be

Thinking about how to sink an aircraft carrier if it encounters a plane carrier on the battlefield, some cadres even seem to be looking for their weaknesses when they are wandering around on the aircraft carrier.

What they don't know is that the aircraft carrier itself is nothing scary, and it can even be said to be a target... The terrible thing is that the carrier-based aircraft, that is, if you want to sink an aircraft carrier, you should face it from the aircraft carrier.

carrier-based aircraft and missiles that escort warships.

From this point of view, some cadres probably didn't understand, or they didn't understand the tactics of modern aircraft carrier combat... This is not surprising, because China has never had even only one aircraft carrier, and we used to

The battles are basically on land. Not long ago, the army was the main force and did not value the navy and air force. It is normal for lack of knowledge in this area.

From this point of view, it is also necessary to popularize some necessary knowledge for these cadres, but I believe that this will be solved by the Navy and Air Force. After all, there is a just-in-come Naval Battle to learn, and that battle that took place between England and A.

It's the best textbook.

The other part is an expert in military industry, among which I even saw Li Li...

When Li Li saw me, she raised her head at me and said, "It's not bad, I really got it. I always thought you couldn't get it!"

"What does it mean?" I asked.

"It's very simple!" Li Li replied: "It's just tens of millions of dollars. The United States is so worried that it can pay for it yourself!"

"Um!" I was stunned when I heard this.

That's right, can't it be enough to buy it in the United States? Tens of millions of dollars are just a slight silence for them.

"But I think." Li Li continued: "The United States mainly considers two aspects. On the one hand, it is a loss-making business. The United States is a business country, and everything it does is pay attention to costs and interests, so they are unwilling to do this loss-making business.

”

This is easy to understand. The United States is also a developed country. If they buy it, they will face the problem of Australia, because the cost of dismantling is too expensive and the gain is not worth the cost.

"On the other hand..." Li Li continued: "The United States may have considered that if it openly snatched this used aircraft carrier from you, it would be too obvious. After all, China is still the United States that needs to win over at this time.

Object."

I nodded, this is the benefit of standing between the United States and the Soviet Union.

"There is another reason." I smiled: "That is, the United States believes that their aircraft carrier technology has matured, and it can even be said to have developed into the era of nuclear aircraft carriers, so it does not take this empty shell seriously at all."

"Yes!" Li Li agreed: "They stand at a technical level, and their main opponent is the Soviet Union, so although they are wary of us, they are still in a secondary position. At the same time, they also believe that we are still very far from the development of aircraft carriers.

It took a long time to go, and all the reasons intertwined, which led to a deal."

What the US side doesn't know is that the empty shell of the "Melbourne" may not be anything to them, but for us who are just starting out, it is undoubtedly a good experience and there are many places to do it.

study.

Just like the military researchers I saw, they walked onto the Melbourne and took various instruments to measure them... and those on the water and underwater were sent to measure them clearly, and even

Many people were also asking around Soviet technicians.

But I think these Soviet technicians may be embarrassing... Although some of them have been on aircraft carriers and even participated in aircraft carrier work, the design ideas of Soviet aircraft carriers and British aircraft carriers are very different, let alone now they

We are still facing an aircraft carrier shell, so many things can only be speculated. This can be seen from the Soviet technicians who also discussed with each other from time to time.

But it was obvious that this did not affect the enthusiasm of the military industry. They were still excited to use instruments to carefully scan the first place on the ship, just as archaeological experts suddenly discovered a monument thousands of years ago.

From this we can also know that the ideas of military industry and the army are still somewhat different. Although both are for strengthening the army, military industry is more about whether they can learn something or make progress, while the army thinks about it.

Can you beat it?

Later I learned that the military industry also launched a feasibility study project for aircraft carrier construction and design in this investigation of the "Melbourne". They built a model in proportion with these data and used this model to carry out a series of
Chapter completed!