As soon as the sky dawned, Li Weidong took a special car to the naval port in Haikou. He was accompanied by not only senior officers from the headquarters, but also a group of military government officials.
As for why they came here, of course they were not here for a vacation, but to participate in the launching ceremony of the Hainan Army's first aircraft carrier.
The Hainan Army has the golden finger of Tianming Base, but it still took the shipyard half a year to complete the construction of this aircraft carrier. One can imagine how difficult it is to build an aircraft carrier from design to design.
Longteng, this is the name of the first aircraft carrier in the Hainan Navy. To be precise, it is just a small aircraft carrier with a displacement of just over 10,000 tons. It was constructed in September last year and has only begun to serve at sea.
Since the Longteng is a small aircraft carrier, it pays more attention to speed. The ship is powered by two steam turbines installed, so the speed is relatively high, reaching a maximum speed of twenty-three knots.
When Li Weidong was in the North Vietnam War, he was dissatisfied that the Hainan Air Force could only fight offshore due to the range of the aircraft. Compared with the range of the Japanese carrier-based aircraft, it often resulted in winning the battle but not being able to pursue it, and could only watch the opponent's remnants run away.
Lose.
Therefore, Li Weidong immediately ordered the design and construction of the Hainan Army's own aircraft carrier. And it was precisely because of the support of the Tianming Base's technical data that the Hainan Army omitted the design plan of the full deck, starboard island, etc. during the construction, so that the Hainan Army
How can we independently build the Longteng aircraft carrier so quickly?
Of course, because the Hainan Army's current technology tree is not high enough, it is still unable to build a large aircraft carrier with tens of thousands of tons or more, so it can only build this small aircraft carrier that has just reached 10,000 tons.
According to the design plan of Hainan Army engineers, the standard displacement of the completed Longteng aircraft carrier is 11,000 tons, and the full load displacement is about 13,000 tons.
However, due to the financial impoverishment of the Hainan Military Government and the consideration of cost control, some unnecessary buildings were demolished, leaving only the hangar, fuel warehouse, aviation fuel warehouse, ammunition warehouse, etc. under the deck.
However, relatively speaking, the advantage of the Longteng lies not in the number of carrier-based aircraft, but in its speed of 23 knots. It can form an ocean-going force with the other four main ships of the Hainan Army and some auxiliary ships.
combat capable naval fleet.
After this aircraft carrier was built, it looked more like the modern aircraft carriers of later generations in appearance, but in fact it was still very different from the real modern aircraft carriers.
For example, during the design of the aircraft carrier, in order not to reduce the speed or even increase the speed, the engineers did not strengthen the thickness of the external defense armor, but only welded a layer of armor outside the core power compartment.
Because according to engineers, the main ships of the navies of all countries in this era are battleships. Once the opponent gets close, they will be bombarded by hundreds of millimeter-caliber artillery shells, regardless of whether they have a layer of armor. So the best tactic is to get close to the opponent.
Eliminate the opponent beforehand, or turn around and evacuate in time.
As far as the observer is concerned, this aircraft carrier can only be used as a combat auxiliary, built by engineers with limited funds. Until large-scale aircraft carriers are built, or the Hainan Navy has a major breakthrough in the research of ship-borne torpedo aircraft, naval warfare will still rely on big guns and ships.
"fight".
As the first aircraft carrier in the history of the Chinese Navy, the Navy Ministry still has a strong interest in this aircraft carrier. Because of it, the Hainan Navy has broken through the limitations of the offshore navy and can achieve long-distance combat capabilities.
At present, whether it is the aircraft used by the Army or the modified Navy carrier-based aircraft, their powerful combat effectiveness is widely recognized. When the Navy realizes its air strike capability, the increase in combat effectiveness is not as simple as one plus one.
"It's majestic, isn't it?" Li Weidong asked Zhao Yujian beside him. Today is a memorable day. Li Weidong specially wore a white navy marshal uniform, and the general stars and ribbons on his shoulders shone brightly in the sun.
But Zhao Yujian was still the same as before, with a serious and meticulous expression. He asked the question and replied: "Yes, general!"
After the launching ceremony, Li Weidong, accompanied by chief engineer Shi Chengde, personally boarded the aircraft carrier, which symbolizes the historical development of the Hainan Navy.
Standing on the deck of a huge aircraft carrier, it is so smooth that you can hardly feel the shaking. Raise your hand to touch this cold steel body. White lines are drawn on the spacious runway deck, and at the end is a slightly raised take-off platform.
After going around in a circle, Li Weidong was very satisfied. He commended the engineers and shipwrights who participated in the construction of the aircraft carrier on the spot.
Afterwards, Li Weidong ordered: "Yu Jian! This aircraft carrier will be handed over to your navy from today on. Your mission is very important! We must organize soldier training as soon as possible to form combat effectiveness!"
"I will definitely live up to the commander-in-chief's expectations!" Zhao Yujian stood at attention and saluted.
At the same time, the Japanese Air Force over Nanning City suffered heavy losses due to the unexpected attack by Hainan Army's anti-aircraft artillery, and after subsequent Hainan Army fighter planes joined the battle, they had to flee.
The air battle ended with the Hainan Army's glorious victory, but the war on the ground continued to burn, and the entire battlefield was filled with smoke and blood.
The failure of the Japanese Air Force and witnessing the disastrous defeat of the Imperial Air Force did affect the morale of the Japanese soldiers on the ground. Wang Shanhu immediately ordered the soldiers to launch a full-scale attack. For a time, the Japanese defense line became precarious under the impact of the Hainan Army.
In just half an hour, the Hainan Army's offensive troops had broken through two lines of defense in succession, and the Japanese division headquarters was about to be exposed under the eyes of the Hainan Army.
"Poof~!" A beam of flame more than ten meters long burst out on the battlefield, and the little Japs hiding in the bunker rushed out howling miserably, their bodies burning with unquenchable flames.
The tragic scene made some Hainan Army soldiers unbearable, but they quickly adapted. The cruelty of war had long taught them that kindness to the enemy is irresponsible to their comrades.
Out of humanitarianism, some Hainan Army soldiers used bullets to help the other party escape. Gradually, the burning human-shaped torches gradually fell to the ground, and a nauseating smell of burnt cooked meat filled the battlefield.
During the battle to attack the position, this new type of weapon gradually showed its ferocious fangs. The appearance of the flamethrower on the battlefield once again severely damaged the morale of the Japanese army. No one wanted to be reduced to a piece of coke.
The low sound of flamethrowers became a nightmare for Japanese soldiers on the battlefield. Those Hainan Army soldiers who carried "pesticide barrels" and held spray pipes more than three meters long in their hands became terrifying gods of death.
As the gasoline volatilized and burned, no Japanese fortress could stop it. Each Japanese army bunker turned into a "big torch" and the Hainan Army's offensive became more fierce.
Morale was low, and the Japanese army was retreating steadily under the Hainan Army's offensive. The artillery that had just appeared was hit by the Hainan Army's artillery fire. The few remaining artillery pieces could not stop the Hainan Army at all.
After the Hainan Army adapted to their tactics, the Japanese death squads who used suicide bombs had little effect. After becoming familiar with coordinated operations, they were beaten to a pulp by the Hainan Army soldiers before they even got close.
Soon after, the air bombing formation to resupply ammunition arrived again. Under the guidance of the Hainan Army's ground troops, they carried out fierce air attacks on the remaining Japanese positions.
At this time, the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Hainan Army, Wang Shoucheng, led the troops to charge on the front line, and quickly rushed into the belly of the Japanese position. Under the counterattack of the Japanese troops all around, the 1st Regiment's offensive slowly stopped.
"Ta...ta...ta...!" A Japanese machine gun in the bunker fired at the Hainan Army soldiers, and the two soldiers who were charging forward were immediately hit by bullets.
Wang Shoucheng, who was almost shot in the head, suddenly ducked down and crawled to the ground. His face was scratched by the gravel on the ground. Other Hainan Army soldiers crawled to find cover.
The Japanese army built this kind of bunker very insidiously. They dug a deep pit in the ground and camouflaged it, leaving only a half-meter-high shooting hole in front, which was easily ignored on the battlefield.
His own offensive was contained, and Wang Shoucheng, who was suppressed by a hail of bullets, roared angrily: "F*ck! Old Liu, take it away from me!"
"Okay! Look at me!" As he said that, a sturdy Hainan Army soldier immediately crawled over and took out an Iron Fist rocket launcher from behind.
"Suppression by fire!!" Wang Shoucheng shouted, and the other Hainan Army soldiers raised their guns and opened fire, raining bullets on the Japanese troops.
When his comrades suppressed the fire, the Hainan Army soldier known as Lao Liu immediately crouched down and aimed the Iron Fist rocket launcher on his shoulder.
There was a trail of white smoke, followed by a violent explosion, which rained down the debris and ash on Wang Shoucheng's pocket and made a clanking sound on his helmet.
"Rush up and kill them!" Wang Shoucheng knew that the Panzerfaust rocket launcher might not be able to completely destroy this kind of bunker.
After passing through the gunpowder smoke, as expected by Wang Shoucheng, the Japanese bunker was not destroyed, but only one corner was blown down by a rocket launcher.
While the Japanese shooters were still stunned from the shock and the machine gun fire stopped, two Hainan Army soldiers rushed forward immediately.
"Hi~!" The grenade ring was pulled out, and the grenade with white smoke coming from the handle was immediately thrown into the bunker by the Hainan Army soldiers along the shooting port.
Just a few screams from the Japanese soldiers were heard inside. Before they could escape, a grenade exploded inside, and the Japanese soldiers inside suddenly became silent.
The war did not end with the fall of a Japanese bunker. Such scenes abounded on the battlefield. Attacking fortresses, counterattacks, and hand-to-hand combat became the main theme on the battlefield in Nanning.
In the past six months, as the Hainan Army has continued to fight in the north and south, fighting against the French in Vietnam and the Japanese many times, this extremely young force has grown rapidly.
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