The Nationalist Government did not know that the Japanese army had changed its expansion strategy. Under tremendous pressure, it stepped up its publicity campaign and held a grand military parade in Nanjing City. In addition to the elite Central Military Security Division,
Hubei's newly formed mechanized army also made its debut.
The Mechanized Corps has three tank divisions, with a total of 270 Wolf and Leopard I tanks, 380 wheeled armored vehicles, 1,100 trucks and auxiliary vehicles. The Corps Commander Du Yuming and the three division commanders are respectively
They are Zheng Dongguo, Dai Anlan and Qiu Qingquan. This is the first mechanized army in the true sense of the National Government. When it was paraded in Nanjing, it caused a huge sensation. Chinese and foreign media reported on it. The people of the whole country were inspired to fight against Japan.
Enthusiasm is at an all-time high.
The Japanese army had already experienced the power of the Anjia Army Tank Corps in Siberia. Now that they saw that the Nationalist Government had so many tanks and armored vehicles, they couldn't help but secretly sweat. Many Japanese generals who saw the news reports were dismayed at the strength of the base camp.
Ying Ming decided to admire him secretly.
It turned out that in late December, the Japanese army resumed its offensive in Myanmar, moved north along the Irrawaddy River, and quickly advanced to Pyay City. The British army lost morale and retreated to Yebaoji, guarding the key passes of the Arakan Mountains. At the same time,
, the *** Navy Combined Fleet is actively moving westward, waiting for opportunities to find a decisive battle with the British Navy's Z Fleet.
Compared with the British army that was defeated in the first battle, it was obviously much more difficult to conquer China. Many generals in North China and Shandong were eager to go to the south to make contributions.
When more than two hundred fighter planes flew over the city of Nanjing in neat formation, they triggered cheers of landslides and tsunamis. After more than a year of continuous expansion, the Air Force now has more than 1,200 fighter planes, all of which are
Advanced a25, a26 and b2 bombing
In addition to expanding the scale of the Central Aviation School in Hangzhou, the Nationalist Government also established branches of the Central Aviation School in Nanjing, Wuhu, Jiujiang, Wuchang, Changsha and other places to recruit a large number of pilot students. Now the Central Air Force has formed a relatively complete pilot preparation
system.
In late October, Anyi Group reached a number of understandings with the central government on starting businesses.
In the field of light industry, the National Government mobilized people and local chaebols contributed capital, which was jointly guaranteed by Bank of China and Southwest Bank. They purchased related machinery and equipment from Sichuan South Group in installments and opened a large number of cotton spinning mills, silk reeling mills, brick factories, and leather industries.
Factories, flour mills and other enterprises with small investment and quick results.
In the field of basic industry, Anyi Group mainly provides funds and equipment, and the National Government contributes people, and Anyi Group controls it to operate power plants, ore smelting plants, coal washing plants, aluminum plants, cable factories, dye plants, and boiler plants.
Heavy industrial plants such as cement plants and fertilizer plants.
Now, factories and enterprises have sprung up all over the country like bamboo shoots after a rain. A large amount of resources and idle private funds have been fully utilized. During the war, a kind of abnormal prosperity appeared, which was promoted by the propaganda agencies of the National Government as the true meaning of China.
the beginning of industrialization.
Because of this series of actions, Chiang Kai-shek's reputation was unprecedentedly high and he continued to consolidate his throne as the supreme commander of the National Government and the Communist Party.
...
Nam Hua, Hai Phong, Cat Ba Island Naval Submarine Base.
An Yi, Li Weiqing, Li Weiqing, Zhao Lei, Li Yuzhen, Du Bo and other naval officers stood on the dock, looking forward anxiously.
An Yi raised his wrist, looked at his watch, turned around and asked: "When was the last contact? The time is almost up, there is not even a shadow, will there be any problems?"
Rear Admiral Du Bo, Minister of Communications of the Navy, replied respectfully: "Chairman, our communication lines have always been smooth. They passed Bailongwei Island an hour ago. According to time calculation, they should be entering the port soon!"
Lu Guang on the side said with a smile: "I think caring leads to chaos... This sea area and airspace are monitored by airships and ships around the clock. If something goes wrong in this situation, both the Air Force and the Navy will be punished.
."
"The matter is really important and there is no room for any mistakes!"
An Yi looked solemn: "What the intelligence department obtained this time is not comparable to ordinary intelligence. The navy is a high-tech branch. Although we have obtained a large number of French ship designers and skilled workers, their experience in designing and building aircraft carriers is very limited."
There are still some shortcomings, and the several aircraft carrier designs presented are not very satisfactory!
"The design and modification drawings of the Lexington and Yorktown class aircraft carriers sent by the submarine this time can be said to be the culmination of American shipbuilding technology. They are much better than those dissimilar aircraft carriers designed by the French.
Half a point. If we can use it rationally, we can avoid many detours. The simplest way is to modify the appearance and then put it into construction.
"With the segmented manufacturing method currently adopted by our shipyard, the hull can be launched into the water in one year, and it will take another year to install the power, armor, anti-aircraft firepower and radio equipment. By 41, we will have an aircraft carrier that truly belongs to us.
The formation has initially acquired ocean combat capabilities!"
Rear Admiral Li Yuzhen, Director of Naval Intelligence, said with emotion: "The intelligence department has indeed made great contributions this time, but there are also factors that help the Jews. The New York Shipyard and Newport News Shipyard in Virginia have always strictly reviewed personnel. If it were not for the Freemasonry,
Help, it is impossible for our intelligence personnel to enter the shipyard. Even if they enter the shipyard, they cannot reach the core!
"You must know that these ship design drawings are very complicated. Just one aircraft carrier involves a roomful of information. Fortunately, the intelligence officers we mixed in are also ship designers and know what information is important. Otherwise, it would be difficult for a layman to do it.
Clearly distinguish what is useful to us!
"New York Shipyard and Newport News Shipyard in Virginia are the main ship supply plants for the U.S. Navy. Not only aircraft carriers, but also battleships, cruisers, and submarines are built. In the information sent back this time, these related design drawings are
Yes, it can save us a lot of time!"
An Yi nodded and was about to say a few words when he suddenly saw huge waves emerging from the sea in the port, and a huge submarine slowly appeared. This was a Soviet-made K-class submarine with a surface displacement of 1480
tons, with an underwater displacement of 2,095 tons and a maximum range of 12,000 nautical miles/10 knots. Now owned by the Anjiajun Navy
Twenty-two submarines of this type have all been modified and used as smuggling ships. Whatever is profitable is smuggled. For example, the nylon socks that are currently hot on the U.S. market have been sold to fifteen dollars a pair because of insufficient supply, but the cost is less than one dollar.
It can be said that there is ten times the profit in U.S. dollars, so smuggling nylon stockings has become a natural choice.
Lieutenant General Li Weiqing, political commissar of the Navy, pointed at the submarine and said with a smile: "Chairman, look, didn't we arrive safely?"
Since most of the submarines produced by the Soviet Union were based on the design of World War I, the K-type submarine had an ugly shape like a ship, which was completely different from the shapes of cigars, water droplets and whales in later generations. The submarine slowly docked at the dock, and with the sealing of the middle entrance
The cabin was opened, and the crew members not wearing navy uniforms walked onto the deck one after another. When they saw An Yi, Lu Guang and others standing solemnly on the dock, they quickly lined up on the deck and saluted together.
An Yi, Zhi Guang and others boarded the deck through the gangway and shook hands with the crew one by one.
An Yi walked up to a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who looked a little shy. After standing still, he asked: "What's your name? How old are you this year? Where are you from? How did you join the navy?"
"Report... report, my name is Hu Deqi, I am 18 years old, and I am from Nanchang, Jiangxi. Last year, the Anjia Army recruited the navy, so I signed up!" the young man replied excitedly.
"Can you float? That's a good name!" An Yi joked with a smile, and then asked: "Are you used to living in a submarine?"
The young man scratched his head and said sheepishly: "It was really hard to get used to at the beginning. The long voyage was very lonely. I couldn't take a shower. The rest room was very crowded and the air was extremely turbid. Going to the toilet underwater was especially troublesome. There are six procedures.
You also have to keep an eye on the water pressure gauge carefully. If you make a mistake, it will be easy to flush the shit back out, but it will be terrible if seawater is poured in! Now I am getting used to it, and I don’t feel that much pain anymore!"
"No! You all worked hard!"
An Yi held Hu Deqi's hand heavily and said sincerely: "We will take these practical difficulties into consideration. In the future, the ships will gradually be equipped with recorders, and at the same time, more facilities and spaces will be added, such as more scientific ones."
There are toilets and shower rooms where you can take a bath, etc., we will never let you down.”
"Thank you, Chairman, for your concern!"
The young man happily saluted An Yi again.
At this time, the naval officers and soldiers waiting on the dock began to move inside the submarine. Tightly nailed wooden boxes were moved out one by one. An Yi knew that they were filled with films. These films would be sent to
The intelligence department, after special cleaning and enlargement, and then restored it with drawings, will be able to see the true appearance of the U.S. aircraft carrier.
...
That night, the conference room of Hai Phong Port Naval Base.
In front of the conference table, An Yi and a group of naval generals each held a thick piece of information and read it in detail. There was silence in the conference room, and everyone was weighing the weight of the information in their hearts.
This time I really found a treasure.
According to the verification by the ship designer of Haiphong Shipyard, the design drawings of these warships are indeed first-hand information. Many construction points are explained in detail. What is even more rare is that the power and fire control system data of the warships were obtained. For Nanhua
Building your own ships, especially aircraft carriers, has positive implications.
There are only two items about aircraft carriers.
Among them, the Lexington-class aircraft carrier is similar to the Japanese Navy's Akagi and Kaga. It was originally designed as a battlecruiser, but was later changed to an aircraft carrier due to the influence of the Naval Convention. Its flight deck is 260 meters long.
Eight meters wide, 26 to 28 meters wide, flat
The average draft is eight meters, the standard displacement is 36,000 tons, and the full load displacement is up to 50,000 tons. It is driven by 16 boilers, with a total power of up to 210,000 horsepower, and a speed of an astonishing thirty-four knots, with a speed of ten knots.
The ship can sail at a speed of 10,000 nautical miles and can carry 90 aircraft.
An interesting story was recorded during this period. In January 1930, the Lexington was ordered to provide power to 100,000 residents of Tacoma, Washington, where hydroelectric power generation was interrupted due to drought. The powerful steam turbine-electric motor main engine was connected to the shore.
The cable supplies a total of 4.25 million kilowatts a month, which shows how powerful it is.
Currently, there are two aircraft carriers of this class, one is the USS Lexington and the other is the USS Saratoga, which are the No. 2 and No. 3 aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy respectively.
The Yorktown-class aircraft carrier is an aircraft carrier model designed and built by the United States after the economic crisis and during the implementation of the New Deal by President Roosevelt under the Economic Recovery Act. It fully absorbed the previous experience of the United States Navy in renovating, designing, and building aircraft carriers, and adopted an open design.
The hangar has three elevators, which highlights the carrier-based aircraft's attack capabilities. Two sets of arresting cables are installed in the front and rear of the flight deck, so aircraft can land at either end of the flight deck.
The standard displacement of the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier is 20,000 tons, with a full load displacement of 25,000 tons. The flight deck is 245 meters long, 33 meters wide, and has a draft of 8 meters. It is driven by nine boilers and four steam turbines.
The main engine output power is 120,000 horsepower, the speed is 33 knots, the endurance is 12,500 nautical miles/15 knots, and it can carry 90 carrier-based aircraft.
The armor of this class of ship is weak, and the hull's protection ability against torpedoes below the waterline is quite deficient. At the same time, the wooden flight deck has no armor protection. However, the ship's bridge, mast and chimney are integrated into the island-type upper deck.
The design of the building located on the starboard side is quite original.
Currently, the U.S. Navy has three aircraft carriers of this class: Yorktown, Enterprise and Hornet.
An Yi read the information and pondered for a long time. Seeing everyone reading it one after another, An Yi asked with a smile: "Which one of these two types of aircraft carriers do you think is more suitable for our Nanhua Navy?"
Lieutenant General Li Weiqing, political commissar of the Navy, said without hesitation: "Of course it is the Lexington class. It has thick armor, powerful anti-aircraft firepower, fast speed, strong power, and stable and reliable operation. If the fleet can have such a behemoth, it will undoubtedly be a huge threat to the enemy.
deterrence!"
"otherwise!"
Rear Admiral Zhao Lei, Chief of Naval Operations, shook his head: "I think the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier is better. It is not a modified carrier and caters to the characteristics of carrier-based aircraft in terms of displacement, power, speed, endurance and carrier-based aircraft loading capacity.
"
Dubbo said with some hesitation: "However, the Yorktown class has many problems in terms of anti-aircraft firepower and armor. Once it is attacked by dive bombers, torpedo planes and submarines, the consequences will be disastrous. If the mothership can only become a living target at sea,
What’s the practical significance?”
Lu Guang glanced at the generals and found that everyone was arguing fiercely, and said: "Before discussing this issue, we must first figure out what the real purpose of the aircraft carrier is.
"At present, among the six naval powers of Britain, the United States, Japan, France, Italy and Germany, the giant ship and artillery faction and the aircraft carrier victory faction have been arguing endlessly. Based on past history and performance, the giant ship and artillery faction has the absolute upper hand for the time being, although all countries are vigorously developing aircraft carriers.
, but there are not many specific tactics implemented around aircraft carriers. The only successful examples of using fighter aircraft to attack ships are our land-based aircraft and *
**The naval confrontation in China's Haizhou Bay, the attack of the Chinese Air Force on the Soviet Navy in the Caspian Sea, the Chinese Air Force's solution to the Siamese Fleet in the Southern Gulf, and the Battle of Malacca. The Japanese easily defeated the British Far East Fleet by relying on land-based dive bombers and torpedo planes.
.However, it is still unclear what decisive role the aircraft carrier played in this. This is a point of great controversy.
"During this period, at the Chairman's repeated request, I read a lot of books and thought a lot, and finally realized one thing: aircraft carriers are just a means of maritime transportation used to load fighter planes. Specific battles do not rely on
The aircraft carrier relies on carrier-based aircraft to complete the task! What Du Bo said is air defense, defense
Problems such as torpedoes can be completely left to other warships in the fleet organized around the aircraft carrier, such as destroyers, cruisers, etc. And I always believe that to deal with enemy air strikes, we must rely on carrier-based aircraft to resist them, launching air defenses from the sea
Artillery fire is always more passive!
"Therefore, from this aspect, the shortcomings of the Yorktown-class are not their shortcomings! Think about it, two aircraft carriers with twice the displacement have a carrying capacity of ninety carrier-based aircraft. This does not allow us to
Have you made up your mind?"
Li Weiqing nodded repeatedly, and Du Bo also showed a thoughtful expression, as if he had realized something.
An Yi praised loudly: "Cheng Guang, your understanding is very profound, very good! The most fundamental role of an aircraft carrier is to be a carrier of aircraft. The specific solution to the opponent must be completed by the carrier-based aircraft above!
"Everyone, with the continuous advancement of radar technology, the range of our radar has now exceeded 200 kilometers. The radar research institute in Syria is already doing research on putting radar on warships and aircraft. I believe that when our aircraft carrier is launched,
, there are already state-of-the-art radar detection systems that can be assembled.
"In addition, if we install radar on the reconnaissance aircraft, our field of vision will be even wider. Think about it, we can detect the opponent in advance, but the opponent knows nothing about us, so how much leverage should we have in a naval battle?
Most carrier-based aircraft have a range of more than 500 kilometers.
That is to say, the battle can end completely outside the range of the battleship's guns. Once the opponent is discovered, we can evade it in time and then frequently dispatch dive bombers and torpedo planes to destroy the enemy's battleships, cruisers, etc.! This is an aircraft carrier.
The essence of winning!
"Brothers, science and technology are constantly advancing, and what worked well in the past may not be suitable now. Without the emergence of aircraft carriers, our nascent navy would not be able to compete with naval powers such as the United States, Britain, and Japan even if it catches up for a hundred years. But
With the aircraft carrier, we can use our accumulated advantages in aviation technology and our tactical leadership to reverse the unfavorable situation in one fell swoop!
"Also, when comparing the two types of aircraft carriers, everyone found that the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier is much more economical and affordable. It is completely possible to use the resources and time to build one Lexington-class aircraft carrier to build two Yorktown-class aircraft carriers.
.In daily maintenance and operation, the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier is more fuel-efficient. One ship is not obvious, but what about ten? This is also an important reason why I am optimistic about the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier!"
An Yi's words caused the naval generals to think deeply. Seeing that no one spoke, Li Guang asked, "Does anyone else have a different opinion?"
There was silence in the conference room, and Lu Guang said to An Yi: "Chairman, our navy has unanimously agreed and has chosen the Yorktown class as our first aircraft carrier!"
"OK!"
An Yi made the final decision: "After the information is sorted out, the engineers will take out the design drawings and budget, and we will then discuss the first batch of construction quantities."
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***: Illness comes like a mountain, and goes away like a thread. Today, the emperor's heart rate remains at around 110, and his condition has improved somewhat, but his head has been dizzy and he can't think about the plot at all. This chapter is very difficult to code.