The aircraft carrier "Qingcheng", the flagship of the First Air Force of the South China Navy, drew a clear arc on the sea and gradually turned its bow toward the southwesterly wind blowing from the southern ocean.
Surrounding the aircraft carrier "Qingcheng" are two light cruisers, four destroyers and two supply ships, closely accompanying the flagship in moving in the same direction.
In front of the aviation formation, a huge submarine formation was riding the wind and waves, heading towards the distant sky at high speed.
Lu Guang reluctantly put down the telescope and said to An Yi: "Although I know that all the submarines sold are old-fashioned submarines, but seventy-eight ships with a total displacement of up to 70,000 tons suddenly disappeared, my heart is still empty. I feel uncomfortable! Wang Tengqi’s grandson often comes to my place to make trouble, but I block him back. If it weren’t for the twenty-six new submarines from various shipyards entering service, he would probably have to go to Haiphong Port to block me..."
Wang Tengqi is the commander of the submarine fleet of the South China Navy with the rank of rear admiral. He is an old brother of An Jiajun. He followed Li Guang to the Jiang Defense Force and served as captain and captain of the Jiang Defense Fleet. He was the 8,000-ton heavyweight of the Poyang Lake Fleet. He was the first captain of the cruise ship "Mengtian". After the establishment of the South China Navy, he served as the captain of the battlecruiser "Honour". Last year, the navy's submarine force was established and he was appointed as the commander of the navy's submarines.
"Tell him, if the old ones don't go, the new ones don't come, if you don't sell the old submarines, how can we free up the base to accommodate the new ships? Moreover, we purchased these submarines from the Far East Navy, and the profits doubled when they were resold. Ten times, what else is more cost-effective than this deal?"
An Yi said this, handed the telescope to Shen Fengdao behind him, and said to Cheng Guang: "Although I don't know what method the Germans will use to drive these submarines back to Europe, it is conceivable that once these submarines return to Germany, With the Germans' exquisite use of submarine tactics, the hegemony that the British have built in the Atlantic over hundreds of years will collapse, and the world structure will also undergo major changes! However, this just drags the rapidly armed United States into the quagmire of war. , making it impossible to make money by speculating on the war in Europe!”
Now An Yi's mentality has finally returned to normal, and he no longer worries that the United States will fall to Germany, Japan and other axis groups, because the United States is making great strides towards war.
According to intelligence, after the defeat of the British Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean, U.S. President Roosevelt finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to make large-scale adjustments to the leaders of the army and navy. Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, who held isolationist ideas, and Secretary of Naval Operations William Leahy , Secretary of War Henry Woodring, and Chief of Staff Marlin Craig were removed and replaced by Frank Knox, Harold Stark, Henry Lewis Stimson, and George Marshall Jr. respectively.
With a new man and a new atmosphere, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Harold Stark went to Congress on his third day to propose an appropriation of US$4 billion for the Atlantic and Pacific naval fleets, and was quickly approved by the House and Senate. This means that in the next few years, the size of the U.S. Navy fleet will expand by 70%, or an additional 257 ships, including some larger and faster battleships and 27 Essex-class aircraft carriers. The expansion of the U.S. Navy will Inevitably, the collision with the Japanese navy, whose ambitions have grown rapidly, is believed to begin soon.
As for the Army, due to the Japanese attack on the South Asian subcontinent, Americans were worried that after the Japanese occupied India, they would arm 200 million Indians to fight. This would be almost catastrophic for the United States' Pacific defense. Therefore, it was just passed at the beginning of the year.
After $853 million Army budget, new Army Chief of Staff Ma
General Scheer once again proposed a new appropriation bill to Congress. Roosevelt even attended a congressional meeting in person to request an additional $732 million in military spending for the Army. This amount could increase the number of regular U.S. Army troops to 255,000 and purchase 755,000 more.
Equipment for preventive mobilization of troops.
The senators were generally worried about the security of the American continent and did not set any obstacles to the bill. Instead, they further proposed to increase the regular army to the full strength of 280,000 men. The House of Representatives also quickly agreed to this bill.
The day before yesterday, the Germans occupied Denmark by parachute in just four hours. The sensitive nerves of the Americans were once again strongly stimulated. General Marshall also proposed the establishment of a regular army of 335,000 people, but Congress unexpectedly increased the number to 37.5.
Thousands of people, and at the same time increased the allocation of the entire War Department to nearly 3 billion U.S. dollars in one breath, a large amount of which was used to urgently order and manufacture new equipment to expand the industrial power of military production.
It can be said that although the United States has not declared that it has entered a wartime system, its huge industrial system has begun to fully mobilize, and the role of the United States as a strong backing for its allies is gradually being reflected.
"It's incredible to say that such a huge fleet of the British Navy, which is probably more powerful than our entire South China Navy Fleet, was completely destroyed even in the presence of the Japanese Navy! A navy with aircraft carriers as its main body
Formation is rapidly becoming a trend in the development of various naval powers, and we are right at the forefront of this trend!" Lu Guang said with some sigh as he looked at the slowly turning "Qingcheng".
"After this battle, I think everyone will wake up. This is the main reason why our Nanhua Navy vigorously develops aircraft carriers! It is really lucky to say that the old naval battle mode based on naval guns firing at each other,
We are not familiar with it. If we want to truly master it, it will take at least five to ten years.
, but this is no longer important. What is important is that the new naval battle model centered on aircraft carriers has just begun. This is where we can catch up! I think as long as we seize the opportunity, accelerate development, and achieve the success of the navy
The dream of a great country will be realized in your hands and mine..."
Speaking of which, An Yi looked at the deck runway below the bridge and asked, "Is it time for routine training to begin?"
"It's almost time!" Lu Guang looked at his watch and signaled the messenger to make final preparations before training.
On the broad and flat flight deck of the "Qingcheng" aircraft carrier, there are twenty-one naval fighter jets neatly arranged. Among them, the front six are compact and smaller fighter jets. They are the F1-B carrier-based fighter jets. This
The overall performance of the carrier-based fighter is greatly improved compared to the first carrier-based fighter F1-A, and is comparable to the A27 fighter equipped by the Air Force.
The double-row radial 1,600-horsepower engine developed by the Syrian Engine Research Institute provides strong power for the fighter aircraft, allowing it to carry a 500-kg bomb for dive bombing. At the same time, the sealed fuel tank and cooler parts are equipped with armor and adopt
The hydraulic landing gear increases flexibility and strength, allowing the landing gear to fold into the wings at a 90-degree right angle. The foldable wings are arranged lower, making landing more stable.
The seven fighters in the middle are much larger than the F1-B. This is the S1 dive bomber of the South China Navy. This bomber continues the advantages of the Anjiajun fighter planes with thick skin and powerful firepower. It has a 25mm cannon and
Two 7
.68mm caliber aviation machine gun. The radioman's seat is also equipped with a 12.7mm caliber machine gun mounted on a movable gun mount and capable of firing backwards. The main armament of the S1 dive bomber is a no.
800kg heavy bombs and one 250kg bomb or depth bomb under each wing. The belly bombs are suspended on an A-shaped pylon. When dropped, the pylon extends downward to prevent the bombs from falling.
when hitting the rotating propeller.
The last eight largest ones are the newly finalized T1 torpedo bomber. It uses a 14-cylinder double-row radial 1,600-horsepower engine. Like the F1-B and S1, it has foldable wings and a streamlined cockpit equipped with bulletproof glass.
The body's bulletproof armor is powerful, in addition to the
In addition to carrying a 1288 kg aviation torpedo, it can also carry one 1000 kg or four 250 kg bombs, and the flaps are equipped with a speed brake design plus a brake speed brake, so that the T1 torpedo bomber can have the same characteristics as the S1 dive bomber
The same dive attack ability.
The entire aircraft carrier formation quickly completed the turn against the wind. The strong sea breeze swept over the "Qingcheng" and blew the signal flag on the top of the starboard island.
With a huge whistle blowing, a new signal flag was raised. The takeoff commander in a yellow reflective mandarin jacket and the deck crew in a blue reflective mandarin jacket were busy on the deck. Seven F1s were in front of them.
-B-type carrier-based fighter motor started successfully and the propeller rotated rapidly.
Two more sirens roared, and a wind grille across the front of the standby fleet was lowered. The strong wind blowing from the sea from the south was finally able to sweep across the flight deck without any hindrance.
At the same time, the F1-B fighter in the center of the front row of the fleet was carefully pushed forward by several deck workers for a certain distance, and the wheels were attached to a red line in front of the deck.
Soon, against the strong wind blowing from the sea, a takeoff commander squatting half-crouched on the right front of the fighter jet made a gesture to the pilot in the F1-B cockpit: rotate his wrist twice in the air, and then use two
Point your finger toward your eyes to indicate that you want the pilot to report engine speed.
The pilot smiled and gave a thumbs up, indicating that the speed reached the take-off standard.
The takeoff commander nodded, gave a thumbs up to express "understanding", and began to wave the signal flag in his hand vigorously, signaling "request to take off" to the aviation bridge on the upper part of the island.
After three consecutive whistles, the final signal flag was raised on the masthead, indicating that the takeoff was all ready.
The F1-B fighter jet with the blue flying fox logo painted on the wing began to glide on the flight deck. In the blink of an eye, the F1-B fighter jet broke away from the deck with a twelve-degree inclination angle in front, flew low over the sea for a while and then rose into the air.
中. This scene looks thrilling, because the red take-off line is only 80 meters away from the front of the deck. Such a take-off distance is undoubtedly too short for a land-based aircraft, and it can only be specially designed.
Only carrier-based aircraft can meet the take-off requirements.
After the first F1-B fighter successfully took off, it immediately turned to the right at high altitude and hovered over the "Qingcheng".
Immediately after the first fighter jet, the second one, the third one, the fourth one... one after another, the planes skidded and jumped from the deck, also hovering over the "Qingcheng", competing with the one that took off first.
The fighter planes formed a combat formation. The unfinished formation continued to circle around and around, waiting for follow-up aircraft to join.
The fighter formation above the "Qingcheng" is getting larger and larger, and accordingly, there are fewer and fewer aircraft on the mothership deck. When the last T1 torpedo bomber on the deck rushed out of the runway, it flew diagonally into the blue sky
At that moment, the takeoff commander located on the starboard side of the front end of the deck finally stood up and signaled to the bridge of the mothership: "The takeoff operation is completed..."
On the aviation bridge, An Yi watched the entire takeoff process and nodded slightly: "Yes, all steps are very smooth. It can be seen that the naval aviation personnel are working hard."
Lu Guang called the timekeeper on the side and looked grim after reading: "It's not perfect yet. Twenty-one fighter planes took off. The ***'s time was ten minutes, but it took us eleven minutes and twelve seconds."
, a full minute and twelve seconds longer than the *** Navy, it seems we have to continue to study ways to save time!"
"There's no hurry, take your time!"
An Yi comforted: "Unlike the Japanese who have been exploring for more than ten years, our naval aviation is a start-up after all, and it is unrealistic to demand speed one-sidedly. Moreover, the new aircraft carrier we design and build will be equipped with catapults
, some carrier-based aircraft can be launched into the air by ejection, which can save a lot of time!"
"Yes, I also know that things cannot be rushed, but seeing the Japanese navy showing off its power in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but us doing nothing, I can't help but feel anxious!"
When Lu Guang said this, he looked at the T1 torpedo planes behind him circling in the sky, and finally entered the formation. He immediately ordered: "Clear the deck immediately and prepare to release the second wave of fighters!"
In the sky, the attack wave composed of six F1-B fighter jets, seven S1 dive bombers, and eight T1 torpedo bombers finally completed the formation. Before turning to the target, they first entered the field as a whole team and passed through the "Qing Dynasty" in a mighty manner.
Over the aircraft carrier USS Cheng.
The crew members waved their military caps and wished the aviation crews all the best in the following training.
The whistle sounded again, the flag on the mast was lowered and raised, and the flight deck of the "Qingcheng" became busy again.
The two elevators located at the front and rear of the central axis of the flight deck moved up and down at full power, sending the remaining ten fighters that had been loaded with ammunition in the hangar onto the deck.
The first to be sent were four O1 shipboard reconnaissance aircraft. The O1 reconnaissance aircraft are equipped with advanced radar exploration and detection and anti-electronic systems that are ahead of the times. The detection range of the radar has been expanded to 400 kilometers, which can detect the detected aircraft in a timely manner.
The signal is transmitted to the fleet command to facilitate the use of the ship
An electronic computer is used to detect the enemy's movements. At the same time, the O1 shipboard reconnaissance aircraft also has a radio wave jamming function. Once it interferes and launches based on the enemy's radio wave frequency, contact will be interrupted in the four hundred-mile sea area, which is very important for the enemy who discovers one's own fleet and warships
For military reconnaissance aircraft, it is undoubtedly fatal.
The weapon system of the o1 reconnaissance aircraft is a 12.7mm caliber aviation machine gun on the nose and a rocket launcher with ten bombs under the belly. It has a crew of four, including the pilot and three electronic staff.
The last ones to appear were two F1-B fighters, two S1 dive bombers and two T1 torpedo bombers. As soon as these fighters got on the deck, they were pushed to the take-off line and quickly released before the following fighters were sent to the deck.
The first wave of fighter formations in the sky has successfully arrived at the training sea area four nautical miles to the left of the aircraft carrier formation. In this sea area, there are seven wooden 100-ton aircraft ships as targets. The aircraft ships are driven by radio remote control and are spaced one hour apart from each other.
About 150 meters, sailing from north to south at a speed of nearly 20 knots.
First, the S1 dive bomber roared from an altitude of two thousand meters, dived downward at a nearly vertical angle, and dropped aerial bombs when it was three hundred meters away from the sea. The bomb dropped by the first S1 in the lead accurately hit the target.
The aircraft and ship that fell behind were accurately hit.
Since the ceramic training bomb was used, it was filled with white flour. When it exploded, a white mist rose up and surrounded the entire middle part of the aircraft at the point of impact.
In less than two minutes, all the dive bombers that launched the attack had completed bombing. Of the fourteen "bombs" they dropped, ten hit, and the others were near-misses.
An Yi saw five white ships through the telescope and couldn't help but laugh. Lu Guang was also satisfied with the hit rate of 71%. After all, the bombing target was small and the speed was very fast.
To accurately hit the target directly in advance, the pilot's experience and judgment are extremely critical.
Afterwards, the dive bombers conducted another round of bomb drops. This time, they hit 12 out of 14 shots, and the hit rate increased to 85%. A smile broke out on Lu Guang's face, and he decided to reward these pilots when he went back.
Next is the training of T1 torpedo bombers.
Unlike today's torpedoes that do not have a guidance function, the direction and depth of the torpedo must be set before launching. After launching, the torpedo will continue to move forward until it is detonated by an object or the power source is exhausted and sinks. Xufu Research Institute
The latest 4-type aviation torpedo developed has the ability to self-guide and track targets. It is guided by electromagnetic and sonar comprehensive guidance and has a very high hit rate.
However, such a torpedo with an intelligent retrieval function costs more than 50,000 US dollars. It is definitely not suitable for use as a practice bomb, and it is not conducive to cultivating the technical and tactical qualities of aviation personnel. Therefore, the type II aviation torpedo is used for practice.
The torpedo still uses an aluminum alloy high-pressure gas cylinder, the warhead weight is 50 kilograms, the torpedo speed is 30 knots, and the maximum range is only a pitiful 1,000 meters.
The advantage of using this kind of torpedo is that it can be used repeatedly. All that is required is to refill the cylinder with compressed air, and the warhead is also loaded with flour, so the target ship can be used repeatedly. Because of this, the naval aviation can once
Once again, live ammunition was used in the attack.
At this moment, seven high-speed ships have set up mine protection nets. The mine protection nets are installed on automatically controlled extension arms and are controlled electrically. Although the warhead of the Type II torpedo mounted on the T1 torpedo bomber is loaded with
Flour, but in order to avoid torpedo impact and to allow the torpedo to be used repeatedly to avoid damage, it is still necessary to hang a lightning protection net.
When the target ship was evading in a snake-like maneuver under radio control, the T1 torpedo bombers dived down in a two-plane formation, then flew at low altitude and approached the seven sailing ships at high speed.
At a distance of 400 meters, the torpedo was dropped, and the wingman followed closely and dropped the torpedo.
As soon as the torpedoes were dropped, the two T1s immediately turned around and climbed at high speed, while the four torpedoes quickly moved forward with four consecutive "bang bang" impacts. All four torpedoes hit the mine protection net of one of the target ships.
"Okay, good job. Four out of four shots. The hit rate is as high as 100%!"
An Yi, who was standing on the ship's side watching this excellent attack training, couldn't help but praise him repeatedly. Lu Guang was also greatly surprised. Usually the hit rate in training was around 50%. Could it be that the arrival of the supreme commander An Yi today stimulated these thoughts?
Isn’t this a good guy?
In the following torpedo throwing training, the hit rate was still high. Even the worst formation was just two out of four, which surprised Lu Guang.
F1-B fighter jets have been hovering in the air, covering the attacks of S1 dive bombers and T1 torpedo bombers. After the training of S1 and T1 was completed, several motorboats advanced at high speed, and at a place five or six nautical miles away from the aircraft carrier, they released more than twenty colorful missiles.
Hydrogen balloon.
The hydrogen balloon quickly floated into the air. At this time, the F1-B fighter jets operating in a two-plane formation moved. After a precise shot, the balloon in the air quickly disappeared without a trace.
As the first wave of fleets returned, the second wave of fleets began training. Although the number of this wave of fleets was small, the training was still meticulous.
The landing of the carrier-based aircraft was very thrilling. At the moment when the fighter planes landed at high speed, the tires of the landing gear braked hard, and the ship's hook stretched out from the back of the fuselage and hooked the arresting cable on the deck of the mothership. The aircraft soon flew away.
Stop, and then slowly drive to the parking area on the side of the runway. The ten fighters that land first will enter the hangar, and the other fighters will be arranged in order to make room for the remaining fighters to land.
When one of the fighter planes was landing, a big wave happened to set off. The aircraft carrier bumped up and down. As a result, the hook failed to catch the arresting cable. After nine consecutive arresting cables were not hooked, the pilot had to speed up and take off again. Finally, he was in the air.
After circling around for a while, he successfully landed.
After reading it, An Yi broke into a cold sweat and kept shouting that it was dangerous.
Cheng Guang explained: "More than 80 percent of accidents involving carrier-based aircraft on aircraft carriers are caused by problems during landing. This group of carrier-based aircraft pilots are already the best among our 15,000 naval aviation forces.
However, since boarding the ship, there have still been four accidents, and four pilots and assistants have died. We now urgently need more aircraft carriers to practice landing skills!"
An Yi is a pilot himself, so he naturally knows how difficult it is for a carrier-based aircraft to land.
When practicing on the ground, even if the runway is exactly the same as the runway on the aircraft carrier, because the coordinates, orientation and angle are relatively fixed, and the wind is relatively stable, it is much less difficult for the aircraft to land. It is different on the aircraft carrier. The ship is always ready
It can be turned, and when landing, it may be either a tailwind or a headwind. Coupled with the undulating waves, the parameters of each landing are different, and the requirements for the pilot are much greater.
When a carrier-based aircraft lands, if the force is not controlled well and the landing tail hook cannot catch the arresting cable, it will stumble, and a violent explosion will occur. It will be even worse if the fighter plane is loaded with aerial bombs, which may directly sink the aircraft carrier. Therefore, once the aircraft is landed, it will be even worse.
The importance of an experienced pilot to an aircraft carrier is self-evident.
An Yi pondered for a moment and nodded: "Well, now even Japan is using cruise ships and merchant ships to renovate aircraft carriers on a large scale. We cannot fall behind too far. Back then, the Chinese consortium and three 50,000-ton oil tankers, two
Four 25,000-ton oil tankers ordered together with an 8,000-ton heavy cruiser were docked in Cam Ranh Bay. When Brother Lin and the others first ordered, there were more
With careful attention, eight heavy oil boilers and four gear-driven steam turbines were used. The output of the main engine was as high as 100,000 horsepower and the speed was 31 knots. It could be said to be the fastest oil tanker at that time. Now that the aircraft carrier is rebuilt, even if the speed is somewhat different
Slowing down, but I believe it’s not much different! But the project has only been approved now, and it won’t be put into service until at least early next year!”
"This is already very good! If it can be put into service early next year and the four real aircraft carriers come out the year after next, we will have enough experienced pilots to board the ships and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible!"
After hearing An Yi's promise, Cheng Chengguang was so happy that he couldn't help but smile. He knew very well that although with the launch of new steel-making technology, Nanhua's steel production could reach 15 million tons per year, there was still a need for steel.
There are too many. Every shipyard is a monster that eats steel. Shipyards, slipways, dry docks, floating docks, joint workshops, and supporting steel plants and gun factories are almost all accumulated with steel.
At present, military production requires steel, railway construction requires steel, and other industries are also inseparable from steel. This is why the target ship is made of wood, the aerial bombs used for practice throwing are made of ceramic, and the torpedoes are made of recyclable gas.
bottles, this is all for saving.
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