s: I’m making up for yesterday’s mistake, sorry.
After Admiral Gao Yujie briefly introduced the objectives of this operation, Fleet Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Nguyen Mui Bi said: "If you have any questions, you can ask them now."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up and asked: "Commander Gao, if we cooperate with Britain and France, who will take the lead?"
The person who spoke was Brigadier General Gong Xuetu, leader of the Second Aircraft Carrier Detachment.
"Our fleet is the strongest, of course we are the main force," Gao Yujie replied without hesitation.
Over the matter of unified command, various countries fought a lot, but China was determined not to give in on command power.
Later, Britain and France had no choice but to give in.
It was decided that when forming a coalition, the party with the strongest strength would serve as the overall commander.
If several parties were of similar strength, they would coordinate with each other and then act separately.
In this Mediterranean battle, the Chinese fleet is the strongest, and China is naturally the commander-in-chief.
"Then I'm relieved."
Gong Xuetu nodded and sat down.
At this time, Brigadier General Li Ang, the leader of the Fifth Battleship Detachment, stood up again and asked: "Chief of Staff Ruan, you just said that our supply port is in Alexandria.
I highly doubt whether the local port can accommodate our fleet.
At present, we have There are more than a hundred ships with a total tonnage of more than one million tons.
When the time comes, some ships from the Indian Ocean Task Force will also join.
Does Alexandria have the capacity and supply capacity?"
"Well, this is definitely not possible.
There will be no more than five ports in the entire Mediterranean region that can accommodate all the ships of our European fleet at one time, and they are all concentrated in Europe."
Ruan Meibi said helplessly: "But there is nothing we can do.
Therefore, our ships can only take turns to dock for replenishment.
If there is an emergency, we can replenish at sea outside the port.”
Ruan Meibi paused, shook her head and said: "As for the supply capacity, it can only meet part of it.
General supplies such as boiler fuel, coal, food, fresh water, etc. can be replenished on the spot.
In terms of ammunition, there are 8mm machine gun rounds, 20mm to 75mm. mm small-caliber ammunition, as well as some aviation bombs and other materials It can be replenished at the port, but aviation gasoline, various ammunition above 130 mm, as well as torpedoes and aerial bombs can only be transported from China.
There is no way.
Many European countries have different weapon systems.
This problem can only be solved.
If we overcome it, China will strengthen the transportation of materials to us."
Afterwards, other generals asked other questions, and the fleet headquarters answered them one by one.
This meeting lasted for a long time and did not end until we entered the anchorage of the Natuna Islands in the Wansheng Islands in the evening to prepare for the night.
After the meeting, the officers of other ships came to the middle deck of the Sun Wu, waiting for the traffic boat on the flagship to take them back.
Some officers whose ships were far away or who couldn't wait ran to the back deck to take seaplanes and helicopters. .
Yes, it's a helicopter.
As the number one aviation power in this plane, China is once again at the forefront of the world and has become a country officially equipped with helicopters.
As we all know, the principle of helicopters comes from the traditional Chinese toy "bamboo dragonfly".
Leonardo da Vinci, who was suspected of being a time traveler, drew an imaginary picture of a helicopter as early as 1475.
It was a giant spiral made of starched linen that looked like a giant screw.
It rotates with spring power, and when it reaches a certain speed, it will bring the body into the air.
The driver stands on the chassis and pulls the wire rope to change the flight direction.
Well, none of these things are very reliable, and strictly speaking they don’t count.
But helicopters didn’t appear much later than fixed-wing aircraft.
In November 1907, Frenchman Paul Kearney developed a full-size manned helicopter and successfully flew it.
However, this helicopter named "Flying Bicycle" can only lift 0.3 meters off the ground under its own power and can only fly continuously for one minute.
This helicopter is called "the world's first helicopter."
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In 1913, the German Baumgartn built a coaxial helicopter and successfully tested it.
However, this type of helicopter could not stay in the air for a long time.
Then the outbreak of World War I interrupted the development of German helicopters.
In the past ten years at the beginning of the 20th century, a variety of experimental helicopters have been launched in the world.
It has achieved short vertical lift-off and short-distance flight, and accumulated valuable experience for the development of helicopters.
However, these models are very immature and are still far from practical use.
Helicopters in this era have not developed, mainly due to three technical difficulties, one is an engine with a high power-to-weight ratio, the other is how to balance the torque generated when the rotor rotates, and the third is how to achieve flight control.
However, in front of Wen Desi, who used the materials for later generations, these technical difficulties that were difficult for others to solve were not problems, and China did not need to take those detours at all.
Although China did not seize the title of "the world's first helicopter", it did develop the first practical helicopter in 1916, the Z-1 "Dragonfly" helicopter.
The appearance of this helicopter is similar to the "Bell 47".
In addition to a pilot, it can carry 4 passengers.
However, this helicopter was not too successful because its speed was too slow, with a maximum speed of only 180 kilometers per hour, which was not as fast as a seaplane, its range was short, and its load capacity was also low.
Both the Air Force and the Navy believe that it is too small and cannot even carry a decent weapon.
Even if it is used to transport many things, it cannot transport much.
Its only advantage is that it can take off and land vertically, and it is only suitable for training, liaison, and observation purposes. .
However, the Army, Armed Police, Police, as well as government departments such as the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Posts, and the General Meteorological Administration are very interested in this kind of small, lightweight aircraft that do not require an airport.
The Air Force and Navy did not purchase many, but the Army, Armed Police, and Police Various government departments and even the private sector have purchased a lot.
In September last year, the unwilling Changhe Aircraft Factory finally produced a "big" helicopter suitable for various military services, the Z-2 "Pegasus" general-purpose helicopter.
This helicopter, which looks similar to the S55, is much better.
Its power system is replaced by a 1,000-kilowatt air-cooled engine.
It has a maximum speed of 200 kilometers and can carry 16 passengers or place ten stretchers.
This aircraft was welcomed as soon as it was launched, and the army, navy and air force, as well as the National Guard, armed police and police, all introduced it in large numbers.
Of course, although several helicopters in China are now practical helicopters, they use piston engines.
The most suitable power turbine engine for helicopters is still on the drawing board.
Due to power limitations, the helicopter's performance still cannot be fully utilized at this time.
Even the popular "Pegasus" helicopter is no exception.
Its main role in the military is as a "flying ambulance" and "flying commuter vehicle", forget about armed helicopters and so on.
Of course, in the navy, they have more uses and can be used for anti-submarine, maritime search and rescue, and vertical landing.
It is precisely because of the entry into service of the "Pegasus" helicopter that the Zhengguo-class seaplane carrier finally has a suitable flying vehicle, and has now been officially renamed an "amphibious landing ship".
Why not call it "amphibious assault ship"?
That's because these helicopters have little attack power.
Of course, there are no helicopters on the battleships, because the battleships only need calibration aircraft, and these helicopters cannot do this job.
The two helicopters that came to transport people were both from the large hospital ship Bianque.
They were usually used as "flying ambulances", and it was not impossible to serve as a "commuter car".
"Comrades, please follow the list, let those who are farther away go first," the deputy captain of the Sun Wu raised his horn and greeted.
"The first batch, five patrols, three drives, six drives, and eight drives.
The second batch, six patrols, one dive, and four dives."
The first batch of officers entered the traffic boat in order.
The crane on the middle deck lifted the traffic boat and placed it creakingly on the sea.
Li Ang's ship is relatively close, and the first few batches have not been able to get his turn.
He suddenly found that Gong Xuetu from the Second Air Force was also there, and asked with a smile: "Hey, why don't the officers sent by the aircraft carrier go on the plane?"
"My Zhou Chao is not far away, so I won't compete with those who are far away."
Gong Xuetu said with a smile.
These two can be regarded as strangers without fighting.
This is not because of the differences between the aircraft carrier faction and the battleship faction, but because of Gong Xuetu's origin.
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Because Gong Xuetu is not Chinese, his original name is Shinguji Yutto.
You can tell he is Japanese when you look at his name.
To be precise, he was Japanese before he was 20 years old.
Gong Xuetu's grandfather was a general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
After the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising, Gong, who did not want to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, fled to Sendai, Japan.
Later, he married the local Shingongji family and changed his surname to "Jingongji".
By Miya Yuetu's generation, except for being influenced by his grandfather and having deep feelings for China, they are no different from ordinary Japanese.
Later, Shinguji Yutto became a publicly-sponsored overseas student of the Japanese Navy and studied at the Royal Naval Academy in Greenwich, England, where he happened to be an alumnus of Leon.
After graduating, Shinguji originally thought he could show off his talents in the Japanese Navy, but he happened to encounter the anti-Chinese trend that was rising in Japan at that time.
He was found to be of Chinese descent, so he failed the political review.
Although he was not directly fired, he was not allowed to board the ship.
The unlucky Shinguji was sent to the Maizuru garrison as if he were a soldier, and went ashore to guard the port.
Before his death in June 1907, his grandfather told him that his parents, Kazuma Shinguji and his wife, who died when he was young, were not accidental but were killed by Japanese radicals, so he was completely disappointed with the Japanese government.
At this time, he learned that China was undergoing an anti-Qing revolution, and Snow Tu of Zhen Gong Temple, who was influenced by his grandfather and had always hated the Qing Dynasty, was moved.
So he directly asked his superiors to retire.
The Maizuru garrison had no feelings for this "grandson of the Chinese people" and was eager to see him resign, so he approved it without hesitation.
In 1908, after Shingongji Yuetu changed his surname back to his original name, he ran to China to join the Socialist Party of Science and Technology of General Wen.
Gong Xuetu joined the Socialist Party of Science and Technology earlier than Li Ang.
He didn't have as much enthusiasm as Li Ang to get a "nomination certificate", so he went directly to Wuchang to sign up.
Later, at the founding meeting of the Navy, the sharp-eyed Li Ang discovered this Japanese classmate.
Although they had no friendship at school, Li Ang was very interested in this Japanese classmate who often preached that "there will always be a way to break the status quo of big ships and big guns determining sea power, so that backward countries can have Japanese students who made comments like "Let's work hard" are still impressed.
A Japanese man sneaked into the navy of New China.
He must be a spy.
Classmate Li Ang, who was very vigilant, immediately reported this "Japanese spy" to the Navy Gendarmerie and took Gong Xuetu, who was lying down and was shot, in for a drink.
After drinking tea, I realized it was a misunderstanding.
Afterwards, the two became familiar with each other because of this incident.
However, due to conflicts in tactical thoughts and concepts, they were not friends, but rivals.
The two chatted for a few more words, and then heard the deputy captain shout again: "This batch is ready to board the ship, fourth battle, fifth battle, first voyage, second voyage" "Oh, it's time for us to get on the boat."
Xuanyuan battleship.
After the Battle of Java, Comrade Li Ang finally boarded the battleship as he wished, was promoted to the rank of commodore, became the captain of the fifth battleship detachment, and the captain of the battleship Xuanyuan.
This ship is the fifth ship of the Fuxi class, and forms the fifth battleship detachment with the Shennong.
According to the establishment of the Chinese Navy, two battleships and regular aircraft carriers form a detachment, and then two to four detachments form a column.
When Li Ang returned to the ship, he asked the deputy captain: "Has the anti-torpedo net been put down?"
"It has been put down, and the night watch has been arranged," the vice-captain replied.
"Well, although this is not an active area for German submarines, we can't relax.
We must put down anti-torpedo nets during overnight stays and night sailings.
Don't shut down all the boilers and keep half the pressure."
Li Ang gave a few more instructions and returned.
Bridge.
"Really, you actually want to stay here.
Wansheng Anchorage is not suitable for berthing a large-scale fleet at all."
Political Commissar Lu Yishan smiled and said: "Haha, because we have to wait for the French fleet and send them back to France.
This is a political issue, and military actions must also serve politics."
"Are they the French who evacuated from Indo-China?"
The political commissar nodded: "Yes, the handover of French Indo-China has begun.
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Some of them are going back to the country, about twenty to thirty thousand people."
The chief of staff also smiled and said: "Britain and France are now shrinking their power from the Far East.
In this world war, no matter whether they win or lose, the European powers will be severely damaged.
They cannot hold on in the Far East.
Instead of being beaten to the point of being spit out, It’s better to give it to us as a favor now in exchange for our support.”
"It is now an internationally recognized fact that the Far East has become our country's sphere of influence.
It has only been less than ten years since the founding of the country, and it feels like a dream," Li Ang also said with emotion.
"Even the Mara Peninsula is a bit of an eyesore.
If we remove that area, the entire South China Sea will become our inland sea."
The political commissar smiled and said: "Although the British Empire has declined, it has not declined so quickly.
Anyway, Jinzhou Island, Sumatra Island is ours, and we control half of the Malacca Strait.
It doesn't matter.
And we have already acquired a lot of territory this year.
Any more will cause indigestion.”
"That's true."
Li Ang also said with a smile: "However, this time our opponent actually has a warship made by ourselves.
This contradictory feeling is really strange."
"You mean the Turkish Navy"
"Yeah, I think our shipyard is too kind.
We don't need to be so good at exporting warships.
We should learn from the British in this regard."
"We don't have the status of the British in the world's navy.
If we use defective products like them, people won't come to us to buy ships."
The political commissar smiled mysteriously at this time: "However, we may not have to worry about Turkey this time.
Navy.
I’m afraid they won’t necessarily become our opponents after we arrive in the Mediterranean
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