Chapter 1681 A Huge Plan (I

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"What do you think about amphibious operations in the conditions of modern warfare?" Zhang Lan and Minister Liang sat opposite each other, two cups of steaming tea were placed on a delicate coffee table, and in the quiet room, the faint fragrance of tea permeated the whole room, which was a good place to chat.

Of course, Zhang Lan didn't think that this uncle had brought him all the way from home to the capital just to have tea with him, and the fact was also true, after chatting a few words, knowing that Zhang Lan was so-so, he could be regarded as a half-military expert, and Uncle Liang began to introduce the topic to the aspect of amphibious warfare.

"Hmm......" Zhang Lan took a sip of a cup of tea slowly, and at the same time was thinking about how these words should be organized, "With the continuous change of amphibious combat methods and concepts, a view on the tactics and combat equipment of amphibious operations that has been recognized has been developed is that modern amphibious ships must have three-dimensional amphibious assault combat capabilities and carry out amphibious combat missions in a three-dimensional combat manner, so as to be able to complete amphibious combat missions and ensure the integrity of combat units to the greatest extent. ”

"Of course, there is no doubt that even with an advanced concept of amphibious operations, if the combat equipment cannot keep up, it will not be able to complete the combat mission well. Taking the Falklands landing battle of the British Navy as an example, although the British Navy realized that it would be more reasonable and effective to adopt the "three-dimensional landing" method of combining 'plane landing' and "vertical landing in the air" during the Falklands landing operation, it suffered from the lack of three-dimensional amphibious assault combat capability to meet the needs, so it could only adopt the more traditional method of assault and beach-grabbing landing. ”

"At present, the Chinese landing fleet is facing the same problem as the British encountered in the Falklands landing battle, that is, it lacks the ability to stand and land and can effectively wield the overall combat strength of the landing force."

In the end, Zhang Lan also lightly commented on the current problems encountered by the domestic navy in amphibious operations.

After Zhang Lan said this, Minister Liang didn't speak, just frowned slightly and thought, although his expression was very calm, but in his heart, Minister Liang's heart was already full of turbulent waves, he really couldn't understand, how could this kid have such a deep understanding of modern military operations? Even if it's an interest, but he's so young, how can he know so much? So deep?

"What do you think of our Navy's amphibious combat capabilities?" Minister Liang nodded, and suddenly asked, his tone was a little like his own subordinate in the school, and at the same time habitually handed Zhang Lan a cigarette, only then did he remember that this kid was still a student now, and he was not his subordinate, and he took it back with a slight embarrassment.

For this little embarrassment, Zhang Lan smiled, not in the sense of it, and muttered for a while, "Comparatively speaking, over the years, especially in recent years, after the reform and opening up has accumulated considerable wealth, the combat forces of the domestic air force or navy are relatively fast, on the whole, the current situation of the domestic navy is that the sea/anti-ship combat capability has entered the world-class level, but the amphibious combat capability is more miserable, and it is so-so and at the top of the world's second-rate level." ”

Minister Liang nodded, did not speak, he also agreed with Zhang Lan's words, as the head of the General Armament Department, one of the four headquarters under the Ministry of National Defense, Minister Liang is still very clear about the actual combat situation of the Chinese Navy, and even he understands very well that Zhang Lan's evaluation of the domestic navy is still too high, if it were not for the help of the Alice Group over the years - especially the good things they got back from Lao Maozi's Far East Pacific Fleet - the domestic navy is still only a yellow water navy. There is still a long way to go from being a world naval power.

At the same time, Zhang Lan was also pondering what Minister Liang suddenly invited him for. There is no doubt that this is related to the army's amphibious operations, but why is the military suddenly so concerned about amphibious operations? Where is the most important place to rely on amphibious landing operations? Thinking about it along this line of thought, Zhang Lan was suddenly shocked in his heart: Could it be that it is...... Taiwan?

"Yes," after silently taking half a cigarette, Minister Liang pressed the remaining half to death in the ashtray, his expression was a little serious, "Amphibious operations have always occupied an important position in the history of warfare, and the Normandy landings in World War II pushed the amphibious landing operations to the first **. From the 80s of the 20th century to the present, it has been an important period for the exhibition of amphibious warships, and the exhibition of amphibious warships has received unprecedented attention. In modern times, among the amphibious warships needed for amphibious operations, amphibious assault ships and amphibious dock landing ships are the main objects of exhibition, and their displacement tends to be large-scale, with a tonnage of more than 10,000 tons, and the large ones can even reach a tonnage of 40,000 or 50,000 tons, and they are spreading in the direction of multi-purpose, and at the same time, their offensive and defensive capabilities have been markedly enhanced. ”,

Zhang Lan nodded. After the end of the Cold War, as the trend of the navy "moving from sea to land" became more and more obvious, and the United States vigorously developed amphibious assault ships under the guidance of the "forward presence" theory, it led to an upsurge in the development and construction of a new generation of amphibious warships by various countries in the world -- the United States is preparing to integrate its huge amphibious fleet with the latest "San Antonio" class dock landing ships; Britain has built the "Ocean" class two-handle attack ship and the "Britannica" class dock landing ship, France has started construction of the "Mistral" class dock landing ship, and even the Netherlands, a second-rate country in the NATO system, has designed and built the "Rotterdam" class multipurpose dock landing ship.

And our close neighbor Japan has also built an amphibious assault ship of the "Osumi" class in the name of a new type of transport ship, with a straight-through deck and a displacement of 8 tons; The South Korean LPX amphibious assault ship, which also uses a straight-through deck, has a displacement of 13 tons, and a full load displacement of 18 tons, which can be called a behemoth in modern amphibious operations

Living examples have proven that in the upsurge of the construction of amphibious warships, dock landing ships with a displacement of between 15 and 2 tons have become an important role.

"Based on your sources in the Alice Group, you should also know that in recent years, the military has been vigorously developing its amphibious combat forces and preparing for certain things, right?" Seeing that Zhang Lan understood, Minister Liang nodded and asked. It's just that when Minister Liang said these words again, there was a slight self-deprecation in his tone.

"I know, and it seems that the military is seeking to develop a large amphibious dock landing ship, which seems to be for the purpose of preparing for the Taiwan side, and it is said that the full load displacement can hit about 2 tons, which can be called the largest military combat ship currently under construction in our country." Zhang Lan nodded, and did not shy away from some of the news he knew.

In fact, both the military and the Alice Group, after so many years of cooperation, have understood that the interests of the two sides have been entangled, and sometimes, knowing each other's own details can make each other feel more at ease.

"That's right, we are indeed exhibiting a large dock landing ship, which, according to the current plan, has a displacement of about 2 tons, and is an amphibious combat ship that can perform ocean-going missions. The ship can carry four large air-cushion landing craft and can take off and land two medium-sized helicopters at the same time, which can effectively improve the efficiency of amphibious operations. These words slowly came out of Minister Liang's mouth, as if he didn't realize at all how much impact it would have if these words were secretly announced by Zhang Lan.

Zhang Lan didn't seem to be aware of Minister Liang's words, just nodded, and then asked a little strangely, "Then why don't we develop a large all-through deck amphibious assault ship?" ”

"It's too expensive," Speaking of this question, Minister Liang couldn't help but sigh, "You don't want it, it's just that the all-deck amphibious assault ship is expensive, and it is not a foreign country that any country can afford, and even a traditional naval country like the United Kingdom has only built one." The new generation of multipurpose dock landing ships can perform the functions of amphibious assault ships to a certain extent after integrating hangars, helicopter decks, and advanced command and control systems, and can even be competent for the tasks of amphibious command ships. There is no doubt that dock landing ships will become the protagonists in future amphibious combat operations. ”

"It can't be counted like that," Zhang Lan shook his head with a smile, and punctured Minister Liang's crying balloon, "If I'm not mistaken, last year's British annual budget was only $51.1 billion, which was still on the premise of increasing the special military budget for the Iraq War and maintaining the three aircraft carrier formations, which was an unsatisfactory gold-swallowing beast, and last year, we didn't want to maintain the huge expenses of maintaining the three aircraft carrier groups, nor did we need to maintain the huge unpacking of a local war, but we had a total military budget of $33.1 billion; This year, Britain's military budget for the whole year is only $47.4 billion, but our military budget has reached $35.4 billion. ”

"The British want to maintain a war and three aircraft carrier squadrons, and the military budget is only 12 billion US dollars more than ours, if you don't count these two, when it comes to other aspects of military spending, we are still much larger than the British, we can't afford a few through-deck amphibious assault ships, right?"

"Hehe......" Minister Liang obviously didn't expect Zhang Lan to be embarrassed by these figures, and smiled a little embarrassed, "This is different, how much military spending does the British have?" We're going to raise an army of more than 2 million people. ”

Zhang Lan just smiled and stopped talking. In fact, he really wanted to ask Minister Liang a word: It is true that the total number of British ** team is small, and what is the population base of the British? What is our population base? What is the total size of the UK's economy? What is the total size of our economy?

But if you can't say this, it's a bit of a lifting bar, if you don't have to tear your face and embarrass the other party, Zhang Lan won't do it. ,

"Then what do you think is the combat mission and purpose of this large amphibious dock landing ship on display in our country?" After being embarrassed, Minister Liang asked Zhang Lan tentatively, but his eyes became brighter and more eager

"Hmm...... Just talk about my own immature opinion," Zhang Lan was a little hairy by Minister Liang's bright and eager eyes, and this kid, who had never known what modesty was, was subconsciously modest, "According to China's current operational laws, the main combat mission of this class of fleet is to support the Chinese Navy, other landing formations and marines in amphibious operations, and to provide planning, command, and command for the Chinese Navy's amphibious operations through transportation, deployment of amphibious forces and equipment, and implementation of plane and vertical landings. control and communication platform, and used as a maritime mobile command post for amphibious task forces. ”

"In the specific landing operations, the ship mainly carries out 'plane landing' from the sea, and at the same time, the ship also has the ability to transport and attack helicopters, and its main role is to carry, support and use helicopter squadrons, and transport marines and vehicles, equipment and ammunition outside, so as to carry out 'vertical landing' to a certain extent, and to a certain extent realize the 'three-dimensional amphibious operation' in the modern amphibious operation concept."

"Of course, this idea is good, but because our amphibious assault/strike group has not yet formed a scale, and the concept and cooperation of the Navy and Air Force in coordinated and integrated operations also need to be further run-in, so it ...... I can't comment on the actual combat results, but there is no doubt that for our country, building a powerful and modern amphibious assault/strike group is a practical need, and it is also a need for us to safeguard the interests of the country and the nation. ”

"No matter what the considerations, for us, building a strong and modern amphibious military combat force is the best way to safeguard our national interests, and at the same time it is also the best guarantee to deter those countries with dirty intentions, and at the same time it is also the fundamental guarantee to enhance our country's international influence."

After Zhang Lan said this, there was silence in the tearoom, only the heat in the teacup rose, and the atmosphere calmed down for a while.

"Whew...... Alas...... Amphibious strike group ...... Amphibious Strike Group, Ah......h

After a long time, Minister Liang finally opened his mouth, "So what kind of weapons do you think a powerful, modern amphibious assault group should consist of?" Well, I'm talking about the large amphibious warfare weapons aspect. If it is specific to the current situation of our national navy, what adjustments need to be made? ”

Well? What does that mean? Zhang Lan's heart began to pound, he didn't think that Minister Liang was just bored and wanted to find someone to have fun after talking about amphibious operations with him for so long.

If that's the case, doesn't that mean...... Imply...... There was a burst of ecstasy in Zhang Lan's heart, although everything could change before everything was clear, but at this time, Zhang Lan couldn't help it.

But fortunately, after so many years of ups and downs, Zhang Lan still endured it, "At present, a modern amphibious assault/strike battle group with powerful strike capabilities is mainly composed of the following ships: 1 amphibious dock landing ship, 2 amphibious assault ships, 1 cruiser, 2 large destroyers, 2 frigates, and 1 attack nuclear submarine. ”

"If it's specific to our navy, it needs to be adjusted for the specific situation. Among the above six types of ships, amphibious dock landing ships, amphibious assault ships, and cruisers have always been the soft underbelly of our navy; at present, China has only two large missile cruisers, and when a war breaks out, these two large missile cruisers may have to undertake the task of strategic deterrence and deterrence against other countries, and the possibility of entering an amphibious assault/strike battle group is not large, which may be a big problem for us at that time. ”

"However, considering that the world's naval destroyer manufacturing has been large-scale, the line between cruisers and large destroyers has become increasingly blurred, and the world's exhibition of large cruisers has gradually come to a standstill, but gradually replaced the function of large cruisers with multi-functional large destroyers, so the current destroyers of the Chinese Navy can completely play the role of cruisers in the amphibious assault group, which shows that only amphibious dock landing ships and amphibious assault ships are really urgently needed in China."

"At the same time, because the cost of attacking nuclear submarines is too high, it is also a good choice to replace the attack nuclear submarines with large or extra-large high-power Aip-powered submarines on the premise of ensuring the amount of weapons carried and combat capability." ,

At this point, Zhang Lan couldn't help but sell his own fuel cell power system...... According to the Navy's experiment of using fuel cells to modify the Aip-powered submarine of conventional submarines, the Navy is very satisfied with this brand-new power structure, and gives a very high evaluation, and even believes that if the hull is large enough, it is not inferior to the attack nuclear submarine in terms of combat capability, which is already quite a very high evaluation.

Of course, Minister Liang knew why Zhang Lan said this, and glanced at Zhang Lan lightly. However, Zhang Lan pretended not to see it and continued, "However, judging from the urgent situation in reality, it is obviously more reasonable to build a large multifunctional amphibious dock landing ship first, and then build an amphibious assault ship with more complete functions and more powerful strike force, mainly because the Chinese Navy can obtain favorable support from the Chinese Air Force's long-range tactical strike aircraft group in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, and can obtain battlefield air supremacy from kilometers to kilometers offshore. ”

"Therefore, in the event of a war, it is naturally more important to have a two-handled dock landing ship that can transport personnel and materials. Once China has its own powerful amphibious combat assault / strike group, without the support of the Air Force, the combat radius can be controlled to 500 kilometers by fighters taking off from military airports in the corresponding coastal areas, and the distance of air defense and anti-submarine operations can reach 300 kilometers, and at the same time, the amphibious strike group can also carry one or two soldiers to strengthen the battalion-level troops, nearly 30 combat helicopters, nearly 10 large hovercraft and dozens of landing combat vehicles. ”

"And these combat capabilities are undoubtedly very necessary and important for the navy that has not yet formed an aircraft carrier group. Recovering Taiwan is just a matter of urgency, and resolving sensitive issues such as the Spratly and South China Seas will also require a strong navy. ”

"Therefore, from a practical point of view, the Chinese Navy does urgently need to form more than two amphibious strike groups to protect China's 3 million square kilometers of maritime territory."

At this moment, Minister Liang was completely stunned

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