During the meal, Shen Pu and Zhu Huasheng rushed over, and then they gave a brief introduction to the situation of the air force.

Actually, nothing has changed.

Of course, some adjustments have been made in the establishment system, mainly the reduction of wings and brigades, and the abolition of the previous divisions between brigades and squadrons.

According to the new organizational system, the carrier-based aircraft carried by an aircraft carrier will be a wing, and then a squadron will be set up according to the type of aircraft, and a squadron and a squadron will be set up under the squadron.

If necessary, additional squadrons or squadrons may be set up directly under the wing to carry out special tasks.

In addition, the wing is the highest strength of the aviation forces, and above that is the aviation combat commander of the fleet.

This establishment system is nominally to simplify the command procedure, but in fact it is to prevent the carrier-based air force from becoming large and to avoid the occurrence of things like the ground aviation.

Although the Army Aviation has not yet become independent, and the establishment of the Air Force will definitely be delayed until after the war, the current Army Aviation is already in a semi-independent state and has little to do with the Army. Probably in order to increase the momentum, or to say that it is a bad medicine, some people have proposed that the naval aviation unit should also be incorporated into the new air force system and that a large air force be formed, so as to more effectively organize and utilize the aviation combat unit.

The Navy is resolutely opposed to this.

The reason is also sufficient: carrier-based aviation is a combat weapon carried by an aircraft carrier, and the value of its existence is determined by the aircraft carrier, so there is no point in operating alone.

Theoretically, the highest military rank that an officer of carrier-based aviation can obtain is only colonel, and then he will have to change to the post of commander of fleet aviation.

The point is that the command above the wing is actually in the hands of the fleet.

In addition, the number of the carrier-based aviation wing is self-contained and has nothing to do with the task force.

This arrangement is mainly for the convenience of scheduling.

Under the new establishment system, both Shen Pu and Zhu Huasheng were wing commanders, and they were both promoted to colonels at the end of August, that is, after completing the operational deployment in the Northwest and Guia.

According to the results of the draw, Shen Pu is the co-captain of the 4th wing, and Zhu Huasheng is the co-captain of the 3rd wing.

The 1st and 2nd Wings are deployed on the two aircraft carriers of the Task Force, and the 5th Wing is in the country and is responsible for the training of new recruits.

To be sure, the new system is more rational.

From a long-term point of view, this new establishment system can more effectively bring into play the combat effectiveness of carrier-based aviation units and is more suitable for carrying out high-intensity combat missions.

In addition, there is an invisible benefit.

Breaking down the perception of the portal, breaking the interest groups that have been rooted in the Navy for decades, built on the fleet, and with the fleet at its core.

In the future, the officers and men of the carrier-based air force will only recognize orders and not people.

In fact, this is also the first notable result of the reform of the naval command system.

As for the carrier-based aircraft carried, there is nothing to say, it is still the previous ones.

Both wings of the Roaring Sky fighter jets were replaced with the latest batches, with new engines and three additional internal fuel tanks.

The power rating of the new engine has not been increased, but an emergency power has been added, which is increased by spraying water into the cylinders. Although it can only last up to five minutes, it is invaluable when it comes to overloaded takeoffs and aerial combat.

Of the three additional internal fuel tanks, one is the water tank, and the other two can hold 300 liters of gasoline, increasing the combat radius by about 100 kilometers.

In addition, all carrier-based aircraft have a corresponding model name.

Providing a standardized model name for combat aircraft can be said to be a far-reaching cooperation between the Navy and the Army on military management after the outbreak of war.

In the field of aviation, the Navy and the Army adopt and observe the same nomenclature conventions.

Fighters are: add a numerical number after the word "battle".

Attack aircraft are classified according to the number of engines, and numerical numbers are added after "light attack" and "heavy attack".

Bombers are also divided into light, medium and heavy according to the number of engines, and the number is added after "light bomb", "medium bomb" and "heavy bombardment".

Other types of aircraft, such as transport aircraft, patrol aircraft, etc., are all given official model names according to this set of specifications.

In principle, the army uses the singular and the navy uses the even.

Often, a specific name can be added after the numeric number.

If there is an improvement, the sub-model is added between the number number and the name, or the production lot is marked.

Because the "Typhoon" is still used in the second-line troops, it has received the number of "Zhan 2", and the number of "Roaring Sky" is "Zhan 4". In the same way, the "Wasp" is a light-bombing Type 2 "Wasp" bomber, and the "Exocet" is a light-attack Type 2 attack aircraft.

The new naming method is mainly to facilitate management and reduce the difficulty of logistics support.

In practice, pilots and commanders are still accustomed to using colloquial names, which means that only the service personnel care more about the specific model.

In any case, this can be regarded as a step forward in the Navy's carrier-based aviation.

In fact, one of the most valuable improvements is not the carrier-based aircraft, but the airborne equipment.

After more than half a year of hard work, the Empire's electronic equipment manufacturers finally developed a voice radio with a communication distance of 500 kilometers.

This thing is indeed very bulky, with a curb weight of more than 100 kilograms.

In addition, production has not yet come up.

For this reason, for the time being, only a small number of "Exocet" are equipped, and all of them are landlines above the squadron leader level, and the bombardiers have been reduced, to be precise, machine gunners in the back seat. The navigator sat in the heavy position, and doubled as the machine gunner, freeing up space and weight for the installation of the radio.

Of course, the situation is not exactly the same between the two teams.

The 3rd Wing now has 27 fighters, 32 bombers and 24 torpedo planes, as well as 8 specialized reconnaissance aircraft, for a total of 91 carrier-based aircraft.

The 4th Wing has 28 fighters, 33 bombers, 24 torpedo planes and 8 specialized reconnaissance aircraft, for a total of 93 carrier-based aircraft.

Both wings were overstaffed, with an additional squadron of bombers and several additional fighters and reconnaissance aircraft.

This is also related to this combat operation.

Because they had to deal with the fleet aircraft carriers of the Nuland Navy first, based on their previous combat experience, both Shen Pu and Zhu Huasheng felt that they should focus on bombers.

According to the understanding of the two, in the battle against aircraft carriers, dive bombers are more valuable.

Although there are no exact statistics, in the battle with the Sayoi Navy, almost all of the people who sank and severely damaged aircraft carriers were dive bombers. Besides, the "Wasp" with a new engine can carry 500 kg of bombs, and it is no problem to bomb the capital ship.

In addition, in order to go deep behind enemy lines and search for enemy ships in a wide area of water, it is necessary to carry more fighters and reconnaissance planes.

Because of the over-numbering, neither aircraft carrier has a spare carrier-based aircraft.

This is a small pity.

Here, Shenpu also made a special mention that all eight cruisers were replaced with new seaplanes, for a total of twenty-four.

Although these seaplanes were much slower than carrier-based aircraft, they had a large enough range and were all equipped with long-distance radios.

As for the experience of the pilots, it is needless to say that all of them participated in blockade operations.

Bai Zhizhan also made arrangements here, letting He Weigui, who stayed behind, be in charge of the command of the seaplane and arrange the search mission of the seaplane. 8)