Chapter 357: German Twin Aircraft Carrier Formation
One day in June 1937, a large fleet from Germany departed, flew the German flag, and sailed out of the European continent for the far east. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
This fleet includes two aircraft carriers, ten destroyers around the perimeter are arranged in a swallow-wing shape, and there are ten submarines under the water to escort it, which is not unimpressive. Others such as submarine hunters, landing craft, integrated supply ships, and so on.
The rear of this fleet was a large fleet of transport ships loaded with some large equipment, including equipment from a new shipyard of the Yulong Group, as well as some important equipment acquired from North America.
This fleet will probably have to sail at sea for several months, and in the course of its voyage, both the navy and the air force will have to take advantage of this opportunity to conduct uninterrupted military training.
The navy is a new type of service, and although this navy has been systematically studied and trained, everyone knows in their hearts that they are far from the level of the old imperial navy, and they must catch up.
There are probably no other shortcuts other than hard training.
There are ten submarines, which is enough to guarantee this fleet from underwater threats.
The two aircraft carrier formations of surface ships are not afraid of any ships with bad intentions, not to mention ten destroyer escorts.
In the process of the aircraft carrier formation, the carrier-based aircraft are constantly taking off and landing, and they are skillful, and the aviation has formed combat effectiveness.
The passing ships were all amazed by this huge fleet, and looked at the flag of the formation, which turned out to be the German navy.
The British Empire soon received information that Germany had a large two-carrier fleet with unclear objectives, which made the British Empire, the old maritime hegemon, very nervous.
From the various intelligence gathered, the British Empire already knew that the two aircraft carriers were purchased from the Newport News shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, USA, because of the Great Recession in the United States, there was no money in hand, and the aircraft carrier construction program was terminated.
The two aircraft carrier formations arrived in Germany in 1935 and were remodeled and are now fully combat-ready.
The British Empire sent two warships to follow the rear of the formation from afar, to monitor its movements and see what the Germans were trying to do.
The point is that the British Empire wants to know where this huge twin-carrier fleet is headed.
It is impossible for the British Empire not to worry, Europe is in turmoil and full of gunpowder, and how can it be that the German army, which was already a European power, is suddenly stronger in its navy?
Although the understanding of aircraft carrier formations in this era is still somewhat insufficient, after all, this new type of ship only needs to be tested by war before it can know the naval combat power of aircraft carrier formations.
But, in any case, the size of this two-aircraft carrier formation is so huge that the British Empire, the hegemon of the sea, cannot but worry.
Not only did the British Empire send warships to follow and observe, but even the French Navy sent warships to follow them, and both countries thought of going together.
Yes, France and the British Empire were allies, and in World War I, the British Empire helped the French army resist the German attack and win the First World War.
Now that Germany has come to power after Hitler comes to power, it is expanding its armaments, which has once again tensed the nerves of these two rivals.
Why did Germany's twin aircraft carrier squadron go to sea and what exactly did it want to do?
Could it be that it is just for the escort of the merchant fleet behind, or if there is some other purpose, this cannot but make these two old empires put a question mark in their hearts.
The twin aircraft carrier formations are still moving along their own routes, ignoring the few warships that follow behind, as long as they don't get close to the fleet, they can do whatever they like. If they get closer, the destroyers behind will drive away.
The warships of the British Empire and the warships of France have a very clear purpose, that is, surveillance, of course, there is no need to confront this huge two-aircraft carrier formation, or even start a war, the forces of the two sides are disproportionate, and naturally they will not offend each other.
Therefore, the warships of the British Empire and France always maintain a safe distance from each other.
The commanders who commanded this two-aircraft carrier formation were Chen Lei, the commander of the aircraft carrier fleet appointed by Fengtian, and Chu Xiaoyan, the political commissar, who were extremely proud to be able to command such a huge fleet.
Accompanying the return journey of the twin aircraft carrier formations were Fengtian's second wife, Sophie, and William's family and John's family, who boarded the ship from Europe.
In order to run a shipyard in Europe in recent years, Sophie had to leave Fengtian and stay in Germany for a long time, suffering from lovesickness.
There is no way, for the sake of her husband's career, Sophie must do this, and only she is the most suitable for this role.
With the care of the German government, and Sophie's Juncker family background, it was easy for the shipyard to switch from commercial shipbuilding to warship construction.
Of course, William and John could have helped, but they both had things to do and couldn't keep an eye on things in the shipyard.
People are forced out, Sophie has gone from a woman who doesn't understand business, has experienced years of training, and has gradually become familiar with the process and management experience of shipbuilding enterprises, from a weak woman to a female entrepreneur.
How many days and nights of longing, how many sleepless nights, it is all coming to an end.
Sophie said goodbye to Europe, to her family, to her little sisters, and once again embarked on the road to the East. However, unlike the last time, this time it is not from the air, but from the sea to Asia.
At this time, Sophie's heart beat violently, and she was about to return to Feng Tian's side.
After months of sailing, perhaps a long time, Sophie's heart has flown into the arms of her lover.
The large carrier formation continued to move eastward, and among the transport ships that followed behind the carrier formation, there was a ship that seemed to be very inconspicuous, somewhat similar to the later Yuanwang monitoring ship.
Yes, this ship is a monitoring ship, and it is also shouldering a major mission for future development.
This survey ship is equipped with equipment made by the Yulong Group, with the best navigation equipment and sophisticated measurement system, although it is not perfect, but this does not prevent it from continuing to improve after returning.
The ship was built at the behest of the heavens, and the most advanced equipment that could be collected in Europe was installed as well as possible, and after the next transformation, it will be the most advanced survey ship in the world. In addition to the optical and astronomical navigation equipment, inertial navigation equipment, and radio navigation equipment used on general ships, its navigation equipment is also equipped with satellite navigation and sonar beacon navigation equipment, so that it can accurately measure the ship's position and ensure the accuracy of the measurement of missiles, satellites, and spacecraft.
The measurement system on the ship will have a radar tracking system in the future, which has a huge parabolic antenna, which can continuously track rockets and satellites in flight, and obtain accurate data and send it to the ground.
What does Shenma mean?
There is no other meaning, because Fengtian plans to launch the first satellite in the near future, and the construction of the survey ship will prepare for the launch of the satellite, providing accurate data for the launch of the satellite. (To be continued.) )