For most Soviets, there were more than five or six months of cold, gloomy seasons a year, so if possible, everyone wanted to use the summer to regain a year of sunshine. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoTheir yearning for warm sunshine is not something that people from other countries can understand. They often like to spend some time at the beach, swim in the sun during the day, read quietly, and drink coffee and listen to music in the evening, and relax completely. To meet this, Sochi is the perfect fit. The water here is blue and clear, the bottom is pebbles, and the slope of the "rocky beach" is very steep, making the seaside here an excellent swimming ground. In addition to its beautiful scenery, Sochi is also the largest spa, mud and climatic spa in Russia, among which the famous Mt. Matzesta mineral springs are effective for hypertension, cardiovascular, neurasthenia and other diseases.

During this time, Lin Jun spent swimming in the sun at the beach, and in the evenings he drank coffee with Vuginskaya in a club by the sea and chatted with other people who came to Sochi for vacation. Sometimes I go to the theater in Sochi to listen to concerts, and my life is not too comfortable.

The condition of the villa is very good, it is built not far from the sea, a bit like the villas on the seaside in Sanya that Lin Jun has seen in his previous life, but it has a strong Mediterranean villa style, and the distance between them is very spacious. There are special people in it, and the chefs are all full-time, so Lin Jun will temporarily bid farewell to his "fire army" career. It turned out that this place was originally intended for the bigwigs in Moscow, but now it was greeted by Stalin, and Lin Jun and his wife were cheaper.

Every morning, when you wake up, you can see the blue sea through the large floor-to-ceiling glass windows, which makes you feel comfortable. "It's another holiday time to do nothing." This is Lin Jun's idea.

It's also a pleasure to sit on a deck chair by the beach, thinking about nothing, and watching his wife in a one-piece swimsuit frolic endlessly in the water.

Vukinskaya was a little puzzled as to why her Andrei couldn't keep up her spirits in such a beautiful place, and her interest was not very high. Especially with a parasol in such a good sun? Don't understand! Every time I asked my husband, he didn't answer, but said, "I'm afraid of the sun, hehe." ”

"Are you afraid of the sun? Ghost believes! Of course, the wife knows that when Andrei was in Moscow, he would bask in the sun on his balcony whenever he had time.

"Alas, my wife, you know so well that your husband and I have been swimming and basking in the sun at the beach for three days and two days in my last life, and I am scared of the sun!" Of course, I can only think about it myself, but I don't dare to tell my wife.

As soon as the evening came, Lin Jun's spiritual head came, and he took his wife and ran to a nearby club. Sometimes it's just coffee, but more often than not, it's just a bit of a joke with other visitors to the club.

Lin Jun found that the people who came here for vacation were all from all over the Soviet Union and were arranged by various trade unions, such as the trade union of the all-Union food production complex, the trade union of the iron and steel industry, and so on. In fact, all the resorts in Sochi are state-owned, and the people who come here are of course of this nature.

"Socialism is good!" Lin Jun's thoughts.

In Sochi, there is a central botanical garden of which Russians are proud. More than 1,600 trees are planted here that are suitable for a subtropical climate. Next to the Central Botanical Garden, there is a Friendship Grove, where each tree represents a visiting delegation. There are even 40 different citrus trees transplanted here, including Chinese mandarins, Italian lemons, American oranges, Indian grapefruits, etc.

On this day, Lin Jun took his wife to visit the Central Botanical Garden. Although there is a sign in front of each variety of plant, Vuginskaya likes to ask her Andrei, because she finds that her husband seems to know everything. Lin Jun's knowledge of plants amazed Vukinskaya and the staff who accompanied the tour.

"What a knowledgeable person!" The staff was thinking.

As he walked, Lin Jun stopped in front of a citrus grove and didn't want to move anymore.

"Andrey, what's wrong?" Vuginskaya sensed her husband's unusual behavior.

The row of directions in front of the citrus grove reads "China".

"Kaya, this is a citrus from China, this variety is supposed to be from a place called Huangyan in eastern China, and it is the sweetest citrus."

"Andrey, you seem to be particularly interested in China, and last time you told me that a great Chinese man gave a speech at the National Theater."

"Yes. He is a great country, and although it is still very backward now, one day it will attract the attention of the world! ”

"Do you know it well?" Vuginskaya felt that there was something strange about her husband today.

"I guess so. Now there is a great army in China that is fighting heroically for the country and the nation, and it is also led by the Red Army. ”

"Kaya, I may go to China for a while in two years, will you go with me?"

"I'll go wherever my Andre goes." Vukinskaya hugged her husband's arm tightly.

Lin Jun turned his head to look at his lovely wife and scratched her nose with his hand, "Let's go, I'll take you to see what a banana tree is." ”

A month and a half after arriving in Sochi, a phone call ended Lin Jun's vacation. The call was made directly from Stalin, asking him to return to Moscow immediately.

As soon as Lin Jun received the call, he and his wife embarked on the return journey together. Although Vukinskaya still cherishes the Sochi sunshine, she also knows that her husband must have something important to make him rush back to Moscow.

August 12, Kremlin.

Lin Jun, who walked into Stalin's office, "snapped" a salute, "Comrade Stalin, Andrei is back to report." ”

"Andrei, I'm sorry to bring you back so soon. How are you doing in Sochi? "Now Stalin really cares about his subordinates.

"Thank you Comrade Stalin for your concern, the holiday in Sochi was very pleasant. Now I'm ready to get back to work. ”

"Good! The reason I called you back this time was to hear some of your opinions, and now the guys are calling you (the military construction mafia) behind their backs. You may not know that since the last time you smashed me and everyone into white rats, the comrades on the naval side have turned all the warships into big hedgehogs, with newly added anti-aircraft guns and machine guns everywhere. Hehe. ”

Stalin paused, "There have been two major issues in the navy that have been very difficult lately, and I would like to hear your opinion. I think you already know that we are developing the latest type of battleship, and we still have some problems that are difficult to overcome in a short period of time in terms of technology, so we hope that the United States, Italy or Germany can offer help, but they are basically refused, and only Italy and Germany partially agree to some technical assistance. The United States, in particular, rejected our $3 billion partnership and purchase plan, which annoys me! ”

"Comrade Stalin, those countries would never want us to get powerful battleships, they would not want to see our Red Navy become stronger. So I suggest that we build warships on our own, and of course we still need useful assistance. But for the assistance of Italy and Germany, I personally think that there are still some preparations to be made. In my opinion, Mussolini and that army corporal were not reliable. There is also the question of the choice of shipyards, the Murmansk and Leningrad shipyards, although they have strong shipbuilding capabilities, are geographically vulnerable to attacks from the West, of course, and this is only on the premise of a large-scale war in the future. ”

"On this issue, we have already thought about it in previous years. Now a new shipbuilding base has been created in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region, where large ships can be built. ”

"Also, Comrade Stalin, from the point of view of our overall strength, can we temporarily set the number of Soviet-class battleships to be built at two, and start construction of two at an interval of 3 to 5 years?" Lin Jun knew that his words were a bit risky, because Stalin was definitely a "cannon giant" activist.

"Your words are very reasonable, and I and the comrades of the Central Executive Committee also made this decision at the meeting. Now we have to build not only battleships, but also start the construction of aircraft carriers as soon as possible, so we have to weigh it. "It seems that the power of the air raids has penetrated into the hearts of the bigwigs of the Central Executive Committee.

"What are your thoughts on aircraft carrier construction? The Central Ship Design Institute has designed a 40,000-ton large aircraft carrier, but judging from the reactions of various shipyards, it will take at least five years to build. We must train qualified officers and sailors to operate aircraft carriers in the fastest possible time, and we must also have excellent carrier-based pilots, and five years is too long. ”

"Comrade Stalin, I propose whether it is possible to rebuild a training aircraft carrier with a large merchant ship under construction, so that the time can be justified, the cost is reasonable, and qualified personnel can be trained as soon as possible. Of course, the development and construction of aircraft carriers for large fleets should also be carried out simultaneously. In this way, as soon as the construction of the fleet aircraft carrier is completed, combat effectiveness can be formed immediately. Lin Jun thought of a compromise plan.

"Well, this is a very good proposal! We can't be fat in one bite. I'll let the people below adopt your plan first, we need aircraft carriers too much now! ”

Note: Overview of the battleships of the "Soviet" class in history:

The technical specifications of the "Soviet Union" class of May 13, 1939 were as follows: the design standard displacement was 59,150 tons, and the full load displacement was 65,150 tons. The total length is 269.4 meters, the waterline is 260 meters long, the maximum width is 38.9 meters, the waterline is 36.4 meters wide, the draft is 10.4 meters at full load, and the depth is 16.7 meters. The freeboard heights of the bow and stern are 9.6, 6.35 and 8.95 meters respectively, the design initial stability is 3.4 meters high, and the hull length to width ratio is 7.14:1, which is relatively fat. The layout of the main turret is two in front and one in the rear, and the appearance and overall arrangement are obviously similar to the UP-41. Since the UP-41 itself is a modification of the "Veneto", it is not too much for Western countries to jokingly call the "Soviet" class "Venetosky". The crew strength is 1,664, including 112 officers, 226 warrant officers and 1,281 sailors (1,292 men, including 66 officers, 175 warrant officers and 1,051 sailors, which is obviously too small for the "Soviet" class).

Armament and fire control

The "Soviet" class was armed with 3 triple 406-mm turrets of the МК-1 type, which were designed on the basis of the 406-mm turrets of the Tsarist era and were produced by the Leningrad "Barricades" and "Bolshevik" factories, and the first test firing was carried out only in 1940. The turret is mounted to the ring using a set of ball bearings containing 150 balls of 203 mm diameter, and a set of 204 vertical cylindrical roller bearings to withstand the recoil of the turret during gun fire. The gun pitches independently, fixed at +6 degrees for reloading. After taking into account the gun pitch time, the sustained rate of fire of the gun at elevation angles less than 20 degrees, 20-27.5 degrees, 2.75-30 degrees and 30-40 degrees elevation was 2.6, 2.5, 2.4 and 2 rounds per minute, respectively. The turret has a base of 300 rounds of ammunition and an additional 306-312 full-yield kits. The 3 guns were divided into separate fireproof fighting compartments with 2 60-mm armor plates. The production of 37 406-mm guns of the B-37 type was planned, but until the cancellation of the "Soviet" class program, the total production was only 4 guns. The 456, 460, 500 and 533 mm guns, which had been discussed at the design stage, were all cancelled due to technical difficulty. During the Battle of Leningrad, 406-mm guns took part in artillery battles against German long-range artillery.

The Type 23 is armed with 6 twin 152mm secondary guns with a reload angle of +8 degrees. The elevation angle of 16 degrees was 7.5 rounds / min at the * rate, and the rate of fire between 30-40 degrees was reduced to 4.8 rounds / min. There were also four twin 100-mm anti-aircraft guns, and in January 1941, two twin turrets were added to the aft deck. The light anti-aircraft weapons of the "Soviet" were attractive, she was armed with 8 46-К quadruple 37-mm guns with stabilizers. At that time, other countries did not have similar advanced designs.

The fire control system of the "Soviet" class has been a secret for a long time, and it is only after the recent declassification of a considerable amount of information that we have had the opportunity to get a glimpse of the leopard. The "Soviet" class is armed with 3 КДП-8 gun firing commanders, 2 of which are located on top of the front and rear conning towers, and the other is arranged on the top of the foremast. Among them, the top of the conning tower is a Type II, with a side armor thickness of 50 mm, and the armor of the other two Type I commanders is 20 mm thick. The command instrument is equipped with 2 stereo rangefinders of the ДМ-8-1 type, which have a unique appearance. One rangefinder is used to determine the target, and the other is responsible for observing the deviation of the ship's projectiles. The ship* strike command post is equipped with 1 set of ЦАС-0 electromechanical ballistic solvers and 1 automatic coordinate transformer of the ПК-3 type. The whole set of main gun fire control devices can carry out omnidirectional calculation of targets within a range of 25 nautical miles and a speed of no more than 42 knots. In addition, each main turret is equipped with one ДМ-12 rangefinder, the ДМ-12 has a baseline length of 12 meters, which is the longest optical rangefinder made in the Soviet Union, using some German technology. The secondary guns were provided with firing elements from 4 КДП-4т-II commanders, each of which had 2 ДМ-4 rangefinders. Under the control of КДП-4т-II., the secondary gun could fire both at surface targets and against aircraft at low altitudes and low speeds. The 100-mm anti-aircraft gun group was commanded by 3 СПН-300 anti-aircraft gun firing commanders with stabilizers. СПН-300 is arranged on the head and tail line of the superstructure, there is 1 ДМ-4 rangefinder. Thanks to the stabilizer, the СПН-300 can carry out effective and stable tracking of air targets within 360 degrees with a serious sway of the hull.