"Shock the enemy chieftain, raise the prestige of the country and the sea...... I hereby call you for your commendation. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The smiling Fang Renxu read aloud the commendation message sent from the Supreme Command, and the many crew members in front of him were all smiling and proud. They are indeed something to be proud of.

The Killer Whale had wreaked havoc on the U.S. Navy's Task Force 59 on a stormy night two days earlier, with a staggering victory. After learning of this news, Zhang Cheng issued a telegram of commendation to the whole army. This incident was a very honorable thing for the crew of the Orca Whale.

"Everyone!" Fang Renxu, whose face was flushed, put away the message and shouted loudly: "We have made a monstrous achievement, and the medal bonus will be extremely generous after we go back this time." And the names of us and this killer whale will be engraved in the history of the Ming Navy! You are all heroes of the Navy! ”

"Long live Daming!" The excited crew shouted in unison. Everyone's heart is full of satisfaction.

Zhang Cheng never thought that medals alone could recognize the performance of soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield. He has a very detailed reward for military exploits. In addition to military exploits that can be exchanged for a large amount of wealth and medals to prove their brilliant achievements, they will also be given monetary rewards of varying amounts according to the medals they receive. For the officers and men, this kind of benefit is very popular.

"We are now definitely the first place in the record of the submarine force." The first mate, whose mouth was almost grinning behind his ears, said with a smile: "This time it's really going down in history." ”

Although it is only the first mate, such a brilliant record will make all the crew members of this killer whale be wiped out. It is estimated that it will not be long before he, the first mate, will get the coveted opportunity to become a captain and command a submarine alone. This is the dream of any Navy officer. There is no one in the Navy who does not want to be a captain. It doesn't matter what kind of ship he is, as long as he can become the captain.

"Hmm." Fang Renxu, who was squinting at home, nodded, "After going back, there will be at least three months of vacation, and everyone can have a good rest." Take the prize money and go home to rest, it is estimated that the doors of those young men who are not married will be trampled on. ”

"It's all your work." The first mate said with some emotion, "In that case, I don't think about how to escape, and I dare to attack again." You are a truly good captain. Fang Renxu fearlessly launched another attack in the face of danger, and this kind of brave spirit is what the navy values most.

"I'm scared too." Glancing at the crew members who were laughing and smoking and chatting, Fang Renxu took out a cigarette and handed it to the first mate, lit it, and then said softly, "I wasn't worried at all, and I didn't have time to worry." But now that I think about it, I feel like my brain is going to explode. I really didn't expect to come back alive. It's a big deal. ”

"I'm afraid it's nothing." The first mate took a deep breath of his cigarette: "When you go to war, being bold and careful is the most important thing." If I have the opportunity to command a submarine in the future, I will definitely carry on the spirit I learned from you. When seizing a fighter plane, we must be fearless, this is the quality that a real soldier should have. ”

"Alright." Fang Renxu smiled and waved his hand, "Don't tout me anymore." You know your own business, and I guess it won't be long before you have your own ship. It's almost time to return to Pearl Harbor, so be prepared not to run into any moths on this glorious return trip. ”

"Don't worry." The first mate nodded with a smile, "We can overturn the battleship and the aircraft carrier, but can we capsize the ship in the small pond?" ”

A few days later, the Orca returned to Pearl Harbor and was greeted by the Pacific Fleet. Fleet Commander Yunmo personally greeted him.

After a lively welcome ceremony. The Orca entered the submarine dock for repairs, and the crew of the Orca was transported all the way back to the mainland from Oahu by special plane, setting off a warm frenzy again.

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In order to capture the Hawaiian Islands, the U.S. Navy assembled a powerful force to launch a powerful offensive codenamed "Iron Fist". Thousands of ships were divided into different fleets and sailed from ports on the West Coast of the United States towards the Hawaiian Islands.

Although Task Force 59 was dealt a heavy blow, the incident did not affect the U.S. Navy's plans. Hundreds of warships of various types attacked the Hawaiian Islands from three directions: northern, central, and southern.

In charge of coordinating the unprecedented scale of the operation was the commander of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, Chester Brown. William. Admiral Nimitz. This is a very good commander with a very strong outlook. In fact, he did not approve of this somewhat hasty Iron Fist operation, because the strength of the Ming Navy was not weaker than that of the US Navy at all, and even more powerful.

Nimitz advocated a number of different battles to weaken the Ming navy's vital forces and elite naval officers, and wait until they had accumulated enough superiority before launching an attack on the Hawaiian Islands.

However, war is a continuation of diplomacy and politics. This campaign was actually aimed at reversing the situation in which the entire Allies were gradually turning unfavorable at the moment, and it was a political task. Nimitz's opposition made no sense. In this case, Nimitz can only do his job with all his heart.

Nimitz divided the main force of his fleet into three parts, which were led by William Jr. Frederick. Vice Admiral Halsey, Raymond. Ames. Vice Admiral Spruance and Frank. Jack. Commanded by Vice Admiral Fletcher.

Behind these three powerful task forces is an even more terrifying fleet of transports. These transport ships are loaded with a large number of soldiers and various equipment and supplies, and as long as the task force can gain sea supremacy, or even partial sea supremacy, they will quickly launch a fierce landing war on the Hawaiian Islands.

The three task forces approached the Hawaiian Islands from the northern, central, and southern directions, and the Ming Navy naturally did not show weakness in the confrontation. The main forces of the Pacific Fleet were divided into a number of different fleets and took on various tasks. Among them, the most powerful are the three aircraft carrier formations commanded by Tong Haifeng, Lin Luo, and Han Dongwen respectively.

Compared with the U.S. Navy, the Ming Navy is stronger than the Americans in terms of overall strength. It's just because the Ming Navy, as a global fleet, can't be like the Americans, in order to confront the Ming Dynasty, almost all the main fleets are concentrated on one battlefield.

In addition to the Americans, the Ming Navy had many enemies, and they had to disperse their forces and deploy them all over the world. Even so, the Pacific Fleet deployed by the Ming Navy on the Hawaiian Islands is still extremely powerful.

Having defeated the Japanese, the Ming Navy was already able to assemble all its forces in the Pacific Ocean and throw them into the Hawaiian Islands. For example, in the western Pacific and all parts of the Australian continent, only the most basic alert fleets have been left, and the rest of the warships have been deployed to Pearl Harbor.

The Daming Pacific Fleet now has twelve provincial capital-class and new provincial-class battleships, and four old super-dreadnought battleships. In addition to the battleships and battle cruisers in the Mediterranean Fleet and the four new provincial capitals still lying on the slipway of the shipyard, all the capital ships of the Ming Navy that could be operated were gathered at Pearl Harbor.

As the war progressed, a large number of old-fashioned officers were quickly eliminated because they could not keep up with the war. The era of big ships and giant cannons that they insisted on and studied all their lives also came to an end with these old-fashioned soldiers who had been eliminated by the war. Now in charge of the navy are the cutting-edge young aircraft carrier faction, and they are the masters of the new era.

It is extremely difficult to achieve such a change in peacetime, because no one voluntarily gives up their life's work. But the battlefield is the most brutal examination room in the world, and everything is clear on the battlefield whether it is good or not. Because this exam room does not accept any cheating, failing the exam means the destruction of the country!

Almost all of the elite units of the Navy's aircraft carriers, which Zhang Cheng attached great importance to, gathered at Pearl Harbor. It includes more than twenty Lake-class aircraft carriers and twelve Sea-class aircraft carriers as an improved version of the Lake-class aircraft carriers.

In fact, long before the advent of the lake-class aircraft carrier, the designers under Zhang Cheng had completed Zhang Cheng's design concept and drawing planning for the new aircraft carrier. It's just that some technologies were not fully mature at that time, and the Lake-class aircraft carrier had just come out, and it had not yet reached the point of forcibly pushing a new aircraft carrier.

Until the outbreak of the war, Zhang Cheng was keenly aware that the pace of war was approaching, and immediately started the construction of a new sea-class aircraft carrier. To start building such a costly super warship without getting an order from the Navy is something that only Zhang Cheng can do. Because Zhang Cheng's purpose is to win this war, not to make money for the navy.

The sea-class aircraft carrier is a product that Zhang Cheng considers to be the pinnacle of conventionally powered aircraft carriers. Before the advent of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, this was the pinnacle of aircraft carriers.

The new Hai-class aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of nearly 60,000 tons, a length of 290 meters, a maximum width of 42 meters, and a draft of 10 meters. It is equipped with 12 boilers, steam turbines with four-shaft propulsion, 220,000 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 33 knots. The cruising range at fifteen knots is 12,000 nautical miles.

This new aircraft carrier is equipped with 18 120-mm high-level dual-purpose guns, 24 quadruple 40-mm anti-aircraft guns, and 24 quadruple 20-mm anti-aircraft guns. The greatly expanded hangar is capable of accommodating more than 120 fighters of all types. Equipped with anti-torpedo compartments and armored decks, it is extremely survivable. The total strength of the ship's crew plus aviation forces is close to 4,000.

The sea-class aircraft carrier was considered by Zhang Cheng to be the strongest warship before the emergence of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and the giant docks of the large shipyards in the Ming Dynasty were full of this kind of cutting-edge aircraft carriers at the moment. (To be continued.) )