In the positioning of the Navy, the "Kunlun-class" aircraft carrier will become the main combat force of the fleet, while the "Lingbo-class" aircraft carrier will be the core combat force of the fleet.

At the same time, the "Limbo class", which is the core combat force, will also be responsible for supporting and replenishing the task, after all, the maximum number of 200 aircraft is far more than the level required for combat, and the huge hull can also carry more equipment, ammunition and fuel.

After all, after the battle and the battle, the fleet cannot quickly return to the port to replenish, and it would be best if there was a supply depot nearby at this time.

In addition, as the core offensive force of the fleet, the "Lingbo-class" and "Kunlun-class" not only carry a large number of carrier aircraft as the main offensive force, but also carry a large number of anti-aircraft guns and other anti-aircraft machine guns on the aircraft carrier itself.

In particular, the 30mm caliber "six-barreled Gatling gun" is equipped with eight in a row on the corners of the "Lingbo-class" aircraft carrier, and even the "Kunlun-class" is equipped with six.

In addition to this, there are a large number of 120mm caliber anti-aircraft guns, and countless 12.7mm six-barreled Gatling anti-aircraft machine guns exist...

In addition, as the core of the former fleet, the improved "Star Horse" class battleships will become the protection force of the "aircraft carrier fleet" together with other ships of the fleet after being converted into high-speed battleships, responsible for ensuring the safety of the fleet's aircraft carriers...

In wartime, battleships and other ships will form a protective network around the "aircraft carrier fleet", and if the enemy's carrier-based aviation wants to threaten the "aircraft carrier fleet", it must first break through the anti-aircraft fire network composed of these warships...

Incidentally, these warships are also equipped with "30mm multi-barreled Gatling guns". There are only some differences in quantity. For example, there are more battleships and battle cruisers, and there are fewer heavy and light cruisers.

According to tests by the Navy and the Air Force, the "30mm multi-barreled Gatling cannon" can absolutely shred a fighter or bomber in a matter of seconds, trying to break through the anti-aircraft fire network composed of it. Any enemy has to pay a great price.

It's just that although the power of the "Gatling cannon" is great, the consumption of ammunition is also large, but fortunately, although there is not much ammunition in the magazine, it is enough to survive a battle...

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“……… Oh? Are you sure? ”

After "Pearl Harbor," the attitude of the Japanese was somewhat arrogant, and the Japanese Navy even called itself the "world's first" fleet of the Combined Fleet.

However, Operation "Pearl Harbor" was absolutely beautiful, at least on a military level. Therefore, the officers and colonels of the Wehrmacht Navy are somewhat difficult to refute.

But it is precisely for this reason that they began to pay attention to their country's aircraft carriers.

For this reason, low-level officers and generals even went to see Sa Zhenbing jointly, hoping that he could support the vigorous development of aircraft carriers. Of course, in the end, it must have failed.

However, at this time, the "Lingbo-class" and "Kunlun-class" aircraft carriers have been completed, and only the launching ceremony will be followed by the launching and outfitting stage, and at this time, some things will definitely be revealed in the strict secrecy measures...

Not much, just a little. But it's enough ...

"Kunlun-level?"

In the corridor, listening to the news confided by his friend, Lin Fang said with some surprise.

"Of course."

My friend nodded affirmatively, and looked around as he spoke. After making sure that no one around could hear their conversation, he said.

"Kunlun level, I can't say anything more about the specifics. I can only tell you that the first ship has been completed in Lushun, and it will be launched only when the president himself goes. ”

"That's it..."Lin Fang nodded. That......... Can you still reveal something? ”

"You guy...", looked at Lin Fang. And a wry smile. "I can only tell you that the aircraft carrier of this class is definitely stronger than the Japanese [Akagi]..."...,

Perhaps it should be said that it is stronger than any of the aircraft carriers in active service in Japan ...

Hearing his friend say this, Lin Fang was excited, as a member of the aircraft carrier faction, he absolutely believed his friend's words, after all, his friend had access to more secrets in the navy than him.

"Thank you!"

"Nothing."

My friend smiled.

"It's about to go into the water anyway, and the order to lift the ban in the navy is probably coming down, even if you say it, it's nothing..."

When he said this, his friend patted Lin Fang's shoulder.

"Also......... There's another surprise then, hehe..."

Hearing his friend say this, Lin Fang's eyes flashed, but no matter how he asked later, or even coerced and tempted, his friend didn't confide at all as if his mouth was sewn shut.

In the end, when Lin Fang was ready to sell his sister, his friend was just a sentence.

"You'll find out in a little while..."

"Are you waiting..."

After his friend left, Lin Fang looked up at the sun in the sky.

"What a surprise..."

What kind of surprise it is, in fact, not only Lin Fang wants to know, but even the Japanese want to know.

As early as the time when the construction of the "Limbo-class aircraft carrier" began, the Japanese had already received the news. However, after such a long time, although the Japanese used many spies lurking in the Kuomintang, and even the power of the Black Dragon Society in China, in the end, in addition to the "Kunlun-class" intelligence, the "Lingbo-class" information could only be named.

Around the Lushun shipyard, almost the entire sea area was blocked by the Chinese, and for more than two years, more than a dozen large and small destroyers and patrol turrets patrolled the nearby sea almost every day.

In addition, as the No. 1 secret of the Navy, the construction location is hidden, and the workers who build it are not allowed to step out of the factory during the construction of the ship.

Not only on the ground and at sea, but also in the sky.

In the sky, a large number of military aircraft patrol every day, and on the ground, there are radar stations monitoring the entire sky.

For this reason, the Japanese also thought about being like at Pearl Harbor. Information was obtained through sightseeing planes, but every time the planes flew near the shipyard, military planes guided by radar stations had already arrived and forced the Japanese to land the sightseeing planes to a nearby military airfield.

Inside the sightseeing plane, the Military Defense Bureau seized a large number of photos of the Port Arthur.

At one time the Japanese took great risks. They evaded the interception of the military planes and flew over the shipyard to photograph the aircraft carrier that shocked them, but unfortunately just when they were about to fly back to North Korea directly, because they refused to accept the request to land, the Air Force military plane finally blew them up in the air, along with the cameras inside...

Not to mention anything else, this level of secrecy of the "Limbo level" alone is enough for the Japanese to care about.

What's more, according to the information obtained by the Japanese, the "Kunlun-class" aircraft carrier is a medium-sized aircraft carrier. And the "Limbo-class" aircraft carrier is a large aircraft carrier. You must know that the displacement of the "Kunlun class" has reached 34,000 tons, and the full load displacement has reached 43,000 tons, which is larger than any aircraft carrier in service in Japan. In terms of carrier aircraft, it is even more than the first line...

Such an aircraft carrier can be used as the flagship of the fleet in any country in Japan, the United States, Britain and Germany, but in the Chinese Navy it is only a medium-sized aircraft carrier...

Medium aircraft carriers ...

"Even such an aircraft carrier is just a medium-sized aircraft carrier, what should that so-called large aircraft carrier look like..."

Looking at the model of the aircraft carrier in front of him, which had been made from drawings obtained by intelligence agencies, Yamamoto Isoroku muttered there.

"Nagumo-kun. What do you think? Unlike later generations, in later generations, because Nagumo gave up the third wave of attacks, Yamamoto Isoroku had a lot of complaints about Nagumo Tadaichi, after all, there were a lot of American supplies stored in Pearl Harbor. If these materials can be destroyed, it will definitely delay the counteroffensive of the Americans for a long time.

In this day and age, though. As a result of Nagumo Tadaichi's outstanding performance, the Americans' military power in the Pacific was completely destroyed. It also made Yamamoto Fifty-six look at Nagumo Tadaichi more differently...

"Is this..."

Although Nagumo Tadaichi was an expert in torpedo warfare, after the "Pearl Harbor", Nagumo Tadaichi also paid a lot attention to the use of aircraft carriers, so looking at the aircraft carrier in front of him that was a little larger than his former flagship "Akagi", Nagumo Tadashi thought for a while.

"Not to mention anything else, at least in terms of appearance, it is much stronger than the [Akagi], but what I am most concerned about is how many of these aircraft carriers the Chinese are going to build..."

"yes..."

Yamamoto fifty-six nodded in agreement.

"I'm most worried about that, too..."

Within the Japanese Navy, there are only four "large aircraft carriers" that can be slightly parallel with the "Kunlun" class: Akagi, Kaga, Shozuru, and Zuizuru, and the "Taiho" is still under construction.

"Light, medium, large..."

Stroking the Kunlun-level model with his hand, Yamamoto Fifty-six said with some confusion.

If you don't improve much, it's nothing, but if...

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, the military department has approved the construction plan of the [Yunlong class], and the modification plan of the [Dragon and Phoenix] aircraft carriers has also been approved, as long as we can occupy Australia as soon as possible, maybe the gap between us and China will not be so far..."

As if he saw Yamamoto Fifty-six's concern, Nagumo Tadaichi comforted him on the side.

"Perhaps......... I'm more worried about the industrial strength of the Chinese now..."

Yamamoto's concern is warranted, because just as the follow-up ships of the Limbo class, namely the second ship Fuba and the third ship Taba, have already entered the construction stage. As a medium-sized aircraft carrier of the same level as the Essex-class, the follow-up ships of the Kunlun-class have also entered the construction stage.

Moreover, as the main offensive force of the battle group, the Kunlun class has far more construction than the Lingbo class. So far, due to Yan Guang's vigorous promotion and the strong demand of the navy, the follow-up ships that have been approved include 15 medium-sized aircraft carriers named after China's Xianshan Famous Continent, such as Penglai, Fangzhang, Yingzhou, Luofu and Canghai...

According to the Navy's plan, each detachment of the Navy will have an aircraft carrier group, and the aircraft carrier group will consist of 1 Lingbo-class aircraft carrier and 5 Kunlun-class aircraft carriers. In the aircraft carrier formation, the Limbo class will be the core combat force, while the Kunlun class will exist as the main combat force.

Unlike Japan, the 1st Sentai of Japan's 1st Air Fleet is composed of two aircraft carriers, "Akagi" and "Kaga", and the 2nd Sentai is composed of "Wyveryu" and "Soryu". During the entire World War II in history, Japan had only more than 20 aircraft carriers, of which the so-called "large aircraft carriers" were only six ships: Akagi, Kaga, Shozuru, Zuizuru, Daiho, and Shinano (some of the fortifications were still unfinished and were sunk on the way to the shipyard)...

The National Defense Navy, on the other hand, strives to make the combat effectiveness of each detachment stronger than that of Japan's combined fleet...

By the way. Since every six aircraft carriers are a sub-fleet, the eighteen aircraft carriers in the new construction plan will exist as three sub-fleets, and all three sub-fleets will belong to the Ocean Fleet, after all, only the Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia will have large-scale naval battles in the near future...

――――――――――――――――――――..., Yamamoto Isoroku and Nagumo Tadaichi didn't know about the Kunisha government's new aircraft carrier construction plan, otherwise they would probably feel hopeless, but not necessarily, after all, the Essex-class construction plan had been approved at this time.

The design of the Essex class is mainly aimed at the shortcomings of the York City level. Construction of the Yorktown class began in 1933 and was designed to carry 90 aircraft. By 1939, however, the size, weight, fuel consumption, and armament of new aircraft such as the F4F and TBD were far superior to those of before, reducing the Yorktown class to 81 aircraft. Combat effectiveness is impaired. The new aircraft operation requires larger hangars, longer flight decks, increased fuel storage, catapults, arresting gears, interceptor nets, lifting platforms, etc. At the same time, the Navy requires new aircraft carriers to strengthen their anti-aircraft firepower and defense, while maintaining high speeds. Neither the 20,000 tonnage authorized by the Vincennes Act nor the 23,000 tonnage limited by the treaty is sufficient.

Germany invaded Poland and World War II broke out. The naval treaty expires immediately. The Essex-class was designed to have no tonnage restrictions, and the United States accelerated its construction. On June 14, 1940, Congress passed the TwoOcean Navy Act, authorizing the construction of .v11 and cv12. At the end of the month, France fell. On August 16, Congress amended the bill to authorize the construction of .v14, v16.v18 and cv19.

This is also why Japan will strike first. After all, if these 10 "Essex-class" ships are really built, Japan will not have to fight.

According to the industrial power of the United States. By the first half of 1943, I'm afraid these aircraft carriers will come out ...

And after the "Pearl Harbor" incident, the United States also approved the construction plan of many Essex-class ships again, so if you want to despair, I am afraid that Yamamoto 56 and others will have despaired a long time ago...

While Yamamoto Isoroku and Nagumo Tadaichi were still discussing there, Yan Guang had already arrived at Port Arthur on a warship.

Although there is no need for Yan Guang to come in person for something like the launching ceremony, as the biggest promoter of the "Lingbo-class" aircraft carrier, Yan Guang really wants to see what this aircraft carrier will look like after completion.

"I'm looking forward to it..."

Standing on the deck of the [Star Sun Horse], looking at Port Arthur, which was already close at hand, Yan Guang smiled at Sa Zhenbing and the others beside him.

"yes..."

Sa Zhenbing also nodded.

In fact, Yan Guang is not only looking forward to it, as the main leader of the navy, the most anticipated thing is probably Sa Zhenbing, after all, there is no combat ship with a full load displacement of more than 80,000 tons in this world!

"With these two alone, combined with several old aircraft carriers built in the past, we can completely suppress the Japanese in terms of combat power..."

Despite this, Sa Zhenbing still supports Yan Guang's proposal to build more aircraft carriers, not only because Sa Zhenbing is the secretary of the navy, but also because the Americans' aircraft carrier construction plan has been transmitted to China very early.

Ten Essex-class, Sa Zhenbing will never underestimate the Americans.

What's more, after the Pearl Harbor incident, the Americans added a few more to the order of ten Essex-class, and if more aircraft carriers are built at this time, China will undoubtedly be in a disadvantageous state in the confrontation with the Americans in the future...

Just as he was speaking, Yue Chang had already walked over and said.

"President, it's coming!"

"Hmm."

By this time, the Star Sun Horse had sailed into the military port and began to dock towards the dock.

After all, the Xingri Horse is also a large battleship with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons, and if it wants to dock on the dock, it will take a lot of effort than ordinary small warships, so by the time the Xingri Horse docked at Port Arthur, Yan Guang, Sa Zhenbing and others have been standing on the deck for a while.

"Finally got !!"

Looking at the Xingri Horse firmly leaning on the dock, Yan Guang looked down while holding on to the railing.

"Let's go, Sa Lao, let's go down..."..., so many years have passed, Yan Guang's respect for Sa Zhenbing is as good as ever, after all, he is one of the few real navies in history...

"Hmm..."

At this time, on the dock, the commander of Port Arthur and others had been waiting on the dock for a long time, and after seeing Yan Guang and others get off the ship, the commander of Port Arthur hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.

"President, everything is ready, I don't know if you are going to go to the arranged accommodation to rest first, or go to the shipyard to have a look..."

"Let's go to the shipyard first..."When he said this, Yan Guang looked at Sa Zhenbing as if he remembered something. Sa Lao, how is your health, do you want to go and rest first? ”

Yan Guang is nothing, although he is older, but he is well maintained, and he usually likes to exercise, so although the journey is not short, Yan Guang will not feel too tired.

As for Sa Zhenbing, he is now over eighty years old, and although his body is still strong, Yan Guang and the others are still a little worried. After all, many elderly people leave their loved ones very suddenly, and until then, there is not even the slightest warning.

"No...", as if seeing the worry in Yan Guang's eyes, Sa Zhenbing waved his hand. Go directly to the shipyard, my old bones can still hold up! ”

"So..."Yan Guang nodded, and then said to Ye Lin. Let's go to the shipyard first. ”

"Yes!"

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Sa Zhenbing was born in 1859 and died in 1952...

In addition, the original Kunlun level was called the Canglong level, but because Japan also has a Canglong, so it was renamed the Kunlun level, anyway, there are enough mountains in China, especially the mountains with stories, and I am not afraid of not being enough... (To be continued......)