Chapter 189: The Red Blacksmith
In history, this warship remained in the Northern Fleet until it was decommissioned, but now, history has played a joke with the Northern Fleet, the powerful warship, equipped for less than a year, has to be under the command of the Pacific Fleet, together with all the operating personnel!
This was originally the mission of the second ship, Minsk, which was originally built and served in the Black Sea Fleet for a year, then transferred to the Pacific Ocean and became the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, and then the third ship, "Novorossiysk", also joined the Pacific Fleet. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
After all, the Soviet Union was in the direction of Western Europe, and the need for aircraft carriers was not very urgent, and land-based fighters could still reach them, but in the Far East, aircraft carriers could allow the USSR to penetrate deep into the Pacific Ocean, deter countries such as South Korea and island countries, and even Hawaii! Therefore, the USSR attached considerable importance to the Pacific Fleet in the Far East.
Now, there has been a big shift in the strategic posture of the USSR, and a breakthrough has appeared in the Pacific Ocean, how can this not excite the high-tops! In order to strengthen the strength of the Far East, this huge warship, naturally, was also handed over to the Pacific Fleet.
As for the Northern Fleet, there is no need to be aggrieved, the second ship, the Minsk, will soon complete the final sea trials and be handed over to the Northern Fleet.
As for the Kiev, it went to the ocean, with a voyage of tens of thousands of nautical miles, and such a valuable voyage experience, of course, will not be let go by the Red Navy.
At this time, Admiral Vladimir Nikolayevich Bykovsky, the captain of the anti-submarine cruiser Kiev, was standing on the tall bridge and looked at the deck below, a Yak-36M carrier-based aircraft that was taking off and landing.
"It seems that we have to improve on the high temperature in the Indian Ocean. Let our Yak-36M be underpowered. "said the director of the carrier-based aircraft of the Aviation Forces Lieutenant Colonel Fokodis Matkovsky.
"It's okay, we're going to the Pacific Fleet anyway. The climate there is cold, and our carrier-based aircraft take off and land without any problems. Colonel Bykovsky said.
Served as the first anti-submarine cruiser with the first real fixed-wing fighter take-off and landing in the Soviets. In fact, it is the captain of an out-and-out aircraft carrier, Bykovsky's resume is absolutely extraordinary, he is burly, muscular, and has a Scottish beard, which is rare in the Soviet army. At the same time, his eyes are blazing, and he is not angry and arrogant. Before becoming the captain of the ship, he experienced three ups and downs. The most recent incident was when he ordered the destroyer to dock in Conakry, and at the request of the local president, two small boats of Guinean terrorists were intercepted, when the commander-in-chief of the navy, Seryosha, reported to Brezhnev. The briefcase carried two documents, one for depreciation and one for commendation, and as a result Brezhnev was quite happy. In this way, Bykovsky won the admiration of Brezhnev and at the same time became the captain of the first fixed-wing aircraft carrier in the Soviet Union.
But. At this time, Bykovsky felt a little unhappy in his heart, as a captain. He could not tolerate the fact that while the warship was conducting aviation training, he would have to listen to the orders of the director of the carrier-based aircraft of the aviation unit. The captain of the ship should be the supreme commander of the whole ship!
However, his displeasure can only be buried in his heart, since he has such an order, it must be reasonable, as the captain of the Red Navy, he must obey the orders of his superiors.
Fortunately, this Matkovsky still has a lot of respect for him, and he also explained to him why he took over power at this time, because Bykovsky does not know how to fly! For example, when the carrier-based aircraft takes off and lands, the aircraft carrier must adjust the course and sail in the direction of the wind, so as to make the take-off and landing of the carrier-based aircraft more stable, especially for this kind of vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the impact of crosswind is quite serious!
Although Matkowski was in charge of flight, he also had a lot of flying experience, and he was also the first in naval aviation to fly the Yak-36M. However, the Yak-36M is, after all, a new type of aircraft, and this aircraft carrier is also the first of the USSR Navy, everything needs to be groped for.
A few days ago, when it was in the Indian Ocean, the take-off and landing of the Yak-36M was very difficult, which worried Matkovsky, and the vertical take-off and landing of the Yak-36M, which has poor adaptability in the tropics.
Now, out of the Strait of Malacca, into the Pacific Ocean, training again, obviously much better.
At this time, on the deck, the Yak-36M, which has a unique shape, is taking off from the deck in a leisurely manner.
The air intakes of the lift engines in front have been opened, and below is a blazing tail flame, while the main engine in the rear, the jet vents are also downward, and a scorched smell can be smelled on the deck.
The guide holding the baton stood directly in front of the Yak-36M, and kept making an ascending motion with his left and right hands, guiding the take-off of the carrier-based aircraft.
Pilot Artef was highly nervous, after graduating from the aviation school, he first flew the MiG-21, and then changed to fly the most difficult fighter in the Soviet Union, every take-off and landing was a severe test, he gently pushed the operating stick, carefully adjusted the bearing, and at the same time constantly looked at the signals of the pilot in front.
Finally, at a height of more than 20 meters from the deck, he carefully adjusted the direction of the nozzle, and when he switched from vertical take-off and landing to normal flight, it was even more difficult.
The fighter began to slowly increase speed, and when the speed reached more than three hundred, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned off the lift engine, and cruised normally!
"Perfect take-off and landing, our lads are the best." Matkowski watched the Yak-36M take off normally from the bridge and couldn't help but say.
"Okay, now I can take over the command of the warship, right?" Bykovsky said: "Order, course 030, accelerate to 25 knots." ”
Just now, in order to take off and land this guy, the speed of the warship was reduced to 15 knots, and this time the order was to send the Kiev to the Far East as soon as possible, so all the way over, almost all of them were rushing at a speed of 25 knots.
"Report, in the direction of 037, a target has been spotted, at a distance of two hundred and at an altitude of seven thousand, which is flying towards us." At this moment, the voice of the radar soldier came.
"It must be the reconnaissance plane of the Americans flying in the direction of Okinawa, ordered 03 to intercept." Matkowski said.
Now, just after passing through the Bass Strait, the Americans are running in search of excitement!
As soon as the US aircraft carrier formation came out, there were a large number of anti-submarine, anti-aircraft, cruisers, destroyers, three layers inside and three layers outside. And the aircraft carrier of the Soviet Union was alone, only this one aircraft carrier, which came across the ocean like this!
The aircraft carrier of the USSR did not need an escort, because it was not an aircraft carrier, it was a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser! (To be continued.) )