Chapter 192 Sea and Air Supremacy
"Report to the marshal, report to the general, the aircraft carrier Kiev has completed its ocean-going voyage and is now requesting to join the Pacific Fleet. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" said Captain Bekovsky loudly.
"Welcome to the Pacific Fleet, we need this most powerful warship in the Soviet Union." General Durte said: "Our warship will use its own missiles and aircraft to prove our combat effectiveness to the West and write a new chapter in our navy." ”
The words of the impulsive Admiral Duert spread throughout the deck of the aircraft carrier, and the sailors who were being inspected were all in high spirits, and they had come thousands of miles to fight the Americans!
The bridge is too big, almost occupying the middle length of the entire aircraft carrier, such a huge bridge, a lot of space on the deck is wasted, otherwise, more carrier-based aircraft can be docked, and the efficiency of allowing carrier-based aircraft to be lifted out of the hangar is absolutely different from coming out of the parking stand on the deck.
Andrei followed behind a group of high-ranking officials, inspecting the warship, and unlike everyone's complacency, Andrei was a little dissatisfied in his heart.
The role of aircraft carriers is to take off and land carrier-based aircraft, without air supremacy, there is no sea supremacy, the era of World War II has confirmed this point of view, battleships have long since withdrawn from the stage of history, with aircraft carriers, with carrier-based aircraft, will have maritime supremacy.
However, now this Kiev is not built with such ideas, this warship is called a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, and it is not wrong, the carrier-based aircraft is just one of its combat weapons, the front deck has been occupied by a large number of missiles, and the space below the deck is also full, unlike Western aircraft carriers that need a large number of escort warships, this warship alone can perform any combat mission. In addition to powerful air defense. This warship also has a strong anti-ship capability, and the huge missiles in the bow of the warship are a gift specially prepared for US aircraft carriers.
The whole warship is full of Soviet features, even the later all-deck Varyag, below the foredeck. It is also an anti-ship missile launcher, which occupies a lot of positions.
"This is the most powerful warship of our Soviets!" After a round of inspection, and finally standing in the command room of the bridge, looking at the weapons at the front of the deck, looking at the aircraft landing platform on the side, Marshal Gorshkov was extremely proud at this time.
"Yes, with this aircraft carrier, our Pacific Fleet can cruise within five hundred nautical miles of eastern Hokkaido. Defend our maritime defenses and disperse the Americans' carrier fleets so that they cannot effectively provide support over Hokkaido. "The commander of the fleet aviation, Vice Admiral Goorgy Pavlov, said proudly.
The mission of this Kiev is exactly that, dragging down the US aircraft carrier group and leaving them with no time to support the Air Force. For the Far Eastern Military District, the air threat from the Americans is coping, however. Plus the carrier-based aircraft of two aircraft carrier formations, especially those Tomcat fighters that pose a threat to the MiG-25 at any time. It's enough for them to have a headache.
"It's a pity that our navy is still not able to fight independently without the protection of shore-based aviation." Just then, a voice came from the middle of the crowd.
At this juncture, it is very irrational to pour cold water on everyone. However, Andre knew that he had to put forward what he should put forward now, and it was too late to change the direction now! Although his status is not high enough. These people in front of you don't fully believe in themselves yet, but they have to say what they need to say!
Marshal Gorshkov looked over and saw the young major general, what he said just now, it was Andrei who said!
Just a few days ago, Andrei was finally awarded the rank of major general and became a dazzling new star of the Far Eastern Military District, only in his early twenties, he became a general, which is quite rare since the birth of the Soviet Red Army, and Andrei's future is also unlimited.
Gorshkov also knew Andrei better, and it can be said that now the Soviets have made a breakthrough in the Far East, mainly due to Andrei's contributions. And this person, although he came from the Air Defense Force, is simply an all-rounder, I heard that the tank development department of the army, in accordance with Andrey's proposal, developed a new armor-piercing projectile, and the effect is very good.
Now, Andrei's words immediately aroused the interest of Marshal Gorshkov: "Andrey, talk about it. ”
"Seventy percent of our earth is filled with the sea, and whoever controls the sea controls the whole world." "This is Mahan's theory of sea power, which has been recognized as an axiom after two world wars and hundreds of years of fighting," Andre said. At the beginning, Britain relied on its huge fleet to conquer the whole world and become an empire on which the sun never sets. In World War II, the United States finally won because of its huge fleet, and now, we, the Soviets, must also have a world-class navy in order to truly compete with the United States. ”
"Yes, yes!" Gorshkov sat on a chair next to the chart, patted his thigh and said.
In the Soviet Union, the competition between the various branches of the armed forces was the most intense, and the Soviet Union had a vast land, and it has always been the doctrine of the Continental Army, and the navy was not taken seriously.
"In World War I, battleships relied on battleships, and in World War II, battleships have withdrawn from the stage of history and have been replaced by aircraft carriers, because only with air supremacy can we have sea supremacy." Andrei said: "And the acquisition of air supremacy must rely on powerful carrier-based aircraft!" The US aircraft carrier formation is a living example, and the formation of its two aircraft carriers is overwhelming us. ”
Powerful carrier-based aircraft! Andrei put forward his point of view, the current Kiev level is purely a chicken rib! Tens of thousands of tons of displacement were wasted, so I carried such a few short-legged blacksmiths. Moreover, various problems have been arising, and in the end, these short-legged blacksmiths were also unable to serve on the warship and returned to the shore, and the Kyiv-class aircraft carriers turned into helicopter carriers again, carrying only anti-submarine helicopters.
The Soviet Navy mainly had to rely on shore-based aviation, so the navy could only operate within the combat radius of shore-based aviation, which greatly limited the actions of the navy, and if you want to become an oceanic navy, you must rely on a powerful aircraft carrier formation! (To be continued.) )