Chapter 561: Naval Exercise (Part II)

In addition to a large number of seats and sofas made of aluminum alloy, the ground is completely covered with tempered glass with a metal frame, which makes it very convenient to observe the situation below, and is specially made for observers from various countries to visit the naval exercises.

Of course, in order to allow them to clearly see the process of the military exercise from various positions, in addition to the transparent ground, there are a large number of windows around the airship, and the windows are equipped with fixed high-powered telescopes.

Representatives of the Central and Axis powers, each in two airships, ascended to the skies over the Oahu Islands. Since the Chinese Imperial Airship has always been filled with helium, the envoys of various countries did not worry about its safety, they sat in their seats very comfortably, enjoying the wine and various exquisite food provided by the flight attendants, admiring the blue sea under their feet, and waiting for the start of the military exercise.

An hour later, two airships arrived over the exercise area, and the NATO allied fleets were lined up in neat formations. In order to allow observers from various countries to see more clearly, the airship lowered its altitude, and when they saw that the NATO fleet had appeared, observers from various countries rushed to the telescope.

"What a huge fleet, such a big battleship." Commodore Censk, from the Kingdom of Habfsburg, exclaimed that he was amazed by the full load displacement of the Naoli-class battleships of more than 60,000 tons, because in their country, old battleships were still in use, and the full load displacement was less than 30,000 tons.

"That's a Governor-class aircraft carrier, and it looks like the Essex-class aircraft carriers of our Boston Empire." Colonel Maddie, the Boston Imperial military attache on another airship, said.

The famous Admiral Mahan, a retired special naval observer of the Boston Empire, looked at him like an idiot and said: "There is no need to say it out loud, my country's Essex-class aircraft carrier is modeled after the Governor-class aircraft carrier. ”

"But speaking of which, the Essex-class aircraft carrier is more powerful." Next to him, the envoy of the Moss Kingdom, Lablan, hurried to curry favor with his suzerain. Mahan had never looked down on these flattering fellows, and he just snorted in his nose and answered Labran.

"Two-thirds of the 1st Battlefleet at full speed, making a left turn, ready for shelling." Under the order of Second Admiral Gao Tonghui, who was in charge of the exercise, the four Zhili-class battleships belonging to the Chinese Empire first accelerated and completed the turn, and a large number of 406-millimeter main guns raised their muzzles and aimed at the target ship 35 kilometers away.

Forty-eight main guns fired in unison, and the first salvo began. "Huh? Didn't they put two calibration rounds on every shot before they fired? "Vice Admiral Cunningham, who was very familiar with the habits of the shelling of battleships in the Chinese Empire, looked a little strange.

As soon as his words fell, a dense number of shells fell near the moving target ship, and the farthest landing point was no more than 50 meters, and even three shells had already hit the target ship. In the sound of a loud explosion, the target ship, which was more than 6,000 tons, soon began to sink.

Seeing the effect of this shelling, all observers from various countries who were familiar with the navy opened their mouths in surprise and fell into shock for a long time. In the artillery bombardment of battleships of various countries in the world, such long-distance shelling is generally avoided by the navies of various countries as much as possible, because in the face of today's backward optical observation and sighting systems, the hit rate of such long-distance shelling will not exceed 3 percent. It is incredible that the battleships of the Chinese Empire could make such accurate first-round hits.

The first team of Zhili-class battleships was used by the Chinese Empire, and a special fire control radar was installed on it, so it could hit the target so accurately, and the subsequent eight Zhili-class battleships and eight Shannan-class battleships were all used by the allies, and their warships did not have a radar fire control system, so the accuracy of these warships returned to the normal level, and even due to the lack of naval training of these countries, the accuracy rate decreased slightly.

Seeing the accuracy of the warships behind, the observers of various countries breathed a sigh of relief, and the accurate shelling of the battleships of the first team in front was attributed to the well-trained Chinese Imperial Navy, but even if they were well-trained, they could achieve such an accuracy rate, which also made them look at each other. Some observers began to wonder whether this situation had something to do with the fact that the Chinese Empire had been training with active battleships in service regardless of attrition since the beginning of the military academy.

The subsequent shelling and torpedo attacks of cruiser and destroyer formations were not very bright, but the well-trained Chinese Imperial Navy showed itself very remarkably. In addition, the six Governor-General-class aircraft carriers of the Allies were equipped with only the Golden Eagle 3 fighters, albatross dive bombers, and old Swordfish torpedo planes used by the Chinese Empire, and there were few bright spots.

When the three general-class aircraft carriers appeared, it finally cheered up the observers of various countries. The 60,000-ton huge body of the general-class aircraft carrier slowly accelerated, and the planes on it slid onto the flight runway one by one, and in the stunned eyes of everyone, a plane without a propeller actually took off into the air and quickly jumped into the air.

"It's impossible, no jet can reduce the take-off distance to two hundred meters." Colonel Maddie, the naval attache of the Boston Empire, exclaimed.

Colonel Maddie had learned about the performance of jet aircraft in China, and also knew that the Imperial Navy had abandoned the idea of using the F84 fighter as a carrier-based aircraft because of its take-off distance of eight hundred meters, but here he actually saw a jet taking off from an aircraft carrier, and the deck length of that mothership was definitely not more than two hundred and fifty meters.

This jet is unheard of in all countries except the Chinese Empire and the Boston Empire, and both countries are secretive about the jet, and the outside world is unknown, so while a few people were surprised to see this aircraft without propellers, no one could have imagined the performance boost that this change would represent.

The various planes that took off from the various aircraft carriers launched an attack on the target ships, and the dense bombs and torpedoes quickly sank several target ships, and the jet fighters did not have anti-ship attack weapons, so they did not show any bright spots in this attack, and even Colonel Maddie thought that the plane was just a fighter.

The last anti-submarine drill once again surprised observers from various countries, and the two huge aircraft carriers were larger than the general-class aircraft carriers, and the Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, which were about the same size as the Naoli-class battleships, soon began to accelerate. Seeing the huge through-deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, Colonel Maddie thought that this was a new aircraft carrier of the Chinese Empire, and it was very strange that there were no carrier-based aircraft taking off from these two warships just now, and now the mystery has finally been revealed.

The elevators of the amphibious assault ships were busy transporting several strange planes to the deck, and the group of observers stared at them with binoculars for a long time, except for guessing from the streamlined nose and the deck they were on that they were used for flying, and did not see at all what kind of planes they were and how they should be used.

Soon five Wasp-type anti-submarine helicopters on each of the amphibious assault ships moved to the demarcated take-off and landing sites, the main rotors began to rotate rapidly, and soon ten helicopters rose from the ground and rose vertically into the air.

"It doesn't even need to run when it takes off." An observer shouted in surprise.

"Its propeller is actually mounted on it." Another observer also exclaimed.

Ten Wasp-type anti-submarine helicopters flew in different directions, hovering in the air for tens of meters at the same time at a distance of several hundred meters from the fleet, and soon one after another depth charges were thrown into the water, making a splash.

The performance of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ships was not over, and the rear of the two warships suddenly opened two doors, revealing the wide dock compartments in the warships, and soon the six hovercraft floated out of the two dock cabins and sailed to the sea.

At the end of all the combat exercises, the three cruisers leaned towards the integrated supply ships unique to the Chinese Empire, with two cruisers on the sides and one cruiser behind, and the four ships formed a triangular formation, at the same speed on the sea.

Just when the military attachés of various countries didn't know what they were going to do, they suddenly shot out several steel cables from the integrated supply ship, and the steel cables were quickly caught by the sailors on the three cruisers and fixed on special card slots, and soon various boxes slid from one end of the integrated supply ship to the cruiser through the steel cables, and the other steel cables had a thick black pipe through, which was obviously to replenish fresh water or oil.

"The sailors are well-trained, the battleships are sharp, the aircraft are advanced, and the supply is fast. How many chances do you think we have to defeat such a navy. Admiral Mahan put down his binoculars and asked in a serious voice, he had opposed the plan of the Boston Imperial Navy for a decisive battle with NATO in the Eastern Ocean.

"This is only the tip of the iceberg of the Chinese Empire, and we don't know what kind of combat power they have been given to the intelligence department that have registered with the intelligence department and have not shown up in this exercise. There are so many unknowns, and you dare to suggest a decisive battle with them, I don't know what the top brass of the Lu Dao Navy thinks. Seeing that no one answered, Admiral Mahan added.

Colonel Maddie is a naval officer, and after hearing Admiral Mahan's admiration for the Imperial Chinese Navy, he said angrily: "Maybe this is all their strength, and those warships that have not appeared have not much combat effectiveness at all, so they don't dare to take it out." ”