"What? Tanker? That's obviously an aircraft carrier...... What is that large area on top that is not a flight deck? ”

Bi Lingbo and Jiang Ye had the same face, "I don't believe it, I don't believe you, kid, don't fool us......"

Pan Guochen shrugged his shoulders very innocently: "That's indeed a flight deck, yes, but it's essentially an oil tanker, and the official name is 'Special Aviation Auxiliary Oil Tanker', although it can carry a small number of aircraft and provide aviation support for the escort fleet, it still has nothing to do with warships." If you look closely, there is still a gap between the structure below the flight deck and the upper deck of the original tanker......"

Jiang Ye narrowed half of his eyes and leaned in front of the telescope for a while, and then suddenly turned around and said, "See, isn't this a 'Oil Armor III' standard oil tanker?" ”

"That's right, it's a bunch of steel frames erected on the standard tanker, a wooden flight deck, and a small hangar suspended in the middle, as well as aviation personnel cabins, aviation gasoline depots, and ammunition depots, which can accommodate a total of 12 aircraft from one squadron each of single-seat ship warfare and two-seat ship reconnaissance, and another 4 to 6 aircraft can be moored on the flight deck. Although the maximum speed is less than 14 knots, it is enough for the 'Dongfeng' ship reconnaissance carrying 360 small torpedoes to take off in windless conditions. ”

"In addition, the economy of the main engine at low speeds is very good, which is very suitable for accompanying the escort fleet - more importantly, the modification of the fortifications does not affect the transportation capacity of the tanker itself, and even retains the original refueling capacity at sea, which is especially important for our side as the sea lines of communication continue to expand and the transport vessels are increasingly tightened."

In fact, the original design reserved the modification interface, basically all the new production of 'oil armor three' can be directly installed in the outfitting of aviation facilities, previously not installed can also use the gap of renovation and maintenance, at most within a month to complete the work. In terms of staffing, in addition to the standard crew members of oil tankers, only a few dozen additional aviation-related personnel need to be dispatched, which basically does not affect the deployment of regular troops. ”

After a brief introduction to this kind of "special oil tanker" that was excluded from the ranks of warships, Pan Guochen smiled at Bi Lingbo's greedy gaze and said: "These things will not be easily incorporated into the combat fleet, so, unfortunately, even I ...... The escort headquarters in charge of the escort tasks of all ship regiments will soon be announced, and the commander of the Second Fleet, Commander Ma, has been appointed as the commander, and these flat-topped oil tankers will be assigned to him first, so don't think about it yet. ”

Jiang Yechang blew: "So, this Ceylon strategy also has their share?" It's a good thing, we can have a little less burden......"

"Don't be too complacent, don't forget the losses we suffered in the naval battle of the Bay of Bengal, Ceylon is far outside the extreme combat radius of our shore-based aviation in this operation, and before occupying or opening up the airfield on the island, it will not be supported by any shore-based aircraft. The fleet aircraft carriers available now are only two Peng and one Falcon, although the total number of modified carrier aircraft is more than the previous four combined......"

Bi Lingbo shook his head with his back hand, and his words were still as cautious as ever.

"Don't worry, this time Commander Sa is personally in charge, the main force is pouring out, the Entente coalition forces have been beaten all over the ground in the Bay of Bengal for more than three months, it is too early to restore strength and confidence, it is an excellent time for our army to destroy the withered and decayed, and it is appropriate to chase after the poor with the remaining bravery. The base camp reduced the scale of the SF operation originally scheduled to be launched at the same time, and it was precisely to gather the available transport ships to the maximum, leapfrog sweep the strongholds on the west coast of Ceylon and India, and strive to break into the Persian Gulf around the beginning of spring, and complete the general encirclement of the Allied General Division and the general encirclement of Russia before the effective response measures in the Entente were taken, so as to lay the foundation for the final victory, so as to lay the foundation for the final victory, so as to ...... How hard you have to work during this time, in the name of Her Majesty the Empress, please! ”

Pan Guochen's legs were together, the heels of his white leather shoes "touched" the ground, his left hand was close to the seam of his trousers, and he saluted Bi Lingbo very sincerely.

Bi Lingbo returned the salute with a full sigh of "grace", and then withdrew his hand and smiled: "What a 'good 'should be left to chase the poor'!" So it seems that Commissioner Pan is going to march with us into the Persian Gulf? ”

Pan Guochen smiled evilly: "If I can, I really want to go to the Thames estuary with you for a while......

……

Southwest Pacific Ocean, New British Island, Rabauldon Airport.

A canopy "sweat horse" off-road vehicle swept through the dirt road covered with volcanic ash, sneered between a bungalow made of tents and coconut tree trunks, and in the midst of coughing and cursing, four gray-faced young officers wearing landing aviation armbands in yellow-green military civilian clothes jumped out, each with a brand-name filter cigarette in their mouths, lazily slung the military bag containing personal belongings on their shoulders, and walked to the wooden house with the plaque of "Army 101 Mixed Aviation Wing" hanging on the door.

There were no guards at the door, and the most handsome captain at the head took off the cigarette in his hand before climbing the low steps in front of the door, threw it in the volcanic ash and trampled it out, and the three behind him did the same.

Pushing the door in, I saw a desk at a glance, and the colonel behind the desk was talking to another young captain who looked very sunny and heroic on the side of the desk, and they all turned their eyes when they heard the movement.

The four of them hurriedly put down their pockets, lined up in a line, and the little beautiful man in the lead took the lead in standing up and saluting.

"Report to the chief, the four people below Yang Zhiyong of the original 209 Squadron are here to report!"

"Lieutenant Lin Ying is here to report."

"Lieutenant An Jingshi is here to report."

"Second Lieutenant Yang Fei is here to report."

The colonel behind the table got up and saluted back with a happy face: "I'm Wing Captain Cai Yi, you have finally arrived, welcome." ”

As he spoke, he left his seat and walked in front of the four people, looked at it face by face with his hands behind his back, and first said to Yang Zhiyong: "I know that you are the son of the prime minister, and I know that you are the ace squadron leader who has shot down 13 enemy planes in the Russian battlefield, but now all this is not important, in my wing, there is no talk of origin, and the past achievements are irrelevant, I want you to start from scratch and adapt to this new battlefield, do you have confidence?" ”

"Yes!"

Yang Zhiyong's handsome face tightened.

Cai Ye then stared at Lin Ying, who had a bohemian face: "Lin Ying, the famous number one trump card on the Russian battlefield, can shoot down a total of 18 enemy planes in that kind of place where birds don't, your luck is very good, there are a lot of rumors about you, I will keep an eye on you." ”

"The chief taught me a lesson. Hand ~ machine} look at 25]8o}o" Lin Ying can be described as a hippie smile in response.

"Also, your promotion order came here before you, and from today onwards, you will be the captain squadron leader of the 213th Fighter Squadron of this wing."

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled again: "Xie Lu Xie Sie, what about the cultivation, but ...... I don't think I'm an official, and I often cause trouble, so it's better to mix under Yang Gongzi's hands......"

Cai Ye snorted: "What? Do you want to disobey? ”

"The lower officials don't dare to ...... Since the chief thinks so highly of me, then even if it is to catch the ducks on the shelves, I ......"

"I don't dare." Cai Yi interrupted him categorically, turned his head and nodded to An Jingshi and Yang Fei: "I have also seen your situation, you are all promising young people, work hard!" ”

An Yang and the two of them tilted their heads, and said in unison: "Yes, sir!" ”

Cai Yi nodded with satisfaction, and sideways introduced the captain who was sitting on the side of the table and chatting with him: "This is Qi Peng, Qi of Qilian Mountain, Peng of Dapeng spreading his wings, transferred from the Navy, he used to be the leader of the ship attack squadron on the aircraft carrier, and now he is responsible for commanding the 320 bomber squadron, and he also serves as a training consultant for the wing, and your future maritime special training will be guided by him." ”