Needless to say, the next thing is needless to say, and all relevant personnel from all walks of life have been transferred from all over the country to survey, map and inspect the "Melbourne," including cadres of the army and researchers in the military industry.

On the one hand, it can let them know more about the equipment and tactics of modern warfare, and on the other hand, it can also let them know the gap between China and the developed countries, just as Commander Zhang and other staff officers were shocked when they first stepped on the Melbourne.

Several staff officers disagreed with the latter, believing that the most important thing in fighting a soldier was morale, and they feared that the outcome would likely affect the morale of the cadres, who in turn would affect the entire force.

It should be said that this consideration of the staff officers is also reasonable, because not to mention them in this era, even a modern person like me will suffer from gains and losses when I think that the United States has many Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers running all over the world at this time, and we are still buying abandoned aircraft carriers to accumulate experience...... The gap is so big, can you catch up? How many teenagers is this going to catch up? When we were developing, the United States and the Soviet Union were also developing, so I'm afraid that we will never be able to catch up!

This is still when I know that in 2012, my country had the first aircraft carrier "Liaoning", but people in this era do not know this, so it is natural to have some negative feelings. And in today's situation where information transmission is underdeveloped, it will quickly turn into a rumor because of word of mouth, and it is very likely to hit the morale of the whole army.

It would have been fine at any other time, but now is the time for our army to carry out a million-dollar disarmament. No one knows whether the troops, which were already suffering severe blows, will be able to withstand such a worse blow.

That's why some people say that being a soldier in this era is the most painful. This kind of suffering is even comparable to that of the volunteers in the era of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea...... Of course. This does not refer to sacrifices or casualties, but to psychological ones.

Thinking about it, it is indeed true, although the volunteers suffered heavy casualties, but psychologically, it was the first time to fight abroad, and the Yankees, who were able to hit planes and artillery with millet and rifles, lost one after another...... You must know that the Yankees were the strongest army in the world at that time, so they naturally had a sense of pride in boosting our country's prestige and raising their eyebrows.

But what about now?

At the beginning, we fought against our own "shadow" in 79, and even this "shadow" surpassed us in terms of equipment and suzhì, and then there were rounds of military reform, and then there was a million disarmament...... Although in this process, the quality and equipment of our army are steadily rising. The advantage over the Vietnamese army on the battlefield is becoming more and more obvious, but as a soldier in the army, it seems that he has always been suppressed and changed to change that or this is not good or that is not good, and on the whole, he has never raised his head and raised his chest.

Now, if there is another strike from this aircraft carrier, I believe that some people will think like this: they can't catch up anyway, so don't chase it, give up!

"What do you think?" Commander Zhang asked me.

I thought about it for a moment and replied, "It's true that it will have a negative impact on morale, but I think ...... No matter what, it's better to know the gap than not to know. On the one hand, what if one day we have to face the enemy's aircraft carriers? I don't know the gap. It is very likely that there will be many casualties that could have been avoided just like in 79 when our army did not know much about the Vietnamese army. On the other hand, this is also an opportunity to test the troops. If some people or troops can't afford to take the blow, then they can only be said to be unfit for the military. ”

Commander Zhang nodded: "That's right, the hundred years of humiliation since the Opium War tell us that we will be beaten if we are backward, if we are still blindfolded like the corrupt Qing government, we think that we are the most powerful, and the result is that we will be bullied like the Qing government." This tells us that no matter what the cost, we should face the reality, that is, bravely face this gap and catch up, instead of burying our heads in the sand like an ostrich and pretending not to see! ”

As a result, the cadres of the unit were soon arranged to inspect the Melbourne, and of course, most of these cadres were middle and senior cadres of the navy and air force...... Aircraft carriers are mainly used for naval and air operations, and it is neither incomprehensible nor meaningful for the infantry to look at this aircraft carrier. Commander Zhang even arranged for several Soviet technicians to give the necessary explanations to the aircraft carrier.

As we imagined, the first thing most of the cadres felt when they walked on the Melbourne was shock, and then the difference between friend and foe came to mind...... It should be said that this is even more painful for them, because not so long ago we were enemies with the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union had an aircraft carrier twice as large as the "Melbourne", which means that they could have encountered such a big guy on the battlefield before.

As a result, the cadres had very grim expressions and a very depressed atmosphere when they visited the "Melbourne."

However, I am glad that I did not see many cadres with disappointed and frustrated expressions, and even some cadres even had a bit of murder in their eyes...... I can understand why this is the reason why this part of the people should be thinking about how to sink the aircraft carrier if it encounters it on the battlefield, and there are even some cadres who seem to be looking for its weakness when they walk around the aircraft carrier.

What they don't know is that the aircraft carrier itself is nothing to fear, and it can even be said to be a target...... The scary thing about it is the carrier-based aircraft, that is, if you want to sink the aircraft carrier, you should have to face the carrier-based aircraft from the aircraft carrier and the missiles from the escort warship.

From this point of view, there should be a part of the cadres who do not understand, or they do not understand the tactics of modern aircraft carrier operations...... This is not surprising, because China has never had even one aircraft carrier, and the wars we fought in the past were basically on land, and not long ago, the army was the largest and did not attach importance to the navy and air force, and it was normal for us to lack knowledge in this area.

From this point of view, it is also necessary to popularize some necessary knowledge among these cadres, but I believe that the navy and air force will solve this point, after all, there is a naval battle of the Falklands that has just taken place to learn, and the battle that took place between Britain and Afghanistan is the best teaching material.

The other part is an expert in the military industry, among which I even saw Li Li......

Li Li raised her head at me when she saw me and said, "Yes, I really got it, I always thought you couldn't get it!" ”

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"It's easy!" Li Li replied: "It's only tens of millions of dollars, the United States is so worried, it can buy it at its own expense!" ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this.

That's right, can't the United States buy it? Tens of millions of dollars are just a small amount to them.

"But I want to." Li Li continued: "The United States mainly considers from two aspects, on the one hand, this is a loss-making business, the United States is a commercial country, and everything is about costs and interests, so they are unwilling to do this kind of loss-making business. ”

This is very understandable, the United States is also a developed country, and if they buy it, they will also face the problem of Australia, because the cost of dismantling is too expensive to outweigh the losses.

"On the other hand......" Li Li continued, "the United States may consider that it would be too obvious if it openly snatched this abandoned aircraft carrier from you, after all, China is still the object that the United States needs to win over at this time." ”

I nodded, and that's the benefit of being between the United States and the Soviet Union.

"There's another reason." I smiled: "That is, the United States believes that their aircraft carrier technology has matured, and it can even be said that it has developed to the era of nuclear aircraft carriers, so it does not take this empty shell into account at all." ”

"Yes!" Li Li agreed: "They stand on a technological height, and the main opponent in their eyes is still the Soviet Union, so although they are wary of us, they are still in a secondary position, and at the same time, they also think that we still have a long way to go from the development of aircraft carriers, and various reasons are intertwined to facilitate a deal." ”

What the U.S. military doesn't know is that the Melbourne may not be a big shell for them, but for us who are just getting started, it's a good experience and there is a lot to learn.

Just like the military researchers I saw, they walked on the "Melbourne" and took all kinds of instruments to measure...... On the water and under the water, people were sent to test it clearly, and there were even many people who surrounded the Soviet technicians to ask questions.

But I think these Soviet technicians may also be embarrassed...... Although some of them have been on an aircraft carrier and even participated in the work of an aircraft carrier, the design ideas of the Soviet aircraft carrier are very different from those of the British aircraft carrier, not to mention that they are still facing an empty shell of an aircraft carrier, so many things can only be speculated. This can be seen from the fact that the Soviet technicians also discussed with each other from time to time.

But it is clear that this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the military industry, who still enthusiastically scanned the first place on the ship with their instruments, just as archaeologists suddenly discovered a monument thousands of years ago.

It can also be seen that the thinking of the military industry and the army is still somewhat different, although both of them are for the purpose of strengthening the army, but the military industry is more about whether it can learn something or make any progress, while the army thinks about whether it can fight!

Later, I learned that the military industry also launched a feasibility study project for the construction and design of an aircraft carrier specifically for this investigation of the "Melbourne", and they relied on these numbers to build a model on a scale, and used this model to carry out a series of realizations and summaries. (To be continued......)