PS: Make up for yesterday's, sorry......

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After Admiral Gao Ngoc Jie gave a general introduction to the objectives of the operation, Rear Admiral Nguyen Mai Bi, chief of staff of the fleet, said: "If you have any questions, you can raise them now......

As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up and asked, "Commander Gao, if we cooperate with Britain and France, then who is in charge and who is second?" It was Brigadier General Gong Xuetu, the commander of the Second Aircraft Carrier Detachment, who spoke.

"Our fleet is the strongest, of course, we are the main ......," Gao Yujie replied without hesitation.

For this matter of unified command, various countries have pulled a lot of skins, but China is resolutely unwilling to make concessions on command, and later Britain and France have no choice but to make concessions. It was decided that when the coalition was formed, the strongest side would be the commander-in-chief, and if the strength of the several sides was about the same, they would coordinate with each other and act separately. In this Mediterranean operation, the Chinese fleet is the strongest, and naturally the Chinese side is the commander-in-chief.

"Then I'll be relieved......" Gong Xuetu nodded and sat down.

At this time, the commander of the Fifth Battleship Detachment, Brigadier General Li Ang, stood up again and asked: "Chief of Staff Nguyen, you just said that our supply port is in Alexandria, and I very much doubt that the local port can accommodate our fleet. At present, we have more than 100 ships with a total tonnage of more than one million tons. When the time comes, some ships of the Indian Ocean task force will join, will Alexandria have this capacity and supply capacity?......"

"Well, this is definitely not the case, the entire Mediterranean region can accommodate all the ships of our European fleet at one time, there will be no more than five, all concentrated in the European part. Ruan Meibi said helplessly: "But there is no way, so our ships can only take turns to enter the port and dock for supplies." If the situation is urgent, we can resupply at sea outside the port. ”

Ruan Meibi paused, shook her head and said: "As for the supply capacity, it can only be partially satisfied there, boiler oil, coal, food, fresh water and other general materials can be replenished on the spot, ammunition has 8 mm machine gun bullets, 20 mm to 75 mm small-caliber ammunition, and some aviation bombs and other materials can be replenished in the port, but aviation gasoline, various ammunition above 130 mm, as well as torpedoes and aerial bombs, can only be transported by us from the country." No way, many weapons standards in European countries are not the same as ours. This problem can only be overcome, and the country will strengthen the ...... for the transportation of our materials"

Afterwards, other questions were asked by the other generals, and the fleet command answered them one by one.

The meeting lasted for a long time and did not end until the evening when we entered the anchorage of the Natuna Islands to prepare for the night. After the meeting was dismissed, the officers of the other ships came to the middle deck of the Sun Wu and waited for the transport boat on the flagship to see them back, and some of the officers who were far away or could not wait ran to the rear deck to take seaplanes and helicopters.

That's right, it's helicopters, and China, as the number one aviation power on its own, is once again at the forefront of the world and has become a country officially equipped with helicopters.

As we all know, the principle of the helicopter is derived from the traditional Chinese toy "bamboo dragonfly". Leonardo da Vinci, who was suspected of being a traverser, drew an imaginary picture of a helicopter as early as 1475. It is a huge spiral made of sizing linen that looks like a giant screw. It rotates with a spring as the power force, and when it reaches a certain speed, it carries the body into the air. The driver stands on the chassis and pulls the wire rope to change the direction of flight.

Well, none of these things are very reliable and can't strictly be counted. But helicopters didn't come around much later than fixed-wing aircraft. In November 1907, the Frenchman Paul Kearney developed a full-scale manned helicopter and successfully flew it. However, the helicopter, known as the "flying bike", can only leave the ground under its own power0. 3 meters, which can only fly continuously for one minute, this helicopter is called "the world's first helicopter". In 1913, the German Baumgato built a coaxial helicopter and successfully tested it, but the type of helicopter could not stay empty for a long time, and then the outbreak of the First World War interrupted the development of German helicopters.

In the early decades of the 20th century, a variety of experimental helicopters have been developed in the world. It has achieved short vertical lift-off and short flight, and has accumulated valuable experience for the development of helicopters, but these models are very immature and still far from practicality. The helicopter in this era has not developed, mainly due to three technical difficulties, one is the engine with a high power/weight ratio, the second is how to balance the torque generated when the rotor rotates, and the third is how to achieve flight control.

However, in the face of Wen Dehei, who is used for posterity, these technical difficulties that are difficult for others to solve are not a problem, and China does not have to take those detours at all. Although China did not grab the title of "the world's first helicopter", in 1916 it developed the first practical helicopter - the Z-1 "Dragonfly" helicopter, which is similar in appearance to the "Bell 47" and can carry four passengers except for one pilot.

But the helicopter was not too successful, because it was too slow, with a maximum speed of only 180 kilometers per hour, which was not as fast as a seaplane, and the range was shorter and the payload was low. Both the Air Force and the Navy thought it was too small to even fit a decent weapon, and even if it was used to transport things, it could not transport much, and the only advantage was that it could take off and land vertically, and it was only suitable for training, liaison, and observation. However, the army, the armed police, the police, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Posts, the General Administration of Meteorology, and other government departments are very interested in this kind of small, lightweight, and airfield aircraft, and the air force and navy have not purchased much, but the army, armed police, police, various government departments, and even the civilian sector have purchased a lot.

In September last year, the unwilling Changhe Aircraft Factory finally came up with a "big" helicopter suitable for all branches of the military, the Z-2 "Pegasus" utility helicopter. The S-55-like helicopter is much better, with a 1,000-kilowatt air-cooled engine with a maximum speed of 200 kilometers and can carry 16 passengers, or ten stretchers. This aircraft was well received as soon as it was born, and the army, navy, and air force, as well as the National Guard, the armed police, and the police, all introduced a large number of them.

Of course, although several helicopters in China are practical helicopters, they use piston engines, and the most suitable power for helicopters - turboshaft engines are still on the drawings. Due to the limitation of power, the performance of the helicopter is still not fully exerted at this time. Even the popular "Pegasus" helicopter is no exception, its main role in the military is to use as a "flying ambulance" and "flying commuter vehicle", don't think about helicopter gunships or anything.

Of course, in the navy, they are more versatile, and can be used for anti-submarine, maritime search and rescue, and vertical landing. It is precisely because of the entry into service of the "Pegasus" helicopter that the Zhengguo-class seaplane carrier finally has a suitable flight vehicle, and has now been officially renamed an "amphibious landing ship." Why aren't they called "amphibious assault ships"? That's because none of these helicopters have any attack power.

Of course, there are no helicopters on board the capital ship, because the capital ship only needs calibration aircraft, and these helicopters can't do this job. The two helicopters that came to transport people were both from the large hospital ship Bian Que, which is usually used as a "flying ambulance", and it is not impossible to make a cameo appearance as a "commuter car".

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"Comrades, follow the list, let those who are far go first, let those who are far go first......," the deputy captain of the Sun Wu raised his horn and greeted. "The first batch, five rounds, three drives, six drives, eight drives. The second batch, six patrols, one dive, four dives ......"

The first batch of officers entered the transport boat in order, and the crane on the middle deck lifted the transport boat and lowered it to the surface of the sea with a creaking.

Leon's ship was relatively close, and the first few batches had not yet been able to take his turn. He suddenly found that Gong Xuetu of the second flight was also there, so he asked with a smile: "Hey, why don't the aircraft carrier officers go on the plane?"

"My Zhou Dynasty is not far away, so I won't compete for positions with those who are far away. Gong Xuetu said with a smile.

These two can be regarded as not knowing each other, not because of the differences between the aircraft carrier faction and the battleship faction, but because of Gong Xuetu's background.

Because Gong Xuetu is not Chinese, his original name is Zhengongji Xuetu, and he knows that he is Japanese when he looks at the name, to be precise, he was Japanese before the age of 20. Gong Xuetu's grandfather was a general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and after the failure of the Taiping Rebellion, the old man Gong, who was unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, fled to Sendai, Japan. Later, he married with the local real palace temple family and changed his surname to "real palace temple". In the generation of Gong Xuetu, except for being influenced by his grandfather and having a deep affection for China, he is no different from ordinary Japanese.

Later, Shinguji Yukito became a public student of the Japanese Navy, studying at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, England, and happened to be an alumnus of Li Ang. After Shinmiyaji graduated, he originally thought that he could show his skills in the Japanese Navy, but he happened to encounter the anti-Chinese trend that was rising in Japan at that time, and he was found to be of Chinese descent, so the political trial failed. Although he was not directly fired, he was not allowed to board the ship, and the unlucky Shingu Temple was sent to Maizuru Town to guard the mansion and went to the shore to guard the port.

In June 1907, before his death, his grandfather told him that his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Khima, who had died at a young age, had not been killed by accident, but by Japanese radicals, and he was completely disappointed with the Japanese government. At this time, he learned that China was carrying out an anti-Qing revolution, and under the influence of his grandfather, he had always hated the Qing Dynasty.

So he directly asked his superiors to retire, and the Maizuru Town Guard didn't have any feelings for this "grandson of the Shina man", and he was eager to see him resign, so he approved it without hesitation. In 1908, after Xuetu changed his surname back to his original surname, he went to China to join the Socialist Party of Wenzong.

Gong Xuetu joined the Science and Technology Socialist Party earlier than Li Ang, and he didn't have as many moths as Li Ang, so he went to Wuchang to sign up. Later, at the inaugural meeting of the navy, the sharp-eyed Li Ang found that although they did not have any friendship at school, Li Ang still had an impression of this Japanese classmate who often propagated that "there will always be a way to break the status quo of big ships and huge artillery to determine sea power, so that backward countries can have the strength to fight".

A Japanese infiltrated the navy of New China, and this must be a spy! Li Ang, who was very vigilant, immediately reported this "Japanese spy" to the naval gendarmerie, and arrested Gong Xuetu, who was lying down and had been shot, to drink tea, only to find out that it was a misunderstanding.

Afterwards, the two became familiar with each other because of this incident, but because of the conflict of tactical ideas and concepts, they were not friends, but opponents.

The two chatted a few more words, and then heard the deputy captain shout again: "This batch is ready to get on the ship, the fourth battle, the fifth battle, the first voyage, the second voyage ......."

"Oh, it's time for us to get on the boat......"

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Battleship Regulus.

After the Battle of Java, Comrade Li Ang finally got his wish to board the battleship, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, and became the captain of the Fifth Battleship Detachment and the captain of the battleship Xuanyuan.

The ship was the fifth ship of the Fuxi class, and formed the fifth battleship detachment with the Shennong. According to the composition of the Chinese Navy, battleships and regular aircraft carriers are two ships in one detachment, and then two to four detachments form a column.

When Leon returned to the ship, he asked the deputy captain, "Have you put down the anti-torpedo net?"

"It's been put down, and the night watch officer has also been arranged......" replied the deputy captain.

"Well, although this is not an active area for German submarines, it cannot be relaxed, and all anchorage and night voyages must be lowered with anti-torpedo nets. Don't stop all the boilers, keep them at half the pressure......" Leon commanded a few more words, and then returned to the bridge.

"Really, you actually want to stay here, the Wansheng anchorage is not suitable for a large-scale fleet at all......"

Political commissar Lu Yishan smiled: "Hehe, because I have to wait for the French fleet and send them back to France." This is a political issue, and military actions should also serve the government. ”

"Is it the French who were evacuated from Indochina?"

The political commissar nodded: "That's right, the French Indochina has begun to be handed over, and some of them are going to return to China, about twenty or thirty thousand......

The chief of staff also said with a smile: "Britain and France are now shrinking their forces from the Far East, and in this world war, whether they win or lose, the European powers are all greatly injured." They can't hold it here in the Far East, and instead of being beaten and spit out, it is better to hand it over to us now in exchange for our support. ”

"Now it is an internationally recognized fact that the Far East has become the sphere of influence of our country. It's only been less than ten years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it feels like a dream......," Li Ang said with emotion. "Even the Mara Peninsula is still a bit of an eyesore, and if we take it down, the entire South China Sea will completely become our inland sea......"

The commissar smiled: "Although the British Empire is declining, it is not so fast, anyway, Jinzhou Island (Sumatra) is ours, and we control half of the Strait of Malacca, it doesn't matter." And we've already gotten a lot of land this year, and any more of them will be indigestion......"

"That's true...... Leon also said with a smile, "However, this time our opponent actually has a warship of our own making, this kind of contradiction is really a bit strange......"

"You mean the Turkish Navy?"

"Yes, I think that our shipyard is not too kind, and it is not so good to sell warships for export. This should be done by the British......"

"We don't have the status of the British in the world's navy, and if we use inferior products like them, people won't come to us to buy ships. The political commissar smiled mysteriously at this time: "However, this time you may not have to worry about the Turkish navy." I'm afraid that when we get to the Mediterranean, they won't necessarily be our opponents......"