Daming 1805

Chapter 370 Carrier Fleet and Carrier Faction
After the aircraft carrier formation left Sanqing Military Port and entered the mouth of the Milky Way, it began to conduct aviation combat training.

At the same time, it is also to show the training effect to the Taishanghuang and Prince Dashi who came on board.

The Supreme Emperor is the ultimate promoter of the aircraft carrier and naval aviation combat system.

Prince Dashi is also the planner and creator of the entire new naval ship system.

The vast majority of middle and senior officers in the Navy are well aware of this.

Low-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers, under the reminder of middle and high-level officers, have already heard about it.

So today the entire fleet is in full swing, striving to do the best in all training subjects.

And I sincerely hope that there will be no problems with those new planes.

The commanders of fleets and warships are busy in their respective positions.

However, several middle and high-level warlords were arranged to accompany Zhu Jingyuan's grandparents and grandchildren.

The name of the governor of the dual aircraft carrier formation is Zhu Jianxun, and his rank is major general.

The King Xiang line originated from the fifth son of Renzong Zhu Gaochi and the same mother and younger brother of Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanqian, who supervised the country twice, passed the throne three times, and died at the age of 72 after going through six emperors and seven dynasties.

Zhu Jianxun and Zhu Jianyan are of the same generation, they can be regarded as Zhu Zhongliang's nephew and Zhu Jingyuan's uncle.

Zhu Jianxun will be notified by phone of the content of the order made by the commander of the aircraft carrier fleet.

Zhu Jianxun explained the purpose and situation to Zhu Zhongliang, his grandfather and grandson.

The fleet first straightened out the wind direction and course, and the fleet speed gradually increased to thirty knots.

The aircraft carrier first released the five-type single-engine fighters parked in the middle of the deck to guard the airspace of tens to hundreds of kilometers around the aircraft carrier.

Face the surprise enemy planes that theoretically, in the setting, should, may, and may appear at any time.

Then fly a small reconnaissance plane with the same body as the five-type single-engine attack plane to search for suspicious ships within a range of [-] kilometers.

The speed of the aircraft carrier formation gradually decreased to [-] knots, maintaining this alert posture and continuing to sail outward.

Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Zhongliang were in the command room on the deck, listening to the reports and introductions of Zhu Jianxun and the accompanying officers, observing the situation on the deck, and discussing aviation operations.

Zhu Jianxun was quite serious, but obviously with some joy, he introduced to Zhu Zhongliang and Zhu Jingyuan:

"In the daytime when the weather is not particularly bad, our aircraft carrier formation alert circle can already reach [-] kilometers.

"It is simply impossible for a traditional gunboat fleet to approach an aircraft carrier formation.

"The aircraft carrier formation can discover the traditional fleet first, and can choose to maintain a distance to launch an attack, or to bypass the opponent.

"The right to choose a decisive battle at sea is already in the hands of our aircraft carrier fleet.

"During the World Wars a few years ago, we didn't really have a large-scale fight with the Taixi fleet at all, because we and them could choose to fight or not.

"The fleet commanders of both sides, when encountering each other at a relatively unfavorable time, will choose to retreat and wait for a better time.

"Now that we have aircraft carriers, as long as we spot the enemy's fleet, we can launch an attack directly.

"The opponent has no right to choose to retreat and escape.

"The point is, no matter how fast the fleet runs, it is not as fast as the planes. The enemy's fleet will not be able to escape even if it wants to."

Zhu Zhongliang nodded along, he already understood this logic, otherwise he wouldn't be so supportive of the aircraft carrier:

"Yes, the right to choose a battle is very important, so that the disadvantaged party cannot escape the decisive battle, and is forced to drag it into the decisive battle at sea.

"If the opponent can't resist, there is a high probability that they won't be able to run away, and the key aircraft carrier can sneak attack and bomb the base."

During the second industrial revolution, the power system of naval ships became more and more powerful, and the combat command system became more and more mature.

Especially after the invention of the radio communication system, the naval commander can really control the entire fleet.

As a result, the difficulty for the superior side in a naval battle to force the decisive battle of the inferior side is getting higher and higher and even tends to be infinite.

At the same time, unless one side's technology has a huge gap that can form absolute suppression, blocking the land base with a naval fleet is also an act of courting death.

Warships have limited defense, firepower, and supplies, while land bases are almost unlimited.

Even if the artillery fleet has an absolute advantage, it cannot force the land enemy, which is relatively inferior to the navy, to surrender.

After the Battle of Jutland in World War I, Britain took control of the sea in the North Sea. The German fleet hid in the port and could not come out, and the British Navy had nothing to do with them.

The emergence of aircraft carriers provides a relatively effective solution to these problems.

In Taranto and Pearl Harbor, planes were launched from the sea to bomb the military port. The aircraft carrier said that it was really exciting to run away after the attack.

The Coral Sea and Midway Island fight each other hundreds of kilometers away. The aircraft carrier said that this is a brand new gameplay that you have never seen before.

Wright Bay, Cape Hono, the aircraft carriers said that I sent Yamato Musashi to the bottom of the sea, and they still don't know where I am.

Listening to the conversation here, Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but reminded with a smile:
"Under the current circumstances, we have absolute advantages in aircraft carriers and aviation.

"But we may not always be able to maintain this advantage, and our potential competitors are also engaged in related research.

"The gap between us will eventually change from yes to no to strong vs weak.

"There are two situations that are completely different from being strong against being weak and being strong against being weak.

"So, the unilateral use of the aircraft carrier fleet in combat cannot be our ultimate goal.

"The ultimate goal of exploration and training should be based on the fact that the enemy also has an aircraft carrier formation.

"Aviation should also be oriented towards the enemy having aircraft.

"Navy artillery and aircraft are always weaker than their land-based counterparts when the two sides are evenly matched.

"So don't be complacent."

Although Zhu Jingyuan had a judgment in his heart, he felt that if he could continue to lead Daming for decades, then Taixi would have little chance to be evenly matched with Daming.

The gap between strength and weakness is large to a certain extent, and it is not much different from yes versus no.

But tactically, we must always pay attention to the opponent, and we must use an evenly matched mentality to study and explore.

So as not to fall into the thinking direction of the US emperor from sea to land.

Zhu Zhongliang nodded directly after hearing this, and then told Zhu Jianxun a few words:

"Yes, we must not be complacent, and we must not be careless and neglect the continuous reconnaissance and vigilance of the surrounding waters.

"There are no battleships in the formation now. If the enemy battleships are allowed to approach, the aircraft carrier will be at risk of being sunk."

Zhu Jianxun is indeed a little proud, but of course there is a need to maintain a sense of normalcy and vigilance, not to mention the mentality and ideological work of officers and soldiers is the task of the warlord.
So Zhu Jianxun immediately promised and promised seriously:

"The general understands that the fleet must always remain vigilant and be ready to deal with emergencies at any time."

After the aircraft carrier formation sailed for half an hour, the peripheral reconnaissance plane sent a report, simulating the discovery of a suspicious ship.

The aircraft carrier immediately accelerated again, launching more fighter jets at the same time, keeping alert and preparing to launch an attack.

This time, in addition to the mature five-type single-engine fighter and attack aircraft, several experimental twin-engine fighters and attack aircraft also took off at the end, and began to use new aircraft to participate in drills and tests.

After the aircraft carrier continued to fly for more than half an hour, a fleet of forty aircraft was organized.

The original aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier are basically emptied, and the aircraft stored in the hangar are also dispatched to the deck simultaneously.

Subsequent aircraft gathered in the middle and rear of the deck, and after accumulating a sufficient number, they were released in batches again.

At this time, a new training program came.

The reconnaissance plane sent a report again, simulating that a thunderstorm cloud area was found ahead.

The aircraft carrier commander reacted immediately, immediately stopped the mission of flying the aircraft, and slightly adjusted the direction of navigation.

Zhu Jianxun also explained to Zhu Zhongliang and Zhu Jingyuan that this was to avoid the simulated rain cloud area.

Zhu Zhongliang said with a little regret after listening:
"It would be perfect if the aircraft could fight in rainy days and at night. The current aircraft carrier formation still needs the cooperation of battleships."

Now aircraft carriers and aircraft are not perfect, and they cannot fight in relatively complex sea conditions at night, but battleships can.

The point is, at the current level of technology, to fight battleships at close range, you can still only rely on battleships.

Carriers cannot avoid sailing at night, nor can they completely avoid encountering severe apocalypse and sea conditions.

In order to deal with the enemy battleships encountered in this situation, there must be battleships accompanying them.

Zhu Jingyuan thought about it and said:
"Night and rainy operations of aircraft and aircraft carriers can be gradually realized through technology and training.

"An aircraft that can operate at night and under complex weather conditions can be called an all-weather aircraft, and the corresponding aircraft carrier can also be called an all-weather aircraft carrier. An aircraft carrier is more complicated than an aircraft.

"Relevant research preparations have been made all the time, but it will take a lot of time to realize it.

"The main technical difficulty is detection and communication. The main direction of exploration and training is the cooperation of radio detection, radio communication, and aircraft and aircraft carrier photoelectric signal systems."

When Zhu Jingyuan said this, he subconsciously looked at Zhu Jianxun and several other officers.

Zhu Jingyuan was worried that their understanding might be biased, so he immediately added and warned a few words:
"The realization of all-weather aircraft and aircraft carriers is indispensable for technology and training.

"The key technology is the premise of training, and pure hard training is a joke about life and equipment.

"Therefore, without the notice from the Ministry of Industry and the Governor's Mansion, the fleet should not attempt related drills on its own.

"However, based on the current training situation, the officers, pilots, and air crew can be allowed to diverge their thinking.

"Accumulate and summarize various ideas and ideas, submit them to the Ministry of Industry and the Dudufu, and let them verify and test on the ground."

The warlords headed by Zhu Jianxun really had an idea just now, and they planned to add night and rainy training programs after returning.

This is not only to realize the goal of the Supreme Emperor, but also to realize the ideal goal of the aircraft carrier formation itself.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and of course there are different factions in the naval system.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the differences between different factions are only the differences in naval combat concepts and the pursuit of ideal combat methods.

The imperial court and military system of the Ming Dynasty can still be regarded as relatively healthy, and there are no hostile factions at the level of life and death.

After the formation of the aircraft carrier, a group of aircraft carrier factions have naturally been differentiated in the navy.

Many of them were sent by cruisers.

There used to be a group of people who believed that only cruisers with a sufficient range were needed to fully control and use the ocean.

These officers believe that an aircraft carrier is a complete cruiser and an absolute protagonist on the ocean.

Of course, there are also those transferred from the battleship faction.

Aircraft carriers have ultra-high speed, super reconnaissance, and ultra-long-range strikes, which can form a dimensional suppression of traditional gunboats.

They think big ship guns are outdated!
Of course, more of them are centrists, or traditionalists.

Originally, he agreed with the composite fleet system. After discovering the important role of the aircraft carrier, he believed that the aircraft carrier should be listed as a capital ship equivalent to the battleship.

Different people have different ideas about the changes in the positioning of battleships after having an aircraft carrier.

However, no matter which source it is from, most of the officers of the aircraft carrier department have already realized the problems existing in aircraft carrier operations.

So subconsciously want to carry out relevant training, try to train and fight in bad weather and at night.

Let your own fleet evolve to a full body.

Now hearing Zhu Jingyuan's last words, Zhu Jianxun and the few warlords immediately dispelled those thoughts.

If the hardware requirements are not met, it would be fatal to fiddle around.

Zhu Jianxun quickly agreed, saying that he had written it all down, and he would tell the commanders to pay attention later.

The aircraft carrier formation adjusted its navigation according to the simulated position of the rain cloud area, and shortly after entering the stable navigation state again, the command sent another message.

Start the take-off test in a small crosswind direction.

This test is actually quite difficult, and the scope of application is relatively narrow.

An aircraft carrier is not a road-based airport, and you can choose your own sailing angle.

Theoretically, it can always keep facing the direction of the incoming wind, so that the aircraft can always take off in the most suitable wind direction.

After Zhu Jianxun got the notice, he explained to Zhu Zhongliang and Zhu Jingyuan at the same time:
"Intentionally flying the plane slightly sideways to the wind direction is to simulate special situations that may be encountered in actual combat.

"When the enemy is found at a relatively short distance, it is necessary to keep a distance from the enemy while continuing to fly the plane to meet the enemy.

"Or you need to avoid rain clouds while continuing to fly the plane to meet the approaching enemy.

"This kind of training program has very high requirements for pilots, and it also has certain risks."

Zhu Jingyuan was also a little surprised when he heard this explanation, this kind of training was really unexpected to him.

Moreover, Zhu Jingyuan has a modern thinking and knows some unnecessary face-saving projects.

So after listening to the explanation, I subconsciously asked and reminded:

"Has it been tested on land? Can the participating pilots complete this kind of takeoff and landing on land?

"If you haven't practiced proficiently on the ground, you should never directly engage in this kind of test project on the aircraft carrier.

"Don't deliberately show more thrilling projects just because my grandfather and I are here.

"Fighters can train hard to prepare for battle, but there is no need to take risks and perform tricks and acrobatics for us.

"Pilots are the most precious talents now, and they must not be allowed to take risks outside the battlefield."

Hearing Zhu Jingyuan's reminder, Zhu Jianxun and the surrounding warlords immediately felt warm in their hearts.

This prince who is recognized as having the most potential is indeed the most trustworthy and followable prince.

If he is there, the officers like himself and even the soldiers below will not suffer in the next few decades.

Zhu Jianxun immediately smiled and said:
"Your Highness, don't worry, the Governor's Mansion will train according to your plan.

"Things that have not been tried on the ground will never be directly transferred to the aircraft carrier.

"Especially the items shown to His Majesty the Supreme Emperor and His Highness must have been well-trained."

Zhu Zhongliang next to him also smiled and said:
"Jingyuan, don't worry, when high-level officials like us come to inspect, they will be as conservative as they can.

"They're definitely not going to risk it for the limelight, and you'll know when you're their age."

Zhu Jianxun suddenly smiled embarrassedly.

Zhu Jingyuan finally felt relieved, and together with Zhu Zhongliang and Zhu Jianxun, looked at the plane on the deck.

The takeoff process was the same as usual, but flags indicating the direction of the wind were hoisted at several places on the deck.

A plane accelerates toward heading after getting ready in the middle of the deck.

Since the wind is coming from the side, the aircraft must always turn in order to keep the deck pointing in the direction of the wind.

When accelerating to the front of the deck, the fuselage of the aircraft has already tilted significantly.

But after getting out of the deck, it finally flew up steadily, and quickly pulled up in the direction of the wind.

The following three planes also took off in the same attitude.

Zhu Jingyuan watched them take off one by one, and began to hover steadily over the aircraft carrier, so he subconsciously shouted:
"it is good!"

Zhu Zhongliang also nodded in satisfaction.

Then there was crosswind landing training. The four planes were obviously veterans, and they all landed on the deck steadily.

There is no surprise or danger in the whole process, and only one technique is highlighted.

Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help applauding them again, but he didn't mention any extra rewards at all.

Skilled pilots must have already taken all the rewards they usually should get, so they don't need to send them out.

The point is, now they are showing it like this, in the final analysis, they have the meaning of showing it to themselves.

If I give extra rewards at this time, it may have the effect of encouraging them to show off their skills in front of them.

Zhu Jingyuan didn't want that effect, so he didn't express anything.

(End of this chapter)