Glorious Mission 1937

The problem of the army is not very serious, but it is just a single branch with a small number of troops. Chen Feng's troops are not short of personnel and weapons and equipment, so these problems are easy to solve.

"The Army's matter is settled, so now let's talk about the Air Force, Chen Gang, you are an old man in the Air Force, so let's talk about the situation of the Air Force!" Chen Feng said.

Lieutenant General Yang Chengang, the division commander of the First Division of the Army Aviation Corps, stood up and said, "Commander, the Nanyang Military Region does not have a separate air force. The air force here is the same as the Japanese Air Force. It is divided into Army Aviation and Naval Aviation. Due to the traffic between New Guinea and Tasmania, It is extremely inconvenient, especially because there is no complete road network between various places, and most of the traffic is mainly by plane, so the air force is particularly important,"

“南洋领的空中力量分为3个航空师，其中一个属于陆军，2个属于海军。陆军航空师下设1个战斗机旅（336架战机）、1个运输机旅（334架战机）、1个轰炸机旅（334架战机）、侦察机连3个（84架战机）、伞兵团1个（2200人）。”

“海军航空师相对就简单很多，每个师只有1个战斗机大队（84架战机）、1个轰炸机大队（84架战机）、1个侦察机中队（27架战机）”

Chen Feng is basically quite satisfied with the air force, because the performance of the air force's fighter planes far surpasses all the current enemies, whether it is Japan or other countries, it is impossible to surpass the J series fighters for the time being.

However, Chen Feng felt that the air force in Nanyang Territory was still not enough to defend the airspace of Nanyang Territory. The Japanese Army Air Force was very powerful. At the most, the Japanese Naval Air Force had more than 6 fighter planes. Even when it was finally defeated, Japan still had nearly five Thousands of fighter planes.In addition, Japan has a huge aircraft carrier battle group, which can transport thousands of combat aircraft to any place at any time, so it is necessary to strengthen the strength of the aviation force.

Another point is that the Nanyang Territory does not have a long-range bombing force. The bombers are mainly b10 short-range bombers. This fighter is powered by a wrghtr-1820-33 improved engine.The maximum horsepower is 775 horsepower, the speed is 294kmh, the maximum range is 2200km, the ceiling is only 7380 meters, and the load is only 1030 kilograms, which is far from meeting the combat needs of the troops.

Therefore, Chen Feng believed that it was necessary to form a long-range bombing unit in the Nanyang Military Region.As the main air power to attack Japan.Now if the bombing is carried out relative to the Japanese mainland, the B47 strategic bomber can only take off from Ximeng Airport, and the combat time in the Japanese mainland will not exceed 1 hour, which is inevitable for the B93 with a load of 47 tons. rush. [

But it would be much better to take off from most of the airports in the Nanyang Territory. The Nanyang Territory is not very far from the Japanese mainland, and the fighter planes have enough time to bomb after arriving in the sky over Japan.Therefore, it is quite necessary to form a strategic bombing force.

"I'm still very satisfied with the air force. Although our air force is not invincible. Some time ago, a fighter brigade was besieged by little devils, but generally speaking, our air force has reached the world's best level. The performance of our fighters is inseparable, but the level of our pilots is obvious to all.”

接着陈锋又说道：“但是我们的空军实力还很薄弱，整个南洋领的空军部队加起来也不过1500余架战机。还要分别隶属于陆海军，力量愈加的分散，一旦海军出海训练或者是作战的话，南洋领将没有足够的空军保卫领地，所以必须要加强空军的实力。即日空兵从单独出来，设立南洋空军，地位等同于北方空军，南洋空军下辖6个战斗机大队（504架战斗机）、5个运输机大队（420架运输机）、5个b10轰炸机大队（420架b10轰炸机）、3个b47战略轰炸机大队（252架b47轰炸机）、4个直升机大队（336架武直九）、1个侦察机大队（84架侦察机），2个雷达基站。”

"In addition, the traffic situation in the Nanyang Territory is relatively poor. Once the coastal cities are attacked by the enemy, it is difficult for the troops in other places to rescue nearby, so two paratrooper brigades have to be formed as a mobile force."

"Now I appoint Lieutenant General Yang Chengang as the commander of the Nanyang Air Force Command, Major General Wan Guangming as the Deputy Commander and Commander of the Naval Air Force, and Major General Li Haitao as the Chief of Staff and Director of the Operation Room of the Nanyang Air Force. The department will review and file!"

"Yes!" Yang Chengang and the others shouted immediately.

Chen Feng motioned Yang Chengang and the others to sit down and said, "The army and the air force are finished. Now let's talk about the navy. Not very ideal, our navy suffered a complete defeat in the Sino-Japanese naval battle not long ago, although there were many reasons for the defeat, it is undeniable that there is still a huge gap between our navy and the Japanese navy.”

"Jiang Haitao, Tian Haiyang, and Chang Zhiguo, you three are the commanders of the three major fleets in our theater. It can be said that the most powerful force of the Chinese navy is in your hands, and the responsibilities on your shoulders are extraordinary. Now you Give me a report on the situation of your respective fleets, let's start with the Heilongjiang Fleet!"

海军黑龙江舰队司令江海涛少将起身说道：“报告司令，黑龙江舰队现有各种舰艇53艘，其中重巡洋舰4艘、轻巡洋舰4艘、驱逐舰7艘、护卫舰12艘、布雷舰2艘、扫雷舰3艘、补给舰2艘、鱼雷艇13艘、潜艇4艘，另外还有轻型航母2艘，都是美国产的排水量在2万吨以下的非主力航母。”

"There are currently 12237 naval officers and soldiers, including 1200 marines, and the rest are naval ship commanders and naval aviation affiliated to the Heilongjiang Fleet."

江海涛汇报完之后就自行坐下了，接着长江舰队司令田海洋少将起身说道：“报告司令，我们长江舰队拥有各种舰艇86艘，拥有舰员17658人。其中战列舰2艘、重巡洋舰4艘、轻巡洋舰7艘、驱逐舰10艘、护卫舰20艘、布雷舰3艘、扫雷舰5艘、补给舰4艘、鱼雷艇20艘、潜艇10艘，另外还有3艘航母，其中主力航母1艘，非主战航母2艘！旗舰为南京号战列舰。”

"However, one-third of the ships are old warships that are about to be scrapped or have lost their ocean-going capabilities. There are less than 60 warships that are truly capable of combat."

接着黄河舰队司令常志国少将起身说道：“报告司令，我们黄河舰队拥有各种舰艇74艘，拥有舰员14658人。其中战列舰1艘、重巡洋舰5艘、轻巡洋舰8艘、驱逐舰12艘、护卫舰14艘、布雷舰3艘、扫雷舰5艘、补给舰4艘、鱼雷艇12艘、潜艇8艘，另外还有2艘航母，其中主力航母1艘，非主战航母1艘！旗舰为北平号战列舰。”

"Like the Yangtze River Fleet, our Yellow River Fleet also has a large number of old warships. Some old warships are barely used as training ships, not to mention fighting. When going out for training last month, the destroyer Wen Tianxiang The anchor broke down suddenly, and then the boiler exploded, causing 12 soldiers to be injured or injured. Although it was barely dragged back to the port, it also lost the value of repair and could only be disposed of as scrap iron.”

After the three commanders of the Navy finished their reports, Chen Feng thought for a while and said, "I want to know how big is the gap between our navy and the Japanese navy?" [

Jiang Haitao stood up and said, "Commander, the navy is a different arm from the army. The navy is more professional. There is a big gap between our navy and the Japanese navy. This is not only because of the gap in warships, but also in the quality of naval officers and soldiers. There is a huge gap”

"Japan began to pay attention to the construction of the navy a long time ago. Therefore, the Japanese navy has a system and tradition of cultivating talents. They have a special naval school, and they can also manufacture naval warships by themselves, and even aircraft carriers. These are all Nothing we can compare."

Tian Haiyang also echoed: "As an island country, Japan has spared no effort in developing its maritime forces. According to the information sent back by our intelligence personnel, the Japanese Navy has become a complete military force, advanced equipment, and strong anti-submarine capabilities. It is one of the most powerful maritime forces in Asia and even the world today, with a capable navy capable of maneuvering in the ocean and minesweeping.”

"Not long ago, our intelligence personnel sent back a top-secret piece of information from Japan. The Navy Department, the headquarters of the Japanese army, expanded the combined fleet, and Japanese Navy Admiral Yamamoto 56 was appointed as the commander-in-chief. The fleet has more than 230 major combat ships above submarines. , including 10 aircraft carriers, 10 battleships, 38 cruisers, 112 destroyers, and 65 submarines, accounting for more than 90% of the large and medium-sized warships of the Japanese Navy at that time, and more than 1000 aircraft. It is one of the largest combat fleets in the Pacific Ocean in the vast waters from Hainan Island, China, to the Caroline Islands in the east."

"Therefore, our navy is indeed lagging behind the Japanese, both in terms of quantity and quality. If the Japanese navy concentrates its forces against our navy, it can wipe us out in half a year at most."

Jiang Haitao and Tian Haiyang's words shocked Chen Feng a lot. He knew that the navy fleet was indeed inferior to the Japanese navy, but he didn't expect the gap to be so big, especially Tian Haiyang's last sentence.He spent at least 10 billion U.S. dollars to form this naval fleet, and also paid a huge political price, but he did not expect that the painstakingly managed naval fleet could not withstand the Japanese navy's half-year attack. (to be continued...)