What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 35 CV8 Hornet
Nearly 8000 tons of steel is undoubtedly the main hull of the Oak.

It may have torn apart as it sank and hit the bottom, leaking most of its cargo.

But it was enough for Tang Wen. These 8000 tons of steel were worth more than 1600 million yuan at a market value of 1200 yuan per ton.

Moreover, the current steel production is not enough to sell at a low price, so it is still very troublesome to buy thousands of tons of steel at a time.

Converted into silver coins, the overall material cost savings would be tens of thousands of silver coins.

With steel as the main material, other materials like aluminum alloy can be purchased at little cost.

After getting the Oak, Tang Wen immediately decided to leave this place of trouble and invited everyone into the cabin.

The lock of the wire winch was directly removed and thrown into the sea with the efforts of two crew members.

Under Tang Wen's control, the six motors were pushed to the maximum throttle, instantly creating high waves at the stern.

Driven by 1500 horsepower, the yacht moved quickly on the water in the blink of an eye and headed south.

Gao Weilun immediately realized that the enemy was trying to escape. He was originally afraid of the power of the machine gun and was ready to wait and see what would happen, but he heard the commander's roar over the radio:
"What are you waiting for? The pirates are about to escape, why don't you catch up with them!
Hold the pirates back, I'll be there soon with the main force!"

It turned out that at this time the commander of Dongsha Island arrived with the largest patrol boat of more than 30 tons, but found that the "pirates" were about to turn around and run away.

How can I bear this?
The largest patrol boat, hull number PP3700, is equipped with multiple 20mm and 40mm machine guns. Its firepower is very strong and can definitely overwhelm pirates.

If we let the other party get away, wouldn’t it mean that the entire Dongsha Water Police would be beaten unilaterally without even being able to fight back?
Being humiliated by pirates like this would be really embarrassing if it got out.

The radio stations of the five small boats urged them to delay the pirate ship at all costs.

Gao Weilun gritted his teeth and said:
"Chase! But don't get too close. Have two men lie on the bow and shoot. Don't let the pirates escape. Do you understand?"

Although the order was loud and clear, Sergeant Yang Xing saw the change in the lieutenant's eyes, and after a moment of hesitation, he suddenly realized.

At this time, the other four small boats were forced to start chasing while firing. pp3563 also joined the ranks, but it always followed in the middle of the pursuit team and refused to rush to the front.

When Tang Wen saw the large ship in the distance, he knew that it was enemy support arriving, so he pushed the throttle to the maximum.

But the ship's hull of more than 50 tons was still too heavy. Although it had a fast speed of 34 knots, the small boat chasing him was lighter and he could not get rid of it for a while.

What was even more difficult was the strafing from several M2 heavy machine guns coming from different directions, and it was impossible to completely suppress the enemy with just two machine guns.

Even on the choppy sea, some stray bullets hit the yacht, but luckily no damage was caused.

Tang Wen glanced at the fuel gauge and saw that there was still more than half left.
6台250马力V8马达，全力工作的总油耗达到了近500升，一小时就能消耗掉1/5的燃油。

However, to prevent overheating, full power output should be limited to 30 minutes.

"Everyone, prepare for impact!"

Tang Wen's voice spread throughout the bridge, and then under his control, the yacht's hull began to tilt, facing sideways towards the several small boats that were chasing it.

Due to the change in direction, the patrol boat quickly closed in on him and soon reached a distance of one thousand meters.

The patrol boat PP3552, which was at the forefront, was overjoyed when they saw this. They thought the pirates had given up on escaping and were about to surrender, so they immediately shouted on the radio:

"The vessel ahead will immediately stop and disarm before we accept... Why are you pushing me?"

The captain of patrol boat 3552 was trying to persuade the enemy to surrender by using the radio, but was interrupted by his deputy, who yelled at him unhappily.

"Sir, what do you see on the bow?"

The captain of 3552 didn't even pick up the telescope. Now the distance between him and Tang Wen was only 500 meters, and he could see it clearly with the naked eye.

On the Y1 yacht's otherwise sleek, enclosed bow, a lone tube spun itself.

The captain's first reaction was that it was impossible, and his second reaction was to rush to the helmsman and try his best to turn the boat.

But it was too late. With a crisp cannon shot, a 152mm stray bullet hit the sea surface about ten meters next to the 3552 boat, causing high waves.

The Y1 yacht fired sideways and its entire hull tilted significantly to the other side after firing, and everyone on the boat felt the vibration caused by the artillery.

The eggshell was automatically pushed out of the barrel, and a yellow high-explosive grenade floated up from the ammunition depot and was aimed at the barrel to complete the loading.

Tang Wen immediately moved the crosshairs to the upper left corner and silently counted to 10 seconds to prepare for the next shot.

This is the advantage of the commander operating the warship. There is no need for any complicated ballistic calculations, and the center position can be corrected directly through the visual trajectory of the artillery shells.

Within a range of just a few hundred meters, the accuracy of the artillery fire is very high, and even direct shooting with the naked eye has a high hit rate.

The 3552 boat that was bombarded also understood this and turned around and fled desperately.

They didn't know where the pirates got the cannon from, but just by listening to the sound they knew it was a heavy cannon, the kind that would fall apart with one hit.

Even without mentioning a hit, even if it was a near miss and exploded in the water a few meters next to the boat, the impact force would be enough to sink this patrol boat with a displacement of less than 10 tons.

Any thoughts of pursuit disappeared at this moment, and Boat 3552 now only wanted to escape!

The other four boats at the rear witnessed the muzzle fire and the smoke emitted after the firing, and were all stunned at this moment.

But at this moment, the damn cannon fired again, and this time everyone heard it clearly.

In Tang Wen's eyes, this stray bullet drew a beautiful trajectory and penetrated into the rear of the 3552 boat, then exploded after entering the water.

The shock wave generated by the near miss lifted the boat directly off the sea surface. The bottom of the boat was severely damaged and then hit the sea water, creating a terrifying crack.

[Near miss bullet*1, (Damage +2350)]

[The enemy ship has been penetrated below the waterline and is rapidly taking on water! ]

【The enemy battleship is sinking! 】

[For the first time, sink an enemy ship with artillery in a naval battle and earn the title "Newcomer" and a reward of 2000 experience points]

[Cause more than 5% damage to an enemy ship and sink it within 50 seconds to earn the title "Destruction Strike" and 500 experience points.]

[If there are ≥5 enemy warships in the battle area, you will be awarded the title "Victory over the Many" and 500 experience points.]

A series of prompts popped up one after another. At the same time, the boat No. 3552 was sinking rapidly because its bottom was broken and water was taking in due to a near miss.

The dizzy and dazed crew members rushed to jump into the sea holding lifebuoys, fearing that they would be bombarded again.

The remaining four boats saw the slowly rotating gun barrel and immediately fled in all directions. This time they really had no intention of fighting back.

Gao Weilun even shouted on the radio:

"It's not that the water police are incompetent, it's just that the pirates have cannons!"

The movement of the 152mm artillery could not be concealed. The officer on the large ship behind immediately recognized that it was a 6-inch heavy artillery and decisively gave up chasing.

152mm cannon. Even a powerful missile cruiser like the Ticonderoga class is only equipped with a 127mm naval gun.

The 6-inch cannon has an estimated range of 10 kilometers. Are we going to go up and die?
The originally aggressive pursuit fleet was only concerned with self-preservation for a moment. They were all now within the range of artillery fire and could only hope that they would not be the next target.

Aboard the largest patrol vessel, the officer, once eager to achieve victory, regained his composure and calmly ordered a full left turn, pursuing the pirates from behind. What should have been a fierce pursuit ended abruptly due to the crushing force of their weapons. They simply watched as the "pirate ship" turned and sped towards the high seas.

……

【Battle End: Victory】

[You won your first real naval battle, all rewards will be doubled]

[Gained Silver Coins: 6432; Gained Experience: 6000]

[Extra Reward: Gold Coins +100]

[Arsenal is open]

【Combat Mission Open】

[Consumables slot open]

【Combat Paint Unlock】

[Daily Supply Box Opening]

【Get Super Supply Box*1】

In order to conceal its presence, Y1 will not drive directly to Echeng, but will first go south and then make a big turn and return along the coastline.

After leaving Dongsha 30 nautical miles, Tang Wen set the route and entered automatic cruise mode.

After the first battle, the system gave out a large number of rewards and opened up many new features.

First of all, there are silver coins and experience gains. With the bonus of the first battle, it can be said that you make a lot of money.

More than 6000 silver coins are equivalent to 6000, and at the same time, the experience points that Tang Wen had been longing for also earned .

The system is almost giving a clear hint: build a worthless ship, the correct way to use it is to fight!
This is still a low-level battle. How much more profitable would it be if it were a real naval battle?
However, Tang Wen just thought about it for a moment and then gave up the idea. After all, times have changed.

Even a level 10 battleship will be defeated by missiles.

But in addition to this, several new features are also very practical:

The first is the armory, which is equivalent to a mall, where you can purchase consumables and warships with silver and gold coins.

Consumables are equivalent to skills. For example, he saw "Engine Boost", "Repair Team", "Sea Searcher", "Radar", "Enhanced Air Defense", etc.

Engine boost, as the name suggests, can increase the speed of the battleship by 8% to 20% after use. It has a usage time and CD time.

The repair team can restore certain damaged modules after being damaged. The sea search and radar can search for warships and objects within a certain range on the surface and underwater. The "enhanced air defense" can temporarily increase the damage of anti-aircraft guns, etc.

As for warships, the Armory has opened up all purchasable warships from level 2 to level 10 at once, all of which are new warships independent of the technology tree.

Consumables can be purchased with credits, but warships in the Armory can only be purchased with gold.

However, Tang Wen gasped at the price at a glance. Even the cheapest level 2 cruiser started at 500 gold coins, and the most expensive level X battleship cost tens of thousands of gold coins.

Unlike the battleships developed in the technology tree, gold battleships have their own special bonuses and their combat effectiveness is much stronger.

Combat missions are also part of the combat mode, which consists of a series of progressive requirements. Basically, you will receive special rewards every time you accumulate a certain amount of combat results.

However, Tang Wen was not interested in the combat mode and his attention was focused on the "Daily Supply Box".

The daily supply box allows the commander to consume 100 experience points to obtain a supply box, which can only be obtained once a day.

Supply boxes will randomly drop gold coins, silver coins, experience, warships, consumables and other rewards. There is also a chance to open a super supply box and get generous special gifts.

After completing his first combat mission, Tang Wen received a super supply box.

According to the description, the prize pool of the super supply box includes all the high-level warships in the system, and it may also be a reward of hundreds of thousands of silver coins or tens of thousands of experience points. In short, even the guaranteed minimum is very impressive.

Tang Wen didn't dare to slack off and decided to wash his hands first.

When I regained consciousness, I saw a large group of people lying in the cabin.

Tang Yi and his friends had been staying up all night, and their spirits were extremely tense. Now they couldn't hold on any longer and all fell asleep.

Tang Wen did not disturb them. He carefully walked to the stern to fetch water and wash his hands. Only then did he feel his eyes were sore and swollen, and a feeling of sleepiness came over him uncontrollably.

Experiencing a real-life combat battle for the first time was a big test for Tang Wen’s psychology.

Looking at the sun already hanging in the middle of the sky, Tang Wen glanced at the map and realized that it would take more than three hours to reach the shore.

"Go to bed after you finish drawing the box!"

Tang Wen shook his head and cheered himself up, clasping his hands together and praying towards the north:

"God GAIJIN of Pegasus, please don't let me get the guaranteed draw, hamen!"

[Open super supply box*1]

A box emitting golden light appeared in my mind, emitting a ray of light and then opening with special effects.

In the middle of the open box, a miniature battleship model was suspended.

[Obtain: Tier VIII Premium Aircraft Carrier: Hornet (CV8)]

"..."

Tang Wen took a deep breath, closed his eyes and shook his head vigorously to make sure he was not dreaming.

USS Hornet!

This is the third ship of the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy in World War II. It adopts a full-deck design, with a length of 3 meters and a width of 251.3 meters. The flight deck is 25.36 meters long and 228.6 meters wide. The full load displacement is 34.7 tons and the maximum speed is 27000 knots!
At 15 knots economic cruising, she has a huge range of 12500 nautical miles and can carry 75 to 79 carrier-based aircraft.

Historically, Doolittle led the Hornet in an air raid on the island nation as a retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack.

In the game, the Hornet carries TBD "Devastator" torpedo bombers carrying MK7 torpedoes, F4F Wildcat carrier-based fighters, SBD-5 dive bombers, and even B25 "Mitchell" tactical bombers.

The Hornet is also sold in the Armory, but the price is as high as 12000 gold coins.

So a supply box opened up 12000 gold coins?!
Tang Wen was so happy that he almost fainted. This is an aircraft carrier!
Even though a displacement of 27000 tons is nothing in this era, who can refuse an aircraft carrier that is fully loaded with fighter jets and can be deployed at any time?
Moreover, as a product of the armory, the "Hornet" is not the historical Hornet.

根据游戏机制，SBD鱼雷轰炸机每8架一个中队，4架一个小队；SBD俯冲轰炸机10架一个中队、5架一个小队；B25轰炸机6架一个中队。

The problem is, although the Hornet is actually equipped with a limited number of aircraft, after inheriting the game mechanism, it has a skill that absolutely does not exist in reality: building aircraft in the void.

In the game, after losing an aircraft, you can slowly replenish it through CD skills. In theory, you can replenish as much as you lost, and it only costs a certain amount of silver coins to replenish it.

Because of this feature, players jokingly call it "aircraft manufacturing in the hangar" and "aircraft manufacturing plant on the sea".

In-game, it’s limited by the time of each match, so the actual significance isn’t huge, but in reality... it’s simply incredible!

(End of this chapter)