bullyxtreme Chapter 264: The Clash of East and West Battleships Begins
Chapter 264: The Clash of East and West Battleships Begins
When the Restoration Army was renamed the Ancient Country National Defense Army, the Restoration Army Navy was also officially renamed the Ancient Country National Defense Army Navy.
At the same time, the ancient navy's huge First Fleet was directly dismantled.
After all, the previous First Fleet was too large.
Before being split up, the main battleships alone included four Iowa-class battleships, two Essex-class aircraft carriers, and two Midway-class aircraft carriers, totaling eight battleships.
Now two more Montana-class battleships have been added, bringing the number of battleships to ten.
As for destroyers and cruisers, there are more than 60 of them.
With the Fuso fleet being crippled, not to mention the Russian Far East Fleet, even the port was lost.
Therefore, in this direction, the coastal defense pressure on the ancient country is no longer so great. On the contrary, the coastal defense pressure in the other two directions is gradually increasing.
The challenge comes from the United States' Pacific Fleet and John's new Far East Fleet.
They united in the east and the south, forming a pincer attack on the ancient country.
So the First Fleet was directly split into the Second Fleet and the Third Fleet.
Currently, the First Fleet is stationed in the Northern Port, and its home ports are Daocheng in Qidong Province and Lvkou Port in Andong Province.
下辖第1航母战斗群、第1战列舰支队、第10巡洋舰支队、第10驱逐舰舰支队、第10潜艇支队、第10两栖作战支队、第10保障支队等。
The first aircraft carrier battle group consists of two Essex-class light aircraft carriers weighing more than 40,000 tons.
Since the new aircraft carrier has not yet entered service, the two Essex-class aircraft carriers are still retained.
After the new aircraft carrier is put into service, these two aircraft carriers can be directly considered for conversion into command ships.
Next year, the ancient country will put more than six aircraft carriers into service at once.
Therefore, the three major fleets will basically be dual-carrier or even triple-carrier battle groups.
The 1st Battleship Squadron is composed of two Iowa-class battleships.
With two battleships and two aircraft carriers, we can ensure that the Fuso Navy will be kept under close watch.
Even if all the main forces of the Fuso Navy are deployed now, the First Fleet can easily deal with them.
As for the 10th Cruiser Squadron, it is currently equipped with three Boston-class missile cruisers.
However, with the birth of new ships, the retirement of this type of cruiser, which is only equipped with one type of air defense missile, has become inevitable.
Its replacement is naturally the Long Beach-class nuclear-powered cruiser.
In two months, the Long Beach-class cruisers will be put into service one after another, replacing these ships.
The 10th Destroyer Squadron is equipped with 12 Mitchell-class destroyers at once.
The soon-to-be-commissioned Hilley-class destroyer-leader and Koonds-class guided-missile destroyer will replace the Mitchell gun destroyer.
After these destroyers were retired, some were sealed and waited for sale, some were used as target ships, and some were delivered to the Coast Guard for use.
The artillery does not need to be removed, just paint it with the Coast Guard's white paint.
The 10th Submarine Squadron is equipped with six Hurricane-class attack nuclear submarines.
However, as the technology age reaches 65 years, the Hurricane-class attack nuclear submarine will no longer be the only nuclear-powered submarine of the ancient navy.
A new type of ballistic missile strategic nuclear submarine will also be put into service.
The Navy Command will also set up a new functional department to manage these strategic nuclear submarines.
However, the Navy Command only has administrative jurisdiction and cannot directly issue orders to the strategic nuclear submarine force.
The only entity qualified to directly issue combat orders to the strategic nuclear submarine force is the Military-Political Committee; not even the General Staff is qualified.
After all, ballistic missile strategic nuclear submarines are not loaded with ordinary weapons, but powerful weapons that can destroy the world.
As for the 10th Amphibious Fleet, it directly retired its previous landing ships of various sizes and models.
The main equipment is two types, namely the Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship and the Thomaston-class dock landing ship.
An Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship can directly carry more than 20 helicopters and an entire Marine battalion of people.
It has a strong carrying capacity.
As for the Thomaston-class dock landing ship, it is responsible for transporting tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, landing craft, artillery and other heavy weapons ashore.
The Thomaston-class dock landing ship has a carrying capacity of 48 amphibious multi-purpose infantry fighting vehicles at one time.
Therefore, these two types of landing ships directly constitute the ancient country's Marine Corps' powerful three-dimensional delivery capability, and naturally there is no need for landing ships of various sizes.
The 10th Amphibious Operations Fleet consists of two Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ships and three Thomaston-class dock landing ships.
An entire Marine Corps can be deployed ashore at one time.
This is enough for a small or medium-sized landing operation.
If a large-scale landing operation is to be carried out, all amphibious fleets can be assembled and even a Marine division of more than 20,000 troops can be deployed at a time.
After the First Fleet was split, although the fleet size became much smaller, it still retained strong combat capabilities.
The Second Fleet's main battleships were a Midway-class medium aircraft carrier, an Iowa-class battleship, and a Montana-class battleship.
It formed a single aircraft carrier battle group and a battleship detachment consisting of one large and one small battleship.
The Third Fleet has the same size of battleships as the Second Fleet, and also has three battleships under its command.
In terms of the current scale, the number of aircraft carriers in the Second Fleet and the Third Fleet is still a little small.
However, this situation will be greatly improved when two Red Alert versions of the Kitty Hawk-class conventional-powered heavy aircraft carriers and four Enterprise-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are put into service.
The Third Fleet stationed at the Qiongya Island military port is the one that is carrying out the South China Sea cruise mission this time.
"Let's go for a stroll around Nanyang?"
After receiving the order from the Southern Military Region, the eyes of Lieutenant General Zheng Guangyun, commander of the Third Fleet, immediately lit up and flashed with excitement.
As the former chief of staff of the First Fleet, this was Zheng Guangyun's first time commanding a fleet.
Just when I was worrying about having all my energy but nowhere to use it, this order came like timely rain.
As the fleet commander, how could he not be excited?
“I’m the best at making trouble.
Assemble the warships and set sail tomorrow!"
He wanted to set sail today, but some warships were still in the port and their boilers had not been started yet.
In the cold start state, it takes more than ten to twenty hours to raise the boiler temperature.
Therefore, if it is wartime, the ship will definitely not turn off the engine unless it is absolutely necessary.
Otherwise, once attacked, you will just be a target.
It seems like the book in the original time and space beat up Eagle Sauce like this.
But later on, he just pressed her to the ground and ravaged her repeatedly.
Early the next morning, the Third Fleet set sail.
This time, the Third Fleet sent out its main forces and headed towards the South Seas in a mighty force.
The fleet consisted of one Midway-class aircraft carrier, one Iowa-class battleship, one Montana-class battleship, three Boston-class guided-missile cruisers, and six Mitchell-class destroyers.
There are also two Hurricane-class attack nuclear submarines following underwater as the core anti-submarine force.
If you want to deal with submarines, the best weapon is the submarine, not anti-submarine aircraft or anti-submarine destroyers.
During this voyage, Zheng Guangyun, as the fleet commander, took direct command of the expedition.
After all, if you are not present at such a prominent event, it will be a lifelong regret.
At this moment, Zheng Guangyun could already imagine how upset the Second Fleet would be when they heard the news.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and happily came to the open-air command post of the Yujing battleship, where he could overlook the entire fleet.
On this trip, the Yujing battleship below him is the absolute protagonist.
Even the Iowa-class battleship, once hailed as the world's number one battleship, looked shorter than it.
The title of the world's number one battleship will soon change hands.
John's Far East Fleet has been quiet for a while since it suffered a heavy loss last time and had an anti-submarine formation sunk.
However, with the rise of the ancient navy, John's senior officials felt that their position in the Far East was challenged and their interests were threatened.
So John's naval high command formed a new Far East fleet with the permission of both houses.
A large fleet was directly drawn from the Home Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet and the Reserve Fleet and sent to the Far East.
These included the aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Fury.
Although these two ships are only small aircraft carriers of 10,000 tons, they are already the most advanced aircraft carriers that John's Navy can produce.
Among them, the Hermes only began service in 24, just 10 years ago.
It has a full load displacement of tons, a maximum speed of 25 knots, and can carry 16 fighter jets, including the Sea Hurricane.
Although it has a small tonnage and carries only a small number of carrier-based aircraft, the Hermes aircraft carrier has applied a large number of new technologies and can be regarded as the true beginning of the modern aircraft carrier.
Therefore, this aircraft carrier also plays an important role in John's navy.
Admiral John also knew that two 10,000-ton aircraft carriers alone could not threaten the ancient country.
So they also dispatched two battleships and a battlecruiser.
One of the battleships is the largest Nelson-class battleship in active service.
Tons of full load displacement, three 3mm 406-caliber naval guns.
It is a battleship that combines protection and firepower.
There are only two Nelson-class battleships in service, and the fact that one was directly mobilized here shows how much importance John's navy attaches to it.
Just as the Third Fleet of the Ancient Navy was heading south, John's New Far East Fleet also received an order - to go to the Fuso Empire for exchanges.
The so-called communication is actually to deepen the relationship between the two parties and to show off at the same time.
Suppress the arrogance of the Fuso Empire's Nagato-class battleships and let them know that they are still the boss.
So John's new Far East Fleet also headed north on the same day.
Moreover, the routes of the two fleets are almost the same.
Neither party was aware of this.
A new maritime collision occurred by coincidence.
This time, the Nelson-class battleships represent the top Western battleships.
The ancient country sent out a 7-ton Montana.
This battle is also hailed as an epic meeting between Eastern and Western battleships.