Chapter 36 Fleet Commander
.Because he arrived at night, Mu Haoyang did not see clearly what the Lanzhou number looks like.
The helicopter landed on the flight deck and headed to the command center from the sideways to the command center. Mu Haoyang noticed that there was a rather weird set of equipment on the top of the hangar and the top of the bridge. From the appearance, it looked like a rapid-fire cannon with a gun barrel wrapped around it. However, according to Mu Haoyang's understanding, the "Lanzhou" originally installed a rapid-fire cannon in front of the bridge, and the top of the hangar was a short-range anti-missile interception system. When it was improved, it replaced the short-range anti-missile interception system with a rapid-fire cannon, which was still installed on the top of the hangar. There was no room for rapid-fire cannons to be installed on both sides. It was even more unrealistic to install rapid-fire cannons at the top of the bridge, because it would conflict with nearby radars and electronic equipment on the main mast.
Not a rapid-fire cannon, so what?
Mu Haoyang hadn't thought it through clearly, and met Yang Yufang who came to pick him up.
Now, don't think about it.
"That's a new type of optoelectronic communication equipment." Yang Yufang let Mu Haoyang enter the side channel and pulled the hatch onto the hatch. "It was only made last year. I was doing acceptance tests. After the ship collision in March, the Navy accepted a batch in advance and first installed it on the main battleship of the East China Sea Fleet."
"Is it useless?"
"Photoelectric communications, don't worry about electromagnetic interference."
"How is the effect?" Mu Haoyang majored in communications in university and was very clear about the prospects of optoelectronic communications.
"It's very good. Although there are some minor problems, the preliminary test has been passed, and the Navy is quite satisfied, otherwise the order will not be placed in advance."
"This should be related to war."
Yang Yufang smiled and said, "It can be said that if there were no such things, I'm afraid it would take two years to get equipment after the technology is improved."
"Does the Japanese have such equipment?"
"According to the information provided by the Second Department, Japan has not yet created it, but the United States has already created it and has tested it on several warships. However, it is not easy to say how it performs." Yang Yufang stopped and said, "The combat command center is ahead, and Commander Teng Yaohui is waiting for you."
"You can't go?"
"I have something to do, come here to find you later."
Mu Haoyang didn't say much, and after saying goodbye to Yang Yufang, he entered the flagship combat command center.
It is located inside the hull, below the waterline, rather than above the bridge as ordinary people imagine. There are three watertight compartments on both sides of the combat command center, which is enough to ensure safety and safety after being hit by anti-ship missiles or heavy torpedoes; in front is the fleet communication center, and behind is the commander's rest area for the headquarters. Generally, the Fleet Commander has about forty people. Because the commander of the East China Sea Fleet Teng Yaohui took the battle personally and brought commanders of Yang Yufang and other troops, there are now about sixty people in the flagship headquarters.
There were so many people coming at once, making the command center a little crowded.
Fortunately, the "Lanzhou" is the largest surface warship of the Chinese Navy except aircraft carriers. Teng Yaohui has served in the grassroots naval forces for more than ten years and has no great requirements for the environment.
This is the first time Mu Haoyang has seen Teng Yaohui, but he has heard of many things related to him.
As a senior student in the 1979th class of the Naval Academy, Teng Yaohui was very lucky. After serving at the grassroots level for three years, he got the opportunity to study abroad, and went to the famous Annapolis Naval Academy, the US Naval Officer's School, which is as famous as West Point Military Academy. During his four years of study abroad, China and the United States were on their honeymoon at the end of the Cold War and were fortunate to learn a lot of knowledge about the modern naval. At this time, the United States had just experienced the largest change in naval thoughts since World War II, that is, whether to insist on developing large attack aircraft carriers or small sea-making ships. The United States insisted on developing large attack aircraft carriers, which had a great impact on Teng Yaohui who was studying abroad. After four years of study, Teng Yaohui became one of the few young officers in the Chinese Navy at that time.
In the 1980s, the Chinese Navy did consider introducing or building a small aircraft carrier.
According to reliable information, the Chinese Navy was very concerned about the performance of the British Royal Navy in the Cambridge War at that time, and once had contact with Britain, hoping to purchase the "Invincible" class aircraft carrier and the "Sea Harrier" vertical take-off and landing fighter. In the end, because the UK asked for a high price and refused to transfer the crucial core technology that was crucial was not done.
Since then, serious differences have occurred within the Chinese Navy on whether to have an aircraft carrier and what aircraft carrier to use.
The controversy lasted until the early 1990s, after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, that the Chinese Navy had the opportunity to own an aircraft carrier.
At that time, the No. 2 "Kuznetsov" class ship No. 1143.6 built by the former Soviet Union, which was built 70% at the Nikolaev Shipyard in Ukraine. The hull was basically completed, but there was no power and electronic equipment installed. Because Russia was only willing to pay the funds for the unfinished project and refused to buy the aircraft carrier at full price, Ukraine decided to conduct an auction, and China took the opportunity to buy the aircraft carrier.
Although the bidding was a Macau tourism company, the background was the Third Department of Intelligence of the General Staff of China.
In the decision to purchase the Varyag aircraft carrier, Teng Yaohui, who was the navy colonel at that time, played a key role. For example, he drafted the technical analysis report submitted to the third department, and then purchased a complete set of design drawings of the Varyag from Ukraine, which has a lot to do with this analysis report.
In addition, Teng Yaohui participated in the return operation of the "Varyag" throughout the journey and spent two years and seven months with the aircraft carrier on the vast sea.
During this period, Teng Yaohui and more than 100 Chinese technicians conducted the first comprehensive survey and mapping of the "Varyag".
These data played a great role in the later transformation and laid the foundation for obtaining the design drawings of aircraft carriers from Ukraine.
Everyone knows that Teng Yaohui is so active that he wants to become the first captain of the aircraft carrier.
It can be said that this is the dream of almost every senior naval officer of his age.
However, the next thing is not going so smoothly.
In 2002, the "Varyag" arrived at the Dalian Shipyard. After completing the initial surveying and mapping, the Navy began to determine the aircraft carrier transformation plan. Although the negotiations to purchase aircraft carrier design drawings have achieved results, some crucial equipment, such as the high-power power system used in aircraft carriers, have not yet been settled.
As a result, the transformation of the "Varyag" was forced to be delayed.
It was not until 2005 that the power system was determined and the transformation of the "Varyag" was officially started, and Teng Yaohui had returned to the East China Sea Fleet.
Although Teng Yaohui applied to participate in the aircraft carrier transformation work many times after this, his application was not approved because he was too old and had too many young competitors.
The result was that when the aircraft carrier was launched to test sails, Teng Yaohui could only go to observe as a major general of the army.
For him, it was just a consolation prize.
Subsequently, the Second Korean War broke out. After Huang Zhibo proposed to let the aircraft carrier participate in the war, Teng Yaohui actively supported and actively asked to participate in the combat operations.
Unfortunately, the East China Sea Fleet only participated in the battle, and as the chief of staff of the fleet, he did not get a chance to play.
After the war, it was probably believed that Huang Zhibo was a very visionary commander and could recognize the importance of the navy in future wars. Therefore, Teng Yaohui fully supported Huang Zhibo's military reforms, and therefore, two years later, Huang Zhibo was personally promoted to the commander of the fleet.
However, he still has no chance of getting a plane carrier because the aircraft carrier is not equipped to the East China Sea Fleet.
Interestingly, after becoming the commander of the fleet, Teng Yaohui did not ask to be transferred to the North Sea Fleet or the South Sea Fleet. Perhaps he had realized that war was most likely to break out in the East China Sea.
This legendary experience made Teng Yaohui feel a little "majestic".
In two years, under his command, the East China Sea Fleet not only maintained the highest combat readiness rate, but also paid more attention to offensiveness in training and exercises.
There is nothing strange about it. The Navy is an offensive service.
In history, no navy that regards defense as its main mission has ended well.
Only attack can reflect the value of the navy, and only attack can exert the combat effectiveness of the navy.
In Teng Yaohui's words: Defense is a matter on the shore, and when it reaches the ocean, the fleet must attack!
Mu Haoyang stayed in the Naval Academy for several years and had some understanding of naval tactics.
When he saw Teng Yaohui, Mu Haoyang realized that the lieutenant general was not the kind of powerful soldier he imagined. Apart from his tanned skin, Teng Yaohui did not have many outstanding features. His appearance was very ordinary. His standard national face had typical characteristics in Guangdong and Guangxi, such as high cheekbones, large nose and thick lips. In terms of figure, even if he was not tall, he was not tall, and he looked a little thin. Compared with Mu Haoyang, who was a special force soldier, he looked a little thin. The most eye-catching feature is that he had extra energy. He was in his fifties and looked less than forty years.
"General!"
"Col. Mu, are you here?" Teng Yaohui looked at Mu Haoyang and said, "Are you okay along the way?"
"good."
"Have you had supper?"
"I ate some on the plane and am not hungry."
"Okay, let's have midnight snack together later." Teng Yaohui smiled and said, "You can get familiar with the environment first, and I'll let Yang Yufang call you later."
Is this a meeting?
Seeing Teng Yaohui, Mu Haoyang would not have shamelessly disturbed the fleet commander.
Anyway, he was just a naval colonel, several levels lower than the lieutenant general. Even if he was sent by Huang Zhibo, he still had to obey his superiors' orders in the fleet.
At this time, more than a thousand kilometers away.
After receiving the combat plan submitted by Qi Kaiwei, Huang Zhibo followed Lu Fenglie, who was in charge of the work of the General Staff, and went to the head of state together.
Due to the commotion a few days ago, Beijing has strengthened public security management, and the number of people going out at night has decreased. There are temporary checkpoints set up by police along the way, and police cars that have been strengthened from time to time can be seen. So it took only fifteen minutes for the two of them to complete the journey that usually takes half an hour.
In the head of state, only the study room was on.
Needless to say, Fu Xiubo must have not been sleeping.
Whenever there is a major event, Fu Xiubo will change his work and rest time and handle major affairs at night and use them to handle daily affairs during the day.
Chapter completed!