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spn Guangxi Horseshoe Bay Military Port in September, military flag hunting, this military port is located in Qianfang City Port. In addition to being the largest naval production and manufacturing base in New China, it is also the first aircraft carrier home port in New China. Although after the founding of the People's Republic of China,

, the Republic began to build large-scale military ports including Qingdao Military Port in Shandong, Wusong Military Port in Shanghai, and Zhanjiang Military Port in Guangdong. However, the Horseshoe Bay Military Port located on the coast of Guangxi has always been the most important military port in New China.

Just because here is a far larger shipbuilding base than the Zhanjiang Shipyard, the second largest shipyard in New China, and the Jiangnan Shipyard, the third largest shipyard. Currently, it is the only place that can quickly start building aircraft carriers. The other two shipbuilding sites

Although the factory can also build large ships of 10,000 tons, it is still far behind this modern shipyard that was built after ten years of construction in the Southwest period.

The naval strength of New China mainly includes three fleets, including three aircraft carriers.

The first aircraft carrier was originally the Kunming aircraft carrier and was later renamed the China aircraft carrier. It was produced by Jiangnan Shipyard and modified by the Fangchenggang Shipbuilding Base.

The second aircraft carrier Chengdu was refitted from a flat-top ship purchased from the Philadelphia Shipyard in the United States during the economic crisis. After returning to China, it was refitted at the Horseshoe Bay Shipbuilding Base and became the second aircraft carrier in the Southwest period.[

The third aircraft carrier named Hanking is also a Chengdu-class aircraft carrier. It is different from the two advanced large-scale aircraft carriers that are being built at full speed in Horseshoe Bay and will be ready for service around 1936. It is also different from Jiangnan Shipyard and Zhanjiang Shipyard.

Different from the medium-sized aircraft carrier that is about to lay its keel, this Chengdu-class aircraft carrier is modified. The southwest shipbuilding industry has started to build a number of large sea-going ships in recent years. They are used for navigation and transportation in peacetime and have great potential in wartime.

Modification potential, because their production leaves room for future modifications.

Therefore, the tonnage of this type of aircraft carrier will not be too large. It is basically maintained at more than 10,000 tons, and they are all modified from merchant ships. Therefore, they are named Chengdu class. In order to congratulate the national life that is about to succeed, in late 1932

Half a year later, the Ma Tiwan Shipyard started refitting the Hanking aircraft carrier. It took half a year to complete the refitting task, and another two months to conduct a short sea trial. Finally, it was formed into an army and put into active service.

The Hanking aircraft carrier has a standard displacement of 22,500 tons and a full displacement of 25,560 tons. The flight deck is 2,323 meters long and the power system uses a 125,000-horsepower domestic gas turbine unit. This type was developed by Dongchuan Heavy Industry during the Southwest period and produced by the former Guangxi Heavy Ship Factory.

It is a gas turbine unit for ships that has reached the international level. Although world-class gas turbine units with stronger power and higher efficiency are still under development and production, this kind of gas turbine unit is enough for existing large ships. In terms of machinery, due to the naval ship

The fighter HJ-2 and ship bomber HH-2 bomber, -1 torpedo attack aircraft are larger than Japan and other main warships and aircraft. The number of aircraft carrier Yunnan is relatively small, only reaching 75.

Excluding reserve aircraft, the actual number of aircraft carriers is about 55. However, because the Hanking aircraft carrier has adopted the first domestic ship-assisted launch air system and a high-efficiency arresting system, the take-off and landing efficiency is much higher.

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What is more innovative about the Hanking is that, like the previous two aircraft carriers, it is equipped with a large-scale radar and two auxiliary aircraft, a radar aircraft and a fast reconnaissance aircraft, which provide considerable advantages for the aircraft carrier fleet to detect enemies in advance.

Among the four fleets, the East China Sea Fleet has the aircraft carriers China and Chengdu, forming China's first aircraft carrier task force. It is stationed in Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Ningbo and is responsible for defending the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai regions, including Hanking.

The Bohai Fleet is stationed in Qingdao. Its flagship is the 1,100-ton Qingdao Chongqing-class multi-purpose cruiser. It also has three Guilin-class destroyers and some submarines.

The South China Sea Fleet is stationed in Fangchenggang and Zhanjiang. It has an aircraft carrier battle group at the Horseshoe Bay base and a squadron at the Zhanjiang base with a Shenzhen Chongqing-class multi-purpose cruiser as its flagship. Others include Guilin-class destroyers and submarine detachments. In the near future

"In the future, the main force of the South China Sea Fleet will move to Zhanjiang Military Port and Hainan Military Port to further defend the South China Sea."

"Early in the morning", the whistle of a ship going to sea rang out at the Horseshoe Bay Naval Port. Although the navy's main aircraft carrier task force has been transferred to Wusong Military Port in Shanghai, there is still an aircraft carrier formation here, including an aircraft carrier named Han

The Chengdu-class aircraft carrier Jing, the two Chongqing-class heavy cruisers named Suzhou and Nanning, and the three Guilin-class destroyers are Xi, Nanchong, Kashgar, and Songhujiang and Tumenjiang.

A supply ship.

The entire navy of New China, even with the accumulation of the Southwest period, only has three aircraft carriers (newly built aircraft carriers, still unfinished in the shipyard), 8 cruisers and some small and medium-sized destroyers and frigates. These warships

The construction level is not particularly high, and the construction difficulty is not very high, but from the southwest defense

From the beginning of the city port period, this little possession was all. However, in the new big naval plan, those that are still sleeping in the Horseshoe Bay Shipbuilding Base, Zhanjiang Shipyard, Jiangnan Shipyard, and Shandong Shipyard are either about to be completed, or are

The semi-finished product, or the big one that has just laid the keel, will announce the re-emergence of the Chinese navy.

The whole fleet came out in full force, which was really a big event in the military port. The military port was mainly occupied by family members of military personnel, workers, and scientific researchers. Everyone opened the door and watched the fleet sail out with smiles on their faces. This has been a long-standing habit of the military port. Every time

Seeing the fleet set sail is like sending off a loved one.

"Report to Captain, all fleets reported normal, please give instructions!"

On the bridge of the fleet flagship Hanking, the combat staff reported to the captain who was on the bridge looking at the naval port in a trance.

"!Sail according to the established route!"

"yes!"

The captain of the Hanking, Liu Tiangao, came from a well-known naval family. His father, Liu Buchan, fought side by side with Deng Shichang in the Yellow Sea and was killed in the Battle of Weihai the following year. In the entire New China Navy, he, like Navy Commander Deng Haoqian,

Born into a famous family.

The two were old acquaintances for many years. After Deng Haoqian joined the Southwest Navy, he wrote a letter to invite Li Tiangao, who was still serving in the Guangzhou Navy, to join the Southwest Army. This man also had the demeanor of a well-known family, and when his friends invited him, he decided to do so.

Headed to the southwest and joined the Southwest Navy.

He once went to England to study the navy at his own expense. After returning to China, he was appreciated by Sun Yat-sen and stayed in the Guangdong Navy. Unfortunately, the Republic of China was weak and he continued to be mediocre until he joined the Southwest Navy. With his tenacity and perseverance as a famous general, he also had

His talent in naval command improved quickly through his studies, and he quickly grew from the deputy captain of the Chengdu to the captain of the Hanking.

Every time he goes out on a voyage, he has a special feeling. The warships leave the military port and embark on another journey. He will tell himself that it is not easy to build the new China's navy. It will be the most rare opportunity for China to rise in a century. If he

If you can't catch it, you will be a sinner of the nation. Although today's navy is no longer like what my father used to be, facing powerful enemies, it can't even destroy them together." But it still has many opponents.

The fleet headed towards the Qiongzhou Strait at the average economic speed of a sea mile. After more than 6 hours of sailing, it finally passed through the Qiongzhou Strait and arrived at the first scheduled sea area.

"Reporting to the captain, the fleet has arrived at the scheduled sea area. We have just received radio waves from the warships in Zhanjiang Naval Port. They will arrive at the current sea area in three minutes."[

"In the war room of the flagship," Liu Tiangao was discussing with a group of staff officers the basic combat plan issued by superiors. The Naval Staff issued the basic combat plan, but Liu Tiangao was actually in charge of the actual combat command operations. The pair had participated in the battle with

Liu Tiangao, who fought in the British Navy and the Japanese Navy, has excellent fleet command experience, especially new naval combat experience.

Standing up from the chart, Liu Tiangao patted his military uniform, nodded to the combat staff, and then said, "Mr. Zhang Minshan is a role model for our Nanyang Chinese people." According to the instructions of the Navy Ministry, he should be greeted with first-class naval etiquette. "Execute the order!"

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The staff officers in the combat cabin all raised their heads, their eyes shining brightly. First-class naval etiquette is the etiquette for welcoming the supreme heads of friendly countries. Nowadays, senior officials use this etiquette to receive their own Chinese. It is a kind of etiquette.

Ideological emphasis and return.

"Mr. Zhang Minshan, we are about to arrive at the predetermined sea area. According to the established plan, we will escort you here. After changing ships, a top brother force will send you back to the Hanzhong Islands."

On the Tianshui frigate, Captain Zhou Binglin walked below the deck and knocked on the cabin of Zhang Minshan and his son. Although the four father and son only boarded the ship from Zhanjiang and sat a short distance away, they were still shocked by the new warship of New China.

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It’s not that the Tianshui frigate is so advanced. As this batch of Dongchuan-class frigates, it was originally a supplement to the Chongqing-class cruisers and Guilin-class destroyers. The displacement is only 2,100 tons, and it has neither large-caliber naval guns nor

It is very small and flexible to install one or two seaplanes, especially the latest domestically produced small and medium-sized gas turbine units that have only been tested and used on Dongchuan-class frigates. The speed has reached 35 knots, which has reached the international advanced level.

.Relying on it, it can cooperate with the Guilin-class destroyer to carry out rapid anti-submarine and anti-mine missions in the peripheral waters of the fleet during wartime, and can provide air defense support to a certain extent.

What shocked Zhang Minshan and his son was that although this kind of warship looked small and was far less powerful than the cruisers that the Dutch often drove around Hanzhong Island to show off their power, it had an extremely beautiful appearance and a streamlined hull.

, the neat superstructure of the ship, and even the interior of the ship, cannot be made by ordinary craftsmanship. This is very clear to Zhang Minshan, who has worked hard in Nanyang all his life and has his own factory. He believes that the rumored 〖

There must be many new warships of this type in the Chinese Navy. The simplest logic is that if the Tianshui is enlarged several times, it will become a quite spectacular cruiser or battleship.

"Okay, okay, thanks Captain Zhou, I must come to Nanyang to see you when you have time in the future."

Due to the confidentiality of military plans, Zhang Minshan did not know the combat missions of the People's Army Navy. All he was told was that a navy would escort him back to Hanzhong Island and wait for the opportunity. In his expectation, there might be one or two ships

Bringing ships suitable for long voyages back with you will not only deter the Dutch, but also declare the presence of force in the Chinese motherland, so that they will be more afraid when they bully the Chinese.

The situation in Nanyang has been very unstable recently. In the last telegram, his father Zhang Chaozhong called back saying that the conflicts between Chinese and Indonesians caused by Jakarta have begun to spread to Kalimantan Island, which is only one step away from Hanzhong Island. The people on the island

Dutch Colonial Administration also

The guard was strengthened and the duty was very strict. Zhang Minshan called back and said that he had gained the basic trust of the new government and it was expected that the navy would send a symbolic force to send him back to the country. Since the law was informed of the specific military operations, he

Let the old father make many preparations in advance.

Zhang Minshan and his party immediately followed Lieutenant Colonel Zhou Binglin to get out of the cabin and onto the deck. They saw only a blue sea. It was exactly noon. "The whole sea looked sparkling.

"Father, look, "..."

Zhang Changjiang was the first to discover the scene where the water and the sky meet. Looking around, he saw an island-like thing gradually rising from the horizon. It was far away and ordinary people could not distinguish it, but Zhou Binglin knew it.

That is the island superstructure of a large warship.

The Tianshui frigate was moving very fast, and the distant scenes were getting closer and closer." From time to time, when they saw the complete scene ahead, Zhang and his son could not help but be stunned.

On the vast sea, a fleet of seven or eight warships much larger than the Tianshui lay across the route. Although they were still far apart, the golden dragon flag and the iron-blooded military flag flying above were already clearly visible.

Head.

"This, this is our fleet"..."

Zhang Minshan started trembling. Even at the age of fifty, he could not stop crying. No one in this sea area could understand better than him what a powerful navy and powerful sea power meant to the Chinese.

The Dutch, the British

Relying on their navy, they galloped across the oceans. Now that he saw the new China's naval fleet with his own eyes, how could he not be moved and surprised? How could he not be surprised and sad? Only a Nanyang Chinese of his age could

The most profound feeling.

"Woo,"..."

At this moment, the flagship of the fleet, the aircraft carrier Hanking, had sounded its loud whistle. Following the maritime parade at the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, the navy of the People's Republic of China conducted its second naval first-level etiquette exercise. Each ship was quickly lined up.

With the Hanking as the core, a standard maritime parade formation was formed. Sailors on non-combat duty filed out, holding Chinese-style semi-automatic rifles, and lined up on both sides of the deck to salute the spectators of the Tianshui.

"Fire the gun!!"

Following the signal officer's order, the large 203mm-caliber naval guns of the heavy cruisers Suzhou and Nanning raised their barrels and fired diagonally into the sky.

"Boom" "Boom" ""[

The two arms are ringing in unison. This is not a welcome to a certain person, but a new greeting to the Chinese people who have been in trouble and have left the embrace of the motherland for several years, more than ten years, decades, or even hundreds of years.

China's tribute.
To be continued...