Chapter 1422 A Navy with Hundreds of Aircraft Carriers

In the British Isles, if you don't land troops on the ground, it may be fruitless. The air battle over Britain during World War II can be proved. In World War II, the air war was carried out because the German army was preparing to invade Britain and launch a large-scale air raid on Britain.

After Nazi Germany occupied France, Hitler began to deal with Britain in northern Europe. After failing to induce Britain to compromise, Hitler issued the "Sea Lion Plan" for a full-scale invasion of Britain in July 1940. This operation required the first annihilation of British air power to ensure

The landing operation went smoothly. In order to seize air supremacy, drive the dominant British navy out of the English Channel, clear the way for invasion, and force Britain to surrender. The German Air Force was ordered to annihilate the British air force and carried out large-scale continuous air attacks on the British mainland.

As early as May 1940, the United Kingdom had foreseen that the German Air Force would carry out large-scale bombing of the British mainland. Therefore, on May 19, the British Joint Chiefs of Staff proposed a defense report in the event that France withdrew from the war, requiring effective

To strengthen various defense measures, especially air defense measures, the report was approved by the War Cabinet on May 27. Necessary preparations were immediately started: First, the War Cabinet established the Aircraft Manufacturing Department, with Beaverbrook as minister, to vigorously strengthen

Aircraft manufacturing has rapidly increased the monthly output of aircraft from 700 to 1,600 in August, including 470 fighter jets; secondly, the air defense forces were uniformly adjusted and deployed nationwide, focusing on strengthening the air defense in the London area; and the Air Force Ministry once again established a combat training force

, established multiple training schools to step up the training of air crews and ground crews, so that 200 new pilots can supplement the troops every month, and also mobilized Commonwealth member countries to train air crews on their behalf to form new combat forces.

On the eve of the Battle of Britain, the British Air Force established the Air Defense Command. The commander was General Edward Beale, who unified command of all fighter jets, anti-aircraft guns, radars and observation and warning units in the country. The fighter unit totaled 56 squadrons and 980 fighter jets. Among them, the performance

There are 688 excellent "Hurricane" and "Spitfire" fighter jets; the anti-aircraft artillery force has a total of 7 divisions and more than 4,000 anti-aircraft guns, but there are less than 2,000 large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, and because the monthly output of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns is only 40, the number in a short period of time

It is difficult to increase, so the British army adjusted its deployment and deployed about 700 large-caliber anti-aircraft guns in aircraft manufacturing plants; 5 brigades of anti-aircraft arresting balloons and more than 1,500 arresting balloons. These arresting balloons are tied to cars and can be quickly transferred; searchlights

2,700. The most important thing is that the British army also had a radar unit that was little known at the time. The United Kingdom was the first country to put radar into actual combat. By July 1940, a total of 51 radar stations had been built across the country, including 38 in the southeastern coastal areas.

Accounting for about 75% of the total, a strict radar warning system has been formed, which is divided into two levels. The first level is the medium and high-altitude air defense radar system, which can effectively detect aircraft flying below 4,500 meters. The second level is the low-altitude air defense radar system.

The system can effectively detect aircraft flying below 750 meters.

In this way, the British army can use radar to measure the approximate direction and time of the incoming German aircraft, and command its own fighter jets to intercept them at a favorable location and time. Before the use of radar, fighter jets were usually sent to patrol in the air, and the fighter jets would detect the incoming enemy.

After using radar, every time the British fighter jets took off, they fought with purpose, which greatly reduced the consumption of aircraft, fuel and personnel, and largely made up for the shortcomings of the insufficient number of aircraft. Therefore, radar is undoubtedly the

The most important trump card for the British army's victory!

In addition, the UK has a National Guard of 500,000 people. They have set up numerous air defense surveillance posts in coastal areas. They use binoculars and simple azimuth direction finders to undertake air surveillance, warning, rescue and other tasks. They are

It was an indispensable auxiliary force for the British regular forces. At that time, the British Fighter Command was located in Bentley Abbey. The commander was General Hugh Dowding, an old pilot who had participated in World War I. Under his chairmanship

Under the command, the headquarters intelligence room was established, and an air intelligence system consisting of radars, air defense surveillance posts, headquarters operations rooms, and intelligence rooms was established, which could obtain information very quickly and command operations extremely effectively.

Admiral Dowding was more cautious and prudent. He always retained a reserve force of 280 aircraft and would never use it until the last moment when the German landing formation entered the strait. He was clearly aware that a large-scale air battle would be inevitable.

, so it has always adopted a strategy of preserving its strength as much as possible, and even dared to resist Prime Minister Churchill's order not to send more aircraft to France. These efforts have laid a solid material foundation for the upcoming air war.

The characteristics of the British army's local air defense are: unified command of troops, centralized use, comprehensive defense, highlighting key points, and deep echelon configuration; mainly using fighter jets, supplemented by anti-aircraft guns, arresting balloons and searchlights, and used in combination. The biggest difficulty of the British army is the pilots

Due to the emphasis on pilot quality before the war, there were very few schools to train pilots. Coupled with the losses during the war, the number of pilots began to experience a crisis. Admiral Dowding opened a new training school and stepped up the training of air crews and ground crews.

He recruited pilots from occupied countries such as France, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Poland in the UK to join the British Air Force. He also seconded 68 pilots from the Naval Air Force and recruited air and ground staff from Commonwealth countries. With his unremitting efforts,

In early August 1940, the number of British Air Force pilots increased to 1,434, and each aircraft was equipped with a ground handling team consisting of a mechanic, a mechanic's assistant, a fitter, an assembler and a radio technician, which could be completed in 35 minutes.

During the sortie inspection, the aircraft that had just landed completed preparations for the next takeoff within 12 minutes, and personnel were prepared for the upcoming air battle.

Such a long-established empire is so powerful. This was during World War II. Although Britain's combat effectiveness has declined now, its abilities are still very strong. Li Cong still looked indifferent.

, but the group leaders in Jinan were already a little helpless at this time. They were not afraid of not being able to blockade the British Isles, they were afraid of losing Li Cong's face.

Europa believes that if Li Cong puts all his efforts on the British Isles, then they will win. Just like back then, the German Air Force will not be able to destroy the Royal Air Force, nor will it be able to control the air superiority over southern Britain and the Channel Coast. After that,

After October, the plan to land on the British mainland could no longer be implemented due to weather conditions and walruses. Germany also had to suspend operations for remediation and prepare for the next phase of operations against the Soviet Union. Therefore, the Sea Lion plan to land in the UK was terminated and ground targets in the UK were bombed.

It was changed to mainly at night, and large-scale air operations against Britain came to a halt at this time.

Because the Luftwaffe was unable to complete its plan to seize air supremacy, land in the UK, and force the British government to surrender or cooperate with Germany, it could not be carried out. The Luftwaffe lost more than 2,000 aircrew and nearly 2,000 aircraft of various types, although it was not

It affected the overall strength, but for Germany, which had very limited resources, these losses could not be fully recovered before going to war with the Soviet Union.

Germany lost the opportunity to negotiate political peace with Britain, and could not solve the possible threats from Britain in the Atlantic and Mediterranean battlefields. Although in the short term, Britain could only exert pressure on the German mainland in the form of strategic bombing, with the assistance of the United States,

Britain was able to stop Italy and Germany's plans in North Africa, and also retained the largest base for counterattacks in Europe.

At the same time, in terms of psychological factors, Britain temporarily blocked the vigor of Germany's offensive, and also broke the German air force's record of complete victory in the early stages of the war, allowing Britain's morale to have a chance to recover slightly after successive setbacks on the European continent. At this moment, Europa also

I hope that Britain can attract the attention of energy groups to their heads just like during World War II. Even if they are bombed, as long as they still have breath, Europa can concentrate its military power to solve all dangers in the Mediterranean.

, including Americans.

After Li Cong gave the order, both parties began careful preparations. Europa had already begun to express its position. It was impossible to release those battle axes before the war was completely over, because they were also a means of negotiation. Li Cong

Since they have proposed a one-to-one exchange for prisoners of war, Europa has also rejected it. Both sides believe that there is no need for peace talks and are ready to end everything. Let's meet on the battlefield.

At noon two days after the peace talks ended, Li Cong announced a very important news in the central hall of the Energy Group Military Headquarters Building. The Energy Group was going to expand the navy and the air force. These were both large-scale expansions.

First, the Energy Group will form twenty to fifty large aircraft carrier fleets. Each fleet will include a large aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 150,000 tons, 170 carrier-based aircraft, 30 helicopters, and two

Medium-sized aircraft carriers with a displacement of more than 70,000 tons, 80 fixed-wing aircraft and ten helicopters, three small aircraft carriers with a displacement of 50,000 tons, 30 fixed-wing aircraft and three helicopters,

There are two arsenal ships with a displacement of 40,000 tons. They can launch 255 missiles of various types at the same time and carry more than 1,500 missiles of various types. They are all vertical missile launch holes from front to back. There are a total of six aircraft carriers, carrying more than 400 fixed missiles.

Wing aircraft are much more powerful than the previous aircraft carrier battle group. Other auxiliary ships help the latest NY Ocean 01 destroyer. There are three large aircraft carriers, two medium-sized aircraft carriers, and one small aircraft carrier. The entire fleet has ten ships.

With a displacement of more than 12,500 tons, there are seventeen frigates with a displacement of 8,000 tons, four amphibious landing ships with a displacement of 60,000 tons, nine supply ships with a displacement of 80,000 tons, 17 submarines of the 8,000-ton class, and 15 6,000-ton class submarines.

, 30 4,000-ton class ships, 100 missile boats, 2,200-ton class ships, and more than 200 small ships of various types. Each fleet costs more than 150 billion U.S. dollars, and more than 80% of this is made by the energy group itself.

Well, if you buy them all, the price will at least quadruple.

Secondly, the Energy Group will establish fifteen naval rapid response forces. These forces will not be stationed at ports during normal times, but will patrol around some strategic locations. If something goes wrong, they will be immediately aware that their largest body is not the aircraft carrier, but the aircraft carrier.

A sea base, the base is three kilometers long, six hundred meters wide, and has a total tonnage of more than 250,000 tons. Many people say that if this thing is built, it may be a living target, but Li Cong doesn’t think so.

There are a large number of warships and aircraft within a hundred nautical miles. It is not easy to break through directly and attack. The computer deduction of the munitions department shows that unless it is a saturation attack with more than a thousand missiles, there will be no chance at all.

In fact, Li Cong still has a hand. Even if it is a saturation attack of a thousand missiles, there is no need to be afraid. Three of the most advanced laser weapons are also installed on the base. With them here, 2,000 missiles can be fired at the same time.

Attacking is no problem.

There are more than 300 large and small warships around the sea base, including destroyers, arsenal ships, and frigates. The naval base is usually a rectangle, but it can be continuously expanded during wartime. When fully expanded, it can accommodate more than 400 warships.

For the take-off, landing and supply of aircraft, the power system of the sea base is also very powerful. There are four large thrusters installed everywhere on it, which can reach a speed of 30 knots per hour. It is already very powerful, and it is comparable to

What is different from other warships is that it does not have head and tail. It has thrusters at the front and rear, which can quickly change its direction. Moreover, after the entire base expands into a square, it will also release two thrusters at the same time.

It can always maintain a speed of more than 28 knots. Those who think it moves slowly may be disappointed.

The third important point is that the Energy Group wants to expand its air force. The Energy Group has announced that they have 4,500 combat aircraft around the world. In fact, there are more than 13,000 combat aircraft in the warehouse, and if the production bases around the world are operating at full capacity, every month

It can produce more than 1,900 fighter jets, 780 transport aircraft, and 400 other types of aircraft. The energy group’s air force expansion plan is to increase its aircraft deployment around the world to 8,000 aircraft, which will increase by more than half at once. In fact,

In other words, it is just pulling out the aircraft from the inventory, and just announcing it to the outside world.

Fourth, the Energy Group will establish a new South American Legion in South America. The initial number is set at around 200,000. Their main task is to deal with everything the Energy Group does in Latin America, because Argentina has agreed to carry out this mission in its territory.

activities, so all matters will be implemented after being discussed with Argentina. Although the Americans oppose it, there is nothing they can do without an all-out war.

Li Cong announced that all these ordnance and troops would be established within two years. Just when Li Cong announced, seven large aircraft carriers were launched simultaneously in the seven shipyards of the Energy Group. The full computerized production of the Energy Group once again

It shocked the whole world. People who are thoughtful have calculated that if these ordnances are really expanded like this, the naval strength of the Energy Group may exceed that of the United States and Europa combined, especially the aircraft carriers, both large and small.

The energy group will have hundreds of aircraft carriers. Even the US military did not have that many aircraft carriers at the end of World War II. This will scare people all over the world.

With the announcement of the energy group, world steel prices have once again reached a level that is almost the same as that of oil.

Soon the United States, Europa and Great Russia also announced their own military expansion plans based on the energy group's military expansion plan. Although it was very powerful compared with the past, it was still a bit petty compared to the energy group's plan. It's not that they didn't want to

Improvement, but they don’t have that kind of money at all. Li Cong’s funds are very abundant. What’s wrong with more than ten trillion US dollars? My brother just said it all at once. He still has money. If Li Cong

If you tell me how much money you have, these people will be scared to death.

Although the Americans have also launched their own aircraft carrier assault formation, it seems to be a bit behind compared to the energy group. The aircraft carrier assault formation is mainly a ship battle formation composed of multi-purpose assault aircraft carriers. It is used to destroy enemy naval and aviation forces and destroy land forces.

attack the target, destroy its sea lines of communication, support the army, ensure the operations of the ship formation, and protect the country's maritime traffic. The aircraft carrier assault formation consists of an aircraft carrier multi-purpose assault group, including 2-4 assault aircraft carriers, 2-4 cruisers, and destroyers

It consists of 15-30 frigates, 180-360 carrier-based aviation aircraft, and 2-4 missile nuclear submarines. When the aircraft carrier assault formation performs tasks, it can be formed into a unified combat formation, or it can operate independently of the aircraft carrier group. If it is at sea

With refueling and ammunition replenishment, the aircraft carrier assault formation can operate continuously at sea for 50-80 days and nights, with an assault depth of up to 1,800 kilometers.

During World War II and for a long period of time after that, the U.S. aircraft carrier formation was composed of three levels: task force formation, task force group and task force squad. Aircraft carrier task force formations generally consisted of 2 to 3 task groups.

The number of groups can be increased under special circumstances, and at most it was composed of 5 task groups; task groups are usually composed of several attack aircraft carriers as the core. In 1956, the composition of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier formations underwent major changes

, for the first time a task force with one aircraft carrier as the core appeared; after about a year of testing, the U.S. Navy formally determined this formation. The use of a single aircraft carrier formation can not only effectively deal with the threat of enemy nuclear bombs, but also

The operation of aircraft carrier formations** is more conducive to defending against attacks by opponent's submarines and organizing effective anti-submarine operations. At present, the US aircraft carrier formation usually consists of one aircraft carrier, multiple cruisers and destroyers, 1 to 2 nuclear-powered attack submarines, and

It consists of several logistics supply ships. However, depending on the nature of the mission and the intensity of the task, the composition of the aircraft carrier formation often changes significantly. Generally speaking, when facing low-intensity threats or opponents with weak combat capabilities, the United States

The Navy only dispatches one aircraft carrier as the core, accompanied by 2 to 3 anti-aircraft missile cruisers/destroyers, 2 to 3 anti-submarine and anti-aircraft destroyer frigates, 1 to 2 nuclear-powered attack submarines, and 1 to 2 logistics support ships.

, an aircraft carrier formation consisting of a total of 7 to 11 ships. For example, when the United States invaded Grenada in 1983, due to the small number of troops and weak combat capabilities of the opponent, the US military only used the conventionally powered aircraft carrier "**" as the core, plus

A single aircraft carrier formation composed of an amphibious assault ship relatively easily cut off Grenada's external channels and successfully completed the task of supporting landing operations.

When conducting medium-intensity operations or when the opponent has strong combat capabilities, the U.S. Navy often uses a dual-carrier formation, which includes 2 aircraft carriers, accompanied by 7 to 8 anti-aircraft missile cruisers, destroyers, and 4 anti-submarine/anti-aircraft missiles.

Destroyer and frigate, 2 to 4 nuclear-powered attack submarines, 2 to 3 logistics support ships, a total of 17 to 21 ships of various types. The dual-carrier formation is a relatively classic formation used by the United States for actual combat or to deal with local wars at sea.

Form. In the second conflict between the United States and Libya in April 1986, the U.S. Navy used a dual-carrier formation and achieved a relatively successful strike effect.

The three-carrier formation is the formation form of the aircraft carrier formation when carrying out high-intensity operations in high-threat sea areas, specifically: 3 aircraft carriers

Accompanied by 9 to 10 anti-aircraft missile cruisers/destroyers, 12 to 14 anti-submarine/air defense destroyers, 5 to 6 nuclear-powered attack submarines, and 3 to 4 logistics support ships, a total of 32 to 37 ships. Gulf War

In previous high-tech local wars such as the Iraq War, the U.S. Navy dispatched far more than 3 aircraft carriers, and even reached a scale of 6 to 7 aircraft carriers.
To be continued...