kvmb Chapter 204 The shock brought by the aircraft carrier battle group
Chapter 204 The shock brought by the aircraft carrier battle group
"Oh my God, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed my eyes."
Lancaster Field, the Consul of John's country in Shanghai, showed an expression of great shock on his face.
Because it was the first time he saw a heavy aircraft carrier as big as a battleship.
Moreover, these two aircraft carriers look much more pleasing to the eye than their country's aircraft carriers. There is also a protruding deck on the side opposite the island, which looks very futuristic.
Perhaps this is what future aircraft carriers should look like.
"It's hard to believe how they did it. Did their warships grow out of the sea?"
After seeing this scene, the American Consul's tone was full of doubt and confusion.
Not to mention, just taking a 10,000-ton cruiser as an example, the manufacturing cycle takes more than a year.
A comparison between the two aircraft carriers of the Renaissance Army and the 10,000-ton cruiser next to them reveals how big they are, with a displacement of at least 30,000 to 40,000 tons.
Such a large-tonnage warship, even if it is a simpler aircraft carrier, would take at least two years to build.
What's more, the ancient country had no large-scale shipyards or corresponding industrial chains, and there were not even many shipbuilding workers.
How did the Restoration Army suddenly create this fleet when there was no shipbuilding industry? Could it have been built with the help of other countries?
This is even more impossible.
Not to mention that the major shipyards in various countries all know what is going on with each other.
When you start laying the keel, countless pairs of eyes will be watching you.
Therefore, each ship is registered with the intelligence departments of various countries.
These are two heavy aircraft carriers, and so many heavy cruisers and large destroyers. No shipyard can build them without everyone knowing, and then quietly deliver such a large fleet to the hands of the Restoration Army.
So we can basically rule out the possibility that it was built by other countries.
So after going around in circles, there is only one possibility left, that is, it emerged from the sea.
But is this possible?
This is also a question that confuses everyone.
Where did the weapons of the Restoration Army come from?
This is the greatest mystery of the world in the 20th century.
"It seems we were all wrong! All wrong!"
The shock on the Gallic consul's face had not yet faded, and he was so shocked by the huge impact that he muttered to himself.
Wrong? What does that mean?
Two pairs of eyes turned directly to the Gallic consul.
"You are wrong. The jets deployed in the Yellow Sea Battle did not take off from land, but from these two aircraft carriers.
Look at those carrier-based aircraft with folded wings on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Aren’t they jet fighters?
They even have carrier-based jet fighters."
At this time, the two consuls suddenly looked at the deck of the aircraft carrier.
Sure enough, on the edge of the aircraft carrier deck close to the island, there were rows of various types of jet fighters.
"An aircraft carrier carrying carrier-based jet fighters!"
Consul Field fell silent at this scene.
An aircraft carrier equipped with jet carrier-based aircraft is definitely not good news for them.
Although in terms of visual impact, aircraft carriers are not as shocking as battleships.
But now anyone with a discerning eye knows that aircraft carriers are the future.
In particular, heavy aircraft carriers like the Fuxing Army's that carry jet-based aircraft are the real main battleships in future naval battles.
Even if a battleship has nine 9mm large-caliber naval guns, its maximum range is only 600 kilometers.
So what if it is increased to 100 kilometers?
And the range is enough, but what about the accuracy?
Therefore, under normal circumstances, the battleship's combat distance is around 20 kilometers.
What about aircraft carriers? The range of carrier-based aircraft is generally hundreds or thousands of kilometers, and the combat radius is at least 200 to 300 kilometers.
Moreover, aircraft carriers can launch a large number of reconnaissance aircraft and have extremely strong vigilance capabilities.
It is estimated that the battleship has no possibility of finding the aircraft carrier, let alone running within 2, 3 or 4 kilometers of the aircraft carrier to bombard it.
Any normal person would know the result by reasoning, and Consul Field certainly knew it too. After all, he was once a member of the Royal Navy and served as the captain of a cruiser.
Now the Renaissance Army has dispatched two heavy aircraft carriers of this level at once.
This is a huge challenge to their Far Eastern interests.
And this is just what the Renaissance Army showed. Who knows if they have hidden their strength yet?
For example, if the Renaissance Army had not revealed these two aircraft carriers on their own initiative, they would not have known about them at all, at least they had not heard any news about them before.
The American destroyer has been following behind the aircraft carrier battle group.
A Mitchell-class large destroyer was responsible for keeping an eye on the American destroyer.
A distance of more than 20 kilometers is only three or four hours for an aircraft carrier battle group that maintains a speed of knots.
Soon the Renaissance Army aircraft carrier battle group saw land and could vaguely see an island.
This island is Chongxing Island, located at the mouth of the Changhe River.
This also means that they have arrived at the outer sea of Shanghu.
The appearance of the Renaissance Army's aircraft carrier battle group also attracted the attention of passing merchant ships.
"It's worthy of being the busiest port in the country. It's much busier than Tianjin Port."
Fleet Commander Song Qifeng sighed when he saw the endless stream of merchant ships passing by on the sea.
The three consuls on the American destroyer all understood that the Renaissance Army dispatched an aircraft carrier battle group specifically for Shanghai.
Because the fleet was sailing towards Shanghai.
"Why? What's their purpose in going to Shanghu? Are they trying to take it? But they didn't even land on any ships."
A bunch of questions troubled the three consuls.
As the distance got closer, the appearance of the Fuxing Army's aircraft carrier battle group also caused a huge sensation in Shanghai.
When they heard that the Fuxing Army's aircraft carrier had arrived off the coast of Shanghai, a large number of people rushed towards the beach.
Among them are many foreigners with Western faces.
Under the expectant gaze of the public, the Fuxing Army's aircraft carrier battle group sailed all the way to the mouth of the Changhe River, less than 10 kilometers away from the land.
Then the fleet stopped directly here.
When the people of Shanghai on the coast saw this fleet, they were shocked by the two giant aircraft carriers on the sea.
For the people who go to Shanghai, many of them have actually seen warships.
Because there is no shortage of warships here, and they are foreign warships.
But they had never seen a warship of this size.
In the eyes of many people, the concept of an aircraft carrier is not even known. They only know that the ship is very large, so large that they cannot see the entire picture when looking up.
Among these people there are some special ones.
They were none other than the South Asian Confederation Navy, numbering more than two hundred people.
One of them holds the rank of lieutenant general.
He is none other than Chen Housheng, Minister of the Naval Department of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
The SAARC Navy has a total of more than 50 ships with a total tonnage of 3.8 tons.
It is under the jurisdiction of the First and Second Fleets, the Training Fleet, the Torpedo Guerrillas, the Surveying Team, the Patrol Team, the Aviation Team, etc.
For an ancient country, the size of the SAARC naval fleet is quite good.
The largest ship among them was the Haiqi cruiser, which was ordered from John and entered service in 1899 with a full load displacement of 4500 tons.
So when they saw the Renaissance Army fleet staying at the estuary, their expressions were very complicated.
As members of the ancient country's navy, the gap between them is huge due to the difference in power, which makes them particularly sad.
Judging from its size, the tonnage of an aircraft carrier is probably equivalent to the displacement of their entire fleet.
This is why they all felt so shocked.
"It is a blessing for our ancient country to have such a fleet. At least we don't have to rely on the foreigners."
After a long time, Chen Housheng sighed with a complicated expression.
"The navy of the Restoration Army is truly a navy. We dare not even breathe a single breath in front of foreigners."
Chen Housheng was stunned when he heard this and didn't say anything.
Because what this person said is the truth.
Confidence comes from strength. Without strength, these powers will not listen to what you say.
It is precisely because of this that there are now so many foreign warships in Shanghai, which are roaming freely in the territorial waters of the ancient country.
Chen Housheng also wanted to change this situation, but his strength did not allow him to do so.
If he had such a fleet, it goes without saying that these powers would voluntarily withdraw from the ancient country and return to where they came from.
At this moment, he suddenly envied the people on these warships.
If he had a choice, he would rather be an ordinary sailor on these warships.
At least he can hold his head high and be a man.
Then he thought of the current Southern Alliance and shook his head slightly.
"Damn it, where did this Renaissance Army naval fleet come from?
Where did they get these two huge ships?"
In Wu Zhichang's view, the two giant ships of the Fuxing Army Navy were anchored at the sea outlet of Shanghu to show off their military might.
This also made him feel very angry.
At the same time, I also feel a little uneasy inside.
Could this be a signal that the Renaissance Army is about to take action against them?
In the office, cold sweat began to appear on the forehead of Mao Li, the director of the Military Mediation Bureau.
He thought to himself, "The Fuxing Army showed up off the coast of Shanghai at this time. Could they be coming for the Huang brothers and sisters?"
But such a big movement doesn't seem like it.
"Mao Li, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that his trusted and beloved general looked a little strange, Wu Zhichang asked with concern.
Mao Li raised his head and quickly shook his head and said, "No, nothing, I was just thinking about the purpose of the Restoration Army's move."
It was he who gave the order to detain the Huang siblings, and even Wu Zhichang was unaware of it.
He did this for fame and fortune.
He just wanted to do this secretly and give Wu Zhichang a surprise.
At the same time, I can make money from this donation, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.
But from now on, this matter seems to be developing in an unpredictable direction.
This also filled his heart with fear.
The Fuxing Army's aircraft carrier battle group anchored at the seaport not only caused a sensation in Shanghai, but also set off a storm in the country and even the world.
It also set off a storm of global naval reform.