"There are green pines on the mountain and flowers below the mountain. The flowers are not as good as the pines in bloom. One day, the frost will come, and only the green pines can be seen but the flowers." Not knowing what happened, Ye Kai suddenly remembered this poem and read it out smoothly.
Probably because he felt something about the current situation in the former Soviet Union, Ye Kai was also a little distracted.
A few years ago it was an arrogant superpower, and even the Americans did not dare to confront it head-on. But now it is fragmented and torn apart. Even its own aircraft carrier cannot be saved. It can only be said that the situation has changed, and today it has arrived at someone else's house.
The aircraft carrier Kiev has a total length of 274 meters, a width of 50 meters, a draft of 10 meters, a total displacement of 43,500 tons, and a total power of 200,000 horsepower. The deck section of the aircraft carrier has an area of 3 football pitches and can accommodate aircraft at the same time.
With a staff of 1,600 people, it took 5 years from the beginning of construction to the entry into service of the aircraft carrier Kiev.
The aircraft carrier itself does not have main battle and offensive capabilities, but the weapon system of the Kiev aircraft carrier, even if it does not carry aircraft, has strong anti-ship, anti-submarine and air defense capabilities, because in addition to a dense and numerous radar warning system, it also has
A powerful armament system can fight on its own. Especially the missile system, which is like a beer production line that can automatically send missiles to the location one by one to implement its combat needs.
The aircraft carrier has many weapon attack systems. It is no exaggeration to say that it has powerful offensive capabilities up, down, front, left, and right. In short, you can fully understand the power of this intelligent behemoth.
Although the command system and numerous electronic facilities of the Kiev are old, its combat aircraft are completely vertical take-off and landing, using a lot of high-tech, and its weapons and equipment are also extremely powerful. In addition to being equipped with various missiles, it also carries 34 aircraft.
, it can not only conduct air combat but also undertake various tasks such as anti-submarine warfare, electronic warfare, and reconnaissance. It integrates an aircraft carrier and a cruiser, and its threat is equivalent to a task force.
As for the Minsk aircraft carrier, its displacement is 40,500 tons, using 4 steam turbines, with a speed of 32 knots, an endurance of 4,000 to 13,500 nautical miles, and a crew of more than 2,000 people. The ship carries 12 Yak-38 vertical take-off and landing fighter jets and 19 Kaiser Permanente fighter jets.
27 anti-submarine helicopters. The former can seize local air superiority. It can be equipped with AA-8, AS-17 and other air combat and ground/sea attack weapons. Its performance is equivalent to that of the British Sea Harrier aircraft. The latter is fully capable of attacking US nuclear submarines to protect the aircraft carrier.
and the safety of the fleet.
The Minsk is a very unique aircraft carrier because its structure is half like an aircraft carrier and half like a cruiser.
While Western aircraft carriers are desperately trying to clear their decks for carrier-based aircraft, the Minsk takes up 40% of the deck space and installs SS-N-12 cruise missiles, SA-N-4 anti-aircraft missiles, and SS-N-14 anti-submarine missiles.
, twin-mounted 76mm naval guns and other weapons that should be equipped by other ships.
Probably the Soviets had different ideas from Western countries, and the aircraft carriers they built were also a bit strange.
But in any case, although these two aircraft carriers are not as good as the Varyag, they have applied more new technologies and new design concepts. They are still huge maritime overlords, enough to overwhelm any maritime armed force.
"I heard that you have a good relationship with the Russian President's National Security Advisor, General Dyanov, and the Deputy Chief of General Staff, General Chubiev. Is it possible to get through the upper-level connections in Russia and take down these aircraft carriers?
?" Uncle Li asked.
Ye Kai touched his chin, shook his head and said, "It's not that easy."
The Soviet Union has just disintegrated. Although Russia's economic situation is in a terrible state, their naval dream has not been completely shattered. Since Peter the Great, Russia has been fighting with Sweden for an outlet to the sea. Now it is difficult to have everything.
How could we easily give up our efforts in this regard if we have no access to the sea?
Unless they are at the end of their rope, they will not give up their former glory so easily.
Although it is said that General Chubiev secretly sold nuclear submarines to Ye Kai, these were private operations under the name of scrapping, so the problem is not big. At that time, we only need to redo the logo on the outside and make some adjustments to the appearance.
No one can say that they were bought from Russia.
But the aircraft carrier is different, which involves a series of problems.
The aircraft carrier is placed on the sea. Wherever it goes, the satellites in the sky can clearly see it. How can it be hidden from the sky and be taken away quietly?
Even if Ye Kai gets him back, there will be trouble afterwards, so Ye Kai knows that this matter is not easy to deal with.
His first choice is the Varyag, because this is a newly built aircraft carrier and can be used for decades after it is towed back. However, it is hard to say whether the Kiev or Minsk can be used. No one knows what the capabilities of those two ships will be.
How long does it take?
Even if it can be used for twenty years, the cost of overhaul and renovation will be a staggering figure.
"But after passing this village, it is difficult to encounter this shop." Uncle Li was quite tempted by this.
Although he is in charge of the military intelligence system, he is also very concerned about the military's equipment issues, and he also knows very well what three aircraft carriers mean to the Republic's navy.
Because of this, Uncle Li made this suggestion to Ye Kai, hoping that he could operate it, take down these three aircraft carriers, and enrich the Republic's navy, at least in terms of research and development and equipment, to make a reference for the Republic.
Lay the foundation for building your own aircraft carrier.
"I'll try my best, but it's difficult." Ye Kai finally breathed a sigh of relief at Uncle Li's request.
In fact, he also wants to get the Varyag aircraft carrier back as soon as possible. With one more year, it is a year's profit, and the Republic's navy can go out to the ocean one day earlier and become a true ocean-going navy, just like it is now.
Son, relying solely on sea power is not enough. We must take a combination of sea and air to dominate the seven seas.
And he also knows very well that with two or three aircraft carrier formations, the problems of Xisha and Nansha will not be a problem, and the problems of the East China Sea will not be a problem, plus six basically new titanium alloy nuclear submarines, coupled with Baiyang
A series of sea-based long-range attack split nuclear missiles, this power is indeed too powerful!
Unless the Americans are willing to deploy more than three aircraft carrier formations to Japan and the Philippines at once, they will not be able to blockade the Republic.
"The second old man said that you don't have enough bodyguards anymore. I'll find you two more useful ones." Uncle Li smiled when he saw that Ye Kai agreed to the matter.
Although he is responsible for the military intelligence system, if he can contribute to the construction of the navy, he will also have a great sense of accomplishment.
"This is really necessary. I have to go to Russia again. Safety issues really need to be paid attention to. After all, I am operating on someone else's territory." Ye Kai expressed his gratitude to Uncle Li for his arrangement.
"The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy is a good friend of mine. Do you want me to introduce you to him?" Uncle Li asked.
"Let's skip this... I have other things to be busy with..." Ye Kai quickly declined.
It’s a joke. It’s not good to contact the Navy first before the matter is done. If you fail, won’t you lose the face to see others in the future?
Ye Kai would never do something stupid that looked very coquettish, so he simply rejected Uncle Li's proposal.
Uncle Li was so old that he couldn't figure out what Ye Kai was thinking. Seeing him like this, he immediately laughed and said, "It's just a meeting and a meal. We won't talk about inappropriate topics. Besides, Commander Wang's daughter
It seems very beautiful.”
"Uncle Li!" Ye Kai rolled his eyes and said sternly, "Commander Wang's daughter is beautiful. That is someone else's business. I just hope you can talk to me before you have anything to do, otherwise it will cause embarrassment.
Come on, everyone’s face is not good-looking, and that will affect our relationship.”
Uncle Li laughed and said, "I'm just a little curious, how many girls can you handle at the same time? To be honest, Commander Wang's daughter is indeed very beautiful."
"Please, now is the era of monogamy. Even if his daughter is like a fairy daughter, I can't marry them all, right?" Ye Kai snorted, "I am also a national cadre after all, a senior official at the deputy department level.
If I were in the army, even if I couldn't get one gold star, why not give me four silver stars? A leading cadre like me is also very ethical in personal life."
"Haha, okay, Uncle Li respects your personal integrity." Uncle Li laughed immediately, and then said, "Originally, the personal bodyguards I prepared for you this time were twin sisters. Since
If you want to insist on your own personal integrity, then I'd better change you to two bodyguards, so as not to affect your image as a leading cadre, then my sin will be huge."
"Twin sisters?!" When Ye Kai heard this, he immediately couldn't sit still. "Uncle Li, you are so unkind for not telling me this earlier."
"Don't you insist on personal ethics? How can I destroy your ethics and cause trouble for you?" Uncle Li said with a straight face, "If your grandfather knew about this, how could he say that I led you to learn bad things?
I cannot afford such a crime."
"Analyze the specific situation in detail. Besides, when I go out, if I have more decent bodyguards to follow me, it can be regarded as bringing glory to the country, right?" Ye Kai rolled his eyes and said to Uncle Li, "If you get me a group of big men,
You guys, maybe you come here with a crooked image, I just won’t tell you, do you think it’s appropriate? This is an activity abroad!”
"According to what you said, it seems to make sense, but Commander Wang's matter..." Uncle Li suddenly touched his chin and started to grasp it.
"Isn't it just a meal? I'll pay for the meal!" Ye Kai said very generously.