As for the German government's plan, Liu Fu also understood it and was not opposed to them using the federal scientific research results a little, but the extent of this assistance needed to be controlled by himself and the federal government.
As for aircraft, a technology that was bound to enter the war arena and shine brightly, Liu Fu did not plan to dominate it alone for many years, because during World War I, aircraft had already made their mark, and Liu Fu could not cover it up even if he wanted to.
However, although various countries have begun to pay attention to the research and equipment of aircraft, the specific functions, specific development directions and usage methods of aircraft cannot be quickly grasped through scientific research.
Many technologies in the world were invented in obscurity for many years. Only after a special event suddenly caught up with them did they come onto the official stage. In this respect, these technological products are a bit like the development of our human beings in society.
Sometimes a very outstanding talent is often buried for many years or even a lifetime, and then suddenly because of something happening
Only then were they discovered and shined. For example, many painters and musicians were often unknown or even impoverished during their lifetimes, but their talents were discovered many years after their death. As for science and technology, war is their
The biggest stage. After stepping on this stage, whether it is high-tech or flashy can be quickly seen by everyone.
According to Liu Fu's idea, the aircraft, as a new weapon, can be understood by the world, but its combat methods and development direction should be known by yourself. As for other countries, let them slowly explore. If there is no good
war opportunities. How long may this exploration last?
Years, even more than ten years, and time is very important to Liu Fu. As long as it can be several years or even more than ten years ahead of other countries, then the Federation will be in a very advantageous position and can rely on these sharp weapons in its hands.
It can avoid a lot of trouble for the federation and can also obtain a lot of benefits for the federation.
Therefore, Liu Fu agreed to the proposal of the Helena family and the German government in person. On the surface, it was a civil aviation company solely funded by a German noble family. But in fact, it included the German government and the South China Sea federal government.
The affairs of the joint venture within the company were left to Helena with full authority, but Liu Fu was still in charge of providing aircraft models and arranging pilots and ground maintenance personnel.
Through this confrontation with the United Kingdom and the United States, Liu Fu gained a clearer understanding of the current specific military strength of the South China Sea Federation. That is, technology and strength are not directly proportional. There is sufficient defense but insufficient offense, especially long-distance attacks.
The federal military strength is fully capable of dealing with ordinary-scale regional conflicts.
However, it is still difficult to fight large-scale and long-term country-to-country battles. This is mainly reflected in the fact that the number of the federal navy, air force and army is too small. It only emphasizes the elite but ignores the quantity, especially in long-term large-scale offensive operations.
Without a certain scale and quantity, the application effect of advanced weapons will be seriously affected.
However, Liu Fu doesn't want to increase the number of troops on a large scale. Since the founding of the South China Sea Federation was too short, his family wealth is not very strong, and the development speed in recent years has been too fast, and a large amount of funds and materials have been invested in the newly occupied land. If
If there is another large-scale military expansion, the financial pressure on the federal government will be very great, which will inevitably affect the federal economic development speed.
Most of Liu Fu's funds have been invested in scientific research and development work like a bottomless pit, and many research results can only be shelved due to security and confidentiality reasons and cannot be put into production and circulation. This has caused Liu Fu's
The funds are not too rich. Moreover, both the federal government and Liu Fu need to reserve some funds to deal with various blockades and economic sanctions that may come.
In addition, the federation is still facing the problem of ethnic integration. On the surface, it looks very stable. In fact, as long as there is a disturbance, those ethnic groups that have just joined the federation may turn back. The most important thing now is not to expand the size of the army and prepare to attack where.
, but to increase domestic economic construction, adhere to the path of national integration, stabilize the federation as soon as possible, and then pursue other goals.
Not expanding the military on a large scale does not mean that it will not be expanded. Liu Fu also felt that the federal navy was still a bit small, especially the number of aircraft carrier formations. Therefore, Liu Fu created another big trouble for Helena, which was to prepare for financial support again.
The Ministry of Defense increased a portion of naval military expenditures and added two aircraft carrier formations to the federal navy.
The two newly added aircraft carrier formations prepared this time will no longer use the King-class aircraft carriers, but will be redesigned by the Federal Navy Shipyard based on the actual combat performance of the current King-class aircraft carriers and predictions of future wars.
A large aircraft carrier, according to Liu Fu's instructions, every
The number of first-class aircraft carriers to be built should not exceed 4, so this class of aircraft carriers is named "Xingjun Class" according to the gods in Taoism. The first one is called "Grean Wolf", and the second one is called "Broken Wolf".
"Military number", the hull numbers are m-05 and m-06 respectively according to the sequence of federal aircraft carriers.
The standard displacement of the Xingjun-class aircraft carrier reaches 21,000 tons, the combat displacement is 28,000 tons, the full load displacement is 31,000 tons, the waterline is 211 meters long, 25 meters wide, the deck is 224 meters long, 41 meters wide, and the draft is 8.2 meters;
The power system uses 8 oil-fired boilers, 4 30,000-horsepower steam turbines, plus 2 6,000-horsepower diesel engines, 4-axis propulsion, a maximum speed of 30 knots, a range of 15,400 nautical miles at a speed of 15 knots, and a crew of 2,336 people.
The weapon system includes 4 twin-mounted 120 mm high-level and flat dual-purpose guns, 12 quad-mounted 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, and 30 twin-mounted 19 mm anti-aircraft machine guns.
The carrier-based aircraft are equipped with 12 "Seagull F" reconnaissance aircraft, 55 "Jaguar" carrier-based torpedo attack aircraft, the ultimate configuration is 70 "Jaguar" carrier-based attack aircraft, and there are 3 aircraft lifting platforms on the deck.
In terms of armor protection, in order to protect the Star Lord-class aircraft carrier from possible future aircraft air attacks, the deck, hangar, command tower, steering gear, waterproof compartment, and mine protection armor belt are all thickened a lot.
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However, the construction of aircraft carriers takes too long. Even if construction starts at the same time, by the time these two ships are built, the war is probably over long ago. In order to better defend the federal territorial waters, the Federal Navy Department ordered that in Sunda
A large number of mines were laid between the strait and the islands of the Lesser Sunda Islands to completely block these waterways to reduce the federal navy's
For the defense pressure in the southwest sea area, more naval submarines can be deployed to defend the Australian direction in the south. However, the naval surface ships originally responsible for blocking Java Island and the Lesser Sunda Islands in the east remain unchanged.
The blockade mission continues to ensure that residents of Java and its surrounding islands have no contact with the outside world.
The day after the British and American expeditionary fleets were annihilated, the Australian and New Zealand combined naval fleet, which occupied the supply depot on the island of New Guinea and built a naval supply port, quietly withdrew.
In addition to the machinery and equipment and some construction materials that were taken away, most of the buildings were not damaged. There were also several semi-bunker warehouses and a half-built permanent dock.
On the day the Australian and New Zealand Navy withdrew, the class of federal soldiers hiding in the nearby rainforest returned to regain the occupation of the supply port and sent a message to the Federal Navy Department. After receiving the message, Liu Fu
He was not happy at all. According to his plan, the port should be built by the Australian and New Zealand Navy, and it would be better to add more refinements.
Renovation, turn-key move-in, and then the Commonwealth Navy will come forward to drive away the Australian and New Zealand Navy. In this way, wouldn’t this port be given to the Commonwealth Navy in vain? It’s a pity that God’s calculations are not as good as those of the Australian and New Zealand governments.
As soon as he saw that Big Brother had been beaten beyond recognition, he immediately put away his arrogant attitude and quietly slipped home to avoid the blow.
"Want to hide? Grandma!!! If you eat mine, spit it out. Even if you haven't eaten, you still have to pay for one more look. I'll write down the bill for you first. Don't worry, in a few years, the federal government will go to court.
If you go to your house to ask for an account, you won’t leave regardless of whether you pay or not. Your house is so nice!" Liu Fu said while looking at the huge circular land mass in the center of the map and drooling. (To be continued...
