Chapter 801 The aircraft carrier..., finally arrived!
The biting cold wind is still continuing, but the impact of nuclear winter has been greatly weakened. The USS Kennedy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier trapped near Guantanamo, Cuba, finally has the conditions to get out.
When Zhou Qingfeng pitted the Enclave before, he brought over a dozen professional rescue ships and a rescue team of more than 3,000 people from the Newport News Shipyard. These people were very excited to take down America's strongest
Big weapons of war rescued from difficult situations.
But when Zhou Qingfeng received these precious people and ships, the nuclear bomb attack soon came. Nuclear winter invaded the world, and it was ten or twenty degrees or even thirty degrees below zero to rescue a ship? Save yourself first.
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But now more than half a year has passed, and the temperature has finally jumped to zero. Although the weather is still very cold, Zhou Qingfeng really can't wait. This 100,000-ton aircraft carrier must be towed out, and he is anxious to use it!
Contrary to the situation in front of David Lawrence, Zhou Qingfeng is not short of crude oil, but he is short of refined oil. The production capacity of the Havana refinery is too poor. Small boats cannot handle it, but he has a lot of big ones, and nuclear power can be used
On the contrary, it is easier.
Moreover, more than 3,000 engineering and technical personnel were originally obtained from Newport News. These people are high-end talents in building and designing aircraft carriers. Although these people cannot be used in combat, they can barely make up an army by picking and choosing.
The team put the aircraft carrier into action.
It would be a great victory to be able to launch the "Kennedy"!
According to technical inspections, after the USS Kennedy aircraft carrier rushed into the fjord, the hull was not damaged, the hull was twisted but not to a serious extent, and the interior of the cabin was affected to a certain extent, but it did not affect low-intensity use.
The engineers tried every means to build a cofferdam at the exit of the fjord. They first emptied the water in the cofferdam to form a dry dock, so that the aircraft carrier could be repaired conveniently. After the repairs were completed, the cofferdam was dug out and the aircraft carrier was ready for high tide.
Float on your own and then return to the sea naturally.
In order to ensure this operation, Zhou Qingfeng cleared out a large amount of aviation kerosene and diesel oil stored in the refinery, and mobilized a large number of construction machinery, ships and helicopters.
Fortunately, the earth was hit by a nuclear bomb, but it did not affect the moon or the tides. When the high tide came, following the command of the on-site commander, a tugboat with several thousand horsepower began to slowly drag the 100,000-ton vessel in the fjord.
The aircraft carrier finally returned to the sea.
"Your Excellency, Commander of the Corps, in just three months, this aircraft carrier will be able to complete its preliminary repairs and join the maritime force of the Corps. However, if you want to make good use of it, it is best to undergo a two-year overhaul. This time can be used for training.
Navy personnel.”
The commander-in-chief of this tugboat operation was Fenno East, who had originally gone to Great Abaco Island to ask for help from Zhou Qingfeng. The old man was extremely happy that the aircraft carrier was finally towed out, and he was very confident in the future of the aircraft carrier.
"Mr. East, I will award you a medal and reward the entire engineering team that rescued the aircraft carrier. Your work is truly irreplaceable." But after Zhou Qingfeng finished speaking, his tone changed, "But I can't wait three months.
, let alone two years, I want this aircraft carrier to join the battle now."
"Ah..., how is this possible?" Fennuo East shook his head repeatedly at this, "Your Excellency, Legion Commander, your request is not in line with science. Three months of repairs is already too short, you want it now
Just join the fight, it's impossible."
"It's impossible but possible. I really can't wait. Just two days ago, a offshore fleet of David Lawrence blocked the outlet of the Potomac River in Washington, and bombarded and destroyed us in the name of fighting bandits.
A transshipment terminal within the city.
And now we only have dozens of 100-ton patrol boats in hand, and we can't bring any warships to confront them. But if we don't make any response, the enemy may come to Havana.
I have blocked the news now, and the city of Havana is still calm. But you know that radio communication is very convenient now, and I am not sure what will happen next? No matter what, I know that I must curb David Lawrence's crazy behavior, otherwise the Legion
There could be chaos inside."
Hearing that David Lawrence had used warships for bombardment, Ferno East also realized that the situation was very serious, but he still reminded: "Your Excellency, Corps Commander, if you want to use aircraft carriers, that's no problem. We can still organize the manpower."
Start it.
But the aircraft carrier itself has no combat effectiveness. It relies entirely on the carrier-based aircraft it carries. The Kennedy is full of the most advanced fighters, such as the powerful F-35C stealth fighter.
But to allow a carrier-based aircraft to fly into the sky and land safely requires a large number of professional pilots and ground crews. Even if it flies into the sky accidentally, it will not fall down. The ejection device and arresting cable alone cannot be easily activated."
Yes, Zhou Qingfeng is very clear about the difficulty of this. He just saw the news in the real world. The Mao Xiong family's Admiral Kuznetsov participated in actual combat for the first time, and it ended up emitting black smoke all the way.
, two planes fell into the sea in a row.
The weakness of Mao Xiong's military strength is evident from this, and now the whole world is laughing at them. This is still a regular navy. If it were an amateur like Zhou Qingfeng, a parallel import among parallel imports, all the good things would be ruined. So?
….
"I don't plan to use the F-35C. I can't handle that thing. I can't even find qualified pilots and I can't supply fuel. So I plan to get some simple aircraft to fly."
"A simple airplane?" Ferno East asked very much, "What kind of simple airplane do you want to make?"
"An aircraft that can take off without ejection and land without an arresting rope. I will use this aircraft carrier as a sea airport, so the difficulty will be much easier. As long as David Lawrence realizes that I don't
It's easy to bully, so we can slowly train this aircraft carrier."
Zhou Qingfeng's idea is quite beautiful, but Ferno East still doesn't agree with his point of view, "Don't eject and don't block the cable. This can only use propeller aircraft."
"Yeah, a propeller would be fine."
"But do such aircraft still exist today? The small sports aircraft and light transport aircraft of our air force meet the requirements. At that time, there was no way they could fight! Once they were in the sky, they would be shot down like turkeys."
"Well, let me think of a solution. I think I can still solve it." Zhou Qingfeng could only look up at the sky, rubbed the back of his head and said, "Maybe, maybe, it seems, I can solve it from other places.
Get some fighters that meet the requirements.
Anyway, our requirements are not high, right? As long as we can take off and land, fly hundreds of kilometers to fire a few guns, throw bombs and so on, it is enough. It would be better if we can throw torpedoes and so on. Such low requirements should be
It’s not difficult.”
Seeing his boss with an uncertain look on his face, Ferno East was even more worried, thinking to himself: What kind of aircraft can this legion commander get? Don't go too far!