"Qin Fei, did I hear wrongly?" Lao Yu said: "We have a total of three MI-8 Hippo helicopters. Are you sure these things can be put on the ship and take off? Unless you get us a helicopter carrier, then
Not even a destroyer can do that."
"Old Yu, just be patient."
Qin Fei didn't blink an eyelid and said with certainty: "Victor will handle this matter. You don't need a destroyer or a helicopter carrier to take off and land an MI-8 helicopter. Don't forget, a large enough merchant ship can also do it."
There are no fighter jets in Moro, only 4 SA 316 "Skylark" multi-purpose helicopters. According to intelligence, since air defense has always been handled by the Mirage 2000 at the French military base, these SA 316 Skylark helicopters are all AS 11 models.
The ground-attack missiles cannot pose a threat to air targets. If the professional Gauls don't take action, we will be safe."
"Merchant ship?" Polar Bear couldn't help but said: "MI-8 is very big, and ordinary merchant ships need a large load capacity to bear it."
"Do you think it is possible to convert a 10,000-ton cargo ship into a simple aircraft carrier?"
A mysterious smile appeared on Qin Fei's face, "In addition, we will also install 6 ZPU-4 quadruple anti-aircraft machine guns on the deck of the simple aircraft carrier for air defense and sea defense, plus MI-
8 Hippos will be equipped with additional suspension racks, two of which will be equipped with AA-11 "Shooter" air-to-air missiles, and one will be equipped with 9K114 ground-attack anti-tank missiles. In this way, safety will at least be guaranteed to a large extent. When the time comes, the maintenance
Kedo's 'Barracuda' armed transport ship will cooperate with the action and attack the opponent's light patrol boats together with the MI-8 mounted with ground-attack missiles, so that they cannot get close to our simple aircraft carrier."
"Simple aircraft carrier?" The polar bear's eyes immediately widened, "Boss, you are not making an international joke, are you? Although it is feasible for merchant ships to be converted into simple aircraft carriers, where can we find them? Even if we buy an old ship and renovate it, it is impossible.
There’s no time left.”
"What if it's ready-made?" Qin Fei once again showed a mysterious expression on his face.
"Ready-made?" The polar bear was stunned.
Everyone was dumbfounded again.
Actually from the county seat?
"During World War II, many countries indeed requisitioned merchant ships to refit simple aircraft carriers. I have heard of this." Old Yu tilted his head and kept scratching his head and said: "What are you referring to? Those old goods are probably going to the ship-breaking yards now.
Even if there are some individual ones left after being dismantled into scrap metal, can they still be used? Let alone a large helicopter like the Hippopotamus, if you drive it out on the sea for two laps, it will probably sink!"
Qin Fei said: "Old Yu, don't focus on World War II. Hasn't there been any large-scale naval battle in the past thirty years?"
The old fish froze.
"You won't..." The polar bear suddenly became enlightened, "You mean the Battle of the Falklands?"
"Yes, it seems that our former GRU officers know their stuff." Qin Fei smiled: "In 1982, the Sun Never Sets Empire fought a relatively large-scale naval battle with a certain country in South America. At that time, the Sun Never Sets Empire only had two light ships.
The aircraft carrier and aircraft capacity were simply not enough to support their expeditions and landing operations, so their Ministry of Defense came up with a way."
Qin Fei clicked the mouse, and an aerial photo of a large merchant ship appeared on the LCD screen behind him.
It's just that this ship looks a little strange. The deck is bare and there is nothing.
"This is a large merchant ship called the 'Atlantic Transporter', with a displacement of 15,000 tons. At that time, the Sun Never Sets Empire requisitioned it, and the deck was modified to transport 'Harrier' fighter jets and helicopters to cooperate with ocean-going
The fleet went on an expedition together. At that time, it proved that this modification had a certain effect. It transported 14 Harrier fighter jets and more than 10 helicopters of various types for the expeditionary force where the sun never sets."
"Unfortunately, the military believed that this kind of ship was not a military ship and could only sail with the fleet, so it did not install military equipment and armed systems on it. This trouble-free arrangement eventually led to tragedy. On May 25 of that year,
Several Super Etendard fighter jets from the Afghan military discovered the Imperial Navy formation on the sea where the sun never sets, and launched Harpoon missiles at the light aircraft carrier Invincible, which had the highest target value in the fleet at the time. However, the Invincible aircraft carrier immediately turned on its power.
Electronic interference was sent out, causing the Harpoon missile to lose its target. However, it found the Atlantic Transporter, which was trying to use a real aircraft carrier as a cover to hide near the Invincible. As a result, this temporarily modified simple aircraft carrier
It was hit by a Harpoon missile and sank to the bottom of the sea.”
"Boss! Did you fish it out!?" Kunchai exclaimed in surprise.
"What the fuck -" Qin Fei suddenly had black lines all over his head, "I'm not an archaeologist, and I have no intention of going to South America to salvage that broken ship!"
Everyone laughed, feeling that Kunchai really didn't have much military knowledge.
A simple aircraft carrier has been sunk at the bottom of the sea for decades, and it has long been turned into scrap metal when it is retrieved.
Kunchai's idiotic question immediately relaxed the tense atmosphere in the entire briefing room.
"Okay, okay, stop laughing." Qin Fei glanced at Kuncai and said, "It's okay, just read more books. Don't go to Zunni's bar to pick up girls whenever you have free time. It won't do you any good."
Kunchai's face suddenly turned red, and he almost couldn't find a crack to crawl into the ground.
"Let's get down to business. I didn't salvage the Atlantic Transporter. However, the Sun Never Sets Empire not only refitted one ship, but two. The other one had a smaller displacement of only 10,000 tons, so the Atlantic Transporter was refitted first.
The Atlantic Transporter had just been refitted, and something happened to the Atlantic Transporter as soon as another ship was refitted. It also proved that this kind of ship had no protection against anti-ship missiles, so it was temporarily suspended from use. Not long after, the Falklands War was won.
, this ship called the 'Blue Ocean' will be sealed."
"You mean, the 'Blue Ocean' is now in your hands?" Old Fish asked.
Qin Fei said: "It hasn't arrived yet. The ship is now parked in a shipbreaking yard in Spain for dismantling. However, the dismantling has been stopped. Victor sent people from his Spanish office to drive the ship to
On the sea near Tiyo, it is estimated that they will be able to arrive here in five days. After that, they will install ZPU-4 quadruple anti-aircraft weapons on the ships, and it is estimated that they can be completed within one day."
The room suddenly fell silent.
Everyone knew that it seemed that Qin Fei had not been idle these days, but was making all detailed preparations in the room.
Qin Fei slid the mouse again and clicked on the satellite picture of Malo Island.
"Chen Yong, now I have a task for you. I have a topographic picture of the drug processing center in Gary on Malo Island. Have your relatives been at our base recently to help Victor repair the hangar, assembly center and airport?
?”
"That's right." Chen Yong replied immediately.
"It seems good. Your uncle will be blessed if he survives the disaster. Building the airport for Victor is a big project." Qin Fei said, "Can you tell him and send some people over for combat training in our city?"
Find a few houses in the center that are similar to the buildings in the pictures and have approximately the same area, and then renovate the interiors with ordinary adobe bricks to create a similar internal structure?"
"I don't have much experience in the construction industry, but if it is simply renovated, it should be OK. It's just a matter of time." Chen Yong said, "Boss, how much time does my uncle have?"
"One day, just one day tomorrow." Qin Fei walked up to Chen Yong and handed the architectural structure diagram to Chen Yong, "You will go to your uncle immediately after the meeting. We will start field practice the day after tomorrow. No craftsmanship is required, only
It's about the same, we're just practicing positioning and getting familiar with the terrain."
"Okay, leave it to me. I'll go take a look with them tonight. If possible, I can work overtime to start the work."
"good!"
Qin Fei returned to the front of the screen, "Brothers, it's time to discuss the battle plan..."