dognovel Chapter 260: Changes in Shan State, Surface-to-Air Missiles Put into Actual Combat
Chapter 260: Changes in Shan State, Surface-to-Air Missiles Put into Actual Combat
The two types of destroyers that Jiang Hua selected for the navy are both missile destroyers.
They are the 6000-ton Koontz-class guided missile destroyer and the 8000-ton Hilay-class destroyer leader.
Among them, the Shilae-class destroyer leader is a pure missile destroyer that completely abandons anti-ship gun firepower and has only two 76mm dual-purpose anti-aircraft and anti-ship guns.
Its air defense and anti-submarine capabilities are very strong.
These two types of destroyers will form an outer air defense and anti-submarine fleet with aircraft carriers as the core, and are indeed not that important for land and sea.
Because whether it is a destroyer, cruiser or battleship, they basically have no chance to fight at sea.
Therefore, air defense and anti-submarine operations are what these aircraft carrier escorts should do.
Among them, the 6000-ton Kongz class is positioned more like a multi-purpose frigate.
It can basically do air defense, anti-submarine, sea defense, land defense, etc.
As for the cruiser, Jiang Hua chose the Long Beach-class nuclear-powered cruiser without thinking.
This nuclear-powered cruiser, weighing more than 10,000 tons, is experimental in nature, resulting in high construction and maintenance costs.
But the Renaissance Army, which owns the Red Alert base, does not have such troubles.
What Jiang Hua values most is its combat effectiveness.
As for aircraft carriers, the Kitty Hawk class is no longer needed at all.
Because there is already a Red Alert base version of the Kitty Hawk-class conventional-powered aircraft carrier.
Moreover, Jiang Hua is not planning to build too many conventional-powered aircraft carriers.
In the future, the ancient navy will certainly be equipped with fully nuclear-powered aircraft carriers as a global aircraft carrier strike group, and each aircraft carrier will become a mobile sea fortress of the ancient navy.
Therefore, the six aircraft carriers, including two Essex-class aircraft carriers, two Midway-class aircraft carriers, and two Red Alert version Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers, will also be the last six conventional-powered aircraft carriers of the ancient navy.
If Jiang Hua builds the Enterprise nuclear-powered aircraft carrier according to the future needs of the navy, the initial plan is to build four. The Enterprise nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the Long Beach nuclear-powered cruiser are the same model. This is also the scale of the ancient country's navy aircraft carriers in the future.
If it continues to increase, there are only two possibilities: one is the outbreak of a world war, and the other is the upgrade of the base.
However, the tonnage of the Essex-class aircraft carrier is still a bit small, and it is not far from retirement.
The reason is also very simple.
Second-generation fighter jets are basically twin-engine, especially the core F-4 Phantom fighter, which has a maximum take-off weight of 28 tons.
The F-8 Crusader supersonic carrier-based fighter has a maximum take-off weight of only 15 tons.
Therefore, it is still a bit difficult for the Essex-class aircraft carrier to take off and land the 28-ton F-4, and the number of them carried is not large.
Therefore, Jiang Hua plans to convert these two aircraft carriers into fleet command ships and add two conventional-powered heavy aircraft carriers.
As for battleships, their number will definitely not increase any further.
A total of eight battleships is already enough.
In addition to these combat ships, the Navy will continue to add several new members.
These include the Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, the Thomaston-class dock landing ship, the Sacramento-class comprehensive supply ship, etc.
The emergence of these ships will greatly increase the navy's amphibious landing combat capabilities and maritime supply capabilities.
The biggest improvement from this small upgrade has to be on the navy side.
Of course, the improvements in the army and air force are also significant. Perhaps the only one that has not seen any improvement is the Strategic Rocket Force.
However, for the Strategic Rocket Force, it doesn’t matter even if it is not upgraded, as it can still carry out global strikes.
The arrival of new equipment will inevitably lead to changes in the organization of the Renaissance Army.
The organization also changes with changes in equipment and tactics.
Moreover, Jiang Hua is also planning to set up a number of brigade-level combat groups to test the waters.
If actual combat proves that the combined brigade is feasible, it can be deployed throughout the army.
If it doesn't work, it will just be an experimental force and will not affect the overall situation.
Just as the whole country of the ancient country was celebrating, a major event also took place in the Shan Kingdom in Southeast Asia.
Long Jianzhang, the former governor of Yunnan in the ancient country, led tens of thousands of troops to launch a large-scale attack in the northern part of Shan State, and captured the northern part of Shan State in a short period of time.
This news directly alarmed the top leaders of John Country.
Although Shan State was just a small and inconspicuous colony of theirs.
But the strategic location of this country is very important to John's country.
As the British Empire, among its numerous colonies, the most important one for them was the White Elephant Kingdom.
The White Elephant Kingdom is the absolute Achilles' heel of the John Empire. Anyone who dares to touch them will be killed to the death.
The Shan State was not only located on the border of the White Elephant State, but also bordered the Singapore and Malay Peninsula to the east, connecting the two most important colonies.
At this time, Long Jianzhang suddenly came out with a large army, wanting to get his hands on the Shan Kingdom.
This undoubtedly angered the top leaders of John's country.
We can't defeat the powerful Fuxing Army, but can we defeat you?
So John mobilized more than 100,000 troops to reinforce Shan State.
At the same time, additional troops were sent from the country to Baixiang and Shan State.
Long Jianzhang was so bold as to launch an attack on the Shan Kingdom. They would never believe that there was no trick involved.
They were almost certain that the Fuxing Army was behind Long Jianzhang.
If Long Jianzhang could take over the Shan Kingdom, it would definitely be most beneficial to the ancient country.
This also aroused John's vigilance.
Could it be that after resolving the domestic chaos, the Fuxing Army wants to get involved in their Southeast Asian colonies?
In Prime Minister Carlson's view, this possibility is very high.
If Long Jianzhang had led the Long family army before, he might not have been able to defeat John's colonial troops.
But now the Long family army can be described as having been reborn.
Not only are the troops well-equipped, but there are also a large number of Fuxing Army instructors in the troops, so they are quite strong in combat.
And Long Jianzhang also made a promise to them.
As long as we can take over the Shan Kingdom, we will give them land, women and fields.
When the military merit system of the Qin Dynasty was brought out, one can imagine how high the fighting spirit of the Long family army was.
As Long Jianzhang led his troops to attack the central mountainous area of Shan State, reinforcements from Baixiang and Singapore and Malaysia had also arrived in Shan State.
The two sides soon had a fierce clash in Mandera, a major city in central Shan State.
Mandera City is the most central city in Shan State. It is a transportation hub in the central region, connecting the north and south regions.
It is also the only way for Long Jianzhang to advance into the south.
When the two sides started to collide, John's side discovered something was wrong.
This unit had extremely fierce firepower and strong combat effectiveness, and it directly suppressed them.
This also led to John's colonial defenders beginning to retreat.
At one point they thought that the Renaissance Army had joined the war, but they could not produce any evidence.
At this critical moment, the Royal Air Force from John's Empire took action.
More than three hundred fighter planes roared in.
Although some of them were still old-fashioned biplane fighters, this still caused some damage to the Southwest New Army, which had no fighter planes, and curbed the offensive of the Long Family Army.
John's colonial army even took the opportunity to recapture many strategic locations, and the two sides entered a stalemate.
As a veteran empire, John is quite capable.
After all, the Southwest New Army is not the Renaissance Army.
This strategic stalemate and war of attrition is extremely disadvantageous to Long Jianzhang.
The soldiers he led fought based on the courage in their hearts.
If the casualties are too heavy and the war turns into a war of attrition, morale will inevitably be affected.
"Send a telegram to the president. We need more anti-aircraft guns to deal with John's planes. It would be best if we could get a batch of advanced aircraft.
I’m willing to pay for it!”
The Air Force has advanced fighter jets, including a batch of P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs.
There is no problem in providing them with a batch of aid. Helping the Long family build a relatively advanced air force will also be beneficial to the ancient country.
But they have the plane, but where is the pilot?
We can't send active-duty pilots from the Restoration Army, right?
The Air Force has also trained a group of novice pilots, allowing these rookies to take advantage of this rare air combat opportunity to gain some experience.
At the same time, it can also help Long Jianzhang train pilots.
"Notify Zhuang Hua and have him send a surface-to-air missile unit to secretly enter Shan State to assist the Long Family Army in combat."
Jiang Hua felt that this was a good opportunity to test new equipment, so he suddenly had an idea and wanted to test the combat effectiveness of the surface-to-air missile force.
After receiving the order, Army Commander Zhuang Hua immediately mobilized the 54th Surface-to-Air Missile Brigade to secretly deploy in northern Shan State.
The 8th Air Defense Brigade is affiliated to the th Army, which is now stationed in Kunjiang Province and is also the closest unit to Shan State.
After receiving the order, the 8th Air Defense Brigade moved towards Shan State as quickly as possible.
One after another, C-130 tactical transport planes carrying all the equipment of the th Air Defense Brigade landed at a newly built field airport in northern Shan State.
As the commander of the Long family army, Long Zhenjiang personally rushed to the airport to welcome the arrival of this army.
However, he didn't even enter the gate on this side of the airport.
The surface-to-air missile force is a highly confidential force, so even Long Zhenjiang cannot contact it.
Long Zhenjiang didn't dare to have any bad thoughts about this and could only go home honestly.
Anyway, as long as the country is willing to support them, that's enough.
The first to be deployed was the 81st Surface-to-Air Missile Battalion.
The 81st Surface-to-Air Missile Battalion is a standard key point air defense unit, and the missiles it is equipped with are also the famous SAM-2 air defense missiles.
This was also the missile that shot down the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft in the original time and space.
It has strong mid- and high-altitude performance and a high hit rate.
Therefore, in the army, it is mainly responsible for the air defense of key areas, while also taking into account the field air defense mission.
A set of SAM-2 surface-to-air missiles includes 6 launchers, 6 transport vehicles, a turret tracking radar, a turret early warning/search radar, a fan-shaped fire control radar, a command vehicle, a power supply vehicle, a refueling vehicle, etc.
A set of SAM-2 surface-to-air missiles is a battalion-level organization.
Although it is a battalion, in terms of level, the surface-to-air missile battalion is a proper regimental-level organization.
The main area where John's Royal Air Force appeared was the city of Mandera.
The 81st Surface-to-Air Missile Battalion was also deployed in a valley behind the city of Mandera, and the radar was deployed on the high ground.
This was also the first time that the Fuxing Army used surface-to-air missiles in actual combat.
The Army wanted to use it before, but the Air Force never gave them the opportunity.