All-people naval warfare: from patrol boats to aircraft carrier fleets

Therefore, in these two battles, it was Ramsay who was basically responsible for the command. On the contrary, as the captain of the Yanhuang and the actual commander of the Chinese fleet, Lütjens did not perform very well.

Even when the fleet encounters a small-scale hostile fleet during its voyage, the command authority is further delegated. Lin Yongsheng and Lin Lvzhong are responsible for commanding the temporary formation operations, and Lütjens does not need to intervene..

This makes Lütjens almost a mascot, using his own abilities and experience more to assist Ramsay in some intelligence analysis work. This is such a waste of talent.

Ye Bai was aware of this problem, but he didn't know how to solve it. He couldn't give up Yanhuang's long-range strike capability and return to the fleet's frontal artillery battle just to allow Lütjens to perform better. Isn't this a historical retrogression?

Fortunately, this problem has only been exposed for the first time. The cooperation between Lütjens and Ramsay is relatively tacit. There have been no problems for the time being, so Ye Bai does not have to worry about solving it for the time being.

In fact, the reason why this situation occurs is ultimately due to Ye Bai. This guy is a layman after all, and sometimes he just comes up with what he thinks.

When Lütjens was the only one before, he appointed him as the captain of the Yanhuang. According to his position, Lütjens only had the right to command the Yanhuang. However, due to various reasons, Lütjens was unable to do so. In fact, he assumed the responsibility of the entire fleet commander.

Later, after recruiting Ramsey, Ye Bai directly appointed Ramsey as the aviation commander, fully responsible for commanding aviation operations. At first glance, there is no problem with this appointment and division of labor, but in fact, the Yanhuang has been upgraded. It has become an escort aircraft carrier. Whether it is reconnaissance or attack, it all belongs to aviation operations 530.

This resulted in that after the battle broke out, Ramsay's authority was higher than that of Lütjens. Lütjens could at most make suggestions, but lost his specific command power, even the actual command power of the entire fleet. He was also restricted. After all, he was just the captain of the Yanhuang.

The key is that sometimes Ye Bai can't help but interfere and occasionally intervene, which is even more embarrassing and makes the entire command system seem a bit chaotic sometimes.

Not to mention Lütjens and Ramsey, even Lin Yongsheng and Lin Lvzhong have actually seen the current problem, but these people are all Ye Bai's subordinates, and some things cannot be said directly, otherwise it will be easy Being misunderstood as wanting to demand rights from Ye Bai, this misunderstanding is huge.

Of course, this is also because the current scale of the Chinese fleet is too small and the number of battleships is too small. This situation occurs. Lütjens and Ramsey are actually very capable. No matter who they are, they have enough capabilities. It would be strange for two people to command the existing fleet together and not waste human resources.

Fortunately, Lütjens and Ramsey were not vying for power. In the process of commanding the battle, they basically cooperated with each other, so that there would not be any major problems in the fleet due to the issue of command authority.

All in all, the issue of fleet combat command needs attention and needs to be solved, but it is not urgent and will not cause Ye Bai to have a headache now.

There were no problems with the route planned by Qi Sicheng. Several warships in the entire fleet successfully passed between the resource point and the Aboriginal support fleet without encountering them or causing any conflicts. It was considered a wind (bjdb )calm waves.

However, during the subsequent voyages, every morning, the fleet did not directly pull anchor and set sail. Instead, it released some carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance searches of the surrounding waters.

Not to mention the resource points that aroused Ye Bai's great interest, the pirate base was also one of the important search targets. Ye Bai did not forget that the fleet guarding the resource point had fought a battle with a powerful pirate fleet. , and a support fleet was subsequently dispatched. what does that mean?

This means that there is very likely a pirate base not far from the resource point. The last time he destroyed a miniature pirate base, Ye Bai gained a lot. Ye Bai would not let such a good thing go.

Although judging from the strength of the two pirate fleets before and after, this pirate base is probably no longer miniature, at least it should be the size of a small pirate base. Maybe it cannot be won with the current strength of the Chinese fleet, but still the same sentence , people, it’s good to have some hope.

Unfortunately, Ye Bai's guess this time seemed to be inaccurate. The carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft launched almost searched the sea area near the resource point, but found no sign of the pirate base. This made Ye Bai deeply Disappointed.

The incompleteness of the nautical map means that it lacks many functions, not to mention some things are not marked on the map. I don’t know if there will be any new changes after the nautical map is perfected. In the great world of navigation In this vast sea area, searching everywhere is really too laborious.

Although the pirate base was not found, such aerial reconnaissance was not in vain. The existence of pirate warships would occasionally be discovered. Once discovered, Ye Bai had no intention of holding back and directly ordered them to be sunk.

When the pirate fleet discovered by aerial reconnaissance was not large in size, Ye Bai did not even send out a fleet of carrier-based aircraft. Instead, he asked Lütjens to command the fleet to approach and then sink it through fleet artillery battle. Get rewards.

This is Lütjens's strength, and the pirate fleets that are discovered generally only have a few destroyers, which will not put too much pressure on the fleet. Although there will be some damage, after receiving reports from the captains of each ship, When he said that some crew members had successfully improved their personal abilities, Ye Bai deeply felt that it was all worth it.

But Ye Bai is really curious. Up to now, the fleet has passed through a lot of sea areas and has discovered the existence of many player warships, but very few alien player warships have been found. This is really incomprehensible.

If Ye Bai hadn't discovered a large number of alien player battleships in the previous resource point battle activity space, he would really have suspected that there might not be any so-called alien players in the world of navigation. It was really abnormal..

After sailing at sea for several days, even the Zhiyuan, which had been undergoing modification in the small space of the logistics cabin, successfully completed the modification, transforming it from an old-fashioned cruiser into a serious destroyer, and there was still no problem. reward.

This time's transformation, in addition to transforming the Zhiyuan into a destroyer, also strengthened its air defense and anti-submarine capabilities. The biggest change should be the change in the power system and firepower system.

The original three twin-mounted 127mm guns were removed from the stern one and replaced with two depth charge ejector and four twin-mounted 40mm cannons. There was a specially installed sonar system and the replacement of power equipment. As a result, the modified Zhiyuan not only increased its top speed to 35 knots, but also strengthened its anti-aircraft firepower and acquired anti-submarine capabilities.

After learning about the combat effectiveness of the brand-new Zhiyuan through the experts from the shipyard and the attribute introduction given by the system panel, Ye Bai named it Huarong with a smile, and added the Pengze, Yujiang, and Zhen in the fleet. The three destroyers belonging to the Benson class, the An, were sent into the small space of the logistics bay.

After this transformation of the Zhiyuan, as well as some technologies learned from the construction drawings of the Fletcher-class destroyer, the shipyard in the small space of the logistics compartment has the ability to transform the Benson-class destroyer.

They don't need to be modified to be very powerful. They all need to be modified according to the standards of the new Huarong. The firepower system and power system can be modified to become a true high-speed destroyer with air defense and anti-submarine capabilities.

With the experience of modifying the Huarong, it will be much simpler to modify these three Benson-class destroyers again, and it does not require major changes to the hull structure. Many modifications can also be made through the system panel. The battleship transformation interface is completed, which is quite fast.

In less than one day, all three warships were modified to meet Ye Bai's needs. With one order, the five destroyers in the current Chinese fleet formed the first destroyer formation of the Chinese fleet. The formation The commander is Deng Shichang, the captain of the Huarong.

As for the cruiser formation, which has not yet been formed, there are currently only two light cruisers, Dongyang and Jiutai, in the fleet. There is no need to form a separate cruiser formation. They can just stay with Yanhuang and act as personal guards. They belong to Rutte Yan Si unified command.

However, this is only the current establishment. There is no problem when the fleet is sailing in formation, but in wartime, it is different. When the fleet artillery battle is needed, Lütjens will dispatch according to the specific war development. The battleships formed a mixed formation, completely disrupting the organization.

To put it bluntly, Ye Bai's appointment was actually based more on personal relationships, mainly Deng Shichang. Not to mention his ability and reputation, he was also a system-certified naval lieutenant colonel. He could not hold a higher status in the fleet than Lin Yongsheng and Lin Yongsheng. Lin Lvzhong, the two naval lieutenants, must be even lower.

There are not many light cruisers in the Chinese fleet, but Ye Bai has always looked down upon this Linxian-class light cruiser, especially after obtaining the construction drawings of the Brooklyn-class light cruiser, he looked down upon it even more..

Therefore, in the short term, he is not going to buy or build the Linxian-class light cruiser from the system mall. As a result, Deng Shichang can only serve as the captain of the destroyer for a long time.

Now, in this way, a destroyer formation is formed and Deng Shichang is appointed as the formation commander. Regardless of its significance in actual combat, it is more in line with Deng Shichang's military rank..