Chapter 670 The red flag flutters in the wind
The economy in the East is developing and the overall national strength is increasing. Of course, it must also play its role on the world stage. It is of great significance to **** the Gulf of Aden and persist in the long term.
Other countries may come to join in the fun, but they are just showing their faces, and will soon leave because of lack of money. In the end, all merchant ships sailing here must rely on Eastern **** ships.
Although the U.S. Navy is powerful, their presence in the Arabian Sea is really not strong. The main routes of their merchant ships are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and they do not need to protect their sparse merchant ships here.
The teacher of justice, the teacher of might, the teacher of peace!
A flame burned in everyone's hearts. Of course they knew what Qin Tao meant by saying this. They shouldered an important mission!
"If pirates come, what we have to do is mainly to drive them away from a long distance." Qin Tao continued: "We can set up heavy machine guns at appropriate positions on the side of the warship, or we can use sniper rifles lying down on the deck. Yes, our detonation bombs are the best weapon to deal with pirates."
After hearing what he said, Wang Shanfu couldn't help but speak: "Mr. Qin, what we are driving over is a warship. What you are talking about is the way a million-strong army crossed the river back then! Among other things, our artillery sighting radar You can lock onto the pirate's speedboat, and then shoot it quickly to blow it up."
"Yes, even if we don't use our main gun, we can still use the 730 naval gun. With the dense projectiles, we can directly smash the pirate ship into a sieve!"
Everyone has already carried out these exercises on the way here. Now, Mr. Qin’s suggestion is actually a small fight? Heavy machine guns and the like, where are the powerful naval guns?
“Everyone, think about it, what is our purpose?”
“Of course it’s an escort!”
“That’s right, we are escorts and bodyguards, just like the ancient bodyguards. When the bodyguards move, do they need to level down those fortresses along the way?”
In ancient times, dart walking was a risky business. After all, there are too many robbers on the road. If they are beaten and killed every time they come to a village, how many escorts will die? The **** agency would have already lost money. In reality, one of the escorts relies on popularity. He knows the leader of the cottage. When passing by, he drinks a few bowls of wine and pays homage to someone else. He will only fight if it is not possible. Even if he fights, it is impossible to bring down the cottage. It's just a way out.
The same principle applies to convoys.
"We just need to use various weapons to drive away the pirates and let them know that we are not easy to mess with. We cannot kill the pirates and form a deadly feud with them. This will save the pirate leaders from being annoyed and specifically select our merchant ships to attack in the future. This is Do you mean it?" Du Yu asked.
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, that's what it means. Eviction is the main thing. However, this does not mean that we are afraid of pirates. If the pirates succeed and board our cargo ship, then we will kill them. , kill all the pirates, recapture the cargo ship, and let them know that we are not to be trifled with. Of course, it is best not to have such an accident, because it will be bad if it causes casualties to our crew."
Everyone nodded.
"Mr. Qin is right, we will follow Mr. Qin's plan!" Du Yu has long heard that Mr. Qin is very powerful. Now, the general policy provided by Mr. Qin is still very suitable for the actual situation. No wonder before coming here, , he asked his superiors for instructions, and his superiors asked him to listen to Mr. Qin’s opinions with an open mind.
"Okay, let's start now. I will train with you. After completing this exercise, we will arrive at Shuangsha Island, where I will disembark."
“Okay.” Du Yu nodded.
The vigorous **** operation is about to begin!
The red flag is fluttering in the wind, our songs are so loud, the people's navy is marching forward, and we have strong confidence in defending the motherland's oceans...
“Mr. Qin, our helicopter is about to take off. Would you like to go up and experience it?” Du Yu asked.
Qin Tao shook his head: "Let's forget it. It's too wasteful. When our formation actually performs its mission, we have to pay attention and attack when it's time to attack, but we can't waste flight hours."
The takeoff of ship-based helicopters is conditional.
Of course it will be safer if every time we escort, we take off for protection overhead, but at the same time, this also means that the dispatch rate of helicopters will be very high. Consuming some aviation fuel is secondary. The key is that helicopters need maintenance. It takes two days for dozens of hours of maintenance. After several **** missions, all helicopters carried by the formation must be under maintenance.
Helicopters usually need to be ready for dispatch. Once there is an unexpected situation, they need to take off quickly. If there are no unexpected situations, after the **** is over, the helicopter will be pushed back to the hangar.
However, this **** needs to take off for the first time. They need to film this spectacular scene and then send it back to the country. Tonight's news program will show the style of their formation!
“Mr. Qin, do you want to go up and experience it?” Du Yu asked Qin Tao.
Qin Tao shook his head: "Bringing one more photographer will already occupy the space of the Marine Corps. What am I going to do?"
Although it is shooting, if necessary, it will still turn into an attack helicopter to drive away pirates. Therefore, it is still equipped with several soldiers and professional snipers, who can fire without miss on the shaking helicopter. Qin There is no need for Tao to join in the fun.
“Our helicopter is still too small.” Du Yu sighed.
At present, there are three main types of helicopters in the navy.
The Zhiba is imitated from the French Super Hornet helicopter technology. This aircraft has a take-off weight of 13 tons and a large payload. However, the body is also huge. Currently, only supply ships can carry it. Ordinary warships cannot even carry it. Don't even think about it.
Warships mainly use the Z-9, which is an imitation of the French Dolphin helicopter. It has a take-off weight of four tons and a small body. The 112 destroyer has a displacement of more than 4,000 tons and can carry two of them. However, the empty weight of this aircraft is Two tons, plus fuel and pilot, the load is only one ton, which can't hold a few people.
The other one is the Ka-27 helicopter introduced with the Lao Maozi warship. This helicopter is suitable. The problem is that it is too high and can only be carried by Soviet-made warships. Domestic warships are mainly Z-9s.
“Yes, we also need a ten-ton utility helicopter, similar to the American Black Hawk. The Air Force should have already started working on it, but our Navy still has to wait.”
The Black Hawk helicopter has been in service since the 1970s and has been used into the 21st century, and will continue to be used. In its life span of several decades, more than 4,500 aircraft were produced, which is enough to illustrate the excellence of this aircraft. .
The Z-20 later developed in China has the same appearance as the Black Hawk. Therefore, many people say that the Z-20 is an imitation of the Black Hawk. Some people refute it. For example, ours has five rotors and two windshields. Our products The warehouse is bigger and so on. In fact, it doesn't matter whether we copy or not, the key is that we can have advanced helicopters produced by ourselves to meet the needs of the navy, land and air force!
As for why it was not done by the navy, of course it was because of limited funds.
The roar of engines came from the deck. The Z-9 carrier-based aircraft took off from the deck and rose into the sky. Looking down, the scene was even more spectacular.
The photographer exposed the upper half of his body, pointed the camera downwards, and took pictures excitedly.
Huge oil tankers, tall container ships, and bulk carriers, one of which is still equipped with a sail, the bow of the ship splits the waves, and the stern of the ship rolls up waves. This sight is rarely seen!
The first **** operation of the Chinese Navy was successfully launched!
I don’t know whether the pirates were frightened or lacked strength. In short, the pirates did not come here to cause trouble. The entire formation passed through the Gulf of Aden and entered the Red Sea.
Woo, ow!
"A new journey has finally begun." Qin Tao also said with emotion: "From now on, our **** fleet will be stationed here permanently and rotated every six months. A large number of our navy's officers and sailors can gain sufficient maritime experience. .”
This is the importance of escorting the Gulf of Aden, training troops in this way!
"Yes, this is a new journey for us." Du Yu also sighed: "Mr. Qin, how long will you stay on our ship?"
Mr. Qin has many things to do every day, and there are many things waiting for him. He is here to participate in the escort, but it is temporary. Now that the first **** has ended, and various regulations have been established, isn't Mr. Qin going to leave?
"Wait until I go back. After this return trip, I will return to Gwadar Port and return to the country from there."
After returning, he had to quickly arrange the Saudi aircraft carrier. Moreover, the bidding for the domestic aircraft carrier was about to begin. Although it was a matter of going through a process, he, the boss of the Mingzhou Group, had to be on site, so that he would appear solemn. Some.
That night, the mighty sight of the **** formation was broadcast throughout the country through television signals. People all over the world were excited.
Our navy has appeared in the Gulf of Aden, and our navy is escorting our merchant ships!
This is a great moment, and our journey of national rejuvenation has begun!
Some foreign opinions are of course sour.
Hum, isn’t it just escort? Who wouldn’t? Our empire on which the sun never sets has been sailing around the world hundreds of years ago!
"Captain, the Orientals have sent out another broadcast. At nine o'clock tomorrow morning, they will **** out of the Gulf of Aden from the Red Sea and require ships to gather in a certain sea area and wait." On the bridge of the Crystal Island cargo ship, First Officer Bruce said to Captain Richard Said: "If we stop and wait now, we can follow them there tomorrow."
"What are you talking about? Follow the Eastern fleet and rely on the Eastern warships to **** you? No, we will never do that!" Richard said angrily: "The Union Jack flag above our heads is our support, but I Let’s see if any pirates who are short-sighted dare to intercept our cargo ship, will they risk their lives?”
“However, we have valuable things on board...”
"Don't be afraid. Those **** pirates, those who bully weak countries, such as Chinese cargo ships, will never dare to come to us for trouble. Moreover, we must be fast and continue sailing according to the original plan. "
"However, if we go according to the original plan, we will pass through that sea area tonight."
"What happened at night? Night is the safest. We passed by quietly, and the pirates didn't even know. Yes, we can't see the surroundings clearly at night, but the pirates can't see us clearly either. Today After sailing all night, we will reach our destination tomorrow afternoon. I don’t want to continue wandering on the sea. When we get ashore, it’s time for us to have fun!”
Bruce was very worried, but he had to listen to the captain.
When the sun shed its last rays on the earth, the Crystal Island finally passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and entered the trumpet-like Gulf of Aden.
Darkness enveloped the sea area, including the land to the south. On the coast, a group of people were talking there.
“This is the best opportunity. We must do something big and let the world know that our Somali Marine Corps is powerful!” said the young pirate leader Anadi.
Anadi is not yet twenty years old this year, but he has been fighting for seven or eight years. In 1991, when he was only 12 years old, he was taken away to serve as a soldier. In the military camp, don’t look at He was young, but his cruel attacks made his superiors very satisfied. When he was 15 years old, he returned to the village and found that his parents were dead, so he burned the entire village and asked everyone in the village to bury his parents.
Later, he killed his superiors and established himself as king. At the same time, he set his sights overseas. If he wanted to make a fortune and feed a large enough army, he had to rely on the mountains to eat and the sea to eat the sea!
“But, it’s night now, it’s not easy for us to find the target at sea, and the target is very special...”
Bang! There was a gunshot.
The little leader who started complaining had been shot in the head before he could finish speaking, and blood and brains spattered on several other people nearby.
“Drag out!”
The bodies were dragged away, and the remaining people were terrified.
“Do you have any opinions?”
“No, we will definitely complete this mission.”
“Hassan, go ahead! When you come back, you will be the deputy captain of our Somali Marine Corps!”
"yes."
“Don’t worry about not being able to find the target, its taillight is red.”
Ship navigation at night requires certain light signals, that is, navigation lights, which include: mast lights, side lights, tail lights, towing lights, all-round lights, all-round yellow flashing lights, steering lights and flashing lights.
The tail light is arranged at the stern of the ship, illuminating a 120-degree space at the stern to remind the rear. This light is white, but tonight, it will turn red!
Furthermore, no one will care about the stern of the boat. If it is late at night, if you lose your footing and fall, there will be no one to collect the body.
Hassan was stunned for a moment, then realized: There is an insider on the ship!
Hassan took his men and drove out in a fishing boat. The fishing boat was the mother ship, and there were several speedboats on it as the main force of the sneak attack.
The night is getting darker and darker.
The Crystal Island was still moving, and the surroundings were quiet, with only the sound of rushing water. Unbeknownst to the crew, several small boats had quietly moved up!
superior!
Hassan took the lead and hung the ladder that had been prepared long ago on the side of the freighter.
In many detailed descriptions, pirates are described as martial arts masters. They throw a rope onto the cargo ship, and their flying claws hang on the side of the ship, and then they can climb up. In fact, few pirates who are agile can climb softly. A soft rope, besides, is not necessary at all.
Wouldn’t it be nice to get a small folding aluminum alloy ladder? Just climb the ladder and go up!
When Hassan climbed up, he was shocked. There was already a person standing there! He subconsciously pointed his gun at the man.
“Hey, don’t shoot, I’ll take you to the bridge!”
One of our own!
(End of this chapter)