Volume 1: The Empire Awakens Chapter 13: A Different Military Life (Part 2)
Within ten days, Tan Renhao and his team completed this "arduous" task assigned by Colonel Ji Xiaobin.
Colonel Ji Xiaobin was very satisfied with this, and for the first time in his life, he carefully read the plan submitted by Tan Renhao when he was not busy.
“Very detailed in every aspect and very illustrative!”
Ji Xiaobin is a very serious person. "Your efforts have not been in vain. With this training plan, we will be able to form combat effectiveness in the front of the Fifth Fleet more quickly. However, there are a few points that I don't quite understand."
Tan Renhao nodded slightly. He did not take the colonel's praise to heart. This was a job within his scope of responsibility and also the career he loved.
"First, you pointed out in your report that if a full complement of combat aircraft were deployed, the efficiency of aviation utilization would be greatly reduced?"
"Yes, I have studied it carefully and even verified it with Hao Dongjue and others using models."
Tan Renhao quickly organized his thoughts and continued, "According to the design standards of the Emperor-class aircraft carrier, an aviation brigade has 72 combat aircraft, of which only 46 can be stored in the hangar, and the other 26 must be tied to the flight deck.
If an aviation brigade is organized according to this standard, then the fighter planes on the flight deck must first take off to free up the flight deck.
This will have a significant .”
Ji Xiaobin nodded, then turned to another page of the plan.
"Also, it's mentioned here that the performance of the Navy's aircraft carriers has seriously fallen behind. Did you write this?"
"No, it was Lieutenant Hao Dongjue who was in charge of the part, and he also completed the report."
Tan Renhao smiled awkwardly, "However, I agree with Lieutenant Hao Dongjue's point of view.
He was very familiar with the performance of the naval aviation's shore-based fighters, but in order to meet the harsh conditions on the aircraft carrier, the performance of carrier-based aircraft was greatly restricted.
Especially fighter jets, whether in terms of speed, climb rate, turning radius, or agility, they are far inferior to the shore-based fighter jets of the Navy Aviation and the fighter jets of the Army Aviation.
The only advantage is that the firepower of the Fifth Squadron's fighters is the most powerful among all the fighters in the empire now!"
Ji Xiaobin nodded again.
"It seems that we really need to find a way to get better fighters. Lastly, you mentioned that aircraft carriers cannot send out all their strike forces at once during combat operations. What does that mean?"
"This is determined based on some specific tactical situations and I have analysed several main aspects."
Tan Renhao is a very rigorous person. "The main problem is that the fighters on the aircraft carrier take off and land much longer than those on the ground. Especially during the landing phase, at the current level, it is already very good to be able to recover one fighter per minute. If all the combat aircraft are released at once, considering other factors, such as the flight time in the middle, the time required to attack the target, and the final return time, when the fleet returns to the sky above the fleet, the remaining fuel is simply not enough to meet the long-term hovering. Therefore, no aircraft carrier can send out all the combat aircraft at the same time, and can only launch attacks in batches!"
"However, this disperses the air force's strike force!"
Ji Xiaobin let out a long sigh. "Well, your report is very good. It found some problems that we had not considered before. However, this is very important. It allows us to have enough time to solve these problems!"
Tan Renhao smiled a little shyly. He did find a lot of problems, but no one had ever solved them before. He was the first person to formally deal with these problems in order to enable the Fifth Fleet to form complete combat effectiveness.
Tan Renhao had not thought of this before. The Fifth Fleet had been established for a year, but it had not even done these basic work.
However, it wouldn't be long before he understood why.
"Well, it's getting late!"
Colonel Ji Xiaobin seemed very relaxed. "I will review your report and hand it over to General Liao Hanxiang. Then we will train the troops according to the new plan. You can take a few days off and relax!"
Tan Renhao also stood up immediately.
"Colonel, if there is nothing else, I will leave now."
When Tan Renhao walked to the door, Ji Xiaobin suddenly called him.
"Second Lieutenant, there is one more thing I almost forgot to tell you. Next month, a Japanese fleet will visit Naha Port. The Navy Command has ordered us to be responsible for the reception and to conduct a friendly exercise with the visiting fleet. What do you think we should do?"
"Japanese Fleet!"
Tan Renhao turned around, looking a little surprised.
"Yes, what has been confirmed now is the Southwest Combined Fleet of Japan, but it may change by then."
Ji Xiaobin's expression was not very good either. "However, it has been decided that we will be responsible for receiving the visiting fleet. The specific exercises will be determined by the Navy Command."
Tan Renhao frowned slightly. This was a test paper without even any questions. He had no idea how to answer.
"Maybe it has something to do with aviation operations."
Ji Xiaobin also felt that it was a bit difficult for this second lieutenant officer. "If you have time during this period, you can first collect some information about the Japanese Navy and come up with a few rough plans. Then we won't have to rush to prepare the exercise plan. Is that okay?"
Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head, but he was very confused in his heart. How could such a thing happen to him?
"That's all. You should have a good rest. I heard there's a letter for you today!"
"My letter?"
Tan Renhao really had some doubts. Colonel Ji Xiaobin was busy all day long. Did he want to get involved in everything, even the officers' letters?
Ji Xiaobin smiled and shrugged his shoulders. Tan Renhao felt that he couldn't get to the bottom of the matter, so he left immediately.
By the time he returned to his office, the fleet's officer in charge of logistics and communications had already delivered the letter.
"Renhao, you are so lucky. You received two letters at the same time, and they were both written by women!"
Hao Dongjue was definitely a guy who liked to make trouble. "Old Chang, look at this handwriting. It's not only beautiful, but also very organized. It must have been written by a lady from a wealthy family who has read more books..."
Tan Renhao immediately snatched the two letters from Hao Dongjue's hands. He would never share his privacy with anyone!
