Chapter 1537 The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier (Happy New Year to Everyone!)
Two locations are marked on the map.
Baghdad and Nairobi are roughly 7,800 kilometers apart.
"East Africa... transport aircraft must be able to fly directly from the mainland to East Africa, that is to say... East Africa..."
Staring at Africa on the map, Zhang Tingpeng said to Zuo Mingjie, who was following him and had not yet left:
"It seems that the military's next focus should be East Africa."
Zuo Mingjie was stunned by the teacher's words and said with some doubts.
"East Africa? Not Java?"
"That place doesn't rank at all."
He shook his head. Although he was only an engineer, he was very aware of Sea's military strength and said:
"If the military is willing, they can strike hard at any time, and it will take at most one or two years to completely solve the problem in Java.
The reason why it has been delayed until now..."
I originally wanted to say that the military must have their own goals, but after thinking about it, I said:
"This is not important, what is important is East Africa."
He nodded, looked at the map, and said.
“They must have their own intentions in setting the range standard of transport aircraft here.
Tanks can be transported to East Africa by air. This means that what the military is considering is to transport heavy equipment to Africa in a short time by air under special circumstances. In the past, our transport aircraft did not have this capability. ”
"It is true that the C130 does not have this capability. The range is short and the load capacity is small. But Africa..."
Zuo Mingjie said with some confusion.
"What does Africa have? Isn't it just some food?"
Looking at the young people in front of him, he didn't say anything, just smiled. For these young people who live in abundant material and have never been hungry, they don't know what hunger feels like, and they don't know What does food shortage mean to a country?
They always take it for granted that the shelves in the supermarket will always be filled with all kinds of supplies and that there will always be endless food in the kitchen. This is the world they are familiar with.
However, for someone who has experienced hunger and war, he knows the importance of food.
“Food, because there is food in East Africa, that is, because it is our granary, that’s why the military asked us to develop this transport aircraft.
This way they can fully intervene in East Africa, like..."
"Teacher, do you mean that we will intervene in East Africa like the Americans intervened in Saigon?"
Zuo Mingjie looked at the teacher and asked:
"Does the military want to help the British?"
"No,"
Zhang Tingpeng shook his head and said.
"Actually, they are helping us. After all, East Africa is our breadbasket now. No matter what, the military will not tolerate the slightest mistake on his part."
Look at the vast Indian Ocean between the mainland and East Africa on the map. Zhang Tingpeng said:
"For now, we don't have any aircraft that can fly directly to East Africa. We can only transit at bases in the middle of the Indian Ocean... Well, this is the military's intention."
……
Over the Indian Ocean, a C130 transport plane was flying slowly. In the dimly lit cabin, dozens of fully armed soldiers were sitting. Some of them were sitting there taking a nap, others were reading books under the light, and some were There is a letter written there.
During a long journey, people always have to find ways to pass the time, and the same is true for Zhang Sixiang. He held a book in his hand and started reading there as soon as he got on the plane.
He was so absorbed in what he was watching that he didn't come back to his senses until his comrade next to him patted his shoulder.
"What are you looking at?"
""Seven Swords Down the Tianshan" by Liang Yusheng."
Zhang Sixiang raised the book in his hand and said.
"Liang Yusheng's novels? They are not as exciting as Jin Yong's. I bought a set of Jin Yong's novels when I arrived in Hong Kong last year..."
Before he could finish speaking, someone said from the side.
"That guy Jin Yong was the one who summoned the souls of the Manchus. What's there to read in his novels?"
"Oh, you can also take a look."
While the comrades were chatting and laughing, Zhang Sixiang closed the novel with some boredom, then turned his gaze to the cabin, looking at his comrades, thinking about the mission of this trip.
"Kenya..."
I’ve never been to Africa!
While they were thinking about this, the captain's voice sounded from the cabin over there, reminding them to sit tight and the plane was about to land.
Ten minutes later, the plane landed at Diego Garcia Military Base.
The Diego Garcia military base is located on Diego Garcia, an Indian Ocean island handed over by the UK to the SEA in exchange for submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The military base is 65 kilometers long and covers an area of 270 square kilometers. There is a lagoon in the center of the base with an area of about 125 square kilometers. The water depth is between 10 meters and 20 meters, which just meets the conditions of a natural harbor. A large airport was built on the military base, including 1 runway, 1 taxiway, 4 hangars and 2 aprons. After the plane landed, Zhang Sixiang saw the hangars of several H-1 long-range strategic bombers located on the north side of the apron. This is the military's most important military base in the Indian Ocean, together with Paradise Island, which guards the estuary of the Red Sea. , supporting SEA’s power presence in the Indian Ocean.
Standing at the tail cargo door, looking at the strategic bomber in the distance, before Zhang Sixiang could recover, the commander on the side said:
"See, this is the "unsinkable aircraft carrier"!"
"The unsinkable aircraft carrier" is the nickname of this base. The entire airport can accommodate up to more than 100 fighter aircraft, and is also equipped with listening stations, docks, satellite tracking stations, oil depots, living areas for soldiers, etc. In short, the Diego Garcia base is an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" established in the Indian Ocean.
"From an offensive point of view, after the bombers set off from here, they can not only attack the Middle East, but also form a strong deterrent to the hinterland of Soviet Russia and Central Asia. Moreover, it is located deep in the Indian Ocean, and few outsiders have access to it. In the middle of the Indian Ocean, its location is very hidden and there are almost no potential threats.”
After the introduction, the company commander pointed to the long-range strategic bomber aside and said:
"You see, our strategic bombers deployed here will hardly face any threats. Once a war breaks out, they can take off from here and launch nuclear weapons at enemy countries..."
This is not a secret. After all, it is known that all strategic bombers are responsible for the mission of "doomsday bombing".
"Sir, what used to be here was a British colony!"
"It's ours now!"
The company commander put away the smile on his face and said:
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"The East Africa we are going to this time is also a British colony. It will gain independence in the near future. And our task is to ensure the security of East Africa before and after independence and prevent it from being overthrown by rebels."
Then the company commander looked at the subordinates around Zhang Sixiang and said:
"Of course we are not there to help the British, but to help ourselves. After all, East Africa... is our breadbasket!"
East Africa is our breadbasket!
Even primary school students know this is knowledge. After all, they have to introduce the origin of food every day in class.
Although no one in class had ever told them how important East African food was, all of them knew that a lot of food was produced in East Africa and a lot of food came from abroad.
Because of this, they have to protect something.
Sometimes some education methods are moisturizing and silent, and do not need to be emphasized deliberately. Just the learning of basic common sense is enough.
"I understand, sir."
Zhang Sixiang nodded and said,
"We have a lot of investments in East Africa, and the reason why we are there is to protect our overseas investments."
"Yes."
The company commander nodded and said:
"Many of our overseas investments are investments from the National Pension Fund. Overseas investments are not only related to our food, clothing, housing and transportation, but also to the welfare of all of us. Well, as soldiers, we must do our best to protect all of this. .”
While they were chatting, the plane was being refueled there. The transport plane landed here because it needed to refuel.
When the plane was refueling, a Warrior off-road vehicle drove over from a distance. Before the vehicle stopped, someone shouted:
"Zhang Sixiang, Zhang Sixiang...Is there anyone named Zhang Sixiang here?"
"Homesickness, homesickness..."
Hearing the shouting, Zhang Sixiang also recognized the person calling him and immediately responded:
"Brother Guoen, Brother Guoen..."
"Haha, it's really you. As soon as I heard that the First Expeditionary Brigade was coming, I wondered if you were there?"
After Zhao Guoen hugged his neighbor’s boy hard, he said:
"Haha, I'm a lot stronger than before. How do you feel? You're getting used to the life in the army!"
"Adapt, adapt. Brother Guoen, how about you? When will you retire? Is it the end of the year?"
"At the end of the year..."
Zhao Guoen asked while talking:
"When are you leaving? Do you have time? If you have time, let's go to the club and have fun together!"
"Club, what club?"
In an instant, everyone became interested. After all, some young, energetic men always have the same hobbies. They are also straightforward, and they just like beautiful women
"Oh, it's a club on an island. This place is an isolated island. In addition to soldiers, there are also some service staff in the club. Well, there are people from Persia and Iraq. There are also people from other places in the Middle East. How come everyone Are you guys interested? If so, let's go play together for a while..."
While explaining, Zhao Guoen hugged Fa Xiao, who had not been seen for more than a year, and said:
"How about it, are you interested? Their bellies and buttocks are jumping really hard,"
The people here didn't understand Zhang Sixiang's refusal, so the comrades around him started shouting.
"Haha, let's go together, let's go together..."
Soon, a group of people were like a whirlwind, driving into the club in cars. As soon as they entered the club, these young people who had just come out of the country were all stunned by the scene in front of them - the club was full of people wearing clothes. The exposed Middle Eastern girl, full of exotic charm, and slim and hot figure, made everyone dumbfounded.
"Oh, it's wrong for you to do this, brother... This will..."
Swallowing his saliva, Zhang Sixiang couldn't help but let out a long sigh - ugh, he was led astray like this.
A group of people went crazy for several hours before returning to the plane and continuing to fly towards their destination...
(End of chapter)