In the eyes of all. With Lin Xiaolei as Chief of the General Staff. The Navy must have been in the limelight for a while, but the reality is far from ideal.

It is undeniable that the Navy's share of the defense budget has been increasing since the beginning of the fiscal year. The new address of this site has been changed to: Heart. 8. Please log in to read!

By the end of the year, the Navy's military expenditure has accounted for the national defense budget, and the military expenditure accounts for the central financial budget, although it is higher than the average level of 2 gill yuan, but compared with the United States' 4 gills, the European Union's 3 gills, and Russia's 3 yuan, it is still at a relatively low level. For all branches of the armed forces that need to be diligent and thrifty and tighten their belts to get by, it is definitely not a small amount of money. You must know that in the year of the sword power fiscal year, the total allowance of 10,000 naval officers is only yuan. Counting all kinds of benefits, it is not enough to kill Yiyuan.

The problem is that the Navy is inherently "high-input." Services.

More importantly, the construction of the Navy has a long cycle, after the launch of a project. It is often necessary to maintain a high level of investment in the old years, or even longer. Take the aircraft carrier, which symbolizes the strength of the navy, as an example, in the construction of the "Republic", "Huaxia. After the seven aircraft carriers of the three classes, including the "Beijing" class, the three large shipyards of the Republic belong to the Dalian Shipyard of the North Heavy Industry Group, the Jiangnan Shipyard controlled by the China Heavy Industry Group, and the Zhanjiang Shipyard, which was acquired by the China Heavy Equipment Group, and have mastered the key technologies for the design and construction of large aircraft carriers. According to the normal law of development, unless a breakthrough is made in some key technologies, starting from the fourth type of aircraft carrier, it should be built in batches, and successively replace the "Huaxia" class and the "Beijing" class "Republic" has been decommissioned after the Indian war; In this way, the design life of the "Beijing" class in the next year is years, and if there is no life extension improvement, it will be retired one after another before the end of the year, and it must be guaranteed to build one every 2 to 3 years; According to the cost of each aircraft carrier battle group, calculated according to the currency value of the year, the old 10,000-ton aircraft carrier needs to be invested in the landing of heavy air supremacy fighters, light multi-role fighters, carrier-based early warning aircraft, 6 anti-submarine patrol aircraft, and 2 carrier-based transport aircraft, which are twice as large as the battle group, and it is determined whether to extend the service period, so maintaining a huge fleet with 6 to old aircraft carrier battle groups requires about 1 yuan per year to maintain a maintenance cost of about 1 Yuan per year; It can be seen from this that the cost spent on the procurement and maintenance of fleet equipment alone is about 400 million; The military expenditure of the Republic Navy in the year of Li Phantom was only a little more than 2 trillion. The equivalent of 4 yuan of the budget is spent on the fleet, and other combat units outside the fleet still need about 400 million yuan, and the military personnel investment is about that; Obviously, the navy's budget is very tight, and if it continues in the old years, or even in the blade year, I am afraid that no one can guarantee that the navy will be able to perform normally.

As a navy commander, Lin Xiaolei could not have been unaware of the budget problem.

In a certain sense, the Navy was the most seriously injured in the third military reform due to the influence of high investment, and Wang Yuanqing's insistence on making Lin Xiaolei chief of the General Staff can be regarded as an invisible compensation for the Navy.

The problem is that the power to make budget decisions is not in the hands of the Chief of the General Staff.

Although, in accordance with the actual national conditions of the republic, the Chief of the General Staff has a great deal of say in the budget, and in some cases he can even go beyond the Minister of Defense to decide on military spending. For example, in the Chang Mao Bang era, the Ministry of National Defense only had the right to approve military spending, and the General Staff had the final say on how to use military spending.

During Wang Yuanqing's administration, the situation was similar, Ye Zhisheng, who served as defense minister, was only responsible for approving military spending, and the specific use was decided by Xiang Linghui. However, when Gu Weimin was in power, especially when Gu Weimin hoped to turn the Ministry of Defense into a base area, the power of the military budget returned to the Ministry of National Defense again, and Lin Xiaolei could only obtain more budget for the Navy at most, but could not decide on the specific allocation method of military spending.

In response to this reality, Lin Xiaolei adopted a very ingenious method.

I have to say. As chief of the General Staff, Lin Xiaolei at least enjoyed privileges in terms of information.

Because I had long expected that the world would not be peaceful. The Second Anglo-Argentine War was only a symptom of global upheaval, and there were bound to be more wars to follow, and the Republic would certainly have to do something, and even be involved in some regional wars, so the Navy could follow the example of the Army of the past and use war spending to promote equipment exhibitions. In this way, before the outbreak of war, the navy only needs to prepare for the expansion of the army. The problem is that the construction cycle of the Navy is significantly higher than that of the Army. In any case, it certainly takes much more time to build a battleship than it does to build a tank, and it is impossible for a battleship to be produced on an assembly line, except for a world war; And combat vehicles are produced on the assembly line at all times. In other words, the Navy's preparations for expansion must be more comprehensive. And priority is given to the construction of combat forces with a long period.

There is no doubt that the average construction period of the aircraft carrier's absolute longest armament "Beijing" class aircraft carrier is over the same year, while the US Navy's "Kennedy" class 8 "Ford. Only six ships were built in the class, and the average construction period of the last four ships planned to be replaced by the redesigned Kenney class was even longer. That is to say, even if construction starts in the year of Lishi, the eighth aircraft carrier of the Republic can only be launched in the year of Wanto, and it will not be until the beginning of the year at the earliest.

Because he has a certain say in military spending, Lin Xiaolei first ensured the construction of the aircraft carrier.

After 6 years of milk, that is, after going to the General Staff to preside over the daily work. Lin Xiaolei tried his best to ensure that the "Beijing" class under construction was an improved version of the first three ships, and after the "Kennedy" class, the world's second class aircraft carrier that adopted the principle of smart module design was built. In the second half of the following year, after officially becoming the chief of the General Staff, Lin Xiaolei won enough construction costs for the Shan aircraft carrier in the budget of the second fiscal year, and started the construction plan of the third batch of three ships.

It was at this time. Lin Xiaolei did something very unexpected.

The construction of the second batch of "Beijing"-class aircraft carriers was interrupted at the end of the year, all modules that had not yet started construction were cancelled, and the naval command issued a new construction contract at the beginning of the year. Although the Navy paid compensation for the unilateral tearing up of the contract. However, after the Navy promised to build a third batch of whip aircraft carriers, the three major shipyards promised to waive the compensation and actively cooperate with the Navy.

It is precisely for this reason that the second batch of "Beijing"-class aircraft carriers was officially renamed the "Shanghai" class at the end of the year.

Compared with the "Beijing" class, the hull of the "Shanghai" class has not changed much, and the hull is the first part to be built, and it is also the least likely to change, so the main size and quality data have not changed much, the length of the waterline has increased from 3 meters to 7 meters, and the standard displacement has increased from Wang. The tun has been raised to a milk stupid ton, and the biggest change is still the part of the ship's body, especially the power part

The rated output power of the two controllable fusion reactors used in the "Beijing" class is about one megawatt, and in addition to providing the aircraft carrier with the maximum flight that has run over the Wujie test, it can only provide energy for the short-range energy weapon system. Because the output power of the power system is not high enough, it is difficult to equip the "Beijing" class with a high-power energy weapon system with a longer range of action. The "Shanghai" class still uses two controllable fusion reactors, but the rated output power is above the mouth megawatts, and the designed emergency output power of a single reactor is four megawatts; Although the total propulsion power of the four propulsion systems is limited by the propulsion system, which is only about the four-axis bow force and about the same size, and the maximum design flight of the "Shanghai" class is only the maximum section that cannot be achieved during the Wujie test, but under the condition that the energy system is guaranteed, in addition to replacing all the kinetic energy interception systems with eight sets of energy interception systems, it can also be equipped with at least four sets of long-range interception systems, and act as the energy supply center of the entire aircraft carrier battle group to provide electrical energy for other warships in the formation.

In a sense. The Navy does not hesitate to reduce the construction progress, but also to use a more powerful power system, that is, it hopes to equip the aircraft carrier with a long-range energy interception system, and make the aircraft carrier an energy supply center for the entire battle group, so that other warships have the ability to install a high-power energy interception system.

More importantly, the three "Shanghai" class ships were completed and put into service at the beginning of the year. The address of this site has been changed to: Bigu, please read the law!

According to the information provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau, because Lin Xiaolei already knew that the situation in the Middle East could not last long, he demanded as early as last year that the three aircraft carrier battle groups must form combat effectiveness at the beginning of this year.

Of course, the "Shanghai" class is definitely not a perfect modern aircraft carrier.

Not to mention anything else, as a class aircraft carrier with a displacement of too old 10,000 tons; In the case of a powertrain equipped with an output power over a thug such as megawatts, the maximum flight is not even knotted, which is definitely a failure. You must know that even if the power of the power system is reduced by half, on the basis of adopting a catamaran or trimaran type, it can not only increase the usable deck area of the aircraft carrier by more than double, but also make it sail to the maximum extent. In the eyes of some people, it is not necessary for the aircraft carrier, which is the core of the fleet, to run so fast, but in modern warfare, the faster the fleet, the better.

Not to mention the arrival of the Yang Festival, in the case of the degree of large and medium-sized escort warships all over the Tianjie, there is no reason for the degree of the aircraft carrier to be slower than the O section. In fact, the US Navy is already thinking about proposing aircraft carriers.

Same as degrees. "Collect the sea. The overall design of the class has also been criticized.

That is, this is just a transitional aircraft carrier. It is precisely for this reason that, after signing contracts with three shipyards for the purchase of the third batch of whip carriers, the Navy requested a redesign, and with a commitment to purchase the Whip Eye in batches to replace all other carriers, it only bears the design cost of the gills, and the design cost of the Whip is shared by the three shipyards. By the time Pei Chengyi returned to Beijing, the navy had not only negotiated the last few conditions with the three major shipyards, but also named the aircraft carrier under design the "Chongqing" class.

Although he did not see the detailed design plan, Pei Chengyi believes that this is definitely an aircraft carrier in the era of a beater.

Of course, because the work has not started, the "Chongqing" level is bad because the moon in the water and the flowers in the fog do not help at all.

In the case of large-scale construction of aircraft carriers, the Navy did not purchase escort warships on a large scale.

In Lin Xiaolei's words. In peacetime, only a minimum escort force is required, that is, an aircraft carrier battle group only needs to fight cruisers and destroyers, and the other warships can remain in the harbor or carry out normal maintenance. All in all, as long as there is no war. There is nothing wrong with building a little less and escorting warships.

In fact, the key purpose of this is to put the money to good use.

Although the construction period of escort warships is not short, compared to aircraft carriers, it is pediatric. Take the air defense cruiser, for example, the design cycle of the cruiser is about a mouth year,! The construction period of a cruiser is about 3 to years, and if it is built in batches, it can be controlled within 3 years. The design and construction period of destroyers is about 8 years and 3 years, and the design and construction cycle of submarines is around the time of the thugs and provocations. In other words, mobilizing and building escort warships in large quantities after a war that requires a large-scale expansion of the navy, that is, after the outbreak of a world war, will also meet the needs of the war and will not have much impact on the war.

Of course, the solution is not as simple as not building.

In the words of the Navy, the most rational application of escort warships is the key to ensuring the combat effectiveness of the Navy. In order to make the most rational use of escort warships, in addition to increasing the in-flight rate of warships and the time they can take to perform their tasks, it is also necessary to readjust the navy's establishment system, break rules and regulations, flexibly form aircraft carrier battle groups, and use the least number of escort warships to serve the largest number of aircraft carriers, so as to maximize the use of military resources.

In this regard, Lin Xiaolei did it very thoroughly. Under his arrangement, the Navy abolished the fleet system and flexibly matched aircraft carrier battle groups in full accordance with the theater system. To put it simply, in peacetime, all warships are under the management of the combat platform management office under the Navy Command, and only when the mission requires it, the warships are delegated to the fleet headquarters of each theater, and battle groups of different sizes are formed according to the needs. After the completion of the task, the command was returned to the command of the Navy. This management system can not only maximize the use of the combat platform, but also flexibly mobilize support materials through centralized management, so as to reduce the usual maintenance costs.

Thanks to the reform of the naval fleet establishment system, the establishment of naval aviation, especially carrier-based aviation, has also been adjusted.

Like the new establishment of the fleet, the aviation unit has also abolished the previous wing system, but has centralized the management of all aviation combat forces according to brigades and squadrons, and then allocates aviation combat forces as needed. That is to say, if the combat intensity is not large, it may only be equipped with good fighters on the aircraft carrier, and even fighters will be really available, if it is necessary to carry out non-combat missions, it will be equipped with more support aircraft on the aircraft carrier, and if the combat intensity is very high, it is possible to equip the aircraft carrier with knife mounts or even Gujia fighters. With this flexible formation, it is possible to perform the maximum number of tasks with a minimum of aviation.

By the end of the year, the Republic of China Navy had maintained the size of its carrier-based aircraft unit at the level of six wings, with only six heavy air supremacy fighter groups, six light multi-role fighter groups, and six support groups.

The problem is that the system of the establishment of the fleet and aviation is not without problems, but there are big problems.

Failure to reduce the dispatch rate when the size of the troop is insufficient is tantamount to increasing the attendance rate, so that most of the equipment is not adequately maintained in peacetime, and it will lead to the aging of the equipment. Although under normal circumstances, these problems will only be exposed in oral years, or even strength years, but the Republic experienced the Indian War in the year of the war, and most of the active equipment of the Navy participated in the Indian War, so in just a few years. The problem of aging equipment was exposed. And the most serious problem is naval aviation.

It is precisely in this way that the Navy did not compete with the Air Force on the Dejin project of Xiao Jiu and Xiao Kou.

According to the information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, the main problem for naval aviation is not how advanced combat aircraft to purchase, but how to obtain a new batch of combat aircraft as soon as possible, so that those overused fighters can be properly maintained and reach their designed service life.

Fortunately, this topic has attracted attention.

Since the end of the year, the Navy has stepped up the procurement of aviation, and the newly ordered combat aircraft have certainly been delivered one after another.

Although the aging degree of the escort warship is also very serious, the design life of the warship is generally more than the blade year, which is about a year longer than the design life of the fighter, so the pressure of replacing the battleship has not been exposed for the time being, and most of the warships can still serve at least until the combat O year. As long as the navy can purchase more escort warships in the next few years, it will be able to effectively solve the problem of aging warships.

For the imminent outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war, the pressure on the navy is mainly from the outside world.

In any case, the U.S. Navy has an aircraft carrier battle group that can be mobilized at any time, while the Republic Navy can only mobilize an aircraft carrier battle group at most.

To win the war in the Middle East. It is necessary to ensure that the sea routes are unimpeded.

To achieve this goal, I am afraid that we can only pin our hopes on the numerous military bases on the northern coast of the Indian Ocean.