Chapter 1162: Gathering in South Asia
The decline of the Indian Navy has disappointed many warships of other countries that were originally watching the excitement near the Arabian Seas.
As the fleets of Iraq and their homeland left the Persian Gulf, the warships of various countries escorting ships in the Gulf of Aden all deliberately dispatched ships to the Arabian Seas, intending to finally assemble this huge fleet.
Even if you can't get close to the aircraft carrier, it's good to be able to photograph the opponent's peripheral warships.
In the sky, many large reconnaissance planes also hovered around the fleet from time to time, and even some planes threw sonar buoys directly near the warships in the voyage, so as to collect the characteristics of the water ripples and sonar signals of these brand-new warships.
In the future, these data will be used as the biggest basis for identifying these warships, especially for submarines, submarines lurking underwater, distinguishing the type and type of warship, and even determining which warship it is, relying on the database to compare the data collected previously.
If all the warship data can be collected, then the submarine will be able to separate each ship.
Because each ship's water ripples and sonar signals are almost all unique.
In the fleet, on an Aegis air defense cruiser, Zhang Kaixin, commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Navy, stood with Wu Sheng with an indifferent face.
The two stood on the bridge and looked at the two reconnaissance planes in the outer sky, without the slightest nervousness.
This kind of reconnaissance is impossible to avoid, and when they set sail, they were already mentally prepared.
"I heard that the Indian fleet has returned?" Wu Sheng said to Zhang Kaixin.
"Yes, I thought I would be able to see the Indian Navy up close. It seems that the third brother is also very knowledgeable about current affairs. Zhang Kaixin said with a smile.
"That's a real pity." Wu Sheng didn't feel anything funny at all, he was the admiral of his hometown and the commander-in-chief of the navy of his hometown.
And Zhang Kaixin beside him. is also an admiral and the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Navy, and the two are qualified to stand together regardless of their identity or status.
Of course, this is also the difference between the current Iraqi Navy, otherwise the former Iraqi Navy would have been a few small boats equipped with machine guns and 45 mm guns. Even if you make a marshal, it is worthless.
And the current Iraqi Navy is even a rear admiral. That's also a lot of weight, because a major general, let alone the commander of an aircraft carrier battle group, the fleet commander is at least a lieutenant general.
At present, Iraq has not formed a fleet. There are only two aircraft carrier battle groups. And Zhang Kaixin, who is in charge of the overall affairs of the Iraqi Navy, is not inferior to the naval commander of any country.
However, Wu Sheng, who was standing next to Zhang Kaixin, seemed a little awkward, the admirals on the two of them looked similar in style, and they were both admirals.
But actually. There is a huge age difference between the two, although Zhang Kaixin looks very mature. But in fact, it is a young man who has not yet reached the age of establishment.
And Wu Sheng already knew the destiny of heaven early, and he even looked a little like his grandchildren for two years.
This is also the biggest characteristic of the Iraqi military at present, that is, it is talented and young, and Zhao Long, the Iraqi defense minister, is also quite young.
None of the officers and generals of the Iraqi Defense Forces are over 30 years old, which is currently the youngest of all the armies in the world.
However, Wu Sheng did not look down on the other party because of the young age of the general next to him, in the past few days, he has really seen that the generals in Iraq who seem to be all young can actually be called battlefield generals.
This made Wu Sheng sigh more than once, he couldn't do things with no hair on his lips, and this sentence was placed in the Iraqi army, which was exactly the opposite.
It's just that every time I see the energetic faces of those Iraqi generals, all the generals in my hometown who have reached the age of not being confused or knowing the destiny of heaven, all have a deep shame.
Even, when Wu Sheng left Iraq, he was still thinking about whether to send a young naval student to the Iraqi Navy Military Academy for further study?
This can also be regarded as an in-depth exchange between the two navies, so that the future successors of the navy can see the atmosphere inside the Iraqi navy, which is very necessary.
For this reason, Wu Shengdu began to prepare this report, ready to submit it to the big boss, and let the big boss make a decision on the layout.
If possible, the academies of the Army and the Air Force can also send exchange students to Iraq to study and exchange.
"Do you want to drive those reconnaissance planes?" Zhang Kaixin suddenly turned around and said to Wu Sheng.
"On what grounds? A routine warning, I'm afraid the drive is ineffective. Wu Sheng thought for a while and said.
"Then let them go, if I don't drive them away, there is no need for even warning." Zhang Kaixin shook his head, and then said: "Actually, it's okay here in the Indian Ocean, but I'm worried that when I get to the Far East, there will be more eyes around." ”
Zhang Kaixin's words are very reasonable, near the Indian Ocean, the warships of other countries are all beyond the reach of the whip, and there are no powerful naval countries other than India.
Now those two reconnaissance planes are India's maritime anti-submarine reconnaissance planes.
In addition to these two Indian reconnaissance aircraft, there were several reconnaissance ships on the periphery of the fleet, and there was nothing left.
Regarding Zhang Kaixin's words, Wu Sheng nodded solemnly and said: "That's inevitable, I'm afraid that as soon as I cross the Strait of Malacca, I will be surrounded by all kinds of warships and aircraft." ”
When Zhang Kaixin heard this, he seemed to think of something, and the corners of his mouth curled up and said: "Then I really look forward to that kind of scene, to see if it is a raptor crossing the river, or a strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake." ”
Wu Sheng shook his head when he heard Zhang Kaixin's words, and did not continue to say anything.
And his heart had long drifted away, and when he set off, he received a report from China that several warships of the Japanese Navy had rushed towards the waters of Southeast Asia.
Japan even had two P-8 anti-submarine planes temporarily applied to be stationed in the Philippines, with a very obvious meaning, that is, to target the returning fleet group.
At the same time, Vietnam's navy has also made moves, and the USS Ford, USS Washington, and USS Truman aircraft carrier battle groups have all deliberately assembled and left Hong Kong, and are operating in the western Pacific region, and can go to Southeast Asian waters at any time.
Wu Sheng, who saw these news, also completely felt that although the fleet had not yet returned to China, the breath of the wind and rain had already drifted to the Indian Ocean.
And in the returning fleet, the two aircraft carriers did not have carrier-based aircraft at all, and they had no combat effectiveness at all, and even if there was no battle, it would be difficult to have a direct deterrent effect.
So this time, Zhang Kaixin will personally take the Baghdad aircraft carrier battle group to follow the fleet of his hometown and return to China.
Not only to bolster the fleet of his homeland, but also to announce to the world that the Iraqi Navy has officially risen.
(To be continued.) )