Chapter 362: Carrier-based aircraft? Too few!
The 60th Yunnan Army had never fought such a strong war, so they were somewhat uncomfortable facing such a strong war suddenly.

After all, they had fought very hard battles before, so how could they be so wealthy now?

Not to mention light weapons, tanks are directly deployed to each infantry battalion to accompany them in the attack.

Originally, Zhao He proposed a large-scale armored force, but was rejected by Cun Yunsheng.

Because to him, the tropical rainforest was simply not suitable for launching a torrent of steel.

One tank platoon per infantry battalion would be sufficient.

If it doesn't work, just call for air support.

It was because the Japanese army took too big a step. Unless the Japanese army ignored it and lost all other battlefields, they would concentrate all their energy on dealing with him.

Otherwise, in this kind of local battle, the Japanese army would not be his opponent at all.

Unfortunately, the Japanese army could not just give up such a large territory.

So this configuration is sufficient.

Even so, the combat effectiveness of the 60th Yunnan Army soared, and it became very easy to deal with the Japanese army, not as difficult as before.

"Keep pushing forward and try to reach Lion City in one breath." Duan Zhenguo said.

"Okay, I'll give the order right away." An Enpu nodded.

Next, the 60th Yunnan Army was divided into three echelons and continued to advance forward.

Cun Yunsheng was not worried at all about the situation in Borneo.

Including the indigenous troops there, there are almost 100,000 people, and they are also supported by fighter jets.

Fishing boats deliver supplies every day. It would be terrible if something could go wrong.

Moreover, his requirement for them is to proceed step by step and not be too hasty.

After all, he has not yet figured out how to defend the Strait of Malacca if he occupies it.

Those missiles are still being improved, mainly due to guidance issues.

Work has already begun on resolving this issue by introducing wireless and radar guidance.

But this is not something that can be solved in a day or two; it will take a long time.

That's why Cun Yunsheng is not in a hurry at all.

Fortunately, during this period, Cun Yunsheng started to let Zhang Yang train carrier-based aircraft again.

That’s right, it’s a carrier-based aircraft.

Because he has begun to pay attention to aircraft carriers.

"How is the carrier-based aircraft training going?" Cun Yunsheng suddenly asked Meng Fanle who had just returned.

He sent Lin Yi to engage in land reclamation and immigration.

As for Changsha, he sent someone else.

So Meng was transferred back because he was tired.

Meng Fanle, who had just returned, was still getting familiar with the situation, but Cun Yunsheng's words completely stunned him.

Carrier-based aircraft? When did we get carrier-based aircraft?

I do not know how?
What exactly happened?
I haven't heard of this project.

Moreover, he has so many things to take care of every day now. He hasn't sorted out all the things that have accumulated before. Naturally, he was a little confused when he was asked this question suddenly.

"I can tell from your expression that you definitely didn't pay attention. But it's not your fault. I've been too busy with work recently and a lot of things have been thrown at you. Besides, you just came back. I see your hair is starting to turn white." Cun Yunsheng saw Meng Fan's confused expression and guessed that he definitely didn't know.

"You've really worked hard during this period, running around," Cun Yunsheng comforted.

"My Lord...I..." Meng Fanle wanted to explain something but was interrupted by Cun Yunsheng.

"No need to say so much, I know. Let's go to the aircraft carrier training base and take a look." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and waved his hand.

The aircraft carrier that Cun Yunsheng was talking about is actually a cruise ship.

It is completely in accordance with the standards of the US military's escort aircraft carrier.

Anyway, he certainly can't build a standard aircraft carrier now.

But there is no problem in converting a cruise ship into an aircraft carrier.

And once an aircraft carrier is built, it will attract more people.

In fact, Cun Yunsheng was targeting the ship workers at the Jiangnan Shipyard.

We have dug up a lot, but it is still not enough.

He needs to pack up the other party.

I believe that by that time, his shipbuilding skills will definitely be greatly improved.

Now, let’s take a 10,000-ton cruise ship to test the waters.

Fortunately, the Siamese royal family has such a cruise ship, otherwise he would not even have a subject to experiment with.

All the buildings above were flattened, and an elevator was installed at the rear of the cabin, specifically for raising and lowering carrier-based aircraft.

Europe is now also using cruise ships to transform aircraft carriers.

We don't need a lot, as long as we can take off twenty or thirty carrier-based aircraft, it will be enough.

If the quality is not good, then the quantity will come up.

This is the thinking of the four navies over there, and it really opened up Cun Yunsheng's mind.

Yes, if the quality is not good, I will make up for it with quantity.

Ten escort aircraft carriers mean that two to three hundred fighter jets can be launched at a time.

Moreover, the German engineers they recruited are involved in all walks of life.

With the help of German engineers and the few employees of the Jiangnan Shipyard, it was really easy to convert a cruise ship.

According to the advice of German engineers, the transformation could be completed in two to three months at most.

If the equipment were more advanced, it would probably only take a month.

So Cun Yunsheng immediately launched the aircraft carrier project.

Soon Cun Yunsheng and Meng Fanle arrived at the aircraft carrier's training base.

For Cun Yunsheng, he attaches great importance to aircraft carriers.

In his eyes, an aircraft carrier not only represents the strength of a country's naval power, but also reflects whether a country's will is firm and its combat effectiveness.

As time went on, the development of aircraft carriers gradually shifted from the naval strategic direction to the national strategic level, so the importance of aircraft carriers is very high.

At this time, when he came to the training base of the aircraft carrier, Cun Yunsheng wanted to see the training of the F4U fighter jets obtained by using the gold finger. It was a pity that the gold finger was not powerful enough, it would be better if there were more advanced carrier-based aircraft.

For example, the F-8 carrier-based aircraft and the F-86 Sabre.

The latter has the disadvantage that it may inadvertently cause a violent artificial pitch when the pilot is flying at low altitude and high speed.

If it is a veteran pilot, it may be fine, but if it is a rookie with little experience, the plane may be destroyed and everyone on board may die.

However, Cun Yunsheng believes that as the rookie becomes a veteran, he will be able to start flying the F-86 Sabre directly if he draws it in the future.

The superior performance of carrier-based aircraft is extremely important for an aircraft carrier.

Without excellent carrier-based aircraft to fight the enemy, even if the navy is given countless aircraft carriers, they will not have any combat capability. An aircraft carrier without carrier-based aircraft is just a decoration and poses no threat to the enemy.

You may even become a target of the enemy, lose your glory, or even waste resources.

As for Cun Yunsheng’s ideal carrier-based aircraft model.

That must be the F-8 carrier-based aircraft.

The F-8 carrier-based aircraft is definitely the most advanced carrier-based aircraft in this era.

Even if we engage in a battle with Japanese aircraft carriers in the future, we will still be the dominant force.

Others may not understand the strength of the F-8 carrier-based aircraft, but Cun Yunsheng knows that this carrier-based aircraft is definitely the overlord of this era.

Not only that, this fighter jet still has room for upgrading and modification, so as long as Cun Yunsheng's industrial strength is improved, it can be upgraded and modified, and it will become more advanced in the future.

"Commander in Chief, you're here?" At the aircraft carrier training base, Zhang Yang quickly came to Cun Yunsheng and saluted.

"Well, don't be so empty. I'm here to check the training situation of the carrier-based aircraft pilots. How have they been training recently? Can they meet my requirements? What we lack now is an aircraft carrier. With it, we will be the overlord of the ocean in this sea area in the future. Who dares to look down on us?" Cun Yunsheng said without any nonsense.

"The aircraft carrier is ready." Zhang Yang was almost drooling.

"No." Cun Yunsheng said honestly.

As a result, Zhang Yang was speechless. You haven’t even finished it yet, and you’re still urging me?
"Sir..."

"Although it's not ready yet, it will be almost done. It will be launched in two or three months at most. We will have more and more aircraft carriers in the future. It is said that there is a half-finished Guoguang in Shancheng? I don't know whether it is true or not." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

"I've heard of it, but I don't know whether it's true or not. There are too many factions in the navy." Zhang Yang said casually.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. How is the training going?" Cun Yunsheng asked again.

Hearing this, Zhang Yang said quickly: "Commander, the ace pilots transferred from the Air Force are already able to fully fly the F4U carrier-based aircraft. As for those rookie pilots, they are still a little short of that. They need to fly for at least a hundred hours."

"Besides, we have no experience in aircraft carrier operations, so I am still a little worried."

"Your support is really strong. You even transferred an ace pilot?" Cun Yunsheng was stunned. He remembered that the Air Force did not have enough pilots. They reported to him more than once, hoping to replace a group of flight instructors.

"Yes, carrier-based aircraft are a new type of military force. If we don't have ace pilots and only rely on rookie pilots, we will still be groping in the dark." Zhang Yang nodded repeatedly.

"I totally agree with your decision, so I directly transferred all the ace pilots here."

"But the deck has been a bit worn lately."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng's face turned cold. He looked at Zhang Yang and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"

"It may have something to do with the fact that we have been training for too long. The steel on the deck shows signs of melting under the high temperature. The quality of our steel is still not up to standard." Zhang Yang said as he took Cun Yunsheng to the uneven deck.

Looking at the deck in front of him, Cun Yunsheng immediately understood what was going on. Although he had asked for the best steel at the time, civilian steel could not be compared with military steel at all, and he could not get the military steel formula at all. After all, special steel is a national treasure for everyone.

Regarding the steel formula, William directly refused and would only give the civilian steel formula at most.

He also vowed that there was enough steel for civilian use and there was no need to use military steel.

Now it seems that I have been cheated.

But it doesn't matter, he will make the German spit it out obediently.

Thinking of this, Cun Yunsheng pondered for a while: "It is related to the quality of steel. I will find a way to solve this problem. I will let people pay attention to the subsequent aircraft carrier transformation."

At present, all countries have propeller-type carrier-based aircraft, and the requirements for the deck are not high. To put it bluntly, even a wooden board can take off, but jet aircraft cannot. Special steel must be used as the deck, otherwise it will easily melt over time.

Presumably this is also the reason why William proposed the use of civilian steel.

Because it's really enough.

You should know that the Japanese aircraft carriers still used wooden boards.

"Why don't we let them perform first?" Zhang Yang obviously saw that Cun Yunsheng wanted to watch a performance, so he suggested.

"No need to make any arrangements, just sound the combat alert and I'll see how they react." Seeing Zhang Yang was about to prepare, Cun Yunsheng simply waved his hand.

"Yes!" Zhang Yang did not hesitate and took out his whistle immediately. Soon, the entire training base was filled with a level one combat alert, which meant that an enemy ship was invading. All pilots immediately took off to meet the enemy. Although they knew it was fake, the level one combat alert was a signal, it meant war, and everyone became nervous.

Not long after, the first carrier-based aircraft took off quickly from the deck of the aircraft carrier. Looking at the pilot skillfully flying the F4U carrier-based aircraft, Cun Yunsheng nodded with satisfaction.

Soon, those ace pilots took off from the deck in carrier-based aircraft, and then formed combat formations in the sky, ready to meet the invading enemy.

"Good, good. It seems that you have spent a lot of time on this during this period of time." Cun Yunsheng said with great satisfaction.

"Thank you for your praise!" Zhang Yang said with a sigh of relief.

"Let them land!"

"Yes!"

The landing was also very smooth. It can be seen that these ace pilots have received a lot of training. Cun Yunsheng was very satisfied.

"The training is good, but it's still not as good as I expected. So, I'll give you another month. No matter what the cost, you must train a group of qualified carrier-based aircraft pilots, with a number of no less than 300. I'm afraid this sea area will not be too peaceful in the future. The few fighter planes of the Air Force are not enough because we don't have a stable landing airport."

"We still have too few naval warships. We need to increase the number by at least ten times to completely control this sea area."

"The landing on Luzon Island showed our shortcomings. If we had an aircraft carrier, those fighter planes could take off and land at any time. There would be no need to return. Most of the fuel consumption would be wasted in the flight."

"What? You look like it's difficult?"

Zhang Yang was about to speak when he was interrupted by Cun Yunsheng.

"I know your concerns. How about this? We don't have to limit ourselves to our own pilots. You can also try to recruit those German flight instructors. As long as you offer high salaries, I believe some of them will come."

Looking at Zhang Yang's eyes, Cun Yunsheng knew what he meant. They were short of ace pilots, but he couldn't always ask the Air Force to dispatch ace pilots.

After all, the Air Force also has its own training tasks, and their pilots are in very short supply. With so many fighter jets waiting for training, they can only think of other ways.

Especially those German flight instructors in charge of training, their strength is enough to fly these carrier-based aircraft, and they may even be able to recruit some ace pilots.

More importantly, the German pilots were too arrogant.

Many German pilots who have the ability to be ace pilots are not famous.

It would be better to change the track, maybe you will become more famous.

"Try to train more pilots. It won't be long before we will have more aircraft carriers, so we are very short of pilots. I hope you can keep this in mind and train more pilots as soon as possible." Cun Yunsheng reminded again.

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)