Ballistic Silence of Special Years

Chapter 857
The heavy rain on the sea only lasted for one morning, the clouds in the sky had dispersed at noon, and the sun became fierce again.

Above the ocean, this kind of sudden change of weather is very common. Usually, when encountering a rain cloud, it will rain for a while. When the ship leaves this sea area, it will be another completely different weather.

It is already the fifth day of the voyage, and the fleet is rapidly passing through the Strait of Malacca.

In the afternoon, the wind on the sea had dropped to level 2, and the three ships were as stable as Mount Tai on the water, which was much better than when they encountered a tropical storm near Xisha.

The people who got seasick gradually got used to it, and even the military newspaper reporter Yu Da, who was vomited at first, had stares in his eyes and his legs were weak, began to liven up.

He was alive and well, but it was a disaster for Li Zheng.

He had his eye on Li Zheng.

Such a good typical character, such a good material, coupled with the morning rehearsal of the shot in the air that surprised the whole formation, Reporter Yu was really excited.

He would feel sorry for this escort mission if he didn't write Li Zheng as a typical deed and publish it in the military newspaper.

Almost as soon as he was free, Reporter Yu would go to the rest cabin of the special forces team, and when he got there, he would look for Li Zheng, and if he found him, he would ask to sit face to face, and start a one-on-one interview with a small notebook and a recording pen.

This type of interview made Li Zheng very uncomfortable.

He felt as if he was sitting in an interrogation room as a suspect. The reporter Yu Da opposite him was a policeman, and he almost dug up all [-] generations of his ancestors.

Fortunately, in the afternoon, the formation began its first replenishment.

"Offshore supply deployment!"

An order from the captain came over the ship's radio.

Li Zheng hurriedly got up and said, "Reporter Yu, the first resupply is about to start, don't you want to capture some shots? This is very precious."

Yu Huan thought about it, and felt that what Li Zheng said made sense.

During the convoy, the formation has to carry out multiple replenishment, including shore replenishment and sea replenishment.

Maritime replenishment is to replenish the other two destroyers and frigates through the comprehensive supply ship No. 3. It has only been five days since the voyage, and there is no need for food replenishment, but the fuel does need to be replenished once.

"Okay, then..."

Reporter Yu also wanted to talk about it later.

But Li Zheng couldn't bear him to speak, and immediately interrupted him: "Reporter Yu, everyone is out, you have to grab a good position to take good photos."

After speaking, he ran away without looking back.

The formation supply finally allowed Li Zheng to find an excuse to temporarily get rid of the bombing interviews of Reporter Yu.

It was 02:30 in the afternoon, and the formation had already sailed to the west entrance of the Lijia Strait. Going out from here, turning a corner and heading west is the Indian Ocean.

The No. 3 supply ship, which had been at the back of the formation, speeded up to catch up at this time, and first kept parallel with the No. 2 ship where Li Zheng was.

Then, the two ships began to get closer and closer...

70 meters...

60 meters...

50 meters...

The distance between the last two ships has been reduced to only about 30 meters.

On the deck of the No. 3 supply ship, a naval sergeant manipulated the skimming gun and aimed at the deck of the No. 2 ship. With a "bang" gunshot, a tough rope on the supply ship fell steadily to the deck of the No. 2 ship. On the deck of the ship.

It is not easy to accurately launch a rope from two moving ships to the deck of the other party. If the gun head is passed, it will fall into the sea, or if it is less powerful, it will fall into the sea. It requires extremely rich experience in ship work.

When the rope was launched, the officers and soldiers of the supply department on the No. 3 ship immediately split up and acted separately, fixing and pulling, and the sailors on the No. 2 ship were doing the same thing. Both sides must use the shortest time to fix the cable. down.

Fatty Wei said to Li Zheng: "After staying in the navy for a few years, I think it will be more than enough to be an ocean-going sailor when I go back."

Li Zheng said: "You can apply to study art in the destroyer detachment, and forget about staying there as a sailor."

Fatty Wei said, "I'm not stupid. I'm a member of the Jiaolong Commando, so I'm going to be a sailor?"

While the two were chatting, Reporter Yu had already taken his camera and clicked on the two ships.

Fatty Wei couldn't help but said again: "I don't know if the photos in the military newspaper will become two fishing boats transporting goods to each other in a few days..."

Li Zheng didn't understand at first, but soon came back to his senses, and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

"Cable!"

"Tighten the tightrope!"

"Pay attention to height!"

A series of sea replenishment procedures were launched one after another, and the first cable bridge was quickly built in the airspace between the two ships.

A few minutes later, the oil hose and metal joints coiled on the top of the No. 3 ship's door hanger began to stretch toward No. 2 ship along the steel cables that had been built like a snake that had come to life.

Under the command of the officer, the sailors in the supply department on the No. 2 ship focused on the huge metal oil filling connector.

This thing weighs a hundred catties, so the speed must be controlled, and it should not be too fast, so as not to hit the oil filling port of the No. 2 ship, which will cause damage to the equipment of the two ships. Once this happens, it will be an accident, and it will definitely be criticized or even punished.

The supply soldier on the No. 3 ship who controls the oil pipeline is an old non-commissioned officer. He controls the motor to keep the speed and accuracy of the pipe head. Soon, the pipe head gently stops less than half a meter in front of the oil connection port. The supply of the No. 2 ship The two soldiers went up to raise their joints, and one of them began to signal to the control sergeant of the No. 3 ship, and the command continued to let go.

Everything was hammered out after thousands of times of training. With the sound of "bang", two supply soldiers on the No. 2 ship had stuck the oil pipe joint on the oil filling port, and quickly tightened and fixed it.

"it is good!"

A supply soldier raised his hand.

"The connection is complete!"

Immediately, fuel was continuously extracted from the supply warehouse of No. 3 integrated supply ship, and continuously injected into the ship's oil depot of No. 2 ship through the hose.

In fact, as a 054A frigate, the No. 2 ship can support up to 15 days in ocean operations. If it cruises at a speed of 18 knots, the range can reach 4000 nautical miles.

Just after crossing the Strait of Malacca, there is still at least half of the oil in the oil depot.

But because it will enter the Indian Ocean next, especially before entering the Gulf of Aden, it will pass through some sensitive waters. No one can say what will happen. It is also a safe way to prevent problems immediately after leaving the Strait of Malacca in advance.

What's more, maritime replenishment is an important reliance on the continuous combat capability of a blue-water navy. At present, there are three main ways to replenish the navies of major countries in the world——

One is to establish overseas bases, such as Yingjiang's family. Their bases are located in every corner of the world, so they can complete the replenishment of ships, personnel repairs, and equipment repairs in overseas bases.

The second is accompanying guarantee.The so-called accompanying support is actually like an escort formation, which uses ocean-going integrated supply ships to replenish the fleet. This is also the most commonly used method by the PLA Navy so far. After all, it is not comparable to the Yingjiang family. thick.

Another is to accept supplies from ports of call. As the name suggests, it is to find ports to stop all the way, and replenish materials and fuel on the spot.

There are pros and cons to each of the three approaches.

The first model is convenient to supply, but the cost of maintenance is astonishing. Hundreds of overseas bases of Eagle Sauce are swallowing gold beasts every year, so it is not surprising that their military expenditures dominate every year.

The third method is the most economical and low in cost, but it is easily restricted by the port where you are located. For example, if a non-friendly country does not allow you to dock during a war, or you cannot dock due to extreme weather, or you dock. , There are no local materials suitable for the use of the fleet, and even the quality is too poor and so on.

The second type of on-ship supply is between the two, and the cost and convenience are at a balanced point, but it is not without disadvantages. For example, when encountering extreme weather or extreme missions, the supply may not be able to keep up, and This method of replenishment at sea has high requirements on the quality of the ship's sailors, and it is not something that can be played casually. If two ships collide with each other, it will definitely make international headlines.

It took a full hour, two and 10 minutes for the No. 2 ship to be replenished, and the No. 3 ship began to approach the No. 1 ship, and then began to milk the formation flagship.

After the formation was fully replenished, it had completely left the waters of Malacca. The radio on the ship began to broadcast, and the ships had begun to enter the waters of the Indian Ocean.

It was the first time for Li Zheng to pass through this sea area. He heard that this sea is not a safe place, and there are many monsters and ghosts.

　Ask for a monthly pass!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)