Soviet Union 1991

Khrushchev proposed the "aircraft carrier coffin theory" at that time, believing that in a high-intensity war, especially the saturation offensive state proposed by Gorshkov, the aircraft carrier can only become a useless coffin at sea. Even if their firepower network can intercept the next part of the attack, the remaining number of missiles is enough to reduce the carrier-based aircraft and personnel on the aircraft carrier to ashes.

However, with the development of the times, many people have realized the shortcomings of this conclusion. In Khrushchev's era, aircraft carriers were passively beaten due to the backwardness of various electronic technologies. Nowadays, with the rapid development of electronic technology, the combat capabilities of Nimitz-class aircraft carriers have been greatly improved. The aircraft carrier battle group is no longer the coffin at sea in the past, but a menacing imperial behemoth.

In this environment, Romanov still wants to use Marshal Gorshkov's saturation attack theory to deal with NATO's aircraft carrier fleet. In the eyes of others, this is an unrealistic idea.

The lack of new generals in the navy led Romanov to continue to use the "old die-hards" from before. St. Petersburg originally expressed disdain for the giant squid's attack, thinking it was a fantasy. But when they saw the giant squid attacking the military port at night, they finally had a slight change in their view of this huge and bulky monster.

As soon as Comrade Romanov's saturation attack theory came out, it was opposed by countless old comrades.

Korolev said that General Secretary Romanov was trying to commit suicide and challenge NATO's hegemony.

"Use the so-called Dreadnought-class guided missile ships and Dreadnought-class battleships to attack together with the Giant Squid and Sea Scorpion anti-aircraft ships? Plus our Modern-class destroyers and Hurricane-class attack submarines to attack NATO aircraft carriers? With all due respect to Romanov Comrade, this means letting our fleet die!"

Originally, Korolev wanted to say that whoever proposed this point of view could be shot directly, but when he thought that this point of view might have been proposed by Romanov, he swallowed the words that came to his lips.

"First of all, there is a problem with our GLONASS and Lotus systems. If you want to attack an aircraft carrier, it is difficult for you to even find and locate the aircraft carrier, which is the most basic premise. How can you detect the existence of the opponent's aircraft carrier? Our Communication satellites also have many limitations. Satellites are more likely to be affected by clouds, etc., and they are less sensitive to false targets. The recognition ability is also insufficient, and it is easy to be interfered. Moreover, the orbits of satellites vary. To accurately monitor the position of ships on the ocean, low-orbiting satellites must be used. The signal strength that can be received in high-orbiting orbits is only a few thousandths of that in low-orbiting orbits. 1. But the area that low-orbit satellites can monitor is much smaller, and the effective detection time is very short.”

"Furthermore, the United States has such a powerful spy satellite network, large-scale mobilization of the navy, and the mobilization of fighter groups. It is impossible that the mobilization of fighter groups will not attract the attention of their command. The aircraft carrier has a strike radius of 1,000 kilometers. How far is the range of our anti-ship missiles? Even if the range exceeds 1000 kilometers Here, the US aircraft carrier escort formation has anti-channel capabilities. Even if our Tu series bombers enter the range of the aircraft carrier with the determination to never return, not all the US aircraft carrier escort formation will stay close to the aircraft carrier. They all conduct echelon defense at a certain distance!”

Comrade Korolev spoke plausibly, and at the same time he also openly expressed what everyone was afraid to say in their hearts.

An aircraft carrier can control a sea area of ​​1,000 kilometers in radius. Any local ships or aircraft that enter the aircraft carrier's attack circle will be destroyed first. So in the vast ocean, the aircraft carrier battle group is like a black hole. For the Red Navy, he only saw that the planes or ships he sent out disappeared one by one, and he was completely confused as to where the opponent's core was. The best situation is that we can only know a general direction, but the command headquarters knows nothing about where and how far away the aircraft carrier battle group is.

Moreover, Comrade Korolev explained the simplest situation. In fact, the aircraft carrier battle group can use more methods to conceal itself. They can be silent, evasive, and confuse the enemy. Because aircraft carriers have asymmetric advantages in controlling battlefield information, they have great initiative in choosing tactics.

As early as 1982, the U.S. Navy held a secret military exercise code-named "Norpac 82". The subject of the exercise was an attack on the Soviet Union. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier formation used various concealment methods to advance the aircraft carrier formation into the planned strike area of ​​Sakhalin Island without being discovered by the Soviet military power. That incident was considered a shame for the Soviet Red Navy.

"Go on, I'm listening to you, Comrade Korolev."

Romanov made a gesture of invitation. He sat calmly and did not show any anger. However, it was this calm attitude that made the people around him feel panicked.

Korolev took a deep breath and continued,

"Even if you discover an aircraft carrier, it is extremely difficult to break through its firepower circle of thousands of kilometers. Logically speaking, giant squid and hurricane-class submarines can indeed enter the aircraft carrier's attack circle relatively safely. Ordinary radar cannot penetrate seawater at all, and the detection distance of sonar is generally in the range of tens of kilometers. It is very difficult to hit an aircraft carrier in a small area with a radius of tens of kilometers in the vast ocean. At least dozens of submarines need to be sent in one direction to achieve sufficient density, and the aircraft carrier formation itself will have one to two submarines. , detection is mutual, and when you find the other party, the other party will also find you. I am afraid that the anti-submarine aircraft on duty from the aircraft carrier has already flown over you before your submarine has time to report its position. "

It took a lot of patience to explain the difficulties of attacking an aircraft carrier to Comrade Romanov, who had no idea how to fight ships at sea. Korolev used various simple and easy-to-understand examples to tactfully tell Comrade General Secretary that your plan is a piece of shit.

After a long speech, all that was left was the dull breathing of the St. Petersburg Naval Headquarters. Everyone looked at Comrade General Secretary with a hidden look, hoping that he could stop the unnecessary sacrifices.

Finally Romanov waved his hand and said, "Okay, Comrade Korolev, your explanation is very exciting. But I won't listen."

As soon as these words came out, Korolev almost covered his heart and fell down. Fortunately, he held on to the wall with one hand and did not fall impolitely. General Secretary Romanov's paranoia seemed to reach the point where no one could persuade him. Even Korolev could only shake his head helplessly.

"First of all, you old guys made a ridiculous mistake."

Romanov retorted plausibly, "The monitoring capabilities of submarines are indeed limited, but don't forget that we also have a group of giant squids wandering in the deep sea of ​​the Baltic Sea, acting as outposts."

After hearing the General Secretary's speech, Korolev said disdainfully, "With all due respect, Comrade General Secretary, as far as the giant squids of the Soviet Navy are concerned, it is simply an impossible task to track the enemy aircraft carrier fleet. Their number is too small and it is simply difficult to Tracking the Soviet aircraft carrier fleet."

"Small quantity?"

Romanov responded with a sneer, "Please tell me, Comrade Korolev, if this is called a small quantity, then what is the real small quantity?"

After pressing the button on the remote control, the screen showed the Baltic Sea, with flashing red dots everywhere. Each red dot represented the existence of a giant squid, and the screen could already be described as dense. scene.

"Why...are there so many..."

Korolev couldn't believe his eyes. After closing and opening his eyelids, he realized that all of this was real.

Even the U.S. fleet was unable to cover the entire Baltic Sea with ships, but Romanov did it easily.

"Although you disdain this creature as an assembly line product of the Soviet gene replication laboratory. But you should also realize its power from dealing with NATO destroyers and the United States' Los Angeles attack submarine."

The screen jumps to the figure of a giant squid sneaking in the deep sea. More than a thousand meters away under the abyss, in the shadows that cannot even be detected by radar wavelengths and sonar, the Soviet giant squid can wander around without hindrance. in this body of water. Launch attacks on ships on the sea at any time.

"Do you know why we chose giant squid? They are a cheap biological weapon. Compared with the United States building a destroyer worth hundreds of millions, giant squid can exert its greatest advantages at the lowest price."

Romanov stood behind the others, holding his chin and smiling, saying, "They are like Slavic beasts of the sea."

In the Baltic Sea nearly thousands of kilometers away from St. Petersburg, the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier cut through the endless calm sea and was heading towards their destination. The Type 45 destroyer and the Type 23 frigate formed a huge aircraft carrier battle group. The British Empire used all its naval resources to declare war on the Soviet Red Navy.

Britain's most advanced aircraft carriers, the Queen Elizabeth class, have entered service, replacing the previous Dreadnought class aircraft carriers. There are a total of 36 F-35Bs and 4 MASC early warning aircraft in two squadrons, indicating that the British aircraft carrier fleet is preparing for the final battle against the enemy.

This is the last ray of light on the navy on which the sun never sets.

It has been gradually declining since the end of World War II. Although there has been no cliff-like collapse, everyone knows that the former empire has grown old. They no longer have the strength to face the increasingly large war monsters in Eastern Europe. In order to protect their homeland , the aircraft carrier that barely maintained its daily status finally ushered in its first war.

The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier tried to use its huge body to support the endless night ahead.

Perhaps this was also its last battle. Like those soldiers who returned home to get married after fighting this battle, they all died in some unnamed trench.

With the final desolation and determination.

God bless Great Britain.

The Catholic sailor held the cross on his chest tightly, looked at the endless but turbulent sea, and prayed silently in his heart. The carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier suddenly took off from the deck, spraying high-temperature gas, and rushed into the blue sky.

NATO is not alone in fighting alone. In the invisible ocean, the Charles de Gaulle-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier launched a joint combat live-fire military exercise. Although it was under the banner of an exercise, Britain and France were ready for a direct conflict. Once the Soviet Union's Northern Fleet clashed, they would unceremoniously destroy any Soviet naval fleet that dared to wander in the Baltic Sea. And according to previous discussions, the United States also sent an aircraft carrier battle group to prepare for a war against the Soviet Union.

A Red Navy fleet that had just appeared not long ago, dealing with a former maritime hegemon and the current maritime hegemon, although it was a bit presumptuous in the eyes of others, but only those who truly understood the Red Navy would understand how powerful and terrifying the Soviet Union was.

From defeating the Spanish Armada to the victory of the Battle of Gardland, Great Britain spent nearly a century to consolidate its maritime empire. Even the United States has spent more than half a century from World War II to the present to build a huge fleet, while the Soviet Union seems to have found another way of development, and can build an invincible fleet in a short time without taking the usual route.

The superiority of the socialist system?

In the eyes of other naval forces, only cheating can describe the development strength against the sky. Moreover, the unheard-of giant squid surface forces and the strangely shaped dreadnought-class battleships look like a group of weirdos with a crooked technology tree and full of Russian violent aesthetics, but they are unusually simple and crude with powerful firepower.

They seem to have seen the technology of another world, and they beat all countries on this timeline.

The sun never sets, France.

With the most magnificent move, they launched an attack on the huge Red Navy fleet. Those voices and shadows hiding in the dark abyss and the diffuse sea fog can only be glimpsed under the illumination of the searchlight of the navigation to see the scarlet forging mark.

In the direction of St. Petersburg, Romanov stood in front of the window of the building, silently gazing into the distance. He squinted his eyes at the sea where the sunset was setting.

Others stood quietly behind the general secretary. After listening to Romanov's story, no one thought it was a ridiculous battle plan, but marveled at the Soviet Union's strong strength.

If it weren't for the existence of nuclear weapons, perhaps the European continent would have been pushed back and forth by the Soviets three or four times. Under conventional warfare, NATO's response to the Soviet Union was simply a tragic ending.

The setting sun fell bit by bit in the direction of the horizon, and the light reflected in Romanov's eyes slowly dissipated.

No one knew what the general secretary was thinking, but those who observed carefully could notice the movement of his lips, as if he was saying something.

"Goodbye, the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets."

"Your era has become a thing of the past. Even the next American fleet cannot escape the fate of decline... The future belongs to the Red Navy and the Soviet Union."