Chapter 190 Red Blacksmith

Historically, this warship remained in the Northern Fleet until it was retired, but now, history has played a joke on the Northern Fleet. The powerful warship, which has been equipped for less than a year, has to come under the command of the Pacific Fleet along with all its operators!

This was originally the mission of the second ship, Minsk. After the Minsk was built, it served in the Black Sea Fleet for a year and then moved to the Pacific Ocean, becoming the flagship of the Pacific Fleet. Later, the third ship, "Novorossiysk", also joined the Pacific Fleet.

After all, the Soviet Union did not have an urgent need for aircraft carriers in Western Europe, as land-based fighters could still reach them. However, in the Far East, aircraft carriers could allow the Soviet Union to penetrate deep into the Pacific Ocean, intimidate South Korea and island countries, and even intimidate Hawaii! Therefore, the Soviet Union attached great importance to the Pacific Fleet in the Far East.

Now, the Soviet Union's strategic situation has changed greatly, and a breakthrough has appeared in the Pacific Ocean. How can this not make the top leaders excited! In order to enhance the strength of the Far East, this huge battleship was naturally transferred to the Pacific Fleet.

As for the Northern Fleet, there is no need to feel aggrieved. The second ship, Minsk, will soon complete the final sea trials and be handed over to the Northern Fleet.

As for the Kiev, it traveled across the ocean and covered a distance of tens of thousands of nautical miles. Such valuable sailing experience would certainly not be missed by the Red Navy.

At this time, Captain Vladimir Nikolayevich Bykovsky, captain of the anti-submarine cruiser Kiev, was standing on the tall bridge, looking at a Yak-36M carrier-based aircraft taking off and landing on the deck below.

"It seems that we must make improvements. The high temperature in the Indian Ocean makes our Yak-36M underpowered," said Lieutenant Colonel Vkodist-Matkovsky, director of the aviation carrier-based aircraft.

"It doesn't matter. We are going to the Pacific Fleet anyway. The climate there is cold and our carrier-based aircraft will have no problem taking off and landing," said Colonel Bykovsky.

As the captain of the first Soviet anti-submarine cruiser capable of taking off and landing fixed-wing fighters, which was actually an out-and-out aircraft carrier, Bykovsky's resume was definitely extraordinary. He was tall and muscular, with a big Scottish beard, which was rare in the Soviet army. At the same time, his eyes were piercing and he looked intimidating without even getting angry. Before becoming the captain, he had experienced three ups and downs. He once kicked a drunk sailor into the sea and had a firing squad execute a subordinate who neglected his duty with blank bullets, scaring the other party to defecate and urinate. The most recent incident was when he was commanding a destroyer to dock in Conakry. Without any orders from Moscow, he intercepted two small boats carrying Guinean terrorists at the request of the local president. When the Navy Commander-in-Chief Seryosha reported to Brezhnev, there were two documents in his briefcase, one devaluation and one commendation. As a result, Brezhnev was very happy. In this way, Bykovsky won Brezhnev's appreciation and became the first captain of the Soviet Union's fixed-wing aircraft carrier.

However, Bykovsky was a little unhappy at this time. As a captain, he could not tolerate that when the warship was conducting aviation training, he had to obey the orders of the chief of the aviation carrier-based aircraft. The captain should be the highest commander of the entire ship!

However, he could only bury his dissatisfaction in his heart. Since this was the order, there must be a reason for it. As the captain of the Red Navy, he had to obey the orders of his superiors.

Fortunately, Matkovsky still respected him very much, and also explained to him why he had to take over the power at this time, because Bykovsky did not know how to fly! For example, when the carrier-based aircraft takes off and lands, the aircraft carrier must adjust its course and sail in the direction of the wind to make the take-off and landing of the carrier-based aircraft smoother, especially for this kind of vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the impact of the crosswind is quite serious!

Although Matkovsky was in charge of flying and had extensive flying experience, and he was also the first person in the naval aviation to fly the Yak-36M, the Yak-36M was a new type of aircraft after all, and this aircraft carrier was also the first of the Soviet Navy, so everything needed to be explored.

A few days ago, in the Indian Ocean, the Yak-36M had great difficulty in taking off and landing, which worried Matkovsky. The vertical take-off and landing Yak-36M has poor adaptability in the tropics.

Now, after leaving the Strait of Malacca and entering the Pacific Ocean, we are training again and the situation is obviously much better.

At this time, on the deck, the unique-looking Yak-36M was taking off from the deck.

The air intake of the front lift engine has been opened, with a blazing tail flame below, while the jet of the rear main engine is also facing downward, and a burnt smell can be smelled on the deck.

The guide holding a baton stood in front of the Yak-36M, constantly making upward movements with his left and right hands, guiding the takeoff of the carrier-based aircraft.

Pilot Assef was in a state of extreme nervousness. After graduating from aviation school, he first flew the MiG-21, and later switched to this most difficult fighter to operate in the entire Soviet Union. Every takeoff and landing was a severe test. He gently pushed the joystick, carefully adjusted the direction, and constantly watched the signals from the guide in front.

Finally, at a height of more than 20 meters from the deck, he carefully adjusted the direction of the nozzle. Switching from vertical take-off and landing to normal flight was a hurdle.

The fighter plane began to slowly accelerate, and when the speed reached more than 300, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned off the lift engine, and cruised normally!

"Perfect takeoff and landing, our guys are the best." Matkovsky couldn't help but say as he watched the Yak-36M take off normally on the bridge.

"Okay, can I take over the command of the warship now?" Bekovsky said, "Order, course 030, speed up to 25 knots."

In order to take off and land this guy, the speed of the warship was reduced to 15 knots. This time the order was for the Kiev to go to the Far East as soon as possible, so it was traveling at a speed of 25 knots almost all the way.

"Report, a target has been spotted in the 037 direction, at a distance of 200 and an altitude of 7,000, and it is flying towards us." At this moment, the voice of the radar soldier was heard.

"It must be an American reconnaissance plane flying from the direction of Okinawa. Order 03 to intercept it." Matkovsky said.

Now, just after passing through the Bashi Channel, the Americans come here for excitement!

The US aircraft carrier fleet came out in large numbers, including anti-submarine, anti-aircraft, cruisers, and destroyers, with three layers inside and three layers outside. The Soviet aircraft carrier was alone, with only this one aircraft carrier, crossing the ocean like this!

The Soviet aircraft carrier does not need escort because it is not an aircraft carrier, but a heavy aircraft carrier cruiser!