In the real world, with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Pacific Fleet was in trouble like all the armed forces of the huge empire, and it really went through a difficult and bumpy period of destruction.

Back in 1996, the Red Navy Pacific Fleet, which had been organized with hundreds of combat ships of all sizes and a total tonnage of more than one million, experienced a catastrophic disaster. The two 1143 aircraft carrier cruisers "Minsk" and "Norossiysk" that were once organized were just sold to the South Korean Daewoo Heavy Industries Group for scrap steel. The other large and medium-sized surface ships were retired early due to tight military expenditure and poor maintenance. Even the top-notch nuclear submarine troops were inevitably greatly affected, and their equipment and training levels plummeted.

According to Long Yun's vague memory, in the mid-1990s, when the Pacific Fleet's strength was at its weakest, the number of large surface ships was only a dozen.

There are more than a dozen large ships, and at first glance, this number may be quite right.

However, under this appearance, if we take away the warships that are on the verge of scrapping and have been overhauled for a long time (it is called a "overhaul", and often cannot come out after entering the repair shop), the entire Pacific Fleet cannot send out ten cruisers that can be put into ocean combat. Destroyers come. The 1164 missile cruiser "Varyag" with the hull number "011", plus four 1155 and two 956 destroyers, are the entire fleet of the entire fleet. Not to mention fighting against the old enemy of the US Navy, even the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces in the east.

In short, in that chaotic era, this was probably the case in the real world.

But now, the Soviet Union still exists in parallel worlds. The situation of the Red Navy Pacific Fleet is naturally very different from that of the real world.

At the forefront of the East-West confrontation in the Cold War era. Faced with JMSDF and the Seventh Fleet of the US Army, the second-ranked Pacific Fleet among the four Soviet fleets, has not slowed down its pace of construction, even when the situation of the two major camps eases and disarmament negotiations are underway.

From the overall environment, although the economic situation of the Red Empire was not very optimistic at one time, under the leadership of Marshal Sergei Georkievich Gorshkov, the Red Navy still built a large number of combat ships to enrich its strength. Although it was still the last among the five major Soviet military branches. However, compared with the maritime force that was completely blocked and surrounded by the West in the early Cold War and had no ability to carry out ocean decisive battles, the Soviet Red Navy has now become a daunting combat force, second only to the US Navy in the world, and is far away from the third place in Britain.

Specifically for the Pacific Fleet, this marine force affiliated to the Far Eastern Theater Command, in 1996, had two "heavy aircraft cruisers" including "Tbilisi" and "Varyag", as well as the "Novorossiysk" aircraft cruiser that was previously in service, and the "Minsk" was transferred to the Northern Fleet the year before to replace the retired first ship of the 1143 "Kiev".

No matter what, there are only three aircraft carriers in total, so let’s calculate it first!

The situation of the aviation platform is roughly like this. The Pacific Fleet's large surface combat ships are also numerous. Not only are the 1164 missile cruiser Ukraine as its flagship, but there are also the 1164 fourth ship "Tajik", the 5th ship "Belarus", three Kara-class cruisers and a total of twenty-three 956,1155 destroyers. The number of amphibious combat ships is also large, which can fully support a long-distance decisive battle or a battle-level amphibious offensive.

Everyone can see the ships on the sea, but in the decisive field of modern oceans, to form an ocean-going fleet with both offense and defense, the power of submarines under the water is also essential.

In this regard, after years of effective construction, the submarine strength of the Red Navy Pacific Fleet is also considerable. Underwater fleets, including Type 971 attack nuclear submarine, Type 877em conventional submarine, Type 659,679 cruise missile submarine, total of dozens of considerable scales; in addition, there are also many ballistic missile submarines, but these strategic weapon platforms cannot play any role in naval warfare, and are more protected as a deterrent force.

In addition, compared with the surface and underwater forces recognized by ordinary people, the Red Navy's shore-based aviation force is also considerable. A large number of tu-16, tu-95 and the newer tu-22m3 bombers form several bombing/reconnaissance regiments, which exist as maritime battle assault forces, can exert strong deterrence within the effective combat radius, and the threat to surface targets even exceeds that of missile ships and cruise missile submarines.

While listening to the explanation of the lieutenant general and looking through the summary materials in his hand, Long Yun probably did some calculations for the Pacific Fleet. Of course, he could see that the Red Navy in the parallel world was very powerful, far from reaching the Russian Federation Navy in the 1990s in the real world.

However, compared with the data on paper, the results of a battle deduction are obviously closer to reality. When Long Yun thought of this, he gathered his mind and began to seriously study the process of "Pacific far-sea confrontation deduction" explained by Comrade General. Although he was not from a navy and had no idea about the game between modern naval warfare and maritime forces, since it was a war, there must be some commonalities in some aspects. After explanation, he also understood the process of deduction, rather than just a boring final conclusion, although this conclusion made him a little difficult to accept.

The process of "battle deduction" was set a period of time after the outbreak of the Far East War, which was exactly in line with the current situation.

As for the main intention of the battle, the Red Empire was to suppress and eliminate the United States' maritime power in the Western Pacific and ensure the strategic security of the Eastern Group in the Far East. It ordered the Pacific Fleet to exit east of the Kuril Islands as planned, and use the method of blocking the maritime transportation lines between the United States and Japan to trigger a long-sea competition.

Such a battle assumption may not be consistent with the actual situation. In fact, there have been many people in the Fleet Command and the theater command that have always been cautious, believing that the Red Navy should not rashly engage in ocean-going confrontation with the US Navy; however, the so-called "deduction" is originally intended to figure out the real results when something happens, so the subsequent series of deductions and calculations are based on this, and the final conclusion is a bit unpleasant, that is, "If the ocean-going battle breaks out, even if the battle is carried out within the combat radius of the shore-based aviation force, the Red Navy will not be able to effectively annihilate the main combat forces of the US Navy, but may suffer serious losses themselves."

As a bystander, Long Yun did not know the process of such a deduction conclusion. Although the process information was right at hand, what he was most concerned about now was the result itself.

If the deduction process is meticulous and the general direction is correct, then this conclusion is still quite credible, even if it seems a little frustrating - after more than ten years of high-speed construction, the maritime power of the huge Soviet Union has firmly ranked second in the world, and the total tonnage of combat ships has surpassed the US Navy. However, on the one hand, due to geographical conditions, the four major fleets of the Red Navy were almost unable to support each other during wartime. On the other hand, the confrontation on the ocean has always been a "winner-takes-all". This was the case with the British-German naval arms race back then. Even if the second-strong country is only slightly less than the overall strength, it is still impossible to achieve a strategic trend of equality in the face of the world's number one naval power.

However, since he mentioned the strength at sea, Long Yun continued to read the materials with the help of a piece of light. He had basically understood the situation of the Red Navy in the parallel world. So what about the situation of the Americans?

This issue has nothing to do with the battle of Victor Rezenov in a parallel world, and Long Yun has never paid attention to it. He only knows that the Cold War has continued in this world. So, accordingly, it is impossible for Americans to enter the warehouse like in the real world, and put horses on the Nanshan Mountain, and slow down the construction and development of maritime forces due to the disintegration of the Red Empire.

With this judgment and after checking the information in his hand, Long Yun first started observing the aircraft carrier representing the US maritime hegemony, and he quickly partially verified his speculation.

Of course, luckily, it's only part of it.

Looking at the situation in the parallel world, as Long Yun guessed, since the Cold War continues and maintains huge maritime power, the United States, which controls global maritime power, cannot be at all relaxed.

Although relations between the East and the West have heated up since the 1990s, behind the superficial easing, the military construction of both sides will not slow down at all. "Only by holding a big stick can you sit down and speak calmly." This may be the ultimate law of the human world. This is obviously not something that a certain country or an era can violate.
Chapter completed!