In actual combat, once anti-ship platforms at different levels are not conducive to coordination with each other, or some unexpected situations occur, both sides can only use their own trump card. One side of the Red Navy uses heavy anti-ship missiles to attack, and the US Navy sends a large number of carrier-based aircraft to carry air-launched anti-ship missiles to launch air strikes. The attack nuclear submarines of both sides will also fight to the death. In that case, the scene may become very ugly. Even if both sides suffer heavy losses, from the perspective of overall strength comparison, the Red Empire cannot obtain any strategic benefits.

In short, the current Far East situation is a dilemma for the Red Navy and the Pacific Fleet, and this understanding is closer to reality.

He came from the outskirts of Khabarovsk at noon and participated in a long combat meeting. Long Yun, wearing a flight suit, was now a little dizzy. On the one hand, he was worried about the future Far East war situation. On the other hand, his mind was full of background knowledge and deduction process about naval warfare. This was really a heavy burden for a person who was not familiar with the naval business. In particular, the final conclusion was not beautiful at all, which made him particularly unable to lift himself up.

Yes, unlike the battles in the sky and even on land, Long Yun, who participated in the battle as Victor Rezenov, could be happy to fly to the sky and fight all the enemies. However, when he really reached the depths of the Pacific Ocean far away from the mainland, he, the number one ace of the Red Air Force, could only sigh, was it helpless to the battle situation...

Oh, I can't say that, in fact, he can still play some role, right?

Since entering the venue, Long Yun has been following the ideas of the lecturers and others, unconsciously immersed in the atmosphere of "sea confrontation". Only now has he gradually returned to his independent thinking and began to look at these facts from his own perspective, rather than from an ordinary VVS pilot.

Indeed, according to the current Far East War situation, if you do not want the war to turn into a long-term tug-of-war, you need to maintain a high-pressure situation against the enemy in front of you. Even if you cannot launch a landing operation for a while, at least it will damage NATO's strategic offensive force. However, on the other hand, the conclusions of the Far East War Command are not optimistic, so is there any other way besides launching an offensive on the ocean and facing the US Navy head-on?

Or - when he thought of this, Long Yun had an idea, even if he was fighting in the ocean, no matter what other situations were, he, or Victor Rezenov, a Red Air Force ace pilot, could he play a certain role in this?

Long Yun felt inexplicably excited when he thought about this problem. He suddenly realized that for the Red Navy Pacific Fleet, if a long-sea confrontation was launched against the old enemy, the US Navy, then it was better to say that it was a contest over the ocean than a competition between the naval strength. The outcome of this confrontation does not depend on the combat performance of surface ships and submarines, but mainly depends on who can control the sky. Whether it is attack or defense, it depends entirely on this.

A contest in the sky, no matter what the form is, isn’t this a stage where a trump card can achieve great success?

Thinking of this, my thoughts returned to reality from meditation. When I looked at my colleagues sitting around the table in the deduction room, Long Yun hesitated for a moment. He listened to the speeches of the meeting host for a while and listened to the personal opinions of several staff officers. He knew that the participants were worried about the prospects of the long-sea confrontation of the Pacific Fleet. Now it seems that a consensus is needed to be reached and prepared to report it. He hopes that the General Staff will seriously consider it and modify the formulated combat policies as appropriate.

As for the current world war situation, if we want to ensure the security of the Far East, we can have a head-on battle on the spot. If we change our minds, will it have similar effects in other combat directions, such as the Middle East or Southwest Europe?

According to this idea, an Army Major General Staff raised his hand to speak, saying the thoughts of many people:

"Then, according to such deduction, the Red Navy's campaign would be too risky.

Of course, war has always been a risk, but I personally think the benefits of doing so are not proportional to the risks at all.

Many of us here don’t know much about the specific naval business, but at least one thing, does the command headquarters have similar plans, such as launching an offensive in Western Europe to distract the Americans? In the ground battle in the Far East, first of all, the Marine Division was not prepared and it was difficult to launch a landing operation in a short time. On the other hand, what Comrade Voroshilov said was very reasonable, "While speaking, the major general turned his head and looked at the commander of the Far East War Zone not far away. "At present, the number of motorized divisions gathered in our army in the Far East is insufficient, and the reserves of oil, ammunition and other things are not fully in place. In this case, if an attack is launched hastily, it may be difficult to achieve the goal of ‘quick battle and quick decision’ in the face of Japan with abundant military reserves."

"Or, can we ask for help from our allies?"

With the major general's speech, a lieutenant general of the Land and Air Defense Forces next to him, the deputy commander of the Baikal Air Defense Zone who attended the meeting raised his hand and signaled, "It is probably a luxury to expect to improve the combat readiness level of the Far East Military Region in a short period of time, but considering the intervention of the armed forces of the allies, can it be helpful to the situation?"

"It's possible; however, we are more inclined to 'speak east and attack west', while making an offensive posture in the Far East, and on the other hand, we are actively preparing to sweep away the NATO remnants of Western Europe, such as Spain. In this way, the Red Navy can play a role, such as conducting large-scale landing exercises in the northern Sea of ​​Japan, and at the same time strengthening anti-mine combat efforts, making the Americans mistakenly believe that we really plan to attack Japan, how about it?"

"The idea is good, but it's obvious that the capacity of the Siberian Railway is not a secret. I don't think Americans will be easily deceived: if there is no sufficient logistical support, it will be impossible to attack a country like Japan... Well, frankly speaking, it's impossible. Americans are very clear about this, unless we get China's support."

"Oh, if you say that, this may be contrary to the combat instructions issued by the General Staff. In other words, it is clearly not feasible!"

"—Comrades, please be quiet and let me say a few words?"

“…?”

As a steady voice sounded in my ears, almost all participants turned their heads around. The person who was still discussing in a low voice kept silent, with doubts on his face, and also looked at the young man standing up expectantly.

Lieutenant General of the Red Air Force Air Force, commander of the 210th Division and political commissar Victor Rezenov, was standing among a group of colleagues at this time. He nodded in response to all the gazes that were looking over, cleared his throat, and then said a few words very calmly, but everyone present raised their eyebrows in surprise:

"About the Far East War, all our comrades know that a thunderous and quick decisive battle is what the alliance really needs, and all combat policies must be carried out around this strategic intention.

Then, with regard to the combat principles of the Red Navy, I personally do not advocate taking risks and confronting the US Navy head-on without sufficient confidence; but on the other hand, if you give up active attacks due to the gap in strength and let the Americans calmly deal with the Far East war situation, it is probably not a good choice. Therefore, my initial idea is that the General Staff’s combat plan has its own reasons. When facing the enemy, blindly weighing the pros and cons, sometimes you will only miss the fighter’s opportunity. What you should do now is to actively plan a long-sea attack on the basis of fully grasping the intelligence."

“Actively…planning?”

Long Yun's few words surprised everyone present, and only after a brief silence was a while ago someone repeated the sentence in a low voice.

Lieutenant General Victor Rezenov's analysis is not very novel in itself, but it is still confusing from the mouth of a young Red Air Force general. This super ace of the Red Empire is of course an invincible god in air battles. However, the issue we are discussing now is about sea confrontation. A VVS pilot expresses such an opinion. Where is his starting point for saying this?

"Yes, we should actively plan an offense."

Faced with the confusion of everyone present and perhaps some inconvenient doubts, Long Yun raised his hand to everyone and continued to say what he had just said:

"Of course, I am not a military expert who is proficient in naval combat, but a pilot flying a fighter.

But here, I still want to take the liberty to propose, "The key to the ocean confrontation is the outcome of the air competition." Everyone should agree with this one, right?

Yes, that's my starting point.

Everyone must be very clear that the American heavy aircraft carrier is just an ocean-going platform that provides all-round support for carrier-based aircraft. Its combat effectiveness is fully dependent on carrier-based aircraft, whether it is attack or defense. Other ships in the aircraft carrier battle group, even threatening attack nuclear submarines, are mainly tasked with "assistant defense" to ensure the absolute safety of this ocean-going platform.

So here, the theory I proposed is that if a carrier-based aviation company with sufficient quantity and quality can be used in the long-distance confrontation, it can fight against the US Navy's aircraft carrier battle group. Even if the Su-27k fighter jets on Tbilisi and Varyag are not yet able to perform long-range anti-ship missions, it can at least provide reliable defense capabilities in the face of the air threat from US carrier-based aircraft.
Chapter completed!