novelaction Chapter 317: EATO adds new members, colonial powers are ready to make moves
Chapter 317: EATO adds new members, colonial powers are ready to make moves
Soon, the English Far East Fleet knew what these ancient warships were going to do. (Adjust the country name to make it easier to pronounce)
The English fleet's speed was not very fast, only about 18 knots.
The main reason was that the maximum speed of the Nelson battleship was only 23 knots, so they couldn't run fast even if they wanted to.
On the ancient country's fleet side, even the largest arsenal ship, the Yujing, can run at more than 30 knots.
The fleet traveled at a high speed of 28 knots and reached the front of the English fleet in less than half an hour, then slowed down.
"The ancient country's fleet is about to intercept us again!"
After seeing this scene, the captain of the battleship Nelson already had some guesses in his mind.
The facts were just as he expected.
"This is the Third Fleet of the Ancient Kingdom. We are carrying out a military mission. The Gulf of Siam has been blocked. No military vessels from any country are allowed to enter. Fleet ahead, please turn around immediately.
Any attempt to intrude will be regarded as a provocation and we will retaliate with force!"
The captain didn't understand Chinese, but someone else could.
After the translation, not only the captain, but also the officers beside him had ugly expressions.
"Fuck, who do the ancient people think they are? The Gulf of Siam is public waters, they have no right to blockade it!"
The captain also picked up the intercom and shouted in a low voice with some exasperation: "You have no right to block public waters. You are not complying with international rules."
On the battleship Yujing, the captain was so angry that he laughed.
"International rules? Decades ago, or even a few years ago, did you openly abide by international rules when you openly stationed your fleet on the land of the ancient country?
Stop talking to me about international rules.
All I know is that whoever has the bigger gun barrel rules the rules.
Now, here, we are the rules. If you dare to break in, you can give it a try. I will see if I dare to hit you or you will be finished!"
After shouting, the captain hung up the intercom and was too lazy to pay any more attention to them.
"Keep a close eye on them. If they dare to cross the line, use anti-ship missiles to deal with them."
The Kunlun and Yujing battleships, as Kunlun-class battleships, were the first batch of battleships to enter the shipyard for modernization.
This modernization modification is mainly aimed at ship electronics and armament.
Air-to-air radar, sea-to-sea radar, 3D frequency array scanning radar, fire control radar, lighting radar, etc.
In addition, it is equipped with a digital guidance fire control computer, an advanced weapon command system, a display console, a radar image processor and the first generation of universal tactical data link, also known as the Link 2 tactical data link.
This universal tactical data link is also a joint data distribution system for the three armed forces. It can be used alone or for joint combat data distribution among the three armed forces.
This is actually an improvement based on the Eagle Link series data link, replacing and simplifying a large amount of underlying code.
Simply put, it has been improved with more advanced military concepts.
In terms of armament, a large number of anti-aircraft guns were removed, which also freed up a lot of space for the installation of air defense weapons such as the Phalanx close-in defense system, Sea Sparrow short-range air defense missiles, and Standard 1 medium- and long-range air defense missiles.
In addition, several more mounts were installed for launching Sea Eagle 1A anti-ship missiles.
This anti-ship missile is the ancient version of the Harpoon anti-ship missile. It is relatively similar in technical performance and also uses active radar guidance with a maximum range of 120 kilometers.
After the Sea Eagle series of anti-ship missiles entered service, the ancient navy eliminated the huge Soviet-made anti-ship missiles.
The Yujing battleship is equipped with 8 quadruple Sea Eagle missile launch tubes, which can launch 32 anti-ship missiles at a time.
The ship also has a reserve of 132 Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles, bringing the total number to 164.
A Yujing battleship can carry out a saturation attack on an enemy fleet within a hundred kilometers.
It has all the capabilities for air defense, anti-ship and anti-submarine.
But for an arsenal ship, ground support is also one of its tasks.
Therefore, the Xuntian series of tactical cruise missiles were also installed.
This is also the first generation of tactical cruise missiles developed by the ancient country based on the Tomahawk missile prototype.
Because the global satellite positioning system is too large, it cannot currently be stuffed into a cruise missile.
Therefore, the guidance method currently used by this missile is an inertial navigation system with terrain matching correction and a digital radar altimeter.
The strike accuracy may not be as good as the Tomahawk that entered service in the early 80s, but it can also reach an accuracy of 50 meters.
For a cruise missile weighing more than one ton, 50 meters is already a fatal kill zone.
What's more, it can also carry tactical nuclear warheads with an equivalent of about 5 tons.
As long as we continue to improve it, there will be no problem in turning it into the complete Tomahawk.
For long distances, there are the Xuntian series of cruise missiles, and within a range of 40 kilometers, there are 12 406mm naval guns.
This is the semi-complete state of the ancient country's arsenal ship.
The truly complete version is to add a vertical launch system, but this is technology from the 80s.
Even with the current scientific and technological capabilities of the ancient country, it would take more than five years to conduct research.
The Navy has already launched the preliminary research work for the vertical launch system project.
This arsenal ship is also the basis for the navy to intercept the English fleet.
Not convinced? Then fight!
Although this was not the first time that the English Far East Fleet had been insulted, such blunt words still made them feel angry.
Some officers blushed and their anger was evident in their expressions.
But they could only get angry and could not refute.
Because this is an era where whoever has the bigger fist has the final say.
When the ancient country said they would open fire, they really would open fire, not just talk to them.
“Ask them how long the lockdown will last.”
The captain of the Nelson gritted his teeth.
Their mission was to pick someone up, so how could they go back in such disgrace?
"Just wait here obediently for a week."
The battleship Yujing replied quickly.
More than ten hours later, the 40th Task Force successfully arrived at the Port of Taijing.
However, since the maximum water depth of the port is only 8 meters, the Buzhoushan battleship and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier cannot dock and can only stay in the deep water area outside the port.
Therefore, the 40th Task Force only sent two Type 042A nuclear-powered cruisers as representatives and docked them in the port.
As a Virginia-class nuclear-powered cruiser, its full load displacement is as high as 1 tons.
For the Siamese, this was a truly large ship.
The triumphant Lamar VIII came to the port with some officials who had defected to him.
When he saw the two 10,000-ton warships anchored in the port, his expression did not change much.
As a king, he had seen ten thousand ton warships before.
However, when he saw the two huge ships parked several miles away, the expression on his face became extremely exaggerated.
"Is this the ancient country's super aircraft carrier and super battleship?"
Anyone who sees these two giant ships for the first time will be shocked by their huge size.
In this era, only the ancient country has the ability to build giant ships of 100,000 tons.
Not to mention a 100,000-ton warship, the West can't even build a 100,000-ton merchant ship.
Although the industrial scale of the United States is still larger than that of the ancient countries, their industry is only in scale. In terms of technology and craftsmanship, it is actually lagging behind Europe.
In the original history, the real rise of American technology did not begin until after World War II.
Because of the war, a large number of top talents from Europe flocked to the United States, which was not at war.
Talent is the foundation of a country's science and technology.
Let’s take a simple example.
The P-51 Mustang fighter in the original time and space actually had mediocre performance. It was only when the engine was replaced with the English Merlin engine that the Mustang grew into a top piston fighter.
Citigroup has a large industrial scale, but its technology is backward.
Europe has the West's top talent and technology, but does not have enough funds to invest in areas with low output.
The money invested in large battleships and large aircraft carriers alone has already caused them to have a fiscal deficit, so how could they have the money to build a 100,000-ton giant ship?
The arrival of the 40th Task Force in Thailand caused a great shock to the King of Siam and the top leaders of the new cabinet.
At the same time, a large number of Siamese and overseas Chinese flocked to the port to watch.
The Navy's 6th Combined Marine Brigade also successfully landed on two 4-ton Type 072 multi-purpose amphibious assault ships.
In the following days, two more medium-sized combined brigades arrived.
The ancient country's navy, army and air force all began to move into Siam.
King Larma VIII of Siam found a place for the ancient kingdom directly next to Bangkok to build a large military base that could accommodate both the army and air force.
To put it bluntly, it means letting the ancient country's army and air force provide military protection to Taijing.
For this reason, Thailand is willing to pay all expenses incurred by the garrison.
That is to pay protection money, which Lalma VIII understood.
In this way, he can enjoy the protection from the ancient big brother with peace of mind.
With the assistance of the ancient country, King Larma VIII quickly took control of the situation in Siam.
The forces that had originally defected to the West were directly purged by him.
King Larma VIII had an attitude of disgust and hatred towards the West.
At the same time, all the Westerners and Japanese invaders who were originally concentrated in the southern part of Siam were also arrested.
After determining his location, the ancient country directly dispatched a special aviation battalion to carry out a surprise capture.
Various properties with a total value of tens of millions of dollars were seized.
This batch of property was also directly given to the ancient country by Larma VIII, which showed his generosity.
Because Lalma VIII was very clear that his current situation was brought about by the ancient country.
Without the protection provided by the ancient country, the counterattack from the West would have killed him directly.
After nearly a month of hard work, King Larma VIII signed the agreement to join the ASEAN Trade Organization (EATO) in the presence of media from various countries, officially becoming a member of the ASEAN Trade Organization.
After joining the ASEAN Trade Organization, Siam could enjoy a series of preferential policies and assistance from the ancient country.
The performance of the ancient country in Siam also gave many countries hope of liberation from Western colonialism.
Immediately, some countries began to contact the ancient country privately.
The most active country is Persia, located in the Central and Eastern Saudi Arabia region.
Western forces have also become more vigilant.
However, this trend has already formed, and it is impossible for them to stop it.