Struggle in Soviet Russia - Chapter 631

The atmosphere in Comrade Stalin’s office was a bit dull and depressing. The officers from the General Staff and the diplomats from the People’s Committee for Foreign Affairs were the protagonists of today’s meeting. They had to discuss the Far East and the escalation of conflicts between the Soviet Union and the United States. , to make a final plan.

Comrade Stalin has made a statement on behalf of the Central Committee. The alliance is not afraid of war, whether it is a war with the British or a war with the Americans, the alliance is not afraid. But not being afraid of war does not mean seeking war. If the geopolitical interests of the alliance in the Far East can be guaranteed, and at the same time, the outbreak of war can be avoided, then of course it is the best result, which is also the final result that the Central Committee is seeking.

On the issue of the conflict in the waters off the Gavryushkin Islands and reefs, the People’s Commissariat of State Security has submitted a detailed and sufficiently reliable final report to the Central Committee. The conflict was not deliberately provoked by the garrison in the Far East , but a naked provocation by the Americans. Their two medium bombers entered the airspace of the alliance, and after receiving the passage, they did not turn around, but continued to advance into the airspace of the alliance, and attacked in the territorial waters of the alliance. A submarine hunter belonging to the Alliance.

As the commander of the Primorye Naval District, Comrade Meretskov ordered the Allied fighter jets to be dispatched and shot down the two U.S. fighter jets before they returned to Japanese airspace. This decision was also correct. That’s the real negligence.

At present, the Primorye Naval District and Moscow have protested to the Americans, asking them to explain the vicious incident of violating the alliance’s airspace, and to apologize to the alliance while compensating for the losses of the alliance.

The relevant protests and notes have been sent to the United States. Now, three hours have passed, and the other party has never given any feedback. However, some media in the United States first reported the incident and put the main responsibility on the on the Union.

And no matter how Washington will eventually react to this incident, as far as Moscow itself is concerned, this maritime conflict is a wake-up call for the alliance. The alliance’s long coastline in the Far East and its fragile coastal and air defense capabilities have It has become a huge loophole in the alliance’s national security chain. Under the existing military conditions in the Far East, especially the composition of the navy, air force and coastal defense forces, it is absolutely impossible to prevent the penetration of hostile forces into the alliance. caught.

The most important thing is that the Americans are building a series of military bases in Japan. Considering the strength of the Americans in the navy and air force, the military deployment of the alliance in the Far East cannot be compared with the military presence of the Americans in the Far East. Confrontation, and in order to reverse this unfavorable situation, the alliance must make a large-scale adjustment to the military presence in the Far East. Perhaps, the alliance has come to determine the time for marine strategic thinking.

As long as it is not a purely landlocked country, then it needs to have its own maritime strategy. As a continental country, the Alliance used to focus on the army, not to mention the navy, and even the air force. Not enough attention. Affected by the Great Patriotic War, the alliance’s current military thinking is completely different from that before the war. The existence of the Aerospace Forces has received enough attention, but in comparison, the existence of the Navy is still not enough.

This question has been mentioned before. The reason why the alliance does not pay enough attention to the navy is because before the Great Patriotic War, the main energy of the alliance was on domestic construction. On external issues, Moscow gave all the attention. Not enough, so the Alliance did not enter the ocean and thereby influence the world’s plans. However, with the end of the Great Patriotic War, although the economic strength of the alliance is not world-class, its military strength is super powerful. Therefore, just as the Americans turned from isolationism to a group of global hegemony, the vision of the alliance also changed from The domestic has turned to the international, and the concept of maritime strategy has also begun to appear frequently in the topics discussed by the military.

On a chair near the window, Victor sat with his legs crossed. He put a notepad on his lap, listening to the middle-aged man in front of the map wall explaining the military deployment of the Far East, while doing the work on the notepad. Brief record.

The middle-aged man was dressed in a navy uniform, with curly hair on top of his head, which was very stylish. It matched the pair of spotless leather shoes on his feet. One could tell at a glance that he was a man who paid great attention to his personal image. .

The middle-aged man’s name is Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov, the first member of the Union Navy. Before the age of thirty-seven, he served as the People’s Commissar of the Navy and the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. At the same time, he is also an admiral of the Red Navy. Representative of the absolute hawks in China.

At the moment, Comrade Kuznetsov is expounding his theory of the development of the Red Navy to the people present. In fact, to everyone present, his theory is not very new. It does not mean that his theory is outdated. But because of this set of theories, he has been talking about it since 1939, and the ears of others have grown calluses.

In September last year, the People’s Committee held a meeting to consider a plan for the development of the Red Navy for the next ten years. The plan at that time was proposed by Comrade Kuznetsov, and according to the plan he submitted. , from this year until 1956 ten years later, the Union should support the massive expansion plan of the Red Navy, building for the Union Red Navy: 4 battleships, 10 battlecruisers, 30 heavy cruisers, light cruisers 54 cruisers, 6 aircraft carriers, 6 small aircraft carriers, 132 large destroyers, 226 destroyers, 168 large submarines, 204 medium submarines, 123 small submarines, etc.

Such a shipbuilding list does seem inspiring, and if the Allied Navy can really develop to such a scale within a decade, then its strength to compete with the U.S. Navy is definitely there. But the real problem is that although this list is inspiring, it is beyond the capabilities of the alliance itself. To be honest, unless the alliance does nothing for the next ten years, it is just building ships. Otherwise, the ships on this list will , it is impossible to create all of them.

Therefore, this plan was not approved by the People’s Committee in the end. Of course, even if the People’s Committee passed this plan, it would eventually be cut off by the Central Committee, because Comrade Stalin himself did not approve of this shipbuilding plan, and must It is admitted that his old man is still in the era of battleships when it comes to the development of the navy. He lacks sufficient understanding of the importance of aircraft carriers, even if the aircraft carrier has already proved its capabilities in the Battle of Midway Island.

At this moment, Comrade Kuznetsov is still selling his big navy ideas. He attaches great importance to aircraft carriers, and advocates reducing the shipbuilding plan of battlecruisers and heavy cruisers, at least in the next three years. The first aircraft carrier. With a mere number of aircraft carriers, it is naturally impossible to fight against the Americans, but as long as this aircraft carrier exists, a series of carrier-based aircraft pilots, ship-building technicians, etc. can be trained for the alliance. And these, for the league, are the foundations that one day will be able to use against the Americans.

In addition to his obsession with self-built aircraft carriers, Comrade Kuznetsov also talked about the salvage of the aircraft carrier Earl Zeppelin.

The aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin is an aircraft carrier built by the Germans since 1936. In terms of the construction ideas of this aircraft carrier, the Germans, Americans and Japanese are not the same. When the aircraft carrier was built, the possibility of not being equipped with an **** fleet and being operated by a single ship was even considered. Therefore, the firepower on this aircraft carrier was very strong.

It is a pity that the aircraft carrier was not finally built. In 1943, when the German Navy was in trouble in the naval battle, Hitler ordered the construction of the ship to be cancelled and it was transferred to Stettin. The Germans were forced to blow up its position at the mouth of the Oder River last year when Soviet troops advanced into the area, and now the Allies are trying to salvage it.

Comrade Kuznetsov suggested that when salvaging the German aircraft carrier, the troops responsible for salvaging should ensure the integrity of the ship itself as much as possible, so that it can be used as the first aircraft carrier owned by the alliance after restoration in the future. .

In addition, Comrade Kuznetsov also talked about the issue of the Kamchatka Peninsula. He suggested that the alliance should pay enough attention to the importance of the Kamchatka Peninsula, because this island plays a vital role in extending the alliance’s influence to the Pacific Ocean. .

According to Comrade Kuznetsov, the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula is nearly 1,000 kilometers away from the eastern coastline of the Union Continent. have.

Looking at the map of the alliance, you can see that all the seaport cities in the alliance are located in a narrow sea area. No port has the advantage of facing the ocean, but only in Kamchatka Peninsula, Petropavlovsk Avaqin Bay, where the port is located, faces the vast Pacific Ocean. In other words, within the entire alliance, only this place can be free from any restrictions and surveillance during the process of entering the ocean.

In addition, this peninsula is adjacent to the Bering Strait to the east, connecting Asia and North America. It is the chokepoint from the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean, and the shortest route to communicate the Baltic Fleet, Northern Fleet, Black Sea Fleet and Pacific Fleet. The alliance faces war, and this key point is the key hub for the cooperation or support of the Northern Fleet and the Pacific Fleet.