It is not difficult to imagine that the Fourth Carrier-based Aircraft Group is the official establishment of the carrier-based aircraft force currently undergoing training.
Su Peng clearly knows how valuable this position is. The position appointed by the Navy to Zhou Hai, the highest commander of the J-15C new aircraft modification unit, is in a sense comparable to the commander of the J-10D fleet at Pengcheng Base.
Moreover, it is only high but not low!
You must know that this is a carrier-based aircraft unit with unified and high-equity treatment. It is by no means a flying group of the second-line air force. The group captains are all at the lieutenant colonel and regimental level.
In addition, due to the scarcity and particularity of electromagnetic catapults, for example, the first batch of electromagnetic catapult carrier-based aircraft modification units are being trained, and the position of team leader is to be assigned to the position of lieutenant colonel and deputy brigade.
Although it was certain that Zhou Hai would obtain the submarine whistle and become the official captain by relying on the Qingcheng Nuclear Submarine Base and his team, Su Peng did not expect that this official captain would actually be at the level of captain!
Horse-Lenin is above, should we be so exaggerated?
With the rank of major commander and battalion, he serves as the supreme commander of the Fourth Carrier Aircraft Group, and his military salary has been raised half a level to the level of deputy regimental flying officer. The 'support and encouragement' Zhou Hai has received can be called Super luxurious treatment.
Although the official position of captain is only during the training period, it is still shocking and eye-catching.
To be honest, Su Peng was particularly curious about Colonel Lin Jian's confused look when he learned the news. Originally, the four of them's participation in this modification training was basically their participation. Who would have thought that Zhou Hai would directly take down the position of captain.
In addition, Su Peng also has a more anxious question that he needs to know the answer to -
My team member holds a higher position than me, the squadron leader, what should I do?
"Captain Zero, please take orders."
The crowd's reaction did not affect Dai Minmeng. After reading out the second confidential official document about the appointment, he closed the folder and stared at Zhou Hai, who was stunned on the spot. He used his title as the suffix and no longer called him the acting captain.
acting.
It’s time to remove this prefix word.
Dai Minmeng personally applied to his superiors for the position of supreme commander of the Fourth Carrier Aircraft Group. Behind him stood the common attitude of the Qingcheng Nuclear Submarine Base, the Aircraft Carrier Base and the Carrier Air Force Department, which recognized Zhou Hai.
The Navy had no choice but to hold its nose and discuss it with the Air Force, and finally reported it to the higher-level central organization to make the appointment.
The Navy currently has three carrier-based aircraft groups, namely the Second, Third, and Fifth, with a total size of 36 J-15 'Flying Sharks'.
The formation of the Fourth Carrier-based Aircraft Group is under planning and has not yet been fully implemented. The basic framework of the Fourth Carrier-based Aircraft Group will not be formed until the participating teams complete new aircraft modification training.
The navy was very helpless, but had to give him this position.
In fact, there is another thing that is not included in this official appointment document, and that is the 4.25 crash that has been confirmed to win the first-class individual merit.
Since the Shenyang Aircraft Team is still studying the flight data of the No. 578 J-15 out-of-control fighter, the specific cause of the accident has not yet been found. The first-class personal merit awarded by the Navy and the sanctions imposed by the Air Force have not yet been officially issued, so they cannot be written in the document. superior.
However, Zhou Haineng was able to obtain the position of captain of the Fourth Carrier Aircraft Group, which was directly related to his feat of turning the tide and rescuing his comrades in the April 25 crash.
"Thank you to the organization and thank your superiors!"
Zhou Hai took a deep breath, his eyes were clear and bright, his mind regained his composure, cleared away distracting thoughts, and responded loudly, accepting this precious honor that belonged to him without hesitation.
This unique honor is so precious that it is simply unimaginable.
From now on, he will be the only carrier-based aircraft commander of the Air Force and the only air force commander of the naval aviation carrier-based troops.
It will add a lot of ink to your personal profile and resume!
"A new position is the recognition of you by the army and your superiors. It is also a heavy responsibility. It is a new starting point. You must shoulder the responsibility and honor brought by this position and do not let down this recognition. .”
Dai Minmeng looked at Zhou Hai with a solemn face, smiled, and extended his blessing: "Everything in the base will be kept simple. There will be no job appointment ceremony. Captain Zero, you will be the first to board the plane and fly solo. Are you sure? ?”
Just read out the job appointment letter. New aircraft modification training time is tight, and there is no time for the appointment ceremony.
"have."
Zhou Hai, who received the honor, looked solemn and nodded seriously, not paying attention to the so-called ceremony.
ceremony?
These things on the surface are not important, and Zhou Hai does not pay attention to them. This has always been the case.
Train well and improve your combat effectiveness. This is the way to go.
"Go ahead and pick up the equipment from the equipment department, change your clothes, then get your tactical tablet, and finally stand by in Hangar No. 01." Dai Minmeng looked at Zhou Hai and made a series of corresponding arrangements.
"Yes!" Zhou Hai replied solemnly, without hesitation, immediately turned around and left, leaving Simulation Room No. 1 under the gaze of everyone.
In the simulation room, calmness returns.
Dai Minmeng gathered his attention and continued to organize the carrier-based aircraft training team to conduct simulation assessments to test the simulation training results of all participating ship-based aircraft during this period.
"Huh... Captain, I didn't expect that my first official position in my service career would be the captain."
Saying goodbye to Dai Demeng and the training team, and staying away from the otaku-like simulated life, Zhou Hai walked out of the flight simulation room, stood at the front door of the building, looked up at the clear and blue sky, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered to himself : "The Air Force's Carrier Aircraft Group Captain, the Navy's Air Force Carrier Aircraft Group Captain, the superiors are really interesting."
Thinking about it, Zhou Hai couldn't help but chuckle.
I have to say that the superiors are really interesting, especially the leaders of both the sea and the air, who are full of bad taste.
What does it mean to be appointed as the captain of the Navy's carrier-based aircraft group in the capacity of the Air Force?
Not in compliance with regulations.
However, the higher-level central organization agreed.
Captain of the Navy's Fourth Carrier Aircraft Group, Zhou Hai really didn't expect that this would be his first official position in his service career.
"I still quite like flying alone and being free."
With emotion, Zhou Hai gathered his slightly distracted mind, his eyes were clear, and he thought silently: "However, since you have become the captain of this brigade, you must do a good job, but I don't know if this position is included in the basic hard requirements of the J-20 .”
To be honest, Zhou Hai has always liked a leisurely personal flying life, and is not willing to get involved in the actual management and command of the army. He yearns to be high and alone.
The appointment of the top commander of the Fourth Carrier Aircraft Group means that Zhou Hai and his leisurely personal flying life are temporarily over. He must shoulder the responsibilities brought by this position, manage the entire carrier-based aircraft force well, and improve the overall combat effectiveness as soon as possible. , forming an initial combat state.
This is the primary task of the military commander of the newly established army.
Of course, now that he has accepted the appointment, Zhou Hai no longer dwells on the loss of leisurely personal time. He is now a little curious in his heart whether his experience as captain of the Navy's carrier-based aircraft group will be included in the basic hard requirements for the J-20.
Yang Tianming, the commander of his own base, said that if you want to fly the J-20, you must meet five basic basic conditions. The third point is to hold an actual position above the grassroots squadron leader and have more than three years of command experience.
Does the position of captain of the Navy's carrier-based aircraft group count?
Zhou Hai really wanted to call Colonel Lin Jian and inquire about the situation carefully, but all communications were blocked and the pilots in training were prohibited from making external contact.
"Forget it, don't worry about it, just do your job well." Zhou Hai thought for a while, but he had no idea, couldn't find any answer, and was too lazy to think about it. He cleared his distracting thoughts and walked straight to the equipment department of the base.
Walking along the passage and passing through the lush green belt area, Zhou Hai arrived at the equipment office near the base headquarters.
"Hello, Captain!"
The soldiers standing on guard duty at the door of the equipment department saw Zhou Hai arriving and quickly straightened their chests and raised their right hands in greetings.
As Dai Minmeng officially announced his appointment letter, the news spread quickly to the entire base through the base's digital management system like a virus, spreading to all units and all officers and soldiers.
Zhou Hai's personal information and position have been published, and the personnel on duty in various units already know about this newly appointed captain of the Fourth Carrier-based Air Force Group.
"Uh... Thank you for your hard work, two comrades. I'm looking for the director of the equipment department." Seeing the respectful expressions on the faces of the two navy soldiers, Zhou Hai was obviously uncomfortable and raised his right hand to return the military salute and asked condolences.
"It's not hard. Director Xu is waiting for you in the office on the third floor. You can just go in. The office is at the end on the right after going upstairs." The guard on duty standing on the left responded.
"OK, thanks."
After hearing this, Zhou Hai nodded and thanked him, then walked into the equipment department, went up the stairs, and went straight to the director's office.
"Squad leader, I have a biological mother. Is this Captain Zero too young? He seems to be about the same age as me." When Zhou Hai entered the building, there was a young soldier standing on the right who looked about twenty-two years old. , holding the Type 95 rifle with the safety off in both hands, squinting his eyes to the right, looking at the squad leader three meters away on the left, and said curiously.
"Shut up! Maintain discipline and don't talk about your superiors casually." The dark-faced and rude squad leader scolded.
The young soldier looked helpless: "Okay..."
On the third floor, going to the right, Zhou Hai came to the office of the Director of the Equipment Department, knocked on the door, and saw Xu Jian, the director of the Equipment Department, who was waiting. He raised his hand in salute and informed his purpose: "Hello, Director Xu, I have been ordered to come and collect the flight equipment." .”
"Hello, Captain Zero. Congratulations on passing the assessment. Please follow me." Xu Jian, director of the equipment department, is about forty years old, lieutenant colonel, with a Chinese character face, a tall and strong figure. When he saw Zhou Hai, he quickly stepped forward and raised his hand. Return the gift with your hand and smile, appearing cordial and enthusiastic.
Congratulations, Xu Jian did not delay and immediately got to the point, leading Zhou Hai to the material warehouse where flying equipment was stored.
Arriving at the material warehouse next to the office, Xu Jian, director of the equipment department, personally took out a set of brand-new flying equipment and handed it to Zhou Hai, carefully informing him of the main performance data and precautions of various equipment.
Zhou Hai was not impatient at all and carefully wrote down the various equipment performance data and characteristics of this flying equipment.
The J-15C flight equipment set is similar to the J-10D. The number of equipment is basically the same, but there is a certain gap in performance. The main difference lies in the anti-German suit.
The J-15C flight equipment suit is mainly equipped with the KH-8-2 improved anti-gravity suit. The technical principle is the same as the original version of the KH-8. It sacrifices a certain amount of anti-gravity performance and adds a backpack that focuses on protecting the spine. It can withstand positive and negative 2.2G overloads. and vertical impact, and its comprehensive performance indicators rank among the third and a half generations.
The Big Wife J-10D is equipped with KH-9 anti-gravity suit, which uses a new capsule liquid array technology to resist positive and negative 3G overload. The material is lightweight, has excellent breathability and heat dissipation, and its comprehensive performance ranks among the fourth generation of anti-gravity suits. The level is the same as that of J-20 fighter pilots.
Well, the same model as the genuine one from the original factory is not the same model from Taobao.
2.2G positive and negative overload and 3G positive and negative overload, the gap between the J-15C and J-10D is here.
You must know that the anti-German suit is the most important core flight equipment for pilots and is directly related to life safety.
The performance of a G-resistant suit determines whether a pilot will kiss the ground or successfully pull up when he dives!
Of course, the KH-8-2 anti-gravity suit has high longitudinal impact resistance and a spine-protecting backpack, which the KH-9 does not have.
After writing down the performance parameters and characteristics of the J-15 flight equipment, Zhou Hai did not waste time. He opened the vacuum plastic packaging bag, took out various equipment, and changed it directly in the material warehouse in front of Xu Jian, director of the equipment department.
Time is precious and cannot be wasted even for a second.
Ma Liu put on the dark green and slightly heavy KH-8-2 anti-German suit worth tens of thousands of yuan, put on his iconic black sunglasses, put on a survival vest, put on a leather jacket, activated the second-generation Beidou satellite locator, and installed it Various small equipment, such as simple maps, compasses and other items.
Then, Zhou Hai checked the Type 92 automatic pistol used for self-defense, stuffed the magazine filled with live ammunition, turned off the safety, took two magazines and put them into his tactical backpack.
After doing this, Zhou Hai checked for the last time, counted the required items, confirmed that they were correct, and completed the dressing work.
"Goodbye, Director Xu, thank you very much." Zhou Hai, who was fully armed, held the tactical tablet he carried with him in his left hand, and in his right hand he picked up the fourth-generation naval version of the Sharp Eye Head Sight with a performance value of three million yuan, and pointed at the person beside him. Xu Jian thanked and said goodbye.
"Captain Zero, this is what I should do. I wish you a smooth first solo flight." Xu Jian smiled, gave a thumbs up with his right hand, and sent his personal blessing.
"Thank you, I'd like to lend you some good words."
Zhou Hai smiled and nodded.
The words fell and he left.
Farewell to Xu Jian, director of the equipment department, Zhou Hai left the material warehouse and went straight to Hangar No. 01 of the base airport.
Next is an important moment since participating in the modification training - flying solo for the first time as a carrier-based aircraft pilot.
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The morning light is soft and the early sun shines.
The sky is blue, dotted with white clouds.
Soon, Zhou Hai, who was alone, saluted and greeted many base soldiers and grassroots officers along the way, passed through the base camp area, walked along the exclusive personnel passage, and arrived at Hangar No. 01, which is located at the starting point of the runway of the base's land simulation platform.
Hangar No. 01 is a permanent type, built with special cement and high-strength steel bars. The exterior is cube-shaped and coated with a layer of moisture-proof and anti-corrosion coating. The interior is a constant-temperature enclosed space, covering an area of approximately 150 Square meters, it can accommodate a fighter plane to park. The surrounding infrastructure is complete and has been treated with temperature and moisture resistance, specifically designed to withstand the harsh environment of the seaside.
This is a small nest tailor-made for the J-15C 'Tiger Shark' carrier-based aircraft.
In the hangar, ten ground crew members belonging to the base's first ground crew squadron were busy. They divided their duties and performed various operations around the light gray war eagle parked in the central area. They added fuel, checked the body equipment and tail hooks, and performed various tasks. Good preparation before taking off.
With a round and slender nose, a proud posture like a white swan, and a brand new and shiny surface, this is a brand new J-15C 'Tiger Shark' that has just been officially put into service!
If the big wife J-10D is the type of Jiangnan woman, gentle and delicate, then the J-15C 'Tiger Shark' in front of her gives Zhou Hai the feeling of a modern urban girl wearing high heels and big waves. , exuding a sense of style and variety.
