There are three ships in the escort formation this time, the No. 1 ship is a guided missile destroyer, the No. 2 ship is a guided missile frigate, and the No. 3 ship is a comprehensive supply ship.
Li was waiting for the 054A frigate.
The frigate is the smallest displacement ship in the formation.
Precisely because it is small, the accommodation conditions are not as generous as those in 052D.
There is a 12-man team on the No. 2 ship, and the team leader is Zhang Jian.
Li Zheng and Hou Jun were also in the team on the No. 2 ship.
The arrangements here are also well-organized.
Among the three ships, the function of the comprehensive supply ship is self-evident.
The functions of destroyers and frigates are different.
The main combat targets of destroyers are to carry out fire strikes against enemy aircraft carriers and ships. Destroyers are also a multi-purpose warship. From the 1890s to the present, they have been an important type of ship in the naval formation. The main tasks performed by this ship are Including air defense, patrol, and duty, anti-submarine, reconnaissance, and attack, sea protection, and attacks on fixed targets on shore, operations, etc.
Frigates are mainly responsible for guarding friendly warships, defending against air fighter attacks, monitoring and detecting underwater submarines, laying mines, and attacking shore-based targets with firepower. The frigate is a light surface combat ship. Its main tasks are anti-submarine escort, patrol and surveillance, reconnaissance support, etc. The frigate can cover the takeoff and landing of combat aircraft and unmanned carrier-based aircraft. The weapons generally carried are small and medium-caliber naval guns. and anti-aircraft missiles, underwater weapons including depth bombs, rockets for anti-submarine warfare, and various types of mines and torpedoes.
Due to the nature of the escort, we will not encounter opponents of the same magnitude. Most of them are Somali pirates with low firepower. Therefore, two assault teams are stationed on the No. 1 destroyer, while one is stationed on the No. 2 destroyer. A helicopter sniper team responsible for reconnaissance, security and sniper missions.
As sniper instructors, Li Zheng and Hou Jun were naturally assigned to this ship and spent these long months with Zhang Jian and the others.
The special operations team on the No. 2 ship are all old acquaintances, and the composition of the personnel is exactly the same as the 1st and 2nd teams when they participated in the Jiaolong selection.
"Lao Wang, Lao Wang, can I change beds with you?!"
Fatty Wei stood in front of his bed and felt a little embarrassed.
The bed he was assigned was the top one.
The dormitories here are different from the row houses. It is a ship after all, and the cabin is not as spacious as the buildings in the barracks. This cabin can accommodate exactly 12 people. The four three-layer iron frame beds are arranged in a T shape, and there are lockers on the left and right sides. .
Fatty Wei's bed is at the top of the third floor, less than one meter away from the cabin roof. After you get up, you have to lie down sideways. The worst thing is not that the distance between the top and bottom is too short, but that the bed is located in the upper left corner of the T-shape. A row of lockers on the left side blocks another third of the bed, making it very inconvenient to get in and out.
He began to look playfully at Wang Haiyang, the original No. 074, to arrange a shop with him.
Wang Haiyang's bed was right next to his. It was on the first floor. It was spacious and made Fatty Wei drool at the sight.
"I'm so fat, it's inconvenient to get in and out! Lao Wang, can you do me a favor? You have a good figure, are more flexible than me, and are kind-hearted and helpful..."
Fatty Wei's eloquent tongue was like a fox coaxing a crow hanging meat from a tree to speak. His mouth was as sweet as honey.
Wang Haiyang chuckled as he watched Fatty Wei perform. After hearing his compliments, he said: "Fatty, you are not fat at all, you have a big face."
He pointed at Fatty Wei's bed and said, "That bed can fit your body but not your face."
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this.
Fatty Wei sighed, climbed into his bed, bent over and lay down in it, tried the comfort, and then said, "The mattress is okay, but the space is too small."
Li Zheng said: "It's much better than the submarine. Last time we went out with the submarine, the bed was even worse. The cabin we lived in was next to the engine room. It was as enjoyable as having a symphony orchestra in my ears every night. The conditions here are already very good. Now, stop being picky."
In fact, with the increase in displacement, the ship space of the current PLA Navy is more spacious and comfortable than the ships imported from the former Soviet Union and old domestic ships. The ship has a gym, a large-screen color TV in the leisure area, a reading room, a computer room, a laundry room, and a drying machine. The drying room is fully equipped, and there are even drink vending machines. It can be said that it is not comparable to the past.
But compared to the 055 large drive, the tonnage of the 052D and 054A is still smaller after all.
After Li Zheng finished speaking, Fatty Wei sighed again: "It's better for the company commander to lead the team and feel comfortable on the No. 1 ship. Their ship has a large displacement and is definitely much more comfortable than us."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Haiyang on the other side began to ridicule Fatty Wei: "Fat man, you have never gone to sea with 052D, right? The space over there may not be really spacious than here, they are all the same."
Fatty Wei has never been on a mission on 052D. After all, he has only been with Jiaolong for a short time, and this is his first time escorting the ship.
"real?"
He couldn't believe it.
Wang Haiyang said: "Of course it is true. If you don't believe it, ask the veterans yourself. Anyone who has been with 052D will know that it is almost the same."
What he said was true.
The Type 054A guided missile frigate has a full load displacement of 4,200 tons, which is only more than half of the Type 052D destroyer.
However, the Type 054A guided missile frigate only has a 32-unit vertical launcher installed at the bow for launching Haihongqi 16 medium-range air defense missiles. At the same time, the chimney with stealth design and aerodynamic optimization is much smaller than before, so the 054A The hull space of the type guided missile frigate is still very spacious.
Compared with the 052D with a vertical launcher installed on the rear of the hull and the 051C with a vertical launcher installed on the hangar, the 054A takes up less space inside the hull and leaves more living quarters for the crew, so It can even improve the living standards of surface ship commanders and combatants.
Therefore, it is normal for naval soldiers to prefer 054A to 052D, because no one would dislike a more comfortable environment.
Not just because of the tonnage limit of the Type 052D destroyer. The reason for the narrow internal space of the Type 052D destroyer is that although China’s electronic equipment is advanced, its modularity and miniaturization are insufficient, which takes up a lot of space on the ship.
Moreover, the Type 052D destroyer, in addition to shouldering the responsibilities of air defense and anti-ship, must also shoulder the task of fleet command, which further increases the electronic equipment required by the Type 052D destroyer and takes up more space.
In addition, the aspect ratio of the Type 052D destroyer is about 9, and the aspect ratio of the Type 054A frigate is about 8. After installing two sets of huge vertical launchers, the length and width of the Type 052D destroyer, which is already too large in aspect ratio, The ratio is further expanded, resulting in the relative lateral space of the ship being smaller than that of the 054A, making the 052D destroyer's narrow cabin tight for personnel.
Everyone was really chatting when suddenly a voice came from the radio.
Everyone listened attentively, and it turned out that the ships had begun to enter the Xisha waters. According to the weather forecast, due to weather reasons, the formation would encounter a tropical storm at sea today, and all units were required to be prepared to resist waves.
After hearing this, Fatty Wei shook his head and said to himself: "It's true that a noble man goes out to attract wind and rain... This is my first time to go out to escort, and God welcomes me like this?"
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