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Chapter 623 This is something people could talk about for a lifetime…

南海
The sky was cloudless and as clear as a sapphire.

The deep blue sea rippled and shimmered under the sunlight.

Just then, a roaring sound came from afar.

Three enormous ships cut through the waves, gliding across the relatively calm sea, leaving three long white trails on the vast ocean.

Unlike the scenes shown in the original movie, the 19th escort fleet actually only has three ships: the Linyi, the Weifang, and the comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu.

Two guided-missile destroyers and one replenishment ship.

For visual effect, the original version showed a large formation of 5 ships in the movie.

Although it's an effect achieved through technical means... to be honest, it's a bit outrageous.

A dual-carrier strike group only has twelve or thirteen ships in total.

A five-ship escort formation is equivalent to half of a dual-carrier battle group.

The fact that a dual-carrier strike group can conduct exercises only in its own waters is enough to keep the US up at night.

Sending out a fleet of this caliber... no matter what our own people think, foreigners will definitely have a lot to say.

This is hardly the kind of action to fight pirates and protect merchant ships.

They're clearly looking for Americans to fight all over the world!

Therefore, some of these ideas are not very practical.

Qi Hui changed it, and decided to follow the actual guard formation.

As for the visual effects... there's no need to worry about that. After abandoning the strategy of surprise, the photographers made the warships look particularly majestic and imposing.

Even just looking at it on screen is breathtaking.

What's more, this movie is in 3D, so the effect on the big screen will be even more stunning!
So there's no need to worry about the visual effects at all.

"Isn't this a pretty good shot... wait a minute!" Han Sanping looked at the footage on the monitor, initially shocked, then suddenly realizing:
"It turns out that the Naval Political Department wasn't poorly filmed, but rather exceptionally well-made!"

"Hahaha..." Qi Hui couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this: "Third Master, without some skill, could you turn such a huge warship into a model?"

"That makes sense!" Han Sanping nodded in agreement.

Standing to the side, Gu Ping looked somewhat embarrassed. This matter was unresolved; it could be talked about for a lifetime...

"Hey... the Nanto 175 is going a bit too fast." Qi Hui said, looking at the three ships speeding across the sea through his binoculars.
"Add some speed to 547, keep 961 unchanged." Qi Hui said to Gu Ping, "Nantuo 17, move 4 degrees to the right, keep the speed unchanged."

547 is the Linyi ship, and 961 is the Junshanhu replenishment ship.

The Nanto 175 is not a warship... well, not a warship in the true sense of the word. It is a naval vessel, but it is just a tugboat.

The reason it's here is, of course, because there aren't enough warships, so they're using this to make up for it.

Later, we can use technical means to replicate the Linyi warship in its location, which should be sufficient.

Gu Ping nodded and immediately relayed Qi Hui's arrangements to the ship.

Qi Hui's request had to be conveyed through Gu Ping, the deputy director of the Navy Political Department, who held a rank of two bars and four stars.

Unfortunately, Qi Hui wasn't a member of the navy and didn't hold any rank, so he couldn't give orders.

Firstly, they weren't qualified; secondly, the people on the ship might be somewhat dissatisfied.

You're just an actor, what gives you the right to boss us sailors around like that?

Just because the other party doesn't say anything doesn't mean they don't have any thoughts or feelings about it.

Therefore, it would be better for Gu Ping to convey the message.

In the sky, helicopters circled and captured images of three huge and majestic warships sailing through the waves.

"Let's do it again, this time with different positions and formations," Qi Hui ordered once more.
"The fleet is arranged in a sword shape, with 547 at the front as the tip, and 961 and Nanto 175 positioned at the rear to provide cover..."

"..."

"Okay, let's do it one more time..."

"...Speed ​​up, all three ships!"

Beside him, Han Sanping looked at Qi Hui, who was commanding the warship, and couldn't help but smack his lips, revealing a hint of envy.

Damn, Qi Hui has really made something of himself!
They're even commanding warships!

Last time in the Sahara, this guy commanded a tank company in a tank battle.

This is even more impressive; they've even taken command of warships.

"What a coincidence..." Han Sanping muttered to himself. If Qi Hui didn't already have a girlfriend, he would have wanted his daughter to date Qi Hui.

Anyway, they're the same age, and they look like a perfect match!
...With each request issued, the warships constantly changed their position, speed, angle, and direction on the sea.

After a series of setbacks, the scenes depicting naval warships were finally filmed.

But the crew can't go back yet; they still have to film scenes involving merchant ships.

In the merchant ship scene, Qi Hui changed the original hostage rescue battle into a CQB street battle on the ship.

There will be slightly fewer scenes of the ocean compared to the original version.

It wasn't too difficult to film.

In addition to these, there is the scene at the end of the movie where the warship holds a ceremony for the fallen soldiers.

Of course... the instructor played by Qi Hui was one of those who sacrificed their life.

Unlike the original version, Qi Hui did not use the names of the Jiaolong Commando members to highlight their positions and identities.

Qi Hui was the instructor, and Lao Ling was the team leader.

Xiao Zhang is the sniper, and Bai Ke is the spotter.

Wang Yanlin was the leader of the fire support team, and also served as the machine gunner and gunner. Yin Fang was the assistant machine gunner and assistant gunner.

These job titles are more memorable and easier to remember than names.

Viewers may not remember who Gu Shun is, but they will definitely remember who carried the sniper rifle.

Viewers may not remember who Lu Chen is, but they will definitely remember who was running around on the battlefield carrying a mortar.

……

A few days later

On a huge container ship, fully armed members of the Jiaolong Commando Team, working in pairs, quickly searched and cleared out pirates who had run into the ship's cabins and crew quarters.

The Jiaolong crew moved swiftly and cleanly, searching the ship's cabins and eliminating enemies with fluid movements.

In the confined space, they showed no tension whatsoever; on the contrary, they were completely at ease and relaxed during the battle.

The reason is simple: they are wearing passive exoskeletons, and the exoskeletons are covered with a string of flashbang grenades.

When encountering enemies who not only refuse to surrender but also dare to fight back, the Jiaolong Commando Team will use flashbangs and finish them off with a quick shot.

The overwhelming superiority of their equipment left these pirates utterly helpless.

Whether it's a stubborn enemy or one holding hostages and preparing for a desperate fight, none can escape the gun of the Jiaolong.

With superior equipment, who cares about tactics?
In the air, Zhang and Bai Ke's sniper team were suppressing enemies on other small boats on the sea.

To be honest, the original sniper team was quite frustrated.

With warships behind them, helicopters of their own, and 5.8mm rifles in hand, they were exchanging fire with the enemy.

This is somewhat inconsistent with the spirit of the People's Liberation Army.

Those people with a severe case of insufficient firepower phobia wished they could move naval guns onto land... Oh, that doesn't count, because they actually did move naval guns onto land.

Therefore, it's absurd for a sniper team to engage in a firefight with 5.8mm rifles.

Everyone understands that naval guns can't be mounted on helicopters, since that helicopter is an anti-submarine helicopter.

But a sniper grenade? Surely we can carry that up there?

What about the machine gun? Surely they can be moved up there?
So Qi Hui changed it!
The sniper team on the helicopter consisted of two people, Xiao Zhang and Bai Ke. One of them carried a high-precision sniper rifle and a sniper grenade launcher to shoot at the pirates, while the other carried a machine gun to mow them down.

Don't say that it's inappropriate for snipers to use machine guns. In fact, for a long time, the world's longest sniping distance was maintained by machine guns.

That record was set by the Americans in South Vietnam.

Therefore, using a machine gun for sniping is perfectly reasonable!
……

After spending 14 days at sea, Qi Hui finally finished filming all the scenes on the ship.

A message came from the set design team that the command center has been set up.

The relevant scenes are almost ready, and we can start filming.

Jing Tian also sent a message: You went to sea... When will your sea voyage end?
We agreed last week that I would visit the set during the holiday, but Qi Hui has been at sea the whole time.

There was nothing I could do but apologize to Jing Tian.

We absolutely cannot break our promise this time!

"Almost there, returning to port!" Qi Hui glanced at the warship in the distance and sent a message: "We'll be back soon!"

After sending the message, he handed his phone to his assistant and continued to lead the actors through the cargo ship, rehearsing their positions and continuing the performance.

(End of this chapter)