What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 218: Provocation
"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Only someone from our own family could come up with this idea!"

"Xiao Tang, is this your own idea or someone else's?"

"It was probably someone else's idea."

"That's really amazing! Please thank him for us. This is wonderful!"

Amidst laughter, Tang Wen hung up the phone and gave himself a thumbs-up.

The plan goes through!
More than a decade later, this supposedly unsolvable conspiracy is truly a mystery; who came up with it? Tang Wen felt too embarrassed to claim the honor.

The navy, having obtained this open strategy, treasured it greatly, but was not prepared to use it immediately.

Before their last hope was dashed, they still hoped to try to get their hands on the Eastern Machine Tool.

While Tang Wen's proposed outsourcing solution has some credibility, it's hard to feel comfortable handing over the data to him; it's best to avoid using it if possible.

Tang Wen cooperated by withdrawing two dredgers and temporarily returning them to the port to await orders. He then proceeded with the construction of four dredgers in one go.

The Algeria is only one-third complete, and the entire shipyard's dry dock is filled with three ships, occupying all shipbuilding resources.

Tang Wen started thinking about the aircraft carrier program again. The group of exchange students from the Naval Academy would arrive that afternoon, but he hadn't yet decided which aircraft carrier to use.

Apart from Lexington and Yorktown, the US fleet didn't have any proper carriers; the ones that sank were mostly escort carriers, not dedicated ones.

Japanese aircraft carriers have consistently been designed to be inefficient and unresponsive to human-machine interaction, which Tang Wen doesn't particularly appreciate.

The Lexington, originally intended for use, was a battlecruiser that was converted to fighter-ship design, and its hangar was small, making it somewhat cramped even for propeller-driven aircraft, let alone the jet aircraft he planned to use.

The Japanese-class aircraft carrier Taiho, which was only started 41 years ago, is in a better position, but it also exceeds the length limit and cannot be modified, so it can only use the original version.

If you want to use a jet aircraft, and if you can't modify it to use a steam catapult, you can only use the smallest and lightest A4 Skyhawk.

Only with its small size and low weight is it possible to take off directly without full fuel and ammunition, or to attempt to take off by modifying a small section of ski-jump deck.

However, the A4 is a subsonic attack aircraft, and Tang Wen prefers the F8 Crusader, which is a good aircraft that can fly up to Mach 1.7, but it definitely requires the cooperation of catapults and arresting cables.

Of course, there are more than just this one supersonic carrier-based aircraft, but the only other usable ones besides the F-8 are the monster A-5 attack aircraft with a takeoff weight of more than 30 tons. This thing is frighteningly large and doesn't seem to have anything to do with carrier operations, making it troublesome for the US supercarriers to operate.

Basically, all the sunken aircraft carriers that could be salvaged were printed out and pasted on the wall. Tang Wen looked at them for a long time but couldn't make up his mind. Then he clapped his hands hard.

Aircraft carrier refitting is a minor matter; the real challenge lies with the pilots, especially carrier-based aircraft pilots!

Are there any pilots in the country who can take off and land on aircraft carriers right now?

Asking the navy for help is absolutely unrealistic; we still have to find a way to train them ourselves.

Tang Wen's gaze passed through the window and landed on the club's sailors who were undergoing their daily training.

……

"Look at you, look at you! Do you even look a fraction like navy... sailors?!"
"Everyone in the Mechanical and Electrical Department, Second Squad, you're responsible for cleaning the bridge tonight. If I catch you doing this... you'll face the consequences!"

Chen Quanrong's eyes were fierce and menacing, seemingly possessing an innate sense of oppression that made the trainees dare not even think of arguing.

Although the second class of the Mechanical and Electrical Department, whose names were called, were already thinking of dying, they still stood meticulously, waiting to carry out the order.

They were also secretly grumbling to themselves, thinking that they were just coming here to be seamen, how hard could it be?
When they arrived, they discovered that they had been assigned to an unaffiliated navy unit!
The instructors not only trained rigorously, but their teaching methods were also quite exaggerated.

Although they had never served in the military, they roughly understood that a real navy wouldn't let a bunch of clueless guys operate a ship.

Their first voyage with the Twin Moon only lasted seven days of training. They were forced to learn a lot of theoretical knowledge and immediately put it into practice. Each class of 15 was only supervised by one retired sailor, and the trainees had to do most of the work. That voyage, which lasted less than half a day, was full of disasters. The most serious one was that someone panicked and almost caused the boiler to over-expansion and leak steam.

Although the instructors intervened in time to save the situation, one boiler was forced to shut down. After only one hour at sea, the ship had to stop for four hours to deal with the malfunction before it was finally able to sail back.

This has theoretically caused a major safety incident and serious losses, and the entire navy would definitely need to conduct a thorough review.

The trainees were not only afraid of the consequences of damaging Tang Wen's boat, but also afraid that if something happened, they would be buried at sea and wouldn't know how they would get back.

But after safely landing, they were relieved, as Tangwen only had this one training ship for the time being, with nearly a thousand people training in three shifts.

Those who came after could avoid the risk of boarding the ship and continue to live a secluded life on the shore.

Everyone thought the Twin Moon was severely damaged and needed major repairs, but to everyone's surprise, the Twin Moon was towed to the shipyard that night and was repaired to its original condition the next day.

Tang Wen also made a special trip to the event to encourage the trainees, hoping that they would be bold yet meticulous and grow rapidly through continuous training.

Upon learning that the training would proceed as scheduled, the trainees began to frantically catch up on their knowledge, their enthusiasm for learning even greater than when they were fighting for territory.

After all, the Twin Moons was sailing alone, mainly controlled by the trainees; if it sank, it would be truly gone!
What's a little hardship in studying if it's for my own life?
No one in Class Two complained about being punished this time, otherwise what if they accidentally lost their lives while navigating the boat?
Just then, Tang Wen appeared in their field of vision with an air of nonchalance.

"commander!"

Chen Quanrong and Allison jogged over and stood still to await instructions.

Tang Wen sent Chen Quanrong back, then kept Allison behind and summoned several veteran pilots and ground crew members in charge of the flight crew, asking:
"So, have you found any promising talents?"

"not yet."

Liu Kan shook his head:
"However, the flight class consists of three classes with a total of 45 students, all of whom are junior high school graduates and have passed the physical fitness test.

We're still in the ground learning phase; we don't know who has the talent until we fly.

Tang Wen: "Expedite the training, and in the future, directly increase the training with trainer aircraft. Let them boldly get hands-on experience, and I will handle any aircraft issues."

None of them had any objections; after witnessing the sailors' reckless training methods, they were already mentally prepared.

Anyway, flying a fan doesn't actually require that much instruction. In some ways, it's not much harder than getting a driver's license, and it's not like you're making people fight.

However, Tang Wen's next sentence left them speechless:

"There's one more thing. I need to select jet carrier-based pilots from the air force, and they need to practice carrier take-off and landing."

The flight training class should also be prepared; promising candidates should be transferred to carrier-based aircraft training.

The jaws of the men were agape, forming an "O" shape. The retired pilot from Northeast China couldn't hide his excitement, and his breathing became rapid.

"Boss, you mean..."

"Yes, we will soon be adding a small aircraft carrier and corresponding jet carrier-based aircraft."

"But for us, perhaps..."

“The Navy might infiltrate, and if your training doesn’t meet the standards, the spots will go to them.”

"Please rest assured, we guarantee that the carrier-based aircraft will fly well!"

The old pilots immediately shut up. Difficulties? No difficulties!

(End of this chapter)