Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

Chapter 61: departure escort

  Chapter 61 Departure Escort

There are two captain's cabins on the Fletcher-class destroyer. One is located in the front deck room. It is very spacious and is the captain's usual living room. It is equipped with a single bed, combined desk, wall-mounted bookshelf, ventilation fan, etc. There is also a lounge at the rear of the bridge for the captain to rest between battles or on duty.

   At this time, in the captain's living room, Fang Lang and de la Torre had serious faces.

   "Time is tight, we must form combat power as soon as possible, Lao Lei, do you have any good suggestions?"

De La Torre also felt very embarrassed when he heard Fang Lang's question. The current situation is that although everyone has studied on other ships of the same type for more than a month, the navy does not get familiar with it quickly after a month. For the hands-on, everyone has only learned a little bit, and it is far from the real understanding.

   "It seems that we can only take advantage of the time before departure to get familiar with it."

"Familiarity with the equipment is not enough. We need to use the form of actual combat drills to let everyone know what they should do and how to do it in the event of a battle! Let's do this! Old Germany, the main enemy our destroyer faces is three In this regard, the enemy's aircraft are the first, followed by the enemy's submarines, and finally the enemy's surface ships.

  Our main task now is to escort, and there is very little chance of encountering the surface ships of the Axis powers. Our enemies mainly come from the sky and the bottom of the sea.

So I need you to organize everyone today to formulate detailed procedures for dealing with the enemy under what circumstances and what kind of enemy we encounter, so that every crew member can participate in the discussion, and use their own brains to know what they should do and why. Do, is there a better way to improve efficiency.

  Starting tomorrow, we will conduct drills that are close to actual combat throughout the process. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. After each drill, we will hold a summary meeting to find our mistakes and improve next time. After the official departure, we will have at least three such drills every day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. Can it be done? "

  Fang Lang's words made de la Torre's eyes shine. This is indeed a good way to improve combat effectiveness.

   "Boss, your idea is good! I'll go back and organize everyone to implement it."

   As soon as he said that, he was about to get up and start to execute the order. Fang Lang stopped him quickly, walking around the room, and said:

"Drills alone are not enough. In this way, link the results of the drills with our allowances, set a standard for each process, reward the best crew members and teams that can complete in the shortest time, and punish poor ones. , such as cleaning toilets, washing decks, and washing socks for excellent comrades in arms.

  We also need to make a mobile red flag to commend outstanding teams and create an atmosphere of competition. Wait a moment! Our current crew members are not from the same position and sleep in the same cabin! "

  Della Torre was amazed at Fang Lang's whimsy! Hearing Fang Lang's question suddenly, he said in confusion:

   "Yes! Everyone is together to facilitate common learning and communication!"

   "No, you will go back immediately and readjust the cabins of all the crew members. You cannot let people in the same position live together, and try to spread them out as much as possible."

  Looking at Fang Lang's serious expression, de la Torre looked confused. Why, everyone has always lived together!

   "Ah! Why is this?"

  Hearing de la Torre's question, Fang Lang couldn't help but secretly sighed. Brazil really is a navy that has never experienced actual combat! This kind of detail is all knowledge that is exchanged for life.

"Because people in the same position live together, if their cabins are hit by the enemy, there will be no one on our ship who can replace them. The navy is a highly specialized arm, and some positions cannot be replaced. It’s not something we can afford.”

  Della Torre heard, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he nodded quickly and said:

   "I understand, I will arrange it right away, I don't know if you have any other orders."

   Fang Lang had no other thoughts for a while, so he could only watch while walking.

   "That's all for the time being, let's hurry up and prepare! Remember to ask the logistics to replenish ammunition and supplies as soon as possible."

The busy time always flies, and the time soon came to the departure time of the fleet. This time, the **** fleet only had five destroyers and one supply ship, but they had to protect more than 50 ships of the Victory Ship across the Atlantic Ocean. , to the UK.

   Looking at the densely packed freighters on the sea outside New York Harbor, Fang Lang was both nervous and excited.

   "House! This is the flagship of the fleet, the Callaghan. This is Lieutenant Colonel Becky. Please reply!"

  A call from Lieutenant Colonel Becky, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, came from the bridge communicator.

  Fang Lang went to pick up the phone and replied loudly:

   "Lieutenant Colonel Becky, I am Fang Lang, captain of the USS House."

  House is the name of the first new destroyer determined by the Brazilian Navy according to the naming rules of the Navy.

   "Major Fang, this time your ship and HMS Harry of the Royal Navy will be responsible for the safety of the left side of the fleet. Please maintain formation and ensure the course. Are you clear!"

   Lieutenant Colonel's words made Fang Lang stunned, is it true that friends don't get together! As far as he knew, the captain of the HMS Harry was Lieutenant Commander Reinhardt of the British Navy who often pointed fingers at him among his fellow students. It was said that he was a son of an aristocratic naval family, and he was extremely proud.

   But now that they are on the battlefield, no matter what the original relationship is, the two on the same front must advance and retreat together.

  Fang Lang replied loudly:

   "Understood, sir, our ship will be in charge of the left defense line of the fleet together with the Harry!"

  After the call was over, Fang Lang began to direct the ship to shift to the left line of defense. As soon as he reached the left line of defense, Fang Lang received a communication request from the Harry.

   "House, this is Captain Reinhardt of the Harry. I am now commanding the left line of defense. Please maintain formation."

   Fang Lang was taken aback when he heard what the other party said. What the hell, we are all under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Becky. Where did you come from? But thinking about the character of the other party, this proud British nobleman probably looks down on Lieutenant Colonel Becky, the commander-in-chief of the fleet.

   After all, Yankees are all upstarts in the eyes of the British! But don't think about it, how arrogant you must be for a novice captain to want to be a commander if you have a few pounds and a few taels!

   Fang Lang couldn't help but began to worry about the upcoming voyage, this arrogant guy must not make any fools! But on the same line of defense, since others want to pretend to be aggressive, Fang Lang doesn't bother to argue with this kind of idiot, and he will definitely accept the command of Lieutenant Colonel Becky when the real battle starts.

   How to say that others are also actual commanders, and besides, they are also captains who have participated in many actual battles. They are better than you, a fledgling student soldier!

  Fang Lang didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he just said "Got it!" and ended the communication.

   At this time, Major Reinhardt on the Harry said with a dissatisfied face:

   "This damned Brazilian soil turtle is so rude. He should be honored to accept the command of the noble Royal Navy of the British Empire. I must make him look good."

  The naval officers and soldiers around them also looked dissatisfied. After all, the British Empire is a naval power, while the Brazilian Navy is a small role that has never been heard of.

  The voyage was actually relatively safe in the few days after leaving New York, because the air supremacy was in the hands of the United States. Therefore, on the House, every day was an unshakable actual combat drill. The soldiers were tossed to the death and exhausted.

  However, the result is also obvious. The progress of the fighters is visible to the naked eye, and the reaction time is getting shorter and shorter.

And Major Reinhardt of the Harry saw Fang Lang's warship in the telescope, and often changed lanes suddenly, and the personnel ran around. At first, he thought he had found the enemy's trace, so he was very nervous, and ordered his warship to do the same. Began to turn in the direction of the warship.

   As a result, nothing was found, and no notification was received from Fang Lang. Later, when he learned that it was after an actual combat drill, Reinhardt was so angry that he cursed. After learning that Fang Lang and the others practiced three times a day, he even scolded Fang Lang for not knowing how to cherish the soldiers.

   The British naval officers and soldiers on the Harry were also worried, for fear that Reinhardt would learn from Fang Lang, and they would have a bad life.

  Time passed like this bit by bit for five days, and the fleet was finally about to sail out of the combat radius of the US Air Force, and the next time would be for the **** fleet to face the German submarines.

  The atmosphere in the fleet also began to become tense. Only the House was conducting actual combat drills from time to time. The soldiers simply didn't have the energy to pay attention to the so-called tense atmosphere, because the time was all taken up, and there was no time to think about other things.

  (end of this chapter)

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