Collect supplies, seize aircraft carriers, and travel to the seventh and fifth

Chapter 642 Gathering on the South China Sea Island

The four warships of the two fleets arrived at the island and docked at the pier. The North Sea Fleet was led by Captain Qian Zhengxiang.

The East China Sea Fleet was led by Regiment Commander Dong Yunpeng. More than a thousand soldiers from four warships filed off the ships and arrived on the island, where they were immediately captivated by its beautiful scenery.

At the same time, Kong Shaohui, the political commissar of the South China Sea Fleet, had been waiting for them on the island for a long time.

Regimental Commanders Qian Zhengxiang and Dong Yunpeng came up to Political Commissar Kong and saluted him. Regimental Commander Qian Zhengxiang said, "Captain Qian Zhengxiang of the North Sea Fleet destroyer reports to you. I have been ordered to collect supplies."

"Captain Dong Yunpeng of the East China Sea Fleet cruiser reports to you. I have been ordered to collect supplies."

Political Commissar Kong Shaohui returned the salute and said with a smile, "Welcome the North Sea Fleet and the East Sea Fleet to the South Sea Fleet. Let's cut to the chase. Look, those supplies are prepared for your two fleets. Come, I'll take you to see them."

The two regimental commanders followed Commissar Kong and inspected the supplies. They were shocked. Their hearts burned with excitement.

Wow, there are quite a lot of good stuff, especially those Soviet-made weapons and ammunition, which are much more advanced than what they use.

Regimental Commander Qian Zhengxiang's eyes lit up as he excitedly declared, "Political Commissar Kong, these supplies have truly solved our pressing needs. With these Soviet-made weapons and ammunition, our fleet's combat effectiveness will be greatly enhanced!" Regimental Commander Dong Yunpeng nodded excitedly. Political Commissar Kong Shaohui smiled and said, "This is all thanks to the support of the country. With these great things, we must do our utmost to defend our country's maritime borders."

The soldiers were also very excited when they saw the mountains of rice and flour. There must be seven or eight hundred tons of food. There were also more than a thousand cattle and sheep wandering around the island, which made them so happy that tears almost flowed from their mouths. The sound of slurping was endless.

Political Commissar Kong said, "All the supplies on this island are for your two fleets. As for how to distribute them, I will not get involved. You can handle it on your own."

Dong Yunpeng, commander of the East China Sea Fleet, cast a suspicious glance at Political Commissar Kong's smiling face. He thought to himself, "I just looked at all that weaponry, and a lot of it is in odd numbers. Take that T-72 tank, for example. I've done a lot of research on it."

This tank is a main battle tank that the Soviet Union began producing and widely using in the 1970s. Its predecessor was the T-64 tank. To solve the problems of the T-64, the Nizhny Tagil Plant improved it and developed the T-72.

The tank is relatively inexpensive, plentiful, easy to use, and powerful. It is equipped with a 125mm smoothbore gun that can vertically penetrate 240mm thick steel plates with an armor-piercing projectile at a muzzle velocity of 1800 m/s at a distance of 2000 meters, and can penetrate 500mm thick steel plates at the same distance with its HEAT projectile.

Its fire control system, comprised of an infrared sight and low-light night vision device, enabled the tank to achieve a 75% first-shot hit probability against moving targets at a distance of 1500 meters and a speed of 10 kilometers per hour. The hull was constructed of welded steel plates, with the interior divided into three sections: the front cockpit, the central combat compartment, and the rear power compartment. The T-72 was considered the backbone of the Soviet (and later Russian) military and was also exported in large quantities to other countries.

There are eleven of this type of tank on the island, which means that they need to fight for the single one to determine its ownership.