Asian Fleet
Names: Asian FleetSpace Fleetthree fleetsAsian Fleet High CommandAsian Fleet Command
First appears in Book 2: The Dark Forest, chapter 7 (Year 205, Crisis Era)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 7The fleet has become an independent country with a president as supreme leader; the commander only runs the military.
- Ch 7179 of its 695 stellar-class warships use a centralized command system, where the captain's orders are executed automatically by the ship's computer.
- Ch 7More than four hundred warships, two-thirds of the fleet, were recalled to base amid inter-fleet rivalry over intercepting the Trisolaran probe.
- Ch 7It sent three light fighter-class ships to track the probe, but the Joint Conference recalled them after the three fleets disputed the right to intercept.
- Ch 7Other fleets' bases could have destroyed Natural Selection but refrained because the crew in deep-sea state were effectively hostages.
Connections
- part ofSolar Fleet
- has memberShi Qianghis former unit now belongs to the fleet; fleet gave him housing
- led bythe commander
- includesNatural Selection
- has memberXizi
- has memberZhao Xin
- has memberLi Wei
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 7Zhang Beihai assigned as acting captain
At Jupiter Fleet Command, the Asian Fleet commander explains the mental seal threat and orders the reawakened contingent to act as acting captains of centrally commanded warships. Zhang Beihai doubts this but is told refusal is not tradition.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Zhang Beihai explains his defection
After reaching 1% light speed, Zhang tells the Asian Fleet commander he is saving a seed of humanity, citing Future History. The fleet holds back pursuit to avoid pushing him into wasting fuel.