Volume 4 Arms Empire Chapter 16 The Naval Revolution

Because many areas of the Physics Experiment Center are not open to "tourists", so they returned to Beijing.

In the next three days, Ji Youguo spent all his time on the top-secret information sent by Pan Yunsheng.

New technologies have the greatest impact on military modernization.

Among the army, navy, and air force, it is not the Republican Army, which is recognized as the world's first, that has benefited the most, but the Navy, which is the weakest and most in need of support in the Republic's national defense forces.

In the Navy, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the aircraft carrier "Republic," which has just been launched.

After the construction of medium-sized aircraft carriers was decided, the Republic once planned to build 3, and even chose the names for the latter 2, which were "Huaxia" and "Yanhuang".

After the advent of the new technology, Ji Youguo decided to build only the "Republic" and at the same time design the second-class aircraft carrier.

The cancellation of the construction plan of the latter 2 is mainly due to the fact that the design of the "Republic" class aircraft carrier was completed before 2011, and the new technologies that appeared after 20111 were not widely adopted.

The most important new technology used in the "Republic" is an electromagnetic catapult.

By 20133, the Republic had invested almost 20 yuan in the development of steam catapults. The composite battery came out, which solved the problem of electric energy reserve of electromagnetic catapult. At this time, Ji Youguo made a bold and correct decision on the basis of the report submitted by Admiral Ying Changhui, commander of the Navy: The development of the steam catapult will be temporarily suspended, all the preliminary scientific research results will be handed over to the "electromagnetic catapult project team" that has just been established, the research and development funds will be increased, and the key subjects related to the electromagnetic catapult will be overcome within three years, and the research and development of the electromagnetic catapult will be completed before the aircraft carrier is launched.

In accordance with this decision. The "Republic" did not have a jump deck.

Although the development progress of the electromagnetic catapult was a little later than Ji Youguo's original plan. But it caught up with the progress of the construction of the aircraft carrier. It can be successfully developed before the aircraft carrier is built.

It was also Admiral Ying Changhui who first proposed to speed up the design of the new aircraft carrier.

Although after the adoption of electromagnetic catapults. The combat capability of the "Republic" surpassed that of the British Navy "Queen Elizabeth" and the French Navy "Charles de Gaulle". More than twice as powerful as the Russian aircraft carrier "Kuznetsov". However, it is limited by displacement. The overall combat capability is only half that of the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers.

In the near term. "Republic" is sufficient to meet the strategic needs of the country.

The question is. Aircraft carriers are not ordinary weapons. Not only is the construction cost the first of all types of weapons. The service life is more than one year. Many countries have even 60 aircraft carriers in service.

Years later, will the "Republic" still meet the strategic needs of the country?

The answer is obviously no, not to mention the year, in 20 years the "Republic" will definitely be outdated.

In 2014, Ying Changhui clearly mentioned in the "Navy Long-term Development Plan Report" submitted to Ji Youguo that the Republic should build a large attack aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 70,000 tons and more than 75 aircraft at the appropriate time.

This report made the British permanent emblem the "Mahan of the Republic".

In the same year, Ji Youguo approved the preliminary research and design work of the new aircraft carrier, but did not approve the construction plan.

Although a large number of designers and engineers with experience in aircraft carrier design were trained through the analysis of the Varyag purchased from Russia and the design and construction of the Republic, the Republic had neither the need nor the ability to build a large attack aircraft carrier under the local conditions.

It was not until the end of 2015, after the end of the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, that Ji Youguo approved preparations for the construction of a large aircraft carrier.

This time, it is still the British permanent emblem that plays a key role.

The expedition to the Indian Ocean task force exposed too many problems in actual combat for the same reason: without aircraft carriers -- especially large aircraft carriers that can ensure air supremacy -- the combat operations of the task force have been seriously affected.

At that time, the task force had been operating under the cover of shore-based fighters and was unable to penetrate deep into the open sea.

In the battle against the West Indian Fleet, the heavy fighters of the naval aviation unit that was the main attack had to fly thousands of kilometers and refuel in the air three times, and as many as 12 tankers were mobilized alone, which had a great impact on the simultaneous air strike operations.

As the main naval supremacy, the task force not only did not become the main attacking force, but also played the role of the "protected."

If there was an attack carrier, the result would have been completely different.

What will happen to the Indian Navy against a much stronger enemy?

Led by Ying Changhui and jointly initiated by hundreds of serving and retired generals of the Navy, this report, entitled "The Future Navy of the Republic", directly gave birth to the Republic's second-class aircraft carrier, and it is also the Republic's first-class large attack aircraft carrier.

Ji Youguo's approval of the development of a large attack aircraft carrier at this time was not just because of a military report.

In terms of national strength, with the end of the global financial crisis, the adjustment of the industrial structure has begun to show results, and the economy of the Republic has once again entered the fast lane, with sufficient national strength to support the construction of large attack aircraft carriers.

Technically, with the second phase of the study, more and more new technologies and equipment will be put into use.

Environmentally, the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War kicked off the Republic's participation in international contentions, and the Republic will gradually resolve the issues of border demarcation and territorial disputes with neighboring countries, and compete with the Western bloc led by the United States in the international arena.

Politically, before the commissioning of the "Republic", the Republic was the only one of the five permanent members of the UN that did not have an aircraft carrier. Russia, which is less than one-third of the republic, proposed at the beginning of the 211th century to build three large attack ships for the Pacific Fleet and the Northern Fleet within 20 years. Britain plans to build three large and medium-sized aircraft carriers, namely the "Queen Elizabeth", the "Prince of Wales" and the "Duke of Anson". France has approved plans to build two aircraft carriers, PA2 and PA3. After the construction of CVN78, the United States approved the construction plans of CVN79 and CVN80 successively. As a recognized world power, it is a matter of course for the republic to build a large attack aircraft carrier.

A strong navy is not only an important force in settling disputes, but also a necessary bargaining chip for safeguarding the interests of the country and the nation.

In the information provided by Pan Yunsheng, the large attack aircraft carrier named "Zhonghua" class is planned to be built3, with a standard displacement of more than C0, a full load displacement of more than 85,000, a standard number of carrier aircraft of 75, a maximum of 90 carrier aircraft, and a fusion nuclear reactor with all-electric propulsion.

The key technology is a fusion nuclear reactor as a powerhouse.

The first commercial fusion nuclear power plant has not yet been tested, and the key to getting fusion nuclear reactors on board is miniaturization technology.

According to information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, the first ship fusion reactor will be successfully developed by 2018.

Because of the long construction period of the aircraft carrier, the start of construction of the "Zhonghua" class aircraft carrier is scheduled for the end of 20177.

In addition to being applied to aircraft carriers, fusion nuclear reactors can also be applied to submarines.

Comparatively speaking, Navy Commander Ying Changhui attaches much more importance to submarines than surface warships.

The Swordfish had excellent performance, but because it was too expensive to build, only one was built. Only at the end of 2015, the Navy approved the program for the construction of 3 second-generation all-electric submarines.

In order to solve the cost problem, it is necessary to work on the miniaturization of fusion nuclear reactors.

Only submarines equipped with fusion nuclear reactors can truly have "unlimited submarine capability" and fundamentally solve the performance defects of the "Swordfish".

According to the Navy's plan, the "nuclear submarine" equipped with a fusion nuclear reactor will start construction at the same time as the "Zhonghua"-class aircraft carrier.

In addition to aircraft carriers and submarines, other surface ships of the Navy are also "beneficiaries" of new technologies.

Construction of the first diesel-electric hybrid propulsion multipurpose destroyer has already begun. The main power is a large diesel engine, and the main thruster is 2 superconducting electric pump injectors, and the maximum speed is over-knot. The Navy also plans to equip the destroyer with an electromagnetic cannon to give it a powerful ground strike capability.

The design work on the first air defense cruiser has already been completed, and construction will begin soon. As the core force of the future aircraft carrier battle group, the main task of this class of cruisers is fleet air defense, in addition to the third-generation phased array anti-air search/tracking radar, it is also equipped with 120 regional anti-aircraft missiles with a range of more than 250 kilometers.

The all-electric anti-submarine frigate ground demonstration work is nearing completion, and the Navy will purchase at least 12 ships if the purchase price is within the affordable range. All-electric propulsion reduces the noise source on the frigate, so that the self-noise level of the frigate is lower, and it can more effectively detect and attack submarines on the surface of the sea, and the combat capability is at least 50% higher than that of ordinary anti-submarine frigates.

The key technology of the "naval revolution" is not the electromagnetic cannon being developed, but the mass production process of the "Longxiang battery".

The so-called "Longxiang battery" is actually a "person" selected from the mass-produced composite battery. The ratio of output between the two has always been below 1/1000. If you can't improve the yield of "Longxiang battery", you can't increase production and reduce price. The prices of the "Swordfish" submarine and the "Flying Eagle" helicopter are ridiculously high, and the "Longxiang battery" has the greatest "contribution". If the Navy wants to enter the "all-electric era", it is particularly critical to solve the mass production process of "Longxiang battery".

Navy building is an arduous task with a long way to go.

If the country is strong, it only takes 1 to build a world-class army, but it will take at least 50 years to build a world-class navy.

If the Navy of the Republic wants to become a world-class navy, it is not as simple as building a few aircraft carriers, a few submarines, and a few cruisers. Only when the whole people realize the importance of the sea and put the interests of the sea in the first place of national interests can the Republic hope to become a world naval power.

Whether it is Ji Youguo, who led the Chinese nation on the road to rejuvenation, or the Ying Chang Emblem, who has struggled for the Republic Navy for decades, or even all the thousands of soldiers and civilians who care about and support the Republic Navy, they have only opened a new era and laid the foundation for the Republic to move towards the ocean.

The day when the Navy of the Republic becomes a world-class navy is the day when the Republic becomes a world-class power!

Damn it**

Monthly pass, monthly pass, rush to the third, brothers, come on! (To be continued)

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