"You're a student of Master Vittorio?" Looking at the tall, thin man in his 30s who claimed to be Daniel in front of him, Yan Boxun asked. As the head of the delegation of the Huaxia Design Bureau to the United Kingdom, this well-known shipbuilding event in China was not only responsible for building the Fury-class aircraft carrier with the British, but also responsible for handling matters related to cooperation with the Italian Naval Design Bureau. And taking into account the eventual termination of military cooperation between China and Germany. Therefore, after negotiations between the two sides, Italy will send relevant personnel to the United Kingdom. The work of discussing relevant concepts and ideas, and then finally putting them on paper, is handed over to the local design bureau in Huaxia to complete. And after completing the design work of the first capital ship, Huaxia will no longer interfere in the design of the subsequent aircraft carrier in Italy.

"The teacher is old and lacks energy, and since the design of the Caraciono-class battleships has been completed, he has stopped designing new ships. At present, I and several other designers are responsible for the work of the design bureau, and I am mainly responsible for the design of the aircraft carrier. Daniel, who is one of the most famous masters in the field of naval shipbuilding in the world, did not dare to make a mistake, and replied very respectfully.

"Alright, you're welcome, let's get down to business." Yan Boxun waved his hand, he had worked hard recently on the construction of the rage-class aircraft carrier, so he didn't have the patience to be polite with the other party. While collecting the drawings and texts scattered on the table, he said, "What is the standard of a good warship?" Good performance is only one aspect, the most important thing is that the battleship must be able to fulfill its combat mission, and at the same time it must be economically optimal. It is necessary to be able to make the user country afford it. The British should have shown you the rage. This ship is good, but it is definitely not suitable for your country to build. "A few days ago, a telegram was sent from China saying that the Italians wanted to build a large aircraft carrier with a performance similar to the Fury class, asking if it was feasible for Yan Boxun.

No need to ask. This must be that the Italians were a little red-eyed when they saw the supercarriers of the United States and Britain, and learned that Huaxia was helping Britain build the aircraft carrier Fury, so they wanted to directly adopt the design of the Fury. This is no problem in terms of politics, after all, Huaxia still retains a lot in the design of the Fury. At the same time, naval design cooperation between Italy and Germany was suspended. But from a practical point of view, Italy is not suitable for building such aircraft carriers, at least not for now, Italy is now only less than 70,000 tons of tonnage, and this is the result of the Rome Conference to release water to Italy. And the tonnage of such an aircraft carrier, even if it is built on the hull of a pure aircraft carrier, will reach at least 35,000 tons! And because the Fury was converted from a battleship, the actual tonnage will be more than 40,000 tons. Of course. I don't know how much tonnage the UK finally reported, Yan Boxun. But certainly not the truth. Of course, it can't be too bad.

If Italy builds such an aircraft carrier, then the remaining tonnage will be supplemented by a fleet aircraft carrier at most, so that the combat effectiveness of two large fleet aircraft carriers will certainly not be as strong as three fleet aircraft carriers of more than 20,000 tons, and it should be noted that the greatest advantage of super-large aircraft carriers lies in the adaptability of foreign larger carrier-based aircraft. For example, jets may be installed in the future. But before the weight and volume of the aircraft did not go up, this super-large aircraft carrier did not have more advantages than the average fleet aircraft carrier. If the tonnage is divided by the number of aircraft carried as an indicator, then the index of the average medium-sized aircraft carrier will look better. Of course, the defense and anti-sinking properties must be much worse.

"If Boss Xu is not good to say, let me say, isn't this a trick for me?" Yan Boxun sneered. Xu Jie must understand the truth, but firstly, it is impossible for people to hold on to this matter now, and secondly, this is a matter of offending people, so there is no need for people to take it on their heads. Professional things have to be done by professionals, so Yan Boxun was selected as a top cylinder person!

"The Fury-class aircraft carriers are designed and built for first-rate countries. Although it is a bit bad to say, I have to say that the current class of aircraft carriers is not suitable for your country, because it is too greedy for perfection, and from an economic point of view, it is beyond the scope of your country's affordability. Not to mention the tonnage limits. Therefore, the Huaxia Design Bureau has prepared an aircraft carrier for your country specifically for use by a medium naval power, and our requirements for it are simple, strong attack power, moderate defense and speed, strong conversion potential! For a junior, Yan Boxun, who was busy at this time, didn't have time to explain his concept to him, but directly threw out another set of plans prepared in advance: "After completing the two Fury-class aircraft carriers, the British will also give birth to such aircraft carriers, so don't think that we are fooling you." You take a look at this first. ”

"A standard displacement of 23,000 tons on paper, a flight deck 250 meters long and 30 meters wide, and a capacity of 90 aircraft. THE THICKNESS OF THE ARMORED FLIGHT DECK IS 75MM. Single-storey hangar with a length of 160 meters, a width of 20 meters and a height of 5.8 meters. Daniel said as he looked at the number on the text. If you look at the size of the deck and the number of aircraft it carries, it doesn't seem to be much different from the Fury class, even if you consider the fact that the Fury class is an improvement from the fast battleship, then there is also the problem of inflated tonnage. The tonnage of one Fury-class is almost as close to the tonnage of two such carriers. ”

"That's right, you're right, the tonnage of the Fury should be at least about 43,000 tons. The rated capacity is about 120 or more. If you only look at it from the perspective of aircraft carrier combat, the Rage class is not as cost-effective as this ship, but if you measure it from other perspectives, such as sustained combat capability, as well as the level of protection, and the potential for improvement, the Rage class is undoubtedly better. "Yan Boxun has nothing to shy away from, as a designer, he needs to let the other party know the advantages and disadvantages of this aircraft carrier in future operations.

"First of all, his deck is a circle smaller than the Fury, judging from the current aircraft, the Fury can release about 60 planes in a wave, while this aircraft carrier has a maximum of 45 aircraft, and the 20-meter-long deck can accommodate 2 to 3 rows of aircraft, and the extra 5 meters wide is enough for an extra row of aircraft. Secondly, the hangar only has a single-storey hangar, which is a whole less working area. In addition to those tethered and normally placed in hangars, the 90 aircraft also include a number of spare aircraft that have been dismantled into parts condition. You are also engaged in design, and you should understand how much difference these can be in actual combat. Yan Boxun thought for a while and said.

This design was not made by Yan Boxun himself. As a traverser, Xu Jie once again plagiarized many successful designs in history, how to say, this time he provided Italy with the concept of adding an armored flight deck to the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier in history! As for why Yorktown was chosen as a model, there are mainly the following reasons.

First of all, the number of the Enterprise is still very strong, at least this is a fleet aircraft carrier that perfectly meets the requirements of a full-deck assault. He has a super-large deck relative to his tonnage, and an aircraft carrier with a displacement of less than 20,000 tons actually has a super-large deck of more than 251 meters * 25 meters. The British armored aircraft carrier weighs 23,000 tons and has a deck of only 229 meters by 29 meters. The Xianghe aircraft carrier, with a displacement of 25,600 tons, has a deck area of only 250 meters * 26 meters. And the deck of the Wyvern is only 227 meters by 22 meters! In terms of aircraft take-off and landing capabilities alone, the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier is actually comparable to the Xianghe! Aircraft carriers as an offensive weapon. The ability of its deck to take off and land aircraft is naturally the most important indicator. Especially in the case of not being able to do everything, the attack power must be guaranteed. Maybe I can't withstand your attack, but my attack can also kill you, which is the first reason why Xu Jie chose the company.

Secondly, the Enterprise also has a reasonable hangar. The hangar of the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier is 166.5 meters by 19.2 meters, which does not seem very good. For example, the double-storey hangars of the British Royal Ark are 173 meters * 18.3 meters and 138 meters * 18.7 meters respectively. The hangar area of the Xianghe has reached more than 6,000 square meters. But in fact, the capacity of the aircraft carrier Yorktown is not small, and a large part of it is because Yorktown can be on the ticket, that is to say, the height is enough, although it seems that the height of the hangar in the early 5 meters of the American aircraft carrier is not high, but considering that there is still some space between the hangar and the flight deck that can be used, the space that can be used to accommodate the aircraft is not small! Of course, from a maintenance point of view, it is certainly not as good as a double-storey hangar. But in the case of tonnage limitations, this is also something that cannot be helped.

Finally, the speed of the Enterprise is also good, with a high speed of 32.5 knots fully meeting the release requirements of carrier-based aircraft. Of course, because of the high speed requirements, the power compartment is large, and in the case of tonnage limitations, the defense of this battleship can almost be described as sad, especially the torpedo protection is a coffee table. The root cause is that he has never been torpedoed! Two ships of the same class, Yorktown and the Hornet, which were torpedoed, sank to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish!

Italy's aircraft carriers in this plane can be divided into more tonnage, and their tonnage is basically equivalent to that of Britain's later Revenge-class aircraft carriers. According to Xu Jie's plan, the weight of more than 3,000 tons will be used to increase the protection and armored deck. In terms of tonnage, the attack power of the Enterprise is more than enough. (The hangars of Britain's six armored aircraft carriers are not large, and the largest is only one and a half storeys of hangars.) In order to increase the defense power as much as possible, the installed version of the enterprise aircraft carrier is also equipped with only two elevators, which are enough for its carrying capacity. But the problem is that although it is an armored deck, the thickness naturally cannot be compared with the Fury-class aircraft carrier, and people have a 40,000-ton hull as the base, and the armored deck is the focus, it doesn't matter, but this armored Yorktown is not good, and the stability of the ship must be considered. SO THE THICKNESS OF THE ARMOR DROPPED TO 70MM. This thickness is immune to all high-explosive shells, but 500KG armor-piercing shells can still penetrate it, for which another layer of armor was installed on the floor of the hangar. The power compartment was also misarranged.

To be honest, it is not certain whether this armored York City in Xu Jie's eyes can be completed with a displacement of 23,000 tons Xu Jie, but under the restrictions of the treaty, everyone will do some tricks and feet, as for how to do it, that is the Italians' business, and what they give them is almost the best choice, whether it is their business or not.

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