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Chapter 383 Welcome to Participate
What diameter ratio is sufficient?

Qian Lin'an: "Boer once wanted to build a super cannon with a caliber of 1 meter and a length of 150 meters, which is 150 times the caliber and weighing 2100 tons."

In my opinion, only such an ultra-long gun barrel combined with a slow-explosive propellant can reduce the G-force to a reasonable range.

Tang Wen hissed and took a deep breath. Another super madman. He couldn't even imagine such a crazy double diameter. He was a complete lunatic.

However, Qian Lin'an knew what he was thinking and raised an eyebrow, saying:
“Boll did indeed manufacture a prototype of this thing, but each piece was only four or five meters long, and he planned to splice dozens of them together.”

Although he died before he finished, I think there was indeed a certain probability that it could have been done, although the diameter wouldn't have been that exaggerated.

Tang Wen fell into deep thought.

[Research and development failed]

[Research and development failed]

[Research and development failed]

"..."

It seems that 1000mm naval guns are not so easy to manufacture.

It's not that it can't be made, but the weight is far beyond the limit. It's not the 2100 tons that Dr. Boole envisioned, unless it's 3800 tons.

Judging from the drawings provided by the R&D bureau, its overall shape has changed significantly compared to traditional naval guns, with the barrel having a very obvious taper to ensure that it does not bend significantly.

150 calibers is simply outrageous. The 800mm railway gun of the past was only about 30 meters long, which is about one-fifth of that length.

The 150-meter-long gun barrel is comparable in length to a 10,000-ton destroyer, and its weight is even equivalent to that of a Type 052 destroyer. Maintaining its coaxiality would require a huge sacrifice, and the weight would increase dramatically.

If you want to reduce both weight and flexibility to a reasonable range, you can only achieve a diameter of 60 times, which is 1 meter in diameter and a little over 60 meters in length, and the weight can be reduced to around 800 tons.

To achieve a capacity of 2100 tons, titanium alloys must be incorporated, but the shipyard technology of the 60s was clearly insufficient, and errors kept occurring.

Seeing that Tang Wen remained silent, Qian Lin'an assumed he was thinking about something else, but then he heard him suddenly say:

"2100 tons is not feasible, but 3800 tons is worth a try. If it is a land-based gun mount, the overall weight may be 15,000 tons. A rotating single-mount turret may be over 22,000 tons, and a twin-mount turret will be at least 30,000 tons. A ship with a hull of at least 400,000 tons is needed to accommodate it."

It would be best to eliminate the rotating function; then ships weighing 30,000 to 40,000 tons could carry it.

Qian Lin'an: "..."

It's confirmed: the organization behind Gekin is a group of tech fanatics.

"You really want to shoot down a satellite with a cannon?"

"Why not give it a try? It won't cost much anyway."

Tang Wen didn't care. For simple items like cannon barrels, as long as they didn't exceed the shipyard's processing capacity, he would only charge a processing fee, and the experience fee was only a few thousand, which was practically free.

"I'll provide the materials, and you can lead the research and development. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Faced with Tang Wen's encouragement, Qian Lin'an fell silent and couldn't help but rub his forehead.

……

"The unsinkable ship "Empire's Flower" Far Eastern Reappearance"

The NHK headline wasn't the most eye-catching, but the launch of the Taishan actually shocked the entire industry.

Apart from training ships and auxiliary warships, domestic warships are generally named after places, and the aircraft carrier has long been speculated to be a provincial-level vessel.

There have been many speculations about the naming of the 001 battleship, but the most reliable ones generally believe that it may be an important municipality or even the capital, while others believe it may be another major province.

But naming it after the Five Sacred Mountains was truly unexpected, especially for those who claim to know the University of Tokyo best, who racked their brains trying to figure out what the intention was.

Furthermore, the Taishan's debut was a revelation of almost the entire superstructure and weaponry, a truly extravagant display of materials.

Although any military analyst with basic knowledge could tell at a glance that the Taishan battleship was incomplete, lacking even electronic systems and weaponry, and would be unable to fight for one or two years, if one only looked at the specifications on paper:

72 anti-ship missiles, 216 medium- and long-range air defense missiles, super-heavy unknown missiles, amphibious assault... It's simply the king of equipment, capable of taking on many opponents at once!

The notebook makes it clear at a glance: isn't this still Yamato's approach?
Although the skin has been changed, its status and combat concept are exactly the same. It proves that the battleship's decisive battle strategy was correct, but Nagumo TCM made a mistake in its execution!
While continuing to ridicule Nagumo as he watched the Taishan ship next door, Benzi also remained vigilant:
If the Taishan can truly make up for its shortcomings and grow into its complete form, its threat will be quite significant, and at least one or two Aegis-equipped ships may not be able to stop it.

While struggling with this dilemma, the author began to observe the Empire's attitude, but something seemed a little strange.

After the launch of the Taishan, the Prism Building's official statement was:
"We welcome the University of Tokyo's new achievements in the field of warships and its participation in the management of the international order."

……

After the Taishan was launched on the 20th, it immediately set sail south to participate in the Hong Kong naval review.

There was no similar arrangement in the original timeline because the resources were too meager; it would have been better not to take them at all.

But now we have two battleships, one aircraft carrier, and one 055-class destroyer, which is quite impressive when all of them are put together.

This is no secret to the Chinese public; rumors had been circulating for some time. They are simply delighted by the two large ships that were launched in the first half of the year.

Only those who had just participated in the launching ceremony felt a sense of novelty:

"What? You want me to postpone my trip by two days to attend the warship's launching ceremony?"

The old man in the Tang suit who had seen Tang Wen in Zhuawa last time frowned at his son and angrily questioned:
"Are you out of your mind? I just celebrated yesterday, it seems you've forgotten your roots!"

"No, no, Father, it's another cruiser, at the Huangpu Shipyard in the south."

"Oh."

……

"Minister, this is the latest analysis report on the Taishan."

"What Mount Tai?"

"It's about the modernization and transformation of the University of Tokyo."

The subordinate placed the analysis report on the table, but Johnson simply pushed it aside with a headache.

The task force halted its advance.

Losing a Los Angeles-class destroyer is a major event, but a large number of warships searched desperately for almost 20 days without finding a single trace.

Including the HMS Seawolf, the loss of two nuclear submarines is an abnormal loss. If it weren't for the imminent threat of a major enemy, Johnson would probably be sitting on his seat by now.

Although it was most likely caused by a sudden mechanical failure, Fern strongly insisted on adding another nuclear submarine to the Missouri task force, because the waters off the South Mei would only be more dangerous.

Although the Empire has nearly sixty Los Angeles-class submarines, maintenance and rotation will take up at least half of them, so equipping the Antarctic Fleet with five is almost the limit.

But Fern was adamant, stating that if the safety of the USS Missouri could not be guaranteed, he would rather it return to the mainland or remain in Mosego than continue to risk its life.

The main fleet will also have its attack plans delayed due to the lack of a battleship as a human shield.

Damn Fern!
Compared to Dalton, Fern was unusually cautious this time, and the deputy commander Calvin also preferred to prioritize his own safety, leaving all the matters under his charge to him to make decisions!

But the Empire only has two battleships that it can operate. It can't possibly bring out the Texas as well, can it?

After a while, Johnson suddenly grabbed the analysis report and muttered to himself:
"Yamato, this battleship seems to have better protection than the Iowa-class, right?"

Subordinate: "Um, they might not be manufacturing it according to the original armor structure, and the University of Tokyo wasn't involved in the operation."

But Johnson seemed to grasp at a straw:
"No, this is a godsend. If we give Fern a Yamato as a meat shield, he'll be very happy."

For some reason, his subordinates always felt that this idea had been brewing in Johnson's mind for a long time.

(End of this chapter)