Warship of Great Power

Wu Shengli felt his eyelids twitching.

The son-in-law is back, what else can happen? Wu Shengli felt a little incredible. He rubbed his eyes. He must have been worried about his son-in-law recently. He was a little tired. It was getting late. Go to bed and talk about it tomorrow.

Wu Shengli was woken up before he could sleep.

"Leader Wu, Leader Wu, the superiors have an emergency meeting and you need to attend."

Wu Shengli's superior leader was naturally the more powerful leader. Wu Shengli didn't dare to delay, so he quickly got dressed and went to the meeting. When he entered the conference room, he saw his daughter and son-in-law sitting there, reporting to the leader. .

Wu Shengli had an inexplicable feeling. In the past, he had ditched his son-in-law several times to go it alone and let his son-in-law fly. This time, the son-in-law actually let his pigeon fly and reported directly to his superiors without going through him?

"Lao Wu, you came just in time. Their Mingzhou Group plans to build more advanced amphibious assault ships and sell them to certain customers. Because it involves many complex issues, they want to report to us and ask for our opinions. Since you Now that you’re here, let’s say a few words.”

"A more advanced amphibious assault ship?" Wu Shengli didn't react. Isn't our amphibious assault ship already the most advanced?

With a displacement of 40,000 tons, it can carry carrier-based fighter jets and transport aircraft, and can also fly drones. Is there anything more advanced than this?

"Yes, customers have demand, so we plan to build an amphibious assault ship with a full load displacement of nearly 60,000 tons."

Sixty thousand tons! More than ten years ago, that was something that the navy would not even dare to think about. But now, the navy already has a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier and a 60,000-ton warship. They are just so-so. The navy is no longer very excited about them. Feel it.

However, after all, the Navy's first 001 aircraft carrier only has this displacement, so Wu Shengli is still curious about an amphibious assault ship with this displacement.

Sixty thousand tons, how big is it? Do we need such a big warship?

By the way, these are not important. What is important is, who is selling this warship to?

"Who do you plan to sell this warship to?" Wu Shengli asked.

"The big dog owners want two ships, and Guinea wants one."

It’s understandable that the dog owners are big, Guinea? Wu Shengli frowned: "Didn't there be some problems with the Guinea Navy's last contract? You are also very dissatisfied with Guinea's behavior. Now, you actually want to sell them warships again? The final payment for the last warship has not been settled yet. Bar?"

"On the surface, it was sold to Guinea, but in fact, the real customer was Vana." Qin Tao said.

This is a big matter. Although it can be hidden from many people, Qin Tao must also report it to his superiors. Otherwise, if something happens in the future, he will not be able to bear the responsibility.

Wu Shengli frowned immediately. No wonder his eyelids were twitching. This son-in-law was so worried that he had caused such a big trouble for himself.

"Is it making money?" Wu Shengli continued to ask.

"Not profitable, cost price."

Do not make money? What's the picture?

Wu Shengli knew that this matter was of great importance. The son-in-law didn't report to him to save himself a headache. However, all the leaders present were not cheap. Of course, he had to be called over for such a troublesome thing to give him a headache.

There was a brief silence in the conference room.

Wu Shengli looked at the map. Over the years, Vana has developed rapidly. Not only has it become the boss of Africa, but it has also penetrated into nearby oil areas and continued to strengthen their power. Is there more benefits or disadvantages?

My son-in-law is really not a fuel-efficient lamp!

Wu Shengli glanced at his son-in-law again, and then suddenly made a decision.

"Dear leaders, this is entirely a business matter. We have no objection and it has nothing to do with us."

I don’t want to waste my brain cells, so I might as well be the boss and we don’t care about anything and don’t worry about anything!

The leaders present laughed: "Lao Wu, are you too irresponsible?"

"Of course we will bear the responsibilities that should be borne, and of course we will not bear the responsibilities that should not be borne. There is no need to increase the burden on ourselves." Wu Shengli continued: "As long as there is nothing on this export-type amphibious assault ship that our navy needs to keep secret, project, then it has nothing to do with our Navy. Leaders, this is my attitude, I’m going back to sleep.”

After saying that, Wu Shengli stood up.

"Dad, I'll go back with you. The reporting work is over. Let's go back together. We will obey whatever the superior leaders decide." Qin Tao also stood up.

He doesn't want to worry about it. If the superior agrees, we will do this business. If the superior does not agree, then he will send a message to Vitalia. If the superior does not agree, it will be over.

"Wait a minute! Mr. Qin, you reported this matter to us and made it difficult for any of us to sleep well. Do you still want to go back to sleep? No way!" The leader stopped Qin Tao and Wu Shengli on the spot: "Lao Wu, don't even think about leaving."

"That's right, no one should leave. Let's continue the discussion. Mr. Qin, tell us what you really think."

Now the meeting finally got down to business! Qin Tao looked at everyone: "Dear leaders, my idea is actually very simple. Let others attract the attention of the Yankees and drag them into other quagmires. Then we can continue to develop ourselves. It is not necessary to strive for a chance for peaceful development. It’s easy.”

Everyone's eyes widened.

The meeting lasted until late at night. Finally, the superior leader nodded: "Okay, President Qin's plan is correct. We agree to give Vana more powerful weapons."

"That's right, it's just an aircraft carrier. It's best for every country to have an aircraft carrier, so that we can maintain this colorful world."

Wu Shengli yawned, took his daughter and son-in-law home, and got in the car. Qin Tao rested his head on the headrest and soon began to purr.

Wu Shengli glanced at him, said nothing, and closed his eyes to rest. He waited until he was almost home before speaking: "Taozi, do you think it's a bit outdated for us to continue building 075? Do you want to follow suit and build 076 next?"

"With three ships built for customers, this kind of warship should be completely mature." Qin Tao said: "At that time, if the navy needs it, of course it can turn to building amphibious assault ships. The combination of this kind of warships and aircraft carriers The positioning is different and should be more suitable for us.”

"Are you talking in your sleep?"

Qin Tao snored again.

Wu Shengli rolled his eyes at him.

A 60,000-ton amphibious assault ship has the same displacement as the British Queen-class aircraft carrier. How would the British feel if they knew about it? Their two ships are not yet capable of service. We have been building heavyweights one after another.

There are three foreign trade warships in the water first. They should be able to see if they are suitable. If they are suitable, it will not be too late to place an order.

"I'm afraid your Mingzhou Group already has a mature design plan, right?" Wu Shengli continued to ask: "Can it be sent to Huanglou for review tomorrow?"

"If it is made for a customer, does it need to be reviewed by the Navy?"

"Ahem, then let's have a look, okay?"

"Well, this is the responsibility of the Second Design Department. I will ask Babbage to bring someone over."

The second design office of Mingzhou Group specializes in designing aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships! After the 100,000-ton aircraft carrier was put into service, their design has reached its peak, but this does not mean that they can rest. They still have many projects, and 076 is their project after the 100,000-ton aircraft carrier.

The next day, Huanglou.

"The amphibious assault ship is a special kind of amphibious ship. It adopts an all-through deck and can carry various helicopters and fixed-wing fighter jets. Especially the emergence of vertical take-off and landing fighter jets has greatly enhanced the combat capabilities of the amphibious assault ship. However, the amphibious assault ship An assault ship is an amphibious assault ship, and its combat effectiveness can never be compared to that of an amphibious assault ship."

Babbage stood in front of the projection screen and introduced to everyone: "For small and medium-sized countries, amphibious assault ships can be used as aircraft carriers, while for large countries, the mission of amphibious assault ships is to support amphibious operations. There is a dock below. , can carry a large amount of amphibious warfare equipment, and the carrier-based aircraft used on the upper deck are also prepared for cross-sea landings or to cover cross-sea landing troops."

Wu Shengli nodded. Qin Tao had already mentioned these points last night. The amphibious assault ship seemed to be versatile, but in fact its combat capability was not strong, so the export of the amphibious assault ship was not a big deal.

"For some small and medium-sized countries, 20,000 tons is enough. However, for big countries, the tonnage of amphibious assault ships is gradually becoming larger. We can look at the United States."

I don’t know what the French, who are equipped with 20,000 tons of Mistral, will think when they hear this. In Babbage’s eyes, France has been classified as a small and medium-sized country.

"Currently, the US Wasp-class amphibious assault ships are the main force of their Marine Corps. They have been in service since the late 1980s. A total of eight ships have been built with a displacement of about 40,000 tons. However, the US Marine Corps is already planning a new model. The displacement of this amphibious assault ship will be enlarged to 45,000 tons, making it the largest amphibious assault ship in the world, surpassing France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier."

"The larger the displacement, the more equipment can be carried, and the deck area will be larger. We believe that it is more appropriate for the new generation of Type 076 amphibious assault ship to have a full-load displacement of about 60,000 tons, so that the shore combat capability will be better. powerful."

When talking about this, a brand new amphibious assault ship design appeared on the projection screen.

"The freeboard of the amphibious assault ship is higher, so it is not suitable for large external float. Therefore, the deck of this 60,000-ton amphibious assault ship is still rectangular. We have no plans to design an angled deck, which will cause navigation problems. Unstable.”

There are always some laymen who want to expand the deck of an amphibious assault ship and turn it into an aircraft carrier. In fact, this is not scientific. There is an extra dock below. An amphibious assault ship with the same displacement is more than five meters taller than an aircraft carrier. Expanding the external drift can easily capsize the ship.

Even if the displacement reaches 60,000 tons, it is not suitable.

Similarly, the aircraft carrier should try to reduce the area occupied by the island so that the deck area can be expanded. However, this operation is not feasible on an amphibious assault ship. The amphibious assault ship needs a large and low-lying island, just like Lao Maozi's Kiev-class aircraft carrier. Similarly, this is also because the area below is heavily occupied, so many people have to move to the upper floors to live. At the same time, they do not dare to develop in the vertical direction, so they can only expand in the front and rear directions.

The ship island is elongated and the double ship island is not used. This thing is used by the British as an innovation, but in fact there is no need at all.

The entire ship island seems to have been transplanted from the 075. Because the deck area of ​​the 076 is larger, the proportion of the 076 ship island looks smaller.

Although it is a single ship island, it has two separate chimneys at the front and rear.

"In order to drive this warship with a displacement of 60,000 tons, we need to install four 40-megawatt gas turbines on it, using a ship-wide integrated power system and electric drive. This can best distribute the power needs and reduce the consumption of the gas turbines. Intake and exhaust ducts.”

The chimney is on the ship island, and it is best to place the gas turbine under the ship island, so that the intake and exhaust pipes are the shortest and can be easily arranged. The power of the gas turbine will not be lost, but it will not be easy to transmit it to the drive shaft at the back.

Therefore, electric propulsion is the most suitable.

In these aspects, Dongfang already has mature experience. After all, a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier can be propelled by electricity, let alone a 60,000-ton amphibious assault ship.

"In the normal cruising stage, only one gas turbine is turned on. As the required power increases, more main engines will be turned on gradually. When full speed sailing is required, four more engines will be turned on."

It's almost all existing technology and there's not much to say.

"The deck width is about 60 meters. We divide it into two halves. The left side is used as the take-off and landing area, and the right side is used as the parking area."

"Is there an electromagnetic catapult in front of the deck?" Until now, a leader finally spoke.

"There is no export-type 076. For our own amphibious assault ships, we can choose according to our needs. It is also possible to install a catapult on the front end, which can increase the dispatch efficiency of fighter aircraft. Of course, if it is for cost considerations, You don’t have to install it.”

Even with a catapult, the aircraft still uses a vertical take-off and landing aircraft. After all, there is no arresting cable, so it has to land vertically. Only the drone can slowly slide to a stop.

However, the catapult is still necessary because it can greatly reduce the fuel consumption of vertical take-off and increase the load capacity. The British Sea Harrier often takes off in a short distance to increase the take-off weight.

"Yes, of course." Wu Shengli said immediately: "We must have electromagnetic catapults for our own use."

"Okay, then install an electromagnetic catapult. There will be no problem in using the J-31A, but I don't know if the tilt-rotor aircraft was designed with the need for catapult take-off considered."

It cannot be used with a catapult. If the nose landing gear of the aircraft is not strong enough and the fuselage is not strong enough, the aircraft may be ejected and fall apart. Did the tilt-rotor aircraft consider ejection take-off when designing it?

Babbage didn't know, so he raised a question here. If the tilt-rotor aircraft cannot be used, only the vertical takeoff and landing J-31A can be used. Isn't it a waste?

"Our 076 is mainly equipped with tilt-rotor aircraft?" a naval leader asked.

"Yes, this kind of aircraft has gone through a lot of flight tests and has gradually matured. Our Z-20 is suitable for destroyers and frigates, while amphibious assault ships should have larger aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of thirty tons. The Zhi30 is much easier to use than the Zhi20, which has a maximum takeoff weight of only ten tons." Qin Tao said.

The last time he went to the south for vacation, Qin Tao saw the tilt-rotor aircraft being tested. Although his superiors did not officially give him a code name, everyone was calling him Thirty. The maturity of this aircraft will provide the Navy with a A more advanced means of transportation.

Babbage was the one introducing them just now, and only at this moment did Qin Tao intervene, which was enough to show how much Qin Tao valued Zhi Thirty.

"Yes, this kind of aircraft is more useful, and there is also an early warning aircraft version." Wu Shengli added: "By that time, the amphibious fleet will also have airborne early warning aircraft."

Helicopters are too backward when used as early warning aircraft and are destined to be eliminated.

"In this way, our 076 will be the most powerful amphibious assault ship in the world."

"That's natural. No matter what we do, we must be the strongest in the world."

"Ahem, everyone, is it my turn to continue the introduction?" Babic looked at the leaders below and asked, why are you interrupting? You can wait until I finish the introduction.

"Yes, you continue."

"In terms of carrier-based aircraft, drones will also be used in large quantities. In this Red Sea operation, our 075 used drones, which has achieved very good results. The 076 has a larger displacement and can carry more drones. More, not just reconnaissance, but also attack, but in this way, there will be many channels to control the drone."

Babbage and the others are accustomed to summarizing and improving. This time 075 went to the Red Sea area for operations, they were also constantly observing, summarizing experience, and making improvements.

“Within 100 kilometers, the drone is directly controlled. Beyond 100 kilometers, we use a large number of satellites to forward signal control. This will not only cause signal delay, but will also be limited by the number of satellite channels. "Especially if multiple warships operate together, it will pose a greater challenge to the control of drones," Babbage said. "So, we are considering whether we can develop a specialized communication relay drone." , transmitting signals at high altitudes instead of satellites, with low delay, low cost and large capacity."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Babbage, an old fool, is thinking about how to improve the combat capabilities of aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. This idea is very good!

"Old Mao, that's right. The ideas in your mind are always updating." Qin Tao sighed with emotion. Babbage's name in the East was Mao Gengxin. As expected, he was always updating his ideas.

Babbage smiled: "I also came up with this plan based on the two-seater version of the J-20 that can remotely control the Attack-11 drone."