Chapter 654 Binhai Shipyard continues to accompany us

Capital, Huanglou.

"This time the Navy spent a lot of money to conduct a comparative test of two destroyers. Now, I believe you all have your own opinions on the test results. Now you can talk about it." On the rostrum, Wu Shengli Open your mouth.

“For our aircraft carrier fleet, the 052C destroyer is the best choice.” The first person to speak was the aircraft carrier captain Li Yan. His words almost represent the views of the navy’s front-line troops.

"Yes, the biggest advantage of this kind of destroyer is that in addition to the four-sided phased array radar, it is also equipped with a special meter-wave radar for detection. In our formation, the meter-wave radar can be networked to increase accuracy. , our aircraft carrier fleet must have at least four such destroyers to build an indestructible air defense firepower network." Zhang Zhen took over the conversation and said: "Taken together, the combat effectiveness of the 052C is no better than that of our 10,000-ton class No. 138 is weak."

The Navy has always been interested in the 052C, but this kind of destroyer is too expensive, so it did not insist on it. Now, the price has come down, and the performance is fully advantageous. Therefore, the Navy has no reason to choose the weak 052B.

Sun Xuewen had long been mentally prepared for this one-sided situation. Their original idea of ​​bidding was to focus on price advantage. Now there is no particularly big gap in price. The main reason is that the Navy has already gained confidence. Therefore, their 052B It is normal to lose the election.

 The lack of meter-wave radar was the main reason for their defeat.

"Since everyone agrees, then our navy will first place an order for four destroyers." Wu Shengli said: "Among them, two will be equipped with the southern fleet and two will be equipped with the northern fleet."

 The current No. 167 and No. 168 are fully prepared for the southern fleet. With the addition of the two new 052Cs, the size of the southern fleet has rapidly expanded, eliminating the previous complaints about the lack of large warships.

The northern fleet is responsible for protecting the capital. In particular, the aircraft carrier is currently equipped in the northern fleet. Therefore, it is normal to equip two of them. When it is necessary to perform combat missions, the two southern ones can be mobilized. past.

This time, it was the eastern fleet's turn to be dissatisfied.

“Leader, they have all been assigned to Aegis battleships, what about us? Are we going to keep using the old modern class? We are responsible for important people, and we don’t even have a professional air defense destroyer!”

The fleet in the east has always been dominated by Russian equipment. First it was the Modern class, then there was the Glorious class, and now there are two other Modern class ships. With five Russian warships as the main force, that is a displacement of 50,000 tons. Normally, Not too small.

 But, how can Russian equipment be compared with domestic equipment? The four modern-class ships can only launch Shikili and Hongqi-16 missiles. The Glorious-class ship can only launch S-300 missiles. Since there is no four-sided phased array radar, the Glorious-class ship cannot have omnidirectional missiles at all. China's regional air defense capabilities are very lacking in this aspect.

Now, is the leader too partial?

"Although you do not have the strongest air defense capabilities, you have the strongest anti-ship capabilities." Qin Tao said: "Now, our pony bombs have matured, so next, your warships will conduct a With a change of gear, the No. 138 can destroy a fleet by attacking alone, let alone four more modern-class ships."

Since the pony bomb has demonstrated Hu Lai's powerful combat performance in the test, of course it must be equipped. After all, this thing is urgently needed in the country. No. 138 has been carrying the missile launch tube to scare people, and now he can finally equip it with a real good thing. .

“Air defense is air defense, and anti-ship is anti-ship. We need the strongest air defense capability.”

"Your fleet has always been under the protection of the naval aviation, and the need for air defense is not that urgent." Qin Tao said: "What your fleet needs most is a strong offensive capability. When the navy's warships are completed, After the order for the second aircraft carrier is placed, the amphibious assault ship plan I proposed to the Navy should be on the right track. This kind of warship must be equipped with your eastern fleet."

 Amphibious assault ship?

The leader of the eastern fleet's eyes flashed: "Mr. Qin, are you saying that we can have large warships that have direct access to the deck?"

The navy currently has amphibious landing ships, the main ones being 072 and 073, which have a displacement of only a few thousand tons and cannot perform the task of troop projection at all. The improvement of the navy's amphibious combat capabilities started with 071. This kind of amphibious landing ship The displacement was expanded to 20,000 tons, and eight ships were built at one go. Since the first ship was put into service in 2007, the construction has not stopped, greatly improving the navy's amphibious warfare capabilities. Once there is a situation, there is no problem in directly delivering troops from a division.

Of course, the most dazzling one is the 075. This large amphibious assault ship with a displacement of 40,000 tons and a direct access to the deck has made the Eastern Navy jump to the top and has the second amphibious assault force in the world.

 This kind of power is also what the navy is currently in urgent need of.

"Well, it depends on how the senior leaders of the Navy think about it. Our Mingzhou Group will propose two design plans, one with a displacement of 20,000 tons and a large helicopter deck at the stern, and one with a displacement of 40,000 tons, with a large helicopter deck on the right side. The ship island has a direct access to the deck layout. The latter can not only take off and land helicopters, but also vertical take-off and landing fighter jets. Even if it only carries ten vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, the combat capability of this amphibious assault ship will be a leap forward, and About the same as a small aircraft carrier.”

 Everyone present was brightened.

Qin Tao had previously proposed the idea of ​​an amphibious assault ship. However, the navy had no money at that time and could not afford to build an aircraft carrier. Where could it build a nondescript amphibious assault ship?

But now, the modified 001 has braved the wind and waves and started sailing. The construction of domestic aircraft carriers has also been put on the agenda. When the domestic aircraft carriers are completed, it will be time to build amphibious assault ships.

"A 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship will also be equipped with a vertical take-off and landing version of the J-31A. This is the best!" Suddenly, the leader of the eastern fleet no longer struggled with whether he had an air defense destroyer. With this This thing is equivalent to having an aircraft carrier.

Now, 001 has been given to the northern fleet. If 002 is built again, it will probably be given to the southern fleet. The combat range of their eastern fleet is within the road-based aviation force. Unless it is supported by two brother fleets during a war, in Under normal circumstances, they would definitely not be able to get an aircraft carrier.

 With this kind of amphibious assault ship, they can also operate carrier-based fixed-wing fighters. Of course they can't wait.

“Hey, you have changed the theme of the meeting. Our meeting is discussing the project of four 052C ships.” Wu Shengli spoke above.

“Leader Wu, our Mingzhou Group may not be able to start construction of these four destroyers quickly. Therefore, after receiving the shipbuilding task, we will subcontract the order for two destroyers to Bincheng Shipyard, hoping that the Navy will approve it.”

The Navy has begun to place orders continuously to purchase 054. Mingzhou Group could not build this kind of frigate, so it subcontracted several ships to Huating Shipyard. Now, if the Navy wants to order four 052Cs at the same time, Mingzhou Group will have to Follow this pattern.

Although Mingzhou Group has to take a commission, the shipyard is still profitable, and it can continue to build warships, which is also a spur and encouragement for the shipyard.

At this time, after hearing Qin Tao's words, Sun Xuewen's heart was filled with gratitude. Mr. Qin would never forget his fraternal units! Make money together!

“Director Sun, do you have any questions?” Wu Shengli turned to Sun Xuewen.

Sun Xuewen shook his head: "We have no problem. We will definitely build the ship seriously under the guidance of the representatives sent by Mingzhou Group, and we must complete the construction tasks to high standards."

Although the bidding failed, they still won the construction task of two warships, which of course everyone was happy about.

 After discussing some details, the morning meeting was finally completed successfully. At noon, everyone ate in the canteen of Huanglou.

“We can’t drink at noon, Mr. Qin, I’ll give you a drink with tea instead of water.” Sun Xuewen sat next to Qin Tao, picked up the tea and said to Qin Tao.

“Director Sun, is this how you express your feelings? I’m afraid it’s not enough.” Qin Tao said.

Sun Xuewen was stunned: "Mr. Qin, what else do you want?"

Others at the dinner table also noticed this scene. Something is wrong. Why did Mr. Qin start to embarrass Old Sun today?

“I have a request, but I don’t know if you can comply with it.”

“Mr. Qin, as long as you make a request, we will definitely comply with it!”

 “Okay. Put your ears closer.”

 Others at the dinner table watched this scene curiously, watching Qin Tao whispering next to Sun Xuewen's ear, and seeing the expression on Sun Xuewen's face become very strange.

 “What are you two talking about?” Wu Shengli said.

 “Talking about the development of our navy.” Qin Tao agreed casually.

Wu Shengli smiled and ignored him.

 In the afternoon, the meeting continued.

"This afternoon, the topic of our meeting is the development of the Navy. After the trial of the first aircraft carrier, the Navy finally made up its mind to continue building the second aircraft carrier. Before construction, the Navy still plans to select the best one through bidding. plan."

Sun Xuewen's eyes lit up, and he immediately raised his hand: "Leader Wu, our Bincheng Shipyard is willing to participate in this bidding. Although we failed in the destroyer bidding, we still will not give up. We want to build an aircraft carrier." !”

Everyone looked at Sun Xuewen in surprise. For this destroyer bidding, maybe Bincheng Shipyard can work hard and come up with a product similar to Mingzhou Group. For this aircraft carrier, which shipyard in the country dares to compete with Mingzhou Group?

Not to mention the whole country, even in the world, Mingzhou Group is one of the few companies with the ability to build aircraft carriers. They built a 10,000-ton aircraft carrier for Siam, renovated an aircraft carrier for the navy, and built an aircraft carrier for the football country. For an aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons, they have the most experience, so no matter who comes to bid, they will definitely be with them.

 Wait a minute, what did Mr. Qin say in Sun Xuewen’s ear at noon?

 Is it just to get their Bincheng Shipyard to join in so that they can legitimately bid?

 This is like a school that wants to elect a representative. The principal signs up, a logistics officer also signs up, and then the whole school is asked to vote. Is there any need to say what the result will be?

Wu Shengli nodded: "Then tell us your plan. After getting approval from our navy, we will come up with a formal design plan in three months."

Sun Xuewen was obviously prepared. He glanced in the direction of Qin Tao and then said: "Everyone, considering the existing conditions, we decided to use the same power as the 001 aircraft carrier. After improvements, this power can It drives a fully loaded aircraft carrier with a displacement of 80,000 tons, so we set the displacement of the aircraft carrier at about 80,000 tons.”

Everyone nodded, the enlargement of aircraft carriers is inevitable, and small aircraft carriers are all deceptive. Look at Asan's aircraft carrier. Because the deck area is small, the take-off area and landing area overlap. How much trouble does it bring to their deck scheduling?

"At the same time, considering the progress we have made in the field of catapults, we decided to arrange two electromagnetic catapults on the angled deck, and the bow deck still uses the jump deck method."

The combination of leaping to the deck and ejection at an angle, isn't this what Ulyanovsk is?

 Everyone became curious.

Although the Mingzhou Group has not yet spoken, everyone knows that the Mingzhou Group is going to have a fully straight deck layout, and two electromagnetic catapults will be arranged on the bow of the ship. If Bincheng Shipyard wants to do this, There is a real possibility of a successful bid.

Did Mr. Qin come up with this idea for them?

"This design is for double insurance. If our electromagnetic catapult fails, then we can also rely on the bow of the ship to leap onto the deck and dispatch our carrier-based aircraft. We have made statistics that American aircraft carriers are steam ejected The failure rate of the ejector is 25%, which means that for every 100 ejections, there will be 25 failures. They used four ejectors to achieve high enough reliability. We used brand-new The ground test of the electromagnetic catapult went smoothly, but we still don’t know what the situation will be when it comes to the sea. We cannot take risks and must take a step-by-step approach.”

 After these words, some among the navy leaders nodded.

"Compared with the existing 001 aircraft carrier, we will significantly reduce the size of the island, which can expand the parking area on the deck. At the same time, we will also open up the front of the hangar. Anyway, we don't need to deploy any long-range missiles. In this way, we have The hangar area is large enough to increase the number of fighters carried by this warship to more than sixty."

These are all theoretical, just like the introduction in a military magazine. The specific detailed design will be discussed later.

 After Sun Xuewen finished speaking, there was a burst of applause.

“The Bencheng Shipyard’s plan interests us very much. Now, which other shipyard has spoken?”

 Everyone looked at Qin Tao.

Qin Tao had a smile on his face: "We have to compete in the aircraft carrier project again. This time, the aircraft carrier project proposed by our Mingzhou Group is similar to that of their Bincheng Shipyard, except that we use the bow level. There are two electromagnetic catapults on the straight deck and one electromagnetic catapult on the angled deck. We have confidence in the domestic electromagnetic catapults. We don’t think there will be any problems. Even if there are problems, three electromagnetic catapults, It is enough to back up each other. In terms of maneuver efficiency, there is no comparison between Soviet-style aircraft carriers and American-style aircraft carriers. Therefore, we must take the path of American-style aircraft carriers."

This is not the first time that the Mingzhou Group's plan has been mentioned. This time it is just a nagging. We have to wait until the actual bidding to see the details. Now it is just a casual talk.

“However, in terms of elevators, we still maintain the two elevators on the right side, but we will expand the area of ​​the elevators so that each elevator can transport two fighter jets at the same time.”

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has four elevators, three on the starboard side and two on the port side. When it comes to the Ford class, it is replaced by two on the right and one on the left, missing one elevator. However, the domestically produced 003 aircraft carrier only has two elevators on the right side. There is none on the left side. Is this appropriate?

There are many voices of opposition, believing that this will lead to a serious reduction in transportation capacity, and even cause the fighter planes placed on the port side to be towed to affect deck operations, etc. However, the reduction in the number of elevators is a trend.

 Elevators need to have openings in the hull. The fewer openings, the higher the strength of the hull. At the same time, the elevator will also occupy the deck area. Fighters must not be parked there, and they can only be placed there temporarily at most.

Although the scale of two elevators is still maintained, one elevator can transport two at a time, which is already very efficient.

“Will this affect the dispatch efficiency of our fighter planes?” Someone started to ask.

"Of course not. If we need to carry out an attack mission with a large fleet of aircraft, we can fill the rear of the deck with aircraft. If that's not enough, the take-off area on the angled deck can also be filled with aircraft. We can eject from the two bows first. Then use the catapult of the bevel deck after freeing up the bevel deck. The three units will be released together. The efficiency will be very high and a full-deck takeoff can be achieved. Regarding the scheduling of this deck, we have already made an animation model. When the time comes for bidding, it will be taken out.”

 Animated models to demonstrate deck scheduling!

 Why do you need so many lifts? Four fighter jets can be parked on that spot on the port side!

 “Okay, then we’ll wait.”

"Our ship island will also be greatly reduced. Pilots and mid-level officers can all sleep below without occupying precious deck area. However, we must have the necessary things, such as four-sided phased array radar and so on. is required…"

Qin Tao introduced it very simply. It took more than ten minutes to finish.

“Of course, the aircraft carrier is a huge system project, which depends not only on our warships, but also on carrier-based aircraft. In addition to fighter jets, there are also helicopters, early warning aircraft, anti-submarine aircraft, etc.”

"In terms of carrier-based aircraft, I think the navy needs some stealth aircraft." Li Yan spoke again: "This exercise showed the powerful advantages of stealth aircraft. Although our J-5 has a large bomb load, It has a long range, but this kind of aircraft does not have stealth capabilities, so it will not be suitable when performing certain tasks."

As the captain of an aircraft carrier, Li Yan has been studying the attack tactics of aircraft carriers. Now, he is more and more aware of the role of stealth aircraft in mission-critical tasks. This is simply a revolution. If the navy has stealth aircraft, it will be able to carry out many tasks. It will all be easier.

"For example, if you want to launch an attack on the enemy, then the stealth aircraft can be the first wave to destroy the enemy's radar, anti-aircraft missile positions and other targets. In this way, the non-stealth aircraft behind can continue to launch attacks safely. If there is an attack, for example, if you want to perform a reconnaissance mission, a stealth aircraft is more suitable."

“Yes, I think that on the next aircraft carrier, stealth aircraft and non-stealth aircraft should be carried at a ratio of one to one, for example, twenty-four J-15s and twenty-four J-31A aircraft. "Zhang Zhen then spoke.

“Captain Zhang, why don’t you be more courageous and fight thirty-two against Fifteen, or thirty-two against Thirty-one A?” Qin Tao said with a smile.

 It is normal for an aircraft carrier with a displacement of 80,000 tons to carry 80 aircraft and about 60 combat aircraft.

 “Well, that’s right!” Zhang Zhen nodded: “I am too conservative.”

"Will the mixing of two types of aircraft cause problems in the maintenance of the aircraft? Now, even the Americans are reducing the types of carrier-based aircraft and plan to completely replace the F-14 with the F-18." A leader said.

“If we want to reduce the number of models, we would rather use the all-color J-31A instead of the J-15!”

 As a result, the leaders above stopped talking.

“Everyone, we can provide a variety of solutions for this kind of fighter jet. However, in addition to these aircraft, we also need an aircraft.”

 “What plane?”

 “Drone.”

 What are the advantages of electromagnetic catapult? That is, its ejection energy is infinitely adjustable. It can not only eject fighter jets weighing more than 30 tons, but also drones weighing several tons or more than ten tons! In future wars, drones will also play an increasingly important role!

“Mr. Qin, are you saying that we can use drones to avoid danger during reconnaissance?” Li Yan said.

"Looking at it now, the first thing that has practical value is definitely the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. We need to develop large-scale unmanned aerial vehicles with long range. After they are released, they can carry out reconnaissance missions for more than 20 hours. In the future, we will also develop unmanned aerial vehicles. Human attack aircraft carry bombs to attack the most dangerous targets. If they succeed, they fly back. If they fail, then we just lose the drone."

 In later generations, drones were often used for attacks, especially those cheap drones that could be used directly to carry out suicide attacks.

“Can drones carry out attacks in the future? This is a bit unbelievable.” Someone expressed emotion.

“If this happens, won’t our pilots be unemployed?”

"How can you be unemployed? Pilots can work as operators on warships." Qin Tao said: "No matter when it comes, people are the most important factor in determining the outcome of a war."

“We lack relevant technical reserves in China.” Wu Shengli sighed with emotion.

“Leaders, if you are interested, we can go to Yunma Factory to see how the drone research and development is progressing there.”

 (End of this chapter)