Chapter 741: Deceive them on the wrong path

"They build aircraft carriers for world peace, and we build aircraft carriers to threaten the world. We are all talking about them. They have the final say." Qin Tao said with emotion while watching the video of Sir Benjamin's press conference. said.

The reporter was reprimanded by him last time. Qin Tao didn't care what those reporters would say. They were the ones who had the mouth anyway. If they dared to embarrass him at the press conference, he would certainly not give the other person a good look.

"Brother Tao, what the other party said is a bit strange." Zhao Ling said from the side: "I always feel that what he said is talking to us."

 “Tell us? How can you tell?”

"Any company with construction capabilities and those that have built aircraft carriers are welcome. Currently, there are not many companies or groups that build aircraft carriers in the world." Zhao Ling said: "These remarks from the British are very disturbing. Maybe they are just saying hello to us and hoping that we will participate in the bidding.”

"We are not stupid. Even Ermao knows that the Europeans' bidding has nothing to do with them. They are just soy sauce when they go there. How can we be stupider than the Europeans." Qin Tao said: "These people are too naive. ?They put a piece of meat and thought we would pounce on it?"

Qin Tao really didn't think of this. He didn't think in this direction at all.

Historically, many companies participated in the bidding. In the end, after layers of screening, two teams were left, one of which was led by BAE, which includes Rolls-Royce, Weisber Shipyard, Alenia Marco Nippon and Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and other companies. Another team is led by Thales Group UK and includes Davenport Management, Olystone Marine Systems, Swan Hunt Shipyard and others.

 After some comparisons, the British finally chose Thales Group's plan. However, in order to take care of the other side, BAE was allowed to participate in the construction and even allocated two-thirds of the project volume.

 The Queen-class aircraft carrier is built in sections and finally docked. It is said to be modular, but this is just to flatter oneself. In fact, it is just to balance the interests of various shipyards. After all, the meat needs to be eaten together.

The construction of these two aircraft carriers is the biggest piece of meat for British shipyards. How can they be shared with others? They naively think that as long as there is a rumor, they will pounce on it and use all their strength to **** orders?

"Yes, we can't waste energy on things we can't get." Zhao Ling said: "We can't be fooled by the British."

“Of course we won’t be fooled, we just need to watch the British show.”

 “A good show?”

"Yes, they are planning to build an aircraft carrier now. They don't even have carrier-based aircraft, so how can they build an aircraft carrier?" Qin Tao said: "If the construction is successful in the future, there will be no suitable carrier-based aircraft. Look at the empire where the sun never sets. We have fallen so far, even if we build an aircraft carrier, it will only be the sunset of our empire.”

“Mr. Qin, Zhang Zhong would like to see you.” At this moment, Xu Zhengyang came in and said.

“This big lie must be because the British want to build an aircraft carrier. Let him come in. Just talk to him and let him do a good job.”

Soon, Zhang Zhong walked in.

"Mr. Qin, I just heard that the UK is going to build two aircraft carriers with a displacement of 65,000 tons, and they are also inviting bids internationally. I am thinking about the meaning of their words, they want us to bid!" Zhang Zhong said: "I Just come and listen and see what you think.”

"Me? The slipway of our Mingzhou Group has been busy. If the British want to place an order, they are welcome to come over. However, it will take at least five years before construction can start." Qin Tao said: "We don't have time to go out and bid. You came to me just for this?"

“Mr. Qin, I also want to hear some of your views on British aircraft carriers.”

“There are indeed many opinions…”

 That evening, Zhang Zhong talked about the program.

"Dear viewers in front of the TV, welcome to the Zhang Zhongshuo program. The name of our program today is Zhang Zhongshuo Queen-class aircraft carrier. You may not know that after sixteen years of waiting, the British Royal Navy has finally ushered in the aircraft carrier This is the moment they have been waiting for, they are going to get a new aircraft carrier!"

After the Battle of the Falklands in 1982, the British Navy has been clamoring to replace its aircraft carriers every day. However, it is only now that it is finally on the right track. There are many reasons for this. However, the newly built aircraft carrier by the Mingzhou Group is The biggest thrill.

"In today's program, we will discuss how the British aircraft carrier will be built. Today, we have invited the famous shipbuilding expert Mr. George to the studio. He has worked in Western shipyards for many years and has rich experience. He has more knowledge about aircraft carriers. There is a unique understanding. Now, let us welcome Mr. George."

 Then, Zhang Zhong said something in English.

George also answered in English: "Hello everyone, after the Falklands War in 1982, the United Kingdom realized that it could not support modern naval warfare with its Invincible-class aircraft carriers and wanted to replace them with new ones. However, due to the weakening of the country's strength, they wanted to Replacing a brand new aircraft carrier is not an easy task, so we have waited for so many years.”

 As an actor, George is very qualified. He memorized his lines in one afternoon.

　　It doesn’t matter if you don’t know it by heart, because the audience mainly looks at the Chinese lines typed on the screen below, which have already been prepared.

"Over a long period of more than ten years, they have studied a variety of options, but to no avail, because the first problem they have to face is the choice of carrier-based aircraft. We know which carrier-based aircraft to choose. It will determine the basic structure of the aircraft carrier, such as whether it will be a vertical landing or a blocked landing, whether it will be a catapult takeoff or a ski jump takeoff. These technologies are all lacking in the UK."

"Lack of it?" Zhang Zhong expressed his confusion: "We know that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although Britain is not as powerful as before, they still have many advanced things after all!"

"Indeed, they have many advanced things. For example, in terms of aviation engines, they have Rolls-Royce. In terms of military aircraft, they have BAE. The Typhoon fighter they developed is also considered the leader among the third-generation aircraft. However, their successors Powerless, in the era of fourth-generation aircraft, they have made no achievements."

"Yes, fourth-generation aircraft have become a trend. Without stealth capabilities, it means that they cannot survive on the modern battlefield. However, the Typhoon fighter is also a good third-generation aircraft, especially with a high thrust-to-weight ratio. This kind of aircraft can be modified Will it become a carrier-based aircraft?”

"It can be changed, but the price will be too high. For example, it uses a belly air intake, and the landing gear passes through the air inlet. We can see that no carrier-based aircraft uses this layout. , because the nose landing gear cannot be strengthened, its vertical tail is very tall, which will pose a great challenge to the height of the hangar. Another example is that its canards block the front and lower sight lines, which is a problem for the high settlement of carrier-based aircraft. In terms of rate reduction, blocking the line of sight will be more serious."

“Mr. George, in other words, if they use existing fighter planes to modify them, will it be difficult to meet their needs?”

"Yes, so their best way is to outsource. Now, the U.S. Navy has two carrier-based aircraft, the F-18 and JSF. The latter is still under development and is far from being put on the ship. The F-18 should be the best However, given the British personality that has always stretched their hips, it may take twenty years for them to go from tendering to final construction, so it should be almost time to wait for the JSF to be put on the ship."

“Damn it, where did this George come from?” Benjamin looked at the Western face on the screen angrily: “He is slandering us!”

"He only said that he was a warship expert in the West, and didn't say anything else. So, God knows where he came from." Charles on the side said: "He must not be famous here, otherwise there is no need to go to the East to hang out. .”

"Everyone, I know some people will be dissatisfied when I say this, so I can be a prophet here. We can see whether the British 60,000-ton aircraft carrier will appear in five or even ten years. !”

“Damn, this is a challenge to us!” Benjamin said angrily: “Now, we not only have to build an aircraft carrier as quickly as possible, we also have to use the most advanced technology to build an aircraft carrier!”

On the screen, George continued to talk.

"Currently, the most advanced aircraft carriers use catapults to take off and block landings. However, Europe has declined. We can see that when France was building the Charles de Gaulle, it still purchased steam catapults from the United States. The United Kingdom wanted to build an aircraft carrier. The probability is that this solution will not be adopted.”

 “Why?” Zhang Zhong asked curiously.

"Because the British made it clear when they announced it to the outside world that their aircraft carrier will use a gas turbine, a 40-megawatt gas turbine developed by their Rolls-Royce company. Gas turbines are not steam turbines and will not burn boilers. , without steam, how can we eject a carrier-based aircraft?"

“This is not right, there is no steam ejection, there is electromagnetic ejection.” Zhang Zhong said: “According to foreign media reports, we in the East have begun to test electromagnetic catapults. Can’t they use electromagnetic catapults?”

"No, of course it's impossible. They don't have the technical reserves in this area at all, so they will definitely choose the most useless method of ski jump takeoff in the end. As I said just now, I can be a prophet in five or even ten years Years later, the construction of British aircraft carriers will officially begin. Let’s see what plan they use. Is it a high-end electromagnetic catapult or an old-fashioned ski-jump take-off?”

“Ski-jump take-off does have many problems. It occupies the bow space and cannot take off and land early warning aircraft. In the 1982 Falklands naval battle, if the British formation had early warning aircraft, it should have been able to detect the Exocet missile in time.” Zhang Zhong added.

“Yes, they know that ski jump is useless, but they have no choice but to use ski jump to take off.”

"Yeah, their gas turbines can't burn boilers, and they don't have electromagnetic catapults, so they can only use ski jump takeoff. In this way, it is destined not to use carrier-based fixed-wing early warning aircraft, but the British have Sea King, It is absolutely possible to continue to use the Sea King early warning aircraft," Zhang Zhong said.

"Damn, they are laughing at us!" Benjamin said angrily: "We are an old empire, how can we be worse than the East? Our aircraft carriers must use electromagnetic catapults!"

Charles frowned: "Sir, electromagnetic catapult technology is not easy to obtain. So far, only the experiments in the East have been successful, and the United States is also facing difficulties. We..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Benjamin: "What's so difficult about this? I understand it. Isn't it a linear motor? If the Americans can't do it, then we can do it ourselves! In short, ours Aircraft carriers must use electromagnetic catapults!”

"Yes, we can use electromagnetic catapults, which will make our aircraft carriers more effective. We will have more types of carrier-based aircraft to choose from. In the JSF project, although the development of vertical take-off and landing fighters has encountered difficulties, conventional take-off and landing fighters have encountered difficulties. There is still no problem with the fighter jets dropped." Hook supported this plan.

If there is no stealth aircraft, it will be impossible to surpass the East. If there is a stealth aircraft, it can only be purchased from the United States. The JSF plan also has one aircraft and three types. They only need to choose ordinary carrier-based aircraft. There is no need to use vertical ones. Take off and land.

“If we decide to use electromagnetic ejection, the landing can only be an interception landing.” Charles said: “In this way, our aircraft carrier structure should be the same as that of an American aircraft carrier.”

The Navy selected three out of nine options, and now, these three will be further reduced to one, so that bidding will be more convenient.

“That’s right, electromagnetic catapult takes off and blocks landing.” Benjamin said: “Our aircraft carrier must surpass the aircraft carrier being built in the East!”

 The TV picture continued, and the so-called expert named George continued to make inferences about the British aircraft carrier.

"In terms of aero engines, the UK is still very strong. Rolls-Royce is the leader in this area. Their engine with the highest thrust is the Trent800 engine, so they will improve it and produce an output engine based on this engine." A gas turbine with a power of 40 megawatts is coming.”

 Benjamin nodded, you have some knowledge and know that Great Britain is very powerful in aviation engines.

"However, they also have a shortcoming, that is, the production cost is very high. If the gas turbine improved by this engine is purchased in small quantities, the price will be higher. They have proposed 2 billion pounds to build two aircraft carriers. The plan is a little too naive. As expected, these 2 billion pounds are enough to complete the research and development of gas turbines. They need at least another 2 billion pounds, or even more. Therefore, I would suggest not to pursue too high a goal. speed, using only two gas turbines, which saves money.”

"Damn, he is laughing at us for not having money." Benjamin was angry again: "Even if we have no money, we still have to build an aircraft carrier. It is necessary to use four gas turbines, so that the 60,000-ton aircraft carrier can reach Thirty knots of speed!”

"Anyway, they don't need to eject to take off, and they don't need too much power. The two gas turbines only need to drive the aircraft carrier to 25 knots. The carrier-based aircraft can take off through the ski jump deck on the bow." George continued: "This This kind of speed is not a shame, after all, the French ship Charles de Gaulle claims to be a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but it still can't run very fast."

The Charles de Gaulle is simply a shame for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Although it uses a nuclear reactor, its speed is not high. Now, should the British aircraft carrier also choose this option?

 Benjamin clenched his fists.

 Aircraft carriers can show the pride of a big country, so they have no choice but to build two aircraft carriers!

 Far East, the capital.

“Taozi, where are you playing?” Wu Shengli asked Qin Tao while drinking tea in the small courtyard of Huilou.

"It's nothing, just to fool the British and make them take a few steps forward on the wrong road, and then they can't look back." Qin Tao said: "Dad, you see our electromagnetic catapult has matured and is used in our On the 002 aircraft carrier, this is actually because we have chosen the most suitable route. The Americans are also developing electromagnetic catapults, but there are problems with their routes. Therefore, within twenty years, their electromagnetic catapults will not be developed. Mature, in this way, even if their aircraft carrier is built, it will not have any combat effectiveness."

 I don’t know anything else, but Qin Tao is still aware of this technical issue.

“Trick them into going the wrong way?” Wu Shengli smiled and said, “Taozi, you’re doing a great job.”

"Well, Dad, they are just living in the fantasy of the past. They are not willing to admit that they have declined." Qin Tao said: "And we in the East are thriving."

"Yes, it is booming." Wu Shengli nodded: "Now, our navy is looking forward to the emergence of the second aircraft carrier formation. Together with our 052D destroyers, it will become the most powerful presence on the sea and can complete the tasks assigned to us by the motherland at any time. sacred mission!"

"By the way, we old men are all analyzing that the British people's speech was intended to let your Mingzhou Group also participate in the bidding, but you are destined to just accompany them. Now, the bidding over there is about to start, your Mingzhou Group Are you really planning to do nothing?"

"Of course we have to do something." Qin Tao said: "Our deception tactics must continue. This time, we will be the prophet king again."

 Because of the stimulus from the East, the British aircraft carrier tender is progressing very quickly. In the past few years, it was like an old ox pulling out a cart, but now it is suddenly on a rocket.

 Fortunately, the teams participating in the bidding were also very capable. Although the time was short, they quickly came up with their own plans.

 Portsmouth has never been so lively. A large number of people came here. They are all elites in the shipbuilding industry. Now, they are even more determined to win the order for two British aircraft carriers.

Weston, the head of BAE Company, looked proud. He believed that his project would definitely be recognized by the Navy. At this time, he sat in the audience and listened to Steve, an expert from Weibo Shipyard, introduce his team to everyone. plan.

"According to the requirements of the Navy, this solution belongs to the type of catapult take-off and arrested landing. We designed two catapults, one on the bow deck and one on the jump deck, so that two carrier-based aircraft can be ejected at the same time. According to Calculated at one minute per aircraft, we can launch our attack fleet within twenty minutes. Although the number of catapults is relatively small, we also free up the right side of the flight deck, and the right side of the bow is okay. As a parking area for carrier-based aircraft, this will greatly increase the number of aircraft parked on the deck, even on par with US-made aircraft carriers."

"When it comes to the choice of carrier-based aircraft, we have two considerations. First, we can operate the Navy's favorite JSF carrier-based aircraft, but at the same time, as an alternative, we can also switch to the Typhoon at any time. After all, This kind of fighter jet is produced here and has inherent advantages. Let’s look at the ship islands at the back. Everyone, we designed a dual ship island plan.”

"We need to use four gas turbines. If we use a single island, it means that the intake and exhaust pipes in the center of the island will be very thick, which will seriously affect the view of the island. Therefore, we divide the island into It is divided into two parts, the navigation bridge in the front and the aviation bridge in the back. This allows separate command and also helps reduce the difficulty of our electromagnetic compatibility."

An aircraft carrier has dual functions. It is a warship, so it needs navigation operators. These personnel want to be as far forward as possible, so that it is easier to operate the warship. At the same time, it also needs to operate a large number of carrier-based aircraft, and it needs specialized aviation personnel. They wanted the bridge to be at the back. After all, taking off was not difficult, but landing was the most complicated. The landing area could be seen clearly from the back, and the take-off area could also be taken care of.

 The different needs between the two give designers a headache.

De Gaulle followed the former plan, designing the bridge in the front, while the American aircraft carrier followed the latter plan, constantly moving back, and by the time of the Ford-class aircraft carrier, it was even closer to the stern.

 How to coordinate?

Then just build a double ship island.

For aircraft carriers that use gas turbines, a dual-island design is most appropriate. After all, four gas turbines require a very strong intake and exhaust system. Putting them together is too thick, so it is more appropriate to separate them.

 In this way, electromagnetic compatibility can be easily solved, and electronic equipment that is prone to interference can be placed separately.

This design is supposed to be normal, but after hearing this design, Benjamin’s face suddenly became ugly when he was sitting on it.

“Don’t we in Great Britain have no innovation and only follow the footsteps of others?”

 Weston was stunned and looked at Benjamin: "Sir, this is our innovation!"

BAE Company teamed up with these companies to bid together and racked their brains to come up with this plan. They thought it was very good. Who would have thought that Benjamin would not be happy?

"What kind of innovation? A few years ago, the Mingzhou Group announced the plan for a dual-ship island." Benjamin said: "Now that you have come up with the Mingzhou Group's design plan, are you not telling the world that we have lost In order to lose creativity, can we only copy Easterners?”

“Plagiarism?” Steve was also confused: “We did these ourselves, we are original.”

“Geiger, come and introduce me to everyone.” Benjamin said.

 (End of this chapter)