When Zhao Ye said these words, Director Yang was stunned.
"Aircraft carrier? What aircraft carrier? You're not talking about that aircraft carrier, are you?" Director Yang stood up in shock.
"Zhao Ye, don't be ridiculous. Is that something we can even think about?" Director Yang thought Zhao Ye had become more mature in recent years, but unexpectedly, this guy just suppressed it.
"Master, what should I tell you? I'm not talking about building a real aircraft carrier. I'm talking about using a commercial ship to modify a fake aircraft carrier. Well, it's not fake. It should be said to be a drone aircraft carrier." Zhao Ye
Trying to explain.
"What? Yezi, why don't we just stay at home and stop messing around! Didn't your family just give birth to a third child? If you really have nothing to do, it would be a good idea to help Xiao Ding with the baby.
!Listen to Master, we won’t bother you anymore!” Director Yang advised very carefully, for fear that Zhao Ye would go against him!
Director Yang is considered a middle-level cadre of the country. How can he not know the significance of an aircraft carrier to a country? Regardless of the combat effectiveness of your aircraft carrier, just a name can cause waves in the world.
"Master, this is also a practical need for us. Look at our geographical environment, a small island, surrounded by the sea, and only relying on a few gunboats, how can we feel safe?"
"But the aircraft carrier is something we can't build. Even if we do, it will be reported to the Communist Party of China." Director Yang grasped this and refused to let go.
"How about, Master, let's change the name?" Zhao Ye started to think carefully.
Isn't it just that the word "aircraft carrier" is too sensitive? Let's change the name! What a big deal.
"What? Change your name?" Director Yang was immediately confused by Zhao Ye's saucy operation. How the hell is this okay?
This really works!
Soon, a telegram was sent to the superiors.
"My unit is currently in urgent need of a maritime drone recovery ship. We plan to renovate it by recycling old ships. Please give us permission from our superiors!"
Several days later, a call back from the superior arrived, with only a few simple words: "Agree, pay attention to cost control!"
Director Yang looked at the reply from his superior and was silent for a long time. He didn't know whether his approach was right or wrong. In short, it was very complicated.
Strictly speaking, they are deceiving their superiors. But if you want to say that they are deceiving, it seems unjustifiable. After all, Zhao Ye also said it very clearly. It is used for recycling aircraft, and of course it looks like an aircraft carrier! However, he
It's really not an aircraft carrier, it just looks like it.
After the superiors approved it, Zhao Ye started work here.
The template ship they chose is a used container roll-off ship.
This ship was made in the United States. Since the 1960s, Americans and Bald Eagle people have been trying to build a new type of ro-ro ship. It can easily load and unload cargo without relying on special ports and cranes.
The idea was good, and Zhao Ye knew that this type of ship would also be successful later on.
But for now, this type of ship is still in the exploratory stage. The Americans themselves have not figured out how to use such a ship. So they are still building and exploring at the same time.
This made the ship built in the early stage not very suitable. Because it was imitated on the basis of a tank landing ship, the overall structure of the ship was more like a warship.
However, Zhao Ye tried every means to get this ship, not just to use it to pull cargo. What he was interested in was the ship's solid structure and its multi-layered straight decks for more space.
The entire ship originally had three decks, but Zhao Ye was not satisfied. In the system space, he simulated it for many days and finally came up with a modification plan.
The two decks in the hull were separated from the middle, and two more decks were added. The space that used to be large enough to accommodate two layers of containers was directly reduced by half, but even so, the space here is more than
It's more than three meters. Although it's a bit depressing, it's okay. The drone is not very high, so this height is enough. If it's really not enough, the newly added deck also has a lifting function, so two taller ones will be freed up.
The deck is ready!
The engine needs to be modified. How can the original speed of only a dozen knots keep up with the warship? Zhao Ye went directly to the gas turbine. This technology is considered to be initially mature. It can be used to drive a generator and drive a warship. There is no problem. Two
A gas turbine engine unit gives this ship of less than 30,000 tons a maximum speed of 28 knots.
To ensure the stability of the whole ship, the counterweight system is directly controlled by the computer.
Weapons bays, fuel tanks and other important compartments are made of a new type of special steel. If you ask where the formula comes from, Zhao Ye can only tell you that he made it himself.
There is also a small steelmaking plant here, but the production capacity is very low. The purpose of building it is to conduct experiments for the Iron and Steel Research Institute. At this time, it is used to make some special steel for ships. It can still be done to produce a few lumps a day.
Anyway, there is still time, so take your time.
Just when Zhao Ye and others were having fun, a warship sailed into the Zhennan Military Port.
"What a great place!" General Cheng, who stepped off the ship, looked at the military port and sighed happily.
He had seen this military port on the map countless times. But when he was on this island, the excitement in his heart was still hard to describe.
This geographical location is so important, it is not an exaggeration to call it our south gate.
"General Cheng, welcome to inspect the Zhennan detachment!" Gao Mingyuan hurried over with a few officers. They had just learned that their former commander-in-chief had come to inspect.
"Don't call me General Cheng, I am no longer a general." General Cheng still has a fiery personality. When he was in the inland, he suffered a lot because of this personality, but he still can't change it.
"Then, old leader, can I call you the old leader's head office?" Gao Mingyuan replied with a smile.
"Huh? Xiao Gao, everyone else calls me old chief, why do you call me old leader?" General Cheng was stunned by Gao Mingyuan's name, and asked the question in his heart.
"Hey, I heard that you scolded anyone who called you "old chief"! How could I still ask for trouble?"
"Hahaha, good boy, you did a good job in intelligence work!" General Cheng was in a good mood these days, so he had no intention of cursing.
"Old leader, go and take a look at the army. The soldiers here are all looking forward to seeing you!" Gao Mingyuan said. This is not a lie. The soldiers here have been here very early. Although there have been some rotations, they have been here for a long time.
The main body is still there, and most of them have not been to the military ports on the mainland for many years.
"Well, you must go to see the soldiers. But don't be in a hurry. Let's put it in the evening. I brought some good things and we will have dinner with the soldiers in the evening! Now, Xiao Gao, please take me to see our aircraft carrier quickly.
!" General Cheng said anxiously.
"What? What aircraft carrier? Where did the aircraft carrier come from?" General Cheng's words confused Gao Mingyuan. He has been here all these years. Are there any warships here that even his detachment leader doesn't know about?
"Haha, Xiao Gao, don't be careless about me. What kind of maritime aircraft recovery platform are you reporting? Others can't understand it. Could it be that I, a former commander of the Navy, can't understand it either?" General Cheng saw through it all.
A sense of pride arose in their little minds.
From the first time he saw the name, he knew that this was an aircraft carrier. It was really hard for these people to give them such a confusing name as a drone recovery platform. Not to mention,
This name suddenly attracted many people. Most people didn’t know what it was.
Of course, there are some who understand, but these people are just like him, pretending not to know.
It's just that they don't know what a drone is! The words "unmanned aircraft" and "aircraft" are tied together, which really makes these veteran generals confused.
How to fly a plane without people?
"Old leader, I really don't know this!" Gao Mingyuan heard a name for the first time, and he was really confused for a moment.
However, he was confused for a moment, and immediately contacted the UAV Research Institute.
"Old leader, I guess it was done by the UAV Research Institute! How about I take you to have a look?" To be honest, Gao Mingyuan was also quite curious.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go for a walk." With that, General Cheng was about to move forward.
"Xiao Liu, the car is coming!" Gao Mingyuan said directly.
General Cheng looked at the approaching car and narrowed his eyes, but didn't say much.
"Xiao Gao, where did this car come from?" Sitting in the car, General Cheng asked seemingly unintentionally.
"Oh, this is a trial vehicle produced by the research institute here. We have been assigned a few vehicles to our fleet, saying that we are allowed to try the vehicles and make suggestions." Gao Mingyuan's answer made General Cheng's heart even more intense.
The UAV Research Institute is located on the north side of the island, with towering mountains behind it. A wide cement road connects the research institute to the outside world.
When the convoy of General Cheng and his entourage arrived here, several people were performing the task of closing the road.
"What's going on? Is there another test mission today?" Gao Mingyuan jumped out of the car and asked the comrades who were performing the mission.
"Yes, there are two types of test tasks today. Captain Gao, I'm afraid you have to wait for a while." The comrade on guard is an employee of the research institute, and he also knows Gao Mingyuan.
"How long will it take? I have my leader in the car. He is here to inspect your research institute today!"
"Ah? Why didn't we receive the notice? Then I'll report the situation to my superiors quickly!"
Before he could make a call, General Cheng stepped out of the car. "No, no, we'll just wait."
"Ah, that's it! Leaders and comrades, please come to the duty room here. There is air conditioning here, but it's too hot outside. I guess it will take half an hour anyway."
The comrades on duty were very enthusiastic, and the people here were all soldiers, which made this veteran who retired from the army have a very good impression of this group of people.
"Okay, let's go wait for a moment!" As he was talking, the roar of a jet engine came from not far away. General Cheng couldn't care less about going to the duty room, and stretched out his hand towards Gao Mingyuan next to him.