Following the order, the huge warships moved backward and slowly entered the water, one ship, two ships... four ships. The scene of these four frigates launching into the water together was really shocking!
After all, this is a battleship with a displacement of more than 6,000 tons. If placed in any European country, it would definitely be the main battleship. In the East, it can only play a supporting role.
The tugboat came over and towed the frigate to the outfitting dock aside. Soon, the outfitting dock was full.
"Let's go and have a look." Qin Tao was very interested.
Although Qin Tao has seen design drawings before, he has never seen the built 054B frigate. In his previous life, he mainly studied aircraft carriers and really didn't pay much attention to these escort warships.
Now, stepping onto this warship really gives me a special feeling.
"Although it is just an ordinary frigate here, if it is used around the world, it can be used as a destroyer. The overall performance is not worse than the world's mainstream destroyers, such as the British Type 45 destroyer." Meng Fansheng.
Said from the side.
Speaking of this, Qin Tao became interested: "If I remember correctly, will the British Type 45 destroyer be launched soon?"
"It seems."
Distant Europe, Port of Glasgow.
Flags were fluttering and colorful flags were fluttering. Countless people stood beside the slipway, their faces full of excitement.
The last time there was such a spectacular sight, it was the launch of the two Queen-class aircraft carriers, and this time, they finally ushered in another major moment!
On the slipway, a modern warship is ready to be launched. The upper layer of its hull is retracted inward, giving it a modern stealth look. Its bridge mast is extremely tall, and the ball on the top of the mast looks like a
An inexplicable feeling of joy.
"Today, we have ushered in another important moment!" A graceful and luxurious woman stood in front of the microphone, looking at everyone present, speaking with great excitement and pride: "The first ship of our Type 45 destroyer is finally going to be launched.
Yes! We named this warship the Brave, hoping that it would be as brave and confident as our navy!"
They already have two aircraft carriers, but without carrier-based aircraft, they can only wait temporarily. Even because there is really nothing to do, the second ship often huddles in the port, probably to save money.
However, the navy still needs to have a facade. With aircraft carriers, it cannot be without escort warships. After they built two aircraft carriers, they finally started building escort destroyers!
The Type 45 destroyer is their most proud warship! A large number of advanced technologies are applied to it, such as the ship-wide integrated power system, which uses the most advanced WR-21 mid-stage cooling and reheating gas turbine unit. Two gas turbines can output
The maximum power of 43 megawatts is used to drive the generator and then transmitted to the electric motor.
However, since the aircraft carrier has this kind of power system, it seems that there is nothing to be proud of. However, the electronic equipment on it is still the most advanced. It uses the Sampson radar developed by BAE Company. The big ball on the top
Here, we have the most advanced air defense radar in Europe!
Of course, the radar has not been installed yet and will not be installed until the outfitting. Moreover, these will not reduce their belief in this most advanced warship at all.
This warship represents the future of their navy!
"Your Majesty, it's time for the bottle throwing ceremony!"
"Okay." The woman pressed the button with a smile, her posture was very elegant, and then, the huge warship hull moved slowly and then entered the water.
Wow!
Countless people clapped and cheered, and the woman looked on with a smile, as if she had seen the once powerful empire on which the sun never sets.
"There is something I need to report to you." At this moment, Benjamin came over and whispered to her.
"Say it."
"The Navy plans to retire two more Type 23 frigates."
"Why?"
"Because funds do not allow it and there is insufficient manpower."
The size of the British Navy is constantly shrinking. In order to reshape their image and let the world see their strength, they decided to build two aircraft carriers. However, although the aircraft carriers are available, the escort warships have not yet been found.
They had to build a Type 45 destroyer. Now, they have finally launched the first one. Those old Type 42 destroyers are simply unable to undertake the task of protecting the Navy's aircraft carriers.
But what about manpower?
To operate a warship, you need people, and people need to spend money! The navy's funds are really insufficient, so they decided to eliminate the two Type 23 frigates!
Since the Seadart air defense missile used on the Type 42 destroyer can only intercept high-altitude targets, once it encounters an anti-ship missile flying at ultra-low altitude, it can only rely on the Sea Wolf air defense missile on the Type 23 frigate. Although the performance of this missile is also
Not great, but still usable.
Now, in order to recruit enough crew for the Type 45 destroyer, they need to accelerate the elimination of the Type 23 frigate!
"If two more frigates are eliminated, then we will probably only have nine frigates, right?"
"Yes."
What about the once huge navy? Now it has declined to such an extent! Look at the East, there are dozens of 054 frigates, and they continue to build and modify them. The 054B is already a 6,000-ton ocean-going frigate.
What about the British Navy? They actually phased out the Type 23 frigates because they couldn’t afford to support them!
"So, we also need a brand new frigate." Benjamin continued: "The Navy calls this frigate Type 26. According to our plan, this will be a low-cost product that is easy to build in large quantities."
The Type 45 destroyers were so expensive that the British Navy decided to purchase only six at most. For a two-carrier formation, six destroyers were simply not enough, so a brand-new frigate was necessary.
In fact, this kind of frigate has been designed since the 1990s, but the progress has been slow. Now, it is time to take it seriously and develop rapidly.
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Important requirement, still cheap!
Only if it is cheap can it be manufactured in large quantities!
"Can we improve existing warships, such as Type 23?" the woman continued to ask.
Since there is a demand for cheapness, why not improve the existing ones? According to her idea, it is definitely cheaper to transform the existing ones than to build new ones!
"This... we have made a budget. If we want to modify the existing warships, it will cost more money. It is estimated to be more than 50 million pounds."
This is an extremely huge amount of money, so huge that they can hardly imagine it!
For the British shipbuilding industry, it is quite difficult to control costs. The budget of more than 50 million pounds is actually not high at all. You must know that in later generations, when the British renovated the Type 23 frigate Westminster, they spent
One hundred million pounds!
Because of the huge cost, the project had to be stopped midway.
"Why are there so many? Not to mention the shipyards in Dongfang, even the shipyards in the big dogs, I'm afraid they don't have such high costs, right?"
"Yes, but we have no other way. Should we purchase it directly from the East?"
The conversation between the two ended. At this time, the Type 45 destroyer had left the slipway and headed to the outfitting dock with the help of a tugboat to prepare for the final step.
It has to be said that the British shipbuilding industry is still relatively advanced. Modular construction is widely used, and a lot of internal outfitting work is also completed during modular construction.
Outfitting will not take too much time, and the Type 45 destroyer can be ready for sea trials!
"When our fleet is built, we will sail to the East..." The woman continued to dream.
The next day, the news was reported around the world.
"The British Navy's first Type 45 destroyer was officially launched, which means that the British Navy has entered a new era!"
"This is a great development and represents a new breakthrough for the British Navy!"
"Their breakthrough was when they finally had the ball on their head." Qin Tao said with a smile while watching the news.
At this time, Qin Tao had returned to the capital and home. He was indeed homesick and missed his wife and children.
"Actually, the performance of their warship is quite good." Wu Shengli said: "Especially the radar system in the ball you mentioned. We have done analysis and it is even more advanced than the radar used by the American Aegis system."
"Yes, the performance of the Sampson radar is advanced enough, but the price is quite high, so much so that the British are reluctant to build a four-sided phased array radar and can only use this back-to-back method." Qin Tao said: "
The displacement of their Type 45 destroyer is more than 2,000 tons less than the Burke class, and the missiles it carries are only half of the Burke class, but the total cost is half higher than the Burke class, and this radar contributes a lot."
The West can only watch the Eastern warships making dumplings, but cannot catch up. There is no way, because their construction costs are too high. The equipment of the US Navy is already expensive enough. Europe is even more expensive than theirs. The British want to develop.
A powerful naval fleet is destined to be a dream.
"Yes, but speaking of it, the performance of this Ziyuan anti-aircraft missile seems to be so advanced that the British have no intention of equipping them with close-range defense weapons and rely on the Ziyuan-15 for short-range air defense."
Although the Europeans have a lot of troubles in jointly building warships and often part ways, there are also some projects that have reached the end, and the Ziyuan anti-aircraft missile is one of them.
This missile was jointly developed by France and Italy and was selected during the European Joint Warship Project. Although the British developed their own radar system, they still chose this missile as the main weapon and equipment, which shows that it also has many advantages.
of.
This kind of missile has only one kind of missile body. By combining two different boosters, it can achieve different ranges. The small Ziyuan-15 has a range of 30 kilometers, and the large Ziyuan-30 has a range of 120 kilometers, which is enough to make Europeans feel
So proud, they finally have missiles with a range of over 100 kilometers!
Of course, the most important thing is the control system. In addition to the active guidance of the seeker, in terms of maneuverability, it not only uses the traditional tail rudder surface, but also uses high-end lateral thrust control. When the missile approaches the target
At this time, this lateral thruster is used to control the missile body to hit the target, which is faster than the reaction time of the missile wing, so as to facilitate the interception of supersonic anti-ship missiles.
After comparison, the British thought it was stronger than standard missiles, so they used it.
"Yes, this missile is indeed their best choice. Its overall performance is only slightly worse than our Hongqi-16."
You can't compare Hongqi-9 with it, otherwise it will be an insult to Hongqi-9. The comparison is with Hongqi-16. It has all the technologies on the Ziyuan missile, and it also has the technologies that the Ziyuan missile does not have!
"Yes, if you put it that way, I do think this missile is worse than our Hongqi-16. Their Type 45 destroyer is almost the same as our 054B."
The top of the 054B is also a rotating double-sided phased array radar, just to save money. The British do the same. The 054B uses Hongqi-16 missiles, while the British use Aster. There is not much difference in quantity. We have 32 missiles.
They only have 48 pieces.
But when it comes to cost, the four Type 054Bs we launched are not as expensive as the other Type 45s.
Speaking of this, Wu Shengli was also very emotional: "Our navy's ability to make dumplings has a lot to do with the low cost of our weapons. Taozi, your Mingzhou Group is indispensable!"
"Dad, what's the point of saying this now?" Qin Tao said: "Your status determines your vision. Don't just focus on one or two advanced weapons, but also look at what kind of tasks you are responsible for.
Mission, the Coast Guard is doing a better job than you, they are planning a large-scale operation."
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"I guessed it." Qin Tao said: "Although I don't know the specific actions of the Coast Guard, I also know their general plan."
"No, I mean, how do you know that our Navy is not as good as the Coast Guard? The Coast Guard's operations do not require the cooperation of our Navy!"
"Have you made any big moves recently?" Qin Tao's eyes lit up.
Qin Tao had interfered last time. Under his suggestion, the Navy's aircraft carrier formation sailed to the depths of the ocean. The 055 even brought a 052 and a supply ship under the eyes of others, causing countless people to
Shocking.
Now, what big things is the Navy going to do?
Wu Shengli rolled his eyes at him: "Don't you know, we also accepted the invitation to the Rim of the Pacific 2006 military exercise."
Every year there is a Rim of the Pacific military exercise, which is a joint maritime exercise conducted by these countries along the Pacific coast. For some countries, this is a grand naval event, while for some countries, it is enough to just watch on the sidelines.
, but there is no chance to get started in person.
Who would have thought that our own side would also accept the invitation for this year’s military exercise!
Qin Tao was curious: "Dad, the navy agreed? I'm afraid this is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking!"
Even a fool can see what the people on their side are thinking. They clearly want to get their hands on their side!
"If there's anything we can't agree to, we can just send No. 112 over."
Qin Tao almost laughed. Isn't the navy too perfunctory? In this level of military exercises, other countries have to send their most advanced warships to participate. This is a way to show off their muscles, for fear that their own navy will not be able to match the opponent's.
However, we did the opposite. When the other party invited us, we sent out the 112 warship. After all, most of the technology on this warship is from the West. Whether it is the radar or the command system, it was all imported from the West.
Yes, even the engine is imported from the United States.
Sending this warship there will definitely not leak the secret. In fact, since the 112 was built, it has mainly acted as a diplomatic star ship, sailing across the world's oceans and visiting many countries.
Just like tanks, our most advanced Type 99 tanks will never be sent out. Every time we go to Lao Maozi to participate in a tank competition, we use Type 96 tanks. Even if we lose, we will not lose face. If we win, then
That means everyone is happy.
Wait! That's not what my father-in-law is talking about. This warship is just a cover. There must be other good things going on!
"Dad, if I'm not qualified to know, don't tell me. If I can know, don't tell me."
"Well, your Mingzhou Group has been busy, so when our navy decided to purchase a six-thousand-ton electronic reconnaissance ship, we did not come to you, but went directly to Huating Shipyard."
Electronic reconnaissance ship?
Qin Tao reacted instantly: "Dad, you guys are too shady. They invited us to participate in the exercise. How about you go directly to this electronic reconnaissance ship?"
In the past, the Navy has been interfered by other electronic reconnaissance, including aircraft and warships. Although they would take off to intercept every time, it still made people angry and helpless.
The best way is to treat others in their own way.
Aren’t they spying on us? Then let’s spy on them too!
Anyway, we have the right to free navigation all over the world, and we can use this power too!
The prerequisite is that there must be such a ship.
In order to realize this capability, the Navy decided to develop a specialized electronic reconnaissance ship. The displacement of this ship is only more than 6,000 tons, and the hull is not important, what is important is the equipment on it, so it did not ask Mingzhou Shipyard to help
.
This kind of ship is named Type 815. The biggest difference from other ships is that it has various balls of different sizes on it. The largest one is in front of the chimney, which is probably more than ten meters in diameter. There are two more at the back and one in the front.
one.
Coupled with the mast that is about fifty meters high, the entire warship can carry more than a dozen types of antennas, covering almost all bands. Any kind of electronic equipment, whether it is radar or communication equipment, can be detected, and then use advanced
The processing system analyzes specific information.
"Of course not. Isn't this a slap in the face? Ships like ours should move around in the waters near the exercise." Wu Shengli said: "Do you have any suggestions?"
"Dad, I think it's best to pretend. It's so easy for people to invite us once. We can't let them be afraid of us from now on!"
"How do you think it should be modified?"
"Our starship company cooperates and says that the spacecraft is going to be launched. The ship is an aerospace monitoring and control ship. This will give them some face."