Although countries around the world have begun to focus on the development of submarines a few years ago and have worked hard to develop anti-submarine warfare equipment and technology, it is still impossible to contain the federal submarine force based on the current level of science and technology and anti-submarine tactics.
Completed tasks.
Another trump card of the Federal Navy is the aircraft carrier formation. Although the Federal Navy is not even equipped with a large-tonnage battleship or battlecruiser, this does not mean that the Federal Navy's shipbuilding capabilities are low. On the contrary, the Federal Navy is already developing the first
The third generation of large aircraft carriers, this
The design displacement of this large aircraft carrier is about 40,000 to 45,000 tons, which is twice that of the second-generation aircraft carrier. The number of carrier-based aircraft is up to 110. The power system is changed to use the latest gas turbines. The total output power can reach 160,000 horsepower, and the maximum speed is
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This third-generation aircraft carrier has been officially named the "Federal Class". It plans to build a total of 6 ships. Construction will begin in 1933. The construction period is expected to be about 18 months. However, due to the existence of the "Washington Naval Treaty", the Federal Navy
We can't build this blatantly
For some aircraft carriers that clearly exceed the standard, a modular construction model can only be adopted. That is, the shipyard first divides the hull of the aircraft carrier into n small modules on the drawings, then builds these small modules separately, and finally assembles them into
Together, restore it to the entire hull on the drawing.
This construction model is more advanced than the original overall construction model, especially in terms of construction cycle and construction cost. However, this kind of modular construction requires a very high level of craftsmanship and manufacturing precision, otherwise after the modules are built.
When assembling, the errors will be too large to form a whole.
Needless to say, this kind of construction technology commonly used by shipbuilding companies in later generations must have been brought to this time and space by Liu Fu. Since the South China Sea Federation is a country with many islands, maritime transportation within the Federation is very important, and the Federation does not have that many
Suitable small and medium-sized civilian ships can be used for domestic maritime transportation, and many shipyards in the Federation are not interested in such orders with small tonnage, low technology content, and lower profits. For a time, it actually caused the slow development of domestic maritime transportation in the Federation.
It has greatly affected the economic development of the Federation.
When the situation got worse and worse and was finally reported to Liu Fu, Liu Fu was helpless. Those shipyards are private enterprises, and the federal government cannot require them to do such unprofitable and troublesome work. To solve this problem
In addition to occupying the federal naval shipyard, the only problem is government subsidies.
However, not long after this, Liu Fu accidentally chatted with technicians in the naval shipyard. The two sides had differences on how to speed up the construction of destroyers and submarines. As a result, during the argument, Liu Fu suddenly remembered the very familiar figure in later generations.
Shipbuilding vocabulary--section construction method and modular design.
Liu Fu didn't know exactly how these two construction methods worked. In his previous life, he had never seen how ships were built, let alone been to a shipyard, but this did not prevent him from learning from these two construction methods.
The literal meaning of the word is used to understand the general content of this craft and construction design method.
Liu Fu didn't understand shipbuilding. But the designers at the naval shipyards around him did. When Liu Fu vaguely speculated about his ideal method and method to speed up ship construction, those in the South China Sea
The federal shipbuilding masters were overjoyed. They had already
Knowing that the federal president has a grocery store in his mind, he can often make astonishing remarks in many aspects of scientific research, providing correct ideas and research directions for many scientific research projects. This time, the president began to vomit lotus flowers again, and vomited...
The lotus flower that came out really looks pretty.
As a result, these technicians and designers, who represent the highest level of shipbuilding in the Federation, began to intentionally test and improve the new processes and ideas Liu Fu mentioned in some design and construction activities, and applied to the Federation Navy.
Special funds. After more than five years of exploration and practice, we finally came up with the modular design and segmented construction technology that Liu Fu mentioned. But are these two new inventions what Liu Fu said in later generations?
Liu Fu was not clear about the two technologies.
However, as new technologies, modular design and segmented construction methods are really a major reform in ship construction. They can make full use of various resources and greatly shorten the ship construction cycle, especially when building ships in large quantities.
time, it is more obvious.
After more than 2 years of technical training and maturity, this method was finally adopted by the Federal Navy, and was strictly kept secret as a military secret of the Federation. Except for the three shipyards of the Federal Navy, it was not carried out externally.
diffusion.
Now, it can be said that this technology is very suitable to be used to build the Federation's third-generation large aircraft carrier, because each hull module does not need to be manufactured on the slipway or dock. Without accurate drawings or naval shipyard engineers,
Come and give me some advice, outsiders can't tell what those iron guys are for.
When the navy needs it, these steel components will be transported to the large slipway and then welded bit by bit to finally form the ship model as designed on the original design drawings. Since each module can be electrically modified individually
, painting, decoration and other processes, so the construction period from module to assembly is very, very short.
The most frightening thing is that if the number of modules is sufficient and several shipyards assemble them at the same time, a batch of large ships can be sent to the water for outfitting almost simultaneously within a few months. This batch depends on the number of shipyard slipways.
and the number of skilled workers, this is the legendary explosive aircraft carrier!
Compared with the South China Sea Federation's plan to explode aircraft carriers, countries such as Britain, the United States, and France lag far behind. Since the South China Sea Federation used aircraft carrier formations and carrier-based aircraft to help the federal army easily land near Ryukyu and Miyazaki in the just-ended South China Sea War, countries around the world have
Major naval countries have unanimously put forward higher requirements for their own aircraft carrier plans. According to intelligence from the Ministry of Interior
It shows that in 1929, the U.S. Navy proposed a plan to build five medium-sized aircraft carriers within five years, and the British Royal Navy was also stepping up its efforts to convert battleships from World War I into aircraft carriers. However, with the outbreak of the economic crisis, the aircraft carrier plans of both countries were affected.
It has had a great impact. It is not yet known whether they are still trying to catch up with the Federation.
In addition to the gap in the quantity and quality of aircraft carriers, the gap between the carrier-based aircraft of various countries in the world and the South China Sea Federation's carrier-based aircraft is even greater. To put it bluntly, an aircraft carrier is a sea airport that floats on the sea and can move on its own.
It has no combat capabilities at all, and even its own safety must be protected by destroyers and submarines in the aircraft carrier formation. But once the aircraft carrier is loaded with carrier-based aircraft, it will immediately transform from a waste at sea to a maritime overlord.
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Therefore, to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of an aircraft carrier, we cannot just evaluate the aircraft carrier's hull, power, radar, and number of carrier-based aircraft. The conclusion drawn in this way is very inaccurate. If you want to accurately evaluate an aircraft carrier,
Capability must at least include the quality and quantity of its carrier-based aircraft. Therefore, the quality of carrier-based aircraft directly affects the combat capabilities of the aircraft carrier and even the aircraft carrier formation.
The federal navy and air force currently use third-generation monoplanes. This aircraft uses an all-metal fuselage and retractable landing gear. Coupled with the federal's highly advantageous high-power radial aeroengine, it not only improves speed,
Its range, flight altitude, etc. far exceed those of military aircraft from other countries around the world at the same time. In terms of bomb load, firepower, controllability and flight stability, it also surpasses the main models of the current air forces of various countries.
Since the Anglo-American South China Sea War, Britain, the United States and other countries have noticed the huge threat that aircraft pose to traditional navies, so they have increased investment in the development and production of aircraft, and have achieved good results. However, compared with the Federation, Britain, the United States and other countries have
China's aircraft research time is still much shorter, especially in the two aspects of new composite materials and engines. (To be continued...)
