Before Su Xin could answer, the conference room exploded, and the researchers were whispering among each other.
There were various directions of discussion, and what opened Wang Xuexin's ears was that many of them were "theory that aircraft carriers are useless":
"What use can an aircraft carrier serve? If it were useful, would the Japanese still build battleships?"
"Yes, if the aircraft carrier can fight far away, but it can fight at close range, isn't it the target of the battleship? It's better not to change it and just install anti-aircraft guns!"
"Besides, we still have anti-aircraft missiles. Is this fighter plane still useful?"
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Wang Xuexin thought about it carefully and felt that this seemed normal.
Although aircraft carriers have gradually been accepted by mainstream militaries of various countries at this time, there are always voices of doubt and opposition, including Yingjiang and Japanese who have already used aircraft carriers to fight fiercely in the Pacific battlefield.
Toshipei Inoguchi is a firm believer in "big guns and big ships". He believes that many of the functions of aircraft carriers can actually be performed by seaplanes on battleships and cruisers.
If both Yingjiang and the Japanese still have "big gun and big ship" doctrine, then in China, a country that has almost no understanding and experience of aircraft carriers, wouldn't it be too normal for China to have "big gun and big ship" doctrine?
Later, Wang Xuexin learned that the anti-aircraft missiles he developed and brought aboard became one of the evidences of the "big gun, giant ship" doctrine not only at home, but even abroad.
Because they think:
If a warship equipped with anti-aircraft missiles can shoot down enemy fighter planes, and the hit rate is quite high, then the aircraft carrier's fighter planes flying over the enemy ship will suffer heavy casualties immediately. Is the aircraft carrier really useless?
Even though the attack range of anti-aircraft missiles is still very limited due to range reasons, as technology advances more and more, its range will become farther and farther. What will happen to aircraft carriers then?
So the military thing is really uncertain. Modern people take it for granted that it must be correct, but those who are involved in it may not, because they are still groping in the dark and have not found a clear answer, just like the entire Gaul was intoxicated in the early days of World War II.
The theory of "absolute defense" was like building a Maginot Line of Defense, but the result was that the opposite was true.
Of course Wang Xuexin knows the correct answer.
Fighters fly in the air, and their maneuvering speed and reconnaissance range determine that the side with air superiority will always have more initiative.
Although Su Xin clearly analyzed how to develop the coastal defense regiment, she was unable to solve the researcher's questions.
In fact, she was not sure whether she was right or wrong at this time. Maybe the real battlefield was not what she imagined? What if there were other details or changes that she had not considered?
Therefore, even Su Xin herself was hesitant.
What she can do now is to turn her attention to Wang Xuexin for help, hoping that he can give a convincing answer, and then the institute can work hard in this direction.
Wang Xuexin did not hesitate. He gave a very definite answer: "I support Director Su's idea. We should change the Musashi into an aircraft carrier. This is the inevitable trend of the future development of the coastal defense regiment!"
The discussion in the conference room became weaker.
Because this is the conclusion drawn by Wang Xuexin, and Wang Xuexin has never missed it. His prestige and past history are enough to conclude this matter.
However, although many researchers dare not argue on the surface, they still have complaints in their hearts.
In order to persuade the researchers not to hesitate in future research and development, Wang Xuexin believed that he should convince the "big guns and big ships" in the research institute.
"Otherwise!" Wang Xuexin spread his hands and said, "Let's just say whatever we have and solve the problem first. Especially those comrades who think we should continue to use battleships, tell us what you think!"
"That's right!" Professor Su said: "It's not clear if the reason is clear. If we discuss it more now, we will make fewer detours in the future!"
Then Professor Su looked at Wang Xuexin and sighed: "Commander, let alone them, even I think battleships should be used instead of aircraft carriers!"
"Oh!" Wang Xuexin asked: "Tell me what you think!"
"I feel depressed!" Professor Su said: "You said this battleship has naval guns, anti-ships, and anti-aircraft capabilities. It is also equipped with seaplanes. The armor is thick and can be beaten. In other words, it has everything. It can do everything, why can’t it be compared to an aircraft carrier?”
"Yes!" He Zhimin asked incomprehensively: "An aircraft carrier can only carry more aircraft, right? Nothing else can. There are not many cannons on the ship and it can't install much air defense. In case of collision at sea, When an enemy ship arrives, it is a target and must be protected by other warships! Why must we do this?"
The words of Su He seemed to express the thoughts of other people, so they immediately resonated with many researchers.
Wang Xuexin made a little observation and found that most of the people who agreed with this view were older people. Young researchers such as Chen Jiefeng remained silent.
"No reason!" Wang Xuexin replied: "Just because the aircraft carrier has the advantage of 'I can hit you, but you can't hit me', the battleship can only be passively hit!"
"Isn't that right!" Professor Su objected: "If there were no anti-aircraft missiles, I wouldn't dare to say that, but with the anti-aircraft missiles, wouldn't the aircraft carrier's aircraft be helpless against the battleships?"
He Zhimin expanded Professor Su's words in detail. He handed over a sketch and said: "Commander, look, in terms of air superiority, the aircraft carrier may be able to hit farther. It seems that it has the ability to 'I can hit you, you go and hit'." It's not our advantage, but our anti-aircraft missiles have a range of 20 kilometers and can block the aircraft carrier's fighters 20 kilometers away. Shouldn't this just mean 'we can hit the aircraft carrier, but the aircraft carrier can't hit us'? "
"Really?" Wang Xuexin asked back: "That's just now, it won't be certain in the future!"
"What do you mean?" Professor Su looked confused.
Wang Xuexin said: "That's because fighter planes now need to attack warships at close range by dropping bombs or torpedoes. This will not be the way of combat in the future!"
Professor Su asked with a puzzled look on his face: "If this... fighter plane does not drop bombs and torpedoes at close range, how else can it fight?"
Wang Xuexin replied with a smile: "Lao Su, Lao He, we can now move anti-ship missiles to warships, but one day in the future, can't we move anti-ship missiles to fighter planes? When fighter planes attack warships, they still need to enter Within the range of its anti-aircraft missiles?”
The conference room fell silent instantly, and all the researchers were shocked by Wang Xuexin's words, including Su Xin.
What kind of operation is this?
Can you actually put anti-ship missiles on fighter planes?
But it makes sense to think about it. Fighters already have air-to-air missiles, so why can’t they be equipped with anti-ship missiles?