Chapter 638 The Navy Shipbuilding Plan Codenamed H (Part 2)
Yes, Romania also has a plan to build an aircraft carrier, and even the drawings are ready. Admiral Lomodan showed it to Eder before, and he still remembered it.
The main reason is that the drawing of this aircraft carrier is so unique. It has a sloping deck, although the area is not large. Edel remembers that the sloping deck is to deal with jet aircraft. However, the Romanian design with a sloping deck is for docking aircraft.
Because it is designed to provide a one-time attack fleet to the maximum extent, and it can also correct the center of gravity shift caused by its ship island.
As for putting jets on ships, we haven't thought that much about it. We don't even have practical jets at the moment, so it's still too early to put them on ships. It's too early to think about it now.
Its length is 263.4 meters and its width is 42.4 meters. Its standard displacement reaches 28,500 tons and its full load is 33,500 tons. Its speed reaches 31.5 knots (maximum). The power system has 8 boilers, a fuel load of 6,300 tons, and 4 1,200 kilowatt gear-driven steam turbines.
, the main engine power is 140,000 horsepower.
The ship island building is set up on the starboard side of the ship, with a total of three elevators, one at the front and two at the middle and rear of the flight deck. The arresting system has 9 arresting cables at the stern and 6 at the bow, which can be used during operation
The aircraft lands on the bow of the ship and can block the landing of a carrier-based aircraft weighing 5.4 tons.
In terms of protection, its armor belt is 63mm-101mm thick, the turret armor is 127mm thick, the turret base armor is 28mm thick, the flight deck armor is 41mm thick, the hangar deck armor is 81mm thick, and the main deck armor is 48mm thick.
The main reason for its thicker armor is to improve its survivability. This is because after Romania studied the capabilities of the aircraft carriers of the United States, Japan and Britain, it came to a comprehensive conclusion. Unlike the British, it is not wrapped in too thick armor, which reduces the number of carrier-based aircraft.
The number is so large that it is not as easy to be damaged as Japan and the United States.
As for the hangar, it adopts a single-layer design of 173 meters × 20.5 meters × 5.4 meters. It is expected to be equipped with 91 fighter aircraft of various types, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.
In addition, its self-defense weapons include 12 twin-mounted 105mm anti-aircraft guns to deal with long-distance targets. In addition, it also has a large number of twin-mounted 40mm and quadruple-mounted 20mm anti-aircraft guns to deal with medium and short-range targets.
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Of course, such a powerful force naturally comes with a high cost. Its cost (including aircraft) is about the same as that of its latest battleships. It can be said to be another gold-eating behemoth.
So Edel directly rejected the big news made by the navy at that time, because the ready-made ones were too expensive. As for now, it is natural to prepare in advance. As for the issue of excessive tonnage, this is as simple as lying.
It’s not the first time anyway, practice makes perfect.
Romodan was naturally very surprised when faced with Edel's inquiry. Because he knew Edel and knew that as long as His Majesty asked, it meant that there was hope again. And if he asked when construction would start, it meant that he agreed with the navy.
of previous plans.
The low-profile version made by the Navy before can basically be thrown into the waste paper. Although he doesn't know much about the use of aircraft carriers, they are all the same. Aircraft are the firepower of the aircraft carrier, so naturally the more they can fly at once, the better.
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So when faced with Edel's words, the old admiral immediately replied, "As long as His Majesty orders it, the Navy can immediately start building the aircraft carrier according to the drawings."
Seeing the excited expression on the old admiral's face, Edel felt amused. As the Minister of the Navy, he was incapable of saying that he could still ensure that the level of officers and soldiers on board the ships would not decline and manage them in the face of a sudden increase in the number of warships.
The economy is in good order. The only bad thing is that when you want to build battleships, it can really pester people to death and will not give up until the goal is achieved.
However, only a person who loves the navy so deeply can develop Romania's humble fleet to such a scale. In Eder's view, Lomodan is his own Tirpitz. Although compared to that one,
Romodan is not as outstanding in ability, but he is the best candidate if he is suitable.
"Your navy will make plans first, and then you can start construction after signing the contract."
Edel thought for a while and then made his decision. Since it was going to be built, of course it had to be built a little earlier. At least enough time should be left to avoid training and adaptation taking too long. A tragedy like the Zeppelin,
Cannot be staged in the Romanian Navy.
Edel thought of this and continued, "Admiral Romodan, I hope you can come up with a five-year construction plan. It is mainly for the shipbuilding of medium and large navies. After the plan is completed, Romania should have 3-4 battleships."
, 2-3 aircraft carriers, and a number of cruisers. Among them, the standards for heavy cruisers can be relaxed a little. In addition, destroyers, submarines and other ships also need to be further expanded. It is required that in five years, the total tonnage of the Romanian Navy should be 450,000 tons.
about."
The number of Edel is the result of comprehensive consideration. It is much lower than the million tons of other countries such as the United States, Japan and Britain, but it is enough for Romania. Basically, they are cutting-edge warships that can be used in World War II.
A force of great importance.
Edel's words shocked Lomodan. Because he smelled a strong smell of war in them, the joy of getting Edel's approval to build an aircraft carrier disappeared. Although he was happy that his naval strength had been expanded, as a naval commander,
As a disciple, how could he not know the strength of Romanian shipbuilding? This almost means that the Romanian shipbuilding industry has to go all out to cope with orders in recent years.
Moreover, this will have a huge impact on the economy. A large amount of capital investment will not yield any benefits, and the expansion of military strength can only be for war.
"His Majesty……"
Edel stopped the admiral from speaking, stared at the admiral and said, "Your navy has the confidence to complete this mission."
Eder's words made General Lomodan a little excited. This meant that Romania would be involved in a war in the next five years. As for how big the scale would be, he didn't know, or at least he didn't want to know.
Because the navy that had always been the imaginary enemy of the Soviet Union was not worth building so many warships. However, as a soldier, no one wanted to prove himself on the battlefield, so he finally gritted his teeth and answered.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the navy will cut through the waves for the country and fight for Romania until the last moment."
Seeing the somewhat nervous old general, Edel patted his shoulder and comforted him. "Maybe it won't be necessary, but it is best for Romania to be well prepared."
Edel's words did not make His Excellency the Minister of the Navy much more relaxed. He had already planned to revise the training plan immediately after returning. At least there must be countermeasures for those companies in the Mediterranean.
After Edel sent the admiral away, he knew that the pace of military expansion could not be stopped. The next step was the army, but it still needed the cooperation of the government.
Not long after, the Navy submitted a new shipbuilding plan. It needed to build another 406-caliber new battleship, three large fleet aircraft carriers, four heavy cruisers, and eleven light cruisers within five years.
, there is also a huge plan of thirty-one destroyers and forty-two submarines. In addition, the number of various auxiliary ships such as landing craft, transport ships, and supply ships has also increased dramatically. Its construction cost is as high as 4.64 billion lei.
Faced with the navy's huge shipbuilding plan, King Eder quickly signed it. So the Romanian Navy's five-year shipbuilding plan was decided in this way.
