Chapter 556 A battleship with a sci-fi appearance
"Now, developing a strong navy has become our consensus, but some people still have opinions. Some people say that we should take the initiative to show weakness now, so that it is easier to create a good enough external environment for us to better Develop your own economy." Zheng Ming said to Qin Tao.
During this period, Zheng Ming was stationed at the Mingzhou Group, focusing on the construction of the sail training ship every day. Qin Tao had nothing else to do, so he stayed here, so the two of them could often chat together.
Zheng Ming would always bring up some problems that troubled the navy to discuss with Qin Tao, and Qin Tao's answers were also very simple and clear.
"This argument makes no sense." Qin Tao's words were very sharp: "Since ancient times, weak countries have no diplomacy. Only when you have strong power will others look at you and show weakness? Is that to kneel down and expect others to appreciate you? How about a few bones? People who argue like this are either stupid or bad! It’s just like the technology without borders that L wants to advocate over there now.”
After L wanted to lose the bid, he was very angry. He went to various department activities, but the matter had been decided and the contract was signed. There was no possibility of changing it. In anger, L wanted to start publicizing it everywhere. These arguments are gone.
We just need to do what we are best at. Now it is a global industrial chain. We only need to be a part of it. There is no need to take a big and comprehensive path.
"Yes, they are misinterpreting the meaning. There is indeed a saying that science and technology has no borders, but there is another half of this sentence, but scientists have their own motherland." Zheng Ming nodded.
This is like reading without asking for a deep understanding. Being known by many people, and then using it to comfort myself: I just need to study. It doesn’t matter whether I understand or not. In fact, there is another half of this sentence: Every time I have an understanding, I happily forget to eat. The emphasis is on understanding, but as a result, the sentence is maliciously cut off, and the previous foreshadowing is taken as the main thing.
The same is true for technology without borders. The important thing is the latter sentence, but the previous sentence is used to make matters worse.
"Only when our navy is strong can we protect our long maritime transportation lines and maintain our country's economic security. Haven't we learned enough lessons in the past few years? We still can't wake up those people. Take this year as an example , if we don’t take timely countermeasures, we will be bullied to the doorstep, do these people still have to wag their tails to welcome others?”
When he said this, Qin Tao was already angry.
Zheng Ming also expressed emotion: "Yes, no matter how much resistance we encounter, we will not stop developing our own military strength. We believe that in less than ten years, we will be able to reach the world's first-class level."
"That's right, in ten years, we will have a fleet of three aircraft carriers. We will be so powerful that no one else dare to touch us. We will break through the first island chain, and we will go to the ocean! Our navy will become a true The Blue Water Navy!”
“It’s just that this road is long and arduous,” Zheng Ming said.
Better prospects can be imagined, but if you want to take this path, you will face quite a few challenges.
Qin Tao nodded: "Yeah, it's not that easy. So, on the one hand, we have to go our own way, and on the other hand, we have to deceive others into going astray."
Wrong way?
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang came over with a few people, and one of the young officers looked familiar.
“Mr. Qin, Teacher Zhang is here.”
Zhang Zhong's face was full of excitement: "Mr. Qin, we finally meet again!"
“Teacher Zhang, I’m glad to meet you. Although we don’t meet often, we have a lot of cooperation. Many times, I have to thank you for your help.” Qin Tao said.
"That's right, Mr. Qin. For this episode, we moved from the studio to the Mingzhou Group. I'm really honored. We need to find a place with a suitable background. If we can use the aircraft carrier as the background, that's it." It couldn’t be better.”
Zhang Zhong looked around while talking, looking for a suitable place.
“Come to the office, I have a floor-to-ceiling window that can face the aircraft carrier being outfitted.”
"It would be great!"
Zhang Zhong was very happy. After he went there, he found that the background was indeed very good.
“Mr. Qin, let’s start?”
“Okay, let’s talk casually, and if there’s anything inappropriate, just drop it.”
Zheng Ming stood where the camera could not reach him, watching the interview. He didn't know what Qin Tao was up to, but it must be important. Otherwise, Zhang Zhong wouldn't be called.
"Hello everyone, we are honored to come to Mingzhou Group today. At this time, we are sitting in the office of Mingzhou Group to give you this program. We also have to grandly introduce our guests today. , President Qin of Mingzhou Group!"
“Hello everyone, Teacher Zhang has made appointments with me many times, but I just don’t have time. I’m very sorry.” Qin Tao said with a smile on his face: “Today I am taking a break from my busy schedule to explain to you the cutting-edge science and technology.”
“We know that Mingzhou Group is famous for innovation. The 022 missile boat, 054 frigate, etc. are all designed by Mingzhou Group. I wonder what good things Mingzhou Group has brought us this time?”
Qin Tao bent down and took out a large model from below. When he saw the model, Zheng Ming's eyes widened immediately. What is this?
The design drawing is wrong, or the model is wrong?
This should be a model of a warship. However, a normal warship is small at the bottom and gradually expands at the top. This can reduce the wet area and increase the aircraft carrier, but what about the one in front of you?
It's bigger at the bottom and smaller at the top, just like the hull of a warship turned upside down. Look at the line at the front. Ordinary warships extend forward, but this is backward!
However, there seems to be no reaction. Looking at the bow of the ship, there is a big nose at the front and bottom. That is a specialized sonar. That thing must be soaked in sea water.
Moreover, since the bottom of the ship is tilted inward, the entire ship is in a linear shape, especially the superstructure, which is handled perfectly.
It takes simplicity to the extreme: there is only one superstructure, standing in the center of the hull, with a helicopter deck behind it, and a bulge in the front, I don’t know what it is. If you look at it from a stealth perspective, it's pretty good.
“Mr. Qin, is this the latest scientific research result of Mingzhou Group?” Zhang Zhong asked curiously.
"Yes, this is the next generation destroyer we envisioned. It may be difficult for you to understand its appearance. In fact, the main purpose of this design is to take into account the need for stealth. Such a warship with a displacement of 10,000 tons , on the radar screen, it is similar to a small boat of more than ten tons. If the wind and waves are bigger, it can completely conceal its existence." Qin Tao introduced.
If you have nothing to do, you might as well fool your colleagues. The one Qin Tao brings out now is of course the most powerful "Zumwalt" class destroyer, code-named DDG-1000.
In the recent period, Americans will walk into the alley of stealth. No matter what weapon system it is, they are eager to make it have stealth capabilities. Not to mention the Air Force’s fighter jets, the Army’s armed helicopters, and the Navy’s We also have to do this for warships. For such a big warship, we have to make it disappear from the radar screen. This is simply self-flagellation.
Even if the destroyers and cruisers disappeared, what about the aircraft carriers? It is impossible to change the aircraft carrier.
There is no way, invisibility is the trend nowadays.
What Qin Tao took out was the ultimate stealth model.
"What we saw is simply a sci-fi-level battleship!" Zhang Zhong's tone was extremely surprised. This was not an act on his part, and he did not expect that the Mingzhou Group actually had such a good thing.
When it is broadcast, the whole world will definitely be shocked.
“Mr. Qin, can you give us an introduction? Why is it designed like this?” Zhang Zhong continued.
"Let's start with the bow. I guess everyone is attracted to this place. Its scientific name is the wave-piercing side hull. We can also see that the bow tilts back at a large angle and the bulbous nose stretches forward in an exaggerated way. It looks like an ironclad ship in the early nineteenth century. However, after many studies, we have determined that this is a ship type that is very suitable for us. In addition to being invisible, this special bow can also Improving the navigation performance of low-freeboard warships can, on the one hand, reduce the longitudinal sway of the ship under high sea conditions, and on the other hand, ensure the sailing speed under high sea conditions, so that the warship's guns can fully function under high speed and high sea conditions."
“Friends from the audience, please forgive my ignorance, this is the first time I have heard of this design. Today is really an eye-opener!” Zhang Zhong continued: “To me, it feels like an alien battleship! "
"I also feel that it has the feel of a Hollywood blockbuster. I hope that our warship can be put on the screen in the future." Qin Tao said with a smile: "I will continue to introduce our superstructure. You can also see that it is different from previous ones. Warships are very different. This pyramid-like thing, I call it an integrated composite transom and aperture. This is a one-piece modular structure that is lightweight, high-strength, low radar reflectivity and will not rust. Made of composite materials, the overall shape shrinks inward from bottom to top to reduce the radar reflection cross section.”
"What? Did I hear you correctly, Mr. Qin, you actually want to use plastic to build a warship?"
"Yes, doing this can minimize radar reflection. After all, non-metals have stronger absorption capabilities." Qin Tao introduced: "I guess everyone is starting to be a little curious about this bump on the front deck. I put this Let me introduce it to everyone.”
As he said that, Qin Tao pulled his hand on it, and actually pulled out a long object from it.
“Ship gun?” Zhang Zhong reacted.
"Yes, it's a naval gun!" Qin Tao said: "We have made it invisible. Of course, this is just a small change. The biggest innovation is that this 155 mm caliber artillery has super long range It has a range that can launch artillery shells a hundred kilometers away.”
"Of course not, because we are launching precision-guided artillery shells. Even if some electronic systems are installed, they will be cheaper than missiles. After all, they are launched by artillery." Qin Tao said.
“Mr. Qin, thank you for introducing so much. Does it have other features?”
"Of course." Qin Tao continued to explain: "This warship will be mainly used for ground attack. Therefore, our warship will be loaded with a large number of ground attack missiles, becoming a weapon for attacking enemy ground targets."
Zheng Ming has already reacted. Where is the target of this ground attack? Needless to say?
However, something seems to be wrong. After all, the strait is so wide and all kinds of missiles on our own land can hit it. Is it necessary to build such a ship?
“Mr. Qin, your introduction reminds me of the concept of arsenal ship that was proposed before.” Zhang Zhong suddenly thought of something.
The arsenal ship was also very popular in the past.
"Yes, as a warship, it must be equipped with a large number of weapon systems. We are also studying the arsenal ship." Qin Tao continued: "In addition to showing this alien warship today, we will also show you Introducing a brand new warship, we call it the Littoral Combat Ship."
Littoral combat ship? What is this? When it comes to innovation, Mr. Qin sure has his way! Zheng Ming was very emotional.
"The battleship just now has a displacement of about 10,000 tons, and this one has a displacement of two to three thousand tons, which is the size of a frigate." Qin Tao took out the second model: "Don't look at two models. They are about the same size, but the scale is different.”
However, no one should care about what Qin Tao said. When Qin Tao takes out the model, it will immediately attract everyone's attention.
“Trimaran?” Zhang Zhong was surprised again. Although Mingzhou Group has only been in business for a few years, its innovation ability is so strong. Every ship model it comes up with is eye-opening.
The trimaran is not a trimaran ship. It is a science fiction novel. It refers to a ship with three hulls. The 022 missile boat has two hulls, symmetrical from left to right. However, this kind of trimaran is large in the center and smaller on both sides.
Correspondingly, you can see that its bow is very small, because the bow only has the middle part of the hull. Only when it extends backward to the bridge part, the hulls on both sides will appear. In this way, the hull suddenly becomes wider, especially when it reaches the At the rear, the helicopter landing deck is really big.
Looking at it like that, not only helicopters, but even fertilizers can land on it.
“Everyone must be very interested in its trimaran layout. Let me introduce this feature first. Its biggest advantage is its fast speed. For this two- to three-thousand-ton warship, we plan to reach a speed of fifty knots.”
fiftieth day!
In the field of warships, only some high-speed missile boats can reach such a fast speed. There has never been a warship of two to three thousand tons!
Only trimaran ships can achieve such high speeds and are relatively stable. Ordinary warships, even if they use high-power engines, cannot guarantee stability at such high speeds.
"High speed and good stealth performance are the advantages of our kind of ship. Because the displacement of such a warship is not large, in order to become an all-rounder at sea, we have also made a modular design. One warship can carry three One of several mission packages to perform combat missions, including surface warfare mission package, anti-submarine warfare mission package and mine countermeasures mission package."
Zhang Zhong said that once the program was broadcast, it immediately became a sensation again.
This interview is with the CEO of Mingzhou Group. The ship model displayed is still a very sci-fi ship model!
Across the ocean.
"This is another smoke bomb they put out. We must not be fooled by them again. The last time they talked about an arsenal ship, they were just deceiving people!" Swift said.
“Yes, thank you Burda for going to see God, otherwise we would have been led astray by him.”
After Jeremy Michael Burda heard about the arsenal ship plan, he was very excited and even asked to temporarily shelve SC-21/DD-21 and fully carry out the development plan of the "Arsenal Ship". He even went to the extreme , also proposed a more simplified "large-capacity missile ship" concept.
Because of his support, arsenal ships began to be exaggerated in China, and were even hailed by some media as the rising star that would replace aircraft carriers. However, this extremely designed ship caused considerable controversy within the navy. This was not only Because the navy is old-fashioned, and more importantly, this kind of warship is indeed useless.
The development of the arsenal ship was entirely driven by Bulda's own efforts. There was no way, who would let him stand in that position?
Fortunately, this guy had a brain attack. A few months ago, he shot himself with a gun because of a controversy over the wearing of a V-shaped pendant. It's really strange that such a high-spirited guy can climb to that position.
The arsenal ship lost its backer and was shelved by his successor Jay Johnson, who restarted the SC-21/DD-21 program.
And now, the other party has actually come up with these plans again. There is no doubt that they are definitely deceiving people and they cannot be fooled!
"Everyone, I have thought about our JSF plan." At this time, Johnson spoke: "The Oriental J-31A has begun its first flight. Although it is only a carrier-based version, their vertical take-off and landing power system It has also been frequently displayed to the outside world, indicating that the research and development is progressing well, but our JSF has suffered a lot of setbacks due to technical route issues."
“Twists and turns?”
"Yes, when we were bidding, Lockheed's vertical takeoff and landing route was the same as that of the East, so we scorned it and eliminated it first. We chose the projects of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas and let them continue to develop prototypes Boeing's X-32 was the first to fly for the first time, but many problems were discovered during the flight. The aircraft model needed to be readjusted. McDonnell Douglas found many problems in the vertical takeoff and landing system. They wanted to change the plan, and Dongfang The same."
“How is this possible? The technical route we have chosen is not as good as the one in the East?”
Everyone is unconvinced.
What's so awesome about the East? Why choose the Eastern technical route?
“Currently, our next-generation catapult program has been finalized, and we need to develop an electromagnetic catapult.” Johnson continued: “On this technical route, we have taken the path of the Easterners again.”
Vern Clark nodded: "Yes, although we are a little dissatisfied, we must also admit that the Mingzhou Group is very evil, and every path they take is correct. As for now, can these two future warships Representing the future, of course we need to analyze it carefully, put aside our prejudices, and seriously consider whether these warships are suitable for our future development."
"The Cold War is over, and the Red Empire is gone. In this world, no country can confront us. Therefore, our navy is in a period of transformation. In the past, our idea was to fight decisively in the ocean, but now, we can get close at any time. Go to the coastline of potential enemies and launch an attack on them." Swift said: "If you look at it from this perspective, these two warships have some inspiration for us."
Although just now, Swift still despised the Mingzhou Group's plan as a smoke bomb, but now, they seriously considered it and suddenly found that they had taken it for granted.
It’s really suitable!
"Actually, as early as ten years ago, our main combat area was already in the offshore." Vern Clark said: "The ships we have lost in recent years have all been destroyed in the offshore. Although we have Warships can operate in coastal waters, but using our precious warships to mine offshore mines is not worth the gain. I think we need a brand-new warship to fill the firepower gap between our deep-sea combat ships and coastal operations, so as to better carry out operations. Ground attack. The concept of this littoral combat ship is very good.”
“That 10,000-ton stealth warship is not bad. Our navy has reached a period of change. We need brand-new warships to join our navy. Especially its stealthiness has reached the extreme, which will be very convenient for us to complete combat missions.”
This group of people is like this. Several successful experiences have made them regard stealth as a magic weapon to defeat the enemy. They want to play stealth at every turn. Even 10,000-ton destroyers can also become stealth. It is exciting enough to think about it.
As a result, the meeting started with one-sided criticism, but now it has become approval!
They said they didn’t want it at first, but in fact they knew in their hearts that these designs were very high-end and very good.
"However, we also need to be more prudent. I suggest building a test ship first to test whether these designs are effective." Vern Clark spoke again, and his proposal was approved by everyone, and everyone nodded.
"However, I still feel a little reluctant to think that we have to use other people's designs. How can that Mingzhou Group be so powerful? Sooner or later, it will become our biggest stumbling block." One person said.
“Yes, this group is powerful enough. I suggest that we impose sanctions on this group!”
"Sanctions?" Jay Johnson said with a mocking look on his face: "We have checked and found that this group does not have any trade relations with us, and its trade with Europe is only civilian ships. How should we impose sanctions?"
“Then sanction the civilian ships they produce for Europe!”
“Then the Europeans will definitely scold us. The LNG ships produced by Mingzhou Group are what they need most.”
“Without them, Europe won’t be able to build LNG ships?”
“Of course it can be built, but I’m afraid it will take ten years before the ship is delivered.”
Everyone was speechless.
PS: My body can’t bear it anymore. I only have 6,000 words left in one update. Readers, please bear with me.
(End of this chapter)