Chapter 277 The war cloud rises again

Author: September Sauce

Chapter 277 The war cloud rises again

In fact, China's planning for the fourth generation of warships had already begun at this time.

It should be said that it has been started for many years.

From February 1949 to April 2019 in the previous life, for a full 70 years, generations of Chinese naval personnel have experienced hardships and hardships on the road to pursuing their dreams.

During this process, I experienced my dreams being shattered several times.

The starting point of the Chinese Navy's "Deep Blue Dream" is Institute 701. This institute, which begins with the letter 7 and has a serial number of 01, is the master of the entire Chinese ship design.

It has absorbed a large amount of technical heritage from the Soviet aid period, step by step from passive acceptance to self-reliance, cultivated generations of valuable talents, and laid the foundation for the navy's accumulation.

In 1968, under the leadership of the 701 Institute, the 055 large destroyer project was officially established.

But in fact, the approval of the project does not mean that this warship, which carries the hope of the Republic, can be immediately put into research and development.

Due to well-known reasons, it was not until 1976, eight years later, that the 055 ship coordination leading group and office were established after the Military Commission's "1976" document was issued.

It seems that the research and development of this warship is finally on the right track.

But in fact, the diesel combined power system used at that time could not meet the technical and tactical indicators scheduled for the 055 ship. What is even more exaggerated is that the service life of the new generation of ship-like gas turbines was only 200 hours.

There is a saying about this gas turbine in military forums of later generations. What is it called?

Bathhouse level.

If you can't even do basic navigation, how can you talk about fighting?

Power is the biggest constraint, but in addition, radar, weapons, and electronic equipment are also problems.

After several unsuccessful introduction negotiations, the 055 project was finally shelved and shifted to pre-research status.

It was not until 2003 that the 055 ship was transferred back to research and development, and construction began in 2014.

It took 5 years to launch the first domestic fourth-generation ship, and at this time, a full 50 years had passed since its embryo sprouted.

The hardships were so great that most of the first-generation scientific researchers had already passed away. After all, they could no longer see the spectacular scene of this 10,000-ton ship crossing the sea.

It has to be said that this is a historical regret.

However, after I take over, the number of such regrets should become less and less.

A generation's work is compressed into one generation's time!

Under the arrangement of Mr. Liu, the person in charge of the 055 ship project quickly rushed from Wuchang to Dalian. The first thing he did when he arrived was not even to meet Mr. Liu, but to go directly to Chen Nian's office to give Chen Nian a message.

Reporting

"Gong Chen, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

I don't know since when, the first words of most scientific researchers who met Chen Nian became "I've been waiting for you for a long time." This made Chen Nian feel a little pressure, but he couldn't bear it in his heart.

Live proudly.

This feeling of being needed is really awesome.

"Mr. Wen, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Chen Nian replied with a smile.

Wen Xingdong, chief engineer of the 055 ship project, quickly held his hand and said with shame on his face:

"It's because our arrangements here are not in place. If I had known you were going to do 055, I would have been here a month in advance to wait for you."

"The earliest flight I got today, I hurriedly hurriedly took my time and finally got here before lunch."

"I'll be cooking in a while. Let's have a meal first and then have a good chat after the meal!"

"No need to eat, just eat in the cafeteria."

Chen Nian waved his hands quickly.

"Let's talk about 055 first. Where is the progress of your current project?"

Hearing Chen Nian's question, Wen Xingdong didn't show any pretense, but got straight to work.

"The problems with the power system and radar system have basically been solved."

"Although the transformation has not been completed, the biggest problem, that is, the gas turbine problem, has actually made a breakthrough."

"We will directly use the same AGT110 gas turbine as the Deep Blue 16 project. Compared with the CGT-25M we previously planned, it can save a lot of space, and the subsequent upgrade and layout of the ship's integrated power system will also be simpler."

"However, we are still considering whether to use a single machine or a double machine. The main decision point is whether to install other large-scale electrical equipment in the future."

"Large electrical equipment? You mean the electromagnetic gun?"

Chen Nian interrupted.

"Yes, electromagnetic guns are the first issue to consider, but in addition, laser anti-missile systems and higher-power radars are also large consumers of electricity. A 110-megawatt gas turbine cannot support our power consumption.

Need to add more”

It is well known that the electromagnetic gun consumes power. In Chen Nian's previous life, he even heard that once a US warship equipped with an electromagnetic gun was tested, almost all the electrical equipment on the ship was shut down.

Therefore, the dual-machine parallel scheme mentioned by Wen Xingdong is indeed necessary.

But when he said it at this time, he probably had "ulterior motives."

Thinking of this, Chen Nian smiled and said:

"Mr. Wen, don't be too restrained. If you have any ideas, just speak up boldly. What are you afraid of?"

Wen Xingdong chuckled and said with a little embarrassment:

"We can't hide it from Mr. Chen. We want to use the electromagnetic gun. Mr. Ma has already nodded on this aspect, but he still wants to listen to your opinion."

"If you think it's feasible, then we'll do it, but for the issue of high heat-resistant materials, you have to help."

"no problem."

Chen Nian answered decisively.

His idea is very simple. It’s already 2007, who is still playing with traditional naval guns?

In his view, the future of ship weapons is actually a process of returning to nature.

From the initial power weapons, to guided weapons, and back to power weapons, their development is in line with the development of anti-missile technology.

As for the logic, it is also very simple. After modern anti-missile technology has advanced from "bullets against bullets" to "lasers against bullets," the complex electronic system in a missile will not only no longer provide a tactical advantage, but will become the weakest link.

At this time, ultra-long-range, difficult-to-intercept powered artillery shells can once again come into play.

If the laser can burn out my guidance chip, can it also burn out my artillery shells?

The key to the problem is that the range of the artillery shell must reach a certain threshold.

In Chen Nian's mind, this threshold is 300 kilometers.

When the threshold is reached or exceeded, some process ship-to-ship missiles no longer need to exist.

Hearing Chen Nian's answer, Wen Xingdong almost jumped for joy.

But then, he asked more aggressively:

"Gong Chen, what about laser weapons? Can we use them?"

".Not in the short term."

Chen Nian answered honestly.

In fact, something like laser seems simple. After all, laser pointers can be bought at rural stalls. This can be regarded as a childhood memory of many people.

But in fact, although the principles of ordinary lasers and high-energy lasers are the same, the technical difficulty is different.

The technical hurdles designed are one after another.

According to his plan, this thing is to be developed as a preparatory project for inertial confinement nuclear fusion after the nuclear fusion project is launched.

As for now, let’s put it aside for now.

However, his answer did not disappoint Wen Xingdong - he simply wanted to try a shot first if he had some dates.

"No problem, no problem. We'll do it later. The electromagnetic gun is enough!"

"Hey hey hey, this time I came to the right place"

Chen Nian shook his head helplessly and said:

"Mr. Wen, don't be too impatient to have fun just yet."

"What about electromagnetic guns and laser weapons? That's all for later. Have you laid the foundation? There's no problem with the gas turbine, there's no problem with the radar, but what about the others?"

After hearing what Chen Nian said, Wen Xingdong quickly replied:

"The main modules are actually all fine. Except for the radar, the vertical hair module is basically finished. The current idea is to change the cold hair module to the hot hair module. Didn't I mention this to you just now? There is also the issue of high heat-resistant materials.

solve"

Good guy, it turns out that you are waiting for me here!
To be continued...