"Right now, some people in the navy are jealous when they see the big ships from the United States and Britain, and some people in the shipyard are adding fuel to the fire, hoping to build a 35,000-ton aircraft carrier." Yang Yonglin looked at Xu Jie opposite and whispered. This time, the senior navy officials

The important topic when gathering with the technical departments in Beijing is to discuss how to use the remaining aircraft carrier tonnage. What kind of aircraft carrier to build and how big of an aircraft carrier to build are the top priorities.

"If we also build a standard 35,000-ton aircraft carrier, after completing the four large fleet aircraft carriers stipulated in the treaty, there will still be 20,000 tons, and we can also add a lightly protected armored aircraft carrier. Of course, the 35,000 tons here

It is declared to the outside world, and it is no different from the tonnage trick played by Britain and the United States. The actual tonnage may be different.

Nearly 40,000 tons. In this case, we will have 8 fleet aircraft carriers, which can be turned into 4 dual-carrier groups. One aircraft carrier formation will be deployed in the Nanyang direction and the Sakhalin direction, another one will be deployed in the East China Sea, and the last one will be deployed as

Mobility power, in this case, is very suitable for our current needs." Seeing that Xu Jie did not speak, Yang Yonglin continued.

"A 40,000-ton aircraft carrier is a bit big." Xu Jie thought for a while and said, "Let Yan Boxun, who specializes in technology, talk about it. Since we are all our own people, let's talk about it.

, let’s see if an aircraft carrier of nearly 40,000 tons is necessary.” Xu Jie then signaled to Yan Boxun.

"Huh? You want me to do something that offends people again?" Yan Boxun put down his tea cup and said with a look of surprise. "A subordinate who can't support the leader is not a good subordinate. When don't you use your strength at this time?" Xu Jie suppressed a smile and glanced at it.

Yan Boxun said with a glance.

"From a technical point of view, if you build a pure aircraft carrier, while maintaining sufficient aviation capabilities and defense, a little over 30,000 tons is enough. If you build an unarmored aircraft carrier, this tonnage can even be higher.

Lower. We should never forget one principle, that is, aircraft carriers serve aircraft. If aircraft will not undergo greater changes, then there is no need to build larger aircraft carriers. When tonnage increases

After reaching a certain level, the extra tonnage will not bring more marginal effects. For example, a 30,000-ton armored aircraft carrier can support 100 aircraft in combat. Then if you build a 60,000-ton aircraft carrier,

It is absolutely impossible to support 200 aircraft in combat. Of course, we must admit that a 60,000-ton aircraft carrier is definitely more resistant to beating. After all, where does the quality and size of the hull of an aircraft carrier lie?" Yan Boxun said with a smile.

"And according to the analysis of our country and the British, the more aircraft operating on an aircraft carrier is not the better. First of all, the most basic principle is not to put all your eggs in one basket. If you don't have the technology and funds, etc.

If there is any problem, do you plan to build one aircraft carrier that can carry 200 aircraft, or two aircraft carriers that can each carry 100 aircraft?

What about aircraft carriers? The second principle is that as the tonnage of the aircraft carrier increases, the deck area of ​​the aircraft carrier will not increase proportionally. That is to say, as the tonnage becomes larger and larger, the deck area per unit of tonnage will be lower. For example, a 3

The deck area of ​​a 10,000-ton aircraft carrier will certainly not be 50% larger than the deck area of ​​a 20,000-ton aircraft carrier." Yan Boxun continued to explain.

"The standard for aircraft carrier deck enlargement should be based on the operating carrier-based aircraft, and the same is true for the hangar. The gain in tonnage and deck area is beneficial within a certain range, but beyond a certain range the gain will decrease. At the same time, in

Considering the issue of funding, the aircraft carrier we build must be a battleship that is durable and economical, rather than blindly seeking perfection, which is meaningless." Finally, Yan Boxun concluded.

"It does seem reasonable, but an aircraft carrier needs to serve for at least 20 years. A 30,000-ton aircraft carrier can meet the needs of our current aircraft, but what about ten or twenty years from now? Can our aircraft carrier be able to do so at that time?

How about meeting the needs of carrier-based aircraft?" After a low-spirited exchange between several senior leaders of the navy, Lin Yongsheng was pushed out to take up the post. Who made him the chief of general staff of the navy now?

"How should I put it? According to research by the British, they once specially simulated the hangar operation of an aircraft carrier on the ground. If current aircraft are used as a reference, the aircraft carrier Fury can fully accommodate more than 140 carrier-based aircraft!

Even taking into account technological progress, within 20 years, the Fury-class aviation

The number of carrier aircraft on the mothership will not drop below 100. Moreover, the Wrath-class weight is so high because it adopts the hull of a fast battleship. If an orthodox aircraft carrier design is used, it is entirely possible to win a ship with a weight of more than 30,000 tons.

Yes. My colleagues at the aviation port can testify to this," Yan Boxun replied.

While Yan Boxun was "resisting" the words of the big bosses of the Navy, Xu Jie was constantly sorting out the original historical knowledge and figuring out how high the tonnage of an aircraft carrier would be. During World War II, if only

In order to take off a propeller aircraft, even an armored aircraft carrier, 30,000 tons is enough. But this historical dimension is different, because technology advances faster and the opponent is stronger. The war will drag on longer, so

Ask now

The question arises, if it wants to adapt to the take-off and landing of jet fighters, how big does the aircraft carrier need to be? And on this issue, the only ones with real reference value are the American Essex-class aircraft carrier and the British Dreadnought. The latter

Xu Jie is not very familiar with it, but he still has some understanding of the former. So now let’s take a look at the Essex-class aircraft carrier carrying jets in actual combat. This situation is of great reference for the current Chinese Navy.

of.

First of all, the first thing with reference value is the carrier-based aircraft loading situation of the US aircraft carriers in the Korean War in history (it has been improved before, and it is up to the readers to decide how to change it specifically--!). The Essex-class aircraft carriers in history

Yoshitani arrived in May 1950

When it arrived in the Western Pacific, it carried a total of the following carrier-based aircraft: 2 F9F fighter squadrons with a total of 30 jet fighters, 2 Corsair 4 fighter squadrons with a total of 28 aircraft, and one AD4 attack aircraft with 14

squadron, one

There were a total of 72 aircraft. Later, as the battle continued, the aircraft carrier added some electronic warfare aircraft and night combat aircraft, and even 3 ad4w early warning aircraft and 2 camera aircraft! In the end, the number of carrier-based aircraft on this aircraft carrier

Up to 86 aircraft! Refer to the number of battle 2

According to reports, the maximum aircraft capacity of an Essex is only about 110. In other words, if the first-generation jet fighters and propeller aircraft are mixed, the number of aircraft will drop by about 30. This is still the case for Essex.

The USS X was not in its state when the angled deck was installed!

Of course, because there is no problem with the angled deck, the aircraft accident rate is a bit higher. Xu Jie can’t remember the exact amount, but it can still be used. At least the United States insists on it. As for someone asking if the attack aircraft

What if they are all changed to jet aircraft? Then Xu Jie can only tell him that from the perspective of ground attack effect, propeller aircraft are better than the first generation jet aircraft, so

Because the latter has too little fuel, the amount of bombs it can carry is not as good as AD. What's even more tragic is that its performance at mid- and low-altitudes is poor, which directly leads to a lower hit rate. Therefore, the ground attack power of propeller aircraft was historically higher than in the 1950s.

Carrier-based jet aircraft. The US imperialist AD attack aircraft were used in the Vietnam War. This is enough for front propeller aircraft to be used in medium and low-altitude bombing.

Even during the Vietnam War, the Essex-class aircraft carriers that added angled decks and had steam catapults still went into battle and participated in this war as attack aircraft carriers (cva). (Of course, not all Essex-class aircraft carriers

All participated in the war

Yes, the Essex-class aircraft carrier, known as the cva-type attack aircraft carrier, was modified by SBC125, and the remaining unmodified aircraft carriers were called anti-submarine aircraft carriers.) In this war, the Essex-class aircraft carrier used 33,000 tons

The standard displacement can carry 2

4 F8E fighter jets, 28 A4 Skyhawk attack aircraft and 12 AD attack aircraft. It can also be equipped with 4 E1 early warning aircraft, plus some other aircraft, and the nearly 70 carrier-based aircraft is also very powerful.

That is to say, plus

After the angled deck, these veterans of World War II also have considerable combat effectiveness. (Of course, the sustained combat capability cannot be compared with the new aircraft carrier, but the author does not have specific data--! The author here only talks about Essex SCB125

potential.)

So now someone is asking again, since Essex is so powerful, why do we need Midway, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise earlier? The reason is very simple. Due to the development of carrier-based aircraft, the Essex-class aircraft carrier is at most

It can only carry jet aircraft like f8 and f4. And with the f14

Fighters, S3 anti-submarine aircraft and E2 early warning aircraft were put into active service. No matter how much the Essex was modified, it could not meet the needs of these guys, so eventually after the Vietnam War, the last few Essexes were withdrawn from active service. It can be seen from this that the real

The fundamental reason for promoting the enlargement of aircraft carriers is the enlargement of aircraft.

If the goal is just to cope with this war, (no matter how much technology develops, Xu Jie does not think that there will be an aircraft like the F8 Crusader when this war is over. It would be great to have a MiG-15 level aircraft!) After

The SCB125 improved Ethiopia is enough. In other words, a 33,000-ton standard-row unarmored deck aircraft carrier using an angled deck can use almost all carrier-based aircraft. If it is replaced by an armored aircraft carrier, protection must be considered

With the increase in performance, 38,000 tons is enough. Of course, if you want a first-class aircraft carrier to last for 50 years, it will end at the Midway level at most. Add a sloped deck and a certain amount of armor protection, and finally 45,000 tons.

The tonnage is about the same. And even if this kind of aircraft carrier is released, it is estimated that it will not be released until the end of World War II. Because of the above reasons, Xu Jie believes that even if it is an armored aircraft carrier, the next level will only be a little over 30,000 tons at most, and the third level fleet aircraft carrier will be considered

Bigger.
Chapter completed!