Great warships

"Mr. Qin, are you playing with your daughter?" Zhang Zhong said with a smile, "You are living a good life."

"Let's take a break from the busy work. Let's go in and chat." Qin Tao said, handing his daughter to Zhao Ling, and he took Zhang Zhong into the hotel room together.

This place was developed by the Mingzhou Group. The supporting hotels and the like are of course also the property of the Mingzhou Group. The hotel not only has a building, but also has individual courtyards, next to the seaside. As VIP suites, Qin Tao When I came here, I just opened a private suite.

The two-story building is not very large, with an area of ​​only 300 square meters. The living room on the first floor has large floor-to-ceiling windows, and there is a small swimming pool in the courtyard.

Zhang Zhong followed Qin Tao into the living room and sat down, and couldn't wait to talk about business.

"Mr. Qin, when I received your call, I happened to be nearby, so I came over. Many things can't be explained clearly on the phone, so it's better to say it in person. You want us to do a program to fool Americans. This is simple. I'm going to fight It’s time for the director to continue working, so as not to be accused of not doing his job properly." Zhang Zhong said: "Our Zhang Zhong said that the program team has begun to make various preparations, including renderings of DDG-1000-like renderings. When it came out, it was absolutely groundbreaking and shocked the whole world. Although our warship is similar to the DDG-1000, it is definitely better than this kind of warship!"

Hearing what he said, Qin Tao shook his head helplessly: "No, no, Bureau, you are going in the wrong direction. If we want to fool the Americans, we cannot leak our project. Think about it, our DDG-like -1000 warships must be extremely confidential, how could you make it public?"

"We are already strong, and we can openly disclose it openly." Zhang Zhong said, "Mr. Qin, this is your idea."

How come this is mine? Even though Qin Tao has been shouting to show his sword recently, he just wants the navy to go out and has no intention of using it to fool the Americans.

"Don't blame me." Qin Tao said, "My idea is that you make a program and make DDG-1000 worthless."

If you want to deceive the Americans, you must not show off your own stuff, otherwise it may have the opposite effect and make the Americans think that we don't want to do it and everything now is deceiving.

We have to go in the opposite direction. Let’s beat up the American DDG-1000. This won’t work, and that won’t work either. It’s just rubbish. It doesn’t look impressive, but Americans should think: we The project is about to be abandoned, so why do Easterners come to whip corpses? If there is a situation, there must be a situation!

In this way, Americans should consider whether Orientals speak backwards? On the surface, we say that our DDG-1000 is not good, but in fact, we are very greedy for this kind of warship? They tricked us into giving up this kind of warship, and then they built it themselves?

The truth can only be understood but not expressed in words, and Zhang Zhong soon understood it.

"Mr. Qin, you should be more considerate." Zhang Zhong nodded: "I will follow what you said!"

"Well, idleness is idleness. Let's discuss first what problems the DDG-1000 has." Qin Tao said: "We must make this kind of battleship worthless. What do you think we call it a Hollywood battleship?" ?”

Zhang Zhong's eyes lit up. Mr. Qin is so awesome. This word he came up with will definitely make Americans scold him!

Two days later, Qin Tao was sitting in the large living room, watching the program on the TV.

"Hello everyone, welcome to the Zhang Zhong Talks program. This episode is called Zhang Zhong Talks Hollywood Battleship. When you hear this name, you may ask, is this episode of Zhang Zhong Talks a program that is not doing its job properly again? We Zhang Zhong said Isn’t it a military program? The bureau can tell everyone solemnly that this program is a normal program, and it is not the bureau who is not doing his job, but the US Navy!"

The name of the Strategic Deception Bureau has long been spread, and Zhang Zhong has long been accustomed to this name. He is very satisfied with the name and often uses it himself.

This time, Zhang Zhong started deceiving again.

"The Hollywood battleship I'm talking about is the most advanced DDG-1000 in the United States. Its appearance is extremely sci-fi, just like something from a Hollywood blockbuster. Therefore, I call it the Hollywood battleship because it is the most advanced one in the world. The right place is to go to Hollywood to shoot a movie, not to appear in a sequence of the U.S. Navy. As a warship, it is very incompetent!"

A video of a warship appeared on the TV screen. After seeing it, Qin Xue immediately became curious: "Dad, isn't this my toy?"

"That's right, just like your toy, this toy was specially made for you by your father. You can't tell others."

"Of course, dad, this is a secret between the two of us. Come on, pull the hook."

On the TV, Zhang Zhong continued to perform.

"First of all, the first big problem is that this warship uses special side vertical engines, which results in it having more than 80 tons of displacement, but in the end it only has 96 vertical engine units! Is this still a warship? This is simply Just for fun! The Burke-class, which has a displacement of less than 055 tons, still has 112 vertical launch units, not to mention our -ton large drive , which has a whopping vertical launch units! Such a tiny amount of vertical launch units Can a unit still be said to be a -ton battleship?”

"According to the original idea of ​​the Americans, the biggest advantage of this kind of vertical hair unit is to avoid being killed by explosions. After all, the biggest problem with the way the front and rear hair extensions of mainstream warships are placed is that once hit here, it will cause terrible death. If it explodes, the result will be the same as a battleship that is hit in the ammunition depot. It will be broken into two parts in an instant. Once this side launcher is exploded, it will only threaten a group of modules, and even a chain reaction will not be generated. , but I don’t know if the Americans have considered whether the warship will be heavier on one side and lighter on the other side once the vertical hair on the side is hit, eventually causing it to roll over? It is true that it did not die, but it turned over in the end, and the result is not the same. ?”

The DDG-1000 is a warship that spans the ages. The Yankees have used a lot of advanced technology on it, making it look classy. Moreover, the Yankees have really used their brains. Since the vertical hair system is prone to explosion, they might as well just install it outside. Even if it explodes, there will be no chain reaction.

However, there is no such thing as the best of both worlds, because the side-side equipment has droops, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of droops, and the combat effectiveness of modern warships is reflected in the number of droops! As for being hit and dying? Then strengthen your own protection to prevent missiles from hitting you.

Modern warships have no armor protection and only use thin steel plates. Even if they are not hit, it will probably be uncomfortable. Therefore, such side hangings are completely useless.

"Secondly, let's talk about its naval guns, two 155mm naval guns. I don't know what it wants to do. It looks sci-fi in appearance, but the inside is still conventional artillery. As a Hollywood warship, this aspect is not up to standard. Electromagnetic gun should be used. Cannons are enough for science fiction. Dear viewers in front of the TV, if you often watch Zhang Zhong’s programs, you should know what an electromagnetic gun is. It is a revolutionary warship weapon. Here, Zhang Zhong makes a bold prediction. Electromagnetic guns will definitely appear in the new generation of Eastern warships. From now on, if they don’t carry electromagnetic guns, they can’t be called modern warships! The Yankees still use conventional artillery. They really don’t deserve the title of Hollywood warships!”

Be true and false to fool people.

Across the ocean, a group of people were also watching Zhang Zhongshuo's program, with complicated expressions on their faces.

"This Zhang Zhong will insult us. If he dares to come to the Western world, arrest him! Sentence him to decades!"

"Yes, what is Hollywood Battleship? This is simply smearing us!"

Everyone was aggrieved.

Swift was watching and listening intently.

"It is better not to use conventional artillery. If the cannon at the back is removed, at least forty vertical firing units can be stuffed inside. In this way, the Hollywood battleship will have 120 vertical firing units to use, which is barely enough."

Swift's eyelids twitched.

What does it mean?

They are designing modifications to the DDG-1000 to make this warship more powerful!

The DDG-1000 does have many problems, but these problems can also be modified. For example, the vertical hair device can be installed with more vertical hairs by removing one main gun! Even advanced large-diameter vertical launch systems, such as those for large missiles, can be stuffed in!

Why do Easterners help their own countries improve warships?

They will definitely not be so kind, unless they plan to do it themselves, want to change the shortcomings of this kind of warship, and make the warship become an advanced equipment, so they will think about how to solve the problem!

Thinking of the model that appeared, Swift suddenly had a bold idea in his mind.

"Okay, let's just talk about the weapon system. Let's talk about the radar system. The Hollywood battleship uses a dual-band radar. It looks very advanced, but it is still useless. It has a large helicopter deck. If the deck is If half of the area is used, a meter-wave radar can be attached to it to directly search space and obtain the most advanced anti-missile capabilities."

The design of the DDG-1000 is unique. There is a naval gun in the front, a bridge in the middle, and a helicopter deck in the back. Looking at the proportions, the length of the helicopter deck occupies a quarter of the total length of the warship. According to the total length of the warship of 183 meters, By measuring the length, you can get the size of the helicopter deck at the back.

Look at its area again, it's a thousand square meters. What's the concept? Not only can it take off and land helicopters, but F-35s can also land on it! When performing anti-submarine missions, three or four helicopters can be operated on it! Even ospreys and the like can land properly. If you push the folding rotor of the helicopter to one side and use the other side as a landing platform, you can operate five or six helicopters without any problem!

Can such a large flight deck really work? Is this a destroyer or an aircraft carrier?

It is better to use the back and arrange a large meter-wave phased array antenna, lay it directly on it, and then it can face the space!

"This guy is really crazy!" Everyone looked down upon him and laid a phased array radar antenna on the helicopter deck. This was obviously nonsense!

"No, what he said can just solve many problems of our warship!" Swift suddenly spoke.

The naval gun is indeed useless, the space of the naval gun can accommodate more missiles! The helicopter landing deck at the back is too big! It can also be used to place a long-range radar as the cornerstone of sea-based anti-missile defense!

"Why did he talk about some improvement plans while belittling our warships?" Swift said: "Do you think they plan to build a modified warship of the same type to make up for the shortcomings and take advantage of it?"

Everyone was shocked.

Orientals actually want to do something similar?

"Their plan is really to make up for our shortcomings." Everyone analyzed it carefully.

Just now they just scoffed, but now, after thinking about it carefully, they feel that many of these statements are reasonable.

The 155mm naval gun has a large caliber. They were originally considered to support ground attacks. However, after development, they suddenly discovered that this kind of naval gun is not cheap! Especially artillery shells, which are more expensive than battle axes, so what is the need to equip such naval guns? Just cut them off!

Needless to say, cut off both doors!

If two naval guns are cut off, then at least sixty more launch tubes can be crammed into the deck in front of the bow. Sixty plus eighty, that is one hundred and fourty. With so many launch tubes, it will definitely be enough. It is also worthy of the displacement of 1000 to tons of DDG-!

At the same time, the mission of this kind of warship is also different. When the DDG-1000 was built in the past, it was still aimed at ground attack. After all, they are already the strongest navy in the world. In many cases, they just need to leisurely drive to the vicinity of the target, and then Just fire at the target. The two turrets of this warship have the style of the battleship era.

However, that era has long passed. Now, the biggest task of the navy is not ground attack, but air defense! In this case, the two naval guns are meaningless, and the direct solution is to directly install the vertical launch unit!

Air defense is the most important, especially anti-ballistic missiles. The elusive anti-ship ballistic missiles of the Orientals are a thorn in their side. Although they have upgraded the Aegis system, they still do not have perfect interception capabilities. The biggest flaw is of course the long-range radar. The problem is that the search distance of the warship's Aegis system is still too close, and a longer-range interception radar is needed!

As for what Zhang Zhong said about turning part of the rear deck into a flat meter-wave radar, that's not the case. However, it can definitely be used later to install a new air defense and missile defense radar. The detection of this radar The antenna must be large enough. Compared with the current Aegis, which is about four meters long, the side length must be expanded to about seven meters. In this way, the search distance can exceed one thousand kilometers. When the opponent launches a ballistic missile, one's own side can detect it immediately. , so as to ensure absolute safety! At the same time, as a sea-based anti-missile platform, it is easier to search for intercontinental ballistic missiles and intercept them!

Everyone quickly thought of these improvements and went to watch the Zhang Zhong talk show. Although Zhang Zhong was still talking about Hollywood Battleship at this time, strangely, they no longer had the disgust they had just now.

"We still need the DDG-1000, but we need to modify it. We will modify it into a CGX, which is a cruiser. Like our previous Ticonderoga class, it has air defense as its main mission!" Swift said.

In the past, the U.S. Navy had many cruisers, but the Ticonderoga class became its swan song. After this warship was gradually retired, the U.S. Navy did not have a new cruiser plan. In their eyes, it seemed that there was no need to build a cruiser. It makes a lot of sense, but now, they have experienced the hardship of not having a cruiser.

There must be a brand new cruiser, and it is most suitable to use the DDG-1000 hull to improve it!

"The main mission of this warship is air defense, especially anti-ballistic missiles. We are going to develop a new AMDR radar, which is an air defense and missile defense radar." Swift seemed to suddenly find a direction, and things kept coming to his mind. Novel ideas.

"This kind of radar needs to be large enough, with a search range of one thousand kilometers, so that it can meet our anti-missile needs. With this kind of radar, our warships can independently undertake the anti-missile mission, and cooperate with us to provide MK57 The new generation of sea-based interceptors developed by the launcher can completely render those damn anti-ship ballistic missiles ineffective."

Although the MK57 vertical hair cannot be compared with the Eastern vertical hair, after all, it is a mature large-scale vertical hair. Building an interceptor according to the size of this vertical hair can make the interceptor missile have a longer range, which is definitely better than the MK41. The Standard 3 launched from the vertical hair has a longer range. If those damn Eagle Strike 21s can fly kilometers, then they will be shot down at a distance of kilometers. At that time, they were still in outer space and there was no flying water. Drifting Qian Xuesen ballistics!

Although according to some circulated data, the range of the Standard 3 missile is as high as 3 kilometers, but the range is more reliable than the effective range. In fact, the latest modification of the Standard , it only has an effective range of kilometers at most, and it has no interception capability at all if it is farther away.

This requires thicker missiles. The missiles launched by the MK57 will definitely be higher. Even if the launch tube is changed to a larger size and the land-based NMD interceptor missile is inserted, it will be called powerful.

Swift spoke eloquently, but everyone looked at him with strange eyes.

So Swift also became curious: "What's wrong?"

"Swift, what you're talking about costs money."

"Yeah, it still costs a lot of money."

The hull of the DDG-1000 is ready-made, and the power system has sufficient margin to install more electronic equipment. However, these equipments need to be re-developed. You know, in the United States, research and development costs are high. scary.

There are also brand new interceptor bombs, damn it if they are cheap.

"We have to spend money for the future of the navy!" Swift said: "Burke 3 cannot support the future of our navy. We need cruisers, real cruisers! If the cost is not enough, we can temporarily stop the Burke 3 project."

What? At the beginning, you strongly supported the construction of Burke 3 as soon as possible to make up for the lack of quantity, but now you are giving up again?