The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

It can be said that the Sovremenny-class destroyer is the main destroyer that Xiong Gang has dealt with. Its tonnage of more than 8 tons is already infinitely close to that of a cruiser.

It has strong firepower and has air defense, anti-submarine and anti-ship capabilities.

Of course, it is still relatively weak in anti-submarine warfare.

But even so, the Sovremenny-class destroyer is many times better than Longguo's 051.

Liu Zengguang now treats the Sovremenny-class destroyer as a treasure.

"Oh? I think the Sovremenny-class destroyer is pretty good," said Liu Zengguang.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Let's go aboard and take a look. I'll tell you about its flaws one by one."

Liu Zengguang accompanied Wang Haoran on a Sovremenny-class destroyer.

This ship is really huge.

The two of them standing on the deck felt a little insignificant.

The design of the Sovremenny-class destroyer is also unique, adopting a short forecastle and flat deck design.

This design can make the ship more seaworthy and wave-resistant, making it suitable for ocean-going navigation and operations.

Of course, this design will sacrifice some speed.

The second feature of the Sovremenny-class destroyer is its emphasis on versatility, covering air defense, anti-ship and sea operations.

It is equipped with Sunburn supersonic cruise missiles, Gadfly single-mounted ship-to-air missiles, twin 130mm guns and naval guns.

However, its shortcomings are also obvious.

All of its weapons and equipment are mounted on launch racks, which takes up a large amount of deck space. Moreover, for a ship weighing more than 8 tons, there are actually not many missile launchers on it.

Its power unit is also relatively outdated. It uses a relatively backward steam turbine. Compared with gas turbines, steam turbines require more startup preheating time and cannot provide more maneuverability for the ship.

Of course, what Wang Haoran disliked the most was that the electronic technology on this ship was too backward.

Its radar system and fire control system are relatively backward.

And, most annoyingly, the upgrade is not worth much.

The investment required for the upgrade is estimated to be more than building a new ship, and there is no guarantee that the transformation will be successful.

But even so, these two modern-class ships are very important to the Dragon Kingdom.

Because it is a combat-ready force and can be put into use immediately, there should be no problem at all in intimidating the surrounding villains.

Wang Haoran talks about the various shortcomings of modern destroyers.

Liu Zengguang nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

"Comrade Haoran, you speak well!"

"Xiong will provide us with eight Sovremenny-class destroyers next. Can we cooperate with them and let them improve them?"

Wang Haoran smiled and shook his head and said, "Don't ask them to change it, it will be very troublesome."

"Besides, even if we give them careful guidance, they might still think we are bossing them around and think we are annoying, haha!"

"Also: If they really follow our instructions and make the modifications, I think if the resulting Sovremenny-class destroyer is really good, they will be reluctant to give it to us!"

"Hmm! Let me think, if I ask them to leave a large pit on the deck for the vertical launch system instead of their missile launchers, they should be happy, right?"

That’s right, what Wang Haoran is thinking about now is: to develop vertical launch missiles.

Vertical launch does not take up too much space on the deck and can also carry more missiles.

The vertical launch device was actually first invented by Xiong.

However, they did not flourish.

Instead, later, the USS imitated their design and installed vertical launch systems on the Ticondero-class destroyers in 1986.

This is how the vertical launch device became popular around the world.

Liu Zengguang was a little hesitant. He was worried that if the vertical launch system that Wang Haoran mentioned was not implemented well in the future, wouldn't it further affect the combat effectiveness of the warship?

Wang Haoran knew what Liu Zengguang was worried about.

He smiled and said, "Actually, the vertical hair technique is not difficult at all."

"Isn't its principle the same as launching a missile from a silo?"

"In fact, the Xiong family is also trying to develop a missile vertical launch system!"

"They have installed the vertical launch system of the S-300F missile on the Kara-class cruiser."

“We are just carrying it forward.”

"Comrade Zengguang, don't you believe me?"

Liu Zengguang then nodded slowly and said, "Of course I believe Comrade Haoran."

"But I want to know when you can finish the vertical launch device?"

Wang Haoran smiled. He knew that Liu Zengguang was still worried.

He said, "We can get it done in a month at most."

"It's just a matter of building a vertical launch system and then changing the launch methods of various types of missiles!"

The Dragon Kingdom now has a series of air defense, anti-ship and ground-attack missiles.

In fact, missiles can also change their combat form.

By replacing different guidance heads, the air defense missile can be turned into an anti-ship missile.

Of course, under normal circumstances, this would not happen.

why?
Because the overall design of different types of missiles is also different.

Liu Zengguang smiled and said, "As expected of Comrade Haoran!"

"Okay then, I'll wait and see your final results."

"Also, Comrade Haoran, do you have any suggestions and ideas for the development of the navy?"

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "Of course, I have some ideas of my own."

"Well! I think we must now take comprehensive measures to expand or build a new large dock."

"At Dalian Shipyard, we can find a suitable place to build a large dock of more than 10 tons!"

“My team has some plans for this as well.”

"Building a 10-ton dock is to prepare for our own aircraft carrier manufacturing in the future!"

"There is currently no dock in the country that can build an aircraft carrier!"

In the previous life, it was not until the 2010s that Longguo started building an aircraft carrier dock.

Both aircraft carrier docks are located in Dalian.

This also makes Dalian the most important large-scale ship manufacturing base in my country.

Wang Zengguang nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes! If we want to build an aircraft carrier ourselves, we must build a shipyard."

"But it will take a long time for us to design an aircraft carrier ourselves, right?"

"I heard that it takes Big Bear three or four years to design an aircraft carrier. We have never done this before, so it will be even more difficult if we start from scratch, right?"

"Hey! If we can get Big Bear's blueprints, maybe we can save a lot of effort."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "In my opinion, design is not a problem, because we have very mature design software! I think it will be quick to complete the design."

"In fact, the most critical thing is the technical difficulty of manufacturing. We must be prepared in advance."

Liu Zengguang smiled and shook his head and said, "I always feel that Comrade Haoran may be a little too optimistic."

“Aircraft carriers are really hard to deal with.”

"It took Big Bear nearly 20 years to build its first aircraft carrier."

"We must be prepared for a long and arduous tackling of the problem, right?"

Wang Haoran smiled faintly and said, "I can understand Comrade Zengguang's thoughts."

"But times have changed."

"After all, Squid and Big Bear have already paved the way for us!"

"The difficulties in building an aircraft carrier are now recognized by the world as follows:"

"The first is the command system for carrier-based aircraft take-off and landing. Of course, carrier-based aircraft are also a big challenge."

“The second is the development of deck steel.”

“The third is corrosion-resistant materials.”

"The fourth is the electronic command system and radar system."

“The fifth is the power system.”

“As long as the technical difficulties are resolved, design is a small matter.”

"Let's take it one step at a time."

"If all goes well, I hope that in three years, our country's first domestically-built aircraft carrier can begin sea trials, and in five years, the first domestically-built aircraft carrier will begin service!"

"At the same time, we will also build our own domestic shield ship!"

"One ship can complete the tasks of air defense, anti-ship and anti-submarine!" "If Comrade Zengguang gives his full support and we work together, we can surely achieve this soon."

Liu Zengguang still felt that Wang Haoran had oversimplified the matter.

However, if what Wang Haoran said is really realized, it would definitely be a great thing for the Dragon Kingdom Navy!
Liu Zengguang patted his chest and said, "Comrade Haoran, rest assured! We will definitely support you with all our strength!"

"How about we write a report together and submit it to the higher-ups for approval, then we can go all out to get things done."

Wang Haoran smiled and nodded and said, "Of course!"

"Let me write this report!"

Wang Haoran simply stayed at the guesthouse in the island city.

While negotiating with Liu Zengguang, he began to write his own naval development plan.

This plan is relatively comprehensive, involving shield ships, aircraft carriers, large destroyers, submarines, etc.

Of course, the weapon system, radar system and the entire electronic control system also need to be elaborated in detail.

Originally, Wang Haoran just wanted to simply write a development plan.

But once you go this deep, it becomes a disaster.

His report consisted of more than 100,000 words and became a book.

He wrote the report by typing on a computer, and the drawings involved in the report were drawn directly using drawing design software.

He basically used two computers to work at the same time.

A drawing rendering is generated.

The other one is typing.

It took more than twenty days to complete this detailed report.

It is definitely impossible for Liu Zengguang to accompany Wang Haoran for so many days.

But when he heard that Wang Haoran had finished writing the report, he immediately rushed to the island city.

"Comrade Haoran, thank you for your hard work."

"With the report you wrote, we can reasonably ask our superiors for money." Liu Zengguang said with a smile.

In fact, the purpose of writing a report is to ask for money.

Wang Haoran took out the printed report he had written and handed it to Liu Zengguang.

He smiled and said, "Comrade Zengguang, please give me more guidance."

Liu Zengguang was shocked when he saw the thick report: "So thick?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "I originally wanted to write a simpler report. However, the more I wrote, the more I wanted to write a more comprehensive report, so that it can also serve as a guiding document for future implementation plans."

Liu Zengguang began to read the report.

The first part of the report points out the shortcomings of the Longguo Navy and the current severe situation. The situation is severe, there are many threats coming from the sea, and there are more and more waterways and sea borders that we need to maintain. This requires us to vigorously develop the navy.

The second part begins to elaborate on the detailed ship development plan.

This section provides a very comprehensive account of the naval ship development plan.

It is called a plan, but it involves the design and development ideas of various ships, equipment and weapons.

These ideas are accompanied by detailed illustrations, and even the construction planning, materials and supply chain integration are explained clearly.

The third part is the budget, which summarizes and calculates in detail the funds needed for the entire development plan.

The total amount of funds required is quite scary, with a total investment of more than 1000 billion RMB.

Of course, this funding is divided into 5 years.

But even so, the amount of investment is quite terrifying.

Liu Zengguang roughly flipped through it.

He was greatly shocked.

However, when he saw the final amount of funding he applied for, he became a little uneasy.

"Comrade Haoran, this funding is a bit too much, isn't it?"

"The higher-ups will definitely not approve it..."

Although Longguo has developed now.

As the total economic volume increased, people's income also increased significantly.

The country also became rich.

In terms of military expenditure, it is naturally increasing every year.

However, the total military expenditure in the past year was only more than 400 billion!

You want the country to invest 200 billion every year just to develop the navy?
This, isn't this a bit too much?

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "In order to protect our interests, the navy must be developed as quickly as possible."

"It is well worth investing an extra 200 billion every year!"

"Our GDP in 1981 has reached more than 2.3 trillion RMB!"

"Our current economic growth rate can reach 20% or even more every year! At this rate of development, our total economic output can double in two or three years!"

"We will soon surpass the big bear in terms of economic output and overtake the foot basin!"

"Even Squid may be overtaken by us within 10 years!"

"If the military force can't keep up with the economic development, it will cause huge troubles!"

"Therefore, it is urgent for us to invest 5 billion in five years to build a strong blue-water navy!"

The economy of Longguo began to develop rapidly from the second half of 1978.

The GDP growth rate has been over 20% for more than three consecutive years, which is a terrible thing.

This speed of development has already aroused the vigilance of the Squid Lizard.

Liu Zengguang smiled and said: "Of course I hope this plan can be approved."

“But I feel like it’s a little difficult.”

"The country's current development focus is on the economy, not the military."

Wang Haoran said seriously: "The economy must be protected by the military."

"With only economy but no military, we are just a fat sheep."

"Comrade Zengguang, how about we go meet the designer together and talk to him about this matter?"

Liu Zengguang nodded and said, "Okay!"

"I hope I can convince the leaders."

In this way, Wang Haoran and Liu Zengguang went to the capital together.

Liu Zengguang was very nervous along the way.

On the one hand, he really hoped that the plan written by Wang Haoran could be approved.

On the other hand, he believed that it was impossible for the leadership to invest so much in the navy.

Because the navy has always been a useless existence!
"Comrade Haoran, I always feel that after I meet the leader, he will definitely criticize me."

Wang Haoran smiled faintly and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Liu Zengguang said: "Because our focus now is economic development!"

"How long has it been since the million-dollar reduction in military power?"

Wang Haoran shook his head and smiled, "The large-scale military reduction is not to reduce military expenditures, nor is it because we think the world is peaceful and we can put our weapons into storage."

"It's for the sake of modernization!"

"In this day and age, problems can no longer be solved by having more soldiers."

"The key is that weapons and equipment must be modernized and must catch up with the world's advanced level!"

"Building a modern and powerful navy is of great significance to our country and the world!"

Liu Zengguang said: "I always feel that our navy is not the focus of construction at all, but the army and air force are."

Wang Haoran said: "Maybe it was like this in the past, but in this era, sea power is very important!"

"Comrade Zengguang, you need to be braver!"

"I can assure you that the leader will definitely agree with our report!"

As the two were talking, they arrived at the leader's office.

The leader's secretary Song Qingfeng came over to greet him.

Song Qingfeng smiled and glanced at Liu Zengguang and said, "Comrade Zengguang, are you here to ask for money?"

This sentence is said quite directly.

"Yes! I think our navy should have the opportunity to receive some special attention now," Liu Zengguang nodded.

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