Dominate South Asia

Historically, China has never stopped pursuing aircraft carriers. As early as the early 1980s, the Shanghai Research Institute began to build an aircraft carrier with a displacement of 15,000 to 20,000 tons that can carry helicopters and vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft. Feasibility study project of light aircraft carrier, but in the end this plan failed to be realized.

Later, in 1985, China purchased the retired 15,000-ton "Melbourne" light aircraft carrier from Australia. This aircraft carrier was originally the British Navy's "Honorable" light aircraft carrier. Although before acquiring it, Australia had already used steam catapults. , navigation radar, power system, etc. were all dismantled. What China got was just an empty shell. China's shipbuilding engineers still felt like they had found a treasure. They studied it for five years before dismantling it.

In later generations, after the end of the Cold War, China even considered purchasing the unfinished "Kuznetsov"-class "Varyag" aircraft carrier left over from the former Soviet Union from Ukraine in 1992. However, at that time, Ukraine still considered Sell ​​this aircraft carrier to Russia and reject China.

Later, around 1995, Spain's famous Bazin shipyard entered into negotiations with the Chinese government. Spain proposed to build a low-cost aircraft carrier design that could take off and land carrier-based fighter jets with traditional take-off and landing methods, with a displacement of 20,000 Around tons. However, China was only interested in obtaining the design blueprints, but was unwilling to purchase the actual ship. In the end, the deal ended in vain.

At the same time, France expressed its intention to sell its soon-to-be-retired 30,000-ton "Clémenceau" aircraft carrier to China, but it also ended in vain due to various reasons.

Later, two Chinese private companies purchased from Russia two "Kiev"-class aircraft carriers "Kiev" and "Minsk" left over from the former Soviet Navy. These two aircraft carriers had long been scrapped and were later used in Shenzhen and Tianjin. It was transformed into a floating theme sightseeing park at the same time. China has also gained more knowledge about the internal structure of the aircraft carrier.

In the end, a retired military officer from China purchased a Ukrainian aircraft carrier that had been dismantled into an empty shell in a private name. After many hardships, it was dragged back to China. After being exposed to the wind and sun at the Chinese port for many years, it was finally repaired. , the improvement became China's first aircraft carrier, and China's dream of owning an aircraft carrier was finally realized.

When the Liaoning began to gallop on the ocean. Countless Chinese military fans are filled with emotions. This day has finally arrived, and China has its own aircraft carrier!

And this modified Liaoning, before the modification, was just an empty shell. The engines and other things on it were gone, and many cabins were damaged. China modified such an aircraft carrier. It's almost like remaking.

However, China has no choice because. The high-yield steel used in the aircraft carrier cannot be produced domestically, so the Soviet shell can only be used. In later generations, the Varyag crossed the ocean and sailed tens of thousands of kilometers. After arriving in China, it stayed at the dock for so many years. However, when we started to improve again, we found that the hull of the ship was still demagnetized! There is no need to go through the degaussing step again! It can be seen that the Soviet steel technology is also quite high.

Needless to say, the steel used for an aircraft carrier alone can block many countries that are eager to build aircraft carriers. In later generations, Ah San started to build aircraft carriers by himself and needed the steel. Still imported from Russia.

Now, this problem has been solved in advance by Mhamad, who had reached an agreement with the Soviet Union a few years ago. It obtained high-strength steel technology for the opponent's aircraft carrier at a high price, and established a specialized steel plant in Pakistan. Now, the nuclear submarines started to be built by Pakistan use this kind of steel, which allows the diving depth of Pakistan's nuclear submarines to exceed 500 meters.

After several years of sailing, Pakistan's first aircraft carrier has trained a large number of qualified carrier-based aircraft pilots. The navy has a high operational capability of fixed-wing aircraft at sea. At this time, it will continue to build a brand-new aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier has been put on the schedule by Hamad.

The entire plan will probably take about five years. During this time, other supporting warships for the escort, including nuclear submarines, will quickly mature. Pakistan's second aircraft carrier group will have the same combat capabilities as the American super aircraft carrier group. ability.

"What size of displacement do you plan to build an aircraft carrier?" After hearing Mhamad's words, Navy Commander General Zhang was naturally interested and immediately asked Mhamad.

Now Pakistan's aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of 40,000 tons, which is already the limit. This aircraft carrier was originally just an aircraft carrier during World War II, and it had direct access to the deck. It is not easy to transform it into what it is now.

"The standard displacement is more than 60,000 tons, and the full load displacement is about 80,000 tons." Mhammad said: "With 80 fixed-wing aircraft of various types, such an aircraft carrier has the best cost-effectiveness ratio."

After World War II, the Americans kept deceiving that large aircraft carriers were too expensive and not worth it, and that small aircraft carriers were better. As a result, the British were fooled by the deception and built nondescript guys like the Invincible class. When the Falklands War broke out, the British People immediately felt that the Invincible class was useless, and later generations returned to the path of conventional aircraft carriers. The new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of 65,000 tons.

Although the Soviets were also deceived, they first developed the Moscow-class helicopter carrier and then the Kiev-class. However, the Soviets obviously realized their mistakes, and the displacement of the aircraft carriers built in the later period was also getting larger and larger.

Mhammad also thought carefully. Pakistan only has one aircraft carrier. It is not enough. It must have a second aircraft carrier. And if this second aircraft carrier is purchased from abroad, it is almost impossible.

The United States will never sell it again, but France is willing to sell it, and the price will drive Pakistan crazy. As for the Soviet Union, it will wait until the Soviet Union disintegrates before robbing it. It seems that the Soviet Union seems to be as stable as Mount Tai now, and its disintegration may be delayed.

Therefore, Mhammad could only rely on domestic manufacturing. In recent years, Pakistan's shipbuilding industry has developed rapidly. It has begun to manufacture oil tankers with a displacement of more than 100,000 tons for the oil tycoons in the Middle East. It has accumulated rich shipbuilding experience. As for warships, Pakistan is also starting to manufacture destroyers, frigates, and submarines at the same time. Objectively, it already has the ability to build aircraft carriers.

Now that China has revealed its interest, it is better to pull China together to do it. During World War II, building aircraft carriers was like making dumplings. This was because more construction was started and the scale was established, so the costs of research and development and so on could be reduced to a minimum. .

If Pakistan builds it itself, it will need to carry out a lot of demonstration and design work in the early stage. If it involves China, it can share the costs, and China will definitely be very willing to participate.

"Is this displacement a bit too large?" General Zhang asked cautiously. The greater the displacement, the higher the cost. After all, China has no money now, so building such a large one in the early stage will be unbearable for the country.

According to the naval department's plan, the displacement of this first aircraft carrier is between 30,000 tons and 40,000 tons.

Deng Gong is also looking at Hamad. After all, China, the Eastern giant, is slowly waking up. The country's strength is not strong enough yet, but the economy is growing rapidly every year. Now let's demonstrate and design first. In a few years After that, after the country's economic strength is reached, construction can begin.

Aircraft carrier is a symbol of a great country! China has never given up its dream of owning an aircraft carrier! Even when the country was first founded, aircraft carriers were demonstrated!

However, what kind of aircraft carrier to have has always been a problem that has troubled China. Therefore, after hearing Mhamad’s heroic words, it is fully loaded with 80,000 tons! I immediately wanted to know what this wise leader of Pakistan was thinking?

"According to the world's classification, the displacement of Light aircraft carriers of less than 30,000 tons, medium aircraft carriers of 30,000 to 60,000 tons, large aircraft carriers of more than 60,000 tons, and nuclear-powered super aircraft carriers of more than 90,000 tons, "Mhamad said: "The original intention of the emergence of light aircraft carriers was to be small aircraft carriers. Save money, but the result is that small aircraft carriers are the least cost-effective. Light aircraft carriers can only carry vertical takeoffs, led by the Harrier. Not only does the Harrier have low combat effectiveness and poor reliability, its pitiful combat radius cannot be compared with fixed-wing aircraft. Among medium-sized aircraft carriers, our Pakistani aircraft carrier is now fully loaded with 40,000 tons. Yes, it can only bring twenty Tomcat fighters and ten A-7 attack aircraft as the main carrier-based aircraft. The number is limited and the combat The efficiency is not high, so we continue to increase the displacement. When it reaches the standard displacement of 60,000 tons, we can carry forty Tomcat fighters and twenty A-7 attack aircraft, and the number of aircraft we can carry exceeds one. times, it has greater combat capability, and as the displacement increases, the deck area of ​​the aircraft carrier will be greatly increased. In addition, we can park many aircraft on the deck, which can greatly improve the dispatch efficiency of fighter planes. At the same time, we will also have two catapults on the front deck and the angled deck. At critical times, the ship can be launched in a few minutes. All the carrier aircraft are ejected, forming a powerful combat capability that is far beyond the reach of small and medium-sized aircraft carriers.”

General Zhang listened very carefully. The key points Mhamad said were that the carrier-based aircraft must be fixed-wing fighters and that they must have catapults! As for the two, China currently has none. China has a long way to go if it wants to build its own aircraft carrier.

However, it seems that even Pakistan does not have this catapult? Pakistan wants to build its own aircraft carrier. How to solve the problem of catapults? Do you still buy it from the United States? I'm afraid the U.S. won't sell it, right? (To be continued ~^~)