Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

In the dock, the scaffolding was removed little by little, and everyone couldn't help but shed tears when they saw the giant ship.

For the performance of this ship, everyone who came today was very familiar with it. Because they had been waiting silently for a long, long time.

With a full load displacement of more than 9,000 tons, this tonnage is definitely the largest warship ever built by China. This tonnage is now very powerful in the world, because in this era, the displacement of more than 9,200 tons is larger than that of the Arleigh Burke class.

The first type of the Arleigh Burke class in the United States is only 8,300 tons full load. The Arleigh Burke-class type 2 has a full load displacement of only 9,033 tons. The subsequent improved 2A model has a full load displacement of more than 9,200 tons, which is equivalent to the current displacement of 052. The first Arleigh Burke-type 2 destroyer was launched on June 29, 1996, and it has not even started construction yet.

The first 2A type was the Oscar Austin, which was launched on November 7, 1998.

The Arleigh Burke class is now the most powerful destroyer in the United States, which shows how powerful the modified 052 is. In other words, the current 052 is almost 1,000 tons higher than the most powerful Arleigh Burke class destroyer in the United States. For a destroyer of several thousand tons, the displacement difference of 1,000 tons is actually a big gap.

But it is not just the tonnage that is powerful, but also the Arleigh Burke class in other configurations.

In terms of the power system, the Arleigh Burke class uses four LM-2500-30 gas turbines with a total power of 105,000 horsepower.

And on this 052, two CT30 gas turbines developed by Kuafu Power are directly installed, one CT30 has a horsepower of 44,000 horsepower, and two have 88,000 horsepower. In addition, there are two diesel engines developed by Kuafu Power, each with a horsepower of 16,000 horsepower, and two with 32,000 horsepower.

So in terms of power, the 052 has a power of up to 120,000 horsepower, which is 15,000 horsepower more than the Arleigh Burke class.

Such a difference in horsepower makes a huge difference in the speed of the two warships. The maximum speed of the Arleigh Burke class is 31 knots, while the speed of the 052 is as high as 36 knots.

If the two sides chase, the Arleigh Burke class will not be able to catch up with the 052.

In addition to the fast speed, the 052 has a huge advantage in using diesel-fueled combined power, that is, the range. Compared with the four gas turbines of the Arleigh Burke class as power, the advantage of the 052 diesel-fueled combined power is fuel saving.

When the 052 is driving at high speed, it uses gas turbines and is faster.

But when driving at low speed, the gas turbine can be shut down. Use a more fuel-efficient diesel engine directly. So in terms of range, the maximum range of the Arleigh Burke class is only 4,200 nautical miles, which is the speed when cruising at a speed of 20 knots.

When the 052 cruises at the same speed, its range is 4,800 nautical miles, which is 600 nautical miles more than the Arleigh Burke class.

In fact, when designing, the designers considered putting four CT30 gas turbines on this ship. If four CT30s were really put in, the total horsepower of the 052 would reach a terrifying 176,000 horsepower.

A warship of less than 10,000 tons, 176,000 horsepower, if it is moving at full speed, the speed may easily exceed 40 knots or even higher.

However, after careful study, this plan was finally abandoned. Although the horsepower is high and the run is fast, the range is short and the fuel consumption is high. The overall calculation is not worth the loss, and some power is excessive.

However, the design plan of the 055 million-ton destroyer under design is four CT30s.

The tonnage is larger than that of the Arleigh Burke class, the power is stronger than that of the Arleigh Burke class, and the endurance is longer than that of the Arleigh Burke class. This shows that in terms of the most basic hardware facilities, the 052 is better than the Arleigh Burke class.

If these basic things are only better than the Arleigh Burke class, then some other things are better than the Arleigh Burke class.

In the radar room, the 052 is better than the Arleigh Burke class.

The main radar of the Arleigh Burke class is a phased array radar, which is already very powerful in this era. But things are afraid of goods.

The 052 is also using a phased array radar, but this radar has two more words in front of it than the Arleigh Burke class.

The 052 uses an active phased array radar, and it is also an active phased array radar using the most amazing gallium nitride technology.

This is no longer a simple generation gap, it is several generations behind.

If we sort by weapon technology level, there are phased array radar, active phased array radar, gallium arsenide active phased array radar, and gallium nitride active phased array radar.

The gap between each generation of technology is huge.In the past, the gap between the radars of the Arleigh Burke class and the 052 class was not one generation. The Arleigh Burke class would have to develop three generations to catch up with the 052 class.

When the Arleigh Burke class has a gallium nitride active phased array radar, it is not certain what kind of radar China will make at that time.

The radar of the Arleigh Burke class is mainly for search and guidance. But the radar of the 052 class is different. The radar technology of the 052 class is more advanced, the power is greater, and the combat performance and anti-interference performance are stronger.

Because it is an active phased array radar, the 052 ship also has electronic warfare capabilities, and can interfere with, suppress, and attack the enemy's radar and electronic equipment on the battlefield.

If the 052 class faces the Arleigh Burke class, within a certain distance, the 052 class radar can even directly burn through the radar of the Arleigh Burke class, turning the Arleigh Burke class into a blind cage.

This is the technology generation gap, not only the radar generation gap, but also the missile generation gap on both sides because of Xu Huasheng's cheating.

As for the vertical launch units, the current Arleigh Burke-class Type 1 has only 90 vertical launch units, but the 052 has 96 vertical launch units. So if the Arleigh Burke-class wants to catch up with the 052, it will have to wait until the 2A type.

Of course, now that the 052 has been launched so long in advance, the United States is expected to launch the latest improved version as soon as possible.

There is a generation gap in radar, and the gap in missile technology is even greater.

If the United States knows the performance of the missiles on the 052, I am afraid it will not be able to sleep well at night. Especially the anti-ship missiles that the 052 can carry, this thing is difficult even for an aircraft carrier.

Because the anti-ship missiles that the 052 is going to carry are the latest anti-ship missiles researched by China, and the technology of this anti-ship missile was developed by Xu Huasheng.

Although this missile is not a violent anti-ship missile, the performance of this missile is a super killer, not to mention in this era, even if it is placed 30 years later, it is a super killer, and it is the existence that makes the US aircraft carrier fleet talk about it, because the technology of this missile is too awesome.