Wang Buan flipped through the drawings behind.

In the beginning, it felt like how bold people were and how productive they were.

But after a few seconds, he felt that the designer simply couldn't let go. Not bold enough. Everything is petty. Not generous at all.

The caliber of the main gun is 488 mm.

Triplet.

Two seats in front.

Two seats in the back.

That's a total of 12 super large-caliber guns.

There are also more than a hundred secondary guns. Including calibers 250 mm, 188 mm, 155 mm, 122 mm, 88 mm, etc.

Is this still a battleship?

This is a mobile battery on the sea!

Since it's a mobile battery at sea, what else do you need a vertical silo for? Why don't you install two more turrets!

Superfluous!

Purely superfluous!

Also, the armor thickness should not be so large.

The general 550 mm of protective armor, do you think it was during World War II? Desperately stacking the thickness of the armor is completely unnecessary.

100 mm is enough.

Once it is dispatched, it is definitely covered by countless aircraft.

To put it simply, HNA's own eighth master alone is enough to cover. Not to mention the main fighters such as J11, J16.

Before the dogfight of the fighter is over, there is no possibility of Kwafu being dispatched.

Dispatching without air supremacy is a dead end. Who would be so stupid? except for the book......

Thick protective armor is also not needed for underwater parts.

With a dozen 056 corvettes on his side, what submarine dares to approach?

The 056H corvette has no other capabilities, but its air defense and anti-submarine capabilities are very powerful. Its natural duty is actually air defense and anti-submarine!

By removing most of the thick armor, at least 25,000 tons of displacement can be saved.

The hull can be made larger and longer to have more space.

The larger the hull, the greater the stability of the shot.

The main gun with a caliber of 488 mm has a recoil that can be imagined.

The keel of the battleship, at least three levels of cemented carbide was used. For safety, it is best to use grade 4 cemented carbide.

Each square centimeter is capable of withstanding 15,000 tons of heavy pressure. It is the most suitable keel.

At this time, the 50 billion tons of hydraulic press in Guanzhong Industrial Park seems to be able to come in handy.

The fourth-grade cemented carbide was forged with a hydraulic press of 50 billion tons, and as long as the thickness of 100 mm was enough, the defense power was enough. At least, its own 488-mm main gun is unbreakable.

In general battleship design, there is an unspoken rule.

It is the thickness of its own armor, which must be able to withstand the bombardment of its own main artillery.

In other words, as long as the armor thickness of the Kuafu class can withstand the direct bombardment of the 488 mm main gun, it is considered a passing grade. No matter how thick it is, it is a waste of resources.

"What's the use?"

"What do you say?"

Wang Bu'an nodded thoughtfully.

The only role is to cover the landing force to seize the beachhead.

One such super battleship is equivalent to the ground firepower of an army group.

No, much more fierce than an army group.

The Army Rabbit does not have artillery with a caliber of more than 250 mm.

Not to mention the horror caliber of 488 mm. A 488 mm cannon is more powerful than ten 250 mm guns.

The point is that its huge destructive power is definitely not comparable to ordinary aerial bombs.

The explosive power of aerial bombs is very large. But the ability to attack is not strong.

Unless it's a burrowing bomb. Otherwise, the armor-piercing ability will not work.

Large-caliber naval guns, on the other hand, have a good ability to penetrate reinforced concrete.

Theoretically, a 488-mm naval gun can absolutely directly smash a three-meter-thick reinforced concrete. If you shoot directly, you can directly hit anything five meters thick.

"How is it? Chief Engineer Wang, are you interested?" Pang Xihua showed an intriguing smile.

Wang Buan wanted to say, no.

But in the end, it was not spoken.

Yes.

There are big ones.

Very much.

Getting one of these terrifying monsters out is definitely one of life's achievements!

He loved such steel monsters.

The huge body and thick barrel can give people an infinite sense of deterrence and security.

The point is that even later in the age of the stars, the battleships did not lag behind. It's just that the weapon has changed. Of course, the size is getting bigger and bigger. The length is often tens of thousands of meters (tens of kilometers).

The design drawings of the Kwafu-class battleships are only 290 meters long. Compared to the Star Battleship, it is simply dust.

Particle cannon, proton cannon, ion cannon...... The Imperial-class Star Destroyer came out and took two steps?

"Come on, let's take a good look at it. ”

"Good. ”

Pang Xihua said happily.

When it comes to super warships, the Yamato-class of a certain country is often mentioned. But I just don't mention it.

Let's mention something else. Mention those that are bigger than the Yamato class. In front of them, Yamato is a little kid. For example, the Montana-class battleships.

The Montana class, with a full load displacement of 72,109 tons, was designed to replace the Iowa class in service at the time as the largest battleship in the U.S. Navy. The Montana class is planned to be equipped with four three-pack 16-inch (406 mm) 50-caliber guns, one more than the Iowa class. Protection against torpedoes and artillery has also been greatly enhanced. The side armor of this battleship also largely surpassed that of other classes of battleships of the time.

It's a pity that the Montana-class battleships have not yet had time to appear, and a certain country that likes to disembowelment has already announced its surrender.

As a result, the Montana class died before he could get out of the school, and he stayed on the drawings all the time.

Still, if you think Montana is the biggest, you're wrong.

Miss by a mile.

No.

Definitely not.

Montana-class battleships, designed by the Americans.

And no matter how crazy the Americans are, they are not as crazy as the Germans.

Germans feel like they are inherently mechanical. In their blood, there are mechanical genes flowing.

In a particular era, the whole of Germany was led distorted by the Führer and fell into extreme fanaticism. The same is true for mechanical production. This led to the craziest shipbuilding program in human history--- the H shipbuilding program. Among them, the most powerful is the H45-class super battleship that ordinary people have never heard of at all.

(There are bigger ones.) But it's all fantasy, and there are no real drawings. Only the drawings of H45 are largely finished. ）

Just how horrible is it? Just look at the basic data.

Length: 390 meters.

Width: 56 meters.

Depth: 22 meters.

Draft: 14.4 m (standard), 15.5 m (normal), 16.5 m (full)

Standard displacement: 170,000 tons. （_^_）

Full load displacement: 200,000 tons. （_^_）

Caliber of the main gun: 800 mm.

Power: 480,000 horsepower. 32 high-pressure boilers. 6 steam turbines. 6 shafts and 6 pulps.

Speed: 32 knots.

Range: 15,000 nautical miles.

This is a real steel monster. No one else can do it.

The length of 400 meters, the displacement of 200,000 tons, the main gun 800 mm, the power 480,000 horsepower......

In front of it, it is simply pediatric.

Look at the thickness of its armor again.

Main armor belt, 450 mm.

Armor belt on the side of the ship, 450 mm.

Transverse armor belt, 450 mm.

Do you think this kind of protective armor is already terrifying?

No.

It's all ordinary armor.

The really powerful armor is around the main guns.

Main conning tower: 750 mm.

Main turret: frontal 900 mm. Side 450 mm. Top 450 mm. 750 mm on the back.

Upper part of the main gun mount: 750 mm.

Lower part of the main gun mount: 300 mm.

It's all scary data. The weight of the armor alone exceeded 100,000 tons.

Obviously, with the industrial manufacturing capacity at that time, as well as science and technology, it was very difficult to really make it. Even the H41 type, which had a smaller displacement, was not completed.

At that time, Germany could not have had so many steel resources.

Type H41 battleships with a displacement of only about 60,000 tons. It was about the same as the average at the time.

Even then, it is not a chance to be truly born.

The Germans are a naturally mechanical race.

But they are born with a vendetta against the sea.

Their surface ships have been unlucky, and they can only rely on submarines to win the game.

The various materials of the H41 battleship were dismantled to build U-boats.

"When are you going to get on the horse?" asked Wang Buan.

"It's not for me to decide. It's up to you to decide. Pang Xihua replied solemnly.

"Are you serious?"

"Of course. The decision is yours. ”

"Okay. ”

Wang Buan was silent.

He knew why the decision was left to him. The key is the power system!

According to the design of the Kwa Father, at least 300,000 horsepower is required.

Otherwise, it is impossible to push its speed above 40 knots. Mobile turrets have to run fast, right?

The power of a single Panshi 600 engine is only 30,000 horsepower.

Even if six units are installed, that's only 180,000 horsepower. Far from enough. It also takes up a lot of space.

What to do?

It had to be the development of a new engine.

The power of a single unit must exceed 100,000 horsepower. Otherwise, it is still impossible to let Kuafu chase the sun. It is possible to be sunny.

It is best to install four units to save space.

Of course, it would be better if it was possible to install two.

However, in this case, the output of a single engine is required to be at least 150,000 horsepower.

At present, the world's largest diesel engine, produced by Wärtsilä, can output 100,000 horsepower.

The largest gas turbine is produced by Siemens, with a maximum output of 500,000 horsepower.

However, their fuel consumption is astronomical!

Dozens or hundreds of tons of fuel will be consumed in an hour, who can afford it?

Only the Rock series, no fuel is required.

The possibility of building the Kwafu-class battleships came exclusively from the Rock series of engines.

It is determined that it will be used in the future without huge costs. The fuel savings alone would be enough to rebuild a Kwafu-class.

A super-powerful rock engine, except for Wang Buan, who can make it?

"That's a bit difficult!"

"Looks like it's time to use my might. ”

Wang Buan muttered to himself.

With a single output of 100,000 horsepower, is it difficult?

With a single output of 200,000 horsepower, is it difficult?

300,000 horsepower?

400,000?

500,000?

Theoretically, 10 million horsepower is fine.

Theoretically, the maximum output power of a combustible hydrogen engine can exceed 50 million horsepower.

What is a mere 300,000 horsepower requirement?