This time, AVIC Southwest has completely got the gas turbine project, but at this time, Yang Hui began to vaguely worry about the QC-160 project, if the navy learns from the United States in the future, all large destroyers will be used, such as the US Navy equipping Burke-class in large quantities, and the Republic Navy will also be like this

"Commander Zhang, then I'll ask something that shouldn't be asked, in the future, the Navy plans to equip a large number of large destroyers of 9,000-12,000 tons, and will not develop new 7,000-ton destroyers that are in the final design stage and will be put into construction soon? Then we don't have this QC-160."

Yang Hui's worries are not unreasonable, although the QC-160 is good enough, not only can be used as a power for naval ships, but also other things such as air compressors, liquid pumps, power stations, emergency power systems for large industrial and mining industries, etc.

But no matter what, the Navy's order is still the most important after all, after all, a destroyer is 4 engines, and at the same time, it is necessary to take into account that from the completion of a destroyer to the final scrapping, the engines used are definitely not only the four engines installed at the beginning, and the power system will be replaced when the mid-term overhaul is not good.

So the simplest data, the world's most successful development of the LM-2500 gas turbine, it has the largest number of installed capacity, the sample can best reflect the general installed use of the industry, and this guy has 65% of the orders are installed on warships, so we probably know how large the proportion of marine orders in all orders for a gas turbine.

But the current situation is not bad, after listening to Yang's worries, the Navy gave a clear explanation for this matter: "Although we want to develop a large 10,000-ton destroyer, but in terms of the current reality, the four Type 052B destroyers must be built, and if there is no problem in use in the future, I am afraid that four more will be added, and they will be used as the main ships of our navy in the next ten years after they are completed." ”

Yang Hui did not feel strange at all for the navy to give the new destroyer number 052B, after all, before this, only two warships powered by gas turbines were built in the 052 series, so it is reasonable to use the new drive powered by gas turbines to 052, as long as the future 10,000-ton destroyers do not also give a 052C number to be placed there.

But at this time, Yang Hui thought that the Navy only purchased 8 new destroyers, and then changed to build a large destroyer of 10,000 tons, does this mean that the total installed capacity of QC-160 is probably 32 units, such data is very painful!

Still not giving up, Yang Hui continued to ask: "Is this gone?" The Navy only builds 8 destroyers with QC-160 installations, so there are no other plans, such as Oh! By the way, the comprehensive test ship is also equipped with two QC-160 engines, I wonder if the construction of such a comprehensive test ship will continue in the future? ”

Yang Hui asked directly, and his answer was also neat: "At most, one more comprehensive test ship will be built, which should be powered by QC-160, and then I am afraid that only after the completion of your QC-280 construction, a 6,000-ton comprehensive test ship may be built, which will probably be used to test your QC-280 gas turbine!" As for whether the 7,000-ton 052 series destroyers will continue to develop, I can give you a clear answer: it will definitely continue to develop, but the tonnage will be reduced to 6,000 tons under the same power, and we require that the speed should be increased to 32 knots. ”

The idea of the Navy is really interesting, and it only takes that pondering to be able to understand a lot of problems, first of all, to reduce the tonnage of the 7000-ton 052 series, which is called slimming if it sounds good, and when it is not good, I am afraid that it is to go back, or to build a monkey version of the 052B destroyer.

But is this kind of thing possible? This is obviously wrong!

As soon as he heard the navy say that sacrificing tonnage in exchange for higher speed, Yang Hui roughly understood what this possible 6000-ton 052 destroyer was, close to 32 knots of speed must be to accompany the aircraft carrier all over the world, and this 7000-ton 052B can not meet this requirement, Yang Hui himself also roughly calculated, this time 052B can run to 30 knots speed requirements, I am afraid it can be done during sea trials, and after a few years of service, I'm afraid that it usually runs up to about 29 knots.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the 052B built this time to accompany the future aircraft carrier around the world, and it is used as a powerful regional air defense capability for the Republic to build a strong regional air defense capability within the first island chain, which is the most typical positioning of this type of warship, or to visit countries around the world, and run to the Gulf of Aden to fight against piracy and other work in the new century, the only thing that cannot be done is to accompany the aircraft carrier to sail.

"I understand that the follow-up 052C should be a type of warship that accompanies the fleet's ocean-going voyages, performs medium and short-range air defense operations, and focuses on ensuring the fleet's anti-submarine warfare, right?"

This kind of warship should indeed be built in Yang Hui's view, although the 10,000-ton destroyer is good, but after all, it will not be cheap in terms of cost and maintenance, build a 6000-ton miscellaneous destroyer to cooperate, and ensure that the number of destroyers in the ocean-going fleet is its positioning, probably it is a strengthened version of the 054 ship.

It may be somewhat similar to the Qiuyue-class general destroyer in the book.,The difference is that Qiuyue doesn't need to accompany the aircraft carrier to the ocean.,You can arrange the ship more compactly.,But the follow-up 052C takes into account the requirements of ocean navigation,I'm afraid the layout inside the hull won't be too compact.,The weapons and equipment probably won't be installed too much.,But the seaworthiness is definitely very good.。

Therefore, this time, Yang Hui also roughly inquired about the future development direction of the navy, first to build eight 7,000-ton 052B destroyers to ensure the formation of a usable Yellow Water Navy coastal area air defense combat capability as soon as possible, and then will arrange 10,000-ton air defense destroyers and 6,000-ton general-purpose destroyers to build the basic air defense, anti-submarine, and anti-ship combat capabilities of the ocean-going navy, and first set up a powerful guard force for the aircraft carrier.

I really have to admit that after the navy of this plane does not have all kinds of warships, the development route of warships will be very reasonable, it can be said that every step is accurately positioned, and the only thing that makes Yang Hui a little worried is the upcoming Taiwan. After the sea crisis, perhaps the Navy will continue to increase the number of 052B built in this plane.

But it is also possible that the original plan of the Navy remains unchanged, or the construction of 8 052Bs, but the design and construction of 10,000-ton destroyers will be accelerated, and it is very likely that they will be completed and launched even in the first few years of 2000, and there will be a lot of good things to watch at that time.

Vice Chairman Liu is very satisfied with the development route of the future naval destroyers concocted by himself, and this plan is not only prudent but also bold and radical, as long as there is not too much chaos in the middle, the future development of the navy of the Republic will be unlimited, and these are actually just laying the foundation for the future era of naval aircraft carriers.

At the age of seventy, the old man still adheres to the path of aircraft carriers, which can be regarded as the father of the naval modernization of the republic, another red Marshal Kuznetsov, and there are many similarities between them. (To be continued.) )