Chapter 12 Landing Profit

The full drawing design and computer three-dimensional model of the super-large military hovercraft developed by Alice Group for the military have been completed, and this news has made the military guys really breathe a sigh of relief

Although they were a little surprised about how the Alice Group managed to do all this in such a short period of time, it was not a problem, as long as the Alice Group could handle all this, everything else was easy to say.

Naturally, no one would refuse Alice Group's request to invite everyone to come and give some "guidance" to Alice Group's super-large hovercraft tentatively named "AI-600" with a maximum load capacity of 600 tons.

The military personnel are also very clear that if such a behemoth is in service in the army, whether it is amphibious operations, coastal operations, landing operations, or landing operations, the room for military choices will be greatly increased, and it will be a powerful deterrent to Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, and other countries that have forcibly occupied China's countless Nansha islands

Hovercraft do not have to worry about running aground in shallow waters, like other ships, nor do they have to worry about quagmire terrain hindering tactical operations like other land vehicles, and their tactical maneuverability is far superior to that of other amphibious landing platforms. What's more, the hull of the hovercraft itself has much less pressure on the surface than other ships and is not affected by the shock wave of an underwater explosion. Thus, when breaking through minefields near the enemy's coast, hovercraft have higher survivability on the battlefield.

Those who are familiar with Jackie Chan's movies probably won't forget the extremely powerful hovercraft in the movie "Red Fan Zone", if you assume it, if you put artillery and other weapons on the hovercraft, what will it look like?

Quite simply, it's a steel monster that fights both on water and on land.

Therefore, after receiving the invitation of the Alice Group, even though it was already the month of La, the military still attached great importance to it, and personally sent a team of senior military generals and experts led by Minister Liang of the General Armament Department to evaluate the design of the Alice Group.

Since everyone is already so familiar with it, there are not too many greetings and false sets, and compared with the greetings and false sets, this group of military generals is obviously more concerned about what kind of surprises Alice Group can bring to themselves...... The military generals, who are accustomed to the Alice Group bringing surprises to themselves again and again, already have some blind trust in the Alice Group.

"In the Vietnam War, after the U.S. military used hovercraft to carry out anti-infiltration operations in swampy areas successfully, the role of hovercraft in the world's most advanced amphibious operations has been paid more and more attention, and its status in the navy is getting higher and higher. ”

On the special plane of the Alice Group, which flew from the headquarters of the Alice Group to the Alice Shipyard, in the face of this group of high-level visitors, the responsibility of the commentary undoubtedly fell on Jill, and the commentary began from the moment he stepped on the plane.

"The Americans' LCAC hovercraft can carry up to 60 tons of capacity, can carry 0 heavily armed soldiers, or 12 HWV vehicles, or a 1A1 tank, and can still reach speeds of more than 40 knots when fully loaded, with a range of up to 300 miles, and can cross obstacles up to four feet. However, the LCAC hovercraft consumes a staggering amount of 1,000 gallons per hour, or 4,546 liters. ”

"Such a huge fuel consumption, in addition to the Americans, other countries can afford but can't afford it, even Britain and Japan, two loyal allies of the Americans, just out of face, from the Americans a small amount of LCAC hovercraft."

The generals behind Jill chuckled.

Isn't it, the fuel consumption of 4.5 cubic meters per hour, except for the Americans with deep pockets, the average country really can't afford it, the fuel consumption of 4.5 cubic meters per hour, is 108 cubic meters of fuel consumption a day, think about the fuel load of a modern, self-sustaining large destroyer at sea for 15 days?

"Compared to the American LCAC hovercraft, the Russian 'European Bison' class hovercraft is the largest hovercraft in the world today, with a total length of 57.6 meters, a width of 21.5 meters, and a maximum speed of 60 knots. Its full load displacement is 550 tons, which is more than twice that of the US military LCAC hovercraft. At the same time, the 'European Bison' class hovercraft has good sailing performance, economy and protection capabilities, and can navigate in shallow rapids, which is conducive to fast access to the beach. Inside the ship there is a passage compartment for loading vehicles, which can carry 3 motorized motor boats or 10 small transport boats, as well as 3 main battle tanks or 10 armored personnel carriers; When not loaded with other weapons, it can carry 500 soldiers. ”,

The Russian "European Bison"-class air-cushion landing craft was designed and built by the Shipbuilding Joint Stock Company of the Central Design Bureau "Almaz" in St. Petersburg and is the largest air-cushion warship in the world.

The hull is a square pontoon structure, and the superstructure is divided into three functional areas by two longitudinal partitions. The middle functional area is used for the landing of armored vehicles, using glide tracks and ramps for loading and unloading work. One of the two external functional areas is the main and auxiliary power compartments, and the other is the cabin for carrying amphibious troops, the crew living module and the life support module, which have nuclear, biological and chemical protection capabilities, of which the crew living module accounts for 1/4. Ventilation, air conditioning and heating units are installed in troop cabins and crew living compartments, which are also insulated, noise isolated and vibration-isolated.

Since 1986, Russia has built 10 European Bison-class air-cushion landing craft, the last of which was launched in December 1994. The main task of the "European Bison"-class hovercraft is to carry out rapid attack and sea delivery of combat units, can transport special assault forces and combat materiel to land on beaches in enemy-controlled areas, also provide fire support to the army for military operations on the beach, and can also lay mines. However, due to its large size, it is not possible to use the "Ivan. The Rogov class amphibious dock landing ship is not capable of ocean-going combat and can only operate in the near sea area.

The European Bison-class air-cushion landing craft have already been adopted by the navies of a number of countries, and the total number of purchases by the Greek Navy will reach five, two have already been purchased from the Russian Navy, and one has also been purchased from the Ukrainian Navy, which will be named the "Chifalinia" class. The Greek Navy purchased these three ships and then went into service after technical upgrades. The last two purchase contracts were signed in November 2002 for the installation of Volvo Pen diesel, valued at $100 million.

"Of course, compared to the American LCAC hovercraft, the Russian European Bison hovercraft has more fuel consumption, because this guy has five powerful engines roaring together, each with more than 10,000 horsepower"

"The 70 gas turbines used on the European Bison hovercraft are modified from the engines of the Tu-95 'Bear' strategic bomber, three for cruising and two for holding up the hull. Nearly 60,000 horsepower is even enough for a 5,000-ton frigate, and a 500-ton hovercraft has such power that the Bison trembles when it drives...... Can you not tremble? ”

After Jill's words were finished, the generals behind him chuckled again.

Indeed, the Tu-95 "Bear" strategic bomber has only 4 engines, and the European Bison hovercraft has 5 engines

"But," said this, Jill's topic suddenly took a turn, "whether it is the American LCAC or the Russian European Bison, it has gradually begun to show a situation of inadequacy," Speaking of this, Jill's tone suddenly took a sudden turn, "Whether it is the daunting fuel consumption of the American LCAC hovercraft or the huge size of the European Bison hovercraft, they have gradually not met the requirements of modern three-dimensional amphibious landing operations, so, under the commission of the military, We Alice Group can proudly say that the world's most advanced three-dimensional amphibious combat equipment was born in the hands of our Alice Group. ”

"Compared with the American LCAC hovercraft and the Russian European Bison hovercraft, our Alice Group's AI-600 hovercraft can not only fully meet all the requirements you have put forward, but also be more powerful, both in terms of overall comprehensive performance and individual performance, far beyond the American LCAC or the Russian European Bison," said Jill with a proud face

"One of its distinguishing features is that it has very strong firepower."

The firepower of Russia's "European Bison" class large hovercraft is already strong enough, with two 30-mm naval guns, two quadruple A-N-5 ship-to-air missile systems and two retractable 122-mm rocket launchers, which not only have strong defense capabilities, but also provide a certain amount of support firepower for the landing force. ”

In addition to being equipped with two 6-mounted 30mm rapid-fire guns and two eight-mounted fleet-to-air missile launch systems, there are also two 322mm sea-to-land anti-submarine rocket launch systems, which can not only effectively protect themselves during the march, but also cover the beachhead with saturated firepower when it is about to arrive at the beachhead. Provide sufficient fire support for the landing of amphibious combat units. If necessary, it is even possible to provide extended fire coverage and protection for the landing amphibious combat forces occupying the beachhead after the landing amphibious combat forces have occupied the beachhead"

With such a lot of firepower? E