When the United States was struggling with the quagmire of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, a news from that mysterious ancient country in the East shocked countless people's jaws!

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic announced that in view of the increasingly severe form of national defense facing the Republic at sea, the Republic will develop a dock landing ship of 18,000 tons to 22,000 tons, a multifunctional amphibious assault ship of 35,000 tons to 40,000 tons, of which two to four dock landing ships will be developed and one to two multifunctional amphibious assault ships of one type will be developed.

As soon as this news of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic came out, it can be said that it stirred up a thousand waves with one stone!

First of all, the first to jump out was in the face of the extremely insecure little Japan of the Republic, and the Japanese people were desperate to say that the Chinese's approach was a threat and provocation to the security and peace of the Asia-Pacific region, and the Japanese Government hoped that the Republic Government would carefully consider this matter;

South Korea's response was okay, except for a few words that didn't hurt in their mouths, there was actually nothing substantial...... Erpang's cannon is only 50 kilometers away from Pyongyang, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Erpang's cannon is directly on the head of the South Koreans, instead of caring about the two warships of the republic, it is better to think about how to persuade Erpang, a guy who does not play cards according to the rules, to give up the development of nuclear weapons: compared with the republic's development of the navy, the threat of Erpang is much more.

In his speech at the White House, Bush Jr. angrily said that "the Chinese move is a serious threat to the military and political balance in the Asia-Pacific region and a huge destabilizing factor, and the United States hopes that the leaders of the Republic Government will carefully consider this matter and abandon this unwise move...... Of course, we all know that whether we listen to the words of the Americans or not is actually the same thing.

But all the same. Many people also have an understanding of the Republic of China's development of maritime military strength, the reason is very simple, think about it, the Republic of China is facing the sea of national defense form is indeed unprecedentedly severe, Japan's "Osumi" class through deck landing ship has been put into service, is now the largest sea combat ship in East Asia, its through deck design not only allows it to become a helicopter carrier at any time, in the future can even be equipped with a vertical/short take-off and landing capability of jet combat aircraft, transformed into a light aircraft carrier, In terms of the historical contradictions between Japan and the Republic, and the distance between Japan and the Republic. Such a "light aircraft carrier" formation will pose a huge threat to the waters of the Republic, not to mention the new "VIII. Eighth Fleet";

South Korea, a country that had been in tatters decades ago, also poses a huge threat to the republic's maritime rights, and the Dokdo amphibious assault ship, also with a straight-deck design, has been laid with a keel and is expected to be ready for service in 2007, as is the Osumi class. The Dokdo, with its through-deck design, also has the capability to become a light combat aircraft carrier equipped with vertical/short take-off and landing aircraft.

After the "Dokdo" is commissioned, it will replace Japan's "Osumi" class and become the most powerful surface combat ship in East Asia with the most comprehensive combat capability, especially the amphibious combat capability. It is used with missile destroyers, missile frigates and submarines. It will form an extremely strong surface combat capability in East Asian waters.

What about the Republic? With the exception of the 112 and 113 missile destroyers, several "modern" class missile destroyers, and several "Kilo-class" submarines purchased from Russia, there is simply no naval military power that can be used...... This is of course what the Americans want to see, and they wish that the weaker the republic, the better, so when we hear from the media the Americans angrily claim that "the Chinese's vigorous development of maritime military strength is a serious disruption to the balance of power in the Asian Pacific region."

To the protests and discontent of the Americans, the republic turned a deaf ear. Anyway, now the military power of the Americans is mainly concentrated in the Middle East and Afghanistan, and the Americans, who are fighting two wars at the same time, can not do anything to the republic except for some diplomatic protest and economic means, after all. The Republic is now the fourth largest export market for the United States.

Of course, not all people are opposed to the republic's development of its own navy, and the minibus firmly believes that the republic's development of its own navy is based on the actual needs of the republic, and at the same time, it should be noted that before this, the republic has never expressed with such fanfare how to develop its own military strength, although according to the spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, this is an important measure of the republic's military transparency.

Unfortunately, the Pakistanis speak lightly, their opinions cannot become the mainstream after all, the republic so clearly expressed its intentions, or countless military experts and international political experts interpreted countless meanings, some of which are more reliable: the Chinese should have basically completed the design of this large amphibious dock landing ship and large multi-functional amphibious assault ship, and it is very likely that the most critical power problems and high-performance radar problems have been solved.

In addition, according to the prevailing rules of the international navy, a single dock landing ship and a multifunctional amphibious landing ship are relatively lacking in defensive capabilities, and must cooperate with anti-aircraft and anti-submarine missile destroyers, and have high-performance frigates in the outer layer of protection, which can also be roughly deduced, perhaps the Chinese have mastered the technology of a new generation of missile destroyers and missile frigates.

Lin Hongfei can't manage so much, he is now working overtime to organize the production of the power system of the large multi-functional amphibious assault ship, which is based on the UGT-25000 large ship gas turbine and developed the "steam-gas combined cycle power system", after a period of testing, it is determined that it has met the requirements for use and can be loaded as a formal power system for military ships.

Accompanying Lin Hongfei to look at the 16-ton gas turbine in the workshop, Wang Xu's eyes were full of fascination, pulling Lin Hongfei's arm, and his face flushed with excitement, "Mr. Lin, with this 'gas-steam combined cycle' engine, our country's warships can say goodbye to heart disease in the future, and your AVIC Group 2 has made great contributions to our country." ”

"It doesn't matter if the credit is not credited, this is what we should do," Lin Hongfei waved his hand again and again, and he was very modest, "but this is not a 'gas-steam combined cycle power system', to be precise, it should be called 'diesel-gas-steam combined power system', we have integrated two diesel engines with a total power of 15,000 horsepower, which can not only act as auxiliary power, but also play a big role in the emergency maneuver of the ship." ”

"Huh? Ha Lu Ha ......" Wang Xu was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked Lin Hongfei to find information for himself to see, and saw the working method of the "diesel-gas-steam combined cycle power system" displayed on the computer screen, and finally put his mind at ease, Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed, "Okay, with this power system, I think little Japan is still crazy!" ”

Because of the service of the "Osumi"-class helicopter carrier, little Japan has been rampant in the past two years, and although it is just a "maritime self-defense force," it has been calling itself the "No. 1 navy in East Asia" all day long, and a group of defeated generals dare to be so arrogant, and the generals of the navy are of course not lightly angered by the arrogance of little Japan, but helplessly, at sea, whoever has a large tonnage of ships and a thick missile will be justified; to be honest, in terms of naval equipment alone, there is indeed a gap between the navy of the Republic and the Japanese Self-Defense Force on the Seamounts. The arrogance of the Japanese is naturally natural.

But the problem is, let's not accept it, what are you crazy about little Japan? There's a kind of pulling it out and yo-yo to see who can beat whom? Although the ordinary Japanese people are arrogant as if they have the opportunity to set foot on this land, they can defeat the army of the republic, but the real Japanese top brass understands in their hearts that the current war is no longer a sword-to-knife or gun-to-gun war, but a comprehensive contest, and a single advanced weapon is actually nothing.

Lin Hongfei smiled and said nothing, the performance of this power system is so strong that it will definitely make little Japan commit suicide in shame, and when the Japanese were still boasting about the 16V48MA diesel engine produced by Mitsui Heavy Industries on their Osumi-class amphibious landing ship all day long, they forgot what a serious mistake it was to use a bulky diesel engine on such a large ship...... However, this is also in line with the traditional characteristics of the Japanese, who are shrewd in small things and confused in big things.

Wang Xu was still a little uneasy, and cautiously asked Lin Hongfei, "Mr. Lin, tell me the truth, how many units can you produce in a year for this power system?" ”

Lin Hongfei didn't answer immediately, but asked, "What?" Why does the Navy have some other ideas? ”

Wang Xu nodded, and did not hide it, "As long as this power system proves to be reliable enough after being put on board for a period of time, it is estimated that the power system of our warships will be like this in the future." ”

"There are still some troubles, no more than 10 sets a year," Speaking of this problem, Lin Hongfei was also speechless, "The main reason is that the yield of high-temperature monocrystalline blades is too low, and there are few skilled workers." ”

"The yield is too low?" Wang Xu was immediately anxious, this was a big problem, and hurriedly asked, "If there is anything you need our help with, just ask!" ”

Lin Hongfei waved his hand and said, "You can't help with this thing, look, it is estimated that the problem of leaf yield should be preliminarily solved within two years." ”

"Two years?" Wang Xu nodded, breathing a sigh of relief, "It's in time, fortunately, it's still in time." ”

Contrary to public information, the keels of the two large multi-purpose amphibious assault ships have not only been laid, but the speed of construction is estimated to be able to lay the deck in the second half of the year, but it is not what many people think that the design work has just been completed. (To be continued......)