Before World War II, naval warfare mainly relied on close-range duels between fleets, and the sinking of warships in places mainly relied on direct bombardment by large-caliber naval guns, which were much more powerful than aircraft bombs.

However, the World War II period was already the end of the big ships and huge guns, because of the emergence of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, due to the continuous improvement of carrier-based aircraft, there were basically few opportunities for battleships to get close to the fleet for decisive battles.

Later in World War II, battleships were used more as air defense platforms or to provide artillery support to the landing force.

It is difficult to evaluate these two ships when it comes to comprehensiveness, but it cannot be said that it is definitely better than the Yamato. As a super-large battleship, the Yamato is sad in history, with a huge cannon, but it failed to launch a valuable shell at the enemy ship, and was finally blown into scrap metal by the overwhelming Mi military carrier-based aircraft, and it did not have a chance to play the real role of its battleship at all.

The level of battleship building in the United States has always been leading in the late stage of World War II, and other countries can only barely catch up with the United States by increasing the tonnage of battleships. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the United States really gave full play to the ability and technology of a great power to build ships.

Iowa. Firepower, speed, and defense are better than Bismarck's. As for the Yamato battleship of Kou Country, it can only be said that its displacement and the caliber of naval guns are the largest, but it does not mean that its combat effectiveness is the strongest.

After analysis, Sun Hao believes that in terms of comprehensiveness, the Iowa-class of the United States is better than the Bismarck-class and the Yamato-class, but the other two types of warships also have their own advantages. In the fleet that we are now building, the main warships must combine the advantages of these three types of warships to build a kind of battleship that is the most advanced and powerful, with auxiliary main battle aircraft carrier ships as the center.

Such a battleship is a battleship that mainly focuses on air defense and supports landing operations. Such a warship can both confuse and mislead countries, and achieve the desired warship.

In the end, Sun Hao decided to build 10 ships with the strong displacement of the Musashi, with Bismarck's strong armor defense capabilities and artillery technology, and with the advanced electronic technology and comfort of Iowa-class battleships.

Sun Hao knew that during World War II, the warships belonging to the United States were the most comfortable. The navy sailed on the vast seas, and the living conditions were very difficult, and the warships built by itself had to improve the comfort level.

There is no need to get a 460mm caliber for the main gun, the range of the 460mm main gun has exceeded the horizon, and if you want to aim at the opponent, you must use an aircraft to aim and observe, which is too complicated. His own battleship only needs a 406mm main gun, and as for the 380mm main gun, Sun Hao feels that the firepower is a little small, which is not in line with the idea of guiding countries to compete for giant ship cannons.

The newly formed capital battleship will have a full load displacement of about 72,808 tons to 72,868 tons, and the main guns will be equipped with four triple 406mm main guns, and the main guns of such battleships will reach 12. The secondary guns were all eliminated and converted into dual-purpose anti-aircraft guns from 25mm to 150mm. In this way, the newly formed capital battleship is completely a mobile air defense fortress on the sea, and the air defense from the three directions of high, medium and low makes this mobile fortress an air defense hedgehog.

Not only the main battleships, but also other warships are formed with aircraft carriers as the center, whether it is cruisers or destroyers, these are battleships with air defense as the mainstay.

Thinking that the aircraft carrier is the master of the future surface fleet, Sun Hao can't help but start thinking about what aircraft carrier his fleet should be equipped with.

The Shinano aircraft carrier is a large attack aircraft carrier built by Kokuni in World War II, it is rebuilt from the third Yamato-class battleship under construction in Koko, and it is also the largest aircraft carrier in World War II. It is the shortest-lived aircraft carrier in the history of aircraft carrier development, having been sunk in less than a month of service. It is also the largest warship sunk by a submarine in the history of submarine warfare, and the aircraft carrier Shinano is famous all over the world.

The Shinano is a heavy aircraft carrier with a length of 266 meters, a width of 38 meters, a draft of 10.31 meters, a standard displacement of 62,000 tons, a full load displacement of 72,000 tons, and 4 steam turbines on board, a speed of 27 knots, a cruising range of 10,000 nautical miles at a speed of 18 knots, and a crew of 2,400 people.

The heavy aircraft carrier is armed with a variety of caliber artillery weapons, including 8 twin 127-mm naval guns, 35 3-mounted 25-mm naval guns, and 40 single-barreled 20-mm anti-aircraft guns. It was equipped with solid armor, the flight deck armor was 75 mm thick, and it was also covered with a 200 mm thick layer of reinforced concrete, which could withstand the attack of 500 kg of bombs. The Shinano was not only a heavy aircraft carrier, but also an armored aircraft carrier, an unfinished aircraft carrier, and the shortest-lived aircraft carrier in history. This aircraft carrier was not considered advanced in World War II, and can only be said to have the largest displacement. The most advanced aircraft carrier in World War II was the Midway-class aircraft carrier of the United States, which already has the Zou type of modern aircraft carrier. All kinds of advanced radar handouts, catapult devices, hangars and other facilities are quite complete. Therefore, the most advanced aircraft carrier in World War II was the Midway-class aircraft carrier.

Sun Hao's idea is to combine the two aircraft carriers and build his own ideal large aircraft carrier, which should not only carry more carrier-based aircraft, but also have advanced capabilities in terms of speed, armor, air defense, and electronics. It is undoubtedly a good choice to combine the Shinano aircraft carrier with the Midway-class aircraft carrier, so that the combination will give you an advanced and huge aircraft carrier combat ship.

Sun Hao then told Shen Jun and Lu Ping what he thought in his heart, and Lu Ping was slightly shocked when he heard that the new fleet was going to be equipped with battleships with a displacement of more than 70,000 tons and aircraft carriers with a displacement of more than 70,000 tons.

Happily, Sun Hao is finally going to equip the aircraft carrier as a sharp weapon at sea. However, while being happy, he was also very puzzled in his heart, the battleship would gradually be eliminated by the aircraft carrier, why did Sun Hao still have such a powerful battleship? That is a move that costs the people and money, and is not conducive to the development of the country.

"Commander-in-chief, the newly formed fleet is equipped with aircraft carriers, which is an inevitable trend in the development of the Navy, but I don't understand it, why should I equip such powerful battleships?"

Sun Hao did not immediately answer Lu Ping's question, but set his eyes on Shen Jun.

After thinking for a while, Chief of Staff Shen Jun immediately understood Sun Hao's intentions, so he spoke: "Commander Lu, the commander-in-chief has long known in his heart that the status of battleships will be replaced by aircraft carriers, but he still has to equip battleships, it must be to confuse or mislead other countries. It is necessary to let other countries continue to indulge in the combat concept of giant ships and cannons, and let other countries spend more financial and material resources on the development of battleships. ”