Chapter 388 Strategic Nuclear Submarines
"Your Excellency, that would require a very large submarine."
Jensen said in horror.
If you want to accomplish such a task, the ballistic missile must at least be able to hit Moscow from the North Sea, then the range of this missile must be more than 2,000 kilometers, such a missile must be more than ten meters long, dozens of tons in weight, it is obvious that an ordinary submarine cannot carry it, not to mention the weight of the launch system, then this submarine may have to exceed 5,000 tons of displacement, which is a huge submarine.
And there is another point, the Meteor missile is liquid fuel, this fuel is dangerous, it must be refilled before use, there is a lot of trouble when refueling, and a slight leak alone can poison a submarine's people.
"There is no need to worry about this, liquid fuel is not good, we can develop solid fuel, this is not a big problem, we can also hand it over to Airbus Aerospace to solve, as for the submarine is larger, it is not a big deal, we can build tens of thousands of tons of aircraft carriers, can't we build a large submarine? Isn't it just the tonnage of a light cruiser?
In my design, this nuclear submarine should have an underwater displacement of 8,000 tons, a reactor power of 20,000 horsepower, a maximum speed of 25 knots, and can carry 16 submarine-launched ballistic missiles with a range of 3,000 kilometers.
In this way, we can have enough nuclear retaliation capabilities, and if any enemy wants to attack us with a nuclear bomb, it would be better to think about those nuclear submarines that they don't know where they are, and think that even if they destroy our land, they will not be able to stop our retaliation. ”
Yang Feng said.
His first-generation target boat was the Lafayette-class of the United States, with a surface displacement of 6,000 and an underwater displacement of 8,000. Equip Britain and Gaul with Polaris A1 SLBMs. Equip yourself with a Polaris A3. The latter has a range of 4,600 kilometers, and it slips out of the waters of the three countries of the Dutch and Indian federations to the vast Pacific Ocean, and it is enough to sneak all the way to the coast of Mexico to hit missiles to New York, and this is enough to form a nuclear deterrent to the United States.
And the combination of the same Polaris A1 and this submarine is enough for Britain and France, enough for them to hit the Volga River from the North Sea, so that an effective nuclear deterrent can also be formed against the Soviet Union, and everyone takes what they need.
It should be said that his proposal was excellent, after Jensen sent the telegram to London. Qiu Fatzi agreed without the slightest hesitation, followed by the Gauls, the Gauls couldn't ask for it, of course, there was such a good thing, of course, it was immediately on, but it was still necessary to talk about how to cooperate in detail, that is, the research and development tasks that each needed to undertake.
The nuclear reactor must have been built by Yang Feng, and his nuclear power plant had already been completed by this time, and it was actually starting to generate electricity, although the day after the nuclear power plant was built, the Soviet Union announced that they had also built a nuclear power plant six months earlier. It's just that it was not announced out of secrecy, but according to the intelligence of various countries. In fact, their nuclear power plant was not built half a year ago, but at least half a year later.
In other words, Yang Feng is already at the forefront of the world in nuclear energy development, at least further than Britain and France, and it is natural that he will be in charge of nuclear reactors.
There are still two major items left, one is the design of the submarine, and the other is the design of the missile system, in the latter the missiles are carried out by Airbus Space Systems, but the launch system must be carried out separately, and the shipbuilding technology of the Britons is beyond doubt, and the overall design of the submarine must be handed over to them. And the launch system can be handed over to the Gauls, although the Gauls' technical level is lower than that of Britain, but it should not be difficult to get this thing, it is a big deal to let West Germany help them, Germany and France combined technology, should be able to ensure that a missile weighing more than ten tons can be shot out of the water.
As for the construction, Britain and Gaul can each appoint contractors, and the Ming side is undertaken by the shipyard of Fengtian Heavy Industries, the first batch of four conventional submarines built by this shipyard have been put into service, that is, the 209 class copied by Yang Feng, and now the second batch of four is being built, and six are sold to West Germany, but they are only built by the Horvath shipyard, so it can be said that they have enough experience in submarine manufacturing.
In this way, the three contractors first set up a research institute to finalize the design of the entire submarine, and then the research institute dispersed and went back to build their own, and if they wanted to modify the original design in the process of their own construction, it would be a matter for each country to do so. Anyway, the nuclear reactor is provided by the Daming Nuclear Power Company, the missiles are provided by the Airbus Space Systems Company, and other countries can also find their own parts suppliers.
However, this submarine is really good, but the problem is that only the Britons have the technology to make atomic bombs, and neither Gaul nor the Ming have this technology!
"Your Excellency, how about we cooperate in the development of an atomic bomb?"
Pierre said with a smile on his face.
They can extract a fraction of plutonium from nuclear fuel rods, but it's a joke to actually use it to make a nuclear bomb.
It's not that the Gallic government doesn't want to engage in this kind of thing, but the investment in this thing is huge, as far as the politicians in the Gallic Congress can break their heads every day for trivial things, how can they allocate funds for this thing, in fact, the Gallic Congress has not yet approved the creation of an atomic bomb, and their nuclear weapons development was stimulated after the defeat of Dien Bien Phu, plus the Suez Canal War was sold by the American people before they made up their minds, of course, it was mainly because De Gaulle came to power in 58 years before it really began.
But Gaul is not short of scientists, they also participated in the Manhattan Project that year, in fact, the atomic bomb of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was almost the result of the concerted efforts of all allied scientists, and then with the help of the strong industrial strength of the United States, it was said that everyone shared the technology, but after the creation of the United States, the people of the United States immediately changed their faces, and the Gallic was actually not hurt much, after all, they had no real strength at that time, and the real hurt was Britain.
Therefore, the Gallic government wants to pull Yang Feng to work in partnership, this guy has money, this guy also has technical strength, and it is easy for the two to get together to pass the Congress, after all, it will cost less money.
"This, you can wait for a while, I am working on a new uranium separation technology, once it is successful, there is no need for the gas diffusion method to be so troublesome, but this technology will take a few years to really perfect, I can promise, as long as my technology is perfected and can be put into production, I will never mind sharing it with your country, but you must keep this matter secret for me."
Yang Fengshen said mysteriously.
"New separation technology?"
Pierre said in surprise.
"Yes, a completely new technology that consumes less energy and is more efficient."
Yang Feng said.
He wouldn't pay this unjust money, he wanted the atomic bomb to go directly to the US military warehouse to brush it, or simply go to brush a bunch of uranium ore, and he could get 100% purity on the Voyager, why pay to help the Gauls?
His next step is to make his own centrifuges, and then sell centrifuges all over the world, this thing wants to build nuclear bombs, then the centrifuges needed must be massive, just look at the vast scene of the Soviet uranium enrichment plant, the Gauls want to build nuclear bombs have to buy tens of thousands of units, such a good business does not do but pays the Gauls to study gas separation, and the research factory is not his own, then how stupid is he!
Since he was unwilling, and Pierre had no choice, Gaul had no choice but to continue to maintain the nuclear deterrence of an atomic bomb, but fortunately, their gas technology was still very reliable, and it was really not possible to put a ton and a half of sand poison in it, and bombing Moscow could be regarded as a deterrent, in fact, they were ready to load their medium-range ballistic missiles with this thing in the future.
"Führer, the destroyer Li Wenzhong rammed a US submarine in the Beibu Gulf."
While the two were talking, Hu Hao walked up to Yang Feng with a solemn face, and said despite Pierre's presence.
The latter immediately looked embarrassed.
Ma, before we left, you are already fighting for our inheritance.
His Excellency the Ambassador thought to himself with grief and indignation.
Gulf of Tonkin Bay.
All the warships of Ming and the United States on the sea are as if they are facing a great enemy, more than a dozen Tiger Shark fighters are hovering over the Kunlun formation, and above the US aircraft carrier Yorktown, their latest Little Devil fighters are also patrolling and guarding the air.
But what is surprising is that these little devils actually have missiles hanging on them, these missiles are similar in appearance to those used by the Ming army, except that there is no sensor at the front end of the infrared-guided missile, but a very sharp warhead, with a group of triangular wings arranged in the front and rear, which looks full of high technology, so that the destroyers around the Kunlun aircraft carrier are all hung with ship-to-air missiles, and the Tiger Shark fighters in the sky are also cautiously staring at their opponents.
Well, this is the Sparrow, the Radar Beam Guided Sparrow I., in fact, it is not really in service, it is only hung up for good-looking, scaring people, the research and development of this missile is completed, but because of technical reasons, it has not been able to pass the acceptance, in order to achieve the effect of deterring the Ming Army, and at the same time to let the world see the strength of the United States, President Eisenhower resolutely decided to let the little devils hang this thing to the Gulf of Tonkin.
In the middle of this confrontation scene is a US submarine floating on the surface of the sea, but the way it floats on the surface of the water is rather unique, everyone has a command tower on the top and the hull on the bottom, and the command tower of this submarine is invisible, but the bow of the submarine is pouting upwards on the surface of the sea, and a large number of sailors are emerging from the sea water next to it, and the surrounding sea water is stirred into a muddy one.
The water here is very shallow, no more than forty meters deep, and it is clear that it is more technically said that the submarine was sunk.
And next to this submarine is the perpetrator.
The destroyer Li Wenzhong of the Ming Army. (To be continued.) )
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