There is no doubt that the battleship is still the most powerful maritime combat platform in this era, and all countries are pursuing this powerful weapon, especially the shocking Battle of Jutland, which has strengthened the determination of countries to pursue this luxury weapon!

However, after World War I, there was still a trend of aircraft carriers in the world, especially the Chinese Air Force in the Battle of Qingdao, the air attack on the Japanese Combined Fleet, and also sank a battleship, for the naval circles, it is undoubtedly a huge shock, more and more people firmly believe that the air has a huge advantage over the sea.

If the battleship is regarded as a mobile battery at sea, then the aircraft carrier is a mobile airfield, and the air force undoubtedly has a huge advantage over artillery on land, so whether the aircraft carrier also has a huge advantage over the battleship is a question that many people are thinking about!

After the First World War, all countries have strengthened the research work on aircraft carriers, and the Washington Conference also included aircraft carriers in the ranks of restrictions, in fact, it can be seen that the great powers are afraid and attach importance to this kind of weapon, of course, because the power of aircraft carriers comes from aircraft, and the current aircraft performance can not meet the needs of naval warfare, so the top leaders of various countries still stubbornly adhere to the strategy of giving priority to battleships.

In fact, this is not only the result of the stubbornness of the conservative forces, but also the game of arms interest groups hidden behind this, all countries have big arms dealers who make money on expensive battleships, and now if all the battleships are scrapped and replaced with aircraft carriers, they will have to invest more energy, and may even lose naval orders, which they cannot afford in any case!

Moreover, there is actually this kind of consideration within the navy, and if the main combat weapons are replaced, then the strategy and tactics will have to be changed, and the military command system will be followed by a change in the army's command system, and military commanders must have a newer knowledge structure in order to be able to adapt to the changes.

And those old officers have no chance of changing, and they are also facing the fate of being eliminated, so these people usually behave very conservatively, stubbornly, and oppose any change. This situation is prevalent in the navies of all countries. The navy is not only a branch of the military, but also a huge interest group with too many vested interests.

The Chinese Navy does not have such a problem at all, after the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, China no longer has a navy in the real sense, and the remaining warships can only be regarded as gadgets.

Starting from the Qinzhou shipyard, the Chinese Navy is equivalent to starting from scratch. The accumulation of shipbuilding technology, the training of technical personnel, the training of naval officers, and so on have only officially begun, and Chen Shaokuan, the leader of the Chinese Navy, is not too old, and it is the time when his mind is active, coupled with Qiao Yu's ideas. As a result, the Chinese Navy, which has no historical baggage, has firmly embarked on the road of aircraft carriers from the beginning.

Of course, it is not very easy to build a large warship, China can only explore it on its own, the world's first modern aircraft carrier in the true sense of the word is the Japanese Fengxiang, the Japanese adopted an all-through deck, island structure, and suddenly became a model for the world's aircraft carriers.

However, in Qiao Yu's view, there is still a big gap between this Fengxiang and the real aircraft carrier, and the Athletic God built by the British at the same time also adopted an island structure. However, the British adopted a closed bow. The aircraft carrier's resistance to wind and waves was enhanced, and the British placed the chimney on the aircraft carrier in the middle of the island-style building. The headache of the chimney problem of the early aircraft carrier was solved at once!

The chimney of the Fengxiang is not placed in the island building, or the original kind of dumping chimney, not only the strength is not enough, but also occupies valuable space, because the displacement of the Fengxiang itself is only more than 7,000 tons, after the use of the island building, the deck of the aircraft carrier is even narrower, and it is very obstructive when the plane takes off and lands.

The Japanese foolishly turned back the clock on history, but China with Qiao Yu's guidance, naturally it will not be so stupid, from the beginning China insisted on using the island structure, but China's first aircraft carrier was still a modification out of prudence.

The modified warship is the British Indomitable Battlecruiser, which is the first British battle cruiser, with a displacement of 17,373 tons and a full load displacement of more than 20,000 tons, this is an old ship that participated in the Battle of Jutland, after World War I, with the advancement of technology, the speed of the huge battleship can also be increased a lot, almost on par with the battlecruiser, and the battlecruiser is facing the fate of elimination.

In addition, after the Washington Conference, the British Navy was restricted, and many old ships had to be sent to the shipyard for dismemberment, and at this time China only had two large ships of more than 10,000 tons, and there were no other warships for refitting.

Therefore, China set its sights on Britain, at this time the British Empire had the largest number of scrapped warships in the world, and Britain was financially embarrassed, and it also owed China more than 30 million pounds for World War I goods, just to buy a few old ships!

Although the British have clashed with China in northern Burma before, Britain is also very aware of the importance of the arms trade, the arms trade can best show the close relationship between the two countries, and now the British colonies in the Far East are not stable, if the Chinese intervene, I am afraid that things will be difficult to handle.

After careful consideration, in order to temporarily appease China, Britain still agreed to sell China an Indomitable ship, but also dismantled the main gun on it to prevent China from getting large-caliber artillery technology, but this is exactly in line with China's wishes, anyway, China will definitely dismantle it, and spent 150,000 pounds for China to buy the Indomitable No.

After the warship was transported to China, China gathered all shipbuilding experts to carefully study the structure of this warship and figure out the key to it, and China also obtained a lot of German shipbuilding technology at this time, and the combination of the two confirmed each other, and the Chinese gradually explored the method of building ships.

For most of the year, China's main energy was to thoroughly eat the entire warship from the inside out, and then figure out how to transform the battlecruiser into an aircraft carrier according to its own ideas, a work that lasted for more than three years, and China bought the warship before the Washington meeting.

It was not until 1926 that China completely completed the construction of its first aircraft carrier, which is really not very efficient, especially Qiao Yu also provided a lot of ideas for modification, such as island buildings, such as all-through decks, etc., China's aircraft carrier road has been a lot less detours.

The reason why it takes so much time is that most of it is spent on the foundation, in the eyes of the Chinese side. This warship is not just a training base for the future Chinese naval aviation. It is also the cradle of China's shipbuilding engineers, after getting it, first of all, it is dismantled on a large scale, pondering all the key points in the warship, and then little by little with Chinese technology and parts to fill the entire warship, this luxury disassembly and assembly process is a great exercise for China's shipbuilding industry!

Chen Shaokuan, commander-in-chief of the Navy, was excitedly introducing the newly rebuilt aircraft carrier to Qiao Yu at this time. Chen Shaokuan is also a staunch aircraft carrier faction, although the Guangxi and Chongqing are also Chinese warships in their hearts, but after all, they are still built by Germany, China is just a different brand, and there is no Chinese blood, and although the aircraft carrier in front of them is not of Chinese origin. But it is soaked in the hard work of Chinese workers, and it can already be regarded as a Chinese aircraft carrier.

"Great President, this new aircraft carrier has a displacement of more than twenty-one thousand tons and a full load displacement of more than twenty-five thousand tons, has an all-through deck, has a length of 213,65 meters and a width of 26,52 meters, and the entire aircraft carrier is capable of carrying fifty aircraft. The maximum speed is 30 knots. Endurance of 7,000 nautical miles! Except for the shell of this warship, which is still British, everything else was built by China itself. The power system, weapon system, carrier-based aircraft, internal design, all came from the hands of Chinese designers, only a small part of them consulted with Germany, this is definitely a milestone event for the Chinese Navy, the Chinese Navy finally has its own aircraft carrier! ”

Some things are also very interesting, in this kind of time and space, China's first aircraft carrier is surprisingly the same as that of later generations, the same is a purchased warship, the same is self-transformation, the same through the reconstruction of the training of excellent ship-building team, the only difference is that this warship came nearly a century earlier than later generations!

This time gap allows China to go to the ocean more calmly, and can better defend China's maritime power, looking at the majestic and huge body of the aircraft carrier, including Qiao Yu, Jiang Baili, Chen Shaokuan and others are very excited, and even have a feeling of blood boiling.

"President, why do I think this aircraft carrier is more majestic than a battleship!" Wu Tong said with a smile on the side.

"You're your own child, you love yourself." Jiang Baili said with a smile: "The aircraft carrier is indeed not as powerful and resolute as the battleship, especially the high muzzle, it is definitely the demeanor of a knight at sea!" ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Baili also paused, "Actually, I also think that our aircraft carrier is still attractive!" ”

Wu Tong couldn't help but roll his eyes, aren't all the same tastes, what are you pretending!

"It's not good to look good, you also have to be able to fight, as the saying goes, a mule is a horse, and it is pulled out to slip away. Now that we have an aircraft carrier, we must learn how to use it and how to train more pilots, and this aircraft carrier is the starting point for the Chinese Navy to become strong and the cradle for us to train naval talents! ”

"What the president said is right, I think it is better to name this aircraft carrier the starting point, this is the starting point of the Chinese Navy to the ocean, and it is also the starting point for China to become strong!" Yang Du made a suggestion on the side.

It is true that the aircraft carrier has not yet been officially named, the starting point? It's also a good name, but when you think of the starting point of the later generations, it's not a piracy, but it doesn't matter so much.

"I think it's okay, just call the starting number!"

Chen Shaokuan said with a smile: "This name is good, this is indeed the starting point of the Navy, the Hummingbird carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier has been transported from Sichuan, our pilots have tested it many times, and the performance is very good, we are about to carry out the first take-off and landing experiment, I wonder if the president is interested in taking a look?" ”

"How can we miss this kind of good thing, we will definitely participate in it then, but it is not easy to take off and land, over the years, the United States, Britain, Japan and other countries have lost their lives, you must not underestimate this fall, you must be fully prepared, only if it succeeds, China's aircraft carrier can really form combat effectiveness!"

"Rest assured, President, we have selected the best pilots, the performance of the aircraft has been rigorously verified, and we are well prepared, we will definitely be able to succeed in one fell swoop!" (To be continued.) )