The next day, Chen Shao, accompanied by Chen Shaokuan, came to the shipbuilding base in Fangchenggang together. With yesterday's surprise from Tesla, Chen Shao's mood is obviously very good.

Since it was unclear when Tesla's new computer would come out, Chen Shao did not wait. Now this computer, although the performance is average, is much more powerful than that of a human. Chen Shao was not cautious, and directly asked Tesla to lead the team, first make a batch of computers, and deliver them to those large research laboratories. Chen Shao believes that with the help of computers, many research projects can be greatly shortened.

After entering the shipyard, under the leadership of Chen Shaokuan, he took the lead in coming to the power research center. Fangchenggang is a heavily guarded place, and its security level is not worse than that of the Forbidden City. Because there are a large number of cutting-edge scientific research laboratories here, Chen Shao has done a better job than his own security in terms of defense and secrecy.

As the heart of ships, ship power has always been the focus of scientific research. In the past, coal was used as a power, and before the two fleets got close, they could see the long smoke, which was very unfavorable for naval warfare.

Although China uses steam turbines in terms of ships, they are all rudimentary, and the thrust-to-weight ratio is not enough. And it's not small, and sometimes in order to increase the power output, pretending to be a steam turbine will also greatly increase the use space. The warship is so large, the surplus space itself is very small, and the power system is too large, which will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the warship.

Chen Shao has long taken a fancy to heavy oil steam turbines, as the conventional power of large warships, heavy diesel steam turbines are the best choice. Chen Shao's standard for the scientific research department is 200,000 horsepower for four axles. This standard can be said to be crazy, but it is by no means unattainable. Although heavy diesel fuel is used, black smoke is inevitable, but compared to other power, it is much better. It is also the best ship power that can be achieved in this era.

This ship power research laboratory was established from the beginning of operation at the Fangchenggang Shipyard to study the conventional power of ships. There are not only biochemical scientists, but also many Chinese researchers.

Chen Shaokuan directly took Chen Shao to a large laboratory, and after the two of them came in, a large number of scientific researchers had gathered here. After Chen Shao came in, he greeted them one by one, and the samples of the new steam turbine had already been made. One steam turbine is accompanied by two boilers, and the steam turbine is in operation. Several staff members are calculating the power of the steam turbine.

"How much horsepower can you reach now?" After Chen Shao greeted everyone, he asked Chen Shaokuan beside him.

"It has not yet reached His Majesty's expected goal, and the current four-axle can only reach 180,000 horsepower." Chen Shaokuan also regretted that in fact, the drawings of the new warship had already been designed, and a large number of technical verifications had been done, but the power system of the ship had not been able to meet the requirements. According to Chinese customs, the maximum speed of the capital ship must reach more than 30 knots, and the newly built capital ship does not have strong power and cannot meet this requirement at all. 180,000 horsepower seems to be very powerful, but for a well-designed capital ship, it would be nice to have 29 knots. After all, the hull structure has already been finalized, and it is too laborious to change, mainly in terms of power.

"No, it's almost enough. After this period of verification, there is a further idea, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in this type of steam turbine. Give us a few more months, and the four-axle can fully reach 200,000 horsepower. Shen Bin, a senior scientist next to him, said. He is a senior biochemical scientist, and he also specializes in ship power, even nuclear power is also involved, but now there is no reactor, and there is no opportunity for him to use it. As the leader of this scientific experiment, he spent a lot of time on this power system.

This answer made Chen Shao a little relieved, and he was still a little disappointed when he heard Chen Shaokuan's words just now. Seeing that the new capital ship is about to be launched, it is indeed not good news to say that the power system does not meet the highest standards. And Shen Bin's words made Chen Shao feel like a circle.

"How long will it take?" Chen Shao didn't understand the specific research situation, but in terms of time, he had to confirm it first.

"In less than four months, we were able to build a sample. As long as the indicators meet the requirements at that time, they can be immediately loaded on the warship. Shen Bin said directly.

"Four months, that's enough." Chen Shao nodded, it will take a long time for a new warship to be launched, and the construction of the hull alone will take more than half a year, four months is enough, and it will not delay the continuity of construction.

Hearing Shen Bin's rebuttal, Chen Shaokuan didn't say anything more, the news was still half a month ago. He doesn't come here very often, it's good to be here once a month, there are a lot of things going on in the navy, and he doesn't have the energy to remember these things all the time.

Chen Shao didn't stay here for long, and after watching the operation of the steam turbine for a while, he walked away. He didn't know anything about it, he couldn't give them advice, and staying here would only affect them. Since you can't help them, it's better to give them better space.

Chen Shao then came to Chen Fu's place of work, which is the brain of China's shipbuilding industry, and no matter what type of warship it is, it is from here. Even many new freighters have been built here, just like ro-ro ships and container carriers. The design of a warship requires a lot of technical verification, not that the design can be completed. And the designer also has to verify and correct the mistakes at the same time.

As before, since seeing Chen Shao, Chen Fu hurriedly took out the design drawings and handed them to Chen Shao. Chen Shao didn't have to think about it to know that it was another battleship's shooting blueprint. Chen Shao didn't know what to say about the paranoia of this battleship. I could only helplessly pick up the drawings and look at them.

Before seeing the detailed drawings, Chen Shao was taken aback by the name of the battleship, a nuclear-powered battleship. Next, I saw the basic data of the so-called nuclear-powered battleship, the first one was that the displacement was 100,000 tons, and the caliber of the main gun was indicated at the back.

Chen Shao didn't know what to say, as soon as this thing came out, would it be a target for carrier-based aircraft? And you make the countries of the world embarrassed, as soon as this thing comes out, it can definitely kill everything mentally. A 500-millimeter caliber gun, what target is it going to hit? And this thing is not to mention how much it costs to build one, but the annual maintenance cost is an astronomical amount. This thing definitely burns more money than the nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of later generations, and the Nimitz aircraft carrier of the United States is sprinkling dollars while walking, and such a warship is sprinkling gold while walking. People are 10,000 taels of gold when the cannon sounds, and this is 10,000 catties of gold when the cannon sounds.

However, in Chen Shao's heart, he really wants to make such a battleship, the deterrent ability is definitely the first in the world, there is no need to fight, directly drive such a battleship, who dares to touch the edge. The perception of aircraft carriers in this era is not very clear, and as soon as such battleships come out, the battleships of all countries in the world are dregs. Before you fight, you will be cowardly for three points, and you will be crushed to death with momentum.

It's just that reason made Chen Shao interrupt this idea, and now it is completely useless to engage in this thing. A product that is about to become obsolete, a short-term product, and the cost is so huge, it is completely a burden. The idea is good, but consider the actual situation. But if there is a chance in the future, Chen Shao may not be able to figure it out. It's just that that's for later, at least for now, he definitely won't think about it.

"Don't fantasize, I asked you to design a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, not to do this." Chen Shao hit Chen Fu unceremoniously, and the design drawings in his hand were also put aside. After reading the data, Chen Shao didn't have the idea of reading it. If Chen Fu took out a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier, then Chen Shao would think about it, this battleship, don't think about it now.

"Why not, I put a lot of thought into it. When we first saw the schematic diagram of nuclear power, it was already decided that we must build a few nuclear-powered battleships. And the displacement must reach more than 100,000 tons. Chen Fu didn't take into account Chen Shao, whose face was getting darker and darker, and the more he talked, the more he was interested, as if he had seen the imaginary nuclear-powered battleship appear in front of him.

"I can't stand one, and I want a few more, you think this is a cabbage on the street. Do you know how many supporting facilities a nuclear-powered ship has? You have only the ship itself, but also the port of berth, and the special logistics. You think it's regular power! A separate port was needed, and a whole bunch of things needed to meet the requirements for the supply of nuclear-powered ships. Chen Shao couldn't help but say. was really stimulated by Chen Fu's fantasy, he didn't want any of them, and he had to come several at once.

"Don't want it! This is a good thing, as soon as it comes out, it can kill any capital ship in the world in seconds. Even carrier-based aircraft don't want to sink it, the maritime borders of a great country must be guarded by such an invincible warship. When Chen Fu heard Chen Shao's words, he said in a hurry.

"I said no, in the future, the sea frontier will be guarded by such warships, and if the enemy does not fall, we ourselves will be dragged down." Chen Shao retorted mercilessly. I finally got a nuclear reactor, and I wanted to come here to see how the design of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was, but I didn't expect to be the first to see the news.

"How so?" Chen Fu muttered.

"Why not, although this thing doesn't need to burn fuel, but the logistics are too difficult. If it is only a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it is better to say that it can be used for a long time, and the logistics support can also last for a long time. And sooner or later, battleships will become obsolete, and a logistics support system dedicated to serving battleships will have to be specially built, or something that will be useless in the future. I'm not going to do this kind of loss-making business. ”

(To be continued)