If the technology of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers is mature in the future, at least seven or eight will have to be built, and aircraft carriers will also be the mainstream of the navy in the future, and they can dominate the sea for a long time, and the logistics facilities built for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will not be outdated, even if they are upgraded in the future, it is convenient. However, the logistical support facilities of battleships and aircraft carriers are two different concepts, especially after the scientific and technological content is high, the requirements for this kind of logistics support have also increased.

In addition, the logistics system of nuclear-powered ships and conventionally powered ships is different and cannot be shared. Just like a later generation made a calculation, a conventionally powered destroyer will cost 8,000 dollars of fuel the moment it leaves the dock. And a nuclear-powered ship, the moment it leaves the dock, needs ten times more conventional power.

Although the motivations are different, they also have something in common. Conventional power always burns money while sailing, and nuclear power does not need to burn fuel while sailing. At first glance, nuclear power is good, no need for fuel, and it is very cost-effective. But nuclear power is spent while it is moored in port, and disposing of the nuclear waste generated by the use of nuclear reactors alone is a huge expense. This alone brings the cost of both parties closer, and there are unique supporting facilities, which are very delicate.

All things considered, nuclear power burns more money than conventional power. But in terms of combat capabilities, there is no doubt that nuclear power can kill all conventional power in seconds. More expensive is more expensive, and combat effectiveness is the most important thing.

"How's the design of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier?" Seeing Chen Fu, who was a little sullen, Chen Shao didn't care, he knew that it would be fine after a while.

"I don't have a clue yet, mainly what kind of catapult you are talking about, and there are a lot of electronic devices to consider. This requires the cooperation of many departments, and your nuclear reactor has not yet been built, and you don't know how to start now. Chen Fu shook his head. In fact, even the design drawings of the nuclear-powered battleship were not made, and that was just his imagination, and he only roughly drew a figure. Even if Chen Shao planned to build a nuclear-powered battleship, there was no way to make it now.

"There's no hurry, can the two conventionally powered capital ships be done better." Chen Shao also knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed, and now the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was just a dream in his heart. The most difficult nuclear power reactors are not yet up to the mark, and when a nuclear bomb can be built, it will not be far from the appearance of nuclear-powered ships, because it is possible to power large aircraft carriers with weapons-grade nuclear reactors.

However, some ships with low power requirements can already use nuclear power. For example, nuclear-powered submarines, which do not have very high requirements for nuclear power, do not need to have an abundance of more than 90%, and can have 40%. Now, it has reached more than 20, and it is not far from this data.

"A battleship, an aircraft carrier, is going to start construction, and the advance preparations have begun. Even if you want to improve it in the future, you need to go after sea trials. After the completion of the first sea trial, it will be adjusted according to the sea trial. Chen Fu thought for a while and said.

"Bring me all the drawings of the warships to be built this time, and I'll take a look at them again."

Chen Shao took a few drawings, sat directly on Chen Fu's office chair, and looked at them carefully.

Following the First Emperor-class aircraft carrier, a new type of aircraft carrier is also about to start. The First Emperor-class aircraft carrier has been out for some years, and the full load displacement of the lead ship is only 35,000 tons, and the First Emperor-class aircraft carrier that is about to be launched is only nearly 40,000 tons. For ships, tonnage already decides everything. Especially for aircraft carriers, tonnage is particularly important, don't look at the current Shihuang-class aircraft carriers can carry a hundred fighters, but those are all small aircraft. If it is to be loaded with the kind of heavy carrier-based aircraft of later generations, it will be the top of the sky if it can carry thirty planes. And even if you can carry it, you can take off, but you can't land safely.

The First Emperor-class aircraft carrier looks very powerful, but the tonnage is there, and the limitations are too great. You must know that the displacement of a ship determines many things, especially an aircraft carrier, because it not only has to carry aircraft, but also the fuel required by the aircraft carrier itself. It is also necessary to carry aviation fuel used by carrier-based aircraft and ammunition used by carrier-based aircraft. In order to ensure long-term combat effectiveness, these things cannot be brought less.

There is one more factor, and that is the crew. Just like the First Emperor-class aircraft carrier, there are nearly 2,000 crew members on it, and these people have to eat, drink, and Lazar on the ship. In order to provide food, clothing, and shelter for these people, the aircraft carrier should also try its best to ensure the comfort of the crew. In any case, these things need to be operated by people, and if the life of each crew member cannot be guaranteed, then how to ensure combat effectiveness. No matter how powerful a weapon is, it also needs to be controlled by people, and talent is the first element of combat effectiveness.

The displacement of the First Emperor-class aircraft carrier is already a minimum standard, and in the subsequent construction, they have also begun to try to make a fuss about the life of the crew. The larger and larger displacement is also to make the crew as comfortable as possible. It's boring at sea, and if life is bad, it's torture for soldiers. Chen Shao couldn't do this kind of thing.

However, the Shihuang class, as the current main aircraft carrier, although the carrier-based aircraft can be fully loaded with one hundred and twenty aircraft, it has never been fully loaded, and the space vacated is mainly for more fuel and ammunition. This is also why Chen Shao wants to engage in nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the main aspect is that the aircraft carrier itself carries all kinds of aviation fuel and ammunition, nuclear power does not need to store the fuel of the ship itself, which can save a lot of space, so that the loading capacity can be increased.

This type of aircraft carrier designed now is also conventional power, but the displacement is incomparable to the Shihuang-class, although the number of carrier-based aircraft has not increased much, but its combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to the Shihuang-class aircraft carrier. If it is said, the First Emperor class can fight two large-scale naval battles in the open sea in a row. Then this new aircraft carrier will be able to conduct five large-scale naval battles in the open sea in a row. Its built-in loading capacity is three times that of the First Emperor.

The displacement of this new aircraft carrier reached more than 70,000 tons, which is the displacement of two Shihuang-class. Not only are there larger hangars and ammunition depots, but the fuel reserves of the ships themselves have increased a lot. In continuous combat, it lasts longer and the combat distance is longer.

All of the above is the combat effectiveness of the ship itself, and great efforts have been made to the comfort of the crew. The air-conditioning was put on board for the first time, and the independent freezer greatly improved the living conditions and food richness of the crew. Even without a supply ship with them, the aircraft carrier battle group can conduct ocean-going operations, because the aircraft carrier itself is a huge ammunition depot and logistics material warehouse. It's just that you can't run very far.

Moreover, this type of aircraft carrier will also be equipped with radar, which greatly increases the early warning capability of the aircraft carrier itself. Aircraft carriers are not afraid of battleships, because it is impossible for aircraft carriers to compare ship guns with battleships, but the opponent of the aircraft carrier itself is the aircraft carrier. In World War II, many aircraft carriers were sunk because there was no escort of carrier-based aircraft, and the enemy's carrier-based aircraft rushed down from the clouds, without early warning, carrier-based aircraft could not take off at any time to surround the aircraft carrier, and suddenness was the biggest enemy of the aircraft carrier.

Once you have the help of radar, you can anticipate the enemy's opportunity, and before the enemy aircraft arrives, the aircraft carrier itself has already detected it, and then there is plenty of time to deal with it. The search radius of 500 kilometers in the air is enough for two batches of carrier-based aircraft to take off, and there is no need for carrier-based aircraft to be on alert at all times. Moreover, carrier-based aircraft themselves can also keep the enemy out of the fleet, and even if one or two fish slip through the net, as long as they are not a large number of enemy aircraft, they can be dealt with by the prepared fleet anti-aircraft fire.

The installation of radar on ships is a revolution in naval warfare, and the new aircraft carriers also have enough air force to carry radars, and they can also be equipped with a complete command system, which can give full play to the various functions of radars.

The new battleship is also a Kunlunshan-class battleship that can kill the current in seconds, and its displacement has also reached more than 70,000 tons. As long as the warship, the displacement is a standard of combat effectiveness. No matter how powerful a battleship is, it is useless to have a low displacement, because the displacement will seriously limit the bomb load and seaworthiness.

Just like the current 406 main gun shell, one shell weighs 1200 catties, your displacement is not high, and the bomb load itself is not high. A displacement of 50,000 tons can carry a lot of ammunition, but if you have to experience high-intensity naval battles or continuous battles, the requirements for bomb load are too high. Moreover, when the main gun is fired, the recoil is very strong, and it has high requirements for displacement, because the displacement is too small, and the swing of the hull is too large, which will affect the accuracy of the subsequent design.

The displacement reached 70,000 tons, both in terms of seaworthiness and bomb load, which greatly outperformed the Kunlunshan-class battleships. Moreover, more electronic equipment can be loaded, and the living space of the crew will be much larger. Battleships are not like aircraft carriers, where the crew can move and relax in the hangar and deck, but there is not so much place for the crew to move on the battleship, and it can be said that a little space is a treasure. Therefore, in order to improve the living conditions of the crew, it is necessary to increase the displacement.

This battleship did not increase the caliber of its main guns, and the Kunlun Mountain class adopted the same 406 main gun caliber, on the one hand, in order to reduce the logistical burden, on the other hand, a large number of advanced TNT use, so that the power of the 406 naval guns is not inferior to the power of the 460 and 480 main guns in the design of Western countries. Not to mention the Japanese Yamato-class 460 main gun, which can completely overwhelm it in terms of rate of fire and power. And the range of armor-piercing projectiles also reached 71000 meters, that is, 71 kilometers. With a rate of fire of 18 seconds, it is definitely the fastest rate of fire ever recorded. The armor-piercing projectile of the Yamato-class has a range of 45,000 meters, and the rate of fire is only a pitiful 1.8 rounds per minute.

The main thing is that this battleship used four triple guns, a total of twelve 406 guns. If you really meet the Yamato-class one day, the 460 main gun with the silver-like wax gun head, and the pitiful rate of fire, are completely a food delivery. On the one hand, there are 12 powerful main guns, with a fast rate of fire and a long range, and on the other hand, there are 460 main guns, which have a slow rate of fire and a mediocre range.

In terms of speed, the Yamato class also uses four steam turbines, and its horsepower is only 150,000, although it meets the expectations of Japan itself, and the top speed is a little more than 27 knots. The new Chinese battleship also uses four steam turbines, but the horsepower has reached 200,000, and the maximum speed is expected to reach a little more than 31 knots. There is a difference of four quarters in speed, which is not a small difference. In naval warfare, it is recognized that whoever is fast can get the initiative.

In later generations, although the Japanese Yamato-class also had a full displacement of 70,000 tons, its recognized combat effectiveness was only 50,000 tons, and it was weakened by a full 20,000 tons. The main reason is that it was born in a second-rate industrial country - Japan, and the disadvantage of the industrial base consumes a lot of displacement of the Yamato class. For example, with the heavy 460mm main gun system, the Western powers could achieve similar performance with smaller caliber and lighter guns. The lack of tail main horizontal armor and the head and tail waterline armor belts were also due to the disadvantages of the industrial base, and the weight distribution of the Japanese battleships with nine 460mm cannons was still stretched even with a full load displacement of up to 73,000 tons. But to be clear, all kinds of shortcomings may have reduced its performance to the level of 50,000-ton battleships of Western powers, but not to the level of 40,000-ton battleships, and the Montana and Hindenburg classes were not completed, so the later Yamato-class was still the most powerful battleship in the world.

However, here, Chen Shao already planned to make a main battleship that completely exploded before the Yamato-class was born. Although this battleship was not built for the Yamato-class, the requirements made by Chen Shao before the construction can be said to have been prepared for the Yamato-class.

These two types of warships are the main force of the Chinese Navy in the future, and Chen Shao has high hopes for this. Chen Shao also did a very careful job in secrecy, combined with the previous example, he didn't want to expose his strength so early, such a weapon of a great maritime power, although showing off can achieve the purpose of deterrence, he doesn't want to go out public now. This will cause a lot of firepower to be directed at China, and he also wants to sell a few more Kunlunshan-class battleships.

Such two types of capital ships, even Germany and Chen Shao have kept it a good secret, and they will not reveal any rumors. Because none of the warships built for Germany could reach such combat effectiveness. However, Chen Shao is not afraid that Germany will know, because Germany's requirements for warships are completely different from those of China, and if this battleship is given to Germany, it is estimated that Germany will not even look at it. Because the battleships required by Germany are defensive capabilities and ocean-going capabilities, and such battleships, although they have strong firepower, are still far from those standards in Germany's heart.

Although Germany also bought the previous Kunlunshan-class battleships, they were Kunlunshan-class battleships that had been tested in actual combat, and before delivery, they were also modified, which was more in line with the requirements of the Germans. Today's battleships, the Germans will shake their heads when they look at the twelve main guns. This is not at all a battleship in the minds of the Germans.

After Chen Shao finished reading the design drawings of the two new capital ships, he found that Chen Fu picked up the pen and drew on the drawings again. Chen Shao smiled, Chen Shao was very satisfied with Chen Fu's work attitude, not only Chen Fu, but all biochemical people were meticulous about their work.

"Chen Fu, bring me the battleship designed by Germany." Chen Shao said to Chen Fu, who was working hard.

The latter nodded, walked to the side of the drawer, and took out a drawing and handed it to Chen Shao. After seeing the drawings, Chen Shao also saw a battleship that was completely different from the style of the Chinese battleship. Bismarck-class battleships.

Because the German overseas colonies were completely lost after World War I, and the warships could not be supplied overseas, Germany had high requirements in terms of endurance. And this is decided according to the real situation in Germany. At that time, the Kiel Canal, which connected the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, stipulated that the length of the ships should not exceed 250 meters, the width should not exceed 38 meters, and the draft should not exceed 10 meters.

And this battleship was completely designed for Germany, and the design of the 406 main gun was also adopted for Germany, but according to German requirements, it was double-mounted, and there were only two main guns, and a battleship only had four main guns. In terms of endurance, it reached 10,000 nautical miles, the maximum speed was 30 knots, and the combat cruise reached 19 knots.

Seeing this, Chen Shao could only shake his head. Only the Germans have such a request.

The entire displacement of more than 50,000 tons was completely used for protection, which is the reason why Chen Shao sighed. Such a battleship, not to mention the main artillery bombardment, even if the carrier-based aircraft attacked from the sky with heavy aerial bombs, it was difficult to sink, a veritable big turtle shell.

It seems that the theory of the "unsinkable ship" of Germany in later generations has not changed in this time and space. It is still the same old road, with multiple layers of protection, just to improve survivability.

This battleship is also called a Bismarck-class battleship, but it surpasses the Bismarck-class battleships of later generations in all aspects.

Since it was a buyer's request, Chen Shao did not publish anything, not to mention that Germany also bought four Kunlunshan-class battleships, and will increase procurement efforts in the future. Fortunately, in the Kunlun Shan class, it only hoped to thicken the armor, and it was not the same as the separately designed Bismarck-class battleships.

And in terms of fire control system, as in the Chinese warship, the same large optical rangefinder is used. Greatly strengthened its accuracy rate, the Bismarck-class battleships of later generations were also known for their accuracy, and in this regard, the current Bismarck-class has been further improved.

In the future, after the radar fire control that is still being studied comes out, Chen Shao will not hesitate to install it for Germany. This fire control radar is not the kind of radar with average performance used in World War II in later generations, but a fire control radar that can automatically calculate the trajectory, which is much faster and more accurate than manual ones. However, this requires the cooperation of more advanced computers, and it is still too early to actually equip the troops.

Before, Chen Shao had only looked at his battleships and wanted to compare them with Germany, but Chen Shao couldn't see who was better at once. However, he did not take the new battleship and the German Bismarck, but the Kunlun class and Bismarck. One focuses on firepower, the other on protection, the relationship between spear and shield. In actual combat, Chen Shao couldn't say the specific victory or defeat. After many comparisons, if you fight to the death, it is very likely that you will die together. With the same hit rate, the Kunlunshan-class battleships would be the first to be destroyed, but Bismarck had no ability to move and could only sink slowly. Unless the Kunlunshan-class battleship paralyzes the opponent's turret at the first time, this turtle shell is not easy to gnaw. And once the battery was killed, the Bismarck was hard and could not stop the continuous fire, and it was only a matter of time before it sank.

And if Bismarck had met a new type of battleship, there would have been no comparison. Not to mention the three more main guns, the firing range is not comparable to Bismarck. In a continuous attack, Bismarck would have had a hard time fighting back. The tonnage is placed there, nearly 20,000 tons higher, and the gap in combat effectiveness is already very obvious.

In the past, when they got the design requirements from Germany, Chen Shao's design team designed a lot of schemes for them, some of which reached a displacement of more than 60,000 tons, and unexpectedly, they chose this design scheme with a displacement of only more than 50,000 tons. Chen Shao can only sigh again about this, what the Germans think!

But fortunately, it is not Hitler who is in charge now, otherwise, if there is a land "mouse" tank-type battleship, Chen Shao will not be able to get it with all his might. 800 mm guns on the ship, it's crazy.

But if there is a 100,000-ton battleship, Chen Shao is also confident that he will eat it. Later generations of Germany came to Germany, and the displacement of the Hindenburg-class battleships in the later period was 100,000 tons, but they were not built. If Germany has such a request in this time and space, Chen Shao is happy to help Germany build the world's largest battleship. The main thing is that you can make a lot of money.

Shaking his head, he put aside the German battleship design drawings. Chen Shao picked up the drawings of the warship that China was about to build again and looked at it slowly.

The shipyard will start construction of new warships this year not only battleships and aircraft carriers, but also new types of cruisers and destroyers. Like the previous two warships, the new warships require a single powerful function. Today's warships are not the kind of warships that are more integrated than those of later generations, and their technical capabilities cannot meet such standards. Air defense is air defense, anti-submarine is anti-submarine.

In second-generation warships, such a feature is more prominent. The main function on a destroyer is anti-submarine, and a cruiser is anti-aircraft. In terms of tonnage, although there is also anti-aircraft fire on the destroyer, the tonnage is placed there, and it is simply impossible to equip too much anti-aircraft fire. The tonnage of the cruiser is in the tens of thousands, which can put down a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower and effectively form a firepower network.

And on the cruisers, the most rudimentary phalanx was also equipped. This phalanx is not the kind of phalanx of later generations, which is controlled by fire control radar and is very powerful. The current phalanx is just a nice name, but it is semi-automated, and it needs to be adjusted manually.

The caliber is twenty millimeters, the six-barreled Gatling is used, and in terms of the rate of fire, it reaches 5000 rounds per minute, and it is the same automatic fire, but it is aimed by the operator.

(To be continued)