"At the moment, some people in the navy are very angry when they see the big ships of the United States and Britain, and some people in the shipyard are also contributing to the construction of 35,000-ton aircraft carriers." Yang Yonglin looked at Xu Jie on the opposite side and whispered. The important topic of the gathering of the Navy's top and technical departments in Beijing this time is to discuss how to use the tonnage of the remaining aircraft carriers, what kind of aircraft carriers to build, and how big to build aircraft carriers are the most important of them.

"If we also build a standard 35,000-ton aircraft carrier, there will be 20,000 tons after the completion of the four large fleet aircraft carriers stipulated in the treaty, and we can also supplement a lightly protected armored aircraft carrier. Of course, the 35,000 tons here are declared to the outside world, which is no different from the tonnage trick of Britain and the United States, and the actual tonnage may be close to 40,000 tons. In this case, we will have 8 fleet aircraft carriers, which can be turned into 4 twin aircraft carrier squadrons, one aircraft carrier formation in the direction of the South China Sea and one in the direction of Sakhalin, another one in the East China Sea, and the last one as a mobile force. Seeing that Xu Jie didn't speak, Yang Yonglin continued.

"A 40,000-ton aircraft carrier is a bit big." Xu Jie thought for a while and said, "Let's let Yan Boxun, who specializes in technology, talk about it, since they are all our own people, let's talk about it and see if there is a need for an aircraft carrier close to 40,000 tons." Then Xu Jie motioned to Yan Boxun.

"Huh? Do you want me to do something that offends someone? Yan Boxun put down the teacup and said with a look of surprise. A subordinate who can't give a leader a top post is not a good subordinate. When do you not need to exert yourself at this time? Xu Jie held back a smile and glanced at Yan Boxun and said.

"From a technical point of view. If a pure aircraft carrier is built, while maintaining sufficient aviation capabilities and defense, more than 30,000 tons will be enough. If an unarmored aircraft carrier is being built, this tonnage can be even lower. We must never forget the principle that aircraft carriers are for aircraft, and if aircraft do not change greatly, then aircraft carriers do not need to be built bigger. When the tonnage is increased to a certain extent, the extra tonnage will not bring more marginal effects, for example, a 30,000-ton armored aircraft carrier can support 100 aircraft. Then if you build a 60,000-ton aircraft carrier, it is absolutely impossible to support 200 aircraft in combat. Of course, we must admit that a 60,000-ton aircraft carrier is definitely more resistant to beating. After all, where is the mass and size of the hull of an aircraft carrier. Yan Boxun smiled when he said this.

"And according to the analysis of our country and the British. The number of aircraft operating on an aircraft carrier is not as much as possible, first of all, one of the most basic principles is not to put all your eggs in one basket, if there are no problems in terms of technology and funds, then do you plan to build an aircraft carrier capable of 200 aircraft or two aircraft carriers with 100 aircraft each? The second principle is that with the increase in the tonnage of aircraft carriers. The deck area of an aircraft carrier will not increase proportionately. That is to say, as the tonnage increases, the deck area per unit tonnage will be lower. For example, the deck area of a 30,000-ton aircraft carrier will certainly not be 50% larger than that of a 20,000-ton aircraft carrier. Yan Boxun continued to explain.

"The standard for the enlargement of the deck of an aircraft carrier should be based on the operating carrier-based aircraft, and the same is true for the hangar. The tonnage and deck area gain is beneficial within a certain range, while the gain decreases beyond a certain range. At the same time, we are considering the issue of funding, and the aircraft carriers we build must be enough and economical warships, rather than blindly greedy for perfection, which is meaningless. In the end, Yan Boxun concluded.

"It seems to make sense, but an aircraft carrier needs to be in service for at least 20 years. A 30,000-ton aircraft carrier can meet the needs of our current aircraft, so what about ten or twenty years from now? Will our aircraft carriers be able to meet the needs of carrier-based aircraft at that time? Several bigwigs in the Navy exchanged words in a low voice. Lin Yongsheng was pushed out to the top post. Who made him the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy now?

"How to say, according to the research of the British, they once simulated the operation of the hangar of an aircraft carrier on the ground, and if the current aircraft is used as a reference, the aircraft carrier Fury can fully accommodate more than 140 carrier-based aircraft! Even taking into account technological advances, in 20 years, the number of aircraft carriers of the Fury class aircraft carriers will not drop below 100 units. Moreover, the Fury class is so heavy because of the use of the hull of a fast battleship that if it is designed with an orthodox aircraft carrier, it is fully promising to win the more than 30,000 tons. This is something that colleagues at the air port can testify to. Yan Boxun replied.

Just when Yan Boxun was "resisting" the mouths of the Admiralty bigwigs, Xu Jie was constantly combing through the original historical knowledge on the side. Calculate how high the tonnage of the aircraft carrier is. During the 2 war, if only for the take-off of propeller aircraft, then even for armored aircraft carriers, then 30,000 tons was enough. This historical plane is different, because technology advances faster and the other side is more powerful. The war will also drag on longer, so now the question arises, how big do aircraft carriers need to be if they are to adapt to jet fighter take-offs and landings? On this issue, the only ones that really have reference value are the Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States and the dreadnought of the United Kingdom. Xu Jie is not very familiar with the latter, but Xu Jie still has some understanding of the former, so now let's take a look at the situation of the Essex-class aircraft carrier carrying jet aircraft in actual combat. This situation is of great reference significance for the current Huaxia Navy.

First of all, the first one with reference value is the carrier-based aircraft carrying of American aircraft carriers in the Korean War in history (it has been improved before, how to change it, readers Baidu for themselves-!). Historically, when the Essex-class aircraft carrier Forge Valley arrived in the western Pacific in May 1950, it carried a total of the following carrier-based aircraft, 2 F9F fighter squadrons, with a total of 30 jet fighters, 2 Corsair 4 fighter squadrons, with a total of 28 aircraft, and a squadron with 14 AD4 attack aircraft, a total of 72 aircraft, and later as the battle continued, the aircraft carrier added some electronic warfare aircraft and night combat aircraft, There are even 3 AD4W AWACS aircraft and 2 photo planes! In the end, the number of carrier-based aircraft on this aircraft carrier was up to 86 units! Referring to the number of the 2nd World War, the maximum number of aircraft carried by an Essex is only about 110, that is, if the original jet fighter and propeller aircraft are mixed, the number of aircraft will drop by about 30. This is the same state as the Essex did not have an angled deck!

Of course, because there is no problem with the beveled deck, the aircraft accident rate is a little higher, and Xu Jie can't remember exactly how much, but it can still be used. At least that's how the US imperialists persisted. As for the question asked, what if the attack aircraft were also changed to jets? Then Xu Jie can only tell him that only from the perspective of ground attack effect, the propeller aircraft is better than the original jet aircraft, because the latter has too little fuel, and the amount of bombs on it is not as good as AD. Therefore, the ground attack power of propeller aircraft was higher than that of carrier-based jet aircraft in the 50s of history. And the AD attack aircraft of the US imperialists were even used in the Vietnam War, which is enough for frontal propeller aircraft to be very useful in medium and low altitude bombing.

Even during the Vietnam War, the Essex-class aircraft carriers with the addition of angled decks and steam catapults were put on the battlefield and participated in the war as attack carriers (CVAs). (Of course, not all Essex-class aircraft carriers were in the war, the Essex-class carriers, known as CVA-type attack carriers, were modified with SBC125, and the remaining ones that were not modified were called anti-submarine carriers.) In this war, the Essex-class aircraft carrier can carry 24 F8E fighters, 28 A4 Skyhawk attack aircraft, and 12 AD attack aircraft with a standard displacement of 33,000 tons. It can also be equipped with 4 E1 early warning aircraft, plus some other aircraft, and the carrier-based aircraft with a scale of nearly 70 is also very powerful. That is to say, with the addition of the beveled deck, these veterans of World War 2 also have considerable combat effectiveness. (Of course, the sustained combat capability is certainly not comparable to that of the new aircraft carrier, but the specific number of jù authors is not either!) The author is here just to say the potential of the Essex SCB125. ）

So now someone is asking, if Essex is so powerful, then why should Midway, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise be early? The reason is simple, due to the development of carrier-based aircraft, the Essex-class aircraft carriers can only carry jet aircraft such as F8 and F4 at most. And with the F14 fighter, S3 anti-submarine aircraft and E2 AWACS aircraft put into active service, Essex could not meet the needs of these guys, so finally after the end of the Vietnam War, the last few Essex were also retired from active service. It can be seen that the fundamental reason for the real promotion of the large-scale aircraft carrier is the large-scale aircraft.

If the goal is only to deal with this war, (no matter how much technology develops, Xu Jie does not think that there will be an aircraft like the F8 Crusader when this war ends.) It's good to come out of the MiG-15 level! The ESE improved by the SCB125 is quite enough. That is, a non-armored deck aircraft carrier with a 33,000-ton standard row with a beveled deck can use almost all carrier-based aircraft. If it is replaced by an armored aircraft carrier, taking into account the increase in protection performance, 38,000 tons is enough to stop. Of course, if you want the first-class aircraft carrier to be used for 50 years, at most it will reach the Midway level, and with a sloping deck and a certain amount of armor protection, the final 45,000 tons will be about the same. And even if this aircraft carrier is estimated to come out, it will be over by the end of World War 2. Because of the above reasons, Xu Jie believes that even if it is an armored aircraft carrier, the next level is at most more than 30,000 tons, and the third level fleet aircraft carrier should consider a bigger one.

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