Zhu Jingyuan looked at the dazed audience, was a little melancholy for two seconds, and immediately decided not to entangle.

These things that I came up with are not the final data of this ship.

I just gave a direction, which is equivalent to the design requirements table given by Party A, and there are many too "novel" requirements on the demand table.

For example, the cruiser stern was a Japanese and American battleship during World War II, and was used by South Dakota, Iowa, and Yamato.

The square stern was used on the battleship Avantgarde, which was commissioned in the British post-war period, and was only popularized on modern warships.

The inclined main armor was first used on the prestige of the First World War era, and it was only popularized on the cutting-edge high-speed battleships of the Second World War.

As for anti-aircraft guns, airplanes had just been invented at this time, and now who understands this.

The spherical nose was first tried by the American battleship Delaware in 1907, and it was not until the twenties that the Italian cruisers were used, and it was basically mature in the Yamato era.

Moreover, at this time, it was mainly used for warships, because the design and construction costs were too high, and it was not until the sixties that it was rolled out on low-speed civilian ships.

These large number of designs, which did not appear until the era of World War I and World War II, and even after World War II, must not be understood by today's craftsmen and officials, or are questionable.

However, the basic target parameters should be understood by everyone, and both craftsmen and officials can imagine the power of a large ship with 40,000 tons and 30 knots and nine 360mm guns.

For the specific design details, I also have to communicate in detail with various functional related departments and manufacturers, as well as with all the craftsmen involved.

Through introductory and practical tests, all the details are slowly finalized before the final parameters can be determined.

So Zhu Jingyuan shook his head slightly, put these things in his mind first, and came up with the design requirements of the next battleship:

"Now let's take a look at today's No. 3 ship, everyone should be more interested in the battleship.

"What does this ship look like...... It may seem strange now, but seeing her should be the way you think about what to do, right?

"Yes, this ship is a direct attempt at the idea of putting an airplane on board for use-"

At this moment, the audience at the scene suddenly came to their senses, whether they had thought of this kind of ship before, or they had never thought of this kind of ship at all.

Seeing the schematic diagram of the hull with a smooth surface like a highway, plus the schematic diagram of the aircraft drawn next to it, and listening to Zhu Jingyuan's thoughts, he immediately reacted.

This idea is absolutely unprecedented, because the successful tests of the aircraft are already unprecedented.

The most energetic among the people at the scene was undoubtedly the old emperor sitting at the front.

Finally, it's time for what I care about the most, and I have to listen to what this kid has to do.

Zhu Jingyuan also glanced at the old emperor, looked at his bright eyes, and immediately smiled and continued to tell:

"Compared to the first and second ships in front of her, this is definitely a truly new kind of battleship, and I am going to call her an 'aircraft carrier'.

"Like the artillery battleships in front, the design of this aircraft carrier will also be divided into two modes: conservative and aggressive.

"The No. 3 ship is a conservative design, pursuing the actual construction of the aircraft as quickly as possible, and starting the actual aircraft take-off and landing test and exploration as soon as possible.

"Therefore, on the basis of the largest armored cruiser in existence, a large revision was directly made to form the design plan of the aircraft carrier.

"Specifically, it is to remove all the main and secondary main gun decks, and build a large warehouse running through most of the hull on the deck above the main engine room.

"The big warehouse, of course, is used to store aircraft.

"Above the aircraft storehouse, a completely straight, rectangular through-deck was erected as a runway for aircraft take-off and landing.

"Between the flight deck and the hangar deck, the aircraft is connected by a mechanical lifting platform that transports the aircraft between the warehouse and the deck.

"Finally, in order to avoid the soot affecting the deck, the boiler flue should converge towards the right side of the hull, come out of the side of the hull, and extend slightly outward and upward.

"Of course, the bridge should also be moved to the right side, which can be combined with the chimney, and the convex platform should be designed in front and behind the bridge to serve as a flight command platform.

"No secondary guns, no medium-caliber secondary guns, early tests can be done without guns, and space is reserved for 120 mm high-level dual-purpose guns, as well as follow-up anti-aircraft guns.

"Finally, the speed, the aircraft carrier should have a high speed, at least 27 knots, preferably more than 30 knots.

"So the ship also has to use steam turbines and oil-fired boilers.

"In general, all the buildings on the upper hull of the ship are all to make way for a straight and regular runway, including the naval guns, and the platform on which the hangar deck extends outward."

"This is the general design direction, everyone can talk about small questions now, if there are big questions, talk about it when we go back and communicate."

Zhu Jingyuan paused for a moment when he said this, waiting for the basic possible problems.

As a result, the old emperor at the front spoke with great interest:

"That flue and bridge, to the right, is it okay to do this, or does it have to be done?"

Zhu Jingyuan thought for a while and said:

"It's recommended, and in my experience, people will subconsciously turn left when they encounter danger.

"It's the same when the plane lands on the deck, if the chimney and the bridge are on the right side, the pilot will fall into the sea at most.

"If the chimney is on the left, it's a deck accident......"

The old emperor nodded slightly, and then immediately continued to ask:

"Why not a medium-caliber secondary gun? If an aircraft carrier encounters the enemy's traditional fleet, will it not only have the firepower of destroyers? ”

Zhu Jingyuan went on to explain:

"The combat mode of aircraft carriers should always keep aircraft on guard around them, and the detection and observation distance of aircraft is much greater than that of conventional ships.

"Under normal circumstances, the enemy simply does not have a chance, without the knowledge of the aircraft carrier, to get close to the aircraft carrier at a range of several tens of kilometers.

"A prescient aircraft carrier has the opportunity to leave the enemy's search range ahead of time before the enemy finds out."

The old emperor immediately continued to ask again:

"What if, what if, what if you encounter the enemy? If the plane forgets to take off, or if it's raining, there is no way to alert the plane.

"Therefore, the aircraft carrier should at least have the firepower of a cruiser, otherwise the enemy can sink the aircraft carrier with one cruiser!"

Zhu Jingyuan was particularly helpless, the old emperor directly contracted everyone's problems, probably because he thought about it decades earlier than others.

And the old emperor's current idea is a common problem in the design and construction of early aircraft carriers.

It is natural for everyone to think about the various problems that aircraft carriers will encounter in the way of fighting with artillery warships.

So the main gun has been entangled for a long time.

Historically, the early American Lexington-class aircraft carriers, when they were built, were equipped with eight 8-inch (203 mm) guns.

Japan's two aircraft carriers, Akagi and Kaga, were also equipped with 10 200-mm guns.

Theoretically, these aircraft carriers have the firepower of heavy cruisers.

But in the process of later renovation, all of them were gradually dismantled, because they were not used at all.

Zhu Jingyuan tried to convince the old emperor:

"Grandpa Huang, first of all, aircraft carriers are long-range strike weapons of the active offensive type, not defensive combat weapons of hand-to-hand combat.

"After the aircraft carrier discovers the enemy, while launching an attack, it is first necessary to keep a distance from the enemy or even keep a distance from it to avoid the main body being discovered by the enemy's fleet.

"Under normal circumstances, the aircraft carrier should not operate in the rain range, and if it encounters a shower during a battle with an artillery battleship, it should leave the area of the rain cloud as soon as possible.

"If you encounter a shower in a battle with an aircraft carrier, you can decide whether to enter the rain cloud area to avoid enemy reconnaissance depending on whether you are in an offensive or defensive state.

"Then, if it is really discovered by the enemy's screen fleet, then the task of fleet defense can be given to the escorting artillery armored battleship.

"The aircraft carrier will be the capital ship, it should not act alone, it will be accompanied at least by several armored cruisers, preferably high-speed battleships.

"Aircraft carriers provide long-range reconnaissance support for artillery warships, and artillery warships provide close-range defense and fire support for aircraft carriers.

"Finally, on the deck of an aircraft carrier, there will often be planes taking off and landing, and if there are medium and large-caliber guns on the deck, it is easy to damage nearby aircraft."

The old emperor listened and nodded slowly, but finally said:

What Sun Er said is very reasonable, but in Grandpa's opinion, there is still no way to completely avoid the possibility of encounters with conventional firepower warships.

"If an aircraft carrier has no self-defense firepower at all, it will always be difficult for people to feel at ease......

The old emperor said this, and a large number of designers behind him nodded their heads.

They all felt that the old emperor asked his own questions and expressed his worries.

Although Zhu Jingyuan's planning is very perfect, he still can't avoid worrying.

Zhu Jingyuan was a little big when he heard it, but he also understood a little.

The aircraft carrier is a truly new type of warship, completely different from the previous artillery warships, and it is very normal for inexperienced people to worry.

After careful consideration for a few seconds, Zhu Jingyuan finally made a decision that went against his own experience:

"Then let's install eight 160mm guns first, but in no way affect the integrity and smoothness of the flight deck.

"It is possible to install conventional single-mounted guns only under the sides of the flight deck, on platforms that extend outward from the hangar deck.

"After launching, various simulated combat experiments were carried out to determine whether the guns would be useful in combat.

"If you are sure that you really can't use it, you will dismantle it and replace it with a high-level dual-purpose gun and an anti-aircraft gun."

The designers behind nodded one after another, and the old emperor also smiled and nodded:

"Temporary compromises, and then using the actual situation to prove one's correctness, can make the participants more convincing, and can also more effectively establish authority......"

Zhu Jingyuan was a little speechless for a moment, it turned out that the old emperor believed in himself, and just used the situation in front of him to preach to himself.

I'm just a prince who is going to the desert to dig for black gold, is it necessary for me to learn this complex skill, isn't it just a matter of scattering coins......

If I am allowed to continue to be an official in the imperial court, then can my ninth uncle let me go?

Unless you always want me to be emperor.

Well?