After all the plans were ready, Chen Nian began to prepare to start the analysis work.

His judgment was indeed right, most of the technology of 055D already had a foundation, and all that needed to be done was to wait for the opportunity to break through.

After the refinement and splitting, there were only a few problems left for him to solve:

The high-temperature resistant materials of the vertical launch module launch box, the large-capacity capacitor of the electromagnetic gun, the high-speed charging module that provides charging support for the ship's comprehensive power system, and the new missile that further enhances the combat effectiveness of the 055D.

Of course, the first thing to solve is the problem of high-temperature resistant materials.

After all, only when this thing is solved can the large-caliber cartridge box be turned from design into reality, and only when the large-caliber cartridge is equipped can we move some missiles to the ship

What? DF-21？

I don't know about this thing, on the future 055 ship, there will only be the YJ-21!

Thinking of this, Chen Nian subconsciously laughed twice, and then opened the system interface, ready to start parsing.

Now that the goal has been chosen, there is no need to be too stingy, starting from high-temperature resistant materials, directly in one step, and completing the analysis completely!

It took two hours for Chen Nian to complete the absorption of all technical knowledge.

To his surprise, the new high-temperature resistant material was the one with the least source point consumption, spending only 1.2 source points.

This is obviously also due to his previous deep cultivation in the field of materials science-—— as well as other similar high-temperature resistant materials that have been analyzed.

The biggest consumption is the high-speed charging module, Chen Nian has seen it, this system is much more complicated than he imagined.

One large-diameter cable alone consumes 2.4 of its own source points.

The reason why so much is needed is also because this cable involves a new silver-copper alloy material, and the source point of material analysis is also counted in it.

Taken together, these technologies consumed a total of 6.6 source points of Chen Nian, which saved more than 70% compared to the analysis of the whole ship, and the wool of the system was taken away.

The rest of the work is only to gradually export the technology into documentation

Two days later, all the technical documentation was ready, and the 701 Institute and the Jiangnan Shipyard also published the news that the Project 055 destroyer was put into construction.

As soon as the report came out, domestic public opinion was in an uproar.

At the forum, military fans were all discussing this incredible news.

"What are you kidding, why did the 055 ship start? Didn't I remember that 052 had just been launched? ”

"Brother, you're afraid you've crossed over, right? 052 has been in the water for a long time, and it was all in 03."

"Upstairs, although it is true that it is a matter of 03, for naval ships, four years is still too fast."

"You must know that the official announcement is not the start of research and development, but the start of construction! Do you know what that means? ”

"This means that the technical difficulties of the 055 destroyer have all been overcome, and the only thing left is to build it"

"It doesn't feel very believable. I remember that this project has been established for decades, and there has been no progress, and it was not easy for 052 to be built, and the performance is also unsatisfactory, and suddenly, 055 is about to be built? ”

"What's the matter, is it possible that after the Air Force, our Navy is also going to open a golden finger?"

"Don't say it, it's really possible to disclose information with great fanfare before it is completed, this is not the style of the old navy."

"They must have been 1000% sure before they dare to float so much - I just don't know where this confidence comes from, and they won't really pick up alien technology, right?"

"Let's accumulate it, I can only think like this"

Obviously, the attitude of most military fans is actually the same, that is, surprise.

After all, according to the public information that can be found, the performance of the 055 destroyer has indeed improved by more than one level compared with the 052, and it can even be said that the two are not products of the same era at all.

But now, the difference in the construction time between the two ships is only 4 years, which is really a bit contrary to the objective law

However, they also know that as long as it is officially announced, there will basically be no falsehoods.

So after the initial discussion, everyone quickly shifted their focus to 055's combat effectiveness.

"Then again, can this thing really work? Although the level of combat effectiveness on paper is sufficient, it is a bit difficult to judge how much can be achieved in reality, right? ”

"It's hard to judge-—— but that's not the most serious problem."

"The most serious problem is that the construction of the old American DD (x) destroyer seems to be about to begin."

"As soon as this thing comes out, no destroyer in the world will be its opponent, and our 055 can be said to be backward as soon as it is born."

"I always feel that it is not particularly necessary to build 055 at this point in time, but it is better to continue the asymmetric strategy and concentrate on missiles."

"DD (x) ship According to public information and concept maps, this thing is simply a science fiction warship, let alone us, even Lao Maozi can't surpass it, if you have to use it as a benchmark, it will be a bit difficult for a strong man."

"It is one thing to build it or not, and it is another thing to have it or not."

"We can't just because the other party has a cannon, so we don't need a gun, right?"

"Indeed, let's wait and see."

"What if 055 comes out and we find out that he is stronger than the DD (x)?"

Face up to the gap, don't be too inflated."

Public opinion continued to ferment, and due to the synchronicity of time, most of the people who were concerned about this matter subconsciously pulled the DD (x) ship under construction by the United States, which was later named the Zumwalt destroyer, into the imaginary enemy of 055.

In their eyes, no matter how advanced 055 is, it will be extremely difficult to compete with Zumwalt.

It's not that the people worship foreigners, it's really that Zumwalt's paper performance is too strong.

According to the public information of the original "DD (x) ship" project, this warship will integrate a large number of top ship technology.

Superior stealth design, wave-piercing retrograde hull design, integrated all-electric propulsion system, integrated underwater combat system, dual-band radar, and advanced naval gun system

Each of these terms is taken out separately, and it is a technological wall that is beyond the reach of the vast majority of countries in the world.

Yes, Huaxia has indeed become stronger, but it is only in the Air Force.

If you want to rely on a self-developed destroyer to fight Zumwalt, is Huaxia really qualified?

The mood of both anticipation and apprehension continued to spread, and many people even decided that as long as 055 came out, if there was a chance to confront Zumwalt, the battle loss ratio would definitely reach more than 10.

Although no one has yet jumped out and there are no 500,000 people who are not long-sighted, but on the whole, the people's attitude towards 055 is pessimistic.

It's not that they don't love their country, it's not that they don't want the Navy to get stronger, they just do

Love too deeply, but fear of failure

For a time, the entire public opinion environment was surging.

However, the engineers at the Jiangnan shipyard had no time to pay attention to these public opinions.

They don't know what people think of the project, let alone whether it's positive or negative.

There's only one thing they know:

The money is in place, the technology is in place, and the whole thing is opened!

As a result, the shipyard, which has undertaken many key projects, is once again at full capacity and into the rhythm of high-speed operation.

Compared with Chen Nian's goal of "forming combat effectiveness within two years", they are much more radical.

Because, their goal is to complete the manufacturing and launch within 9 months, and enter service within a year!

Meanwhile, inside the Mississippi, NGSS shipyard.

Jay Johnson, who was in charge of the DD(x) project, patrolled the dockyard to check the progress of the near-completion of the Berkeley destroyer and the Ticomroga cruiser.

These two ships are the last two products of the SC-21 program, and after their acceptance is passed, the DD-21 project will be officially launched, and the construction and launching of the first ship will be completed in the next three years, and handed over to the military.

As an experienced engineer, Jay knew how difficult it would be to build a state-of-the-art ship that could be described as a complete "conceptualization."

Not only the technical difficulty, but also the process, process, and standardization are all problems.

If any one of these links deviates, it can lead to the complete failure of the entire project.

Snatching back such a project from the bidding is a good "opportunity" for NGSS, but at the same time, it is also a huge risk and challenge.

However, Jay now has no room for regret, and all he can do is to complete the job at hand as quickly as possible, so as to win more time for the subsequent DD-21 project.

After making a round around, Jay didn't notice any problems, his hanging heart relaxed slightly, and as he turned to leave the dock, he said to the assistant engineer who was following him:

"So far, it's going well, and if we continue to follow this trend, we will be able to build these two big guys in a month at most, and we will be able to officially transfer to the DD-21 project."

"Damn, time is getting tighter by the day."

"At the beginning, the SC-21 project gave us 8 years, and now the DD-21 project is more complex and more difficult, and it is only given three years."

"It seems that the corner tower has indeed been cornered, and if they can't come up with breakthrough equipment, they won't be able to explain to Congress."

"yes."

Hearing his words, the assistant couldn't help but sigh.

Then he spoke:

"This result is all caused by those Chinese people, they have developed too fast recently, just fighter jets, like marmots on the grassland, there are several of them."

"Not to mention that there is a series of civilian technology, which is like not asking for money."

"If I were the lord of Congress, I would probably sleep in a safe room when I slept -—— even if one day the Chinese really flew over in an H-20 and blew up my office."

Jay couldn't help but laugh, and he shook his head as he said:

"That's not so exaggerated, the Chinese people are very strong, but they are not strong to this extent."

"It can be seen from their latest announced destroyer construction plan that although there are indeed breakthroughs in some aspects of technology, but after careful analysis, it is only a 'promotion', and there is no revolutionary progress."

"Even if it is actually built within two years, it will not pose a threat to our DD-21."

"After all, our goal is to build the strongest destroyer on this planet-—— not to mention anything else, the ultra-high stealth alone is a technology that Huaxia cannot imagine."

The assistant nodded slightly, he also saw the news that Huaxia was building a new type of destroyer, and his opinion was the same as Joey's, that is:

The so-called 055 destroyer may be strong, but it is definitely not strong enough to stand up to the DD-21.

Even, there is a faint expectation in his heart:

If only the construction of the DD-21 project had progressed a little faster.

For example, the originally planned three-year construction period was reduced to two years.

In this way, the lead ship of the DD-21 project can be launched at the same time as the 055-class destroyer of Huaxia, and at the first moment of the appearance of both sides, it will give each other a slap in the face.

He almost couldn't wait to see how the other person reacted.

To see the other side wail over the huge disparity, to see the self-confidence that the other side had just built up from the Air Force destroyed, to see their people and engineers fall to their side one by one

It would definitely be a wonderful picture.

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said:

"Mr. Jay, you say, is it possible for us to continue to compress the duration of the DD-21 project?"

Jay was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked:

"Compression? Why compression? ”

"Our current construction period is short enough, and it is not certain whether it can be delivered on time, how can you think of compressing it?"

The assistant hurriedly explained his opinion to Jay, and the latter's eyes lit up more and more as he listened.

This is indeed an excellent gimmick.

This is true both for Congress and for NGSS shipyards.

After all, in the past few years, China has suffered too many losses, and the country urgently needs an opportunity to save its face

So, he asked:

"Do we have any technically feasible efficiency gains?"

"Yes!"

The assistant hurriedly opened the notebook in his hand and replied:

"First of all, the hull construction work, according to the previous bidding, we will undertake the main work of this part."

"But in fact, BIW Shipyard has already received $142 million in orders, and if we can put aside the competition and fully negotiate with them, the cooperation between the two sides will greatly improve the efficiency."

"In addition, with regard to the planned new hair hanging system, we can also use our influence to push Raytheon to improve R&D milestones and accelerate the pace of R&D."

"On top of that, we can also upgrade the construction equipment."

"In the later stages of this project, a lot of moving the ship section will consume a lot of time, and if we can introduce more advanced gantry cranes, this part of the work time will be greatly reduced."

The assistant spoke eloquently, and Jay's eyes grew more determined.

He had already made a decision in his mind.

DD-21 project, which had to be accelerated.

The moment this super battleship is born, it will be the moment of the official showdown!

It is important to communicate with Congress immediately to get their full support

A few days later, a seemingly unremarkable piece of news appeared on the headlines of major media outlets.

"The DD-21 project completed the final bidding and contracting, and the new ship was designated DDG-1000."

"Upon completion of construction, the first DD-21 will be named the USS Zumwalt in honor of the deceased former commander of the Navy."

"The estimated construction period of this warship is two years."

At this point, the Zumwalt officially took to the stage.

And the showdown between it and 055 also kicked off in advance