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This is a large aircraft carrier that is about to be completed, with a huge hull, an island integrated with a chimney, an angled flight deck, a closed bow and three steam catapults, all of which seem to be so close to the aircraft carriers of later generations, or very close to the Chinese aircraft carriers in this plane.

This is the latest Midway-class aircraft carrier that the US Navy is about to enter service. The waterline is 299 meters long, 42 meters wide, 10.7 meters draft, with a standard displacement of 55,000 tons and a full load displacement of 69,500 tons. The flight deck is 295 meters long and 72 meters wide, and can carry up to 150 piston carrier-based aircraft. 4 steam turbines, 4 shaft drives, shaft power 220,000 horsepower, maximum speed 33 knots, cruising range 11,500 nautical miles / 15 knots. It is equipped with 18 127-mm single-barreled high-level dual-purpose guns, 21 quadruple 40-mm anti-aircraft guns, and 28 20-mm anti-aircraft guns.

Yes, this is the equivalent of the Midway class after the modernization of the original plane in the 50s, and it appeared in this world ten years earlier in this plane. This is a very powerful aircraft carrier, and if you don't count its Chinese counterpart, it is the most powerful aircraft carrier in the world today.

There is no way, this is also forced out, forced out by the navies of countries that are becoming more and more powerful in this plane. At this time in the original time and space, the United States was supposed to build the Essex class, but on the plane, it was advanced to the early 30s, almost a full decade earlier, and became a treaty-type aircraft carrier.

Moreover, the Essex class of the original plane is not only earlier than the original plane, but also larger. The standard row is 37,000 tons, the full row is 46,000 tons, and it can carry 110 piston carrier-based aircraft. Of course, because it is a treaty-type aircraft carrier, it has not become a "dumpling-class" of the original time and space, and the United States has built a total of 10 of them.

Although the Essex class is also a very good aircraft carrier, with its use, it has also exposed many problems, such as its open bow, which makes it difficult to operate in the Atlantic. And the biggest drawback of this is the lack of armor protection, which is effective for reducing costs, but the survivability is too poor, and with the development of technology, this layout is less and less satisfactory to the Navy. Just a small 100-kilogram bomb can blow up a large deck and render it incapacitated, which is obviously unbearable if such a situation arises in battle.

So, starting in 1932, the United States has modified the Essex class, but because of the limitations of its original design, the armored flight deck cannot be spread too thick, otherwise it will be top-heavy. Although the improved performance has also improved, it is also limited, and the US Navy is not satisfied.

Then the United States designed a new aircraft carrier, that is, the current Midway-class aircraft carrier, which was designed in 1934, mainly to learn the lessons of the Essex class, and copied the idea of China's armored aircraft carrier, which was designed according to the standards of armored aircraft carriers from the beginning. Originally, the United States was ready to use its four 45,000-ton aircraft carriers, but the Navy's plan was vetoed by the senate masters. Because they believe that the current US aircraft carriers are enough, and if they want to build battleships, they will also build battleships.

There is no way, the BB Party in the United States is still very powerful. And the cost of such a 45,000-ton armored aircraft carrier is not much lower than that of a battleship of the same tonnage, which is unacceptable in the eyes of the old man.

It wasn't until the expiration of the naval treaty that the Yankees saw that China had begun to build aircraft carriers on a large scale, and they had some reminiscences. Especially after the launch of the Shanghai class in 1938, they discovered that China had actually built a 70,000-ton aircraft carrier. They finally couldn't sit still.

China's strength in the field of aviation is unquestionable, and as the world's number one aircraft carrier power, China's every move is being imitated by other countries. Seeing that China has built such a large aircraft carrier, all countries naturally have to consider it. If this thing is not good, will the Chinese build it? Such a large armored aircraft carrier will not cost less than a battleship. And as soon as the treaty ended, the construction began in a hurry.

The Yankees are no exception, although their BB party does not quite want to spend their limited military spending on aircraft carriers, but considering the factor of comparison, they have no choice but to pinch their noses and agree. You must know that since the thirties, the United States has been competing with China, intentionally or unintentionally, and if China has its own, it will be very faceless this time.

The Americans hurriedly took out the original rejected Midway-class design and redesigned it on this basis. The 70,000-ton aircraft carrier was too big, and the Yankees lacked experience in building a large aircraft carrier of this class, and the designers felt unsure, so they positioned the new Midway class as 55,000 tons.

Four ships were planned, the first two of which began in November 1938 and were scheduled to be completed in May 1942. The second batch of two ships began construction in September 1939 and was scheduled to be completed in February 1943.

When World War II broke out in August 1939, the United States, which had been prepared for a long time, also rushed into action, and the construction of various armaments began to accelerate. The construction of all four Midway-class ships accelerated. In 1940, four more ships were added, this time at the same time. When the United States officially entered the war in April 1941, it ordered an additional 22 ships in one go.

In other words, the planned construction of Midway has reached 30 ships! It has become a real "dumpling-class" in this plane.

In March of this year, the first two Midway-class ships (CV-20 Midway, CV-21 Roosevelt) were already in service. At present, the Neptune shipyard is the "Caribbean" (CV-22) in the second batch, and there is also a "Coral Sea Sea" (CV-23).

"Mr. Rafier, it is said that our American aircraft carrier is now going to replace its carrier-based aircraft?" asked Rafier, the chief engineer next to him.

"Yes, Mr. Banazal, the Navy is ready to replace the latest jet fighters and attack aircraft. Rafier replied: "Now that the piston propeller is outdated, it will be the world of jets." ”

"In this case, the number of aircraft will be greatly reduced. Like the Midway class, if it is a piston propeller aircraft, it can carry 150 units, and now it is changed to a jet aircraft, it can only carry 70-80 aircraft. That's a full half ......"

Rafier laughed: "But Mr. Banazal, the combat effectiveness of 70 jets is at least equivalent to 300 propeller aircraft, which has been tested in actual combat. ”

The Americans are not stupid, and now that jets are flying all over the sky, wouldn't they have a brain pack if they still use propellers? Rice is also worthy of being an industrial power second only to China, and once they began to exert their strength, they quickly came up with a variety of jet planes, ranging from land-based planes and seaplanes to carrier-based planes, and from fighters to bombers.

"Well, I wonder how much ahead of the rest of the shipyards in the United States?" said Barnazar Jr. shrugged indifferently.

Rafier said knowingly: "Mr. Banazal, please rest assured, our Neptune has the most advanced shipbuilding equipment, the best workers, not to mention that we also have one-third of the United States' marine engine production, forty percent of the marine electrical equipment production, so they can't compete with us." ”

"In that case, I'm relieved......" Little Banazal smiled and nodded.

This World War II was a feast for the US arms groups, especially after the United States itself entered the war, and it became a carnival for arms dealers. Guns and ammunition, artillery, tanks, airplanes, warships, and all kinds of auxiliary equipment, all kinds of orders flew like snowflakes on the desks of the major arms giants. As the third largest chaebol in the United States, the Zenith Star Consortium naturally made a lot of money.

Although Neptune Marine is the largest shipbuilding enterprise in the United States. But for other industries in the United States, the shipbuilding industry is also relatively fragmented. Even Neptune, which is very powerful, cannot cover the sky with one hand in today's United States. In the U.S. shipbuilding industry, they only account for about one-fifth of the share.

It's a time of war, and the schedule of production is crucial. No matter how awesome Neptune is, if the progress is slow, it will affect future orders, after all, the US government is not stupid, although they have to consider the interests of the chaebol, but the chaebol is not only you.

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Guangdong, China.

Since the end of the naval holiday, the world's major powers have begun a new round of shipbuilding races. Because it is more technologically advanced, this ship-building competition is much more fierce than the original time and space. Cruisers of 20,000 or 30,000 tons, aircraft carriers of 50,000 or 60,000 tons, and battleships of 60,000 or 70,000 tons emerged one after another.

As the world's number one industrial power, China is no exception, after the naval holiday, China also began to "dumplings", after the outbreak of World War II, the speed of dumplings is greatly accelerated. However, China's focus is not on the battleships that everyone is keen on, and so far, China has only built six Zheng He-class, as well as the hyped super-battleship "Shenzhou-class".

According to the information released by China, the Shenzhou-class is a 90,000-ton super battleship equipped with nine 520-millimeter guns, and eight more will be built! Of course, this is just propaganda, in fact, there are only two plans to build the Shenzhou-class.

The focus of the Chinese Navy is on aircraft carriers, not battleships, which are already falling behind.

At present, this large aircraft carrier, which is about to complete its outfitting project, is one of China's many "dumplings", the Guangdong-class nuclear-powered heavy aircraft carrier.

"Mr. Wen, this is not only the largest ship of the Chinese Navy, but also the largest ship in the world, not only the largest aircraft carrier, but the largest of all combat ships. Xu Wei introduced Wen Desi, who came to inspect in an extremely proud tone.

"Oh, I remember that its standard displacement is 100,000 tons!" Wen Deji looked at the armored flight deck under his feet and nodded in satisfaction.

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