Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1983 Electromagnetic Cannon

When the naval forces of various countries are barely balanced, the "Washington Naval Treaty" and "London Naval Treaty" are the insurance ropes to limit the arms race.

Once the power is out of balance, for example, if there is a southern Africa that does not build battleships and desperately builds aircraft carriers, the naval power of various countries will be out of balance in an instant. At this time, the "Washington Naval Treaty" and "London Naval Treaty" are toilet paper.

It is really that the carrier-based aircraft performed so well in the process of sinking the "Lexington". The new Brazilian government only used less than 20 aircraft to complete the strangling of the "Lexington". The fact that the pilots of Brazil's new government planes are all Southern African is shocking enough.

Since aircraft carriers are so easily sunk, so are battleships lacking anti-aircraft weapons.

Just after the "Lexington" was sunk, Britain, the United States, Japan, France, and Italy unanimously drove the battleship back to the shipyard to install more anti-aircraft weapons.

At this time, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, France, and Italy had no choice but to discover that the once mighty battleships seemed no longer suitable for future naval battles.

Then look at southern Africa, which has insisted on studying aircraft carriers from the beginning and only got a few French battleships to support the facade, it is very wise.

It's almost like a godsend.

The real master is still throwing planes in Lake Nyasa.

The staff of the Nikola Tesla Institute were very happy when the Los Angeles held the Friendship Games. There is no doubt about the support of the Nyasaland State Government and the Los Angeles City Government for the Nikola Institute. There are all kinds of tickets that are offered on their own initiative. Tickets for popular events, which are hard to find for foreign tourists, are like free money at the Nikolai Institute.

However, the engineers definitely don't have time to watch the competition. The research on the remote intelligent unmanned bomber project has made new progress, and all the engineers are waiting for the bonus.

Don't get me wrong, the new development is not a core project, but also peripheral products that cannot be achieved. In the past few years, the Nikola Institute has actually relied on these peripheral products that cannot be achieved to generate profits. The East is not bright and the West is bright Row.

"The vertical take-off and landing of large bombers on aircraft carriers has always been a world-class problem. We were inspired by the rotors of helicopters, combined with the functions of large bombers, and now we have this naval bomber that can take off on aircraft carriers." Jia All proud, the navy actually has bombers, but they all need to take off from land airports, and bombers that can take off from aircraft carriers are indeed a great innovation.

"Wait, have you ever considered a question, how many large long-range four-engine bombers can an aircraft carrier, even our most advanced 'island' class aircraft carrier?" Patton didn't feel the slightest fluctuation in his heart, Tesla researched So often come up with this kind of oolong, simply put, it is unrealistic.

This is also normal. It is unrealistic to expect a group of engineers who stay in the office all day to draw blueprints to perfectly solve the needs of the navy. Bombers, to be honest, Patton really doesn't like them. If Patton chooses, Patton would rather spend all the money on the ship. research on fighter jets.

To put it bluntly, air dominance will play a key role in future naval warfare. Strictly speaking, the significance of strategic bombing is not as good as strategic projection. Now the range of strategic bombers has exceeded 3000 kilometers, and the maximum bomb load for short-range low-altitude missions can reach [-] kilograms. The distance advantage brought by the aircraft carrier is almost negligible.

"We only study airplanes, not aircraft carriers—" Jia Quan was not embarrassed at all, and his words seemed reasonable.

"That's why you researched this thing with tens of millions of dollars a year." Barton was blunt, Rock was fine with everything, but he was too indulgent to these researchers.

See clearly, it is connivance, not tolerance.

It's fine if it's just tolerance, Barton also knows the value of scientific researchers.

But when it comes to conniving, Barton has a lot of opinions.

It is an obvious fact that the remote-controlled submarines in Lake Niassa for tourists to visit the bottom of the lake are the products of the Nikolai Institute.

You, the highest-level research institute, don’t study the atomic bomb, and you try to turn the military into civilians for the benefit of the staff of the research institute every day. In Patton’s view, this is simply seeking personal gain.

"Your Excellency, our annual research funding is less than 1000 million, and we can also turn over part of the profits every year. Every time a patent is transferred, the municipal and municipal governments will take a cut." Jia Quanda was aggrieved, and listened Listen to what you say, less than 1000 million per year, and it's already——

"So you join forces with the Nyasaland State Government and the Los Angeles City Government to unscrupulously divide up the pitiful research funds!" Barton said bluntly. Anyway, his father is the speaker of the Southern African Congress, not the governor of Nyasaland.

If it were An Qi, it probably wouldn't be so straightforward, and she would have to save some face.

"General Patton, welcome to my kingdom—" Nikola Tesla greeted Patton at the door of the office, which was already very face-saving.

It is said to be an office, but it is actually a three-story independent building. Nikola Tesla himself lives on the third floor, the second floor is the studio, and the first floor is the living room. This is also the heart of the entire research institute. The staff has reached the level of one post at a time, comparable to Eagle Fort.

"Mr. Tesla, I'm so glad to see that you are still in good health." Barton faced Nikola Tesla with a pleasant expression immediately.

Jia Quan took it for granted, if not that he is not a good housekeeper, Nikola Tesla is a master, and Jia Quan is responsible for all his mistakes.

"How about it, is my new toy satisfying you?" Nikola Tesla was in a good mood. His main job recently was to work with Robert Goddard's team to continuously improve the rocket.

The goal of Robert Goddard's team is still deep space exploration.

Nikola Tesla's goal is to transform rockets into military weapons that can carry out long-range precision strikes.

So if Nikola Tesla is not interested in the long-range intelligent unmanned bomber project, if the rocket can achieve long-range precision strikes, then let alone the long-range intelligent unmanned bomber, the status of the bomber will plummet.

"There is no doubt that this is a great invention. Vertical take-off and landing technology can be applied not only to bombers, but also to fighter jets and torpedo aircraft. If this technology can be popularized, then our carrier-based aircraft can even Taking off and landing on a destroyer will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the navy!" Patton was full of tongue, ignoring Jia Quan's increasingly ugly face.

That's not what Barton said just now. Jia Quan still remembers how Barton belittled this technology just now.

But this is also true. The take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft on destroyers has little impact on naval battles, after all, the number is limited.

However, if you consider that there are still a large number of supply ships and even civilian container carriers in southern Africa, then this technology has unlimited potential.

The biggest difference between an aircraft carrier and a supply ship is the runway.

Once the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft no longer requires a runway of hundreds of meters, the supply ship can be transformed into an aircraft carrier in an instant.

Southern Africa is vigorously building supply ships, which were originally planned to be converted into aircraft carriers after the outbreak of the war. Anyway, the cost of wooden decks is not high, and there are many in Southern Africa.

Now it is simpler, as long as the deck is cleared, the carrier-based aircraft can be taken off and landed smoothly, and the efficiency can be doubled. This does not matter to the Indian Ocean Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet equipped with aircraft carriers. For the Mediterranean Squadron, as well as the Persian Gulf Squadron and the San Roque Squadron, it is simply a blessing.

"Jia, remember what General Patton said just now. The weight of the carrier-based aircraft is much lighter than that of the bomber, so it should be easier to implement. We meet the needs of customers, and customers are our gods!" Nikola Tesla did not Notice Jia Quan's expression.

Barton didn't care about Jia Quan's feelings at all.

Even if Nikola Tesla saw Jia Quan's expression, he would not speculate on Jia Quan's heart.

Anyway, it's just a tool man.

"The propeller of a carrier-based aircraft is at the nose position, while the propeller of a bomber is on the wing, and the wings of a carrier-based aircraft can be folded, so it is not so easy to apply this technology to a carrier-based aircraft—— "Jia Quan's voice became lower and lower until it was barely audible.

It is normal to have difficulties, otherwise why raise so many engineers?
"General, take a look at my new toy. The navy has now entered the era of aircraft carriers, and naval guns are becoming more and more insignificant. However, there is nothing wrong with naval guns. It's just that there is a problem with the direction of research. From a larger caliber, transfer to the ampere force generated by the electromagnetic field, and design a brand new weapon, I named this weapon an electromagnetic gun—” Nikola Tesla was very enthusiastic, and his idea was right Yes, but it is not the first. France, Germany, and Japan have all started research on electromagnetic guns.

In the 19th century, Faraday, a British scientist, discovered Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, which stated that charges and currents in a magnetic field would be affected by the Lorentz force.

In 1845, Charles Wheatstone produced the world's first reluctance DC motor and used it to project metal rods 20 meters away.

In 1901, Birkeland, a professor of physics at the University of Oslo in Norway, obtained the patent for "Electric Cannon". In 1920, France's Fortune Villepule published "Electric Cannon", and electromagnetic guns became the new darling of research in various countries.

It is a pity that the research progress of electromagnetic guns in various countries is slow. Only Hensley of Germany accelerated a 10-gram projectile to an initial velocity of 1.2 km/s with an electromagnetic gun.

"Great, Mr. Tesla, the navy needs this new type of artillery very much, how much does it cost?" Barton's eyes lit up, and he completely forgot what he just said.
Apart from other aspects, in the field of electronics, Nikola Tesla is a recognized god.

So Barton probably thinks, in front of God, how much money can be spent on researching electromagnetic guns——

(End of this chapter)