Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1676 Weight Loss
The speed of an aircraft carrier does not need to be too fast. For example, it does not need to reach 34 or 37 knots like a heavy cruiser or a destroyer, but it cannot be too slow. If it is slow to a certain extent, there is a serious problem: it will be caught up by enemy submarines .

In history, the devil "Shinano" was sunk because of its slow speed.

The design speed of "Shinano" is not slow, it is even faster than the 27 knots of "Musashi" battleship to reach 28 knots, but its power system has not been perfected when it transitions, and only 12 of the 8 boilers can work normally used, which made it the fastest it could reach a top speed of only 18 knots.

The maximum speed of submarines during this period is generally around 20 knots (surface).

(Note: The surface speed of submarines during World War II was greater than that of underwater. After the war, as the shape design of submarines became more and more reasonable, the resistance became smaller and smaller, and the underwater speed far exceeded the surface speed.)

The submarine "Archerfish", which lost its way and strayed into the devil's sea area, braved the danger of being discovered by the devil, emerged from the water and caught up with the "Shinano" at the highest speed, and finally found a chance to launch four torpedoes to hit the "Shinano" However, at this time, the pumping system of the "Shinano" could not use watertight compartments and could not be closed, so it created the best of both worlds: the aircraft carrier with the largest tonnage at that time became the shortest-lived aircraft carrier, and it only went to sea 17 times It was sunk within hours.

Anti-submarine is a problem even in modern times, because it launches torpedoes, which attack the target below the waterline. Once it is hit by it, even if it is only one shot, even if it does not sink, it will be severely injured and lose its combat effectiveness.

Therefore, whether an aircraft carrier is a main aircraft carrier or an escort aircraft carrier, a very important criterion is whether its speed is faster than enemy submarines.

Slower than a submarine, it is very dangerous to send it into battle, and it often sinks to the bottom of the sea before it understands what is happening.

It is much safer to be faster than a submarine: the aircraft carrier can sail at the fastest speed when passing through dangerous sea areas. At this time, the submarine cannot catch up with the aircraft carrier, and it is difficult to grasp a favorable attack position even if it is nearby.

This is actually the standard of modern aircraft carriers: the maximum underwater speed of modern attack nuclear submarines can reach about 30 knots, so the maximum speed of aircraft carriers is generally required to be above 30 knots.

Some people on the Internet think that no matter how bad Gaul's aircraft carrier is, it is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and it is more advanced than China's conventional-powered aircraft carrier.

The Gaul nuclear power pushes the 35000-ton aircraft carrier to a top speed of only 27 knots.

China's conventional power pushes the 57000-ton aircraft carrier to a top speed of 32 knots.

Which is good and which is bad is actually clear at a glance.

What's more, the aircraft carrier of Gaul has a maximum speed of less than 30 knots. During wartime, it is an excellent hunting target for enemy attack nuclear submarines. I am afraid that it will sink to the bottom of the sea before it can play its role.

Another one that has been blown to the sky on the Internet is the Guizi Canglong class submarine. Its top speed can only reach 20 knots. A submarine with this speed can't even catch up with a container ship, and it can't do anything against a transport ship, let alone a warship of about [-] classes. up.

(Note: The speed of container ships is mostly between 20 knots and 28 knots)
Wang Xuexin calculated, based on the current speed of "Musashi" at 27 knots, if it is reduced by 3 to 4 knots, then the maximum speed is 23 to 24 knots.

Although this speed is faster than the submarine, the advantage is no longer obvious.

What's more, the aircraft carrier can't always sail at the highest speed, right? The "Musashi" usually sails at 20 knots. If the speed drops further, wouldn't the usual cruising speed be lower than that of the submarine?

Thinking of this, Wang Xuexin frowned and said, "No, we can't let it slow down!"

Aubrey replied very simply: "It's very simple, if you don't want its speed to drop, there is only one option: lose weight!"

Then Aubrey spread out a folded design drawing on the table, gestured on the drawing and said: "I roughly calculated, demolish the artillery and turrets on the deck, and other unnecessary buildings, and add them later. The weight of the fighter jets is not much different, the main weight is the extra armor and flight deck.”

Then Aubrey laughed: "You can't ask us to cut the weight of the warship's armor in half, can you? So, the only thing that can be reduced is the thickness of the flight deck, or less fighter planes, you choose one!" "

Wang Xuexin asked: "How many fighters can it carry?"

"According to the design drawings, there are 47 planes!" Aubrey replied, "However, a 'Wildcat Fighter' only weighs more than 2000 kilograms, and reducing a few planes won't do much!"

The "Musashi" is more than 6 tons, and the reduction of ten fighters is only 20 tons. Compared with the total weight, this weight is only a drizzle, and it is meaningless to reduce it. Moreover, reducing the number of fighters will directly reduce the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier. Obviously Not worth it.

So, the only way to make up your mind is on the flight deck.

Aubrey seemed to see through Wang Xuexin's thoughts, and she asked, "Can you accept wooden decks?"

If all you want is a flying platform for fighter jets to take off, a wooden deck is indeed a good choice. It is cheap and fast to build, just like building a house by stacking wooden boards on top.

But this plan was quickly rejected by Wang Xuexin.

"No, it's too dangerous!" Wang Xuexin replied.

What flashed in Wang Xuexin's mind was the picture of the "Musashi" being burned for several hours when it was fighting the Eighth Route Army... Devils are likely to put missiles on board the ship in the future, which means that the aircraft carrier must face a similar situation. If the deck is Wooden, once the fire goes down, I am afraid that all the carrier-based aircraft, including the pilots, will be gone.

"Then you can only use a steel deck!" Aubrey also thought that the wooden deck was unreliable. She said: "The 95mm thick armor plate used in the design drawing should not be able to withstand the impact of a 500 kg aerial bomb." question!"

The "endurance" mentioned by Aubrey means that the enemy's dive bomber dives from the sky at high speed and drops the 500 kg aerial bomb and hits it, so that it will not penetrate the flight deck...Once it penetrates, the bomb will explode inside the aircraft carrier and cause great damage much.

"Reduce the thickness of the armor plate!" Wang Xuexin gave a plan without thinking.

"Are you sure?" Aubrey asked.

"Sure!" Wang Xuexin nodded firmly.

Wang Xuexin would rather have a weaker defense than ensure speed, otherwise he may be followed by enemy submarines anytime, anywhere, and that would be a nightmare!
"It's almost enough if it's reduced to 60mm!" Aubrey made a little calculation, and then reminded again: "This thickness can barely withstand bombs dropped at a height of 700 meters, and any higher dive bombs will penetrate... and the devil The "Comet" carrier-based bomber can carry 500 kilograms of aerial bombs!"

Aubrey obviously has a lot of research on the Devil's carrier-based bomber, but it's not surprising, Eagle Sauce's opponent is also a Devil, and she must have encountered many similar problems in her previous modification work.

"No problem!" Wang Xuexin replied.

In Wang Xuexin's view, the Huaxia aircraft carrier should be more worried about the devil's "man-operated anti-ship missiles" rather than the carrier-based bombers.

(End of this chapter)