Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The aircraft carrier deck is of utmost importance. Take the current world's most advanced Nimitz-class aircraft carrier as an example. Its flight deck area reaches 18,200 square meters, equivalent to three football fields. It is welded using the most advanced HY-80 steel developed by the United States. To reduce the weld size, large-sized steel plates are used. The entire flight deck alone uses seven to eight thousand tons of deck steel.

Therefore, setting up this production line will still be useful. Moreover, in addition to aircraft carrier deck steel, this type of large-sized medium-thick plate is also useful in many other fields.

For example, in the shipbuilding industry, with the development of technology, countries have begun to adopt large-section shipbuilding processes, using large-sized marine steel plates to reduce welds and shorten the shipbuilding cycle. Especially for ships with a displacement of more than 100,000 tons, steel plates with a width of more than four meters are preferred.

Another example is the large-diameter pipelines built in the petrochemical field, which also require wide steel plates to be rolled and pressed, and the pressure-resistant shells outside nuclear power plants also require this material.

"Where do you want it? The capital?"

Qin Yang shook his head. If construction were to start in the capital, it would have to be relocated in a few years. Although the remaining land after the relocation would be quite valuable and could even earn a sum of money, Qin Yang also has principles, and this money cannot be earned.

Factory relocation is not a trivial matter; it takes a long time and delays the factory's production. Factory construction is a century-old plan and cannot be blinded by interests.

"Tianjin? Transportation is convenient there."

Currently, Factory 960 has established an automobile factory in Tianjin, as well as the world's top 65,000-ton forging press. So, wouldn't it be appropriate to set up the next steel rolling mill in Tianjin as well? Anyway, it is a development zone, and all kinds of factories and enterprises are warmly welcomed to settle in.

Qin Yang originally planned to set up this factory in Tangshan, after all, there are many steel companies there, making it easy to obtain raw materials. But after thinking about it carefully, after creating 5.5-meter medium-thick plates, transportation is a big problem!

The width of this steel plate is 5.5 meters, and the maximum length can reach 35 meters. How to transport such a steel plate?

It is definitely inconvenient to go by land; it is best to go by sea. Anyway, most of the steel plates will be sent to shipyards for use. Sea transportation directly onto the ship is much better than taking the road on land.

In this way, Tianjin will be much more convenient. Anyway, Tianjin and Tangshan are not too far away. By then, raw materials can be directly transported over, and highways and railways are convenient. The manufactured steel plates can be transported by sea, everything is perfect.

As for other places, Qin Yang is not very familiar with them, and if the distance is too far, it is not convenient to control.

"Okay, then Tianjin." Qin Yang nodded, and then realized that saying it was the same as not saying it. If it were in Tianjin, there would be no need for others to help coordinate; he could just talk to them directly.

Old Liu nodded, and this matter was considered finished.

What other technologies need to be solved for aircraft carriers? Qin Yang couldn't think of anything, and Old Liu should let him go, right?

Sure enough, nothing else was said next. However, after watching the plane, everyone entered the conference room and discussed the use of this carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier. Old Liu spoke again.

"We must prepare all kinds of technical pre-research so that we can start the aircraft carrier project at any time when the country needs it." Old Liu said: "However, having only the aircraft carrier project is not enough. Escort warships are also necessary, especially professional regional air defense ships."

Now, the Eastern warships are still very backward. The main force is the Type 051 destroyer with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons. Its anti-ship capability is first-class, but its anti-submarine and air defense capabilities are weak.

Currently, the country is planning to develop the Type 052 destroyer. This type of warship uses a lot of foreign technology. In the 1980s, when it was friendly with the West, the Type 052 almost absorbed the strengths of everyone.

The power system uses the star's LM2500 gas turbine, and even the auxiliary engine uses the MTU diesel engine. When other warships were still burning boilers, the Type 052 had already used the world's mainstream diesel-gas alternate power, and because of the sufficient power, it could reach a high speed of 33 knots at sea.

The anti-submarine equipment introduced the French sonar system, installed the domestically produced version of the Dolphin helicopter, used the French technology's naval gun, and even the air defense missile was the French Sea Crotale.

Of course, under the promotion of Qin Yang, some of the technologies have been upgraded. For example, the Sea Crotale was not introduced, but instead, the medium-range air defense missile from Factory 960 was used.

However, this type of warship is already many years behind the world's advanced level. Looking at the United States, the first ship of the advanced Aegis warship Ticonderoga-class has already been commissioned!

Using four-sided phased array radar to give the warship first-class air search capabilities, using missiles with a range of 100 kilometers to give the entire fleet regional air defense capabilities, and using vertical launch systems to increase anti-saturation attack capabilities, this is the direction.

Hearing Old Liu's words, Qin Yang felt his eyelids twitching involuntarily. What did Old Liu mean? Could it be the Chinese Aegis? This is only the 1980s, it really can't be done!

The core of the Chinese Aegis is the four-sided active phased array radar and the Hongqi-9 vertical launch missile.

Among them, the four-sided active phased array radar requires the support of advanced electronic technology. Even in the new millennium, the process was not mature, and the yield rate was not high, let alone the 1980s.

Hongqi-9 missile? From the active radar seeker to the advanced composite material shell to the solid rocket engine, none of them can be achieved in this era. It can be said that you shouldn't even think about these things.

In previous years, the Navy wanted to obtain regional air defense missiles and chose the British Sea Dart, but the facts proved that this system was not useful and was a complete chicken rib product. After the Falklands War, no one would be interested in Sea Dart anymore.

Could it be that the Navy wants me to develop it? Qin Yang frowned, how many people in the aerospace industry system would this require to work together.

"General Qin, do you have any ideas?" Old Liu asked.

"The Navy does need regional air defense missiles, and the Air Force also needs them. I suggest that relevant domestic departments concentrate all their efforts to develop this advanced missile."

"General Qin, the advanced air defense missile technology is in your hands. In just a few years, you have matured the medium-range air defense missile system, and you have also modified the air-to-air missile. It would be best if you could develop this regional air defense missile."