Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Actually, this wasn't the first time Qin Yang had supported improvements to the Spey engine. He had mentioned it before, but previously he had introduced it to Old Liu from the Navy, and now he was introducing it to Old Lin from the Air Force. They weren't from the same military branch, and although they occasionally contacted each other, they hadn't talked this much.

Now, after discussing these matters with the Air Force, Qin Yang felt very tired. After finishing, he returned home and fell into a deep sleep, waking up the next day to the sound of voices outside.

"Since you guys have business with Brother Yang, I'll go wake him up."

"No need, our leader said that Chief Qin is very tired. We should wait for him to wake up and be full of energy before we talk to him."

"How can that be? We can't delay the Navy's meeting."

"It's okay, we can wait for him."

Qin Yang sat up in bed, looked at the clock on the bedside table, and saw that it was only 7:30 AM. People were coming so early, were they calling him to a meeting?

Hearing the movement inside, Nie Xiaoqian walked in. Seeing that Qin Yang was awake, she smiled: "You're awake? Last night, you slept like a dead pig and snored non-stop."

Qin Yang smiled: "Really? It seems we'll have to sleep in separate rooms in the future, so you can get a good rest."

"No, I like sleeping with you, I'm not afraid of your snoring. By the way, get up quickly, the Navy has a meeting and they specifically asked you to go." Nie Xiaoqian said, starting to find clothes for Qin Yang.

"Okay." Qin Yang agreed.

An hour later, at Huanglou.

When Qin Yang walked into the conference room, he saw the banner above: 052 Destroyer Design Freeze Conference.

So, the design plan for the 052 was about to be frozen. This was an important meeting, and the air defense missiles needed were supplied by Factory 960, so he had to attend this meeting.

He looked around in the crowd and saw several familiar faces, Zhang Yue and others had all come!

Just then, Zhang Yue and the others also saw Qin Yang and waved to him. Qin Yang was about to go over when he was stopped by someone on the stage: "Chief Qin, come, your seat is up here."

Qin Yang looked at the leaders above: "Old Liu, our Factory 960 is just a subsystem supplier, I can sit below."

"You don't represent Factory 960."

Qin Yang was a little flattered and had no other choice. Under everyone's gaze, he quickly walked up and sat on the side.

"Okay, everyone is here, let's start the meeting. Today's meeting is the 052 destroyer design freeze conference. At this meeting, we will discuss the overall design of the 052. If there are no problems, the design plan will be frozen, and then detailed design will begin. After the design is completed, construction will begin."

"Old Pan, you go ahead."

Old Pan stood up excitedly.

"Leaders, comrades, I participated in the design of the 051 destroyer, and I feel very honored to be able to continue standing here and presiding over the design of the 052. Here, I won't say any nonsense, let's get straight to the point. Our 052 destroyer has a standard displacement of 4200 tons, a full load displacement of 4800 tons. The hull adopts a widened hull design for the first time, the hull is fuller, with a high freeboard and a flush deck."

Previous warships were slender. Even with the same displacement, the internal space would be very narrow. This was unavoidable. To pursue a sufficiently high speed, this type of hull was necessary.

With the development of power systems, ships could also be designed to be fuller, which could provide better volume, allowing personnel to have a better living environment and maintain physical strength during long voyages.

As Old Pan spoke, he put the slides on the projector. Everyone looked at the atmospheric design drawing and nodded in agreement. However, Qin Yang sighed softly.

Old Liu looked at Qin Yang: "Chief Qin, do you have any objections?"

Old Pan's gaze also turned over. He had just displayed the design drawing, and Qin Yang was already dissatisfied?

"I have no objections, but I have a bold idea."

"Chief Qin, please speak." Old Pan moved away from the display position.

"Now, almost all warships separate the superstructure and the hull. Isn't this a bit wasteful? If we directly connect the side of the hull and the outer wall of the superstructure, wouldn't we be able to increase the internal space a lot?"

Everyone opened their eyes wide. This was truly a completely new idea!

In this era, the width of the superstructure of any warship was smaller than the width of the hull, leaving corridors on both sides of the hull with railings outside. Crew members could walk from the outside, almost from the bow to the stern.

Inside the warship, a two-deck platform would be formed, and many weapons would be placed on it to obtain a sufficiently high firing range.

Now, Qin Yang was proposing a bold idea: remove all of these! Directly connect the top and bottom!

"Chief Qin, wouldn't it be inconvenient for the soldiers to move back and forth?"

"What's inconvenient? Just walk inside, right?"

"What if personnel need to operate on the side of the hull?"

"The superstructure won't occupy the entire length of the hull, there's space at the bow and stern."

"Chief Qin, are there any other benefits to doing this?"

Qin Yang nodded: "That's right, our warships start from the hull and draw an arc backward. The hull above the arc is retracted upward, and connected to the outer wall of the superstructure, forming a complete side. When radar waves are emitted from the sea surface, they will be emitted into the sky, greatly reducing the reflected echo. This way, if it can normally be detected at fifty kilometers, it will be reduced to twenty or thirty kilometers. Our design is more concise, removing the external open-air corridor, which means there are no side railings, which can further reduce the radar reflection area."

At this time, it was still a bit early to talk to everyone about stealth. The world's first ship to adopt this design was the French La Fayette-class frigate, which pioneered the stealth era of warships. Now, Old Pan's design was understandable and mainstream, but since Qin Yang had come, he couldn't help but want to interrupt. They were both 052s, but the 052C was much prettier than the 052!

Even if we don't build Aegis warships, we have to create a similar appearance first.

The meeting had just started, and a completely new design proposal had appeared. For a moment, the conference room fell silent.

"Old Pan, what do you think?" Old Liu looked at Old Pan.

Old Pan looked at Qin Yang: "Chief Qin, is the outer wall of this superstructure consistent with the hull from front to back?"

"That's right, from the bridge in the front to the helicopter hangar in the back, it's all the same. Think about it, if you remove the outer walkway, the helicopter hangar can be widened by at least two or three meters. Wouldn't it be more spacious to put a helicopter inside? Even the Sea Eagle can fit in."

Old Pan nodded: "I think that although Chief Qin's design sounds very novel, it makes a lot of sense. With this design, the superstructure will be more spacious, and there will be more space for personnel inside. I think it can be adopted!"