dognovel Chapter 447: Next step, active phased array radar!
Chapter 447: Next step, active phased array radar!
The technical requirements for the materials used to manufacture aircraft carriers are so high.
Looking at it this way, it’s no wonder that Jiang Chaoyang and the others were so shocked when they heard Fang Yu say he wanted to build an aircraft carrier.
After all, an aircraft carrier is more of a weapon than a weapon.
Rather, it is a concentrated reflection of the comprehensive science and technology of a nation and a country.
Just talking about the special steel used to build aircraft carriers, even in the era when Fang Yu lived, only a few of the strongest countries on Blue Planet, such as the United States, Russia, France, etc., could produce it.
But, fortunately.
The Dragon Kingdom is also among them.
As long as it is the technology that Longguo will have in the future, Fang Yu’s system will record it all. As long as Fang Yu has enough points, he can redeem it.
So, with the help of the system.
Soon Fang Yu and his smelting workers overcame this difficulty...
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Now that we have the raw materials, the next thing to do is to start designing the overall layout of the aircraft carrier.
In the office of the Great Wall Military Factory.
Fang Yu stood in front of the large drawing, his eyes wandering among the dense lines.
The birth of an aircraft carrier must first be conceived on this blueprint.
"The design of the hull structure is related to the life and death of the entire aircraft carrier."
Fang Yu was sketching on the drawing with charcoal.
"An improper design could turn a ship weighing tens of thousands of tons into an iron coffin on the seabed."
He recalled the famous design flaw of the USS Lexington.
During the Battle of Midway, a torpedo on that aircraft carrier triggered a fatal chain explosion due to the unreasonable design of the aviation gasoline pipeline.
Thousands of sailors died in the fire.
"The watertight compartments must be designed with precision to ensure that if any two adjacent compartments are flooded, the aircraft carrier can still maintain buoyancy."
Fang Yu divided the cabins on the blueprint while explaining to the engineers.
"Also, a maintenance channel must be reserved so that timely repairs can be made in an emergency."
Calculating the strength of the hull is even more of a challenge.
When an aircraft carrier sails on the sea, it has to withstand the impact of huge waves. If it is not strong enough, the hull will break in the wind and waves.
If it is over-reinforced, it will increase weight and affect speed and maneuverability.
“It’s about finding the right balance between strength and weight.”
Fang Yu pointed to the structural stress diagram and said.
“Every support beam and every reinforcement plate must be precisely calculated.”
The design of the flight deck is even more important.
It not only has to withstand the impact of fighter jets taking off and landing, but also has to take into account various combat scenarios.
"The location of the catapult, the layout of the arresting cables, the arrangement of the elevators—every detail will affect the aircraft carrier's combat effectiveness." Fang Yu repeatedly revised the deck plan. "A poor design can lead to inefficient takeoff and landing, or even cause an accident."
The layout of the hangar is also a big problem.
It is related to the aircraft carrier's fighter support capability.
"The hangar space must be maximized, but sufficient maintenance space must also be reserved," Fang Yu said. "Aircraft maintenance, ammunition supply, and fueling—these routes must not interfere with each other."
The location of the command tower is of paramount importance.
It not only needs to ensure the field of view, but also needs to consider the impact of airflow.
"The island-style conning tower needs to be positioned away from the landing zone, but not too far away," Fang Yu explained. "This directly affects the captain's control over the entire deck operation."
Looking at the design gradually taking shape on the drawing, Fang Yu knew that this was just the beginning.
The design of an aircraft carrier requires consideration of tens of thousands of details.
Every decision may affect the life safety of thousands of officers and soldiers in the future and affect the ability to win in wartime.
"Design may seem invisible, but it is the soul of an aircraft carrier," Fang Yu muttered to himself as he looked at the blueprint. "It determines the future fate of this giant ship."
Engineers gathered around him, carefully recording every detail.
They knew that a real aircraft carrier was being conceived among these dense lines.
Finally, Fang Yu and the engineers present worked hard day and night to design it.
The design of a modified aircraft carrier based on the "Fu Jian" has just been released...
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With the design drawings and construction materials, the next step is to start construction.
Just as Fang Yu thought, building an aircraft carrier is not something that can be completed overnight.
Even in the future, when automated machines have matured and Longguo's industrial capabilities have become very developed.
It would take at least three to four years to build an aircraft carrier from scratch and launch it for sea trials.
Even if you cheat, you can only shorten this time to about two years.
However, with the drawings and materials, Fang Yu can assign these tasks to dedicated personnel.
I can finally take a break from the heavy design tasks and work on more advanced designs for the interior of the aircraft carrier.
From the very beginning, Fang Yu told Jiang Chaoyang and others that the aircraft carrier he designed was completely different from the current aircraft carrier of the United States.
In addition to using epoch-making materials and adopting new aircraft.
The biggest difference is the Dragon Country's aircraft carrier's improved battlefield perception and self-defense capabilities.
The role of aircraft carriers during World War II was simply to serve as airports for fighter jets to take off and land.
Once the protection of carrier-based aircraft is gone, they will become a target for anyone to prey on.
At the same time, due to the backward radar technology, its detection distance is only a dozen nautical miles.
However, the aircraft carrier that Fang Yu wanted to design was completely different.
As someone who traveled back from the future, he naturally knew the importance of knowing the enemy's information in advance.
So, after getting rid of the heavy design work at the beginning.
Fang Yu plunged into the research and development of new radars and close-in weapon systems.
However, Fang Yu did not intend to follow the original path again from Doppler radar - three-dimensional radar - phased array radar - active phased array radar.
Instead, they are preparing to take one step at a time and directly develop the most advanced active phased array radar.
Fang Yu had his reasons for planning this.
Compared with traditional radar, it requires mechanical rotation of the antenna, can only track a small number of targets at a time, is susceptible to electronic interference, and has high maintenance costs.
Active phased arrays have the advantages of fully electronic scanning without mechanical parts, can track multiple targets simultaneously, have strong anti-interference capabilities, and are simple to maintain and low in cost.
The most crucial point is that although the technical threshold of radar is high, once you understand the technology, the production cost is extremely low.
How low is it?
Let's just put it that way.
By the time Fang Yu arrived, active phased arrays were cheap enough that some farmers could use them to fight wild boars...