kvmb Chapter 293 The stunning appearance of a -ton nuclear-powered ship
Chapter 293 The stunning appearance of a -ton nuclear-powered ship
On the sea, a large fleet has been formed.
The Buzhoushan nuclear-powered battleship and the Yujing battleship stood at the forefront of the fleet like steel giants, looking awe-inspiring and intimidating.
Behind the battleship is an Enterprise-class nuclear-powered super aircraft carrier.
In terms of size, it is not inferior to the Buzhoushan nuclear-powered battleship in front.
Two Long Beach-class nuclear-powered missile cruisers, two Hille-class missile cruisers, and four Koonds-class missile destroyers are located on both sides of the fleet.
A series of ships including an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, a Thomaston-class dock landing ship, a Lake-class comprehensive supply ship, a medical ship, an electronic reconnaissance ship, etc. are located behind the aircraft carrier.
It was firmly guarded by cruisers and destroyers.
Each ship is separated by at least 5 nautical miles.
The size of this fleet is actually not very large, with only 16 ships of various sizes.
But no country can ignore the existence of this fleet.
At least there should be no problem in defeating a small or medium-sized country.
Inside the Buzhoushan nuclear-powered battleship fleet command center, Zheng Guangyun looked into the distance and asked, "How far away is it?"
The intelligence officer replied after a moment: "52 nautical miles!"
Zheng Guangyun nodded and said, "Let the fleet meet them. This time, the new Far East Fleet is not so easy to deal with."
In front of the Third Task Force, Admiral Barnes, an old rival, also made the same arrangement.
Three battleships and one battlecruiser are located in the front of the fleet, four aircraft carriers are located in the center of the fleet, and cruisers and destroyers are guarding on both sides.
The method of confrontation in peacetime is very simple and unpretentious, just let the battleships take the lead.
Even if there is an accidental firing between the two sides, the battleships with thick skin and strong flesh can withstand it better.
If battleships are placed in the center of the fleet to protect it during a confrontation, what is the difference between this and impotence?
However, John's Far East Fleet did not know how far they were from the ancient country's Third Combined Fleet.
Admiral Barnes even took back all the reconnaissance planes and completely gave up the struggle.
In front of the ancient country's jet carrier-based aircraft, he did not choose to continue to show off his skills.
Of course, the more important thing is that he already knows why the ancient country can always detect the location of their carrier-based aircraft.
This thing is radar!
They have deployed radar along their home coastline.
It is precisely because of the knowledge of the existence of radar that many previously unreasonable things have become reasonable.
For example, why were the ancient people able to discover their fleets and fighter planes so early.
It's because of the existence of radar.
This can be seen from the photos taken earlier.
After all, they still recognized the radar antenna.
"almost!"
Admiral Barnes looked ahead and said quietly.
Their location was only more than 200 kilometers away from Jakarta.
He had a strong premonition that they were very close to the ancient country's fleet.
"coming!"
Zheng Guangyun was gazing into the distance in the command center. When one black dot after another came into view, he was shocked.
The stage has been set, and the supporting role of John has finally appeared.
"They are indeed here!"
Admiral Barnes also saw the presence of the ancient country's Third Combined Fleet.
At this time, his heart finally settled down.
After all, I haven't been able to find an opponent, and I feel insecure.
"The ancient country's fleet doesn't seem to be very large."
Vice Admiral John breathed a sigh of relief.
The distance was now too great, and both sides could only see vague outlines, even through telescopes.
Admiral Barnes glanced at him and felt a little relieved.
From the blurred outlines, it can be seen that the ancient country's fleet this time only has two battleships and one aircraft carrier.
Those two battleships should be the Kunlun-class battleships, the star of the ancient navy.
The appearance of these two 7-ton battleships did not surprise him.
The size of the aircraft carrier seems to be no less than that of a battleship. It must be the Qin-class aircraft carrier of the ancient navy.
They were also aware of the existence of the two 80,000-ton large aircraft carriers.
After all, the two aircraft carriers are too big a target, and if they are deployed frequently, there is no possibility of hiding.
Do not underestimate the intelligence services of these countries, nor underestimate their infiltration capabilities.
Although the ancient country had strong military strength in this era, it still had many weak bones.
The invasion of Western ideas cannot be eliminated in a day or two.
National pride cannot be established in a day or two.
This is also why the four Enterprise-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have rarely been deployed since they entered service.
Every time we go out, we plan the route in advance to avoid the possibility of being discovered.
But it's impossible to hide for long.
This time I just show it openly.
Let Westerners know that the ancient navy not only has 100,000-ton battleships, but also 100,000-ton super aircraft carriers.
They even had difficulty building 70,000-ton battleships, let alone aircraft carriers.
The tonnage of 100,000 tons is enough to make them despair.
The reason why they despair is that with the current Western industry and technology, it is almost impossible to build a 100,000-ton warship.
Not to mention other things, just one motivation is enough to hold them back, and they will have no chance for at least five years.
It is not difficult to drive a 30-ton warship, but to increase the speed to 25 knots or above, the minimum power requirement is horsepower.
The West is currently unable to produce heavy oil boilers and steam turbines with such high power.
Of course, you can also stack them vigorously.
For example, if you stack 10 steam turbines with an output power of 30 horsepower, the power can directly exceed horsepower.
But in this case, the size and weight of the steam turbine and boiler alone would be enough to make people despair.
Of course this is just one of the problems.
The second thing that makes people despair is cost and demand.
It took them a lot of effort to build a 70,000-ton battleship, let alone a 100,000-ton one.
Except for the wealthy United States, no other country can possibly build it, not even the John Empire.
That is why they say that 100,000 tons is a number that makes them despair.
Even if they wanted to catch up, they were powerless.
But as the fleet approached, John gradually discovered that something was wrong.
"There is a battleship that is not their Kunlun-class battleship, but a battleship that is even larger than it."
"There's something wrong with that aircraft carrier, too. It's larger than the Kunlun-class battleship, and even larger than that battleship."
All of a sudden, all the generals and officers in John's fleet headquarters were in an uproar, and they all rushed to pick up their telescopes to look.
Admiral Barnes held the telescope tightly in both hands, and the veins on the back of his hands were clearly exposed.
He also noticed something was wrong.
But to confirm, we need to get closer.
Inside the Buzhoushan nuclear-powered battleship's fleet headquarters, Zheng Guangyun chuckled and said, "I think they'll be very surprised when they see us."
"It's more than just surprise, I'm afraid my jaw will drop."
The Fleet Chief of Staff said with a smile.
"This time I will let Westerners feel the gap between us and them.
We were chasing them before, but now, after so many years, it’s time for them to catch up with us.”
In the operations department of the fleet command, a group of staff officers also began to argue fiercely.
"If there's an accidental discharge of weapons later, we can just have the Buzhoushan and Yujing battleships launch nuclear bombs and paralyze the entire fleet."
"He's a reckless man, absolutely a reckless man, he uses nuclear bombs at every turn.
My suggestion is to dispatch electronic reconnaissance ships and electronic warfare aircraft to directly carry out electromagnetic suppression, cut off their communications first, and let them fight on their own.
Then we can launch anti-ship missiles to sink them, defeating our adversaries fairly and openly.”
"The easiest way would be to just equip the anti-ship missiles with nuclear warheads."
Hearing the argument among a dozen combat staff officers, Zheng Guangyun smiled.
This is the confidence he has in facing this Far East fleet.
It was easy for him to defeat them.
The ancient country's navy is no longer what it used to be.
The real gap will make the entire West despair.
Although this is a case of cheating, it is not just the navy that is cheating, the shipbuilding industry is also cheating.
The gaps in all aspects are beginning to narrow, then catch up, and finally far ahead of this era.
As the two fleets approached, they could finally see the ancient country's ships clearly through the telescope.
When the shape of the ship was reflected in their telescopes through the light, Admiral Barnes' hands began to tremble.
He finally saw clearly.
This is indeed a battleship that is larger in size than the Kunlun-class battleship.
The Kunlun-class battleship has a full load displacement of 70,000 tons.
What does it mean that it is even bigger in size than this one?
Eighty thousand tons? It must be more than that... Because judging from its size, it definitely weighs more than ten thousand tons.
According to his observation, the standard displacement is probably at least 9 tons, and the full load displacement is at least tons.
A battleship of at least 9 tons, what a concept.
This means that this battleship has very thick armor and extremely fierce firepower.
A large tonnage means thick armor and fierce firepower.
Except for John's battleship, of course.
因为他们祖传的舰炮是14英寸（356毫米）和15英寸（381毫米），至于16英寸的舰炮技术依旧不成熟。
At this time, everyone who saw the Buzhoushan nuclear-powered battleship was shocked.
"It also has four triple-mounted guns, and its caliber is much larger than the 16-inch guns of the Kunlun-class battleships."
One of the John officers said in shock.
"How much bigger?"
The officer shook his head and said, "I don't know the exact value, but based on comparison, it should be between 19 and 20 inches."
If the difference between the two is not big, it is difficult to analyze it through comparison.
But the difference between 500 mm and 406 mm is too big, so we can only get an approximate value through comparative analysis.
But even 19 inches was enough to shock them.
The 483mm naval gun has never appeared before.
It is impossible with their naval gun construction technology.
Because the larger the caliber of a naval gun, the heavier it is, and the greater the requirements for processing technology, the reliability and lifespan will decrease as the caliber increases, and the cost will also increase dramatically.
So they never envisioned building naval guns of such a large caliber.
But now it is right in front of them.
"Their aircraft carriers are not Qin-class aircraft carriers, but new aircraft carriers. Moreover, their new aircraft carriers and battleships do not seem to have chimneys..."
Soon, Lee Sin found the bright spot.