Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

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"In the Russians' original operational plan, the Sovremenny-class destroyers were indeed designed for tracking and strike missions." Qin Chuan looked at the sea of ​​people in the conference room and explained to them. He felt a little unqualified, but since none of them had heard of it, it was normal to give an introduction.

"The music station radar used on the Sovremenny-class destroyers can break through the limitations of the sea surface and search for warships more than 100 kilometers away, and can even find conspicuous targets such as aircraft carrier groups. Therefore, it can be used to track them in peacetime and strike them when needed."

Ancient people discovered that when they saw a ship in the distance, they saw the mast first, then the bridge, and finally the hull. At first, they didn't know why, until later, when they discovered that the Earth is a sphere, they understood that it was due to the curvature of the Earth.

Due to the curvature, even the most advanced shipborne radar cannot search the sea surface at a distance of more than fifty kilometers, since anything further is below the sea level.

The US Navy can rely on carrier-based early warning aircraft, but what about the Russian Navy? So, Russian radar engineers devoted themselves to research and finally found a solution: the waveguide effect.

Under suitable weather conditions, the atmosphere and sea surface above the sea can form a waveguide, allowing radar waves to be reflected and propagated within it, thus enabling the detection of maritime targets below the sea surface!

“That’s right, this 4R85 radar is excellent. We need to thoroughly understand this radar technology and then install it on our warships!” Navy leader Zhang nodded in satisfaction.

The main topic of today's meeting is that we've already bought the Hyundai-class aircraft carrier, and now it's time to copy it!

"The missiles on the Sovremenny-class destroyers are also quite capable—heavy supersonic anti-ship missiles! Should we also try to copy these missiles?"

The Navy's main anti-ship missile is the YJ-81, which has a range of 40 kilometers and weighs less than one ton. Compared with the four-ton Sunburn missile, it is child's play.

"No, no." Qin Chuan shook his head: "This missile has many flaws. We should study its technology and then improve and enhance it."

"defect?"

"That's right, everyone. What did Pinkov say about our Sovremenny-class destroyers? Wasn't it that he criticized their missile range as only a little over 100 kilometers? If we want to attack aircraft carriers, the range needs to be increased to 300 kilometers, or even further!"

"Yes, the range of this missile is a bit short. We can increase its range by increasing its length and storing more fuel!"

Qin Chuan shook his head: "No."

"What?"

"Our missiles not only need to have a long range, but they also can't be too heavy. Otherwise, why don't we just copy the Russian Granit anti-ship missile?"

Back then, Qin Chuan acquired the Oscar-class nuclear submarine, which also contained several Granit anti-ship missiles!

This thing was a powerful weapon used by the Soviet Navy to attack aircraft carriers back then. It was a super heavy anti-ship missile with a range of over 500 kilometers, a true nemesis of aircraft carriers!

However, after bringing it back, we didn't directly copy it. Why?

These technologies are outdated!

"President Qin, what should we do then?"

"The most important part of the Sunburn missile is its integrated ramjet engine, but it's too bulky. We need to reduce its diameter from 0.76 meters to less than 0.5 meters."

The thicker the projectile, the greater the drag, especially when flying at low altitudes, where air resistance is the most important factor affecting range.

If everything else remains the same, simply reducing the diameter as Qin Chuan suggested would at least double the range!

The Sunburn missile is a large weapon, measuring 9.385 meters in length, 0.76 meters in diameter, and weighing four tons, with a range of only 120 kilometers.

In later generations, the domestically developed YJ-12, which is 6.3 meters long, 0.5 meters in diameter, and weighs more than two tons, has a range of over 300 kilometers. Later improved models even reached 500 kilometers!

"Then, we will switch to more advanced fuels and better materials to reduce the weight of the missile. The new missile developed in this way will have a range of more than 300 kilometers and a maximum speed of more than Mach 3, so that it can become the main force of the navy."

When the modern-class destroyer was introduced in later generations, so many weapon systems were copied, but the Sunburn missile was not copied. After all, the performance of this missile was outdated and could not meet the needs!

"If these specifications can be achieved, it will indeed become a powerful weapon for our navy." Leader Zhang nodded: "However, the range is still a bit short. The US Navy's defense perimeter is 500 kilometers!"

“Yes, that requires another anti-ship missile,” Qin Chuan said. “By combining subsonic and supersonic missiles, we can greatly increase the range. With a similar size to the previous model, the range can reach a maximum of 500 kilometers.”

"Asia Super League combination?"

“That’s right. Supersonic attacks are only meaningful in the final stage. During normal flight, the drag is too great, so subsonic flight is sufficient,” Qin Chuan said. “This way, we can balance range and power.”

"But how can the same engine have different characteristics!"

Small missiles use solid rocket engines, and after the fuel is burned up, they fly by inertia. Longer-range missiles use small jet engines, which fly at subsonic speeds, but their range can be greatly extended.

To achieve power, a ramjet engine is needed. However, since ramjet engines require speed to operate, a solid rocket engine must first be used to propel them to a certain speed. This results in a combined ramjet engine.

Currently, there are mainly three types of anti-ship missiles. A combination of subsonic and supersonic missiles? The idea is good, but it's impossible to implement!

"Yes, so we need to use two types of engines."

Everyone stared in surprise again: "Two engines, how can they be arranged?"

"A large missile encases a small missile," Qin Chuan explained.

You can't blame these people for being ignorant; after all, there aren't any supersonic and subsonic combined anti-ship missiles yet, so of course they wouldn't know how to do it.

"Outside is a large missile, using a turbofan engine. For the first two-thirds of the attack's journey, it is propelled by this engine. At a distance of about fifty kilometers from the target, the smaller missile separates from the underside of the large missile, ignites its ramjet engine, and enters supersonic flight."

This is naturally the design scheme for the YJ-18. The YJ-12 and YJ-18 will become the mainstay anti-ship missiles of the navy in later generations! With these two, it is enough to dominate the world!

Qin Chuan spoke while gesturing with his hands.

"President Qin, with so many ingenious ideas, why not set up a missile department and have your Laiyang Group develop them?"

"No, no, we're already struggling to develop aircraft engines, we don't have the energy for that," Qin Chuan quickly shook his head.

"I think it's a good idea." Just then, a voice came from the doorway.

Qin Chuan turned his head and saw a kind old man.

"Old Liu? What brings you here?"

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that President Qin had so many brilliant ideas! Our navy needs advanced anti-ship missiles to deal with the threat of US carrier strike groups. I think President Qin's proposal is excellent. We must arrange these projects as soon as possible. It would be even better if Laiyang Group could participate."