Chapter 996 Aircraft Carrier Trial

In mid-April, Wu Changqing and the top brass of the navy gathered in the East China Sea. Today was the trial voyage of Dahua's first aircraft carrier, the Feijian.

The so-called flying sword means to hit wherever you are, thousands of miles away.

In terms of naming, Dahua pays attention to charm and artistic conception. It's not like foreign warships, which are either a place name, an animal name, or a person's name, which is too shabby.

Many big bosses were on the battleship Yanhuang nearby at this time, and did not take the risk to inspect the Feijian at close range.

If the plane hits the control room during takeoff or landing, it will be enough to cause an earthquake measuring 12 on the Richter scale in Dahua.

The battleship Yanhuang is currently Dahua's largest and the only battleship with a capacity of over 10,000 tons.

The Yanhuang uses a hybrid of diesel and steam, with an average speed of 18 knots per hour and a maximum speed of 30 knots per hour.

There are three 305 mm caliber main guns on the ship, and the weight of the shells used reaches 700 kilograms.

The range is more than 25 kilometers. If it is equipped with high-explosive bombs, its lethality area can reach as large as a football field.

The diameter of the crater alone can reach more than ten meters.

City walls, castles, etc. are as soft as toilet paper in front of these three main guns.

In front of these three main guns, the wooden battleship is about the same as toilet paper.

Even the pure iron-clad ships currently in service in Great Britain are vulnerable to these three main guns.

Of course, this does not mean that Great Britain's ironclads are useless. At least they can withstand the destruction of other secondary batteries.

The Yanhuang battleship almost represents the current peak level of Dahua manufacturing.

To use a joke from the navy, one Yanhuang is enough to attack Europe. You don’t even need to carry cannonballs. If you ram the enemy ship, no one can stop it.

As for the enemy ship's artillery, whether it can break through the Yanhuang's armor is a question.

Although it is nonsense, it at least shows that the Yanhuang is indeed invincible in naval battles at this time.

The Yanhuang will also be the main battleship in this expedition to Europe.

As for the so-called aircraft carrier in the distance, in fact, the navy does not trust it very much for the time being.

Wu Changqing and many navy bosses were holding telescopes in their hands and looking at the aircraft carrier in the distance.

The tonnage of the Feijian aircraft carrier is similar to that of the Yanhuang, but its volume is much larger.

It is two hundred meters long and about fifty meters wide. It can carry up to about forty carrier-based aircraft, of which twenty are currently equipped.

It's just a face-saving project anyway, and I don't expect them to play a big role, so there's no need to pretend so much.

Another reason is that it is not easy to train excellent pilots.

Ordinary pilots may have no problem flying on land.

However, the technical difficulty of mastering takeoff and landing on an aircraft carrier has increased several times.

In previous simulation training, two pilots died as a result. And as many as seven or eight planes were destroyed.

These are the inevitable prices to be paid during exploration. The top brass of the military did not bat an eyelid at these casualties and losses.

"It's about to take off."

With preparations in place, the carrier-based aircraft on the Feijian began to take off against the wind.

On an aircraft carrier, whether taking off or landing, you need to head into the wind, which can make it safer.

The roar of the plane sounded, and the plane swayed and accelerated.

Driving on the sea, waves will cause some bumps on the aircraft carrier, which will have a great impact on the aircraft's takeoff.

However, these can all be overcome with technology. Soon, there was a burst of cheers on the aircraft carrier.

Ace pilot Xu Jin was the first to successfully fly into the sky.

Although the runway is only two hundred meters long, it is enough for current aircraft.

The difficulty of taking off an airplane is directly proportional to its mass.

The aircraft of later generations often weighed more than ten or even dozens of tons, and some transport aircraft even reached hundreds of tons. Therefore, it is very difficult to take off, and so many ejection devices are needed on the aircraft carrier.

Otherwise, such a short runway would not be enough for the aircraft to reach takeoff speed.

The current Dahua fighter jets are still quite crude. Apart from two engines, a machine gun, and a few bombs, the rest is just an empty shell.

The carrier-based aircraft is slightly heavier and has some radio equipment.

But, that's all.

"It's done."

Wu Yi clapped his hands excitedly.

"It also depends on the landing conditions. Landing is more difficult."

Liu Wanghai said.

Not only is it more difficult, it's also more dangerous.

If the takeoff fails, at most the plane will fall into the sea, resulting in the loss of one plane and one pilot.

If the landing failed and hit the control room, causing a disaster such as a fire, it would be fatal.

Xu Jin flew around in the sky. After the aircraft carrier was ready, he began to communicate via radio and then landed.

The moment he landed on the deck, no one thought Xu Jin could stop the car.

However, immediately afterwards, a hook hook caught the aircraft, causing the aircraft's speed to drop significantly, and finally stopped on the deck.

That scene is thrilling to watch.

"Successful."

The crew on the aircraft carrier broke out again

They cheered, this time much more enthusiastic than before.

On board the Yanhuang, many big bosses were also smiling.

The first flight and landing were successful, which is very good news and means that the aircraft carrier is indeed feasible.

"In the future, aircraft carriers will probably dominate the sea."

Liu Wanghai said.

In his opinion, the current air defense capability of the navy is too weak, almost zero. Moreover, air defense is extremely difficult. Even if some air defense weapons are deployed in the future, it will be difficult to prevent threats from the air.

Therefore, when a battleship faces an aircraft carrier, it will probably die miserably.

"Not necessarily. Aircraft carriers still have many limitations, and battleships are still the mainstream."

Another navy boss disagreed with Liu Wanghai's view. Although he also knew that the current air defense capability of the navy was very weak.

However, the current strike capabilities of the air force are actually very average.

Apart from dropping bombs, there is no other way to threaten the battleship.

And it is not that easy to drop bombs on a battleship.

"No, no, no, there are still many areas that can be improved on aircraft carriers, and the same goes for aircraft. As for battleships, their development has basically reached an end, and there is not much room for improvement."

Liu Wanghai said.

The debate between the two represents the future development direction of the navy.

For other countries, this may be a fate-determining event.

But for Dahua, it is actually not important at all.

Whether they are developing battleships or aircraft carriers, their strength can always defeat their opponents.