Chapter 842 Business Is Not Difficult to Do

Latest website: "Oh!" Alan Wilson said inexplicably, and emphasized, "Does that mean we have to sell another ship to Portugal? You must know that Goa is still in the hands of the Portuguese. In fact, if Pakistan has enough financial resources, If so, we can sell one to Pakistan to balance it out.”

Now East Pakistan is not independent. At this time when East Pakistan was not independent, the economic summary of Pakistan was that West Pakistan spent money and East Pakistan earned foreign exchange. Such a model.

From this point we can see why this country will be divided sooner or later. The finances of the two localities that are not bordering each other are not balanced. No wonder East Pakistan is in trouble.

No one can control this matter. Mountbatten in front of Alan Wilson warned Jinnah at the beginning that once India and Pakistan were divided, Pakistan would split sooner or later.

Everything has been said, and there is nothing anyone can do if Ali Jinnah does not listen. However, judging from the current economic level, although India was seriously heading towards becoming a great power during the Nehru period.

But Pakistanis are generally richer than Indians, and this trend is getting bigger and bigger. Indians are richer than Pakistanis. That is a matter of the 21st century.

"Let's talk about this kind of thing later!" Mountbatten obviously didn't care about India and Pakistan. The Vice King of India was all in the past. He was now the British Sea Secretary. He directly picked up the phone and called the Admiralty to ask the Admiralty to Send in the CVA-01 plan documents.

Let’s not talk about whether the cabinet will pass the budget and support the navy’s shipbuilding. It is the Ministry of the Navy’s job to plan the design of new aircraft carriers. Failure to do so will only mean that Mountbatten, the top leader of the Navy, has failed in his duties.

Half an hour later, an officer from the Admiralty arrived at Mountbatten's home in military uniform, bringing with him CVA-01 plan documents and sketches. Mountbatten asked the officer to go back. He was the Sea Lord of the Admiralty, in front of his son-in-law. Introducing the CVA-01 plan does not require the hands of others.

"This is it." Mountbatten took out the sketch and introduced it. "It is estimated to cost 30 million pounds."

Alan Wilson gasped when he saw it. He didn't know what the sketch of an aircraft carrier was about, but he could still understand the numerical units marked next to it. "Is it bigger than the American Forrest-class aircraft carrier?"

"That's right, that's the idea." Mountbatten didn't feel radical at all. After all, he was the Sea Secretary who proposed ice aircraft carriers. "British shipbuilding has always focused on innovation. This is a consistent design concept."

Alan Wilson was using his basic mathematical knowledge at this time, and after doing some calculations, he could easily come to a conclusion. The tonnage should be on the same level as the improved Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier of the Forrest-class aircraft carrier.

The problem is that the Kitty Hawk class is now a drawing, and the construction sequence of the Forrest class aircraft carrier has not been completed yet? It was also after the Forrest-class aircraft carrier was put into service that the United States improved it and the Kitty Hawk class was born.

Now the Kitty Hawk is definitely a concept, and the CVA-01 plan in Mountbatten's hands is also a concept.

Mountbatten told Alan Wilson what old-style imperialism meant, and said, "Although it is not certain yet, in the ten years since the war, we can already tell that the philosophy of the U.S. Navy is to make rapid and gradual improvements."

"Short steps!" Alan Wilson used a more appropriate word to describe it.

"Small steps? It's almost the same, but the batch size is larger." Mountbatten nodded and continued, "But according to our observations of American aircraft carriers, the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier itself is mainly determined by its air traffic control capabilities. The air traffic control capability of an aircraft carrier mainly depends on its deck design. On the Forrest-class aircraft carrier, the Americans took the lead in trying to extend the deck area by adding flare to both sides of the aircraft carrier."

"The inclination angle of the aircraft carrier's angled deck is too large, which means that when the carrier-based aircraft approaches for landing, it cannot approach from directly behind the aircraft carrier. Instead, it must first turn right and fly to the aircraft carrier about five kilometers away from the aircraft carrier. on the extension line of the angled deck, then turn left to aim at the angled deck itself, and then concentrate on controlling the aircraft to land on the deck that is constantly moving to the right. As long as the above process is slightly wrong, the landing carrier-based aircraft It is possible to hit aircraft in the rear maintenance area on the port side and the forward maintenance area on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier. The entire landing process is very dangerous."

"The angled deck with an excessive angle also naturally divides the flight deck into two independent areas, the right front and the left rear. Such a messy division will inevitably lead to poor traffic between maintenance areas and affect the maintenance and repair of carrier-based aircraft. Take-off and landing efficiency. It will also further cause embarrassment on the left and right rear decks of the aircraft carrier."

Although Alan Wilson didn't understand a word, he frowned and nodded thoughtfully, asking as if this was really the case, "Then how to solve it? The Americans should have discovered it too."

"Whether they find out depends on the completion of this batch of construction before the next batch of improvements can be seen."

Mountbatten explained, "However, when we held a meeting at the Admiralty, we believed that efficiency could be improved by integrating the landing deck and changing the angle. This is a way to maximize the use of tonnage. The take-off and landing efficiency of aircraft carriers of the same tonnage will be improved. However, the installation of steam catapults must also be considered. If the United States continues to expand the tonnage, we may only be able to use a 60,000-ton aircraft carrier to do 80,000-ton tasks. Optimizing design cannot solve all problems."

"That's it!" Alan Wilson thought to himself. This can save 20,000 tons. What else do you want? Use a 40,000-ton aircraft carrier to do what a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier can do? Just modify the Eagle-class aircraft carrier. Is there any need to build a new one?

The CVA-01 plan deck layout can be divided into three parts: the take-off deck in the front part of the flight deck, the landing deck on the left side, and the maintenance deck that extends from the starboard side of the bow to the middle part of the stern.

Alan Wilson thought for a long time and asked the question in his heart, "It can't be without some shackles, right?"

"You have asked a key question. To realize this design, the standard displacement must start at at least 60,000 tons." Mountbatten said with a wry smile and shook his head, "Both the current two Queens appear to be smaller."

"No wonder this sketch is bigger than the Forrest-class aircraft carrier." Alan Wilson finally understood that this design must have enough space, and even the two current Queen-class ships are not enough.

"That's the problem." Mountbatten shrugged. "With a military expenditure of 1.5 billion pounds a year, we still need to maintain the current size of the army. We are far less rich than the Americans and can build an aircraft carrier for 200 million US dollars. "

Alan Wilson admitted that although the exchange rate between the pound and the US dollar was stable at 1 to 2.8, the cost of the CVA-01 plan of 30 million pounds was comparable to the nearly 200 million U.S. dollars in cost of the Forrest-class aircraft carrier. Very conscientious.

According to the principle of doubling military expenditure, selling one ship to Australia for 60 million pounds should not be excessive. The iron ore in Western Australia was discovered so many years ago and has been sold for several years. Now Australia's finances are extremely healthy.

When I think of Australia in the future, with the courage to spend 90 billion to buy submarines at one time, I simply don't pay attention to the famous big country. Even if the share of blood is thicker than water is reduced by 10 million pounds, Britain squeezes itself everywhere. It's totally fine to build two and keep one for yourself.

Besides, haven't you already thought about buying one, getting one free, and charging the modification fee for a Titan-class ship? In this way, the UK can theoretically start construction of three ships at the same time and use Australian money to do Australian things, not to mention that it is also prepared to plunder India.

Alan Wilson's face was uncertain, and he was thinking about how to make it easy to do business in the world. General Mountbatten frowned slightly, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about how to make Australia feel like it's gotten a big deal." Alan Wilson said quietly, "Father, the current information is not enough. The critical moment still requires the support of Whitehall and the cabinet. The Navy must come up with the upcoming With the evidence of construction, I can sell Britain's most advanced aircraft carrier to Australia. Things are not easy. The Titan is in talks with the Indian government. Once the arms sales to Australia are leaked, the Indians may regret it. I know the Indians best. I always want to do something for one pound for one rupee, so confidentiality must be done properly.”

Indians have never known what modesty is. They have always been confident that they are right. But we must not let India discover it, otherwise the giant class will not be sold.

At this moment, Alan Wilson felt the heavy imperial responsibility on his shoulders. Why did he, a colonial commissioner, start working for the navy?

Mountbatten certainly hopes that the CVA-01 plan, which is almost impossible to be approved by the cabinet, will turn around, but he still has some doubts, "Is Australia really rich now?"

"Australia's mineral resources are amazing, including gold." Alan Wilson replied nonchalantly. In this era, gold is money, and there is no need to explore where it ranks, because South Africa is still at its peak in this era, and there is no difference between second and tenth.

It would be a few decades before Australia's gold mining reached its peak, and South Africa's gold mines were no longer in their prime. However, large-scale gold mines were discovered in Australia and were mined at a rate of 400 tons of gold per year.

It would be amazing if Australian gold had been completely discovered in this era of the gold standard.

Otherwise, why is it that to this day, the Mountbatten Group’s exploration team is still like a ghost wandering the land of Australia?

The Admiralty has no problem, relying on the relationship between the father-in-law and Mountbatten's obsession with the Royal Navy. It is better than anything else to realize the CVA-01 plan. Mountbatten didn't care who it was manufactured and sold to.

Alan Wilson put away the CVA-01 plan and headed to No. 70 Whitehall. If the respected Sir Norman Brooke helped in this matter, the success rate would definitely increase.