Chapter 1273 Quarrel

The aircraft carrier is considered to be one of the most powerful units among the conventional deterrence units under the mushroom bomb. It is not only a powerful symbolic weapon of the navy of a great power, but it is also the most terrifying gold-eating beast among the Blue Star weapon units.

Among the many player groups in Blue Star, some Guo Jia can actually build the most common aircraft carriers, but they cannot ignore the financial pressure to bear the cost of using and maintaining aircraft carriers.

As for the slogan shouted by this senior executive, no one thought that the new aircraft carriers he was talking about were ordinary aircraft carriers.

The cost of the early Forrester-class aircraft carriers was only US$173 to US$225 million. By the time the first Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was launched, the cost had been raised to US$800 million. By the time the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was put into service, The cost has soared to a terrifying US$7 billion.

So his proposal was sternly rejected by another senior executive.

"The total cost of R&D and construction of the Ford is US$13.7 billion, of which R&D costs are US$3.2 billion and construction costs are US$10.5 billion.

The construction of the first three ships is expected to cost up to US$36 billion, with an average cost of US$12 billion per ship. We can no longer support more aircraft carriers and must be replaced in strict accordance with the plan, otherwise the financial budget will restrict the progress of other important projects. "

This meeting was held because Kyushu Technology felt threatened by its progress in the aerospace field.

However, when the right to speak and the use of budget are equal, the veto of one force quickly caused a chain reaction.

"This money has been used where it should be used most! Our Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier uses two A1B reactors with a power output of up to 280,000 horsepower. The overall power is more than 25% higher than the Nimitz-class. At the same time, The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier also introduced the concept of integrated power systems, integrating electromagnetic catapults, recovery systems, elevators, cooking, heating, etc. into the power system as much as possible to reduce reliance on steam systems and improve energy utilization.

This makes the Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier have a more powerful nuclear reactor and power output system, and a 13,500V power supply system, which is almost three times that of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier!

Moreover, the new aircraft carrier is highly automated. The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier requires more than 3,000 personnel, while the Ford-class aircraft carrier only requires more than 2,000 people. This reduction of more than 1,000 people reduces the huge personnel expenditure items. !

There is also the use of electromagnetic catapults, which improves the ejection efficiency of the new aircraft carrier by 33% compared to steam catapults. The normal daily sorties of carrier-based aircraft can reach 160, and at special critical moments, it can reach the level of 270 sorties. This will Effectively improve the air support capabilities and combat efficiency of carrier-based aircraft.

You can imagine how powerful the aircraft carrier battle group composed of our new aircraft carrier will be!

20 F35C Lightning stealth fighters, 24 Super Hornets, 5 Growler electronic warfare aircraft, 5 Hawkeye early warning aircraft, plus other helicopters and special weapons and equipment.

With the trinity combat system and the aerospace battle sequence, as long as there are enough aircraft carriers, we will still be Blue Star’s strongest force! "

Obviously, in today's world where the cost of aircraft carriers is rising rapidly, Sea Fungus is not as weak as it seems.

And the pie painted by this senior executive is not a pie in the air.

The combat system composed of lightning stealth fighters, electronic warfare aircraft, early warning aircraft, plus other combat units such as helicopters and special weapons and equipment can indeed suppress 99.99% of Blue Star's power.

And some very sensitive people have also quietly made a calculation. According to the aircraft carrier battle group standard developed by Haiji, the cost of carrier-based aircraft has reached 5 billion U.S. dollars. If equipped with those frigates, the supporting costs have completely exceeded 35 billion U.S. dollars. If maintenance is included , the cost of training and weapons and ammunition, and miscellaneous items like coffee mugs worth hundreds of dollars each.

The top standard for an aircraft carrier battle group can easily reach about 40 billion US dollars.

In the year 1024 of the Xiayin Star Calendar, among all the Guo Jia's military expenditures for 1023 announced by Blue Star, there were only 12 Guo Jia whose military expenditures reached or exceeded US$40 billion.

The average maintenance cost of each aircraft carrier is about 3 billion US dollars, which is far more than the entire year's budget of those small and medium-sized aircraft carriers.

But so what?

Bang!

There was another sound of slamming on the table, and a senior executive yelled: "Don't you want enough?! Two years ago, our military expenditure reached US$770 billion, accounting for nearly 40% of Blue Star's global military expenditure. !

And most of them gave you sea fungi!

But what is the answer sheet you handed in?

Back then, you guys said you were going to develop carrier-based mechas. Two years later, what have you developed? "

"What do you know? Mechas are completely immature weapons! They have no actual combat significance at all! If the billions of dollars spent on developing mechas are used to build aircraft carriers, the return will only be even greater!"

"The aerospace field is a high-tech industry with high investment, high risks, and high returns. We must continue to lead in the aerospace field, instead of delaying us on the ground!"

"The benefits we have achieved in Europe now need more! They also need to be distributed more reasonably!"

Originally, everyone could still discuss things rationally and rationally. Even if the theory and basis were not convincing to everyone, they could still sit on their seats and speak out rationally.

But as the argument intensified and the contradictions deepened, differences broke out.

Even in the debate, some people have used iconic words such as Fk, instantly turning the serious meeting of top elites into an "intelligence exchange center" similar to a rural street.

Even some rational people repeatedly reiterated at the meeting: "The focus in the future will still be to work with allies and partners to maintain a peaceful, free and open Indo-Pacific region."

It is impossible to stop these quarreling high-level officials.