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Chapter 1563 Borneo Super Aircraft Carrier (rd update, please subscribe)

There is no limit to the development of civilization!
Because there is no upper limit to technological development, there are no limitations to development.

“But civilization will go backwards!”

On the way to Taiping Shipbuilding Industry Company, Li Yian's tone became low.

"Every time barbarism conquers civilization, civilization will fall into regression. The Germans ended the Roman Empire, the Mongols conquered the Song Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty ended the Ming Dynasty. These are all examples of barbarism conquering civilization."

While talking about these examples, Li Yian kept looking out the car window, looking at the city and passers-by outside the window. When looking at them, what Li Yian thought of in his mind were the Romans in the Roman era, the people of Lin'an in the Song Dynasty, and the people under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, who were enjoying a peaceful and prosperous era and a prosperity that the world could hardly imagine.

At that time, the economy was prosperous, the people were wealthy, and the world was peaceful.

Could they have imagined at that time that only a few decades later, civilization would be conquered by barbarism and all lives would be devastated?

Just like the people here, when they are immersed in this peaceful and prosperous era and intoxicated by its splendor, have they ever considered that one day danger may come and barbarism may conquer them?
"To a certain extent, we should be thankful that today: there are enough powerful forces in the world to maintain a basically peaceful world order; this world order is to defend the foundation of the civilization on which it is based; the expansion of this civilization is dominated by the spread and popularization of its basic principles, rather than the expansion of a certain subject's force, although the latter can be a means."

When listening to Your Excellency talking about civilization, Zhang Zheyuan thought for a moment and said:

"Sir, civilization needs to be protected! And it must be protected."

"Correct!"

Nodding, Li Yian said:

"Civilization needs to be protected, and it needs a sufficiently strong force to protect it. Otherwise, civilization will surely decline!"

Then, he turned his gaze away from outside the car and said with emotion:
"But this kind of guarding power is not just military force. After all, as I said, the era of military expansion in this world is over, and the power of science can no longer be defeated by brute force. However..."

When the car entered the shipyard, Li Yian pursed his lips and said:

"Sometimes, barbarism or ignorance will erode civilization in another way, so we must be vigilant."

We need to be vigilant. Although barbarism cannot conquer civilization after the Maxim machine gun, they will find another way, just like the greening of Western European countries in another world.

It is precisely because of this lesson that Li Yian has always been concerned about some issues.

Essentially, this is for the purpose of guarding. What he guards is not just the security of SEA, nor just the stable lives of the people.

And then there is civilization.

Protect the civilization here from being conquered by barbarism!
Today is a big day.

Today is a big day any way you look at it.

Today is the day when the "Borneo" is launched.

From Borneo to Borneo.

The former is the giant cruise ship Normandy, and the latter is this island. What about the "Borneo" that was launched today?

It's an aircraft carrier!
It is SEA's super aircraft carrier!
After three years of intensive construction, this super aircraft carrier with a standard displacement of 61523 tons and a full load displacement of more than 82000 tons was completed.

The day to launch the boat has finally arrived!
It is the world's largest conventionally powered aircraft carrier in terms of displacement.

“…Although it is only a few hundred tons larger than the American Kitty Hawk, it is different from the Kitty Hawk in that, in addition to two Westinghouse steam turbines with a total power of 140000 horsepower, it also uses four of the latest LM3000 gas turbines with a total power of 140000 horsepower.

Compared with traditional steam turbines, gas turbines are lighter and have no boiler, which reduces the overall weight by several thousand tons. Therefore, although the Borneo is only a few hundred tons larger than the Kitty Hawk, its actual size is slightly larger than the Kitty Hawk..."

Zou Tongjie, a naval officer, looked excited when introducing this aircraft carrier. After all, this was the aircraft carrier he had always desired.

"In short, in terms of performance, it is definitely the most advanced conventional-powered aircraft carrier in the world."

The most advanced conventional-powered aircraft carrier... Although nuclear power is good, the reactor is expensive!

One "Enterprise" directly made the wealthy US Navy bleed. The cost of one aircraft carrier is enough to build two conventional-powered aircraft carriers. In this case, what to choose is too simple.

"state of the art……"

Li Yian just kept nodding his head. Of course he knew all this, because it was his suggestion that the aircraft carrier adopts steam-fuel hybrid power. The former is time-consuming and laborious from ignition to full-power operation, and it occupies a large tonnage. As for the latter, although it is powerful and light, it requires a lot of air and cannot provide kinetic energy for the steam catapult. In the end, this type of "hybrid" aircraft carrier was launched.

It not only meets the needs of a steam catapult, but can also start quickly. Although this hybrid power seems a bit "heretical", it is definitely the best option considering the times.

The only problem is... because the technology is a bit radical, the construction of the No. 2 aircraft carrier originally planned to be built in Dongning has been postponed. After all, this is the first time in the world to build a hybrid aircraft carrier. If problems arise during use, that would be a big problem!
In this case, the Navy would rather postpone it for a few years and build a ship for trial use for a period of time.

This is undoubtedly a relatively safe solution.

In fact, after twenty years of development, the Navy has been prepared both in terms of talent reserves and funding. Even the SEA is prepared. After all, aircraft carriers require a lot of money.

"10 million!"

Li Yi'an said:
"It cost us a billion to build it!"

Zou Tongjie quickly explained:

"Sir, in terms of cost, it is 10% cheaper than the Kitty Hawk. The Kitty Hawk cost $4.5 million, and based on the exchange rate, the Borneo is just over $4 million. Of course, this is also directly related to the fact that our materials and labor are cheaper than those in the United States..."

In addition to explaining, he also emphasized:
"But overall it is still very cheap. Even Australia is interested in our aircraft carriers. Of course, they are not interested in this super aircraft carrier, but a light aircraft carrier. After all, their overall national strength is there."

"Light aircraft carrier?"

Zhou Tongjie's words immediately aroused Li Yian's interest. After all, he had been committed to entering the international arms market. After all, selling arms was a very profitable business. It was also beneficial to reduce the cost of weapons research and development in the country. In the past few years, in addition to ordinary light and heavy weapons, SEA also exported fighter jets, submarines, and warships.

Like France, the weapons produced by SEA have always been famous for their high quality in various countries. Of course, the price is definitely not cheap.

As for its price, it is higher than that of similar weapons in the United States, because the United States has various restrictions on exporting weapons, but the SEA exports weapons based on basically one principle: as long as the country is not a hostile one and has money, it's fine.

Therefore, after more than ten years of development, the SEA is now almost the third largest arms exporter in the world.

The weapons produced here appear in various hot spots around the world, contributing to world peace.

But although they have exported so many weapons, they have never exported aircraft carriers. Zhou Tongjie's words aroused Li Yian's interest. After thinking about it, he said:
"If the Australians are interested, we can talk to them. It is not impossible to export aircraft carriers to them.

After all, we import hundreds of millions of tons of various minerals from them every year, and they also make a lot of money. It is only natural for them to purchase some of our weapons to balance the trade. "

Although Australia's iron ore belongs to Margaret, importing iron ore is essentially a game of transferring from one hand to the other for the company. However, from a trade perspective, Australia is indeed a country with a trade surplus.

Every year, tens of millions of tons of iron ore, nearly 1 million tons of coal, and a large amount of copper and other minerals are exported.

Australia is now definitely a rich country riding on a mine cart, the kind that has become wealthy all of a sudden.

If we don't do business with nouveau riche like this, we would be really letting ourselves down and letting down the huge trade surplus we provide them with every year.

Besides, it’s an aircraft carrier!
How many countries in the world have exported aircraft carriers?

Your decision made Zhou Tongjie a little puzzled and said:

"Sir, do we still need to build a small aircraft carrier?"

"We certainly don't need to design a light aircraft carrier, but we can design an amphibious assault ship with similar performance!

The displacement is about 3 tons. This tonnage of military aircraft can basically meet the needs of Australians."

After listening to your story, Zhou Tongjie thought for a moment and then retorted:

"But sir, if the amphibious assault ship is not equipped with a catapult, it cannot take off and land fixed-wing fighter jets. It can only take off and land helicopters. In this case, how can the Australians buy our amphibious assault ships?"

"Fixed-wing aircraft? There is absolutely no problem with that. I heard that the UK is developing a fighter jet that can take off and land vertically."

It is the Harrier fighter. If I remember correctly, this famous fighter should have been put into service in the last one or two years.

The naval chief of staff beside him quickly replied:
"Vertical take-off and landing fighter? Sir, it seems they have already tested it last year."

Li Yian nodded and said:
"In that case, let's design an aircraft carrier like this!"

Selling an amphibious assault ship as an aircraft carrier may be quite novel in this era, but such things will not be uncommon in the future, and Xiaori has even taken the initiative to transform it.

"The navy can study this. After all, we have a real need for amphibious assault ships. We can see if we can bring the Australians in to develop them together with us, which can reduce the cost of development."

For the multi-island SEA, amphibious assault ships have always been a practical need. Simply relying on an attack ship converted from an old World War II aircraft carrier cannot meet the needs of the military at all. Therefore, there is absolutely no problem in starting research in this area now.

"Moreover, amphibious assault ships can also serve as a powerful supplement to aircraft carriers during wartime. I think it is necessary to build them!"

In peacetime, it can be an amphibious assault ship, and during war, with only slight improvements, it can be turned into an aircraft carrier. How can such a "quasi-aircraft carrier" be useless?

As they were talking, the launching ceremony of the aircraft carrier "Borneo" soon began. After the naming was announced, Li Yian personally smashed a bottle of champagne on the bow of the ship. At the moment the champagne was smashed, the crisp sound was like a horn of victory, echoing in every corner of the dock.

Under the gazes of countless people, the Borneo glided solemnly and slowly toward the sea. Its bow was decorated with huge colored balls, which had been opened in the festive atmosphere. The colorful pieces of colored balls were like cheerful elves, flying and circling in the air.

"Look, it moves!"

someone shouted excitedly.

"Yeah, I've waited too long for this moment."

The person next to him responded with emotion.

At the same time, the fireworks that had been prepared on both sides of the dock were ignited at the same time, and colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky. Military music also sounded at this moment, and the passionate melody echoed in everyone's heart, making people's blood boil.

“It’s really spectacular. It’s like a mountain!”

Some people looked at this giant aircraft carrier and couldn't help but admire it.

Amid the farewell sounds of fireworks and salutes, the aircraft carrier "Borneo" slowly sailed into the embrace of the sea. When its hull completely touched the water surface, huge splashes of water appeared on the sea surface, as if the sea was applauding and welcoming the new member.

"We finally got into the water. It was really not easy."

Some people shed tears of excitement.

“Yes, this is a source of pride for all of us.”

The people in the dock looked at the aircraft carrier with excitement in their eyes.

At this moment, all the hard work and waiting have paid off.

Just like that, on this day, under the watchful eyes of the people, the aircraft carrier "Borneo" was launched...

(End of this chapter)