The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

A piece of news caused a stir in the world, no matter how much you do such a small-cost but big-reward activity, Chen Shaokuan, who has tasted the wonderful taste of it early, is even more happy with it. If it is not for the lack of sufficient materials, he would like to come back every now and then.

It's a pity that such good things are difficult to do one after another, especially considering that the whole world is clouded by war, Europe is like a powder keg, and China is caught in it, so it can't stay out of it, and there are many things that need him to worry about many.

In particular, the large-scale integration of the navy has just started. It is really not a job that ordinary people can do well if you want to knead several major factions like a loose sand into a whole. It was thrown to him, and he was focused on the shipbuilding plan for the second start.

Chen Shaokuan couldn't say that he was tired and tired. He had thought about such a thing for half his life before he had a chance.In the past, when we were confined within the limited resources, there were inevitably factional conflicts of interest, but today, turning the earth upside down, opening our minds and doing something unprecedented, it is an excellent time to realize our dreams. Can't stand it.And he is definitely not that kind of person.

Zhu Bin is not worried about losing power.Although the three commanders have nothing to do, a chief of staff actually controls the direction of the entire navy. He only needs to do his job well according to his own wishes.

The news has been released, so naturally we can't just talk without practice. On November 1938, 11, after the first steel plate cutting ceremony was attended by all naval officers, two "Kunlun-class" battleships started construction at the Guzhenkou Shipyard at the same time.

A new 5.5-meter wide thick plate continuous rolling mill was built.After a 3-ton hydraulic press and a 2-ton die forging machine, the processing capacity of special steel plates and related large steel parts of Guangming Iron and Steel Works has undoubtedly ranked first in the world.

The production capacity of one thick plate rolling mill alone has reached 150 million tons. If it is fully started, it can be used for shipbuilding across the country, and this is not counting the original 3.5-meter rolling mill. The equipment of several major iron and steel plants has a rolling capacity of more than 500 million tons of medium and heavy plates alone.Large and medium-sized ships can easily support 500 million tons a year!

Such a speed of industrial upgrading would not be possible in ordinary countries, even in the hands of the Germans.No one is like Zhu Bin, who can use the spacecraft brain to directly involve and simulate molding, and then directly manufacture part molds.Then put it directly into production installation.

Admirals, who are completely unfamiliar with industrial production, do not know what is going on here. They only see that on the two semi-enclosed docks with a length of 500 meters, huge cranes and gantry cranes are slowly welding the battleship modules into pieces. Putting it on, countless skilled workers operate the mechanical welding arm that they can't even understand, sparks splash and arc light shines, and the work starts right away!

The main construction of the first two warships is still completed by the cave robotic arm production line. After the processed steel plates of various thicknesses are dragged into the cave, they are cut out according to the required size and shape on the automatic cutting line on both sides. After simple processing back.Follow the track assembly line to enter the ten dock production platforms inside, and assemble them into the required keel and hull modules, face to face, and hatchbacks side by side. In three months, the main construction of the two warships can be completed.

The manufactured modules are dragged out to the outside berth for assembly.No matter how slow it is, it only takes three to four months to complete the main structure. The total construction period is six to seven months, which is three times faster than the conventional one.

Then, the construction of the other two warships will follow, given the advantage of the production speed of fully intelligent manipulators.When the two warships on the outer berth are completed, the last two warships that are three or four months behind can be completed at the same time, maybe even earlier, when the four warships are launched into service together, it is guaranteed to bring another big surprise to the opponent.

No matter how much Zhu Bin does such activities, he will never tire of it!

Even at this speed, Zhu Bin was not very satisfied. He counted with his fingers, and it was still far from his ideal goal.

There are at least eight aircraft carriers in the four major fleets, and the standard in his mind is the newly commissioned 3-ton slanted deck, and there are only four ships now.The previous 2-ton class was still too weak in carrier capacity, and the number of fighters taking off at one time was far from enough to launch continuous saturation attacks.

It's a pity that there are only so many shipbuilding capabilities he can build at present, and it's useless to worry.

Can only improvise first.Let the three major shipyards in Hainan, Jiangnan, and Qingdao be responsible, and start construction of six to ten large ships at a time, including light aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers, and supply ships, which can roughly meet the requirements; I can barely handle it.It is estimated that two new battle groups will be completed in two years, and the four major fleets will be officially formed by then.

But this money has to be spent on the old nose!

Zhu Bin is really not joking with Song Ziwen, the cost of naval construction he said is not too exaggerated.In terms of conventional construction, the cost of a "Kunlun-class" battleship is at least 8 million U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to 2 million legal currency. At least two fleets are enough, plus two aircraft carriers, two heavy cruisers, four -4 light cruisers, more than 6 destroyers, and 6-6 attack submarines, plus supply ships, hospital ships, all kinds of things add up, it's really hard to figure out without 10 billion.

Two fleets cost 40 billion!That's about the same as the number of fiat currency printed as of last year!

That's not even artificial.Therefore, if you think about it according to the general rules, you can't afford to build these two fleets. At least the great powers are thinking about this in their hearts. Industrial production, after all, he needs costs!

Probably no one would have guessed that most of what Zhu Bin was doing here was business without capital.His ocean mining and the intelligent production line in the spacecraft will consume two-thirds of the cost. What he really needs to pay is estimated to be less than 10 billion. He will build weapons and equipment at a rate of two to three times the cost of one-third of the apparent cost. , Chi Guoguo is the No. [-] cheating device in Tianzi!

Of course, someone is never ashamed.

The design of the main gun of the "Kunlun-class battleship" once caused a heated debate. The design team headed by Ye Zaifu believes that under the current production technology conditions, it is not easy to make a big leap, and the mature 406mm main gun technology can fully cover it. On the next level of warships, without changing the caliber, if the barrel is lengthened from 45 times to 50 times, the corresponding range will increase by 5-10 kilometers, and reach more than 40 kilometers, basically reaching the level of shipboard optics. Shoot the limits of your command system.And most of the real battles took place within a distance of 22 kilometers.No matter how far away the eyes can't see, it doesn't make sense.

But this is not as simple as simply lengthening the barrel. Under the urging of the optimized propellant, the armor-piercing ability and precision of the shells have been improved accordingly. It can also be easily pierced. In terms of power, it is actually enough.

Then, on the premise of not making major changes, the newly added tonnage can support at least 4 triple turrets, and the 203mm secondary turret can be eliminated-the four turrets can completely attack 2-3 targets at the same time.

After replacing the 420mm main gun, although the turret has not changed much, the weight and size have almost no effect on the original design, but even if it is extended to 52 times the diameter, the range and power increase are not much.The armor-piercing projectile can contain [-] to [-] kilograms of bombs, and the explosion damage is actually similar.

Zhu Bin didn't see it that way. He repeatedly emphasized the "upgradable" and "sustainable" construction concepts.Such a powerful battleship is not just for the immediate use, and the replacement of technological upgrades must be taken into account. There is one more thing, which is the amount of ammunition delivered at a time.

很明显，四座3连装203mm副炮在每分钟8-10发的she速下，1分钟向外喷发的弹药高达20吨，比单纯一座3连装的420mm主炮多了三倍不止，这已经是一大优势。

Another advantage is that when encountering a large number of non-battleship targets with weak armor, it is not necessary to use the main gun, and the 203mm secondary gun with higher precision and faster firing speed can cause more damage without affecting the hull. The effect will be better, and a small number of special air-burst bombs launched remotely at an elevation angle of 70 degrees can also play a role in dispersing and killing dense attack aircraft groups.This is difficult for the main turret to do.

As a result, Ye Zaifu and other professionals sighed one-sidedly, and Zhu Bin "gan gang arbitrarily" got it done, and the final design seemed rather weird. The three main turrets were still distributed on the back and on the central axis, with a wide and long bow in front. A 203mm turret is installed, one on both sides behind the main bridge in the middle, and one behind the last c turret, so that no matter which direction it is facing, three turrets can fire at the same time to ensure density.

But in this way, the appearance of the battleship looks a bit weird, coupled with the densely packed anti-aircraft guns and dense close-in defense system, the whole battleship looks like a steel floating platform full of pipes, using nearly 2 tons of super At least 3 tons of ammunition and fuel were installed in the space vacated by lightening high-strength alloys and high-strength fibers!

The appearance of the "Kunlun-class" battleship is more than one grade ugly compared with the previous "Taishan-class", but Zhu Bin is pleasing to the eye no matter what, and scoffs at a group of designers who have absorbed a lot of advanced concepts: "How do you know how to have multiple turrets?" The mentality of the crowd! This is the magical weapon that can suppress luck and open up territories!"

Of course, to be more serious, there is another reason why he did this.After the missile technology matures, in addition to the turret on the bow, the wide rear part can be transformed into a large arsenal, and hundreds of thousands of vertical missiles can be stuffed into it. ah!Will you just tell you about such a grand idea and the use of super invulnerability?

The construction of the battleship was thus determined.At the same time, two light destroyers were also determined, which was to make up for the serious shortage of the current fleet.In the last naval battle, the scene where heavy cruisers and battleships had to face the rapid and light patrols of the Japanese army launching dense torpedoes was really impressive!Such shortcomings must be made up for! rs