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In fact, although the Soviet Union has only built a few super-large surface ships, and the real direct-to-deck aircraft carrier is still on the berth, the Neva Design Bureau has already designed many aircraft carriers on the drawings. This is the attempt again and again by the commander of the Soviet Navy Gorshkov. He has been longing for an invincible fleet that can compete with the US Navy, but because of high-level reasons, he always vetoes his plans.

Therefore, their design experience is actually very rich. The design of the Type 11437 aircraft carrier was only started last year, but until now, it has basically been finalized and the overall design has been completed. Wait until the second ship of the Type 11434, the Varyag, begins to lift components to the berth When going up, this type of aircraft carrier can start building components next to the No. 0 berth.

"Actually, I am a complete layman when it comes to designing our heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruiser. However, I have some ideas that I would like to mention to you. If there is something wrong, I need you to correct me." Qusay said very modestly at this time, Of course, no one took this seriously, because just halfway through the meeting, Qusay's eloquent theory had already let them know that this guy from Iraq in front of him had personally boarded an aircraft carrier?How did he know so clearly?

"First of all, because we don't need huge anti-ship missiles, those spaces can be freed up and fully connected to the rear deck, so that the area of ​​the hangar can be greatly increased." Qusay said.

The Type 11434 aircraft carrier has a total of seven decks. Among them, the upper two floors are opened and used as hangars. However, this hangar is blocked by anti-ship missiles at the front and cannot be extended forward.The aircraft carrier that Iraq needs does not have anti-ship missiles, so Qusay naturally proposed to get through.

The designers had already thought of this point, and Qusay would definitely request such a design, but after that, they didn't think of Qusay's request.

"Secondly, we need to reduce the size of the island. The island of the heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruiser you are building is too large. We need to reduce the size by more than half," Qusay said.

The No. 0 berth is not closed, and the reconnaissance satellite overhead will fly by at any time to check the progress of the construction. Therefore, as early as when the keel was being laid, the United States began to conduct non-stop outer space reconnaissance, and the photos also appeared in the Newspapers of the world's mainstream media, so although Qusay said so, no one thought that Qusay was engaging in espionage.

There is a great reason for Qusay to say this. Now, Iraq has such a chance to obtain an aircraft carrier, and it must make it worth the money.Kusai, who came from later generations, is very clear that compared with the simple western islands, the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier's island is almost twice the size of the Kitty Hawk, and the island is huge. In addition to causing the center of gravity to move to the right and up , another big drawback is that it leads to a reduction in the usable area of ​​the deck.

The aircraft on the aircraft carrier is usually placed in the hangar, so as to reduce the corrosion problem caused by seawater salt as much as possible. When in use, it is lifted by the side elevator. In the hangar, It has already completed the refueling, bombing, maintenance and other work, which is very convenient.

However, as long as the aircraft carrier goes to sea, it will take off and land fighters at any time. Therefore, in the actual use of the aircraft carrier, it is more advantageous to park on the deck. area and landing area, the larger the remaining usable area of ​​the deck, the more aircraft it can accommodate. A part is parked on the library, while an additional part is parked on the deck.

The larger the aircraft carrier, the higher the cost-effectiveness ratio, which is why the United States eliminated small and medium-sized aircraft carriers and vigorously developed super aircraft carriers.It is not cost-effective to let the huge ship island use up the precious deck area.

Therefore, considering various factors, Kusai suggested that the ship island must be reduced, reduced, and reduced again. Moreover, after the ship island is reduced, it is also beneficial for the pilot to have a clear line of sight when landing.

In later generations, the Liaoning has already been built, and it is impossible to reduce the size of the ship island, but now, since it is rebuilding an aircraft carrier, Qusay will not let himself have any regrets.

Unexpectedly, when they heard what Qusay said, the two main designers shook their heads: "President Qusay, we are very curious, why did you ask to reduce the size of the ship island? Second, do you know that inside the ship island, there are There are a lot of useful equipment, if the size of the ship island is reduced, how do you plan to arrange the remaining ones?"

Gorshkov was also very curious, which song did Qusay sing?

8 Chapter Eighty Improvement, Improvement

The island of the Kuznetsov is huge, because various electronic equipment and the living quarters of the main officers are placed on it.

An aircraft carrier has about 2000 people. In addition to naval soldiers, there will also be officers of all levels, large and small, and those middle and senior officers will never agree to live below the deck. Therefore, on the huge island , a group of officers’ living quarters were stuffed in. The upper deck has a wide view and fresh air, but the lower deck is crowded. Although there is an exhaust device, there is always a smell of engine oil that cannot be dissipated. It is enough for the sailors to live in. up.

According to Iraq's proposal, the positions of the two rows of anti-ship missiles were opened up and became hangars. The place where the sailors lived next to the anti-ship missiles would also be transformed into a hangar. The environment is starting to get crowded. Now, if you want to compress the island, do you want the officers and sailors to sleep together in the hot beds that submarines have?How can this be!

Therefore, this design was immediately rejected by Anikiyev and Belov. A layman, the opinion put forward is really a layman. Do you think you are building blocks by pointing fingers like this?Make such a joke.

"The ship island only needs to accommodate important warship operations, fleet command, the headquarters of the aircraft carrier battle group, and departments such as firefighting, medical, communications, and radar. Only when the deck is vacated can we be on the deck. The more planes can be parked, the more planes can be parked on the deck, the stronger the combat effectiveness of our warships, and the more capable of rapid response. Therefore, the most important deck area on an aircraft carrier must be satisfied as much as possible. This is related to the efficiency of the use of the aircraft carrier." Qu Sai said very insistently.

Hearing Qusay's words, Gorshkov's eyes lit up, because Qusay's thinking was very similar to his!

Gorshkov has always been advocating that the combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier lies in the carrier-based aircraft. He has long advocated the super-large aircraft carrier equipped with steam missile launchers. In the 70s, he instructed the Neva Design Bureau to design the Type 1153 The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, unfortunately, was rejected by the high-level.

Qusay's proposal to expand the hangar and add bomb launchers is completely in line with his thinking, and the deck area is also a very important point.He has always hoped that the Soviet aircraft carrier is also like this.

"However, there will be at least [-] to [-] crew cabins for sailors and officers that cannot be resolved," Bellov said.

No matter what the reason is, those people really cannot be settled.

I originally thought that this sentence would embarrass the other party. If the crew compartment cannot be installed, the bridge cannot be changed, right?Unexpectedly, Qu Sai's suggestion for improvement was even bolder and made them even more unthinkable: "Then add another layer."

Add a layer?None of the personnel from the Neva Design Bureau understood what Qusay meant.

"The hull of the Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier has a total of ten floors (some say that the deck is also counted as one floor, so it is eleven floors) and our aircraft carrier has only seven floors in total, so it can be in the middle, and then Add an intermediate layer with a height of [-] meters, with this layer, we can arrange additional crew living quarters, and we can use the extra space to arrange some living and entertainment facilities." Qu Sai said.

The standard displacement of the Kitty Hawk class is 11435 tons, while the standard displacement of the No. [-] Varyag, the second ship of the Iraqi aircraft carrier, is [-] tons. However, comparing the two, it is obvious that the Kitty Hawk number is more reasonable.

“小鹰号”航母的底部起1到4层为燃料仓、淡水仓、武器弹药仓和轮机仓，5到6层为舰员居住仓、食品库、餐厅和行政办公室，7到8层为舰载机维修间、维修人员的居住仓，9到10层则为机库、战斗值班室和飞行员餐厅。

However, the upper four floors of Varyag have been occupied by carrier-based aircraft, and only three floors below are placed for other things, which will naturally lead to a serious shortage of living conditions for personnel, so Qusay proposed adding an additional floor.

Add a layer?Hearing this sentence, Belov almost spit out a mouthful of water. Do you think that this aircraft carrier is built with building blocks?If seven layers are not enough, then add another layer. If this is the case, large-scale changes will be made on Varyag's drawings. No, it is simply a new design of an aircraft carrier!

"In this way, the center of gravity of the entire warship will be moved up, and the danger of navigation will be greatly increased. Moreover, the increased displacement will lead to insufficient power." Although Anikiyev also lamented in his heart that this is a layman, this proposal is very important. Well, it's just that it's a bit whimsical!

"That's why we need to greatly reduce the size of the ship island. In this way, the center of gravity will naturally move down when the ship island is reduced, and only one crew cabin will be added below, with a height of less than [-] meters. At most, the two will offset each other. ?Moreover, the increase in displacement will not be too much, which can ensure that the original power is sufficient.” Moreover, if we add a layer to the lower part, the upper float will be larger, which means that there will be a slightly enlarged deck area, which will make the There are more fighter planes parked..." Qusay talked eloquently, as if he was the designer of this aircraft carrier, but it was similar, the aircraft carrier was built for Iraq, so he naturally had to put forward his ideas.

Qusay is an amateur, but he firmly believes that what he proposed is correct, heavy aircraft cruiser?Although this statement sounds good, it is more realistic to be an orthodox aircraft carrier!Iraq got such a precious opportunity after spending a high price and even signing some traitorous clauses. Qusay will not let it leave regrets.

Belov didn't speak. Although these proposals were a bit whimsical, he felt that such a plan was feasible. However, in this case, it would not only change some of the drawings of the Varyag, but it would be almost like a redesign.

"Are there any other requirements?" Bellov said.

Qusay shook his head, indicating that he had no other comments.

"In this case, it will take at least three months to half a year for our design bureau to complete the drawings of the heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers ordered by your country," Belov said.

"We can wait, and our designers will also join you to help you speed up the design process." Qusay said, this is one thing Gorbachev agreed to. In fact, the design institute worked from top to bottom , foreigners are not welcome to come, they have already cooperated closely.

However, when the real Iraqi people came and gave each designer a Swiss watch, the atmosphere began to ease.

"There is another aspect." At this moment, Anikiyev said: "I suggest that you can use the ski-over take-off method, and there is no need to install complicated steam bombers."

The idea that Qusai put forward at the beginning was that the first one would still use the jumping deck, but on the inclined runway, two catapults would be used.

An aircraft carrier without catapults cannot be called an aircraft carrier, because jumping over the deck is always an expedient measure. The jumping Su-27 cannot maximize the bomb load, so it cannot exert its full combat effectiveness. As long as it is equipped with catapults, it can not only take off carrier-based fighter jets, but more importantly, it can take off fixed-wing aircraft, such as early warning aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft.

After many times of development and exploration, the Soviet Union finally adopted this form of steam bomb launcher on the final nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

In terms of deck layout, what Qusay proposed is similar to the Soviet Union's latest design of the Ulyanovsk heavy aircraft cruiser.

However, it was unexpected that the chief designer of the design bureau actually asked Qu Sai to give up this type of projectile.

Could it be?A thought flashed through Qusay's mind: Is it because the Soviet steam bomber is not up to the mark?

Steam bomb launchers, in later generations, only the United States, even France, purchased American steam bomb launchers on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, because the technology for manufacturing steam bomb launchers is very complicated.

The principle of a steam bomber is very simple, it is a pair of open cylinders and a large piston.However, only the United States has mastered it, because the technology in it is very complicated.Of course, there are many opinions about how complicated the method is. For example, the processing precision of the ejector is very high. For example, the airtightness of the ejector is difficult to solve. Pressure vessel tank welding technology.

However, no matter what technology it is, it can always be overcome by Soviet technical experts, because now the Soviet Navy's military industry organizations are serving the pride of the Soviet Navy, the aircraft carrier business, and the Ulyanovsk that has been designed. Since the number uses two bullet launchers, this problem has been solved.

In later generations, when this short-lived aircraft carrier was dismantled on the berth, the two already built catapults were installed in the Ukrainian training center.

Now, the second ship of 11435 (some say it is called 11436, that is, order 106) is about to board the ship, and the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the 11437 model has begun to weld its components. Qu Sai believes that the problem of this kind of missile launcher has already been solved in the Soviet Union. Solved, so, what does the chief designer mean?Do you want to contain Iraq in this regard?This is absolutely impossible, because he has already negotiated with Gorbachev, and the purchase this time cannot be shrunken goods.

"Our aircraft carrier must be equipped with catapults. This is very important for us in Iraq. Our agreement has been reached. Could it be that the great Soviet cannot manufacture qualified catapults?" Qusay asked rhetorically.Originally, Qu Sai didn't intend to say that, but in order to prevent these guys from prevaricating with this reason, he could only adopt this aggressive method. You can't say that you don't have the skills yet, can you?

Hearing this, Gorshkov also frowned. Could it be that his catapult has not passed the test yet?This is a project he focuses on.

Chapter 881 The Battle of Catapults

Hearing this, Anikiyev was not angry, because he finally realized that he was confused by the various suggestions of the person in front of him just now, thinking that he had a deep research on aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, but Now it seems that he is still a layman!

"It's not that we don't have catapult technology, but that even if it is equipped with an aircraft carrier built for Iraq, it is useless, because the carrier-based aircraft we export to Iraq can only take off by ski jump." Since the Soviet Union exported it to Iraq Yes, then, as the head of the Neva Design Bureau, Anikiyev said it very directly.