2376: C2376 Warships Modifying Aircraft Carriers

C2376 Warships Modifying Aircraft Carriers

In fact, there was a precedent for Qin Guan to be so unreasonable.1

In the past, all the navy liked giant warships and cannons, and Y Country Navy was no exception. Their newly started battleship was named after the "Lecton," and the total tonnage was forty thousand tonnes.

At that time, the R People was extremely anxious. It had long coveted Peace Ocean. They did not wish to see the Y Country create such a super battleship to threaten them. Their plan was very good. On the one hand, they wanted to build it themselves, and on the other hand, they didn't want others to build it.

Of course, this wasn't a wishful thinking. After all, in this era, we'll build it together, you build one, I'll build two... You build 30,000 tons, I build 40,000 tons, if this continues... Then don't do anything else, we'll all build warships... This is the military competition.

This will severely drag down my economy, in order not to fall behind, I have to grit my teeth, so that my own country's economy will also be finished... One had to know that warships that weighed tens of thousands of tons could be produced by a country for several years.

Therefore, everyone sat down and discussed. You build a few ships, I build a few. This way, everyone would be balanced. No one would break this balance, so they would be safe and maintain a temporary peace.

RCountry carried such a goal and carried out negotiations with Y Country. They really succeeded in their negotiations and signed a Washington Armistice Agreement. The R People actually made the people of the Y Country give in. Not only did it reduce the weight of the ship, but it also reduced the overall weight of the ship. It also changed the "Lecco" and "Salatooga," which were under construction according to the battleship, to about three tonnes of carriers.

In that era, no one thought that aircraft carriers could influence the world battlefield. In their eyes, aircraft carriers, which were not very aggressive, did not seem to pose much of a threat.

Of course, the R People also had the same operation, changing the "Red city" battleships and "Galatooka" battleships that were being built into motherships.

This time. After the agreement was reached, the engineers in Y Country all started cursing. Because they didn't have the technology reserves for aircraft carriers at all. After all, in 20 years, planes were still fresh things. Carrying a plane to an aircraft carrier required them to overcome all kinds of problems.

At that time, many engineers joined in and solved many problems, such as the pilot's take-off, the command of landing, the deployment of the night lighting deck, various methods of guidance, and so on.

However, in general, the last Excalibur, the London, was still considered a success. Of course, this was also related to the conditions at that time. The propeller aircraft at that time... The requirements for the landing and landing were very simple. They just removed all the upper level buildings on the battleship. It was enough to turn into a flat deck. The rest was to investigate the space below. It was used to store Shipboard aircraft and the like.

But what about now? The modern aircraft carrier had its own specialized knowledge. The installation of the port side elevator, the arrangement of the right ship island, the operation of the diagonal deck... Even the flight arrangements on the deck were very complicated knowledge. The Han people actually wanted to simply drag back a battleship and think that it could be transformed into an aircraft carrier?

Of course it was impossible! This was simply daydreaming!

However, Pelehak didn't reject it directly because he knew that this was a rare opportunity.

That's right, after that battleship exploded this time, it would probably be very difficult for it to serve again, right? The navy originally had negative comments about the outdated weapons like battleships, but those battleships were too large. It was a pity that it was abandoned. Since Han Country wanted it, then the navy directly dismantled those turrets. Then they would sell them to Han Country to modify them. This way, they could still earn some money. It seemed to be a good idea.

Of course, there would be some twists and turns in the process. However, as long as the Han people was willing to pay, it was still possible to establish a good relationship with the Grumman Company. It was also quite generous. To the Grumman Company, they absolutely could not lose the Shipboard aircraft project. It was their company's main business. It was the Navy's Shipboard aircraft!

"Alright, I'm willing to make this trip for you." Pelehak said.

Qin Guan nodded. "If you need anything, you can go to our office there. Lisa will provide you with necessary help."

Lisa had been in Y Country for the past few years and had done well. The ten passenger planes were now flying in the sky above the world. It could not be without Lisa's hard work. The Douglas Company had successfully turned the situation around. Lisa was a strong woman in the business world. The whole world recognized her.

Lisa could provide help for this mission. As for the funds needed, they would need to be transferred through Weapon Graveyard again. Qin Guan had already made plans.

After Pelehak left, the others surrounded him.

"President Qin, what do we need that thing for?"

"Can that battleship really be changed to an aircraft carrier?"

"You guys don't need to say anymore. President Qin definitely has a deeper meaning." Everyone said one word, one word after another. These high-ranking officers of the navy were all waiting for Qin Guan's reply.

"This is a rare opportunity. Since there is such a chance... We have to make use of it." Qin Guan said, "Using this battleship to modify into an aircraft carrier in battle mode is impossible. However, if we simply lay the deck on the deck and use it for the navy's landing and landing training, as a navy training ship, it shouldn't be a problem, right? "

Right now, the navy can only simulate it on a platform on land. Even if there are thousands of hydraulic oil tanks to simulate the ship's swaying, they are still on land after all. Different from the sea, it had a long history of operating aircraft carriers like the Y Country Navy. They had already formed a perfect pilot training system, but it was different in China. There was nothing in China. Therefore, for the domestic navy, if there was an aircraft carrier training ship, it would be of paramount importance.

There was no need to worry about what was going on below. Everything remained the same, just demolishing the upper level buildings. The landing deck was installed to carry out the landing and landing training of the Shipboard aircraft. It was originally an aircraft carrier training ship. If that was the case, then it could be greatly simplified. It could be said that doing so was not a problem at all.

"President Qin, your thoughts are indeed very clear. As long as the price is not too outrageous, we can totally accept it. This way, we can train on the sea and train a large number of Shipboard aircraft pilots. However, we are more looking forward to the real aircraft carrier."

Hearing this, Qin Guan nodded. "The popular saying is, a hundred years navy. Our navy has developed to this point. It is already very good. We just need to keep going. Everything will happen. Now, we can at least have an aircraft carrier training ship. Isn't that so?"

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