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Chapter 644: A New Generation of Cruisers


s: Fan Festival is coming soon, please support me Compared with other major powers, China has very few warship models.

It may only have more submarines and aircraft carriers.

There are not many other types of warship models.

Take heavy cruisers for example.

China's first phase of naval equipment expansion plan started in 1909.

So far, although there are 30 heavy cruisers in service, there are only 4 models.

They are the Qingchengshan class and the Qingcheng class that entered service in 1911.

A total of 8 ships were built, namely Qingchengshan, Emeishan, Yandangshan, Tianshan, Qixiashan, Daxinganling, Huangshan and Lushan.

The original Qingchengshan and Emeishan were retired in 1936.

The Changbai Mountain class Changbai class entered service in 1916.

A total of 8 ships were built, namely Ailaoshan, Baotaishan, and Fuqingshan, which is the "Bayan Har Mountains".

The name of the Bayan Har Mountains comes from Mongolian.

It means "rich green mountain".

In 1915, it was renamed "Fuqing Mountain", Wangwu Mountain, Dalou Mountain, Jiuyi Mountain, Donggong Mountain and Gaoligong Mountain.

A total of 8 ships of the Nanling class were built in 1919.

They are Nanling, Dayuling, Qitianling, Mengzhuling, Dupangling, Yuechengling, Xiaoxinanling and Xianxialing.

Then the Wuyishan class entered service in 1922.

During the entire naval holiday period from the 1920s to the 1930s, China only built 8 new Wuyishan class ships.

The time span was as long as 15 years, with an average of one ship every two years.

They are Wuyi Mountain, Wushan, Tanggula Mountain, Altai Mountain, Daba Mountain, Wuzhishan, Wanda Mountain and Luliang Mountain.

Among them, the Qingcheng class was recognized as an "exceeding heavy patrol" at the time, with a standard displacement of 15,950 tons when completed and a full load displacement of 17,000 tons.

The main gun is four triple-mounted 240 mm 50-caliber main guns, and eight twin 130-mm 50-caliber secondary guns, arranged on the side.

After the Sino-Japanese Guichou War, the Qingcheng class began to undergo modifications and was replaced with a twin-mounted 280 mm 50-fold main gun.

During the Washington Naval Treaty negotiations, this kind of "excessive heavy patrol" became the focus of the dispute.

In the end, China had to give in and changed them to triple-mounted 210 mm 55-caliber main guns, which met the requirements of the treaty.

The second Changbaishan class is a true heavy patrol, with a standard displacement of 13,000 tons and a full load displacement of 16,000 tons.

The main gun is a 4-piece triple 210 mm 50 times caliber main gun.

The third type of Nanling class is further improved on the basis of Changbaishan class.

The standard displacement is increased to 16,000 tons, and the full displacement is 18,800 tons.

The biggest change is that the main gun has been changed to three triple-mounted 210mm 55-fold main guns.

Although the number of guns is reduced compared to the previous two, this is a new type of rapid-fire gun, the 1918-type 210mm naval gun.

The K16 8-inch 55-fold main gun, the famous "8-inch machine gun", is of course the "210 mm machine gun" in this plane.

The fourth type of Wuyishan class is a treaty-type heavy cruiser.

We all know that this treaty is used to exploit loopholes.

According to the Washington Treaty, the heavy cruisers of each country must not exceed 15,000 tons.

Everyone is playing with the scale, and China is no exception.

The real standard displacement of the Wuyishan class is 17,200 tons, which is the largest type ever built in China, but the reported weight is 14,980 tons.

Of course, the firepower is not exceeded, it is still three triple-mounted 210 mm 55 times caliber main gun.

After the naval treaty ended, although China did not launch a new heavy cruiser, it began to engage in magic modification.

Send thirty heavy cruisers back to the dock for modernization and modification.

In addition to the replacement of gas turbines and new radars, sonar, computers and fire control systems, the removal of seaplanes and the installation of helicopter platforms, all missile modifications were also carried out, and even the main guns were changed.

Six Qingchengshan-class ships and eight Changbaishan-class ships had their rear main turret removed and converted into missile vertical launch systems.

The main gun was changed to a twin 310 mm 50 times caliber main gun.

The Nanling class adjusted the superstructure to remove the vertical launch system.

They also replaced the turret with a twin-mounted 310 mm 50-caliber main gun.

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The Wuyishan class built after World War I had even greater changes.

They were designed with future missile modifications in mind, leaving enough room for modification in advance.

During the modernization modification in 1938, they were The No. 2 and No. 3 main turrets were removed and replaced with missile vertical launching systems.

The No. 1 main turret was also replaced with a twin-mounted 310 mm 50-caliber main gun.

The reason why the main gun was replaced like this is because it was discovered during the live-fire tests during World War I and post-war that with the advancement of science and technology, the shipbuilding level of various countries is getting higher and higher, and the 8-inch class gun is no longer lethal to cruiser-class targets.

In terms of damage, although the 210mm machine gun has an amazing rate of fire, it can often only wash the opponent's deck, and it is difficult to sink the opponent.

Another point is the issue of cross-shore support.

The turtle shells of various countries are becoming more and more abnormal and increasingly difficult to destroy.

The 8-inch artillery appears to be insufficient in damage in front of these new fortresses.

So now China's active heavy cruisers have a configuration of six 310mm main guns.

These new 310mm main guns can not only fire various artillery shells, but also can launch gun-launched missiles.

As for the "210mm machine gun" originally equipped, it was moved to the fire support ship.

Because 210mm pipes are made more often, in order to recycle waste, China has also specially developed a 5,000-ton fire support ship equipped with four 210mm main guns.

K71 new 203mm lightweight gun, this turret is lighter than the K45 127mm turret, and can even be installed on the 3,000-ton Forrest Sherman-class destroyer.

However, with the advancement of technology, these traditional artillery patrols have become outdated, and the Wuyishan class is the last level of artillery patrols.

Although these ships have also been modernized and equipped with missiles.

But after all, the foundation is there, and the performance is limited no matter how you improve it.

Therefore, Wen Desi did not want to waste too many resources on old cruisers, which is why China only built eight heavy cruisers during the naval holiday.

After the Navy holiday, a new generation of heavy cruisers was put on the agenda.

This class of heavy cruisers is based on the later Type 055 and the Russian Kirov type.

Its main purpose is to serve as the "guard chief" of the aircraft carrier formation and provide anti-aircraft firepower. core pillars.

At the same time, it also has strong independent combat capabilities and can serve as the main force in low-intensity naval battles.

This is the Kunlun Mountain-class heavy cruiser.

Construction of the first batch of four ships started in February 1938.

The appearance of the Kunlun Mountain class is similar to the later Type 055 but larger, with a standard displacement of 18,100 tons and a full displacement of 22,500 tons.

In order to save money, the Kunlun class adopts a design similar to the Shanghai class.

It has two versions.

In addition to the nuclear-powered Kunlun Mountain class, there is also a conventionally powered version "Taishan class".

There is no way, as long as something with the word "nuclear" is attached to it, the cost will be at least two or three times more expensive than conventional goods of the same level.

If everything is made into nuclear power, we won’t be able to make dumplings happily.

The power system of the Taishan class is 4 gas turbines, all-electric drive, with a maximum speed of 33 knots.

Except for battery life, the two heavy cruisers have similar performance.

"Mr.

Wen, I think large cruisers like this can completely replace battleships.

The battleships before 1910 are not as big as them."

Shi Ziren visited the warship with great interest and asked Wen Desi.

Wen Desi nodded: "Of course, we will not build any more battleships in the future.

The Shenzhou class is the last type of battleship in our country.

The future will be the era of aircraft carriers and missiles, and large cruisers like this will be enough."

In fact, if Wen Desi's original thoughts were followed, he would not want to build a battleship after the Navy Holiday.

But in the end he gave in to the facts.

Finally, it was agreed to build the six Zhenghe-class battleships, as well as the two Shenzhou-class battleships that had just been launched.

There are two main reasons for this.

The first is to lead people into the ditch so that the navies of various countries can have more fun.

The second is to take into account the emotional needs of the people and the need to deter foreign countries.

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There is no way, now is not the future, no matter how good the aircraft carrier is, it will not be recognized by the public.

You just want to send the aircraft carrier out to deter others, but others don’t know how awesome this thing is and how useful it is.

This means that the ignorant are fearless, and Wen Desi cannot brainwash everyone.

For most people in this era, an aircraft carrier with few guns is probably not as intimidating as a heavy cruiser.

The battleship's thick gun barrel is more intimidating.

Therefore, whether it is for the public in foreign countries or China, the concept of sending a battleship out and sending out an aircraft carrier are absolutely different.

Of course, this does not mean that battleships are really useless, and the withdrawal of any kind of weapon will not be completed all at once.

After modernization, modification and missileization, China's battleships will be able to fight for at least another thirty years.

After World War II, everyone can realize that aircraft carriers will be the real main force at sea in the future, and they will have completed their historical mission by then.

In the future world, cruisers will suffice.

If you really want to dispatch battleships, you can also bring out the Zhenghe class or Shenzhou class.

Next, they visited other ships being outfitted.

Guangzhou Shipyard's outfitting terminal is very large and can provide 22 berths from 3,000 tons to 100,000 tons at the same time, and can outfit.

The "Heilongjiang-class" light cruiser is actually a reduced version of the Taishan-class, with a standard displacement of 10,500 tons, or an enlarged version of the "052d".

Because their appearance does not look much different from "052d".

This model will be used to replace the aging Minjiang-class and Fuchunjiang-class aircraft

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