() It’s just that if the performance of structural steel can be greatly improved, in order to fully explore the potential, many German warships planned to be built, or even those that have already been built, will have to change their designs. Therefore, Germany will soon
The top group of large warship designers and alloy steel experts were sent to study new design solutions with Chinese metallurgical and material experts, and this was exactly what Hu Weidong expected. For those who had no major plans at all,
For China, which is not capable of designing medium-sized warships, even the world's second-rate German warship designer is enough to become a qualified teacher. In addition, Hu Weidong can also try to influence those warship designs that the Germans failed in history and create more for the United States and Britain.
A bit troublesome, "In the process of China's rise, we will trap all countries that are stronger than us and have potential conflicts. If there is an opportunity, we will trap it. If there is no opportunity, we will trap it if we create opportunities."
At this time, the two most famous "Bismarck-class" battleships in history had already been launched, so it was impossible to make major changes to the design. However, they were replaced with new armor and installed a Chinese-made radar according to Hu Weidong's proposal.
System and Phalanx
"After the close-in defense system (customized according to German requirements), the overall strength of the ship has been greatly improved, and the large-caliber anti-aircraft guns equipped with proximity fuze shells have greatly improved the capabilities of these two giant ships.
The anti-aircraft capability was originally a pain in the ass.
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Although the design cannot be drastically changed, local modifications are not difficult. After Hu Weidong pointed out several fatal weaknesses of the Bismarck-class battleships in history based on the design drawings, the rigorous and conscientious Germans immediately conducted tests, and the results shocked them.
They were shocked, but also deeply grateful. For Hu Weidong, German warship designers no longer dared to treat him as an outsider. This cleared the way for Hu Weidong to persuade them to accept some advanced design concepts of later generations.
During the test, the Bismarck-class battleships successively revealed that the main turret armor was weak, and the ammunition of the large-caliber anti-aircraft guns lacked protection and were piled together. Once attacked, they could easily cause explosions. The heavy dome armor is of little significance in actual combat.
Once the rudder position is attacked by a torpedo, it will easily cause the steering wheel to get stuck, making it impossible to
Turning warships will inevitably become targets for enemy ships and enemy aircraft. There are many major flaws such as a serious lack of anti-aircraft firepower and unreasonable deployment. Some of these flaws involve the overall design, such as the problem of the rudder, which is difficult to fundamentally solve.
However, the unique flexibility of the Chinese people made Hu Weidong come up with a clever way.
His proposal was to install four "Phalanx"s near the rudder. This was because the torpedo planes had a very short attack range, and the "Phalanx" with a short range but extremely powerful firepower was like target practice against them. Another reason was that the torpedo planes had a very short attack range.
On the other hand, even if the enemy plane is lucky enough to successfully drop a torpedo that hits the rudder of the ship, it can still use the "phalanx" to attack the sea.
Interception torpedoes. Except for the Japanese BT oxygen torpedoes these days, the speed of aviation torpedoes is not very fast. Generally, it is only more than thirty knots. It is not even as fast as a high-speed cruiser. If the Bismarck-class battleship escapes at full speed, the relative speed
There are only a few knots, and it looks as slow as a snail on the sea.
Generally speaking. With the ultra-high speed of the "Phalanx", the possibility of destroying it in advance is still very high. Taking a step back, even if there is only a 50% interception success rate, it is equivalent to an extra life for the Bismarck-class battleship.
, if it can reach 75%, there will be three more lives. Considering that the torpedo hits the rudder
The probability is not very high in the first place. In addition, after the Bismarck-class battleships were equipped with "Phalanx" and gyroscopic sights (all close-in defense artillery are equipped), the close-in defense firepower has been strengthened by more than ten times. On this basis, this insignificant
The arrangement was enough to make the threat from torpedo bombers to Bismarck-class battleships minimal.
The problem of the main turret armor and dome armor can be solved during the process of replacing the new armor. At the same time, a large amount of load and space can be freed up, so that the large-caliber anti-aircraft gun can be equipped with a turret and more turrets.
Anti-aircraft artillery becomes possible
It is also worth mentioning that in addition to these specific design flaws, the "comprehensive protection" design concept of the Bismarck-class battleships has obviously lagged behind the times, because with the development of structural science, even if focused protection methods are adopted, the resistance of large warships
The stability is still very strong, so there is no need to add too much unnecessary load.
It even affects firepower and mobility. And with the development of armor-piercing technology, when the overall displacement cannot increase without limit, "comprehensive protection" has actually become "comprehensive no protection". No matter how good the anti-sink resistance is,
What is the use of a warship that has lost its combat effectiveness? However, with the adoption of new armor steel
, "comprehensive protection" has become "comprehensive protection" in the true sense. However, Hu Weidong knows very well that the balance broken by super-era armor technology will eventually be restored, and when the time comes, there will still be choices, and in a broad sense, "
The design idea of "key protection" can even be used on those thin-skinned warships after the war, so there is no need to
Whether it was warships built for the Germans or those built by himself, he still advocated the design concept of "key protection". In fact, even now, when the armor materials are the same, they are designed with the concept of "comprehensive protection"
The overall performance of the warships produced is still not as superior as those designed according to the idea of "key protection"
After so many modification projects, even with Germany's industrial strength, it will take at least half a year to complete. Coupled with necessary work such as sea trials, it will take at least one year. This undoubtedly gives Hu Weidong reassurance that he does not need to go overboard.
I am worried that the comprehensive cooperation between China and Germany has just begun and will come to an abrupt end because of Germany's war.
In fact, even if these major modifications are not carried out, the Bismarck-class battleships are simply replaced with 381mm armor-piercing projectiles specially designed by Hu Weidong (Note 1), proximity fuze anti-aircraft shells, and gyro aiming for each close-in anti-aircraft gun.
Tools, advanced shipborne radar and supporting commanders are enough to combine the comprehensive capabilities of the Bismarck-class battleships.
Its strength has been raised to the level of the Iowa-class battleships in the late World War II. After these more substantial modifications, the Bismarck-class battleships have become a maritime fortress that has never been seen in history. Moreover, due to the postponement of the European War
, there were two ships as soon as they came out. Thinking of how anxious the British were at that time, Hu Weidong couldn't help but gloat.
Note 1: In order to avoid too many technical leaks and to avoid the premature layoff of battleships, Hu Weidong just cleverly integrated the technologies that Germany has already mastered (including the technology transferred by the Red Party), and made the Bismarck 381mm main body
The armor-piercing capability of the gun has been increased to a level comparable to the 406mm main gun of the American Iowa-class battleship (this range
In fact, it is already very large. The 381mm armor-piercing projectiles originally used by the Bismarck-class battleships were light projectiles, which were very fast but much less powerful than ordinary 381mm armor-piercing projectiles.) Although they are not indestructible, they were enough to avoid the Bismarck's main artillery attack in history.
The dilemma of being unable to penetrate the main armor of the British battleship HMS George V (to be continued.)