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    On January 23, 1914, half a month after the end of the naval meeting, two days before New Year's Eve, China's Navy Minister Marshal Zhang Cheng, together with Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of General Staff, and Marshal Jiang Xingguo, Minister of National Defense, met with the Imperial Emperor Wang Yuze!  This time the Ministry of the Navy will submit to Wang Yuze the general parameters of several main warships designed by the Ministry of Navy to form the aircraft carrier battle group in the future!  And the design plan for a new level of aircraft carrier!  However, the Emperor Wang Yuze was a little dissatisfied after reading the plan submitted by the Navy Ministry!

    The Imperial Navy¡¯s new first-class aircraft carrier is named the ¡®Island Class¡¯ aircraft carrier.  The 'Island-class' aircraft carrier is a newly designed aircraft carrier by the empire after summarizing the previous 'Emeishan-class' aircraft carriers and 'Wuyue-class' aircraft carriers.  It was newly designed in accordance with war requirements and some suggestions put forward by the military.  The aircraft carrier adopts a closed bow and an armored flight deck, thickening the armor thickness below the waterline.  The design of the internal cabins has been improved, and there are thousands of watertight cabins in the entire ship.  The small subdivision design improves the aircraft carrier's survivability after being hit.  In addition, the main deck (the deck of the hangar) also adopts an armor design, which, combined with the armored flight deck, greatly improves the horizontal armor defense of the aircraft carrier.  The aircraft carrier's displacement has increased to 38,000 tons, and even its light load displacement has reached 32,000 tons, far exceeding the previous two aircraft carriers.  The increase in ground displacement was not used to increase the number of aircraft carriers, but most of it was used to improve defense.  in.  The aircraft carrier's armor weight reaches 4,500 tons.  The hangar adopts a three-section structure, and the number of elevators has been increased to three, which improves the dispatch rate of aircraft carriers and also improves the aircraft carrier's continuous combat capability after being damaged.  The aircraft carrier's anti-aircraft firepower has been comprehensively strengthened, with 24 80mm anti-aircraft guns, 56 40mm anti-aircraft guns, and 48 20mm machine guns. Later, hundreds of small-caliber machine guns were added.  This greatly improves the aircraft carrier's ability to resist bombing.  The number of aircraft carriers has reached 108 (120 aircraft are carried during combat, and 12 reconnaissance aircraft are added), but the increased hangar can accommodate more advanced fighters, which provides the basis for later replacement of new fighters.

    Frankly speaking, the ¡®island-class¡¯ aircraft carrier designed by the Navy Ministry is already considered a very advanced shooter!  However, there is still a certain gap between Wang Yuze's expectations!  The displacement of a full load of 38,000 tons is not much larger than that of the Wuyue-class aircraft carrier!  Although the design is more reasonable, the number of carrier aircraft has increased a lot!  But in Wang Yuze's view, this is just a small change on the "Wuyue-class" aircraft carrier!  What Wang Yuze needs is a brand new aircraft carrier that can truly undertake the main battle in the next war!

    Marshal Zhang Cheng, the Minister of the Navy, felt a little uneasy when he saw Wang Yuze's face.  After getting the 'island-class' aircraft carrier from the Battleship Design Institute, although he was quite satisfied with it, he also knew that it seemed to be still far behind the requirements of His Majesty the Emperor!  It is also unclear whether Emperor Wang Yuze will adopt this class of aircraft carrier from the Navy Department!  However, it now seems that the 'Island Class' aircraft carrier may be vetoed by Wang Yuze!

    "Although the design of the 'Island Class' aircraft carrier is much more advanced than the 'Wuyue Class', in my opinion it is not enough! I hope the Navy Department redesigns an aircraft carrier, a true heavy aircraft carrier! No matter what  Whether it is defensive power, anti-strike power, or attack power, it must be one level higher than the 'Wuyue-class'! The 'Island-class' aircraft carrier will be the main battle weapon of the Imperial Navy in the next war. I hope that this aircraft carrier will at least  Can lead the opponent for more than ten years!" Wang Yuze said solemnly!  It¡¯s no secret that the German Navy has already built more aircraft carriers!  Moreover, according to some information obtained by the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Germans are making very fast progress in the design of aircraft carriers!  After almost all the British shipyards and naval and warship design talents were taken over, Germany's naval strength has been greatly improved!  In particular, the German Navy also obtained some aircraft carrier design plans from China through some secret means, which made the road of German aircraft carrier construction much smoother!  There are many German engineers and scientists in China. Although many of them have nothing to do with shipbuilding, we have to deny that at the beginning of the construction of the Chinese Navy, the Germans served as the most important warship design engineers!  Although China's Ministry of Homeland Security and Military Intelligence have made a lot of efforts, it is still very difficult to completely solve Germany's intelligence spying on China!  Under such circumstances, the Chinese Navy can only continue to maintain its superiority by making continuous progress and developing aircraft carriers that are more advanced than the German Navy!

    The assessment of the Military Intelligence Bureau believes that the first-class aircraft carrier built by the German Navy is only an experimental aircraft carrier.  But its performance is very close to the Chinese Navy¡¯s ¡®Emeishan-class¡¯ aircraft carrier!  Of course, this experimental aircraft carrier still has many loopholes, and its real combat power is far from the Chinese Navy's 'Emeishan-class' aircraft carrier!  However, it is undeniable that once the navy solves these problems during the construction and use of aircraft carriers,If the problem is solved, they will be able to build an aircraft carrier that can rival the Chinese Navy's 'Emeishan-class' aircraft carrier!  In the future, building an aircraft carrier that rivals the "Wuyue-class" aircraft carrier will not be a big problem!  This forces China to be more vigilant!

    "Yes, Your Majesty! The Navy Ministry will redesign it!" Marshal Zhang Cheng, Minister of the Navy, said quickly!

    "According to the information obtained by the Military Intelligence Agency, the Germans' first aircraft carrier will be commissioned in the middle of next year! Although this is only an experimental aircraft carrier, it cannot be underestimated! In terms of Germany's current shipbuilding capabilities,  They are not much worse than us! If we cannot maintain the performance advantages of warships and fighter planes, it will be very difficult to defeat the Germans in the future!" Wang Yuze reminded!

    Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Zhang Cheng, Minister of the Navy, and Marshal Jiang Xingguo, Minister of National Defense all nodded!  Germany is China's biggest enemy in the future and a stumbling block for China to consolidate its position as world hegemon. This has been recognized by the cabinet and the military!  And for a long time to come, suppressing Germany and ultimately defeating Germany is also an important goal of the Chinese cabinet and military!  Of course, the military must continue to maintain its military advantage, and the cabinet's focus is to restore the country's strength as soon as possible, continue to develop, and prepare for the next war!

    "Your Majesty, do you have any specific requirements for the new class of aircraft carriers?" Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of General Staff asked!  After all, if Wang Yuze puts forward some specific requirements, such as parameter indicators, it will certainly cause the Navy Department to encounter some difficulties in its design, but after all, there will be a research plan!  At least it's much better than the Admiralty trying to figure it out alone!

    Wang Yuze was a little hesitant. All along, whether it was the navy, army, or air force, he was proposing a big development direction, and then the army, navy, and air force worked hard according to the development direction he proposed!  This will certainly save the army, navy and air force a lot of detours, but it also risks overthrowing the situation!  Of course, now facing the threat from Germany, defeating Germany is the most important thing. The future situation can only be considered at that time!

    "The next-level aircraft carrier of the Imperial Navy should ideally have a full-load displacement of more than 50,000 tons! The maximum speed is more than 33 knots, the endurance is more than 15,000 nautical miles, and it can carry at least 130 fighters. The armor of the flight deck is 80 mm.  Above, the armor of important parts is more than 180 mm, and the waterline armor is more than 160 mm! In addition, it is necessary to carry as many anti-aircraft weapons as possible! Once the enemy fighter planes break through the defense circle of the aircraft carrier battle group, the aircraft carrier's own anti-aircraft weapons must be  Try your best to shoot down the enemy's fighter planes!" Wang Yuze said!

    However, when Wang Yuze said these indicators, the Navy Minister, Marshal Zhang Cheng, already had a sad face!  Although Marshal Cai Yun, Chief of the General Staff, and Marshal Jiang Xingguo, Minister of National Defense, did not know much about the navy's warships, they also knew that Wang Yuze's request seemed too high!

    "Your Majesty, it is very difficult to achieve these parameters with current technology! Among other things, the displacement of 50,000 tons is already larger than the Imperial Navy's 'Imperial Class' battleship. The Imperial Navy has never built such a  A big warship! Not to mention making such a huge warship sail at a speed of more than 33 knots! This is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the empire's shipbuilding industry!" Marshal Zhang Cheng, the Minister of the Navy, said with a bitter face!

    "Challenges bring motivation. We still have five years. I believe the Imperial Navy will be able to do it!" Wang Yuze said!

    At Wang Yuze¡¯s request, the Imperial Navy did not come up with the design plan for an ¡®island-class¡¯ aircraft carrier until two years later!  After several modifications, the parameters of the 'Island Class' aircraft carrier are as follows, with a standard displacement of 45,000 tons and a full load displacement of 56,000 tons.  It is 295 meters long, 41.5 meters wide and has a draft of 10.06 meters.  The power is 12 large oil-fired boilers and 8 1200-watt steam turbines.  The power is 210,000 shaft horsepower, and the maximum speed is 33 knots (it ran 34 knots during the trial).  It carries 120 fighters in peacetime and up to 140 fighters in wartime.  The flight deck is 88 mm thick, the armor of key parts is 180 mm, and the waterline armor is 165 mm!  At the same time, the aircraft carrier's air defense firepower is very powerful, equipped with 6 twin 120mm high-level dual-purpose guns, 24 twin 88mm anti-aircraft guns, 32 twin 40mm anti-aircraft guns, and 24 twin 20mm machine guns.  And hundreds of 12.7mm and 7.62mm anti-aircraft machine guns.  Including pilots, there are more than 3,500 members on the entire aircraft carrier!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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