Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Prove it? How to prove it?

Zhao Guodong's heart suddenly thumped violently. He watched Qin Yang confront the other party, thinking this matter was going to fall through, but he didn't expect such a divine reversal. This was too interesting!

Wasn't President Qin's brain circuit too strange? Would the Europeans agree?

"How can we prove it to you?" Loris asked.

"You can bring the aircraft carrier's design drawings over for us to take a look. If this aircraft carrier still needs modifications, we can modify it. If there's no need for modifications, then forget it. Of course, we can also go to your place to investigate in person, if you're willing to pay for the travel expenses."

They were giving us an aircraft carrier for free, and we were actually asking them to pay for travel expenses? Zhao Guodong's heart was filled with shock. He really didn't expect President Qin to be so confident!

"We regret that we cannot fulfill your request," Loris immediately shook his head, then looked at the other side: "Who exactly is he? Can his words represent your navy?"

After talking for so long, they still didn't know who Qin Yang was!

Everyone knew each other, and they went straight to the point. Although Zhao Guodong had a young face beside him, the French didn't pay attention to it. Later, they directly confronted him. Only now did they finally ask the question: Who exactly was this guy?

"Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is President Qin, the general manager of our domestic Fangbei Company," Zhao Guodong said: "The navy has entrusted him to be fully responsible for this negotiation activity. His words are the words of our navy."

Fangbei Company, President Qin?

The expressions on the faces of the people opposite were complex. No wonder this person launched an attack as soon as he came up. It turned out to be President Qin! President Qin was very famous and had even helped them coordinate some projects. Although they hadn't contacted him much later, everyone in France who was involved in military exports had heard of this person.

However, this aircraft carrier still had many commendable points. Qin Yang only needed to reveal some of them to convince the people in front of him.

"In fact, even if the displacement is only 40,000 tons, the deck can be expanded, and it can still have the combat capability of a medium-sized aircraft carrier," Qin Yang continued, without answering the other party's question.

"No, President Qin, if the warship's overhang is too severe, it will easily capsize in strong winds and waves," Raphael shook his head.

The larger the deck area of an aircraft carrier, the easier it is to operate carrier-based aircraft. So, can the deck be expanded indefinitely? Of course not! If the deck is too large, the center of gravity will be too high, and it will easily capsize.

One of the most obvious examples is the amphibious assault ship. Amphibious assault ships have become a trend in later generations, but strangely, designers have not expanded the deck area, unlike aircraft carriers with overhangs. The decks look very small. Why is this? Don't amphibious assault ships need air power?

Of course not. Designers also know that overhangs are better, but amphibious assault ships have a well deck, which is much higher than an aircraft carrier. If there is an overhang, it will easily capsize.

The French can only build 40,000-ton aircraft carriers, and the deck area will not be too large. How can this situation be broken?

"You can design a roll-reduction device to reduce the shaking of the aircraft carrier," Qin Yang said.

"Is it a fin stabilizer?"

Fin stabilizers are very simple. They simply open two fins on the bow of the warship to reduce the shaking of the ship in strong winds and waves. Who doesn't know this?

"No, not fin stabilizers," Qin Yang said: "You need to design a special device for the warship. This device is composed of many pulleys. When the warship tilts to one side, it transfers the counterweight to the other side, reducing the degree of tilt. Whether it's shaking horizontally or longitudinally, or even making high-speed turns, it can automatically right and trim the ship."

What Qin Yang was talking about was the crystallization of French engineers. In order to ensure that the Charles de Gaulle had high reliability in the case of a large overhang, they designed an automatic ship handling and roll stabilization system called SATRAP. This system is controlled by a computer in coordination and plays a significant role in the stability of the warship, allowing the warship to normally take off and land 25-ton carrier-based aircraft in sea state 5.

Now, the French were still thinking about how to solve these problems. The solution proposed by Qin Yang was exactly what they wanted. Instantly, the French opposite widened their eyes. That's right, why didn't we think of that? Just get a computer to automatically trim the ship!

The person in front of them had some skills. No wonder everyone said that President Qin was very powerful!

"President Qin, thank you for your guidance. Is there anything else?" Raphael said.

"Your brand new aircraft carrier will definitely operate advanced fighter jets. You don't have catapult production technology, are you planning to purchase it from the Americans? The Americans will definitely rip you off. I think you might as well adopt a ski-jump takeoff method. I have a design plan here that can allow you to get rid of your dependence on catapults and still have a high enough sortie rate."

Everyone widened their eyes again, watching Qin Yang draw on the draft paper.

"Design a ski-jump deck on the bow and add an angled deck at the same time. There are two takeoff positions on the ski-jump deck, which can simultaneously meet the takeoff of two fighter jets."

"Isn't the ski-jump deck for taking off light aircraft?"

"Of course not, heavy fighter jets can also take off. Early warning aircraft can also take off. The key is that it's cheap. You can think about it carefully, whether to buy catapults at a high price, or use this method to solve the problem."

In this era, Old Maozi's Kuznetsov had not yet come out, and no one had thought of using this design scheme for large aircraft carriers. This was an innovation!