The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Cruisers, destroyers, frigates, these are very important surface ships among naval warships.

Maybe many people don't know how to distinguish.

In fact, the simplest way to distinguish these three types of combat ships is to look at the tonnage. Cruisers are the largest, followed by destroyers and frigates are the smallest.

Cruisers have a variety of combat capabilities and are one of the main types of ships used by the navy in ocean operations. Modern cruisers are divided into light missile cruisers and heavy missile cruisers according to different displacements; according to different power units, they are divided into conventionally powered cruisers and nuclear-powered cruisers.

Destroyers are medium-sized surface combat ships with missiles, torpedoes, and naval guns as their main weapons and with a variety of combat capabilities. They are one of the important ship types in the navy's fleet formation. Destroyers have to undertake various tasks, so there are ocean destroyers, fleet destroyers, destroyers, and escort destroyers.

After World War II, destroyers entered a modernization stage, and missiles and ship-borne helicopters became the main weapons on the ship, as did naval guns.

By the mid-1970s, destroyers with a displacement of more than 7,000 tons were classified as cruisers, fleet destroyers and escort destroyers with a displacement of less than 3,000 tons were classified as frigates, and all types of destroyers with a displacement of 3,000 to 7,000 tons were collectively called destroyers.

Of course, according to their purposes, destroyers are also divided into guided missile destroyers, anti-submarine destroyers and multi-purpose destroyers.

A frigate is a light warship with underwater weapons, naval guns, and missiles as its main weapons. It is used to perform combat missions such as escort, anti-submarine warfare, and security. According to the size of the displacement, it can be divided into two types: medium-sized frigates (1000~3000 tons) and small frigates (600~1000 tons). According to the mission, it can be divided into anti-submarine type, air-to-air type and sea-facing type.

Currently, the Navy's most advanced "Four King Kong" Type 07 frigates have a standard displacement of 1,657 tons and a full load displacement of 2,451 tons.

Currently, China has the Type 053 frigate, which is the first frigate developed by China. The first ship was built in 1980, launched in 1981, and officially entered service in June 1982. The standard displacement is 1,550 tons, and the full load displacement is 1,865 tons.

The destroyer is the Type 051 guided missile destroyer, which is the first type of guided missile destroyer designed and built by China. The Type 051 destroyer has a total length of 132 meters, a width of 12.8 meters, a draft of 4.6 meters, a standard displacement of 3,250 tons, and a full load displacement of 3,670 tons.

However, whether it is the Type 053 frigate or the Type 051 guided missile destroyer, it has lagged behind the times since its birth. It represents more that China has the ability to develop large surface combat ships, rather than that it can develop advanced ships.

Speaking of which, China has developed a ship with the world's advanced water flow. It is not other ships, but the Type 022 missile boat developed by Liu Tao.

After they boarded the Type 022 missile boat, they were deeply shocked when they saw the advanced instruments.

This also made them full of expectations for Liu Tao.

Liu Tao looked helpless.

"Comrades, it is not easy to develop this ship. It took me a lot of effort to develop a Type 022 missile boat. How can I have the time and energy to develop other warships!" Liu Tao shook his head and said: "But next I will The development of frigates and destroyers, the export of our Type 022 missile boats, need your convenience, and the construction of shipyards also needs the cooperation of the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation to support some of our talents. "

His shipyard does not have the ability to build ships of thousands of tons, and the dock is not big enough.

The construction of a shipyard will take at least two to three years.

After all, this kind of land on the seaside has complex geology and the ebb and flow of tides will have a great impact on the construction of the shipyard.

"Your Panshan Group is a reform pilot unit and has certain autonomy in arms exports. Naturally, we have no objection if you want to export Type 022 missile boats." The leader of the Navy Command said solemnly, "But I have to remind you that this export The version cannot be exactly the same as our own version, otherwise, if the technology is leaked, it will be a huge loss to our navy! "

"I understand this!" Liu Tao nodded.

Liu Tao has been doing routine operations for several years, so he naturally understands them.

"If your shipyard can't build it, you can go to Hudong Shipyard, Dalian Shipyard, etc. for manufacturing." The leader of the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation smiled.

Liu Tao smiled and said: "This is no problem. Even our Type 022 missile boats can be built by these shipyards."

Liu Tao felt that it would be great if it could be done in this way.

After all, the Yangcheng Shipyard has limited conditions, but other shipyards can build it.

But here, it is clear how to settle the accounts.

Brothers have to settle accounts openly!

This matter needs to be discussed carefully.

"Comrade Liu Tao, you are a talented military engineer. You have built so many advanced weapons for the army. We also look forward to you building advanced warships for us. Our country's gate was blasted from the sea at the beginning, and the Western powers used strong ships and cannons to forcibly bombard us. To destroy our country, we must have sufficient maritime power to avoid history repeating itself," the leader of the Naval Command said solemnly.

For the Chinese people, having their country gate breached is definitely an unforgettable shame and pain.

Back then, it was the British who used their powerful ships and guns to forcibly break through China's national gate. Since then, Western powers have repeatedly broken through China's national gate from the sea, forcing the Qing Dynasty to sign unequal conditions, which made China slide step by step into the abyss. Such a big country, China, which has inherited more than 5,000 years of civilization, has reached the dangerous situation of national extinction.

Liu Tao showed a solemn look.

He understood this truth, and he was also ashamed of it. He was also worried about the future. The enemy broke through China's national gate from the sea again, so he spent a lot of effort to develop the 022 missile boat.

The 022 missile boat is only an "assassin" for near-shore defense and does not have the ability to fight in the ocean, but it can cooperate with coastal defense missiles to keep the enemy out of the near sea.

More importantly, the 022 missile boat is much cheaper than other warships and much easier to manufacture. As long as the technology is mature and the supporting facilities can keep up, dozens or even hundreds of ships can be manufactured in a year.

Even if dozens of ships are sunk, they can be replenished quickly.

But he also knew that frigates, destroyers and even cruisers were necessary, because they could build a stronger maritime defense. Only with enough frigates, destroyers, cruisers and submarines could offshore operations be truly invincible, and they could also deter jackals and tigers, so that they would not dare to start a war easily.

The threat to China has never come only from the north, but also from the ocean.

When it was the most dangerous time, it was the most difficult preparation to make the two poles join forces and the entire North China, Northwest China, and Southeast Coast were all lost, because at that time, we had to prepare for extreme thinking.

The Third Line Project cost a lot of money, but he had no choice, so that after the start of the S3 season, the Chinese people would still have weapons and ammunition to fight, fight to the final victory, and drive the invaders out of China, rather than really destroying the country and the race.

Many people understand this truth, at least none of the workers in the Third Line Factory that Liu Tao came into contact with did not understand. They are willing to be in the deep mountains and old forests because this is a sacred and great cause, and it is a real military industry to save the country.