Chapter 1292: Launching and Naming Ceremony of Type 003 Aircraft Carrier
"Congratulations to Xiangjiang, you got an aircraft carrier!"
"Hello, Xiangjiang!"
"What are the four black sheds on the string plate for?"
"The gantry crane is too big!"
"It's a national treasure, a visual feast, this is a great national treasure!"
"Today's China, the prosperous China, will surely stand tall among the nations of the world!"
"Forgive my limited knowledge, a word of awesome, to express my current mood!"
"The fourth aircraft carrier formation is coming soon. In a few years, we will definitely have 12 aircraft carrier formations to guard the motherland's sea borders, fight pirates, and deter jackals and tigers!"
"Look at the host, they are all smiling~~"
"Xiangjiang, what a special meaning!"
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The launching and naming ceremony of the Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was not long, but it made countless netizens excited.
After CCTV improved its camera skills, this shooting level is getting closer and closer to the level of AFP. The steel behemoth of the Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is undoubtedly revealed, full of shock.
Big!
Incredibly large!
A true steel behemoth!
Such a steel behemoth is full of infinite deterrence and great shock!
More importantly, the time node for the launch of the Type 003 aircraft carrier is too coincidental.
It happened to be the tenth anniversary of the return of Hong Kong, and it was named "Hong Kong"!
How could everyone not be excited and unhappy?
Moreover, during the live broadcast of CCTV, it was clearly stated that this is a large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Although the specific displacement is not stated, it is so huge that it must be a large displacement!
Moreover, the four camouflage rectangular sheds undoubtedly indicate that this is an electromagnetic catapult, and it is equipped with 4 electromagnetic catapults.
Everyone knows that compared with traditional steam catapults, electromagnetic catapults have the advantages of faster response, more accurate control, and lower maintenance costs.
These four electromagnetic catapults can support the rapid takeoff of carrier-based aircraft with higher efficiency and reliability, thereby improving the overall combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier.
The combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier depends on the aircraft. In addition to the performance of carrier-based aircraft, the speed, efficiency, and accuracy of the catapult launching carrier-based aircraft also affect the performance of the aircraft.
With an electromagnetic catapult, it means that various aircraft can be launched, even early warning aircraft, tankers, and electronic warfare aircraft can be launched.
This will undoubtedly greatly enhance the overall combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers.
At present, China is the only country in the world that has mastered the electromagnetic catapult technology.
Although the United States has been researching electromagnetic catapults earlier and has been constantly reporting good news, it has still not mastered the electromagnetic catapult technology.
What's more, several guns on the aircraft carrier were blocked.
Many people suspect that it is a new type of naval gun or a new type of long-range air defense missile developed by China.
They would never have thought that those are laser defense weapons used to defend against incoming aircraft and missiles, and can even be used to shoot down satellites in space!
The laser cannon equipped on the 003 aircraft carrier is more advanced than the laser cannon on the 002B aircraft carrier, because the 003 aircraft carrier can supply stronger electrical energy.
Just one aircraft carrier truly possesses the ability to attack and defend at the same time.
In comparison, only the defense against underwater threats is slightly weaker.
But an aircraft carrier is not just an aircraft carrier, but also an aircraft carrier fleet.
It is extremely difficult for a submarine to avoid anti-submarine patrol aircraft, anti-submarine helicopters, etc. to attack an aircraft carrier.
Compared with the joy of China, the whole world is silent.
It is really the live broadcast of the 003 aircraft carrier. Anyone who sees it will be shocked.
This is the deterrent power of an aircraft carrier!
It is easy to count the countries in the world that have aircraft carriers.
There are very few countries equipped with advanced large aircraft carriers and medium-sized aircraft carriers.
As for the equipment of large nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, there was only one country, the United States, in the past.
Since World War II, the U.S. Navy has dominated the world and become the world's number one naval power.
From World War II to the present, the U.S. Navy has been in the world's number one position for 62 years and has never been shaken.
Even the Soviet Navy at its peak, which ranked second in the world, still had a gap compared to the U.S. Navy.
This gap is not in other warships, but in aircraft carriers.
The aircraft carriers built by the Soviet Union during its heyday were two "Marshal Kuznetsov-class" aircraft carriers. Both of them are conventional medium-sized aircraft carriers with a standard displacement of 55,000 tons and a full load displacement of 59,000 tons, which did not exceed 60,000 tons.
As for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, it has never been realized.
But now, after China has the 002B nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it has achieved a huge leap in nuclear-powered large aircraft carriers.
The leap here is not a one-step leap, but a leap of several steps.
Even the 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier can be called the most powerful aircraft carrier in the world.
The White House, conference room.
After watching the launching and naming ceremony of the 003 aircraft carrier, everyone's faces couldn't help but show bitterness.
They also didn't expect that China would not build more Type 002B aircraft carriers, or develop Type 002C and Type 002D aircraft carriers according to Chinese tradition, but would directly develop Type 003 aircraft carriers, large nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
This is simply not playing by the rules!
The CIA director looked very unhappy. It was his negligence in his work. If he was held accountable, he would be blamed.
To be honest, the world's military industry, national defense construction, and the development of science and technology are all the focus of CIA's work, and key areas are the focus of attention.
In terms of aircraft carrier development, CIA has never relaxed.
From various channels, CIA is trying to collect information on aircraft carrier development in order to formulate strategies.
This includes posting phishing posts on military forums, or intelligence personnel around large shipyards.
However, no intelligence has been collected about the Type 003 aircraft carrier.
Although the CIA's intelligence budget is increasing every year, the cost of collecting intelligence in the East is also increasing exponentially.
In the early days, as long as the US green card was used as a lure, intelligence could be obtained. Only a small amount of money was needed every year to obtain a lot of valuable intelligence.
But now, with a budget of tens of billions of dollars every year, the valuable intelligence that can be collected is not as good as before.
Those people's appetite is getting bigger and bigger.
For example, some public intellectuals want to increase funding by ten or twenty times, not just a little bit.
Some even put on airs.
"How about our new generation aircraft carrier, the Ford?" George Walton said in a deep voice.
It is not reliable to rely on the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier alone.
The only hope now is the new generation of aircraft carriers.
George Walton attaches great importance to the development of aircraft carriers, because the US Navy is the most important branch of the US military.
Among the three services of the US Army, Navy and Air Force, the Navy is the most important, followed by the Air Force, and the least important is the Army. (End of this chapter)