Chapter 1039: Widening the Cannon
No matter how powerful the artillery support firepower is, can it be more powerful than a box of rockets with dozens of rounds, several boxes on a ship, and a fire support ship with spare ammunition?

At this time, the comrades of the Haizhuang Bureau deeply felt that Comrade Gao Zhendong's plan was really well-organized. He had set up the plan very early, and when they needed it, they found that what they wanted was already there and was almost done, which made them very comfortable.

Now they have only one idea, as long as the air defense can be improved, it would be fine even if the D gun position is raised!

The ideas of our comrades in the Haizhuang Bureau are so simple and unpretentious.

"Great! As long as we can have this thing, we'll be eager to get it! Go! Even if the radar ship-to-air missile can't be made, we can go back and get the Haijingqi-62 to replace it!" General Pu applauded. Did he really think he didn't want to get a better ship-to-air missile? There was no other way.

Now when you hear that there are ship-to-air missiles with a range of more than 25 kilometers, only a fool would use self-defense missiles with a range of no more than 10 kilometers.

Hot knowledge: the Russians' "Shikili" can also be considered an area air defense missile, and its range is also 25 kilometers. So when Gao Zhendong proposed a 25-kilometer radar air defense missile at this time, how could the comrades not be jealous?
Although the comrades didn’t know Shi Qili, they knew Gao Zhendong!
Chief Engineer Gao usually sets an ambush when mentioning the performance of the equipment he leads!
It is hard to say how big this ambush is, but it is likely that what he thought in his mind and what he said were two different things.

Even if it is 25 kilometers, so what? The comrades of the Naval Equipment Bureau thought that now they are the only ones who can really use medium and light tactical aircraft to launch anti-ship strikes at a distance of 25 kilometers. This is a contradiction.

As for the Russians, it’s not that they don’t have the ability, but the requirements for using medium and light tactical aircraft are a bit high, and they don’t have many.

Besides, will the Russians fight with us? Will they fight by naval battle? Everyone is sane. The two countries are neighbors, and their navies are not that good. They were all taught by the same master, so there is no way to break their moves!
After saying this, Mr. Pu slapped his head and said, "Well, the design of the new destroyer has to be changed greatly this time, hahaha." Although he complained, the expression on his face was extremely happy.

The comrade from the Haizhuang Bureau nodded and laughed happily: "Change it! Change it! If you don't change it, I'll sue you, hahahaha."

The new destroyer they were talking about was undoubtedly the super-large missile boat that Gao Zhendong knew in his previous life.

In the eyes of military fans, a second-generation destroyer with six anti-ship missiles as its main weapon is just a large missile boat. After all, 6 is an old S6607 ship and cannot be counted as a generation.

As for why it is called a super large missile boat, there is another reason. It is very fast, faster than some missile boats! The maximum speed has reached 38 knots, and the final maximum speed is around 35 knots, which is completely S2 destroyer style. You know, S2 destroyers are also very fast.

But along this line, the situation is expected to be very different, at least not as simple as a super-large missile boat.

Gao Zhendong was a little curious about the status of the new destroyer. It was said that the destroyer would be put into operation in two or three years, but since he had been there before, it must be different.

"Mr. Pu, can you tell us about the new destroyer?" Gao Zhendong said with a smile.

"No problem. I was going to talk to you about this today, but I ended up talking about something else first. Good stuff has been buried in the jar, haha." Mr. Pu was very proactive.

Mr. Pu introduced the new destroyer and also took out a rough blueprint.

It seems that he did not lie and was really prepared to discuss the destroyer issue with Gao Zhendong, and even the drawings were ready.

It is similar to what Gao Zhendong knew in his previous life. It is still based on the Russian Type 56. The slender hull can be seen at a glance. As the most successful destroyer designed in the early Cold War after the Russian S2, the Type 56 is of great significance to us.

Gao Zhendong had no intention of underestimating this ship. He had seen Wu Erdi and the little train, but he couldn't say that the first six buns were useless before eating the seventh one.

After listening to Mr. Pu’s introduction, Gao Zhendong thought for a while and then made his selection.

"Mr. Pu, my suggestion is that we should make the width of this ship larger?" Gao Zhendong said thoughtfully.

With so many examples before him, Mr. Pu did not rush to question: "Chief Engineer Gao, what is the reason for your suggestion? You should know that the beam has some effect on the speed."

You don't need to study ships to understand this relationship, as long as you have some knowledge of physics.

"Well, it will indeed have an impact, but what I am considering is, under the current combat conditions, do we still need such a high speed? As we all know, the high speed of a destroyer is to occupy artillery firing or torpedo launching positions." Gao Zhendong said.

His words made the comrades think. The S2 destroyer uses torpedoes as its main means of combat and artillery as its auxiliary. The name used by early destroyers was called torpedo boats, or it was developed from torpedo boats.

With the limited range of a torpedo and the lack of guidance, it is only useful when launched from a favorable position. And the first thing is that it must catch up with the target. After all, there is no essential difference between the speed of a torpedo and the speed of a ship. That little speed advantage is nothing if the distance is too far.

Therefore, the speed of the destroyers was forced to be increased, and the destroyers of S2 were getting faster and faster.

But at this time, Gao Zhendong's words reminded the comrades, do we still need such a high top speed? If it is just to rush to the war zone quickly, then a high enough cruising speed will be enough. Is it worth making such a big sacrifice just for those few knots of speed?

"Well... nowadays we are fighting with missiles, and the launching positions have basically completely lost their meaning." A comrade from the Naval Equipment Bureau murmured.

No matter how fast your ship runs, can it be faster than a missile? And the difference is orders of magnitude.

Moreover, missiles do not really need to ensure the launch position.

As for artillery, it is estimated that it will gradually give way to low-intensity conflicts, auxiliary strikes, and supplementary fire support, and there is no requirement for speed.

"This..." Mr. Pu also felt that it seemed to be the case, but he always felt a little aggrieved. He sacrificed so much for speed, and now he wants it all of a sudden?

"Well, let me give you a number. I suggest that the practical top speed of a destroyer should be between 30 and 32 knots. This speed is completely sufficient. You can also conduct relevant research, but I don't think the results will be too different. Based on a few numbers, widening the hull a little, increasing the displacement and internal space, I think it will be a good improvement in the overall combat capability."

Gao Zhendong directly gave a number, and everyone used this number later. What could be wrong with it? This number was even considered high. The multi-mission frigates of France and the French Empire were already top-notch in Europe, and their numbers did not exceed 28 knots.

Gao Zhendong's words gave President Pu an evaluation target in his mind. He quickly calculated on paper and nodded: "Well, if that's the case, there can indeed be a significant increase in tonnage, which will have great improvements in seaworthiness, ocean-going performance, living characteristics, and armament layout." A big body and strong strength will never hurt.

Gao Zhendong didn't think about how much to change at once. This is a bit too demanding given our current technical conditions. It would be fine if the width could be changed a little bit.

The comrades from the Naval Equipment Bureau became excited when they heard about the seaworthiness and ocean-going performance. In fact, one of the most important tasks of our generation of destroyers is to escort intercontinental missile tests. Gao Zhendong knew this in his previous life.

Even though the launch of the first generation of destroyers was still nearly 20 years away from the launch of intercontinental missiles, our comrades still made plans in advance.

Therefore, he was very clear about the interest of the Naval Equipment Bureau in these two performances, and the reason why he mentioned them specifically was to make a point here.

"Mr. Pu, I think this matter is worth discussing. We are not sure now, but what Chief Engineer Gao said does make sense. However, if we want to change the width, can your technical capabilities keep up?" said the comrade from the Naval Equipment Bureau. He also knew that there had been plans for destroyers before, but they were all shelved due to technical issues.

President Pu thought about it and nodded. "If we want to change the width, it's not a big problem. We will have to make some changes, but we are not completely inexperienced now. We also have good enough computing tools to help us. We are much better at computing simulation than before."

At this point, the comrades looked at Gao Zhendong again. This computing tool was also invented by him.

After hearing what General Pu said, the comrades from the Marine Equipment Bureau felt relieved. In this case, there was a need to push forward the discussion on this matter. Which was more important, speed or tonnage?
Reducing the top speed by 5 knots will result in a significant increase in tonnage. On this ship, it may be several hundred tons, which is very tempting.

Gao Zhendong also nodded and did not continue the topic. This matter could not be decided here. It must be something that could only be resolved through discussion.

"For the second improvement, I suggest removing the twin 130mm guns at the rear."

No one is surprised by Gao Zhendong's suggestion, as he is famous for cutting down on guns. Whether it is the improvement of large frigates or the modification of destroyers and frigates, he has cut down on guns, from main guns to secondary guns, at least half of them have been cut.

But this ship is quite large, why cut this thing? Is it still equipped with anti-aircraft missiles, like the improved 6607 class?
"Chief Engineer Gao, are anti-aircraft missiles also installed here?" Chief Pu asked. He was even thinking about how to arrange it in his mind.

Gao Zhendong shook his head: "No, that is the last choice. If possible, I hope to install something else."

New products? The navy comrades were very happy. What else? What new good things did Chief Engineer Gao have? Or what good ideas did he have?
(End of this chapter)