Chapter 709: Still for Landing
Generally speaking, warships will not be modified until they undergo a mid-term overhaul, which would be a huge waste of existing investment.

Of course, there are exceptions, and that is ColdWar.

During this time period, anything crazy can happen.

This statement was flatly denied by Gao Zhendong: "No, my suggestion is that these old ships should be modified! I said they are old ships, it has nothing to do with the age of the ships, it is mainly because of the old technology."

Apart from anything else, at this time the Four King Kongs were still artillery and torpedo destroyers. They were called King Kong, but they were the King Kong in front of Monkey King. They looked big, but their combat effectiveness was only average.

If you really put it against 6621, the result will probably be very ugly unless it is in the open sea.

You can't hit him by hitting him, and you can't catch up with him by chasing him.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of destroyers and small missile boats is not so simple to compare, but it at least explains a lot of problems.

"If we want to truly play the role of the mainstay, we still have to modify it. I will add to the construction later. Let me talk about the modification first. I suggest modifying the frigate first and then the destroyer."

This somewhat magical order left everyone a little confused.

"why?"

"Fix the small one first, otherwise the big one will still be useless."

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "There are several reasons. First, we should modify the frigate first, so that we can accumulate experience in modification. This will make it easier to modify the destroyer."

If design requires design experience, then modification also requires modification experience. Everyone nodded in agreement. Chief Engineer Gao is indeed a practical worker with rich experience and is very thoughtful about the sequence of things.

Seeing everyone nodding, Gao Zhendong added: "The second reason is that with the current technology, it would be a waste of destroyers to modify them."

Um? What does it mean?
"Comrade Zhendong, are you not satisfied with the advancement of existing technologies? At the same time, are you optimistic about the prospects of new technologies under development?"

The Defense Work Committee was more familiar with the situation, and the committee's chief engineer immediately revealed Gao Zhendong's thoughts.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Yes, with the existing technology, we can only modify it to use the Zhengxian No. 6 as an anti-ship weapon and carry self-defense air defense missiles with a range of 9- kilometers. It is fine as a frigate, but it is not good enough as a destroyer."

Isn’t this good enough?
"Chief Engineer Gao, this is already great. More than a year ago, this was unthinkable."

"Yes, we have anti-aircraft missiles. Even if it's 6 kilometers, we can force the enemy planes back beyond the bombing distance."

Gao Zhendong shook his head: "Not good enough. In fact, compared with solid anti-ship missiles, although the size and weight of Zhengxian No. 1 are large, its anti-ship power has not been greatly improved. The cost is too high. For ships below 10,000 tons, the solid missiles under development actually have good performance."

If the damage is less than 3000, and the damage is less than 8000, there will be basically no problem.

Destroying does not necessarily mean sinking, these are different.

"and……"

At this point, Gao Zhendong learned his lesson and looked towards the Defense Work Committee: "Can you tell me? The approximate progress."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled and nodded: "Probably."

Gao Zhendong then turned around and said, "Moreover, our semi-active radar air-to-air missile is making good progress. Once successful, whether it is enlarging the missile body or adding boosters, we can get a usable radar-guided ship-to-air missile with a longer range!"

This is Gao Zhendong's confidence. The comrades at the Missile Research Institute who are working on air-to-air missiles are not idle.

The range of infrared missiles is not very large, so if you want a ship-to-air missile with a longer range, you must add radar guidance.

"Really?"

"If that's the case, then we can really put the modification of the destroyer on hold."

"How does he know these things?"

"How he knows these things is not something you and I should know. Anyway, it's enough to know that there is good progress in radar-guided air-to-air missiles."

"Well, if that's the case, I agree with Chief Engineer Gao. We should start with the frigate."

"..."

Having said that, Gao Zhendong finally expressed his views on building a new ship.

"It's almost the same principle. My suggestion is that we should not build too many new ships. We should take small steps and move fast!"

Taking small steps and making rapid progress was the classic deployment method used by my country to develop its naval main combat ships.

"Small steps and fast progress?" This statement is a little confusing to everyone.

"Yes, that is, before we get the final target ship, we only build one or two of each type of destroyer and frigate, designing, building, using and modifying them at the same time, until we design a relatively satisfactory type. At that time, we can start making dumplings." Although he knew that the economy in those days would probably not be as big as those in the future, Gao Zhendong knew that we had built dozens of first-generation domestically-produced destroyers, even if they were not advanced.

This is a great country. Although it is not satisfied, it still produces enough troops to fight a major war.

This suggestion, which seemed to be a waste of money, made everyone uneasy for a moment.

"Is this even possible? Isn't this a waste of design energy?"

Gao Zhendong: "Does the existing design force have the ability to design a large warship in one go?"

It seems not possible because of lack of experience. Many things can only be gained after things happen and lessons are learned.

"But won't our destroyers and frigates be too diverse? Will there be problems with maintenance?"

Gao Zhendong: "It's already complicated now, isn't it also under maintenance? Besides, it's not like it will always be like this. And as long as the main engine, ship type, etc. don't change too much, this aspect is actually not a big problem."

It seems to make some sense. Believe in our soldiers.

In fact, Gao Zhendong said this for only one reason. Zang San was able to maintain the International Products to a reasonable level, so I believe it will be no problem for us to do the same in a short period of time.

However, he also knew that this matter was a bit unorthodox, so he did not force it. He just said: "This is just a suggestion. Whether to do it this way or not depends on the specific situation. Anyway, there are not many large ships being built now, which objectively provides conditions for small steps and fast progress."

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You can't make big strides if you want to, because the process is slow. If you find a problem, don't you fix it in the next one? Once you change it, you still have to take small steps and move fast.

Oh my god, after talking for so long, the biggest reason is here. There are really not many made now.

All the comrades secretly complained about Gao Zhendong's cunningness.

This Chief Engineer Gao is a bit too naughty.

Gao Zhendong knew that he could not provoke his comrades on this matter any longer, otherwise a real fight might break out. He brought up something in time to divert the attention of his comrades. As he said, plant the seeds first, and they will naturally sprout when the conditions are right.

"I won't say much about this matter, but I suggest that we build a few large warships. It doesn't need to be many, maybe 4 to 8."

Hiss~~~~~
The comrades present at the meeting took a deep breath. If four points were not too many, then to say eight points were not too many would be a lie.

As if he knew what his comrades were thinking, Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "What I mean by not much is that compared with destroyers and frigates of the same tonnage, this thing is much cheaper."

Huh? Not drive or protect? It sounds like something new.

They were interested in this. The new things Gao Zhendong talked about were somewhat interesting.

"New ship? Tell us about it, Comrade Zhendong." The comrade from the Naval Equipment Bureau said with a smile.

"Fire support ship! A ship that uses rocket launchers as its main weapon and is responsible for launching rapid fire attacks on the beach and the enemy's shallow depths."

In fact, this thing is not new. Citigroup had modified some of it in S2. Gao Zhendong had used it in a game in his previous life. Of course, the attack process in the game was simplified.

"This thing? It's aimed at landing again!"

Some comrades know about this.

"But we can use the guns of the navy's destroyers and frigates to provide fire support to the land."

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "It is still dangerous for destroyers to attack the shore unless the enemy is completely defenseless. Moreover, considering the number of our destroyers and frigates, and the density of firepower they form, I am afraid it is far inferior to rocket launchers."

"Comrade Zhendong, don't we still have the Air Force?"

"In fact, due to problems such as command coordination and air superiority, the comrades in the Air Force are not very competent for this kind of on-call fire support mission. In addition, the bomber or attack aircraft has a limited bomb load and a limited time in the air. It is a waste to use them to complete this mission. They should complete more important tasks. Otherwise, the comrades in the Army would not have to develop large-caliber artillery and rocket launchers."

"But as far as I know, the range of our rocket launchers is extremely limited compared to larger-caliber naval guns, and will put the warships themselves in greater danger." This comrade seemed to have a certain understanding of the current status of the army's equipment.

Gao Zhendong was confident; he had been waiting for this to happen for a long time.

"The army is developing long-range rocket launchers, which should have good prospects. I cannot disclose the specific range, but I can say that it is over 20 kilometers. It is much easier to put rocket launchers on ships than to put land artillery on ships."

If land artillery wants to be installed on ships, even if the mechanical part is ignored, the range of land artillery is generally not as good as that of naval guns with the same caliber. This is determined by the functional requirements of the two, so there are many troubles in installing land artillery on ships.

When the comrades heard this, they knew that the range was over 20 kilometers. According to the nature of confidentiality, they didn't know how far it could go, but the number was estimated to be considerable. That would make it easy. Apart from the enemy's anti-ship missiles and aircraft, it was basically difficult for shore artillery to pose a threat to this thing.

"Comrade Zhendong, I remember that rocket launchers are not cheap."

Gao Zhendong smiled: "Rockets are not cheap, but rocket launchers themselves are not too expensive. They are just pure iron lumps. Moreover, this warship can even be modified from existing civilian ships. It does not need other cannons or guns, radars or other electronic equipment. It only needs a fire control system that can solve the swaying problem."

(End of this chapter)