Chapter 705 Get going
“Let’s build a new type of ship. Citigroup just came up with it not long ago, a roll-on/roll-off ship!”
Gao Zhendong started to make a nest.
"Ro-Ro ship? What type of ship is this?" At this time, there was no such concept in China. The real modern Ro-Ro ship was built by Citigroup in 1958, not even a few years ago.
“It is to allow wheeled vehicles to get on and off the ship directly through the springboard. It is loaded and unloaded by rolling on wheels, so I translated it as a ro-ro ship.”
Some comrades thought for a while and suddenly realized: "Isn't this just a train ferry? It's just that the contents have changed from trains to cars."
Other comrades also reacted when they heard this, but they felt that it was not necessary. .
“For vehicle transportation, don’t we have landing craft and landing ships? Isn’t it necessary to do this?”
Gao Zhendong said: “I’m talking about large ships of several thousand tons. , the entire cabin or most of the cabin is specially designed for loading vehicles, and can be divided into multiple layers for loading. It can load many vehicles at one time, and this kind of ship can be designed with multiple springboards, which can directly carry out loading and unloading operations at multiple places, greatly improving its speed."
In fact, several thousand tons are carried in the ro-ro ship. He can only be regarded as a little brother, but no matter how old he is at this time, there is no need and at the same time he cannot afford it.
The comrades at the Shipbuilding Research Institute felt that this was unreliable, but they could not say that Gao Zhendong was talking nonsense. Who knows what else he had hidden behind him that he had not finished speaking, so he could only object in a very vague way: "This kind of thing, It has no beaching and beaching capabilities and can only be used on docks of a certain size. It may be difficult to meet the requirements of the Marine Equipment Bureau."
Unexpectedly, Gao Zhendong admitted directly: "Yes, the main business of this thing is not military, but a civilian ship. However, after capturing the port, the efficiency of this thing in transporting mechanized troops is higher than that of all landing ships. My idea is that in normal times Civilian, used for economic construction, mobilized when necessary, not used for beach fighting, but used for large-scale transfer of support forces after the position is consolidated. "
Huh? This...
This kind of thinking has never been heard of by the comrades present, but there seems to be some truth in it.
The comrades of the National Defense Work Committee and the Maritime Installation Bureau became excited, especially the National Defense Work Committee, which has both military and civilian uses and sounds a bit reliable. This is a new idea: "Come on, come on, let's talk about it carefully. ! ”
Gao Zhendong introduced the basic concepts, structures and functions of ro-ro ships, and then concluded: "My idea is to build a certain number of ro-ro ships for use between the two peninsulas of Bohai and from Tianya Island to the east. The transportation of goods and personnel in Guangdong. "
"In this case, the docks on both sides have to load and unload the goods, which will be very inefficient, right?"
Gao Zhendong looked confused. : "If you don't want to unload the goods, why should you unload them? The car loads the goods from the source of goods, drives to the dock to get on the ship to cross the sea, and then gets off the ship and goes straight to the destination. One of the advantages of this method is that the loading and unloading efficiency is high, and the dock does not need to be built. As long as the port conditions are provided for complex loading and unloading equipment, it can also undertake transportation tasks for terminals with poor conditions. "
Holy shit, this is so imaginative.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems that this is true.
As the big industrial brother at this time, Northeast China needs to transport too many things to the east. Now it seems that the importance of the direction of Tianya Island has begun to increase, and there may be a large amount of transportation demand in the future.
"But in this case, part of the ship's transportation capacity will be occupied by vehicles, right? It's a waste." The comrades of the Shipbuilding Institute are still aware of this.
Gao Zhendong said with a smile: "Originally, the advantage of sea transportation is that it is cheap. We can take advantage of this advantage and pay a certain price for transportation capacity in exchange for more sea shipping routes, shortened land transportation mileage, and higher transportation efficiency. This After all, sometimes what you have to consider is whether you can be lucky. The problem is whether it can be transported efficiently. Even if it is used to transport large trucks from the northeast to the south, this thing saves money and is better than any ship."
As an extreme example, for the same heavy goods, the price of 1 kilometer of land transportation may be more expensive than that of 100 kilometers of sea transportation.
Hey, Chief Engineer Gao is very familiar with this area. The comrades from the Shipbuilding Research Institute think about what he said. Although there is no clear calculation yet, this statement is not completely unreasonable.
Chief Engineer Gao even came up with a way to use Thief 6, which can be used directly to transport trucks. The trucks are also cargo! Absolutely amazing.
Gao Zhendong added: "According to our route needs, there is no problem in supporting the operation of a certain number of ro-ro ships, and this thing can transport at least one armored regiment at a time during wartime. As long as we seize the The transportation efficiency of a port or terminal of a certain size is unknown compared to any passenger ship or landing ship. How high is it? It serves economic construction in peacetime and contributes to landing operations in wartime. Besides, not all ships on all routes use ro-ro. A certain number is enough."
An armored regiment has hundreds of tanks, plus other vehicles, and it is not easy to transport thousands of tons of roll-on roll-off ships.
Originally, ro-ro ships have never been registered as military vessels, but they are actually one of the important components of a country's large-scale strategic projection capabilities. To put it secretly, Citigroup picked up the leak after Lao Maozi's sudden death. In 1997, he bought a ro-ro ship produced by Lao Maozi in 1987 and converted it into the "Whit" offshore prepositioned ship.
After listening to Gao Zhendong’s words, the Defense Working Committee thought this idea was really brilliant. They are usually maintained by civilians, including crew, maintenance and so on. They are all taken care of. Don't be dissatisfied. They are capable of doing heavy work, and casual shipping companies may not be able to support them if they want to.
When necessary, gather together and find a way to grab a few docks. It doesn't take much. There are only a dozen or so, and several divisions can transport them ashore at different locations, and the speed is extremely fast. Once a few divisions have landed, the matter will not be decided by others. If the support is strong, you may not be able to attack hundreds of thousands of troops.
It's like fighting in an alley. There are too many people and it's not necessarily useful. It can't start.
This thing should be done! It's not a loss anyway, at least we have gained the ability to deliver at sea, right?
Hai Decoration Bureau is also happy that it can be used without spending any money. It is quite easy to use. Who would be unhappy?
The comrades who were engaged in shipbuilding were writing and drawing on paper, and they all felt that this thing could really be built.
The National Defense Work Committee muttered a few words with the Marine Loading Bureau and directly announced: "Well, this matter can be taken up, but it is not just us. When the time comes, the comrades of the Shipbuilding Institute will find a place for shipping. , Civilian ships, let’s work together to build a good ship that is economical and practical and can meet wartime needs.”
Gao Zhendong’s brain, tsk! ! ! ! !
Not only are they satisfied, Gao Zhendong himself is also satisfied. This thing is dual-purpose for both military and civilian use. Although it is not the main ship type, it is very useful in special circumstances. It is undoubtedly a good thing to be able to get it out early. In his previous life, in 2000, we only had a few small ones. If we wanted to use them, we had to find little devils and the others, which were quite expensive.
But by the time Gao Zhendong wore it, the situation had changed. We have nearly a hundred, Little Devil has more than 80, and Citigroup has more than 40, but it often rents boats from Little Devil. .
Gao Zhendong did not expect that we would be able to produce such a huge quantity and such a large ship at this time. The ro-ro ships at that time often weighed tens of thousands of tons. There was no such demand, but even if there were three to five or ten to thousands of Tons, it can be a big deal at critical moments.
Strike while the iron is hot!
While everyone was still happy about the ro-ro ship, Gao Zhendong put forward another suggestion.
“Actually, compared to this dual-purpose military and civilian ship, I think the maritime side should consider the research and development of another military auxiliary ship type.”
Are there any experts?
To exaggerate, even if Gao Zhendong says that the Navy should consider going to the moon now, the National Defense Work Committee and the Maritime Equipment Bureau must first listen to what he wants to say.
The leader of the National Defense Working Committee smiled and said: "It seems that Comrade Zhendong is very knowledgeable about military auxiliary ships. Haha, do you have any new ideas?"
He does not expect Gao Zhendong to do everything well. It is impossible to come up with new results directly, but as long as new and good ideas can be handed over to other comrades for implementation, it will be a huge success. Comrade Zhendong has his own job, so just leave these small things to other comrades to complete. .
Facts have proved that Gao Zhendong’s vision is very precise and forward-looking, but just right.
Hai Decoration Bureau is also concentrating on it, so what else?
"Integrated supply ship!"
"Supply ship? Didn't you just prepare to build a new landing craft to provide supplies to the island?" The comrades were a little strange.
Gao Zhendong shook his head: "The supply ship I'm talking about is not to supply the islands, but to supply the combat ships. The supply content includes oil, water, food, ammunition and other materials, as well as providing certain Medical support. ”
Integrated supply ship, if you want to travel farther, you can rely on this thing if you don’t have a base.
Gao Zhendong didn't want to become a fat man in one bite and build a supply ship that can support the main purpose of destroying and protecting ships. That thing is big and expensive and cannot be sustained now.
But it is possible for the smaller one to support a youth version of the fleet that is a mixture of boats and ships.
The eyes of the comrade from the Marine Installation Bureau lit up: "Comrade Zhendong, please tell me carefully."
Gao Zhendong said: "We know that when seaworthiness and living comfort are solved to a certain extent, Finally, for a considerable part of the sea area It is said that the biggest impact on combat distance is self-sustainability. Either there must be a base, or we must find ways to increase the self-sustainability of the ship.”
There is no need for Gao Zhendong to continue to explain, everything. Everyone understood what he was thinking.
Build a big ship, load it with oil, water, food and bombs, run with the fleet and replenish it at any time. In this way, you can greatly expand the scope of the fleet's activities.
Compared with oil and water supply ships or dry cargo supply ships, the beauty of this suggestion lies in its "integration".
(End of this chapter)