Chapter 1273 Quarrel
The aircraft carrier is considered to be one of the most powerful units among the conventional deterrence units under the mushroom bomb. It is not only a powerful symbolic weapon for the navy of the great powers, but also one of the Blue Star weapon units. , the most terrifying gold-eating beast.
Among the many player groups in Blue Star, some Guo Jia can actually build the most common aircraft carriers, but they cannot ignore the financial pressure to bear the cost of using and maintaining aircraft carriers.
As for the slogan shouted by this executive, no one thought that the new aircraft carrier he was talking about was the ordinary aircraft carriers.
The cost of the early Forrest-class aircraft carriers was only US$173 to 225 million. By the time the first Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was launched, the cost had been raised to US$800 million. When the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was put into service, the cost had soared to a terrifying US$7 billion.
So his proposal was sternly rejected by another senior executive.
"The total cost of R&D and construction of the Ford is US$13.7 billion, of which R&D costs are US$3.2 billion and construction costs are US$10.5 billion.
The construction of the first three ships is expected to cost Up to 36 billion U.S. dollars, with an average cost of 12 billion per ship US dollars. We can no longer support more aircraft carriers and must be replaced in strict accordance with the plan, otherwise the financial budget will limit the progress of other important projects.”
Because of the progress of Kyushu Technology in the aerospace field. I felt threatened, so I called this meeting.
However, when the right to speak and the use of budget are equal, the veto of one force quickly caused a chain reaction.
"This money has been used where it should be used most! Our Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier uses two A1B reactors with a power output of up to 280,000 horsepower. The overall power is more than 25% higher than that of the Nimitz-class. At the same time, The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier also introduced the concept of integrated power systems, integrating electromagnetic catapults, recovery systems, and elevators. , cooking, heating, etc. are integrated into the power system as much as possible to reduce dependence on the steam system and improve energy utilization.
This allows the Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to have a more powerful nuclear reactor and power output system, 13500V. The power supply system is almost three times that of a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier!
Moreover, the new aircraft carrier is highly automated. The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier requires more than 3,000 personnel, while the Ford-class aircraft carrier only requires more than 2,000 people. A reduction of more than 1,000 people reduces the huge number of personnel. Expenditure items!
There is also the use of electromagnetic catapults, which improves the ejection efficiency of the new aircraft carrier compared to steam catapults. 33%, carrier-based aircraft can normally dispatch up to 160 sorties per day, and at special critical moments, they can reach the level of 270 sorties. This will effectively improve the air support capabilities and combat efficiency of carrier-based aircraft.
Everyone. You can imagine how powerful the aircraft carrier battle group composed of our new aircraft carrier will be!
20 F35C Lightning stealth fighters, 24 Super Hornets, 5 Growler electronic warfare aircraft, 5 Hawkeye early warning aircraft, plus other helicopters and special weapons and equipment.
With the trinity combat system, coupled with the aerospace battle sequence, as long as there are enough aircraft carriers, we will still be Blue Star’s strongest force! ”
Obviously, today, when the cost of aircraft carriers is rising rapidly, the sea mushroom is not as weak as it seems.
And the pie painted by this executive is not a painting of nothingness. Pie.
The combat system composed of lightning stealth fighters, electronic warfare aircraft, early warning aircraft, and other combat units such as helicopters and special weapons and equipment can indeed suppress Blue Star 90% of the time. The power of nine point ninety-nine.
And some very sensitive people have also quietly made a calculation. According to the aircraft carrier battle group standard developed by Haiji, the cost of carrier-based aircraft has reached 5 billion U.S. dollars. If equipped with those frigates, the supporting costs have completely exceeded 35 billion U.S. dollars. If maintenance is included , the cost of training and weapons and ammunition, and miscellaneous items like coffee mugs worth hundreds of dollars each. The top standard for an aircraft carrier battle group can easily reach about 40 billion US dollars.
In the year 1024 of the Xiayin Star Calendar, among all the Guo Jia's military expenditures for 1023 announced by Blue Star, there were only 12 Guo Jia whose military expenditures reached or exceeded US$40 billion.
The average maintenance cost of each aircraft carrier is about US$3 billion, which is far more than the entire year's budget of those small and medium-sized aircraft carriers.
But so what?
Bang!
There was another sound of slamming on the table, and a senior executive yelled: "Don't you want enough?! Two years ago, our military expenditure reached 770 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for half of Blue Star's global Nearly 40% of military expenditures!
And most of them are given to you sea bacteria!
But what is the answer sheet you handed over?
At the beginning, you also said that it would take two years to develop a carrier-based mecha! What have you developed in the past? ”
"What do you know? Mechas are completely immature weapons! They have no actual combat significance at all! If the billions of dollars spent on developing mechas are used to build aircraft carriers, the return will only be even greater!"
“The aerospace field is a high-tech industry with high investment, high risks and high returns. We must continue to lead in the aerospace field, and Don’t delay us on the ground!”
“The benefits we have gained in Europe need more and more reasonable distribution!”
Originally, everyone was justified. When discussing, even if the theory and basis are not convincing to everyone, you can still sit on the chair and talk about it rationally.
But as the quarrel became fierce and the contradiction deepened, differences broke out.
Even in the debate, some people have used iconic words such as Fk, instantly turning a serious meeting of top elites into an "intelligence exchange center" similar to that of a rural street.
Even some sane people reiterated many times at the meeting: "The focus in the future will still be to cooperate with allies and partners to maintain a peaceful, free and open Indo-Pacific region."
It was impossible to stop these high-level officials from quarreling.
(End of this chapter)