Hanhai Langshan (Xiongnu Langshan) said not long ago that in the next 10 years, it is very likely to produce and build 6 or even more than 6 new aviation main battle platforms with a conventional power of more than 100,000 tons. Some people believe that it is extremely important to build up to 2 to 3 such platforms in the next 10 years, and the probability of building 6 ships simultaneously is not high. However, Langshan still insists on the prediction of building at least 6 ships in the next 10 years. After all, three platforms have been successfully built in the past 10 years. Of course, the construction date of the first platform was earlier than 2012, but it was basically completed in 2012. Therefore, strictly speaking, about 2.5 medium and large platforms have been built in the past 10 years. So based on this, can we conclude that 2 to 3 new platforms with a scale of over 100,000 tons can only be built in the next 10 years? If you really think so, it is obvious that you are looking for a sword. Let me give you a simple analogy: When the 170 and 171 ships were built and equipped in the past, who could predict that nearly 40 ASCH ships that exceeded 170 and 171 in total would be built in the next ten years?
As for 8 of the super shield ships with a scale of more than 13,000 tons, I'm afraid I couldn't even think about it at that time. Because at that time, almost everyone's highest goal was to expect that they would also be equipped with large general Aegis shields of 9,500 to 10,000 tons, similar to Burke 2A. The results proved to be far beyond the predictions of the boldest prophets at that time. By the same token, reasonable predictions must be made with a developmental perspective on the construction scale of the future super main battleship. After all, the construction of all first-class main battleships actually has an obvious rule. This is to only carry out a small number of experimental constructions before the overall technology is fully verified and only about 2 ships are built. After sufficient field testing, after all the most critical core technologies are mature, they will immediately transform into large-scale centralized construction that is enough to surprise the world and enough to change the global basic balance of power. The process and engineering rules of the main ASCHD from experimental construction to final outbreak within 20 years are also applicable to the main aviation ships.
This is because the three ships that have been built are essentially "technical test ships". After all, the first two 60,000-ton class ships actually repeat the sliding jump plus conventional blocking technology that the Soviet Navy had explored. Two ships have proved that this technology is completely feasible; but it does not conform to the general development direction of the future super main battle aviation ships; that is, the commanding heights of the technology of electromagnetic emission and electromagnetic barrier. Therefore, two 60,000-ton platforms were on duty, but they were neither strong enough to make a move nor continued to build subsequent ships . As for meeting all key requirements in the future, all its subsystems are roughly a brand new platform of more than 80,000 tons. Considering the cost and comprehensive technical risks, only this technical test ship was built. Once this only new technology test ship completes all comprehensive tests, subsequent large-scale construction will inevitably be fully launched! This is because although this ship is a single seedling, it can fully verify all key technologies of similar conventional platforms of 8 to 110,000 tons.
From the basic power to all the large and small subsystems above. There is no essential difference between more than 80,000 tons and the future over 100,000 tons, and even the power system can be copied directly; at most, a few high-power diesel generators can be added. Overcoming all technical obstacles is the number one reason for the immediate expansion of construction scale in the future. In the past 15 years, the ASUSF has only been able to build a large number after completely solving the power supply and the most critical phased array combat system; and the more than 80,000 tons of platforms can also be fully tested for the power itself and the most critical electromagnetic emission and electromagnetic recovery systems; then it will quickly expand the scale. After all technically no problem. It depends on whether the demand is urgent. But the fact is that the demand is extremely urgent! If there are 6 conventional platforms with a scale of over 100,000 tons in 10 years, plus the existing 3 platforms, then a total of 9 conventional power platforms can be dispatched at any time for practical combat. This strength completely surpasses the superpowers at any time.
The existing Nimitz class mobilized globally include the Ford class.It is also in the local battlefield, which is enough to form an absolute advantage of 2 to 1. When that time comes, most of the problems that exist today may be solved. And the world will not continue to dominate the world by only the United States. Some people are also worried about whether there is enough financial support to build 6 ships in 10 years. In fact, the more similar platforms are built, the faster the overall cost will drop. The reason why many weapons cannot be reduced in unit prices is essentially because the total amount has not increased. If 6 ships are built in the same batch, the price of their single ship will even drop to 80% of the platform more than 80,000 tons, less than half of the Ford-class cost. The existing two major shipyards are enough to produce at least 4 super dry docks for construction simultaneously, so a minimum of 4 ships can be built in the same batch. 10 years is enough to build 8 instead of 6!
