In history, China has never stopped its pursuit of aircraft carriers. As early as the early 1980s, the Shanghai Institute began to fully launch a feasibility study project for building a light aircraft carrier with a displacement of 15,000 to 20,000 tons, which can carry helicopters and vertical/short-range take-off and landing aircraft. In the end, this plan failed to be realized.

Later, in 1985, Huaxia purchased the retired 15,000-ton light aircraft carrier "Melbourne" from Australia. This aircraft carrier was originally the British Navy's "Nice" light aircraft carrier. Although before obtaining it, Australia had removed the steam catapult, navigation radar, power system, etc., all Huaxia got was an empty shell. China's shipbuilding engineers were still very interested in finding a treasure and studied it for five years before demolishing it.

In later generations, after the end of the Cold War, China even considered purchasing the Kuznetsov-class Varyag aircraft carrier left over from the former Soviet Union that had not been built in 1992. However, at that time, Ukraine still wanted to sell the aircraft carrier to Russia and rejected China.

Later, at around 95, the famous Spanish Bazan Shipyard negotiated with the Chinese government. Spain proposed to build a low-cost aircraft carrier design plan for carrier-based fighter jets that can take off and land traditional takeoff and landing methods, with a displacement of about 20,000 tons. However, China was only interested in obtaining the design blueprint, but was unwilling to buy a real ship. In the end, the transaction ended in vain.

At the same time, France expressed its intention to sell its 30,000-ton aircraft carrier, which was about to be retired, and it also ended in vain for various reasons.

Later, two private companies in China purchased two Kiev-class aircraft carriers "Kiev" and "Minsk" left over from Russia by the former Soviet Navy. These two aircraft carriers were long been scrapped and were later converted into floating-themed tourist parks in Shenzhen and Tianjin. At the same time, China also gained more knowledge about the internal structure of the aircraft carrier.

Until the end, a retired military officer in China purchased the Ukrainian aircraft carrier that had been dismantled into empty shells in his private name, and went back to China after hardships. After many years of wind and sunlight in the port of China, it was finally repaired and improved to become China's first aircraft carrier. China's dream of owning an aircraft carrier was finally realized.

When the Liaoning began to gallop on the ocean, countless Chinese military fans were filled with emotion. This day finally came. China also had its own aircraft carrier!

Before the modification, this modified Liaoning was just an empty shell, with the engines and the like on it gone, and many cabins were destroyed. Huaxia's transformation of such an aircraft carrier was almost the same as remanufacture.

However, China had no choice, because the high yield steel used by aircraft carriers could not be produced in China, so it could only use this Soviet shell. In later generations, the Varyag crossed the ocean and sailed tens of thousands of kilometers. After coming to China, it stayed at the dock for so many years. However, when it started to improve again, it was found that the hull of the ship was still demagnetized! There was no need to re-defying the demagnetization steps! It can be seen that the Soviets' steel technology was also quite high.

No need to look at anything else. A single aircraft carrier can use steel to block many countries that are eager to build aircraft carriers. In later generations, Ah San started construction of aircraft carriers by himself. The steel needed was still imported from Russia.

Now, this problem has been solved in advance by Mhamad. Mhamad had negotiated with the Soviet Union a few years ago. He obtained high-strength steel technology for the other party's aircraft carrier at a high price, and established a special steel mill in Pakistan. Now, the nuclear submarines built in Pakistan use this kind of steel, which makes the diving depth of Pakistan's nuclear submarines exceed 500 meters.

Pakistan's first aircraft carrier, after several years of navigation, has trained a large number of qualified carrier-based aircraft pilots. The Navy has a high operating capability of fixed-wing aircraft at sea. At this time, it has been put on the agenda by Mhamadna.

The entire plan will take about five years. During this period, other supporting warships escorted, including nuclear submarines, will quickly mature. Pakistan's second aircraft carrier formation will have the same combat capabilities as the US super aircraft carrier formation.

"How much displacement aircraft carrier do you plan to build?" Hearing Mhamad's words, General Zhang, the naval commander, was of course interested and immediately asked Mhamad.

Now Pakistan's aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of 40,000 tons, which is already the limit. This aircraft carrier was originally just an aircraft carrier from World War II, and it was directly through the deck. It is not easy to transform it into this now.

"The standard displacement is more than 60,000 tons, and the full load displacement is about 80,000 tons." Mhamad said: "With eighty fixed-wing aircraft of various types, such an aircraft carrier has the best cost-effectiveness ratio."

After World War II, the Americans kept fooling each other. Large aircraft carriers were too expensive and not worth it, and small aircraft carriers were still easy to use. As a result, the British were deceived and created such an invincible guy. When the War of the Falklands broke out, the British suddenly felt that the invincible level was useless. Later generations returned to the road of conventional aircraft carriers. The new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier had a full load displacement of 65,000 tons.

Although the Soviets were also fooled and first developed the Moscow-class helicopter carrier and then the Kiev-class, the Soviets obviously realized the mistake, and the aircraft carriers built later were also increasingly displaced.

Mhamad also thoughtfully. It is not enough for Pakistan to have only one aircraft carrier, and it is necessary to own a second one. If this second one is purchased from abroad, it is almost impossible.

The United States will never sell it again. If France is willing to sell it, the price will make Pakistan crazy. The Soviet Union will rob it again when the Soviet Union collapses. It seems that the Soviet Union looks as stable as Mount Tai now, and the disintegration will probably be postponed.

Therefore, Mhamad can only build independently in China. Over the years, Pakistan's shipbuilding industry has developed rapidly and has begun to manufacture tankers with a displacement of more than 100,000 tons for the oil tycoons in the Middle East, and has accumulated rich experience in shipbuilding. In terms of warships, Pakistan is also starting to manufacture destroyers, frigates and submarines at the same time, objectively, it has the ability to build aircraft carriers.

Now, since China has revealed its interest, it is better to take China to work together. During World War II, building aircraft carriers was like dumplings. It was because the number of construction started and the scale was formed, so the costs of R&D and other research and development could be minimized.

If Pakistan creates it itself, it will take a lot of demonstration and design work in the early stage and bring it to China to share these costs, and China will definitely be willing to participate.

"Is this displacement a little too large?" General Zhang asked carefully. The larger the displacement, the higher the construction cost. After all, China has no money now, and building such a large one in the early stage will make the country feel unbearable.

In the Navy's plan, the first aircraft carrier had a displacement of between 30,000 tons and 40,000 tons.

Mr. Deng was also looking at Mhamad. After all, China, the Eastern giant, has slowly awakened. The country's strength is not strong enough now, but the economy is growing rapidly every year. Now we first demonstrate and design. After a few years, after the country's economic strength reaches, construction can be started.

Aircraft carriers are symbols of a great power! China has never given up on the dream of owning an aircraft carrier! Even when the country was just founded, it has demonstrated an aircraft carrier!

However, what kind of aircraft carrier to own has always been a problem that troubles China. Therefore, when I heard Mhamad’s bold words, it was loaded with 80,000 tons! I immediately wanted to know what this wise Pakistani leader thought?

"According to the world's division, light aircraft carriers with displacement of less than 30,000 tons, medium aircraft carriers with medium aircraft carriers with medium aircraft carriers with large aircraft carriers with a capacity of more than 60,000 tons, and nuclear-powered super aircraft carriers with a capacity of more than 90,000 tons." Mhamad said: "At the beginning, the original intention of the light aircraft carrier was to save funds with small aircraft carriers, but the result was that the small aircraft carrier had the lowest cost-effectiveness. Light aircraft carriers can only carry vertical take-off and landing aircraft led by the Harrier, and the Harrier not only has low combat power and reliability, but also has poor combat radius, but also cannot be compared with fixed-wing aircraft. Among the medium aircraft carriers, our Pakistani aircraft carrier is now fully loaded with 40,000 tons, and can only carry twenty Tomcat fighters and ten A-7 attacks as the main carrier-based aircraft.

The number is limited, and the combat effectiveness is not high. Therefore, we continue to increase the displacement. When it reaches the standard displacement of 60,000 tons, we can carry forty Tomcat fighters and twenty A-7 attack aircraft. The number of aircraft carrying more than doubled, and it has greater combat capabilities. Moreover, as the displacement expands, the deck area of ​​the aircraft carrier will be greatly increased. We can park many aircraft on the deck, which can greatly improve the dispatch efficiency of the fighter. At the same time, we will also have two catapults on the fore deck and the angled deck. At critical moments, all carrier-based aircraft can be ejected out in a few minutes to form a powerful combat capability, which is far from comparable to small and medium-sized aircraft carriers."

General Zhang listened very seriously. The key to Mhamad's words was that the carrier-based aircraft must be fixed-wing fighter jets, and the other must have catapults! With two, China now has no one. It is a long way to go to build an aircraft carrier by itself.
Chapter completed!