Leningrad, on the banks of Lake Ladoga, there is a row of very long seven-story buildings, with a very simple appearance. This is the old Soviet Naval Design Bureau and Neva Design Bureau.

This time, Kusai came, of course, not just accompanied by Gorshkov, to visit the huge warship design organization of the Red Empire and feel their style. The main purpose of Kusai came this time was to explain the specific modification plan of Iraq's heavy-duty cruiser that needed to be modified and the designers. Because the warships ordered by Iraq were not exactly the same as those produced by the Soviet Union.

The powerful granite missile is also very large in size and occupying valuable space, which led to the fact that although the displacement of the Soviet aircraft carrier and the US aircraft carrier is approximately the same, the number of carriers is about half the less. The Soviet Union asked the aircraft carrier to take on the work of cruisers, but Iraq's aircraft carriers would not take such a road. The aircraft carrier is used to load aircraft. The combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier does not depend on how many powerful missiles it has, but on how many powerful fighter jets it has. Therefore, Kusai proposed not to use granite, which is a super long-range anti-ship missile. On the one hand, the Soviet Union will definitely not provide it. On the other hand, even if the Soviet Union gave it, it will not install it on the aircraft carrier for use. The carrier-based aircraft is the key.

Of course, this is caused by the different combat ideas of the two sides. The mission of the Soviet aircraft carrier is to provide limited air supremacy and help its own ballistic missile nuclear submarines reach their launch positions under the protection of attack nuclear submarines. Therefore, they do not need so many carrier-based aircraft at all. The idea of ​​nuclear war is a main idea of ​​the Soviet Union. They have been taking the path of miniaturization of electronic tubes, and are also for nuclear war.

Moreover, because the Soviet Union had far fewer ships than the United States, it had to pursue a large and complete range, and piled up all its weapons on the aircraft carrier. If there was no formation, it would never dare to come out. However, the Soviet Union's aircraft carrier could continue to fight even if it was only one aircraft carrier left. It had complete air defense, anti-submarine and anti-ship capabilities, and even if there were no carrier-based aircraft, it could continue to fight. This was also the reason why the Soviet Union stubbornly called it a heavy-carrier cruiser rather than an aircraft carrier.

When we arrived at the design bureau, Kusai and his group were warmly welcomed. Gorshkov was a regular visitor here and could name everyone here.

In a large conference room on the third floor, both sides sat down and Kusai met the head of the Neva Design Bureau, chief designer Annikiev, designer Belov and others.

When Anikiyev was designing the 11433 type (the fourth improved model of the Kiev class), he took over the role of the head of the entire design bureau and presided over the design of the 11434 type (that is, the Brezhnev on the ship platform, which was later renamed the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier). He was almost at the highest peak of the entire Soviet surface ship designers, and now he is mainly responsible for presiding over the daily affairs of the design bureau.

The latest 11437, the nuclear-powered Ulyanovsk aircraft carrier, was designed since last year under the leadership of chief designer Belov. This aircraft carrier is the first super aircraft carrier in the Soviet Union that is truly equipped with catapults and can carry 70 aircraft.

"Everyone has received the news that we will design an improved aircraft carrier for Iraq with the Type 11434. Since Iraq does not need to use our p700 missile, it needs to be redesigned. Iraq's President Kusai wants to communicate with our design bureau." Gorshkov said.

After saying that, the Soviet Union applauded and welcomed the arrival of Kusai. Looking at these confident designers, they were all very proud because, under their hands, they designed the most powerful warships of the Soviets.

Designing an aircraft carrier is a huge task. For the Soviet Union, from the Moscow-class helicopter carrier to the product of the compounding of a Kiev-class cruiser and a small aircraft carrier, and finally to the current super aircraft carrier, there are many valuable experiences. A small design mistake can lead to catastrophic consequences, and the project volume is quite huge.

The Soviet designers were also gradually improving, especially now, they have begun to gradually abandon the drawing operation method. The Design Bureau has applied a new electronic technology document automation system. The Design Bureau has become the leading unit in the development of surface warship automation design systems. The electronic computers equipped by the Design Bureau can ensure the complete automation of the construction drawing instructions, cable registration and other text documents (which constitute 70% of the total construction documents). Moreover, the Soviet Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry and the Communications Department jointly decided to establish a dedicated communication channel for the Black Sea Shipyard of Neva Design Bureau. In later generations, in 1987, the Design Bureau’s automation design system was put into use.

In fact, although the Soviet Union only built a few super-large surface ships, and the real aircraft carrier that was directly through the deck did not come down on the ship platform, the Neva Design Bureau had long designed many aircraft carriers on the drawings. This was the attempt of the Soviet Navy Commander Gorshkov. He had always been eager for an invincible fleet that could compete with the US Navy, but because of the top management, he was always rejecting his plan.

Therefore, their design experience is actually very rich. The 11437 aircraft carrier was only designed last year, but now it has basically been finalized and the overall design has been completed. When the 11434-type second ship Varyag starts to lift components to the platform, this type of aircraft carrier can start building components next to the platform 0.

"Actually, I am a layman in designing our heavy-duty cruiser. But I have some ideas and want to mention it to you. If something is wrong, I still need to correct me." Kusai was very modest at this time. Of course, no one took this seriously, because, just halfway through, Kusai's endless theory had already let them know that the guy from Iraq in front of him had personally boarded the aircraft carrier? How could he know so clearly?

"First of all, because we don't need huge anti-ship missiles, the space can be freed up and fully connected to the deck behind, so that the area of ​​the hangar can be greatly increased," Kusai said.

The 11434 aircraft carrier has a total of seven decks, of which the two above are opened and used as hangars. However, this hangar is blocked by anti-ship missiles at the front and cannot be extended forward. The aircraft carrier needed by Iraq does not have anti-ship missiles, so Kusai will naturally propose to open it.

Regarding this, the designers have already thought that Kusai would definitely require such a design, but then, they did not think of Kusai's request.

"Secondly, the volume of the island needs to be reduced. The island of the heavy-duty cruiser you are building is too large, and we need to reduce the volume by more than half." Kusai said.

The No. 0 ship platform is not closed, and the reconnaissance satellites above the head will pass by at any time to check the progress of construction. Therefore, as early as when the keel was laid, the United States began to conduct uninterrupted space reconnaissance, and the photos had long appeared in newspapers of mainstream media in the world. Therefore, although Kusai said so, no one thought Kusai was engaged in espionage.

There is a great reason for Kuznetsov to say this. Now, Iraq has the opportunity to get an aircraft carrier in one go, so it must make it worth the money. Kuznetsov, who came from later generations, is very clear that compared with the simple Western ship islands, the island of Kuznetsov is almost twice that of Kitty Hawks. The island is huge. In addition to the right and upward shift of the center of gravity, another major disadvantage is that it leads to a reduction in the available area of ​​the deck.

In normal times, the aircraft on the aircraft carrier is placed in the hangar, which can reduce the corrosion problems caused by seawater salt as much as possible. When used, it is lifted by a side lift. In the hangar, refueling, mounting, maintenance and other work have been completed, which is very convenient.

However, as long as the aircraft carrier goes to sea, it will take off and land fighter jets at any time. Therefore, in the actual use of aircraft carriers, it is more advantageous to park on the deck. It can be pulled on the runway at any time, ejected or skid takeoff. Therefore, in addition to the takeoff area and landing area, the larger the remaining usable area on the deck, the more aircraft it can accommodate. This is more important in the war period. Moreover, in order to load more fighter jets and improve combat effectiveness, it is always parked on the hangar and the additional part on the deck.

The larger the aircraft carrier, the higher the cost-effectiveness ratio, which is also the reason why the United States eliminates small and medium-sized aircraft carriers and vigorously develops super aircraft carriers. It is somewhat unprofitable to let the huge islands use up their precious deck area.

Therefore, based on all factors, Kusai proposed that the island of ship must be reduced, narrowed, and then narrowed. Moreover, after the island of ship is reduced, it will also help the pilots have a clear view when landing.

In later generations, the Liaoning had been built, and it was impossible to reduce the island. But now, since it is rebuilding an aircraft carrier, Kusai will not leave any regrets.

Unexpectedly, when hearing Kusai's words, both major designers shook their heads: "President Kusai, we are very curious, why do you ask for a reduction in the volume of the island? Second, do you know that there are many useful equipment in the island. If the volume of the island is reduced, then how do you plan to place the remaining ones?"

Gorshkov was also very curious. Which one did Kusai sing? (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!