Chapter 1090 10,000-ton destroyer

After watching the escort formation leave, Liu Tao went to the Yangcheng Shipyard.

But it is the Type 055 destroyer, and the groundbreaking ceremony for the second one is going to be held.

Prior to this, the first ship of the Type 055 destroyer was actually preferred to be a flagship, so the combat command system was strengthened. Therefore, as a command ship or flagship model, it was named Type 055A.

As a fleet command ship, it is also the flagship of a fleet. The flagship is often the warship where the highest commander of the fleet is located, and it is also the warship that conducts the entire warship command operation.

What kind of warship can become a flagship?

Some will use the navy's largest ships, such as aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships or cruisers, as flagships.

Countries without aircraft carriers often regard amphibious assault ships as the image of their national navy and serve as the flagship of the navy. Countries without amphibious assault ships will use the warships with the largest tonnage and the most powerful combat capabilities as the flagship of the navy.

For example, the Pakistan Navy’s fleet uses the Type 052 destroyer as the fleet flagship.

For example, in Saudi Arabia, the fleet used the Type 052 destroyer as the flagship. Later, the Type 001 light aircraft carrier was introduced, and the aircraft carrier fleet used the Type 001 light aircraft carrier as the flagship.

Like the Type 052 destroyer and the Type 001 light aircraft carrier, the command and combat systems are very advanced and can serve as flagships.

In the past, the Chinese Navy also used the Type 052 destroyer as the command ship. The Chinese First Aircraft Carrier Group sometimes used the Type 052 destroyer as the command ship, and sometimes used the Type 001 light aircraft carrier as the command ship.

When it comes to the 002 aircraft carrier, which forms China's second aircraft carrier formation, the definition of 002 aircraft carrier is not a command ship, and it does not carry the highest commander of the fleet. Instead, the 002 aircraft carrier itself is only responsible for strike missions, not command missions.

Therefore, Liu Tao specialized in the Type 055 destroyer, not only as a new generation destroyer of the Chinese Navy, but also as the flagship of the fleet.

The Type 055 destroyer is China's new fleet air defense destroyer and a new generation of battleship of the Chinese Navy. It has powerful firepower, air defense, anti-submarine and ocean combat capabilities, as well as full-dimensional space combat capabilities and ocean defense capabilities.

The length of the entire Type 055 destroyer is 183 meters, the width is 23 meters, the standard displacement is 10,000 tons, and the full load displacement is 14,500 tons. It is much larger than the Type 052 destroyer in both size and tonnage.

The power system adopts a direct current integrated all-electric propulsion system with a speed of 30 knots and an endurance of 9,000 nautical miles.

Compared with the Type 052 destroyer, the comprehensive combat capability of the Type 055 destroyer has been greatly improved. It has a universal vertical launch system with 64 units in the front and 64 units in the rear, with a total of 128 units. It can be loaded with anti-aircraft missiles, anti-submarine missiles, ship-to-ship missiles and Cruise missiles, etc. In addition, it is also equipped with a 130mm single-barreled naval gun, 24-unit "Aegis" short-range air defense missiles and other close-defense weapons, which can effectively resist the enemy's saturation attacks. It is also equipped with two 324mm triple torpedo launchers. In addition, it is also equipped with 2 'Lei Diao' anti-submarine helicopters or 2 'Wu Diao' anti-submarine helicopters, which can perform long-range anti-submarine missions.

In terms of radar system, it has been comprehensively upgraded to enhance the performance of air and sea radars, as well as the performance of sonar system, and has stronger air and sea search capabilities, as well as the ability to search for opponent's submarines.

The long-range air defense missile has also been upgraded, using the new "Aegis" long-range air defense missile. The maximum range of the long-range air defense missile can reach 600 kilometers, giving the Type 055 destroyer powerful long-range, medium-range and short-range air defense capabilities.

The level of automation and stealth capabilities have also been greatly improved. Although the tonnage has increased, the radar radiation surface at sea is actually smaller than that of the Type 052 destroyer.

Even in the future, the improved version will include electromagnetic gun and laser close-in defense technology, making it a powerful force responsible for safeguarding China's national security and overseas interests!

Liu Tao plans to produce the first batch of eight Type 055B destroyers and three Type 055A command ships, all of which are expected to be delivered by 2007.

The biggest difference between Type 055A and Type 055B is that Type 055A has improved the combat command system, allowing it to better conduct fleet command operations. Its computer performance, fiber optic bus and fiber optic LAN capabilities have all been greatly improved, making 055A The type can command all ships in the fleet and grasp the actual dynamics of each warship at the same time.

As for the Type 055 destroyer, once it enters the aircraft carrier formation, it will become the most capable warship in the entire aircraft carrier fleet and the truly most powerful 'guard with a sword'!

Compared with the time when the Type 052 destroyer was produced, now as the world's largest shipbuilding center, it has also cultivated a large number of technical talents and high-level technical workers over the years, so there is no problem in producing the Type 055 destroyer.

And there is no need to start construction one by one, but can start construction in batches.

Not only the Yangcheng Shipyard can build, but also the Beibu Gulf Shipyard, Mawei Shipyard, Dalian Shipyard, and Jiangnan Shipyard can all build.

Liu Tao arranged for Dalian Shipyard and Jiangnan Shipyard to build two Type 055 destroyers each, Yangcheng Shipyard to build three Type 055A command ships, Beibu Gulf Shipyard and Mawei Shipyard to build two Type 055 destroyers each.

After making the arrangements, Liu Tao did not stay at the Yangcheng Shipyard, but took a helicopter to an island in the Yangcheng waters. The island was originally a fishing island with more than 200 fishermen living there. However, because Panshan Group built a petrochemical base here, the fishermen here were relocated and resettled in a community in Yangcheng.

The island is about 50 kilometers away from the Yangcheng Shipyard. The original total area of ​​the island was only 8.83 square kilometers, but through land reclamation, a 46-square-kilometer artificial island has been formed. Panshan Group has built it into a large petrochemical base.

With such a large petrochemical base, the refinery's crude oil refining capacity reaches 2 million barrels/day, and the annual crude oil refining capacity reaches 100 million tons.

In addition to processing different oil products such as gasoline, the refinery here can also produce gaseous fuels, synthetic gas, petrochemical products, lubricants and asphalt raw materials.

On the helicopter, Liu Tao can see two 400,000-ton tankers and three 300,000-ton tankers pumping oil into the refinery.

Of course, this is not the only chemical base of Panshan Group. Panshan Group has three petrochemical bases.

These three chemical bases are also the largest chemical bases in the country, with a total designed crude oil refining capacity of 2 million barrels per day.

The refined oil products refined by these three chemical bases are not only supplied to China, but also exported to Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

And these three chemical bases are all assigned to China Petroleum Group Corporation.

In addition to refined oil, there are other chemical products produced here.

For example, the asphalt used in the construction of highways comes from these chemical bases.

Before this, because the international crude oil price was relatively low, the output value of this chemical base was about 60 to 70 billion yuan, and a large amount of taxes were paid every year.