Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat Chapter 517

  Chapter 517 Fang Lang talks about ships

   Fang Lang's attitude was obviously beyond Adams Teach's expectations, and he looked at Fang Lang for a while in confusion, after confirming that the other party was indeed not joking.

   was puzzled and a little worried and said:

   "Brother, this is a brand new warship. In terms of quality, it is produced by your own shipyard, and I personally supervise it. I guarantee that there will be no problems. Why are you not interested?"

   Obviously, Adams Teach would not believe that Fang Lang would be really humble and courteous. He was a little worried that there might be some inside information he didn't know, so he became a little worried for a moment.

   Seeing the worried expression on the other party's face, Fang Lang couldn't help laughing, reached out and patted the other party's arm and said:

   "Haha. Don't worry, brother, I won't cheat you. Although I didn't know the specifics of this warship, I won't joke about the reputation of our shipyard.

  The warships produced by our shipyard will not have any problems. You can participate in the whole production process. I believe you should see the actual situation. "

  Fang Lang's explanation obviously couldn't dispel Adams Teach's concerns. He still looked at Fang Lang worriedly, raised and put down the wine glass, obviously still very worried.

   "Okay! I'll tell the truth! But, brother, you must keep this matter a secret for me!"

  Hearing Fang Lang's words, Adams Teach's eyes lit up, he looked around, and after making sure that there was no one around, he approached Fang Lang sideways and said:

   "Don't worry, brother, I will keep it strictly confidential!"

   Seeing the other party's nervous look, Fang Lang shrugged and said:

   "Actually, it's not a particularly confidential matter. When I communicated with General Crook to build a warship independently, my opinion was to directly build the latest guided missile destroyer.

  It's a pity that the current missile technology is not mature enough, so in the end, General Crook asked us to start by imitating the Fletcher-class destroyer.

  The Keeling-class destroyer that the U.S. military is currently building must surpass him in terms of performance, so I don't have much interest in him.

   What I want is a more powerful and latest missile destroyer, you know what I mean? "

  Fang Lang's words obviously hit Adams Teach, and after thinking for a while, he slowly said:

   "You mean, our warship has fallen behind from the beginning?"

   Seeing the other party's appearance, Fang Lang stepped forward with a smile, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him:

   "It can only be said that it is slightly behind the United States, but there is no obvious generation gap. You also said that our warship has also reserved room for upgrades and modifications from the beginning.

   As long as our missile technology is mature, we can convert these warships into a new generation of guided missile destroyers.

  The Keeling class, the main destroyer currently produced by the United States, is actually not much different from ours.

   So, we're not far behind. "

   Hearing Fang Lang's obviously comforting words, Adams Teach still couldn't let go of it, but he also understood the reason why Fang Lang was unwilling to accept this new type of warship.

  Since there was nothing he was worried about, he felt relieved.

   After pondering for a while, Adams Teach looked up at Fang Lang with a serious face and said:

   "Is the guided missile destroyer you mentioned really so powerful? I know Brother Fang, you often communicate with American generals, and you have your own understanding of new equipment from all over the world.

   I don't know if you can help me spread the word today about the direction that our navy's future warships should develop. "

   Seeing the serious expression on the other party's face, Fang Lang gave him a serious look in surprise, then looked at the wine glass in his hand, and found that there was no more wine.

Adams Teach noticed Fang Lang's movements, got up without hesitation, opened the balcony door behind him, beckoned to the waiter in the banquet hall, took two glasses of champagne and put them on the small table, then turned and closed the balcony door, returned to his seat and sat down.

   Looking expectantly at Fang Lang.

  Fang Lang was taken aback by the other party's series of actions, and finally saw the other party looking at him expectantly, Fang Lang couldn't help laughing.

"Okay! Everyone is their own person. Since you want to hear my opinion, then I will talk about my personal opinion. But first of all, this is just my own personal opinion based on the development of some technologies. judge.

  Whether it is accurate or not remains to be tested by time, and it is up to you whether you agree or not. "

  Hearing this, Adams Teach said without hesitation:

"I trust you!"

  Fang Lang smiled and picked up the glass of champagne that the other party had just brought over, took a sip, moistened his throat, and said slowly:

  "The development direction of warships, in my opinion, mainly revolves around three aspects of scientific and technological progress. The first is the hull materials. From wooden shells to steel armor, the development route of this material is very clear.

  The second is the advancement of power devices, from the most primitive oars to sail power, to coal-burning steam power, and now to the steam turbine burning heavy oil.

   Again, it is the change of weapons and equipment, from the initial cold weapons, to artillery, and then to torpedoes.

  Every aspect of progress has brought fundamental changes to the way warships fight, from the initial collision and hand-to-hand combat to naval guns and torpedo attacks.

  This knowledge, as an old navy, I believe you should be very clear. "

  Hearing Fang Lang's old talk, Adams Teach did not show any impatience, but still looked at Fang Lang seriously, waiting for his next words.

   "So after World War II, what progress has been made in these three areas?

   Let's count them one by one. First of all, in terms of hull materials, the changes are not very obvious, and the development is still along the alloy steel.

  But the changes in power plant and weaponry will be predictable earth-shaking.

  First of all, let's talk about the power plant. Judging from the current situation, the power of high-speed warships in the future will develop from steam turbines that burn heavy oil to gas turbines and heavy-duty diesel power.

   Of course, this does not mean that steam turbines will be eliminated directly, but that compared with steam turbines, gas turbines have the characteristics of small size, light weight, high power, and high thermal efficiency.

   Even in start-up time, the gas turbine has a clear advantage. Therefore, the power of future ships will definitely be dominated by gas turbines.

   But gas turbine consumes a lot and is not suitable for long-term use. I think it is a very good development direction to combine with other power.

  And this is not the end of the power plant that I can see, what really makes me look up should be nuclear power.

  Unfortunately, our neighbors to the north will never allow us to have such a thing. "

   Speaking of Fang Lang, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed. After all, Brazil's biggest advantage is that it is too far away from God, and its disadvantage is that it is too close to the United States.

If Fang Lang traveled a hundred years earlier, he really might not have put the United States in his eyes, but it is obviously impossible for Brazil now to escape the control of the United States. If he wants to develop now, he can only hang around in the corner and quietly Look for opportunities.

  After listening to Fang Lang's introduction, Adams Teach said with some doubts:

   "The nuclear power you are talking about, do you mean something like the American atomic bomb? Isn't this a bomb? Can it be used as power?"

  Seeing that Adams Teach was puzzled, Fang Lang smiled and explained:

  "The principles of nuclear power and atomic bomb are similar, but the atomic bomb uses the huge energy released by the uncontrolled nuclear fission reaction to cause huge damage.

  But nuclear power is to prevent the nuclear fission reaction from getting out of control, and use the huge heat generated by the nuclear fission reaction to drive the steam engine to provide power for the ship.

   As for the benefits of this dynamic, I don't think I need to say much. "

  Hearing Fang Lang's explanation, Adams Teach was surprised, and looked at Fang Lang in disbelief.

   "Can this really be done?"

  Fang Lang didn't want to explain too much about the other party's question, but just shrugged and said:

  "The Japanese have already told you the exact answer to all this with personal experience."

   After taking a deep breath, Adams Teach lost his voice for a moment, not knowing what to say, but feeling deeply shocked.

   Seeing this, Fang Lang didn't explain too much, but continued to say:

   "The next thing we want to talk about is about the advancement of weapons and equipment, that is, the emergence of missiles, and what changes will be brought to our future naval warfare.

  What is a missile, you should have heard of it! "

  Adams Teach nodded and said:

   "I heard that in the later period of the war, Germany had a missile called V2, but I don't know exactly what it looks like and how it works."

  Fang Lang was not surprised by this answer. After all, in this era, information is far less developed than in later generations. In Brazil, a region where even news control has just been liberalized, it is normal not to have heard of missiles.

   As for those who have seen it, it is even rarer.

   That is to say, Adams Teach belongs to the high-level navy of Brazil, so he has the opportunity to get in touch with the latest information.

  Fang Lang nodded and said:

  “You can understand a missile as a weapon with a control system installed on the rocket, which can control its flight and guide it to the target.

  It's like a suicide plane full of explosives, a weapon that can be directly and remotely controlled by humans to fly to its target, and then detonated directly.

   Can you understand? "

   Such an explanation is already very vivid, and Adams Teach immediately understood what kind of weapon it was. At the same time, there was an involuntary click in my heart.

  As a naval officer, the first thing he thought of was that a suicide plane full of bombs was directly controlled by the pilot and crashed into his battleship. This situation could not be avoided at all.

  In addition, he is not controlling a plane, but a rocket, which means that his flying speed is so fast that he has no chance of intercepting it. Thinking of this, he was frightened into a cold sweat.

   No wonder Fang Lang said that guided missile destroyers are the future. With missiles, artillery battles will directly withdraw from the stage of history.

  The key is that missiles cannot be avoided at all! It's scary to think about it.

   With an ugly face, he swallowed hard and said:

   "I can understand!"

   Seeing this, Fang Lang nodded with a smile and said:

   "Missiles can be divided into many types, so I won't give you a detailed description here.

  We just need to know that a missile is a weapon that can be guided accurately and remotely outside the visual range.

   Capable of launching beyond-visual-range attacks against land targets, air targets and sea targets, and ensuring accurate hits.

  The emergence of this weapon will bring about those changes in the way of naval warfare in the future. Can you imagine? "

  Adams Teach said with a pale wry smile:

   "I finally understand why you don't want the current destroyer.

   In the face of this weapon, this old-fashioned destroyer is simply a living target! "

   Then he said with a worried face:

   "Then besides having the same missile destroyer, is there a way to defend against missile attacks?"

  Fang Lang smiled and reached out to pat the other party's shoulder and said:

   "Don't worry too much. The development of missiles also needs a process. We can work hard now. As for your defense against missile attacks, I think we can only rely on missile interception!"

  (end of this chapter)

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