China's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the persistent dream of many military fans, the mainland has built three aircraft carriers in a row, all of which are conventionally powered, although the comprehensive combat capability is getting stronger and stronger, and the overall design level is also improving, but the endurance of the conventional-powered aircraft carrier is still not comparable with nuclear power, and it will be replenished in about ten days and half a month, so that the combat range of the conventional-powered aircraft carrier is limited by fuel.
Of course, to a certain extent, it does not affect the application and combat power of aircraft carriers, but if it adapts to a wider sea area and a more complex combat environment, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers still need to be configured.
Now that the drawings of the mainland's 005 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier have been exposed on the Internet, how terrifying can this type of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier be? If there is really a construction plan, will it be able to go into service at sea in 2035?
The production cycle of building an aircraft carrier is about three to five years, which is still the premise of having efficient construction capabilities, if the main body is completed, it enters the outfitting stage, which usually takes one and a half to two years, and then after sea trials and adjustments, etc., the delivery also needs to wait for about one and a half to two and a half years.
If the mainland builds a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it will have to set aside at least ten years, then it is theoretically feasible to build and put into service between now and 2035.
Of course, it depends on the planning progress of the mainland, the official does not clearly introduce the news about the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but there is a lot of information about this aircraft carrier on the Internet, netizens and military fans are spreading the word-of-mouth, and the drawings of the suspected nuclear-powered aircraft carrier have also been exposed, the 100,000-ton aircraft carrier displacement design, the comprehensive performance can catch up with and surpass the American Ford-class aircraft carrier, this news makes military fans extremely excited, after all, when the Ford-class aircraft carrier came out, the Western media advocated and showed off that the United States' aircraft carrier technology would be 50 years ahead of the world. Now that China started later, it is still catching up faster, and it may take more than 20 years to catch up.
In the first half of last year, many careful netizens saw that Jiangnan Shipyard released an article, showing that the aircraft carrier with the number 20 is a simulation of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, accompanied by a 10,000-ton drive on the left and right, and a J-35 folding wing fighter flying in the sea and air.
The design of the 005 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be located behind the deck of a small ship island, and the public schematic diagram is also quite similar to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier model of the Dalian shipyard, which makes people even more excited. With a displacement of more than 100,000 tons, the nuclear power has a stronger endurance and is also suitable for building aircraft carrier giants, surpassing the volume of the previous conventional power ships and becoming a new type of fortress for sea mobility.
First of all, the endurance is theoretically speaking, it has the ability to have unlimited endurance, like the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States, which can endurance up to one million nautical miles, what is the concept, up to 20 years can not replace the core, according to the design life, the United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as a reference, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was commissioned after 51 years of service, these are the frightening infinite kinetic energy of nuclear power.
If there is the ability to carry weapons, it is not a big suspense that the carrier-based aircraft capacity of the mainland's Fujian aircraft carrier will reach 70, so the 005 aircraft carrier, which has jumped to 100,000 tons in tonnage, is expected to carry more than 80 to 90 carrier-based aircraft. Coupled with drone combat swarms, wingman standing in formation, etc., there will be a significant surge in naval and air fighters.
In addition, the setting of at least four electromagnetic catapult tracks can directly enable the ability of catapult and take-off fighters, from about 30 ejection and take-off in 10 minutes of the Fujian ship to more than 40 ejection and take-off in 10 minutes of the 005 aircraft carrier, this number and the jump in combat power are also very impressive.
Carrying a large number of powerful anti-ship missiles, plus anti-submarine missiles, torpedoes, and various types of missiles for sea and air operations, plus the blessing of weapons such as close-in defense guns and naval guns, it is believed that the comprehensive performance and combat power of the 005 aircraft carrier may reach a terrifying level.
If the mainland begins to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it means that the mainland's conventionally powered aircraft carrier technology has reached maturity, accumulated rich construction experience, and can realize the ability to prepare materials and assemble for mass production. Once the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is launched, it also means that the mainland is very confident that it can ensure the safe operation of the nuclear power system to drive large ships, so it will use this super energy source as power.
And there will be a new type of reactor technology, will consider building a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, because in front of the US Navy, there is a problem of dealing with a retired nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise in the United States, until now, the nuclear power reactor core that has been dismantled for many years is still waiting in line for processing, and may even have to wait for decades to be arranged.
It is conceivable that while using nuclear energy technology, how to control risks, deal with hidden dangers, and improve safety and security are all prerequisites that need to be considered for building nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
I believe that the mainland's No. 005 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier already has the conditions, just waiting for an opportunity to make an official announcement.