Super Scientist

Many people know that Hull went back to China with difficulties and twists. The strait was not allowed to pass. Our country had to pay a high price to negotiate with that American boy, and Hull finally got out of the strait. [WWw.Sui Mеng.lā wanted to take the Suez Canal, but was not allowed to cross it, and had to detour around the Cape of Good Hope.

After so many twists and turns and so much effort, it cost a lot of money. If it is really used to open a casino, it will definitely suffer a lot. Why is the cost of returning to China so high?

The hull bought for 20 million U.S. dollars, the money spent on the way back home was far more than that. Moreover, the country also transferred some technology to the American boy.

One can imagine the high cost.

We would rather spend such a high cost to get back this hull that is only worth 20 million US dollars. Why?

Many military fans know about these things, but not many think like Ye Chen.

Under the praise of Mr. Zhuang and the others, Ye Chen continued: "What's more interesting is that when the hull arrived in our country, it entered the port the day before, and the gaming license of the company that bought the hull was revoked the next day. Is this really a coincidence? ? Is there such a coincidence in this world?"

The company that bought the hull bought it on the grounds of buying it back to open a casino. Well, the hull entered the port the day before, and the qualification to open a casino was disqualified the next day. Isn't this a coincidence?

Think about what that means.

"Hehe." Mr. Zhuang and the others looked at each other and laughed loudly.

"By the way, Mr. Ge, how much did the country pay for these blueprints?" Ye Chen asked.

"This...we don't know either." Ge Lao shook his head and said, "The higher ups will know about this."

Ye Chen wanted to gossip, but since he had no chance, forget it, and said, "It's fine if you don't know. It doesn't matter how much it costs, as long as you can buy it back, it's a profit. Whether it's billions of dollars or tens of billions of dollars, Even more expensive, it's worth it!"

"It's really worth it!" Mr. Zhuang and the others nodded in agreement.

"Hey." Ge Lao shook his head and sighed, and said, "Xiaoye, it's you who are wise enough to say that. If your words come to the fore, you will definitely be human fleshed out and scolded to death, thinking that we are fools. If you buy backward technology, you still think you have made a profit. If you want to buy it, you must also buy advanced technology.”

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, raised his eyebrows, and said in a high-pitched voice, "Which fool would sell advanced technology? Let alone an advanced technology like an aircraft carrier that is crucial to the survival of a country,

Which country will sell it? Those who think they are smart go buy one and show it to the people of the country. "

Those who accuse our country of spending so much money to buy backward technology can only say that they are confused.

Advanced technology, who will sell it?

Not to mention, this is aircraft carrier technology, which is an advanced technology that is related to the life and death of a country. Who will sell it?

The United States has the most advanced aircraft carrier technology in the world. Do you want to buy it from the United States? Do you think the United States will arrest you as a spy or put you in Guantanamo Bay Prison?

"Our country buys this technology, of course we know that this technology is backward, and our country has no plan to use this technology. We just want to spend a sum of money to buy a higher starting point." Ge Lao explained.

What Ge Lao said is absolutely correct. However, if you want to understand what this means, you have to start with the history of aircraft carriers.

The time when the aircraft carrier really appeared was in June 1917. The British cruiser Fury, which was under construction, was refitted and became an aircraft carrier. At that time, the planes on the Fury could only take off, not land, and could only land at other airports.

In 1917, it was eighty years since our country began to invest heavily in the research of aircraft carriers.

The gap of eighty years, it's shocking to think about it.

This is not counted, if counting from the prototype of the aircraft carrier, it will be pushed forward another seven years, that is, in 1910. American Eugene Ely, driving a Curtiss biplane took off from the light cruiser USS Birmingham, and successfully landed on a modified wooden slide platform 31 meters long and 10 meters wide on the armored cruiser Pennsylvania.

This is the prototype of the aircraft carrier.

If we count from here, our country has invested heavily in the research of aircraft carriers, and it has been nearly ninety years.

Ninety years, how many years are there before a hundred years?

Isn't the gap big enough?

Even if our country has the late advantage, how many years will it take to start from scratch and conduct research?

Ten years, definitely not.

Twenty years, a little hanging.

Thirty years, if it goes well, should be enough.

When it took our country 30 years to reach the current level, and the United States has led us for another 30 years, how long will it take us to catch up with the United States?

Calculated in this way, it will take us half a century to catch up with the United States.

If we spend a sum of money to buy back these technologies, we don't need to spend another 30 years to research these basic technologies, and we will directly have a very high starting point.

Although these technologies are comparatively speaking, they lag behind the West. But, as a starting point, it's high enough for our country.

Our country only needs to conduct research and innovation on this basis, and it can become our own. Isn't that great?

"In addition to the gap in technology, there is also a gap in experience." Ye Chen said with a serious face: "The United States has accumulated decades of experience in the use of aircraft carriers. Especially during World War II, the US fleet was on the five-star navy. Under the command of Nimitz, he crossed the Pacific Ocean and severely damaged the Japanese fleet. This allowed the United States to accumulate actual combat experience in using aircraft carrier battle groups. After the war, the United States fought dozens of battles, and the accumulated experience was even richer .If our country doesn’t buy back these technologies and gain experience early, our gap will be even bigger.”

It is not enough to have advanced equipment, but also to have rich experience. This point has been proved by countless histories. For example, the Iran-Iraq War was an exhibition hall for modern weapons, where advanced weapons from all over the world were concentrated. But, it sucks, why? I won't use it.

It takes a long time to accumulate experience.

At this point, no country has more experience in using aircraft carriers than the United States.

Although aircraft carriers really appeared in World War I, they were auxiliary ships, not capital ships. The capital ships at that time were battleships, not aircraft carriers. Later, restricted by the "Washington Naval Treaty", too many battleships could not be built, so countries vigorously developed aircraft carriers.

Later, it was found that aircraft carriers were better than battleships, and the status of battleships was shaken.

The place where the aircraft carrier really shined was World War II, the Pacific War.

Under the command of Nimitz, the U.S. Navy fleet inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese navy one after another, such as the "Battle of Midway Island", which killed so many Japanese aircraft carriers and achieved amazing results.

It also showed the world how powerful the aircraft carrier is.

After the war, the United States fought dozens of battles, large and small. How many times did no aircraft carrier participate?

Therefore, the United States has the richest experience in using aircraft carriers.

It is in our best interest for our country to catch up early.

If half a century later, our country can have an aircraft carrier and start to accumulate experience in using aircraft carriers, then the gap is scary to think about.

"The country that sold the hull to us is a very important republic of the Red Empire, and there should be a lot of information on the experience of using aircraft carriers. If you can buy back this information, it will be even more valuable." Ye Chen's eyes sparkled .

"This question is a matter for the generals, so we don't know about it." Elder Ge laughed.

Even if he didn't see any information about it, he at least knew some things, but this was out of his control, and he didn't want to say more. However, Ye Chen could think that as long as there is such information, our country will definitely not let it go.

Just having an aircraft carrier is not enough, you must know how to use it, and use it well.

If we can get the information on the use of aircraft carriers by the Red Empire in those years, the benefits to our country are obvious, and it will save our country a lot of detours.

"Old Ge, what did you do after you bought it?" Ye Chen asked again.

"Of course we should study first. Our country has not accumulated much in this area, and we need to learn a lot." Ge Lao said with emotion, "If you don't learn, you don't know. Once you learn, we will be shocked. If we do it ourselves , I don’t know how many years it will take to reach this height.”

"Old Ge, estimate how many years it will take for us to study it by ourselves?" Ye Chen was a little curious.

"It's hard to say the specifics. Twenty or thirty years can't escape." Ge Lao said with emotion: "Fortunately, our country spent such a sum of money to buy back these technologies."

Old Ye Chenzhuang and the others agreed.

What our country spends this money is not to buy these technologies, but to buy a higher starting point and to fight for our country for 20 to 30 years.

"After studying, you should understand it thoroughly, and then innovate." Ge Lao said with a smile on his face, "Xiaoye, you are a military fan, you should know it?"

Ye Chen nodded heavily, his face full of relief, and said: "Not only I know, but everyone on the earth knows. Some foreign media feel that our country's shipbuilding speed is like dumplings, and dozens of warships have been built in a few years."

Anyone who pays a little attention to the military knows that similar foreign media sentiments will appear in the newspapers from time to time.

"Moreover, our warships are getting bigger and bigger. Needless to say, large ships of several thousand tons have been built, and large ships of tens of thousands of tons have also been built." Ye Chen smiled more on his face, and said: "It's even better!" Yes, our 40,000-ton supply ship has been built."

Supply ships are particularly important for aircraft carrier battle groups. It is difficult to obtain supplies when sailing on the ocean. What should I do if I run out of ammunition in a big battle? It is not realistic to go to 6 ground to supplement.

This requires supply ships.

With a supply ship, it is equivalent to increasing the continuous combat time of the aircraft carrier battle group, and can stay in the ocean for a longer time.

"The most amazing thing is that our domestic aircraft carrier is about to launch." Ye Chen grinned and bared his teeth.

The fact that a domestically-made aircraft carrier is about to launch is something that everyone on the earth knows.

"It has only been more than ten years since Hull returned to China, and our country has made such great progress. This deal is a good deal!" Ye Chen sighed again.

"Xiaoye, besides these, what other discoveries do you have?" Ge Laoxiao asked.

"Of course. What our country wants is not just an aircraft carrier, but an aircraft carrier battle group!" Ye Chen's voice was a little high.