Vol 2 Chapter 2640: Material issues

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Aluminum is a particularly good material. It is the same in this world and the world before the fat man crossed. In the world before the fat man crossed, the use of aluminum in weapons and equipment is still very extensive, especially in aviation. It is very common for airplanes to use aluminum. This behavior is also the same in this world, but unlike in history, it is special that the warships in this world use a lot of aluminum.
The main body of the world battleship before the fat man crossed was always steel, but the steel hull was good, but it also had the problem of heavy weight. The heavy weight required high power system, so there was a period of time in order to reduce costs and reduce weight. The few battleships used a lot of aluminum, and the British Type 42 destroyer is a typical representative.
However, what is different from the publicity is that the aluminum used in the historical 42 destroyer is more of the superstructure. The part concentrated by the flying fish missile has nothing to do with aluminum. Later, the main reason for the loss of control and control is not related to aluminum. The main reason is In order to save money, not only aluminum was used, but also many other materials. To be precise, many civilian materials could not be used on warships at all. However, to save money, Britain used too many such materials on the Type 42 destroyer. Many of these materials will release toxic gases when burned. These poisonous gases hinder the damage to the pipe. In addition, the hull of the small cannons caused the Type 42 destroyer Sheffield to sink.
The Type 42 destroyer is a tragedy. There was no such thing in the Royal Navy plan but the Type 82 destroyer. At that time, the Royal Navy planned that the CVA01 aircraft carrier and the Type 82 destroyer constitute the new generation core of the Royal Navy, but the British general election was cancelled after the Labour Party came to power. Only one Type 82 destroyer was built with the CVA01 aircraft carrier.
In fact, it was a particularly sad era for the Royal Navy. The Labour Party cancelled the CVA01 aircraft carrier and the existing aircraft carrier plans to retire. Therefore, Britain is about to enter the era of no aircraft carrier. On the day the CVA01 aircraft carrier was cancelled, all the staff of the Royal Naval Staff submitted their resignation collectively. These resignations were rejected and then the British Minister of the Navy resigned. Of course, these naval personnel knew what the cancellation of the CVA01 aircraft carrier and the Type 82 destroyer meant.
Later, the Royal Navy used some means to apply for funds using the name of the carrier cruiser and then quickly started construction. This is the Invincible class aircraft carrier. The Invincible class aircraft carrier is the world's first skideck aircraft carrier. For the navy, the Type 42 destroyer appeared as a supporting ship. According to the British fleet configuration, the destroyer responsible for air defense in the formation area is the frigate. The type 42 destroyer is matched with the Type 22 frigate. In fact, the Type 22 destroyer. The frigate is larger than the original Type 42 destroyer.
After the Type 42 destroyer was built, it became a typical representative. The destroyer of more than 4,000 tons has achieved multiple functions. Air defense, anti-ship and anti-submarine are not bad. The fatherland of the tall fat man once thought of introducing the Type 42 destroyer and even reached the negotiation stage. But the Falklands War changed everything. The Type 42 destroyer that was sunk in the Falklands War exposed too many problems. Of course, the biggest problem was that the aircraft carrier was too small. The consequences of the Labor Party’s abolition of the CVA01 aircraft carrier were shown and made the world Know the situation inside.
A rumor that was circulating on the Type 42 destroyer at that time was that the low melting point of aluminum was the main reason why the Type 42 destroyer Sheffield was sunk by the Flying Fish missile because it used too much aluminum. In fact, the reason was not. The batch of Type 42 destroyers has also made some adjustments to the impact of the Falkland Sea battle. Of course, the biggest adjustment is that the British people all realize that there must be a large enough aircraft carrier. This is also the origin of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier built by the United Kingdom. Of course The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier is another matter.
The biggest difference between this world and history is the problem of materials. In this world, except for the hull, it is very common to use aluminum in a large amount. This kind of aluminum used in warships is not ordinary aluminum. The material does not have the problem of low melting point in history. Of course, it is not strong enough compared with steel, so aluminum cannot be used for many necessary constructions.
On the one hand, the warship hulls of this world use a lot of aluminum because of weight reduction. Of course, there are many reasons. The large use of aluminum has many benefits. First of all, it raises the price. The world's aluminum resources are the most expensive. Resources, in fact, the use of aluminum resources is far less extensive than that of steel resources, but the output of aluminum resources is low. The output of special aluminum resources is lower. Another advantage of using such special aluminum resources in a large number of equipment on warships is that the ship can work in the absence of aluminum resources. Synthesize your own aircraft~EbookFREE.me~ You must know that seaplanes also need aluminum resources to synthesize, and aluminum resources are easily broken. Not every island has enough aluminum resources.
This is actually the case in this world many times. In fact, although aluminum resources are expensive, the gap is really small, but only a small gap will become a big problem. The main reason is that everyone knows that there is a gap in aluminum resources, so no one wants to be a gap. The impact of this is that the commanders in this world have the habit of hoarding resources. The scarcity of aluminum resources is naturally one of them.
Many warships actually don’t have seaplanes. Part of the reason these warships use a lot of aluminum is investment, because the equipment on many warships is aluminum, including seats, tables, and so on. These warships are on islands where aluminum resources are relatively scarce. You can make a fortune by dismantling the aluminum on your hull. Of course, the tall fat ship's mother has never done so.
Although his wife had never done this before, Gao Fatty felt that his equipment could not be inferior to others. Of course, Gao Fatty also had the idea of ​​hoarding resources at the beginning, but Gao Fatty quickly forgot about this. , The ship’s equipment is the ship’s own. What to do with these ship’s mothers is a suggestion. As a commander, Gao Fatty determines those weapons and equipment related to battle. Other tall fat people generally do. Regardless of course this is a tall fat man with a special mode of getting along with the ship's mother, other commanders can't learn from the tall fat man.
The tall fat ship ladies are also accustomed to this situation. They have never bought those aluminum chairs, tables and other gadgets on their hulls. This time the tall fat ship ladies studied differently, Winet. The research conducted by the Tuo Empire is very typical, but it is also very typical that there is no research result, as long as it is not particularly wasteful for tall fat people.