Wu Wei: The "constellation" level starts the preparation of the U.S. Navy for the "next war"

One of the "Constellation" sailing frigates of the "Six ancestors" of the U.S. Navy

Straight News: Since the "Perry" class built in the Cold War period, the U.S. Navy has finally been determined to build a new large -scale missile frigate "constellation" class in batches in recent years. What is its strategic thinking adjustment of the US Navy?

Special commentator Wu Wei: On October 7, 2020, the then US Navy Minister Kennis Breesvitt said on the naming ceremony of the US Navy's next -generation missile frigate on the "Constitution" frigates, and said such a paragraph: In 1794, the U.S. Navy, which has just been established for less than 20 years, is facing a problem that we have encountered today, that is, the naval warships that are imaginative are far stronger and bigger than us. The competition of great powers has seriously threatened the lives of the American people. As a result, the U.S. Congress at that time authorized to build six heavy frigates, which were the "Cesa Picker", the Constitution, the "President", the "Hezhong State", the "Congress" and the "Constellation". The "ancestor and six ships" served in the water for the first time that the British and the Frenchmen realized for the first time that the U.S. Navy would be a powerful competitor of the ocean.

"Today, more than two hundred years later, when we encounter challenges on the ocean again, it is time to build a strong frigates to match it. We decided to name this class of warships with 'constellation'. Star states on the Star Banner. "

Soon, the "Constellation" class No. 2 was named "Congress", and the third ship was named "Cesa Pikk". It is not difficult to see what it has given. The batch first built 20 ships. The cost of the first ship "constellation" was 1.6 billion US dollars. In the end, the cost of single ships was controlled at about 940 million US dollars. The entire product line should be 60 to 70 ships. U.S. Navy Battle Minister Michael Gil was wearing General Michael Gil. In January this year, the "constellation" class missile frigate was the development benchmark for the next -generation missile destroyer of the US Navy.

The amount of information of "only successful, not failed" is very large. In my opinion, the U.S. Navy finally realized how valuable it was "lost twenty years". In these twenty years, they spent a lot of money, a lot of energy, and a lot "These two kinds of" big toys ". The development of the fleet follows the theory of naval science. Naval doctrine relies on national strategy. Americans now return to God. During their careful study of "from the sea to the land", there was an ancient oriental country on the other side of the Pacific. Their Red Navy The development path in the past two decades has always faced a firm goal: heading to dark blue.

"Only successful, not failed" means that the US Navy no longer has the next 20 years that can be used by leaving, and the strategy of decisive ocean is becoming a consensus of the United States.

Once it is completed, the "constellation" level will become the most advanced missile "frigate" in the world currently

Straight news: So what technical characteristics of the "constellation" class of this new battleship, which reflects what shipbuilding thinking of the US Navy?

Special commentator Wu Wei: Under the constraints of "only successful, not allowed to fail" guiding ideology, the technical performance of the FFG (X) project is conservative. The "science fiction and radical" approach on the coastal battleship. At the time of bidding, we took the lead in taking the "independent" -class coastal mortar combat ship to improve the three -body structure. In the end, the US Navy chose a solution based on the "European multi -purpose patrol ship".

In other words, the "constellation" level of the US Navy will use similar diesel power-gas turbines to the French Navy's "Aketan" class and the Italian Navy's "Minny" class. This is a set of practice after more than ten years of practice Reliable scheme for inspection. It is just that the "constellation" level has a larger displacement, reaching 6,000 to 7,000 tons. Its maximum speed is lower than the French Italian Navy's plan. "Class can keep up with the combat rhythm of the aircraft carrier combat group, but to let it hunt and kill the attack nuclear submarine, this speed is probably not very good.

But in any case, the "constellation" level platform is already very large. The 6,000 -ton standard and more than 7,000 tons are full. This should be called a "destroyer" in the navy in many countries in the world. If you carry it carrying technology and equipment one by one, you will find that it is not a traditional frigate that is used as an anti -submarine, but a "Youth Edition" "Alley Berke" ship.

To be precise, there is only a 57mm main gun and the MK41 of the 32 unit. Its main mast is not much different from the Berke ship. The EASR radar equipped on the upper building is almost the same as the "Ford" class carrier island. A degree can achieve regional air defense and anti -commission, and also integrates electronic warfare modules. The naval sides are symmetrically equipped with 32 "Naval Crimination Missiles" (NSM), which is a Gaoyan -speed sea -speed anti -ship missile developed with invisible shape developed by Norwegian. There are two hangar at the stern, which can be stopped by two "sea eagle" helicopters or other models of drones.

When you look up and down, I obviously cannot say that the "constellation" level is a backward weapon and equipment. To be precise, it just rights to control the contradiction between "advanced, reliable, and cost".In this sense, the United States is gradually sober. In order to keep the "world's first" head challenge, they are full of pragmatic to win the next war around the war.Author 丨 Wu Wei, Senior News, Special commentator of Shenzhen Satellite TV "Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan"

Editor 丨 Yu Zheyi, editor -in -chief of Shenzhen Satellite TV Direct News

Types 丨 Ye Junyan

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