Great warships

Chapter 1172 The third aircraft carrier base

How bad is Lao Maozi's electronic skills? The diffraction head-up display used on the Su-57 was not available and had to be imported from France. Later, the international situation changed and it could not be purchased from the outside world, so we could only use the most basic refraction head-up display. Although Lao Maozi was the first to use helmet sights on large-scale fighter jets, now, the modified version of the MiG-29K uses Thales helmet sights and displays imported from France. Lao Maozi We can't even produce this more advanced model ourselves.

Therefore, even if I give it to Lao Maozi, I can’t imitate it!

Since Lao Maozi cannot imitate it, there is only one result: Lao Maozi still has to continue to purchase from the East. Therefore, the two J-15s are just the beginning, and at the same time have far-reaching significance. It means that in the field of fighter jets, Lao Maozi also Importing has started!

You know, although Lao Maozi's shipbuilding industry is not doing well, the aircraft industry has been intact over the years. The Sukhoi Design Bureau has made a lot of money by selling the Su-27 series of aircraft, but they have finally rested on their laurels. Now, their military has begun to dislike the inefficiency of its own fighter planes and has begun to outsource them!

Once this gap is opened, how will Lao Maozi's fighter planes be sold in the future? Your own country’s military doesn’t even use it, so you still want to sell it to other customers? The market they have vacated belongs to the East.

That Bogosyan wants to take advantage of his side, but his moral skills are still a little shallow! Qin Tao thought to himself.

For Nikolay, he doesn't care about the domestic industry. He just wants his army to use advanced fighter jets. After all, he has suffered too many losses from domestic companies on warships. Those shipbuilding companies don't If they want to make progress, they want the state to allocate funds and then put most of the money into their own pockets. As for the shipbuilding industry, they don't care.

Regarding fighter aircraft, if there are similar types in China, of course they can be purchased, but there are none in China. The most advanced MiG-29K that China has concentrated its efforts on has been beaten to the ground in the east. Therefore, the J- is The best choice, even if there are only two of them now, or even only one in hand, is to put them on the deck to show off!

Nikolai was very happy, but after a moment, he frowned again: "Qin, what if our country does not want to purchase your missiles, but requires matching domestic missiles?"

"What was our agreement at the beginning, so it is now." Qin Tao said: "When we purchased Su-27 from you, you did not meet our matching requirements. Now, how can we match it for you? Besides, You have also seen the confrontation just now. Our fighter planes are advanced mainly in radars and missiles. If you don't purchase our missiles, your combat effectiveness will be reduced by half."

Nicholas nodded: "That's right. Since we have bought all the fighter planes, of course we can't hold on to the ropes. We also have to buy missiles!"

After saying this, the two separated, and Nikolai came to Bogosyan's side.

"Nicholas, what do you say?"

"At the beginning, he refused to let go. After I talked for a long time, he finally let go. He could export two J-15s to us, but we still had to purchase a hundred missiles." Nikolai said.

"Yes, we have to purchase missiles. Their missiles have a long range and high performance. We have to take them apart and study them and copy them. Nikolay, don't worry, we will let the navy use the same equipment as the Orientals. .”

Nicholas nodded: "Okay, come, cheers to the future of our navy and Sukhoi!"

"cheers!"

Here, Qin Tao's wine glass also touched Shui Mo's wine glass.

"Ink and wash, you performed well today. How did you make it?"

"When it's Heaven's turn, go to heaven to practice. If there is no chance in heaven, practice on the simulator on the ground." Shui Mo said: "However, I guess it won't last long. After all, we have more and more J-20s. Maybe I will change it in the future. Twenty fighter jets."

"Two fighter planes, which one do you like?"

"Of course it's the J-20. In this confrontation, if it's the J-20, then they have no chance of targeting me!" Shui Mo said proudly and confidently.

At the end of the banquet, Lao Maozi drank happily and slept until the next day.

"Mr. Qin, thank you for your warm hospitality." The next day, Bogexiyang and others came to Qin Tao in high spirits: "After yesterday's confrontation, we are convinced and willing to purchase fighter jets from you. So next, we want to go to your northern place to see, after all, the J-15 is produced there."

Qin Tao secretly laughed in his heart. These old guys are really not a fuel-efficient lamp. He wants to take this opportunity to broaden his horizons, but he can go if he wants. Anyway, there is nothing to keep secret about the production of fighter planes. In the past few years, the consultants of the old guys were... There are quite a few of them, often hanging around the workshop.

"Okay, I'll contact you." Qin Tao said, "You can fly over directly."

"Mr. Qin, won't you go with us?" Bogosyan extended the invitation.

"No, I have other things to do."

"what's up?"

Qin Tao smiled: "It's not a secret. I can tell you that our 003 aircraft carrier has completed all sea trials and will be commissioned soon. I will go to the military port to participate in the commissioning ceremony together."

This time it was Nicholas's turn to be jealous. He swallowed and couldn't hold it back: "Qin, can I come with you?"

"I don't care about this." Qin Tao frowned: "You have to apply for this."

"Then apply, I'll wait for your good news here." Nicholas said.

"Application takes time, Nikolay. I will be going back soon. You can go to Mingzhou with me first. When the navy approves it, you can take a helicopter with me."

Helicopter? Nicholas was stunned for a moment: "You mean, the aircraft carrier base is in your Mingzhou?"

"The island opposite Mingzhou." Qin Tao said.

The Navy already has three aircraft carriers. There seems to be nothing to say about how to arrange these three aircraft carriers.

The first aircraft carrier was given to the northern fleet. It is mainly used to guard the waters outside the capital. Once it encounters an enemy, it can be dispatched urgently. Moreover, the Badland Village base is nearby, making it easy for fighter planes to fly.

The second aircraft carrier was given to the southern fleet. After all, the southern waters of the motherland are far away from the mainland. Even if an airport is built, the maneuverability is still not high. It is easier to protect the safety of the surrounding seas than having an aircraft carrier. As for the third aircraft carrier, it is finally the turn. To the east fleet.

For a long time, the fleet in the east has not been taken seriously. For a long time, it relied on the imported warships of Lao Maozi as the main force. Now, it is finally coming forward. There is a third domestically produced aircraft carrier, and it is also the most advanced. aircraft carrier!

Now they were in a good position.

The eastern fleet was originally stationed in Huating, which is an international metropolis, but it also has many shortcomings. Therefore, in the 1950s, under the wise leadership of superiors, the command organization was moved to Mingzhou.

The rise of the Mingzhou Group actually has a lot to do with its proximity to the leadership of the Navy.

"The construction of an aircraft carrier base is not simple." Nikolai said: "Not only do you need a deep-water port, but you also need to relocate the surrounding residents. You also need an aviation base on the land. You have two aircraft carrier bases, so it should not be expensive. It’s missing, and there’s actually a third one?”

The aircraft carrier base is not just any naval base. After all, the displacement of 100,000 tons and the draft are much greater than that of a destroyer with a displacement of several thousand tons. Where the destroyer can berth, the aircraft carrier may not be able to berth.

The shipping route alone is enough to give people a headache, not to mention there are many other problems. For example, nearby villagers have to move away to avoid leaks. Every time the aircraft carrier goes to sea, it feels like being watched. But it’s not good, even if the villagers won’t leak the secret, what about the others? What if a relative comes and this relative has a problem? Therefore, the one-and-done solution is to remove the people who can be seen nearby and build it into a military restricted area, which is very troublesome.

The most troublesome thing is the naval aviation base.

The aircraft carrier's fighter jets cannot stay on the aircraft carrier forever. When returning, they have to fly to land. Maintenance on land is more convenient. You can also rest on the way and wait until departure to fly up again, and you can also get a valuable opportunity. Carrier-based aircraft landing experience, if anyone fails to land, it means they are unfamiliar, so they should go back to the training base and practice again.

Fighters and aircraft carriers are integrated, so the place where the aircraft carrier is parked and the base of the carrier-based aircraft cannot be too far away.

There seems to be no naval aviation base near Mingzhou. It will not be easy to build an aviation base from scratch.

"Yes." Qin Tao nodded: "It is quite troublesome to build such a base, but we have no other way. We have to build what needs to be built. After all, we have three fleets, each of which has important missions."

Actually, Qin Tao didn't say something. In the future, we will have at least six aircraft carriers, two for each fleet. In this way, each fleet must have an aircraft carrier base. We can't put the aircraft carriers of the eastern fleet in the north and south, right? How to calculate this battle? Soldiers have to spend money to eat and drink in the base. Besides, if your own aircraft carrier is placed in your own base, it will be stable enough.

Therefore, although it seems troublesome now, it is still necessary to do it for the future.

Nikolai followed Qin Tao to Mingzhou. As soon as he landed, he received the news that the Navy agreed and warmly invited Nikolai to attend the commissioning ceremony of the 003 aircraft carrier, and also sent a helicopter!

The tilt-rotor aircraft was still under testing, so what came was only a Z-27. Looking at this aircraft, Nikolai was very emotional: "Back then, you still needed to purchase the Ka- from us. Now, you Got my own ship-based helicopter!”

"Yes." Qin Tao nodded: "We have to thank Motorsic for this project. We worked together at the beginning to develop advanced turboshaft engines, whether they are navy carrier-based aircraft or army armed helicopters. This engine is the power."

The key is the engine. Only if you have a mature and reliable engine can you have a mature and reliable aircraft. If the engine is solved, everything will be solved.

"However, these are just transitional. In the future, our tilt-rotor aircraft will be mainly of this type when they enter service." Qin Tao continued.

The distance was not long and we arrived quickly. When the helicopter landed, we could see that this was a naval aviation base with a long runway. On both sides, you can also see the hillsides. This is an airport built in the mountains.

"Your Excellency Nicholas, welcome to your arrival." When the helicopter landed on the tarmac, the base manager Zhou Changsheng came up: "The superiors are still busy. You can stay at our base and wait for one night. Wait until tomorrow. The carrier will land here, and then the aircraft carrier will come back."

When the aircraft carrier is commissioned, it is already close to the port. The carrier-based aircraft must take off in advance. Otherwise, the carrier-based aircraft will not be able to take off when the aircraft carrier stops. Therefore, this is equivalent to the starting point of the commissioning ceremony.

"it is good."

Qin Tao looked at the officer: "Why does this airport feel like it has a long history?"

The runway of the airport has been renovated, but many buildings around the airport still have a sense of historical vicissitudes, especially the hangars at the bottom of the hillside in the distance. Those hangars also look very old.

"Yes, the airport here was built in 1936, but it was not completed until 48. There were originally two mountains here, called Dongdai Mountain and Xidai Mountain. During the construction, a lot of money was dug out of the two mountains. The tidal flat between the two mountains just filled up to form the runway here." Zhou Changsheng said: "The scale of the airport is not small. After all, according to the standards of the time, it was intended to take off bombers and bomb important cities on our land. But then..."

This period of history is very simple, and it naturally fell into our hands later! When those people retreated, they destroyed this place, but we rebuilt it again.

Since then, Daishan Airport has become an important airport for the naval aviation, guarding against air attacks from fighter planes taking off from the opposite side. Disgraceful things happened in 83, but they are all in the past. With the strength of the navy, the airport here has also It was abandoned for a while, and renovations began only after it was determined to be a base for aircraft carrier-based aircraft.

Although it mainly takes off and land carrier-based aircraft, bombers can also land when needed. The nearby tower has also been updated, and a radar station has been erected on the top of a mountain not far away.

"The airport is pretty good." Qin Tao looked at the scene around him: "Since the carrier-based aircraft will not arrive until tomorrow, let's stay here for the night."

"Okay, I'll take you to the dormitory area."

Although it was built in the mountains, the terrain here is still very open. In addition to the hangars at the foot of the mountain, there is a large area here with all kinds of buildings. It still looks very Not bad.

"By the way, after establishing a base here, a large amount of materials will definitely be needed. How will the transportation channels be solved?" Qin Tao asked.

After hearing Qin Tao's question, Zhou Changsheng looked at Qin Tao with complicated eyes: "Mr. Qin, ours is no longer an island, but a peninsula. We have a cross-sea bridge connected to Mingzhou, and all kinds of supplies can be directly transported to Mingzhou. Through land transportation, there is no need for transshipment, you don’t know, right? The whole project started three years ago, and it is the construction task undertaken by your Mingzhou Group.”

How did the boss of Mingzhou Group become the boss of Mingzhou Group and not even know that his branch had undertaken such a major project?

Qin Tao really didn't know that although this project was big, it was insignificant for Mingzhou Group. His infrastructure company was in charge of his most trusted subordinates. There were many infrastructure projects in various cities in the country every year. He didn't bother to take care of it. At the end of the year, he could just report the profits of the branch and so on.

He didn't expect that the cross-sea bridge right next to Mingzhou was actually built by his own men. It was very embarrassing.

Zhoushan is an archipelago. If you want to connect to the mainland, you need a series of islands. There are five main bridges. Some bridges have been built in the past few years to connect various islands. However, connecting to the mainland still requires the most The important Jintang Bridge only has a length of 21 kilometers on the sea, a width of 26 meters, and four lanes in both directions. This bridge is not easy. It is the largest span cable-stayed bridge in the world in the open sea. There are also continuous rigid frame bridges, Continuous girder bridges, etc., there are many types of bridges, and cargo ships of tons can be passed under the bridge. If it is a larger tonnage, it will not be far away from Zhoushan Island.

Although there is no high-speed rail, it is already connected by roads, which is very good. The transportation of various materials is not a problem at all! If the officers and soldiers on the island feel bored, they can also take time off to go to the mainland. There are direct buses, which is very convenient.

Qin Tao made a big mistake and was very embarrassed. Fortunately, Nicholas didn't pay attention. At this time, Nicholas's attention was focused on the layout of the base. As a naval officer, he wished that Big Mao would also There can be such a naval aviation base.

Suddenly, his eyes looked towards a new hangar at the foot of the mountain. The opening of that hangar was very, very large.

"The hangar over there can accommodate more than just carrier-based aircraft, right?" Nicholas pointed over there.

It's so big that a transport plane can fit inside.

"We have deliberately built several large caverns to facilitate the entry of transport aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, early warning aircraft, etc. in the future," Zhou Changsheng said.

Qin Tao's eyelids twitched involuntarily. Is this this kind of plane? Or boom twenty?

The H-20 has a very long range, so it can be used as an inland base. However, it is also necessary to have some backup bases. In case of an accident, a base can be found nearby. However, this base belongs to the Navy and should not be used by the Air Force. Reserve it?

Zhou Changsheng explained perfectly, so Nicholas didn't say anything and continued to walk forward to the living area of ​​a three-story building hidden among green trees.

This place is very hidden, almost as good as a third-line base back in the day. I just wonder if there is an air defense position for Red Flag 9 missiles in the woods? Does the Navy need it? Or on the dock, open an Aegis battleship for air defense?

Qin Tao had dinner with Nicholas, and there was another roar in the base. A transport plane was flying in. It should have transported some aircraft parts, and then flew away. The soldiers in the base were preparing and waiting in an orderly manner. This reactivated base is about to welcome a new group of owners!

(End of this chapter)