Great warships

Chapter 1282 The French are coming to buy linear motors? Sell!
One stone stirs up a thousand ripples, and instantly, many experts began to analyze it.

For the integrated power system of a warship, is it better to use DC or AC?
Of course, it must be DC. There is more than one generator on the warship. If AC is used, synchronization alone would be a big problem! Using DC solves the problem perfectly, not to mention other benefits.

DC has no inductive reactance, and the loss of electric energy is smaller. DC is easy to store. Due to the advancement of supercapacitor technology, capacitors can also be used to store electric energy in the future! However, if you want to use the medium-voltage DC technology route, you need various medium-voltage DC equipment, and currently, only Dongfang produces these equipment!

This is also the reason why Dongfang was able to successfully develop this technology!

"At present, we can see that the integrated power systems on warships produced in the West are immature and often have problems, especially the Type 45 destroyer, which frequently loses power and becomes a nightmare for sailors. Eastern warships have always been mature and reliable, which fully reflects the advanced technology of the East!"

A Western military analyst said: "In this area, we have fallen behind and we need to catch up as soon as possible!"

Although they were reluctant, they had to admit that the East was indeed strong in this regard. After all, they would have to take this route in the future!

Then the Americans stood up.

"In order to catch up with the East, we must switch our technology route as soon as possible. We need to jump directly from medium-voltage industrial frequency AC to medium-voltage DC. We need a large amount of funds for research and development!"

Originally, there was a medium-voltage medium-frequency AC as a transition between the two, but now, seeing that they have completely fallen behind the East, they must catch up, and they can only switch to the medium-voltage DC route as soon as possible!

Subsequently, the British also officially announced that they would quickly transition to the medium-voltage direct current route.

Asan was dumbfounded.

"Our electromagnetic catapult, which we invested a huge amount of money to develop, is actually on the wrong route?" The Indian naval officer looked at the latest news with an extremely ugly expression: "Damn it, the Russians must have fooled us, they are so hateful!"

"Yes, we invested a huge amount of money in research and development, but we didn't expect this to be the result... However, our new aircraft carrier will take a long time to develop anyway, so there is no need to be too anxious for the time being." said the subordinate.

The 40,000-ton aircraft carrier was completely destroyed, and the dock was also destroyed. Their navy was at least ten years away from realizing its aircraft carrier dream, so they were not in a hurry.

Since the East has announced the correct technical route, we might as well follow it. The West is also planning to do so anyway.

"Yeah, there's no need to worry too much." The officer murmured, "This is actually good news for us, hahahaha."

His laughter was full of sadness. Over the years, their navy had been almost standing still, and now, not to mention comparing with the East, they couldn't even compare with several nearby countries!

The oil regions, the African regions...the maritime power in these places has surpassed theirs. Do they still want to be the boss in the Indian Ocean in the future?
As he laughed, tears began to flow.

France.

"Damn it, the technology we got is actually fake?" The French guy was also dumbfounded.

Originally, they thought that by helping India develop aircraft carrier catapults, they would have the relevant technology themselves. Although India mainly provided the money, the French also invested a lot of funds in the research and development of other parts.

The French are also making intensive preparations for their next aircraft carrier. After all, they only have one 40,000-ton aircraft carrier, which is not only inferior to that of the United Kingdom, but also to other developing countries!

If you want to build the latest aircraft carrier, you have to solve the problem of catapults. If you cannot develop it independently, purchasing it from abroad will cost a lot of money.

If there was no Indian project, the French would have no choice but to grit their teeth and spend tens of billions of dollars to purchase from the United States. Now they are feeling fortunate.

"Fortunately, we did not purchase from the United States. Even the US technology is not mature yet. They are also going to choose medium-voltage DC technology. We still have to wait a little longer."

"Should we purchase from the East? After all, the electromagnetic catapult technology in the East is the most mature and has begun to be used in large quantities. If we purchase their electromagnetic catapult, we can quickly obtain the most advanced electromagnetic catapult in the world!"

Chaperon's eyes were complicated. "Yes, if we purchase from the East, we can indeed quickly obtain the most advanced electromagnetic catapult, but..."

But they can't bring themselves to do so. Over the years, the French have been bragging about how powerful they are. They even boast that the Rafale fighter jet is more powerful than the F-35. If they suddenly order electromagnetic catapults from the East, doesn't it mean that their technology is backward?
"If we don't use the name of electromagnetic catapult, we can send domestic companies, such as TT, to Dongfang, and then purchase professional linear motors from Dongfang, and the requirements put forward can meet the requirements of our aircraft carrier, right?"

Chapelon nodded: "Yes!"

The key to the electromagnetic catapult is the linear motor. As long as you have this, everything else will be easy!

After receiving the task, TT Electric immediately sent representatives to the East and headed straight to Golden Sun Electric Company.

"Our TT company is the best industrial DC motor manufacturer in the world..." Mesag started bragging as soon as he arrived.

There was no way, they were still proud in their bones. If they didn't brag a little when they came to the East, they would always feel unsatisfied. However, before Mesag could finish his words, he was interrupted by the sales manager Wang on the opposite side.

"That's right. You are indeed the best DC motor manufacturer in the world. So, there is no need for you to cooperate with us. You produce yours and we produce ours. That's enough. Don't you agree?"

Mesag was speechless for a moment. They came here because they couldn't produce it themselves, so they had to find Golden Sun Motor Company to do the OEM!
"At present, we have received an order from a customer who needs a special linear motor. We can also produce it, but the quantity is not large. Therefore, we do not plan to develop it specifically for the customer. We would like to order it from you."

"I'm sorry, please forgive me for being blunt." Manager Wang said, "The quantity is not large, and we are not interested in it. Besides, it is really not large. There is another hidden reason that we don't know, so please ask someone else for help."

"Hey, what do you mean?" Mesag was annoyed.

The other party said it very clearly: France needs a large amount, but does not want to spend money on research, so it only wants to order a small amount and then go back to imitate it. Jin Taiyang Motor Company will not be fooled!

"Means nothing."

"We are customers, and customers are God. Is this how you, Golden Sun Electric Company, treat customers?"

"Yes, God, please go slow."

Mesag wanted to get angry, but he held it back. He finally realized that he had no reason to be proud in front of the Golden Sun Motor Company, because the other party was the real number one in the industry.

"I'm very sorry, I apologize for what I just said, we came here sincerely to seek cooperation."

"Okay, what product do you need? You can tell me the technical specifications."

"This linear motor is about 96 meters long and needs to have an energy of more than megajoules..."

Manager Wang reacted immediately: Don't you want our electromagnetic catapult? This technology is not sold to anyone who wants to buy it! You are still reluctant to spend more money, not talking about the electromagnetic catapult, but only saying you want to buy the linear motor?
What a joke!
However, he still kept smiling: "Well, I'm not sure about this yet. I need to pass your technical requirements to the engineer, and I will definitely give you a reply within one day."

"Okay, I'll wait." Mesag left all the requested information and turned to leave.

Half an hour later.

"Boss Qin, the French sent their TT company to our Golden Sun Company to purchase our electromagnetic catapults in the name of purchasing industrial linear motors."

Xu Zhengyang said as he handed over the detailed information.

"Great, this is exactly the sign that our Oriental Technology is number one in the world." Qin Tao said, "Since they want to buy it, then let's sell it to them for $500 million each. Two sets of linear motors will cost them $1 billion!"

"Boss Qin, many things cannot be sold just because you want to. Even if you pay, it won't work. Our electromagnetic catapult cannot be sold no matter how much money you offer."

So many customers wanted to buy it, but we didn't sell it to them and let them use the ski jump to take off. Now you have figured it out and want to sell it?

Five hundred million dollars is a lot for a set. Are you planning to scare off the French in this way?

What if there are Americans behind this, and they really gritted their teeth and bought it in order to break through these technologies as soon as possible?
"Yes, I didn't say we were selling electromagnetic catapults. Aren't they here to buy linear motors? Then we'll sell them linear motors."

Xu Zhengyang was a little confused. He didn't understand what Qin Tao meant. Isn't a linear motor just an electromagnetic catapult? Is there any difference between them?
"Of course we can sell civilian linear motors. It doesn't matter if they are a little overweight, after all, they need to dissipate heat. It doesn't matter if there is some electromagnetic interference, after all, it is a motor, so there will definitely be electromagnetic interference."

"Okay." Xu Zhengyang reacted.

In fact, there is nothing special about the linear motor in the electromagnetic catapult. As long as the processing accuracy is high enough and the magnetic field is strong enough, it will be fine.

However, if it is to be used on an aircraft carrier, it must have strong heat dissipation and electromagnetic shielding capabilities.

Not to mention the heat dissipation, this kind of device, which consumes several megajoules of energy, generates extremely terrifying amounts of heat. There must be a special way to dissipate the heat, otherwise the system will burn out.

The electromagnetic shielding capability is more important. After all, when the electric motor is working, it will generate a strong electromagnetic field. To be specific, it is equivalent to a small electromagnetic pulse bomb!
The American Ford-class electromagnetic catapult is an example. After adding the cooling system, the volume reaches 1061.4 cubic meters, which is about the same size as a steam catapult, and the weight is as high as 630 tons, which is heavier than a steam catapult!

If there is no advanced heat dissipation and electromagnetic shielding functions, this kind of linear motor will be useless even if it is manufactured!
Military use must solve these problems, but civilian use may not. Anyway, we don't see these requirements.

Heat dissipation and anti-interference measures are added when the motor is produced. If not, it is impossible to add them later. In other words, even if the French got these linear motors, they would not be able to install them on an aircraft carrier, and the billion dollars would be completely wasted.

"Okay, I'll go and notify them." Xu Zhengyang said, "We must satisfy the customer's requirements. The customer is God."

"Well, they can play too."

Golden Sun Company, reception room.

"Mr. Mesag, our engineers have studied your needs in detail and think that what you want should be able to be made."

"Really? That's great!" Mesag was very excited. What he feared most was that the other party would say that the technology was not up to the standard and that it could not be made, and that they would not manufacture it for them. Unexpectedly, the Golden Sun Motor Company was so powerful that they actually dared to sell such a powerful weapon!
“But it will be expensive.”

"It's okay. We can accept a higher price."

"Five hundred million dollars per set."

"What, what did you say?" Mesag was stunned for a moment. Five hundred million dollars, you dare to say that! Isn't this a rip-off?
"At the same time, research and development will cost another 300 million, so the total price is 1.3 billion US dollars."

"You are robbing us of our money! You have no business sincerity at all!" Mesag yelled loudly.

The Americans' electromagnetic catapults, two sets, only cost 1.3 billion, but they are fully equipped, including energy storage devices and even installation services.

What about the East?
It was just an order for linear motors! According to their expectations, $100 million was a sky-high price! Unexpectedly, the Orientals increased the price by more than ten times. Where is their conscience? Doesn't it hurt?
"Because your requirements are special, we need special experiments. We only have two sets, and we have to make new molds, so the cost is very high. If you order ten sets, the price of each set can be reduced to 300 million. Add the 300 million research and development funds, and the total cost will be 3.3 billion US dollars."

Ten sets? That means five aircraft carriers!

No, even if there are four catapults on an aircraft carrier, it would take two and a half aircraft carriers. Can France build so many aircraft carriers? They are lucky to have one 80,000-ton aircraft carrier!

The results of Messager's negotiations in the East were quickly reported back home. When the French heard about it, they were furious.

"No, it's too expensive, we absolutely can't buy it!"

"Yes, this is simply a money grab!"

"Everyone, I have an idea." At this moment, a voice broke the silence.

"what idea?"

"We only need two catapults. We can sell the remaining eight catapults to the Americans. If we charge them $400 million for each catapult, then we only need $100 million to make the catapults!"

"Four hundred million dollars a set? Unless the Americans are crazy, how could they come to buy it?"

"Yes, they are crazy. They are being driven crazy."

Everyone else was stunned. Yes, why didn't they think of this? The US aircraft carriers were far behind, and finally found out that it was a problem of technology route. They are currently trying to catch up, so they are eager to obtain relevant technology, and they can just be a transfer...

Thirty-two billion dollars is a lot of money, but for the Americans to develop a brand new catapult, any amount of money is acceptable.

"Okay, contact the Americans immediately."

The whole world is attracted by this technical route and ignores the feelings of someone.

"How can this be? Shouldn't we be the focus?" The colonel said a little annoyed, looking at the dark night sky outside the window.

The Colonel had done something so earth-shattering the last time. He had mixed feelings. He was a little scared, but also a little proud. Looking at the whole of Africa, no, the whole world, who could do such a big thing? Even the Red Empire couldn't do it! But now, he did it!

He should be a hero to the whole world!
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.

"Hey."

"The stealth bomber will arrive in fifteen minutes."

"who are you?"

"The people who are secretly protecting you, hurry up and leave immediately. Also, it's best to move the advanced aircraft in your hands to a safe place."

The phone is hung up!

After a moment of contemplation, the colonel said, "Send me to the tent in the suburbs immediately! Also, order Fatih and his squadron to launch their fighter planes and prepare to meet the enemy!"

"Yes."

If it were in the past, the sturdy underground fortifications might be safe, but the terrible bunker-buster bombs made any fortifications no longer reliable, so the colonel felt that it was safest to set up tents in the wild.

He set up a tent randomly and no one knew where he was. Only his closest female guards knew where he was. He believed that these women would not betray him.

Soon, the colonel left.

In the base, Fatih shouted loudly to his men: "Quick, quick, quick, immediately fly our fighter planes and let us meet the enemy!"

They were still looking forward to the second attack, but now, it was no longer them who attacked, but the enemies were coming!

That's nothing, even if there are enemies coming, we have to beat them hard! Stealth aircraft have this advantage!

On the runway, lights flashed and fighter planes began to take off one after another to engage the enemy!
But where is the enemy?

When they flew into the sky, they found that they were facing an important problem: they didn't know where the enemy was, so how could they fight?

"Attention, fly to the capital!" At this moment, Fatih's voice came from the radio.

It was obvious that if the enemy came, they would definitely attack the capital, just like the time in the 1980s when they attacked the barracks near the capital because the colonel had pitched his tent there for the night, but he easily escaped.

What about this time?
They must have escaped, otherwise why would they be given orders.

Mahmoud turned on the airborne radar, but before he could scan the electromagnetic waves, Fatih's voice came again in the headset: "Attention, don't turn on the radar. Our airborne radar can't detect stealth aircraft. We have to use our eyes!"

Obviously, Fatih was also an experienced veteran, and every order he gave was correct.

In the dark, rely on your eyes?
For ordinary Mirage 5 fighter pilots, they can only rely on their eyes, but for advanced J-A fighter pilots, they can also rely on onboard infrared imaging devices!

(End of this chapter)