Great warships

Chapter 325 Sky Whale Combined Cutter Suction Dredger (Subscribe)
The next morning.

"Xiaoling, I will take you to our steel factory today." Qin Tao said to Zhao Ling: "Our steel factory is also very strong in technology, for example, the Invar steel we are currently using to manufacture natural gas ships is our The smelted steel has also been recognized by the French, and we are the second in the world who can smelt this kind of steel.”

Zhao Ling nodded: "Well, I will follow your arrangement."

"In our place, we are still developing high-strength steel materials, which can be used when we start building aircraft carriers in the future."

While talking, the two walked out of the guest house and stood at the door, waiting for Xu Zhengyang to drive.

At this moment, Qin Tao's eldest brother rang loudly.

"Hey, who? What? Dad? Are you coming?"

Qin Tao was suddenly surprised.

Zhao Ling on the side was also shocked. The father Qin Tao said was definitely not Qin Baoshan, but Wu Shengli.

Why did he come here in free time?
The Mercedes-Benz G drove over, and the two got into the car. Qin Tao said to Xu Zhengyang, "Let's go to the naval base."

Wu Shengli and the others came by helicopter and flew directly to the naval base in Mingzhou. Although there is no runway here, the helicopters can take off and land without any problem.

When Qin Tao and the others passed by, the straight nine had already landed. Several leaders in the base greeted them there, and Qin Tao and Zhao Ling also went up to greet them.

Not only Wu Shengli, but also several other naval leaders got off the plane together. The rotor of the helicopter was still spinning, blowing the weeds on the ground to shake back and forth. Qin Tao glanced at Xu Zhengyang behind him and guessed what it was.

"Taozi, let's go to the conference room!" Wu Shengli greeted him from afar.

A group of people walked to the meeting room of the naval base. The room was full of people, all of them were excited, and Qin Tao's expression was different.

"Last night, we received relevant reports stating that the state shipyard had the idea of ​​reclamation and building islands. We were very excited, so we came here in person." Wu Shengli said, "Taozi, tell me now, Be specific."

After Qin Tao finished talking about the plan yesterday, Xu Zhengyang reported it. The navy was having a headache for these things. Suddenly, when they heard about this solution, they were naturally very happy and came here immediately.

Now, all eyes are on Qin Tao. Although Qin Tao received the news hastily, it doesn't bother him.

"We need a large cutter suction dredger." Qin Tao said: "This dredger needs to be equipped with a high-power reamer. It can not only dig all kinds of clay, dense sand, and gravel, but also open Excavating rocks with a pressure resistance of 40 MPa, that is to say, even if we encounter granite, we have the ability to cut it up and suck it away."

"As for the depth, we can't expect too much. The maximum digging depth is 30 meters, which is enough for dredging the river." Qin Tao continued: "The excavation efficiency is set at 6000 cubic meters per hour. The mud discharge distance is set at [-] meters, which can also reduce our technical difficulty.”

In Qin Tao's eyes, this is still far from being number one in the world. The most advanced dredger, with a capacity of 5000 cubic meters per hour, can blow to a distance of 90 meters. However, this is only [-] seconds , There is not much technical reserve in China, so take your time.

He thinks it lowers the difficulty, but in the eyes of other people, it is not as bad as releasing satellites.

"Currently, the dredgers that we can manufacture domestically are only medium-sized dredgers, and the data is less than one-tenth of your data." Wang Qianjin, a technical expert who rushed over from Huating, said, "This is what you proposed. Can this technical indicator be realized?"

"Oh, if I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have donated that ship back then. It's been a few years, and there is still no improvement." Qin Tao sighed.

Back then, Qin Tao got a medium-sized dredger from the island country from Lao Maozi. Later, at the insistence of his father, the dredging equipment on it was sent to the Ship Design Institute for research. For them, this is a important sample.

Although it took a long time during the installation because of a problem with the hand sanitizer, overall, it went smoothly.

Afterwards, since all rivers in the country needed to be dredged, they followed suit and built several ships of the same type, but that was all, and there was no improvement at all.

"President Qin, this kind of dredger is originally a world-class difficulty ship. It is already very good that we can build the same type. If you want to improve, how can it be so easy!"

"Of course it's not easy. If it was easy, so many countries in the world have the need to dredge rivers, why don't you build them yourself?" Qin Tao looked at Wang Qianjin: "However, we are different from them. We, the Chinese nation, are With a long history of 5000 years, we are full of creativity, we have what others have, and we have what others don’t have, and we must show this spirit!"

Wang Qianjin smiled wryly: "Mr. Qin, you are right, we have also thought about improving. In order to improve our construction technology, and also because of this demand, we have contacted the Dutch and hope to cooperate with them to build Our dredger."

"Dutch people?" Qin Tao smiled: "You really don't make progress, you just stick your heads in and let someone chop you."

Wang Qianjin nodded: "Who says it's not? They came up with a sky-high price of 5.00 million U.S. dollars. We thought it was too expensive and wanted to bargain. Who would have thought that they went too far. Not only did they not lower the price, but they also raised the price." [-]%!"

Speaking of this matter, Wang Jinjin blushed.For them, this is a huge humiliation. Although it happened last year, it is still embarrassing and indignant to mention it now.

However, what can be done?Who made one's own side not have this kind of technology?Without technology, you can only be controlled by people!

"We only need half the price, 5000 million US dollars." Qin Tao said: "If the superiors trust us, they will entrust us with the task of building this ship."

"Taozi, you can't open your mouth like a lion!" Wu Shengli said: "Exchange the US dollar into RMB, and the price is about the same."

At the beginning, my father was making donations, and now it is the turn of my mother-in-law to come here to bargain. However, Qin Tao no longer hesitated like before. He shook his head firmly: "Half the price is our cost price. We It is also to contribute to the motherland, if foreign customers come to order from us, then we will have to ask for a price of [-] million U.S. dollars."

Qin Tao's attitude is very firm.

"So expensive?"

"How much does a modern warship cost? The technology of this combined cutter suction dredger is no less difficult than that of a warship." Qin Tao said: "Its displacement is tens of thousands of tons, and its design is also very complicated. , Dredging requires an automatic control system, we need a new development, and its reamer, if we want to be able to cut granite, we need a high-hardness reamer, all of which need to be newly developed, and the price is very expensive. At half the price, maybe we will still lose money.”

"If it can be manufactured, then the price is not expensive." Wang Qianjin said: "However, if it cannot be manufactured and we have to order it from abroad, then we will waste precious time and money."

Qin Tao glanced at Wang Jinjin: "You bricklayer, why are you so unconfident in our own technology?"

"No, no, that's not what it means." Wang Qianjin was a little embarrassed: "It's really because this technology is too advanced, we, we..."

"Our Mingzhou Shipyard likes to challenge difficult things. Is it difficult for a natural gas ship? Isn't it built by us? Is it difficult for an aircraft carrier? We will be able to deliver it to customers soon. Large-tonnage bulk cargo Other shipyards dare not build a ship for fear of being broken in two, so we built it anyway! There is nothing we cannot build.”

After Qin Tao finished speaking, he looked at Wu Shengli: "According to the international contract model, we stipulate the delivery time, and if we can't build it by then, we will compensate the shipowner for the loss!"

Wu Shengli nodded: "Okay, with your words, we can rest assured. Place an order now and deliver the ship within a year, even if it takes more than a day!"

For a brand new ship, it takes several years from design to construction. Wu Shengli proposed to deliver the ship within one year. Of course, he also has his own difficulties.

The problem in the south must be resolved as soon as possible, preferably next year. Therefore, since Qin Tao is so confident and capable, of course he has to put some pressure on him.

Hearing Wu Shengli's words, Qin Tao did not hesitate: "Of course no problem, the ship will definitely be delivered within one year, but is our ship owner the navy?"

This kind of dredger is a civilian ship, and it is of course inappropriate to deliver it to the navy.The Navy can hide behind, but cannot show up.

"No, it's affiliated with the Haihe Waterway Bureau."

"Okay, then please ask them to sign the contract with us as soon as possible." Qin Tao said: "Our one-year agreement is counted from the signing of the contract. Moreover, at least half of our deposit must be paid, and we will wait until the ship is launched. Pay us the other half."

This request is a bit too much, but Wu Shengli nodded without any hesitation: "Of course, no problem, follow your request, by the way, comrades from the Haihe Waterway Bureau, have you brought your official seal? If so, now Just sign the contract and let your company make payment!"

So fast?
The person traveling with him was shocked by Wu Shengli's resolute actions. Although he was carrying his official seal, where was the money?5000 million U.S. dollars, converted into renminbi, would be more than 5 billion, and half of the deposit would be given, which would be more than [-] million renminbi!

With so much money, why don't you have the slightest awareness of doing big business?Like buying cabbage at the vegetable market?
"For the money issue, you can postpone it for half a month, and just pay us within half a month. Within this half month, we will make the design drawings."

Drawing in half a month?
This is starting from scratch!

No ship design institute in China would dare to boast about this kind of seaport. Mr. Qin is too confident, right?
Of course Qin Tao is very confident, because he has confidence!

When the equipment of the dredger was brought back, who conducted the research?Yang Dawei!
At the beginning, Yang Dawei pondered this device for a long time, and he had already figured out the internal structure and principle, but he was tortured by a bottle of hand sanitizer.

Now, Yang Dawei is his man, so there won't be too many problems if Yang Dawei is in charge of this design.

What's more, Qin Tao didn't propose the technical specifications of these dredgers casually. What he was talking about was the parameters of the dredger Tianjing, which he wanted to build.

In the time and space before rebirth, the Sky Whale dredger was a national key project. After being frustrated in the deal with the Dutch, the relevant unit found the German VOSTALMG company to design and build it in Huating.

However, after getting the design drawings, Qin Tao, as one of the engineers at the time, participated in the review of the drawings. Qin Tao was the first to discover serious problems with the German design: insufficient displacement, insufficient speed, and equipment installation. There are defects and so on.

Sure enough, foreigners don't have a good thing!

At that time, the contract had been signed, and the design fee had been given to the Germans. The Germans were supposed to be responsible for this kind of problem. However, they made a shameless request: if the design is to be modified, the money must be added!

This is the reason why there is no technology, because there is no technology, so you have to be controlled by others everywhere!
At that time, the Germans not only complacently asked for more money to modify the design plan, but also asserted that domestic technology could not manufacture such a large cutter suction dredger at all.

Under the contemptuous eyes of the Germans, Qin Tao and others worked hard and worked in the design room all night. Finally, they modified the design plan of the ship and finally completed the independent construction.

They used their actual actions to severely slap the Germans in the face.

Even the island country with strong shipbuilding capabilities, South Kimchi Country, was unable to manufacture such advanced dredgers, and later even requested to lease Chinese dredgers. In order to avoid technology leakage, their lease request was never approved.

At that time, Qin Tao worked extra hard. After this project, he also mastered the technical details of the dredger, so he could complete the design with Yang Dawei and the others.

In half a month, it is not impossible to copy the dredger Tianjing from the memory of the previous life.

So now, Qin Tao has this confidence.

"This ship, we also have to have a famous name, how about calling it the Sky Whale? On the left is a fish, and on the right is the capital of Beijing."

"Whale for Whale, that's a good name. The Whale from the sky has come down."

Wu Shengli also nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, then let's wait for the design of the Sky Whale in half a month! Now, except for the comrades in the navy, everyone else can adjourn the meeting."

Hearing Wu Shengli's words, Qin Tao stood up and was about to leave.

"Taozi, what are you doing?"

"Didn't you say that only people from the navy will stay? I'm not from the navy, so of course I'm leaving." Qin Tao is confident.

"You stay. In the next meeting, you are still the protagonist, so you have more ideas. Next, we are still waiting for your ideas!"

"What happened on the news last night?" Qin Tao asked.

Wu Shengli nodded.

The Navy is a bit aggrieved.

Among the three major fleets, the south controlled the most extensive sea area, but the strength of the southern fleet was actually the smallest.

After all, the fleet in the north is strategically the most important to protect the capital's outer waters. Therefore, it has always been the most valued and equipped with the best equipment. Not only the two Type 052 ships, but also the two Type 051C ships. They are all attached to the Northern Fleet.

The fleet in the east can be equipped with two modern-class ships purchased at a high price from Lao Maozi.

What about the south?

Bitter!

There are only 7 Type 051 large-scale battleships, the first domestic destroyer with a displacement of more than 3000 tons. Due to the lack of anti-aircraft firepower, this type of warship rarely moves outside the combat radius of land-based fighter jets.

Every time a problem was encountered, frigates had to be dispatched, and sometimes warships had to be dispatched from the north and east.There is simply no way to react in time.

Therefore, after Qin Tao expressed his idea of ​​reclamation and island building, the high-level navy was very excited and immediately came to discuss in detail. Moreover, out of trust in Mingzhou Shipyard, after Qin Tao promised to pay compensation if he could not deliver the work on time , and the contract was signed.

Now, the technicians have left, leaving only the navy personnel, apparently wanting to hear what good strategy Qin Tao has come up with.

Looking at the expectant eyes, Qin Tao felt a little stressed.

"At present, the plan I propose is to reclaim the sea and build islands." Qin Tao said: "It is too difficult to rely on the stilt houses on the previous reefs. With the islands, our navy will have a wider range of activities. Moreover, according to the Navy's vision, as long as the island is of a certain size, even if it is only the size of a basketball court, we can deploy the Yak-38 there."

At the beginning, Qin Tao bought the Yak-38 just to deal with the junk by the way. Later, after the technology upgrade, he gave the Siamese navy equipment, and the remaining Yak-38 was taken away by the navy. At that time, Qin Tao knew The Navy has this idea.

No matter where you are, there is nothing without air supremacy. If you want to have air supremacy, you must have an aircraft. No matter how poor the performance of the Yak-38 is, it is still a jet aircraft. With R-60 missiles, the performance is not much worse than that of the J-[-].

Moreover, since the aircraft was originally produced for the navy, the treatment such as moisture resistance is very good, and it can be deployed on the island.

It’s just that one plane is not enough. There are maintenance personnel, maintenance personnel, logistics parts supply, etc. All of these require larger islands. Therefore, the bigger the island, the better.

"Yes, we have considered deploying the Yak-38. No matter how backward this type of aircraft is, it is still a jet aircraft. Moreover, we don't need to deploy for a long time. We should be prepared first. Once the situation escalates and needs to be deployed, we can fly at any time. In the past." Wu Shengli nodded: "However, these are things for the future, what we have to consider is the present."

How to solve the problems in the news last night, how to get back the game, let out a bad breath!
"In this case, at 9 degrees 54 minutes north latitude and 115 degrees 32 minutes east longitude, there is a ring-shaped coral reef. Our fishermen call it Shuangsha Island. How about we build a forward post there?"

Everyone is bright.

The location there is so important!
This is a ring-shaped reef, so if the island is reclaimed in the future, it can be made into a ring-shaped island. The inside can be used as a port, and the outside can be built with an airport runway, which can become a large military base!
In this way, once there is a problem nearby, the navy can go out at any time to protect the fishermen of the motherland and avoid being bullied by others.

It has been the territory of the motherland since ancient times, but it is a pity that the navy has not actually controlled it. With this opportunity, it can just take control of it in its own hands and become the most important outpost of the navy.

"How to do it?" Wu Shengli paid more attention to the process. In fact, the high-level navy has already begun to look at Shuangsha Island. It's not easy to start.

Qin Tao said: "Send our [-]-ton fishery administration boat there to protect our fishermen!"

A [-]-ton fishery administration ship?
Several people looked at each other: "We don't have that kind of fishery administration boat!"

"Why not." Qin Tao said: "Warship No. 101, has it been decommissioned? Even though it is decommissioned, it cannot be left alone. It must continue to play its role. It is best to give it to the fishery department."

Warship 101?
Wu Shengli finally smiled. As expected, Qin Tao had many ideas, and this suggestion was exactly what he wanted most.

At that time, the motherland was just established, poor and white, with seas and defenses, and the navy urgently needed to expand its own strength. Therefore, even if the old man provided scrap copper and iron, the price was still quite high, and the navy had no other choice. have to!

In the end, the Navy purchased four Type 17 destroyers that were about to be decommissioned at a high price equivalent to 4 tons of gold at the time.After these warships entered the navy's sequence, for a long time, they were the warships with the largest displacement in the navy, and they were called the four diamonds of the navy.

In fact, these warships should have been decommissioned when they were purchased, and then served in the Chinese navy for decades. It was not until last year that destroyer No. 101 had completed its mission and was honorably retired.

What do you do after retirement?
As an old ship with great significance, it is inappropriate to disassemble it and sell it as scrap iron, so send it to the museum?

Now, Qin Tao has given a better answer: give it to the fishery administration department and continue to make use of the waste heat.

More than 2000 tons, it is not a big man among warships, but in the field of fishery administration, it is definitely the most powerful existence. As long as the anti-ship missiles are removed, the naval guns are still kept. Naval guns expel each other!
With such a big killer, who would dare to make trouble?

This suggestion put forward by Qin Tao has since become a practice. The warships eliminated by the navy will often be transformed into fishery administration ships to support the fishermen.

"Is there any more? This kind of creative, say a few more." Wu Shengli continued to urge.

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