Great warships

Chapter 332 Going to the Oriental Pearl Tower to Show the Power of the Navy
"The Pearl of the Orient will return to the embrace of the motherland in 97. At that time, all the armed forces of the sea, land and air will need to send troops to carry out the task of protecting the Pearl of the Orient." In Huanglou's office, Wu Shengli introduced to Qin Tao stand up.

"Has our navy been prepared?" Qin Tao asked Wu Shengli.

This is about to enter 94, and there are still more than three years left, and all preparations have already been carried out.

"Yes, according to our plan, we originally used six 037-II missile frigates as the main equipment of our navy, but now, everyone always feels that these equipment are not powerful enough."

Hearing Wu Shengli's words, Qin Tao understood: "The displacement of 037 is too small, and the displacement of 053 is too large, let alone 054. This is an overkill. You are going to want a brand new one with a displacement of [-]." About tons of warships?"

Wu Shengli smiled, and he knew that no matter what happened, Qin Tao couldn't hide it, and he could guess it soon.

"Yes, we think that a displacement of about [-] tons is more appropriate, but the appearance must be modern enough to reflect the progress of our warship construction technology in recent years. The price should not be too expensive." Wu Shengli said: "Now There are still three or four years, so it should be too late."

A smile appeared on Qin Tao's face: "It's no problem, it's on us."

For Qin Tao, designing such a frigate is not a piece of cake. In terms of technical difficulty, it is much smaller than 054, and in terms of performance, it will be much better than the original 037.

In 1958, the Soviet Union transferred the technology of the 6641 (201M) submarine hunter. After the domestic imitation, they were not satisfied.This is the origin of Type 0112 anti-submarine frigate, design code 037.

After the design was successful, this frigate was mass-produced until the late 70s when the Navy decided to improve this warship.

For example, the dual-mounted 25mm naval gun with insufficient firepower was replaced with a newly finalized dual-mounted 30mm fully automatic naval gun, fixed fin stabilizers, 380-volt alternating current system, and increased freshwater fuel reserves, etc. Design code 037-I.

In the 80s, this kind of frigate continued to be refitted. Some were equipped with SS12 small towed sonars imported from France's Thomson-Sentra Company, and some were installed with Haiying [-] anti-ship missiles to become guided missile frigates.

The latter is the famous 420-ton 037-IG missile frigate.

After the successful construction of this kind of warship, the navy needed a warship to welcome the return of the Oriental Pearl Tower. Therefore, the navy launched the 037-II missile frigate project, with the displacement increased to 520 tons, and the hull and fully enclosed superstructure were redesigned.

From the perspective of the 80s, the performance of this warship is still good. A 76A double-mounted 37mm automatic naval gun is installed on the bow, and two sets of triple-mounted "Eagle Strike" 2 ships are arranged in a zigzag shape at the stern. Missile launcher, two double-mounted 8mm close-in anti-aircraft guns are installed in a stepped form above the stern deckhouse, and two 30G 2-tube jamming decoy launchers are installed on the boat.

If there is no other reason, then these six missile escort boats have properly become the main naval equipment stationed at the Oriental Pearl Tower. However, in recent months, the navy has held several meetings, and I always feel that these ships have a displacement of more than 500 tons. The advanced missile escort boats simply cannot reflect the progress of the motherland's defense industry in recent years!

Our side has been able to build 051C, a destroyer with a displacement of 054 to 037 tons, and it was brilliant in the first sea trial. We can also build [-], a professional anti-aircraft frigate with low cost and advanced performance. These warships have beautiful designs , compared with [-], it is clearly a product of two eras!
Therefore, the navy sees that the special 037-II guided missile frigates that have been produced are not good, and they want to have more beautiful warships.

"The increased displacement is mainly focused on increasing the comfort of the crew." Qin Tao continued following Wu Shengli's train of thought: "After all, this kind of warship has little chance of fighting tough battles, and it is to show our wind. , After docking at the pier, it will also be open at certain times for tourists to visit, and they should not let them feel that our warships are narrow inside and life is difficult for personnel, which will be counterproductive.”

"That's right, that's it!" Wu Shengli was very satisfied with Qin Tao, no matter what the problem was, Qin Tao could tell what Wu Shengli was thinking.

"Therefore, the overall design of the hull can be similar to that of the Lavant class. The sides of the ship slope inward and shrink until they are at the same level as the bridge. In this way, just like a cruise ship, there will be a lot of room for members inside."

If you want to talk about the sci-fi appearance, it must be the Lavant class. Recently, this kind of warship has frequently appeared in newspapers and TV. Everyone is used to seeing this kind of shape, and they will think that this kind of warship is tall enough.

"As for the weapon system, it doesn't need too much." Qin Tao continued to think: "The front end of the ship's bow must have a naval gun. The caliber does not need to be too large, 76mm is about the same. For anti-ship missiles, four are enough Well, as for the anti-aircraft weapons, they can be placed in the back. At present, our Sea Rattlesnake is the most suitable. In order to reduce costs and save space, we don’t need to install the loading system.”

Wu Shengli nodded.

"There must be a helicopter deck at the tail, but there is no need to set up a hangar. After all, the hangar will occupy the space of the crew. For a thousand-ton warship, there is no need to carry helicopters for a long time. In terms of engines, we can also use our diesel engines. Two are enough, after all, our warship is only a second-line offshore patrol ship."

"That's right, that's the idea, Taozi, your idea is very similar to our plan!" Wu Shengli said excitedly, "I'm fully confident that you will be able to bid successfully!"

What's so difficult about this? After talking for a long time, isn't it just 056!
With the development of time, the former 037 submarine hunters and 053 frigates began to withdraw from the active service of the navy in large numbers. The navy needs advanced light frigates to replace these warships. They don’t need to rush to the front line to fight bayonets. They are mainly offshore defense and undertake daily patrol tasks. It is only to provide support and guarantee for relevant maritime law enforcement agencies.

Under these guiding ideologies, the 056 light frigate took advantage of the trend. It was almost the same as Qin Tao's plan except for the anti-aircraft missiles.

The navy also needs to save face!There is no need to replace other warships for the time being, but to show off the military's style at the Oriental Pearl Tower, we must bring out the best warships!
"Actually, we don't need this at all." Qin Tao said: "For us, the existing projects can't be completed, so if the navy has ideas, it can be handed over to other brother units, so as not to say that we Eat alone."

What do you mean?
Qin Tao still doesn't like it!

For Qin Tao, the 1000 with more than 056 tons is really not good. The displacement of this kind of warship is too small. It is only a warship for coastal defense. It is useless except for showing off its muscles. The large demand is not his taste, 054 is already the bottom line, and he is not interested in other warships.

Wu Shengli glanced at Qin Tao in dissatisfaction: "You guys don't like it?"

"No, our shipyard is too busy. There is really no place to build this kind of ordinary warship." Qin Tao said hypocritically.

At present, they are really too busy. On their berth, although the aircraft carrier Chakri and No. 115 have both launched and left, No. 116 and the lead ship of the 054-class destroyer are busy on it. under construction.

The slipway is all made of military products, which is also convenient for confidentiality work. Even if it is inside the shipyard, unrelated personnel cannot approach the slipway.

In the dock, two large bulk carriers have been built, but the second batch of orders for bulk carriers has come, and they still have to be built in the dock.Moreover, the dredger that has already produced the design drawing is being handed over to the relevant unit for audit. If there is no problem with the design, the dredger will also have to be built in the large dock.

On the floating dock, the natural gas ship with MOSS tank has also been built, and the first membrane-type natural gas ship is currently under construction.

In the original small dock, catamaran missile boats and catamaran cruise ships are still being built for the navy.

As for the outfitting dock, there was a long row of ships waiting for outfitting.

Now, Qin Tao has every reason to reject his father-in-law. It's not that we don't like it, because there is really no place to build it!

"No place to build? On your berth, is that ship No. 116 about to launch?"

"Well, according to the progress of our shipyard, we should be able to launch it next year."

"After launching, won't the berth be empty?"

"How is it possible? The navy's 054 frigate cannot be just one. In the original position, we need to build a second 054 frigate. The navy is in urgent need of air defense ships. Two 051Cs are not enough, and a large number of 054s are definitely needed."

"054 can be a little later. Besides, your berth is 054 tons. If you build [-] tons of [-], it will be no problem to start five or six at a time. Do you really think I don't understand?"

"Dad, didn't you agree to bid? Isn't it good for you to directly appoint us?" Qin Tao began to take a roundabout route.

Wu Shengli glanced at Qin Tao in dissatisfaction: "Of course we have to bid, but the design plans of other bidding units are simply not comparable to yours. Come to the bright plan, other design units are just tinkering with the original design, which cannot meet our needs at all. Therefore, you must work hard this time, if you can't give the navy a satisfactory answer..."

"Dad, don't worry about it!" Qin Tao quickly reassured: "It's definitely no problem. Our Mingzhou Group will either not do it, or do it well."

"It's more or less the same." Wu Shengli was satisfied only now. This son-in-law didn't listen to his good words, so he had to suppress him.

"Regarding your plan to salvage the wreckage of the Dingyuan ship, the relevant departments have already approved it. When the sea is calm in spring, the navy divers can assist you in the salvage."

What is it called?Hit a stick, and then give a few dates to eat?Do you think I am a three-year-old child?

Qin Tao felt helpless.

"We have already passed the plan for the South China Sea. We plan to send a hydrological survey ship there recently. If you are interested, you can go there with our survey ship." Wu Shengli continued to say to Qin Tao.

Well, I really don't have much interest in it. After all, this is just an investigation, not a construction. If it was built in the past, then Qin Tao can spend [-]% of his energy.

"Although we drove away a submarine of unknown nationality last time, the navy was still very shocked. The enemy's submarine could enter our naval base and the vicinity of the shipyard, but we didn't notice it in the first place until the other party followed us. , was discovered by our sonar equipment." Wu Shengli said: "So, the Navy decided to purchase a batch of advanced submarines from abroad."

Although from the perspective of confrontation, the navy has won, but the problems exposed by this incident make the navy feel shocking. They must make up for this shortcoming and solve this problem.

How to deal with it?

The new generation of conventional submarines developed by themselves encountered many problems for the time being, so they had to purchase a batch to solve the urgent problems.

"Is the navy interested?" Qin Tao asked knowingly.

Do you still need to ask?At present, there are only a few advanced diesel-electric submarines in the world.

Germany's 209 is exported in large quantities in the world. Qin Tao also got back the blueprints. However, since the country has never purchased German weapon systems, it will not match when bought back. Moreover, whether it is German or French , will face other problems, and it is not easy to get it back.

Therefore, the most suitable one is of course from Lao Maozi.

"A few years ago, when we visited the Komsomolsk Shipyard, we saw the Kilo-class submarine being produced there, and we were deeply impressed by it." Wu Shengli said the purpose.

Now, the modernization of the domestic military is inseparable from Lao Maozi. The Su-27 of the Air Force and the modern class of the Navy are all purchased from Lao Maozi.

Now, it's the submarine's turn.

"The Komsomolsk Shipyard has long been renamed the Amur Shipyard. Although the first submarine of this type was manufactured at the Komsomolsk Shipyard, due to the huge demand, many shipyards are building it, such as Said Red Solmovo Shipyard, Admiralty Shipyard, Severodvinsk Shipyard, etc., if I remember correctly, in the Red Solmovo Shipyard in Nizhny Novgorod, there are two free ships The Type 877 submarine was originally built for the Polish Navy, but now, the Polish Navy doesn’t want it.”

There was a burst of excitement on Wu Shengli's face.

The two spare ships, like the Hyundai class, should be easy to purchase, right?
"Taozi, this glorious and sacred mission is entrusted to you. We believe that you will definitely purchase those two submarines at an appropriate price."

Qin Tao shook his head helplessly: "If it was in the past, it shouldn't take much effort, but it's different now, Dad, last time we purchased the second batch of Su-27 and related technologies, Lao Maozi set up a special The arms export company, especially the guy named Grishin in this company, so if we want to purchase at a super low price, they will definitely oppose it."

If you just cooperate with a certain shipyard, then the director of the shipyard must sell it for money, especially the red Solmovo shipyard in Nizhny Novgorod, which belongs to the kind Love, the situation can be imagined, if they can decide, they will definitely sell it for money.

The shipyard was about to go bankrupt, so in 94, it was sold to private individuals at a low price and became a private shipyard. Therefore, later, in the second batch of Kilo-class orders, the shipyard got the The ducks flew away, even if they tried their best, we have made Kilo class for China before, and now we are still asking for it to be made for China!Moscow just didn't pee on them, private shipyards, get out!
Now there is a dedicated company management, and there are annoying guys like Grishin, it is too difficult to take advantage of it.

"Yeah, we know it too, that's why I want to ask you to come out!"

Qin Tao shook his head helplessly: "Do you really think I'm a fairy? This kind of thing is not so easy. You have to be prepared, it is estimated to cost two to three hundred million dollars."

"What, so expensive?" Hearing the price Qin Tao said, Wu Shengli's face immediately changed. That thing is just a [-]-ton submarine, and the price can actually catch up with the modern class?
"Yes, if the navy agrees to this price, I'll go ahead. If they don't agree, then forget it. The price is low. The other party would rather let the submarine rust on the berth than sell it."

"In this case, the navy needs to study it again." Wu Shengli heard that the price was too high, but he didn't dare to make a decision immediately. He thought of something, and then said: "I remember, in the past, you once got it back The drawings of the 209 submarine, it seems that you still have the drawings of the Kilo-class submarine. Has your group designed our own advanced submarine based on these drawings? If you can produce it yourself, then our [-] million U.S. dollars, even if you can’t buy ten ships, you can at least buy five ships, right?”

Hearing Wu Shengli's words, Qin Tao shook his head helplessly: "At most we only design the hull, and many accessories require breakthroughs from our domestic related units. Also, even the hull, we can't make it ourselves."

"What?"

"Because we don't have a plate rolling machine."

"Board rolling machine?"

"That's right, submarines use high-strength steel, which requires a special large-scale plate rolling machine." Qin Tao said: "Currently, only Sweden sells this kind of machine in the world, but it is expensive, and it may restrict our purchase. .”

In the future, the motherland will become a technological powerhouse, and it will be able to produce this kind of large-scale plate rolling machine by itself, so it will not be controlled by others. Now, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!
Although the shipyard will also curl steel and press it into a suitable shape to build a ship, the power of those machines is too low. After all, the steel plate used for the hull has a strength of one or two hundred megapascals, and a warship will not exceed five hundred megapascals. Pa.

What about the pressure hull of the submarine?It uses the same steel as the deck of an aircraft carrier, which can easily be seven to eight hundred megapascals, or even gigapascals!Even if the shipyard can build an aircraft carrier, the deck is welded directly without curling.

What about submarines?It has to be bent into a circle!
Moreover, the larger the submarine and the larger the pressure hull, the larger the machine must be. Purchasing such a machine or developing such a machine by itself is quite expensive.

Wu Shengli nodded: "It seems that you are temporarily unable to produce submarines."

"Yeah, we don't have this condition at the moment." Qin Tao opened his mouth and began to paint big cakes: "In the future, when our construction team for the shipyard in the Anxi Kingdom returns, we have to continue to expand our own shipyard. A few slipways and so on, so that more ships can be built."

Anyway, the land has been circled, and the only thing left is the construction. The Anxi Kingdom's infrastructure project has been completed, and a large amount of profit has been obtained. It is entirely possible to use that money to expand its own shipyard.

In just a few years, the small Mingzhou Shipyard will become the largest shipyard in the country!

Thinking of this, Qin Tao still has a sense of accomplishment.

Leaving from Huanglou, Xu Zhengyang said to Qin Tao while driving: "President Qin, if we talk about large-scale plate rolling machines, Dazhou Company should have them. After their shipyard was merged, large-scale plate rolling machines should be available. extra."

Dazhou Company not only builds civilian ships, but also builds warships. In later generations, the famous Zhang Baogao-class submarine was built by Dazhou Company. At the same time, in other shipyards, construction of the German 209-class submarine is still underway. submarine.

In this way, after the merger of the shipyard is completed, the equipment of the shipyard must be redundant. After all, large plate rolling machines can only build submarines, and there are not many orders for submarines in South Kimchi.

In this way, wouldn't the other party sell the extra large plate rolling machine?

Hearing Xu Zhengyang's words, Qin Tao smiled: "Yes, they do, but I dare not go."

Xu Zhengyang turned his head and glanced at Qin Tao: "Is there any place you dare not go?"

"Of course, Dazhou Company has been screwed by us. Although they can't tell the truth, the relevant organizations in the South Kimchi Country must be well aware. If I go to purchase large-scale coiled boards now What if they seize the phone?"

Although Qin Tao is very proud, he has never been arrogant. He will never step into the land of the South Kimchi Country.

Xu Zhengyang nodded.

At this moment, Xu Zhengyang's eldest brother rang loudly.

For the convenience of contact, Qin Tao also equipped his secretary with a mobile phone. After all, ordinary people don't know Qin Tao's number, and the most they can do is tell them the secretary's number.

The current mobile phone is still relatively bulky. When the Motorola 3200 is launched next year, it will be able to enter the GSM era, that is, the 2G network, and various mobile phones will gradually reduce in size.

Xu Zhengyang held the steering wheel with one hand, and picked up the mobile phone with the other. (Having a license to kill, driving and making phone calls is nothing.)
"Hey?"

Xu Zhengyang switched to the kimchi language: "Okay, I got it, I will tell President Qin."

Putting down the phone, Xu Zhengyang looked at Qin Tao: "South Kimchi Country, Sanxing Heavy Industry contacted us, saying that they had a large plate rolling machine on hand, and asked if we were interested in buying it."

Does this really mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here?
(End of this chapter)