Great warships

Chapter 372 The Tomcat of Anxi Kingdom
Qin Tao also got serious.

At the beginning, although Qin Tao fooled them, for Anxi Bay, there were hundreds of tons of missile speedboats, and it was enough to come and go without a trace, but obviously, the Anxi Navy would not be satisfied. , and this is just the beginning.

After they have been able to manufacture several hundred tons of missile speedboats, they will inevitably seek to manufacture larger giant ships. Anyway, they have never been short of money, but it is difficult to buy finished warships with money.

Therefore, for decades, the main force of their navy is still 3 British-built Alwand-class frigates (the original four were sunk in the war a few years ago) and 2 American-built frigates. Bayandor-class light frigate. After 79 years, their navy has never added any wealth.

Now, they've got bigger desires.

So, the next step is a warship with a displacement of [-] tons!

"For warships of this level, in terms of anti-ship missiles, you can use the C802 missiles produced by our technology. However, how do you plan to solve air defense and anti-submarine missiles?"

Of course, there are imitated Haihongqi-7s in China, but if this missile is installed on the warships of the Anxi State, the whole world will know that it was sold by its own side, which will cause unnecessary trouble.

The current Qin Tao doesn't dare to cause trouble, at least he has to be honest until the Varyag is towed back.

Hearing Qin Tao's words, Karim nodded: "Yes, we need to solve the air defense and anti-submarine problems. We have decided to survey and map the standard missiles we have on hand as the air defense missiles for this warship."

Decided to imitate surveying and mapping now?
Qin Tao felt a burst of emotion in his heart.

When Parthia and the United States were still in the honeymoon period, relying on oil wealth, they purchased a large number of weapons, including standard ship-to-air missiles, which belonged to the earliest S*M-1 type. For the rest of the country, it is already the best imitation target.

Anxi Kingdom originally did not plan to import related subsystems from the East, but planned to develop it on its own.

"In terms of anti-submarine, we plan to use Bell-212 helicopters to carry out anti-submarine warfare. In short, we can solve these subsystems. The important problem is that we have no way to integrate them and make a detailed design."

What they lack is the overall design ability, how to design a warship?They are at a loss, so they hope to get relevant design drawings from Mingzhou Group.

"Of course there is no problem." Qin Tao nodded and agreed: "We can help with the design, but we need relevant information. For example, do you plan to launch this missile with an oblique launcher or a vertical launcher?"

Since you want to help with design, you must have various design materials.

At this time, upon hearing Qin Tao's question, Karim nodded repeatedly: "Of course, no problem, we will give you the information. It would be the best if we could use a vertical launcher. We also obtained Some information on the MK-41 vertical launcher, if you need it, I can give it to you together."

Information on the MK-41 vertical launcher?Qin Tao couldn't believe his ears: "How did you get it?"

All over the world, the MK-41 vertical launcher is famous!This is a universal launcher that can be plugged into a variety of missiles, which greatly improves the flexibility of the vertical launcher.

It's just that its design is very complicated. The safety devices of various weapons, as well as the complicated smoke exhaust channels, etc., are very difficult to imitate if you don't master the know-how.

If there is relevant information, it would be great, but I don't know how the other party got the information?
"When we purchased the last batch of spare parts for Tomcat fighter jets, our upstream suppliers provided them to us. Although it cost us 500 million US dollars, we think it is still useful." Karim said.

I bought it, I bought it!

Since the parts of the Tomcat fighter can be obtained continuously, it is no problem to get some other equipment of the US Navy. After all, money can make Mo Tui ghosts!

Qin Tao was extremely emotional.

Although there are already mature cold launches in China, the technology needs to be continuously developed. It would be great if we can get access to western hot launches.

I came here this time just to discuss the follow-up construction of Gwadar Port with Kong Laoer. The construction team needs to recruit more workers. After the specific detailed design drawings are made, we must construct according to the design drawings.

Who would have thought that Karim would send him a big gift package before discussing these issues with Kong Laoer!

"We don't ask you for more. The design fee is 2000 million, including three opportunities for modification. If you think it is inappropriate, you can modify it." Qin Tao has already given the quotation.

2000 million, of course, is not cheap. After all, it is only 2000 million to design an aircraft carrier of 1000 to [-] tons. Now, it is only a frigate of more than [-] tons. However, for the Parthian people, they have no choice at all.

Moreover, the people of Parthia are rich, and this design fee is completely within their acceptable range.

Sure enough, Karim nodded without any hesitation: "Well, of course there is no problem. When we make progress in the imitation of our anti-aircraft missiles, we will formally submit the project to you."

If there are no anti-aircraft missiles, then their frigates cannot be built. After all, they are bigger and more dangerous. If there are no anti-aircraft missiles, they may be attacked by missiles at any time when they go out.

"Of course, if you give us a deposit of 100 million first, our design fee will not change within three years." Qin Tao continued: "As for the imitation of anti-aircraft missiles, if you need them, we can also send them secretly. Some technicians to help."

Karim was overjoyed: "That's really great. We lack relevant technical personnel. If you can provide technical support, we will welcome it very much. All technical personnel are treated according to the highest level."

Qin Tao found some errands again, but he doesn't have to worry, his wife has a big belly, so she definitely can't come here, so she can only watch other people come here on business trips, and study the standard-1 missile for a while. It is clear that after going back, maybe the Hongqi-16 can be improved.

"If you have the opportunity to get the standard-2 or even the technical data of more advanced anti-aircraft missiles, then we may be able to help improve it."

There is no such opportunity in China. Anxi often purchases Tomcat fighter parts from international arms dealers, and can also get other technical materials by the way. Moreover, they spend the money and enjoy the results themselves. Why not do it? .

Sure enough, upon hearing what Qin Tao said, Karim nodded without hesitation, "That would be even better, let's fight for it."

After talking about these things, Kong Laoer finally had the opportunity to report to Qin Tao.

Since coming here, Kong Lao Er has been more diligent and busy every day. Although he doesn't need to move bricks, build walls and cement, he needs to arrange work. Only when everyone is arranged well can the efficiency of the project be achieved. will be the highest.

Kong Er Er, who works hard, has endless things to do every day. Even if it is Chinese New Year, he does not go back and continues to make plans for the new year.

It is because of the dedication of people like him that the shipyard here can be built in such a short period of time. The Anxi Kingdom can now produce missile boats, which is completely inseparable from the construction team from Mingzhou.

At this moment, looking at Qin Tao in front of him, Kong Laoer's face was full of excitement.

"Mr. Qin, after receiving your news, we have re-deployed the construction workers here. Now, we can transfer half of the people to participate in the construction of Gwadar Port. After the transfer, we will recruit from the locals Among them, select a group of personnel to join in, so that the production and construction here will not be delayed."

Qin Tao nodded: "Old Kong, it's another difficult task to go to Gwadar Port this time. Would you like to take advantage of this period to go home and have a look?"

"During the Chinese New Year last year, my parents came to Abbas from China to accompany me to celebrate the Chinese New Year. They told me that if there was no President Qin, I would still be that idler. How could I manage thousands of people? , to run such a large transnational project? They asked me to work hard abroad and not worry about my family." Kong Laoer said.

"Well, what about your wife? You are away all year round, do you want to take your wife over?"

Hearing Qin Tao's words, Kong Lao Er showed a shy smile: "Mr. Qin, my wife is here."

"Well, that's good. As for us workers, if we want to bring our wives, it is also possible. The husband and wife work together on the construction site, and they can earn double wages, which also avoids lovesickness. bitter."

Qin Tao was deeply touched by this, because he himself often lived apart from his wife, so when he talked about it now, it was all out of emotion, but, for some reason, he looked at Kong Laoer in front of him a little bit. Something's wrong, there's absolutely no need for him to be so twitchy, why does he look like a little daughter-in-law who doesn't leave the door?

Qin Tao was very curious.

"Manager Kong got married last year, and I was the officiant." At this moment, Karim spoke.

At this moment, Qin Tao suddenly reacted.

In China, Kong Lao Er was a bachelor. Later, he joined the Mingzhou Group and was constantly promoted, but he devoted himself to his work and wanted to repay Qin Tao's kindness in cultivating him. Therefore, this led to Kong Lao Er never married.

After going abroad, the second son of Kong was married here in spring. Since Karim presided over the wedding, then the bride must be a beautiful resting beauty!

Now you can understand why Kong Lao Er is like this.

"Old Kong, you are capable. Marrying a beautiful woman in peace will win glory for the country." Qin Tao joked with a smile.

"My wife's name is Manaz, and their family runs a restaurant next to our Abbas Shipyard." Kong Er Er explained: "Sometimes, I work late, and the canteen on our construction site is out of food. I went out to eat, and as a result, I got acquainted with the restaurant owner's family after coming and going, and then...the restaurant owner married his daughter to me. During the Chinese New Year, my parents came to attend my wedding."

"Your parents, do you object?" Qin Tao was a little curious. After all, Kong Er Er was already famous. I don't know how many people would go to his family to propose marriage. He ended up marrying a foreigner?

"My parents said that I can decide on my own affairs, and after seeing Manaz, my parents are very satisfied with her."

"Well, go to Gwadar Port for construction. You can take her away too. There is a woman by your side who can take better care of your life. Your Excellency Karim, is this okay?"

Karim nodded: "Of course there is no problem."

Since ancient times, Anxi Kingdom has produced beauties, but unfortunately, it is not easy to marry a woman here, there are many restrictions, and even if you marry, it is difficult to bring them out.

However, there are exceptions to everything. For Chinese friends and those who build shipyards for them, of course they will give various green lights under the premise of adhering to principles.

Since Manaz is married to Kong Lao Er as his wife, he will of course follow Kong Lao Er around in the future, and will not stay in Anxi Country forever.

Kong Laoer glanced at Qin Tao gratefully. Of course, it would be better if Qin Tao made this request.

"The Chinese came here to help us with our construction. For us, the Chinese are our best friends." Karim said from the side: "Qin, if you are not in a hurry, I can take you here have a look."

Are you in a hurry?

Not in a hurry, after all, Qin Tao proposed many projects for the development of Gwadar Port on the spot, such as hospitals, schools, seawater desalination plants, etc., all of which require someone to survey and make design drawings.

So, for the time being, Qin Tao is not in a hurry to go back, and it is okay to take a look here.

So, Qin Tao nodded: "Okay, then I'll take a look around. By the way, didn't we talk about the parts of the Tomcat fighter just now? Can I go to the place where you maintain the Tomcat fighter? "

"Of course, the Tomcat fighter is the most powerful fighter here, and you will definitely be amazed by its majesty."

In fact, there are many places to look at when you come here, such as the production line of the C802 missile, etc., but Qin Tao is not interested in these. warplane.

Of course, when it comes to heavy fighters, the Su-33 is not inferior to the Tomcat, but because Top Gun is so good, military fans all over the world, and even ordinary people, will be interested in the Big Cat.

Now, Qin Tao just wanted to take a look at this legendary fighter.

After all, this is also a carrier-based aircraft.

The main station of the Tomcat fighter is at the Shaheed-Babe base in Isfahan.

"This base is the main base of our Tomcat fighter jets. In the 70s, after the Tomcat fighter jets were equipped with our Parthian Air Force, they were first deployed at this base. Of course, it used to be called the Hatami base." Lim introduced.

At this time, in a row of strong hangars, there are beautiful fighter planes parked.

This is the first time Qin Tao has seen a Tomcat fighter jet. From the front, this fighter jet is very wide, with a huge nose, a huge rectangular air intake, and the variable-sweep wing box. dazzling.

Just in front of the hangar, you can see a tombstone. This arrangement is so strange that Qin Tao couldn't help but stop.

"In the war a few years ago, our great general, His Excellency Abbas Babe, commanded the Tomcat fighter plane to fight bravely with the enemy, and finally died in battle. Therefore, we have erected a monument here to commemorate this hero." Cary said Tom.

Qin Tao nodded.

Shahid is transliterated. If it is translated into a specific meaning, it is a martyr.In other words, this base was named the Babe Martyrs Base.

Facing the tombstone, Qin Tao bent down and bowed.

No matter in any country, there are a group of people who are dedicated to the country. Qin Tao respects such people very much.

And his action won the favor of everyone in the base.

For example, Husseini, the leader of the base who accompanied him, was very moved at this time.

"Mr. Qin, you are the second batch of Orientals who came to our base. You are all friendly and polite."

"Second batch?"

Qin Tao understood that in the past, Anxi had purchased domestically produced J-[-] fighter jets. At that time, domestic military technology was not developed enough. It is said that the radar of Tomcat fighter jets had been exchanged. Of course, Qin Tao didn't know the details. , he is a shipbuilder after all.

"Now, the number of Tomcat fighters you can dispatch is running out?"

Qin Tao’s question involved confidentiality, and it was inconvenient for the other party to answer, so he could only change the subject: “However, we have been working hard to repair fighter jets. Our base is the only base in China that has the ability to overhaul Tomcat fighter jets. Back then It was the engineers at our base who created the Hawk missile on the Tomcat."

The US-made equipment used to be faced with a shortage of parts and components. However, the Anxi people did not wait or rely on it, and found a way to solve it themselves. They can still maintain some fighters in operation, which is quite good.

"It seems that this plane can only be used for organ donation." Qin Tao walked to the front of a hangar and looked at the dismantled plane inside. The wing box has shown noticeable deformation.

"Yes, the plane had an accident during landing and broke the wing box."

For a variable-sweep wing fighter, the wing box is its most critical part. It wraps the rotatable wing shaft and belongs to the soul of this aircraft.

Many of Lao Maozi's variable-sweep wing fighters use ordinary stainless steel, while the Tomcat fighters use tall titanium alloys.

"I heard that the wing box of the Tomcat fighter is very strong, and even fell from a height of several thousand meters. The rest of the aircraft is in tatters, but the wing box is intact." Qin Tao was a little curious.

"Yes, that refers to the plane in good condition. In our plane, the wing box was damaged in previous battles, and there were already cracks, so the wing box was damaged when it crashed."

Although the Parthian Air Force is trying its best to maintain their air power, the number of Tomcat fighters is still decreasing, because many losses are irreparable, and once damaged, it will completely end their lives.

The basic structural parts of the aircraft, the girder, the beam, and the strongest titanium alloy wing box are one of them. If it is damaged, the aircraft will be considered scrapped, and only organ donation can be performed in the future.

The plane in front of me is one of them.

"I think, maybe we can help." Qin Tao said: "Your Tomcat fighter, any titanium alloy parts are damaged, and we need to provide new parts, we are willing to help."

Hearing Qin Tao's words, everyone present was extremely surprised.

"President Qin, can you produce titanium alloy parts?"

"It should be possible. Let's go back and try. If the production is not good, then we won't charge any money. If it can be produced, then..."

"We will provide the size of titanium alloy parts as soon as possible. If you can produce it, it will really solve a big problem for us. We can restore at least ten more Tomcat fighters!" Husseini said excitedly.

For Qin Tao, these are all easy, they got a large number of titanium alloys, some of which have already been produced in the 112 factory for Su-27SK fighters, as the main force-bearing parts, and have been tested by Lao Maozi's technicians , fully qualified.

At the same time, the 3D printing technology research institute established in Huating University is progressing very smoothly. Some of the parts can also be made with 3D printing technology. Therefore, the tasks Qin Tao took are also realized. possible.

As for the remuneration, it is definitely not low.I'm sending charcoal in the middle of nowhere, even if I don't set a price, these Parthian people won't be too shabby.

"Back then, Grumman invented the vacuum electron beam welding technology to weld titanium alloy wing boxes. Are you sure you can manufacture the same parts?"

Hearing this question, Qin Tao nodded affirmatively: "Of course, times are developing and technology is improving. In aerospace technology, there are too many places where titanium alloys are used. Welding technology is not a big problem for us. It’s just a little more expensive.”

"President Qin, please open the price, we will never bargain." Karim immediately promised.

"You fighters can be constantly repaired with dexterous hands, but after all, this kind of fighter will still get old slowly, and you need a brand new modern fighter."

The Tomcat fighter planes of the Anxi Kingdom were delivered in 77 and 78. At that time, they were definitely the most powerful air force in the entire Anxi Bay. They could launch Phoenix missiles and shoot down fighters [-] kilometers away. Tomcats can do it.

But now, 15 years have passed, and the glory of the year is gone. After experiencing the brutal war, the integrity rate of these Tomcat fighters is very low. Although they are trying their best to maintain the operation of these fighters, the actual situation is quite poor.

Parthia does need brand new modern fighters, but where do they buy them from?

The people present were a little at a loss.

China?

China's existing J-[-] and J-[-] fighters are too backward!
(End of this chapter)