Great warships

Chapter 899
Mr. Qin is really awesome. He always prepares for the research and development of various projects!The guys were very emotional.

On islands far from the mainland, energy issues are very important. Although solar energy and wind energy can be used, these are unstable and the power is very low, which does not support the use of high-power electrical appliances. Generally, diesel generators need to burn oil. Fuel needs to be transported by land, which is very expensive.

How to obtain far and continuous electricity on the island at low cost?

The solution provided by Mingzhou Group is nuclear power bank.

The nuclear reactor, steam turbine, generator, etc. are all put into a container, and the tall liquid metal cooling reactor is used. The reactor is small in size and high in power, achieving a power output of 1 megawatt, which is more than enough to supply power to the island.

In the southern sea area of ​​the motherland, the nuclear power bank has been able to provide stable power supply, solved the energy problem there, and created conditions for the development of the southern sea area.

Now, of course, the development of Coco Island has to use this kind of tall device, and it has been used from the beginning, and there is ample power supply on the construction site!
"It's a pity that our vehicles are not electric yet, so we have to transport part of the fuel from the outside. Later, when electric vehicles were introduced, even the fuel did not need to be transported from outside." Kong Laoer continued: "Mr. Qin, does our Golden Sun Company also have to transport it from outside?" Is it time to develop electric trucks? Don’t always develop cars, our commercial vehicles need to be electrified more.”

Qin Tao was speechless. Electric cars were just a gimmick. He had never regarded them as a trend. After all, batteries were not environmentally friendly.However, there are still markets for electric vehicles in many specific situations.

For example, if you have charging conditions at home, and then just travel in the city, drive during the day, and go home to charge at night, in this case, electric vehicles are very suitable.In the field of engineering, electric trucks are also useful. It is not convenient to refuel on many construction sites, but there is sufficient electricity on the construction site.

Especially on islands, it is more cost-effective to use electricity than oil.

It seems that we really have to continue on the road of electrification.

"Okay, after I go back, I'll say hello to the horseman." Qin Tao nodded immediately.

The technologies of electric trucks and electric buses are interoperable. With electric trucks, it is still possible to enter the pure electric bus market in the future.

Zhao Ling followed behind Qin Tao, and immediately remembered that Qin Xue was weaned, and then she could continue to be Qin Tao's secretary and ran around with him. She liked this feeling, and every time there was something new harvest.

"With these power supplies, we can still use seawater desalination devices. Otherwise, the construction of these projects will not work without fresh water. In the future, a large number of people will be stationed here, and there must be enough water here." Kong Laoer continued to introduce these projects. They've all done it with ease.

"Let's take a look at this runway first. I'm very curious about how this runway is made of prefabricated parts." Qin Tao lowered his head and looked at the runway. It is said that airport runways are all concrete structures, and there should be gaps between these components. , but he looked down, but couldn't see any gaps.

"You put asphalt on it?"

"Yes, this is the latest airport runway construction technology. We use concrete structural parts below, and there will definitely be gaps, so we lay asphalt on top. This asphalt is specially designed for airport runways. Its shock absorption effect is relatively good. Good, and the laying and maintenance are also very convenient, of course, the cost is a lot higher.”

Qin Tao nodded and continued to study the runway. When he looked up, he found that there was no one around him except Kong Lao Er, and everyone else had already rushed to see the nuclear power treasure.

Isn't it just a nuclear power treasure? What's so interesting about it? These people are really rare and strange.

"Based on the overall terrain, we designed the runway here, next to the hillside, and we can dig some hangars on the hillside in the future. No matter what kind of aircraft are placed, no one will know." Kong Laoer continued to communicate with Qin Tao.

Qin Tao looked at the hillside aside: "There is no danger of landslides, right?"

"As long as these trees are not cut down, there will be no landslides, and we will also build slope protection. These are future jobs."

First solve the problems, and then slowly improve. After all, the current requirement is to be fast, and the sooner the better.

Qin Tao nodded: "Okay, let's go to the pier now."

The island is not wide at all, and the airport has to be built in the direction of the long end, so it is very close to the port. The road of several hundred meters is full of ruts. During the recent period, I don’t know how many construction machinery come and go.

In order to deceive people, ships usually dock at night, unload all kinds of building materials, and leave before dawn. Therefore, the pier here is empty at this time.

"Because no one cares about it all year round, it has become a paradise for sea turtles. There should be hundreds of sea turtles nesting here. When we first came here, we often saw sea turtles crawling on the beach. The beach here is not bad. It can be developed into a tourist attraction in the future." Kong Laoer said, pointing to the beach in the distance.

The terrain of Coco Island is very good. Some places are beaches. The sea water washes every day to form a beach, and some parts are cliffs. This part of the water is deep enough to be used to build a port.

"Our side is in a deep water area, and a pier is just under construction. There are two berths for ships with a displacement of [-] tons, and four berths for ships with a displacement of [-] tons. There is no problem with docking our current warships, but if you want to dock with an aircraft carrier It’s difficult, unless our dredgers are brought in to widen the route.”

After all, this is just a small island, and it is impossible for a freighter of [-] tons or even hundreds of thousands of tons to berth here. Hearing Kong Laoer's introduction, Qin Tao frowned: "It seems that we really have to Our dredgers are coming to deepen the route, and we have to at least double the tonnage of the berths."

The largest cargo ship can only berth 1 tons, which is inappropriate. After all, the Navy will have more than [-] tons of destroyers in the future, and it must be able to dock. As for the aircraft carrier, forget it. Wouldn't it be necessary to fill every inch of land with people?

The largest warship that can be parked here needs to be calculated according to the [-]-ton large drive.

"There are only two berths that can dock [-]-ton ships, which is not enough at all." Wu Shengli's voice sounded, and after watching the nuclear power treasure, they continued to wander around, and then ran over to see the pier. expressed dissatisfaction.

not enough!
Let alone the question of which berth the navy wants, the existing berths alone cannot meet the needs of the navy, which has a large fleet of [-] tons.

"Dad, don't worry, this place will become a deep-water port in the future." Qin Tao said, and then looked to the other side of the pier: "Why is there a hole there?"

"There is a natural lava cave there." Kong Laoer's face was full of excitement: "We are busy with infrastructure construction now, so we don't care about that side for the time being, but someone rowed a boat to check it out. The area inside the cave is not small, 039 should be able to enter."

There was excitement on Wu Shengli's face: "Really? That's really good news. Our navy is going to have a berth over there! Circle that side and don't let other civilian ships approach. Can you find a way to cover that hole? ? For example, use some vines to hang down."

"Well, yes, we will finish these before the opening." Kong Laoer nodded. For them, there is nothing impossible.

In the sky, a reconnaissance satellite just passed by. This time, the ground intelligence personnel just glanced at it unconsciously, but followed, and opened their eyes wide.

"Oh God, what is that, zoom in!"

The intelligence officer's hand turned the mouse wheel, zooming in on the image until Coco Island was all on the screen.

"Airport runways, terminals, docks, berths, when did this place become like this? Quick, report this information immediately!"

If it hadn't attracted the attention of the whole world recently, they wouldn't have paid attention to it. This satellite was only planning to fly over the Kra Isthmus to see the progress there. They didn't expect to have such a harvest.

Soon, the photos were placed on Swift's desk. Looking at the completed airport and dock, he already had a vague premonition that something was wrong.

"The report has been confirmed with the Myanmar government, and they finally admitted that they leased Coco Island to Mingzhou Group to develop it into a tourist site for a period of 30 years."

"Tourism? Huh, just like Shuangsha Island, they originally said they wanted to develop tourism resources, but what happened? All the vertical take-off and landing fighter jets went up!"

"So what are we going to do? Are we going to issue an outcry against them?"

"Protest? What's the use of protest? Mingzhou Group must have paid a large sum of money, and also proposed high breach of contract conditions. If Myanmar is allowed to take back Koko Island, it will face high claims, and they simply cannot afford it. Moreover, the people there dare not offend the Orientals!"

"What should I do?"

"Inform Ah San of the news. They should be in a hurry. Little Koko Island is only [-] kilometers away from their Andaman Islands. Hmph, don't give us any benefit, and expect us to help them get ahead?" Swift looked at gloomy.

The Asan Navy has been very excited recently. After careful comparison, they finally chose the Rafale fighter jet!

However, this purchase has been questioned by many parties.

The total contract value of 36 naval Rafale fighters is as high as 35 billion euros!The average one is close to [-] million euros!

Even if it is a fourth-generation stealth fighter, it is not so expensive!
"The batch of fighter jets we purchased are not only bare metal, but also a large number of spare parts, including engine backup. These are very expensive. If only the bare metal is counted, the price is only more than 4000 million, which is not expensive at all." Facing the doubts of the crowd, Sunil eloquently explained: "Not only these, Dassault also promised that it will export the production technology of the M88 engine and related electronic technology to us in the future, and our own LCA fighter jets in the future It can also be replaced with this kind of engine. On the whole, this military purchase is definitely worth the money and can significantly improve the level of our aviation industry."

"But, in your purchase contract, why are all of them single-seat fighter jets?"

"We originally planned to purchase more than 36 fighters, but you rejected it, and we can only reduce it to [-] fighters. In order to maximize the fighters, of course they are all single-engine fighters. As for the two-seater training mission, we can put them in France. Go ahead and do it, the money also includes pilot training.”

"No, this is still too expensive. A MiG-29K only costs more than 2000 million US dollars. Now the price of one Rafale is equivalent to four MiG-29Ks. Can the combat effectiveness be worth four?"

In the conference room, spitting stars splashed, and when Sunil came out, his face was a little ugly, and those guys still disagreed!

What's next?
It seems that we can only continue to increase the price, and the extra funds will be given to these guys who oppose it, and they should be able to agree by then!
With such thoughts in mind, Sunil went outside, and his adjutant hurried up to meet him.

"Your Excellency Sunil, something has happened!"

"What's going on?" Sunil was stunned.

"The United States sent us the latest photos." The subordinate said while handing over the photos.

Sunil looked at the photo, and his face turned ugly: "What place is this?"

"Coco Island, just north of our Andaman Islands."

"This used to be an uninhabited island, right? Why did the base suddenly appear now? There is a pier and an airport? When did this happen?"

He remembered very clearly that there was absolutely no such thing before.

"I don't know. We investigated the island over there a month ago, and there was nothing abnormal. This should have happened within a month."

In one month, the airport and the pier were actually built?

Sunil became even more annoyed: "Damn it, what are you doing? Can't you send a few more planes over there?"

"Our base in the Andaman Islands has not yet been built. We need to send long-range patrol planes to fly over to patrol, which is very inconvenient. After a few years, when our airport is built, we can often fly over to check the situation. "Said the subordinate.

"Damn it, it took the Orientals a month to build the airport and the dock. How many years did it take us to build the same facilities?" Sunil almost got angry.

"Yes, it does take several years." The subordinate said: "Our infrastructure construction is simply not comparable to that of the East, they are too fast."

too fast!Sunil was extremely annoyed, they are all the same person, why is there such a big gap?
Now how to do?
Prevent the Orientals from constructing?It's simply impossible!After all, it is the territory of Myanmar. If they dare to fly over and drop bombs?
The best way is to start before the other party rents Koko Island and rent it at a higher price. Unexpectedly, the other party has completed such a huge project without making a sound!

"In this way, our original strategy has completely lost its effect." Sunil said: "We want to develop the Andaman Islands, and we can pinch their sea throat at any time, but they directly inserted in the north of our archipelago." A nail!"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the meaning of what Dongfang did. It broke the situation perfectly and made Ah San's work in vain!
Thinking of this, Sunil clenched his fists.

"Yeah, even if the islands over there are developed, it's meaningless. If we increase our strength there, they will also increase their strength. It is better to purchase a few more Rafale fighter jets for the funds to develop the Andaman Islands."

Buying Rafale fighter jets?
A smile suddenly appeared on Sunil's face, yes, why didn't I expect such an ending?Now that there is this urgent threat, do those people dare to hold back?
Thinking of this, he turned his head and walked back.

"Your Excellency Sunil, what are you doing?"

"Have a meeting before they leave."

Sunil strode towards the meeting room, and said to those who were still muttering: "Everyone, we just discovered an unexpected situation. If you are still trying to evade and fail to meet our requirements, it will make us suffer a lot. Loss."

"what's the situation?"

"Let's take a look at the photos sent by these Americans." Sunil picked up the photos and projected them on the screen.

"You may not be able to see clearly. Let me introduce to you. This is Coco Island. It is less than [-] kilometers away from the northernmost point of our Andaman Islands. At the airport here, after the plane takes off, you can fly over the Andaman Islands. At the port here, the Aegis battleship may be docked at any time."

what?
Everyone was stunned.

After a short thought, they made a decision: they can't wait any longer, and immediately purchase Rafale fighters. At the same time, the modification of the aircraft carrier must be carried out as soon as possible, and strive to have a dual aircraft carrier formation as soon as possible!What about the self-developed aircraft carrier?I have to quickly drag it back to the dock and continue working!

Since land bases are no longer necessary, a fleet at sea must be built as soon as possible, and it must have powerful carrier-based aircraft!
Even if it is 16 million euros, it is not expensive. As they continue to purchase in the future, the price will continue to rise. By 2.4, the unit price will be as high as [-] million US dollars. Compared with the current price, that is A lot more expensive.

No matter how expensive they have to buy, they have no choice!

Sunil is very satisfied. This time, thanks to the help of the satellite photos from the United States, otherwise, it is unknown how long it will take to get everyone to agree to order the Rafale fighter jets, at such a high price.I have to negotiate with the French and tell them that I have put in a lot of effort and I must give myself more rebates!
Facing the construction of Koko Island, Ah San felt as if he had been given blood. The purchase plan of Rafale fighter jets was approved immediately, and the news spread all over the world.

It was getting dark. Everyone not only conducted inspections on Big Coco Island, but also went to Little Coco Island. With their tired bodies and excited spirits, everyone boarded the plane and embarked on the way back. Before the flight, Xu Zhengyang told Qin Tao and others the latest news.

"Okay, I really chose Rafale." Qin Tao is very satisfied. Now that it's done, Ah San's aircraft carrier will definitely not be used, even the second-hand aircraft carrier bought from France. Going to the land base is definitely not a threat to come here.

"Ah San is really a fool with a lot of money, and he agrees with such a high price." Wu Shengli was also very emotional.

"That's right, people are stupid and have a lot of money. It's a pity that they don't come to us to buy." Qin Tao felt a little regretful.

(End of this chapter)