Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

"Xiao Sheng's suggestion is very good. At present, there are basically no technical barriers that are too difficult to break through for these ships. Our first 052 ship will be officially launched this year. If the 051H project is launched, it is possible to start construction within the year if everything goes well. As for the first amphibious assault ship, it can also be launched for testing within three years. The most conservative estimate is that the warships of the entire battle group can be finalized and mass-produced within five years..."

In the conference room, Mr. Liu said seriously.

Mr. Liu and his team have already sorted out the technologies currently mastered by China, including the advanced technologies owned by Xu Huasheng. Now many key technologies have been broken through, and the design is even more integrated.

At most five years, the surface warships needed by the entire battle group can be finalized and mass-produced. Whether it is an amphibious assault ship of more than 40,000 tons, a 7,500-ton 052 missile destroyer, or a new model of 4,800-ton 051 missile frigate, including the supporting comprehensive supply ships and submarines, there is no problem.

When these warships are finalized and mass-produced, China's shipbuilding capacity will definitely be much better than it is now. At that time, perhaps the dumpling-making mode will be directly turned on, and a large number of warships will be built at the same time. Then combat training will be carried out, and finally combat effectiveness will be delivered to the navy sequence, which will not take too long.

Perhaps by the end of this century, China's four aircraft carrier battle groups will be able to form combat effectiveness and protect China's maritime borders.

In the conference room, after the specific configuration was discussed, everyone began to discuss technical aspects, to be precise, the requirements for the weapons and equipment of each warship, etc., what radar, what missile, what power, etc.

Mr. Liu invited many naval equipment experts here today to discuss the technical indicators required for the entire battle group.

"Teachers, I think that China's submarines need to walk on two legs. Nuclear submarines are powerful, but they are also expensive. And it is difficult to earn foreign exchange by selling nuclear submarines. Conventional submarines are different. They are cheap and can be exported to make money. In fact, the combat effectiveness of powerful conventional submarines is also very strong..."

Xu Huasheng's words made everyone nod in agreement.

"As for conventional submarine technology, our power company is developing a submarine AIP propulsion system, and the technical verification of the entire power system has reached the final stage. At the same time, our Huasheng Group has a new battery technology with high safety and good performance. This battery will also be used in the AIP propulsion system to make the entire system more powerful..."

Xu Huasheng's words made the scene quiet instantly, and these experts stared at Xu Huasheng one by one.

"We can develop a conventional-powered submarine with an underwater displacement of 3,000 to 5,000 tons, using our latest AIP propulsion system, and equipped with submarine-launched anti-ship missiles with a relatively long range. Such conventional-powered submarines have strong combat effectiveness and have great lethality to aircraft carriers. In the future, they can be used as a supplement to nuclear-powered submarines. In the future, our aircraft carrier battle group can be equipped with four submarines, two nuclear-powered submarines, and two conventional-powered submarines..."

In the conference room, when Xu Huasheng finished speaking, all military experts looked at Xu Huasheng, and they were even more excited.

How many advanced technologies does the Huasheng Group have? The AIP propulsion system is the most advanced power system on conventional-powered submarines.

China does not have this technology at all, let alone China, and the world does not have this technology. This technology is just some theoretical development direction. The former Soviet Union did have some closed-cycle diesel engine technology, but in the end it failed to build a submarine with a real AIP propulsion system.

The world's first AIP submarine equipped with a Stirling engine is Sweden's Gotland, which was launched in February 1995 and officially delivered to the Swedish Navy in July 1996.

Now it is only the beginning of 1993, and the Gotland is still in the research and development stage. The current AIP is definitely the advanced technology of the future.

"Xiao Sheng, do you really have this technology?"

Old Liu asked quickly. Old Liu naturally knew the power of this technology.

"Old Liu, yes, the whole system has entered the final test stage. I went to see the progress some time ago, and the progress is going smoothly. Now if we develop new conventional submarines, we can use this system. With this system, conventional-powered submarines can stay underwater longer, be quieter, have better performance, and have better comprehensive combat capabilities..."

Xu Huasheng said seriously. In fact, Xu Huasheng already had a plan in mind. Xu Huasheng was ready to take out the information of China's future conventional-powered submarines Yuan-class submarines that will use advanced AIP technology.The Yuan-class submarine is China's first conventional-powered submarine using AIP technology, and the performance of this submarine has been continuously improved, with many models appearing.

Before Xu Huasheng traveled through time, the displacement of this submarine had evolved to 4,600 tons, which is still the displacement above water. The underwater displacement is close to more than 5,500 tons, which is definitely a giant among conventional-powered submarines.

It is much more powerful than the Dajing-class that Xiaorizi will be proud of in the future.

Since it is a powerful submarine, just take out the technology of this submarine. Once this submarine is in service, it will definitely be the most advanced conventional-powered submarine in the world in this era.

Xiaorizi now doesn't even have the Canglong-class, let alone the Dajing-class. When this submarine is in service, it will definitely be able to crush Xiaorizi. Maybe it can even single-handedly challenge the US nuclear-powered submarine.

"The future is promising..."

After listening to Xu Huasheng's words, Liu Lao's face was full of smiles.

The future is promising. He didn't expect that he would be so lucky in his life. Take good care of your body, maybe you can see the glorious moment when the Chinese Navy goes to the deep blue.

"Let's sort out the plan and discuss it in detail with the Pakistani people tomorrow. This time Pakistan may want more things, not just the navy. Xiaosheng, how much you can sell by then depends on your ability..."

Old Liu's words made Xu Huasheng smile bitterly. Why did he drag me into this again? I am not a professional arms seller.

"Old Liu, can we sell our own things?"

Xu Huasheng couldn't help asking. He has an arms company under his company, and now the arms company has many projects and products suitable for Pakistan.

"Of course, but we have to control the proportion. You are so rich, right? It's not easy for us to make some money..."

Old Liu said jokingly, and everyone else laughed, and their eyes were full of envy. If the money of Huasheng Group was given to the navy, not to mention four battle groups, ten battle groups could be easily built.

But everyone also understood that only China has more companies like Huasheng Group. Only in the future will China have the money to build more advanced warships.

The military and enterprises each have their own responsibilities and complement each other.