The two of them didn't know when they fell asleep, but listening to the sea breeze outside blowing the side of the ship, making a rustling sound, and watching the bright moonlight shining into the bridge, along with the equipment around them, gave people a unique feeling. a feeling of.

Although Qin Tao had slept on an aircraft carrier before, he had never slept on the bridge. This sleep was truly unique. When he woke up the next day, it was already past nine o'clock.

“Sir Salman, you woke up earlier than me.” Qin Tao rubbed his eyes and said with emotion as he looked at Salman who was standing on the porthole of the bridge and looking at the deck below in a daze.

"Yes, we talked until two or three o'clock yesterday. You must be very tired, so when I saw you were still sleeping, I didn't have the nerve to wake you up." Salman said.

"Yeah." Qin Tao nodded: "Get up, let's go have a meal."

"Don't worry, wash up first." Salman said and shouted outside. Then, two servants came in carrying basins and towels on their shoulders. Looking at the two glittering washbasins, Qin Tao I can't help but sigh, it's so inhumane.

 What does it feel like to wash your face in Golden Basin? Qin Tao tried it, but actually felt nothing. Compared with the two-yuan plastic basin, there was no difference, except that when he opened his eyes when washing his face, he would feel the sparkle and dazzling.

　　After washing their faces and brushing their teeth, the two of them still didn't go out. The servant had already pushed the cart in.

  The size of the car was just right, and it could just use the elevator on the ship island. At this time, Qin Tao had the illusion that he was not on a combat machine like an aircraft carrier, but in a luxurious villa.

“Let’s eat at the table over there.” Salman pointed to the conference table and said.

The fleet commander has to command the entire fleet to fight, so a special conference table is set up on the fleet bridge. This table is used to lay out the fleet's warships in various formations for visual display, as well as electronic charts. .

I have never had a meal on this expensive table. However, this warship now belongs to a wealthy family. Let them do whatever they want.

A clean white tablecloth was spread on the table, and exquisite dishes were served. Although it was just a breakfast, twenty or thirty dishes were quickly placed on the table. This was not a pretense of Salman. This is how he usually eats. of.

Although Salman praised it highly when eating in the restaurant last night and said how good the food was, in fact, Salman still disagreed because the way of eating was too shabby.

 It’s better to be more formal, even if it’s just a breakfast.

“Qin, come on, have something to eat.” Salman greeted Qin Tao.

 Qin Tao nodded. Just as he sat down, his cell phone rang.

 “Wait a minute, I’m going to take a call.”

Qin Tao saw that the call was from Zhao Ling, so he had to answer it.

“Xiao Ling, Mr. Salman and I slept on the island of the aircraft carrier last night.” Qin Tao quickly explained that I didn’t go out to mess around.

“I know, Brother Tao, I just received news from the capital. The Navy has agreed to allow the export of the Type 052C destroyer. However, the meter-wave radar antenna at the back needs to be replaced by our commonly used 382 radar antenna.”

 It is still a secret that meter-wave radar can detect stealth aircraft. Therefore, various export warships have never been equipped with meter-wave radar. They all use 382 radars, which are imitation roof radars.

This kind of radar has a simple structure and low power consumption, and is most suitable for search tasks during ordinary patrols.

"Okay." Qin Tao said: "Inform Yang Gong and others of the news and ask them to complete the design modification of the export type 052C as soon as possible. It is best to complete it this afternoon, and then we will explain it to the customer."

The U.S. Aegis system has begun to be exported in large quantities. Many countries are equipped with the U.S.-made Aegis system. Although this system still uses passive phased array radar, it is a mature and reliable system that has been tested after all, so it is popular among countries. welcome.

If the East wants to export first-class warships, it must also be an Aegis battleship. Only in this way can it compete with the Aegis system and satisfy the choices of many countries that are not short of money.

In the past few years, 052C was still the main warship of the navy. Of course, this kind of warship cannot be exported. At most, it can only export 052B, which is a warship with four small shields. Although there are many warships in Europe with small shields, the big financiers I still don't like it, I want four big shields.

 Now, it is finally ready for export.

This is also the inevitable structure of the continuous development of naval equipment. The 052C has become outdated, and the 346 radar has also been upgraded. It uses liquid cooling and more advanced components, has a longer search distance, and has stronger continuous combat capabilities. The old models will naturally It can be eliminated.

 Not just radars, but missiles too.

With the development of aerospace technology, the range of the Hongqi-9 missile has been extended to more than 200 kilometers. The original version with a range of 90 kilometers is naturally within the scope of export.

 Putting down the phone, Qin Tao said with a smile: "Your Excellency Salman, we just received internal news that the Navy has approved the export of 052C."

"Really? This is really good news." Salman didn't even bother to eat: "How about we discuss this battleship now?"

"No, this has to wait. When the official documents are issued and sent to our shipyard, we can introduce the advanced 052C air defense ship to you. As for now, we should eat first and then take a look at this huge warship. At the same time, we are waiting for the arrival of the instructor team.”

 Gou Dahu said that he would invite a group of Eastern instructors to help train their sailors and master the operation of the aircraft carrier. At the same time, they had to wait for the carrier-based aircraft, so there was no rush to drive back immediately.

In the past few days, Salman happened to be familiar with the aircraft carrier.

This morning, Salman was in high spirits and radiant. He walked around in various cabins of the aircraft carrier and had lunch in the canteen. When he was feeling itchy, Qin Tao answered the phone and excitedly called him Said: "Your Excellency Salman, the official document has been issued. Now, please follow me to the design office and give you a detailed explanation of our warships."

"Really? Great, let's go together!"

So, Salman took the mid-level and senior officers on the aircraft carrier and headed to the first design office in a hurry, filling the conference room.

On the rostrum, Yang Dawei put down his notebook and connected the projector. They worked hard all morning before finally making the changes and successfully completing the tasks assigned by Mr. Qin. The big dog in front of them would definitely place another order.

"Hello everyone, I am the designer of the 052C warship. Now let me explain our destroyer to everyone." Yang Dawei connected the projector, and the PPT printed on the projection screen gradually became clear. , opening his mouth to introduce.

 A modern warship appeared in front of everyone.

The upper half of the hull has a clear fold line, which divides the hull into upper and lower parts. The lower part is tilted outward and the upper part is tilted inward, forming a stealth appearance.

On the gradually recycled superstructure, the four corners were cut off, making it the best place to install the four-sided phased array radar. Looking at the curved radome, Salman and others were very excited.

"Let's first briefly introduce the overall design of the warship. It is 155 meters long, 17.5 meters wide, with a full load displacement of 7,000 tons. It uses alternating diesel power, two UGT25000 and two high-power diesel engines. It has a maximum speed of 32 knots and 7,000 kilometers of cruising range.”

  Basically unchanged, it is exactly the same as the 052C, except that the output power of the domestic UGT25000 gas turbine has been further increased, so the top speed of this warship has been further increased.

 The big dog owners listened very carefully.

"Next, we will introduce its main combat system. As a shield ship, of course it focuses on air defense operations. It has four S-band phased array radars that can detect targets at a distance of 400 kilometers and handle hundreds of targets at the same time. targets, and then sort them according to the degree of threat, and guide the missile to attack the most threatening target."

“Each flat-panel radar has more than 5,000 T/R components, most of which are S-band, and only a small part are C-band components, which are mainly used to guide the HQ-9 missile.”

The Hongqi-9 missile is already an active radar missile and does not require target illumination radar. However, the Hongqi-9 missile still needs rear command guidance during its mid-flight. This C-band component is used to transmit command signals, so this component is also necessary. .

“We found that the surface of your latest radar is flat, but now the surface of this radar is curved. What’s going on?” asked Mutailer. "This is the difference in cooling methods." Qin Tao helped introduce: "Our curved radome uses air cooling internally, while the flat one uses liquid cooling. Since the liquid-cooled T/ The production process of R components is complicated and the number of finished products is scarce. Therefore, the current production capacity can only meet the needs of our own warships. This type of air-cooled components has matured and can be produced in large quantities, so our export-type shield ships mainly use air-cooling methods."

  It cannot be said that liquid cooling is expensive, because the big players are not short of money. The fact is that because only low-end products can be exported, the performance of liquid cooling is an order of magnitude higher, and it cannot be exported yet, but it cannot be said that.

 So, we can only say that production capacity is insufficient.

Mutailer nodded: "Yes, liquid cooling requires a liquid cooling channel in the T/R assembly. It is very complicated and production is indeed not easy."

 The big dog owners in the navy are also knowledgeable.

“So, can air-cooled ones meet the needs of our hot climate?” Salman is concerned about another question.

It is well known that the heat dissipation effect of liquid cooling is better than that of air cooling, and the conditions in the big dog households are always very hot. If the radar system cannot meet the needs, the radar system will often overheat, which will be troublesome.

"Of course there is no problem. Our air-cooled forced cooling system has the same effect as the liquid-cooled cooling system. Some time ago, our Aegis warship cruised in the Gulf of Aden. After a few months, the radar was in good condition and there was no overheating crash. Phenomenon." Qin Tao continued to assure.

Yang Dawei explained from a technical perspective.

"Please rest assured that our warships are fully enclosed and have air-conditioning systems inside. In hot areas, air-conditioning can also meet the cooling needs of the entire ship. At the same time, the wind blown into this radar cooling system is also cooled by air-conditioning. Cool wind, great effect.”

Different latitudes, different temperatures, and different hot and cold air, so the effect of air cooling and heat dissipation is also different. In the tropics, hot air blows into the radome. How can it be used for cooling?

 The solution is to blow the air conditioner!

 The cold air from the air conditioner is blown in, and the temperature remains constant all year round, ensuring that the radar system works normally!

 There is no heat that cannot be solved by one air conditioner. If so, use two air conditioners!

Everyone nodded. Since the cooling effect is sufficient to meet the needs, there is nothing more to say.

"Next, we introduce the missile launcher." Yang Dawei continued: "Similar to our 052C, we install six six-unit launchers behind the naval gun, with 36 bombs, and install two identical launchers at the back. , the ship has a total of 48 Hongqi-9 air defense missiles to meet the needs of regional air defense against saturation attacks."

“Shouldn’t your most advanced launcher be a chocolate bar launcher?” This time it was Salman’s turn to frown.

Because the production capacity of the radar is insufficient, we use old-fashioned ones. As long as they don’t overheat, they can be used. But, what’s going on with this transmitter? Are you still using briquettes for us? Isn't this thing outdated a long time ago?

"The chocolate bar launcher is not much different from our wheel launcher. After all, our main missile is the Hongqi 9 type." Qin Tao introduced: "The diameter of the chocolate launcher is larger, which means It takes up more space, and after replacing it, it can’t even accommodate 48 missiles.”

“The anti-ship missiles at the back still occupy part of the space. If it is replaced by your chocolate launcher, the space for the anti-ship missiles can also be freed up. In this way, the number of missiles carried should be quite a lot, right?”

 The big dog owners have seen the world. Although they do not have Aegis warships on hand, they are also very familiar with the American MK41 launcher. After all, American warships often dock at their ports.

This kind of briquette launcher can only launch Hongqi-9 and cannot launch other missiles. A warship with a displacement of 7,000 tons actually does not have medium-range or short-range air defense missiles, only long-range one! Moreover, the anti-ship missiles have to be specially poked at the back and cannot be integrated together. They look very backward. Bad review!

Qin Tao thought for a while: "The Navy currently does not have an export license for this chocolate bar launcher. Since you have this need, I will ask the Navy for instructions now. You can continue to listen to Yang Gong's introduction."

 Qin Tao stood up and was about to leave, but Salman stopped him.

"Mr. Qin, we are buying this with sincerity. As long as you export this chocolate launcher to us, we will order more than ten ships at a time. I can make the decision without asking the country for instructions!"

 “Okay, I’ll try my best.” Qin Tao said.

This vertical launcher is the most advanced launcher in the East and the most advanced launcher in the world, even surpassing the American MK41 launcher.

Its diameter is larger and its length is longer, which means that larger missiles can be inserted into it. In the plan, whether it is anti-ship cruise missiles such as YJ-12 and YJ-18, or YJ-21 Anti-ship ballistic missiles or long-range land-attack cruise missiles such as the Changjian-10 can be stuffed in.

It can be said that with this kind of launcher, all the ship-based missiles in the East can be stuffed into it, including anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, anti-submarine, long and near, including many types.

 The original launcher, except for the Red Flag Nine, could not be plugged in and did not have any flexibility.

However, after all, this device is the most advanced in the East, and it still provides both hot and cold equipment. Is the Navy willing to export such a good thing?

 Radar involves leaking secrets, and they are unwilling to export the most advanced liquid-cooled radar. What about vertical hair?

"Of course." Hearing the embarrassed tone on the phone from Qin Tao, Wu Shengli nodded at that time. It's nothing, just leave it out!

 What is exported is only the launcher, not the missiles. As long as we give money, our more advanced artillery is planned to be exported. What can't be exported by the general-purpose vertical hair of the Navy?

 When we modified the warship for Lao Maozi, didn’t we intend to promote our universal hair extensions? Of course it can be sold now!

Although it is said that the hot and cold co-rack is very advanced, it is not high-tech. After all, it is mainly based on thermal emission. Cold emission is just a cold emission unit directly inserted into the thermal emission tube.

“However, since they want to refit, they will need additional funding. Each ship will cost an additional US$100 million, and ten ships will equal US$1 billion. This money will directly fill the gap in the navy’s shipbuilding funds!”

Wu Shengli agreed not because Qin Tao was his son-in-law, but because of money. If you want to improve, you have to spend money! Spend more money! The Navy also wants a piece of the action!

This year the Navy has started a new round of shipbuilding plan. It needs to build many warships. Money is needed everywhere. A billion dollars can do a lot of things! The most advanced 055 can also build two or three ships!

"Okay." Qin Tao readily agreed. For an extra US$100 million, it wouldn't be easy. Big dogs have plenty of money!

 Qin Tao walked back to the conference room with heavy steps, and saw that Yang Dawei was still introducing everyone. At this time, he had already introduced to the rear mast, which was the place where the biggest changes had been made.

“We plan to install the 382 radar on this. This radar works as the main radar on the 054 frigate. It can not only search the surrounding sea and air, but also provide guidance for the Hongqi-16 missile.”

"So, we need advanced vertical hair, and some HQ-16s must be mixed into the launcher!" Mutailer said: "One HQ-9 launcher should be able to fit two HQ-16s. This will greatly increase the number of anti-aircraft missiles!"

 “Ahem.”

 Everyone turned their heads and suddenly became nervous again when they saw Qin Tao.

“Mr. Qin, what does the Navy say?”

 “Can you give us some advanced hair extensions?”

Facing the expectant eyes, Qin Tao said awkwardly: "I promised, but..."

 But before he finished speaking, there was a burst of excitement.

"Very good!"

“The Orientals are indeed our best friends. We thought the chocolate launcher was too advanced and we were unwilling to export it.”

“Yes, we are grateful to our Eastern friends!”