Chapter 184 Surprised or unexpected?

   "Leaders, our 051C destroyer has completed all designs."

  Twenty days later, Qin Tao came to the Yellow Tower with a full set of design drawings to report to the naval leaders.

  This project is already a sure thing, and coming here is just a routine report. After the leaders agree, the construction can be officially started.

"In terms of appearance design, it is not much different from my original design drawings. We will use the design scheme of double deck, forecastle, auxiliary mast, and hangar. Of course, there is no hangar at present, so we will transform it It becomes the space for the vertical missile launching device." Qin Tao took out the detailed design drawing and introduced it to everyone.

"The entire superstructure is properly adducted, so as to reflect the radar waves into the sky. However, it is not completely adducted. After all, there is no need to pay attention to perfect invisibility." Qin Tao said eloquently Jue: "The displacement of the entire warship has been determined to be 7,100 tons. This warship will also become the largest warship in our navy when it enters service."

  Type 051 is only over 3,000 tons, Type 052 is only over 4,000 tons, and the current 051C, with a displacement of 7,000 tons, is definitely the largest destroyer in the navy.

"The whole warship is arranged around the anti-aircraft missile system. After all, once the missile is inserted to the end, it will be so long. Even if we want to reduce the displacement, there is no way. In terms of speed, we think it can still reach 30 knots. .”

A famous leader was listening to Qin Tao's report carefully. It took two hours for Qin Tao to finish reporting the project. When he sat down to drink water, he found that all the leaders were staring at him intently. The second mast of his warship.

  The mast is slanted up for the sake of stealth. On the top of the sub-mast, there are two slanted back-to-back flat-panel radars, which are Lao Maozi's representative top-board radars.

   "Boss Qin, we don't have this kind of radar at hand at the moment. Isn't it a bit too bold for you to design it?"

  Finally, a leader spoke.

"Leaders, since we can import the S-300 system, of course we can also import this kind of radar equipment. Its performance is good, and it will definitely become the main sea search radar of our navy in the future." Qin Tao said: "And , It will take a while for our design drawings to be approved, and it will take a while for the navy to build it, maybe, by the time we start construction, this radar will have already been bought."

   "Now, you all designed it casually without any information?"

   "Of course not. Although we haven't obtained the detailed information, we have studied the international public information many times, so we are sure that we will never make any omissions."

  What else could go wrong with this thing? Qin Tao is familiar with the performance of these weapon systems, and after installing them, there will never be any problems such as electromagnetic compatibility.

   "Did you use international public information to design after research?"

"Yes."

  Qin Tao can't say, everything is in his head, right?

   "Boss Qin, we still have a task that we want to hand over to you." A leader said.

  Qin Tao puffed up his chest: "I promise to complete the task."

"You should also know that we just negotiated with Siam about the export intention of F-25T a few months ago." A leader said: "We have defeated competitors from several other countries, which is very impressive. It's easy, and now we have entered the design stage of warships, but the US side has begun to make things difficult for us, not providing us with any weapon parameters, making it difficult for us to make any progress in the design."

  Siam is a country located in the south of China. It has always had a good relationship with its own side. It is a traditional exporter of weapons for the motherland. However, in a market economy, it also depends on competition.

  The fact that the motherland was able to obtain arms orders from Siam is not only a traditional friendship, but also a lot lower than other countries in terms of quotations. After all, Siam is not a rich country.

  However, after all, Siam still expects the weapons ordered from China to have excellent performance. Therefore, Siam wants to purchase Chinese warships, but also wants to install a large number of Western weapons on this warship.

  This will cause a problem: the West will never send these weapons to China and install them on Siamese warships.

  Such a project involving the interests of the three parties has evolved into a unique model: China is responsible for building the hull, and after passing the test, it will be driven back to Siam to install the US weapon system, and finally the final assembly will be completed in Siam.

   This not only prevents China from contacting Western weapons, but also enables Siamese warships to obtain Western weapons and equipment.

  However, space must be reserved for the hull of a Chinese-made ship, right? Even the size of the reserved space is not given by the West, so it is difficult to carry out the design work.

   Now, all the leaders have seen hope from Qin Tao: the warship designed by Qin Tao reserved Lao Maozi's weapon system, so, can he complete the warship design with reserved Western weapon system?

  Hearing that it was this task, Qin Tao smiled: "Of course this is no problem, but we need a design fee of five million."

  Qin Tao agreed with confidence, satisfying the leaders present. However, when Qin Tao opened his mouth like a lion, all the leaders showed embarrassing expressions. You want too much, right? Just for the design, it costs five million? Even if our Ship Design Institute is now operating in a market-oriented manner, the 051B designed for Zhongjiang Shipyard is only one million!

"If I heard correctly, it seems that the total value of this contract with Siam has exceeded 100 million, and it is still in US dollars." Qin Tao said: "Now, I am stuck on the relevant design. Don't you want to make a deal? Five million design fees? Is the saying that knowledge is wealth an empty phrase?"

  These leaders are still too conservative. They only consider the interests of the relevant shipyards, not the Mingzhou Shipyard. Do they think that the Mingzhou Shipyard should provide free services?

  Qin Tao will of course have to argue hard.

   "If the relevant shipyard is unwilling to pay the money, then we can directly talk to Siam. Not only the design, but even the construction can be carried out in our shipyard." Qin Tao said.

  Qin Tao's words made the leaders present have complicated expressions on their faces. This Qin Tao is definitely going to draw his salary from the bottom of the pot.

"I think Mr. Qin is right. They were developed in a market economy, so we can't look at them with the previous thinking. Since we want them to help with the design, we have to pay the relevant design fee." Wu Shengli said: "Five million seems like a huge amount of money to us, but knowledge is wealth. In this era, we must pay attention to the power of knowledge. Compared with the entire order, five million is not too expensive. Of course, what we say doesn’t matter, we can convey President Qin’s request to Huazhong Shipyard, and give them the final choice.”

   This arms sale has nothing to do with the navy, the navy is just helping out. The Huazhong Shipyard, which is also located in Huating, has actually negotiated the intention. Now, it is up to them whether they want to spend 5 million to buy the design.

  So, in the afternoon of that day, Qin Tao met Zhang Qiang, the representative of Huazhong Shipyard.

  He came to the capital to ask for help. The United States did not give the weapon parameters, and they had no other choice but to ask the Navy to find a way.

  Now, when he heard that the asking price was five million, Zhang Qiang's face turned a little ugly. This is simply eating meat in their mouths.

However, he also knows that Qin Tao is very capable. He just designed a warship using Lao Maozi's weapon system without relevant professional information. At this time, he is also full of expectations. Maybe Qin Tao can really help them solved the problem.

"In terms of anti-ship missiles, the other party requires the use of Harpoons. This launcher is similar to ours. It can be placed behind the bridge at an angle. It can be used to fit the needles. The tail is directly facing the ship's side, and the exhaust flame can be discharged directly into the sea. "Qin Tao said: "However, the other party requested to use the sea-facing radar of the Dutch Telecom Company. For convenience, this radar can be hung directly on the top of the bridge."

  Zhang Qiang's eyes widened. As soon as Qin Tao said it, it was the most professional question, and it was also the difficulty they encountered so far.

Siam has no money, so the displacement of this frigate cannot exceed 3,000 tons. However, they still want to pack everything they can, and they also need advanced weapons from various countries. This is a worry for them. Even the displacement The 052 destroyer with more than 4,000 tons is not so capable.

  How do you get those things in there? This is a big problem.

   "In terms of air defense missiles, Siam requires the use of Sea Sparrow air defense missiles. We need to reserve space to accommodate the MK41 launch system to facilitate their future modification."

  In a lot of information, it will be said that the F-25T frigate of Siam uses the MK41 vertical launcher. As long as you think about it, you can know that this is completely nonsense.

The Aegis system of the Yankees was widely used in the 1980s. At the beginning, the double-arm launcher was used, and the MK41 vertical launcher was replaced in the later period. When entering the 1990s, only the Yankees used it themselves. It has never been exported, and even the loyal lackeys of the United States are not qualified, let alone Siam, which is out of reach.

  The F-25T frigates that were in service in the 1990s could not use the tall MK41. In 2011, when these frigates were undergoing mid-term life extension modifications, they were installed.

  Since it can be installed, it means that there must be a reserved space. This reserved space will make Siam very satisfied.

  However, how to reserve? How much space do you need? How to discharge the exhaust gas? These must be arranged in advance.

  Others do not know, only Qin Tao has experience.

Therefore, when Qin Tao said this, Zhang Qiang's original dissatisfaction had completely disappeared, and he looked at Qin Tao expectantly: "Qin Gong, we are willing to entrust you with the design of the warship. Five million For the fee, we gritted our teeth and paid it!"

   "U.S. dollar." Qin Tao said lightly.

  Zhang Qiang only felt a buzz in his head, what did you say? Dollar? Are you too dark?

  Looking at the other party's ugly face, Qin Tao knows that he can only accept it as soon as he sees it.

   "Haha, I was joking with you, are you surprised, are you surprised?"

  Zhang Qiang's face is still without any color, surprise, surprise? I almost had a heart attack, you know that?

  However, Qin Tao is a capable person after all, and he can't protest with Qin Tao. He clutches his chest and takes deep breaths.

   "However, we don't accept a deposit, we want the full payment." Qin Tao said.

  Of course he knew that in the 1990s, the domestic market competition was already very fierce, and each unit used its own magic power for its own development. As for the final payment, it is often lost.

  They will have various reasons, so Qin Tao must keep a hand when dealing with him for the first time. If he wants us to design, he must pay the full amount.

  Zhang Qiang's expression turned ugly again: "Then what if the design drawing is not suitable and needs to be revised?"

   "We will directly connect with the Siamese Navy and try our best to satisfy them. If they are not satisfied, we will change it until they are satisfied." Qin Tao said: "However, we must pay in full, which is a prerequisite for our cooperation."

   "Boss Qin, you don't trust us."

   "As the old saying goes, business is business, and friendship is friendship. Even if we are brothers, we are still brothers, and we will settle accounts."

"That…"

   "We still have some ideas about the design of the hull. We can make the hull fuller and increase the space. Anyway, the power system used is strong enough." Qin Tao continued.

  Then what? You bring these ideas of mine to the Ship Design Institute and ask them to design a million dollars? They don't know how to design the most advanced products, I still have to do it, I still have a lot of ideas in my mind!

Although the hull of this frigate is designed to be within 3,000 tons, the power system used is the famous LM2500, which is at the same level as the 052 with more than 4,000 tons. The power is powerful, and it can completely make the hull wider. In the case of the same displacement, the internal space is improved, and it has good seaworthiness.

   "Okay, Mr. Qin, I will report to the shipyard as soon as possible, and then go to Mingzhou to find you." Zhang Qiang said.

  Qin Tao nodded: "Then I'll go back and let them start. Maybe by the time you go over, we've almost finished the design."

After completing the design of 051C, the design office of Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group has no tasks for the time being. Now, receiving extra money, five million, is enough to make those designers excited. When the task is completed, everyone will send them a Big red envelope.

  If you want to be a state-owned enterprise, how dare you spend so much money, without the incentive of money, just use your spirit to inspire them? This is of course not possible. In the 1990s, spiritual thinking must be required, and material rewards must not be less!

   PS: After some consideration, I decided to replace three chapters with 4,000 words per chapter with two chapters with 6,000 words per chapter, or 12,000 words. It should be more enjoyable this way. Originally, the third change of 4,000 words was an addition, but now, let’s work harder, and it’s not appropriate to add an update. Normally, it’s 12,000 words per day, and we’ll stick to it for a month. If there are special circumstances, more will be added.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)