Chapter 374 After selling the arms, go to see the Caspian Sea monster

"Actually, the war in 1991 did not represent anything. At that time, our MiG-29 was fighting alone, but the opponent had the support of the entire information network and electronic interference. After our MiG-29 went up, The deaf and the blind."

The rest of the time was accompanied by Smetanikov. At this time, he was taking Qin Tao and Xu Zhengyang to eat in the cafeteria inside the design bureau. The infamy of the G-29.

  In the 1991 war, the MiG-29 suffered a crushing defeat. Therefore, there is also a reason why the MiG-29 fell out of favor in the international arms market afterwards.

  Can it be their fault? In the combat system of the Soviet era, the MiG-29 was just a front-line fighter. It was enough to seize the air supremacy of the local battlefield, and the other things were left to the brother troops to solve.

  However, in 1991, the MiG-29 had to confront the entire Western system. After the failure, it was discredited globally. This made them very distressed, but there was no way to refute it, because it was the fact.

   Now, this is what happened to them.

   "Even if the Su-27 went up at that time, it didn't make any sense. After all, the Su-27's radar is still an enlarged version of our MiG-29 radar. When it comes to anti-jamming capabilities, they are the same."

   "It's useless to complain, what matters is what to do next, have you thought about it?" Qin Tao asked.

  Anyway, I'm bored, chat with this designer. Smetanikov has been working in the Mikoyan Design Bureau for decades. When he first entered the design bureau as an intern, he caught up with the MiG-21. He also came over model by model. Being able to communicate happily, and finally going to China in the end, will save him from wiping his neck in the future.

  I am doing good deeds.

"The biggest gap between us and the West is the avionics, but even if our Mikoyan Design Bureau knows about it, there is nothing we can do about it. The avionics system is provided by Fazotron. They are currently developing a beetle that uses a flat-panel slot antenna. Radar, when it matures, can be used on our MiG-29 fighter jets, and it will undergo radical changes."

  Aviation companies in any country are like this. In fact, they only manufacture airframes, avionics engines and so on. They all rely on supporting units to do research and development.

   Not only the MiG-29, but the Su-27 has also suffered enough from the avionics equipment. If the radar is not overweight, why would it be full of rickets.

   After entering the 1990s, they finally started to move towards the flat-panel slot radar, and the beetle radar is the leader in this regard. (It was mentioned earlier that Lao Maozi bypassed the gap of the flat plate and directly engaged in phased arrays. He was referring to the era of the Red Empire. I don’t know if I made it clear.)

  However, in the current situation, it is not a matter of a day or two to wait for maturity.

   "So, I have a little suggestion."

"Speaking."

   "When you use the brand-new avionics to build the new MiG-29, you can give it a more lofty name, such as MiG-33, or MiG-35."

   "Why?" Smetanikov was puzzled.

   "Of course it is different from the previous MiG-29. Believe me, it is necessary to do so. You can declare to the outside world that the MiG-35 is your new generation fighter." Qin Tao flickered.

  Changing your name, can you get rid of your previous bad reputation?

  It is really possible in a short time.

In terms of tanks, the T-72 has a bad reputation, so it was renamed T-90. Ah San really purchased a large number of them. The same is true for the MiG-29. After the modification, it is directly called the MiG-35. Then take it out and sell it!

   "Thank you, President Qin, for your guidance. Wait until we..." Before Smetanikov finished speaking, he saw a companion running over in a hurry outside.

   "The chief teacher is back, please go to the office."

   It was getting dark outside, and Belyakov finally came back.

   "How is it? Is there any good news?" Qin Tao looked at Belyakov.

   "Those damned bureaucrats don't care about the life and death of our Mikoyan Design Bureau at all. If we wait for them to discuss and discuss, it will take at least a month!" Belyakov said angrily.

  Qin Tao knew clearly that this kind of bureaucratic style actually had a purpose. After all, the transaction went smoothly, and it was the Mikoyan Design Bureau who benefited, but the pockets of those bureaucrats did not bulge.

  They are waiting for someone to give them a gift.

  Of course, Qin Tao didn't intend to fill their pockets. Wouldn't it be nice to keep the remaining 200 million dollars in his own pocket?

   "So, shall we say sorry?"

   "No, Grishin agreed. First deliver the fighter planes to you and get the money. It's not too late to go through this process slowly. In short, they can only be stuck for a while, not forever."

   Now it was Qin Tao's turn to be surprised: "Grishin dared to do this?"

  The Arms Export Corporation has taken over all the arms export business. Although this is beneficial, it also has responsibilities. Grishin will take a big risk in doing this kind of thing now.

"Yes, he knows the plight of our Mikoyan Design Bureau and knows that we need this funding. We also need to deal with those finished products. If it is delayed for a few more years, those built aircraft will become scraps." Belyakov said : "He helped us coordinate the Yeysk base. Mr. Qin, please contact there. Tomorrow night, I will hand over the plane. The procedures for missiles may be more complicated."

   "Okay, then I will pay you 200 million first. Tomorrow night, after the handover is completed, the money will be credited into your account."

  Of course, Qin Tao would not make a loss-making business. They demanded that the aircraft be handed over first, and the remaining missiles still needed a sum of money. He had to deduct this part of the money in advance.

   "Boss Qin, can you give us some more?"

   "Then give two million more, and we will keep eight million, how about it?"

  The business was done like this.

  Qin Tao knew a long time ago that Mikoyan had no customers for the MiG-29 produced by Mikoyan, and he also knew that Parthia needed modern fighter jets, so it was considered as a matchmaking bridge.

"This is just the beginning. In the future, our customers may need more MiG-29 fighters. Of course, they are spot transactions every time, which is the safest way. You should not use all the funds to develop new ones. Some of the funds can be used to assemble the unfinished planes on the production line, and maybe the next time I come, I will take those planes away."

  Belyakov nodded: "We will."

  If they want to enter a virtuous circle, they must build and sell airplanes. It is only a spot transaction, which has never happened.

   "It won't be long before the carrier-based aircraft ordered by Ah San will continue to be produced, and you Mikoyan will usher in a greater turning point. Persevere, a bright future is beckoning to you!"

  Qin Tao just said a few simple words, which almost moved Belyakov to tears.

   And Smetanikov has already begun to wipe his tears. Sure enough, this guy is more emotional, no wonder he wiped his neck afterwards.

  Persevere, a bright future is beckoning!

  In the whole world, the Caspian Sea should be the weirdest sea. Although the name of the Caspian Sea contains the word "sea", most countries don't think it is a sea. At best, it is a super large inland lake.

  Because the Caspian Sea is surrounded by land and does not have any outlets. However, they are big enough. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland lake in the world, has an area of ​​386,000 square kilometers, which is much larger than many seas.

   These waters will not come out of thin air, so although the Caspian Sea is surrounded by land, there are many rivers that flow into the Caspian Sea. Speaking of it, there are more than 130 rivers such as the Volga, Ural, Kura, and Terek.

  So, the countries along the Caspian Sea have also formed fleets, the largest of which is of course Da Mao's Caspian Sea Fleet.

   It should be the happiest thing to be able to serve in this fleet. No matter what kind of war they encounter, the Caspian Sea Fleet should not need to participate in the war. They just need to sit and wait for death until they retire.

   After all, the countries along the Caspian Sea will not have any conflicts with Da Mao.

  Because the strength of the Caspian Sea Fleet is not good, there is no need for them to cross various rivers to fight outside.

  It's calm here, everything is safe here. As the smallest fleet, the Caspian Sea Fleet does not have a supporting aviation base, but, just near them, there is the Yeysk base supporting the Black Sea Fleet. In this base, Da Mao's naval aviation unit is stationed.

   Now, this base is still unknown, even in a semi-abandoned state. There are several aircraft in the hangar that cannot be repaired, and the parts that can be sold have been sold long ago. There is currently only one platoon of security personnel guarding the airport.

In a few years, Da Mao suffers from being unable to use the Nitka base in the Crimea Peninsula, and it is too risky to fly directly to the aircraft carrier for training, so a new Nitka training base will be built here, which will make this base famous rise up.

  The base's runway is covered with weeds. A rabbit was running through the weeds. Suddenly, a gunshot was fired.

  Boom!

  The rabbit fell down in response, with a hole in its head, and blood gurgling out.

   Then, the body with Yu Wen was picked up by a hairy hand.

   "Today's luck is really good. I actually got a rabbit. Let's eat meat." Ivan, the guard at the base, said happily.

   "Yeah, I haven't eaten meat for a long time, and this rabbit is not enough to eat. It would be great if I could get a few sheep. I want to boil lamb."

   "Sheep? There are sheep in the nearby village. Shall we find a chance to get one?"

  The two looked at each other, then nodded.

   Just then, the whistle of the base sounded. One short five long, urgent assembly?

  Ivan held the gun in his left hand and the rabbit in his right, and ran to the tower of the base with his companions.

  The person in charge of the base, Varisi, watched the people under his command keep gathering, and then looked at his watch. He was quite dissatisfied. If it was a war, it would have been killed so slowly!

  However, when Ivan saw the rabbit in his hand, he didn't get angry.

   "Okay, now an emergency notice is officially announced. The superior ordered us to clean up the runway at the base and check the runway lights. Tonight, a batch of planes will land at our base."

   "Our base actually has a plane?"

   "Does that mean that our base will return to normal? In the future, will wages be paid normally?"

   "That's military pay, we are soldiers, not ordinary employees!"

   "Okay, stop talking, get ready to go, Ivan, send your rabbit to the cafeteria!"

"yes!"

   Twenty or thirty people took action.

  As the speed of the aircraft increases, the requirements for the cleanliness of the runway are getting higher and higher. Not to mention a pebble, even a stone the size of a broad bean is not allowed.

   It hasn't been cleaned in years, and there is too much debris on the runway.

  When it was dark, a limousine and a truck drove over. When they saw the people who got on and off the bus, they were a little surprised. How could there be faces from the East?

   "Which of you is in charge?" Grishin shouted.

  Varisi ran over: "Report, I am the base manager, Varisi."

   "Have you done all the preparations?"

"Yes."

Seeing the serious conversation between the two, Qin Tao felt a little funny from the sidelines. He walked up and patted each other on the shoulder: "Mr. Varisi, you have worked hard, please ask your people to move the things on the truck. It's all a gift for you."

  The things on the truck are for them? Looking at the eastern face in front of him, Varisi was very curious, but since someone gave him a gift, of course he had to accept it.

  So, he directed several people to carry it.

  The rabbit meat in Ivan’s stomach had been digested long ago, and he complained a little because he didn’t rest at night. He climbed into the truck listlessly, and was surprised when he saw the contents inside.

  Big sausage? The top boxes are all big sausages produced by the Moscow factory.

  The box below seems to be vodka?

   Vodka!

   "Ulla!" Ivan immediately cheered.

  They were assigned to serve in this place where the birds don’t shit, and the military salary they usually allocate is enough to eat black bread. If they want to eat meat, they have to find their own way. Fortunately, there is no shortage of bullets here, and they can hunt game by themselves.

  As for this pure big sausage and vodka, they haven't had it for a long time.

  Now, seeing these good things, they immediately feel full of strength!

   "Don't bark, pay attention to discipline!" Varisi is also drunk for his subordinate, what good thing does he have such an expression?

   With disdain, Varisi watched his subordinates carry the boxes, and when he saw the patterns on the outside of those boxes, he almost cried out.

   Big sausage, vodka!

   For the fighters at the Yeysk Base, this day is definitely the most memorable.

   "Thank you very much, generous and distinguished guest." Now, Varisi doesn't care about Qin Tao and other guests' appearance and history, etc. Anyway, Grishin brought them here, so there will be no problem.

   "After turning on the runway lights, your people can withdraw, you go to the cafeteria to celebrate."

   “We can continue to help.”

   "No need, let's go."

"yes!"

  The cafeteria at the base was extremely lively today. The defenders had meat sausages in their left hands and vodka in their right hands. When there was a roar in the sky, none of them went out to watch, anyway, they were not responsible for these.

   After all the people who were guarding the base went to eat and drink, the third bus drove in, followed by several tank trucks.

  In the car, a pilot from the Anxi Kingdom came down.

  Husseini was the first to get out of the car, and at this time his heart was extremely excited.

  President Qin is really amazing, he really did what he said! In such a short period of time, the MiG-29 was actually bought!

  In the distant sky, there was already a rumbling roar.

  In the light of the base, the first MiG-29 landed. This MiG-29 looks so weird. Why is its back humped?

As the person in charge of the Shahid Babe base, Husseini used to fly Tomcat fighter jets, and later also flew MiG-29s, so this time he led a team to receive these planes together, but he did not expect , could it be such a plane?

   "Is there an assembly error in this plane?" Husseini couldn't help but asked Qin Tao in a low voice.

"No, a special conformal fuel tank has been added to the back of the plane, which greatly increases the amount of fuel carried in the plane. Therefore, even if the plane does not refuel here, it can fly directly to its destination." Qin Tao said : "Other aircraft have not been installed yet, and they will install them for you after they produce special accessories."

I see! When Husseini looked at the second plane that landed again, he saw that plane and became normal.

  Three, four, finally, ten MiG-29s all landed on the runway, without even sliding to the apron, they turned around at the end of the runway, and then stopped.

  The refueling truck drove over and began to refuel these planes. At the same time, the old Maozi's pilot also jumped from above.

"It's hard work, hard work, everyone will be rewarded with a thousand dollars! Once you get the money, you can get on the bus over there. Later, the bus will take you back!" Qin Tao held the A wad of dollars, send them money on the spot.

   After getting the money, these pilots all smiled. In the army, they couldn’t get so much money for three months. Now, they can get a thousand dollars for just one flight, and they can get it on the spot!

  Husseini couldn't wait to jump on the humpbacked MiG-29. Although the back was bulged, the interior of the cockpit remained unchanged, exactly the same as the MiG-29 they flew over!

   Fly back, no problem!

   Husseini is waiting.

  Finally, the other planes were fueled and ready to take off.

  There is no ground power supply vehicle, and the aircraft is powered directly by the internal power supply of the aircraft. It can be started successfully at one time. The last aircraft to land is the first to take off.

   At the airport, the roar sounded again, the two engines ejected fiery flames, and the first MiG-29 flew into the sky, followed by the second.

  After the first two planes take off, the next two planes will directly form a two-plane formation to take off, and then a three-plane formation.

  After years of war trials, these Parthian pilots are already the elite of the elite. They only need to fly a few sorties to get a feel for the performance of this aircraft, and then fly it with ease.

  After taking off, they all flew at ultra-low altitude until they reached the sky over the Caspian Sea. When they approached the coastline of the Caspian Sea in Parthia, two Tomcat fighters had already greeted them.

  This transaction was completed easily.

  The hustle and bustle just now is over, the oil tanker drove away, leaving only the limousine and the truck transporting food.

   "Boss Qin, shall we go?" Grishin asked Qin Tao.

  Qin Tao smiled: "I think the night here is quite beautiful. I want to stay here for one night and leave tomorrow. Moreover, we are not on the way, so you go first!"

   "Boss Qin, there is nothing here, and there is no point in staying here." Grishin said.

   "Yes, I know, I really want to appreciate the beautiful scenery here, why don't you believe it? Sigh, why is it so difficult to gain the trust of others in this age?"

  Qin Tao sighed.

  Grishin smiled, trust you? How silly would that be? I originally wanted to stay out of the matter, but in the end, I was fooled by you?

   "Okay, I'm leaving then."

  The base here is really nothing, because the ones that can be sold have already been sold, so Qin Tao is destined to return without success.

Of course, Qin Tao may also be looking for an opportunity to return to Parthia. After all, these MiG-29s are all single-seater. Walk.

  Grishin generously left Qin Tao behind. He had no idea that Qin Tao actually had another purpose.

   Soon, the truck was on its way.

   "Boss Qin, if we act alone, why don't we drive a better car?"

  In Xu Zhengyang's eyes, Qin Tao has always been the kind of person who likes to enjoy himself. Even if he drives a Gorky, it is more comfortable than this truck!

  Qin Tao shook his head: "This kind of place where the birds don't shit, drive a better car, and it's easy to be noticed."

   "The Red Empire collapsed, and the Alexei Design Bureau was not taken seriously. Is it disbanded now?" Xu Zhengyang couldn't help asking.

   That's right, where Qin Tao and the others are going now is the Alexei Design Bureau, which specializes in the development of Caspian Sea monsters!

  Forty years ago, hydrofoil boats were the fastest boats in the world. Something similar to wings was installed on the bottom of the boat to separate the bottom of the boat from the water surface to reduce resistance and increase speed. However, this design cannot be lifted without limit.

   Later, Rostislav Alekseev, a pioneering hydrofoil designer in the Red Empire, decided to keep the hydrofoils out of the water.

  In this way, the shipbuilder becomes an aircraft builder, switching from fluid dynamics to aerodynamics, increasing the speed several times, and then using the ground effect, it is simply cool.

At that time, Alekseev's research projects received a lot of attention. The leaders at that time liked this kind of technology that Americans did not have. Within five years, the project has grown from a small prototype weighing no more than a few tons to 265 tons.

  The code name of this thing is KM, (Корабль-макет, meaning ship-prototype.)

   This is a gigantic thing that was developed by satellite when it sailed in the Caspian Sea for testing, earning it the title of a Caspian monster.

  (end of this chapter)