Chapter 445 Ah San who refuses to admit defeat

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“Really, I’m not even allowed to see it. How is that ship doing now?” Someone complained, and then started asking again.

“I don’t know, it will take a long time to adjust when entering the dock, but there can’t be any accidents. After all, the ship has no power.”

 “It’s really worrying, I can’t even work today.”

At this moment, a man walked in hurriedly.

 “Everyone, the ship has entered the dock!”

"real?"

"Very good!"

"have photos!"

 The fax machine was still running, and soon, a photo appeared in front of everyone.

Mr. Liu got the photo and touched it with his hand, his eyes full of expectation.

 Finally returned to China. The road was full of dangers and twists and turns, but no force could hinder his return!

"Our aircraft carrier business is finally about to begin." Mr. Liu murmured. At this moment, his eyes were full of white hair.

"Today, we are here, and we are very happy to welcome the Oriental Sea Dacheng into the dock!" Qin Tao also began to speak on the temporary platform set up in the dock of Mingzhou Shipyard: "We are China and even the world's largest ship. As a Daimyo shipbuilding enterprise, what we have to do is something other shipyards cannot do, so that we can demonstrate our strength!”

“We are going to give this ship a complete new look! It will be given a new life. All of us at Mingzhou Group will be proud of this project! Now, please give a speech to the person in charge of the Green Innovation Company.”

Vitalia stood in front of the microphone with a smile.

"Today, I am also very happy that one of the offshore congestion sites owned by our Green Innovation Company will be successfully renovated here. We look forward to it completing the transformation and putting it into operation as soon as possible! Thank you for your hard work. On behalf of the Green Innovation Company, I would like to thank you Thank you for all your hard work!”

"I also believe that when the renovation of this ship is completed, it will definitely become a good story in the industry. All customers will like to come aboard to experience its elegance. I also hope that everyone present will have the opportunity to come and take a look. It is not necessary to participate. It’s also good to gamble and enjoy the show. Our Green Innovation Company welcomes everyone!”

●The Oriental Sea Dacheng, owned by Green Venture Company, finally sailed into the dock of Mingzhou Group. The news quickly spread throughout the world.

 For many who tried to stop it, they began by exaggerating its threat, and now they have to turn around and despise it as worthless.

 Mirzaoglu in the United States, after hearing this, was silent for a few seconds, and then raised his head.

“That ship is just an empty shell. It is impossible to transform it into an aircraft carrier. It may rust through at any time.”

"Yes, that ship should be used as a blocker, and it will have no other use."

“Aircraft carriers cost a lot of money, and the East simply does not have the financial resources. Even if they have aircraft carriers, they will be anchored in the port for a long time. Even within ten or eight years, only helicopters can be used.”

 So, there is nothing to worry about!

 Many people have reached a consensus.

 Some people also criticized this.

"That's too much. Ermao must be targeting us!" Someone in Asan's country walked around in the office angrily: "Why should we buy it? They want two billion, and finally sell it to Dongfang for only two thousand Ten thousand U.S. dollars!"

They are angry. They can grit their teeth and accept US$400 million, but the two-haired lion opens his mouth and asks for two billion US dollars!

This is too outrageous. Although they have money, they cannot let others take advantage of them. They got angry and gave up the project completely. Who would have thought that they would sell it to Dongfang for 20 million yuan for 20 cents.

 What do Ermao think? Are their heads full of shit?

Ah San was very angry and they felt aggrieved.

"Our Super Sun King is being refitted. When this warship is refitted, its combat effectiveness will not be worse than that of the Varyag!" Someone else said, for Ah San, he has always had this Ah Q spirit. Self-soothe and intoxicate.

“Yes, our Super Sun King is very powerful!” Speaking of this, Chhetri was very excited. He said and glanced at his companions.

“Sunil, you must keep your eyes open in everything you do in the future. You made such ridiculous claims at the beginning, but what happened? Er Mao is not trustworthy. We will still have to go to Da Mao in the future!”

Sunil's face looked a little ugly.

The Varyag incident was planned by Sunil. At that time, Asan's top management was very satisfied and even wanted to stop the transformation of the Super Sun King and focus on the Varyag wholeheartedly.

The results of it?

 The modification of the Super Sun King is continuing, and the Varyag has already arrived in the east!

He failed!

 As a loser, he has no place to stand at this time.

“I feel a little uncomfortable, I’m leaving first.” Sunil said, stood up and left the conference room.

 Watching his opponent leave, Chhetri was quite satisfied. He had achieved a complete victory in this competition!

“Chhetri, we can’t take it lightly. There must be no problems with the modification of Super Sun King!”

Hearing this, Chhetri nodded: "Of course, there won't be any problems. Now, the jump deck is being welded, and the engine at the back is also being replaced. Soon, it will look brand new."

“I heard that there wasn’t even a dock or gantry crane there. How did they renovate it?” someone asked.

“There is no need to use any docks and gantry cranes. Just dig a hole in the frozen soil, beach the ship, and then put up scaffolding to refit it. In essence, it is no different from building a building.”

There is really no problem in using construction engineering methods to build ships. Although it is simple and crude, it can still achieve the purpose of construction. However, the construction period is long and it consumes some funds. These Asans can accept it.

“That’s great. I hope Lao Maozi can complete the modification for us as soon as possible. Our current aircraft carriers are already outdated.”

"By the way, have you heard that the Gorshkov is also going to be officially sold to the outside world? Should we buy that one too, so that it can be transformed into a dual aircraft carrier formation, using all MiG-29s? Fighters are much more powerful than our current aircraft carriers," Chhetri continued.

Last year, the Gorshkov exploded its boiler, killing 28 sailors. This accident directly caused this heavy warship to lie dormant for more than a year. Although Damao still wanted to repair it and continue to serve it, Looking at the banknotes in my pocket, I finally decided to sell.

Looking at the whole world, only Asan is the best customer. However, some time ago, Asan has been eyeing the Varyag and even stopped the project of the Super Sun King. Naturally, he will not Take a fancy to the Gorshkov.

 It’s different now.

 There is an aircraft carrier in the East. Although people say it will be used as a blockade in the end, it still stimulates the fragile Ah San's heart. They can't wait to expand their aircraft carrier fleet.

"Can!"

 Hearing this affirmative answer, Chhetri was very excited. This must be his contribution again! He was the one who built Asan's two aircraft carriers. Just thinking about it makes him proud.

“The two aircraft carriers are of the same model, and we can completely modify them according to the design plan of the Super Sun King,” Chhetri continued.

“Okay, you will be responsible for this project and negotiate with Damao.” The superior leader nodded.

“If the Eastern Sea Fortress is used as an aircraft carrier, what warships will they use to form the formation?” Another question was raised.

"Of course it's 054!" Chhetri was very sure: "You guys should have seen the satellite photos. The first 054 has been launched. The appearance of that ship is that it is the main air defense force of the fleet. What do you mean by frigate? The displacement is already 4,000 tons, and it’s the version of a vertically launched anti-aircraft missile!”

 They have been paying attention to the development of the Eastern Navy, and they are very envious of this warship.

  It has a beautiful appearance and good stealth effect. It pursues the stealth trend of this era. At the same time, the weapons of the warship are also high-end. The vertical launch unit in the front makes people feel distressed just by looking at it.

 Look at yourself again, what is there?

 Although their warships are not small in size, their main warships are already aging.

“I think that in order to **** our aircraft carrier fleet, we must also develop the same type of anti-aircraft frigate!” Chhetri continued: “We have the design drawing of this warship, and we can build it ourselves after modification.”

 At the beginning, they had obtained the design drawings of 054!

“No, how can we use that kind of drawing?” Someone expressed objection: “After our warship is built, people will laugh at it!”

“That’s right, we don’t have the relevant weapons and equipment either!”

"Everyone, is it more important to be laughed at, or is the performance of the warship more important?" Chhetri looked at his colleagues around him: "The Red Empire has collapsed, and Da Mao has no innovative designs. Apart from France, the only other countries with this kind of stealth frigate are the Orient Yes, the price in France is too expensive. We cannot be fooled. If we want to build it, we can only use Eastern drawings. We are the third country in the world that can make its own stealth frigates. What is there to be ashamed of? We will be deceived by the whole world. Envy, what are they laughing at? They can’t even create it!”

"As for the weapons and equipment, we have already analyzed them. All the weapons and equipment above can be replaced by Da Mao's equipment. From the top radar on the top to the vertically launched missiles stuffed below, Da Mao has them all. We can totally make it ourselves!”

“Since they are all from Da Mao, should we give the drawings to Da Mao and ask them to help review them?”

 “We ourselves are enough, we must be independent and we cannot rely on others for everything!”

Chhetri’s words impressed the superiors.

“Yes, we want to be independent! We also want to start building this brand-new frigate!”

“But, how to solve the engine problem?”

“The engine models used in the East are the same as those in France. We can definitely purchase French engines!” Chhetri had already thought about all these things, and when he spoke out, he looked confident.

“Chetri, you are an important figure in our naval equipment. You must shoulder the responsibility. The negotiation of the Gorshkov and the construction of the new frigate are all left to you!”

“Yes.” Chhetri felt excited. Now, he could benefit from these projects again!

 Especially if you go to France to purchase an engine, you can spend any amount of money.

At this time, he didn’t know how deep the pit was, and he almost jumped into it.

 The response from various places in the world has been strong, and in the East, Zhang Zhong’s program about aircraft carriers has officially started its first episode.

"Hello, everyone, we are currently conducting a program about Zhang Zhong talking about aircraft carriers. I am the host Zhang Zhong. This time, we originally planned to invite Mr. Qin, the head of Mingzhou Group, to explain to us about the Eastern Sea The return journey of the Ducheng and the future of this ship will be analyzed at the same time. But Mr. Qin is too busy, so this time we first invited the domestic aircraft carrier expert, Professor Guo, to help us analyze the Ducheng on the Eastern Sea. Number."

 The camera turned to Professor Guo.

  Guo Ming, the main person in charge of early domestic research on aircraft carriers, was once responsible for the 8*91 project, and later worked with Babbage for several years. Now he is considered a veteran in this field.

"Hello everyone." Guo Ming was not nervous and just treated it as a casual chat: "You may disagree with the introduction just now. Our country does not have an aircraft carrier at all. Where do we get the aircraft carrier experts? I, as an expert, must be a pseudo-expert."

 In front of the TV, Qin Tao watched Guo Ming's performance and was very satisfied: "I didn't expect that Lao Guo is still so funny."

"Such words are unfair. For example, do experts who study aliens have to go to alien planets? Archaeologists, do they have to go back to ancient times? I am the same as them. Although we do not have aircraft carriers, this does not mean It does not prevent us from studying aircraft carriers." Guo Ming is very open-minded: "I have been studying aircraft carriers of various countries over the years. Today, taking this opportunity, I want to popularize a point of view to everyone. Aircraft carriers are the symbol of a big country, and only the most powerful ones can Only a strong country can build and equip aircraft carriers."

"Our Professor Guo is very humorous." Zhang Zhong interjected: "However, I very much agree with what he said. We do not have aircraft carriers, but we must study aircraft carriers. For now, the purpose of our research on aircraft carriers is to Find the weakness of the aircraft carrier and find a way to counter it."

"Yes. The aircraft carrier is a giant on the sea, a terrifying war machine. It uses a large number of carrier-based aircraft and has powerful attack capabilities. Since the Pacific Battle of World War II eliminated battleships, the aircraft carrier has become the most powerful The overlord of the sea."

"This program will be run for about ten times to popularize aircraft carrier knowledge to the public." Xu Zhengyang said: "Taking advantage of this momentum, we will let the public understand aircraft carriers and even cause aircraft carrier craze. However, if we want to get superiors to recognize aircraft carriers, we only need the support of the people." not enough."

“So, we still need to be stimulated.” Qin Tao said: “Don’t worry, maybe next year we will strengthen our determination to develop aircraft carriers?”

“Well, Mr. Qin, where should we go first tomorrow?”

“Let’s go to Ice City first. For us, the most important thing to solve is the power problem.”

 To renovate a ship, a dock is required, but that also depends on what project is being renovated.

Now, the Oriental Sea Wall has entered the dock and has begun to build scaffolding and prepare to carry out rust removal operations. Of course, these must be done in the dock. In addition to these, the most important thing is the installation of the power system.

 The boiler, steam turbine inside, propeller outside, as well as the drive shaft passing through the stern of the hull, sealed bearings, etc.

After all this is done, the ship can be driven out to the outfitting dock. After all, the remaining projects can be done there.

Qin Tao doesn't need to worry about things like rust removal, the boatman on site can do it, but he still cares about the engine and the like.

 In China, there are many factories that build ship boilers. Some shipyards are equipped with engine plants that can produce marine boilers. However, those that can manufacture warship boilers, especially large warship boilers, are mainly produced by the boiler factory in Bingcheng.

In order to carry out supporting projects, Qin Tao appointed Wang Yanwei to be responsible for surveying and mapping Lao Maozi's boiler. Now, the design drawings and other things are in the hands of Wang Yanwei and his team. However, when it comes to the manufacturing of the boiler, it is not Wang Yanwei and his team. can be done.

 They only focus on the design, and the final production is still done at the Bingcheng Boiler Factory.

 The boilers for domestic Type 051 destroyers all come from Bingcheng Boiler Factory. This factory was one of the 156 aid projects that year, and has been supporting domestic warships since then.

 So, Qin Tao must go and see it.

Xu Zhengyang asked Qin Tao where to go first because there were other things that needed attention. For example, the steam turbine was produced by Huating Steam Turbine Factory, and the transmission shaft and propeller were produced by the machinery factory affiliated to the Mingzhou Group.

(Somewhat strange, Bingcheng's steam turbines are also very famous. Our gas turbines were made in Bingcheng. But after checking the information, it was said that the 051 steam turbines were supplied by Huating Steam Turbine Factory, so we tentatively decided to go to Huating. .)

“Let’s look at the boiler first.” Qin Tao said, “By the way, let’s take a look at the evaporator for the nuclear power plant they produced for us.”

 “Yeah.” Xu Zhengyang nodded.

Bingcheng Boiler Factory not only produces boilers, but also produces many other things, such as some parts for nuclear power plants!

　　Time has entered mid-April, and the Ice City has also shaken off the winter chill. The ice and snow have long melted, and there is a green scene in the distance. The plants are beginning to revive and are full of vitality.

Bingcheng Boiler Factory is also bustling.

As the main boiler factory in China, even if it does not provide equipment for warships, it can also provide equipment for various civilian facilities, such as power plants, heating, and even bathhouses, all of which require boilers.

These things come in different sizes. When Qin Tao and the others arrived, a large boiler was being towed by a trailer with hundreds of wheels, slowly leaving the boiler factory. This was a spectacle.

“For our country, thermal power generation is still the most commonly used method, and this boiler is used to generate electricity.” Yu Changhong, director of the boiler factory, said.

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, thermal power generation is necessary, but our boiler factory must also keep pace with the times. We must not only produce coal-fired boilers, but also study the production of natural gas-fired boilers in the future. After all, we We also need to pay attention to environmental protection.”

Yu Changhong was a little embarrassed: "Mr. Qin, the boilers we produce either burn coal or oil. We have never produced one that burns natural gas! Those things are not cheap! Are there any customers who want to use this kind of fuel?"

 Coal is the cheapest. After all, it does not need to be processed. After it is dug out from the ground, it can be burned directly. When burning oil, it uses the cheapest heavy oil, which is equivalent to a by-product of oil refining and is also very cheap.

Natural gas is different. It can be used for cooking for citizens. But if it is used to burn boilers, wouldn’t it be too wasteful?

“Which is more important, cheapness or environmental protection?” Qin Tao said: “If you don’t have technology, you can study it for a few years, and you can use it at any time when you need it later.”

“Director Yu, just listen to Mr. Qin’s words. You must be right.” Wang Yanwei said cheerfully from the side.

So, Yu Changhong nodded: "Well, Mr. Qin is indeed right. We don't have Mr. Qin's knowledge, so just listen."

“You don’t have to trust me, I’m just an ordinary person.” Qin Tao said with a smile, “Let’s go take a look at the boiler now.”

"After receiving the order, we started production according to the design drawings. At present, the first boiler has been produced and is undergoing testing." Yu Changhong said: "In order to ensure that no accidents occur, we deliberately conduct full-state testing here. "

There are many tests for boilers. Generally speaking, it is to check whether the welds of the boiler are complete, whether the appearance is qualified, and whether there are trachoma inside. At most, it is enough to turn on high-pressure air and check the integrity.

 But this boiler is different now.

 It will be used on an aircraft carrier, and it must not cause any accidents!

 Hence, the boiler plant attaches great importance to it and conducts comprehensive testing.

"The test bench we used was originally used to test the first-generation naval boilers. We have made improvements. Compared with the previous boilers, the technical parameters of this boiler are much higher. We are also very impressed that Wang Gong and the others can It is really not easy to design this kind of boiler!" Yu Changhong sighed as he walked.

“Designing to a high level depends on whether it can actually be achieved. If not, we will become sinners in history.” Qin Tao said.

These words were very serious. Yu Changhong paused for a moment, and then said: "If there is a quality problem, I am willing to accept any punishment!"

Of course he knows the stakes. If it is a boiler on the ground, it can be easily replaced if it breaks down. The current boiler is used on warships. If it explodes, the warship may be destroyed.

A living example is before our eyes. After the boiler of Damao's Gorshkov exploded, it was parked at the dock for a year and could not be repaired. It was finally decided to sell it!

"The responsibilities on our shoulders are very heavy and we cannot allow any accidents." Qin Tao also sighed: "This is just the beginning. In the future, we will have more demand for boilers. We must ensure the heart of the warships." quality."

If the boiler exploded during the warship test, it would not only be the people at the boiler factory, but Qin Tao would also bear a large responsibility.

Bingcheng Boiler Factory has a long history and brilliant achievements. The boiler it built for 051 was quite good. It is even said that it reached a high speed of 38 knots in the test.

When surface warships entered the gas turbine era, they experienced disappointment, but now, they have found new hope. How could they neglect their duties? They all know the seriousness of the consequences.

 (End of this chapter)