Chapter 462 The real modification plan of the cruiser

The night in St. Petersburg is beautiful.

Standing in front of the window, Qin Tao admired the beautiful night, and Zheng Ming's voice came from behind.

“Mr. Qin, will Mao agree to our request?”

"It should be possible. After all, they want to repair the Moskva now, but they are short of money. We have provided the best plan, and they will only refuse it unless their brains are filled with water."

Mao's biggest concern was leaking secrets, but as our side purchased the Honor-class No. 4 ship, this worry was no longer necessary. Even if we did surveying and mapping, we could restore the entire warship's drawings, but it would take more time. longer.

 In this case, what else does Damao have to worry about? Those drawings are no longer useful to them! It is impossible for them to start building a new cruiser within ten years. After ten years, with the development of technology, the original design drawings will be outdated.

“What if Mao Mao wants to build the same type of warship in the future?” Zheng Ming asked.

Qin Tao smiled: "It's impossible. They will never be able to build the same type of warship."

 Never possible?

Zheng Ming's eyes widened in surprise. Isn't Mr. Qin's words too absolute?

Qin Tao smiled: "If they want to build a large warship, they must have an engine. The ship's gas turbine is at Ermao's side. Da Mao's side either burns boilers or installs nuclear reactors. These are quite expensive. Da Mao doesn't have the strength. Wait until In the future, if Da Mao wants to build large warships, he may have to buy our gas turbines or directly ask us to help build them."

Zheng Ming was thinking about Qin Tao's words. The content it described was too shocking.

 If you want to build something big, do you still need help from your own side? I can’t imagine that scene.

“Of course, we also have to make a plan. Tomorrow, we will visit someone.”

 Visiting someone?

Zheng Ming asked curiously: "Who?"

“Chief designer of the Type 1164 destroyer, Mutisin.”

Zheng Ming’s eyes lit up.

The Type 1164 cruiser is considered a difficult monster for Lao Maozi. It has been designed since 1972. First, it was personally led by the experienced Director Perkov, and then Mutisin served as the chief designer.

The design took several years, and the construction was even more complicated. It actually took six years for the first Glory to reach service status, which was almost the same as the construction period of a heavy-duty aircraft carrier cruiser.

A few years ago, Mutisin had retired and had been staying at home. Like many people of this era, retirement at home was not a leisurely life. Due to the country's economic downturn, their pensions were often in arrears. I wonder if people like Mutisin make a living by selling medals.

“Mr. Qin, we have found out that after Mutisin retired, he drove a taxi.” Xu Zhengyang came over and said to Qin Tao.

"Become a taxi driver? This is a good opportunity." Qin Tao said: "When we go out tomorrow, can we get his taxi?"

Xu Zhengyang hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "There will be no problem if we make arrangements."

The early morning sun shines on the streets of St. Petersburg. The countless spire buildings cast long shadows and look full of ancient atmosphere. This place has existed as the capital of Maoism for a long time, so, Although the current situation is turbulent, it is still prosperous here.

Taxis are driving on the streets of the city. If this city is compared to a giant, the streets are its blood vessels. These taxis are like the blood cells responsible for transporting substances in the blood vessels.

“Taxi, taxi!” Seeing someone waving, Mutisin skillfully turned on the turn signal and stopped on the side of the road.

 Several oriental faces got into his taxi.

“Master, go to the Northern Design Bureau.”

Hearing the familiar name, Mutisin's mind stirred, but he still didn't say anything more. After all, he had nothing to do with there anymore, and life there was not easy. How could he have the nerve to go up to ask for wages, and still pay for himself? I can move and make money to support myself.

These people ignored him and started talking to themselves after coming up.

In order for Mutisin to understand, of course they spoke in Russian. This was the only loophole. However, how could Mutisin consider this? When these people said the first sentence, he was shocked. arrive.

“The Type 1164 destroyer must undergo major modifications. All the superstructures will be cut off and only one hull will be retained. Wouldn’t this be more convenient?”

 “That’s not good, it’s such a waste!”

“It can’t be destroyed or established. We can cut off the upper layer directly, and it will be convenient for them to transport it back and install it on the Moskva. Anyway, that’s the hull we want.”

“I don’t know if it is rigid enough. If we cut off the upper deck together, will the lower hull deform?”

“It won’t deform.” When he heard this, Mutisin couldn’t hold back anymore and started talking.

"Why?"

“Because the hull standard of this cruiser is designed according to the climate conditions of the Atlantic Ocean. As long as the hull is set up at the keel, it can be dismantled or modified in any way.”

 “How did you know?”

 “Because I am the designer of this cruiser.”

"What? Are you a designer? I heard that the designer of this warship is Mr. Mutisin. He is the most powerful surface ship designer in Damao. How could he come to rent it?"

Hearing this, Mutisin felt very uncomfortable.

“Yeah, how can I come here to drive a taxi?”

“Be careful!” the passenger shouted, and Mutisin quickly stepped on the brakes to avoid rear-ending the car that had stopped waiting for the traffic light in front of him.

"Are you really Mr. Mutisin? Driving a taxi here is simply a waste of talent." The person in the car began to introduce himself: "I am Qin from the Oriental Mingzhou Group. Are you willing to continue working on the design of warships? ?I can offer you a high enough salary."

 Mingzhou Group?

Of course Mutisin has heard of it. The Mingzhou Group is quite famous in the circle. This group has done a lot of business with Damao. The Kilo class and the modern class all have the shadow of their Mingzhou Group, and That Varyag a few months ago.

　Mutisin was extremely excited when he thought of this, but he soon calmed down.

 “I’m old, what else can I do?”

"No, at your age, you are still in the golden stage. You have rich design experience. If you have ideas, you can go to our east. Now, we have purchased the fourth ship of the Glorious class and need to carry out renovations on this warship. Improve. We need your help."

“Type 1164 cruiser? Have you already bought Ermao’s warship?” At first, he was confused, but now he finally understands.

"Yes, now, the warship has left the Tuji Strait and sailed to the Mediterranean." Qin Tao said: "There are many things on it that we don't need. It will inevitably be improved. We need you like this Designer.”

"We believe that under your hands, this warship will be given a new life, and it will have more powerful combat capabilities than the prototype. Your hands, not driving a taxi, should be holding a drawing pen."

 The car stopped silently on the side of the road.

Mutisin's body was trembling slightly. He didn't know whether he was laughing or crying. His eyes began to turn red and his voice was trembling.

“Do you really think that a bad old man like me is still useful?”

“Of course, you went to our east, and maybe you could see many old friends.”

"Okay, I'm willing to go." Mutisin said: "I haven't touched a drawing board for a long time, and I miss that feeling."

“In this case, you may have to get used to it for a while. We already have computer graphics all over the place.”

On the road to St. Petersburg, Qin Tao deceived Mutisin. This operation was so smooth that Zheng Ming was extremely emotional.

 With the designers of this Glory-class warship, they can carry out modifications even if there are no design drawings.

 As for the design drawings, there aren’t many problems.

 Another day passed, and when the three-day period mentioned by Qin Tao was still on the last day, Shishkin had already returned.

“Mr. Qin, Moscow has agreed. However, we also have a request.”

"any request?"

"We ask to send a person to follow you." Shishkin said: "We need to immediately count the equipment that you have dismantled, and then put it in a special warehouse. After everything is dismantled, we will use the ship to Transport it back."

This is because they are afraid that Qin Tao and the others will not give the things they took down to Da Mao!

Qin Tao smiled: "Of course, no problem. Who do you plan to send there? This person should be an experienced designer."

Shishkin nodded: "Yes, this person must be an experienced person and know all the equipment above."

Shishkin was worried about this choice.

“Who is the chief designer of this warship? Can’t we invite him over?”

 “The chief designer has retired.”

“It’s easier to retire and just hire him back as a temporary worker.”

Shishkin nodded: "Well, I heard that Mr. Mutisin's life after retirement is not good. This can also give him an extra salary. I just don't know if Mr. Mutisin is willing to go to the East."

 “Mr. Mutisin? He is very famous! Let’s go and invite him!”

Qin Tao immediately patted his chest: "Even if our Mingzhou Group offers him another salary, we must invite him!"

In this way, Mutisin received two wages and a perfectly reasonable excuse to go to the East, but of course, he never came back. Only the dismantled parts came back. There were so many parts that it was almost impossible to purchase new parts to repair the Moscow. Therefore, Da Mao could not pursue anything. It's going to rain and the mother is getting married. Mutisin falls in love with the East and wants to stay in the East. That's his freedom.

After the matter was settled, the An-225 transport plane of the Mingzhou Group flew over and loaded all the information on the plane. Together with Qin Tao and others, they took the plane directly back to the East.

At Huating, Qin Tao once again received a warm welcome.

 “Mr. Qin takes action, one can stand up to the other two.”

“What’s worth two people can hold up half the sky.”

“That’s right, when we bought the Four Diamonds back then, it would have been much cheaper if we had Mr. Qin.”

 The praises from everyone are beyond words.

“Everyone, let me take a break first, and then I will formally report tomorrow, okay?” Qin Tao said to everyone.

The guys originally had a lot of questions waiting to be asked, but when they saw Qin Tao's expression, they knew they could no longer ask any more questions.

 No one else can ask, but there is one person whom Qin Tao cannot refuse.

On the way home, Wu Shengli said: "We didn't plan to buy it back originally. Who would have thought that we actually bought it back? This is really unintentional."

Qin Tao nodded: "We just happened to encounter a pig opponent. If they didn't send the seal team over, we wouldn't be able to succeed."

 The most important thing is that the SEAL team bombed the cruiser in the past, which completely aroused Er Mao's disgust, otherwise things would never have gone so smoothly.

Wu Shengli nodded: "Yes, this is God's blessing. By the way, this warship is back. How do you plan to change it?"

 “Didn’t you say we’d talk about it tomorrow?”

"You kid, don't be so pretentious. It's fine in the car anyway. Let's talk about it."

“The idea of ​​an arsenal ship is to deceive the West. We must not build it into an arsenal ship with only missiles and data links. Even if it is to carry more missiles, it must be like the Kirov class.”

 Many people classify the Kirov class as an arsenal ship. This kind of warship with a full load displacement of more than 25,000 tons has 500 missiles of various types such as air defense, anti-submarine, and anti-ship. It is called an arsenal ship, and it deserves its name. Especially, many of the missiles are launched vertically.

However, it also has an advanced electronic system and can operate as a single warship. This capability is absolutely not available in the concept of arsenal ship proposed by Qin Tao.

Until now, Qin Tao still has an unreal feeling that he actually bought this warship.

Wu Shengli was still waiting for Qin Tao to continue speaking. Who would have thought that his son-in-law had already changed the subject: "Which fleet is this warship planned to be assigned to? Do you have the hull number and ship name?"

"All three fleets want it." Wu Shengli said: "The fleet in the north said that they want to protect the capital, but the two 051Cs are not capable enough. The fleet in the east said that they already have two modern-class ships, which are exactly the same as the Glorious class. Matched together, they are all made by Lao Maozi, which is convenient for logistics and supply. The fleet in the south is crying. Until now, they do not have a decent warship. Although the 054 is good, it is only a frigate after all. They want a warship with a larger displacement. .”

 Everyone likes good things, but after all, there is only one, so all three fleets want it, which gives the leaders a headache.

“Since we all want it, let’s draw lots.” Qin Tao said.

  Drawing lots?

Wu Shengli was speechless. Isn't this way too childish?

At this moment, the car stopped and we were already home!

So, Wu Shengli still didn't ask anything, so he slept angrily all night. The next day, in the conference room of Huating Naval Base, the meeting on the cruiser's modification plan officially began.

"First of all, let us welcome Mr. Mutisin with warm applause. He is the chief designer of the Type 1164 cruiser and is very familiar with this type of warship. Therefore, he will be the chief engineer for this warship transformation. "

Since Mutisin did not understand Chinese, a translator was specially arranged beside him. At this time, upon hearing the translated words, Mutisin was full of surprise: "No, no, I just came here. I am not familiar with the situation, and I cannot take on this mission. We can be the technical consultants for modification, but we must not be the chief engineer!"

After all, Mutisin had just arrived and was entrusted with an important task. This kind of treatment made him very satisfied. He had the feeling that a scholar would die for his confidant. However, he also knew that his qualifications were not enough and he could never be the general manager. division.

"Mr. Mutisin, don't worry. Since we have made such an appointment, we can rest assured about you. When you set foot on our land, we are already a family." Qin Tao said.

Mutisin was so moved that he almost cried. This is how a scholar dies for his confidant! But at the same time, he also knew in his heart that he was a newcomer and could never take on this important task.

So, Mutisin refused three times, and Qin Tao could only regret: "Well, in that case, then you will be our technical advisor, and Yang Dawei will be the chief engineer."

Yang Dawei also came from Mingzhou yesterday to attend this meeting. Although he did not have detailed information at hand, after confirming the purchase a few days ago, Yang Dawei collected all the information he could find and started research in advance. Moreover, this kind of thing It was Qin Tao who came up with the general framework, so he didn't need to feel too much psychological pressure.

At this time, after hearing Qin Tao's words, Yang Dawei nodded: "Well, please rest assured, leaders, we will definitely live up to our trust and complete this design task."

"Then, first, our Mingzhou Group's First Design Office will give you a brief introduction. During the introduction process, if you encounter any problems, Mr. Mutisin is welcome to interrupt his speech at any time, and then propose a better improvement plan. ." Qin Tao said.

 The naval leaders present all nodded, and Mutisin also nodded: "Then I'm not welcome."

"First of all, since what our navy lacks most is air defense capability, on this warship, we must strengthen its air defense capability. Wherever we can change it, we will mainly add air defense missiles." Yang Dawei introduced: "We have already After careful study, the air search radar of the Glorious-class cruiser is the same as that of the Kirov-class. However, in terms of the most important regional air defense capability, only one top-cover fire control radar is installed. Therefore, its multi-target interception capability , only half of the Kirov class, seriously lacking in all-directional interception capability, especially within the 60-degree range of the ship's bow, which is a blind spot."

"During the Red Empire period, this was not a problem, because according to the original plan, 21 Type 1164 cruisers were to be built." Mutisin immediately added: "Although there is only one top-cover radar, in actual combat , several formations fight together, and this problem is easily solved. Of course, if there is only one ship, it is indeed a problem."

This top-mounted fire control radar is used to guide the most important S-300 missile on the warship. The Kirov class has one at the front and rear without any obstruction, and can completely take care of the omnidirectional field of vision, but the Glorious class cannot.

"The simplest way is to install another top-cover fire control radar of the same type on the front end of the bridge of this warship. However, this kind of radar has a huge size and weight, and it is not easy to install. Moreover, it may not be possible to install it from the front. The relevant companies in Da Mao have placed orders." Yang Dawei continued to introduce.

It is true to say that Lao Maozi's warships are full of violent aesthetics. The Glory class embodies this, with anti-ship missiles placed obliquely on both sides, a huge orange-petal radar antenna on the top, and a helicopter hangar at the back. That huge fire control radar at the top.

This thing is like an ice cream cone with an ice cream ball added to it, but it is released sideways. The spherical radome is four meters in diameter. You can imagine how huge it is.

Qin Tao suddenly frowned. He had already sensed that Yang Dawei's idea might be more radical than his own.

"This is a 10,000-ton cruiser. We must give this cruiser the strongest combat capability." Yang Dawei said: "So, we simply dismantle the S-300 missiles on it and use our own Red Flag Nine! Install a four-sided phased array radar on the bridge, so that the warship can directly have omnidirectional air defense capabilities!"

 Sure enough, 052C has too many designs. This is poisoning, Qin Tao sighed in his heart.

  Recently, the main work of the Mingzhou Group's No. 1 Design Office is to design the 052C destroyer, waiting for the Navy's bid. This is a warship with a four-sided phased array radar and has the best regional air defense capabilities.

Yang Dawei and others will of course transplant the design of this destroyer.

“Four-sided phased array radar? Do you have such technology?” The most shocked person at this time was obviously Mutisin.

"Yes, our related technologies are gradually developing and maturing. Now, we have designed our own area air defense destroyers based on this technology. Now, we hope that this system can be used on cruisers."

Amid Mutisin's surprised eyes, Yang Dawei opened the PPT.

Is this an honorable grade?

 From front to back, there is almost no trace of the Glorious Class!

Nearly all of the upper deck has been cleared, and it has even been tilted inward to a certain extent. The helicopter platform at the tail has been flattened, and the entire warship looks like a brand new ship.

 The bridge is also transplanted from the 052C bridge. That four-sided phased array radar looks really exciting!

"Let's take a look at the overhead view first." Yang Dawei said: "We plan to remove all the second deck at the front of the bridge. The space here can be stuffed with eight eight-unit launchers, so that it can be combined with the space behind it. In cooperation, the entire warship has 128 long-range area air defense missiles. It has the most powerful area air defense capability..."

There are 128 long-range anti-aircraft missiles alone! This design immediately shocked everyone present.

"No, the lower two decks at that location also serve as reinforcing ribs, so the deck below cannot be hollowed out." Mutisin suddenly spoke, and this sentence poured cold water on everyone.

 (End of this chapter)