Chapter 538: The Corrupted Neva Design Bureau Copycat

"Hello, viewers, welcome to the special edition of our Zhang Zhongshuo program. This time we are talking about the International Defense Exhibition. Everyone should know that ten years ago, in 1986, we held the first one. In 1988 It was held for the second time and then stopped for several years. Until this year, we started to hold it again. This international defense exhibition fully reflects our growing strength in the military industry and also reflects our international influence. According to According to statistics, a total of 13 countries and more than 800 foreign manufacturers participated in our international defense exhibition, and the number of guests who came to watch reached 96 countries and regions, with more than 3,000 people."

On the TV, Zhang Zhong looked excited: "Okay, now let's follow the lens of our camera and experience the lively International Defense Exhibition. Of course, I would like to remind you that this is different from watching the aircraft carrier park. At present, It’s not open to the general public yet, and all we can see are professionals. When it opens to the general public on Thursday, there will be tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of visitors here.”

 Zhang Zhong did not go to the scene. Today, he has been sorting out various materials and recording repeatedly in the studio. The post-production staff are also editing repeatedly to compress the most exciting content into a thirty-minute program as much as possible.

“Today’s defense exhibition, the most popular one is of course our Mingzhou Group’s booth. They displayed a brand-new aircraft carrier model, which is refreshing to us. In the field of aircraft carrier design, Mingzhou Group is already the strongest in this era!”

"What you are seeing now is the 45,000-ton conventionally powered aircraft carrier model launched by Mingzhou Group. Its biggest feature is the use of dual ship islands, which is the first of its kind in the world. Underneath the appearance of its dual ship islands, there are also There are many advanced design concepts buried in it. Specifically, there are full-combustion power, all-electric propulsion, electromagnetic catapult, etc. Let us first introduce why dual ship islands are used. This is to meet the huge air intake demand of gas turbines. An advanced design developed..."

It was already nine o'clock in the evening. Wu Shengli was sitting on the sofa, watching Zhang Zhong's program on the TV. Next to him, Qin Haiyang was also sitting in a decent manner, watching the program with him.

"Hey, this ocean doesn't look like cartoons, does it look military? It has a future, and you will also follow the path of military industry in the future?" Qin Tao opened the door and walked in, looking at the scene of his grandfather and grandson, he was very curious.

"Yeah, it's strange to say that we don't like to watch cartoons, we just like to watch airplanes, cannons, warships and the like." Zhao Xiu'e came over from the kitchen and said, "Taozi, are you hungry? Do you want me to make some for you?" Late night snack?"

"No need." Qin Tao waved his hand: "I've already eaten. Mom, you can go and have a rest."

"Mom is not tired, let me get you some snacks." Zhao Xiu'e said, walked to the kitchen, and soon came out with a few pieces of cake.

“Drinking tea at night will make you unable to sleep, so just drink boiled water.”

At this time, several people were already staring at the TV screen. Zhao Xiu'e smiled, put the water cup on the coffee table, and left gently.

On the TV, Zhang Zhong was still introducing the topic with splashes of foam.

"The electromagnetic catapult is also ahead of the entire era. It is a perfect match for the gas turbine. It only needs electricity to operate. It does not require huge steam, and it will not cause deck icing and other phenomena. At present, our domestic R&D Being world-leading, I have a basic structural diagram here.”

“We have exposed all these advanced equipment, and we don’t know what others will think.”

“We just want to show off our swords and let others know that we are powerful.” Qin Tao said: “Let those with ulterior motives use the weapon as a weapon.”

Wu Shengli nodded: "Yes, we have to deter some people with ulterior motives. By the way, when you launch this aircraft carrier model, what will you do if someone places an order? This electromagnetic catapult and other devices have not been developed yet. He’s mature.”

"If someone places an order and uses their funds to mature our project, the first aircraft carrier we build will be a direct-to-deck model. The launch efficiency of the catapult is comparable to that of a ski jump deck Much higher.”

 Chin Tao is not worried.

At this time, many people in the hotel in the same city were watching the show.

“Damn it, their design of this aircraft carrier outclasses us!” Shoigu’s face was very ugly: “We came here in vain!”

The Neva Design Bureau originally did not plan to come. They wanted to show off their design capabilities and attract Ah San to purchase the aircraft carrier design drawings, so they came to participate in the exhibition. However, the situation now has become obvious. Mingzhou Group The design plan is more advanced, but their own design plan has many loopholes.

In a hurry, I heard that Asan liked to use gas turbines, so they changed the plan to a gas turbine. They didn't take into account the huge intake and exhaust volume of the gas turbine. How could an old warship design bureau do this? What about low-level errors?

 They committed a serious crime!

Asan must also be paying attention to the defense exhibition. After seeing Dongfang's designs, he will definitely understand that the Neva Design Bureau is full of mistakes, which is not a good thing.

Sokolov was also feeling very uncomfortable at this time.

"Yes, this design is very beautiful, but Mr. Chief Engineer, we still have hope, as long as we quickly modify our design." Another person said: "It is impossible for Ah San to choose an Oriental. As for the design drawings, as long as we can provide the same type of design plan, Asan will definitely purchase it!"

“Shaoyigu, you said you want us to copy the design of Mingzhou Group? Our Neva Design Bureau cannot afford to lose this person!” Shaoyigu immediately refuted his companion’s words.

There was no display on the first day, but it appeared on the second day. Chi Guoguo plagiarized it. How could the majestic Neva Design Bureau do such a thing?

“Everyone, is our face or our bread more important?” This colleague was still insisting on his point of view.

This sentence made Sokolov's body tremble. Yes, the purpose of their coming is to sell the design drawings! After selling the design drawings, they will have money and can continue to maintain it. If they still can't make money, their design bureau may go bankrupt. After all, since the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao has never started building a new ship. warships, and their design units have been unable to uncover the pot for a long time.

“You guys think, what if we design a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with an avant-garde look?” Sokolov finally recovered his thinking ability, and soon had a sudden idea.

 Nuclear powered aircraft carrier?

 This is to combine their 1143E and 1145F! This way, you can proudly claim that you designed it yourself.

“Isn’t Asan looking for a gas turbine warship?” Some people also raised objections: “We who are engaged in nuclear power may not be in harmony with Asan’s needs.”

"You all can't understand Ah San." Sokolov's thoughts began to become clearer and clearer: "Everyone, Ah San's thinking is very simple. He is always comparing himself with Dongfang. If Dongfang doesn't have anything, they must do it. Yes, there are some in the East, and they have higher requirements. Now that the East has begun to have conventionally powered aircraft carriers, Ah San will definitely look forward to getting a nuclear powered aircraft carrier. They want a gas turbine aircraft carrier, but it is to modify the Super Sun King. No., if the brand new aircraft carrier is nuclear powered, they will definitely like it."

“However, the cost of building a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be even higher!”

"So what, Asan is not short of money. They have rented nuclear submarines from the Red Empire before. Now, if they can have a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it will definitely give them a higher sense of honor." Sokolov Said: "Moreover, if we adopt this design, then Ah San cannot produce it himself and will still have to order it from us, and we can make more money."

 Sokolov seems to have forgotten that the failure of the Super Sun King modification contract was because they were too greedy, and now, he is actually starting to consider so many things again.

“That’s right, let’s start designing now. Even if we don’t sleep tonight, we have to draw the design!”

 A group of people took out various drawing tools and started getting busy.

 Southwest, Asan Kingdom.

"We have just received the photos faxed by Choudary. The medium-sized aircraft carrier designed by Mingzhou Group is the most suitable for us." Sunil's adjutant held a stack of faxed photos and put one of them Pull it out.

The news in the newspaper will not come out until the next day. The information they can get tonight is of course Choudary who went there in person to investigate as a reporter.

Sunil picked up the photo and looked at the beautiful layout of the two-ship island: "Just now, we have watched the Zhang Zhongshuo program in the East, which also focused on this design plan. Our Naval Design Bureau Can it be designed?”

After hearing Sunil's words, Saxena, a designer at the Naval Design Bureau, said: "Currently, we have no experience in designing modern aircraft carriers. Our previous aircraft carriers had a displacement of only 20,000 tons. It will be a big step to increase it to 40,000 tons." The difficulty, we originally planned to use Chaori King’s design drawings to improve our aircraft carrier design, but..."

 But Super Sun King is a trap, so they don’t have these design capabilities at all now.

 You can look at other people’s shells, but what is inside the shell? Nobody knows.

“With gas turbines, there will be no high-pressure steam. This kind of electromagnetic catapult is not something we can build at all, not even the United States.” Saxena was a little embarrassed.

 They are just designers. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. If the relevant domestic units cannot provide it and it cannot be purchased internationally, then it is of no use no matter how good their design is.

"Yes, let Chaudhary continue the investigation to see if there are any new discoveries." Sunil gave up.

“Currently, we are designing a replacement plan for the power system of the Super Sun King. It would be good for us if we could purchase this set of design drawings from the Mingzhou Group,” Saxena said.

In fact, their naval design bureau has not done any big projects. The Delhi-class destroyer currently being built was designed by Lao Maozi with help. They are just a helper. The frigate currently being built is also a drawing purchased from outside, allowing them to directly It is indeed too difficult to design an aircraft carrier.

It would be great if there were drawings from the Mingzhou Group.

"Buy their drawings? How is it possible? Absolutely impossible!" Sunil immediately shook his head: "We would rather cooperate with Da Mao than go to the Easterners."

"After the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao's design capabilities dropped too much. The 1143F they designed had many loopholes. They couldn't even see the obvious loopholes." Saxena picked up the Da Mao The photos of the aircraft carrier design made me shake my head.

Suddenly, he thought of something: "What if we purchase the design drawings from the Mingzhou Group through the Neva Design Bureau? How about this plan?"

Sunil's eyes also lit up. Why didn't he know that he didn't have this kind of design ability at all? Now it's time to rush to the shelves, and the Neva Design Bureau is also going downhill. On the contrary, Dongfang is getting stronger and stronger, especially that Mingzhou Group.

If you use the Neva Design Bureau to purchase design drawings, you can save face.

“Let’s talk about this project later.” Even though Sunil agreed to the project, he couldn’t agree immediately.

 After all, this still requires some funds, but if it is paid to the Neva Design Bureau, it should be easier to pass the budget.

This night, many people will have insomnia. The next day, life will continue, and the defense exhibition will also continue.

At the Neva Design Bureau's booth, all the old men had red eyes and dark circles, but their spirits were still very high. After a night of hard work, the design drawings of their new 1143G had appeared on their booth. superior.

 The aircraft carrier was designed overnight, which fully reflects the strength of their Neva Design Bureau. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, but they are still the elite in the industry!

“Hey, I didn’t see this design drawing yesterday.” One person became curious.

Shaoyigu looked over and his eyes lit up. It was Choudary, the reporter from Asan who came to them yesterday. This person has a very deep background!

“Sir, welcome to visit our project. This is the latest aircraft carrier design of our Neva Design Bureau.”

Twin ship islands and straight decks indeed look like science fiction at first glance. However, what’s the point of having it only unveiled today?

 Is this copied?

 “Why didn’t you meet me yesterday?” As a reporter, Choudary still pays attention to speaking in a measured manner.

"We were in a hurry and were not fully prepared. This design drawing was only sent over last night." Shaoyigu introduced: "The biggest feature of our aircraft carrier is not the twin islands or catapult takeoff, but It uses nuclear power."

“Nuclear power?” Sure enough, Choudary’s eyes widened: “You actually designed a nuclear power system for it?”

"Yes, we believe that it is most appropriate for the aircraft carrier to use nuclear power. It has unlimited endurance and does not need to replenish fuel. If other power systems are used, a supply ship will be needed for replenishment once a week. With nuclear power , Just replenish the fuel and ammunition needed by the carrier-based aircraft." Sokolov came out from behind. Just now, he had fallen asleep with his eyes squinted. When he heard the noise outside, he hurried to the front.

 “What kind of nuclear reactor does it use?”

 Since it is nuclear power, of course we must first pay attention to the reactor.

"There are two types of nuclear reactors to choose from. The first one is the KH-3-43 reactor used on the Ulyanovsk aircraft carrier that we did not complete the construction of that year. Its single reactor power reached 305 megawatts. At the time, On the Ulyanovsk, we plan to use four nuclear reactors. As for the current medium-sized aircraft carrier, only one nuclear reactor can make it reach 25 knots, and two nuclear reactors can reach 30 knots."

The nuclear reactor of the Ulyanovsk is almost the same as that of Lao Maozi's nuclear-powered cruiser. It can produce 900 tons of high-pressure steam with a temperature of up to 475 degrees Celsius per hour, driving this huge warship steadily.

 Now it is used on this medium-sized aircraft carrier, of course there will be no problem.

 Comparable to the French Charles de Gaulle, they directly used two K-15 nuclear reactors with the same single reactor total power of 150 megawatts as the "Triumph-class" nuclear submarine, and the total power was only 300 megawatts.

“In addition to this nuclear reactor, we also have the OK-650 pressurized water reactor used in the new 955 submarine. The power of a single reactor reaches 380 megawatts. It can be used on nuclear-powered aircraft carriers with slight modifications.”

  (There is also a saying that it is 190 MW, but the model is OK-650V, I don’t know which one is correct.)

Lao Maozi's technical reserves in this area are still very strong. This 955 nuclear submarine has a more famous name, called God of the North Wind. Although it was only built in the 21st century, the design work began in 1987 , and the related nuclear reactors were already mature in research and development at that time.

 It’s just that this reactor is for submarines. If it is used on an aircraft carrier, some changes will be required.

Choudary held a tape recorder in his hand and recorded everything introduced by the other party. At this time, he was also very excited. If it were a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, how grand would it be? This project can be reported back!

"Because of the use of a nuclear power system, we can install a steam catapult on it. During the Red Empire era, our steam catapult was already mature and can be installed. We don't mention any advanced technology. We What we pursue is that it can be used now. If there are customers ordering it, production can start now..."

Qin Tao is the boss of Mingzhou Group and the person in charge of this defense exhibition, so he came here early and wandered around.

When he received the news, he was watching the live display of ground weapons in the outdoor exhibition hall. The majestic 90-2 tank was running up the hillside at full power. It was so majestic and majestic that many people were also cheering.

"Mr. Qin, something new happened today." Xu Zhengyang whispered in Qin Tao's ear: "The Neva Design Bureau copied our plan and launched their dual-island aircraft carrier."

Qin Tao is also a little curious: "They are copying ours? They are quite fast! Come on, let's take a look."

“Their design is very pragmatic, all equipment is existing, there is no new technology, even the nuclear reactor is a legacy from the Red Empire era.”

Qin Tao stopped: "What did you say? Nuclear reactor?"

“Yes, they plan to use nuclear power.”

“You mean, they used nuclear power and then used twin ship islands?”

Xu Zhengyang nodded: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

“No problem, their design is great.” Qin Tao said, “Collect their introduction materials and let’s go out.”

go out?

Xu Zhengyang was even more surprised: "Where are you going?"

Even if Mr. Qin doesn’t come forward in person, he should find a few people to go to the Neva Design Bureau to sabotage it! Why do you want to go out? When the defense exhibition was held in Malaysia, Mr. Qin went directly to the booth of Kimchi Country to start a fight.

 This is not in line with Mr. Qin’s character.

"Look for Zhang Zhong." Qin Tao said: "This is an unexpected incident. I have to communicate with him personally. To set the tone for today's special program, let's call it Dong Shi Xiaoqiang."

  Neva Design Bureau is a long-established company that wants to save face. Qin Tao would certainly not agree with it actually doing something like plagiarizing other people's research results.

However, if he is asked to personally create trouble, that is absolutely not possible, because it is different from the time in Malaysia. We are the host, so how can we overturn the guest's table?

So Qin Tao cannot come forward. He has to find Zhang Zhong, a military strategist who specializes in disrupting the situation. It is best for Zhang Zhong to analyze it.

Xu Zhengyang also reacted: "Well, okay, I will send someone to collect information immediately."

This idiom is good. It sounds much better than the saying that a tiger is not a dog but a dog. It won't hurt Lao Maozi's face.

The design drawings of Neva Design Bureau have aroused strong repercussions today.

 Many people despise it. The dignified Neva Design Bureau actually relies on plagiarizing the Mingzhou Group’s aircraft carrier design to gain limelight. It’s so shameless.

Some people lamented that this is the strength of the old design bureau. In one night, a brand new design drawing was drawn! What plagiarism? They are nuclear powered, which is different from the Mingzhou Group.

If Mingzhou Group had the ability, it would also build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier!

 Different eyes, different opinions, but the result is still the same.

The Neva Design Bureau was abuzz with excitement, and the limelight completely overshadowed the Mingzhou Group.

Ah San also received the news very quickly, a few hours earlier than yesterday.

"The nuclear power design is quite refreshing." Saxena analyzed: "This KH-3-43 reactor uses uranium-rich nuclear raw materials. It is said that it can be loaded once and run at full power for more than ten years. If If it is used normally, it can last twenty years. During the entire life cycle, we only need to replace the nuclear material once. If we only require a speed of 25 knots, we only need one."

 As a warship designer, Saxena was very satisfied with this plan.

Sunil was worried: "If this design is used, can our shipyard be able to undertake the construction task? Moreover, Lao Maozi can't even build a boiler. Even if they directly export nuclear reactors to us, is it reliable? Is there a risk of explosion like a boiler?”

 (End of this chapter)