Chapter 555: With a collision angle?

“There have been some changes recently, and it is not convenient to introduce them to Mr. Qin in detail. However, the navy’s need for this ship is very urgent. I hope Mr. Qin can take this ship seriously and build it as soon as possible.”

“Someone wants to come to us and sail freely?” Qin Tao asked.

Zheng Ming did not answer, but the expression in his eyes told Qin Tao: Mr. Qin, how come you can guess everything so accurately!

Qin Tao smiled: "Okay, then let's use deck steel to build an absolutely solid sail training ship!"

Generally speaking, a warship like a sail training ship can be built with ordinary military steel or even civilian steel. After all, it does not need to fight at sea. Qin Tao wants to use the deck steel of an aircraft carrier to build it. So this kind of warship Not to mention colliding with ordinary destroyers and frigates, even hitting the enemy's aircraft carrier will severely poke a big hole.

I have to mention battleships again here. Although that era has long gone, there are still countless people who remember and miss that era. Battleships rely on powerful armor to protect themselves and powerful artillery to dominate the ocean. Someone is here Imagine if the battleship was rearmed and a large number of missiles were inserted, would it become a standard maritime arsenal ship?

　　What kind of anti-ship missiles and torpedoes come up one after another, the battleship can withstand it with its rough skin and thick flesh.

I don’t know about anything else. At least if you can use the battleships to deal with some frictions in peacetime, you can make the enemy tremble with fear just by ramming them, and it will end well afterwards.

It's a pity that that era has long passed. All the battleships from the World War II period that should be dismantled have been dismantled. The only remaining ones, the Yankees' Iowa class, are still in storage. They want to take them back for scrap metal. That is impossible.

“Then let’s discuss the issue of displacement. This kind of sail training ship must be at least one thousand tons.” Qin Tao analyzed it seriously: “Calculating this, we should need three masts...”

　　When Qin Tao said this, he thought of something. He actually had no idea how to build this sail training ship, but he had people under his command who knew what he was doing! The guy who claims to be a descendant of Ma Sanbao has long been a formal employee of the Mingzhou Group. However, the research direction has always been on adding sails to giant oil tankers, and has not really involved the development of sailboats.

“Let’s go, let’s go to the meeting.” Qin Tao said, “We will gather relevant people in the conference room and work together.”

Zheng Ming nodded: "Mr. Qin, before you come back, I have told Gong Yang about the relevant content, and they should have started to develop it."

Qin Tao was stunned: "Old Zheng, you are going to kill first and then show off!"

Zheng Ming smiled and said: "It's not because the superior's requirements are too tight. If the construction period takes one or two years, how can I overstep my authority? Let's go, you are the backbone after all."

meeting room.

Ma Wenming is very excited because he has never been a protagonist before, and today is the first time. Moreover, what makes him more excited than being the protagonist is that the sailboat is finally going to be built. It is still a retro sailboat, although it is not an Eastern treasure ship. , which is enough to make Ma Wenming excited.

"Dear leaders, when I was a child, I drew a lot of sailboat design drawings. Later, I studied shipbuilding knowledge in college. During my time working at Mingzhou Group, I even realized the importance of connecting theory and practice. importance, I have mastered more professional knowledge. At the same time, I have designed several sailboats in my spare time. When I received the task this time, I took out the design drawings of one of the closest sailboats and went through them. After receiving Engineer Yang’s approval, all my colleagues worked together to help with the design, and now it has begun to take shape.”

While Ma Wenming was speaking, he opened the slide, and the design of the sail training ship appeared on the projection screen.

"The current design has a standard displacement of 1,200 tons and a full load displacement of 1,400 tons. It has ocean sailing capabilities and adopts the most popular ship structure in the world. Its scientific name is called a fully rigged sailboat, which means that any ship that can carry sails It has low sailing resistance and fast speed. It can run up to 18 knots with only the sail. However, if it is built with high-strength deck steel as Mr. Qin said, our hull can still be built. Thinner.”

Qin Tao shook his head: "No, the original design remains unchanged, and the keel of the hull is also made of the strongest high-strength steel."

Ma Wenming was a little curious: "Mr. Qin, the current design can already withstand Category 12 typhoons. If we follow the plan you mentioned, even if it hits an iceberg or an underwater reef, it will probably be safe."

"Yes, this is the effect we want." Qin Tao said, "Moreover, we also need to install a collision angle on the front end of this sail training ship."

 “A corner collision?” Everyone was shocked.

Before Qin Tao came back, Zheng Ming had already assigned development tasks to others. However, they were only talking about ordinary sail training ships. The collision angle had to be discussed with them after Qin Tao came back.

 At this time, the big guy’s eyes became complicated.

 What the angle of collision means cannot be clearer.

"Mr. Qin, the front end of the bow of our sail training ship will have a mast extending forward, which is used to connect the first mast and hang more sails. This device is more than three meters long. Mr. Qin, If we were to install a bumper, wouldn’t that mean the bumper would be longer?”

"Yes, this collision angle is longer." Qin Tao nodded and agreed with Ma Wenming's doubts: "In order to reduce the impact on the center of gravity, I think it can be made of titanium alloy and riveted directly to the front of the hull. It is not necessarily It’s just the shape of the bumping angle, and it can be made into a bumping bar.”

Zheng Ming opened his eyes wide.

 Mr. Qin is so awesome.

The idea of ​​​​this ship was made by the superiors, but the superiors only had a rough outline. It was Mr. Qin's business to implement it in detail. Mr. Qin never disappoints his superiors. He quickly understood The superiors’ ideas and suggestions for improvement were also proposed.

"Of course that's okay." Ma Wenming nodded. "If we use titanium alloy, it will have the least impact on our current design drawings. However, if we want to use impact tactics, the faster the better, we are Isn’t it about increasing the engine power used on ships?”

 Today's sailboats are not pure sailboats, but motor sailboats. They usually use sails. If there is no wind or encounters bad weather, in order to speed up, they will choose to use a diesel engine. However, the main purpose is to use sails, and the engine power is not large.

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, it is necessary to increase the power of the engine and install two MTU396 diesel engines. However, the propulsion system needs to be upgraded from ordinary propellers to water jet thrusters. Of course, the rudder also needs to be retained, after all, it still needs Set sail as a sailboat."

 Waterjet!

 Zheng Ming was even more excited.

The biggest benefit of this kind of propeller is, of course, that it can make the ship more maneuverable by changing the direction of the jet water! Just look at the dazzling moves that the 022 missile boat can make. However, it is generally used on speedboats. This kind of ship of more than a thousand tons has not been used much.

However, the plan put forward by Mr. Qin is still very good, and every item is making the plan more perfect.

"In order to meet the construction period requirements of our superiors, next, we need to deploy manpower and organize elite troops. All our equipment must also make way for this ship, and strive to launch this ship in the shortest possible time. Complete a miracle in the history of shipbuilding!" Qin Tao said.

Such a short period of time is simply contrary to common sense. It would be impossible for any other shipyard to undertake such a task, but Mingzhou Group is different.

They already have a large number of skilled workers and a large number of advanced technologies. Needless to say, the steel plates can now be bent into corresponding shapes according to the design drawings. Even the welding of hull steel plates has begun to enter the era of automation, requiring manual welding. There are fewer and fewer seams, and shipbuilding speed is getting faster and faster.

At the height of World War II, the construction period of the American **** carriers was only a few months. Now, the Mingzhou Group has modern equipment, and of course it can complete the task within the specified time.

Of course, some things still need to be made clear in advance.

"Old Zheng, we have been partners for many years." Qin Tao looked at Zheng Ming: "Our shipyard risked delays in other orders and even claims from customers to build this ship for the Navy. The Navy can cannot…"

Before he finished speaking, Zheng Ming immediately understood: "Mr. Qin, please rest assured that we will allocate part of the funds from the proceeds of the National Defense Lottery to pay for the construction costs of this ship. We will definitely not If there is a delay, as soon as the design drawings are completed, the first tranche of funds will arrive.”

"That's not what I'm talking about." Qin Tao immediately changed the subject: "We build ships for the navy. Let's not talk about this. What I mean is that sailboats are different from other ships. Our navy has to train some specialized sailors in advance. You also Remember the last time when the football country’s sailing training ship came over, they stood on the mast and performed acrobatics? We have to poke a pole on the land for the navy cadets to go up and practice their courage."

Zheng Ming nodded: "This kind of sail training ship is prepared for Bincheng Naval Academy. As long as we start construction here, they will conduct adaptive training there."

“Well, I’m relieved then. By the way, since you’re here, do you want to stay a few more days?”

This was originally just a polite word from Qin Tao. Who would have thought that Zheng Ming would actually nod directly: "Yes, I will stay here permanently and watch the construction of this ship every day."

Qin Tao opened his eyes wide: "Old Zheng, isn't the navy overqualified and underused?"

Just send an ordinary person. Zheng Ming is in charge of naval equipment, not the ship. He can just send one of his subordinates.

"This is the trust placed in me by my superiors." Zheng Ming said, "Besides, you can watch the construction progress of our various warships every day. Especially our aircraft carrier, which has recently started hoisting four It’s very gratifying to see the phased array radar.”

The last time I went out, it was just an empty shell. When the outfit is completely completed and I officially join the navy, that will be the most exciting moment.

“I heard that the Shenzhou floating dock has sent back the Super Sun King to Ah San.” Zheng Ming continued to chat.

"Yes, it was delivered to them. However, they actually want to keep our Shenzhou floating dock for them to use for modification. Of course we cannot agree." Qin Tao said: "It's not like they don't have a dock."

It has to be said that Asan still has enough foundation. They are responsible for the aircraft carrier construction project at the Cochin Shipyard. This shipyard has two "large" dry docks. The larger one is less than 270 meters long, and the short one is about is 260 meters, and the width of the two dry docks is around 40 meters. Looking at this data, we can know that when Asan used to modify the existing Super Sun King, he had to raise the hull high enough to expose part of the bow and the flight decks on both sides.

Of course, this is already the limit. Asan wants to use these docks to build their own aircraft carrier, which is only a displacement of 30,000 to 40,000 tons. Any larger will be difficult.

These problems are not big. The important thing is that Asan does not have a gantry crane!

"Now Asan is repairing this aircraft carrier, and it can still be used. But if Asan wants to start building the aircraft carrier by himself, he will have to purchase a gantry crane." Qin Tao said: "Our Zhenhua Heavy Industry's gantry crane has now been It’s a brand name, with high quality and low price, and first-class quality. However, Ah San probably wants to save face and would rather pay a high price to purchase second-hand goods from Europe than order brand-new ones from us.”

Zheng Ming nodded.

 The formal content has been finished, and the next step is to chat.

"By the way, Mr. Qin, we also got some news." Zheng Ming thought of something and continued to say to Qin Tao: "It is said that Grumman is trying to sell their stealth cats to the Navy. Fighter, I think this kind of fighter can compete with our existing J-15."

"Are they going to resurrect the A/F-X program?" Qin Tao said with a smile on his face: "It seems that Grumman has not seen the situation clearly yet! The variable sweep wing has long been outdated and belongs to the Tomcat. The era is over!”

In the past, the Tomcat did rule the roost for decades and became a classic fighter. The popularity of "Top Gun" made this aircraft a household name. However, the era of variable swept wings is over, and the modern edge Striped wings, fusion of wing bodies, etc. are the trend, and Tomcat will not be able to do anything with it no matter how much it changes.

More importantly, where did the Americans get so much money? There is too little R&D funding. Otherwise, why would they have to pinch their noses and agree to jointly invest in the JSF program with several military services? Wouldn’t it be nice to do it alone?

 Even exaggerating one's own threats is useless!

However, since Grumman is going to continue to jump out, of course he has to do something casually to make Grumman completely hopeless!

 The other side of the ocean.

 Fern Clark sat at his desk, holding a cigar in his hand, listening to the chatter of the man on the sofa opposite.

"Mr. Clark, at present, the JSF project is not enough to withstand the rising advantages of the East. Now, the East has invented ballistic anti-ship missiles to deter us. In the future, they may come up with more and more advanced missiles. Things, their aircraft carrier power has also developed, and in the future battlefield, our JSF carrier-based aircraft can only become the meat in their mouths."

Grumman engineer William Schwendler was very anxious: "Even if it is just the J-15, it is already a heavy fighter. Even if it does not have stealth capabilities, we will still suffer. After all, our JSF is just a This medium-sized fighter jet is simply unable to compete with heavy-duty aircraft."

Although the JSF project was under development, the weight continued to increase, and finally it became a heavy fighter that was heavier than the F-15. However, during the development process, it was indeed designed as a medium-sized fighter, as a low-end fighter to match the F-22. , how could it be heavy-duty.

“If the Navy cannot possess heavy-duty fighter jets, it will definitely suffer losses in the future. In fact, the Navy is now phasing out the Tomcat, and many people have already reported that it lacks the previous long-range interception capabilities.” William continued to lie.

Tomcat fighter jets are gradually being retired, and the main aircraft type on the Navy's aircraft carriers is the Big Bug. This kind of aircraft is sparse, it can do everything, but it is not the best at anything. At the beginning, the Tomcat fighter jet carried six immortal bombs. Bird missiles can quickly rush to the battlefield. Today's big bugs only carry medium-range air-to-air missiles and have to move forward slowly. This kind of efficiency is simply incomparable.

"In order to enable the Navy to regain strong long-range interception capabilities and cope with possible attacks by J-15 fighter jets in the future, we have specially developed an advanced fighter jet. This fighter jet has stealth capabilities and can become the main force of the Navy. Take on the future air defense tasks of the fleet." William continued to lie.

"William, are you talking about the modification of our Tomcat fighter jets?" Vern Clark couldn't stand William's chatter anymore. He said to the other party: "You should know that since the end of the Cold War, our military expenditure has It is decreasing. We simply do not have the ability to undertake the research and development of multiple projects, especially the ones above. They only have money in their eyes. It was they who forcefully cut off the projects independently developed by our navy. Otherwise, how could our navy be willing to cooperate with them? It has never happened in the history of our navy that other services share the same fighter jet!"

"Yes, of course I know, but it's different now. As long as we analyze it clearly to our superiors and tell them how serious the problem we are facing now is, I believe that our superiors will make the right choice." William said.

"Then you go directly to lobby your superiors. It doesn't make any sense to tell me this!" Vern Clark looked helplessly at the person in front of him: "It doesn't make any sense for you to tell me this, or you go to the media and exaggerate it. The Eastern Threat.”

"Of course I have thought about it, but this will further show the incompetence of our navy." William said: "In the future, if the navy only has the JSF aircraft, it will not be able to fight against them, and it is only one aircraft. A single-engine aircraft.”

The navy has long reached a consensus that twin-engine fighter jets are the most suitable for them. After all, the sea is much more dangerous than on land, and twin-engines are safer.

Now, after hearing what William said, Vern Clark was also tempted.

However, just when he was about to make up his mind, the intelligence officer brought a piece of information: "Report, the latest satellite photos have just been received."

Vern Clark put the cigar in his mouth, then picked up the photo and took a careless look at it. Then, the cigar suddenly fell from his mouth, followed his collar, and fell directly into it.

"Oh, **** it." Fern Clark cursed loudly, quickly unbuckled his belt, and took out the cigar from the middle, feeling a burning pain in his stomach.

William also went over to help, and saw those photos by the way. He didn't know what photos they were that made Vern Clark so embarrassed, but when he saw them for the first time, his face immediately turned pale.

Up there is a large number of Tomcat fighter jets, at least thirty of them by visual inspection!

Moreover, the scene there is very familiar. It is neither on the mainland nor on an overseas military base. It is the Tomcat fighter base in the central part of Parthia.

"According to intelligence analysis, the number of Tomcat fighter jets that can be operated normally in Parthia is only a dozen at most, and the rest are used as organ donations." William couldn't help but said: "How can there be so many now?"

"Yes." Vern Clark looked at William with a cold look: "We don't know this either, we just don't know if your Grumman company knows about it."

"Of course we don't know either." William seemed to understand the meaning of Fern Clark's words and shook his head repeatedly: "How could we know these things? Could it be that those guys made some models to deceive us."

“There are photos at the back, these planes are taking off one after another.”

 They can also take off in sequence!

William's face turned pale, damn, the **** basin had to be placed on their heads again.

In fact, Grumman's Tomcat fighter production line has long been closed. Parthia secretly obtains Tomcat fighter parts and components, mainly through some bold international arms dealers and by bribing Navy logistics personnel, and They have nothing to do with Grumman.

 However, every time something goes wrong, they are always blamed, and this time is probably no exception!

Moreover, if this incident occurs, it will definitely cause an uproar. The retirement of the Tomcat fighter jets may have to be brought forward again. It is estimated that their modified fighter jets will be difficult to get the approval of those gentlemen.

 If it passes, those gentlemen will definitely be hostile!

 East, on the slipway, Zheng Ming looked at the sail training ship that was being built and told Qin Tao about it.

"I heard that Grumman was selling Stealth Cats to the Navy, and I had already persuaded the Navy leaders. But later, it emerged that Tomcat fighter parts were smuggled to Parthia. Many people were furious, and the project has been abandoned. "

"That's for sure." Qin Tao said: "Their aircraft has been abandoned by father and mother for a long time, and they actually fantasize about being the main force again. Stop dreaming, they should just wait for the fat power. "

Qin Tao said hello, Anxiguo flexed his muscles, and then the matter was done, it was that simple.

 “Fat electricity?”

“Okay, I made a slip of the tongue, maybe it was a flying toad.”

 (End of this chapter)