Chapter 690 The fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered

Mamish's body shook twice, and then recovered: "Okay, Mr. Qin, I will convey your opinion to China, and hope that they will make a decision before your return. However, if this If we ask you to start construction next time, the cost of the return flight should not be counted, right?"

   "Of course, this is still equivalent to the free help we promised this time. Our Mingzhou Group has always kept our word. However, if we go to work with you, the salary needs to be settled daily, and there will be no arrears."

It would be nice not to ask them to pay the wages first, but every day the dredger works, they have to send two million dollars to Mingzhou Group. If you don’t call, I’m sorry, we will return that night, and you want to continue to hire , travel expenses also have to be counted.

  Mamish nodded. Even if the matter was over, he continued to look at the submarine: "Mr. Qin, we always feel that the weapons and equipment on the submarine are still a bit small."

Generally speaking, the submarine's weapon is the torpedo. Up to now, there are more and more types of torpedoes, and the technology is becoming more and more mature. have.

In addition to torpedoes, modern submarines can already carry anti-ship missiles. The 039B produced for the Pyramid country can carry C801 anti-ship missiles, launched from underwater, and attack targets 40 kilometers away. It is said to be very powerful. However, the Pyramid Navy is still not satisfied.

   "Then what do you want? I can contact you for you." Qin Tao said: "What we can produce, we can sell to you directly, and what we can't produce, we can also buy from a third party for you."

   "We want a cruise missile with a range of hundreds of kilometers," Mamish said.

  The advanced American Tomahawk cruise missile has a range of thousands of kilometers. However, Mamish does not pursue such a high range. A few hundred kilometers is not bad, at least ten times the range of the current C801.

   "Are you talking about club missiles?" Qin Tao immediately realized that it is this kind of missiles that can meet the needs of the Pyramid Kingdom!

   "Yes, I don't know if you have this type of missiles. If so, we hope to purchase a batch." Mamish said.

   "We don't have any." Qin Tao shook his head: "But we can purchase from third parties."

   "Can you complete the integration of this weapon? Mr. Qin, if Da Mao knew the whereabouts of these missiles, they would definitely not modify the weapon system." Mamish was a little worried.

  In the past, the relationship between the Pyramid Kingdom and Lao Maozi was very good, and their weapons and equipment were all products of the Red Empire. However, when they shook hands with the Davids, they were immediately abandoned by the original world.

   But it doesn't matter, anyway, the east is not bright and the west is bright. Moreover, they can still receive military aid from the United States every year, and their small life is very nourishing. It's just that their behavior has always been considered by Da Mao as betrayal. Even if they purchased Da Mao's weapons and equipment from a third party, don't expect Da Mao to debug them.

   You must know that a missile can be launched not only with a torpedo tube, but also needs to be guided. There is a lot of work before launch, and the fire control system on the submarine must be modified and debugged accordingly.

   "It's not difficult, as long as you spend money, I have a way to modify it." Qin Tao said.

Anyway, the club missiles have been purchased from Da Mao, and Nikola also promised to send people to help upgrade the Kilo-class fire control system. After the upgrade is completed, it is easy to ask them to come to Mingzhou to upgrade other fire control systems Yes, it doesn't need to alarm the people above at all, as long as the engineers make extra money.

  Anyway, this submarine has not yet left the logo of the Pyramid Kingdom, and those old Maozi engineers have no idea which customer's submarine it is. Even if they knew, they would pretend not to know.

  Da Mao can still order a large amount of club missiles, so even if the matter is revealed in the future, Qin Tao can be confident: This is for the good of Da Mao! I want to help them sell more military products.

   "So, what about the one we have in service now?" Mamish continued to ask.

"This is a bit complicated, but as long as you spend money, there is still a solution." Qin Tao said: "Mr. Mamish, you also said that we are true friends with decades of friendship, for your needs , even if we take some risks, we should."

  Mamish nodded: "Then thank Mr. Qin in advance, you are indeed our true good friends."

   Even if they have a friendly relationship with the United States, they will never get too advanced offensive weapons. The United States will not give them such cruise missiles. Or the east is better, as long as you pay, you can sell any weapon.

After watching the submarine, Mamish and others came out and looked at the 052C destroyer under construction on the berth, and they were also very emotional: "Mr. Qin, your side is the second in the world equipped with four-sided phased array radar and vertical launch area air defense missiles." Country. Your military technology is getting more and more advanced, I wonder if you plan to sell this kind of warship?"

   "Of course it can be sold, but this kind of warship is expensive, and the navies of ordinary countries cannot afford it." Qin Tao said.

   "How expensive is it?" Mamish looked very expectant: Tell me, let me give up.

   "The price for personal use has reached 600 million, even if it is the cost price for you, it will cost 600 million U.S. dollars." Qin Tao said.

   Sure enough, after hearing this price, Mamish finally gave up, it was far beyond their ability to bear!

  600 million dollars to buy an air defense ship? This is absolutely insane!

  For Saudi Arabia, Qin Tao has to say that this kind of ship is not for sale, and if he wants to buy it, he can only buy the low-end 052B. However, for the people of the Pyramids, the price can scare away the other party.

   "If you want to buy an air defense ship, I think our frigate is more suitable, the price is moderate, and it has a good ability to resist saturation attacks." Qin Tao continued to fool around.

  Since the Hongqi-16A has already come out, the original Hongqi-16 is already within the scope of export, and they don’t need to use Lao Maozi’s Shijili missile to sell it to the outside world. The price is moderate, the performance is moderate, and it is most suitable for some medium-sized countries to purchase.

"Your current main force of naval surface ships is just a second-hand Perry-class frigate taken over from the United States. It is indeed time to update it. If you want to order, then we can give you a preferential price now. Of course, it is still the same as before. If you have no money, you can use long-staple cotton to pay off the debt." Qin Tao introduced: "Recently, the US dollar has been depreciating. If you order again next time, the price may rise a lot."

   It is necessary to create a sense of crisis for them and let them place an order quickly.

   "We always feel that the 054 frigate is not enough to reflect the deterrence of our great powers, and we want sufficiently advanced surface ships." Mamish said.

   "Advanced enough to be deterred by a big country?" Qin Tao thought for a while: "In this case, do you need an advanced amphibious assault ship?"

   "Amphibious assault ship?"

"Yes, your side is a big country with a long coastline and a lot of maritime rights and interests that need to be protected. Therefore, you need a combat warship that can carry amphibious troops. It has a straight deck and can carry helicopters for ground attack. It can launch a hovercraft. Moreover, if its deck is directly made into a jump deck, it can carry vertical short-range take-off and landing fighters according to needs in the future.”

   The only one who wants to reflect the demeanor of a great power is an aircraft carrier. If you don’t have this capability, then build an amphibious assault ship! This thing looks very similar to an aircraft carrier, and it can also carry vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, which means that they can gain air supremacy at sea!

   Mamish became interested: "Mr. Qin, can you give us a detailed introduction?"

   "Of course, go to the conference room and we'll talk about it in detail."

  The Pyramid Kingdom had obtained two Northwesterly-class ships, but that was a leak. It was France’s cheating, and the Northwesterly-class ship that was built for Da Mao was not given. Of course, a large amount of compensation was still paid. Otherwise, Da Mao would definitely not do it.

   After the compensation, France also has to stop losses. For them, these two warships must be sold, even if the price is lower.

  The Pyramid Country took a fancy to it, and the local tyrants behind it made a move and bought it for them directly. In this way, the Pyramid Country got two amphibious assault ships for nothing, and became the strongest maritime force in the entire region.

Now, it may be difficult to get them to buy. However, when doing arms sales, you can't just think about it and succeed. Blooms and bears fruit.

  Qin Tao was eloquent, and without any preparation, he introduced it for several hours, which made Yang Dawei admire him immensely.

   After the introduction, the Mingzhou Group Guest House held another celebratory dinner. After eating and drinking, Mamish and others left contentedly.

   "Brother Tao, is an amphibious assault ship more suitable than an aircraft carrier for this medium-sized country?" Zhao Ling asked Qin Tao thoughtfully.

"That's right, but there is a premise that it must be equipped with a carrier-based fighter jet that takes off and lands vertically. Otherwise, without fixed-wing fighter jets, there will be no air supremacy." Qin Tao said: "Our Mingzhou Group can provide them with a complete set of solutions. "

The amphibious assault ship is versatile. Its flat deck can take off and land aircraft, and its belly can hold amphibious equipment. In this way, if you want to land across the sea, you can land, and if you want to strike from the air, you can strike from the air. The combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to that of a real aircraft carrier. However, that also depends on the country they are facing.

  The Pyramid Kingdom is just the boss in Africa. The opponent either does not have third-generation aircraft, or only has single digits. If the amphibious assault ship is equipped with three or five fighter jets, it will be a situation where there are no tigers in the mountains and monkeys dominate.

  Mingzhou Group develops vertical take-off and landing fighters, and the market will gradually expand. If they are exported together with amphibious assault ships, it will be a big deal.

   "President Qin, this kind of amphibious assault ship can carry helicopters, hovercraft and amphibious equipment. If we want to prepare early, shouldn't we also build a hovercraft?" Yang Dawei asked Qin Tao.

  Now, Mingzhou Group can produce all kinds of ships, only a few of which have not been involved, and among them are hovercraft.

Ordinary ships need to sail in the water. Water can provide the buoyancy needed by the ship, but at the same time, the water also creates a lot of resistance. Therefore, it is already very difficult for a ship in the water to reach 30 knots. impossible.

  However, the hovercraft is different, it does not touch the water, there is a layer of air cushion in between, so it can achieve a higher speed, at least twice as high as a warship, and the speed of 60 knots is easy.

  However, the success is also Xiao He and Xiao He is defeated. The hovercraft needs air cushions, and the air cushions need to be maintained by engines.

   "Lao Maozi has a top-notch Bison hovercraft." Zhao Ling said, "Should we get this kind of hovercraft from there to increase the types of shipbuilding in our shipyard?"

  Zhao Ling is already a qualified secretary, and she knows everything in detail.

Speaking of hovercraft, we must mention bison. This hovercraft is a big guy. Its length reaches 75 meters, its width reaches 25 meters, and its maximum load is 130 tons. It can completely transport two Type 99 main battle tanks. It can be said that the last group of infantry is the most suitable choice for landing across the sea.

  However, this thing is too big, even the 071 dock landing ship can't fit in it, only the 075 can fit it, but if it fits in this kind of hovercraft, don't put other things in it.

  This makes the bison hovercraft very tasteless: the tactic of the hovercraft is to be transported by the amphibious ship, arrive near the target, and then drive out, suddenly impacting. However, because the bison is too big, it can only be launched in a land port!

Of course, it can still be used in the country. It is no problem to drive to the other side, unload the equipment and drive back. km, otherwise you will run out of gas when you come back halfway.

At this time, when Zhao Ling mentioned this project, Qin Tao was a little hesitant. He didn't want to refute his wife's face, but he felt that this project had no future. No more were built.

   "Boss Qin, aren't we making ground-effect aircraft?" Yang Dawei thought of something: "Does our equipment coincide with the positioning of the hovercraft?"

   "Yes, if the problem of flight safety can be solved, the ground-effect aircraft should be better than the hovercraft. Let's go to see the progress of the ground-effect aircraft some other day." Qin Tao became interested.

This is a relatively out-of-the-ordinary equipment. Qin Tao was at the right time, so he tricked Alexei's daughter over here, and then gave the research and development funds to support the research of ground-effect aircraft. Now, small-scale ground-effect aircraft has already been produced. As a result, there is equipment on the southern island, whether it is tourism, patrol, or search, they are all good at it.

   I just don’t know how the large-scale ground-effect aircraft is progressing. If it can be mature, what kind of hovercraft is needed?

   Take a chance and check it out!

   While Qin Tao and others continued to devote themselves to the development of the navy, the distant country of Tuji was also working hard for their first domestically-made aircraft carrier.

The progress of the construction is very fast. The surface derusting and internal dismantling of the hull are being carried out in an orderly manner. Akar is also very busy, supervising the progress of the construction every day. At the same time, he is planning a modification plan. Looking at such a huge aircraft carrier Akar was also very excited to appear slowly under his own hands.

  The last time he saw it was destroyed by the old Maozi's explosion, he was very worried, but now, he has slowly gotten used to it, and things may not be as bad as imagined. This warship should be able to be remodeled!

   "Director, Director, there is something wrong inside, please go and have a look." On this day, when he was planning the modification plan, his subordinates suddenly came to report.

   "What's wrong?" Akar asked while looking at the dock outside the window.

The biggest problem with refitting is fire. Whether it is cutting, dismantling or welding, there will always be an open flame. If the air is not circulated, or if combustible objects are encountered, it will cause a fire. During the refit, an accident will cause the entire ship to be burned. Things happened too.

   They have to be careful.

   No black smoke was seen, Akar breathed a sigh of relief.

   "I don't know, you just have to go and see."

  So, Akar could only go with him.

  The construction is still going on, and all kinds of noises are constantly coming into the ears. When they enter the interior of the cabin, the noise is even louder.

  Akar, led by his subordinates, went all the way to the bottom of the cabin.

   "Director, listen up."

  Listen to what?

   Akar closed his eyes, amidst the harsh sound of rust being polished outside, there was also a strange sound, creaking, creaking!

  He squatted down, approaching the keel at the bottom of the cabin, and continued to listen.

   Crunch, crunch!

  The sound is coming from the keel!

   "Quick, use a metal flaw detector to check the keel!" He thought of the worst possibility, and his face became extremely ugly.

Senyawin came here an hour later. In order to come here, he also postponed two important meetings. Now, Senyawin looked at Akar, whose face was pale and trembling, and asked curiously : "Akar, what happened?"

Sweat kept oozing from Akar's forehead, he wiped the sweat with his sleeve, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Excellency Senyawin, after our inspection, we found that some of the keel of this warship has appeared cracked."

   "What?" Even if Senyawin was not a shipbuilder, he would know what this meant.

  It is equivalent to a human skeleton. The keel is the bone of a warship, which supports the entire body of the warship. If the keel breaks, the warship may break in the wind and waves at any time.

"how so?"

There are many reasons. For example, Lao Maozi damaged the keel of the ship when he was engaged in explosion and destruction. When he was dragged all the way back, the hull was beaten by the waves, causing cracks to slowly appear in the keel. After entering the dock, a lot of supports need to be placed under the aircraft carrier. If these supports are placed in an inappropriate position, it will cause a certain part to be difficult, and of course the keel will be damaged.

   These cracks are difficult to find on the surface, and they were found from the inside with a metal flaw detector, which means that the latter is more likely.

   This is troublesome!

   "Are there remedial measures?" Akar didn't answer Seniawin's first two questions, but Senyawin quickly realized that those are useless now, and the important thing is how to remedy them!

Although it was bought in the name of dismantling scrap iron, the navy attached great importance to it, and the media in the country of chickens also reported it. Now, even an ant in the whole chicken country knows that they are about to have their first aircraft carrier. Anadolu!

  Everyone is rejoicing, and everyone is looking forward to the launch of this aircraft carrier as soon as possible, and it will become their most powerful war machine.

The results of it?

  If it is announced to the public now, this aircraft carrier has serious problems and must be scrapped!

  Under the enraged crowd, Akar must not think about continuing to work, and Seniawin may have to take the blame and resign!

What's more, now they have spent a lot of money on maintenance and purchased some avionics from France. Only Da Mao's family bid for the boiler, and they had to accept the fact of high price purchase and decided to buy a boiler first. .

  If the aircraft carrier is suddenly unusable, all the money will be wasted.

what to do? We must find a way to fix it!

   "Yes." Akar said: "We need flat bulb steel for reinforcement."

  As long as there is a way! Seniawin nodded: "Okay, so what are you waiting for? Hurry up and use the flat steel to repair it!"

   "We don't have the ability to produce this kind of steel, so we can only purchase it." Akar said: "After all, the strength of ordinary civilian flat bulb steel can't meet our needs at all. It must be specially built aircraft carrier-grade flat bulb steel."

  Bulb flat steel is a special section steel, which is composed of a flat web and a spherical ball head, each of which is biased to one side, forming an asymmetric structure. Bulb flat steel is mainly used in shipbuilding and bridge building, and is a special steel for ships.

  Different ships require different steel strengths, and aircraft carrier steel is definitely the strongest!

   "I can apply for a special fund to purchase." Seniawin said: "Contact the buyer immediately, yes, and use the bidding method."

  Although the two biddings failed, he still wanted to reduce the purchase price in this way.

  Akar's face was ugly: "Your Excellency Senyawin, only Damao and the United States can produce the kind of flat steel we need in the world. No matter where you go to buy it, the price will be terribly high. Our bidding does not make any sense."

   Don’t you just look at it, isn’t bidding simply not possible? In terms of high-strength flat steel for aircraft carriers, even British and French products are not good, only the United States and Da Mao!

  Actually, low-strength bulbous flat steel can also be used, and it is a big deal to add an extra layer. However, this will greatly increase the weight of the ship, and the gain outweighs the gain. Reinforcement is to increase the weight on the original basis, and it needs the highest strength material.

   "Really?" Seniawin rolled his eyes: "Does Mingzhou Group have the same product?"

  (end of this chapter)