Chapter 809 Fairly satisfactory

Anyway, Lao Maozi doesn't have any industrial products to sell. He has always relied on exporting raw materials and energy to earn foreign exchange. Now of course there is an extra way. Timber doesn't require them to put in any labor to grow it. It only needs to be cut down and transported. .

Nicholas nodded immediately: "Okay!"

As a result, Mingzhou Group has another business.

Of course, for them, these are just drizzle. Their most important project is shipbuilding, especially warships.

  Nikolai and his party completed the inspection and left the East. Within a few days, Qin Tao brought a bidding team composed of Yang Dawei and others to Moscow to participate in the bidding for the Damao 22350 frigate design project.

To them, this project actually doesn't mean much. Even if the bidding fails, they can continue production, which will save trouble. For the Northern Design Bureau, this is a last-ditch battle, and they can only succeed, not fail.

 If they fail, disaster awaits them.

Shishkin took this bidding very seriously. This morning, he put on a clean suit and polished his leather shoes. His face was full of pride: "Everyone, we have done it." With full preparation, we can only succeed this time and cannot fail! We must fight for the future of the Northern Design Bureau!"

 “Fight for the future!” Others also said, and at this moment, their morale was greatly boosted.

Everyone got in the car and headed to the bidding venue. When they entered the conference room, they saw that the Oriental people had already arrived, especially Mr. Qin, who was still chatting and laughing with the people on the podium. Thinking of the relationship between Mr. Qin and the senior management, he hoped that Shi Jin also felt that there were many variables involved in this bidding, and his personal connections were probably not as good as those of Mr. Qin and others!

However, the superiors will not watch the Northern Design Bureau fall. Even if the plans of both sides are similar, the superiors will choose their Northern Design Bureau's plan!

Thinking of this, Shishkin plucked up the courage and continued walking inside.

The people from the East sat on the left, and the people from the Northern Design Bureau sat on the right. When Shishkin sat down, he glanced over there a few times, and then saw some familiar faces.

"Mutisin?" Shishkin looked at the old man sitting in the first row with Yang Dawei in surprise, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

 Mutisin, the chief designer of the Type 1164 cruiser! After the collapse of the Red Empire, Mutisin also retired. Unfortunately, he no longer had an ideal retirement life. In order to support his family, Mutisin even had to drive a taxi!

Therefore, when the Dongfang people found Mutisin and wanted to ask him to help refit the No. 138 destroyer, Mutisin agreed, went to Dongfang, and then never went back. He was used to Dongfang's work. The second bid was for the design of the 22350 frigate, and Mutisin came with him. Looking at Moscow, which had not changed in ten years, and then thinking about the changes in the East, he felt very emotional.

At this time, Shishkin’s greeting made him have mixed feelings again.

 “Hishkin, hello.” Mutisin said.

“Mutisin, are you here with the Easterners this time?” Shishkin asked. After he finished saying this, he felt a little inappropriate. Do you still need to ask about this kind of thing? Saying it now will only make it more embarrassing.

 Furthermore, since Mutisin is here, it shows that the Easterners are full of confidence!

You know, the biggest trump card of the Northern Design Bureau is that they are familiar with all domestic supporting manufacturers. The warships they designed can perfectly match the domestically provided weapon systems. But now, they realize that their idea is a bit naive. After all, In the past ten years, there has been almost no development in their domestic weapon systems. Mutisin also knows their domestic equipment and can provide some reference opinions.

“Yes, I am here with them, but I am not here for the 22350 project.” Mutisin said: “You have to work hard!”

 Mutisin already knew what they were thinking, so he deliberately encouraged them. However, looking at where the other party was sitting, it was always hard to let go.

Not only Mutisin, but also some outstanding designers have come to the East. Regardless of whether they come this time or not, in short, these people are capable. They have their own design plans on the Mingzhou Group. You may not necessarily get approval from your superiors.

At this time, on the rostrum, Nicholas looked down with a smile: "Everyone is here. If you want to reminisce about old times, wait until dinner time to bring vodka to reminisce. Now let's have a meeting first. Everyone knows that our Navy is ten There has not been a newly designed warship added in the past ten years. In the past ten years, international warships have developed rapidly, stealth has become a trend, and four-sided phased array radar has become popular. We have fallen behind, so our navy must also To build a brand-new warship, this time it is a design competition, and the Navy hopes to see the most advanced design! As usual, our leading domestic design unit, the Northern Design Bureau, will be invited to introduce their plan."

Shishkin nodded: "Okay, let's go first. Everyone, although we have not been involved in the construction of stealth ships in the past ten years, we have also been involved in this aspect. For example, Asan's frigate , that’s us…”

　　When talking about this, Shishkin felt a little inappropriate. After all, Asan's frigate was helped to review, but it capsized. There was a problem with the strength of the warship. After going to sea, it encountered big waves and sank!

Moreover, this frigate is an imitation of Dongfang's 054 frigate, so it really can't be said.

In fact, if this frigate had not capsized, Asan could still have continued to cooperate with the Northern Design Bureau. After all, the Talwar-class frigate that Asan began to develop in 1998 was designed by the Northern Design Bureau. What happened later? The Varrick-class frigate was also improved on the basis of this frigate, but now, Asan no longer trusts the Northern Design Bureau. They would rather turn to the West than to the cheating Northern Design Bureau. This has led to The Northern Design Bureau had no business and the situation became increasingly difficult.

“Now, let’s introduce the frigate we designed. Please look at the projection screen.” Shishkin gave up the topic and began to introduce it formally.

Qin Tao was also curious about what kind of design plan the Northern Design Bureau would come up with. When the design drawing came out, he could recognize it almost at a glance: isn't this a replica of a Talwar-class frigate? ?

From the appearance point of view, the biggest feature of this warship is the broken line that runs from the bow to the stern. The buildings above the broken line tilt inward to form a stealth appearance. This is already the practice of various countries. However, the Talwar class This fold line is very interesting. It extends downward from the bow to the bridge. This fold line has extended to one or two meters of the waterline. In other words, its superstructure is retracted inward. Very early! Although it is not as outrageous as the recovery of the American Littoral Combat Ship, it can be regarded as a miracle.

The original version of the Talwar-class frigate is the Krivak 3-class frigate, which was also designed by the Northern Design Bureau. Therefore, they can develop it easily because they are their own after all.

"Nowadays, stealth has become a trend. We have changed from the usual design and moved to the forefront in terms of stealth. At about two meters above the waterline, the building begins to tilt inward, which can achieve the best stealth effect. We have conducted special scaled model experiments to prove that this method has the best effect."

Who said our Northern Design Bureau doesn’t understand stealth ships? Our designs are even better than those from the East!

 The overall layout is very similar to that of the Talwar class, except for the mast. After all, this warship is to be equipped with a four-sided phased array radar, while the original Talwar class only installed a roof radar, so it definitely needs to be changed.

"As you can see, we have adopted an advanced pyramid mainmast design above the bridge. It adopts a polyhedral structure similar to a diamond, with each facet being inclined and using a rounded transition at the intersection of each facet. This mainmast has The smallest radar reflection area, and at the same time, in order to reduce its weight, we plan to make the entire main mast entirely made of composite materials. The four-sided phased array radar is arranged on the top, which has the best ability to detect low-altitude sea-skimming anti-ship missiles .”

 The design of this mast has the style of a European frigate. However, Qin Tao shook his head. This design looks good, but in fact, it is very useless!

At this time, Qin Tao was just feeling himself, but Shishkin, who was making the introduction, saw Qin Tao shaking his head. For some reason, he felt very unhappy.

“Mr. Qin, are you not satisfied with our design?”

 “No, no, I am your competitor and it is not convenient for me to speak.”

"In other words, are you really dissatisfied with these designs? If you are not satisfied, then say it. You have designed so many warships, so you must have rich experience. Although we are an old warship design unit, we are also I will learn with humility," Shishkin said.

“Nothing, let’s continue with the introduction.”

“Mr. Qin, we have worked together many times before and are considered friends. Why, you pointed out our shortcomings and made us improve?”

 Shishkin’s words have reached this level, and Qin Tao has no choice.

"Okay, let me talk briefly." Qin Tao said: "We do not have the technology to use composite materials to manufacture masts in China. After the warship is designed, it needs to be built in our Mingzhou Group. If you design it as a composite Materials, then we are very sorry that we are unable to undertake the construction task of this kind of mast. We hope that your relevant domestic institutions can build this kind of composite material mast, and we will be responsible for the final assembly."

"Composite materials are mostly used in aircraft and cannot be used in warships. Especially when our warships sail in the Arctic Ocean, they often face quite harsh weather. Can this kind of composite mast be suitable for the harsh climate of the Arctic Ocean? ?" A naval officer spoke.

This is not to help Qin Tao, but out of the navy's own interests. The navy takes over warships to fight. If the mast is blown off when it goes to sea, how can it still fight? What's more, this mast uses a four-sided phased array radar in Shanghai, and that thing is quite expensive!

“If you can’t make it with composite materials, you can also use ordinary materials,” Shishkin said.

 “Are you sure?” Qin Tao asked.

Shishkin just wanted to nod, but suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed again.

 Is ordinary materials feasible? Will I be overweight?

Lao Maozi's technology is not as good as that of the West. Even if they come up with an active phased array radar, it will be very heavy. If you install the four-sided phased array on the mast, it seems that you can climb high and see far away. However, this thing It will increase the center of gravity of the warship!

If the originally planned composite mast is replaced with ordinary materials, the weight will be at least doubled, or even more. Coupled with the weight of the original phased array radar, will it be blown over if there are strong winds and waves?

If composite materials cannot be used, then the radar can only be moved downwards to the bridge. In this way, all the advantages just promoted will be lost!

As an old design bureau, the Northern Design Bureau still has some background. Of course, they have calculated the center of gravity of the warship. It was precisely because they felt that it was too heavy to stick those phased array radars to the top of the bridge, so they decided to use composite materials. Now there is no such thing. Thinking of it, it was directly rejected, which is almost equivalent to reinventing the wheel.

Nicholas glanced at Qin Tao lightly, awesome!

It is not easy for the Northern Design Bureau to bid for design plans, because Mingzhou Group not only engages in design, but also in manufacturing. As long as they say there is a problem with the design plan and they cannot produce it, then the design plan can only become waste paper. .

This Shishkin is really asking Qin Tao for his opinion. He should first introduce the design before talking about it. Now, this has become a big problem, how can he continue to talk?

Seeing Shishkin's stalemate, Nicholas knew that he had to help. After all, the Northern Design Bureau was domestic and his elbows could not be turned outward.

“Since we are talking about radar, Shishkin, please tell us about the radar and weapon system.”

"Yes, our domestic related companies are currently developing the first-generation active phased array radar. They plan to use gallium arsenide as the basic T/R component. They plan to use the X-band and are expected to have a maximum detection range of about two hundred kilometers. "

  X band? Qin Tao understands that this band is generally used as an airborne fire control radar band and is not suitable for use as a long-range early warning radar. There is only one reason why Lao Maozi chose this band: the active phase control they are currently researching The array radar is mainly used by fighter jets and uses the X-band. They do not have the strength to research several types, so they can only use this one band.

Although they all carry four-sided phased arrays, there are many different radars in different bands. The domestic one uses S-band, which can have a search distance of 400 kilometers. Today's frigates use X-band, and 200 kilometers is already ideal. Yes.

However, you don’t have to worry about these. Lao Maozi is unwilling to ask the East for help, and the East may not necessarily transplant these advanced technologies to Lao Maozi, so just listen to it yourself.

“In terms of missiles, we are currently using R77 missiles to improve them into ship-to-air missiles.”

Hearing this, Qin Tao became even more convinced of his judgment: using airborne radar to guide air-to-air missiles is a perfect match. Only an old man can do this when transplanting such a set of equipment to a warship.

“In terms of anti-ship missiles, we plan to carry Club anti-ship missiles, which are the most advanced anti-ship missiles we have developed so far…”

 Because of the previous reasons, Shishkin seemed a little absent-minded when introducing these, and he also gave the wrong data several times. He was obviously thinking about the mast just now.

 Finally, he introduced the entire warship design.

“Our Northern Design Bureau’s plan is good.” Nicholas concluded: “Next, let’s listen to the Eastern design plan.”

Yang Dawei stood up.

Although Qin Tao leads the team, it is no longer Qin Tao's turn to introduce the design plan. Yang Dawei has long been familiar with it. Moreover, Qin Tao is only responsible for providing reference opinions. The specific design is still done by Yang Dawei. He is responsible for it. Introduction, of course, is the best.

Shishkin glanced at Mutisin and wondered why it was not Mutisin who came on stage. Could it be that, as he just said, he was not here for this project at all? So what project did he come for?

The slide opened and the design drawing appeared in front of everyone. It can be found that the appearance of this warship is more similar to the 054. In addition to the elongated bow, it can also be understood as the bridge moving backward. The benefits of this , of course, you can leave space at the bow of the ship, so that a large number of missiles can be deployed.

"Everyone, according to the requirements of the Navy, we set the displacement of this frigate at about 4,500 tons. We slightly enlarged the hull of our 054 frigate to make this frigate model. Now, we move from front to back Introduction, at the front is a single-barreled 130mm naval gun. The shell of the naval gun has been improved to make it invisible. It is just a shell. If you cannot produce it, we can help. Behind the naval gun, there are anti-aircraft missiles that are launched vertically. device.”

"Because we don't know the specific model of your anti-aircraft missile, this part of the space is reserved. However, if you want to load the supporting naval missile of the S-300 missile, it can be stuffed in. 28 unit, we recommend that you use this method. If you do not plan to load long-range anti-aircraft missiles such as 48N6, you can also load your R-77 improved anti-aircraft missiles. In this way, you can use four bombs in one pit. It has the capability to launch more than 100 anti-aircraft missiles."

“How is this possible?” Shishkin’s eyes widened: “Why do you think four R-77s can be crammed into the space of the S-300 missile?”

"Okay, if there are more than four, then two, even two, can stuff 56 anti-aircraft missiles, and you can also load them mixedly. Of course, the fire control system must cooperate. When performing air defense missions, The flexibility will be greater." Qin Tao added below.

After all, the Rudot system has no shadow in this era. The S-400 has just been developed. It is a bit early to say this. However, the construction of this warship will definitely be very long. The 22350 frigate in history belongs to the ten-year-long process. Yijian, although the Mingzhou Group is fast in building ships, the installation of these subsequent supporting weapons will take a long time. By that time, maybe Rudot will come out?

 Mingzhou Group’s design is also based on future considerations to help Lao Maozi save some money.

"Behind this anti-aircraft missile is the second deck. Because it is located higher, it can accommodate longer launchers. Here are two sets of eight-unit reserved vertical launchers." Yang Dawei continued: "This kind of The launcher can be used to launch other missiles, such as larger anti-ship missiles, land attack cruise missiles, etc. The firepower of sixteen missiles is already very good."

 This is a frigate with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons! It is certainly very powerful to be able to install sixteen long-range attack missiles.

All the missile launchers are poked to the front, and the bridge is naturally positioned back, almost in the middle of the hull and slightly forward. There is only a single row of portholes, exactly the same as 054. There is a big ball on top of the bridge. Naturally, it is Lao Maozi's unique over-the-horizon radar, which is specially used to guide anti-ship missiles. Many warships in the East are also equipped with similar radars.

 Behind this big ball is the rising mainmast.

 Speaking of it as a mast, it is better to say that it is more like an extension of the main body of the bridge. It is huge in size, but not very high.

"In the superstructure behind the ship island, we arranged the four-sided phased array radar in the highest position possible. It is in the shape of an octahedron, and each radar plane monitors a ninety-degree direction. Because the size of the radar is not yet clear, but we The corresponding position has been reserved. It is not as high as the first Northern Design Bureau product, but the center of gravity of the warship will never be affected, and we can ensure its ability to operate in the harsh environment of the Arctic Ocean."

A special long-range radar is placed above the four-sided phased array radar. The model is unknown, and it is also waiting for Lao Maozi's plan.

These constitute the main structure of the bridge. Behind it is the chimney, behind the chimney is the hangar, and behind the hangar is the helicopter deck. Everything is quite regular, without any fancy ideas, but it looks so coordinated!

 In fact, this is Lao Maozi’s original design drawing of 22350. Qin Tao talked about the overall layout, and the first design office of Mingzhou Group modified its own frigate design and built it.

“Is it time to introduce us to the power system now?” Nikolai asked.

"Okay, according to your requirements, we have equipped two GT-15000 gas turbines, plus the two diesel engines provided by you, to form a diesel-fuel alternating power supply." Yang Dawei continued to introduce, and at the same time released the rear engine compartment design drawing.

For a warship with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons, there is no need for the GT-25000 at all. There is excess power. The original 150,000 is enough. Anyway, it is provided by the Mingzhou Group, so you can save it if you can.

There is nothing exciting about the entire design, and it seems to be bland. However, many people at the scene already have the answer in their minds: blindly pursuing the advanced Northern Design Bureau’s plan is too risky!

 (End of this chapter)