"President Qin, do you want to visit Europe with our fleet?" At this moment, someone suggested to Qin Tao: "You are using the name of our fleet, no one will dare to come to your Mafa of."

   "Me?" Qin Tao shook his head: "If the visit is 052C, then of course I will go with it, but now it is 052B. This kind of warship is not produced by our Mingzhou Group. Why should I follow?"

  Qin Tao really didn't need to go out. He knew that under the **** of a warship, his safety would definitely be safe, but the visiting fleet had nothing to do with him. What was he going to do?

   "You are the contact person for this trip."

   "No, I still have a lot of things to do." Qin Tao shook his head again and again, he really didn't have this interest: "If I want to visit the United States, I can go and see it."

Other countries are boring. In the past few years, Qin Tao has never been there again, and some of his senior executives can't go there, just in case. Now, if they go there on a warship, those Yankees can't wait to see Qin Tao in their hearts. Tao was arrested, but he had to be kind on the surface, and that would be fun. Qin Tao was going to pretend to be aggressive and show off, and Europe was boring.

  The meeting was over, after dinner, Qin Tao went home with his father-in-law, when his cell phone rang suddenly.

   Few people know his mobile phone number, and those who can call in are the closest people. He picked up the mobile phone and looked at the number displayed on it, Vitalia?

   "Vina, what's the matter?"

   "Qin, I heard that you have set up a special security company in the Rainbow Kingdom. I have some ideas, can I talk to you?"

   "Okay, where are you?"

   "Old Mo Restaurant."

Lao Mo restaurant is one of the earliest foreign-related restaurants. At the beginning, it was mainly used by Big Brother. Therefore, both the decoration style and the dishes are Moscow-style. In the mouths of the capital people, they are called Lao Mo. , can have a meal there, that is quite a face.

  Later, Lao Mo Restaurant also began to diversify its operations, offering all kinds of western food, and Lao Mo Restaurant has become the first choice of more foreigners.

  When Qin Tao arrived, Vitalia's bodyguards were already waiting at the door, and directly led him into the box.

   "Qin, please sit down, what do you want to eat?"

   "Whatever, I've already eaten at the Yellow House, let's talk about things, Wei Na, what do you think?"

   "This security company of yours definitely needs a large number of veterans to participate, right?" Vitalia said.

   "Yes, we give priority to retired soldiers, after all, the conditions there are not very good."

"So, do you want to accept some retired soldiers from our side?" Vitalia continued: "They are all the best soldiers, but unfortunately the country can't support them, so they can only retire, but after retiring, they Finding that I can do nothing but kill."

  Qin Tao immediately understood Vitalia's intentions, nodded and said, "Of course, the annual salary of 200,000 RMB can be converted into rubles or US dollars."

  500,000 for domestic soldiers, and 200,000 for Lao Maozi's soldiers, of course they can't be compared, after all, it will be different in terms of loyalty.

   "Okay, how much do you want?"

   "Our initial scale will not be too large, and we only plan to recruit one hundred people." Qin Tao said: "Except for the people selected by us and the locals, we can have up to fifty people."

   There must be a certain proportion of local people, so that it will be very convenient when performing many tasks. The local people are guides, and they can negotiate with other organizations.

   "Okay, then we will send fifty people over." Vitalia said.

"Vina, in fact, you don't necessarily need to join us." Qin Tao thought for a while, and then said: "If you have this idea, you can go to other countries in Africa to open a new security company, and you can expand to a large scale. In terms of scale, you can even influence the political situation of a country, our Glory Years Security Company does not intend to grow bigger, it is just for self-protection."

  Vitalia's eyes lit up: "You mean, we develop a paramilitary force ourselves?"

"That's right, Africa is very chaotic. It's a good opportunity for you to develop. You have been dormant in the East for so long. If you want to be active, of course you can." Qin Tao said: "Although the Red Empire has collapsed for ten years , but there must be a lot of weapons in stock, you must have your relationship, you can get all kinds of weapons, enough to arm a powerful force, and even have good air power."

   Vitalia's eyes were shining brightly.

  That's right, Mr. Qin is right!

Vitalia is already the No. 1 female queen in the East, but she is still dissatisfied with her current life. She has not found excitement for a long time. Next, if an armed force is organized to gallop across the African continent, That's exciting!

  A person like her is destined to have an extraordinary life.

   "Qin, thank you for your reminder! However, everything is difficult at the beginning. At the very beginning, we still need your help."

"Of course there is no problem. Your people and weapons and equipment can be sent to the Glory Years Shipyard first, and then we will arrange for you to enter other countries." Qin Tao said: "When you grow stronger in the future, don't forget that we are good friends. "

   "Of course." Vitalia nodded: "We are friends forever. If our power can really develop in the future, it can help you settle everything. Even the high-level leaders of the Rainbow Kingdom will depend on our face!"

Looking at the excited expression on Vitalia's face, Qin Tao was also moved. Sure enough, this woman is not willing to be lonely. This time, he is fooling around like this, and a terrible force is about to appear on the African continent. I don't know if it is good still not good?

   Of course, all this has nothing to do with me, I am a peace-loving person.

  After fooling Vitalia, Qin Tao returned to the Huilou, and there were already guests waiting.

   "Mr. Qin, our program has been recorded and it hasn't been broadcast yet. Would you like to watch it first?" Zhang Zhong said excitedly to Qin Tao.

   "Well, yes."

  Wu Shengli is also at home, and several people are sitting in front of the TV together, watching the latest episode of Zhang Zhongshuo.

"The Kirov-class cruiser was the giant of the sea back then, second only to the aircraft carrier. Even now, as long as it is improved and upgraded, it is still a powerful killer!" On the TV screen, Zhang Zhong began to introduce it endlessly, and then the picture turned into a design drawing.

"This modern arsenal ship has a large number of vertical launch systems, even equipped with 20 anti-ship missiles. However, the weapon system of the Red Empire era has fallen behind, so we have to give it a big blow Ax improvements. The first is the anti-ship missile silos."

"The P-700 anti-ship missile in the era of the Red Empire is a sharp weapon for attacking aircraft carriers, but its versatility is too poor. It can only attack aircraft carriers and has no other attack capabilities. However, judging from our current international situation, it is necessary to carry out maritime formations at sea. The risk of confrontation has become smaller and smaller, so this silo can be completely dismantled and replaced with a new general-purpose vertical launch system, which can launch various anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine missiles, and land-attack cruise missiles, etc. multi-target strike capability."

"As for air defense missiles, we believe that the S300PMU3 currently under development by Da Mao is the most advanced in performance. This system can be mixed with 48N6E2 long-range air defense missiles, 9M96 medium-range air defense missiles and 9M100 short-range air defense missiles. Only one air defense system is needed. It can realize the three-layer defense of far, middle and near, which is a big improvement compared with the independent layered defense in the past."

   "As for its short-range defense system, it also needs to replace the original AK630 naval gun with a cannon."

This design is very bold. After all, many weapons have not been developed. The S300PMU3 project was approved last year. What a big deal.

  The power system is the old style of Mingzhou Group.

  After the program was played, Zhang Zhong looked at Qin Tao: "Mr. Qin, what do you think?"

   "No, I don't think there is anything new." Qin Tao directly refused.

   "Nothing new?"

"That's right, Zhang Zhong said what the show is for? It is to show the most advanced concepts and technologies to the public. What you want is to attract attention. Can this method attract the attention of the audience? Odd, bad review."

  Zhang Zhong was a little surprised: "Mr. Qin, please advise."

   "How many missiles can the Kirov class carry?"

   "More than five hundred pieces."

   "So, what is it most like? In the concept of tall weapons?"

   "Arsenal ship?"

"That's right, it's the arsenal ship, so for this transformation, let's go directly to the direction of the arsenal ship! You should also know that the old man is most afraid of spending money, so the simpler the transformation, the better. Isn't the old man planning to build 22350 now? A frigate? Find a way to connect those two things together, you understand?"

  Zhang Zhong's eyes slowly lit up. If it weren't for the fact that Mr. Qin is smart, his plan would definitely not be as good as Mr. Qin's!

  Arsenal ship, a concept proposed by the Americans. After the end of the Cold War, military expenditures began to be greatly reduced, even the Americans with deep pockets couldn't bear it. Moreover, in several local wars, cruise missiles played a huge role, which made the Americans full of confidence. After analysis, they believed that the existing ordinary large warships were no longer practical.

  They need a brand new warship. This kind of warship must be cheap and have sufficient firepower, so the arsenal ship appeared like this.

  The arsenal ship is also called "firepower ship" and "21st century warship". The abbreviation of the project name is SC-21. This kind of warship is a "missile arsenal" with hundreds of MK-41 VLS vertical launchers floating on the sea.

Since this kind of warship needs to keep low cost, of course it cannot be equipped with a large number of advanced electronic equipment, otherwise the cost will be too high. Therefore, there is no phased array radar, no target irradiation radar, etc. on it, and even the crew members Can be reduced to 20 people.

  Then how does it attack? Of course, it depends on the data link. Anyway, the U.S. Navy has a lot of Aegis warships. It is enough to use this kind of warship to guide through the data link. Even the entire fleet only needs one or two Aegis warships. All ships are equipped with expensive equipment such as phased array radar.

   This happens to be the most suitable for Lao Maozi.

If the old man wants to modify the Kirov class, it will cost money, but the old man has no money. If the floating dock sinks, he has no money to repair it. If he wants to install brand new electronic equipment for the Kirov class, he does not know how much it will cost. How much.

Now it is time to build 22350 frigate. According to the plan, this frigate will be equipped with a four-sided phased array radar. Although it is a small shield, it is also a symbol of a professional air defense ship. Just add a professional data link to guide the 22350 frigate. The attack of the Kirov-class cruisers just complement each other: 22350 has advanced electronic equipment, and the Kirov-class has a large number of missiles, which is a perfect match.

  The new episode of Zhang Zhong said that the program met with the audience as scheduled.

"Dear viewers in front of the TV, the name of today's program is Zhang Zhong said Kirov-class cruiser. That's right, what we want to talk about is the largest nuclear-powered missile cruiser ever at sea. Now, let's watch some videos first. These are precious shots that we went to and shot in person.”

The screen switched to the scene where Zhang Zhong came to the Far East and boarded the large warship. Since it was winter, the entire warship was covered with a thick layer of white snow, and no one cleaned it. The whole scene looked so spectacular, just like this Not a war machine, but a toy from Santa Claus.

  The weapons of the past have lost all their brilliance.

"Now, the Damao Navy is trying to restore its former glory, trying to repair this huge warship." Zhang Zhong began to get to the point: "In our eyes, the best way to modify this warship is the arsenal ship."

"The Kirov-class cruiser has a displacement of 25,000 tons. It is an excellent missile launch platform. Before it is refitted, it has more than 500 missile launchers. If we remove a large number of superstructures of the warship, the space After the location is here, the carrying capacity of the missiles can be doubled. Whether it is a variety of cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, or anti-aircraft missiles, the number is against the sky. In an aircraft carrier formation, as long as there is such a warship, it can Become a professional arsenal, enough to meet the needs of a war!"

  Arsenal ship?

  The audience in front of the TV was very excited, yes, the Kirov-class cruiser is indeed a qualified arsenal ship!

  Moscow, a group of senior naval officials were also watching this program, and they were all surprised when they heard this suggestion.

  Arsenal ship?

   "If this is changed, don't we have to build a special warship to guide it?" Some people realized that this is the most troublesome.

  They were originally trying to save money, but after transforming the Kirov class to save money, they had to spend money on other things, which was not in line with their plan.

"As for the guidance problem, it can be handed over to the brand new 22350 frigate. This kind of frigate uses a four-sided phased array radar. It has advanced technology and can fully undertake the long-range air defense mission of the fleet. The number of missiles is not enough, Da Mao only needs to combine the 22350 frigate and the 1144 cruiser through the data link to become the most effective combination!"

   One word awakened the dreamer, and everyone present was stunned.

  Yes, why didn’t I think of it?

  In order to update the naval equipment, they gritted their teeth, tightened their belts, and planned to build a brand new frigate. Not only must it have a stealth appearance, but it must also have a four-sided phased array radar, and it must become a professional air defense frigate.

   Although they are professional, due to limited funds, the displacement can only be 4,500 tons. In this way, the number of missiles carried will definitely not be particularly large. For them, this is the most serious flaw.

  Now, the Type 1144 cruiser can be used as an arsenal ship, and it can be guided by the 22350 frigate. This way the cost of modification is low, and the combat effectiveness is strong. This is definitely a perfect combination.

   "That's great. Sure enough, the Orientals are the smartest. They will always come up with some solutions." Nicholas said, "Why can't we think of it?"

   "Your Excellency Nikolai, if it is transformed into an arsenal ship, then the Type 1144 cruiser will not be able to fight alone in the future!" Some people also expressed concerns.

One of the biggest flaws of the arsenal ship is that it cannot fight independently. It is like a floating arsenal on the sea. It must be joined by other warships to fight together. If it is only by itself, it is a chicken rib. It doesn't even have a radar on it. ,how to spell?

   "Anyway, if we don't improve it now, it is still a pile of scrap iron. After the modification, we can still fight. What are we afraid of if we can't fight alone? Wouldn't it be good to be in pairs in the future?" Nicholas didn't think there was any shortcoming.

Lao Maozi also has capable people here. This inference is correct. The Americans gave up the arsenal ship, not to fool people like Star Wars, but they originally planned to build it, but later found it was tasteless. They cannot tolerate this kind of warship and cannot stand alone. Facts have proved that they are correct.

  However, for Lao Maozi, this shortcoming is not a shortcoming. Anyway, if it is not improved now, this kind of warship will not be able to fight. If this trend continues, it will have to sell scrap iron sooner or later. After improvement, at least it can be used as a marine arsenal, and it can be reused.

   "That's right, we need to bring Type 1144 back to life, even if it's just an arsenal at sea." Another person affirmed this plan.

   Except for a few who opposed, most of them were in favor of this plan.

"Currently, our Nasimov is still relatively new, and we cannot start to modify this warship. The Admiral Zaraev has been decommissioned for several years. It is absolutely possible to use this warship to modify it, even if it is damaged. , nothing to lose."

  The Zaraev is actually the former Frunze. This warship has been decommissioned, so you can do whatever you want.

"Okay, let's transform it! Give it to the Komsomolsk Shipyard, and they are used to building boats on the beach." Nicholas also made a decision: "However, our domestic design team is not professional, and they are more I haven’t touched the arsenal ship before, so we still ask the Mingzhou Group to help us with the design drawings, which should be the most suitable.”

   Ask someone else to come up with the design drawing?

  The people present frowned a little. If the other party is not allowed to get the original drawings, how can they produce the design drawings?

   "Your Excellency Nikolai, the Type 1144 cruiser is the most powerful missile cruiser we have at hand. Would it be rash to hand over information about this cruiser to the Easterners?"

"Are you afraid that the Orientals will imitate this warship? They don't like it, and we only give them structural drawings and no other drawings. We ask them to come and make us a design drawing. The modification is still carried out in our country. We I have already cooperated with them on the power system, anyway, sooner or later, I will let them see the design drawings." Nicholas said: "If it is handed over to a domestic design agency, do you feel relieved?"

  Speaking of it, the big guys really can't rest assured, after all, they know what level the country is now. Since the country is unreliable, it can only turn to the Mingzhou Group for help.

  Received Lao Maozi's invitation, Qin Tao was also very generous, so he took a special plane to the Far East on the same day and stood in front of the Zaraev.

It was different from when Zhang Zhong came. Although it was spring, the weather was still very cold. The snow on the warship had not yet melted, and the port where the entire warship was located was also covered with ice and snow. Now, the snow has melted and exposed The rusty warship hull came.

   "Qin, Zhang Zhong is very powerful and pointed us in the right direction. Now we hope to get more detailed design drawings to transform the Kirov class into an arsenal ship. Do you know anything about arsenal ships?"

"Of course, we are the most advanced shipyard in the world, how can we not understand the arsenal ship." Qin Tao said: "The electronic equipment of the Kirov-class cruiser is all aging, and a lot of money is needed to update it, so we might as well Simply dismantle all the superstructures, leaving only a small stealth-designed bridge, which can have the largest deck area to install a large number of missiles."

  The characteristics of Lao Maozi's era are roughness, and the superstructure of the cruiser in front of him is extremely huge. Removing these things can free up a large deck area, which can be stuffed with more missiles.

   "If the anti-submarine capability is not needed, the helicopter can also be removed to further increase the number of missiles." Qin Tao began to give advice.

  Nicolas nodded, and then thought of something: "Qin, if I hand it over to you for dismantling, can the dismantled scrap iron be directly used as the modification fee?"

Qin Tao shook his head. If it is a submarine pressure hull, especially titanium alloy, it is still valuable. The superstructure of the warship in front of him is ordinary scrap iron. Now Mingzhou Group does not lack iron ore. There is no need to disassemble the scrap iron.

   "It's better for you to modify it yourself, we will provide technical guidance." Now Mingzhou Group really doesn't have any extra docks to refit this cruiser for Lao Maozi, they are very busy.

   "Then please help with the design, the design fee..."

   "If you are in trouble, you can use wood to cover it." Qin Tao said: "We are good friends, so let's take it as a help."

  Nicolas was overjoyed.

   This matter is finished, Nicholas remembered something, and continued: "Qin, your navy is going to visit four European countries this time, do you plan to visit us?"

   "We can visit at any time, anyway, it's on the way. You can even send warships to accompany you along the way, and we can even have a joint exercise during the voyage." Qin Tao said.