Chapter 1068 Help Lao Maozi repair the aircraft carrier?
The reporting meeting ended successfully. Although it was not recognized by the domestic navy and air force, it opened up the road to export. Since Qin Tao has said that they can introduce their products to big dogs, they will not break their promise. As long as they can bring this kind of If the heavy-duty stealth aircraft is sold, the future of their northern institute will still be unlimited!
Airport, restaurant.
"Come on, Mr. Qin, I have to toast you and thank you for your strong support for our FC-31 project!" Lin Xia raised her wine glass. She was also a woman, and in the north, her drinking capacity was trained.
"No, I don't dare to take it." Qin Tao said with a smile: "I, Qin Tao, admire that you, a female engineer, can lead such a huge project. Come, let's raise a toast together to the development of the motherland's aviation industry. !”
Everyone picked up their wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp. After three drinks, Qin Tao said, "Why is your number also called 31?"
“Mr. Qin, we want to shine a light on you. When the time comes to promote it to the outside world, we will say it is a dual-issue large version of the J-31 fighter jet.”
Is this actually the purpose?
Qin Tao was a little helpless: "The shapes of our two aircraft are completely different!"
It is not acceptable to say that the F22 is a dual-issue large version of the F35. This project of the Northern Research Institute is really different from the domestic J-31A series fighters.
"We are just modifying the model, so customers will definitely recognize it." Lin Xia said: "We have never successfully sold fighter aircraft. This time we want to use your Dongfeng to help us better solve the problems of fighter aircraft. Export issues.”
"As long as you can mature the fighter plane, I will definitely help you open the way for export." Qin Tao said: "But if you are not technically strong, then I will not be able to help you."
"Mr. Qin, don't worry, we will definitely introduce mature fighters to the international market. Everyone in our office is holding back a lot of energy." When Lin Xia said this, what did she think of: "However, We don’t know whether we will face international disputes in the future.”
Disputes? Qin Tao thought of something: "Don't worry, in the field of fighter aircraft research and development, it is your own ability to build it. Needless to say, this brand-new stealth aircraft, even the J-11, if you want to export it, you will be able to export it." Ground exit!”
J-11 is the domestically produced Su-27. I wonder if Lao Maozi will regret exporting the Su-27 production line. Now the East has a huge fleet of J-11 series aircraft, even more than Lao Maozi.
However, when the agreement was signed, we were producing our own equipment, but there was no talk of exporting it, and Lao Maozi would never allow it.
However, in this field, strength has always had the final say. Even if it is really exported, what can Lao Maozi do? The original contract was to introduce and produce the Su-27SK, and Lao Maozi did not allow Dongfang to improve.
However, Dongfang has improved the J-11A and J-11B, not to mention the J-15 and J-16. These aircraft have not received any authorization from Lao Maozi. Dongfang has not changed it. What can Lao Maozi say? What?
Lao Maozi's answer is simple: These fighters are produced by Easterners and have nothing to do with them.
That’s right, that’s all Lao Maozi can say. As for what he felt when he said these words, no one knows.
Now, even if the East wants to export this kind of aircraft, it can be said to be our own J-11, which has nothing to do with the Su-27.
However, Qin Tao also knew that this kind of fighter plane could not be exported, so he could make such a promise.
There are not many countries in the world that need heavy-duty aircraft. For example, in Europe, no country needs them. After all, the land area is very small. There are also some countries that need it, but they don’t have the money.
Those countries that are really rich and in need, such as the Big Dogs and the Parthian Kingdom, already have this type of fighter aircraft. They will not repeatedly purchase third-generation heavy-duty aircraft, but they can sell fourth-generation aircraft.
"Thank you, Mr. Qin." Although they may not be able to sell it, Mr. Qin's attitude made them very happy.
As he enjoyed the meal and drank the wine happily, Qin Tao couldn't help but think of Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin was continuing to use his spare energy to lead the research and development of bombers. It would be better if he was there.
Back in the car, before he could talk to his father-in-law who was in the car with him, Qin Tao's cell phone rang.
There were not many people who could call Qin Tao directly. Qin Tao glanced at the number displayed on the screen and pressed the answer button: "Hello, Nicholas, my old friend, what can I do?"
“Qin, how is the construction of the amphibious assault ship progressing?”
“Progress is going well, and the construction of the hull should be completed soon.”
"Really? That's great. We plan to go there and have a look, and get some new ideas by the way."
“Okay, welcome to our Mingzhou Shipyard.”
The ship repair work for Da Mao has come to an end. The 25,000-ton Kirov class has been fully repaired and has regained its vitality. The most important cooperation project between Mingzhou Group and Lao Maozi is the two amphibious assault ships. .
The displacement of these two amphibious assault ships is also 25,000 tons, but they are newly built. They are the naval weapons and equipment that Lao Maozi values most. During the procurement process, they first went to the French, but they were tricked by the French. Only then did they realize that Dongfang was their true friend.
Nicholas is also very happy. After all, he has always believed in Qin Tao and has been looking forward to more cooperation with Qin Tao. Now, he is even more happy. Qin Tao did not deceive him. In such a short period of time, he made the amphibian The shell of the attack ship is built!
In March, everything was full of life. Nicholas and his party came to the slipway of the Mingzhou Group and looked at the giant ship under construction.
The battleship of 25,000 tons is still brand new! The sparks of the arc flew, attracting everyone's attention.
"The next few sections are being built now. When they are completed and put together, the hull will be completed, followed by the superstructure modules. As long as they are all welded, the ship can be launched." Qin Tao pointed to the modules being built on the slipway. said.
“Has the engine been installed?” Nikolai asked.
“It’s installed. We installed two 40-megawatt gas turbines on this amphibious assault ship so that it can run as fast as the Kirov class.” Qin Tao said.
At the same price, Dongfang packed in two 40-megawatt gas turbines, and the power of the entire warship reached 80 megawatts! In this way, the warship has ample power, allowing it to reach a high speed of thirty knots!
You must know that the British 60,000-ton aircraft carrier also uses this power system, and Lao Maozi's 25,000-ton warship uses this power system. It is absolutely powerful.
“If we had cooperated directly with Dongfang, we would have sailed on this kind of warship by now!” the officer next to Nikolai sighed with emotion.
“Yes, the East is our best friend!” Everyone expressed their admiration for the speed of the East. Now, after hearing what everyone said, Qin Tao smiled: "We will always be your best friends."
“What project? Could it be your aircraft carrier?”
So far, DaMao has only one aircraft carrier. Now they finally no longer use the term heavy aircraft carrier cruiser and classify their Kuznetsov as an aircraft carrier.
The experience of this aircraft carrier is touching. Before the collapse of the Red Empire, the aircraft carrier had already been built. On that stormy eve, Da Mao's officers and soldiers drove the aircraft carrier back. At that time, Qin Tao also participated in this Looking back on this incident, I still feel a little emotional.
Now, this aircraft carrier is only fifteen years old. For a warship, it is said to be in its prime. Moreover, this aircraft carrier has not been used much since it arrived in the hands of the Dalai Lama Navy. Most of the time They are all basking in the sun in the port. It is said that the aircraft carrier should be in good condition and does not need repairs.
“Yes, we want to renovate the Kuznetsov. We believe that only the East has the strength to help us renovate this aircraft carrier.” Nikolai said.
Since the PD-50 floating dock sank, even if Damao wanted to renovate the aircraft carrier, he simply did not have the ability. At that time, Nikola once consulted Qin Tao about this matter, and the answer Qin Tao gave was to renovate the aircraft carrier from Mingzhou Group Order a floating dock.
However, ordering a floating dock in order to repair a warship felt a bit luxurious, and Lao Maozi couldn't afford it, so the matter was postponed. Now, I didn't expect that Lao Maozi actually wanted to ask Dongfang to repair it. This aircraft carrier.
For Lao Maozi, this aircraft carrier is their treasure! How could they be willing to send this big guy to the East for repairs? Aren't you afraid of leaks?
Qin Tao was a little curious: "Don't you always insist on repairing it yourself?"
"Yes, we want to repair it ourselves, but we found that we don't have the ability to repair it at all. If we put it in our domestic shipbuilding companies, I'm afraid it won't be repairable in ten years. We can't wait that long. We hope to repair it in a year or two and then restore combat effectiveness." Nicholas said: "Qin, we need your help!"
Qin Tao nodded: "We are also very honored. Our dock is still building an aircraft carrier, but we have a Shenzhou floating dock. If you want to repair it, you can drive over at any time."
At the beginning, Qin Tao was prepared for a rainy day. In order to transport the Varyag back, he built a huge floating dock specifically to carry the Varyag on its back, which avoided many problems. Since the Varyag can be transported here, of course it can also be transported. Completed repairs on the Kuznetsov.
The dock is always occupied and cannot be vacated in a short period of time. If you want to repair the Kuznetsov, you can only use the floating dock of the Shenzhou.
"Really? That's great!" Nikolai was very excited: "Qin, our aircraft carrier needs to be completely renovated from top to bottom. Many circuits inside have problems, and many cabins are rusty. The most critical one is that the boiler needs to be replaced.”
"Okay, we will definitely quote you the best price. As long as you don't update the electronic equipment and only renovate the cabin, it will be manual labor. If you can send some workers to help, the price will be lower." Qin Tao finished. , what came to mind: "Of course, if you need it, we can also lend you the Shenzhou floating dock, and you can repair it yourself."
Qin Tao behaved very generously. If Damao wanted to do it himself, he would lend them the floating dock and he would only earn the rental fee. Renovating the Kuznetsov was no longer attractive to him. After all, it is no different from the original renovation of the Varyag.
“No, I know our domestic level. If we hand the project over to them, there will be no progress except delaying time. Besides, the aircraft carrier’s boilers also need to be purchased from you.”
Now, Dongfang has the only aircraft carrier boiler production capacity in the world. Moreover, with the start of construction of Dongfang's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, this kind of boiler may slowly disappear. Take advantage of this opportunity to quickly purchase a batch of advanced boilers from Dongfang. , can be used until the aircraft carrier is scrapped.
When speaking of this, an officer next to Nicholas spoke again: "Mr. Qin, can our warship be changed to gas turbine power? Would it be better to use a gas turbine?"
"Of course." Qin Tao nodded directly: "The British aircraft carrier uses gas turbines. Of course your aircraft carrier can also use gas turbines. However, you must be mentally prepared. If you use gas turbines, the fuel consumption cost after the aircraft carrier is launched. It will increase several times. You have your own oil resources, so maybe you don’t care about this consumption.”
Gas turbines consume fuel!
At the same power output, a gas turbine burns more oil than a boiler. What's more, the gas turbine still uses light fuel. The gas turbines produced by Dongfang mainly burn diesel oil. Compared with heavy oil, the price will be much different.
It is up to Da Mao to decide what kind of power he wants to use. Mingzhou Group will quote different modification prices according to different power systems. But after repairing it, Da Mao, as a user, needs to refuel. Once he goes to sea, refuel once a week and see. Da Mao feels distressed or not.
The big guys looked at me and I looked at you. In the end, they didn’t say anything else. Let’s just burn the boiler. This saves money.
“We also want to ask Dongfang to help renovate the electronic equipment on the aircraft carrier. We will use the modification plan of the Type 1144 cruiser to update our radar and other equipment.” Nikolai said.
Qin Tao was a little surprised: "The electronic equipment has also been refurbished by us. Aren't you afraid of exposing secrets to us? Don't you have anti-ship missiles with a huge range on your aircraft carrier?"
"Yes, there is indeed such a big killer. This system is independent. You mainly help us renovate the air defense electronic system." Nikolai said: "Our domestic electronic system is too backward. We can only use Eastern electronic equipment. , so that we can keep up with the development of the times, and it can also be integrated with other warship combat systems."
Qin Tao thought for a while: "If it is renovated in this way, the price will be quite high. According to our estimates, we will need 600 million U.S. dollars in renovation funds."
Maintaining a warship costs a huge amount of money, sometimes even more than building a new one. This situation is also evident on the Kuznetsov.
In order to renovate the Kuznetsov, Mao gritted his teeth and squeezed out 60 billion rubles. He felt that spending this money on repairs and upgrades was qualitative. However, he did not expect that not long after, the PD-50 floating dock sank. The elevator on the Kuznetsov was smashed, costing 70 million rubles to repair.
This overrun is not too much, but because there is no floating dock, the two dry docks of Lao Maozi's 35th Ship Repair Yard can only be merged and upgraded, which cost 23 billion rubles! The old man was already in pain, but he didn't expect that there was something even worse. On Double 12, a fire was lit on the aircraft carrier Kuznetsov, burning 118 billion rubles!
According to Lao Maozi's valuation, the Kuznetsov itself is worth 100 billion rubles, and building a brand new one will cost about 400 billion rubles. Therefore, they spent 60 billion rubles to repair it and then continue. It is said to be relatively cost-effective to use, but I didn't expect that after a lot of trouble, it cost more than 200 billion rubles, and the entire maintenance process was completely useless.
Qin Tao is not very interested in repairing this aircraft carrier, so he hopes that Lao Maozi can try to repair it himself first, and wait until they find the big pitfalls in the repair before jumping into the arms of Dongfang. This way, the pressure will be less, even if he wants one No matter how high the price is, I should still be satisfied and think it is a good deal.
Now, Qin Tao has directly quoted a renovation fund of 600 million U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to 60 billion rubles. This was the original maintenance fund of the Kuznetsov, but will Lao Maozi agree?
As expected, all the old men frowned.
600 million U.S. dollars, this is an astronomical figure!
They originally planned to spend about 100 million US dollars at most, but they didn’t expect Mr. Qin’s quote to be so high!
Nicholas’s cheeks also trembled a few times. He wanted to say something, but his old friend couldn’t.
"Nicholas, I know that the price is too high for you, so I suggest you repair it yourself. We can lend you the floating dock. Anyway, it is not always necessary to use a floating dock to repair aircraft carriers. Yes, I just need to use it when repairing the bottom shell and propeller." Qin Tao said.
He is not willing to fix it yet! Save yourself the trouble.
In fact, of course, it is best to keep the ship in the dock all the time, empty the sea water, and the ship is in steady contact with the land. This is the most convenient way to repair the ship. However, Lao Maozi does not have such conditions. He uses a floating dock. When the shipyard towed the aircraft carrier up, it was still swaying slightly in the sea water. Therefore, it was used when repairing the bottom of the ship and was not needed at other times. The rest was left to the old man to fiddle with until they found that even 60 billion rubles were not enough. At this time, you should know that Qin Tao's quotation is not high at all.
Let it be repaired domestically?
Nicholas knew in his heart that if he relied on the domestic group of people, repairing the Kuznetsov would definitely take a long time, and the navy would have no aircraft carrier by then!
How about waiting until these two amphibious assault ships are completed and the navy has new warships, then rent the floating dock in Dongfang and repair the aircraft carrier yourself? If I go back and talk to the boss about the repair cost of 600 million US dollars, will the boss still be angry?
(End of this chapter)