Chapter 1072 35 Dry Dock at the Ship Repair Yard
They want to build a stealth aircraft, but their stealth aircraft will never reach this level. According to their plan, the radar reflection area is about 0.5 square meters, which is already a very high level. Is it less than 0.1 square meters? In the past, they thought it was nonsense, but now they don't think it is nonsense, but they can't do it themselves.
“Our world-class Sukhoi Design Bureau cannot build such an advanced aircraft?” The boss frowned.
"The advancement of aircraft is reflected in many aspects." Mikhail said: "Stealth is only one of them. There are many other properties, such as mobility, the ability to deploy in the field, etc. Eastern's Aircraft are only proficient in this aspect. In other aspects, they are still far behind, such as maintainability. Their aircraft cannot be deployed to field airports, and even the stealth coating of the aircraft requires special maintenance. I think, we There is no need for such flashy aircraft.”
"No, we need it." Nicholas interrupted: "On the modern battlefield, stealth aircraft have very strong performance and form an absolute advantage over non-stealth fighters. If we don't have such aircraft, we will We will suffer a loss in the future battlefield, Mr. Mikhail. Today, President Qin proposed that four Su-27s should be used to fight against their aircraft. If you are not optimistic about the stealth aircraft, we can do an observation to see the generation difference. Are the advantages useful?"
Mikhail shook his head quickly: "Our pilots have not received special training and will definitely suffer. Nikolay, I admit the advantages of stealth aircraft. I just said that the advantages of stealth aircraft are not the only ones."
Nicholas smiled and did not continue. He thought you would continue to deny it. It seems that you also know that stealth machines have huge advantages.
“If we let the Easterners keep this aircraft, can it promote our progress in stealth aircraft technology?” the boss continued to ask.
As soon as these words came out, Nicholas suddenly broke out in a cold sweat on his back. What did the boss mean by this?
Forcibly keep the Eastern plane?
Are you kidding me? We still have two amphibious assault ships on the slipway of Dongfang. If we seize this aircraft, will the people of Dongfang give us warships? Then we will still suffer. Besides, it will not be easy for us to have such a good relationship now. If you destroy this relationship through a lot of trouble, it will not be easy to restore it in the future.
The Mingzhou Group will still be a powerful Mingzhou Group after leaving Damao. However, if Damao leaves the Mingzhou Group, the navy will return to the semi-dead state of the past in minutes.
However, he did not dare to object to this suggestion. He knew that he was very close to Dongfang. If he strongly opposed it at this time, he might be suspected by the boss. In the past few years, the boss's suspicion has become more and more serious. .
"We will not copy such a fighter aircraft. We believe that their design is flawed." Mikhail refused.
What do you want to do by leaving the Eastern fighter planes behind? Don’t you just want to do surveying and mapping? For the world-class Sukhoi Design Bureau, doing this is simply an insult. They absolutely disdain to do this!
Sukhoi has its own pride and proud capital. They plan to develop a stealth machine based on the Su-27 and have made a lot of efforts. Now, they will never start a new one, which means that all their previous efforts have been in vain. .
Even if they have completed the mapping and imitation, and even produced a large version with dual emitters, wouldn’t the resulting aircraft be exactly the same as the F22? Then you have to be laughed at by the whole world? Sukhoi Design Bureau cannot afford to lose this person!
At this time, Mikhail strongly opposed.
Nicolas breathed a sigh of relief, this guy is not willing to imitate yet, this is for the best!
“Nicholas, what do you think?” The boss looked at Nikolai.
What should I say?
"I think this kind of fighter is very good." Nikolai said: "Today it demonstrated the short take-off and landing capability, which is urgently needed by our naval aviation. We are now about to obtain an advanced amphibious assault ship. If we only If you can use the matching armed helicopter, it is too backward. I suggest that the Sukhoi Design Bureau fully imitates this aircraft to meet the needs of our naval aviation!"
Going all out to imitate? Mikhail was so angry that he almost rolled up his sleeves and hit someone: "Mr. Nicholas, what did you say? Our Sukhoi Design Bureau will never do that kind of thing!"
"You don't have this ability, right?" Nikolai continued to sarcastically say: "The most difficult thing about imitating this kind of aircraft is the lift fan. Even the Americans can't imitate it, so they took the route of the flying toad. Our Su Hoy is just average and doesn’t have this ability at all.”
This is not to despise them. The technology of lift fans sounds simple, but in fact it is a test of a country’s industrial base. If the processing capabilities are not good enough and the materials are not good enough, such a device cannot be made.
Mikhail was even more angry: "Of course we can imitate it, but there is no need. Vertical take-off and landing fighters only account for a small part of the global demand for aviation. The Orientals have produced so many fourth-generation aircraft. The proportion of vertical take-off and landing fighters is less than one-tenth! Now, what our country urgently needs is a twin-engine heavy-duty stealth aircraft that can compete with the F22. It is definitely not a useless aircraft like a vertical take-off and landing fighter. Our country's scientific research funds are insufficient, and there is no We need to buy that kind of aircraft specifically for your navy."
This is what I’m waiting for!
“In other words, our domestic aviation industry will not get involved in the research and development of this kind of vertical take-off and landing fighter jets?”
“That’s right.”
"However, this kind of aircraft is very useful to our navy. As long as we have this kind of aircraft, our amphibious assault ship can become a quasi-aircraft carrier. It just so happens that our Kuznetsov has been preparing for an overhaul. During the overhaul, we The navy can still maintain a sufficiently strong carrier-based aviation force."
The boss looked at Nikolai: "Does your navy want to purchase this kind of aircraft?"
“We also want to develop the power of the navy. Of course, we hope that similar fighters can be produced domestically.” Nicholas replied.
The boss looked serious. How much would it cost to purchase this kind of aircraft? Can the country afford it? Wait, I seem to be off topic. Isn't this meeting supposed to study how to map and map imitation Oriental fighter jets? Why did it change to purchasing Eastern fighter jets?
“Ahem, we’ll talk about the purchase of this kind of aircraft later. Let’s talk about domestic military aircraft research and development first. Do we really not need to imitate this kind of aircraft?”
Mikhail shook his head firmly: "No need! We are capable of completing all research and development ourselves!"
The proud Mikhail firmly rejected the boss's proposal, and the boss looked at Nikolai again: "Nicholas, what do you want in the navy?"
"Yes, there is a huge difference in combat effectiveness between an amphibious assault ship with helicopters and an amphibious assault ship with fighter jets. In particular, our aircraft carrier is in urgent need of repairs. In this process, we need amphibious assault ships to replace the aircraft carrier. Even more so. We need fixed-wing carrier-based aircraft, we need this kind of aircraft."
“How about renting this plane from Dongfang first?” the boss asked.
Lease!
Nicholas almost thought he heard wrongly. We all are big men. When did we need to rent someone else’s plane?
Besides, warships can be rented, but aircrafts have never been rented. After all, even if they are purchased, they don’t cost much.
"I'll go to Qin to discuss it." Nicholas said: "They may not rent it to us. After all, there is no precedent for this kind of thing."
“You and Qin are good friends, he will definitely agree.” The boss said.
Nicholas stood up with a serious face and planned to leave the meeting room. After all, even if the matter was finalized, there was nothing else to do.
At this moment, the boss's assistant hurriedly came in with a document: "Report, I just received the document from the Murmansk Shipyard."
The boss nodded and took the document. He didn't read the contents at the front and turned to the back. When he saw the final quotation, his expression suddenly changed and he put the document on the table with a snap.
“Let their person in charge come to see me immediately! The price for repairing the Kuznetsov is actually 60 billion. What do they want to do?”
You must know that based on the usual behavior of domestic enterprises, this money is definitely not all, but part of it. Additional funds will definitely be needed in the future. These guys are too shady. How much are they going to eat?
Nicola was extremely emotional.
Soon, the person in charge, Yuri, walked in.
"Tell me, why do we need so much money to repair our aircraft carrier?" The boss's face was serious and his tone was cold.
"These expenses were made after we discussed with the Neva Design Bureau." Yuri said: "They conducted a comprehensive and systematic design for the repair of the aircraft carrier. They believe that if they want to equip the aircraft carrier with new combat capabilities, at least It will cost 40 billion rubles." "And then? Your shipyard will make 20 billion rubles?" The boss was in a bad mood.
"No, no, the other two hundred rubles we applied for are for the expansion of the dock." Yuri said: "Without the dock, we cannot repair the aircraft carrier. Even if we rent a floating dock from the East, it is only temporary. We In the future, if we want to build our own aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, how can we do it without a dock? We must have a large dry dock!"
“Expand the dock?” The boss’s eyes lit up.
Yuri's words completely moved the boss. The boss knew clearly that renting other people's floating docks was not a problem. If you want healthy development, you still have to have your own dock. Moreover, compared with floating docks, A dry dock is more suitable because this type of dock can not only repair ships, but also build ships.
Although Damao has not built a warship so far, the only one, 22350, was built with the help of Dongfang, but they have ideals. It is not a problem for others to build it, so they have to be able to build it themselves.
However, the first step in building a ship is to have a dock. Now, the dock is finally here!
"Yes, the 35th Ship Repair Yard under our Little Star Ship Repair Center has two dry docks, built in parallel. Among the two dry docks, one is 187 meters long and the other is 236 meters long. The width of the top of the dock They are 28 meters and 30.8 meters respectively. We plan to open up the partition between the two docks, and then widen and lengthen them. This will merge the two docks into a large dry dock with a length of 335 meters and an entrance width of It reaches sixty meters and the top width reaches seventy meters, so that our Kuznetsov can be repaired."
Over the years, various companies in DaMao have continued to merge, and the shipbuilding industry has also merged to form the DaMao United Shipbuilding Group. This Little Star Ship Repair Center belongs to this United Shipbuilding Group, and 35 Ship Repair Yard is a member of Little Star. The subordinate branch factory was established in Murmansk, so it originally served Mao's Northern Fleet.
This ship repair yard originally had two large dry docks, which can repair various large surface ships of the Northern Fleet. However, they mainly repair ships under 10,000 tons, such as Type 1155 anti-submarine ships and Type 956 destroyers. The two docks are parallel. Yes, there is a dam in the middle. As long as the dam is opened and then widened and lengthened, the aircraft carrier can be repaired!
"Yes, this is a good idea." The boss nodded. It was really difficult to find a dock for aircraft carrier repairs in his own shipyard. These men performed well!
“As long as you give us 20 billion rubles, we can complete the expansion of the dock. In this way, we can provide aircraft carrier maintenance services to the navy.” Yuri was very happy to see the boss’s approval and continued to lie.
However, the boss shook his head: "No, the expansion of the shipyard is your shipyard's business. You can find ways to raise funds and expand the shipyard yourself. The state will not invest in the expansion of your shipyard. Now we are a market economy." , we must act in accordance with the objective laws of the market economy.”
Yuri seemed to have known about the boss's decision for a long time, and continued: "If the country does not pay for the expansion of our shipyard, can it allocate some of the aircraft carrier maintenance costs to us in advance?"
"Allocating maintenance costs? We will not allocate funds until the aircraft carrier has begun maintenance." Of course, the boss also knows what his subordinates will do, and he must not allocate money in advance, otherwise these people will definitely misappropriate the money.
When the aircraft carrier is repaired, the shipyard will continue to ask for money. If the money is not paid, it will not be repaired. He does not want to be in trouble.
"Yes, we just need maintenance costs." Yuri said: "Our repair of the Kuznetsov mainly consists of three parts. Among them, the replacement of the boiler does not need to be carried out in the dock. We can directly do it on the dock. We need to start the repair project first so that we can show our strength, and then we will get a loan from the bank to complete the expansion of the dock."
Yuri made it very clear that the shipyard does not want the country’s money. What we want is the maintenance project. As long as the project falls into our hands, we can use this project to get loans from banks!
The boss nodded: "Okay!"
The aircraft carrier Kuznetsov is in very bad condition. Although it has been lying in the port for a long time, it is precisely because of this that it is seriously lacking in maintenance.
The shipyard is needed for repairs, mainly the parts below the waterline. These parts have been immersed in seawater for a long time and should be cleaned long ago. This part of the work must be carried out in the shipyard.
As for other work, it is actually best to do it in the dock. After all, in the dock, the entire hull does not shake, and it is very easy to disassemble or install. However, if this condition is not available, then you have to think Other methods, such as starting work directly on the dock on the shore.
For these rugged old men, there is nothing they can't do, only what they can't imagine, and nothing they can't do.
Nicola's brows frowned.
He trusts Dongfang the most. He believes that only Dongfang can help them complete the repair of the aircraft carrier. It can be seen from previous experiences that these guys in the country are only thinking about how to make money and have no sense of national honor at all. and a sense of responsibility.
However, he can't mention anything now. After all, the boss has always been suspicious of his close relationship with Dongfang, so he has to be more cautious.
Leaving the conference room, feeling the cool night breeze, Nicholas said with a gloomy face: "Go to the flight test institute."
Anyway, it was only a few dozen kilometers away, and it would only take an hour to arrive. When Nicholas saw Qin Tao again, Qin Tao had not slept yet and was walking in the flight test yard.
"Nicholas, what's the matter?" Qin Tao asked immediately when he saw Nikolai appearing.
“Yes, there are some things that I want to discuss with you.” Nicholas’ tone was heavy.
“Go to my room and say it?”
“Let’s stay here.” Nicholas glanced at the empty lawn. It was the safest place to talk.
“First thing first, the boss wants to lease your J-31A fighter jet.”
Nicholas felt a little embarrassed.
Where can I rent an airplane?
“Is this the only one?” Qin Tao asked.
“Well, that’s it.”
The purpose couldn't be more obvious. Qin Tao nodded: "Of course there is no problem with renting, but first, the deposit requires 200 million US dollars. This cannot be paid on credit and must be credited into our account in advance. In case it crashes in your hands It saves you time to argue."
Nicholas reacted instantly. Qin Tao would definitely not refuse directly, but putting forward such conditions was no different from refusing. They couldn't come up with the $200 million deposit at all! Even if I could take it out, I wouldn't want to part with it at all.
“Second, our ground crews need to be responsible for maintenance, and our pilots are responsible for flying your pilots. All their expenses need to be provided by you.”
This is not just about eating and drinking, the key is salary. Orientals casually offer a salary of US$3,000 per person. For ten people, the salary is US$30,000 a month.
Although the money is not high, it is a steady flow of money. If it is rented for three to five years, it will be an expense of millions of dollars.
“Third, when we are doing maintenance, you cannot have anyone on site, nor can you install any camera equipment. After all, you are only renting, not buying. If you buy, we will naturally teach you the whole process.”
(End of this chapter)