Chapter 205 Reporter? crow?
This reporter’s identity is really useful!
Qin Tao felt extremely emotional in his heart. If he were the boss of Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group, he would be a competitor, and the other party would not be so polite. Now, he is just a reporter, and the lithium ion that Qin Tao proposed The battery plan must have deceived the other party, so the other party had the idea to invite Qin Tao to inspect it.
It would be a good idea to come here for your honeymoon, and also to inspect the European shipbuilding industry.
As for being exposed? Qin Tao is still very confident about the power of his father behind Vitalia. Even if that poor guy goes to report to the British, no one will pay attention to him.
etc!
Qin Tao thought of something again.
“Vitalia, are your followers still behind?” Qin Tao asked Vitalia.
"Yes."
“Then I have something to ask him.”
"Ok, no problem."
Qin Tao continued to wander around the exhibition area, feasting his eyes on these weapons and equipment.
France booth.
A huge warship model caught Qin Tao's attention.
“Vitalia, take some photos.” Qin Tao pointed to the model.
"OK."
That model looks a bit modern. Behind the 100mm naval gun on the bow is a vertical launch system. Behind the bridge, there is a big ball on the tall mast. This warship model, although it says NFR- The name 90, however, already carries the outline of a Horizon-class destroyer.
“This project seems to be gone, right?” Zhao Ling whispered to Qin Tao.
“Yes, although the project is gone, countries still have a need for destroyers, so they have to continue building them.”
Seeing this model, Qin Tao was also a little emotional.
In 1987, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Canada launched a cooperative development plan for a new generation of NATO general-purpose medium-sized air defense ships, code-named NFR-90. It sounds like everyone is working together to do big things. For warships requiring more than 50 ships, research and development costs can also be shared.
However, from the very beginning of this plan, the participating countries had their own agendas.
The Americans have their own Aegis system and have no need for such air defense ships at all. They just want to use their mature air defense systems to dominate European warships, leaving the Europeans with no need or ability to develop ship air defense systems. .
France and Italy are both working on plans for the Family of Air Missiles System (FAMS), and of course they hope to make FAMS air defense missiles a common European system.
As for Germany, they have excellent submarines and have high requirements for anti-submarine warfare. They require ships to have large space and displacement to install towed array sonar.
In this way, a large number of countries have their own needs and concepts, and the overall design cannot be unified. Instead, Europe has been dragging its feet. Therefore, in September 1988, the United Kingdom could no longer hold on and was the first to announce its withdrawal from NFR-90. .
After the abortion of NFR-90, various countries still had to build new warships. Therefore, the United Kingdom and France cooperated to launch the Anglo-French Future Frigate (AAAF) project. As expected, this plan was finalized at this defense exhibition. When Italy joins next year, the AAAF will be renamed the Common Next Generation Frigate (CNGF), and the plan name will be the Horizon frigate.
This kind of warship can be regarded as finally being cultivated. Although the British once again withdrew from the plan and built their own Type 45, France and Italy reached the end.
The Europeans are like this. Their military expenditures are limited and labor costs are too high. Therefore, they want to jointly conduct research and development, save funds, and share costs. However, each has their own ulterior motives, and they all want to take advantage of it and take the lead. So there are only a few who succeed in the end.
“Furthermore, since it is too expensive to develop a brand new warship, they will most likely have to join forces. This time it will be smaller, with two or three countries developing it together.”
When negotiating with other people, Qin Tao and the others used English, and when communicating with each other, they chattered in Russian.
This kind of thing has nothing to do with Qin Tao. Now he is just pointing out the country and showing off in front of his lover.
"However, the needs of each country are different. For example, the French and Italian navies only need to patrol in the calm Mediterranean Sea. For them, a four-thousand-ton warship is enough. However, the British Navy has to patrol in rough waves. It sails on the high Atlantic Ocean, so they need a warship with a displacement of at least five to six thousand tons." Qin Tao said: "However, the trend of warship development is to become larger and larger. This contradiction is easier to coordinate. Everyone Just build a big ship. This is not a big problem, but the choice of equipment is the most important."
(It’s not that Heroes of East China is unprofessional, but it’s just too troublesome. For example, there is no such thing as a destroyer in the French Navy. Their warships are all called frigates. If Heroes of East China talks about French destroyers, it would seem a bit military-illiterate, so they might as well Just call the warship.)
"As far as power systems are concerned, the British have fully chosen gas turbines as power. In this regard, they are very advanced." Qin Tao continued chatting with Zhao Ling: "However, other countries are different. They want to choose The combination of gas turbine and diesel engine is more safe and reliable."
Zhao Ling nodded.
"Of course, the most important thing is the weapon system. This contradiction is almost irreconcilable." Qin Tao continued to talk on paper: "The most important thing for this kind of air defense ship is the air defense combat system. The UK has experience in the Falklands and wants to let The air defense system provides a protective umbrella for its entire fleet and can even intercept missiles flying from a hundred kilometers away. However, France is not so urgent. It only needs to kill the missiles flying in front of it. As far as the system is concerned, one is Regional air defense, one is medium-range air defense, which should be the most divisive.”
“Yeah, how should we resolve this disagreement?” At this moment, someone next to him spoke.
"The solution is..." Qin Tao stopped here. He had just spoken smoothly, but now he realized that it was not Zhao Ling who asked the question. He looked at the person next to him: "Do you know Russian?"
“Yes, I understand Russian. I just heard your conversation and it opened my eyes.” The man said: “Introduction, my name is Abel, from the International Branch of the French Shipbuilding Bureau.”
Sure enough, you have to be careful what you say, lest the walls have ears! However, what Qin Tao said is all based on existing information, so he is not afraid even if he is invited to drink tea.
"I'm sorry for eavesdropping on your conversation. I didn't expect that among the reporters of the Free Press, there would be professionals like you." Abel said: "We are all in this game and cannot see the essence. You As an outsider, your analysis makes sense. I would like to ask, what compromises need to be made to be able to work together?"
This proud Frenchman actually humbly asked himself for advice?
Qin Tao felt a little curious, but seeing how sincere the other party was...
“Everyone, please come to the back of our exhibition area, how about we drink coffee and chat?” Abel continued to invite.
Okay, I’m tired from shopping, so it’s good to have a place to rest now, especially since the travel bag I’m carrying is already full of brochures, and it’s too heavy.
Although we are just a reporter now, as a far-sighted reporter, this analytical ability is still normal. The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear.
Qin Tao became the leader of the team. He took Vitalia and Zhao Ling and followed Abel into the back of the exhibition area. The small office area was not big and was specially used for people to rest. , the romance of the French is vividly reflected here. Even if it is just a one-day exhibition, they have to install a coffee machine here, and it is freshly ground coffee. Once you enter, you can smell the fragrance.
After four cups of coffee were served, Abel sat down in front of the small table. Abel called one of his men and brought over a model warship.
It is much smaller than the one on the booth, but it is very delicate. When you hold it in your hand, it is heavy and it is actually made of metal.
“This is a metal model we made with a CNC machine tool, and I give it to you as a souvenir,” Abel said.
"Thank you, thank you very much." Qin Tao was really touched. Even though he was talking nonsense and talking nonsense, he was able to gain the trust of the other party and get such a gift, which made his heart warm.
“Can you give us any suggestions regarding our cooperation?” Abel asked Qin Tao.
"I like defense very much and analyze these situations all year round." Qin Tao said to Abel: "However, I am just an outsider, so I am not very accurate, just treat it as a chat between friends."
"Yes, we are friends." Abel immediately answered.
Qin Tao started to read the brochures at the French booth while drinking coffee. After a few minutes, Qin Tao spoke.
"The British attach great importance to regional air defense. What they most hope to obtain is the MK41 launch system. If it is that kind of system, the Ziyuan missile is destined to be unable to be equipped." Qin Tao said: "The British themselves do not have Any weapon system, so you must insist on using the Ziyuan missile. You can tell the British that as long as this Ziyuan missile is added with a booster, it can have a range of hundreds of kilometers and become an area air defense missile."
At this time, what Qin Tao saw was the design of the Ziyuan missile.
This brand-new active radar air defense missile has just begun to be developed by the French. It was originally intended to replace their existing various weapon systems. As for the range, it is at the thirty-kilometer level.
The British will definitely not be satisfied. If you want the British to agree, you must have an upgraded product.
Qin Tao’s plan is the simplest. The warhead at the front remains unchanged and is directly replaced with an extra-large booster!
What Qin Tao is talking about is, of course, the Ziyuan-15 and the Ziyuan-30. The latter is based on the former and adds a super-large booster to increase the range to 120 kilometers.
At present, the French are only concentrating on the research of primary products and have not considered upgrading products. Qin Tao helped them solve the problem with just one sentence.
“That’s right, the missile body remains unchanged and a booster is added directly to the back. This will greatly reduce the difficulty of our development!” Abel was very happy.
Like the domestic Aegis system, the main issue they debate is the choice of waveband.
The British wanted to have sufficient detection range, so they chose S-band for their Sampson radar. They planned to arrange 2,500 T/R components with a power of ten watts on each antenna array, so that the transmit power of the entire antenna would reach It uses 25 kilowatts to achieve a maximum search distance of 250 kilometers and can track 500 targets at the same time.
The phased array radars of the French and Italians also plan to use active phased arrays. They do not need such a long detection distance, so they choose the X-band with a shorter wavelength, which has high accuracy and can be used directly for their Ziyuan missile guidance, however, the maximum distance for air search is only 150 kilometers. There are only two hundred and fifty targets monitored at the same time.
For the French and Italians, the distance does not matter. Anyway, they can get the support of land-based early warning aircraft. This kind of radar is for missile guidance.
The needs of both parties are completely different.
At this time, a cup of coffee had been finished and Qin Tao had finished reading the information. He looked at Abel and said with some curiosity: "I am very interested in the T/R component of the active phased array radar. You are here There is too little information! I also want to write a special related article!”
At this time, Qin Tao had already changed the subject. Abel frowned and took out a piece of information from his briefcase: "This is for us to show to interested customers. Since you have needs, then I’ll give it to you.”
“Yeah.” Qin Tao took the information and put it into his handbag, and then continued to speak.
"You can tell the British first that as long as your radar increases the transmission power, it can also achieve a search range of more than two hundred kilometers. The worst is, after it is built in the future, it really won't be able to achieve this kind of performance. You can tell the British again, just If it can reach 150 kilometers, let them figure it out. If they feel it is not suitable, let them do it themselves. Anyway, your system has been developed and it is enough for your own use."
This idea is really a scam!
It is absolutely impossible to achieve a search distance of two hundred kilometers using X-band. However, the French can pat their chests and assure the British that we will definitely be able to achieve this search distance.
If the British want to join this project, they have to watch it first. A few years have passed, the British have invested a lot of money, and the system has matured. Then we will tell the British that we can't achieve it. This kind of search distance can be up to 150, so you can figure it out!
By then, even if the British are furious, it is already a done deal. They must either admit it or do it themselves.
Abel’s eyes lit up, yes! This is indeed a good idea, let’s fool around first!
A piece of information specifically for potential customers, in exchange for such an idea, should be a profit for Abel, because after this defense exhibition is over, they will discuss this project with the British. Originally, They were unsure, but after hearing Qin Tao's words, they felt like thunder and suddenly became enlightened.
“We have to interview other manufacturers, so I’ll say goodbye first and thank you for the coffee.” Qin Tao stood up: “I hope we have the opportunity to meet again in the future.”
“Yes, I hope we have the opportunity to meet again in the future.”
Abel sent the two people out from behind. When the two people left, the assistant started to communicate with him in French somewhat strangely.
“Sir Abel, their purpose is very suspicious!”
"Yes, if I guessed correctly, Qin should be working for the KGB."
What?
The assistant was immediately shocked: "Then you also gave him the information for the client?"
"Those materials are just basic principles. With the Russian technology, it may not be possible to produce it within twenty years." Abel said: "Even we are researching it, but it is not that easy for the Russians to produce it." Yes, and do you know the origin of that woman?"
“Which one?”
“That one is not the one with yellow skin and black eyes.”
"have no idea."
“She is the daughter of a professor at a university in Moscow. Currently, this professor is active in Russia and may become a figure in the center of Russian power in the future.”
What? The deputy was immediately shocked.
In fact, Abel was mainly speculating. After all, he had never met this character's daughter. However, he had already heard that when the Red Empire was in turmoil, a lot of money in the West flowed to those conspirators. At the same time, the conspirators also sent their families to various European countries, leaving a way out.
This conspirator named Berezovsky has already led a Free Press. Since these people all hold the certificates of the Free Press, it can make him think of him. In addition, these people have the kind of attitude that they have had since they were young. He made a guess about the calmness and composure that can only be shown by superior living conditions.
“Then how could the daughter of such a big shot get involved with the KGB?” The deputy still found it a bit difficult to understand.
“It should be a crow.” Abel thought confidently.
In the KGB organization, there is a special being called a swallow. All of them are beautiful and proficient in men and women. They are used as a honey trap. However, what if the target of temptation is a woman?
At this time, men have to step in. This kind of men who have been specially trained by the KGB are called crows.
From his analysis, Qin Tao is a crow. He gained Vitalia's favor through bed tricks, and then joined the Free Press to get some information.
However, he didn’t care. The information he gave was insignificant. Anyway, Lao Maozi’s country was going to be in turmoil. What threat would a disintegrated Lao Maozi pose in the future?
Even if Lao Maozi got the basic customer information, it would be impossible to build this kind of radar. In terms of precision processing, Lao Maozi lacks too much.
On the contrary, no matter what the relationship between Qin Tao and the big shot is, these things will be known to the big shot. This is also their show of goodwill to the big shot. In the future, there will be a lot of business to do.
Perhaps their French shipbuilding bureau can still build ships for the old man who is falling apart?
A sneeze!
Qin Tao sneezed.
“Brother Tao, what’s wrong?” Zhao Ling asked softly.
“I don’t know who is saying bad things about me behind my back.” Qin Tao said, “If you let me know, I will have to cut off his penis!”
Vitalia on the side heard it and smiled on her face. It turns out that Qin likes to punish people like this, so just do as he said.
As the sun set, Qin Tao also returned with a full load. He carried a bag in each hand, which was full of information. After they came out together, they got into a car driven by Vitalia in the parking lot and drove away.
In the rearview mirror, a car was following closely.
Of course, Rodriguez would not just give up. Although Qin Tao denied it, he still believed that that person was Qin Tao, his competitor. He wanted to follow him. He wanted to follow him to his home, and then...
The car in front was parked in front of the FedEx company. Just a few years ago, the sign of Lex Wilknson Limited was still hanging here. It was the number one express delivery company in the UK. However, it declined and was eventually acquired by FedEx.
What is he going to do? To send express?
When he comes out, you can go in and have a look. If you want to send it to the east, then...
With this thought in mind, Rodriguez walked out of the car and pretended to be on the phone at a phone booth outside.
Suddenly, a wet towel stretched out from behind and covered his mouth. He struggled violently, but to no avail. His eyes slowly turned black and his body slowly collapsed.
This place is relatively remote and there are no pedestrians around. Rodriguez was dragged into the grass. Then, the man untied his belt and took out a sharp dagger.
After returning to the hotel and saying goodbye to Vitalia, Zhao Ling lay down on the bed.
“Brother Tao, you can’t do any more trouble tonight, I’m going to be exhausted.”
"Really? Then just lie down and don't move, I'll do it."
“No, no, by the way, Brother Tao, we have a good harvest today, especially those...”
Qin Tao quickly shook his head: "Let's just watch TV!"
Who knows if there is a bug here? It’s better to be cautious! After all, those materials were couriered by Qin Tao and had to be loaded onto a ship to go to sea, even to the Eastern Port, before it was considered safe.
The TV was turned on and the picture gradually became clearer. When the snowflakes turned into images, Qin Tao opened his eyes wide.
"The police found an injured man on the grass near the FedEx company on Baker Street. The man's **** had been cut off. He is currently on his way to the hospital. The police issued an announcement to look for witnesses and also Look for the part that was cut off. According to preliminary investigation, the police suspect this is a couple case."
Qin Tao opened his eyes wide and looked at the person being carried into the ambulance. Why did he look so familiar?
Wait a minute, is it?
PS: Chapter 202 was added after it was released at zero o'clock. The editor only released it after working hard. Everyone is welcome to review it. Thanks to Bookworm, Eric Xiao and other book friends for their tips. Thank you to all book friends for subscribing and voting!
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