Chapter 296 Red Flag-16 Test Firing
In later generations, when delivering a vehicle, in order to maximize profits, heavy trucks had to carry goods with them. Even a model with four front and eight rear, with a core load of 20 to 30 tons, would be loaded with more than 100 tons of steel coils, especially Most of them are Aumans, so they got the title of Steel Coil Man.
Now this hospital ship is going to be dismantled for scrap metal. To make the trip worthwhile, of course it also needs to be loaded with some cargo! Since it was departing from Lao Maozi's Far East port, of course it was necessary to load a batch of wood.
Before setting off from the port, several crew members, including Lao Maozi, told them that there was special cargo in it while they were drinking. The opponent could get this shocking secret by combining it based on some intelligence they heard through eavesdropping.
So they took action, and the result was miserable for them.
The whole incident was reduced to a joke, and they lost 10 million in vain. For Lao Maozi's Pacific Fleet, it was very proud!
"Qin, your plan is great!" Nikolai's face was full of smiles. Being able to tease the other party in this way is definitely the happiest thing. Needless to say, their Pacific Fleet, the entire Lao Maozi's navy felt extremely relieved.
They were relieved and received 10 million US dollars in funding, which made them even more happy.
Qin Tao also had a smile on his face.
The plank road was repaired secretly in Chencang. Just when everyone noticed the hospital ship, another cargo ship had already loaded a large amount of cargo and embarked on the road to the Kingdom of Anxi. Those things could be handed over directly to Anxi. In the hands of the Chinese people, it will bring Qin Tao a large amount of profits.
This action was so beautiful that even Qin Tao felt complacent, feeling that he had done the most beautiful thing in this world.
At this time, the two were walking on the road to the base. Qin Tao looked at the row of rusty Yak-38s in the distance.
“These scrap metals are no longer of use to you, right?”
Nicholas nodded: "Yes, we don't need these scrap metals anymore. Qin, if you want them, just give them to you at any price."
“The supporting parts, ground crew, and pilots will be packed and taken away if I need them.” Qin Tao said to Nikolai: “Are those Yak-38 pilots still in the army?”
Although they are talking about scrap metal, Qin Tao no longer has to hide his purpose. If he buys all these aircraft, of course it will be for operation.
The Siamese aircraft carrier is almost ready. For the Siamese people, the choice of aircraft will gradually become more urgent. Before their own J-31 is built, it is fun to use the Yak-38 first. Very good choice.
"Okay, Moscow is currently discussing the reduction of the army. The Yak-38 pilots and ground crew are also within the scope of being reduced. If they can continue to do their job, it should be a good choice."
As the commander, Nicholas also attaches great importance to these people under his command. If possible, he also hopes that all of these people can stay in the army. However, reality will hit them hard.
The Yak-141 project has been terminated. There is no need for the pilots and ground crews who originally flew the Yak-38 to continue to exist. If they want to continue to fly other fighter jets, they will have to spend more money. Moreover, other The fighter units are currently being dismantled, so going to China should be the best destination for these people.
Even if this matter has been tentatively agreed upon, as for the real action, it still depends on the needs of Siam. Otherwise, fake rags will become real rags. It is okay to dismantle ships, but dismantle airplanes? Qin Tao is unprofessional.
“The mine matters will be settled soon.” Nicholas said, “When the procedures are completed, I will take you to see our nickel mine.”
Qin Tao nodded: "Well, Nicholas, you are really my best friend. By the way, if it is inconvenient for you, you can find a family member to set up a mineral export company in your name, so that we can operate more conveniently."
Nicholas nodded, and just when he was about to continue saying something, he saw Zaitsev running over with a nervous look on his face.
“Your Excellency Nicholas, Your Excellency Nicholas, something happened!”
"What happened?"
“The Novorossiysk suddenly caught fire on its way back!”
What?
Nikolai’s expression changed: “Did people from the Northern Fleet do it?”
Last time, their decommissioned Minsk had its boilers disabled in this way, so now, after hearing this information, Nicholas subconsciously thought it was someone from the Northern Fleet.
But after thinking about it for a moment, I realized that it was impossible. This was not in the port, but on a mission. Even if the people of the Northern Fleet wanted to cause trouble, they couldn't cause trouble at this time.
Moreover, this is an active warship!
“The current situation is unknown.”
"Qin, I'm sorry, I have to go and deal with it." Nicholas left in a hurry.
Qin Tao was extremely emotional.
This should be the last time the Novorossiysk goes to sea. This time it caught fire. No matter how big or small the warship is, the warship needs to be repaired. But where can I find the money to repair it? Therefore, the only option is to sell scrap metal!
Since he already has the Kiev on hand, Qin Tao has no feelings for the Novorossiysk. However, if this warship falls into the hands of the Kimchi people, then the other party will dismantle the boiler and install it. On board the Minsk.
So...we must kill Dazhou Company as soon as possible!
Continue bidding? That's impossible. What if it's a trap? Qin Tao doesn't want to buy back a pile of scrap metal at a high price. He never makes money-losing business.
In this incident, the Novorossiysk showed off its power, fully demonstrating the power of this heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruiser, and showing that the old Maozi Navy is still a skinny camel bigger than a horse. However, on the way back, when the billowing black smoke When it emerged from below the deck, it seemed to be showing off the sunset of the empire.
Sirossiysk is on fire! The fire is not small!
Countless reporters picked up the leak, photographed this scene, and then began to publicize it.
Dazhou Company.
"Da Mao's Novorossiysk suddenly caught fire. It looks like it's very serious. However, the fire burned in the front, so the boiler in the back must be fine!" Pu Douxuan said to Li Jinshan excitedly.
“Yes, their warship is on fire. What does this have to do with us?” Li Jinshan asked Pu Douxuan.
“We can take pictures of this warship, so we have a boiler!”
“However, we have already placed an order with Lao Maozi through Mingzhou Group. Whether these boilers are in good condition or not is meaningless to us.”
“We can return it!”
"Return? How is it possible? When we signed the contract, the terms were clear. Mr. Qin also said that the money was given to Lao Maozi to order raw materials and pay wages to the workers, so we can't get it back at all. Come on for a dime!”
"But isn't there patent infringement now?" Pu Douxuan said: "The technology patents we introduced from Mingzhou Group are currently being claimed by the Norwegians. They are responsible for this!"
Li Jinshan nodded, this is a way. Recently, they have been disturbed by the Norwegian incident. The court has accepted the case and the trial will officially begin soon.
If we make a fuss about this matter, maybe we can get some losses back from Mingzhou Group?
"I called recently and kept saying that Mr. Qin was not here. We just happened to go over to see if Mr. Qin was really not here." Pu Douxuan continued.
Li Jinshan nodded and looked at the photo again. It was obtained through the military. The photo was very clear. Looking at the burning warship, Li Jinshan's heart became hot again. Maybe, it could really be done. Get that warship back at a low price, even cheaper than the Kiev that Mingzhou Group bought!
At the beginning of April, Qin Tao finally returned from Lao Maozi's place. This trip was really not short. It was like spending a honeymoon at Lao Maozi's place.
In the capital, spring is already blooming, and the flowers are blooming in a variety of colors.
"Taozi, you can really keep your composure. You sent all the people to the Anxi Kingdom, and you can actually still sit on the Diaoyutai and even travel around." In the small courtyard of Huilou, Wu Shengli sat under a tree. He got down, picked up the teacup, and talked to Qin Tao while drinking tea.
"What can I do? This is how I am." Qin Tao said, "Lao Maozi's place is simply my second hometown."
If his father-in-law made a joke to him, of course he would make a joke. Everyone knew it anyway.
“Did you plan that action?”
"Yes, Dad, you have also seen that if you want to protect maritime transportation lines, you must have a strong navy." Qin Tao said: "Think about the Tuaps in the 1950s, and then look at it now The Vodra River. Comparing these two incidents, you should know that a powerful navy is a strong backing for maritime transportation."
"Yes." Wu Shengli sighed: "Our country's economy continues to develop, and maritime trade is becoming more and more frequent. Therefore, the navy needs advanced warships and a large number of warships to protect our maritime transportation lines. However, this It all takes time, you won’t become fat after just one bite!”
Qin Tao nodded: "So, let's run in small steps. By the way, how is the sea test of Hongqi-16 going?"
“All the equipment has been installed and various debugging work has been carried out. It is estimated that sea trials will be carried out recently, right?”
Qin Tao's eyes lit up: "Dad, can I go up and have a look?"
If you are just an ordinary shipyard director, you will not have this qualification at all. After all, the Hongqi-16 is the most important project of the Navy, but as the person who single-handedly promoted the entire project, how can the Navy neglect it?
“Of course.” Wu Shengli said.
“It’s right in our Bohai Sea.”
This is even simpler!
“Get me a helicopter!”
"you sure?"
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, I'm sure. I'll pay for the gas! I won't bother you when my helicopters come back."
As a result, when they reached the sea, Qin Tao suddenly realized: My father-in-law is cheating on my son-in-law!
The "Riga" class frigate that was modified as a test ship was an old Type 6601 frigate. The "Riga" class frigate, which was assembled by my country itself with the technology and materials provided by the old man, was very compact and had no place to place a helicopter landing platform.
Either he would jump into the water and be fished out by the people on the frigate, or he would have to climb down the rope ladder!
The faster method is rappelling, but without special training, it is easy to fall to death.
Fortunately, the wind and waves were not too strong. Qin Tao climbed up the soft rope ladder, got off the helicopter, and jumped directly to the open space on the front deck.
What an unforgettable trip!
Qin Tao waved to the helicopter to let it go, and then looked forward.
They are actually old acquaintances?
“President Qin, on behalf of all the officers, soldiers and technical staff on the ship, I welcome you to board No. 508.” Captain Zhang Zhen saluted Qin Tao.
Pang Jianmin was also beside him, smiling and extending his hand: "Mr. Qin, we meet again."
“Why is it your warship?” Qin Tao was curious.
At the beginning, when he brought the submarine back from Lao Maozi for the first time, he encountered the **** of No. 508. Now, he saw this warship again, and it was actually changed like this?
A flat-panel radar antenna was hung on the mast of the bridge, and everything else was removed. The Upstream-1 anti-ship missile launcher behind the chimney was also gone and replaced with a set of Hongqi-16 vertical launchers. The entire warship has been completely transformed!
"Yes, our ship No. 508 has been in service for more than 30 years since 1958. At the end of last year, the navy decided to decommission this warship. At that time, there was a test launch of a new type of anti-aircraft missile. Therefore, this warship should be transformed into a special Hongqi-16 test platform. When the test is completed, the warship will be officially scrapped."
“It would be a pity to scrap this meritorious warship. It would be nice if there was a naval museum to take it in. By the way, what about you?”
According to general arrangements, after warships are scrapped, new warships will be put into service. This can ensure sufficient combat effectiveness, and the soldiers who originally operated the old ships will also switch to operating the new ships.
The navy is a technical branch with many veterans. These veterans have served in the navy for decades and are highly skilled. People like Zhang Zhen are even more experienced.
"We...have not made arrangements yet." Zhang Zhen said: "Originally, the superiors planned to let us people receive the 051C destroyer, but for some reason, the mission was terminated."
At present, the 051C destroyer is under intensive construction, and everyone's eyes are also fixed on these two warships.
This is the largest displacement warship in the Navy at present! Moreover, it is specially used for air defense, so it is definitely a hot commodity in the eyes of naval officers and soldiers.
There are many people, and I don’t know how many people are eyeing the captain position of these two Type 051C destroyers. Moreover, after these two warships are built, they will be assigned to the northern fleet. Zhang Zhen and the others belong to the eastern fleet. Therefore, this precious opportunity was snatched away by others.
Qin Tao patted Zhang Zhen on the shoulder: "Captain Zhang, don't worry. In the future, as our economy develops and the army gets rich, destroyers will be launched one after another, and the navy will need a large number of qualified commanders. There are many, many opportunities!”
Captains and other positions are nothing but pitfalls. There are only so many warships at present, and there are only those positions. It is difficult to be promoted. In fact, there are a large number of excellent commanders in the navy who have been able to do so for a long time. I became the captain of a destroyer, but because there were no such positions, I could only stay in the position of a frigate.
However, this situation will soon be alleviated.
"By the way, Mr. Qin, I heard that after the successful test launch of the Hongqi-16, the Navy will use this missile as a weapon system and tender for a brand-new frigate. Your Mingzhou Group has also proposed a frigate with a displacement of nearly 4,000 tons. Plan?" Pang Jianmin asked from the side.
"Yes, you will definitely be able to receive this kind of warship in the future." Qin Tao said: "We, Mingzhou Group, are confident in building this kind of advanced warship for the navy!"
“At this time, it’s almost noon, so I’ll ask the kitchen to cook something delicious.” Pang Jianmin said.
At this time, everyone was talking, walked into the bridge, and climbed to the top of the enclosed compass bridge. They could see a lot of equipment and people inside.
Among these people, Qin Tao spotted Zhao Ling at a glance. At this time, she was sitting in front of a test device and looking at the display data on the screen.
"The S-band antenna on our 382 radar can detect Z-9 helicopters two hundred and fifty kilometers away. Its performance is really good." Zhao Ling said: "The C-band radar above is also one hundred kilometers away. The target is discovered and can be accurately captured from 70 kilometers away. Therefore, our Hongqi-16 missile can develop to a range of 70 kilometers!"
The 382 radar is the back-to-back Lao Maozi roof radar. The performance of this radar is quite good. During the surveying and mapping in 14th place, improvements were made to make its performance better.
The current test is not only testing the Hongqi-16, but also testing the 382 radar. Even in recent days, the focus of their testing is the 382 radar.
Of course, there is no difference, because the Hongqi-16 relies on the 382 radar for guidance.
This back-to-back radar has two antennas. The larger one is S-band, which is mainly used for air warning and has a long search range. The smaller one is C-band, which can accurately lock targets, giving Hongqi-16 The missile system provides raw data to facilitate the work of the target illumination radar.
“Yes, after this period of testing, all conditions are mature and everything is ready. All we need is the east wind!”
“Dongfeng will be here soon.” From behind, a voice sounded: “Haiying No. 8 target missile is ready, and the test order may be issued at any time.”
Hearing this familiar voice, Zhao Ling turned her head in surprise and saw Qin Tao's sunny and handsome face.
"How did you come?"
“I heard that there was going to be a test launch soon, so I came here shamelessly.” Qin Tao said: “Everyone, please get busy, don’t delay everyone’s work because of my arrival.”
Everyone had mixed feelings when they saw Qin Tao. After all, this project was promoted by Qin Tao. Now, it is about to be tested and finalized. Meeting Qin Tao is like meeting the invigilator.
At this moment, a voice came from the radio: "The east wind calls to the west wind, the east wind calls to the west wind, we are about to set sail and will arrive at the scheduled sea area in half an hour. Please note that in half an hour, the interception experiment will begin!"
At this moment, the atmosphere on the bridge became tense again.
“Attention, check all systems again, there can’t be any problems!” Zhao Ling shouted.
Did not see the gray-haired old man, the young Zhao Ling, has been appointed as the general person in charge of the Hongqi-16 test launch!
Now, although she is happy because of her husband's arrival, she still puts work first.
Bang!
At this moment, suddenly, a voice sounded. It was not loud, but the equipment in front of everyone stopped running.
“No, the gate fell down!”
Zhang Zhen immediately shouted: "Quick, electromechanical soldiers, quickly troubleshoot!"
The Type 01 frigate used two boilers as the power system. Although it was powerful, it was very backward. Therefore, the later Type 65 frigate used two medium-speed diesel engines instead.
Although the main engine of the Type 01 frigate is a steam turbine, in addition to being used for scull propulsion, it also drives a generator to provide power to the entire ship. After all, this frigate has radar, sonar, and light bulbs in the cabin, all of which are required. Power hungry.
After decades of use, the power generation device of this warship has naturally aged. It was originally said that for this experiment, it would be improved and an MTU diesel generator would be installed at the tail. However, the cost of modification was too high. In order to To save costs, don’t do this.
After several days of testing, nothing unexpected happened. Who would have thought that at the critical moment, there would be a problem with the power system!
Zhang Zhen was very anxious and immediately asked his men to troubleshoot the problem. Qin Tao looked at his watch and then thought of something: "Does your kitchen use an electric stove?"
Zhang Zhen suddenly realized: "Notify the kitchen immediately to stop cooking! Wait until the experiment is completed! Also, turn off the lights in unnecessary cabins!"
Had it not been for Qin Tao's reminder, they might have had to find the cause of the malfunction for a long time.
There are many reasons for the gate to fall. The air switch is broken, there is a short circuit in the circuit, etc. Zhang Zhen originally thought that it was the aging of the power system of his warship. He wanted to quickly search for the lines and find the fault point, but he ignored the most basic problem: Electric stove in the kitchen.
In fact, when the Type 01 frigate was first built, it used a gas stove. This thing was very convenient to use, but it also had great safety risks, especially when it was required to perform long-distance navigation missions.
In addition to the fact that the deck of a warship is filled with potatoes, cans and other food that can be conveniently stored, one tank of gas is not enough in the kitchen, and two or three more tanks must be stored in case there is a fire, which will be troublesome. (A certain Internet writer who served on a frigate told me that when they were serving, they often liked to steal food temporarily stored on the deck to eat. The storage room in the kitchen was not enough, and there was food everywhere on the entire warship.)
So, after the 1970s, gas tanks were eliminated and replaced with electric stoves. Modern warships also almost gave up cooking with open flames.
Of course, there are exceptions. The enviable one is that Americans hold a barbecue party on the deck of an aircraft carrier. The despised one is the third brother who cooks directly on the side of the ship with a gas stove, next to the Uranus anti-ship missile launcher. (It is also said that monkeys do this.)
The cause is found, the fault is rectified, and testing continues.
(End of this chapter)