Chapter 309 Card-27, Card-29, Card-31
"Everyone, I have an idea." At this moment, Qin Tao spoke.
Do you have any ideas?
These people looked at Qin Tao, whom they had never met before, with some curiosity.
"Can you think of a way to solve this problem?" Test pilot Smirnov asked: "I'm not afraid of being in danger. As test pilots, we have to face risks. However, if this kind of early warning aircraft is equipped with troops, It's an absolute nightmare for those pilots."
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, I can understand your concerns."
“Our radar can no longer be modified.” Alexander continued to insist.
Lao Maozi's electronic technology was not very good to begin with. After the collapse of the Red Empire, there was a serious lack of funding sources, making it difficult to continue to innovate. It would be great to be able to install this kind of equipment on a helicopter. If they can reduce the weight or The volume is simply impossible.
So, he will never modify his radar for the sake of flight safety. There is no way to modify it!
"Everyone, the most important problem at the moment is that the area of this radar antenna is too large, so it is greatly affected by the wind during the rotation, making the flight difficult to control." Qin Tao said, "So, we have to start from this The board wants to solve the problem."
What else does Alexander want to insist on? Qin Tao has already expressed his thoughts: "So, how about poking a few holes in the board?"
In various activities, banners are often hung. If it is windy, the banners will be blown by the wind, fly up and down, and even tear the banners. Therefore, later, the banners produced were all with The holes allow the wind to pass directly through the banner, which greatly reduces the impact of the wind.
Now, the same is true for this antenna. If we poke a few holes in it so that wind can pass through it, the influence of the wind will be significantly reduced.
Alexander’s eyes widened: “How is this possible? This is a phased array radar antenna! Not a waveguide!”
If it were the same as the roof radar waveguide antenna installed on the modern class, there would originally be a gap between the antennas, so there would be no need to worry about the influence of wind. However, now they are phased array radars!
“If it’s a phased array radar, what else is there to do? Just stick it directly under the belly of this helicopter.” Qin Tao said.
Has anyone seen a phased array antenna rotating? Phased array antennas change the radiation direction by changing the phase of electromagnetic waves, without having to rotate at all!
Of course, it also depends on the quantity. The four-sided phased array radar can just take care of its own ninety-degree area, so there is no need to rotate. Later generations of Type 45 destroyers and the like have only one antenna, so they still have It has to be rotated.
However, that depends on the design requirements. For this early warning helicopter, if it is only intended to be used to fill blind spots at low altitude, then it should be placed close to the belly and directly illuminate the airspace below the belly.
Actually, Qin Tao is not very familiar with these. The ideas he put forward are just the tricks of a layman here. However, looking at Alexander's expression, it is obvious that he was inspired.
Originally, Qin Tao planned to help the Navy purchase several Ka-31 early warning helicopters, but now, the early warning helicopters have not been successfully developed, so he just gave two crooked ideas and then let it pass.
The Ka-27 helicopter was parked quietly aside. Zheng Ming and others had already begun to study this helicopter.
“The length of this aircraft is about the same as our Z-9, or even shorter than ours.” Zheng Ming sighed: “However, the take-off weight of this aircraft is definitely much greater than our Z-9.”
The length of the Zhijiu is more than thirteen meters, while the Ka-27 is only more than twelve meters long. As for the maximum takeoff weight, the Ka-27 is almost three times the length of the Zhijiu.
This is the benefit of the coaxial counter-rotating helicopter.
“Our navy needs this kind of anti-submarine helicopter.” Zheng Ming looked under the nose of the aircraft again. There was a bulging pot-lid-like thing, and it must be a radar stuffed inside.
"Yes, this is the most advanced carrier-based helicopter in the world." Mikhailev also became excited: "It is really our honor that you can choose our helicopter. The price of this helicopter is also very cheap. Each helicopter only need to…"
Mikhailov was thinking about his words. He had to put forward a suitable price. If it was too low, it would be uneconomical for them. If it was too high, it might scare these people away.
He has already received a call from the shipyard and knows that these people are unwilling to spend more money.
"The price of the Mi-171 we purchased from the Mili Design Bureau is only three million." Seeing Mikhailev's hesitation, Qin Tao simply took over the conversation: "This kind of aircraft of yours should not More than three million, right?”
Three million for a helicopter? Is this price too cheap?
When introducing the Dolphin helicopter project, the relevant negotiators used Bell to lower the price, and finally got a very favorable price. For 75 million US dollars, they got 50 Dolphin helicopters, and there were also projects to introduce related technologies. At the same time, each helicopter The helicopter only costs $1.5 million.
However, that was in 1982, and the price in the 1980s was just that. If it were put today, each Dolphin helicopter would be equivalent to about three million US dollars.
In other words, for the price of a four-ton helicopter, you bought a 12.6-ton Ka-27 anti-submarine helicopter?
“The kind you bought is a transport helicopter, while ours is an anti-submarine helicopter with a lot of anti-submarine weapon systems added to it.” Mikhailev shook his head: “This kind of helicopter will cost at least five million US dollars!”
This sentence is correct. The Ka-27 is an anti-submarine model. When it leaves the factory, it is equipped with all kinds of anti-submarine weapons, such as sea search radars, suspended sonobuoys, and even the torpedo cabin under the belly. , also has a heating function to avoid torpedo failure in bad weather.
Doesn't this cost money?
Five million US dollars is already a very low price!
"Our purchase quantity is large." Qin Tao said: "We need to purchase four Ka-27 carrier-based aircraft in the first batch. In the later stage, we may add more orders. I think you should give us a suitable The wholesale price is three million, which is not low for you. If you cannot sell it to us at this price, then we will have to regretfully give up this procurement project."
Sell it if you sell it, or pull it down if you don’t sell it?
Zheng Ming looked at Qin Tao with some surprise. In fact, for them, even if they spent five million, they would admit it with gritted teeth. After all, the performance of this kind of carrier-based helicopter is far better than the Zhijiu they have. ah!
"I guess there are still a lot of semi-finished products or even finished products in your Kumel kit factory, right? They will gather dust if they are left there. Why not sell them to us, Mr. Mikhayev? We will stay here for a day and wait. Your answer, if you are not willing to sell it to us at this price, then we have no choice but to say goodbye."
Qin Tao's attitude is quite firm. At this price, if it sells, we will sell it. If it doesn't sell, we will leave!
Mikhailov stood there in shock, watching Qin Tao lead the group of people away, shaking his head helplessly. The other party had really grasped his own weakness.
The Red Empire collapsed, and Lao Maozi's huge military industry fell into a state of chaos. Kamov Design Bureau was also one of them. The Kumel Kit Factory that provided them with support did produce a batch of Ka-27 helicopters. However, These helicopters cannot be given directly to the Navy. They must be purchased by the Navy.
If the navy doesn't give them money, then they will have to drink from the northwest wind.
Is the Navy willing to take it?
Of course it’s impossible!
After the collapse of the Red Empire, military spending was drastically reduced. A money-burning service like the Navy could no longer afford fuel for going to sea, let alone purchasing helicopters?
Many of the navy's warships have been retired, so they do not lack anti-submarine helicopters at all, and it is impossible to purchase helicopters from the Kamov Design Bureau.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about those heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers that have been retired. How many anti-submarine helicopters are carried on each one? When the Yak-38 was transferred to a land airport and then decommissioned, the warships were equipped exclusively with anti-submarine helicopters.
So, this kind of helicopter has no market at all.
Why do they value the Ka-50 armed helicopter so much? Isn't it because the Navy no longer needs more anti-submarine helicopters?
The Ka-27s that have been produced at the Kumel Kit Factory have been gathering dust for a year or two and cannot be sold at all.
Europe doesn’t want them at all. At most, Ah San only purchases a few planes. Ah San can’t afford the aircraft they have in stock!
Qin Tao took Zheng Ming and others into the hotel. Zheng Ming asked Qin Tao with some worry: "Mr. Qin, if they don't sell us the helicopter, do we really want to leave?"
“Yes, are we still here, begging them to sell us the plane?”
Zheng Ming looked a little embarrassed: "This kind of helicopter is really good!"
"Without Butcher Wang, we still have to eat pigs with hair on them?" Qin Tao said: "The Ka-27 is not only owned by their Kamov Design Bureau. Without them, we still can't get this kind of helicopter? Three million, The procedures are formal and the plane is new. If we get a second-hand one, we won’t even be able to use it for 500,000 yuan.”
When Qin Tao said this, Zheng Ming finally understood and nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Qin, what you said makes sense, everything is up to you!"
It's just that this kind of private work is done in an informal manner, and Kamov Design Bureau will not be happy.
How many Ka-27s are purchased from the Kamov Design Bureau, and then a batch of second-hand ones are purchased. As long as they do not appear at the same time, the outside world does not know how many Ka-27s there are in the country. Moreover, since they are purchased from the Kamov Design Bureau If the Ka-27 is purchased formally, they have to guarantee the relevant accessories and the like.
This is the best. If Mikhailov wants to kill his own side, then simply bypass them and leave the Kamov Design Bureau. They can still get back a large number of cheap Ka-27 helicopters.
Qin Tao is so confident because he has already thought of other alternatives.
“Whether they agree or not tomorrow, we have to go to the Far East.” It had been a while since he had seen Nicholas, and Qin Tao still missed this old friend very much.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly.
When Qin Tao opened the door, he was surprised to see Zaitsev standing at the door.
“My friend, why are you here?”
"Qin, I was sent by Nicholas. He was very happy to hear that you came to Moscow and asked me to invite you. He is still reporting to the leaders, and he will probably have time in the evening."
“Nicholas, have you come to Moscow? What are you doing?”
“About Novorossiysk,” Zaitsev said.
Minsk was decommissioned and sold for a sky-high price. The Pacific Fleet was very happy. However, when it was the turn of Novorossiysk to be decommissioned, the Pacific Fleet was unhappy.
They must have a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser after all, so that they can show the power of their fleet! If this warship is also decommissioned, what else will they have in their fleet?
They will fall back to the level of the 1960s and 1970s, which they cannot tolerate.
Nicholas came to Moscow to discuss the final fate of the Novorossiysk. Obviously, these big guys in Moscow did not care at all about the decline in the strength of their Pacific Fleet.
At night, Legend Bar.
"Damn, in their eyes, they only care about cutting military expenditures, and they don't care about the decline in the strength of our army!" Nicholas held a wine bottle in his hand, poured wine into his mouth, and drank half of the bottle. Then squeeze out this sentence.
“Are the losses caused by the fire serious?” Qin Tao asked Nicholas.
Nicholas nodded: "Yes, after the evaluation of those experts, it will cost at least 10 billion rubles to repair the Novorossiysk. This is only a preliminary estimate. The actual repair may reach hundreds of billions. Or even more, damn, the ruble now, it’s just trash.”
The ruble is depreciating rapidly and is completely worthless. Ten billion rubles are not as good as the previous 100 million rubles.
These maintenance costs cannot be afforded by Moscow. If it does not pay for the maintenance, the Novorossiysk will have to be abandoned.
"Now, they plan to let us use the Frunze as our flagship." Nikolay said: "That warship has now been renamed the Admiral Razaev. The big guys in Moscow don't know what to do with it at all. You know, the condition of this warship is not good, especially the **** nuclear reactor, which always breaks down and cannot go to sea at all!"
In Lao Maozi's arsenal, the most powerful warship is the Kiev-class heavy aircraft carrier cruiser. This monster with a displacement of 40,000 tons is a terrifying war machine.
The second largest cruiser is the Type 1144 cruiser. It is the second largest heavy cruiser in the world after the Kiev class, with a full load displacement of more than 25,000 tons!
Looking at it alone, it seems that it is not powerful. Just put it together with other warships, and you can see that its size is incredible.
Supported by its huge displacement, this warship has more than 400 missiles! 96 S-300F long-range air defense missiles, 128 9M330 medium-range air defense missiles, 40 9K33 short-range air defense missiles, 192 short-range missiles and 20 supersonic anti-ship missiles are stuffed into the Kashtan system missile…
This huge bomb load is simply the "arsenal ship" planned by the Yankees! Moreover, this kind of warship has powerful firepower and huge tonnage, and is classified as a battlecruiser by Western military strategists.
Among them, the Frunze with hull number 050 is the second ship of this class of warships. This warship was originally assigned to the Northern Fleet. Later, it came all the way to the Far East and joined the Pacific Fleet.
At first, when it came to the east, it caused a great shock. All the countries along the coast were on standby to supervise the passage of this warship.
Before the arrival of the Minsk, the Frunze was the most powerful warship here.
However, this nuclear-powered cruiser still has many problems. For example, its power system has major flaws. The first Kirov had a serious nuclear reactor accident. After returning to the port with difficulty, He never came out again.
Frunze is the second ship, and its condition is actually not very good. After joining the Pacific Fleet in 1985, it has hardly contributed much, and it is not as good as the two Kiev-class heavy aircraft carrier cruisers.
Furthermore, they were certainly not happy to transfer the flagship from a 40,000-ton battleship to a 25,000-ton battleship.
At this time, Nicholas was very angry.
“I guess this is not just a matter of money, but also a matter of shipyards. In the Far East, there is probably no shipyard that can undertake the maintenance task of Novorossiysk.” Qin Tao said to Nikolai.
Nikolai nodded: "Yes, experts have assessed that only the Black Sea Shipyard can repair it intact. However, it is absolutely impossible for us to drive it back to the Black Sea Shipyard. Even if we drive it there, there will be a high-level technician there." We can't afford the huge maintenance costs."
"Nikolai, my friend, do you think it is possible to send the Novorossiysk to my shipyard for repair?" Qin Tao suggested to Nikolay: "My shipyard is currently renovating Kiev. No. 1, some of the parts removed from it may still be used by the No. Novorossiysk. As for the cost, don’t worry, it must be the lowest price.”
You will fix it?
Nicholas looked at Qin Tao curiously. This proposal really tempted him, but after thinking about it for a while, he shook his head: "Qin, thank you for your kindness, but those guys in Moscow are simply They do not intend to repair the Novorossiysk, they prefer to sell the warship, especially for the same sky-high price as the Minsk."
Nicholas has given up and came to drink with Qin Tao just to complain. The Novorossiysk is destined to have no chance to stay in their fleet.
Sure enough, sellers must be addicted. After enjoying the sweetness, no one is willing to fight at all. They all want to sell the empire's legacy to satisfy their temporary desires.
Qin Tao was helpless: "The Minsk can be sold at such a high price because Dazhou Company wants to take this warship back and transform it into their aircraft carrier. As a result, after taking it back, they found that the boiler exploded. It can't be changed at all. They suffered a big loss. How could they be fooled a second time? If they want to sell it, it will be a scrap metal price, which can be sold for up to five million US dollars."
"If it were someone else, he would definitely not have this ability, but Qin, you are different. You are good at creating miracles. I believe you must have a way." Nicholas looked at Qin Tao with expectant eyes.
"Nicholas, my friend, I will definitely help, but I think it is still possible to sell for 10 million. If it is more, there are ways. If it is done well, maybe the warship does not need to pay We can also make millions of dollars by giving it to customers.”
The price of 10 million is much more expensive than the Kiev of the Northern Fleet. If you don’t hand over the warship, you can still get a few million, that would be perfect!
Nicholas became excited: "Qin, you are my best friend! Thank you for your help. We will listen to you on how to operate it! By the way, if you have any needs, just ask."
“Well, I really have something I want.” Qin Tao said: “For example, do you have any obsolete Ka-27 helicopters in your fleet? If so, I want to get a few of them back.”
“Of course, no problem.” Nicholas nodded: “Except for Ka-27, our batch of Ka-29 has also been eliminated. If you want, I can give it to you.”
What, Ka-29?
Qin Tao felt a huge surprise.
“That batch of helicopters was originally intended to be carried on the Minsk and Novorossiysk. Now, these two warships are gone, and those helicopters also lost their platforms, so they were eliminated. "Nicholas said: "Anyway, the Navy has no need for amphibious assault."
Lao Maozi has always been a continental army doctrine. After all, there is no place that the army cannot reach. To bulldoze the entire Europe, we can rely on the army and navy. Unless we plan to solve Britain incidentally, there is no urgent need at all.
So, the Navy does not have amphibious assault ships at all.
During the decades of the Cold War, the Navy did have some amphibious ships, but they were all the simplest tank landing ships. Even the 1174-type landing ship with a displacement of 14,000 tons only had a helicopter at the tail. The take-off and landing platform and hangar area are quite large. It is said that four Ka-29s can be crammed into it. However, this warship is already very old.
Of course, it’s not that Lao Maozi doesn’t value amphibious assault ships. During the Red Empire, the Navy also proposed a plan: to design their own amphibious assault ship based on the American Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship. This project was handed over to the Neva Design Bureau , came up with the 11780 design plan, which is similar to the Kiev-class in appearance.
Although the project went through many iterations, various requirements, and various modifications, the decision was finally made. It was planned to start construction on the No. 1 slipway of the Black Sea Shipyard. The date was set for 1991.
The result is also predictable. The Red Empire was gone, and half of the existing ones could not be built. Da Mao even lost its ability to build ships. Later, they actually asked France to build them for them, but in the end they ended in vain.
Thinking of this, Qin Tao was very emotional. However, for him, this was beneficial. It would be good to get a batch of Ka-29 back at a bargain price. The Navy should be grateful to himself!
While Qin Tao and Nicholas were drinking and chatting, Zheng Ming's door was also knocked open in the hotel.
“Mr. Mikhailov? Please come in.”
(End of this chapter)