Chapter 414 Beidou Sky
The north wind is blowing, and when it blows over the eaves, there is a whining sound that can even make people living alone feel scared. It is almost like the opening of Liaozhai.
However, the small courtyard near Huilou was very lively.
Zhao Xiu'e was still taking care of Zhao Ling's children in Huating. Although she had a nanny, she still couldn't rest assured, so Wu Shengli was left alone in the family.
However, in the living room at this time, there were five or six people mingling and drinking.
Most of them are old people with gray hair. Qin Tao, a young man, is mixed in among them and looks very different.
"Mr. Qin, when your project comes out and we have been working on nuclear submarines for half our lives, we all have mixed emotions!" Mr. Huang looked at Qin Tao with bright eyes: "We can't get out of the original box, so you can It’s different. Young people are energetic and motivated and can always come up with subversive things.”
“Old seniors, I thought you would say that I was launching satellites.” Qin Tao said sheepishly: “Currently, these technologies require research and development. We are like a castle in the air.”
"If our navy only has such a project, then we absolutely cannot support it and must be prudent. However, we already have the 093 project, so we must have a more radical project to match it. Your 095 project is very suitable for us. needs." Mr. Peng said.
Actually, this is also Qin Tao’s plan.
Originally, when he first took over this project, Qin Tao was not so bold. However, as the project continued, Qin Tao felt more and more clearly that he had to find a suitable positioning for this project in order to obtain the approval of his superiors. recognition.
So, should we make prudent use of existing technology, or make bold leaps forward?
The former is not possible because it overlaps with the 093 project. Therefore, he needs to engage in this more advanced nuclear submarine project in order to meet the needs.
“We, the Mingzhou Group, are always able to come up with advanced things to refresh our navy. If you come up with a conventional project, then I will look down on you.” Wu Shengli said.
"Dad, please stop trying to bully me. It's useless to say that. In the future, we must ensure the funds for our projects, and urge each brother unit to get out what needs to be done quickly. If you should use 093's funds, then use 093's funds. .”
Qin Tao also let go.
“Mr. Qin, what is the use of this vertical launch tube?” Everyone was working on nuclear submarines, so after a few words, the conversation started to turn to technology.
"I have said it many times." Qin Tao said: "Anyone who launches various missiles, whether it is anti-ship or land attack, must be talented. Although I don't know the development of relevant domestic institutions, I also It must be set aside, and in the future, anti-ship ballistic missiles must be installed.”
“I’m afraid it won’t fit. Our ballistic missiles are not small in size.”
Everyone also builds ballistic missile nuclear submarines. Of course they know the size of such missiles. It is not that easy for Qin Tao to install them.
"The important thing about anti-ship ballistic missiles is the warhead. The missile body behind it can be reduced at most. We don't need to hit it for three to five thousand kilometers, or even tens of thousands of kilometers. We only need to be able to hit it for a thousand kilometers. It needs to be that big. What are you doing?" Qin Tao retorted: "Anyway, we can only reserve such a large space now. If we want to build a big one in the future, we need the development of our domestic basic industry to provide us with a more advanced plate bending machine. .”
The set currently owned by Mingzhou Group can process a pressure shell with a diameter of up to eight or nine meters. If you want a larger diameter, you need a more advanced plate bending machine.
You cannot rely on foreign countries for this, because foreign countries will definitely not export to you, so you can only solve it yourself.
"Although the 095 nuclear submarine we are currently designing has a diameter of more than 12 meters, that is because of the double-shell structure. A lot of equipment is stuffed outside, and the diameter inside is only eight or nine meters. This is already our existing coiled plate It is the limit of the machine. It is almost used as an attack nuclear submarine, but if it is used as a ballistic missile nuclear submarine, the diameter is far from meeting the requirements. I think that the 096 ballistic missile nuclear submarine after our 095 attack nuclear submarine has a pressure hull diameter of at least It can reach more than 12 meters, if it can reach 16 meters, that would be even better."
"Sixteen meters? A nuclear submarine with such a diameter has a displacement of only 20,000 to 30,000 tons?" Mr. Zhao said: "This is the same as the Typhoon class."
“Well, it will be enough to install our two reactors at that time. With this displacement and this diameter, we can ensure that there is no turtle back. When we drive out in the future, we will scare our opponents to death.”
Although the displacement of the typhoon level is also very high, the diameter of the internal pressure hull is not large, resulting in a waste of structure. Of course, the one we want to build must be large.
"Okay, stop talking, you know how to launch satellites." Wu Shengli said.
“Speak it out and let everyone dream about it. If you don’t even dare to think about it, how can it be possible?”
“Yes, Taozi is right!”
Everyone is looking forward to it.
“Taozi, you talk about the aircraft carrier all day long. When will our aircraft carrier come out?”
“That’s right, any advanced nuclear submarine we build is to **** the aircraft carrier. This aircraft carrier is the most anticipated.”
“As long as the Navy provides funding, our Mingzhou Shipyard can build it in minutes.”
“Bragging.”
Qin Tao is really bragging. Even if there are sufficient funds, Mingzhou Shipyard cannot build an aircraft carrier in minutes. However, at the wine table, you must not give in.
“I heard that Ah San has given up on the Varyag and continues to invest in the Novorossiysk.” Wu Shengli said.
Many people are looking forward to the Varyag, even if the old people sitting here are engaged in submarines, they are still concerned about this matter.
"Hmph, Ermao regards the Varyag as a piece of cake, and actually wants to sell it for a sky-high price. It's simply fantastic." Qin Tao said: "Ah San is stupid enough. If he turns around this time, he will probably have to increase his budget. "
“Yes, Mao asked for an increase in the budget, otherwise the construction could not be completed. It is really dark, and he actually asked for 500 million US dollars in one breath.” Wu Shengli said.
Qin Tao had a smile on his face. Five hundred million was nothing. This was just the beginning. There would be additional investments waiting for Ah San in the future.
“So, can we find a way to buy this warship back?”
Everyone’s eyes were turned to Qin Tao.
Qin Tao shook his head: "No, we have to wait. It may be possible next year."
Qin Tao was also very anxious, but he knew that he couldn't be anxious about this kind of thing. He had to wait until Er Mao gave up completely before he could get over it.
In any case, it is useless to buy an aircraft carrier now. An aircraft carrier formation cannot be built before the supporting **** force is established.
This can be seen from Lao Maozi. After the collapse of the Red Empire, Lao Maozi never built an aircraft carrier, but they could continue to build nuclear submarines. Although Lao Maozi attaches great importance to nuclear submarines, on the other hand, nuclear submarines only need a single submarine to complete the mission. They are lonely warriors in the ocean. Whether they are attack nuclear submarines or missile nuclear submarines, they are always alone. Action.
Although supporting projects are also needed, they are not required much, such as satellite communications, navigation and positioning...
Thinking of this, Qin Tao suddenly thought of something: "How is our domestic satellite navigation project going?"
In the past, Qin Tao had proposed a satellite navigation project. In the 1991 war, the extensive use of precision-guided bombs made people realize the importance of satellite navigation systems. Last year, the Star sailed at sea During the trip, they were treated brutally, and there were also cases where satellite navigation failed.
As for nuclear submarines, they mainly rely on inertial navigation underwater. However, after a period of time, the error of inertial navigation becomes larger and larger. They also need to float to the depth of the periscope and use other means to accurately position and correct the error.
"Our domestic independent navigation satellite program has been approved this year, and the work is currently underway steadily." Wu Shengli said: "This project is led by Lao Sun from our aerospace system. If you have ideas, I can help you." You go and see."
This year, Qin Tao rarely comes to the capital and spends a lot of time in Huating. Now that he has come to the capital, he can no longer just leave after reporting. He can do more things.
Hearing what Wu Shengli said, Qin Tao nodded: "Well, it's an honor for me to meet Mr. Sun."
Shipbuilding and aerospace may seem incompatible, but in fact they are closely related.
Satellite navigation system is one of them.
The era of human space exploration began in the 1950s. On October 4, 1957, the Red Empire successfully launched the first artificial satellite in human history, "Sput 1", realizing humankind's dream of flying into the universe. .
The Americans were very sad. They worked hard and tirelessly, and finally launched the "Explorer 1" satellite into space on February 1, 1958. In that year, the motherland also made a decision: "We also want to build artificial satellites." ".
On April 12, 1970, "one star" among the "two bombs and one star" finally ushered in a successful launch, and the melody of Dongfanghong resounded in the space.
The motherland’s space career also began.
By 1978, the United States began to implement the GPS project, and scientists in the motherland discovered the huge changes brought about by this technology. However, after all, the motherland’s technical strength was weak, and it was impossible to develop a global positioning system like the United States.
Therefore, Mr. Chen at that time proposed a dual-satellite positioning solution based on local conditions, and successfully demonstrated it in 8*9, achieving rapid positioning, communication and timing integration for ground targets using two satellites.
However, there was no money or experience at the time, so the project was temporarily shelved. It was not until the war in 1991 that many people woke up. They must take the high-tech path, and those who fall behind will be beaten!
It took several more years to demonstrate, and just this year, the satellite navigation project was finally launched.
Mingzhou Group also has a close relationship with the Aerospace Academy. After all, those missiles were developed by the Aerospace Academy. However, this satellite navigation project was Qin Tao’s first contact.
The person in charge of this project is Mr. Sun. He is the founder of the "two bombs and one satellite" and the person in charge of the overall design of the "Dongfanghong-1" satellite. In later generations, he not only led the team to complete the construction of the Beidou navigation satellite, but also led the team to complete the construction of the Beidou navigation satellite. Became the technical director of the lunar exploration project.
When Wu Shengli took Qin Tao to the relevant units, Qin Tao was surprised to see the working environment of these people.
This is a warehouse. It should be the kind of warehouse where rockets are stored. The area is very large, but there is no heating!
Countless scientific and technological workers work in this difficult environment. They keep blowing white air from their mouths, blowing on their hands a few times to make their hands no longer stiff, and then continue working.
There are not many computers, and many people still use drawing paper.
"Old Sun, what's going on? Where's your heater?" Even Wu Shengli was surprised.
“The boiler in our aerospace institute is broken, and we are still waiting for the approval of maintenance funds. It is even colder in our office, and the workshop here is closed after all, so we will temporarily set up our work location here.”
Although there is central heating in this era, there is no central heating for the whole city. Each unit burns its own boiler.
“How much will the repair cost?”
“Two hundred thousand.”
“You guys take it from the project funds first, you can’t be left in the cold like this.” Wu Shengli was speechless.
"How can that be done? The project funds are not large to begin with, and we cannot misappropriate them. This is a matter of principle. The freezing point is not terrible. When we first started working on two bombs and one satellite, the conditions were much more difficult than this!"
“Our group has donated these two hundred thousand.” At this moment, the young man next to Wu Shengli said: “In addition, we will provide another twenty computers to help you update your office equipment.”
What?
At this time, everyone who was concentrating on their work looked over.
Who is so wealthy?
Two hundred thousand yuan for boiler repair is still a small thing. Computers in this era can easily cost ten thousand or twenty thousand. One that can be used smoothly will cost thirty to forty thousand. In this case, the other party will have to provide a one million sponsorship?
“Old Wu, who is this?” Mr. Sun looked at Qin Tao very curiously. He originally thought that Qin Tao was Wu Shengli’s secretary, but who would have thought that he would be so generous!
“Mr. Qin of Mingzhou Group has been in the capital for a meeting these days. He heard that our Beidou project has been launched. He is very enthusiastic and came to take a look.” Wu Shengli introduced.
“Mr. Qin?”
No wonder he is so generous.
Now, when it comes to domestic private enterprises, Mingzhou Group can definitely rank first! This group started from a bankrupt shipyard and has now become a first-class multinational giant!
One million, to them, is absolutely child's play.
“Mr. Qin, on behalf of all the R&D personnel of our Beidou project, I would like to thank you for your generous funding. However, we cannot accept your kindness because we have no merit and no reward,” Mr. Sun said.
You don’t have to pay for it!
Qin Tao knows that the older generation of scientific researchers have this kind of pride. After all, if they accept things from others, they may have to do things for others in the future. In this way, they will not be able to stand up. They can stick to their principles when it comes to sugar-coated bullets.
Wu Shengli smiled and looked at Qin Tao. He didn't say anything, just watching how Qin Tao solved the problem.
“Mr. Sun, of course these are not provided for free, I also have requirements.”
"any request?"
“When the project is developed, a large number of ground receiving terminals will definitely be needed, and there will be a demand for chips. I hope to get authorization to produce these chips.”
Producing chips?
Mr. Sun looked at Qin Tao curiously: "Mr. Qin, aren't you a shipbuilder?"
"Yes, we are shipbuilders, but our group is developing in a diversified direction. We are currently investing in a new chip factory, using a 0.35 micron process. In addition to producing memory sticks, we will also produce other chips. Also includes satellite navigation chips.”
(Speaking of Beidou, some people always complain that Beidou navigation is not easy to use! It also charges fees! These are actually Li Kui and Li Gui. The Beidou navigation system has nothing to do with our Beidou satellites. We are using Baidu, using When using Amap to navigate, Beidou navigation signals will actually be used. Slightly higher-end mobile phones will have built-in Beidou receiving modules, so there is no need to purchase Beidou navigation specifically to support Beidou.)
Producing chips!
This person is not here to ask for help, this person is clearly here to give a big gift!
You must know that the most advanced technology in the country has not crossed the 1-micron gap. The Mingzhou Group's chip factory can actually produce 0.35-micron chips!
Not to mention the ground receiving terminal, even the chips on the satellite can be produced by them! The more advanced the technology of the chip, the smaller it is and the less heat it generates.
"Mr. Qin, thank you for your support." Mr. Sun said: "Our satellite construction and your shipbuilding seem to have nothing to do with each other. Why are you helping us like this?"
Mr. Sun is curious.
Qin Tao was a little unhappy: "Mr. Sun, what you said is wrong. You build navigation satellites not to serve a certain department, but to serve the people of our country and even the world!"
"Needless to say, we build ships, we also have metallurgy, electricity, petroleum, exploration, and even ordinary people's travels. Which one does not need navigation?" Qin Tao said: "Why does it have nothing to do with us? The project you are doing now is to benefit thousands of families. Wanhu’s project!”
Qin Tao's words were not spoken in a good tone, but the meaning behind his words moved many people, and some even started to get wet in their eyes.
The navigation satellite project is of great significance and the investment is huge. Therefore, although the project is launched, there are still voices of debate. Now, they have received affirmation from Qin Tao. This is a kind of belief and a kind of support!
"Mr. Qin, some people say that the American GPS project is enough. Our Beidou navigation is a duplication of construction." Mr. Sun said: "What do you think?"
"People who say this have **** in their heads." Qin Tao's words were very indecent, but they were very useful to everyone's ears. This was an affirmation of them.
"In peacetime, GPS is enough, and there is no problem in the civilian field. However, if our military relies on GPS, it will suffer a big loss. In the Star incident last year, the other party turned off the signal, resulting in Our ship lost its course at sea. No matter how good the GPS is, it still belongs to foreigners. Our Beidou navigation, no matter how bad it is, belongs to us!"
"Yes, Mr. Qin is right. Your words are an affirmation of our work. We thank you." Next to Mr. Sun, Mr. Fan said with emotion. He is also the leader of this project.
"We at Mingzhou Group are also manufacturing warships. We can install cheap and easy-to-use GPS terminals on our warships for export. However, our own warships must have our own Beidou navigation system!" Qin Tao said: "Moreover, even if we have the opportunity to cooperate with foreigners in the future, we must insist on our own system. No matter how good other people's things are, they belong to others. When we cooperate, we are only the ones who pay. It’s impossible to obtain core technology.”
Although Qin Tao is a shipbuilder, he still knows a lot about some things in the development process of the Beidou system.
The country is blank in this area, and its technology is not high. The independently developed Beidou-1 is just a regional navigation system with low accuracy. Therefore, when Europe started to develop the Galileo system, China was very excited and immediately Rushing to attend.
However, Europeans only welcome Chinese funds, but strictly block core technologies and always exclude China.
So, after a few years, everyone understood that it was better to do it yourself!
So, everyone held back their energy and continued to work hard to establish the Beidou-2 navigation system. By 2020, a global satellite navigation system was finally built. At this stage of development, it is no worse than foreign technology. Moreover, it is 100% our own technology, and we will not be controlled by others when using it.
Whether it is the military or civilians, they all need independent navigation satellites! In the future, as the number of terminals continues to expand, the chips required will also be very large. Therefore, Qin Tao's current efforts are really not just a simple effort, but will be richly rewarded in the future.
It can be said that it is a win-win situation.
"Okay, Mr. Qin, we can sign an agreement and you will produce the necessary chips." Mr. Sun nodded in agreement.
"Well, the process should take a long time. Let's send the money and computers first. I hope you can have a better working environment." Qin Tao said: "Now...hey, this is the model of our Beidou navigation satellite ?"
Qin Tao looked at a model on the table nearby, a model made of cardboard, toothpicks, and several pill boxes, and asked excitedly.
“Yes, this is our satellite model, it is incomparable with your Mingzhou Group’s model.”
"No, although it is simple, it embodies our brilliant dream. I believe that our project will have a bright future. It is a pity that this project does not allow private capital to participate, otherwise, I can provide more Funding support." Qin Tao felt a little regretful.
These things can't be helped, but he is definitely a good hand in promoting its use. He also has to quickly register all the names of Beidou Navigation to avoid Li Gui appearing.
I found that many people are dissatisfied with the randomness of nuclear power plants. Let me explain to you. In my vision, it is to directly transplant the reactor of a nuclear submarine, including the cooling system, so we don’t need a big chimney, just use a cooler, and we don’t have to be afraid of earthquakes. Something like that, it’s a whole. It can be imagined as moving the reactor compartment directly there. Everything is in accordance with nuclear submarine standards. After all, we are here to verify the subsystems of nuclear submarines, and power generation is incidental.
(End of this chapter)