Chapter 487 Progress of No. 138
In order to prevent Ah San from falling in love with the Su-30, Qin Tao ghost-wrote the news report that Delano transferred to the Los Angeles Daily News and wrote it very carefully.
In addition to the flaws in the aerodynamic layout, the more important issue is the avionics issue!
At air shows, the Su-30 has frequently appeared, demonstrating its powerful mounting capabilities. When we see its wing pylons loaded with various precision-guided weapons, we will be impressed by the power of this aircraft. And shocked. However, please note that these are all just for show. So far, Damao simply does not have the ability to complete this kind of system integration work!
The Su-30 that appeared at the air show was just a repainted Su-27UB, and it had no ability to guide these weapons at all!
Although Da Mao claims that this aircraft has a variety of radar options that are more advanced than the Su-27's avionics system, in fact, these radars are immature, especially because they were originally planned to be used as Su-30 fighter radars. System's Snow Leopard radar, they claim that this radar can effectively guide R77, R73, R27, KH31 and other missiles to attack targets. It can track 15 targets at the same time and launch attacks on four targets. It can detect surface ships 150 kilometers away. Overall, it exceeds the performance of the F-15 radar, and can even be used with the most advanced F22A's AN/ APG-77 radar competes with others.
However, these are all false. This is just a radar that is still in a testing state and is far from mature. Moreover, its air search distance will not exceed 60 kilometers!
"That's right, someone must have leaked the secret. Otherwise, no one would know the detailed parameters of our avionics, and we have never introduced our Snow Leopard radar to Easterners!" Yemelyanov finally did. A definite guess was made.
He continued to look down, and the vector nozzle was mentioned below.
Lao Maozi has been studying thrust vector technology, trying to create a variety of dazzling maneuvers. In this era where beyond-visual-range combat has gradually become mainstream and stealth capabilities have become more and more important, blindly pursuing maneuverability has no meaning at all. , and this is based on the fact that the vector nozzle only has ten hours!
If you want to use this function, you will need to replace the vector nozzle every few days! Even the United States, which is rich and wealthy, will never be able to withstand this kind of consumption.
In short, the Su-30 has a lot of problems, whoever buys it will be fooled! Buyers must keep their eyes open!
"Damn it. This article smearing our Su-30 is clearly intended to block our Su-30 export channels!" Yemelyanov became angry.
In the international practice of exporting fighter aircraft, there are few restrictions on the export of air superiority fighters. After all, aircraft that can only fight in the air are not threatening, while fighters with powerful ground attack capabilities are difficult to obtain.
Lao Maozi rarely exported fighter-bombers in the past, and other countries did not export much either. However, with the collapse of the Red Empire, Lao Maozi can sell anything in order to make money, even for domestic use, which is not as advanced as exporting.
They want to export the Su-30, so they can sell it for more money, and they can sell it for more. But now, with such a smear campaign, it will be difficult for their aircraft to be sold again.
Some of them can be refuted, such as aerodynamic problems in ultra-low-altitude flight, which are completely nonsense, and some they cannot refute, such as avionics issues. They do not have such advanced avionics equipment. Those announced to the outside world, It's all bragging.
They all have a chill from the bottom of their hearts.
Qin Tao has returned to Mingzhou.
I have been out for such a long time and I have been so busy that I have not paid attention to the development of the shipyard.
When he came back, the first thing he went to see was the Oriental Sea Blockade.
After several months of rust removal work, the entire warship's exterior has finally been polished. At this time, workers are carrying out painting operations. The first thing to spray on is of course the gray primer. The second coat of topcoat will have to wait until Spray again when the modification has reached a certain level.
There was a smell of paint floating in the air. Qin Tao stood outside the dock, looking at the spray painting work inside, and felt emotional in his heart.
“It’s so happy to see it take on a new look!” A voice came from behind Qin Tao.
“Old Ma, you look very good.” Qin Tao said to Makarov with a smile.
"Yes, I feel like I am alive again with this warship." Makarov said: "The power system has been installed. Yesterday, we re-welded the upper opening of the power cabin. It’s a pity that sea trials can’t be carried out, otherwise, it can be tested by igniting it.”
Qin Tao smiled: "You have welded the opening before the sea trial. If something goes wrong, don't you have to dismantle it?"
"No, I've seen it. The quality of the boiler you made is quite good. It's better than the original boiler. There will definitely be no problems!" Speaking of this, Makarov was extremely excited: "The auxiliary engine It has been installed in place, and our focus in the next period of time will be the modification of the internal cabin."
Painting and installing the engine may seem like a huge project, but in fact, they are all small things. The next work will be more cumbersome. Every cabin needs to be modified. Even the cabins that were installed before will lose many things inside. .
The wiring needs to be reinstalled, the ventilation ducts need to be repaired, and every detail must be paid attention to. When the paint is finished, a large number of workers will be working inside, day after day, year after year.
Makarov will also resume his previous work style, walking back and forth on the warship every day.
“Well, you must be careful and pay attention to safety when working.” Qin Tao warned.
During the refitting of warships, accidental fires often occur, resulting in the death of workers. In serious cases, it may even lead to the scrapping of the entire warship.
Needless to say, even the Americans have done this kind of thing. In order to be able to carry F-35 carrier-based aircraft, the American amphibious assault ship "Goodman Richard" returned to the shipyard for modification. , As a result, one day, a fire suddenly broke out from the vehicle storage area on the lower deck, and the raging flames burned upwards, not only burning the multiple decks inside the amphibious assault ship, but also damaging facilities such as the ship island, masts, and flight decks. .
The Yankees made an evaluation and decided that it would be too troublesome to repair again, so they scrapped it.
We cannot afford such an accident. If a fire burns the ship, it will definitely be a crime!
"We will pay attention to safety." Babbage said at the side: "We will not let any accidents happen to this ship. It is of great significance to us!"
This ship is also Babbic's hard work. Babbic came to the East for several years just for this ship. Now, seeing his dream becoming a reality bit by bit, Babbic works seriously and responsibly, and must not make any mistakes. What a surprise.
"Moreover, compared with the original design, it has made a lot of progress, such as its power supply system. We believe that the solution proposed by Ma Gong is the most suitable. This is simply a revolution in warship power." Ma. Karov said.
Qin Tao smiled. Of course there is no problem with Ma Gong's route. Otherwise, he would not support Ma Gong. However, the modification cycle of warships is very long, and the tests to be done will also be very long. Really It will take some time to demonstrate the power of medium-voltage DC power supply systems.
"That's right, the power supply system of the 1164 cruiser has also undergone the same improvement. The steam turbine that drives the generator remains unchanged. It is just replaced with a set of multi-phase generators, and the power generation capacity is increased by 20%. It’s so advanced!”
In addition to this aircraft carrier, the transformation of the Glorious class is also continuing. Although this warship is more than 90% complete, many parts were lost when it was on the outfitting dock, including all parts. Many of the cables used in the ship's power supply system have been sold for money.
When we first came back, we connected the cables directly from the power cabin. No one dared to close the switch directly to energize the whole ship. Then there would be electricity leakage everywhere.
In order to make the modification of this warship more complete, the entire ship's power system also needs to be replaced. Since it needs to be replaced, I might as well replace the generator.
The modification plan for that warship did not include this item. It was Yang Dawei who made the decision during the modification process.
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, I want to go over and have a look."
Anyway, the aircraft carrier is still being painted. Even if you smell the paint, it is as intoxicating as smelling the engine exhaust when you were a child. Smelling it too much is not good, and you can't go in and look at it while it is being painted, so you can only take a quick look here. .
The 10,000-ton destroyer with hull number 138 can be seen more carefully.
Those things that should be dismantled have been dismantled, and what should be cut has been cut off. This warship looks a bit messy. However, it cannot be destroyed without repair. Only such drastic improvements can bring this warship back to life.
"Mr. Qin, you are here." Seeing Qin Tao coming, Mutisin ran over first: "Currently, the disassembly work of this warship is almost complete, and the modification of the power system is also continuing. However, there are some things It would be a shame to tear it down.”
“What a pity?” Qin Tao looked at Mutisin curiously.
"Yes, take the naval gun as an example. The AK630 naval gun was also removed. I remember that you also imitated this naval gun in your country. Is your imitation more advanced than our original version?"
Qin Tao smiled: "Yes, the warships we produced before used imitations of the AK630 naval gun, but we already have a brand new close-in defense gun, so this device has been eliminated."
In terms of dealing with sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, the last line of defense is close-in defense artillery. The mainstream in the West uses Phalanx, and Lao Maozi uses AK630.
The country has long been paying attention to this project. In the mid-1980s, the Navy conducted a demonstration of close-in defense guns. After a comprehensive evaluation, it decided to choose the 730 naval gun solution, which is called Project 857.
However, this kind of advanced close-in defense artillery using external energy cannot be developed overnight, and there is also an urgent demand for close-in defense artillery in China. Therefore, when Qin Tao got Lao Maozi's second-hand warship back, The 713 Institute in China, which failed in the bidding, took over the above AK630 naval gun and quickly copied it.
Therefore, the warships manufactured by Mingzhou Group, whether they are catamaran 022 missile boats, 051C air defense destroyers, or 054 frigates, all use this imitation naval gun.
So, in Mutisin's eyes, this warship does not need to be picky and can just use the original gun.
But, they dismantled all those naval guns!
“Eliminated?” After hearing Qin Tao’s words, Mutisin became even more curious: “Do you have a better close-range defense weapon than the AK630 naval gun in your country?”
“Yes, we have developed advanced close-in defense artillery in China. The firepower density of this weapon system is much greater than that of the AK630, and its shooting accuracy is three times that of the AK630.”
“The accuracy is three times ours? How is it possible?” Mutisin didn’t believe it.
Qin Tao smiled and said: "Yes, it has an external energy source. You will know when the sea trial is held in the future."
For shipborne weapons, close-in defense guns are insignificant. Therefore, Yang Dawei, who has been busy revising the design drawings, did not introduce these to Mutisin. Recently, Mutisin only directed the workers to disassemble them according to Yang Dawei's instructions. Regarding parts on warships, although I don’t understand some of the work, I reserve my opinions.
The imitations of Laomaozi naval guns used in the past few years were just a temporary alternative. After the domestically produced 730 close-range anti-missile gun weapon system, code-named PJ-12 short-range anti-missile naval gun weapon system, was successfully developed, almost all domestic All warships are equipped with this system, making it the world's most powerful close-defense weapon after Phalanx.
Now, since Yang Dawei has made this design arrangement, it means that the 730 gun has been successfully developed and tested.
“Mr. Qin, is accuracy so important for a close-range defense gun? It is precisely because the accuracy is not high and the projectiles are spread over a large area that all-round damage can be achieved.” Mutisin was still a little curious.
This is also the view of many people: the accuracy is not enough to match the numbers, and even the larger the dispersion area is, the easier it is to intercept the target.
"Yes, you are right, but that is a waste of ammunition!" Qin Tao said: "After the accuracy is improved, we will use fewer shells to intercept the same target, so our continuous interception capability will be better powerful."
Close-in defense artillery can fire at a rate of several thousand rounds per minute. It sounds impressive, but in fact, it only has a few hundred rounds of ammunition.
The higher the accuracy, the smaller the number of projectiles consumed for interception, which is of great practical significance.
Mutisin nodded, full of curiosity about this brand new close-range defense gun.
"In the past, our weapon systems were very advanced, but now, I always feel that we are standing still, and you are already making great strides to surpass us. This No. 138 should be the last warship you purchase. , in the future, maybe it will be our turn to purchase from you." Mutisin said with some emotion.
However, his emotion made Qin Tao a little dissatisfied: "Mr. Mutisin, what belongs to you and us, aren't we all from the same group?"
Mutisin was speechless: "Yes, I made a mistake just now. We are all from the Mingzhou Group, and we are all in the same camp. Alas, I always live in the past and can't get out of it."
Qin Tao smiled: "You are not wrong. Of course, a person cannot forget his roots. However, it is not enough to always live in the past world. You must keep looking forward."
Look forward!
Qin Tao's words made Mutisin nod in praise: "Yes, we have to look forward! This warship is just the beginning, and there will definitely be more and more advanced warships in the future!"
“Let’s go down and have a look.” Qin Tao said, walking towards the dock.
The warship in the process of being refitted looks very messy, with dense scaffolding **** outside the warship and even extending to the top of the bridge.
The cranes on the side of the dock are busy moving various parts.
At the rear of the warship, arc sparks flew, where the flight deck had begun to be enlarged and related welding work was being carried out.
Time is tight and the task is heavy. According to Qin Tao, it is best to complete it by the end of this year or early next year. Therefore, the dismantling and modification of the warship are almost carried out simultaneously.
Yang Dawei stood on the mast at the back, commanding the long-range early warning radar equipped with a meter-wave antenna. They had long been accustomed to Qin Tao coming and going without a trace. Even when they heard that Mr. Qin had arrived, Yang Dawei did not run over. Welcome, but continue to be busy here.
It wasn't until Qin Tao came over that he turned around and looked at Qin Tao.
“Mr. Qin, we encountered a lot of technical problems during the modification.” Yang Dawei said: “The modification was much more difficult than expected.”
“Really?” Qin Tao asked curiously: “What’s the problem?”
"The main issue is compatibility. It is not easy for us to match the weapons produced by ourselves with the weapons produced by Lao Maozi and work together." Yang Dawei said, "Fortunately, we have been exposed to a large number of Lao Maozi's weapons before. , Otherwise, not to mention the end of this year, even by the end of next year, I’m afraid it won’t be completed.”
If all the weapons are our own, there will be no problem with compatibility. This has been taken into consideration during the design. However, this kind of modified warship is different.
Even if they have built two 051Cs and another 054, with some domestic weapons and some imitation weapons installed on them, the complexity is not as great as it is. After all, those two weapon systems only have one type of anti-aircraft missile, and now, the number of anti-aircraft missiles on this warship is huge, and they are divided into long-range and medium-range.
Similar problems also occurred when foreign technology was introduced to manufacture the 052, which caused this destroyer to take a long time to complete debugging.
"We use this meter-wave radar as a long-range warning radar. After it finds the target, it can transmit the data to our Hongqi-16 system, but it cannot be transmitted to the S-300 system. When carrying out layer-by-layer defense, The two systems are also unable to coordinate and target distribution."
Qin Tao frowned: "How did Lao Maozi's system work in the past?"
There was embarrassment on Mutisin's face: "In the past, air defense missions were divided into two types, one was long-range air defense using the S-300 system, and the other was self-defense air defense using short-range air defense missiles. According to different needs to switch between different air defense modes."
This explanation surprised Qin Tao: "Can't they be used together?"
Mutisin nodded.
Now I understand how the Moskva was sunk. This 10,000-ton cruiser sailing in the Black Sea was said to be performing a long-range air defense mission at the time, aiming at the drones at high altitudes. Therefore, for the low-altitude drones flying over, The sea-skimming anti-ship missile did not take any precautions, but was killed by one shot.
What an injustice!
It is useless to talk about the three-layer defense system of far, middle and near!
“Have you found a solution?” Qin Tao asked.
“Currently we are concentrating on solving the problem, but it is very difficult. After all, the Rif-M air defense system belongs to Lao Maozi, and we lack engineers in this area.”
Although the Mingzhou Group has many Lao Maozi technicians, most of them are shipbuilders. For them, they are only responsible for the installation of supporting ship-to-air missiles, and the debugging work is also completed by supporting technicians.
Furthermore, Lao Maozi has not completed the integration, so he directly created two different models, which is simple and crude.
“So we still have to have our own system. When our regional air defense missile system matures in the future, it will be easier to integrate.” Qin Tao also sighed.
Even if Lao Maozi provides anti-aircraft missiles, he will never provide the core secrets inside.
“Yes.” Yang Dawei said: “We will definitely not use this useless system in the future, but now, don’t we have to reduce the cost of modification as much as possible.”
If you follow Yang Dawei's original plan, you can just replace it with the red flag nine. It will be your own, so there will be no such trouble.
“This kind of integration is difficult to complete, after all, it comes from the shortcomings of the upper-level command system.” Mutisin spoke.
This sentence reminded everyone present.
Flaws in the upper chain of command? This is easy to handle!
"I think we should simply use our own combat command system to completely replace the original combat command system of the entire warship." Qin Tao immediately provided an idea: "We will invite relevant technical personnel to find a way to complete the Rif-M system Integration, or just providing target data to the system.”
Those domestic technicians who are studying the Hongqi-9 missile have been studying Lao Maozi's S-300. Even if the navy and army versions are different, they can still study it.
There is a problem with Lao Maozi's command system, so just replace it directly. In this way, this long-range air defense system is at the lower level of the system. As long as it can receive the target data from the combat command system and then intercept it, it is enough.
Yang Dawei was also impressed: This method is great!
We already have two mature air defense ships, 051C and 054, which use domestic command systems. All we need to do is transplant them over. Although Lao Maozi's system needs to be dismantled, which is a bit wasteful, in this way, the integration work will be smoother. You can accomplish it better!
“Mr. Qin, let’s follow this plan! Complete the design within a month!”
The modification of warships must continue, and various missile launchers should be installed as needed. This kind of command system can only be improvised, but they are confident!
(End of this chapter)