Chapter 499 Mr. Qin is very sincere
The next day, conference room.
The aircraft carrier model, which is more than two meters long, is placed exactly in the center of the oval conference table. The officers sitting in the outer circle wearing the uniforms of senior navy generals of our country are looking at the aircraft carrier with expectant eyes.
"It adopts the most popular layout in the world. The bow is the jump deck, and the left side is the angled deck." Qin Tao stood in an open space in front of the conference table, holding a laser pointer in his hand, and the light spot fell on On the aircraft carrier.
"The jump deck on the bow of the ship allows it to take off many carrier-based aircraft. Whether it is the French Rafale, the Da Mao MiG-29, or our J-31A, they can all take off successfully. In terms of the way they land, , you can choose between vertical landing and arresting cable landing. As long as the engine power is sufficient, the go-around is enough, so that this aircraft carrier can have the ability to operate conventional take-off and landing carrier-based aircraft."
These aircraft, no matter which model they are, are quite expensive. However, just because the football country cannot afford them now, does not mean that they will not be able to afford them in the future!
“Where’s the lift?” someone asked.
"There are two options for the elevator. If you plan to operate a vertical take-off and landing fighter jet, the elevator can be located at the tail of the warship." Qin Tao continued: "This will not interfere with deck operations, and the size of the elevator can also be very large. If you want If the landing is to be blocked, in order to avoid affecting the strength of the tail deck, it can be moved to the rear of the ship island and a side elevator can be set up. However, the size there is limited, and the size of the lift cannot be very large. "
Everyone nodded. Both designs have their own advantages. It depends on the choice of carrier-based aircraft.
"Considering that its displacement is 30,000 tons, the size of the carrier-based fighter jets operated on it cannot be too large, otherwise the number available for operation will be too small, so the side lift should be enough." Qin Tao continued introduce.
“Displacement is 30,000 tons?” Some people are questioning this data.
“Yes, the standard displacement is 28,000 tons, and the full load displacement is 33,000 tons.” Qin Tao introduced: “For you, this should be a compromise between performance and price.”
“Then what’s its price?”
“Let’s talk about the price last, let’s look at the performance first, how about it?” Qin Tao hesitated.
Of course we can't say it now. If we say it, these people will definitely find it difficult to accept it. How can we continue to introduce it?
“Yes, let’s listen to the performance first.” Sagastrese nodded.
"Let's continue talking about the deck. If we operate our J-31A fighters, it should be equipped with about thirty." Qin Tao said: "This is enough to dominate the entire South America."
Thirty fourth-generation aircraft, that’s all!
Everyone’s eyes lit up.
“Of course, considering various factors, you also need to equip a certain number of helicopters. Therefore, the best combination is twenty fighters plus ten helicopters to complete various tasks.”
“It’s a pity that we can only take off from the jump deck on the bow of the ship. The efficiency of such a dispatch is too low.” Someone said.
In fact, the 30,000-ton aircraft carrier, even if it belongs to the French, only has a steam catapult on the bow and the jump deck, and the dispatch efficiency is not very high.
"Yes, the launch efficiency of the jump deck is not high, but it is reliable. If your navy wants to continue sailing to high latitudes in the south, the temperature will get lower and lower, and the deck of the steam catapult will freeze. , will bring you a serious test."
Everyone’s eyes lit up.
They not only have to wander in the waters near them, but also in the waters further south! This ability is a must!
"Currently, we are developing an electromagnetic catapult. When this technology matures, we will be able to install an electromagnetic catapult on the angled deck, so that more aircraft can be launched from the electromagnetic catapult and the dispatch efficiency will be greatly improved. "
“Electromagnetic catapult? Do you still have this kind of technology?”
"Please believe in our strength." Qin Tao said with a smile on his face: "Our Mingzhou Group has advanced shipbuilding technology. Moreover, such a brand-new aircraft carrier can be used for at least fifty years in your hands. Even if this technology is not available now, in ten or twenty years, when your aircraft carrier needs a mid-term life extension, it can be retrofitted with an electromagnetic catapult. Now we have reserved space for future upgrades. What do you think? "
Everyone nodded.
Not just now, you can also consider future upgrades, not bad!
“Now, let’s introduce its power system. We equipped it with four heavy oil pressurized boilers to drive two steam turbines, giving it a top speed of over thirty knots.”
This is also the biggest difference from the plan for the Turkish Navy.
Originally, the boiler was used for the Turkish country, but the Turkish people were not happy and asked to change it to the LM2500 gas turbine design. It took longer to change the design.
The original design has been made a long time ago and cannot be wasted. It is just right to bring it out now!
Following Chinese people will not dislike boilers. After all, the aircraft carriers they have now also use boilers, and they are cheaper.
After talking about the boiler, we started to introduce the ship island, etc., especially the various electronic equipment on the ship island, which are also readily available. There is no need for any outsourcing. Dongfang can provide one-stop services.
Qin Tao followed up with another round of deception, and everyone was already very satisfied with the performance of this aircraft carrier.
“Now, can you tell us the price? How much do you plan to sell such an aircraft carrier?” asked Sagastres.
“We have two options.” Qin Tao introduced: “One is to fully adopt warship standards, and the other is to partially adopt civilian ship standards to reduce costs.”
Qin Tao looked at the crowd: "This aircraft carrier using civilian ship standards only costs 400 million U.S. dollars."
400 million!
When these words came out, everyone felt their hearts trembled, 400 million US dollars!
Do you know how much our defense expenditure is per year?
Do you know how much the aircraft carriers sold by the French cost?
“If it is a warship standard, it will have to rise to US$500 million.” Qin Tao continued.
You can tell by looking at the faces of everyone, they have no money!
After listening to it for a long time, it was like a big cake! It makes no sense at all. Needless to say 400 million or 500 million, they can't even come up with 100 million!
This is just a fantasy!
Many people had disappointed expressions on their faces.
"According to yesterday's proposal, we exchange iron ore for aircraft carriers. The international price of iron ore is about 20 US dollars per ton. At 500 million US dollars, this requires 25 million tons of iron ore. We don't It needs to be delivered at one time. It will take about five years from the construction of the aircraft carrier to sea trials. In this way, if calculated over five years, only five million tons of iron ore will be needed each year. For you , these iron ores are just drizzle.”
In the whole year of 1995, the football country exported 130.17 million tons of iron ore and the kangaroo country exported 137.07 million tons. The export volumes of the two countries were almost the same.
On average, more than 10 million tons of iron ore are exported a month. Now, Qin Tao requires 5 million tons of iron ore per year, which is only half a month's export volume!
If you think about it this way, it’s much cheaper.
However, the iron ore does not belong to their navy!
Iron ore belongs to their domestic companies, such as the major Vale company, etc. It is not their final say!
Qin Tao doesn't care about this. You are the military. Don't you have the ability to get iron ore?
Qin Tao knew what these people were having trouble with, but he just ignored it.
"Everyone, as long as you sign the contract now, we can start construction for you next year. You will provide us with five million tons of iron ore every year. In five years, we will be able to hand over the modern aircraft carrier to you." Qin Tao Said: "Moreover, we can also give you a benefit."
Bonus benefits?
Hearing what Qin Tao said, everyone opened their eyes wide again: "What's the benefit?"
"As a special care user, you do not need to invest money. After the research and development of our J-31A fighter jet is completed, you will have the first rights to purchase like other investors. In this way, when the warship comes out, you will also have the world's The most advanced carrier-based stealth fighter on board!”
It is also tempting to order the first batch without spending any money. After all, according to their experience in operating aircraft carriers over the years, they have an aircraft carrier but do not have fixed-wing carrier-based fighter jets, resulting in the aircraft carrier’s combat effectiveness It's impossible to show it at all. If they have the most advanced fourth-generation fighter jets in the world, their combat effectiveness will be able to reach a higher level!
"Of course, if you can't come up with funds at that time, you can continue to exchange for ores, whether it's iron ore or other minerals, we want it."
The conditions have been laid out, it just depends on the other party’s consideration.
The military has a way to **** meat from Vale Company. Now, as long as they can **** the meat, they can get a modern aircraft carrier and supporting carrier-based aircraft. As for how to get it, Qin Tao has nothing to do with it. , Qin Tao can just accept the iron ore.
Profit will drive them.
"Currently, looking at it, there are no shipyards in the world that meet your needs." Qin Tao said: "The United States produces the most aircraft carriers, but they only produce super aircraft carriers, and they have never built such a Light aircraft carrier. The displacement of British aircraft carriers is too small. The 20,000-ton Invincible class can only carry Sea Harriers. France is expensive. The cost of the Charles de Gaulle they built was seriously overrun. The final service cost was expected to be two billion US dollars. Other small countries Not to mention, only we can produce aircraft carriers that meet your needs."
Qin Tao started to brag, since he was idle anyway. Finally, someone below spoke: "We don't have to make new ones."
Just waiting for this sentence!
Qin Tao had a smile on his face: "Yes, you don't have to make new ones, second-hand ones are also available, but you must keep your eyes open when choosing. Our Mingzhou Group once purchased large wool aircraft carrier, I have deep experience that the funds spent on modification may be far more than expected. By the way, have you heard about Asan’s Super Sun King? The original quotation was very cheap, but when Damao was refitting, he kept asking If we don’t get the additional funding, we won’t build it, there are all pitfalls here!”
This is the second time Da Mao has increased the price, each time it costs several hundred million, which sounds painful. Now Ah San has been crying for a long time.
But there is no other way. If they don’t pay, then the previous money will be wasted. Don’t expect Damao to refund them.
“Where’s the French one?”
Qin Tao rambled on, but did not mention the French aircraft carrier. Now, someone finally brought it up.
"French? The year before last, the French went to our country to promote the Clemenceau aircraft carrier to us. They also said that they would give away the aircraft carrier for free, but they just wanted us to bear the cost of modification. Fortunately, we were not fooled at that time, otherwise, It’s definitely expensive to modify it!”
“Why didn’t you agree then?”
"Because..." When Qin Tao said this, he smiled: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. If the French don't sell to us, they will sell to others. When we do business in the East, we still have to consider the interests of our peers. We can’t speak ill of other people’s feelings.”
Qin Tao's words completely moved Sagastres. Look at Mr. Qin, how decent his style is!
Yesterday, the French came over and spoke ill of the Oriental Sea Fortress for a long time, which really **** off Sagastres. We have no intention of buying that ship. Of course we know the origin of that ship. It's too much and has been abandoned long ago. The Mingzhou Group is here to promote new ships.
You are the most ethical person in business, so why would you sell such a broken ship to yourself? Orientals are so sincere! Westerners, huh, are all villains!
The French know that the Mingzhou Group is here to promote the aircraft carrier, so they add insult to injury and say bad things. Even if they receive the benefits of the French, at this time, they still have to stand their ground!
Oriental people are so sincere, it is the best to do business with them!
"Mr. Qin, to be honest, we are also investigating the French second-hand aircraft carrier, so we need to know what is wrong with this aircraft carrier." Sagastres said.
"Well, that's not good. I'm here to say bad things about others... It's like we are deliberately throwing dirty water on others in order to do business. It's inappropriate, inappropriate." Qin Tao continued to shake his head.
"Mr. Qin, we are very interested in your plan. We will report it to our superiors and may also go to Mingzhou Group for inspection. We choose your plan as the best, so we have given up on the French second-hand The aircraft carrier is also our choice and looks good to you, so please tell us what you know."
"Okay, since you are so sincere, I will tell you." Qin Tao said: "The outside world knows that this is a poisonous aircraft carrier, and a lot of toxic materials are used on it, but this is not the most serious thing. , after all, toxic materials are only released when dismantled, and this will not affect you during your normal use."
Fair and objective! Sagastres was very satisfied.
“Then what’s the problem?” someone continued to ask.
"The biggest problem is that the French aircraft carrier has been in service for too long." Qin Tao introduced: "When you are purchasing the British aircraft carrier, you should also be able to feel the various problems of operating a second-hand aircraft carrier. The boiler has gone through several After ten years of use, the output steam volume has seriously declined, and there is a risk of explosion at any time. Due to aging, various lines may break down at any time. In many cases, repairs will take a lot of time. If you buy this second-hand aircraft carrier from France , then, the time it can be deployed is too short. After ten years of service, it cannot be deployed for a month. The rest of the time, it is either repairing or on the way to repair."
"Yes, that's how it is with purchasing second-hand warships. Our aircraft carrier often needs repairs." Sagastres said: "We need to purchase a brand new aircraft carrier, even if we need to coordinate a large amount of iron ore exports!"
Qin Tao finally convinced Sagastres, relying on his sincerity.
"By the way, when I introduced it just now, I forgot to mention our K-8J trainer aircraft. This aircraft is the latest carrier-based trainer aircraft we developed. It can meet the dual requirements of training and attack. Moreover, we also We brought real aircraft for flight demonstrations.”
There is no aircraft carrier in the East yet, so it ends up selling aircraft carriers to the outside world. This is the biggest loophole and will become the biggest excuse for the French to attack. However, Qin Tao will use facts to invalidate the opponent's attack. We are serious about building aircraft carriers. Yes, we already have a carrier-based trainer aircraft dedicated to aircraft carriers!
“Really? Can it land on an aircraft carrier?” Sagastrese asked.
“Of course there is no problem.” Qin Tao said: “We can demonstrate landing and takeoff on your aircraft carrier.”
“Okay, let’s go to the aircraft carrier tomorrow to see what we have to offer!”
Qin Tao nodded, this is what he wanted to see.
The meeting that day went very smoothly, but in the hotel outside, Duquesne became more and more puzzled.
what happened?
If the Mingzhou Group wants to sell that broken aircraft carrier, can it still be welcomed by the navy of the football country? According to his idea, the other party should be kicked out soon!
“Mr. Duquesne, we just got the news that they will have a banquet together tonight.”
"What? How is it possible?" Duquesne was extremely surprised: "They used such a broken aircraft carrier to fool the Chinese Navy. They should have been driven away on the spot. How could there be a dinner?"
“I heard that they did not sell the Oriental Sea Blockade to football countries.”
No?
Decena's face changed, something suddenly occurred to him, and he became angry: "Damn it, we were fooled, we were fooled by Mr. Qin!" Decena has been promoting aircraft carriers in many places over the years, and has also dealt with Qin Tao several times. Knowing Qin Tao's abilities, he originally just went to inquire about the news yesterday, but after coming out, he decided to throw dirty water on him. Now it seems that all this has been expected by the other party, and he has been used as a gun by the other party!
“They want to sell a brand new aircraft carrier to the football country.”
They also have their own channels. After all, so much public relations money is not wasted. They quickly figured out the entire transaction process. Now, after hearing these introductions, Duquesne clenched his fists.
They are here to sell second-hand aircraft carriers, and they are here to sell junk to the French Navy! They are now going home disappointed!
The Clemenceau, it seems, can’t be sold!
I was fooled by Qin Tao the whole time!
"Should we build an aircraft carrier for the football country? After all, our navy has been operating aircraft carriers, and they have no aircraft carriers in the East." His subordinates said with some reluctance: "Let's get the business back."
“We build it?” Duquesne said with a wry smile on his face: “Our construction cost is much higher than that of the Easterners. They want 500 million, and we have 1 billion!”
The Charles de Gaulle cost two billion to build. A conventionally powered aircraft carrier would cost half as much. One billion U.S. dollars is not much. In particular, France currently does not have the boilers needed for tens of thousands of tons of aircraft carriers, and it needs to be re-developed. Maybe even one billion is not enough.
How else can they build it?
Diquena was played like a monkey by Qin Tao once, but he was unable to recover.
In the evening, Qin Tao had a drink with the officials of the football country, and the next day, they arrived at the port.
As the largest navy in South America, China’s navy is still quite large. Looking at each warship, Qin Tao also praised it. Especially when he saw one of the sail training ships, his eyes widened.
He has been proposing to the Navy to build a special sail training ship, but the Navy has no money.
Qin Tao also specially recruited a top sailing student and made a graduation project on sailing. Now he is working in the Mingzhou Group to study the project of adding sails to oil tankers. This kind of sail training ship has always been on paper.
“Mr. Qin, do you like our sail training ship very much?” Irges asked at the side.
“Yes, can it go to the east?”
East? It’s a long way to go! Does a sailboat with a displacement of less than a thousand tons have this capability?
“Are you welcome in the navy?” Shakastres asked with a smile.
"Of course, I can extend an invitation on behalf of our navy! If you sail this sailboat, you will definitely receive a hero's welcome." Qin Tao said: "Your naval officers can also visit and inspect our warships."
“Okay.” Sagastrese nodded.
Anyway, the sail training ship does not burn oil. It only needs to load the things the crew needs for food, drink and toilet. An ocean trip is also a kind of exercise.
“Let’s go, let’s get on the aircraft carrier.”
The aircraft carrier is already in sight.
Minas Guinas is a state of the football country. In history, they once named a battleship with this name. Now, it is the name of an aircraft carrier.
This aircraft carrier has a lot of history. It is the giant-class aircraft carrier HMS Avenger that the British started construction in 1942. It was launched into the British Navy in January 1945. It was unlucky and ill-fated. The brand-new warship that had just entered service caught up with it. After World War II, the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets had declined and was unable to afford a large navy. The Avenger aircraft carrier became a training ship and was later leased to the Kangaroo Kingdom.
In 1956, China purchased this aircraft carrier. However, since it was an aircraft carrier from World War II, it could not be used directly. It was first sent to the Netherlands for modernization and modification.
It was equipped with an 8.5-degree beveled flight deck, replaced with steam catapult launchers and arresting cables, upgraded the fire control system and radar, equipped with a new elevator, installed a Fennel optical landing assist system, and replaced the fire control system. Wait, it became a modern aircraft carrier.
From the time it sailed back to Rio de Janeiro in July 1959, more than thirty years have passed, and from the time it was launched into the water, it has been fifty years!
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