Chapter 749 Proposal for aircraft carrier nanny ship
At present, the 039B sold externally still uses the older generation Stirling engine. Although it can lurk underwater for a long time, it can only move at a speed of a few knots. No matter how fast it is, it must use battery power.
Because the faster the speed, the louder the noise, so the customer also recognized it. No matter how powerful a diesel-electric submarine is, it cannot compete with a nuclear submarine. The Stirling engine allows the submarine to stay underwater for more than ten days without having to float. This is the most important thing. of.
At the beginning, the Pyramid Navy launched 039B to successfully ambush the US aircraft carrier formation. It relied on waiting and luck. If it was bad luck, it might not achieve anything.
Now, the technology of the Stirling engine has finally improved, with a power output of 320 kilowatts, which is enough to dominate the world!
It not only increases the output power, but also improves the thermal efficiency. The thermal efficiency of 40% is almost the same as that of a diesel engine. In this way, the fuel consumption is less. It can be said that the performance has been greatly improved!
“In recent years, our technology has developed very fast, and it seems that many technologies have made breakthroughs without even realizing it.” Speaking of this, Wu Shengli was very emotional.
"Of course, our economy has developed, our scientific research strength has strengthened, and technological progress will of course be rapid, but our opponents have stagnated over the years." Qin Tao said: "One day, we will We will catch up with the most advanced level in the world. Our country will become the most technologically advanced country in the world, and we no longer have to envy foreign countries."
At that time, when the country opened its doors and saw the outside world, many people were shocked. In comparison, our country was too backward! Therefore, a large number of people flocked overseas and even resorted to various means to go abroad.
One day, they will regret it. They will see that the East they abandoned becomes stronger day by day and eventually becomes the most powerful country in the world! When there is turmoil somewhere in the world, the motherland will immediately send warships to respond. However, a country that claims to be the strongest, after picking up diplomats and important figures, leaves the remaining people to fend for themselves. Destroy!
Only those who have participated in this construction and made the motherland stronger little by little will feel the pride and pride in Fazi's heart. This is the mood of Qin Tao now.
"Our new type of Stirling engine cannot be exported." Wu Shengli brought Qin Tao's thoughts back: "For external exports, it is still a 162-kilowatt engine, and the 320-kilowatt power can only be used for personal use."
Qin Tao nodded: "Understood, we don't intend to export it."
True and false, false and true, only in this way can the enemy be afraid, and when a conflict really occurs, it can also catch the other party off guard. When the other party thinks that one's own submarine can only drive a few knots underwater, one's own side suddenly uses Running at a speed of more than ten knots for half a month!
Nuclear submarines are very good, and the performance of the 095 submarine has reached the world-class level. However, the cost of this thing is also very high. The navy is currently building many warships, and each warship is very expensive. Therefore, the number of 095 nuclear submarines is not In comparison, conventional submarines will be much cheaper and easier to build in large quantities.
039C, will become the main underwater force of the Navy!
“Is there no problem with confidentiality during the construction of this submarine?” Wu Shengli asked, suddenly thinking of something.
Last time, the submarines of the Pyramid State were in the limelight. Many countries came to purchase them. Mingzhou Group had many orders. Therefore, there will definitely not be just one built here. If it is built on a large scale, will other customers ask to come and see it on site? After all, according to the rules of building civilian ships, the customer must send a representative to supervise the entire process.
If customers come to see it, will they see this 039C under construction?
“The space we have here is too small and we simply cannot meet the demand for the huge 039B foreign trade orders. Therefore, we transferred all foreign trade orders to Wuchang.”
Before Mingzhou Group became successful, Wuchang Shipbuilding was the main domestic manufacturer of conventional submarines. From 033, to 033G, to 035, they were almost all Wuchang Shipbuilding’s flagship products until Mingzhou Group emerged and developed advanced submarines. The 039 submarine was left behind by Wuchang. After the construction of the previous 035 was completed, there was no order for a submarine.
As for the Mingzhou Group, there are too many submarines to handle, and the new shipyard has not yet started construction. At this time, it can only find a military ship to do the work.
After all, this shipyard has built submarines for decades, so it still has experience.
All foreign trade submarines have been sent to the WCS. The submarine production workshops here are all used to build submarines needed domestically, and there will be no leakage of secrets.
Everyone was very satisfied with this arrangement and nodded.
“By the way, where are the engines our submarines need? Are they now fully domestically produced products?” asked a leader.
"In the past, we used the MTU396 diesel engine. The performance of this diesel engine was very good and was installed on many submarines. However, because the export threatened German submarines, they have interfered with us for a long time. ." Qin Tao said: "Later, we found Factory 407. Their factory was negotiating with Mannheim Company about the introduction of TDB620 diesel engines, but they lacked funds, so our Mingzhou Group provided US$80 million in funds. Takes up half of this diesel engine.”
Qin Tao knew what everyone was worried about and started to introduce it.
In terms of submarine diesel engines, it is already obvious that our own side will be checked and balanced by MTU.
Speaking of which, the German sanctions are justified. After all, their 396 diesel engines have never been authorized to be used in military equipment by Dongfang. They were originally imported for civilian purposes. Everyone tacitly understands that the other party wants to make money, and our own side wants to make money. Manufacture advanced equipment. However, manufacturing one's own is one thing, and exporting is another. If one's own side exports submarines, it will form a competitive relationship with German submarines. The other side will definitely suppress them. It is only a matter of time.
In terms of engines, of course we cannot be controlled by others.
When he was threatened by MTU, Qin Tao started to make plans. After a few years, it finally came to fruition.
“Mr. Qin, our submarine now uses a diesel engine with Mannheim technology?” the leader continued to ask.
Not all the people who came to inspect were leaders in charge of submarine construction, so some leaders were not clear about it. Now that everyone is interested, Qin Tao of course has to introduce it clearly.
“That’s right, our submarine uses the TDB620 series diesel engine produced by the 407 Factory. After the introduction, we called it CHD620.”
(Actually, before Hechai was merged into China Power, this diesel engine was called HND-MWM620, which is the MWM TBD620 diesel engine produced by Hechai. However, this name did not last long, and everyone was not very familiar with it, so I simply called it It’s called CHD620.)
“How does the technology of this diesel engine compare with MTU’s products?”
There must be concerns. After all, the auxiliary engines used by domestic warships are currently occupied by 396 diesel engines. Now that we have to switch to a brand-new main engine, which is still used on submarines, everyone must have concerns.
How is the performance? Is it noisy? How about lifespan?
"The performance is higher than the MTU396 diesel engine. It can be said that it is at the same level as Germany's latest MTU4000." Qin Tao said: "And, more importantly, when this diesel engine was introduced, the Mannheim Company had already been Yitz Company was merged, and the TDB620 diesel engine produced by Mannheim Company no longer has any use. It was an abandoned project in their company. Therefore, when we introduced it, we had comprehensive intellectual property rights. "
When the 396 diesel engine was first introduced, it was clearly stated in the contract that it could be used for personal use but not for export, so the Germans would use this method to attract Easterners. However, this diesel engine from Mannheim Company is different.
This diesel engine is the latest diesel engine developed in the 1990s. It is one level higher than the 396 diesel engine developed in the 1970s. Even in 1994, the engine model was changed from 604 to 620. In other words, this Diesel engine technology is very advanced, and was quickly abandoned by the other party. We purchased a complete set of intellectual property rights. We can use it ourselves if we want, and export it if we want. No one can make irresponsible remarks.
During the initial domestic investigation, Qin Tao went to Factory 407 in person and decided to spend a huge sum of money to support Hechai in buying the production technology of this diesel engine. After buying it, in order to have production capacity, he spent huge sums of money to introduce advanced equipment. , improved the production line, and finally completed the production of this diesel engine.
"Now, we are planning to use this diesel engine to replace the 396 diesel engine and become the main auxiliary engine of our warships." Qin Tao said: "This has also received strong support from the navy. For the development of our naval equipment, this project is It is very important, after all, we own the complete intellectual property rights of this diesel engine and will not be judged or interfered with brutally."
Even if it is one's own warship, it cannot be used after careful investigation, because the contract signed that year was for civilian use. CHD620 has no such concerns.
So, Mingzhou Group is now gradually promoting this diesel engine to replace the 396 diesel engine. It has more advanced performance and better power and fuel consumption than the 396 diesel engine. Why not use it? Especially on a submarine!
In terms of submarine power, the same thing cannot happen twice after being defeated by MTU. Now, our own submarines are powered by this kind of diesel engine. What should customers be worried about when they come? We are all using it ourselves, but you are still worried that it is inappropriate?
In terms of warship manufacturing, Mingzhou Group is the authority. After all, over the years, the warships built by Mingzhou Group have never failed.
“Of course, we have begun to install a large number of such diesel engines on the civilian ships we manufacture for our customers,” Qin Tao said.
Mingzhou Group has half of the shares in it. Of course, it must be promoted on a large scale. The production lines introduced at a huge cost cannot be left idle. If only this is provided to the army, how can the cost be recovered?
In later generations, there are fewer and fewer models of marine high-speed diesel engines, especially submarine diesel engines, and they are almost all dominated by MTU396 diesel engines. An important reason is that the market for this kind of diesel engine is too small, and it costs a lot of money to develop it. As a result, only two of them are sold a year. Number of digits, it will cost you so much that your pants will fall off.
Now, since Hechai has been introduced, it must be promoted on a large scale. Mingzhou Group has this advantage. If the customer strongly insists on installing the 396 diesel engine, then install the 396. As long as it can be deceived, the customer will be deceived into installing the CHD620 diesel engine.
“In terms of marine power, we must firmly grasp it.” Wu Shengli said: “We must not be controlled by others at critical moments.”
“Leaders, please rest assured that our CHD620 diesel engine is absolutely reliable, and our diesel engine factory also plans to improve on this basis to make our marine power more advanced.”
There is also the CHD622 in the follow-up, which is based on the cylinder expansion of the former. The single-cylinder power is greater. After all, the greater the power of a marine diesel engine, the better. After the cylinder expansion, a 20-cylinder engine was originally needed, but now 18 cylinders are enough. It is definitely Will save more money.
"Hey, what's that over there?" A leader asked, pointing to another place in the workshop. There was an erected oval cylinder there. It looked like the command tower of a submarine, but it looked very fragile. It is welded from ordinary thin steel plates and should not be able to resist water pressure.
"Over there is the 039 submarine command and operation simulator we are developing." Qin Tao introduced: "We know that the main operations of the submarine are carried out on the command tower, so we first fiddled with the command tower, and other things such as We will also build the torpedo room, main engine room, etc. one after another."
“Simulator?”
"Yes, it is prepared for our naval training institutions, such as the Naval Submarine Academy. In the past, they could only operate on submarines, which had many disadvantages in training. Now with this simulator, their training can Better spread out.”
The navy not only has equipment, but also personnel, and the training of personnel is crucial.
In the past, the navy's training could only be practical operations. To train submarine crews, you had to go to a special training boat. This had many disadvantages: the training boats were relatively old, so the crews had to be trained on them. Well, when you actually get on the combat boat, you have to train again. The space of the training boat is small and not many people can get on it. Each training can only carry a small number of students, and the operating cost is still high.
It is even more impossible to use that old training boat to train 039 trainees. 039 is already very modern. The original complex mechanical operations cannot be seen in the command tower. It is already a row of monitors. Now, even a conventional periscope has been replaced with a photoelectric mast. The old training boat is no longer capable of training.
Let the crew actually operate it? This is of course feasible. When many submarines are being built, the crews will follow them and they can become familiar with them in advance, but it is a waste of time!
So, Qin Tao came up with a solution: simulator!
Build a one-to-one simulator that is the same as the 039 submarine, and the crew can operate it, so that the crew can become familiar with the operation of the submarine as soon as possible. It only costs some electricity, and many trainees can take turns.
“Is this kind of simulator the same as the one we used to make using cardboard boxes, which can only be used for static simulation?” a leader asked.
In previous eras, if soldiers wanted to become familiar with various equipment, they had to think of ways to make similar models out of cardboard and practice shouting slogans every day. This was also a way to become familiar with the equipment.
"Of course it's not a static simulation." Qin Tao said: "The equipment we have above is one-to-one, and the computers inside are all real machines. As long as the relevant software is developed, we can directly perform various simulations on it. Anti-submarine, anti-ship, long-range search, etc. are just like playing video games, and you can even use it for assessment.”
Everyone's eyes widened. They didn't expect that this little thing had so much knowledge, and it sounded very profound.
“Can our warships also be able to use such a simulator?” Wu Shengli became interested.
Qin Tao nodded: "Of course, but warships don't seem to be necessary."
Submarine equipment has a small internal space. It is already insufficient to supply the original crew, let alone train trainees. Moreover, submarines are dangerous. If the crew is not skilled enough to board the ship, accidents may occur. Therefore, submarines Only an emulator is needed.
Where are the warships?
The warships built for the navy now are all big, and it doesn't matter if there are more people inside. The mechanism for cultivating talents for the navy's surface ship force has been formed, but the underwater strength is still lacking.
etc!
Qin Tao suddenly thought of a warship in his mind.
During the service of the Liaoning aircraft carrier, sharp-eyed military fans can see that there is always a luxury cruise-like ship next to this warship. What does this ship do? For a long time, this ship aroused the interest of many people. Later, when it was slowly decrypted, everyone knew that it was a nanny ship for an aircraft carrier.
During the sea trials of the Liaoning, various personnel need to come and go, including shipyard personnel, crew members, pilots, maintenance personnel, etc. These people may also be rotated frequently. If there is no nanny ship, that means The aircraft carrier has to go back and forth to the port repeatedly, which is a waste of time.
Therefore, in order to improve the efficiency of sea trials, the Navy specially built such a logistics support ship. The other crew members only need to live on this warship and board the aircraft carrier when needed. Therefore, at the beginning of the sea trials of the Liaoning This aircraft carrier has always been with us.
This kind of warship accompanying an aircraft carrier has never appeared before. It is an original creation of the Eastern Navy, and it indeed played an important role. It is not only used during the sea trials of the aircraft carrier, but also accompanies the aircraft carrier after the sea trials.
When qualified, the aircraft carrier nanny ship has other functions: it can carry more aircraft carrier crew members!
Although the aircraft carrier is huge, it still has a certain number of crew members. How to use one aircraft carrier to train two sets of aircraft carrier operation teams? The answer is this nanny ship.
According to many media reports, this nanny ship has a complete aircraft carrier crew structure, which is exactly the same as the one on the Liaoning. In this way, when the Liaoning goes to sea at one time, the two sets of crews will be replaced, so that two sets of ship crews can be trained. Member.
In fact, this statement is somewhat idealistic. It is not unusually difficult to exchange all the crew members of an aircraft carrier at the same time. The crew members on this nanny ship will not complete the transfer. They just train on the nanny ship, and then Use the equipment trained on the Liaoning ship to simulate operations simultaneously. If you perform well in the operation and are better than the personnel on the aircraft carrier, you can switch to the aircraft carrier to operate. This is equivalent to a competition mechanism to encourage everyone to be more capable. Handle the aircraft carrier well.
Therefore, the nanny ship also has a large number of simulators. In addition to simulators for operating warships, there are more flight simulators for operating aircraft. After all, for an aircraft carrier, the most important thing is the fighter jets.
The redundant fighter pilots are trained on simulators to simulate the data sent back by the aircraft carrier. If they perform well, they can go on the aircraft carrier for a few laps. After this, they will mature, which is equivalent to cultivating another team.
"Warships are not needed?" At this time, Wu Shengli looked over, and Qin Tao thought about it and said: "Ordinary warships are not needed, but if we want to cultivate more aircraft carrier talents, we It is necessary to build a supporting training and support ship for the aircraft carrier.”
“Aircraft carrier supporting equipment?” Everyone felt very new about this term. After all, it didn’t exist in this world at all!
"Yes, it is for aircraft carriers. Our training and support ship must be able to accommodate a full complement of aircraft carrier crews. It must have various training simulators, both aviation and navigation. , we also need an advanced data link system to synchronously transmit the training data on the aircraft carrier, and conduct training on this training ship. In this way, when our 002 aircraft carrier comes out, we will already have qualified crew members."
The United States has more than a dozen aircraft carriers, so training crews is not a problem, but there is only one in the country! The training work is very onerous.
Wu Shengli sighed with emotion: "Your proposal is very good, but our navy currently does not have much funding at all. Such a training support ship will also cost a lot of money."
Actually, Qin Tao had told Wu Shengli about this idea before. Wu Shengli was also very excited, but he had no money in his pocket!
Without money in your pocket, everything is in vain!
"We don't need to build a new one. We can use a second-hand cruise ship to renovate it." Qin Tao said: "The main cost is the internal equipment. Those simulation training equipment are very expensive, but we have many in the Wasteland Village base. You can move part of it up and build a new part. In this way, it shouldn’t cost too much money. If it is all contracted to our Mingzhou Group, it will only be 100 million at most.”
The cost of 100 million is an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but for the navy, this money is nothing, which is the price of a frigate. Wu Shengli thought for a while and said: "Write a detailed proposal for this project. The report is coming up and we are waiting for the Navy to hold a meeting to discuss it.”
(End of this chapter)