Chapter 935 Nikolai’s turnaround
“Okay, let’s review this bomber.” Chen Lao said: “Judging from this photo, we found that it is larger, and its twin engines have been changed to four engines, which should meet our needs.”
"The thrust provided by four engines is far more than that of twin engines, giving this bomber a take-off weight of about two hundred tons. We know that our old H-6 took off with a weight of only 80 tons, and the later H-6 K and H-6 J The take-off weight of the aircraft exceeds one hundred tons. Now with four engines, the take-off weight of about two hundred tons is no problem. Its side wings, rear fuselage and other parts can be used as fuel tanks. I preliminary estimate, It can hold at least eighty tons of fuel, or even more, which is an important factor in ensuring its range."
Chen Lao did not confirm this bomber, nor did he deny it. He just commented on this satellite photo.
"The fuel it carries has reached the take-off weight of the old H-6, which is really amazing." Zhang Zhong said at the side: "However, there is no way around it. After all, we have no overseas base and cannot use aerial tankers along the way. Cooperate, what about its bomb load? Can you estimate it?"
"If the take-off weight is two hundred tons, then the body structure of the aircraft must be more than eighty tons. Plus eighty tons of fuel, it can hold up to thirty or forty tons of ammunition. However, due to the limitations of the bomb bay, it is generally Under the circumstances, there shouldn’t be so much.”
It does not mean that the weapon can be loaded as much as it can bear the weight, because the weapon may not be that heavy.
"Take our current cruise missiles as an example. Each one is about 2.5 tons. If it is 40 tons, it can carry 16 cruise missiles. For such a bomber, 16 cruise missiles are almost enough. These Cruise missiles are enough to destroy all key military targets in a city." Zhang Zhong analyzed from the side: "This should be what you said, the significance of strategic bombers is to launch cruise missiles from a long distance, not to fly overhead and drop bombs."
"Yes, strategic bombers are actually cruise missile carriers. They send the cruise missile to a suitable location, then launch the cruise missile and return home. They will not enter the opponent's fire circle at all, and they can also expand their strike range. Of course, it would be even better if it could carry ballistic missiles and become an air-launched ballistic missile platform."
“Air-launched ballistic missile?”
“Yes, ballistic missiles are land-based, sea-based, and of course air-based. Many countries have tested them, and the technology is becoming more and more mature.”
“So, what do you think are the difficulties in the development of this bomber? Are there any difficulties with the engine?”
"According to outside speculation, this bomber uses a turbofan 15 engine. I think that the turbofan 15 engine is not very suitable as a fighter engine. If the outer duct is expanded, this engine should have a thrust of 20 tons. Output, it would be more appropriate at that time, but for us, the engine is no longer a problem, the other problem is the big problem.”
"what is the problem?"
“Landing gear.”
“The maximum take-off weight of this bomber will exceed two hundred tons, and its landing gear must be able to withstand the impact of take-off and landing. For our country, the research and development of landing gear is a huge difficulty.”
“The Y-20 we are currently developing is also a two-hundred-ton aircraft. Don’t we have our own landing gear?”
“Landing gear requirements for transport aircraft and bombers are different.”
“They are both heavy aircraft, what’s the difference? By the way, can a transport aircraft be improved into a bomber?”
"When needed, transport aircraft can transport bombs and airdrop, but they are still very different from bombers. After all, the design principles of transport aircraft are all centered around transportation. In order to better load cargo, transport aircraft They are made as wide and high as possible, so that its cross-sectional area is relatively large and the windward resistance is also large. In order to perform bombing missions, bombers must reduce resistance as much as possible. As for picking up the landing gear, in order to provide the cargo warehouse with If there is enough space, the landing gear will generally extend to both sides, and even a bulge will be exposed. In order to pursue streamlined shape, bombers retract the landing gear as far as possible and integrate it with the body."
Zhang Zhong nodded.
“The landing gear of a bomber is indeed different from that of a transport aircraft, so do we have the relevant technology domestically?”
"The bomber takes off with a full load of bombs, but may have to land with the bombs due to various reasons. Therefore, the bomber's landing gear must have good buffering capabilities to avoid excessive vibration during landing, which may cause accidents to the bomb. At the same time, the bomber may also need to be on the front line. Taking off and landing at a field airport puts forward many requirements. The buffer tube of the landing gear is a thin-walled structure, which requires advanced materials and processing technology. Currently, only Mingzhou Group can meet this requirement in our country. In addition to In addition to the landing gear, the titanium alloy wing box of this bomber will definitely need the technical help of Mingzhou Group.”
“Isn’t Mingzhou Group a shipbuilder?”
"Yes, they build ships, but they also build aircraft. Their ground-effect aircraft already has a weight of two hundred tons, and they also have land landing experience. I think that if this bomber is to be developed, they should turn to the Mingzhou Group With help. Their titanium alloy 3D printing technology should play a big role."
“You are talking about what if, in other words, this bomber does not necessarily exist?”
"I have retired and don't know about this bomber project. People who know it probably won't say it. It can only be speculation now. However, I hope that the motherland will have advanced bombers. For us, this can better protect us." our motherland."
Zhang Zhong said that the bombers were finally over, which seemed to reveal a lot of news, but also seemed to say nothing.
“Did the Easterners develop this bomber themselves?”
In Moscow, many people also have doubts.
Suddenly a white swan appeared in the east, and the news completely frightened them.
How do Easterners have such weapons? This thing can fly directly to Moscow, circle around and fly back!
For strategic reasons, they need to have good relations with the East. However, they treasure their own good things and will never sell such things to others, even if they are very poor. Tu-22M and Tu-160 Even if you grow a big guy, you won’t sell it.
Now it’s not a question of whether to sell it or not, but a question of whether Dongfang wants it, because Dongfang already has the same type of product!
Hong Kong actually has Figure-160!
“Nicholas, you know the best about the East, please tell me.” Finally, the boss looked at Nikolai.
"Everyone, I want to say that we at Damao don't have Tu-160 technology. All the technology is at Ermao." Nikolai said with a gloomy face: "For a long time, I have faced many people They even accused me of treason for selling our country’s secrets to Dongfang and President Qin. Now, I don’t know if anyone will say that I gave the Tu-160 technology to Dongfang.”
“Of course not, Nikolai, you don’t have this ability. After all, the Tu-160 belongs to the Air Force.” The boss said.
The Air Force quickly shook its head: "We only have a few Tu-160s, and they are all treated as the most important equipment. Those who are qualified to have access to them are the elites in our army, and they will never be exposed to Easterners."
"In other words, if the Easterners really relied on external forces to develop this bomber, it could only be the technology obtained from Ermao." The boss nodded: "Not only the Tu-160, but also the former Tu-22M. They also got it from Ermao.”
This is easy to think of, after all, these technologies are of the same origin.
"Those who have been falsely accusing me of being too close to the East all have ulterior motives." Nicholas continued: "I hope to give me justice!" "Ultimate motives?" The boss frowned.
"For example, Bart, he slandered me the most. Every project I cooperated with the Mingzhou Group was fabricated as an action for my own benefit." Nicholas said: "I don't know what Balt's purpose is. , however, Balt receives high amounts of sponsorship money from unknown organizations every year. Balt also has British nationality and has a manor in the UK."
"What?" The boss got angry: "Immediately send someone to investigate Bart. If this is really the case, seize all his properties!"
"Bart has sent his wife and children to the UK a long time ago. Everyone, my wife and children have always been in Moscow. I don't have any private property abroad!" Nicholas continued: "There are others, Ivan, Bogust, Kalinin... Behind each of them, there is the shadow of Western funding. Their purpose is to frame me and then drive me out of office. In this way, our Da Mao Navy will no longer have a future!"
Originally, he was talking about bombers, but Nikolay used the topic to make use of it and began to defend himself. The people he was talking about were all the people who had been throwing dirty water on him behind his back. Now, Nicholas finally found a chance. Trample all these people under your feet!
The boss can allow his subordinates to be suspicious of each other and attack each other, but he will never allow his subordinates to take other people's money and attack Nikolai for other purposes.
"From the collapse of the Red Empire to now, our navy has retired a large number of old warships. Except for submarines, we have not built a brand-new warship. The only 22350-type hull was built for us by the Mingzhou Group in the East. Yes, the power of our Type 1144 cruiser was also modified by Dongfang. It also helped us update the radar equipment. Many people accused me of accepting money from Mingzhou Group, so I gave my business to Dongfang. Everyone, you can take a look at Mingzhou Group. With the profits announced by the State Group, do they think our repair and construction expenses are worth it?”
"Only the Mingzhou Group can help our navy become stronger, and only the Mingzhou Group can restore us to our past glory. I know that many people are talking about the quality of domestic products, but the reality is that our domestic relevant institutions simply do not have this kind of Ability! Look at that 22350 frigate. Until now, is it still sitting there as an empty shell? Our relevant institutions have not developed a product! "
Everyone looked at the boss.
The boss supports domestic products. Nikola said this to slap the boss in the face. Many people who criticized Nikola also seized on the boss's mentality. And now, Nikolai is defending himself.
“Nicholas, we are talking about bombers now, please don’t involve your navy.”
"Yes, it's a bomber. Everyone, look at our Kazan factory. Ten years have passed. Have they produced a Tu-160? Look at how fast the East is progressing! If I were the commander of the Air Force, then I I will definitely support purchasing this kind of H-6N from the East. I care about the interests of domestic factories. However, domestic factories are like children who only stretch out their hands to ask for things, and never feed back to their mothers. I am very disappointed with domestic factories! We The modernization of the army cannot rely on domestic factories. The East is our best choice! I am not a politician, I am a soldier, so I only consider the interests of the soldiers! We want modern weapons!"
What Nicholas said is very reasonable.
The boss also started thinking.
From a national perspective, of course it is most important to support domestic enterprises. However, from a military perspective, what the military needs is advanced weapons and equipment. The military does not care who produces the equipment. What they care about is whether it can be used as quickly as possible. Get this equipment.
Over the years, big bosses have tried to develop the domestic military industry more than once, but they have also been slapped in the face more than once. Take the 22350 frigate as an example. The hull was built in a few months, but the ones used on it Weapons and equipment, however, are far away due to delays by relevant domestic departments.
The same goes for bombers.
Of course, Da Mao knew how powerful the Tu-160 was, so they had to try every means to obtain more Tu-160s. It was no longer possible for them to place an order from Er Mao, so they put the production of the Tu-160 in the Kazan factory. They originally thought that there would be With the support of the Tupolev Design Bureau, it should be easy, but until now, not one has been built, and no one knows when it will be built.
“When will our Kazan factory be able to produce the new Tu-160?” the boss asked.
No one answered.
“Nicholas, tell me, why is this? We obviously have drawings and a production plant.”
"But we don't have skilled workers, and we don't have supporting manufacturers." Nikolai said: "In the era of the Red Empire, the parts we needed for a bomber were obtained from hundreds of manufacturers across the country. After the collapse of the Red Empire, many Factories have also closed down, and our Kazan factory is just a final assembly plant. Even if they have workers who have learned the assembly process, they will not have parts for them to assemble. If there is one missing part, the Tu-160 will not be able to fly."
What no one can say, Nicholas can say. After all, if Nicholas wants to prove that cooperation with the East is correct, he must attack them.
“Is there one in the East?”
"Yes, there is one in the East. They have a complete industrial chain. They can produce everything from a screw to an engine and a titanium alloy wing box. Moreover, they can also use new processes to improve production technology to make this The quality of the product is better and production is simpler.”
“For example?”
"Titanium alloy wing boxes are welded by vacuum electron beam in our country. The size of this wing box is twelve meters long, so we also need a large enough vacuum electron beam welding device, but Dongfang can use 3D Printing to produce, this technology is like building a house to lay bricks, building the titanium alloy wing box bit by bit."
“In other words, if we want to obtain advanced Tu-160 bombers as soon as possible, we should purchase them from the East?”
"I didn't say this, and our navy doesn't need the Tu-160. However, if you can allow us to purchase advanced radar and electronic equipment from the East to improve our cruisers, I think our Type 1144 cruiser should be able to move faster. Restore combat effectiveness.”
The boss thought for a moment, and then said: "Then let's try it. But the finance will not allocate funds, so let the Orientals chop the wood."
This is a difficult decision for the boss. He originally wanted to promote independent manufacturing, but now it seems that there are many difficulties, and the navy can't wait. The navy must restore its strong combat effectiveness, and those hidden among them The people who were bribed made the boss full of urgency.
He finally made this decision.
Nicholas was extremely excited: "Okay, then I will go to the East again. I hope they can transform our Type 1144 cruiser as soon as possible. Moreover, since it is handed over to them for transformation, some core data of the weapon system must also be handed over. Give it to them, otherwise it won’t be able to connect with our system.”
"No." The boss shook his head again. He thought for a moment and then said: "Give them the S-300 and Shikili systems. They also said that it is enough to use these two systems to perform air defense tasks. , As for anti-submarine and anti-ship, our systems are still independent and we cannot hand over our most advanced missile data to them."
Especially anti-ship, the Type 1144 cruiser uses P-700 anti-ship missiles. This missile is their main missile to attack the US Navy aircraft carrier formation. It is also used on aircraft carriers. Of course, this missile system cannot be leaked.
Anyway, the four-sided phased array radar is also used for air defense, and Dongfang has also purchased S-300 missiles.
“Yes.” Nicholas nodded. That's enough.
No one else dared to say anything. After all, the facts were right in front of them. Nikolai was framed. Those people had ulterior motives. Nikolai was devoted to his country. Now these measures were all to strengthen the navy. What else could they say? of?
Because of the sudden appearance of the H-6N in the East, Nikolai made a turnaround. Those rumors against him were disproven. He was able to come to the East again and continue to promote the improvement of the Type 1144 cruiser.
For Damao, the improvement of this warship is of great importance. Whether the tonnage of their navy can be doubled depends on these 1144 type cruisers.
(End of this chapter)