"Dear leaders, our 051C destroyer has completed all designs."
Twenty days later, Qin Tao came to Huanglou with a complete set of design drawings to report to the navy leaders.
This project is already a sure thing. It's just a routine report here. Once the leaders agree, construction can officially start.
"In terms of appearance design, it is not much different from my original design. We will use the design plan of double deck, forecastle, auxiliary mast, and hangar. Of course, the hangar is not currently available, and we will transform it It has become the space for the vertical missile launcher." Qin Tao took out the detailed design drawing and introduced it to everyone.
"We have retracted the entire superstructure appropriately in order to reflect radar waves into the sky. However, we have not retracted it completely. After all, there is no need to pay attention to perfect stealth capabilities now." Qin Tao said eloquently. Jue: "The displacement of the entire warship has been determined to be 7,100 tons. When this warship enters service, it will become the largest warship in our navy."
Type 051 is only over 3,000 tons, Type 052 is only over 4,000 tons, and now the 051C, with a displacement of 7,000 tons, is definitely the largest destroyer in the navy.
"The entire warship is arranged around the air defense missile system. After all, once the missile is inserted to the bottom, it is so long. Even if we want to reduce some displacement, there is no way. In terms of speed, we think it can still reach 30 knots. .”
All the famous leaders were listening carefully to Qin Tao's report. It took two hours for Qin Tao to finish reporting the project. When he sat down to drink water, he found that all the leaders were staring intently. The auxiliary mast of his warship.
The mast is tilted up for the sake of stealth. On the top of the auxiliary mast, there are two tilted back-to-back flat-panel radars, which are Lao Maozi's representative top-plate radars.
"Mr. Qin, we don't have this kind of radar at the moment. Isn't it too bold for you to design it?"
Finally, a leader spoke.
"Dear leaders, since we can import the S-300 system, of course we can also import this kind of radar equipment. Its performance is good and it will definitely become the main sea search radar of our navy in the future." Qin Tao said: "And It will take some time for our design drawings to be approved, and it will take some time for the Navy to allocate funds for construction. Maybe by the time we start construction, this radar will have been purchased."
"Now, you are designing it randomly without any information?"
"Of course not. Although we have not obtained detailed information, we have studied the internationally disclosed information many times, so we are confident that there will never be any omissions."
What else could go wrong with this thing? Qin Tao knows the performance of these weapon systems very well. If they are installed, there will definitely be no problems such as electromagnetic compatibility.
"Did you design it after research using internationally disclosed information?"
"Yes."
Qin Tao can't say that everything is in his head, right?
"President Qin, we have another task that we want to give to you." A leader spoke.
Qin Tao puffed up his chest: "I promise to complete the mission."
"You should also know that we just negotiated the export intention of F-25T with Siam a few months ago." A leader said: "We defeated competitors from several other countries, which is very disappointing. It's easy, now we have entered the design stage of warships, but the United States has begun to make things difficult for us and does not provide us with any weapon parameters, making it difficult for us to design."
Siam is a country located in southern China. It has always had a good relationship with itself and is a traditional exporter of weapons from the motherland. However, in a market economy, it also relies on competition.
The motherland can obtain arms orders from Siam not only because of traditional friendship, but also because the price is much lower than other countries. After all, Siam is not a wealthy country.
However, after all, the Kingdom of Siam still hopes that the weapons ordered from China will have excellent performance. Therefore, the Kingdom of Siam wants to purchase Chinese warships, but it also wants to install a large number of Western weapons on this warship.
This will raise a problem: the West will never send these weapons to China and install them on Siamese warships.
Such a project involving the interests of three parties has evolved into a unique model: China is responsible for building the ship body. After passing the test, it will be driven back to Siam to install American weapon systems, and finally the final assembly will be completed in Siam.
This not only prevents China from coming into contact with Western weapons, but also allows Siamese warships to obtain Western weapons and equipment.
However, space must be reserved for a Chinese-made ship hull, right? Even the size of this reserved space is not given by the West, so it is difficult to carry out the design work.
Now, all the leaders see hope from Qin Tao: The warship designed by Qin Tao has reserved the weapon system of Lao Maozi. So, can he complete the design of a warship that reserves the Western weapon system?
Hearing that it was this task, Qin Tao smiled: "Of course there is no problem with this, but we need five million in design fees."
Qin Tao agreed confidently, which satisfied the leaders present. However, when Qin Tao opened his mouth, all the leaders showed embarrassment. Are you asking for too much? Just for the design, it costs five million? Even if our ship design institute now begins to operate in a market-oriented manner, the 051B designed for Zhongjiang Shipyard is only one million!
"If I heard correctly, it seems that the total value of this contract with Siam has exceeded 100 million, which is still US dollars." Qin Tao said: "Now, we are stuck on the relevant design. Don't you want to go out? Five million design fees? Is the saying that knowledge is wealth empty talk?"
These leaders are still too conservative. They only consider the interests of the relevant shipyards and not the Mingzhou Shipyard. Do they think that the Mingzhou Shipyard should provide free services?
Of course, Qin Tao will argue his case.
"If the relevant shipyard is unwilling to pay the money, then we can directly negotiate with Siam. Not only the design, but also the construction can be carried out at our shipyard." Qin Tao said.
Qin Tao's words made the leaders present have complicated expressions on their faces. This Qin Tao definitely wanted to drain the firepower.
"I think what Mr. Qin said makes sense. They developed in a market economy and cannot be viewed with the previous thinking. Since we want them to help design, we have to pay relevant design fees." Wu Shengli said: "Five million seems to be a huge sum of money in our eyes, but knowledge is wealth. In this era, we must pay attention to the power of knowledge. Compared with the entire order, five million is not expensive. Of course, it doesn’t matter what we say, we can convey President Qin’s request to Huazhong Shipyard and give them the final choice.”
This arms sale has nothing to do with the Navy. The Navy is only helping in it. The one who has actually negotiated the intention is the Huazhong Shipyard, which is also located in Huating. Now, it is up to them whether they want to spend 5 million to purchase the design.
So, that afternoon, Qin Tao met Zhang Qiang, the representative of Huazhong Shipyard.
He came to the capital for help. The United States did not provide weapons parameters, and they had no other choice but to ask the navy to find a solution.
Now, after hearing that the asking price was five million, Zhang Qiang's face turned a little ugly. This was like eating meat in their mouths.
However, he also knew that Qin Tao was very capable. He had just designed a warship using the Lao Maozi weapon system without any relevant professional information. At this time, he was also full of expectations. Maybe Qin Tao could really help them. solved the problem.
"In terms of anti-ship missiles, the other party requested the use of Harpoon. This launcher is similar to ours. It can be placed tilted behind the bridge and exploit every opportunity. The tail is directly facing the side of the ship, and the tail flame can be discharged directly into the sea water. ." Qin Tao said: "However, the other party requested to use the sea radar of the Dutch Telecom Company. For convenience, this radar can be hung directly on the top of the bridge."
Zhang Qiang opened his eyes wide. As soon as Qin Tao spoke, it was the most professional question and the difficulty they were currently encountering.
Siam has no money, so the displacement of this frigate cannot exceed 3,000 tons. However, they also want to put everything they can into it, as well as advanced weapons from various countries. This worries them. Even the displacement The 052 destroyer with more than 4,000 tons is not that capable of loading.
How do you get those things in there? This is a big problem.
"In terms of anti-aircraft missiles, Siam requires the use of Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles. We need to reserve space to accommodate the MK41 launch system to facilitate their future modifications."
In many materials, it is said that the F-25T frigate of Siam uses the MK41 vertical launcher. As long as you think about it, you will know that this is completely nonsense.
The Yankees' Aegis system was widely used in the 1980s. In the early days, it used dual-arm launchers. In the later period, it was replaced with the MK41 vertical launcher. In the 1990s, only the Yankees used it themselves. It has never been exported, and even the loyal lackeys of the United States are not qualified, let alone Siam, which is out of reach.
It is impossible for the F-25T frigates that were in service in the 1990s to use the taller MK41. They were installed in 2011 when these frigates underwent mid-life extension modifications.
Since it can be installed, it means that there must be reserved space. This reserved space will make Siam very satisfied.
But how to reserve it? How big does the space need to be? How to discharge exhaust gas? These must be arranged in advance.
Others don't know, only Qin Tao has experience.
Therefore, when Qin Tao said this, the original dissatisfaction in Zhang Qiang's heart had completely disappeared. His eyes looked at Qin Tao expectantly: "Qin Gong, we are willing to hand over the design of the warship to you. Five million We gritted our teeth and paid for the expenses!"
"Dollars." Qin Tao said lightly.
Zhang Qiang only felt a bang in his head. What did you say? Dollar? Are you too dark?
Looking at the other party's ugly face, Qin Tao knew that he could only give up as soon as it was good.
"Haha, I'm kidding you. Are you surprised or surprised?"
There was still no color on Zhang Qiang's face. Surprise, surprise? I almost had a heart attack, do you know that?
However, Qin Tao was a capable person after all, and he couldn't protest with Qin Tao. He covered his chest and kept taking deep breaths.
"However, we do not accept deposits, we require full payment." Qin Tao said.
Of course he knew that in the 1990s, domestic market competition was already fierce, and each unit used its own magical powers for its own development. As for the final payment, it is often forfeited.
They will have various reasons, so Qin Tao must keep a secret when dealing with him for the first time. If he wants us to design, he must pay the full price.
Zhang Qiang's expression turned ugly again: "What if the design is not suitable and needs to be modified?"
"We will directly contact the Siamese Navy and strive to satisfy them. If they are not satisfied, we will make changes until they are satisfied." Qin Tao said: "However, we must pay in full. This is a prerequisite for our cooperation."
"Mr. Qin, you don't trust us."
"As the old saying goes, business is business, and friendship is friendship. Even if we are brothers, we are still brothers, and we will settle accounts."
"That…"
"We still have some ideas about the design of the hull, which can make the hull fuller and increase the space. Anyway, the power system used is strong enough." Qin Tao continued.
What? You take these ideas of mine to the ship design institute and ask them to design them for a million dollars? They don't know how to design the most advanced products, so I still have to do it. I still have a lot of ideas in my mind!
Although the hull of this frigate is designed to be within 3,000 tons, the power system used is the famous LM2500, which is on the same level as the 052 of more than 4,000 tons. It is powerful and can make the hull wider. With the same displacement, the internal space is improved and the seaworthiness is good.
"Okay, Mr. Qin, I will report to the shipyard as soon as possible, and then go to Mingzhou to find you." Zhang Qiang said.
Qin Tao nodded: "Then I will go back and let them start moving. Maybe by the time you pass by, we will have almost completed the design."
After completing the design of 051C, the design office of Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group has no tasks for the time being. Now, receiving extra money, five million, is enough to make the designers excited. When the task is completed, each of them will be given a Big red envelope.
If it were a state-owned enterprise, how could it dare to spend so much money without the stimulation of money and just encourage them with spirit? Of course this is not possible. We are in the 1990s. We must have spiritual thoughts and material rewards!
PS: After some consideration, I decided to change from three updates of four thousand words per chapter to two updates of six thousand words per chapter, or twelve thousand. It should be more enjoyable this way. Originally, the third update of 4,000 words was an extra update. Now, let’s work harder. It shouldn’t be an extra update. The normal number is 12,000 words per day. Let’s stick to it for a month. If there are special circumstances, additional updates will be added.
(End of chapter)
