Great warships

Chapter 1266: Da Mao cannot do without our help

After hanging up the phone, Qin Tao smiled and said, "This Nikola must have been asked by someone to do this."

"Boss Qin, how did you know?"

"Nikola is my good friend, so of course he has to consider me. How can he have the nerve to propose such a condition that has no benefit to us at all? Someone must have asked him to do this. I guess that person might be listening to him."

"So you made a lot of arguments, especially the argument that the Russian shipbuilding industry is rotten, so that the other party can't object."

"I'm just stating the facts."

Ten minutes later, the phone rang again.

"Nicholas, my friend, why are you still awake?"

"It has been finalized. The nuclear submarine will be sent to you for repair. You need to go to the Ruby Design Bureau first to discuss the specific modification plan."

"Okay." Qin Tao nodded: "It would be best if they could come over. After all, it is most appropriate to repair it here and discuss the design plan with us. Moreover, our equipment here is more advanced."

"can."

A few days later, at the third design department of Mingzhou Group.

Spasky, the current chief designer of the Rubin Design Bureau, brought dozens of his men and walked into the most mysterious submarine design department of the Mingzhou Group with mixed feelings, and then he felt a lot of familiarity.

Many of the people working there were of European descent, with short and broad heads, wide faces, and high noses, giving him the illusion that he had returned to a design department in China.

However, there are also quite a few yellow-skinned, black-eyed Orientals among them. They work together seamlessly, and their work is very modern.

The traditional drawing rooms were completely abolished, and what appeared in front of them were the latest Loongson computer terminals. Moreover, many people had more than one screen in front of them, two, or even four. These screens displayed different data, which made people envy them so much, it was so luxurious!
"Kvasa, you have been here all the time." When Spassky saw the man coming out from a large group of machines, he had mixed feelings. This most outstanding submarine designer during the Red Empire period had long disappeared in Russia. Everyone knew that he had been in the East all the time!

Without his leadership, Eastern submarines would not be as good as they are now!

"Yes, because only here can I do the work I like." Kvasa said: "Spasky, I heard that you are going to hand over the Type 949 nuclear submarine to us..."

"No, we will work together to modify the submarine design to make it more perfect, and we will be the leader!"

"Aren't you here to deliver information?" Kvasa said, "What era is this? Why can't you just hold your heads down? In the Soviet era, you were indeed the leaders in this field, but now, you can't even compare to the computers here."

"What are you talking about? As the best submarine designers, you actually think we are not as good as computers?" Spassky frowned.

"Okay, let me show you." Kvasa said, "What project are you working on now? It should be the Type 955 nuclear submarine, right? This nuclear submarine is 170 meters long, 13.5 meters wide, and has an underwater displacement of 2.4 tons. As long as we input this data into the computer, we can get the most suitable submarine shape design."

After Kvasa finished speaking, he casually turned on the computer beside him and said, "Come, let's input the basic data."

He moved quickly, typing away at the keyboard.

There was no change on the first screen, which still showed basic parameters. On the second display, data kept jumping. The third and fourth displays were spliced ​​into a large screen, showing the submarine's appearance design, which was changing rapidly. Ten minutes later.

"This is the optimal submarine shape."

"The shape of a submarine is not calculated on a computer." Spassky said, "Kvasa, you should know that in our country, there is a special Krylov Central Research Institute that needs to conduct a lot of analysis, research and experiments to select the most suitable one from a large number of options."

"That's right. The shape of a submarine needs to meet complex fluid mechanics requirements, which are often impossible to calculate and can only be verified through experiments." A designer on the side also spoke up.

"That was in the past, because our computers were not powerful enough. Now we have powerful computers, and we can try all possible shapes and find the most suitable one on the computer. Moreover, it absolutely conforms to the laws of fluid mechanics. Even a nuclear explosion can be simulated by computer, not to mention a submarine," Kvasa explained with a smile.

At this time, another submarine designer said in surprise: "The appearance of this design is the same as our 955 submarine!"

The Type 955 submarine is the most advanced ballistic missile nuclear submarine of Russia. It also has a resounding name, the God of the North Wind! This submarine was conceived in the 96s, but was not officially designed until the early s. Construction began in , and the first submarine has not yet been launched into service.

Therefore, Kvasa would never know the appearance of this submarine, and could only infer it based on several parameters from the outside world. However, the model calculated by the computer was very similar to their actual submarine! Almost exactly the same!
"This shows that the research capabilities of the Krylov Central Research Institute are still very high. The appearance determined by their own experience and experiments is the same as that calculated by our computer." Kvasa said with a smile.

"I don't believe it." Spassky said, "Try increasing the number of nuclear bombs from 16 to 24!"

This is most likely something they designed in advance to fool people. If you have the guts, try changing the design indicators!

The Type 955 nuclear submarine can only carry 16 nuclear bombs, but they are also continuing to work hard, hoping that the improved version can increase the number of nuclear bombs. It would be even better if it can be increased to 24.

"This number is a bit too much. In fact, increasing it to 20 is already incredible... But since you are willing, let's give it a try." Kvasa said and began to adjust the parameters.

This time, the computer calculated for a full half hour, compared a large number of different design options, and finally selected a suitable one.

When the design drawings appeared before everyone, Spassky took a deep breath.

This is consistent with the design given by the Krylov Central Research Institute! This design is not seen often in the Ruby Design Bureau, and it is even less likely to be leaked.

Could it be that the simulation level of this computer has become so high?

"Computer technology is already changing the world. In the future, computers will be able to design things themselves, and we will all be out of work. But fortunately, I will be retired by then," Kvasa said. "Now, what we need to do is input the data of the Type 949 nuclear submarine into the computer, and then study how to improve it."

"Okay." Spasky nodded. He no longer insisted on taking the lead. The computer in front of him could calculate for them and select the best improvement plan!

Technology is advancing, the times are changing, and an old stubborn like him will probably be abandoned by the times in the future? What about the Ruby Design Bureau? Is there any need for it to exist in the future?

Spassky was already in a state of confusion.

Looking at his expression, Kvasa was very satisfied. It seemed that he had successfully fooled him. From now on, his side would be the leader. The once high and mighty Ruby Design Bureau had come to this day!

On the other side, accompanied by Qin Tao, Nicholas inspected the submarine production workshop of Mingzhou Group.

This place is top secret and outsiders rarely enter to visit. The reason why Nikola was able to come here is because a new 095 nuclear submarine is about to be completed and only the finishing work is left. If you just take a quick look around, you won't be able to see any secrets.

"It's been rumored that the submarines you developed in the East are very advanced, but they have never been publicly displayed, so everything is speculation. Now it seems that your nuclear submarines are about the same as the speculation."

In fact, as long as we know the power plant and weapon configuration, the overall parameters can be speculated. Of course, it is only limited to the length, width, displacement and so on. No one knows the specific details.

At this time, Nikolai looked at the huge nuclear submarine and sighed: "You are no worse than us in the field of nuclear submarine technology, and even better than us in many aspects. Unfortunately, there are still some guys in our country who always think that your technology in the East is weak. They always talk about the time you purchased Kilo-class submarines from us more than a decade ago."

"Yes, our technology was not strong at that time, but now, in terms of conventional submarines, our technical strength is the strongest. Relying on nuclear power, our conventional submarines can stay underwater for one or two months."

When Nikola heard Qin Tao say the word "nuclear power treasure", he laughed and said, "Only you guys would install nuclear power treasures on conventional submarines and sell them as conventional submarines!"
However, this nuclear power battery is only at the AIP level. Its power is not enough to allow the submarine to travel at high speed underwater. Moreover, the structure of the entire submarine is closer to that of a conventional submarine, which is completely different from a nuclear submarine.

As he spoke, Nicholas came to the middle of the 095 submarine and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be equipped with a vertical launch device that can launch your own anti-ship missiles, including anti-ship ballistic missiles, right?"

Qin Tao smiled and said, "It's a secret."

Generally speaking, only ballistic missile nuclear submarines have vertical launch systems to launch ballistic missiles capable of destroying a country, while attack submarines are equipped with horizontally launched torpedo tubes to launch various torpedoes or anti-ship missiles.

Only the Oscar-class nuclear submarines of the old Russians have played an alternative and become attack nuclear submarines that are specialized in launching anti-ship cruise missiles. However, now, with the development of technology, various new weapons have emerged in an endless stream, and ordinary attack nuclear submarines have also begun to be equipped with vertical launch, and they are installed behind the command tower, which looks similar to ballistic missile nuclear submarines.

"The transformation of our Type 949 nuclear submarine mainly focuses on extending its service life. After the transformation is completed by you, this type of submarine will be completely new, and then new launch tubes will be installed in our country to launch new missiles." Nikolai continued.

Qin Tao smiled and said, "You can do whatever you want. We will provide you with the most reasonable solution. However, after the modification is completed here and passed the inspection, it has nothing to do with us. If you take out any parts and sell them for money at your domestic shipyard, don't say we didn't install them."

Nicholas had a wry smile on his face, if possible, he certainly hoped to complete all the modifications here and equip the troops directly, but... the new missile to be modified was too advanced and must not fall into the hands of the East, so the main work of the modification in the East this time was the repair of the hull itself, and various equipment would be stuffed in first, but the assembly and debugging had to be carried out in the country.

"It's natural."

Looking at Nikola's helpless expression, Qin Tao found it very interesting. The Russians might think that the missiles they had were the most advanced. In fact, he could easily guess what they were.

The Zircon missile is a hypersonic cruise missile that can fly at a speed of more than Mach 5. The key is not the trajectory, but the flight mode of a cruise missile.

The only martial arts in the world that cannot be broken is speed. Relying on this super high speed, the Zircon missile can easily break through the Western air defense network and can strike enemy warships or land targets. This missile is used to replace the Granite missile and is tailor-made for US aircraft carriers.

The Type 949 nuclear submarine was originally used to attack aircraft carriers, so it is a perfect match.

The Russians will definitely not show this type of missile to outsiders, and it may still be in the research and development stage, or has not yet been made public.

This missile can travel at a speed of over Mach 5, mainly relying on its unique scramjet engine. This technology is indeed something to be proud of. Although the Russians have fallen on hard times, they have still not given up on research and development in certain fields.

Of course, it could also be discovered through archaeology.

Anyway, it was just a quick tour and I finished it quickly.

"When your submarine is delivered, we will repair it directly in the floating dock. This way, if any problems arise, we can still drive it into the sea." Qin Tao introduced the next plan.

"Okay, of course no problem, our engineers will also be involved and help with the repairs." Nicholas nodded: "But when can we start?"

“It depends on when you allocate funds.”

Repairing equipment for the Russians is mainly a matter of money. Of course, no work can be done without money.

Nicholas smiled bitterly: "This should be quick. Once the specific repair plan is finalized, the funding will be in place. Qin, I came here for something else this time."

"Tell me, as long as we can help, we will definitely not hesitate."

"We have always hoped to develop domestic industry. Do you have any suggestions?"

The Russian industry is rotten! The money allocated from above is misappropriated immediately. The projects that should be developed cannot be developed, and the equipment that should be repaired cannot be repaired. If this continues, Russia will be doomed.

They were eager to change all this, but they had no way. In the East, Mingzhou Group was developing very fast, which made them look forward to learning some experience from Mingzhou Group.

Qin Tao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I really don't have any way to deal with your domestic industry."

What a joke! The Russians have developed their industry, so why do they need our Eastern products? It is a good thing that the Russians' industry is stagnant. They have to buy everything they need from us, because they can make money by selling oil anyway.

How could Qin Tao give advice to the Russians on industrial development?

Besides, the situation in Russia is hopeless and any means of getting rid of it will be useless.

"Qin, you have to say something, otherwise, I won't be able to go back and explain."

"Why can't you explain? Didn't we cooperate on a car project before? That car should have developed well, right? You can continue to introduce other brands and expand your domestic car production."

The Russians have cars, but their cars are crudely made, of poor quality, and have high fuel consumption, and they cannot compete with other companies at all.

So a few years ago, Qin Tao promoted an SUV, and the market response was good. However, having only one car was not enough, he needed to launch several more.

Nicholas nodded: "Well, this is indeed a solution."

Anyway, as long as it is available, it will be enough for us to report back. Walking out of the submarine production workshop and looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside, Nicholas continued: "Qin, we also hope to introduce advanced drone technology from the East."

"Of course." Qin Tao nodded: "We fully support you! You produce the fuselage, and we provide the electronic equipment. We can easily make your drone reach world-class standards."

The Russians developed drones very early. In the 17s and s, the Lavochkin Design Bureau, which had been completely marginalized, developed the Russians' first practical drone, the Ла-. They first developed a remote-controlled target drone, and later developed a photographic reconnaissance aircraft.

However, the Russians had poor electronic technology, and their drone technology was very poor during the Red Empire era. In the 1990s, after the separation, Russia's funds were even more limited, and it could only prioritize the research and development of nuclear weapons. Conventional forces also had to prioritize tactical missiles, fighter jets and other weapons, and drones had almost no chance to show up.

However, now the Russians have finally realized the huge role of drones and want to develop advanced drones.

Look at the aircraft carriers and amphibious ships in the East, how many drones are equipped on them? Then look at our own, they hardly have a sense of existence.

Qin Tao agreed immediately, and it was the way the Russians liked best: the Russians had the ability to produce aircraft, but their electronic equipment was not very good, so using their aircraft and adding Oriental avionics would be a powerful combination!

Then, Qin Tao thought of something and continued to make arrangements: "However, we will not spray any logos on the electronic parts exported to you. You can claim that they are independently developed by you and have nothing to do with us."

When conflicts arise in the future, it will be inconvenient for Eastern equipment to appear on the battlefield, so we have to lay the groundwork now. We will support the Russians in large quantities in the future, but we can still declare that it has nothing to do with us!

(End of this chapter)