Great warships

Chapter 1272: Reckless Actions Will Pay a Bloody Price

East.

"We can't hide the fact that we have started building the second batch of 003 aircraft carriers from the Americans. They will find out soon." Wu Shengli looked at his son-in-law: "Taozi, what do you think?"

"Of course we can't hide it. When they ask us, we will openly admit that we did it. What can they do to us? If they have the guts, they can do it too." Qin Tao said, "They have no right to tell us what to do."

"This is the plan we came up with. Don't you have a better plan?"

"What other plans are there?" Qin Tao glanced at his father-in-law: "It would be great if we make it public, so that the Americans can learn from us and build as much as they can. Didn't they use Star Wars to bring down the Russians? Now, we can use the same method to bring them down."

Wu Shengli's eyes lit up: "Go on!"

In fact, this is just a replica of Star Wars, except that it's set in the ocean instead of space.

How much does it cost for the Americans to build an aircraft carrier? 20 billion US dollars! How about us? We only need 20 billion RMB! Just calculate the exchange rate and you will know that with the money that the Americans spend on building an aircraft carrier, we can build an entire fleet!
"In order to avoid giving others a handle, we can spread the word through the grapevine. Zhang Zhong can also publicize it, but we can only say how many we need, and definitely not how many we want to produce..."

Zhang Zhong, who hadn't seen any new content for a long time, became excited again.

"Hello, everyone watching TV. Today's program is called Zhang Zhong Imagines the Future. Let's imagine how far the navy will develop. Let's start with aircraft carriers. I think our navy must have at least eight aircraft carriers!"

Eight ships!

Everyone watching the show became excited. Even though it’s just a fantasy now, maybe today’s hope can come true tomorrow?
"Our navy has three fleets, and each fleet needs two aircraft carriers so that they can rotate. When one is under repair, the other can be put into battle at any time. This requires six ships. However, we still have maritime rights to protect, so we also need two aircraft carriers with two mobile fleets, one in the Pacific Ocean and one in the Indian Ocean, so that we can respond to emergencies at any time."

"Damn it, what are these Orientals thinking? The ocean here belongs to us!"

The Americans weren't getting anxious yet, but the Indians were already anxious. Seeing Zhang Zhong talking nonsense, the Indians' eyes were filled with flames of anger.

"How's our carrier progressing?"

"The track reinforcement work will be completed soon, and we can proceed to move the sections of the Ultra Sun King."

"The sooner the better. We need this aircraft carrier to roam the ocean. This time, with the modified elevators, we can also operate Rafale fighters, which are the most advanced fighters in the world and a hundred times better than the carrier-based aircraft in the East!"

At this time, on TV, Zhang Zhong continued to fantasize.

"Eight aircraft carriers will need to form eight aircraft carrier formations. The main escort warships must be the 055-ton Type 055 destroyers. Each formation needs two Type 055 destroyers, so we need sixteen Type 052 destroyers to effectively protect the safety of the aircraft carriers. As for the Type 052DL destroyers, each formation needs four, which means thirty-two Type 054 destroyers. As for the Type destroyers, I won't say more about them, after all, everyone understands them."

What do you know?

054 is already a thing of the past and is no longer in the mainstream. It is considered the navy's main warship and frigate is no longer up to standard. You should know that the displacement of 054 is larger than that of the original 051 destroyer, and its combat effectiveness is even stronger. But now, it has become a second-rate force!

"In addition to eight aircraft carrier battle groups, we also need amphibious assault ship battle groups. Our navy already has two Type 075s, but that's not enough. We need at least four Type 076s..."

On the other side of the ocean, countless people were also watching Zhang Zhong's performance.

"Is Zhang Zhong representing his personal opinion, or is he representing the Eastern Navy in explaining their development direction?" Austin asked.

"I don't know, but what we can be sure of is that many of Zhang Zhong's words are very meaningful. Since he said this, it is very likely that he got instructions from above."

"What are we waiting for? Let's take this opportunity to ask Congress for money! The Eastern Navy is gradually growing in size, and our navy is afraid that it will fall behind completely. How can we maintain our maritime hegemony in the future?"

"That's right, we are asking for a budget increase, at least 30 percent, no, 50 percent!"

Because of Zhang Zhong’s words, the U.S. Navy became energized and started to fight with Congress.

As for Asan, he put in even more effort.

"Has the railway foundation been reinforced? We need to completely repair the Blue Sky Guardian within this month! Once this aircraft carrier is completed, we will immediately start building the second one!"

Alex felt his body tremble when he heard Sunil's words. What did you say?
Finished within this month? Finished within this year would be good enough. Sea trials and so on, that would all have to go through the formal process. As for the second ship? There is no plan at all.

There is no catapult, no nuclear reactor, and the dock is not yet repaired...

Alex swallowed and said, "The foundation has been reinforced. We can continue to move the sections. This needs to be done as quickly and slowly as possible to avoid any accidents."

"As long as it is safe, the sooner the better. Let's get started!"

The 10,000-ton gantry crane started up again, and the sections of the Super Sun King were slowly lifted up again. The rails on one side of the gantry crane were slowly sinking, but because there were rails laid underneath, the sinking was not much and was completely within the tolerable range.

"Okay, great, now lift the gantry!"

The gantry crane moved slowly, at the speed of a snail, and the huge sections hanging below also moved along with it, moving bit by bit.

"Can it be faster?" Sunil, who came to supervise the work personally, frowned. This speed is too slow. How can it reflect the speed of us Indians?

"No, the beach soil is soft and we have to ensure safety."

"Ok."

The gantry crane moved little by little, and after three hours, it finally left the beach.

"Can this be faster now?"

"No, the front is turning. When turning, you must slow down. Accidents may happen at any time."

"Ok."

This time we walked even slower, and it took us another two hours to pass a bend.

"What's next? You will definitely say that we need to slow down, otherwise accidents may happen at any time, right?"

"This...we can speed it up a little bit."

Alex knew that Sunil was always on the verge of a temper tantrum. If he continued to reject Sunil, Sunil might lose control. He could speed up the next part a little bit.

Of course, this is limited to this paragraph.

So, the gantry crane sped up slightly for half an hour and then slowed down again.

When the sun set, the gantry crane was still two kilometers away from the dock.

"I think we should put down the section and wait until tomorrow morning before moving." Alex said, "Sir Sunil, please go back and come back tomorrow."

"No, we don't have time to wait! The Orientals already have three aircraft carriers and are still continuing to build them. We only have this one and are still slow. We will work overnight and finish the hoisting tonight and start welding tomorrow!"

“Nighttime operations are dangerous.”

"You have been talking about danger for a whole day. Has the danger occurred?"

"Okay, let's continue with our homework."

Countless Indian workers walked barefoot on the ground, slowly following the gantry crane. When the night fell completely dark, only the lights were left to illuminate them.

I have to say that under pressure, Asan really burst out his potential and passed the second bend perfectly. The dock was already in front of him!
"Great! Keep going! Speed ​​up!" Sunil said, "I want to see this segment put down and connected with our other segments!"

Time passed little by little, and finally, the sections of the Chao Ri Wang were approaching the dock!

"Attention, increase altitude!"

In order to allow this section to enter the dock, the height must be increased.

Crackling…

At this moment, a terrifying voice rang out.

Several people looked up and looked towards the place where the sound came from. Under the light, a rope was flying.

"The ring is broken!" someone shouted loudly.

This section was hoisted up by welding a large number of lifting rings on both sides and tying steel ropes. With so many devices, densely packed like a spider web, it would not be a big deal even if one of them was broken.

However, if a chain reaction occurs, it will be troublesome, and now, it is a chain reaction!

When one ring breaks, the other rings will bear more force, so a few more rings can no longer hold on and continue to break. Then, more rings break, and the steel wires begin to break...

"Hurry, lower your altitude immediately!" Alex's voice was filled with fear.

This damned hoist ring, it broke at this very moment! Just now, the hoisting height was no more than one meter, so even if a few hoist rings broke, it could still land smoothly. But now, in order to be able to hoist it into the dock, the hoisting height has exceeded five meters, so it is not so easy to land it.

The crane's hydraulic motor sounded and the hook began to descend, but it was already useless. The sections hanging below suddenly flipped over and fell upside down, and the 10,000-ton gantry crane also tilted to the side due to the impact.

Boom!
The segment fell first, collapsing the dock, and then rolled into the dock, causing another sound of metal collision.

It’s over, the internal sections are also damaged, now this aircraft carrier is completely finished!

No, this is not the worst!

At this time, the gantry crane was flipping over, and the direction it was flipping over was the direction where Alex and others were!

"Hurry, run!" Sunil's men were quick-witted and quick-handed, pulling Sunil to run, but they had no experience.

Lumberjacks are the most experienced. Don't run in a hurry. Just look up at the top of the tree and you will know which direction the tree will fall, and then run in a safe direction.

But Sunil's men didn't know. They only wanted to protect Sunil's escape, but they didn't know which direction was the safest.

"Don't run that way, it's dangerous!" Alex shouted loudly, trying to pull Sunil, but it was too late.

A huge black shadow emerged from the darkness, and Sunil and his men were shrouded in the shadow, and desperate voices rang out.

Boom!
The gantry crane fell down, dust flew all over the ground, and something flew up and hit Alex hard on the back of his head. His eyes rolled back and he knew nothing.

The next day, this shocking news spread all over the world.

When Asan was using a gantry crane to move the sections of the Hyperion, an accident occurred. The sections of the Hyperion fell down, collapsing the dock and damaging the rear section of the Blue Sky Defender. The gas turbines and other equipment inside were all scrapped.

The entire production accident caused the deaths of more than one hundred people, including Alex, India's aircraft carrier expert, and Sunil, who has been leading the development of India's naval equipment. The losses were heavy!
The Cochin Shipyard was in a mess. Reporters who rushed to the scene after hearing the news were unable to enter. They could only observe the tragic scene from the outside and came to the conclusion: India would not be able to build an aircraft carrier within five years!
The dock is gone, the gantry crane is gone, the aircraft carrier experts are gone, India suffered heavy losses this time!

At the same time, the analysis of the accident began to proceed in an orderly manner, and many people analyzed the cause of the accident seriously to attract attention. The enthusiasm for the development of the navy mentioned by Zhang Zhong before was gone in an instant.

"Gantry cranes are used in conjunction with shipyards. No shipyard in the world would allow a gantry crane to move several kilometers to transport equipment, especially equipment weighing more than 10,000 tons. The risks involved would be huge. Even a gust of side wind could cause an accident."

"This is a completely amateurish operation. Facts have proven that reckless actions will cost you blood!"

"I hope that India can learn from this lesson and work hard in the future. Looking back at India's aircraft carrier journey over the past few years, we can see that impetuousness is their biggest problem..."

East.

Qin Tao looked at the analysis and a smile appeared on his face.

"It's tragic, so tragic. So many people died, even the aircraft carrier experts died." There was not a trace of tragedy in Qin Tao's words.

"Most of them are fair and objective, but there are also a few who point the finger at Zhenhua Heavy Industries, believing that the accident was caused by problems with the gantry crane," said Xu Zhengyang.

"This must be what the Indian experts said. They want to throw mud at our Zhenhua Heavy Industries, but they will not succeed." Qin Tao said: "We will then announce our gantry crane project to the public and let them know our strength."

"Okay, I'll go notify Zhenhua Heavy Industries."

In fact, even if India throws dirty water on us, Zhenhua Heavy Industries will not care, after all, Zhenhua Heavy Industries does not have any industry in India.

In fact, most of the companies in the East have little cooperation with India. Even if they do, it is a one-handed exchange of money and the other hand of goods. It is absolutely impossible for India to play tricks.

Soon, Zhenhua Heavy Industries officially announced the news.

"In order to further meet the development of our domestic shipbuilding industry, we are about to build a gantry crane with a maximum lifting weight of more than 25,000 tons for a domestic unit. This will be the largest gantry crane in the world and a manifestation of our advanced technology!"

The 25,000-ton gantry crane breaks the world record again!

When the news was announced, the whole world was jealous.

"They must be using this type of gantry crane to build an aircraft carrier."

"That's right. With this level of gantry crane, the docking of the aircraft carrier can be completed in two sections. They are planning to continue building aircraft carriers, and they want to build them quickly! In the future, we may see the Orientals' aircraft carriers being launched one after another!"

"Yes, we must increase military spending, otherwise we will fall behind!"

As these external pressures continued to increase, the new round of US naval appropriations budget finally increased significantly. The US Navy was happy, and the US shipyards were happy. As for the extra money, the worst that could happen was to issue treasury bonds, as there was no trouble selling US bonds anyway.

On the other hand, the Indians looked at the mess at the Cochin Shipyard with mixed feelings.

"I'm afraid we won't be able to build the next aircraft carrier within ten years." Kumar, who succeeded Sunil, came to the Cochin Shipyard for inspection and heard the report from the person in charge, Arthur.

"why?"

"First of all, the dock here is already abandoned. We need to rebuild it, which will cost a lot of money and time. We estimate that it will take at least five years to build the dock."

"Even so, we can start building aircraft carriers in five years!"

"We also need gantry cranes. It is difficult for us to purchase large gantry cranes. Currently, the largest gantry crane produced in the West is only 2,000 tons. We cannot build large sections and can only use the traditional tower construction method. It is estimated that it will take more than five years in the dock. And, most importantly, our aircraft carrier experts..."

Shipbuilding requires not only equipment, but also people! The gantry crane collapsed and damaged the aircraft carrier section, killing many people. Alex was just one of the dead, and many experts also died!

They no longer have their own aircraft carrier experts. If they want a new aircraft carrier, they can only invite foreign experts. However, facts have proved that foreign experts are unreliable.

"If we don't have experts, we can hire them. If we don't have large gantry cranes, we can buy small ones. In short, we must continue to develop aircraft carriers. We can't be confined to land!" Kumar said unwillingly, "Also, can't we make gantry cranes ourselves? We must not let this kind of critical equipment be controlled by others!"

Can Asan build a gantry crane by himself?
Artur did not answer. What a joke! How could they, the Indians, have such ability? The Americans were not able to build gantry cranes. They all purchased them from the East!
"The Orientals built 25,000-ton gantry cranes, so let's build 30,000-ton gantry cranes! We Indians have money, and as long as we work hard, we will definitely reap rewards!" Kumar said in high spirits.

Hearing him say that he had money, Artur suddenly realized: "If the higher-ups are willing to allocate funds, then our Cochin Shipyard is willing to develop advanced gantry cranes. We in India will also become a major country in manufacturing gantry cranes!"

No matter whether it can be produced in the end, let’s get the funds first!
　PS: It’s the end of the month, please give me a monthly ticket, please give me a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)