Great warships

Chapter 901 Shichang and 052DL
Shichang is not only a naval training ship, but also a national defense mobilization ship and a medical rescue ship.

Its hull structure is mainly concentrated in the front, and the rear is a large helicopter deck. Because of this design, many people attribute it to a helicopter carrier. In fact, the large platform at the back is not only used for taking off and landing helicopters Yes, there are other effects.

For example, a large number of containers are stacked on its wide deck and converted into a container ship. It is a bit extravagant to engage in transportation tasks. After all, naval warships never consider fuel consumption and the like, and the transportation cost is too high. However, its containers can be Various modules, such as the medical module and ward module, after being refitted, transformed into floating hospitals at sea.

When rescue and disaster relief is needed, it can also be equipped with housing modules, so that a large number of victims can be accommodated. These modules can turn it into a professional rescue and disaster relief vessel. Since the navy's warships have this role, of course it can be used domestically. Relevant departments will provide money to help build it together so that it can be used in the future.

Everyone got excited.

Mr. Qin's suggestion is very reasonable, as long as they are not allowed to pay, everything else is easy to talk about!
"Can the relevant domestic departments give us 6000 million yuan?" Some people are still worried.

"It depends on how it works." Qin Tao said: "For example, we set the quotation for this warship at 2000 million. In this way, the navy and the relevant domestic departments each contribute half of the funds. The navy also It comes to 6000 million, but 4000 million of them will be transferred to aircraft carriers or other warships, isn’t that enough?”

With the passage of time, the cost of all kinds of warships has also risen. Even the most common 054, the cost has soared to 2000 million, with a displacement of only 054 tons. A [-]-ton warship only costs [-] million. Absolutely not expensive, and ten years later, [-] will cost more than one billion yuan, but even so, it is much cheaper than Western warships.

Converted into U.S. dollars, the 054 is two to three hundred million U.S. dollars, while the U.S. military and similar "Constellation" class frigates have a single-ship cost of 5.26 million U.S. dollars. This price is the same as that of the 052D destroyer, but its performance is far worse. The cost of the Arleigh Burke III destroyer with the same performance as the 052D destroyer has soared to 30 billion US dollars!

Therefore, foreigners can only watch the Dongfang Navy storming out but cannot catch up, because the price of building one warship of the same type is equivalent to the price of Dongfang building five or six warships. There is nothing they can do about it, but Dongfang has this ability. Anything can be made into cabbage.

Of course, there are also cheap ones, and the F35 fighter is one of them, but it is also unique, and most of them will be more expensive than Dongfang.

Now, Qin Tao provided a perfect solution. The naval leaders present opened their eyes wide and nodded repeatedly: Okay, Mr. Qin’s plan is very good!
Everyone got excited.

"Boss Qin, the money problem has been resolved. When will you be able to make this kind of warship design?"

"Now." Qin Tao opened the laptop and plugged in the Internet cable: "Now I will ask the shipyard to send over the design drawings and introduce them to you."

Send it over?
The big guy looked at Wu Shengli in surprise, and Wu Shengli shook his head immediately: "I didn't say anything."

"We made the design drawings ten years ago, when we first proposed the idea of ​​a national defense mobilization ship to the Navy. Unfortunately, the Navy did not make the decision to build it at that time, so we sealed the design drawings and now we are bringing them out." Qin Tao said: "You can put forward any modifications that may be needed. After we modify the original design plan and the funds are in place, we can start construction."

The navy's warships need to bid, but if they are jointly invested with other domestic departments, then there is no need to abide by this agreement, and only Mingzhou Group can operate these construction funds, so all of this is logical.

"it is good."

Qin Tao turned on the computer, started ICQ, connected with Yang Dawei, and soon started transferring files.

"President Qin, will there be any problems with this kind of transmission, such as being stolen?" Some people are worried that this is a confidential document after all, and it will be leaked if it is transmitted directly through the Internet?
"Indeed, but the probability is very small." Qin Tao said: "We built the entire network, developed the software, produced the hardware, and controlled the database. If they want to steal secrets, they will first It was discovered by us for a while, and these are encrypted, and only specific algorithms can be opened."

The Internet is risky, but if you don’t use it because of the risk, it is a bit unfounded. Modern technology will greatly change people’s lives, and it will also change the command of the army.

"Of course, if the navy wants absolute security, it can invest in laying a special military network." Qin Tao said, "If it is not directly connected to the Internet, it will be safe."

While speaking, the file has been transferred. Qin Tao opened the file and placed it on the projection screen.

A [-]-ton warship appeared in front of everyone. When they saw it, many people's eyes lit up: "Isn't this a helicopter carrier?"

The bow of the ship is similar to an ordinary warship, and the back is full of helicopter decks, just like a helicopter carrier.

"However, there is an extra chimney on the right side, which has never been seen before."

Generally, helicopter carriers have their chimneys placed on the bridge at the front. This layout, which is placed at the back and side and looks the same as a conventional aircraft carrier, is really rare.

"This is also to allow our pilots to adapt to future aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships." Qin Tao said: "Moreover, the chimney is placed at the back, which is also convenient for us to shorten the length of the flue. After all, the bridge is at the front and the engine compartment is at the end. Now, since everyone is interested in this place, I will start from here. In order to reduce costs, we equipped this warship with two diesel engines and two-shaft propulsion."

Gas turbines are the first choice for high-speed navigation, but they are extremely fuel-intensive. For this kind of naval training ship, a high speed of 30 knots is not needed. An economical cruising speed of 16 knots is enough.

There is no need for the high-end integrated power of the whole ship.

Everyone nodded: "That's right, two diesel engines can be used, and the diesel engine produced by your Mingzhou Group is very good."

Mingzhou Group originally did not have diesel engines, but later invested in a domestic diesel engine factory, digested and absorbed Mannheim's diesel engine technology, used it on submarines, and equipped a large number of surface ships. These diesel engines have also become auxiliary equipment for naval warships. Machine, since Mingzhou Group is going to save money, of course it must be matched with Mingzhou Group's products.

"Let's go on to talk about the overall design of the hull. It is planned to be 120 meters long and 18 meters wide. A bridge will be set up at the bow, and the living and working cabins of all personnel will be deployed inside as much as possible, so that there will be enough distance for the rear. Come on, it is enough to plan three wide helipads, but for our usual training, two are enough, and the front is reserved to carry the medical cabin directly, which is also convenient for the relevant state departments to allocate funds.” (Qi Jiguang’s displacement It is almost the same, but it is 163 meters in length and 22 meters in width. I don’t know if there is a problem with the setting of this Shichang.)
Looking at those blueprints, someone frowned.

"Mr. Qin, this design can certainly meet the needs of relevant departments. However, there is a medical cabin in the front. Although our helicopter takeoff and landing training will not be affected, where is the helicopter hangar located?"

If the hangar is set up on the side of the bridge, with a modular medical cabin in the center, how will the helicopter pass through the medical cabin to get to the hangar?If there is no hangar, the helicopter will only park occasionally, and it is impossible to carry it for a long time, because there is no way to maintain it.

Qin Tao smiled: "Didn't everyone see Lao Maozi's Kirov-class cruiser? Why don't you have such a vision?"

"The hangar below the deck?" The big guy reacted.

The deck is used to train helicopters to take off and land, and the personnel live in the front. What about the bottom of the warship?

There is a lot of space underneath this warship. This space can be used to transform the first-floor hangar!

Even if the hangar is only set up under the helicopter take-off and landing deck, at least five helicopters can be stuffed in!
"In this way, it becomes a helicopter carrier!" Someone became excited.

"Well, under normal circumstances, it is enough to carry two or three helicopters, but if you encounter special circumstances, you can also turn into a helicopter carrier at any time. In extreme cases, you can carry eight helicopters. Whether it is anti-submarine or cross-sea to ground Both attacks have sufficient combat power." Qin Tao introduced.

This is also the reason why Qin Tao does not agree to lower the standards and build it with civilian ship standards. When needed, it can be transformed into a helicopter carrier at any time!The combat effectiveness of eight straight twenty planes is not overwhelming. They don't even need to descend into the hangar. They can just be stacked horizontally from the front of the deck.

"Okay, let me introduce the bridge of the Shichang next." Qin Tao continued to introduce, but found that everyone was looking surprised.

"what happened?"

"Boss Qin, what number did you just say?"

It was only then that Qin Tao realized that he had just said the name of the ship, and he actually said the name of the ship. This kind of naming task should have been assigned to the Navy.

"Our only naval training ship is 81, which is named Zheng He. The second naval training ship must be 82. The naming follows the above principles, so name it after a person, and use Deng Shichang's name. Naming should be okay, right? Of course, this is my suggestion. If the Navy has a better choice, it can also use other names, such as Qi Jiguang is also good."

Qi Jiguang never engaged in the navy, but he fought against Japanese pirates and was a famous national hero. Of course, it is okay to use his name, but Deng Shichang is better.

"That's right, it's called the Shichang. This is the first time a young girl gets on the sedan chair. Our warship hasn't been built yet, so I've already figured out the name." Wu Shengli said, "Okay, let's continue with the warship design."

Qin Tao is equivalent to repeating the introduction ten years ago. It's just that ten years ago, he could only pass the mouthful, but this time he has to confirm the construction.

All the leaders listened carefully and made some suggestions. By the time Qin Tao finished his report, the day would have passed.

"Okay, that's it for this warship. Let's contact the relevant departments as soon as possible to finalize the construction funds and start construction as soon as possible. Our navy has a heavy task of training carrier-based aircraft pilots. We urgently need training ships. Your Mingzhou Group can complete the construction in half a year." Is it made inside?"

"Half a year? It's almost half a year for the shell, and half a year for the outfitting, at least a year or more." Qin Tao was very helpless. The leaders of the navy were too anxious to ask. Do you think the huge [-]-ton ship is a small sampan?
"Okay, that's one year. We hope to start work as soon as possible, and then go to Mingzhou Group to open our eyes."

"Leaders, it should be necessary to visit our Mingzhou Shipyard recently."

Recently?
what to do?
Someone soon thought of something: "Is 052D made?"

Qin Tao nodded: "It should be possible to launch it in the near future, and then outfit it. However, since our Z-052 has been successfully developed, we are wondering whether to build such a [-]D first."

"How can we only build one? Like the 052C, our navy has planned an order for four."

"Next, we need to elongate the 052D a little bit so that it can be easily carried on our straight 052. We plan to call this [-]DL."

Now that I'm here, of course I will introduce the next plan to the navy by the way. After all, these are also the results of the maturity of the [-]th.

"Elongated?"

"Yes, our Z-27 is lower than the Ka-155, but it is longer than it, so if our destroyer is going to be mainly Z-159, then our hangar needs to be extended by two meters. At the same time, the helicopter deck must also be extended. It needs to be extended by two meters, so our destroyer has to be extended by four meters, enlarged from the original [-] meters to [-] meters, and the displacement is enlarged from [-] tons to [-] tons."

The bow of the warship is relatively narrow, and it becomes wider as it goes backwards. Therefore, although it is only lengthened by four meters at the rear, the displacement is enlarged by [-] tons.

In the past, a destroyer of 055 tons in the Navy was already a large ship. Now, with step by step development, it has reached [-] tons!The [-] of the [-]-ton class will also be born.

At this moment, everyone present was filled with emotion, and the scene fell into silence again for a while.

Qin Tao thought that these people were unwilling.

"Although the displacement has been enlarged, no additional equipment has been added, only more steel plates have been used, and the price will not go up too much." Qin Tao could only explain.

The larger the displacement, the more expensive the warship is. Therefore, when the British built the Type 42 destroyer, they tried hard to control the displacement. When it came to the Type 45, they gritted their teeth and enlarged the displacement to 7350 tons. However, during actual production, because The finance department wanted to save money, so some equipment was not installed, and the actual full-load displacement was reduced to [-] tons.

In other words, the displacement of the Type 45 destroyer that the British are most proud of is not as large as the current 052DL.

Seeing that the big guy didn't answer, Qin Tao thought it was unwilling, so he could only say again: "Forget it, anyway, it's just increased, and our order price remains unchanged. Hey, you guys just say something." ah."

"it is good."

"Okay, let's save money again."

It was only then that everyone came to their senses with a smile on their faces. Since Boss Qin said he would not raise the price, he couldn't raise the price any more!Just now the big guy was just in shock and didn't open his mouth. As a result, he saved a lot of money and was quite satisfied.

At this time, Qin Tao felt a little helpless when he heard what everyone said, and he became impulsive again.

However, since it has been said, it cannot be taken back.

"Boss Qin, will the speed decrease after the displacement increases?"

It doesn't matter how fast the naval training ship can run, but the speed of the escorting main warship must meet the standard, because it is the escort of the aircraft carrier, and it must keep up with the speed of the aircraft carrier, otherwise the aircraft carrier will sail at full speed and throw the escorting warships. The fruit is gone, how can this work?
"Compared with the 052D, the speed will indeed drop a bit, but it should not be inferior to the 052C. We estimate that its speed can reach 32 knots. As for the actual speed, we will not know until it is built and tested at sea."

32 knots?
The speed of the warships of the Eastern Navy has not been low. The Type 051 destroyer manufactured in the past used boiler power, which was very abundant, and the hull was slender and the resistance was small, so that the speed of 37 knots was once achieved during the trial voyage. Later, the Type 052 destroyer , using two LM2500 gas turbines to drive a warship of more than 4000 tons, which is still a large horse-drawn cart, and can reach 32 knots, and then the 052C later reduced the speed to [-] knots.

This is of course because the original GT15000 gas turbine was not powerful enough, and the output power was not large enough. However, for a main warship, [-] knots is already excellent.

When it comes to 052D, the advanced UGT25000 gas turbine is used, and the power has been greatly increased. Although the displacement has also increased a lot, the final power output is still good.

"If the ship's integrated power system is used, will the speed continue to increase?"

Among the diesel-fuel alternating power, when the gas turbine starts, the diesel engine has to stop, and it cannot be combined to output power, which is equivalent to wasting a set. If it is changed to electric propulsion, the power generated by the generator can be easily integrated together. , so that the speed of the warship can be increased.

"Of course you can, but if you use this system, the price needs to go up another [-] million."

Just simply expand the displacement. The Mingzhou Group can pay for it by itself, but if the internal equipment is increased, the extra cost will need to be paid by the navy. The Mingzhou Group may not make money, but it cannot lose money. This is Qin Tao The principle that has always been adhered to.

"Forget it, just use this system on our 055." Hearing that more money was needed, the guy immediately made a wise choice.

Although the navy now has a lot more funds than before, there are more warships to be built, and the navy has to save money.

"The supporting facilities are basically unchanged, but some equipment can be changed if they can be changed, such as the 1130 close-in anti-aircraft gun." Qin Tao continued to introduce.

(End of this chapter)