Rebirth of Military Workers

Chapter 1083

More importantly, domestic shipyards need to accumulate experience in aircraft carrier design and manufacturing.

Judging from the current funding situation of the domestic navy, no matter what, it is impossible to set up an aircraft carrier right now, and at most it is nothing more than pre-research and demonstration work for aircraft carriers.

The big deal is 404 investment. For such an aircraft carrier, the construction cost will be much lower than the selling price.

There is a project in which hundreds of millions of dollars will be invested in the stimulus effect of the surrounding facilities, and there will be no loss.

The unit’s money is also national.

If it is not invested in the military industry system, can it be used to support other infrastructure projects?

If so, what is the need for such investment in the military industry system.

“Xie Kai, Spaniards are easy to make small moves. You have to be prepared to deal with it. The Thai military is ready to use both of you to suppress each other and reap the benefits of the fisherman…” Wang Hao saw Xie Kai’s expression calm, as if he knew this. The same thing, persuaded Xie Kai.

He wasn’t thinking about helping Xie Kai.

What is more hopeful is to get a sales commission of tens of millions of dollars.

If you can get a 3% commission, better still, at least thirty or forty million dollars, you can become a rich man at once.

In this year, there are really not too many people in this world who can have a net worth of tens of millions of dollars.

In fact, Wang Hao is not sure whether he can really get this commission.

“It’s okay, let them.” Xie Kai is still calm and doesn’t care that the Spaniard can snatch this order from them unless the Spaniard can follow the model he proposed.

They cannot solve the financial pressure alone.

“The Spaniards quit?” Upon receiving the Spaniard’s news, Bing Ting Sura looked at the commander of the Ministry of Defense in front of him with an incredible expression.

Chavalit Yongchaiyu nodded, his face a little serious, “They could not bear the pressure to advance all the construction funds, but they reduced the cost of the aircraft carrier to 360 million US dollars.”

“US$360 million? Where’s the escort fleet?”

It’s just an aircraft carrier, it’s useless.

If there is no carrier-based aircraft and no escort fleet, the aircraft carrier is a target, and it cannot take on many tasks at all.

“The Spanish frigates are all authorized by the United States. The Perry class does not meet our needs, and the cost is relatively expensive. They also proposed a plan that can help us build an aircraft carrier of about 30,000 tons. The price is similar to the Chinese offer, or even slightly higher…” Chavalit looked at the outgoing prime minister in front of him, and his thoughts were a little complicated.

The Spaniards promised that once the contract is signed, they can get a lot of benefits.

But now it seems that this benefit is not so easy to get.

“They said, if they have to pay for the construction of the entire fleet, the cooperation will not be able to continue.” Chawari added when Bing Ting Sulanon did not speak.

He still prefers Spain to help them build aircraft carriers.

It is best to help build the aircraft carrier as before, and find someone to help them build the frigate.

However, the Chinese also want to win their aircraft carrier construction project.

“Talk to the Chinese again, and then talk.” Bing Ting Su La Nuan thought for a while before speaking.

After Chavalit left, Bing Ting Sulanon went to see King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

It was originally proposed by the king to allocate aircraft carriers to the navy. Otherwise, the Thai navy would never have the idea to purchase aircraft carriers.

His Majesty’s previous proposal to purchase aircraft carriers was not for defense reasons, but for maritime rescue work.

As a king loved by the people in the country, King Bhumibol did not want to invest too much military spending.

“Bing, what’s the situation now? I heard that the Chinese shipyards are also here? How about their frigates?” The king initially proposed to purchase the frigate fleet from China. Bing Ting Sulanon originally wanted to use the Chinese shipyards to drive down Spain. People’s quotes.

Even if it is only a 10,000-ton-class pocket aircraft carrier, 400 million US dollars, for the Thai Navy, it is also a very large amount of funds.

“Your Majesty, I’m here to report this to you. China Hudong Shipyard not only hopes to obtain orders for naval frigates, they also hope to obtain orders for our aircraft carriers…” Bing Ting Sulanon reported the matter.

As the most loyal subordinate to the king, this matter naturally depends on what His Majesty means.

“The conditions in China are very good. Choosing to cooperate with them can reduce our funding pressure to a very low level, and it will not affect the construction and development of the Air Force and the Army… But they have no experience in aircraft carrier construction.” King Peng was also very entangled.

If Chinese shipyards have experience in aircraft carrier construction, for them, there is basically no entanglement.

“Bing, what do the generals of the military think?” King Bhumibol looked at his prime minister and asked.

He did not first ask Bing Ting Sulanon what his attitude was, but first asked the generals of the Ministry of Defense and the Admiralty what attitude.

Since the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Navy have made a decision, but the King disagrees, it is very difficult for this to happen.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Bing Ting Sulanon refused to continue to be re-elected, and his successor is naturally someone who reassures the former prime minister.

“Now divided into two factions, Chavalit Yongchaiyu and Naval Commander Naris Onsuwan are worried that China has no experience in aircraft carrier construction. They hope that the aircraft carrier will be built by the Spanish Bazin shipyard and the frigate will be purchased in China; Chachai Chunha Wang and Chief of Staff Shuntong Khlong Sompong believe that the Chinese shipyards, aircraft carriers and frigate fleets are all made by the Chinese…” said Bing Ting Sulanon.

Now the entire Thai military is divided into two factions.

So they can’t make up their minds.

Especially Chavalit Yongchaiyu, although he did not say it clearly, Bing Ting Sulanon understands his thoughts.

Otherwise, Bing Ting Sulanon would not be told that if the Spaniards had to advance the construction funds, the Spaniards would abandon their project.

“Couldn’t we find a balance from this? Or let the Spanish cooperate with the Chinese? The Spanish have the skills, and China really lacks experience in this aspect. Especially in terms of carrier-based aircraft…” The king also knew China’s situation.

Although Thailand is an ally of the United States, its relations with China have always been friendly.

The Chinese frigate indeed meets the needs of the Thai Navy, and the price/performance ratio is relatively high.

“The Chinese plan is based on the aircraft carrier order they have received. If we give the aircraft carrier order to the Spaniards, the frigate will not be able to use the amortization method they proposed. This means Before the aircraft carrier is delivered, we have to prepare hundreds of millions of dollars to purchase frigates and supply ships…” Bing Ting Suura shook his head with a wry smile.

The Chinese are not willing to cooperate with the Spanish at all.

Moreover, the Spaniards would not agree to provide technical support to the Chinese. Everyone knows that once the Chinese acquire the technology, they will eventually become Spain’s worst enemy for shipyards that are not prosperous.

The Chinese people’s ability to learn, whether it is the powerful Soviet Union or the United States, feels terrifying.

Otherwise, on the list of the Batumi embargo, the western world has more than 700 pages more technology embargoed on China than the Soviet Union?

King Bhumibol also knew what Bing Ting Sulanon meant.

“What do you think?”

“I think we should choose Chinese people to help us build aircraft carriers. Although the Chinese people have no experience in manufacturing aircraft carriers, they do not have any experience in aircraft carriers. Since the 1960s, China has been engaged in research on aircraft carriers… if it weren’t for China. Reform and opening up, everything made way for the economic infrastructure, their aircraft carrier should be in service now…” Bing Ting Sulanon said.

There is a little selfishness in this matter.

Wang Hao told him that if this order is received in China, he can get a commission of tens of millions.

This is the current standard of China’s military industry system.

Bing Ting Sulanon didn’t want his daughter to have a bad future.

Therefore, to the king, he introduced the 707 project that China has discontinued, and even said that China has opened an aircraft carrier captain training class.

The news of China’s aircraft carrier captain training class is not particularly secretive.

“Their aircraft carrier is dismounted.” King Bhumibol frowned and looked at his most trusted subordinate.

“It is precisely because they have been dismissed, so the Chinese talents have put forward such conditions. They have almost no profit at all, and may even lose money… The Chinese navy has funding problems, coupled with its vast territory, huge army, and heavy national defense pressure. It is impossible to set up a project for aircraft carrier construction… Their purpose is to help us build aircraft carriers to demonstrate their aircraft carrier design plans and accumulate technical experience… This is why I think we can choose the Chinese captain to help the navy build aircraft carriers. Risks Big, and at the same time, the benefits are also big.”

Bing Ting Su La Nuan said.

He really thinks so.

The Chinese are indeed inferior to the Spaniards in terms of construction experience, but there are many places where the Spaniards cannot compare with China. Relatively speaking, China has a greater advantage because they have a full set of industrial facilities.

Even if the technique is almost in the beginning, it is not a problem.

Anyway, it is impossible for a Chinese shipyard to deliver a problematic aircraft carrier.

“Although this looks good, if China cannot deliver on time, or there will be a lot of problems after delivery…” The king was worried.

The Chinese aircraft carrier does not have any advantages at all.

“No, if that happens then, we can completely refuse to pay, and even seek help from European and American shipyards to improve…” Bing Ting Sulanon said.

He really doesn’t worry about this problem.

The Chinese did not have any basic research on the atomic bomb, and succeeded in just over four years. After the successful research on the atomic bomb, the hydrogen bomb exploded for the world to see in just over two years.

The Chinese have never done things that are uncertain.

“And they promised to deliver within seven years… Your Majesty, we were preparing to deploy an aircraft carrier at the beginning, just for maritime rescue and a naval forward base during the war… If it is only a helicopter carrier, the Chinese will deliver it in five years…”

China’s plan, Bing Ting Sulanon, introduced in detail to His Majesty King Bhumibol.

Unlike the Spanish plan, the Chinese plan has too many advantages.

Even if the Thai Navy purchases an aircraft carrier or even a fleet, it will not affect the national defense construction.

“Even, China can also provide carrier-based aircraft…”

Bing Ting Sulanon felt unable to refuse China’s plan, both public and private.

Carrier-based aircraft, up to now, the military has not considered it at all.

The king was silent for a long time and did not directly agree. Instead, he summoned the relevant persons in charge of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Navy to fully listen to everyone’s opinions.

The Spaniard’s advantage is that they have a wealth of experience in the construction of light aircraft carriers, and the price is relatively cheap; while China is not without advantages, but the advantage is that it can allow the Thai Navy’s aircraft carrier fleet to exert greater combat effectiveness, not just for disaster relief.

“Your Majesty, although we have to pay about 300 million US dollars more for the Chinese aircraft carrier plan, but this money is not used all at once, but it can make our aircraft carrier have stronger combat performance and enhance our influence in the entire region. ……” Shuntong·Kong Songpeng said excitedly.

As the chief of staff, it is natural that they all have the most powerful combat effectiveness in the world.

Thailand is too small to build on its own.

If they want to exert greater influence on the world stage, there is no way, but in Southeast Asia, they have to pay attention to it.

Especially the pressure from the Vietnamese is too great.

“Your Majesty, the Vietnamese are backed by the Soviet fleet, and they are also preparing to vigorously develop the navy. If we want to prevent their aggression, we have only two ways, either to agree to the United States to lease the naval base and they send the fleet; or we can only improve the navy. Strength, let the Vietnamese consider whether they can withstand the consequences after angering us! At present, China’s plan is just right for us…With that kind of aircraft carrier and naval strength, we are the strongest in all of Southeast Asia…” Guess Chunhawang explained the reason why they could not reject the Chinese plan.

There is no need to compare the financial issues anymore.

The Spaniards demanded that most of the expenses must be paid before construction begins.

Although everyone knows that the international practice is like this, even if the other party refuses to deliver for various reasons, the money will definitely not be returned.

Chavalit Yongchaiyu and Naval Commander Naris Onsuwan also hope that the Navy will have a more powerful aircraft carrier.

But China…

“It’s definitely not a problem. We can wait to see the complete design before signing the contract!” Xie Kai did not hesitate to worry about the Thai military.

The original 707 project design drawings had to be modified a lot.

After all, the Thai Navy does not have high requirements for aircraft carriers, especially for speed. The power system used by the 052 warship can basically meet the requirements, but only two sets are needed.

“Aircraft carrier design drawings? How long?”

“At most half a year! Originally we have ready-made ones, but if we manufacture them according to that technical standard, the cost will rise a lot…” Xie Kai said.

The Thai Navy’s order, it seems, is basically settled.

“This is our detailed plan. You can take a look first. If you have any questions, we will communicate.” Xie Kai passed the plan written in the hotel these days to the Thai military.