Great warships

Chapter 308 Card-27, Card-29, Card-31
"Everyone, I have an idea." At this moment, Qin Tao spoke.

Do you have an idea?

These people looked at Qin Tao who had never met before, and were a little curious.

"Can you find a way to solve this problem?" Test pilot Smirnov asked, "I'm not afraid of being in danger. As test pilots, we have to face risks. However, if this early warning aircraft is equipped with troops, An absolute nightmare for those pilots."

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, I can understand your concerns."

"Our radar is no longer possible to modify." Alexander continued to insist.

Lao Maozi's electronic technology was not very good at first. After the collapse of the Red Empire, there was a serious lack of funding sources, and it was difficult to continue to innovate. It is already very good to be able to install this kind of equipment on helicopters. If they can reduce the weight or Size, simply can't do it.

Therefore, he will never modify his radar for flight safety, there is no way to modify it!
"Everyone, the most important problem at present is that the area of ​​this radar antenna is too large, so it is greatly affected by the wind during the rotation process, making it difficult to control the flight." Qin Tao said: "So, we have to start from here. A board thinks of a solution to a problem."

What else does Alexander want to insist on? Qin Tao has already expressed his thoughts: "So, how about poking a few holes in the board?"

In various activities, banners are often hung. If the weather is windy, the banners will be blown by the wind, fly up and down, and even tear the banners. The holes allow the wind to pass directly through the banner, which can greatly reduce the influence of the wind.

Now, the same is true for this antenna. If you poke a few holes in it to allow the wind to pass through it, it will significantly reduce the influence of the wind.

Alexander's eyes widened: "How is this possible? Ours is a phased array radar antenna! It's not a waveguide!"

If it were the same as the roof radar waveguide antenna installed on the modern level, there would be gaps between the antennas, so there is no need to worry about the influence of the wind, but now they are phased array radars!
"If it's a phased array radar, then what's the use of it, just stick it under the belly of the helicopter." Qin Tao said.

Has anyone seen a phased array antenna rotate?The phased array antenna changes the radiation direction by changing the phase of the electromagnetic wave, and there is no need to turn it at all!
Of course, it also depends on the quantity. The four-sided phased array radar can just take care of the respective 45-degree areas, so there is no need to rotate it. The Type [-] destroyer of later generations has only one antenna, so there is no need to rotate it. It has to be rotated.

However, it depends on the design requirements. For this early warning helicopter, if it is only intended to be used for low-altitude supplementation, it should stick to the belly and directly illuminate the airspace below the belly.

In fact, Qin Tao is not very familiar with these things. The assumptions he put forward are just tricks of a layman here. However, looking at Alexander's expression, he is obviously inspired.

Originally, Qin Tao planned to help the navy purchase several Ka-31 early warning helicopters, but now, the early warning helicopters have not been successfully developed, so he just gave two crooked ideas, and then it was over.

The Ka-27 helicopter was quietly parked aside. Zheng Ming and others had already begun to study this helicopter.

"The length of this aircraft is about the same as our straight nine, or even shorter than ours." Zheng Ming said with emotion: "However, the take-off weight of this aircraft must be much greater than our straight nine."

The length of the straight nine is more than 13 meters, but this Ka-27 is only more than 12 meters. As for the maximum take-off weight, the Ka-27 is almost three times that of the straight nine.

This is the benefit of the coaxial inversion helicopter.

"Our navy needs this kind of anti-submarine helicopter." Zheng Ming looked under the nose again, where there was a bulging pot lid, which must have been stuffed with radar.

"Yes, this is the most advanced carrier-based helicopter in the world." Mikhaiev also became excited: "It is our honor that you can buy our helicopter. The price of this kind of helicopter is also very cheap. only need to…"

Mikhaiev was thinking about his choice of words. He had to propose a suitable price. If it was too low, they would not be worth it; if it was too high, it might scare these people away.

He has already received a call from the shipyard and knows that these people are not willing to spend more money.

"The price of the Mi-171 we purchased from the Miri Design Bureau is only 300 million." Seeing Mikhaiev's hesitation, Qin Tao simply took over the conversation: "This kind of aircraft from your side should not exceed 300 million, right?"

300 million, a helicopter?This price is too cheap, right?

When introducing the Dolphin helicopter project, the relevant negotiators used Bell to lower the price, and finally got a very favorable price. 7500 Dolphin helicopters were obtained for 50 million U.S. dollars. At the same time, there were related technology introduction projects. The helicopter cost only $150 million.

However, that was a thing in 82, and the price in the 80s is only. If it is put into the present, each Dolphin helicopter will also be equivalent to about 300 million US dollars.

In other words, for the price of buying a four-ton helicopter, you bought a 12.6-ton Ka-27 anti-submarine helicopter?
"The one you bought is a transport helicopter, and ours is an anti-submarine helicopter with a lot of anti-submarine weapon systems added." Mikhaiev shook his head: "This kind of helicopter will cost at least 500 million dollars!"

This sentence is not wrong. Ka-27 is an anti-submarine model. When it leaves the factory, all kinds of anti-submarine weapons have been equipped, such as sea search radar, suspended sonar buoys, and even the torpedo compartment under the belly. , It also has a heating function to save the torpedo from failing in bad weather.

Don't these cost money?

500 million US dollars is already a very low price!

"Our purchase quantity is large." Qin Tao said: "We need to purchase four Ka-27 carrier-based aircraft in the first batch. In the later stage, we may add more orders. I think you should give us a suitable one. The wholesale price of 300 million is not low for you, if you can’t sell it to us at this price, then we can only give up this procurement project with regret.”

If you sell it, you sell it, or if you don't sell it, you pull it down?
Zheng Ming looked at Qin Tao in surprise. In fact, even if it costs 500 million yuan, they would accept it even if they spend [-] million yuan. After all, the performance of this carrier-based helicopter is far better than the Zhijiu they have in hand. !

"In your Kumertao factory, there are probably a lot of semi-finished products or even finished products, right? If they stay there, they will be ashes, so why not sell them to us, Mr. Mikhaiev, we will stay here for a day, waiting Your answer, if you are not willing to sell to us at this price, then we can only leave."

Qin Tao's attitude is quite firm, it is this price, if you sell it, you will sell it, if you don't sell it, let's go!
Mikhaiev froze there, watching Qin Tao leave with a group of people, he shook his head helplessly, the other party really caught his dead point.

The Red Empire collapsed, and Lao Maozi's huge military industry fell into chaos. The Kamov Design Bureau was one of them. The Kumer factory that supported them did produce a batch of Ka-27 helicopters. However, This batch of helicopters cannot be given directly to the navy, and the navy has to place an order to purchase them.

If the navy doesn't pay, they will have to drink the northwest wind.

Will the Navy want it?
Of course not!

After the collapse of the Red Empire, military spending has been greatly reduced. The Navy, a military service that burns money, can't even afford fuel for going to sea, let alone the purchase of helicopters?
Many of the Navy's warships have been decommissioned, so they have no shortage of anti-submarine helicopters at all, and it is impossible to purchase helicopters from the Kamov Design Bureau.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about those decommissioned heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers, how many anti-submarine helicopters are carried on each ship?When the Jacques-38 was transferred to a land airport and then retired, all the anti-submarine helicopters were carried on the warship.

Therefore, this kind of helicopter has no market at all.

Why do they value the Ka-50 gunship so much?Is it because the Navy doesn't need any more anti-submarine helicopters?

The Ka-27s that have been produced at the Kummer factory have been in dust for a year or two, and they cannot be sold at all.

Europe doesn't want it at all, at most, Ah San just buys a few planes, and Ah San simply can't eat the planes they have in stock!

Qin Tao brought Zheng Ming and others into the hotel. Zheng Ming asked Qin Tao worriedly, "Mr. Qin, if they don't sell us the helicopter, are we really going to leave?"

"Yeah, are we still here, begging them to sell us the plane?"

Zheng Ming's face was a little embarrassed: "This kind of helicopter is really good!"

"Without King Butcher, we still have to eat hairy pigs?" Qin Tao said: "Ka-27, not only Kamov Design Bureau, without them, we still can't get this kind of helicopter? 300 million, picture What’s more, the procedure is formal and the plane is new, if we buy second-hand ones, 50 won’t even be needed.”

When Qin Tao said this, Zheng Ming finally understood, and nodded again and again: "President Qin, what you said makes sense, everything is up to you!"

Whether it is the Pacific Fleet or the Northern Fleet, there are a large number of idle Ka-27 helicopters. Qin Tao and the leaders of these fleets are old acquaintances, so they can get Ka-27 helicopters from them at any time.

It's just that the Kamov Design Bureau will not be happy about this kind of private practice and irregular procedures.

How many Ka-27s are purchased from the Kamov Design Bureau, and then a batch of second-hand ones, as long as they do not appear at the same time, the outside world does not know how many Ka-27s there are in China. Moreover, since it is from the Kamov Design Bureau They have purchased the Ka-27 formally, related accessories and the like, and they have to guarantee it.

This is the best way. If Mikhaiev wants to kill himself, then simply bypass them and leave the Kamov Design Bureau. They can still get back a large number of cheap Ka-27 helicopters.

Qin Tao is so confident because he has already thought of other alternatives.

"Whether they agree or not tomorrow, we have to go to the Far East." It's been a while since I saw Nicholas, and Qin Tao still misses this old friend very much.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

When Qin Tao opened the door, he was surprised to see Zaitsev standing at the door.

"My friend, why are you here?"

"Qin, I was sent by Nicholas. He was very happy when he heard that you came to Moscow. He specially asked me to invite you. He is still reporting to the leaders. He probably will have time in the evening."

"Nicholas, have you come to Moscow? What are you doing?"

"About Novorossiysk," Zaitsev said.

The Minsk was decommissioned and sold for a sky-high price. The Pacific Fleet was very happy, but when it was Novorossiysk's turn to decommission, the Pacific Fleet was unhappy.

At any rate, they must have a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, so as to show the strength of their fleet!If this warship is also decommissioned, what else does their fleet have?
They're going to fall back down to the 70s and [-]s, which they won't tolerate.

Nikolai came to Moscow to discuss the final fate of the Novorossiysk. Obviously, these bigwigs in Moscow don't care about the decline in the strength of their Pacific Fleet.

In the evening, the legendary bar.

"Damn it, in their eyes, they only want to cut military expenditures, and they don't care about the decline in the strength of our army!" Nicholas held a wine bottle in his hand, poured wine into his mouth, and drank half of the bottle. Then squeeze out such a sentence.

"Is the fire damage serious?" Qin Tao asked Nicholas.

Nikolai nodded: "Yes, after the evaluation of those experts, at least 100 billion rubles will be needed to repair the Novorossiysk. This is only a preliminary estimate. In actual repair, it may reach hundreds of billions, or even [-] billion rubles. More, damn it, the current ruble is a piece of paper."

The ruble is depreciating rapidly, and it is completely worthless. 100 billion rubles are not as good as the previous [-] million rubles.

These maintenance costs cannot be afforded by Moscow. If they do not pay for maintenance, the Novorossiysk will have to be abandoned.

"Now, they plan to let us use the Frunze as our flagship." Nikolai said, "That warship has now been renamed the Admiral Lazayev. Those bigwigs in Moscow don't You know, the condition of this warship is not good, especially the damn nuclear reactor, which keeps malfunctioning and cannot go to sea at all!"

In Lao Maozi's arsenal, the most powerful warship is the Kyiv-class heavy aircraft cruiser. This monster with a displacement of [-] tons is a terrifying war machine.

Second only to it is the Type 1144 cruiser, which is the second largest heavy cruiser in the world after the Kyiv class, with a full load displacement of more than 2.5 tons!

Just looking at it, it doesn't seem to be strong. As long as it is put together with other warships, its size can be compared with the sky.

Supported by the huge displacement, this kind of warship has more than 400 missiles! 96 S-300F long-range air defense missiles, 128 9M330 medium-range air defense missiles, 40 9K33 short-range air defense missiles, 192 short-range missiles and 20 supersonic anti-ship missiles are also stuffed into the Kashtan system missile…

This huge amount of ammunition is simply the "arsenal ship" planned by the Yankees!Moreover, this kind of warship has powerful firepower and huge tonnage, and is classified as a battlecruiser by Western military strategists.

Among them, the Frunze with the hull number 050 belongs to the second ship of this class of warships. This warship was originally assigned to the Northern Fleet. Later, it traveled all the way to the Far East and joined the Pacific Fleet.

At the beginning, when it came to the east, it caused a great shock. All the countries along the coast were waiting in full force to monitor the passage of the warship.

Before the arrival of the Minsk, the Frunze was the most powerful warship here.

However, there are still many problems with this nuclear-powered cruiser. For example, its power system has serious defects. The first Kirov had a serious nuclear reactor accident. After returning to the port with difficulty, He never came out again.

The Frunze is the second ship, and its condition is actually not very good. After joining the Pacific Fleet in 85, it has hardly contributed much, and it is not as good as the two Kyiv-class heavy-duty aircraft cruisers.

Moreover, they are of course not happy to transfer the flagship from a [-]-ton warship to a [-]-ton warship.

At this moment, Nicholas was very annoyed.

"I guess it's not just a matter of money, but also a problem of shipyards. In the Far East, it is estimated that there is no shipyard that can undertake the maintenance task of the Novorossiysk." Qin Tao said to Nikolai.

Nicholas nodded: "That's right, experts have evaluated that only the Black Sea Shipyard can repair it in good condition, but it is absolutely impossible for us to drive it back to the Black Sea Shipyard. We can't afford the extra maintenance costs."

"Nicholas, my friend, tell me, is it possible to drive the Novorossiysk to my shipyard for repairs?" Qin Tao suggested to Nikolai: "My shipyard is currently transforming Kyiv. Some of the parts removed from it may still be used by the Novorossiysk. As for the cost, please rest assured that it must be the lowest price.”

You fix it?
Nicholas looked at Qin Tao curiously. This proposal really moved him, but after thinking about it for a while, he shook his head: "Qin, thank you for your kindness, but those guys in Moscow are not They don’t plan to repair the Novorossiysk, they would rather sell the warship, especially at the same sky-high price as the Minsk.”

Nicholas had already given up, and Qin Tao came here to drink away his sorrows, just to complain, the Novorossiysk was destined to have no chance to stay in their fleet.

Sure enough, sellers will be addicted. After eating the sweetness, no one is willing to fight. They all want to sell the inheritance of the empire and satisfy their temporary desires.

Qin Tao was helpless: "The Minsk was sold at such a high price because Dazhou Company wanted to drive this warship back and transform it into their aircraft carrier. As a result, after driving back, they found that the boiler had exploded. They can’t change it at all, they have suffered a big loss, how could they be fooled a second time, if they want to sell it, it’s just a scrap price, and it can be sold for up to 500 million US dollars.”

"If it was someone else, they would definitely not have this ability, but Qin, you are different. You are good at creating miracles. I believe that you must have a way." Nicholas looked at Qin Tao expectantly.

"Nicholas, my friend, I will definitely help, but I think it is still possible to sell 1000 million. If there are more, there are ways. If it is done well, maybe the warship does not need to be handed over to Clients, we can make millions of dollars."

The price of 1000 million is also much more expensive than the Kyiv of the Northern Fleet. If you don't hand over the warship and get a few million, that is simply the most perfect!

Nicholas became excited: "Qin, you are my best friend! Thank you for your help. We will listen to you on how to operate it! By the way, if you have any needs, just ask."

"Well, I really have something I want." Qin Tao said, "For example, are there any obsolete Ka-27 helicopters in your fleet? If so, I want to get some back."

"Of course no problem." Nicholas nodded: "In addition to the Ka-27, our batch of Ka-29 has also been eliminated. If you want, you can give it to you."

What, Ka-29?

Qin Tao felt a huge surprise.

"The helicopters were originally intended to be carried on the Minsk and the Novorossiysk. Now, these two warships are gone, and those helicopters also lost their platforms, so they were eliminated. "Nicholas said: "Anyway, the Navy has no need for amphibious assault."

The old Maozi has always been a Continental Army. After all, there is no place that the Army cannot reach. Flattening the whole of Europe can rely on the Army and the Navy. Unless they intend to solve Britain by the way, otherwise, there is no urgent need at all.

Therefore, the Navy does not have amphibious assault ships at all.

During the decades of the Cold War, the Navy did have some amphibious ships, but they were all the simplest tank landing ships, even if it was a Type 1174 landing ship with a displacement of 29 tons, there was only one helicopter at the tail The take-off and landing platform and the hangar area are not small. It is said that four Ka-[-]s can be stuffed into it. However, this warship is already old and dilapidated.

Of course, it’s not that Lao Maozi doesn’t value amphibious assault ships. During the Red Empire period, the Navy also proposed a plan: refer to the US Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship and design their own amphibious assault ship. This project was handed over to the Neva Design Bureau. , came up with the 11780 design, which is similar to the Kyiv class in appearance.

Although the project went through many iterations, various requirements, and various modifications, it was finally finalized. It was planned to start construction on the No. 91 slipway of the Black Sea Shipyard. The date was set in [-].

The result is also conceivable. The Red Empire is gone, and the existing half-built ships cannot be built. Da Mao even lost the ability to build ships. Later, he actually asked France to build them for them, but finally died without a problem.

Thinking of this, Qin Tao was very moved, but for him, it was beneficial. It would be good to get a batch of Ka-29 back at the price of cabbage. The navy should be grateful to itself!
While Qin Tao was drinking and chatting with Nicholas, in the hotel, Zheng Ming's door was also knocked open.

"Mr. Mikhaiev? Come in."

(End of this chapter)