Great warships

Chapter 373 After Selling the Arms, Go See the Caspian Sea Monster
"Actually, the war in 91 did not represent anything. At that time, our MiG-29 was fighting alone, but the opponent had the support of the entire information network and electronic interference. After our MiG-29 went up, The deaf and the blind."

The rest of the time was accompanied by Smetanikov. At this time, he was taking Qin Tao and Xu Zhengyang to eat in the cafeteria inside the design bureau. The infamy of the G-29.

In the 91 war, the MiG-29 suffered a crushing defeat. Therefore, there is also a reason why the MiG-29 fell out of favor in the international arms market.

Can it be their fault?In the combat system of the Soviet era, the MiG-29 was just a front-line fighter. It was enough to seize the air supremacy of the local battlefield, and the other things were left to the brother troops to solve.

However, in 91, the MiG-29 had to confront the entire Western system. After failing, it was discredited globally. This made them very distressed, but there was no way to refute it, because it was the fact.

Now, this is what happened to them.

"Even if the Su-27 went up at that time, it didn't make any sense. After all, the Su-27's radar is still an enlarged version of our MiG-29 radar. When it comes to anti-jamming capabilities, they are all the same."

"It's useless to just complain, what matters is what to do next, have you thought about it?" Qin Tao asked.

Anyway, I'm bored, chatting with this designer.Smetanikov has been working in the Mikoyan Design Bureau for decades. When he first entered the design bureau as an intern, he caught up with the MiG-21. He also came over model by model. Being able to communicate happily, and finally fooling around to go to China will save him from wiping his neck in the future.

I am doing good deeds myself.

"The biggest gap between us and the West is the avionics, but even if our Mikoyan Design Bureau knows about it, there is nothing we can do about it. The avionics system is provided by Fazotron. They are currently developing a beetle that uses a flat-panel slot antenna. Radar, when it matures, can be used on our MiG-29 fighter jets, and it will undergo radical changes."

Aviation companies in any country are like this. In fact, aircraft manufacturers only focus on building airframes, avionics engines, etc., and rely on supporting units to conduct research and development.

Not only the MiG-29, but the Su-27 has also suffered enough from the avionics equipment. If it weren't for the overweight radar, why would it be full of rickets.

After entering the 90s, they finally started to move towards the flat gap radar, and the beetle radar is the leader in this respect. (It was mentioned earlier that Lao Maozi bypassed the gap of the flat plate and directly engaged in phased arrays. He was referring to the era of the Red Empire. I don’t know if I made it clear.)
However, in the current situation, it is not a matter of a day or two to wait for maturity.

"Well, I have a little suggestion."

"please say."

"When you build the new MiG-29 with brand-new avionics, you can give it a more lofty name, such as MiG-33, or MiG-35."

"Why?" Smetanikov wondered.

"Of course it is different from the previous MiG-29. Believe me, it is necessary to do so. You can declare to the outside world that the MiG-35 is your new generation fighter." Qin Tao flickered.

Can changing your name get rid of your previous bad reputation?

It's possible in a short time.

In terms of tanks, the T-72 has a bad reputation, so it was renamed T-90. Ah San really purchased a large number of them. The same is true for the MiG-29. After the modification, it is directly called the MiG-35. Then take it out and sell it!
"Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your guidance. Wait until we..." Before Smetanikov finished speaking, he saw a companion running over in a hurry outside.

"The chief teacher is back, please go to the office."

It was getting dark outside, and Belyakov finally came back.

"How is it? Is there any good news?" Qin Tao looked at Belyakov.

"Those damned bureaucrats don't care about the life and death of our Mikoyan Design Bureau. If we wait for them to discuss and discuss, it will take at least a month!" Belyakov said angrily.

Qin Tao knew in his heart that this kind of bureaucracy had a purpose. After all, the transaction went smoothly, and it was the Mikoyan Design Bureau who benefited, but the pockets of those bureaucrats did not bulge.

They are waiting for someone to give them a gift.

Of course, Qin Tao didn't intend to fill their pockets. Wouldn't it be nice to keep the remaining [-] million US dollars in his own pocket?
"So, are we going to say we're sorry?"

"No, Grishin agreed. First deliver the fighter planes to you and get the money. It's not too late to go through this kind of process slowly. In short, they can only be stuck for a while, not forever."

Now it was Qin Tao's turn to be surprised: "Grishin dared to do this?"

The Arms Export Corporation has taken over all the arms export business. Although this is beneficial, it also has responsibilities. Grishin will take a great risk in doing this kind of thing now.

"Yes, he knows the plight of our Mikoyan Design Bureau and knows that we need this funding. We also need to deal with those finished products. If it is delayed for a few more years, those built aircraft will become scraps." Belyakov said : "He helped us coordinate the Yeysk base. Mr. Qin, please contact there. Tomorrow night, I will hand over the plane. The procedures for missiles may be more complicated."

"Okay, then I will pay you [-] million first. Tomorrow night, after the handover is completed, the money will be credited into your account."

Of course, Qin Tao would not make a loss-making business. They demanded that the aircraft be handed over first, and the remaining missiles still needed a sum of money. He had to deduct this part of the money in advance.

"Boss Qin, can you give us some more?"

"Then give 200 million more, and let's keep 800 million, how about it?"

That's how the deal was done.

Qin Tao had known for a long time that Mikoyan had no customers for a batch of MiG-29s produced, and he also knew that Parthia needed modern fighter jets, so it was considered as a matchmaking bridge.

"This is just the beginning. In the future, our customers may need more MiG-29 fighters. Of course, they are spot transactions every time, which is the safest way. You should not use all the funds to develop new ones. Some of the funds can be used to assemble the unfinished planes on the production line, and maybe the next time I come, I will take those planes away."

Belyakov nodded: "We will."

If they want to enter a virtuous circle, they must build and sell airplanes. It is only a spot transaction, which has never happened.

"It won't be long before the carrier-based aircraft ordered by Ah San will continue to be produced, and you Mikoyan will usher in a greater turning point. Keep going, a bright future is beckoning to you!"

Qin Tao just said a few simple words, which almost moved Belyakov to tears.

Smetanikov, on the other hand, had already begun to wipe away tears.Sure enough, this guy is more emotional, no wonder he wiped his neck afterwards.

Keep going, a bright future is beckoning!
In the whole world, the Caspian Sea should be the weirdest sea. Although the name of the Caspian Sea has a word for sea, most countries don’t think it is a sea. At best, it is a super large inland lake.

Because the Caspian Sea is surrounded by land and has no outlets.However, they are big enough. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland lake in the world, has an area of ​​38.6 square kilometers, which is much larger than many seas.

These waters will not come out of thin air, so although the Caspian Sea is surrounded by land, there are many rivers flowing into the Caspian Sea.Speaking of it, there are more than 130 rivers such as the Volga, Ural, Kura, and Terek.

Therefore, the countries along the Caspian Sea have also formed fleets, the largest of which is of course Da Mao's Caspian Sea Fleet.

Being able to serve in this fleet should be the happiest thing. No matter what kind of war they encounter, the Caspian Sea Fleet should not need to participate in the war. They just need to sit and wait for death until they retire.

After all, the countries along the Caspian Sea will not have any conflicts with Da Mao.

Since the strength of the Caspian Sea Fleet is not good, there is no need for them to cross various rivers to fight outside.

It's calm here, everything is safe here.As the smallest fleet, the Caspian Sea Fleet does not have a supporting aviation base, but, just near them, there is the Yeysk base supporting the Black Sea Fleet. In this base, Da Mao's naval aviation unit is stationed.

Now, this base is still unknown, even in a semi-abandoned state.There are several aircraft in the hangar that cannot be repaired, and the parts that can be sold have been sold long ago. There is currently only one platoon of security personnel guarding the airport.

In a few years, Da Mao suffers from being unable to use the Nitka base in the Crimea Peninsula, and it is too risky to fly directly to the aircraft carrier for training, so a new Nitka training base will be built here, which will make this base famous rise up.

The base's runway was covered with weeds, and a rabbit was running through the weeds. Suddenly, a gunshot was fired.

Bang!
The rabbit fell down in response, with a hole in its head and blood gurgling out.

Then, the body with residual warmth was picked up by a hairy hand.

"Today's luck is really good. I actually got a rabbit. Let's eat meat." Ivan, the guard at the base, said happily.

"Yeah, I haven't eaten meat for a long time, and this rabbit is not enough to eat. It would be great if I could get a few sheep. I want to boil lamb."

"Sheep? There are sheep in the nearby village. Shall we find a chance to get one?"

The two looked at each other, then nodded.

At this moment, the whistle of the base sounded.One short five long, urgent assembly?
With a gun in his left hand and a rabbit in his right, Ivan ran to the control tower of the base with his companions.

The person in charge of the base, Varisi, watched the people under his command keep gathering, and then looked at his watch. He was quite dissatisfied. If it was a war, it would have been killed so slowly!
However, when Ivan saw the rabbit in his hand, he didn't get angry.

"Okay, now an emergency notice is officially announced. The superior ordered us to clean up the runway at the base and check the runway lights. Tonight, a batch of planes will land at our base."

"Our base actually has a plane?"

"Does that mean that our base will return to normal? In the future, will wages be paid normally?"

"That's military pay, we are soldiers, not ordinary employees!"

"Okay, stop talking, get ready to go, Ivan, send your rabbit to the cafeteria!"

"Yes!"

30 people acted.

As the speed of the aircraft increases, the requirements for the cleanliness of the runway are getting higher and higher, not to mention a pebble, even a pebble the size of a pebble.

It hasn't been cleaned in a few years, and there is too much debris on the runway.

When it was dark, a limousine and a truck drove over. When they saw the people who got on and off the bus, they were a little surprised. How could there be faces from the East?

"Which of you is in charge?" cried Grishin.

Varisi ran over: "Report, I am the person in charge of the base, Varisi."

"Have all the preparations been done?"

"Yes."

Seeing the serious conversation between the two, Qin Tao felt a little funny from the sidelines. He walked up and patted each other on the shoulder: "Mr. Varisi, you have worked hard, please ask your people to move the things on the truck. It's all a gift for you."

The stuff on the truck was for them?Looking at the eastern face in front of him, Varisi was very curious, but since someone gave him a gift, of course he had to accept it.

So, he directed several people to carry it.

The rabbit meat in Ivan's stomach had already been digested, and he complained a little because he didn't rest at night. He climbed into the truck listlessly, and was immediately surprised when he saw the contents inside.

Big sausage?The top boxes are all big sausages produced by the Moscow factory.

The box below seems to be vodka?

Vodka!
"Ulla!" Ivan immediately cheered.

They were assigned to serve in this shitty place, and the usual military salary was enough to eat black bread. If they wanted to eat meat, they had to find their own way. Fortunately, there was no shortage of bullets here, and they could hunt game by themselves.

As for this pure big sausage and vodka, they haven't had it for a long time.

Now, seeing these good things, they immediately felt full of strength!

"Don't yell, pay attention to discipline!" To his subordinate, Varisi was also drunk, what good thing did he have such an expression?

With disdain, Varisi watched his subordinates carry the boxes, and when he saw the patterns on the outside of those boxes, he almost cried out.

Big sausage, vodka!
For the fighters at the Yeysk base, this day is definitely the most memorable.

"Thank you very much, generous and distinguished guest." Now, Varisi didn't care about Qin Tao and other guests' appearance and origins, etc. Anyway, Grishin brought them here, so there would be no problem.

"After turning on the runway lights, your people can withdraw, you go to the cafeteria to celebrate."

"We can continue to help."

"No, let's go."

"Yes!"

The cafeteria at the base was extremely lively today. The defenders had meat sausages in their left hands and vodka in their right hands. When there was a roar in the sky, none of them went out to watch, anyway, they were not responsible for these.

After the people who originally guarded the base went to eat and drink, the third bus drove in, followed by several tank trucks.

In the car, an Anxi State pilot stepped down.

Husseini was the first to get out of the car, and at this moment his heart was extremely excited.

Mr. Qin is really amazing, he really does what he says!In such a short period of time, the MiG-29 was actually bought!

In the distant sky, there was already a rumbling roar.

In the light of the base, the first MiG-29 landed. This MiG-29 looks so weird. Why is its back humped?
As the person in charge of the Shahid Babe base, Husseini used to fly Tomcat fighter jets, and later also flew MiG-29s, so this time he led a team to receive these planes together, but he did not expect , could it be such a plane?

"Is there an assembly error in this plane?" Husseini couldn't help but asked Qin Tao in a low voice.

"No, a special conformal fuel tank has been added to the back of the plane, which greatly increases the amount of fuel carried in the plane. Therefore, even if the plane does not refuel here, it can fly directly to its destination." Qin Tao said : "Other aircraft have not been installed yet, and they will install them for you after they produce special accessories."

I see!When Husseini looked at the second plane that landed again, he saw that plane and became normal.

Three, four, finally, all ten MiG-29s landed on the runway, without even sliding to the tarmac, they turned around at the end of the runway, and then stopped.

The refueling truck drove over and began to refuel the planes. At the same time, the old man's pilot jumped from above.

"It's hard work, hard work, everyone will be rewarded with a thousand dollars! Once you get the money, you can get on the bus over there. Later, the bus will take you back!" Qin Tao held the A wad of dollars, send them money on the spot.

After getting the money, these pilots all smiled. In the army, they couldn't get so much money for three months. Now, they can get a thousand dollars for just one flight, and they can get it on the spot!
Husseini couldn't wait to jump on the hunched MiG-29. Although the back was bulged, the interior of the cockpit remained unchanged, exactly the same as the MiG-29 they flew over!
Fly back, no problem!
Husseini was waiting.

Finally, the other planes were fueled up and ready to take off.

There is no ground power supply vehicle, and the plane can be successfully started at one time by directly relying on the internal power supply of the plane. The last plane to land is the first to take off.

At the airport, the roar sounded again, two engines shot out fiery flames, and the first MiG-29 flew into the sky, followed by the second.

After the first two planes take off, the next two planes directly form a two-plane formation to take off, and then a three-plane formation.

After years of fighting, these Parthia pilots are already the elite of the elite. They only need to fly a few sorties to get a feel for the performance of this aircraft, and then fly it with ease.

After taking off, they all flew at ultra-low altitude and flew all the way to the Caspian Sea. When they approached the coastline of the Caspian Sea in Parthia, two Tomcat fighters had already greeted them.

This transaction was completed with ease.

The hustle and bustle just now was over, the oil tanker drove away, leaving only the limousine and the food truck.

"President Qin, shall we go?" Grishin asked Qin Tao.

Qin Tao smiled: "I think the night here is quite beautiful. I want to stay here for one night and leave tomorrow. Moreover, we are not on the way, so you go first!"

"Boss Qin, there's nothing here, so it's meaningless for you to stay here." Grishin said.

"Yes, I know, I really did it to appreciate the beautiful scenery here, why don't you believe it? Sigh, why is it so difficult to gain the trust of others in this age?"

Qin Tao expressed emotion.

Grishin smiled, trust you?How silly would that be?I originally wanted to stay out of the matter, but in the end, I was fooled by you?

"Okay, then I'm leaving."

The base here is really nothing, because those that can be sold have already been sold, so Qin Tao is destined to return without success.

Of course, Qin Tao may also be looking for an opportunity to return to Parthia. After all, these MiG-29s are all single-seater. Walk.

Grishin graciously left Qin Tao behind. He had no idea that Qin Tao actually had another purpose.

Soon, the truck was on its way.

"Boss Qin, if we act alone, why don't we drive a better car?"

In Xu Zhengyang's eyes, Qin Tao has always been the kind of person who likes to enjoy himself. Even if he drives a Gorky, it is more comfortable than this truck!

Qin Tao shook his head: "This kind of place where the birds don't shit, drive a better car, and it's easy to attract people's attention."

"The Red Empire collapsed, the Alexei Design Bureau was not taken seriously, is it disbanded now?" Xu Zhengyang couldn't help asking.

That's right, where Qin Tao and the others are going now is the Alexei Design Bureau, which specializes in the development of Caspian Sea monsters!

40 years ago, hydrofoil boats were the fastest boats in the world. Something similar to wings was installed on the bottom of the boat to separate the bottom of the boat from the water surface to reduce resistance and increase speed. However, this design cannot be lifted without limit.

Later, Rostislav Alekseev, a pioneering hydrofoil designer in the Red Empire, decided to keep the hydrofoils out of the water.

In this way, shipbuilders become aircraft builders, switching from fluid dynamics to aerodynamics, increasing the speed several times, and then using the ground effect, it is simply cool.

At that time, Alekseev's research project received a lot of attention. The leaders at that time just liked this kind of technology that Americans did not have. Within five years, the project has grown from a small prototype weighing no more than a few tons to 265 tons.

The code name of this thing is KM, (Корабль-макет, which means boat-prototype.)
It was a gigantic creature, developed by satellite while it sailed in the Caspian Sea for testing, earning it the moniker of a Caspian monster.

(End of this chapter)