Great warships

Chapter 510 Sea Trial No. 138

Sergey decided to sell the body of the A-50 at a low price based on the purchase intention of the next forty transport planes. However, for Qin Tao, it was just an excuse. Going to continue purchasing.

Elder Lin was very curious about this.

"Mr. Lin, if we order an aircraft carrier from the Black Sea Shipyard, will they be able to produce it?" Qin Tao asked back.

"Of course it is impossible. After the collapse of the Red Empire, the production system has been disrupted, and many supporting factories have closed down. Or in other countries, it is very difficult for them to coordinate. It can be said that it is basically impossible."

After Mr. Lin finished speaking, he suddenly realized: "You mean, the same is true for aviation companies. Even if the Chkalov Aircraft Factory wants to produce, it will struggle because of supporting problems?"

Qin Tao nodded: "That's right, Mr. Lin, the best choice for the Ilyushin Design Bureau is to produce their Il-76 in the factory that originally produced Antonov aircraft in China. However, this is also very difficult. As for It is impossible for the Chkalov Aircraft Factory to continue production, and if an order is placed, it will be the same as Ah San purchasing Lao Maozi's aircraft carrier."

This is already the third price increase, right?Ah San still has to grit his teeth and admit it, otherwise the previous investment will be in vain!

If our side orders some Il-476 from the Ilyushin Design Bureau, I am afraid it will end in this way. The price will be increased many times, and the final price will be two or three times more expensive.

"But we need this kind of strategic transport aircraft." Elder Lin said.

"There are two ways. First, you can rent or buy Da Mao's second-hand goods. Second, you can do your own research." Qin Tao said, "It's better to rely on ourselves than others. We need our own large transport aircraft, which are needed by both the Air Force and the Navy. Those islands to the south of us also need transport planes to transport supplies."

Mr. Lin nodded: "Yes, I have to do my own research. This is another huge investment!"

"If you don't have the ability now, it will be a few years later, but self-research is a must. Our early warning aircraft, refueling aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, etc. all need a large aircraft as a platform."

I fooled Mr. Lin again. This time the itinerary was successfully concluded. After returning to China, Qin Tao didn't even go to find his father-in-law, but returned to Mingzhou directly. If he went, there would probably be a lot of things to do. with him.

It was already February, the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month.

The Mingzhou Shipyard is still busy, and the big guys don't even remember what the Spring Festival is. For them, the most important thing is to finish the work at hand.

The first ship of No. 056 is being fitted out, and the second ship of No. 054 has been launched, but these are not the most important. At this time, the No. 138, which is being transformed in the floating dock of the Shenzhou, is the most critical.

The workers in the shipyard, the designers of the design unit, and the military representatives are all busy.

"This boat looks almost ready!" Qin Tao said to Meng Fansheng, a military representative who was busy. Although Meng Fansheng had been a military representative in Mingzhou for many years, he was still meticulous and serious about his work. His face was dark from morning till night, and his big mouth was always chattering non-stop.

At this time, after hearing Qin Tao's question, Meng Fansheng said: "The overall modification work is nearing completion, and only the adjustment of the weapon system is left. The sea trial will probably take a while."

Qin Tao nodded.

After the warship is built in the shipyard, it cannot be delivered to the troops immediately. It is necessary to have the technicians of the shipyard and the representatives of the navy to pick up the ship. After it is driven to sea, it will be tested item by item according to the form.

If there is a problem during the test, it needs to be returned to the factory for repair.

Similar to aircraft carriers, it may even take a year or two to meet the requirements.

The current No. 138 ship was designed and remodeled at the same time, and there must be many remaining problems.

"According to our estimates, the sea trial will take about half a year."

"I don't have that much time." Qin Tao said, "Can our sea test subjects be modified? Let's test the key items, such as power and weapon systems, first. As for other things, we will talk about them later."

Meng Fansheng frowned: "Boss Qin, I have to give you face for the plan you proposed, but as a military representative, I must test according to the requirements of my superiors, and there must be no problems. Would you like Communicate with the superior? As long as the superior agrees with your suggestion and gives me an order, I will follow the new method immediately."

Old-fashioned, dogmatic, irresponsible, looking at Meng Fansheng's big mouth, Qin Tao felt a little slanderous, and Zhang Zhen came over after a while.

At the beginning, this ship was brought back by Zhang Zhen. Afterwards, Zhang Zhen was appointed as the captain of No. 138. Except for occasional lectures by Stroll, he spends most of his time in Mingzhou Yes, in the process of refitting, you can become familiar with No. 138, and it will be easier to command this warship in the future.

At this time, his face was full of excitement: "Boss Qin, you are back!"

"Ah."

"Old Meng, I just came back from the fleet. The superior ordered that our No. 138 complete the sea trials of the key systems within one month as much as possible, and be ready to meet the mission at any time. Therefore, a new sea trial requirement was drawn up for me." Zhang Zhen While speaking, he handed the document printed out on thick A4 paper to Meng Fansheng.

Meng Fansheng's face was a little surprised. Mr. Qin just said that the superior gave the order?Really fast enough!
"Please rest assured, superior, we will definitely do our best." After Meng Fansheng finished speaking, he thought of something else, and looked at Zhang Zhen, full of surprise and worry: "Is there going to be a war?"

"Old Meng, don't ask what you shouldn't ask. The army is very nervous now." Zhang Zhen said: "I'm going back to the fleet base, where the vacation has been cancelled, and you can't miss work during the Chinese New Year. No. 136 and No. 137 are hoisting sun-burning missiles. We This warship must be fast!"

Meng Fansheng nodded: "Okay, I will fully cooperate!"

"Also, because the situation is tense, the superior leaders will not attend the launching ceremony of our warship." Zhang Zhen continued: "The superior leaders instructed us that as long as we meet the conditions for sea trials, we should organize sea trials immediately. Whether it's day or night."

Qin Tao was a little helpless: "Is there a need to be so busy? Well, they are real, they just know how to sharpen their guns before the battle, which makes people panic."

The big guys are already very nervous. At this time, you should relax.

"Since we have become soldiers, we have long put life and death aside." Zhang Zhen said: "If there is a real situation, we are willing to rush forward. Use me in the first battle, and use me to win!"

Zhang Zhen was full of fighting spirit at this time, but he wanted to do it more.

"If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Captain Zhang, don't think so much, let's build a warship first." Qin Tao said.

In the tall bridge, countless people are still busy.

Zhao Ling exhaled a long breath, and said to the people around her: "Well, the Hongqi-16A system has finally been integrated into the entire combat command system!"

This is a very complicated and tedious job.

Originally, Lao Maozi's Glory-class cruiser could only perform a single mission. Although there were a lot of missiles, they all went their own way. They were responsible for the long-range S-300 missile system, and the data of the medium-range Wasp missile system was not exchanged at all. In their own airspace, once the S-300 missile defense fails, the medium-range missiles may not be able to switch over in time.

The No. 138 ship in China must not follow the path of Lao Maozi. Since Zhao Ling came here, she has devoted herself to intense work. First, she completed the replacement of the Hongqi-16A missile, and then the data fusion.

It is not easy to work under a unified combat command system. After all, the S-300 system is old-fashioned, and the relevant technical information cannot be obtained by our own side.

In order to complete this task, Zhao Ling hardly had a good rest during this period. At this time, her face was haggard and her eyes were bloodshot.

Then, Zhao Ling saw a familiar face.

"Brother Tao, are you here?"

"Well, I'm here, how can you do this?" Qin Tao looked at his wife distressedly: "You only have work in your eyes, where are my children and me?"

An apologetic smile appeared on Zhao Ling's face: "Why, you are always in my heart. It's just that this task is very important and crucial."

"Okay, you can go now, Zhengyang, take Comrade Zhao Ling back to rest, and you stand guard outside the door for me, and you can leave only after I go."

"Yes."

"No, there is still finishing work, everyone is busy together, you can't let me go alone."

"Without you, the earth still doesn't turn? Come on, you are different from them, you are still breastfeeding after all, and you are my wife."

In front of so many people, Qin Tao said such words, Zhao Ling's face flushed instantly, Qin Tao's face was serious, and there was no room for compromise.

Zhao Ling sighed and finally left.

Everyone held back their laughter, of course they knew what was going on.

"Now, we are waiting for the matching of the air defense system. After the system matching of this air defense missile is completed, we can start sea trials at any time." Yang Dawei said on the bridge. We struggled on the warship, and followed to solve the problem together.

"Well, since they are all matched, what are you waiting for, let's prepare for the sea test!"

this afternoon.

There was movement from the Shenzhou floating dock, and everyone looked over curiously. The floating dock began to fill with water and slowly sank. Then, No. 138, which had been in it for half a year, finally floated in the water again.

Then, the floating dock started and separated from destroyer No. 138. For the first time, the [-]-ton destroyer was unobstructed and displayed in front of everyone.

Everyone's eyes widened.

Lao Maozi's rough style has been restrained a lot, and this warship looks more modern.

The original designer, Mutisin, stood on the pier, looking at the overall outline of the warship, feeling extremely emotional in his heart. He has learned a lot from coming to the East!

From the very beginning of contact, to the subsequent full-time work, and now, he has personally seen this warship change little by little, becoming a more versatile warship!

There is no huge radar, and the top of the bridge is more beautiful. The high-hanging roof radar and the meter wave antenna bracket are almost inherited from the 051C. The second deck in front is very flat, and it is filled with Hongqi-16 The anti-aircraft missile launcher and the 730 near-anti-aircraft guns on the side also look very powerful. The anti-ship missile launchers on both sides are even more impressive. The number of square launchers has increased by half.

Look at the tail again, it has been completed, the large helicopter deck can make the landing of the helicopter easier, even the vertical take-off and landing fighter jets may land in an emergency, and the hangar has also been changed to a double hangar, whichever way you look at it is suitable .

Why didn't you think about doing this when you were designing it?

Of course, it is still limited by the electronic technology level of the year!The electronic technology of the East has far surpassed that of Lao Maozi, so the Orientals have completed the task of system integration.

"Mr. Mutisin, how do you feel after seeing this achievement?" Qin Tao asked Mutisin.

"President Qin, thank you for giving me a second life." Mutisin said.

The red empire collapsed, and the former engineer went to drive a taxi. Mutisin's heart was dead at that time, but now, he finally came back to life.

He was once again working on his most beloved project, and, moreover, he was able to receive full support.

"After the modification of this project, do you want to continue to participate in our new project?"

Mutisin nodded: "Of course, I don't want to go back to Da Mao again. From now on, I will die in Mingzhou!"

"Don't rush to say this, you have to fight for another 20 years for Mingzhou. Next, we will conduct a bidding for the air defense destroyer with four-sided phased array radar. After the sea trials of this warship are completed, you can join our team The 052C project continues to develop new warships, and in the future, we will also increase the displacement to tens of thousands of tons."

Professional air defense destroyer with four-sided phased array radar!

In the discussion on the improvement plan of No. 138, Mingzhou Group proposed this modification plan. At that time, Mutisin was still a little curious, where did the technology come from in the East?It now appears that they have long been ready.

Mutisin nodded: "Okay, I will definitely do my best."

"Then now, let's start the sea trial!"

It was the first time that a [-]-ton destroyer left the dock and began sea trials. This project immediately attracted the attention of the whole world.

Looking around the world, there is no factory that can transform a [-]-ton warship in such a short period of time. The construction period of this thing is usually two or three years, and it is still a major transformation.

When did Mingzhou Group become so powerful?

When the aircraft carrier caught fire, someone set it on purpose. The Mingzhou Group would never make such a low-level mistake.

evidence?Check out the remodel of 138 on the list!

In the afternoon of that day, several satellites whose orbits were adjusted passed over Mingzhou, and clear photos were taken and sent back.

Swift was enjoying the evening when he was annoyed by a call to headquarters.

"What's the matter, call me here at this time?" Swift said angrily, "If it's not something very important, I will definitely let you all go!"

"Your Excellency Swift, please look at the photos these satellites have just taken."

Swift took it with dissatisfaction, and then his face turned into surprise: "It came out of the dock? They're making great progress!"

Of course, this No. 138 is also the focus of their attention, but in the past, because of repairs in the dock, various scaffolding, and various waterproof tarpaulins, it was impossible to see the true appearance of this warship.

Now, for the first time, the warship has finally shown its entirety.

"Hmph, at the beginning they said they would dismantle this warship and change it into an arsenal ship, but now it seems that they are just bragging." Swift said.

"We just counted, and there are already a lot of missiles on this warship."

"Really?" Swift continued to pick it up. The satellite photos were all taken from the top, so the missile launch unit could be seen clearly.

"Two sets of Reeve-M missiles are installed, and the crane is gone, but what's the big deal? Isn't it just an extra sixteen?"

"No, no, you can take a look, there are some small grids on the front and rear second decks."

Small grid?
Swift took a serious look, and then felt a little curious: "What are these? Big pieces of chocolate?"

"We think it's similar to our MK48 (Sea Sparrow's dedicated launch box)."

Hearing what the assistant said, Swift was stunned: "Aren't they using the wheel to launch the device?"

On the front deck of the 054 frigate, there is a special vertical launch device, which is simply a reduced version of the vertical launch system of the Reeve-M system.

But now it is in the shape of a chocolate cube. Could it be that the other party has transitioned from cold launch to hot launch in a short period of time?

Wait, if there are anti-aircraft missiles in these small grids, how many pieces should it have?
"We have counted. The front is 48 units, and the rear is also 48 units. Therefore, it carries 96 medium-range air defense missiles, plus 300 S-170 missiles. The total number of its air defense missiles has reached [-]. pieces."

This is the strength of a [-]-ton cruiser. With a large displacement, the number of missiles that can be installed will also be large.

Only the Ticonderoga class is similar. This cruiser has 122 vertical launch units. Although it sounds smaller than the No. 138, this MK41 vertical launch device is very advanced. For missiles such as the Sea Sparrow, one pit can Plug two, so the total is still quite a lot.

"What are they going to do?" Swift said. "In this way, the air defense problem of their fleet can be effectively alleviated."

Five years ago, the Easterners did not have any effective fleet air defense capabilities, and could only rely on imported sea rattlesnakes to make up the numbers, but now?There is already a [-]-ton regional air defense ship, which sounds a bit unbelievable.

"Your Excellency Swift, what worries us the most is its sides." The adjutant pointed to the sloping square launch boxes on both sides of the photo.

"What are these?" Swift asked.

Originally, on both sides of the Glory class, there were special long-range anti-ship missile launchers, and the heavy anti-ship missiles code-named P-500 were stuffed inside, the kind that could send an aircraft carrier to hell with one.

What now?
The original circular launch box was replaced with a square one, and I don't know what is stuffed inside.

"We contacted the news some time ago. This launcher is obviously longer than any anti-ship missile in the East. It should be their latest YJ-12 anti-ship missile. It is said that this missile has a range of [-] kilometers and Terminal speeds in excess of Mach four."

"What?" Swift's eyes widened: "And this kind of weapon?"

At the beginning, he did get the news, but he put it down after just looking at it. At that time, he didn't believe that Dongfang could still have such a big killer.

The air defense circle of the aircraft carrier is about [-] kilometers. Now, Dongfang's big killer with a range of [-] kilometers is simply tailor-made for the aircraft carrier!In particular, the end of the missile can sprint to Mach [-].

If these missiles are not intercepted at a long distance, then once they are approached, those sea sparrows and Phalanx will not be able to stop them at all!

"A total of 24." The subordinate said: "If they are all shot out and a saturation attack is made, it will be enough for our single aircraft carrier battle group to suffer."

"Fortunately, there is only one warship in the East that can carry this kind of missile. If there are more warships carrying this kind of missile, it will pose a great threat to us." Swift murmured, "Damn it, the East doesn't have such missiles." This kind of technology must have been developed by Lao Maozi's technicians in the past. Our aircraft carrier should not retire the Tomcat fighter!"

According to the original design, Tomcat fighter jets were used for long-range interception and air defense operations. After the collapse of the Red Empire, they fought all over the world, so they also eliminated the heavy and expensive Tomcat fighter jets and replaced them with F-18s.

After the F-18 fighter jets are loaded with weapons, they can only slowly fly at subsonic speeds. They simply do not have the long-range interception capability of the Tomcat fighter jets. In particular, the F-18 fighter jets cannot carry Phoenix missiles, which makes them lose Interception capability at a distance of [-] kilometers.

Countless people miss Tomcats, but unfortunately the era of Tomcats has passed.

"We have also received a transfer order. In fact, this is the real reason for calling you here."

Swift frowned, and switched on the command.

The command is simple.

Mobilize USS Independence and USS Nimitz to form a dual aircraft carrier formation, ready to carry out important military missions, scheduled assembly area: ***, scheduled assembly time: early March.Commander: Swift.

"Damn, what do they think? Let us face the anti-ship missiles with a range of [-] kilometers by the Orientals?" Swift was extremely annoyed: "This is making us play with fire!"

The order was issued so suddenly. During the sea trial on Dongfang No. 138, when they discovered that the Dongfang people had a big killer, Swift was at a loss for what to do.

But an order is an order, and he has to carry it out.

At this time, he didn't know how frightened he would be, so that he later ordered to retreat hundreds of kilometers on the spot to avoid accidents.

In the end, an accident still happened. They came in a show of power, but finally left in disgrace.

"The warship is currently undergoing sea trials. According to conventional inferences, it will take at least half a year of sea trials before it may officially enter service. Therefore, it should be safe for us to go there this time," the adjutant said.

Swift nodded.

"Then let's get ready!"

(End of this chapter)