Great warships

Chapter 594 Can't fly, just show off muscles on the ground

At this time, hearing Qin Tao's question, Grishin nodded: "Yes, the base there is closed, but there are still Tu-22M bombers in stock in the base, and we want to sell them to you. The bomber is stored there."

"Are you sure it's sealed up and not scrapped?" Qin Tao asked back.

"Yes, of course it is sealed."

"Okay, then let's go and have a look." Qin Tao's heart is full of excitement.

Where is Zavitinsk?Amur region!Where is the Amur region?Far East!My old friend Nicholas is in the Far East, and when I get there, it's like returning to my hometown.

After such a long time, Nikolai is still in the Pacific Fleet and has not been transferred to Moscow. It is said that several times his superiors wanted to promote him, but he himself was unwilling. It would be easier to make money by staying in the Far East.

In the evening of that day, the special plane landed on the runway of Zavitinsk. Although the base was shut down, there were still a group of personnel staying behind. Lieutenant Migrodsky was the person in charge who was transferred three months ago.

"Welcome everyone." Migrodsky was very happy. In this desolate place, it is rare to see superior leaders, and it is rare to see a senior official like Grishin once in a lifetime.

"We want to take a look at the bombers sealed up here. Those are state property. Have you carefully guarded them?" Grishin asked.

Nicholas nodded: "Yes, you do have this need."

"Let's talk about this later, we can maintain it for the time being. By the way, Sanxing Heavy Industry has approached us several times, asking us for the next step of building the ice-breaking natural gas ship."

Even if the bomber that is about to be scrapped is provided to the Easterners, at least it must be kept intact, right?This lack of an engine cannot be justified anyway.

Grishin frowned too.

"Hmph, they can't buy it from Ermao!" The boss shook his head: "We will put pressure on Ermao, and the United States will also put pressure on Ermao. Ermao dare not sell it."

"How did this happen? Migrodsky, what's going on?" Grishin looked angrily at the person in charge of the base.

Nicholas shook his head with a smile: "How is this possible? As long as we restore the economy, we will be able to build a large number of warships and restore the size of the past."

old friend?
Grishin immediately reacted: Qin always wants to go to Nikolai, maybe he can ask Nikolai to help him as a lobbyist!
The night was dark, and there were only dim lights in the Pacific Fleet base. Nicholas looked at Qin Tao cheerfully: "Qin, my friend, you have been too busy these two years, and you hardly have time to visit me."

"Boss Qin, your methods are really good!" Zheng Ming said with emotion.

Tu-160, strategic bomber!
"If you can buy it, of course it's great. But, how can it be so easy to buy the white swan." Qin Tao gave the answer: "It can't be bought by tricks. As long as we go there, it will cause trouble. Vigilance in all aspects will attract the attention of countless people, and then all kinds of pressure will come, no matter how much money we pay, it is impossible to buy the white swan back."

Nicholas thought for a while, then nodded. That's right, even Da Mao can't maintain a huge military force. Dongfang wants to develop an aircraft carrier formation. How can it be so easy? Dongfang doesn't have enough funds, which is predictable.

"I didn't expect that the base below us would degenerate to such an extent." Briznuko said, "This batch of aircraft is no longer worth repairing and can only be scrapped. If I came to buy it, I wouldn't need."

"Yeah, use Ermao to pressure Da Mao and let them sell these planes at a low price. This deal is worthwhile, but it would be even better if you can buy white swans from Er Mao." Another air force officer said.

Grishin breathed a sigh of relief: "What plan?"

"The hull is all built and the internal cargo fencing is being installed."

After the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao's place has always been in chaos. Things like guarding and stealing have happened from time to time, and the truth cannot be investigated afterwards. Forget about the rest, the Tu-22M bomber is the main force of Da Mao's bombers, and there must be no accidents!

The two sides are different!
One side can see the afterburner inside, and the other side is empty, and you can see the rectangular air intake on the other side from this side!
"Mr. Grishin, your way of sealing is really unique. There is no cover plate, and even the engine is gone. Did you remove the engine when you sealed it?"

It is too difficult to come up with hundreds of millions at once. If it is tens of millions, then it is not a problem, and it will be saved.

"Before you came, Grishin called me for half an hour, hoping that I could persuade you not to go to Ermao to buy bombers."

Now, Nicholas is very greedy for this warship. Among their warships, there is no such type.

"Yeah, even if we get the white swan back, we don't have the ability to maintain it, and we don't have the source of parts, so it's useless to buy it back." Zheng Ming said: "Even if it's this batch of Tu-22M, we want to save money after we go back. It is also very difficult to get usable ones. Thanks to our batch of engines.”

and many more!

Since the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao has been going downhill, and the once huge Pacific Fleet has also declined rapidly. At its peak, there were two Kyiv-class aircraft carriers. Now?Now in their formation, the largest cruiser is the Admiral Lazarev. This warship used to use the name of the Frunze. When it came to the Far East from the Baltic Sea in 85, it caused a huge sensation.

"Yeah, I heard that too."

Nicholas nodded: "Yes, the four-sided phased array, combined with the vertical launch device, is really too advanced, and we are all staring at it with greed."

"Even, there is no need to fly, as long as it can be displayed on the ground, it can scare others from making trouble." Qin Tao said: "The batch of Tu-22M that has been scrapped, if you can use a suitable Sell ​​it to us at a price, for example, twenty million US dollars in total, we can accept it, buy it back and put it in the hangar, and drag it out to scare people when needed. If it is more expensive, we have no choice but to Maybe I went to Ermao to try my luck, especially since there are white swans in Ermao, even if we sell everything, we still have to buy a few."

One of the important reasons why Qin Tao can buy these junk back is that when he bought the two Tu-22Ms last time, he brought back a large number of engines and parts. Otherwise, the engines of these aircrafts would no longer be usable. Can fly?

"It's just that if we want to build and maintain large warships, we still lack floating docks."

While Qin Tao was talking and laughing with his old friend Nikolai, Grishin was anxiously waiting for the result.

"If you need it, you can get a second-hand large oil tanker, and Mingzhou Group will modify it for you." Qin Tao expressed his sincerity again.

A cockpit canopy of the plane's cockpit has disappeared without a trace, and the equipment in the cockpit is also seriously missing. Even a finished vodka bottle was found in the gap between the seats.

"If not, they will go to Ermao to buy white swans." Nicholas said: "There is only so much I can do. If you think the plan is feasible, then report to Moscow immediately. I can drag Qin down for a few days." God, if you don't agree with this plan, then I don't care, let Qin talk to Ermao."

Both are like this, and the other planes are not much better. These are obviously rags, and the old man actually wants to sell them for a high price?What a joke!
Grishin was also completely speechless. Although the planes here are about to be scrapped, they must at least maintain their integrity.

Was it removed on purpose?So why only one was removed?
Grishin was thinking about the reason quickly in his mind, and he thought about it several times in a row, but none of them were very suitable. At this time, Qin Tao and the people he brought were already continuing to check the plane.

Time passed little by little, and several people in the room were a little nervous.

"Maybe this plane is not sealed, let's look at other hangars." Briznuko, who was traveling with him, was also dumbfounded. He still had hope, maybe the planes in other hangars were intact?

"If it was someone else, of course it would not be successful, but the leader is Mr. Qin of the Mingzhou Group. He is very powerful. Maybe he can come up with some ideas to steal." Grishin said: "When we bought Varyag No, the whole world has been deceived by him, I don’t know what tricks he will play this time, we still have to avoid this risk.”

The development trend of fighter jets is stealth, and the future of bombers must also be a stealth aircraft like the H-20. This type of aircraft must also be supported by qualified engines.

Qin Tao felt happy for a while, this Nicholas is really interesting, and he sold Grishin in a blink of an eye. However, when selling things in the past, Grishin often jumped out to make trouble, and no one did not hate him. It is normal for Nikola to do this now.

How is the conversation between Nicholas and Qin Tao going?
When the hands of the clock pointed to eleven o'clock, the telephone rang at last.

"Oriental people don't like those rags, they plan to go to Er Mao's place to have a look, after my repeated persuasion, they finally agreed to a new plan."

While the visitors from the East were visiting, Grishin was reporting to work in Moscow.

"For $100 million a piece, they buy the junk back, display it to scare people when they need it, and hide it when they don't need it."

Qin Tao nodded: "Nicolas, my friend, if you don't have a lot of money, our Mingzhou Group is willing to help. Your obsolete old ships can be handed over to us for dismantling."

He didn't expect that the state here was so bad!

"Have you heard? From whom?"

"If you are greedy, you can place an order, and our Mingzhou Group will build one for you." Qin Tao said.

There seems to be something wrong with the chrysanthemum?

"Let's go to the Sukhoi production plant in Gongqingcheng today." Qin Tao said.

At this moment, even Qin Tao wasn't sure if he wanted to imitate this big guy.

Therefore, Qin Tao stayed temporarily in the Far East, and Zheng Ming, who was traveling with him, was very satisfied with this arrangement.

"President Qin, don't leave, we still have something to discuss!"

Over the years, the guards at the base have guarded themselves a lot, what should we do now?
"We won't waste your time." Qin Tao said, "Let me go!"

"That's right, our army's internal problems are too serious!"

"How is this possible? We cannot sell state property cheaply!"

At the beginning, Qin Tao entrusted Nicholas to find someone to go to Sanxing Heavy Industry to order this kind of ship. Although he didn't know Qin Tao's real intention, but of course he had to help with such a small favor. Now, Sanhang Heavy Industry is urging the next step What about the funds.

Nicholas nodded: "I will convey your thoughts to Red Star Shipyard, but unfortunately, it is difficult to find a second customer like Ah San."

"Yes, it was originally agreed to be sealed, but it turned out that no sealing work was done. The parts were seriously lost, and some engines were gone. The engines still installed on them had already reached the end of their life. It’s impossible to fly again.” Grishin introduced: “What the Easterners want is bluff, if they don’t get this batch of planes from us, they will go to Ermao to try their luck and try to purchase more advanced bombers.”

But this warship did not last long. In 94, it stopped all combat duties and lay down in the port. It will be officially retired this year.Of course, Lao Maozi is reluctant to part with this powerful battlecruiser. In 14, he planned to refit it, but after all, it cost 15 billion US dollars, so he had to give up. In 21 years, the warship was finally dismantled.Its fate has also become the epitome of the entire Lao Maozi Navy.

The hangar next to it was opened, this one is okay, both engines are there!
However, when they came to the front of the plane, the nose radome disappeared without a trace, and the most expensive Leninez PN-AD radar on the nose was gone!
"Mr. Grishin, with all due respect, even if we have prepared well, half of the second-hand planes we bought back may not be able to take off. However, the batch of planes in front of us is still beyond the limit of our tolerance. In my opinion, this time Let’s forget about the deal, we bought a plane like this for $2000 million, and that’s a waste of money.”

I don't have to think about these things myself, I'd better leave it to others to worry about. I am a shipbuilder, why bother with so many things about building airplanes?

"I'm going to visit my old friends. I hope you can come up with a practical plan this evening. We don't want to be cheated!"

That's his only worry.

"However, relying on that batch of engines will not last long. Should we plan to imitate this kind of engine in the future?" Someone discussed again.

"It's just that there are some clues, but I don't dare to make a conclusion. We'll talk about it at that time. At worst, we will continue to procrastinate." Qin Tao said.

"Nikolai, you also know that we are currently repairing the Varyag in China, and we need to match enough carrier-based aircraft. The Air Force is also continuously purchasing third-generation aircraft. In fact, we don't have much money at all. On this flashy bomber project."

"It seems that their actions are not slow." Qin Tao smiled: "Nicolas, promise them that we will pay all the money together in August this year, please continue to work hard and get all the money The ships are all built for us."

There is a shortage of domestic engines, and they are still importing a large number of third uncles. It will take a long time for the turbofan 22 to mature, and the improvement of the turbofan 70 will also take time, but it does not need to spend too much to imitate the engine of the Tu-[-]M After all, this kind of engine is the technology of Lao Maozi six in the [-]s. Although the thrust is high, it is also heavy and has high fuel consumption.Is it better to imitate it, or wait until the third generation of the domestic machine is manufactured and use the core machine to modify it?

Nicola nodded.

"Of course, please rest assured that we have been carefully guarding these planes, and there will never be any accidents." Migrodsky said: "We know that when the economy improves in the future, our planes may fly again." to the sky."

Mapping imitation?

"How far have they been built?"

Grishin nodded in satisfaction.

Grishin paced back and forth, feeling very helpless in his heart. Originally, including maintenance costs, one plane could sell for 20 million, and the total amount was 2000 billion. It was considered a big deal. Now they were forced to accept a new plan. , [-] million a plane, and can only sell for [-] million, now it seems that [-] million is a bubble, it will burst as soon as it is blown.

Now how to do?
Grishin thought for a moment, and then said, "Okay, I'll go back to Moscow right away, Nikolay, and before I come back, you must hold Qin back, and you must not let him go to Er Mao's place."

Buying one for 2000 million US dollars is not cheap. If you buy back the 22 Tu-100Ms in the entire base, one for [-] million US dollars, it will be worth it. Although it is still far more than the scrap iron price, but this batch Among the scrapped planes, as long as one can be saved, it is worth it!

"It's just that we were interfered by external forces last year. If we want to fulfill our mission, we have to tighten our belts and use it even if we don't have money." Qin Tao said: "Especially the Tu-22M bomber, which In the era of the Red Empire, this type of aircraft was designed to deal with the American aircraft carrier formation. If we have more than [-] aircraft, it will greatly enhance our ability to resist the interference of foreign forces!"

"Of course." Qin Tao said: "After all, for us, there is no ability to maintain a large bomber force. Our current main task is to build an aircraft carrier formation. Nikolai, my friend, you should have heard The advanced air defense ship with four-sided phased array radar on the berth of our Mingzhou Group, right?"

"Hello, Nikolai, how are you?" Grishin asked anxiously after answering the phone.

It is getting harder and harder to find a winner like Ah San. After Ah San was fooled, he also changed his plan and wanted to build an aircraft carrier by himself. Ah San can also build frigates and destroyers by himself, so It will be difficult to make money from Ah San in the future.

Accepting Nikola's invitation, the big guy will stay here for a few days. In order to avoid wasting these few days, the big guy visited around.Sukhoi's production plant must be visited.

In the past few years since the collapse of the Red Empire, Da Mao and Er Mao have been heavily infiltrated, especially Er Mao. It is not so easy to get Er Mao to export strategic weapons to his own side. Qin Tao, an arms dealer, is not alone.

A group of people came to the front of the hangar. The door was rusted. When it was opened, it made a tooth-softening creaking sound. The damp breath rushed towards them. A huge Tu-22M bomber appeared in front of everyone. before.

The Red Star Shipyard rebuilt the aircraft carrier for Ah San, using the method of building ships on the beach, which is the reason why there is no floating dock.

However, you can't completely trust Nikolai. If Nikolai can tell himself Grishin's true thoughts, he may also tell Grishin his true thoughts!

"Is it true that those planes can't fly anymore?" asked a big guy who had always been against it.

Nikolai said another thing.

August this year?
Nicholas was a little curious: "What will happen in August?"

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The old man has pride. Want the Orientals to build warships for them?How is this possible?They can't afford to lose this man.

"If you bought this batch of planes at a cheap price, wouldn't you go to Ermao?" Nicholas quickly grasped the key.

Migrodsky's face turned pale: "Reporting to Your Excellency Grishin, I have been guarding outside since I came here. The door of this hangar was opened for the first time after I was transferred. Inside is What's going on, I don't know."

"Yes, there have been a lot of bad things in China in the past few years. Since last year, we have been stimulated. The navy needs to develop, and our Mingzhou Group must play a key role in it." Qin Tao said: "So, listen Said that you are willing to sell Tu-22M to us, and you came here immediately. Unexpectedly, you would sell us junk! If it was at the junk price, we would have bought it, 2000 million US dollars each, we should not be taken advantage of by this! "

After all, he has only been here for three months, so don't put the shit pot on his head. It's clearly the previous one who did it, or maybe the previous one didn't know it. It was the soldiers under him who did it. These guard soldiers have always been very courageous. , For a few bottles of vodka, the whole plane can be disassembled and sold!

One must not forget one’s origins. Mingzhou Group’s fortune began with ship breaking. Now if old friends have difficulties, of course they can also help with ship breaking.

The plane was directly dragged in, so what you see now is the chrysanthemum of the plane. The positions of the two huge engines are quite spectacular, and one person can stand inside!The big guys from the era of the Red Empire are so rough.

"Since these planes can no longer fly, there is nothing to worry about, just sell them and let them show the Americans." The person sitting in the top position said: "This will also make them attract more Americans. Attention, laying the foundation for our development."

The big stone in Grishin's heart fell to the ground.

Although the selling price is a bit low, from other perspectives, this transaction is still beneficial.

"Send someone to Ermao to keep an eye on it. The Orientals are very cunning, and they may continue to secretly trade with Ermao." The boss said.

(End of this chapter)