Great warships

Chapter 749 Proposal for Aircraft Carrier Nanny Ship
Now, the 039B for sale is still using the old generation Stirling engine. Although it can be submerged for a long time underwater, the speed of starting is only a few knots, and the power of the battery will be used any faster.

Since the faster the speed, the louder the noise, the customer also recognized that no matter how strong a diesel-electric submarine is, it cannot compete with a nuclear submarine. The Stirling engine allows the submarine to stay underwater for more than ten days without having to float up. This is the most important thing. of.

At the beginning, the Pyramid Navy launched 039B to successfully ambush the US aircraft carrier formation, relying on waiting and waiting, and luck. If the luck is not good, it may not achieve anything.

Now, the technology of the Stirling engine has finally been improved, and the power output of 320 kilowatts is enough to dominate the world!

It not only increases the output power, but also improves the thermal efficiency. The thermal efficiency of 40.00% is almost the same as that of a diesel engine. In this way, the fuel consumption will be less. It can be said that the performance has been greatly improved!

"In recent years, our technology has developed really fast, and it seems that many technologies have made breakthroughs without knowing it." Speaking of these, Wu Shengli is very emotional.

"Of course, our economy has developed, our scientific research strength has increased, and of course technological progress will be rapid, while our opponents have stagnated over the years." Qin Tao said: "One day, we will We will catch up with the world's most advanced level. Our country will become the most technologically advanced country in the world, and we no longer have to envy foreign countries."

Back then, when the gates of the country were opened and they saw the outside world, many people were shocked. In contrast, our own side was too backward!Therefore, a large number of people flocked overseas, and even resorted to various means to go abroad.

One day, they will regret it, and they will see that the East they gave up is getting stronger day by day, and eventually become the most powerful country in the world!When there is turmoil in a certain place in the world, the motherland will send warships to respond immediately, but a certain country that claims to be the strongest, after picking up diplomats and important people, let the rest of them live on their own. Destroy!

Only those who have participated in this construction and made the motherland stronger little by little can feel the pride and pride in Fazi's heart. Qin Tao now feels like this.

"Our new type of Stirling engine cannot be exported." Wu Shengli brought Qin Tao's fluttering thoughts back: "The export is still a 162-kilowatt engine, and the 320-kilowatt power can only be used for personal use."

Qin Tao nodded: "Understood, we have no intention of exporting."

True and false, false and real, so that the enemy can be afraid. When a conflict really occurs, the opponent can be caught off guard. When the opponent thinks that the submarine can only drive a few knots underwater, the opponent suddenly uses Running at a speed of more than ten knots for half a month!
The nuclear submarine is very good, and the performance of the 095 submarine has reached the world-class level. However, the cost of this thing is also very high. The navy is currently building a lot of warships, and each type of warship is very expensive. Therefore, the number of 095 nuclear submarines is not large. In contrast, conventional submarines will be much cheaper and easier to build in large quantities.

039C will become the main force of the navy underwater!

"During the construction of this submarine, is there no problem with the secrecy?" Wu Shengli asked when he suddenly thought of something.

The submarine of the Pyramid Kingdom was in the limelight last time, and many countries came to purchase it. Mingzhou Group has many orders, so there must not be only one built here. If it is built on a large scale, will other customers ask to come and see it?After all, according to the rules of building civilian ships, the customer must send a representative to supervise the whole process.

If customers come to see it, will they see the 039C under construction?

"Our space here is too small to meet the huge demand for 039B foreign trade orders. Therefore, we transfer all foreign trade orders to Wuchuan."

Before the Mingzhou Group made its fortune, Wuchuan was the main manufacturer of conventional submarines in China. From 033, to 033G, and then to 035, almost all of them were the main products of Wuchuan. Until Mingzhou Group was born, it developed an advanced The 039 submarine was outdated by the military ship. After the previous 035 was built, there was no order for a submarine.

As for the Mingzhou Group, there are too many submarines to keep busy, and the new shipyard has not yet started construction. At this time, they can only find Wuchuan to do the OEM.

After all, this shipyard has built submarines for decades, so it still has experience.

All foreign trade submarines were sent to Wuchuan, and the submarine production workshops here were all used to build submarines needed domestically, and there would be no leakage of secrets.

Everyone was very satisfied with this arrangement and nodded.

"By the way, what about the engines we need for our submarines? Is it a fully localized product now?" a leader asked.

"In the past, we used the MTU396 diesel engine. This diesel engine has a very good performance and has been installed on many submarines. However, because the export threatened German submarines, they have interfered with us for a long time. " Qin Tao said: "Later, we found the 407 factory. Their factory was negotiating with Mannheim to introduce the TDB620 diesel engine, but they lacked funds. Our Mingzhou Group provided 8000 million US dollars of funds to occupy half of the shares in this diesel engine."

Qin Tao knew what everyone was worried about, so he started to introduce.

On submarine diesel engines, it is already obvious that one's own side will be checked and balanced by MTU.

Speaking of which, the German sanctions are also justified. After all, the 396 diesel engine has never been authorized by Dongfang to be used in military equipment. It was originally imported for civilian purposes. Manufacture advanced equipment.However, it is one thing to manufacture by yourself, and another to export. If one's own side exports submarines, it will form a competitive relationship with German submarines, and the other party will definitely suppress them. It is only a matter of time.

In terms of engines, of course, you can't be controlled by others.

When he was threatened by MTU, Qin Tao started to make plans.After several years, it finally blossomed and bore fruit.

"President Qin, are we using diesel engines from Mannheim's technology on this submarine?" The leader continued to ask.

Not all the people who came to inspect were the leaders who were engaged in submarine construction, so some leaders were not clear about it. Now that the big guys are interested, Qin Tao must of course give him a clear introduction.

"That's right, what we use on this submarine is the TDB407 series diesel engine produced by Factory 620. After the introduction, we call it CHD620."

(In fact, before Hechai was merged into China Power, this diesel engine was called HND-MWM620, which is the TBD620 diesel engine of MWM company produced by Hechai. However, this name has not been used for a long time, and the big guys are not very familiar with it, so I just directly Called CHD620.)
"How does the technology of this diesel engine compare with MTU's products?"

There must be concerns. After all, the auxiliary engines used by domestic warships are currently occupied by 396 diesel engines. Now they have to switch to a brand new main engine, which is still used on submarines. The big guys must have concerns.

How is the performance?Is it too noisy?How is life expectancy?
"The performance is higher than that of the MTU396 diesel engine. It can be said that it is at the same level as the latest German MTU4000." Qin Tao said: "And, more importantly, when this diesel engine was introduced, Mannheim has been said Its company has been merged, and the TDB620 diesel engine produced by Mannheim company has no use. It is an abandoned project in their company. Therefore, when we introduced it, we had comprehensive intellectual property rights. "

When the 396 diesel engine was first introduced, the contract clearly stated that it could be used for self-use but not exported, so the Germans would use this method to block the Orientals. However, this diesel engine from Mannheim is different.

This diesel engine is the latest diesel engine developed in the 90s. It is one level higher than the 70 diesel engine developed in the 396s. Even in 94, the engine model was changed from 604 to 620. That is to say, the technology of this diesel engine It is very advanced, and it was quickly abandoned by the other party. It bought a full set of intellectual property rights for its own use, and exported it if it wanted to. No one can make irresponsible remarks.

When he was investigating in China, Qin Tao went to Factory 407 in person, and decided to spend huge sums of money to support Hechai in buying the production technology of this diesel engine. , improved the production line, and finally completed the production of this diesel engine.

"Now, we are planning to use this diesel engine to replace the 396 diesel engine and become the main auxiliary engine of our warship." Qin Tao said: "This has also received strong support from the navy. For the development of our naval equipment, this project is a It is very important, after all, we own the complete intellectual property rights of this diesel engine, and will not be dictated and brutally interfered with."

Even if it is one's own warship, it cannot be used after careful investigation, because the contract signed back then was for civilian use. CHD620 does not have this concern.

Therefore, now Mingzhou Group is gradually promoting this diesel engine to replace the 396 diesel engine. The performance is more advanced, and the power and fuel consumption are better than the 396 diesel engine. Why not?Especially on a submarine!

In terms of submarine power, MTU has passed the first army, and the same thing cannot happen twice. Now, this kind of diesel engine is used for the power of our own submarines. Why do you have to worry about customers coming?We are all using it ourselves, are you still afraid that it is inappropriate?
In terms of warship manufacturing, Mingzhou Group is the authority. After all, the warships built by Mingzhou Group have never lost the chain over the years.

"Has this diesel engine already had a lot of application experience?" Some leaders are still worried.

"Of course, a large number of these diesel engines have already been installed on the civilian ships we manufacture for customers," Qin Tao said.

Mingzhou Group has half of the shares in it. Of course, it needs to be promoted in large quantities. The production line imported at a huge cost cannot be left idle. It is only provided for the army, and it is not enough to recover the cost.

In later generations, there are fewer and fewer models of high-speed marine diesel engines, especially submarine diesel engines, and almost all of them are dominated by MTU396 diesel engines. An important reason is that the market for this type of diesel engine is too small, and it costs a lot of money to develop it. As a result, it sells twice a year. The number of digits, this cost so much that the pants fell off.

Now that Hechai has been introduced, it must be promoted on a large scale. Mingzhou Group has this advantage.If the customer strongly insists on the 396 diesel engine, then install the 396. As long as he can fool the customer, he will fool the customer to install the CHD620 diesel engine.

"In terms of marine power, we must firmly grasp it." Wu Shengli said: "We must not be controlled by others at critical times."

"Leaders, please rest assured that our CHD620 diesel engine is absolutely reliable, and our diesel engine factory also plans to improve on this basis to make our marine power more advanced."

There is also CHD622 in the follow-up, which is based on the former. The power of the single cylinder is higher. After all, the power of the marine diesel engine is better. Will save more money.

"Hey, what's that over there?" A leader asked, pointing to another place in the workshop, where there was an erected oval cylinder, which looked like a submarine's conning tower, but it looked very fragile. It is made of ordinary thin steel plates welded, and it should not be able to resist water pressure.

"Over there is the 039 submarine command and operation simulator we are developing." Qin Tao introduced: "We know that the main operations of the submarine are carried out on the control tower, so we first worked out the control tower, and other things such as We will build torpedo cabins, main cabins, etc. one after another.”

"Simulator?"

"Yes, it is prepared for our naval training institutions, such as the Naval Submarine Academy. In the past, they could only operate on submarines, so there were many disadvantages in training. Now with this kind of simulator, their training can Expand better."

The navy not only has equipment, but also personnel, and the training of personnel is crucial.

In the past, the training of the navy could only be practical operations. To train submarine crews, they had to go to special training boats. This has many disadvantages: the training boats are relatively old, so the crews have to train on them Well, when we actually get on the combat boat, we have to retrain. The training boat has a small space and not many people can go on it. Each training can only carry a small number of students, and the operation cost is also high.

It is even more impossible to use that old training boat to train 039 students. 039 is already very modernized, and the original complicated mechanical operations cannot be seen in the control tower, which is already a row of monitors. Even a conventional periscope was replaced with a photoelectric mast. The old training boat was no longer capable of training.

Let the crew actually operate?This is of course feasible. When many submarines are being built, the crew will follow them, so they can get familiar with them in advance, but it is a waste of time!

Therefore, Qin Tao proposed a solution: a simulator!
Build a one-to-one simulator like the 039 submarine. The crew can operate on it, so that the crew can get familiar with the operation of the submarine as soon as possible. It only needs to consume some electricity, and many students can take turns.

"Is this kind of simulator the same as the one we used to make out of cardboard boxes, and it can only be simulated statically?" a leader asked.

In the previous era, soldiers wanted to get familiar with various equipment, so they figured out their own way, made a similar model with cardboard, and practiced shouting slogans every day, which was also a way to familiarize themselves with equipment.

"Of course it's not a static simulation." Qin Tao said: "Our equipment is one-to-one, and the computers inside are all real machines. As long as the relevant software is developed, we can directly perform various simulations on it. Anti-submarine, anti-ship, long-range search, etc., are just like playing video games, and you can even use it for assessment.”

Everyone's eyes widened. They didn't expect this little thing to have so much knowledge. It sounded very profound.

"Can our warship also make such a simulator?" Wu Shengli became interested.

Qin Tao nodded: "Of course, but there seems to be no need for warships."

Submarine equipment has a small internal space, and it is already stretched to supply the original crew, let alone train students. Moreover, submarines are dangerous. If the crew is unskilled and boards the ship, accidents may occur. Therefore, the submarine You need a simulator.

What about warships?
Now the warships built for the navy are all big guys, so it doesn’t matter if there are more people in them. The mechanism for training talents for the navy’s surface fleet has been formed, but the underwater force is still lacking.

and many more!

Qin Tao suddenly thought of a warship.

During the service of the Liaoning aircraft carrier, sharp-eyed military fans can see that there is always a luxury cruise ship next to this warship. What does this ship do?For a long time, this ship has aroused the interest of many people. After slowly decrypting it, the big guys know that it is a nanny ship of an aircraft carrier.

During the sea trials of the Liaoning, various personnel need to come and go, including personnel from the shipyard, sailors, pilots, maintenance personnel, etc. These personnel may also be rotated frequently. If there is no nanny ship, it means The aircraft carrier has to return to Hong Kong repeatedly, wasting time.

Therefore, in order to improve the efficiency of the sea trial, the navy specially built such a logistics support ship. Other crew members only need to live on this warship and board the aircraft carrier when needed. Surrender, this aircraft carrier has always been by my side.

This kind of warship accompanied by an aircraft carrier has never appeared before. It is an original creation of the Eastern Navy, and it has indeed played a major role.It is not only used during the sea trials of the aircraft carrier, but also accompanied by the aircraft carrier after the sea trials of the aircraft carrier.

When qualified, the aircraft carrier nanny ship has other functions: it can carry more aircraft carrier crew members!

Although the aircraft carrier is huge, it can accommodate a certain number of crew members. How to use one aircraft carrier to train two aircraft carrier operation teams?The answer is this nanny ship.

According to many media reports, there is a complete aircraft carrier crew on this nanny ship, which is exactly the same as the one on the Liaoning. In this way, when the Liaoning goes to sea once, the two teams will be replaced, so that two sets of ships can be trained. members.

In fact, such a statement is somewhat idealistic. The difficulty of exchanging all the crew members of an aircraft carrier at the same time is not ordinary. Use the equipment trained on the Liaoning ship to simulate the operation synchronously. If you perform well in the operation and are better than the personnel on the aircraft carrier, you can switch to the aircraft carrier to operate. This is equivalent to a competition mechanism, encouraging everyone to do more Operate the aircraft carrier well.

Therefore, there are also a large number of simulators on the nanny ship. In addition to the simulators for operating warships, there are more flight simulators for operating aircraft. After all, for an aircraft carrier, the most important thing is the fighter jet.

The redundant fighter pilots are trained on the simulator, simulating the data sent back from the aircraft carrier. If they perform well, they will go for a few laps on the aircraft carrier. After doing this, they will become more mature, which is equivalent to cultivating another set of teams.

"No need for warships?" At this time, Wu Shengli looked over, Qin Tao thought about it, and said: "Ordinary warships are not needed, but if we want to train more aircraft carrier talents, we should It is necessary to build a supporting training support ship for an aircraft carrier."

"Aircraft carrier package?" Everyone feels this word is very new, after all, there is no such thing in this world!

"Yes, it is for the aircraft carrier. Our training support ship must be able to accommodate a full crew of the aircraft carrier, and there must be various training simulators on it, including aviation and navigation. , We also need an advanced data link system to transmit the training data on the aircraft carrier synchronously, and conduct training on this training ship. In this way, when our 002 aircraft carrier comes out, we will already have qualified crew members.”

There are more than a dozen aircraft carriers in the United States, and training the crew is not a problem, but there is only one in the country!The training work is very heavy.

Wu Shengli said with emotion: "Your proposal is very good, but our navy doesn't have much funds at all at present. Such a training support ship also costs a lot of money."

In fact, Qin Tao had told Wu Shengli about this idea before, and Wu Shengli was also very excited, but he had no money in his pocket!
If you don't have money in your pocket, it's all for nothing!

"We don't need to build a new one, we can use a second-hand cruise ship to remodel it." Qin Tao said: "The main cost of this is the internal equipment. Those simulation training equipment are very expensive, but we have a lot of wasteland village bases. It is absolutely possible to move a part up and build a new part. In this way, the overall cost should not be too much. If it is all contracted to our Mingzhou Group, it will be a maximum of [-] million."

The cost of [-] million is an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but for the navy, the money is nothing, which is the price of a frigate. Wu Shengli thought about it and said: "Write a detailed plan for this project." The report will come up, and we will wait for the navy to discuss it at a meeting."

(End of this chapter)