The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 304 Ship Model
Liu Tao looked thoughtful.

We must help.

Although we are not in the same system, in the final analysis, we all belong to the field of China's mechanical industry and belong to China!
He developed a self-use version of the 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missile just to enhance China's anti-ship capabilities and deter some jackals and tigers.

Now that the China State Shipbuilding Corporation has come to us for help, we should help in any way we can.

"Leader, I don't have any idea for the time being. How about this? I'll think about it carefully after I go back, okay?" Liu Tao pondered for a moment and said, "If possible, I would like to look up the information on the Type 024 missile boat and the Type 051 missile destroyer."

"If the China State Shipbuilding Corporation is willing, allocating a shipyard in Guangdong Province to our Panshan Group will also be beneficial to my research." Liu Tao said hesitantly.

The Type 024 missile boat is the largest tonnage planing boat designed by China in the 1s and s. It has good wave resistance and rapid maneuverability. It is equipped with the "Upstream-" anti-ship missile and is currently the most advanced missile boat in China.

Speaking of which, the two sides have cooperated on the Type 024 missile boat. The 024mm gun installed on the Type 30 missile boat was developed by him and is now provided by Panshan Machinery Factory.

The Type 051 guided missile destroyer is the first guided missile destroyer designed and built by China. It is 132 meters long, 12.8 meters wide, has a draft of 4.6 meters, a standard displacement of 3250 tons, a full load displacement of 3670 tons, and is equipped with two triple-mounted "Sea Eagle-1" anti-ship missile launchers.

The leader thought about it and agreed.

Although these are all confidential, Liu Tao knows so many secrets.

Several weapons that can be called "powerful weapons of a great power" were developed by Liu Tao.

"The Yangcheng Shipbuilding Industry Manufacturing Plant can be assigned to you, but you must obey our leadership to a certain extent and execute orders unconditionally when necessary." said the leader.

Liu Tao agreed, as it was only natural.

As soon as the National Day holiday was over, Liu Tao immediately returned to Panshan Machinery Factory, and then he arranged a working group to take over the Yangcheng Shipbuilding Industry Manufacturing Plant.

Yangcheng Shipbuilding Industry Manufacturing Plant, located in Yangcheng Port, is a state-owned shipbuilding plant, but it is not large and only manufactures small ships.

Liu Tao is also very interested in the shipbuilding industry because it can generate huge profits, whether it is civilian ships or warships, the profits are considerable.

He asked a working group to take over the Yangcheng Shipbuilding Industry Factory and reorganize the employees, while he devoted himself to the research of missile boats.

The Type 024 missile boat is 27 meters long, 6.2 meters wide, has a draft of 1.32 meters, a maximum displacement of only 73 tons, and a speed of 38 knots. Apparently, this most advanced missile boat in China did not interest Liu Tao. He did not want to install the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile on the Type 024 missile boat.

Because the carrying space and weight are very limited, even if it is equipped with "Eagle Strike-5" missiles, only a few can be installed, and the performance of radar and electronic equipment is also very backward, and the engine is not good either.

So he wanted to develop a new type of missile boat.

Of course, the current conditions are limited, and Liu Tao cannot build a real missile boat all at once.

But he had a solution, which was to make a missile boat model first.

Liu Tao made a missile boat model that was 30 times smaller in scale, and then took the model to the reservoir.

There are people on duty at the reservoir all year round. This reservoir is not only the water source for Panshan Machinery Factory, but also used for power generation.

Liu Tao came to the reservoir and placed the ship model on the reservoir.

"Fortunately! Fortunately! The boat didn't sink!" Liu Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The boat didn't sink, which was a good sign.

Then he took the remote control, pressed the switch, and the engine started.

Then the model ship began to move, getting faster and faster.

What he needs to solve now is the problem of ship type. The missile boat needs to highlight stealth, high speed, wave resistance and strong firepower!

The Type 024 missile boat is far behind in this aspect. For example, in terms of high speed, the Type 024 missile boat can only reach 38 knots at most, and as for stealth, it is out of the question. In terms of wind and wave resistance, it is estimated that there is a level 024 wind and wave, and the Type missile boat is estimated to be unable to operate normally.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

On this day, Liu Tao came to the reservoir again.

"Be careful, this thing is very heavy!" Liu Tao directed the guards to carry the model.

The ship model at this time has undergone tremendous changes. It can be said that tremendous changes have taken place in terms of the ship type.

At least in terms of appearance, it has improved more than ten times.

The structure of this ship model is a wave-piercing catamaran, which can greatly increase the speed of the ship.

Moreover, the ship model has various superstructures with large inclination angles, which can disperse the radar reflection waves of the superstructures and severely weaken the echoes of the search radar at all angles. Even the mast is made into a windward polyhedron, the hull opening is covered with rolling doors and blinds, and even the edges of the observation windows in the bridge are designed with stealth serrations.

In addition, four sets of water jet propulsion devices are used. Water jet propulsion avoids the violent cavitation caused by conventional propeller propulsion, and can also shield and concentrate the propeller noise through the duct before transmitting it to the rear, greatly improving the stealth effect of the ship.

In addition, the engine exhaust port at the rear of the boat has also been infrared prefabricated.

Even the optoelectronic tracker, anchor, antenna, etc. have been made invisible, greatly reducing the radar reflection area.

And unlike before, the ship model is now equipped with a weapon model, which is the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile weapon model.

The guards worked together to carefully guide the model ship into the reservoir.

Liu Tao was conducting tests.

During this month, he made six ship models.

This new missile boat is very close to what Liu Tao had in mind.

After testing the speed, it reached 50 knots, which is already very terrifying. The fastest speed of the 024 missile boat is only 38 knots.

Then, Liu Tao pressed a button, and the weapon model opened and a bright light was emitted.

At the same time, relevant data is displayed on the display board.

Liu Tao is conducting a series of tests, which are unavoidable. Only when he is sure that there are no problems will he build a prototype ship.

Otherwise, the construction of a missile boat would cost a lot. Once there is any major problem, the entire missile boat will be useless, and the loss will be quite huge.

This is also why he spent so much time and effort to perfect the model.

He didn't even take a vacation to return to Beijing.

To some extent, Liu Tao spent the most time and effort on this missile boat.

Either don’t do it, or do it well.

Once you succeed, you will become an 'assassin' at sea, ready to take lives at any time!
Any warship that wants to approach will have to think twice, and any warship commander who sees it will feel a chill in his heart and break out in a cold sweat.

It's not that Liu Tao can't modify the Type 024 and Type 021 missile boats with the "Eagle Strike" missiles, but there is no need because these two missile boats are outdated!

(End of this chapter)