Chapter 1,207 Can the used gantry crane be sold? We want to expose their shamelessness!
The matter was settled, and Asan decided to bite the bullet and spend a billion dollars to jointly develop a catapult with the British. When Sunil agreed, many British people present found it incredible.
One billion U.S. dollars! The British military budget is tight. It is too difficult, even impossible, to raise one billion U.S. dollars. I didn’t expect that Ah San would come up with it so easily!
One billion, that’s one billion!
All the Asans were excited.
"Mr. Sunil, with the advent of advanced electromagnetic catapults in the future, you will probably try to build an aircraft carrier with a larger displacement, right?" Steve continued to ask.
"Of course, the 40,000-ton aircraft carrier is just the beginning. In the future, we will build larger aircraft carriers, 60,000-ton, 80,000-ton, or even 100,000-ton super aircraft carriers. The power system will also transition to nuclear power. At present,
, we are developing fast reactor technology, and when these technologies break through, we will be able to build advanced fast reactors to meet the needs of aircraft carriers," Sunil said.
A fast reactor is a special type of reactor. Its biggest advantage is that it can utilize uranium 238. You must know that uranium 238 is the most abundant in nature, but it is not prone to nuclear fission. Therefore, it is necessary to enrich uranium in nature to reduce uranium 238.
Throw it out, leaving the uranium-235 behind, and enrich it to a certain concentration before it can be used. This causes a lot of waste, and there are also problems with the disposal of nuclear waste.
If uranium 238 can be burned, the nuclear fuel that humans can use will increase from hundreds of years to tens of thousands of years, and there will be no need to worry about fuel shortages.
However, this also means that the efficiency is very low. Fast reactors can be used as commercial reactors on land, but they are definitely not suitable as nuclear reactors on warships.
However, Sunil wanted to brag. Whatever Dongfang has, Ah San must have it too! If Dongfang has a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, of course Ah San must also have it.
"Yes, your technology is very advanced, and we can all see it." Steve was very cooperative: "However, if you want to build such a large aircraft carrier, it means that you need a larger dock and advanced equipment.
A gantry crane, right? If you want to speed up the construction, you need to divide it into sections, and for segmented construction, you need a gantry crane with sufficient lifting capacity, such as a 12,000-ton crane."
When they heard this, the people at Rosyth Shipyard immediately became excited. In order to undertake the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier construction and final assembly tasks, they spent a huge sum of money to purchase a 10,000-tael aircraft from the East.
The 1,000-ton gantry crane will be useless after the aircraft carrier is built. They look at the huge gantry crane every day and worry, okay, it’s fine now, sell it directly to Ah San!
"Yes, we do need large gantry cranes, but... We, Ah San, also have principles. We will never buy ZPMC products!"
Ah San would never buy a gantry crane from Dongfang, but if he doesn't buy one from Dongfang, there seems to be no second choice. After all, the best gantry crane in the world is in Dongfang.
Upon hearing his words, Steve immediately patted his chest and assured: "Of course you can't buy from the East, buy from the UK. We also produce gantry cranes, and we can sell 12,000-ton gantry cranes to you at any time!"
"Really?" Sunil said excitedly: "How much is it?"
Dongfang already has three aircraft carriers, each one is stronger than the other, and Dongfang is still selling aircraft carriers. Ah San sees it in his eyes and is anxious in his heart. At the same time, they are not convinced. Dongfang can sell aircraft carriers, and they Ah San also
It can be sold. After all, in terms of labor cost advantages, no country can compare with Asan! Needless to say how low the workers' wages are, if there is an accident and the workers are injured, they can just curse and drive them away.
There is no such thing as compensation.
Ah San needs large gantry cranes, and they can also build aircraft carriers in large quantities in the future and make money by selling them!
Steve looked at the people present: "Lambert, how much does a 12,000-ton gantry crane cost?"
Lambert was extremely excited: "This, this, it needs at least 80 million US dollars!"
Bought for 60 million US dollars, two Queen-class aircraft carriers were built, and now they can be sold for 80 million US dollars! Ah San’s money is indeed the most profitable! Lambert is in a very good mood.
"This is the largest gantry crane in the world. It has a lifting capacity of 12,000 tons. It can also be used to build 10,000-ton destroyers. It can be hoisted directly after it is built. It is definitely worth 80 million US dollars." Steve looked at Asan and the others.
Benjamin was filled with emotion, this Steve is really amazing!
At the end of the meeting, the excited British held a banquet and invited Asan to dinner. The banquet was also placed in the most solemn place for them. There were many important people accompanying them. Sunil and others were also flattered and honored. They were able to boast a lot when they returned home.
It’s been cowhide for a long time.
In the development of aircraft carriers, Ah San finally moved closer to the United Kingdom, jointly developed it with the British, and purchased a gantry crane from the United Kingdom. This news could not be hidden, and it quickly spread back to the East.
When he heard the news, Qin Tao was still working at the Mingzhou Shipyard. He smiled lightly: "These British people are so unreasonable. They actually started to trick Ah San."
"Yes, the gantry crane Ah San bought was made by Zhenhua Heavy Industries. I don't know what Ah San thought, but he bought it directly from us. The price is low and we provide after-sales service."
"If you don't get cheated once, Ah San will not know who is the most honest in business." Qin Tao said: "The gantry crane bought for 80 million yuan cannot be used, and the electromagnetic catapult that was developed with 1 billion yuan cannot be used. When the time comes, let's see
Where do they go to cry?"
When doing business with Rosyth Shipyard, they had already agreed on the prerequisites. The gantry crane could only be used by themselves and could not be resold to third parties. After they sold it, it could be dismantled and reinstalled, but after it was installed, it would definitely
It couldn't be started, and the gantry crane turned into scrap metal.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Americans can't successfully develop a catapult, and the British probably don't have this ability, right?" Xu Zhengyang said.
"Of course not. The British have long since lost their creativity. Apart from shouting a few slogans about environmental protection, they can't do anything else." Qin Tao said: "Ah San was deceived miserably this time. I guess the British
Nine times out of ten, after receiving the money, they will find American suppliers to contract R&D projects. At that time, it will be impossible for Ah San to participate in the core technology research and development. At most, he will help write some software."
Electromagnetic catapult sounds very simple, it is just a linear motor, but there are a lot of technical problems to be solved: a large amount of power bursts out at the same time, which requires flywheel energy storage technology, linear motor design, installation, debugging, power input in sequence, etc.
, none of which can be solved by the British.
"Moreover, the British aircraft carrier's insufficient power makes it impossible to support the use of powerful electromagnetic catapults." Xu Zhengyang also added.
The power output of the Queen-class aircraft carrier is only 108 megawatts. If you want the carrier-based aircraft to take off, the aircraft carrier must have a certain speed. At least 80 megawatts of electricity are used to drive the warship, and the rest must be distributed to the entire ship.
The Queen-class aircraft carrier simply has no extra power for electromagnetic catapults!
"How did you know?" Qin Tao was very curious.
"I just received news from the bureau. His new program wants to focus on this recent incident and expose the British people's background, but I am afraid of ruining your plan, so I came to ask for your opinion.
I’ve read the content.”
"Come on, Zhang Zhong said that the show has not had new tricks for a long time, and the audience is no longer interested."
"But, will it make Ah San wake up?"
"Of course not. The more we say they can't do it, the more Ah San will do the opposite. Ah San is like a rebellious child."
"good."
After receiving the news, Zhang Zhong was very excited. He finished recording the program that day and met the audience during prime time in the evening.
"Dear viewers, welcome to this program. Today's program is called Zhang Zhong talks about the Queen's Tears. The Queen does not refer to a human being, but to a Queen-class aircraft carrier."
Zhang Zhong was full of energy: "We know that the Queen-class aircraft carrier has had countless tears from its project establishment, construction, and launch into service. It was rebuilt with segmentation errors, and four gas turbines became two with insufficient power. Even now, even if
It is already in service, but it is still worrying about carrier-based aircraft. As a 60,000-ton aircraft carrier, it is still operating the Sea Harrier, which is really laughable."
"The British are no longer impatient for American vertical take-off and landing carrier-based aircraft. They have decided to perform a major surgery on the Queen-class aircraft carrier, which is to add a catapult so that it can take off and land conventional carrier-based aircraft. Let's analyze it now.
Is the improvement reasonable? First of all, we know that electromagnetic catapults not only have drive motors, but also other equipment. According to the current information available, the entire system of electromagnetic catapults used by the U.S. Ford-class aircraft carriers has a total weight of 630 tons and a volume of 630 tons.
It has reached more than a thousand cubic meters, and we don’t know whether the Queen-class aircraft carrier will cry again with such a burden."
Sunil, who had just returned to China, was writing a report when he saw such a program, and his face suddenly became ugly.
"Taking all the conditions into account, we can conclude that if the British want to modify the Queen-class aircraft carrier, they will need to spend at least 5 billion, which is similar to building a brand new warship. Therefore, we believe that it is impossible for the British to carry out such a project.
So the proposed modification project is just to deceive people."
Deceiving people?
Sunil's brows furrowed.
"I heard that an aircraft carrier of a certain country had an accident during a sea trial, so we also hope to use electromagnetic catapults to change the performance of the aircraft carrier. We believe that currently in the world, only Eastern aircraft carriers have mature electromagnetic catapult technology.
Even the United States has not matured its research and development, and it is impossible for the British to build such an advanced catapult..."
"Humph, this is the conspiracy of the Easterners. They want to destroy our cooperation. They want to try to prevent us from obtaining advanced aircraft carriers!" Sunil said: "We will never be fooled."
"That's right, we should listen to what the Orientals say. We will do whatever they don't let us do!"
"Britain's technology is world-class and cannot be compared with that of Easterners. The electromagnetic catapult is not high-tech. It is just a linear motor. It must be maturely developed! By that time, our Asan aircraft carrier will also have electromagnetic catapults.
Catapult!"
"Yes, Easterners are jealous!"
Ah San would not believe Zhang Zhong's persuasion. The more terrifying the consequences Zhang Zhong said, the more they refused to believe it.
In the future, the facts will prove that Zhang Zhong's words are right. At that time, I don't know how Ah San will feel. Although he will still grit his teeth and insist on it, he will probably regret it extremely in his heart.
For Qin Tao, this is just a small episode. He still has a lot of things to do. The four amphibious assault ships are also a big test for the Mingzhou Group. They must use the fastest speed and the highest speed.
Quality finish build!
"Mr. Qin, the Glorious Years Shipyard is ready to start construction and invites you to attend the opening ceremony. If you want to go, the start time will be determined based on your travel date." On this day, Xu Zhengyang received another new call.
News, said to Qin Tao.
"Really? That's really good news. By the way, have you reported it to your superiors? Does your superiors allow me to go out?"
Xu Zhengyang looked at Qin Tao's concerned expression and couldn't help but say: "If your superiors don't agree, won't you go?"
"Of course I have to go."
"Then you still need to consult your superiors?"
"You don't have to come back to cause trouble." Qin Tao said, "It's easy to talk when you go out, but it's hard to come back."
"I have already reported it to my superiors. What my superiors mean is... if the start of construction can be delayed, then we can wait until we send a fleet over to hold a maritime military exercise with the Rainbow Nation Navy."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Joint maritime military exercises?" Qin Tao became interested: "Then what warships are we going to send over?"
"One 055, two 052, and one comprehensive supply ship." Xu Zhengyang briefly introduced: "By the way, there will be a submarine underwater, and the underwater one is the most important one."
Is underwater the most important thing?
Qin Tao reacted: "Is it that 096?"
After 096 was launched into the water, various intense tests began. After that, Qin Tao did not participate. After all, there was a team composed of a large number of professionals. Qin Tao used to just watch the fun.
That submarine should have completed all testing work and officially joined the navy. After running in, the submarine will need to undergo long-distance voyage training.
A single submarine can go out, but if there is an accident, you have to deal with it yourself. It will be much safer if there is a surface ship escort.
This is not just going to the Rainbow Country to organize a joint military exercise with each other, this is also a submarine voyage! The brand new 096 submarine has powerful performance, which gave the superiors a lot of confidence and decided to have a long-distance training!
"Okay." Qin Tao nodded: "Then the steel we produce here is relatively tight, and there is nothing we can do about it for the time being... No, wouldn't it be better to follow our naval fleet and transport a shipload of aircraft carrier steel?"
"Okay, then I'll make arrangements." After Xu Zhengyang finished speaking, he thought of something else: "Mr. Qin, are you going there by yourself this time, or are you bringing your wife with you?"
After all, Qin Tao went out to have fun last time, but Zhao Ling has been in China and has not had a chance to go out. In total, it has been several years since she went abroad. Qin Tao thought briefly and nodded: "If it won't be given to us,
If the security work brings too much trouble, then I hope I can take her with me."
The superior in question was actually my father-in-law. When the father-in-law agreed, Qin Tao took his wife with him. If the father-in-law disagreed, then forget it. However, since the navy had such a big battle and went out for joint exercises,
That will naturally protect the safety of Qin Tao and Zhao Ling.
Time passed unknowingly to 2006. Just after New Year's Day of this year, the Navy dispatched a formation of three destroyers and a comprehensive supply ship to the southernmost tip of the earth. Along with them were two ships full of supplies.
The steel plate bulk ship will go to the Rainbow Kingdom together.
Of course, this is only on the surface. Under the water, there is a big guy following.
Zhao Ling and Qin Tao stood together on the bow of one of the bulk ships. Watching Qin Tao's eyes looking underwater, she knew what Qin Tao was thinking.
"If it weren't for me, you would have followed them, right?" Zhao Ling looked at the water and asked.
There are only men in the submarine. It would be very inconvenient for a woman to get in. After all, the smell in the submarine is not good. When the men go underwater, they often work shirtless. Although there are two toilets inside, one of them is
One also needs to fill up with daily necessities before departure.
The 096 underwater now is a big guy with spacious space, but it is still not suitable for women. Therefore, Zhao Ling cannot go down, and Qin Tao cannot follow him down to experience it.
"Me? I don't want to go down there." Qin Tao said: "It's okay to go up there for a few hours occasionally, but if you stay there for a month or two, it's not something most people can bear. Besides, I don't know how to use the equipment inside, maybe
He knows how to poke big baskets."
Needless to say, you have to be careful when using the toilet. If you use it incorrectly, it may pose a threat to the entire submarine at any time.
However, if they really get on the submarine, the confidentiality will be very good. No one will know that Qin Tao has come out. Where is the situation like now, where he has to hide on the bulk carrier.
"Hey, what's in front of you?"
At this time, the formation had just set off and arrived in the southern sea. Qin Tao looked in the direction of Qiongzhou and found a chimney erected on a small island near the Qiongzhou mainland, with white smoke coming out of it.
This is not smoke produced by combustion, but produced by cooling. Is it here?
"High-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor." Zhao Ling said: "In the past few years, Professor Wang built a ten-megawatt high-temperature gas-cooled experimental reactor. Last year, he began to build a two-hundred-megawatt high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor. It was originally planned to
It was built in Dongshan, but because the power shortage in Qiongzhou was getting bigger and bigger, it was built here, and by the way, Krasnopolsky was also busy working with it."
High-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor! This is the most advanced and safest fourth-generation nuclear reactor. The biggest advantage of this type of nuclear reactor is that it will shut down immediately if a problem occurs, and no major safety accidents will occur.