For Ah San, the word misfortune never comes singly is the most appropriate way to describe it.
Sunil came to the shipyard and looked at the distorted and deformed aircraft carrier Blue Sky Guardian. His face was so ugly that he almost cried!
Thinking about Ah San's dream of an aircraft carrier, it was really difficult. He originally purchased one from Lao Maozi and renovated it into the Super Sun King. Who would have thought that it turned out to be a shoddy project, with the quality so poor that it cracked everywhere.
, the boilers were all exploded and had to be scrapped in the end.
Ah San learned the hard way and felt that he could not rely on Lao Maozi and had to build it himself. He launched it many times before finally building the Blue Sky Guardian. Seeing that the carrier-based aircraft had been purchased and the catapult was also under development, at this time, unexpectedly,
Another accident happened!
For an aircraft carrier, just because it is launched does not mean that it no longer needs a dock. If there is a problem with the propellers and steering gear, it will still need to be repaired in the dock, and this Blue Sky Guardian is no exception.
After a series of sea trials, the Blue Sky Guardian needed to enter the dock again for one last adjustment. However, since the original dock was already occupied, they had to make do with this newly dug dock.
The earthwork work for the new dock has been completed and has not yet been solidified. However, it is possible to make do with it. Lao Maozi has also done this, combining two small docks into one large one.
The Blue Sky Guardian entered the large dock, and the construction team behind it built a dam. This large dock was used. Ah San was still enjoying the new dock. No one thought that such a thing would happen!
"Who can tell me what is going on?" Sunil's face was gloomy, and he was about to fly into a rage.
"I don't know, there was a gust of wind at that time. We didn't see what was going on. Then we heard a bang and the whole ground was shaking. We thought it was an earthquake. When the wind passed,
That’s what we saw in front of us.”
Alex also had lingering fears. Fortunately, he came up at that time. If he had been commanding on the aircraft carrier, I'm afraid he would have died too!
That's right, the gantry crane collapsed. Can such a big accident not kill people?
After all, this is a 12,000-ton gantry crane. It weighs several thousand tons, and a beam dozens of meters high can be dropped directly. Who can withstand it?
Even the 40,000-ton Blue Sky Guardian cannot withstand such a level of blow!
The deck of the Blue Sky Guardian can withstand the landing of a twenty-ton carrier-based aircraft, but it cannot withstand the impact of a several thousand-ton gantry crane. Therefore, when the beam came down, it collapsed directly from the middle of the Blue Sky Guardian!
After the deck collapsed, the beam continued downwards, breaking the hangar deck, and then it went down several floors and got stuck in the middle.
The broken part was twisted and deformed, looking miserable. The gantry crane smashed in, and the two merged into one, as if they never wanted to separate.
"Can it be repaired?"
Repair? How to repair it? Now I don’t even know how to deal with it. The best way is to just give up here! Alex thought to himself.
"We have just carried out measurements. We measured fifty meters from the broken hole to both sides. The overall height has dropped by about ten centimeters."
"What's the meaning?"
What's the point of this? Just slap it!
After the gantry was lowered, it not only broke half of the aircraft carrier at the waist, but also pulled down the entirety of both sides. Even fifty meters away, it was flattened by ten centimeters.
This shows what?
There is no salvage value anymore. Even if we can find a way to get the gantry crane out, even if we can refill the holes on both sides, what should we do with the other parts that were flattened?
There is no way!
This also means that the damage suffered by the aircraft carrier is crippling. Even if it can be repaired, it will be disabled in the future. The best way is to scrap it directly!
Seeing Alex not speaking, Sunil became angry: "Tell me, how long will it take you to repair this aircraft carrier?"
Alex's body trembled. He knew that he must not tell Sunil that it could not be repaired at this time, otherwise Sunil would be furious, but he did not dare to promise that it could be repaired.
What to do?
"If we want to build this aircraft carrier, then we need a gantry crane." In desperation, Alex actually came up with an endless loop.
"This gantry crane needs a lifting capacity of at least 5,000 tons, so that the 12,000-ton gantry crane can be lifted again!"
Well, for this collapsed gantry crane, we have to buy another gantry crane. Can Sunil continue to insist on repairing it? You know, this gantry crane is not cheap. When it was originally purchased from the British, it cost 80 million US dollars.
, but then it was locked by Dongfang, and another US$60 million was spent to unlock it.
At that time, if the Oriental people had not come up with the idea and the French had missed the balance payment for the Rafale fighter jets, they would have really not had any money to give to the Oriental people.
Now that I have made a fortune, I even have the money to build a new aircraft carrier. However, another accident occurred at the shipyard! What should I do?
"Tear down this gantry crane!" Sunil was not stupid.
Do you still have to spend money to buy a gantry crane? Only the East can produce the 5,000-ton gantry crane, and they absolutely cannot purchase it from the East!
So, just dismantle it.
Although Ah San was not good at shipbuilding, he was good at dismantling ships. It would not take much effort to dismantle the gantry crane stuck in the ship.
Dismantle?
Alex rolled his eyes: "It's okay to dismantle it, but during the dismantling process, it may cause structural damage to our aircraft carrier. Moreover, we need the gantry crane, not just to smash it."
The gantry crane is used to lift it out, and it even wants to lift our aircraft carrier!"
What kind of operation is this?
Alex spits: "We will weld a lot of hooks on the deck, and then use a five-thousand-ton gantry crane to pull them, so that the flattened aircraft carrier can be straightened!"
This operation is very common in car repairs.
When the car's shell is damaged by a crash, the best way is to replace it with a new one, but what if you can't buy one? Especially the masters of Bati can only use a pair of dexterous hands to repair the car.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Generally, a pulley is used to pull out the bumped part, but now, in the same way, just use a 5,000-ton gantry crane to pull out the bumped part.
Pull out the flattened area.
Although the actual operation is definitely quite cumbersome, this seems to be the most appropriate method!
In fact, as a result of this smash, the aircraft carrier not only suffered external injuries, but also suffered internal injuries. It is almost impossible to save it. Even if it is restored to its original state, it may encounter unexpected events when it goes to sea.
Therefore, it was best to scrap it, but Sunil didn't accept it, so he had to think of other ways!
Gantry crane, do you want to buy it?
"Humph, this time our aircraft carrier was damaged because of Dongfang's gantry crane. Let's go to them to claim compensation! We want them to compensate us for a new gantry crane!" Sunil gritted his teeth.
Alex's eyes lit up, this is a solution to the problem! Claim!
"Since the Orientals took us 60 million US dollars last time, then this gantry crane has something to do with them!" Sunil said: "They have to compensate, not only for our gantry crane, but also for the loss of our aircraft carrier!
"
"You're right!"
"Then what are you waiting for?"
Alex was stunned, what am I waiting for? Waiting for the gantry crane to come back!
"Aren't you going to Dongfang yet? Now, immediately, immediately, immediately go to Dongfang to claim compensation!"
Alex didn't expect that this matter would fall on him again, but he was the one who negotiated last time, so naturally it should be him now.
Dongfang, Zhenhua Heavy Industries.
"When people sit at home, trouble comes from the sky!" Guan Lao said with emotion: "Ah San will definitely come over this time and want to blackmail us, alas!"
Zhang Zhong looked into Guan Lao's eyes with a complicated expression: "Guan Lao, you really didn't do anything?"
"Are you kidding? How could we do anything? What should we do?"
"For example, remote control causes imbalance in the operation of the gantry crane..."
"What are you talking about? Isn't this destroying our brand? Can ZPMC do this? We produce gantry cranes of more than 1,000 tons in the world. Have you heard of similar accidents in other factories?"
Zhang Zhong looked into Mr. Guan's eyes: "Okay, I understand."
Mr. Guan saw Zhang Zhong about to leave and continued: "There is a proverb in Mr. Gu's Europe. If you lose a horseshoe nail, you will lose a horseshoe. If you lose a horseshoe, you will lose a war horse."
"I've heard of it." Zhang Zhong continued: "If a war horse is broken, a general will be lost, a war will be lost, and an empire will be destroyed. Therefore, project management is very important, and Asan's management is chaotic. This
It must be their fault."
"That's natural."
As soon as Zhang Zhong left, Alex came.
"The quality of your gantry crane is very poor. It was blown down by a gust of wind! It also damaged our aircraft carrier. We demand compensation!"
"Mr. Alex, we heard about the accident at your shipyard and we are also very concerned about it. Therefore, we found a lot of on-site information and conducted some analysis." Mr. Guan said: "This is the accident report. Take a look at it.
"
Originally, there would be no accident report until we had to go to the scene, but thinking that Ah San wouldn't let anyone from Zhenhua Heavy Industries pass by, we simply did it behind closed doors.
Alex picked it up, it was probably specially prepared for them, and it was written in English.
Report on the collapse accident of a 12,000-ton gantry crane.
Alex subconsciously wanted to throw this thing on the table, but after thinking about it, he held back and finished reading it first.
1. The installation of the gantry crane needs to wait until the dock is fully constructed before it can be installed. However, the order of the Cochin Shipyard is reversed. The gantry crane is installed first and then the dock is built. During this process, the original foundation of the gantry crane will continue to become soft due to the construction of the dock.
2. If the dock can be successfully completed and reused, there will be no problems. But this time, in a hurry, an earthen dock actually opened the gate to release water. After the seawater came in, it further soaked the gantry crane base. Although after the ship came in,
The seawater was evacuated again, but the seawater has penetrated and gradually softened the foundation.
3…
There are not only text introductions, but also illustrated illustrations, and even geological analysis. Looking at the photos taken from space, Alex wanted to curse, but when he looked more closely, they were all completely consistent.
This is a man-made accident, caused by Ah San’s chaotic management!
"In terms of project management, a seemingly minor problem may accumulate to huge risks, not to mention that you ignored many safety regulations and carried out construction haphazardly, so the collapse of the gantry crane is inevitable."
"What do you mean by necessity? This gantry crane belongs to you. Now that it has collapsed, it is your responsibility. You must compensate!" Alex raised his voice: "This investigation report of yours can't explain anything!"
"Then we can only file a lawsuit." Mr. Guan said: "No matter where you go to file a lawsuit, we will accompany you. However, I want to remind you that if you want to file a lawsuit, you must first build the Rosyth ship.
The factory went to court, after all, they were the ones who signed the contract with us."
Although it was unlocked for Ah San, it was only an unlocking contract, not a sales contract. Ah San’s gantry crane was still bought from the British, so even if he wanted to claim compensation, he had to go to the British!
Alex was discouraged again. He naturally knew that Mr. Guan was right. If they really went to court, according to the contract in hand, they would not be able to sue Zhenhua Heavy Industries.
"Actually, you can definitely purchase gantry cranes from us. I don't know why you want to go to the British. If you purchased them directly from us, not only would the price be cheaper, but you would also be given strict guidance on construction. You will never do it."
For you to make such a mistake, alas, you still don’t trust people too much!”
Nonsense, can we, Asan, trust you? We have always regarded you as our opponents!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "With things like this, there is no point in claiming compensation. If you have the energy, you might as well do something meaningful." Guan Lao said.
"Meaningful? What meaningful thing?"
"I've seen it. After the gantry crane was hit, it took the smashed place as an axis and expanded to both sides. It suffered varying degrees of damage. You can only cut off this part. It needs to be cut about a hundred meters, and then
Repair the remaining parts and re-weld the central part, so that it can be repaired naturally."
Can it still be repaired like this? Alex opened his eyes wide. However, thinking about the modular shipbuilding method currently advocated, it seems that it is built in this way. If this method can really be used to restore the ship to its original state...
"Fortunately, it was the middle part that was hit. The most precious engine room at the back was not damaged, and the bow windlass room at the front was not damaged either. Even if the middle part is broken, a section can be rebuilt, and..."
Mr. Guan looked at each other: "Don't you always want an aircraft carrier with a larger displacement? When it was built in the middle, it was made longer, and the displacement would naturally be larger. Although it cannot reach 70,000 to 80,000 tons, 50,000 tons is
no problem."
Alex's eyes lit up, yes, this is a solution!
In fact, of course this method won't work.
Although modular shipbuilding is like building blocks, it is designed in advance. The design has been completed and revised? Are you kidding? This workload must be greater than building a new ship!
Mr. Guan lamented that Mr. Qin must have this purpose! Of course Mr. Qin taught him to say all of this.
However, Alex is also very smart and quickly reacted: "No, if you modify it like this, the workload will be too much, and I'm afraid it won't be as easy as making a new one."
Alex is also an aircraft carrier expert, and he is not easily fooled.
Mr. Guan smiled and said there was a plan B!
"Don't you have a Super Sun King? It is said that the jump deck at the bow of that warship has collapsed, and there is also a problem with the engine room at the tail, but the central section should be intact, right? You can completely remove the middle section of the Super Sun King.
Isn’t it enough to just cut off a section and then weld it on?”
Alex was excited now.
Yes, of course!
Although the Blue Sky Guardian aircraft carrier was built by Ah San himself, the design drawings were made by Lao Maozi. You can tell from the inside of this drawing that it was simply modified from the Kiev-class aircraft carrier. Many parameters have not changed, and the middle section has been updated.
It's exactly the same.
This solution is completely feasible!
Although the claim was unsuccessful, a way to repair the aircraft carrier was found!
"Thank you, Manager." Alex was polite for once.
Mr. Guan smiled: "That's right. If you have such a big accident, you need to come up with an accident handling plan quickly. We won't interfere. You can discuss it with me."
"well."
Alex left with satisfaction. Looking at his back, Guan Lao uttered two words: Fool!
They can do the cutting work, and even modify the design drawings to connect them, but there is still a key problem that they cannot solve: transportation!
How can we move the cut cabin sections and connect them together?
This section does not have 10,000 tons, but several thousand tons. Therefore, if they finally want to construct, they will find that they still need a 10,000-ton gantry crane, and they will have to ask Zhenhua Heavy Industry!
Aren’t Ah San unwilling to buy products made in the East? Then let them have to buy them!
"Ah San is gone?" At this time, a voice sounded from behind.
"Yes, Ah San is gone." Mr. Guan said: "They listened to our last plan and put two aircraft carriers together. Mr. Qin, your method works! Do you think they will succeed in the end?"
"Of course not." Qin Tao said: "In the end, they will find that they cannot dock together at all."
Not everyone can do segmented construction. The Yankees tried it once and found that the error was too big to be docked, so they had to give up. Asan put two scrapped aircraft carriers together, can they be docked?
How can it be!
Cutting, transporting, docking, in the end it was found that it could not be put together and had to be scrapped. By that time, another year or two had passed, and Asan was still miserable without an aircraft carrier!
Why do you want to be the boss?
"Then will Asan buy our gantry crane?"
"I don't know about this, but gantry cranes are not necessarily needed to transport these sections. Multi-axle vehicles can also do it. Let's see what Asan chooses."
Ah San is proud, and Ah San has self-respect in his heart. If Ah San said he would not buy our gantry crane, he would not buy it. However, Qin Tao did not do this operation to sell another gantry crane, but to continue to delay
Construction of Asan's aircraft carrier.
If Asan was smart, he would have known that the best way now is to give up completely and start building a new one. However, the long construction period is not something Asan can afford.