Chapter 1,268: All that needs to be cut are cut, and then...
"That's right, you want too much!"
"Everyone, you seem to have misunderstood. This is just a deposit. When you return the submarine to us, we will return the deposit to you. This is a modern nuclear submarine with a displacement of 10,000 tons. If this nuclear submarine
If it was accidentally damaged by you, who should we look for?"
With Asan's style, it is very possible to damage the submarine. If there is no deposit, will Asan be willing to compensate? Then he will be messy.
Therefore, a deposit is required.
"If you are not willing to pay the deposit, then forget it. It is an honor for you to come and see our Amur Shipyard. Next, let's go have something to eat, and then..."
"No, no, we are willing to pay a deposit, but a billion dollar deposit is too much." Sunil certainly knew that they had no choice.
For the Navy, aircraft carriers and submarines are two major weapons. As for aircraft carriers, they have gone through too many difficulties in recent years. They are still cutting up submarines and plan to re-weld them to use as complete aircraft carriers.
As for when it will be changed, only God knows.
The aircraft carrier project continues to encounter setbacks, but what about submarines?
Ah San once shouted to develop a nuclear submarine, but for them, this difficulty is higher than that of an aircraft carrier. After all, they have operated aircraft carriers for decades, but they have only operated a nuclear submarine for three years, and it is still an old-fashioned
Nuclear submarine.
If they can lease the Type 971 nuclear submarine, it will not only significantly enhance Asan's naval strength, but also serve as a reference for their own nuclear submarine development! Their own nuclear submarine will be built according to the Type 971 nuclear submarine, and there will definitely be no problem.
!
Therefore, they must rent it this time. The semi-finished product in front of them is very important to them!
However, if one billion US dollars is used as a deposit, they cannot afford it. God knows if I will be able to provide them with this billion US dollar deposit in ten years!
If the deposit is spent by Lao Maozi, what will they do then?
"We use the country's credibility to guarantee it." Sunil said: "It's our country that guarantees it. Isn't that okay?"
If you don’t want to spend money, then use the state to guarantee it!
Nicholas rolled his eyes at the other party: "Credibility? Do you have credibility? You should know how the international community evaluates your Asan, right?"
"How do you rate it?"
"Ah San makes money, Ah San spends it, and doesn't take a penny home. Over the years, among the companies that have opened factories in your country, Ah San, who can bring the money back? You fine them arbitrarily just to make those companies take the money back."
If you stay, you use the country’s credibility to guarantee it, what’s the difference between that and no guarantee?”
This sentence made Asan's faces turn red: "Those companies that violated our laws will of course be punished. We are fair! Our Asan's business environment is the best!"
"Fair? Is it fair if you amend the law? Even after amending the law, you go back more than ten years. Is this fair?"
The Ah Sans stopped talking.
Nikolai glanced at Sunil again: "However, considering that you are so sincere, the deposit can be reduced to 900 million U.S. dollars, giving you 100 million U.S. dollars less. Is that okay? In fact, our submarine
It’s worth at least five billion U.S. dollars, and asking you to pay a billion U.S. dollars in deposit is already quite low. In other words, if you, Asan, were to switch to other customers, we would never give such favorable terms."
The price is reduced by 100 million, and the modification cost is 100 million. In short, at least one billion US dollars is required. This condition is indispensable.
"Okay, let's think about it then." Sunil nodded. Such a large amount of money was not something he could nod. He had to go back and discuss it.
"Okay, let's do it. Let's go get something to eat next, and then..." Before Nikolai could finish his words, he suddenly looked at the director of the shipyard: "Bezlyutko, remember, this is
Don’t tell anyone about it for the time being, especially Easterners.”
As soon as this sentence came out, Sunil was immediately shocked. What does it mean? Does it mean that Easterners are also interested in this submarine?
No, don’t the Orientals already have more advanced submarines?
"Nikolai, are the Easterners interested in this submarine?"
"No, no, why would Easterners be interested in the Type 971 submarine? The Type 885 submarine is almost the same, but..."
From a generational perspective, Type 971 belongs to the third generation, while Type 885 belongs to the fourth generation, which is more technologically advanced. However, Type 885 started construction in 1993 and has not yet been completed. Its basic status is the same as the Type 971 here.
Almost, it is a segmented structure.
"Just what?"
"It's just that the Easterners are very interested in our submarine reactors. Their submarine nuclear reactors have insufficient power and poor self-circulation capabilities..."
Dongfang's nuclear submarine breakthrough has a lot to do with Lao Maozi, but it uses a nuclear reactor of about 150 megawatts, one to drive an attack nuclear submarine of seven to eight thousand tons, and two to drive ballistic missile nuclear submarines of more than 10,000 tons.
However, as the capabilities of submarines continue to increase, their displacement is also increasing, so they will be embarrassed. One nuclear reactor is not enough, and two are too big.
The nuclear reactor used by the Type 971 nuclear submarine has a thermal power of 200 megawatts, which can just meet the needs of a submarine of about 10,000 tons for underwater navigation. Therefore, Easterners are interested in their nuclear reactors!
This argument actually has a big problem. Dongfang even has aircraft carrier nuclear reactors with a core power of 700 megawatts. Nuclear reactors of 200 megawatts like theirs are not readily available.
However, Ah San took it seriously.
Sunil nodded immediately: "Don't worry, we will definitely raise funds as soon as possible to lease this nuclear submarine!"
Nicholas sighed in his heart, as expected, everything was in Qin's plan! Qin had already expected it, and Ah San competed with them everywhere! He fought with them everywhere! As long as the Easterners needed it, Ah San would come to snatch it!
In this way, the submarine leasing matter is settled!
"However, judging from the current status of this submarine, how long will it take for us to get the nuclear submarine after we sign the lease contract?"
"One year, at most one year." Nikolai promised: "In fact, this submarine is completely waiting for you to lease it, otherwise we would have built it long ago. Although our country lacks funds, we have never ignored the power of nuclear submarines.
In the most difficult times, we continued to invest in nuclear submarines..."
This sentence is true. At that time, Mao was so poor that he could not pay out military expenditures, but he still supported the development of nuclear submarines. Da Mao had never ignored this kind of strategic weapon. The submarine in front of him was just trying to follow Ah San’s instructions.
Just ask for it to be tailor-made.
"Then the construction period cannot be counted as our lease period. It must be counted from the time we get the nuclear submarine."
"That's natural." Nicholas nodded.
When Sunil came out, he suddenly found that he had just glanced at it, and it seemed that he had seen a lot, but also seemed to have seen nothing...
However, the thought of getting a nuclear submarine feels like it's worth it.
Seeing the Asans leaving by plane, Bezlyutko's face was full of smiles.
"Your Excellency Nicholas, thank you for your help. Please rest assured that we will definitely be able to complete the construction of the Type 971 submarine as required this time!"
Nicholas nodded: "You are a private company, so you have never been able to get orders for nuclear submarines in the past. However, as long as this project is completed well and the people in Moscow see it, there will definitely be more orders!"
Bezlyutko nodded: "Thank you, Your Excellency Nicholas!"
After the collapse of the Red Empire, the Amur Shipyard was restructured and turned into a private enterprise. The bosses in Moscow used this argument to prevent them from continuing to build nuclear submarines. At that time, they really had nothing to say.
But what’s wrong with private enterprises? Private enterprises are much better than state-owned enterprises in many places. Look at how bad the shipyards and ship repair yards of those state-owned enterprises are. Their private enterprises have greater potential!
This time we must build the Type 971 nuclear submarine and show it to those people!
Nicholas originally came from the Far East, so he paid more attention to the people in the Far East, depending on whether the people here lived up to expectations.
On the other side, Sunil returned to China excitedly and took his men to report the project to the superior department.
"Currently, we have many difficulties in developing the Arihant-class nuclear submarine ourselves. Even if it is developed, its performance is still limited. In order to improve our nuclear submarine technology, I think leasing a most advanced nuclear submarine from Damao will be of great significance to us.
Meaning." Andy, the person in charge of the Asan nuclear submarine project, who went with him to visit this time, said.
"Limited performance?"
"Yes." Andy knew that many people present were not very aware of the progress of self-developed nuclear submarines, so he explained.
"Our own Arihant-class nuclear submarine has an underwater displacement of more than 6,000 tons and uses an 80-megawatt nuclear reactor. Its maximum underwater speed will not exceed 24 knots. At the same time, it makes quite a lot of noise."
Ah San came from the East. Whatever the East had, Ah San had to have it. If the East had nuclear submarines, of course they had to have them too. However, their technology was not up to standard, so what they produced was naturally nondescript.
The Arihant nuclear submarine project has long been started. For this purpose, their Gandhi Atomic Energy Research Center has specially developed a pressurized water reactor. The power is quite low. Even if it propels a six thousand ton nuclear submarine, it will not reach a very high speed.
.
As for the noise, it's quite loud.
Moreover, this submarine is also very unique. There are four vertical launch tubes behind its control tower, which can launch the ballistic missiles they developed.
If you say it is a ballistic missile nuclear submarine, it is only equipped with four ballistic missiles, and its range is only 700 kilometers, and its displacement is only 6,000 tons. Let us say it is an attack nuclear submarine. It can also launch submarine-launched missiles. In short
, it’s such a nondescript thing.
"If compared, our Arihant is only a first-generation nuclear submarine, while the Type 971 nuclear submarine is a third-generation nuclear submarine with very advanced technology and is even close to the fourth-generation nuclear submarine."
"Can it launch ballistic missiles?"
"This is not possible yet, but at our request, we can launch our anti-ship missiles," Sunil said.
"That's okay. With this submarine, we have a trump card against the Eastern aircraft carrier formation. The ocean here is still ours. If they dare to come, they will face our underwater threats at any time!"
Ah San has no choice. Being able to obtain a Type 971 nuclear submarine is worth the price!
East.
"If Asan really masters the Type 971 nuclear submarine, will it pose a threat to us?"
For some reason, Wu Shengli still felt a little uneasy.
"How is that possible?" Qin Tao said: "That nuclear submarine is just a third-generation nuclear submarine. It is noisy and has poor performance. How can it be a threat?"
"Then we will always have to be careful from now on. No, it's still inappropriate after thinking about it."
"Not suitable? Dad, don't make a fuss. I don't think Asan's luck will be very good."
"How bad is your luck?"
"Ah San will definitely treat this nuclear submarine as a treasure. One day, a large number of Ah San's nuclear submarine experts went to experience this nuclear submarine. Then, the nuclear submarine suddenly sank. Ah San's nuclear submarine experts also fed the sharks. Dad, you
Isn’t Asan’s luck too bad?”
The nuclear submarine is gone, the deposit is gone, and the experts on nuclear submarines are gone too. Can Asan’s nuclear submarine project continue?
"How could Ah San's luck be so bad?" Wu Shengli opened his eyes wide.
"I think it's possible, no, definitely. It's just like their luck in the aircraft carrier project."
Wu Shengli smiled.
Then you will be completely relieved.
"By the way, their aircraft carrier has completed the cutting work, the next step..."
"Next step, they will find that they have no ability to transfer the aircraft carrier in sections." Qin Tao said.
Ah San was still very excited at this time.
"A billion dollars is not much to us, even if it is a one-time payment to them, it doesn't matter to them!"
"That's right, the Arihant-class nuclear submarine we built ourselves will cost another three billion U.S. dollars. Moreover, as long as we get the submarine, we will not pay them rent in the future and let them deduct it from our deposit!"
When this method was proposed, everyone's eyes lit up. Yes, it's just like this. Why didn't we think of it before?
The deposit is used as rent. After ten years, you don’t have to worry about the deposit being withheld. By then, you may still be able to use the submarine!
This is a good idea!
"Report, there is good news from the Cochin Shipyard. After their efforts over the past few days, the aircraft carrier segments have been cut! After careful measurement, the error of the segments to be docked is within the allowable range, and the docking work can be started!
"
"Really? That's great. Next, as long as we dock the aircraft carrier in sections, we will get a brand new aircraft carrier!"
"Yes, by then, the size of the elevator will also be changed, and the Rafale fighter jets will be able to board the ship completely!"
What a double blessing today.
Everyone was very happy, and Sunil was even more excited. Regardless of the hardship of the journey, he went to the Cochin Shipyard to inspect the shipyard in person.
By the time he arrived, it was already dusk, and the sun filled the entire sea with golden light, as red as flames. Sunil got out of the car happily, but saw a lot of bitter faces.
"Alex, what's going on?"
"We seem to have overlooked a problem."
"what is the problem?"
"How do we transport the segments we cut from the Super Sun King to the dock and connect them with the segments of our Blue Sky Guardian?"
"What's the problem with this? Don't we have a gantry crane?"
"Out of reach."
The repair work of the Blue Sky Guardian was carried out in the dock, but after the Super Sun King was found to be unusable, it was directly stranded on the beach. Now the cutting is also carried out on the beach.
Now the problem arises. Even if the gantry crane in their dock has a lifting capacity of more than 10,000 tons, which is enough to lift the cut sections, the working range of the gantry crane is limited!
There is a track below the gantry crane, and the overhead crane can move sideways. Materials are only transported in the space between the two tracks, and can be extended outward for a period at most. However, no matter how it is transported, it is impossible to move more than 10,000 tons.
The modules are moved from the beach to the dock.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
I didn’t think of it earlier!
Sectional construction is a trend. The British aircraft carrier is built in sections, and it is built in cooperation with many manufacturers. It is said that there is no problem in transportation, but now, they have encountered this problem themselves, and found that there is no solution!
When building sections in the UK, they are built directly on large flatbed trucks. After the construction is completed, the flatbed trucks can drag the sections, put them on tugboats, transport them to the final assembly plant, park under the gantry crane, and hoist the sections over.
Then everything will be fine.
What now?
Their Super Sun King was cut directly on the beach, and there was sand under its belly. How could it install wheels? Even if it had wheels, the resistance on the beach would be so great that it would be impossible to move!
"What should we do?" Sunil also frowned.
"We have thought of many ways, but none of them are realistic. At present, we believe that the simplest and most effective way is..."
"That's it, tell me quickly!"
"Just build a new section in the dock, so you don't have to worry about transportation."
Sunil almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
Their Blue Sky Guardian was launched into the water a few times, which made the whole world laugh. Later, the sea trial saw teeth, which gave many people an excuse to criticize. They have endured all this and are looking forward to the aircraft carrier being finalized and put into service as soon as possible.
Now, we actually have to rebuild it, which means we have to go back to the starting point and start over?
If this spreads out, wouldn't it make the whole world laugh out loud?
If there was no plan to cut it open and then replace it, they would never have gone to war. Now that they have cut everything that should be cut, they find that they cut it wrong?
"No, no, we absolutely cannot afford this plan. If we start construction, we will build an aircraft carrier of 70,000 to 80,000 tons. We will not repair this old aircraft carrier again. We have wasted a lot of money on this aircraft carrier.
A lot of time and effort, but nothing came of it!”
This thing is a bottomless pit, and Sunil has already seen it. If you continue to invest money in it, it may not be effective. Therefore, the best way is to stop, give up this project completely, and start again!
Of course, this is just the worst-case scenario. Now that everything has been cut and the sizes are right, all we have to do is find a way to move the sections over. As long as we use our brains, there will be a way!