Chapter 296: Red Flag-16 is successful, the frigate bidding begins
The 382 radar at the top of the mast is rotating at a maximum speed of 12 revolutions per minute. This allows it to obtain a target refresh frequency of 2.5 seconds, which is twice as fast as the usual six minutes per revolution.
Like the radar antenna and the gyroscope, the people in the compass bridge were also busy working nervously.
"Attention, from now on, when entering the actual combat state, we will not receive any prompts from the target ship." Zhao Ling shouted: "Everyone should be more vigilant!"
I don’t know when it will start. Even this kind of test needs to be close to actual combat. When they tested the Hongqi 61 in the past, all parties had close contact. If I put it more bluntly, it was almost like a preview.
If you inform them of all altitudes, speeds, routes, etc., and then intercept them, you will often miss the target and problems will often occur.
The requirements for the HQ-16 are very high, which also reflects the Navy's confidence in the urgent need for a mature and reliable weapon.
"Of course there is no problem. Our 382 radar can clearly search for the target." A technician shouted.
"What goal?" Qin Tao finally couldn't help it.
"Of course it's the warship that fired the target missiles."
The 382 radar is an air-to-sea search radar that can not only scan the sky, but also the sea. The target missile they used for testing, the Haiying 8, has a maximum range of 40 kilometers, which means,
The opponent must move within 40 kilometers of them, so the 382 radar can steadily capture the target.
Although the Aerospace Academy has continued its efforts and has developed a C802 missile with a range of 120 kilometers, this missile has not been favored by the Navy. Once exported, it will become a specialized foreign trade missile. In the future, with the development of technology,
, the YJ-83 with a longer range was chosen by the Navy.
Therefore, the one currently used by the Navy for its own use is the YJ-81 (also known as the Haiying 8). The range of this missile is too short, so it must be driven closer.
First discover the warship, keep a close eye on the warship, then wait until the warship launches the missile, and then intercept it calmly. This routine should be considered to be appropriate.
Qin Tao shook his head helplessly: "I'm sorry, I want to add a word. The one who launched the target missiles for you is a 022."
If it is other destroyers or frigates that launch target missiles, then they can indeed scan the target at sea, but what if it is a 022? That is not necessarily the case!
The warship began to shake, which meant that the waves were gradually getting bigger. The 022 missile boat was hiding in the waves and was more difficult to detect by ordinary sea search radars.
"Fifty kilometers away, there are suspicious echoes on the sea!"
The radar operator had spotted something and shouted loudly.
If it is a frigate of the same type, then their 382 radar can ensure accurate detection and clear visibility at a distance of sixty or seventy kilometers. But now, at fifty kilometers, only a vague suspicious echo is seen. It seems,
It is indeed a 022 high-speed missile boat.
Thanks to Qin Tao's reminder, if they are still waiting for the clear target echo of the large warship, there will be a big problem.
"Attention, the launcher is always ready!"
Following the order, the revolver-like launching device stuck behind the chimney made a creaking sound. The difference between it and Lao Maozi's device is that the cover on each of its launching tubes has been opened. In this way,
If necessary, they can all be launched at the same time. Speaking of anti-saturation strike capability, it is definitely not limited.
This is just a launch unit with eight launch tubes installed inside. When all are opened, it looks majestic.
"The target is forty kilometers away!"
"Report, there are flames on the sea in the distance!"
On the high mast, the lookout whistled loudly.
Qin Tao looked up with satisfaction. Through the transparent ceiling of the compass bridge, he could see the excited lookout post above.
This profession has been around since the advent of the navigation industry. With the development of technology, they can use high-magnification optical telescopes to clearly see the outlines of ships ten nautical miles away. No matter how far it is, it is difficult.
However, if you can only see the flames on the sea in the distance, you can also see them forty kilometers away.
"Target found!" Almost at the same time, the radar operator also shouted.
At this moment, everyone held their breath.
"Height fifty, speed 0.8, flying towards us!"
"The distance is thirty, and it has accelerated to 0.9!"
"Target data has been injected!"
"Target illumination radar has been turned on!"
Only the voices of instructions were left. This method inherited from the Hongqi-2 missile has not changed yet. Qin Tao was also speechless. He looked at Zhang Zhen. At this time, Zhang Zhen looked excited.
.
"Twenty-five kilometers away!"
"Missile launch! The second one is ready for follow-up fire at any time!"
As this order was issued, everyone held their breath, and the shooter pressed his thumb on the launch button.
Bang!
The first Hongqi-16 missile broke open the fragile sealing cover on the top, revealing its milky white body. At this time, just below it, the gas generator has started to work, and the high-pressure gas pushes the bottom bomb holder.
Flying upward, the bullet holder pushes the movement of the projectile above. Under this force, the entire missile rushes upward, just like a carp jumping over a dragon's gate.
The projectile flew out of the launch tube and continued to jump upward, but the speed began to slow down. Just when it flew to a height of about twenty meters, a ball of flame and billowing white smoke suddenly appeared from the bottom of the missile.
It spread rapidly, completely covering the launching device below.
As if on stimulants, the projectile suddenly accelerated its flight, then began to deflect and fly towards the direction of the target.
In the billowing white smoke, the lookout watched the flying missile with great excitement. This was the first time that an anti-aircraft missile was launched vertically from a warship of the motherland navy!
The Hongqi-61, which has been developed for decades, has been abandoned. The Haihongqi-7 originally felt very advanced, but in front of this missile, it immediately showed its disadvantages!
This is not from the same era at all!
Missiles can be launched to intercept targets more than 20 kilometers away. If the first missile fails to intercept, a second missile can be re-launched. The success rate of interception is definitely not low!
In the compass bridge, everyone was still looking nervously at the radar screen.
The target illumination radar has fired dense radar waves at the missile flying at an ultra-low altitude. Under the guidance of the radar waves, the Hongqi-16 interceptor accurately pounced on the target!
"Ten, nine, eight..."
Someone started counting down.
"Three, two, one!"
When the count reaches one, the two bright spots have overlapped and then disappeared.
"Target has been intercepted!"
"We made it!"
Everyone was excited. The successful interception also meant that their Hongqi-16 missile successfully completed the finalization requirements after only one test launch!
This is of course due to the mapping and imitation. If no changes are made and it is just imitation, it only takes one test launch to prove the actual interception capability of this missile!
Everyone is cheering for victory.
A smile appeared on Zhao Ling's face.
"Comrades, our interception experiment has been a complete success. For us, this is just the first step in a long march of thousands of miles. Next, we will increase its range to more than 40 kilometers, and we will use its backward circuits to
Improve to the international advanced level!”
The Navy is in urgent need of anti-aircraft missiles, so what is most needed at the moment is to complete the imitation first, solve the issue of whether they are available or not, and then gradually improve them later.
From the beginning, Zhao Ling wanted to improve. The original missile was just the beginning. Now, she can finally do what she wants to do!
With the successful test-firing of the Hongqi-16 missile, the navy's bidding for a new frigate has officially begun.
Wang Hongmin, the person in charge of Huatingdong Shipyard, has been in the capital for a week and has been reporting work to various leaders. However, with his activities, he feels more and more disappointed. The leaders do not relent and do not give any information.
Any promises he makes, obviously, the leaders are not optimistic about their projects.
However, he has no choice but to fight with his last resort!
After all, their Huatingdong Shipyard is an old factory with a long history. In terms of qualifications, Mingzhou Shipyard cannot compare. Moreover, they have been building frigates since they started building warships. Now, if the frigate business is lost, it will be them
Absolutely unbearable.
In the 13th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the British businessman Eric Mahler founded "Laici Foreign Company", which engaged in import and export trade, ship agency, etc. In the 17th year of the Republic of China, in order to expand the business scope, the Mahler Machinery Shipyard was opened.
In the beginning, it was just a manual workshop, using electric welding machines for repair work. Later, in the 22nd year of the Republic of China, factories began to be built, mainly for repairs and supplemented by shipbuilding.
In this way, after many wars, the islanders once occupied the factory, and the British moved the main body of the factory to the Oriental Pearl Tower. Finally, in 1952, the factory was nationalized. In terms of seniority, even the Huating Shipyard
Not as good as them, they are the first shipbuilding company in Huating!
After that, they successively merged the nearby Huaxing Iron Works, Huayi Shipyard, Jianzhong Shipyard, Dehe Shipyard, Hengyuanfu Cotton Ginning Factory and other small factories and all their real estate, and grew rapidly.
Among the many production plants, they can build ships, diesel engines, and various accessories. They can be self-sufficient even without the need for other sibling units to support them. They are absolutely awesome.
However, things are changing!
Arriving in the conference room of Huanglou, Wang Hongmin felt mixed emotions in his heart.
He looked towards the door, where several people were walking over.
Qin Tao is definitely a celebrity in the industry now. He can build aircraft carriers and natural gas ships, which is enviable.
Following Qin Tao is Yang Dawei. Yang Dawei is very happy that Qin Tao has time to participate in this bidding. This bidding is of great importance, but he must not be allowed to screw it up!
With Qin Tao here, he would be completely at ease.
"Mr. Qin, Mr. Yang, hello." Seeing Qin Tao and the others walking in front of him, Wang Hongmin greeted him: "You, Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group, are so powerful that even the meat has to go into your mouths.
"
"Director Wang, what are you talking about? If you say this now, aren't you building up other people's ambitions and destroying your own prestige? After a while, maybe your bid will be successful. After all, you have a price advantage."
This is also the biggest trump card of Huatingdong Shipyard: the price is cheap. After all, everything is mature and the displacement is still small, so their plan is very cheap. Under the current situation, saving money is the last word.
Before setting off, Wang Hongmin thought so too, but after a week in the capital, his confidence had long been shaken.
Does it work cheaply?
"For your good advice, even if we succeed in bidding in the end, you don't have to be discouraged. There is a market for cheap frigates no matter where they are. They are not suitable for personal use, but they can also be exported. Director Wang, if you have any ideas, wait until
The meeting is over, we can have a chat."
Exit? Wang Hongmin's heart suddenly felt hot.
Domestic frigates are cheap, so they have been exported several times. Therefore, it is possible for this frigate to be exported. Moreover, Mr. Qin in front of me is the best at doing business abroad. If he helps, sell it
Going out is no big problem.
However, putting all these aside for now, the most important thing for him is still the bidding!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Everyone is here, let's have a meeting. First of all, before the meeting, let us warmly congratulate the Hongqi-16 missile for its live-fire target shooting at sea.
A complete success!" The leader who presided over the meeting said: "This missile with a range of 25 kilometers will become the most important air defense weapon of our navy. The development project of an extended-range missile with a range of 40 kilometers is about to start."
When he heard this, Wang Hongmin was poured cold water on him. Isn't this too obvious? After a while, do you still need to speak on your own?
Qin Tao was also a little embarrassed. Leader, are you trying to trick my father-in-law? When word spread, you thought my father-in-law was operating behind closed doors! Could this guy have any trouble with my father-in-law?
"Back then, we spent decades working out the barely usable Hongqi-61. Now, we already have two anti-aircraft missiles, the Hongqi-16 and the Haihongqi-7, and we are developing them around these two missiles.
The frigate is the focus of our choice today." After everyone's applause passed, Wu Shengli spoke, putting justice first.
Speaking of the two currently competing frigate designs, in fact, the focus is on anti-aircraft missiles.
The Hongqi-16 has just been successfully developed, and its advanced nature goes without saying. However, the Haihongqi-7 is also good, and it was imported and copied by the country at a huge cost. If this project is abandoned directly, it will be equivalent to
It's out of date and a little inappropriate.
Therefore, Haihongqi-7 also has a chance!
"First of all, let's listen to the design plans of the old frigate shipyards." The person presiding over the meeting continued.
Anyway, there has to be a sequence, and it is normal for established companies to come on stage first.
"Hello everyone, our Huatingdong Shipyard has entrusted the Ship Design Institute to design an upgrade and improvement plan for the 053h2g." Wang Hongmin walked on stage, opened the slides, and introduced it.
However, this sentence made him a little sad. In the past, they had no control over the design. After the ship design institute designed it, they handed over the design drawings to them, and then they just built according to the drawings, but they had never done the design.
Now, they have to spend money on the design, otherwise they won't be able to bid!
Wang Hongmin took a deep breath and continued: "From the perspective of weapon configuration, our frigate with a displacement of only 2,250 tons is similar to the 052 destroyer currently undergoing sea trials, but the price is very high.
Cheap."
He must constantly emphasize the price, because in terms of performance, it really cannot be compared with Mingzhou's solution.
"We look from front to back. At the front are twin 100mm naval guns. This naval gun, coupled with the 343g radar, can carry out air and sea strikes. It is the most effective weapon in low-intensity confrontations."
"Behind the naval gun, on the second deck, is the Haihongqi-7 air defense missile launcher. There are four anti-ship missile launchers at the front and rear of the chimney, so eight advanced Eagle Strike missiles can be installed."
"On the top of the hangar, there are two twin 37mm anti-aircraft guns. They were moved from both sides of the 053h2g hangar to the top of the hangar, freeing up more space for our hangar. At the rear is the deck for helicopters to take off and land."
It is indeed correct to say that it is a smaller version of the 052. Except for the lack of anti-submarine torpedo launcher, the other weapon systems are almost the same as the 052.
"According to this year's currency value, our initial quotation for the Navy will not exceed 200 million yuan for each frigate." Wang Hongmin revealed his trump card: "In this way, with only one-third of the price of the 052 destroyer, we can achieve the same goal."
Yu 052’s combat strength.”
The navy burns money, and the construction of warships is quite expensive.
Back then, when the first 051 destroyer was built, the cost was only more than 30 million, but by the time it was built in the eighth phase, it had increased to more than 60 million. By the time the last two ships were upgraded, they were equipped with a full set of advanced radars and eagles imported from the West.
After firing the 81a anti-ship missile, the cost was close to 150 million yuan.
Of course, this is nothing compared to the 052 destroyer. Due to the purchase of a large amount of Western equipment, the cost of this warship reached 600 million!
What about frigates? Let’s not talk about the early ones. The Type 053h frigate in the 1970s was only equipped with 2 100mm naval guns and 4 upstream anti-ship missiles. The cost was only more than 10 million yuan. Therefore, the navy liked it very much and it was built within five years.
14 ships were built.
In the 1980s, the improved Type 053h1 frigates had upgraded weapons and electronic equipment, and the price also rose to 20 million. However, the price was still very impressive, so 10 more frigates were built in the next five years.
The displacement of the later Type 053h2 frigate increased from about 1,000 tons to 2,000 tons, and a large amount of equipment was replaced, but it still maintained its original low price, only 15 million yuan.
However, at this time, the Navy no longer liked it so much. Although this kind of frigate was cheap, its air defense and anti-submarine capabilities were very weak, so only three ships were built before turning to the 053h2g model equipped with Hongqi-61b ship-to-air missiles and helicopter hangars.
As the Navy's first frigate with air defense and anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the price of the frigate has skyrocketed to 150 million yuan.
The current 053h3 frigate is actually equivalent to replacing the Hongqi-61 with the Haihongqi-7 and then slightly improving it. Therefore, the quotation is also very gratifying. After their careful calculation, it can be reduced to 200 million. As for combat
The performance is equivalent to the 052 destroyer that now costs 600 million to build. (There is also a saying that the cost of a single ship is more than 470 million. However, that was in the late 1990s, and it is only 1993. Two years ago
100 million is definitely a lot.)
In comparison, it should be recognized by the Navy!
Wang Hongmin explained non-stop for half an hour, introducing all the features of this frigate. By the time he finished speaking, he became more and more confident.
Wang Hongmin walked down, and Qin Tao walked to his position, looked at the people present, and said: "Today's bidding, let me discuss the price first. Excluding the air defense missile system, our quotation is also 200 million."
Other costs can be calculated, such as anti-ship missiles. After all, warships currently under construction at Mingzhou Shipyard are also equipped with these systems.
He only doesn't know the cost of Hongqi-16, but it doesn't matter, just quote the same price as 053h3!
What can this money buy?
"The displacement of our entire warship is about 3,700 tons, close to 4,000 tons. The hull will be made of 500 MPa high-strength steel produced by our own Mingzhou Steel Plant. For the power system, we will use four
The localization rate has exceeded 80% of the 16pa6v-280stc diesel engine, with a total power of kilowatts, using our self-developed parallel system..."
"This kind of power system has never been seen in the world. Can you guarantee its reliability?" Someone asked the question.
"Regarding this issue, the Diesel Engine Factory in the old district has conducted 400 hours of continuous test runs without any problems. The specific data will be introduced in detail in my next explanation. Let me give a brief overview first."
The displacement is almost twice as large, and the weapon system has been fully upgraded. Not counting the anti-aircraft missile system, the price is still the same! Wang Hongmin’s confidence disappeared again. Even if he was asked to choose, he would choose the Mingzhou Group’s project!
This kind of quotation is cunning enough. For a frigate that specializes in air defense tasks, the most expensive thing is the air defense missile system! They excluded this system and let the navy negotiate the price. It is really cunning enough.
.
"In order to allow this frigate to exert its maximum power, we decided to transplant the command system we successfully developed and used on the 051c to this frigate." Qin Tao threw out one of his own tricks!
For an advanced warship, in addition to having a variety of missiles, it also needs a powerful command system!
When Wang Hongmin introduced it just now, he didn't mention this at all, because this is something they can't get involved in. However, Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group is different, they have strong innovation capabilities!