Although the island country has burst its economic bubble and is even said to have lost ten years, in fact, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse, and the island country's chicken's fart is still far ahead.
For example, the total amount was as high as 3.13 trillion U.S. dollars in 1990, and increased to 5.45 trillion U.S. dollars in 1995, ranking second in the world after the United States. Therefore, it is no longer possible to say that the real estate bubble in island countries is a bubble.
That is purely spreading rumors.
Now, asking them to spend 200 million US dollars to rescue sailors on a distressed submarine is not a big deal for them.
USS Colorado command ship.
"Damn it, that Mingzhou Group is too shady!" Clemmings said: "They dare to ask for 200 million US dollars just for rescue workers!"
The people of the island country cannot make their own decisions and must listen to the Americans. At this time, in Clemmings's office, the island country's naval officer Futakuchi Takegami, who came to take charge of the incident, was also very angry: "The price they want is too high."
It’s too expensive, and we absolutely cannot accept it. We would rather let all these sailors be ruined than spend 200 million!”
Takegami Futakuchi came in a hurry from the island country. He first took a two-seater fighter jet as an air taxi and landed directly on the formation aircraft carrier. Then he transferred to a helicopter and came to the Colorado. He was still concerned about the situation.
He didn't know much about it, he just knew that the U.S. Navy did not have the ability to salvage it and could only ask Easterners to salvage it.
Just please, for the safety of the people inside, they can take risks, but after hearing the price of salvage, he couldn't bear it anymore. This is too high a price, who can accept it?
Two hundred million!
"Yes, the price they want is too expensive, but the safety of our personnel is also very important." Clemmings said: "They are the most loyal soldiers. If they encounter danger during training, we cannot
Watching them die, so we must rescue. Unfortunately, our new generation of submarine rescue boats has not been built yet. The submarine's angle under the water has exceeded 45 degrees, and we cannot dock at all.
I can only ask others for help. As for the money issue."
Clemmings pondered for a while, and then said: "Our other countries participating in the exercise will give you 50 million US dollars, and you will raise 150 million yourself. We must be quick, and we must not let those warriors be precious.
Their lives have disappeared, and they are all our most loyal soldiers."
When he heard this, Takegami Futoko was almost moved to tears. The US military values them so much. What else can I say? They must continue to follow the US military closely in the future!
After receiving the answer from Qiongzhou, Moriyama Yeren came to Qin Tao again.
"Mr. Qin, we have collected 200 million US dollars." Moriyama Nohito said: "Now, can you send out rescue immediately?"
"Of course, we have already drawn up the contract. As long as you sign it, we will set off immediately."
"Okay." Moriyama Yehito picked up the contract, took a cursory glance, and his expression changed again: "Mr. Qin, do you still prohibit third parties from being present in this rescue?"
"Yes, there are many secrets on our own deep-diving lifeboat. We don't want a third party to be present and learn our skills. You must not have these skills, so you came to us for help, right?"
"But if you don't let us observe, how will we know whether you are rescuing? What if you are passive and slow down?"
The full amount is paid in advance, the process is not shown, and there is no guarantee whether it can be saved. These terms are very similar to the terms of a lawyer's lawsuit. Regardless of winning or losing, the lawyer's fees are guaranteed, regardless of whether he has tried his best.
"We can provide videos of the entire rescue process." Qin Tao said: "Our rescue videos are real-time and we can give you a receiving device so that you can observe our rescue process anytime and anywhere. If you think we are
If you are passive and slow in your work, you can publish the video, which will discredit our Mingzhou Group."
"Okay." Moriyama Nohito nodded. In this way, supervision can be ensured, and the entire rescue process can be seen. Especially in case of an accident, it can be recorded, so there is no need to take risks.
"Since you agree, how about we go out and hold a press conference?"
Press conference?
Moriyama Nohito suddenly realized that he seemed to have been cheated!
"President Qin, the crash of our submarine is a top secret and cannot be announced to the outside world."
"There is no need to announce it, we can just be vague." Qin Tao said: "This is a good opportunity for our Mingzhou Group to publicize, won't you refuse to cooperate? You can see, there are so many reporters outside, no
Give them an explanation and can they leave?"
Moriyama Nohito looked out the window. On the second floor, he could see the figure of the famous reporter outside the villa. His urge to be used became even stronger.
At this time, the door of the villa has been opened, and a large group of reporters rushed in, with long guns and short cannons spread out in the courtyard. Qin Tao took Moriyama Yeren, pushed open the second floor window, and appeared in front of the reporters.
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"Mr. reporters, welcome to you. I am the president of Mingzhou Group. I was originally here for vacation. However, I accepted the invitation of the island country to help rescue some missing people underwater. This reflects our internationalist spirit and our commitment to the world.
Our contribution to world peace reflects our responsibility as a large multinational enterprise. Before our rescue operation began, we specially held a press conference."
Two hundred million U.S. dollars, what else does it reflect? It reflects the shamelessness and greed of your Mingzhou Group! Moriyama Nohito was extremely annoyed in his heart, but he didn’t dare to say it. This can only reflect the stupidity and incompetence of their island country. Why do you want it?
Spend 200 million to ask the Orientals for rescue? Is it because their island country’s own shipbuilding skills are not good enough?
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"That Mr. Qin is so good at taking advantage of any situation!" Clemmings received the news and said with some helplessness: "Our purpose is to let the Orientals come to the rescue, which not only helps the island nation's submarines, but also allows us to avoid
Dangerous, but they use this as a propaganda tool!"
Mr. Qin, who can single-handedly turn Mingzhou Group into the multinational enterprise it is today, is an outstanding individual and will definitely use various means to serve his own interests. This incident now reflects this.
Gain both fame and fortune.
"However, this also shows that the Mingzhou Group does not know the truth. They just think that we can't salvage it, so they will charge a lot of money. When they come over and send the deep-diving lifeboat down, they will find that the rescue situation is complicated.
When the time comes, there will be video surveillance, and they will be saved whether they are saved or not!" Hopper said: "I hope God bless them!"
"That's right, even if the monitoring system is placed on an ordinary supply ship, it can still transmit the video through our c4isr system. Let's see how the Orientals do it."
Underwater rescue requires complex technology, and Easterners have performed well in this regard. The rescue of the Oscar-class nuclear submarine is an example. Now I just want to observe and give some advice.
Qin Tao used reporters to build momentum and attracted global attention. However, he did not follow him and had no intention of carrying out the mission.
After all, there are American warships everywhere over there. If they have bad intentions, Qin Tao will be in danger. He cherishes his life very much and will never take risks in places where he shouldn't go.
Qin Tao didn't go, but another person couldn't sit still and went with him. He was Zhang Zhong!
"Dear viewers, I am currently standing on the mother ship of the Jiaolong and heading towards the sea area where the incident occurred. You can see the waves breaking from the bow of our mother ship. This is because we sailed at full speed in order to get to the scene as soon as possible." Zhang Zhong
Wearing a navy uniform and a life jacket, he looked very professional.
"Everyone knows that the Jiaolong is our first deep-water submersible. It can go deep into the water more than 10,000 meters. In addition to conducting scientific investigations, it can also conduct underwater rescues. Especially a few years ago, because of the rescue
The Oscar-class nuclear submarine became famous. If it were not for the presence of the Jiaolong, the consequences would be unimaginable. This time, our Jiaolong once again embarks on a rescue journey and will rescue an island country submarine in distress. This fully illustrates our
Eastern shipbuilding technology is the most advanced!"
Looking at the information sent back, Wu Shengli was very emotional: "Although we have to take risks, it can also build momentum and accumulate reputation for us, so it is worth it."
Seeing now, Wu Shengli fully recognized this rescue operation.
With its reputation, the whole world knows that once a submarine is in trouble, it must first find the Mingzhou Group. Even the technology of the island country cannot match it! Moreover, as the incident unfolds, someone will soon come to the conclusion: This submarine is
When it crashed during the Rim of the Pacific 98 exercise, the United States was at the scene, and even the U.S. Navy was unable to rescue it!
Mingzhou Group's shipbuilding technology is truly the best in the world.
There are even more benefits, 200 million, it is always so easy for Mingzhou Group to make money!
"These are all trails. The key is to find the mk48 torpedo. If we can't find it, we will find a way to get it from the submarine of the island country. It must be ready-made there!"
The island country is the younger brother of the United States. The island country has whatever weapons the United States has. On the submarines of the island country, the main force is the Type 89 torpedo. As for the origin of this torpedo, many people say it is an imitation of the mk48 torpedo.
If they couldn't get Mk48, they would cut open the island country's submarine so that the torpedoes inside could be taken away. Qin Tao was serious about this matter.
"The island country's Type 89 torpedo is also advanced enough. It is said that it uses a silver-zinc battery developed by them. By the way, Mr. Qin, if lithium batteries are used instead of silver-zinc batteries, will the performance of the torpedo be further improved? "
Everyone's thinking was active enough, and they actually transferred it directly to the torpedo's power system!
"If you look purely at energy density, silver-zinc batteries are definitely not as good as lithium batteries, and there is no advantage in price. However, whether it is suitable for submarine use depends not only on this point, but also on many aspects that need to be taken into consideration. In the end, whether it is suitable or not depends on technical comparison and judgment."
Qin Tao doesn't know which one is suitable, so he can't give a direct conclusion.
In the beginning, torpedoes used lead-acid batteries. After all, this type of battery was the longest-used and most mature in development. However, at the same time, this type of battery also had many weaknesses, especially its heavy weight. So later, silver-zinc batteries After development, the power of electric submarines was changed from lead-acid batteries to silver-zinc batteries.
For a long time, silver-zinc batteries have been the most common source of torpedo power until now. However, silver-zinc batteries also have many shortcomings. For example, they have a short lifespan. Although they can be recharged, they can only be charged at most. Discharge fifty times. However, for a single-use torpedo, this is not a big problem. Another problem is the most important: this thing uses silver and zinc as the two levels of the battery. It’s not much on button batteries, but if it’s used on torpedoes, it’s going to be a lot. Using precious silver as the material for torpedoes, which can’t be recycled after use, consumes a lot. In the past, silver They are all used as money.
Now, the electric torpedoes used by the Navy also use silver-zinc batteries, so if cheaper lithium batteries can be used, it would be an improvement.
What's more, the energy density of lithium batteries is three times that of silver-zinc batteries! The energy density of silver-zinc batteries has been hovering around 60wh/kg for a long time, and now the highest lithium batteries can achieve
180wh/kg. And the potential is even greater. In the later stages, there will be levels of three to four hundred, or even over five hundred.
However, this cannot be replaced. Current lithium batteries still use organic electrolytes. When an accident occurs, this volatile and flammable organic electrolyte may cause thermal runaway. Under water, the depth reaches a certain level. Will this thing explode under the pressure of sea water?
Qin Tao didn't dare to draw conclusions like Zhizhi without going through testing. After all, this was no joke. It was related to the replacement of the navy's main equipment.
At this time, everyone nodded after hearing Qin Tao's words.
"Yes, Mr. Qin is right. We must go through strict verification and there can't be any accidents, just like what happened to the submarine of the island nation's navy now."
The navy of the island country rashly chose lithium batteries. As a result, due to immature technology, it eventually exploded and the submarine sank. This kind of accident cannot happen to our own country.
Those submarine soldiers are really pitiful!
Underwater, Morning Tide.
The power supply inside the submarine had long been cut off, and half of the submarine was pitch black. Under the huge water pressure, the submarine's hull made creaking sounds from time to time, which made people shudder.
"How long?" a lying submariner asked the person next to him.
"Twenty-eight hours have passed." The person on the side glanced at the submarine watch he was wearing, which had a 24-hour clock.
In a submarine rescue, the first twenty-four hours are the most critical. Once this period of time has passed, the chances of survival of the crew on the submarine will be very small. There will be less and less oxygen inside, and they will also lack food and drinking water.
Wait. The most important thing is that their will will be broken.
Without waiting for rescue for such a long time, once their will collapses, they will be completely doomed.
Now, they are persisting very hard, why don't people from outside come?
"Everyone, hold on, we will definitely be able to wait until the rescue arrives. Our allies will not give up on us." The voice of Komaki Jiko came.
In order to reduce the consumption of oxygen as much as possible, everyone reduced their activities. They lay in a haphazard manner, and even their breathing slowed down.
However, the second son of Komaki is still full of expectations. He believes that those above him will never watch them die, and will definitely find a way to save them!
It seems to be to reflect his statement.
Peng! Peng Peng! Three soft sounds appeared on the boat. They were amplified inside the metal submarine and stimulated everyone's eardrums.
Active sonar waves!
"They found us, rescue will be coming soon!"
At this moment, everyone was full of excitement.
On the sea.
"The sonar echo has accurately found the target location. Now, can you go to the rescue?" Moriyama Nohito asked.
The Orientals used confidentiality as an excuse to prevent others from visiting, but as the employer, Moriyama Nohito finally joined the rescue ship, and now he is responsible for mutual coordination.
"Okay, let's go down immediately." Xu Hua said.
The Jiaolong has advanced automation equipment, which were developed by Xu Hua. This time, Xu Hua volunteered to carry out this kind of mission. He followed the operator of the Jiaolong, Zhang Ming, and got into the Jiaolong.
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The hook of the crane slowly lowered, and the Jiaolong entered the water. From this moment on, Moriyama Nohito could not directly observe the rescue process, and could only watch the images sent back by the Jiaolong.
"Dive down to two hundred meters." Xu Hua said.
"Understood." Zhang Ming operated the Jiaolong, moving forward smoothly like a fish underwater.
Soon, the Jiaolong dived to a depth of two hundred meters.
"Attention, prepare to release the unmanned underwater vehicle."
"clear."
The two men operated very closely. On the belly of the Jiaolong, a special hatch opened. Inside, a small unmanned submersible emerged from it and began to sail according to the predetermined procedure.
From the outside, it looked like they had only brought down one Jiaolong, but in fact, they also brought another unmanned submarine with them!
In order to explore the underwater world, under Qin Tao's instructions, the Mingzhou Group built the Jiaolong. The emergence of this deep-diving lifeboat has greatly filled the gap in exploring the underwater world in the East. However, at the same time, this kind of deep-diving lifeboat
The lifeboat is not omnipotent. It needs to be operated by someone, which is more flexible. However, it also has many disadvantages. For example, people need to breathe, eat, drink and relieve themselves. This kind of deep-diving lifeboat needs to be equipped with various auxiliary parts.
It would be much more convenient if there was no human intervention.
Therefore, relevant domestic institutions continue to work hard and plan to develop unmanned systems, and the team is led by Xu Hualai, a leader in the automation major at Huating University.
Moreover, when designing unmanned underwater vehicles, we still follow the principle of starting from small to large, and develop small ones first. However, this small size has weak power and short range, so we simply use the Jiaolong to carry it, which is also considered a
So creative.
There is enough space in the belly of the Jiaolong to accommodate it. A slight modification is enough. It cannot be seen from the outside. After entering the water, the Jiaolong is released within a certain depth, and the unmanned underwater vehicle can sail freely. It is responsible for search.
The mission was not to find a needle in a haystack, because on the way over, their mothership had already conducted some topographic mapping of the seabed through active sonar. This was also to facilitate rescue. Through topographic mapping, they found some possible locations where torpedoes might exist.
, this is a bit of a letdown.
The Jiaolong continued to approach the target direction and soon arrived near the Morning Tide.
Looking at the big guy diving into the bottom of the sea, Xu Hua also sighed with emotion. The treatment of submariners is at the same level as that of pilots, because they are also engaged in extremely dangerous work!
In fact, considering Xu Hua's safety, Qin Tao did not intend to let Xu Hua go into the water himself. However, he wanted to test the unmanned underwater vehicle and insisted on coming, so Qin Tao had no choice but to let him.
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"I saw it, we are approaching, please don't worry." Xu Hua replied.
The underwater searchlight can't shine very far, and the image on the display screen is also very blurry. At this moment, I don't know how many people are waiting.
"How do they transmit images underwater? Is their technology more advanced than ours?" Hopper asked.
The transmission of images within the U.S. Navy is not complicated because they have advanced information technology, but how is this image transmitted underwater?
Only long waves can penetrate the water, but the frequency of long waves is low and data transmission is very slow. It takes a long time to receive a telegram, let alone an image.
Sound is commonly used for communication underwater. It is not easy to transmit a text message. The amount of information transmitted by images far exceeds that of text. How did the other party do it? Is there any advanced technology?
"Their Jiaolong can sail independently, and can also communicate with the mother ship through cables." The technician on the side explained that this is simple, because the cables are tied, and as long as there is an optical fiber in the cable, enough information can be transmitted.
Information.
At this moment, everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at the screen. The underwater image finally came to their eyes in real time! This is much more intuitive than looking at photos!
"Your Excellency Clemmings, please immediately give the order for the Jiaolong to dock quickly and launch rescue!" Takegami Futoko shouted loudly.
"Jiaolong, please dock immediately and carry out rescue!" Clemmings gave the order. It would be the best if we could rescue those unlucky ones.
"Okay, let's rescue immediately. Wait, what are those?" On the Jiaolong, Xu Hua pointed his finger at the broken belly of the submarine. There were some cylindrical things there, and there were blisters nearby.
"Don't worry about that, please rescue immediately."
"Jiaolong received it."
The other party is still very obedient.
Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a big bubble suddenly appeared on the screen and began to rotate.
"Oh, damn, something exploded over there!" Xu Hua's urgent voice came: "What the hell is up there? How can you do this and ask us to come to rescue without explaining the danger of rescue!"