"These requirements are really difficult to meet." Wang Hengyuan said with a wry smile, "It is estimated that no buyers in the world will make such a request. Warships are not based on combat performance, but provide naval officers and soldiers with more comfortable housing surroundings."

For the current Chinese designers, these requirements of the Saudi military are simply incomprehensible.

It is impossible for the army of any country to make such a request.

Warships are used for national defense, and may be put into war at any time. Officers and soldiers on warships should be in a state of intense training and combat readiness at all times. The conditions are too good, how much combat effectiveness can officers and soldiers who are greedy for enjoyment have?

"Customers are God. Anyway, if they give money, they will improve according to their requirements." Xie Kai felt that Wang Hengyuan's thinking should be changed. Even the American emperor could not refuse the request of a rich country like Saudi Arabia. Chinese warship designers Why refuse? "Don't say that they just want to increase the living area of ​​the officers and soldiers and provide a comfortable living environment. Even if they want to turn a warship into an armed yacht, we must change it! Don't think about saving fuel and increasing the cruise self-sustaining time; no need to consider combat performance ..."

"Do not consider the combat performance? If it is sunk by small gunboats, isn't this smashing our signature!" Zheng Yucheng was unhappy.

The domestic navy is eager to have a higher combat capability, and the environment is tolerable.

Don’t you know that the pipe damage among naval officers and the technicians in the engine room are shirtless and sweat a lot in the winter?

"That's right, this will smash our sign. Who would dare to buy our warships in the future?" Qi Zhiyuan disliked this the most.

The Saudi military does not seem to buy equipment for national defense.

It is no wonder that the strength of the Arab League is so powerful that the Israeli army has been beaten up by the Israeli army.

"Do you think that is to give the aircraft carrier to Saudi Arabia, can they use it well?" Xie Kai asked everyone back.

The U.S. M1, known as the world's most powerful tank, was eventually defeated by a group of guerrillas in the hands of the Saudi army and captured. Who would dare to replace such a thing with the army of another country?

It's not that the Saudi soldiers don't want to work hard, but the welfare provided by the state is so good. Who would be so stupid and die because of the bravery in the war?

It's better to die than to live, not to mention, can you live well while alive?

"Because of the good economic conditions in Saudi Arabia, the people in their country do not want to fight. If they are not forced to be helpless, no one is willing to fight. Otherwise, with their huge land area and the best economic environment in the entire Middle East, it will be foolish. Come sit on the top spot in the Middle East? It turns out that Egypt is the strongest in the Arab world, but it was beaten by Israel because of its economic failure..." Xie Kai was also desperate.

He didn't know what the mood of relevant American personnel was when Saudi Arabia purchased the M1 tank.

No one knew the internal situation of the tanks equipped by Saudi Arabia at the beginning. It was captured by the guerrillas later and disclosed to the whole world. The whole world knew that the tanks used for combat had not only air-conditioning, but also small ones. Car refrigerator and coffee machine!

If it weren't for the Saudi government's strict prohibition on alcohol, they might have a wine rack in their tanks. It would be cool to drive the tanks while tasting wine.

It's not that the Saudi government doesn't know how powerful it is, but that the nobles of Saudi Arabia feel that in order to maintain their stable lives, soldiers risk their lives and that living conditions are better.

"So, we can't expect them to be able to maximize their performance even if they are poorly equipped like our country's military..." Xie Kai's words were not a joke.

The People's Liberation Army has come from the Red Army era, and there is no need to mention the hardships along the way. Everyone knows.

At that time, if there was a war going, it would be a very good thing to be able to fire five bullets to the soldiers at a time. After all, if there is no gun or cannon, the enemy is sent forward.

Therefore, at that time, the Red Army's marksmanship was generally very good.

Even if there are no bullets for them to practice target shooting, and bricks are hung on the muzzle to practice aiming or something, this is the training course of early foreign snipers, and it is born for the Red Army soldiers to use as the basic training subjects for all fighters.

Where did an army like Saudi Arabia live such a hard life?

"Is there a plan now?" Xie Kai asked.

Wang Hengyuan and others shook their heads and said that there is no plan.

It was originally a frigate of about 2,000 tons, and hundreds of people were needed to operate it. If there is no way to increase the space, the number of operators can only be reduced.

To reduce the number of operators, either cancel some weapon systems, or only add more automated weapons and equipment.(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

Either plan is not an option currently available.

What's more, in order to increase the selling price, Xie Kai not only carried a missile with a range of more than two hundred kilometers, such as Dihongqi, but also installed Feidun-359.

The weapon system has increased a lot, and the operation also has to increase the personnel.

Weapon automation?

This is a research topic, but it cannot be used directly now.

The few ships on the berth are the frigates whose final painting work will be launched into the outfitting process. It is difficult at this stage to have a greater degree of automation.

Besides, it will be delivered in about half a year...

"If there are more automation transformations, time will definitely be too late. If there is no automatic transformation, some weapons and equipment will have to be cancelled." Xie Kai frowned and said, "Does this difficulty give them a reaction?"

Saudi Arabia's request is too embarrassing.

"They also know that the Saudi military said that the delivery period can be extended, which means to carry out automated improvements." Qi Zhiyuan said.

When Xie Kai thought about it, this was in line with common sense. The situation in the Middle East was less tense.

Especially now that the Persians and Iraqis no longer attack oil tankers, the demand for warships is not so urgent.

Had it not been for Xie Kai's request to pay for the goods, the Saudi government would have cancelled the order for these four frigates.

"Does their military representative agree to this matter?"

"It was the military representative who made the proposal on behalf of the Saudi Arabian Administration. During the training of their naval trainees, they always complained that the environment of our 053H2 was too bad. Many officers even refused to board the ship after several voyages. Saudi Arabia only put forward such a request for improvement." Qi Zhiyuan said.

"It's almost three months, and the delivery period is not long. If Saudi Arabia proposes to postpone the delivery, we can still make some changes. Even if the automation performance is improved, it will not be possible to reduce too many operators." Wang Hengyuan Shook his head and said.

Air defense and ground-to-ground weapons were added, which correspondingly increased the radar and guidance system. In terms of operation, it needed to increase manpower.

Even the United States has not yet reached the point where radars can automatically capture targets and automatically select targets for attack.

Surface-to-surface missiles and air-to-air firepower systems are all integrated on such a small tonnage warship, and the electronic system is undoubtedly huge.

Xie Kai didn't expect this to happen either.

The problem of electromagnetic compatibility was finally solved, and now it has to continue to improve because of the requirements of Saudi Arabia.

"The Saudis don't agree to lower the weapon configuration." Before Xie Kai spoke, Qi Zhiyuan blocked his words.

In desperation, the group can only return to the technical design room.

Inside, there are detailed models, and you can clearly see the full-form battleship after the outfitting is completed.

According to the original improved design, an anti-submarine helicopter deck was added to the tail; and the original two anti-aircraft guns on the front and rear have also become a naval gun system that is not completely integrated. The mount of the cannon was raised, and a set of 2X2 small air defense missile launch boxes were arranged on both sides. On the top of the cannon, there is also an unfolded flying radar antenna.

In this way, the entire deck has become a little crowded.

"The machine gun has been changed into a command room that can be operated, and Feidun-359 also needs to be operated by humans..." Seeing Xie Kai, I can see it, Wang Hengyuan introduced.

"Can this radar be cancelled? Isn't there an air defense radar on the battleship?" Xie Kai was speechless.

It was originally said that this could solve the problem.

But now it seems that the radar appears to be above the machine gun. In order to prevent the vibration generated by the machine gun from affecting the accuracy of the radar, a stand is actually added to the rear of the machine gun, which is still at a distance from the barrel.

As a result, it becomes more bloated.

"I wanted to cancel it at the beginning, but during the simulation test, it was found that although the detection radar on the warship was farther away, it could not make the anti-aircraft missile react faster. It takes a lot of time to integrate it together."

The original delivery period was too short.

The detailed design in many places has not been carefully considered.

"Now that I have time, change it."

"Bahrain did not agree to delay the delivery date." Qi Zhiyuan reminded Xie Kai.

Xie Kai is a little speechless, these people are now completely afraid of wolves and tigers.

Obviously I want to improve, but I am worried about this and that.

Feidun-359 was much easier to get on the ship than Haihongqi-61. As a result, Haihongqi-61 got on the ship and found that it was too large and took up too much space. The current navy is considering increasing the French sea rattlesnakes.

The entire Feidun-359 is a complete system. In terms of operation, it is mounted on a warship with four launchers. Two operators are required. At the same time, operators need to be increased for maintenance...

The ground-hongqi missiles also need more.

These actual situations are before our eyes, and it is not easy to solve them.

"Only with a larger deck area can it be easier to arrange..." Wang Hengyuan once again proposed the idea of ​​increasing the tonnage of the frigate.

At this time, not only Xie Kai but also Zheng Yucheng felt unable to refute.

Who told them to sell all kinds of weapons at high prices in the first place?

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