Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 426 Radar out of stock

Fang Lang carefully thought back on his plans for the company, and it seemed that he had indeed overlooked this important link. However, if he wanted to set up another marine engine manufacturing factory, there might be a problem of duplication of construction.

This is obviously inappropriate for the layout of his industries. As soon as he heard the name General Electric, Fang Lang knew that the background of this company must be closely related to the Morgan family.

Based on my current relationship with the other party, I obviously don't have to worry about being choked by the other party, but this does not mean that I have to give up research on marine engines.

Fang Lang didn't think about letting Fangyuan Shipyard set up its own marine engine production plant. After all, it was impossible to build a large and comprehensive factory. This would not be beneficial to the development of the factory.

The state-owned factories in the previous life have fully proved this point. If you want an enterprise to be competitive, you must make it market-oriented.

If you think carefully about the various industries under its ownership, the industries closest to engines must be several automobile manufacturers. Among them, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche are joint ventures with Germans, and Aston Martin is a British brand acquired by itself.

According to Fang Lang's later memories, MTU, a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, is the world's leading diesel engine manufacturer, but according to Fang Lang's understanding, there is obviously no such company under Mercedes-Benz now.

It is obviously impossible to obtain large-scale diesel engine technology from Mercedes-Benz.

Soon a company came into his sight, and it was Caterpillar, which he had just acquired. Although the reason for acquiring this company was because he wanted to produce enough construction machinery to provide suitable equipment for his road and bridge company.

of construction machinery.

But it was only after he actually took over the company that he realized that this company was not a simple construction machinery manufacturing company. It at least had a very strong technical accumulation in mining machinery and power generation equipment.

Both projects require the use of large diesel engines, and Fang Lang vaguely remembered that Caterpillar in later generations was also one of the world's leading marine engine manufacturers.

Although Caterpillar has not yet started such research, it has already accumulated enough technology. As long as it provides its own financial support, it is obviously not a difficult task to develop a large diesel engine suitable for marine use.

After thinking about this, Fang Lang breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to Osman Aragon and said:

"It doesn't matter. Just concentrate on building the ship. I will slowly find a way to solve the engine problem."

Now that Fang Lang has become the new boss of Caterpillar, he will certainly let Caterpillar open a branch in Brazil in the future. By then, producing qualified large diesel engines will naturally no longer be a problem.

This is not to say that Fang Lang wants to do everything in a big way and bring some American companies to Brazil to open a new company. In fact, his deeper purpose is to cultivate some qualified Chinese talents for these industries.

In the future, once we have these talents, will it be possible to come and recruit people when our hometown needs them?

Fang Lang doesn't know how these talents will be chosen in the end, but he will definitely not stop these talents from flowing to their hometown. At worst, he can just transfer some talents from the US head office.

As for whether the Americans will impose sanctions or restrict the movement of these people? Come on, this is Brazil. No matter how much influence the United States has over Brazil, can it still restrict the actions of a Brazilian?

Besides, with their own secret protection, the Chinese don't have to care about the attitude of the United States at all.

Osman Aragon didn't know what Fang Lang was thinking, and he had never thought about equipping the shipyard where he worked with an engine factory.

Now a shipyard is enough to make him overwhelmed. If an engine plant is added, he is very worried about whether he can be busy.

Since the boss said he would solve it, he stopped talking and just smiled and nodded:

"I understand, boss, don't worry!

I will definitely strictly control the quality of ship manufacturing and ensure that the ships produced by our shipyard can reach world-class standards."

Hearing this, Fang Lang nodded, said no more, and looked towards the river not far away.

It turned out that a few people were walking and chatting and had arrived at the riverside of the shipyard. At this time, they saw a small patrol boat docked on a small pier by the river. It was painted in military green and had large emblems on the bow and stern.

caliber machine gun mount, which looks particularly eye-catching.

Needless to say, this must be the high-speed patrol boat that Fang Lang wanted.

Osman Aragon, the general manager of the shipyard, also pointed at the patrol boat while walking:

"Boss, this is the high-speed patrol boat we built. The boat is 9.7 meters long, 3.6 meters wide, and has a draft of 0.8 meters. When driven by a propeller, the full-load displacement is 7 tons. If it is switched to a pump-jet drive, the displacement may reach 7.2 tons.

The bow is equipped with a rotatable twin 12.7mm heavy machine gun. The machine gun rack at the stern can install an M2 Browning heavy machine gun on the left and right, and a 60mm mortar in the middle.

There are five to six members.”

Generally speaking, this high-speed patrol boat cannot be said to be exactly the same as the BPR MK II type used by the US military in the Vietnam War in Fang Lang's impression, but it is almost the same.

This is a mature product that has been tested in actual combat. Fang Lang is not worried at all about the role it can play. Looking at the firepower configuration above, you can understand that this is a little hedgehog.

Four 12.7mm large-caliber heavy machine guns can fire 2,000 rounds of large-caliber bullets per minute, which can completely suppress the enemies facing him and make them unable to raise their heads.

Coupled with its small body, it can move freely in the jungle, and its high speed can frighten the enemies it pursues.

"Yeah! Not bad, let them go up and test it. I want to see how much maneuverability it can achieve when propelled by propellers."

Fang Lang nodded and pointed at several workers on the ship who were obviously testers.

Of course Osman Aragon would not refuse such a small request. He nodded, turned around and walked to the speedboat. After giving instructions to a few people for a while, he turned back and stood behind Fang Lang.

After a few people on the boat made some fuss, a low roar came from the engine on the boat. Before everyone could think about the loud roar, the boat quickly rushed into the river.

The bow of the boat was slightly upturned, and it was thrown high from time to time, and then hit the water heavily under the action of gravity. The moment it hit the water, it was thrown up again by the force of the water.

The two white water lines behind the boat clearly told Fang Lang that this was a speedboat propelled by two axles.

Watching it chopping waves on the water, Fang Lang nodded secretly. Although the speed, turning radius, and flexibility were still far from what he wanted, he also understood that this was due to the lack of propulsion methods.

As long as the pump-jet engine is successfully developed, these problems will be greatly improved immediately.

At that time, it will be time to update the existing products or modify the old products to make another profit. After thinking about it in the mind of a businessman, Fang Lang's unsatisfied attitude immediately changed.

come over.

After patting the arm of Osman Aragon beside him, he smiled and said:

"It's very good. Although there are some shortcomings in speed and flexibility, this can be regarded as an excellent patrol boat."

After receiving the boss's performance, Osman Aragon finally felt relieved. He breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Fang Lang:

"Don't worry, boss. Once our pump-jet engine is successfully developed, its performance will definitely meet your requirements."

When Fang Lang heard this, he did not immediately respond to Osman Aragon's words. Instead, he fell into deep thought. After a while, he slowly raised his head and said:

"You just told me that most countries in the world have given up on research on pump-jet technology, right?"

The jumping question made Osman Aragon stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted and nodded to Fang Lang:

"Yes, boss. In order to meet your pump jet propulsion requirements, we have searched for related products in several European and American countries, but unfortunately we have not been able to do so. In the end, there was really no other way, so we had to hire relevant experts to conduct self-research.

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Fang Lang, who came from a later generation, knew very well that there were still many pump-jet propulsions in the future. Since no one pays attention to this technology now, he could set up a company to focus on this project.

When more technology patents are invented in the future, will it be able to form its own set of technical barriers?

In this way, the pump-jet propulsion system produced by your company can occupy the largest share of the market. Wouldn't that make a fortune?

Thinking of this, Fang Lang clenched his fists and clapped:

"In this case, we will gather these experts who study pump-jet propulsion systems and set up a specialized pump-jet system production company to specialize in the research and production of pump-jet propulsion systems.

Strive to develop more relevant patents and form a complete set of technical barriers. In the future, other countries and companies in the world who want to purchase pump-jet propulsion systems must come to our factory to purchase them."

After hearing what Fang Lang said, Osman Aragon looked at Fang Lang hesitantly and said:

"Boss, why are you so optimistic about the pump-jet propulsion system? As far as I know, most of the current shipbuilding companies are unwilling to use pump-jet propulsion. I'm worried."

Looking at Osman Aragon with a worried look on his face, Fang Lang laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"When our pump-jet technology is successfully developed and you install it on the ship for testing and comparison, you will know why I am determined to study the pump-jet propulsion system."

Although the use of pump-jet propulsion systems in later generations is not as common as propellers, it is definitely not without a market. For example, many later-generation motorboats use pump-jet propulsion systems, as well as high-speed ships, planing boats, wave-piercing boats, and hydrofoils.

Boats, hovercraft, etc. all use water-jet propulsion, which is a pump-jet propulsion system.

Therefore, Fang Lang is not worried at all that there will be no market for these technologies after they are developed.

Osman Aragon looked at Fang Lang's confident expression and understood that the other party was serious. He stopped trying to persuade him, nodded seriously and said:

"In this case, after the research on our first pump-jet propulsion system is successful, I will start to set up a special company to develop and produce it according to your requirements.

At that time, we can also recruit more experts from all over the world who are interested in this technology to join us."

Fang Lang, who was watching the patrol boat speeding in the river, glanced at Osman Aragon and nodded with satisfaction when he heard this.

But looking at Fang Lang, he suddenly noticed something was wrong. There seemed to be no radar devices on the 500-ton inland river patrol boat or this speedboat just now!

Even ordinary fishing boats must have radars, how can warships not have radars? A five-hundred-ton inland river patrol boat must at least have an air radar and a sea radar, and this speedboat should also have one.

Check the radar!

After all, when a ship is sailing on the water, it must also pay attention to the situation on the other side. With sea radar, it can detect other targets on the water from a distance.

As a warship, it is necessary to discover the enemy first in order to achieve preemptive strike.

"Why don't we see any radar on our two patrol boats?"

Uthman Aragon heard this and quickly explained:

"Boss, our five-hundred-ton inland river patrol boat has reserved a place for radar installation, but the current radar has not arrived yet.

As for this small high-speed patrol boat, it shouldn’t need radar, right? There is no place to install radar on such a small ship!”

Fang Lang felt relieved when he heard that the ship's radar had not arrived yet. After all, he had considered the location of the air and sea radars when he originally designed it, and even reserved them for future upgrade needs.

Locations where anti-aircraft missiles can be installed.

Of course, anti-ship missiles are not necessary. After all, in the Amazon and the basin, there should be no chance of using anti-ship missiles.

"Why don't small boats need radar? All warships need radar, and at least they must have the ability to detect ships on the water. Otherwise, when high-speed patrol boats patrol the water, the enemy ships will detect them in advance and hide.

When our ship gets close, we won’t be able to find each other at all, so what can we do?”

Hearing this, Osman Aragon scratched his head aggrievedly and said:

"But boss, this high-speed patrol boat has a total displacement of only 7 tons. There is simply not that much space to install radar!"

Now Fang Lang finally understood what the other party meant and asked uncertainly:

"You mean, the radars on the market now are all very large, and there is no such a small radar, right?"

"Yes! Boss!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Fang Lang couldn't help but frown. Coming from a later generation, he really hadn't thought about this problem. It was still the era of electronic tubes, and radars were indeed relatively large in terms of size and weight.

Obviously, I was still a little too hasty.

"Then which company produced the radar our big ship ordered?"

"Boss, our current radar is ordered from the American Raytheon Company. However, because we only ordered one set of products, the other party did not pay attention to it and it has not been shipped yet."

Of course Fang Lang has heard of Raytheon Company for a long time. It is a large American defense contractor, and 90% of the company's business comes from defense contracts with the US military.

Sparrow missiles, Sidewinder missiles, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and Patriot missiles are all products of Raytheon.

In addition to these missiles, Raytheon is also a well-deserved world giant in the field of optoelectronics. In later generations, Raytheon was the main supplier of the Aegis system that was blown into the sky by the Americans.

Unexpectedly, this time, my company's first self-built warship actually purchased radar products from the other party.

(End of chapter)