Warship of Great Power

Advanced sonar systems must be used. Since the Eastern ones are more advanced, we should naturally use the Eastern ones. Anyway, this one is also a modified experimental model, and the price of one ship is still affordable for Russia.

"Okay, then in order to cooperate with our sonars, the entire combat command system should also be replaced with our model. Of course, you can use your original system, but it is a little slower and may miss the opportunity to fight."

"How fast is your combat command system?"

"From target discovery to attack, it takes at most three seconds."

The people present were shocked again.

The Type 949 submarine was designed in the 1970s and 1980s. The performance of the combat command system is very low. This time takes at least 30 seconds. The Type 885 attack nuclear submarine is the most advanced nuclear submarine they have at present. The combat command system is led by the Ruby Design Bureau, and the "Innovator" Design Bureau, 52 Design Bureau, and 28 Institute jointly developed, reflecting the highest level of Russia. From identifying the target to attacking, it also takes more than ten seconds!

The technology of the East is a whole generation ahead of them.

The shorter this time, the more difficult it is for the enemy to escape, so what else can I say.

Change, must change!

"The most threatening part of the Type 949A nuclear submarine is the anti-ship missile launchers on both sides. You plan to modify this device yourself, so we will not participate. We have also reserved enough space for these supporting control devices, so you can install them yourself during the modification and then debug them yourself."

"You have to install a lot of devices, right? Is there any extra space inside?"

"Of course." Wang Guangrong said: "Our system is highly integrated and small in size. After installation, only half of the original equipment space is used, and the remaining space is given to you."

The technology of the East is advanced!

The people present were very emotional.

"In fact, if you can give us the weapon data, we can completely integrate it into the combat command system, and your equipment will not need to be installed, which can make the interior of the submarine more spacious. Of course, this is voluntary. If you don't want to, we won't force it."

"This..."

The people present were entangled again. They already had the sonar system and the combat command system. If they had another set, it would be a waste, but they couldn't tell the Orientals about their weapon secrets. It was really entangled.

"We'll talk about this later. Let's introduce other modifications first." Nicholas waved his hand.

"Okay, let's continue. Next is the power system. After our careful analysis, we believe that if we want to improve the performance of the Type 949 nuclear submarine, the transformation of this power system is very critical. This time we need to cut open the power compartment and replace the nuclear fuel. So, we simply make a major modification, remove the main reduction gear and transmission shaft at the back, and put our generator in it, and convert the submarine into an integrated power system, which can also drive the pump-jet propulsion at the back."

Some of the people present have heard about it, and some have not heard about it, but no matter who it is, they are all in high spirits at this time.

The most advanced drive system!

"Removing the reduction gear and transmission shaft can effectively reduce noise and vibration. In addition, the use of pump-jet propulsion at the tail can reduce the overall noise by at least 10 decibels. Of course, the specific amount will have to wait for future sea trials."

Although the Type 949 nuclear submarine has used various means to reduce noise, it is limited by the times. Its navigation noise is around 120 decibels, which is relatively large.

Now if we reduce it by ten decibels, it will be 110 decibels. This noise is not small, but it is very good compared with the past!

The Russian 955 nuclear submarine still has 108 decibels of noise. It is very difficult to reduce it to below 100 decibels.

"It must be changed! Anyway, it is a test submarine. We can see how effective this improvement is and can also be used on our own submarines!"

The Russian 955 nuclear submarine is still waiting for improvement. As long as the reliability of advanced technology is verified on this submarine, it can naturally be transplanted and reduce costs.

"Since everyone agrees with the improvement plan, then we should quote the price." Wang Guangrong continued to introduce: "Among them, the cost of sonar is 80 million US dollars, the combat command system is 40 million US dollars, the transformation of the power system is 70 million US dollars, plus the hull inspection, life extension, etc. 20 million US dollars, the total cost is 210 million US dollars. In the spirit of our friendly relationship, this fraction will be eliminated for you, and you can give us 200 million US dollars."

"So expensive?"

"If you don't change anything and still use the original things, we just help replace the nuclear fuel, inspect and extend the life of the entire submarine, then it can be controlled at 40 million US dollars. You should know that our Mingzhou Group is a big business, and your project is a little small for us."

After Wang Guangrong finished speaking, he glanced at Nikola.

The meaning is very clear. If it weren't for Nikola's face, we would never take your business. This small business is not worth our efforts at all. Now, we provide such a high-end modification plan, so dedicated, all for the face of an old friend!

"Oh, if only we had chosen Mingzhou Group to help with the renovation!"

"Yes, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the renovation of the Smolensk, but what was the result?"

Looking at the statements of these people, Nicholas felt happy. This showed that leaving it to the Easterners for transformation has been recognized by everyone. Everyone knows that it is unreliable to transform it by oneself. If someone wants to transform it by oneself, then It must be for the purpose of enriching one's own pockets, definitely not for the development of Da Mao Industry!

"We are very interested in this kind of modification plan. We should make the modification according to this complete plan. As for the funding issue, we will find a way." Nikola said: "Today's meeting is to review the modification plan. Now everyone raises their hands. Vote, please raise your hands if you agree.”

After speaking, Nicholas was the first to raise his hands, followed by other naval officers. As for the others... those in suits could only raise their hands, and it was useless for them to object.

"Okay, unanimous vote."

Nikolai was very satisfied with the result. Next, he could use this statement to fool the boss.

In the large office, the boss listened to Nicholas's narrative.

"Do you think this price is expensive?"

"At present, the estimated cost of our latest Type 885 nuclear submarine is two billion US dollars, but everyone knows that it will definitely exceed the standard. When the construction is completed, it will be good to build it for three billion US dollars. There is also our Type 955 Nuclear submarines are currently estimated to cost three billion US dollars. Now, we can complete the transformation of the Type 949A nuclear submarine with only more than two hundred million US dollars, which is undoubtedly quite cost-effective. "

The boss looked at Nicholas with burning eyes: "But, we have no money, we can only allocate at most 20 million US dollars, which is already the limit."

"As for the funds, we can find a way to make money back from Ah San." Nicholas said: "Last time, Ah San hoped to rent our Type 971 nuclear submarine, but we didn't agree. Now, as long as we tell Ah San, Now that we can rent it, Ah San will definitely come to us and give us money. More than two hundred million dollars is nothing."

"However, we don't have many Type 971 nuclear submarines on hand."

This kind of submarine was an advanced submarine developed by Lao Maozi in the 1980s. The first submarine was started in 1983. When the Red Empire collapsed, a total of seven submarines were completed. They were the most advanced submarines of Lao Maozi at that time. Of course, they could not be leased to outsiders.

Those that were completed were all the initial models. The second batch of Type 971I was unlucky. Except for the first boat, almost all of them caught up with the collapse of the Red Empire. There were only six ships in this batch. Lao Maozi resorted to sucking Strength, completed the construction of several of them.

It can be said that these are the most advanced submarines that Lao Maozi has on hand now! Several of them are in poor condition and have been retired.

Now, where are the spare nuclear submarines available for lease to Ah San!

"We still have one on the slipway." Nikolai said: "We won't invest any more money anyway, so we might as well find Ah San, the scapegoat, and ask Ah San to invest in building this nuclear submarine. , and lease it to them after it is completed. In this way, we will have money to transform the 949 nuclear submarine, and we can have one more Type 971 nuclear submarine.”

Ah San just borrowed it and had to pay it back after borrowing it. In the end, the submarine was still theirs. This deal was definitely a good deal!

The boss's eyes lit up, and then he thought of something: "Is this Mr. Qin's idea?"

Nicholas did not hesitate and nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, when discussing the modification of our 949A submarine, Qin had already thought of our tight financial situation, so he proposed such a plan. I think, for For our 949A nuclear submarine, this solution is feasible for the future of our navy.”

There is nothing that can be deceived by the big boss, so just tell the truth. Besides, this is to trick Ah San and help Da Mao. There is nothing that can't be done.

The boss thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, let's do it."

When he received the news that Da Mao wanted to lease a nuclear submarine, Sunil was so happy that he immediately organized a group of naval submarine officers and came to the Amur Shipyard with great interest.

In the era of the Red Empire, Lao Maozi's shipbuilding industry was very developed. There were several factories that only built nuclear submarines. The leader among them was the Severodvinsk Shipyard, but the strength of the Amur Shipyard in the Far East should not be underestimated. After all, it is close to the water. First come first, almost all nuclear submarines in the Far East are built by them.

However, after the collapse of the Red Empire, Lao Maozi's economic strength declined and he could no longer support so many shipbuilding companies. The top leader at the time declared that all future nuclear submarines would be built in Severodvinsk, and Amur Shipyard, step aside!

There must have been some inside story at that time, which made the people of Amur Shipyard half-popular, but they had nothing to do. The most terrible thing was that there were two 971 modified nuclear submarines in the workshop!

These two ships must be built, right? After all, the Amur Shipyard can have another bite of meat, right?

Who would have thought that these two ships would not be given to them! As a result, two half-built nuclear submarines were abandoned.

Later, the big boss came forward and allocated funds to build one of the ships. So the last ship was left and no more funds could be raised.

Now, what is being leased to Ah San is such a nuclear submarine. Of course, Lao Maozi has to change his explanation.

"Everyone, after careful consideration, we have decided to lease the Type 971 nuclear submarine to you, and it is the latest model! You should know that NATO calls this submarine the Akula type, but there are also a lot of numerical suffixes behind it, right?"

"Could it be the Akula-2?" An Indian submarine officer said, "This type of nuclear submarine is three meters longer than the prototype, with an increased displacement of more than 700 tons, and an underwater displacement of nearly 10,000 tons!"

"Yes, it is this type." Nicholas said with a smile, "And we will rent you a brand new one!"

"Brand new?" Sunil asked, "When was it launched?"

"It hasn't been launched yet, so I said it's brand new. Okay, we're here."

As they talked, everyone finally walked to the submarine production workshop.

If it were other ships, whether it was a slipway or a dock, they would be built in the open air. If they hadn't been built for more than ten years, the ships would have been rusted. Only submarines were an exception. Even the Typhoon-class nuclear submarine of more than 40,000 tons was built in a closed workshop.

Without the sun and rain, the condition would be much better!

However, when everyone went in, Nicholas was still a little embarrassed.

There was no rust, but there was a thick layer of dust on it!

This submarine was completely stopped in 1996. It has been more than ten years now. Although the door of the workshop has been locked, the sealing of the doors and windows is not very good. How much dust has there been in the past ten years?

Not to mention the submarine, the road under your feet is covered with a layer of dirt!

Nicholas looked at Bezlyutko, the director of the Amur Shipyard, with a complicated look. At this time, Bezlyutko's face was also very embarrassed. He didn't expect this to happen. If he knew, he would have hired a few cleaners earlier to clean up the place.

Now...

"When we decided to rent this submarine to you, we temporarily stopped the work. After all, we have to make some changes according to your needs. We must make sure that this submarine completely meets your needs." Nicholas said.

Submarine?

Is this a submarine?

A group of Indians looked at the products inside and looked at each other in bewilderment.

This is not a submarine. This is a submarine cut into seven or eight sections! Just like the fish served on the plate, it was cut in advance. Each section is under construction and each section is not completed!

Sunil swallowed his saliva, tried to control his emotions, and asked: "Can this submarine be equipped with our anti-ship missiles?"

Others can be omitted, but this anti-ship missile must be installed. After all, this thing is the biggest killer of their Indian Navy. Although it did not have much effect when it was demonstrated last time, the Indian Navy still attaches great importance to it.

"Are you talking about the missile we jointly developed? Of course, no problem, we can certainly help install it, but the conversion of conventional missiles to submarine-launched missiles requires a lot of experimental research and requires a lot of money. This cost..."

"We will pay for it!" Sunil nodded: "For submarines, the era of using torpedoes is over. Our nuclear submarine must use anti-ship missiles so that it can strike the enemy at a long distance!"

The range of torpedoes is only 20 to 30 kilometers, and the longest range is only 40 to 50 kilometers. It is equivalent to using it when fighting with bayonets underwater. If you attack surface ships, it is quite dangerous to rely on torpedoes. Anti-ship missiles have a long range and fast speed, which is much easier to use than torpedoes.

Spend money if you want to, we Indians are not afraid of spending money!

"Okay, then you will add another $100 million for modification fees to our lease fee."

"$100 million? So much?" Sunil was stunned.

"Yes, this is a nuclear submarine. Adding weapons and equipment on it requires a lot of preparation work, and several launch tests are required to confirm safety. Mr. Sunil, safety is the most important thing, what do you think?"

Sunil nodded. This is a nuclear submarine, and safety cannot be sloppy!

In fact, launching anti-ship missiles from a submarine is not much more troublesome than launching torpedoes. It is just a special device to load the missiles and then launch them. As for the weapon interface problem, it only takes a little effort to modify the program.

This 100 million US dollars is the same as the Indians gave it for free. However, the Indians are stupid and have a lot of money anyway, and their money is worth making.

"By the way, how much does it cost to rent such a nuclear submarine?"

"One hundred million dollars a year in rent." Nicholas said: "This nuclear submarine is our most advanced nuclear submarine, with more advanced technology than what we use now. It is a big guy with a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons. The rent is not expensive. It is impossible to find a second country in the world that is willing to rent a nuclear submarine to you."

This is true. If India wants to rent a nuclear submarine, not everyone can rent it to him. There is no precedent for the United States' nuclear submarines. The performance of British and French nuclear submarines is not very good, and there are not many of them. Eastern ones?

So, only Russia's is left. Not to mention one hundred million dollars a year, even two hundred million dollars is necessary!

"At least ten years." Nicholas continued to say the next condition.

If the nuclear submarine is leased to India, can it be expected to come back in the future? Even if it is to come back, Russia does not have any extra crew to operate it.

So, this nuclear submarine is built for India, just to cheat India's money. It makes sense to lease it for at least ten years. It is not worth it at all if it is less.

Ten years, that is one billion dollars! Sunil frowned again.

He finally understood that the Russians were planning to use their funds to build this nuclear submarine! Leasing was secondary, borrowing their money to build the nuclear submarine was the main thing!

"You won't ask us to pay it all at once, will you?" Sunil asked with some trepidation. If they asked for 1 billion, no, 1.1 billion at a time, they, the Indians, would not be fooled!

"No, of course not. According to international practice, the rent should be paid annually." Nicholas was very generous.

That's about right! Sunil breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, according to international practice, we also need you to pay a deposit." Nicholas continued: "Such a modern submarine requires at least a deposit of 1 billion US dollars."

Sure enough, it was still 1 billion US dollars at a time!

"No, no, this deposit is too much." Sunil shook his head: "We will never agree to it."