Warship of Great Power

Chapter 1269: All that should be cut was cut, and then

Chapter 1269: All that should be cut has been cut, and then...

"Yes, you want too much!"

"Everyone, you seem to have misunderstood. This is just a deposit. When you return the submarine to us, we will return the deposit to you. This is a modern nuclear submarine with a displacement of 10,000 tons. If this nuclear submarine is accidentally damaged by you, who can we find?"

With the style of Ah San, it is very likely that the submarine will be damaged. If there is no deposit, will Ah San be willing to compensate? At that time, he will make a fuss.

So, the deposit is necessary.

"If you don't want to pay the deposit, forget it. It's an honor for you to come to our Amur Shipyard. Next, let's go eat something, and then..."

"No, no, we are willing to pay the deposit, but a deposit of one billion US dollars is too much." Sunil certainly knew that they had no choice.

For the navy, aircraft carriers and submarines are two powerful weapons. In terms of aircraft carriers, they have had a rough journey over the years. Now they are cutting aircraft carriers and planning to weld them back together to use as complete aircraft carriers.

As for when they can be fixed, only God knows.

The aircraft carrier project has been encountering setbacks. What about submarines?

India once shouted that it wanted to develop nuclear submarines, but for them, this difficulty is higher than aircraft carriers. After all, they have been operating aircraft carriers for decades, but they have only been operating nuclear submarines for three years, and it is still an outdated nuclear submarine.

If they can lease the Type 971 nuclear submarine, it will not only significantly enhance India's naval strength, but also serve as a reference for their self-developed nuclear submarines! Their own nuclear submarines will be built according to the Type 971 nuclear submarine, and there will be no problem!

Therefore, they must lease this time. This semi-finished product in front of them is very important to them!

However, if they use one billion US dollars as a deposit, they can't afford it. God knows whether the Russians can still give them the one billion US dollars deposit ten years later!

If the deposit is spent by the Russians, what will they do then?

"We will use the national reputation as a guarantee." Sunil said: "It should be okay if our country guarantees it?"

If you don't want to spend money, then use the country to guarantee it!

Nikola rolled his eyes at the other party: "Reputation? Do you have credibility? You should know how the international community evaluates you Indians, right?"

"How is it evaluated?"

"Indians make money and spend it, and don't take a penny home. Over the years, which of the companies that went to your country to open factories have been able to take the money back? You impose fines at will, just to make those companies keep the money. You use the national reputation as a guarantee, so what's the difference between that and no guarantee?"

This sentence made the Indians blush: "Those companies violated our laws, of course they must be punished. We are fair! Our Indian business environment is the best!"

"Fair? Is it fair for you to amend the law? You even traced back more than ten years after amending the law. Is this fair?"

The Indians were silent.

Nikolay glanced at Sunil again: "However, considering your sincerity, the deposit can be reduced to 900 million US dollars, giving you 100 million US dollars less, is that okay? In fact, our submarine is worth at least 5 billion US dollars, and asking you to pay a deposit of 100 million US dollars is already quite low, that is, you Indians. If it were other customers, we would never give such favorable conditions."

Reduced by 100 million, there is also a modification fee of 100 million. In short, at least 10 billion US dollars, this condition cannot be reduced.

"Okay, then we will think about it again." Sunil nodded. Such a large amount of money is not something he can nod his head for. He has to go back and discuss it.

"Okay, then let's do it. Let's go eat something next, and then..." Nikolay's words have not yet finished, and he suddenly looked at the director of the shipyard: "Bezlyutko, remember, don't tell others about everything here for the time being, especially the Orientals."

As soon as this sentence came out, Sunil was immediately shocked. What does it mean? Does this mean that the Orientals are also interested in this submarine?

No, don't the Orientals already have more advanced submarines?

"Nikola, are the Orientals interested in this submarine?"

"No, no, why would the Orientals be interested in the Type 971 submarine? The Type 885 submarine is similar, but..."

From the perspective of generation, the Type 971 belongs to the third generation, while the Type 885 belongs to the fourth generation, which is more advanced in technology. However, the Type 885 has been under construction since 1993, and has not been completed yet. Its basic state is similar to the Type 971 here, with a segmented structure.

"But what?"

"But the Orientals are very interested in our submarine reactors. Their submarine nuclear reactors are underpowered and have poor self-circulation capabilities..."

The breakthrough of the Eastern nuclear submarine has a lot to do with the old Russians, but they use a nuclear reactor of about 150 megawatts. One reactor is just enough to drive a 7,000-8,000-ton attack nuclear submarine, and two reactors drive a ballistic missile nuclear submarine of more than 10,000 tons.

However, as the functions of submarines continue to increase, the displacement is also increasing, so they will be embarrassed. One nuclear reactor is not enough, and two are too big.

The nuclear reactor used by the Type 971 nuclear submarine has a thermal power of 200 megawatts, which can just meet the underwater navigation needs of submarines of about 10,000 tons. Therefore, the Orientals are interested in their nuclear reactors!

This argument is actually very problematic. The East even has nuclear reactors for aircraft carriers, with a core power of 700 megawatts. Their 200-megawatt nuclear reactors are easy to get.

However, Ah San took it seriously.

Sunil nodded immediately: "Don't worry, we will definitely raise funds as soon as possible to lease this nuclear submarine!"

Nicholas sighed in his heart, as expected, everything was within Qin's calculations! Qin had expected it long ago, Ah San would compete with them everywhere! Compete with them everywhere! As long as the Easterners need it, Ah San will come to grab it!

In this way, the submarine lease was settled!

"However, judging from the current status of this submarine, how long will it take for us to get the nuclear submarine after we sign the lease contract?"

"One year, at most one year." Nikolai assured: "In fact, this submarine is completely waiting for you to lease it, otherwise we would have built it long ago. Although we are short of funds, we have never ignored the power of nuclear submarines. In the most difficult times, we have continued to invest in nuclear submarines..."

This sentence is not wrong. Back then, Russia was so poor that it could not pay military funds, but it still supported the development of nuclear submarines. Russia has never ignored this strategic weapon. The submarine in front of us is just tailor-made according to the requirements of the Indians.

"Then this period of construction cannot be counted as our lease period. It should be counted from the time we get the nuclear submarine."

"That's natural." Nikolai nodded.

When Sunil came out, he suddenly realized that he had just taken a quick look. It seemed that he saw a lot, but it seemed that he didn't see anything...

However, thinking about getting a nuclear submarine, it felt worth it.

Watching the Indians leave on the plane, Bezlyutko's face was full of smiles.

"Sir Nikolai, thank you for your help. Please rest assured that we will be able to complete the construction of the Type 971 submarine as required this time!"

Nikolai nodded: "You are a private enterprise, so you have never been able to get orders for nuclear submarines before, but as long as this project is completed well and those people in Moscow see it, there will definitely be more orders!"

Bezlyutko nodded: "Thank you, Sir Nikolai!"

After the collapse of the Red Empire, the Amur Shipyard was restructured and became a private enterprise. The bigwigs in Moscow did not allow them to continue building nuclear submarines based on this argument. At that time, there was really nothing to say.

However, what's wrong with private enterprises? Private enterprises are much better than state-owned enterprises in many places. Look at the shipyards and repair yards of those state-owned enterprises. They are all rotten. Their private enterprises have greater potential!

This time, the Type 971 nuclear submarine must be built and let those people see it!

Nikolai originally came from the Far East, so he valued people from the Far East more. It depends on whether the people here are motivated.

On the other hand, Sunil returned to China excitedly and reported the project to the higher authorities with his men.

"At present, the Arihant-class nuclear submarines we developed ourselves are facing many difficulties. Even if they are developed, their performance is still limited. In order to improve our nuclear submarine technology, I think it is of great significance for us to rent a most advanced nuclear submarine from Russia." Andy, the person in charge of the Arihant nuclear submarine project, who went to visit with them, said.

"Limited performance?"

"Yes." Andy knew that many people present were not very clear about the progress of self-developed nuclear submarines, so he explained.

"Our own Arihant-class nuclear submarines have an underwater displacement of more than 6,000 tons and use an 80-megawatt nuclear reactor. The maximum underwater speed will not exceed 24 knots. At the same time, the noise is quite loud."

Arihant is competing with the East. Whatever the East has, Arihant must have. The East has nuclear submarines, so of course they must have them too. However, their technology is not up to standard, so what they make is naturally neither fish nor fowl.

The Arihant nuclear submarine project has already started. For this purpose, their Gandhi Atomic Energy Research Center has specially developed a pressurized water reactor with very low power. Even if it is used to propel a 6,000-ton nuclear submarine, it will not have a very high speed.

As for the noise, it is super loud.

Moreover, this submarine is very distinctive. There are four vertical launch tubes behind its command tower, which can launch ballistic missiles developed by them.

If it is a ballistic missile nuclear submarine, it is only equipped with four ballistic missiles, and the range is only 700 kilometers, and the displacement is only 6,000 tons. If it is an attack nuclear submarine, it can also launch submarine-launched missiles. In short, it is such a nondescript thing.

"If compared, our destroyer is only the first generation of nuclear submarines, while the Type 971 nuclear submarine is the third generation, with very advanced technology, and is even close to the fourth generation of nuclear submarines."

"Can it launch ballistic missiles?"

"It can't, but at our request, it can launch our anti-ship missiles." Sunil said.

"This is also OK. With this submarine, we have a killer to deal with the Oriental aircraft carrier formation. The ocean here is still ours. If they dare to come, they will face our underwater threats at any time!"

Asan has no choice. It is worth it to get the Type 971 nuclear submarine!

East.

"If India really has the Type 971 nuclear submarine, will it pose a threat to us?"

For some reason, Wu Shengli still felt a little uneasy.

"How is it possible?" Qin Tao said, "That nuclear submarine is just a third-generation nuclear submarine. It is noisy and has poor performance. What kind of threat can it pose?"

"Then we will always have to be cautious in the future. No, it is not appropriate after thinking about it."

"Not appropriate? Dad, don't make a fuss. I think Ah San's luck will not be too good."

"How bad is his luck?"

"If Ah San has this nuclear submarine, he will definitely treat it as a treasure. One day, a large number of Ah San's nuclear submarine experts will experience this nuclear submarine. Then, the nuclear submarine suddenly sank, and Ah San's nuclear submarine experts also followed to feed the sharks. Dad, do you think Ah San's luck is too bad?"

The nuclear submarine is gone, the deposit is gone, and the nuclear submarine experts are gone. Can Ah San's nuclear submarine project continue?

"Can Ah San's luck be so bad?" Wu Shengli opened his eyes wide.

"I think it is possible, no, it must be. Just like their luck in the aircraft carrier project."

Wu Shengli smiled.

That's completely relieved.

"By the way, their aircraft carrier has been cut, the next step..."

"Next, they will find that they have no ability to transfer the aircraft carrier in sections." Qin Tao said.

At this time, Ah San was still very excited.

"One billion dollars is not a lot for us, even if it is paid in one lump sum, it doesn't matter to them!"

"That's right, we still need to spend 3 billion US dollars to build our own Destroyer-class nuclear submarines. Moreover, as long as we get the submarines, we will not pay them rent in the future, and let them deduct it from our deposit!"

When this method was proposed, everyone's eyes lit up. That's right, just play it like this, why didn't we think of it before?

The deposit is used as rent. Ten years later, there is no need to worry about the deposit being deducted. At that time, maybe we can continue to use the submarines!

This method is good!

"Report, good news came from Cochin Shipyard. After days of hard work, the aircraft carrier sections have been cut! After careful measurement, the error of the sections to be docked is within the allowable range, and the docking work can be carried out!"

"Really? That's great. Next, as long as we dock the aircraft carrier sections, we can get a brand new aircraft carrier!"

"Yes, by then, the size of the elevator will also be changed, and the Rafale fighter can be completely put on board!"

Today is really a double happiness.

Everyone is very happy, and Sunil is even more excited. Despite the hardship of the journey, he went to Cochin Shipyard in person to inspect.

When he arrived, it was already dusk, and the sun spread golden light all over the sea, red like flames. Sunil got out of the car with great interest, but saw a lot of bitter faces.

"Alex, what's wrong?"

"We seem to have overlooked a problem."

"What's the problem?"

"How do we transport the sections cut from the Ultra Sun King to the dock and connect them with the sections of our Blue Sky Guardian?"

"What's the problem? Don't we have a gantry crane?"

"It can't reach it."

The repair work of the Blue Sky Guardian was carried out in the dock, but when the Ultra Sun King was found to be unusable, it was directly stranded on the beach. Now the cutting is also carried out on the beach.

Now the problem comes. Even if the gantry crane in their dock has a lifting capacity of more than 10,000 tons, which is enough to carry the cut sections, the working range of the gantry crane is limited!

There are tracks under the gantry crane, and the overhead crane above can move horizontally. The materials are only transported in the space between the two tracks, and at most extend outward a section. However, no matter how it is transported, it is impossible to transport more than 10,000 tons of modules from the beach to the dock.

"Why didn't you say it earlier?"

I didn't think of it earlier!

Sectional construction is a trend. The British built aircraft carriers in sections, and many manufacturers cooperated to build them. In theory, there would be no problem with transportation. But now, they have encountered this problem themselves and found that there is no solution!

When the British built sections, they built them directly on large flatbed trucks. In this way, after the construction was completed, the flatbed trucks could tow the sections and move them to the tugboat, transport them to the final assembly plant, stop under the gantry crane, and lift the sections over. That's all.

What about now?

Their Super Sun King was cut directly on the beach, with sand under its belly. How to install wheels? Even if there are wheels, the resistance on the beach is so great that it is impossible to move!

"What should we do?" Sunil also frowned.

"We have thought of many ways, but none of them are realistic. At present, we think that the simplest and most effective way is..."

"What is it? Tell me quickly!"

"It is to rebuild a section in the dock, so there is no need to worry about transportation problems."

Sunil almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

Their Blue Sky Guardian was launched several times, which made the whole world laugh. Later, the sawtooth pattern during the sea trial gave many people an excuse to criticize. They endured all this and looked forward to the aircraft carrier being finalized and put into service as soon as possible.

Now, they have to rebuild it, which means they have to go back to the starting point and start again?

If this gets out, wouldn’t it make the whole world laugh?

If there was no plan to replace it after cutting it open, they would never have made a big fuss. Now they have cut everything that should be cut, and found that they cut it wrong?

"No, no, we absolutely cannot afford this plan. If we start construction, we will have to build an aircraft carrier of 70,000 to 80,000 tons. We will not repair this outdated aircraft carrier again. We have wasted a lot of time and energy on this aircraft carrier, but in the end we got nothing!"

This thing is a bottomless pit. Moreover, Sunil has already seen that continuing to invest money in it may not be effective. Therefore, the best way is to stop, completely abandon the project, and start over!

Of course, this is only the worst case scenario. Now that it has been cut open and the sizes can match, we just need to find a way to move the sections over. As long as we use our brains, there must be a way!

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