Warship of Great Power

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"President Qin, welcome to our Golden Sun Electric Vehicle Company." When Ma Ming heard the news of Qin Tao's arrival, Qin Tao had already appeared on the busy construction site, and he greeted him wearing a hard hat.

"Well, the progress of the project here is pretty good." Qin Tao said, looking at the hook machines and cranes on site.

"After the Huating government approved the land for us, our Mingzhou Group Infrastructure Company began to build factories in full swing, and we also began to purchase equipment to prepare for the establishment of automobile production lines." Ma Ming said: "Mr. Qin, I am really not good at doing this , it would be great if you could send someone here to help me."

Ma Ming is engaged in research and development, and now he is in charge of handling the large and small affairs of such a car factory. Production, who would have thought that he would change his mind later and build a factory by himself?

Starting from scratch, there are too many things to do. Fortunately, the problem of the birth certificate has been solved by purchasing the certificate of the closed automobile factory, which can be regarded as paving the way for the development of electric vehicles.

Qin Tao nodded: "Well, I will recruit a few construction and management talents from the automobile industry. In the future, you will be mainly responsible for the design. A bunch of large and small affairs in this production plant will be handed over to professional people. .”

Ma Ming nodded: "That's right, there are specializations in surgery."

"By the way, how is the electromagnetic gun project going?" Qin Tao asked.

"This project is a hard nut to crack, especially the problem of gun barrel abrasion." Ma Ming said: "Mr. Qin, you also know that I am engaged in electromechanical, not cannon. This is completely interdisciplinary. We It is so difficult to take the route of the coil gun, and it is said that the Americans are taking the route of the rail gun, and their abrasion is even more serious."

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, this is a big problem. If we can't solve it by ourselves, we can cooperate with other organizations. By the way, how about 713 Institute?"

To say that the most professional artillery maker in China is of course the No. 2 Machine Factory on the grasslands. Almost all of them make large and small artillery. However, they mainly focus on ground weapons, and the navy's naval guns have not dabbled much.

Institute 713 mainly provides equipment for the navy. Their main products are all kinds of naval guns. For example, the single-barreled 130mm naval gun used by the main destroyers is their masterpiece. It is only for close-in defense guns that they developed. The 630 naval gun has been replaced by the 730 naval gun of external energy, but this still cannot change their leading position in the field of naval guns.

Since Mingzhou Group's main business is to build warships, it has a good relationship with 713 Institute, which is responsible for making guns. Now that it has encountered an unsolvable problem, of course it has to ask a brother unit for help.

"Okay." Ma Ming said: "It would be great if we can cooperate with the naval artillery unit. Mr. Qin, when are we going to leave?"

Looking at the construction site under construction, Qin Tao said: "Now, anyway, you are not good at the work in front of you, and the people from our infrastructure company are responsible."

So, Ma Ming and Qin Tao went northward together and rushed to the 713th place.

"Our electromagnetic gun is supposed to use the electromagnetic principle, but it still has abrasion problems." Along the way, Ma Ming continued: "The main reason is that our shells are too fast, even if they only accelerate to Mach 7 , That is also a speed of more than 2,000 meters per second, at such a fast speed, the heat of friction between our shells and the barrel is quite high."

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, this is the main technical problem of the electromagnetic gun. In fact, the speed of Mach 7 is only the current index. After that, the higher the speed, the better. After all, if we want anti-missile, the speed must be faster The better, and it's better to be able to shoot in succession."

How to install the guidance system on the warhead of the electromagnetic gun is a difficult problem. If it cannot be solved for the time being, it can only fly by inertia. If you want to accurately hit the missile in outer space, you have to launch a few to create a barrage, just like a rapid-fire gun. Same.

"Burst?" Ma Ming shook his head: "The current technology is too difficult to do."

The two chatted about various technical routes along the way, and in the evening, they came to 713.

Knowing that Qin Tao was coming, Xia Bei waited at the door early in the morning.

"Boss Qin, you've worked hard all the way." Seeing Qin Tao get off the car, Xia Bei hurried up to greet him: "Our cafeteria has already prepared a reception banquet, are you hungry all the way?"

Before Qin Tao answered, Ma Ming said, "We ate in the car, now, can we call your technicians for a meeting?"

Ma Ming is a practical man. He came all the way to Institute 713, thinking about how to solve technical problems as soon as possible. After getting off the car, he thought about holding a meeting to solve the problem.

"Listen to Magong, let's have a meeting. If you don't come up with some constructive suggestions, Magong probably won't be in the mood to eat your reception." Qin Tao said.

meeting room.

"At present, the muzzle velocity of the 130mm naval gun we have developed is less than Mach 3. Now the speed of the shell has more than doubled, and the wear and tear on the barrel is indeed a big problem." After listening to Ma Ming's introduction, Xia Bei He also frowned: "Now, let's talk freely, let's see how to solve this problem."

"If we want to reduce wear, can we use magnetic levitation technology to keep the shell suspended in the barrel at all times to reduce wear?" A technician in his thirties asked below.

"Magnetic levitation? This technology is not yet mature and requires low-temperature superconductivity to realize, but our naval guns will definitely heat up after firing shells, which will adversely affect the cooling of superconductors." Ma Ming shook his head. In fact, they I also thought about this solution, but it was also the first technical route to rule out.

This is still a coil gun. If it is a rail gun, it is even more impossible to realize. The rail gun needs both ends to be in contact with the track. This suspension reduces friction, but it cannot be touched, and it cannot operate at all.

"If this is the case, then we can change our thinking and wrap a special material on the shell to reduce friction." The technician said again: "The friction between hard metals is very serious. If you change a What about a special material?"

"This technology also has flaws." Of course, Ma Ming's team has also considered it: "After our shells fly out of the muzzle and fly in the air at a speed of Mach 7, the shells will rub against the air, and the surface temperature will rise to Thousands of degrees, if we wrap a layer of special material on the shell, after flying out, the material will rub against the air to generate heat, and it may even burn, which will have a negative impact on our warhead.”

"It's simple. After flying out of the muzzle, the material wrapped around it can just fall off, just like our armor-piercing bullets, with a specific bullet holder on the outside."

Ma Ming's eyes suddenly brightened.

Why didn't I think of it?

After all, he is not a cannon maker. At the beginning, building electromagnetic catapults and the like was completely within his scope of knowledge. This time, making cannons was out of his original scope of knowledge. He thought about it for a long time, but he was not professional enough.

Coming here really opened up new ideas for him!

"Yes, this is a solution to the problem." Ma Ming was very excited: "We can try it!"

"Ma Gong, should we stop here first? I don't think everyone has eaten. Shall we go to eat first?"

Ma Ming nodded: "Okay, let's go eat first, brother, what's your name?"

When discussing this project just now, this technician was almost always communicating with Ma Ming. The other party had a broad mind and a flexible mind. He was definitely a very powerful technician.

"My name is Zhang Jian." The other party replied.

Zhang Jian?

When he heard this name, Qin Tao's heart skipped a beat. If he remembered correctly, this guy might also be a betrayer of the country's interests.

"Zhang Jian has been working for 90 years and has always been the main force of our 713 Institute. He has played a huge role in the process of our research and development of various naval guns." Xia Bei said: "The 130mm ultra-long-range gliding guidance we are currently developing Zhang Jian played a huge role in the cannonball. He proposed that the canards of the cannonball should be deployed after the cannonball flies over the apex of the trajectory, so that the zero angle of attack resistance of our cannonball is 10% lower than that of the red land. The range should be It can break through 100 kilometers."

Obviously, Xia Bei was very satisfied with this technician.

"One hundred kilometers?" Qin Tao opened his eyes wide: "Why haven't I heard of it before?"

"We haven't reported it to our superiors yet. After all, our navy has a large army and various advanced weapons are constantly appearing. We only invented a super-long-range gliding guided shell, which is nothing." Xia Bei was very humble.

"No, your shells are of great significance." Qin Tao said: "Your 713 has made great contributions to our navy."

Ordinary 130mm naval guns have a range of no more than 30 kilometers when firing ordinary shells, but for a naval gun, this is enough. After all, naval guns are designed to deal with low-intensity conflicts. Missiles.

But missiles are expensive after all, not as cheap as artillery shells. Now, the 713 Institute has developed a brand-new naval gun, and with the brand-new artillery shells, it has achieved a range of 100 kilometers, which means that our own destroyers can attack the opponent's land from 100 kilometers away. The goal.

For the Eastern Navy, this means that outside the range of the Xiongfeng 2 missile, the current maximum range of this missile is only 80 kilometers, and its own destroyers can fire at a distance of 100 kilometers, which is very safe.

Xia Bei smiled: "Boss Qin, since you know, let's wait for you to report this news to the navy leadership."

"When I go back to the capital, you all go with me and report to the naval leaders in person. It just so happens that our 052D has not been outfitted yet, so we can just use this kind of naval gun and shells."

Ma Ming was not interested in these things. He came down from the rostrum and came to Zhang Jian's side: "Mr. Zhang, would you like to join our electromagnetic gun research and development team to jointly research this brand new naval gun and increase the range from one to one?" Expand from 100 kilometers to 400 kilometers?"

Qin Tao frowned, Ma Gong, do you know who you invited? This person is likely to leak our secrets.

But it's not convenient to say now, so he can only continue to ask Xia Bei: "Has Mr. Zhang ever drank foreign ink?"

"No, he joined our research institute after graduating from university. He has always been in the front line of scientific research. It's a pity that he can't go abroad for further study. Recently, our institute has an opportunity to visit abroad and plans to..."

Only then did Qin Tao breathe a sigh of relief: "Old Xia, going abroad is dangerous. You have also seen that when people like Max go abroad, they almost never come back. For talents like Zhang Jian, it is better to stay in China. "

"This..." Xia Bei disagreed. Who is Max and who is Zhang Jian? There is no comparison between the two. Is it dangerous for someone like him to go abroad?

For many people, they still hope to go abroad and see the outside world. If Mr. Qin said this, he would cut off Zhang Jian's way to go abroad.

"Come on, let's go eat." Qin Tao changed the subject.

Ma Ming is not keen on eating, drinking and drinking, and even resisted it, but today he had a very happy meal. Zhang Jian was directly called to his side, and the two of them were talking while eating. They're all going to be green.

Xia Bei and Qin Tao were sitting together, and they were talking while eating. They were talking about the development of the navy.

"Currently, the Western world led by the United States is developing 155mm naval guns." Xia Bei said: "The larger the caliber, the longer the range and the greater the power, Mr. Qin, you have been saying that our navy will have more guns in the future." For this kind of warship, do we need to develop a new generation of large-caliber naval guns?"

In the past, it was common for domestic navies to use dual-mounted 100mm naval guns. The technology was backward. Later, the French 100mm naval guns were introduced. The rate of fire is not as good as Western 76mm naval guns. It seems to be a compromise, but in fact it is not proficient in everything.

Until the introduction of Hyundai-class destroyers, China began to set the caliber of the next-generation main gun at 130 mm. Warships with a displacement of more than 6,000 tons can carry this kind of naval gun, but what about warships with a displacement of 10,000 tons? Is there a need for a larger caliber warship?

The West has already begun to develop 155 mm caliber naval guns, so can our own side also fail?

"This depends on the progress of our electromagnetic gun research and development. If the development of electromagnetic guns goes well, then our navy's next-generation naval guns will be electromagnetic guns." Qin Tao said: "If you want to develop the next-generation naval guns, the navy may not invest. , must be self-raised funds, if the navy does not want it if it is developed, then the huge investment will be in vain.”

"President Qin, if the navy doesn't want it, can we export it? We have electromagnetic guns, and they must be for our own use. We won't export them for a long time, right?"

"Yes, electromagnetic guns will definitely not be exported in the future, but the displacement of our export-oriented warships will not be large, and the caliber of the naval guns will not be too large. It is estimated that it will be difficult to export 10,000-ton warships. If you want to sell them Prepare."

Xia Bei thought for a while, and then said: "We still want to try, even if it's just as a supplement to our electromagnetic gun."

Qin Tao nodded: "Okay, your spirit is precious, and I support you spiritually!"

That night, everyone stayed in the 713 guest house. Ma Ming lay on the bed, still unable to sleep: "During dinner, Zhang Jian and I talked a lot. technical route."

"Have you talked about whether we are taking the technical route of coil gun or rail gun?" Qin Tao asked on the other bed.

"Not yet."

"Next, in the process of our cooperation with the 713 Institute, we will mainly study this abrasion problem, improve the materials of the gun barrel and shells, and try to solve this problem, but we try not to disclose the technical principles of our electromagnetic guns, even You can also do some fake actions, such as adding contact points at both ends of the bullet holder to disguise the principle of a rail gun."

Ma Ming immediately became serious: "Mr. Qin, are you trying to prevent our technology from being leaked? Are you afraid that 713 will steal our technology?"

Qin Tao shook his head: "The 713 Institute won't do this, but after all, this is not our own company, we have to guard against technical leaks, in case someone here can't resist the temptation of sugar-coated bullets, and leaks our key electromagnetic gun technology What about foreigners?"

"Understood, Mr. Qin, I will pay attention."

Of course Ma Ming knows the weight of Qin Tao's words. He doesn't want to see his technology leaked abroad, but risks are everywhere.

The technicians under the Mingzhou Group are well paid and often carry out patriotic education. They generally don’t need to leak secrets, but other military units are different. After all, their income is not high and they are easy to be attracted by the outside world.

Low income is a problem, but it is definitely not a reason to betray the motherland. However, there are always people who will be attracted. This is a war without gunpowder smoke, and it will never stop. Just looking at Qin Tao, how many people have been poached from abroad with high salaries.

What 713 helped to solve was the abrasion problem, which couldn’t be kept secret. If Zhang Jian helped to solve the problem, if he wanted to tell these secrets to foreign organizations, Qin Tao couldn’t stop him. It is possible to fiddle with electromagnetic guns, because the principle of rail guns has brought huge technical problems.

Still rely on the advantages of the technical route to win over the opponent and overtake on the curve!

"Mr. Qin, if we recruit these people who helped in the development into our Mingzhou Group, pay them high salaries, and provide them with various educations, will we be able to prevent accidents from happening? Zhang Jian is an excellent technician. I don't want him to go astray."

"Magong, aren't we poaching the corner of 713 by doing this?" Qin Tao said helplessly: "If it is really poached, will anyone dare to cooperate with us in the future?"

Ma Ming is helpless, yes, this is really a problem.

"We can provide them with an extra bonus to make their money easier." Qin Tao said the most suitable way.

The next day, Ma Ming continued to stay in Institute 713, and started detailed research with Zhang Jian and other technicians, and even made prototypes, while Xia Bei came to the capital with a lot of technical materials.

With Qin Tao leading the team, Xia Bei could directly meet a large number of naval leaders, and even held a special hearing.

"Back then, we imported red land laser-guided shells from Damao, and now this technology has finally blossomed and borne fruit here." After hearing this, Wu Shengli was very emotional: "A shell with a range of more than 100 kilometers, in the past We don't even dare to think about it."

"Yes, we didn't dare to think about it before. In recent years, our domestic electronic technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, which has laid the foundation for our improvement, especially the development of our Beidou system. Now we can use this kind of navigation. The positioning system is used to improve the accuracy of our shells." Xia Bei said.

Although GPS is easier to use, this system belongs to the Americans. Once it comes to war, it is likely to be controlled by the opponent. Once the signal is cut off, your own shells will be useless.

The red land is laser-guided, but it is not easy to use a laser beam to aim at a target more than 100 kilometers away. The product made by 713 has a built-in satellite positioning module in addition to laser guidance. It is more convenient for the army to use.

"It is not only the rocket propulsion and gliding that can hit so far, but the naval gun itself has also been improved. For example, the length has been increased from the original 56 times the diameter to 70 times the diameter." Qin Tao said from the side: "I think, we The 052D destroyer under construction can directly install this kind of naval gun, which is just in time in terms of progress."

"Yes, put this naval gun on our test ship for testing first, and wait until the 052D is launched for outfitting." Wu Shengli made a decision on the spot: "This naval gun will become our mainstream naval gun for a period of time in the future."

Seeing the leadership's support, Xia Bei became more and more courageous. He took out another document: "Leaders, we still have a design plan for a 155mm naval gun. I would like to ask the leaders to correct it."

"155mm naval gun? It's very similar to our army's howitzer." A leader immediately spoke.

"It's just that the caliber is similar. There is a big difference between our navy's naval guns and army guns. For example, we don't have to worry about weight restrictions. We can arrange larger bomb bays and bomb supply systems. Our gun barrels can be realized in a water-cooled way. As the rate of fire continues, our diameter can also be larger, allowing the shells to fly farther." Xia Bei opened up the chatterbox and introduced it eloquently.

"It sounds like our navy really needs to develop a new generation of naval guns."

"That's right, the Americans' DDG-1000 is using naval guns of this caliber. As the main ground strike force, we can also try it!"

Hearing everyone's affirmation, Wu Shengli said again: "Lao Xia, our navy is poor. It is very difficult to support the construction of several warships, and we are often in arrears of funds. If you want to develop this kind of naval gun, we may not be able to give it to you." You allocate money."

"Leaders, we are willing to raise funds for research and development by ourselves," Xia Bei said.

"Okay, then our navy will support you mentally!" Wu Shengli immediately made a decision.

As long as the Navy doesn't pay for it, it's easy to say! If domestic scientific research institutions are like this, then they can only wish for it.