Warship of Great Power

"Okay, let's comment on this bomber." Chen Lao said: "From this photo, we found that it is bigger and has two engines instead of four. This should meet our needs."

"The thrust provided by the four engines far exceeds that of the twin engines, so that this bomber has a take-off weight of about 200 tons. We know that our old H-6 has a take-off weight of only 80 tons. The later H-6 K and H-6 J The take-off weight of the aircraft is more than 100 tons. Now it is replaced with four engines. There is no problem with the take-off weight of about 200 tons. Its side wings, rear fuselage and other parts can be used as fuel tanks. According to my preliminary estimation, It can hold at least 80 tons of fuel, or even more, which is an important factor to ensure its voyage."

Mr. Chen didn't affirm this bomber, nor did he deny it. He just commented on this satellite photo.

"The fuel it carries has reached the take-off weight of the old H-6, which is really amazing." Zhang Zhong said from the side: "However, there is no way to do it. After all, we don't have overseas bases, so we can't use aerial tankers along the way. Cooperate, what about its ammunition capacity? Can you estimate it?"

"If the take-off weight is 200 tons, then its own body structure must be more than 80 tons, plus 80 tons of fuel, it can hold 30 to 40 tons of ammunition at most, but due to the limitation of the bomb bay, it generally Under the circumstances, it shouldn’t be so much.”

It doesn't mean that you can carry as much weight as you can bear, because the weapon may not be that heavy.

"Take our current cruise missiles as an example. One is about 2.5 tons. If it is 40 tons, it can hold 16 cruise missiles. For such a bomber, 16 is almost enough. These Cruise missiles are enough to destroy all key military targets in a city." Zhang Zhong analyzed from the side: "This should be what you said, the significance of strategic bombers is to launch cruise missiles from a long distance, not to fly overhead and drop bombs."

"Yes, a strategic bomber is actually a carrier aircraft for cruise missiles. Sending the cruise missile to a suitable location, then launching the cruise missile and then returning home, it will never enter the enemy's circle of fire, and it can also expand its strike range. Of course, it would be even better if it could carry ballistic missiles and become an air-launched ballistic missile platform."

"Air-launched ballistic missile?"

"Yes, ballistic missiles are land-based, sea-based, and of course air-based. Many countries have tested them, and the technology is becoming more and more mature."

"So, in your opinion, what are the difficulties in the development of this bomber? Is there any difficulty in the engine?"

"According to outside speculation, this bomber uses a turbofan 15 engine. I think that the turbofan 15 is not very suitable as a fighter engine. If the external duct is expanded, this engine should have a thrust of 20 tons Output, that's more appropriate at that time, but for us, the engine is no longer the problem, the other problem is the big problem."

"what is the problem?"

"landing gear."

"The maximum take-off weight of this bomber will exceed 200 tons, and its landing gear must be able to withstand the impact of takeoff and landing. For our country, the research and development of landing gear is a huge difficulty."

"The Y-20 we are developing recently is also a 200-ton aircraft. Don't we have our own landing gear?"

"The landing gear requirements for transport aircraft and bombers are different."

"They are all heavy aircraft, what's the difference? By the way, can transport aircraft be improved into bombers?"

"When needed, transport planes can transport bombs and drop them by air, but there is still a big difference from bombers. After all, the design principles of transport planes are all around transportation. In order to better load cargo, transport planes They are widened and heightened as much as possible, so that its cross-sectional area is relatively large, and the wind resistance is also large, and the bomber is to carry out the bombing mission, and the resistance should be reduced as much as possible. Take the landing gear as an example, in order to provide With enough space, the landing gear generally extends to both sides, and even a bulge is exposed. In order to pursue a streamlined shape, the bomber retracts the landing gear as much as possible and integrates it with the body.”

Zhang Zhong nodded.

"The landing gear of a bomber is indeed different from that of a transport aircraft. Do we have relevant technology in our country?"

"The bomber takes off with a full load of bombs, and may have to land with the bomb for various reasons. Therefore, the landing gear cushioning capacity of the bomber must be good to avoid accidents caused by too much vibration when landing. At the same time, the bomber may also need to be on the front line. Taking off and landing on the field airport has put forward many requirements. The buffer tube of the landing gear is a thin-walled structure, which requires advanced materials and processing technology. At present, only Mingzhou Group can meet this requirement in our country. Except In addition to the landing gear, the titanium alloy wing box of this bomber must also need the technical assistance of Mingzhou Group."

"Isn't Mingzhou Group a shipbuilder?"

"That's right, they build ships, but they also build aircraft. Their ground-effect aircraft already weighs 200 tons and has experience in landing on land. I think that if this bomber is to be developed, it should seek Mingzhou Group help. Their titanium alloy 3D printing technology should play a big role.”

"You mean if, that is to say, this bomber does not necessarily exist?"

"I'm retired, and I don't know about this bomber project. People who know it probably won't say it. Now I can only speculate. However, I hope that the motherland has advanced bombers. For us, this can better defend the country. our motherland."

Zhang Zhong said that the bomber was finally over, as if he had revealed a lot of news, but he didn't seem to say anything at all.

"Is this bomber developed by the Orientals themselves?"

In Moscow, many people also have doubts.

The white swan suddenly appeared in the east, and the news completely frightened them.

How could the Orientals have such weapons? This thing can fly directly to Moscow, circle around and fly back!

Out of strategic considerations, they need to make friends with the East, but they cherish their own good things, and they will never sell such things to others, even if they are poor, such as Tu-22M and Tu-160 The big guy won't sell it either.

Now it is not a question of whether to sell or not, but a question of whether Dongfang wants it, because Dongfang already has the same type of product!

Dongfang actually has Tu-160!

"Nicolas, you know the East best, tell me about it." Finally, the boss looked at Nicholas.

"Everyone, I want to say that we don't have Tu-160 technology here in Da Mao, and all the technology is in Er Mao." Nicholas said with a gloomy face: "For a long time, I have faced many people They even accused me of treason and sold our country’s secrets to Dongfang and President Qin. Now, I don’t know if anyone will say that I gave the Tu-160 technology to Dongfang.”

"Of course not, Nikolai, you don't have this ability, after all, the Tu-160 belongs to the Air Force." The boss said.

The Air Force quickly shook its head: "We only have a few Tu-160s, and they are all treated as the most important equipment. Those who are qualified to have access to it are the elites in our army, and they will definitely not let people in the East get in touch."

"That is to say, if the Orientals really rely on external forces to develop this bomber, it can only be the technology obtained from Ermao." The boss nodded: "Not only the Tu-160, the former Tu-22M, They also got it from Ermao."

This is easy to think of, after all, these technologies are all in the same line.

The Tupolev Design Bureau is in Moscow, but the production plants are spread all over the country. During the period of the Red Empire, the engine of the Tu-160 was on Ermao’s side, and the final assembly factory was also on Ermao’s side. Therefore, if the Orientals get the support of external technical forces If so, then it must not be Da Mao, but Er Mao.

"Those who have been accusing me of being too close to Dongfang have ulterior motives." Nicholas continued: "I hope to give me justice!"

"Have ulterior motives?" The boss frowned.

"For example, Barter, he slandered me the most, and made up every project I cooperated with Mingzhou Group as an action for my own benefit." Nicholas said: "I don't know what purpose Barter has. , However, Barthes receives high sponsorship money from unknown organizations every year, Barthes also has British nationality and has a manor in the UK."

"What?" The boss was furious: "Send someone to investigate Barter immediately. If this is the case, seize all his property!"

"Bart sent his wife and children to England long ago. Everyone, my wife and children have always been in Moscow. I don't have any private property abroad!" Nikolay continued: "There are others, Ivan, Bogust, Kalinin... Behind each of them, there is a shadow of Western funding, and their purpose is to frame me and drive me out of power, so that our Maoist Navy will no longer have a future!"

Originally, it was about bombers, but Nikolai took advantage of the topic and began to defend himself. The people he mentioned were all the ones who had been throwing dirty water behind his back. Now, Nicholas finally found a chance. Trample all these people under their feet!

The boss can allow his subordinates to suspect each other and attack each other, but he absolutely does not allow his subordinates to take other people's money and attack Nicholas for other purposes.

"From the collapse of the Red Empire to the present, our navy has retired a large number of old warships. Except for submarines, we have not built a brand new warship. The only hull of the 22350 type was built for us by the Eastern Mingzhou Group. Yes, the power of our Type 1144 cruiser was also modified by Dongfang, and it also helped us update the radar equipment. Many people slandered me for taking money from Mingzhou Group, so I gave the business to Dongfang. Everyone, you can take a look at Mingzhou The state group’s announced earnings, do they value our repair and construction costs?”

"Only the Mingzhou Group can help our navy become stronger, and only the Mingzhou Group can restore us to our former glory. I know that many people are talking about domestic products, but the reality is that our domestic relevant institutions do not have such Ability! Look at that 22350 frigate, until now, is it still there as an empty shell, and our relevant agencies have not developed a product!"

Everyone looked at the boss.

The boss supports domestic products. Nikolai said that, he was slapping the boss in the face. Many people who criticized Nicholas also caught the boss's mentality. And now, Nikolay was defending himself.

"Nicolas, we are talking about bombers now, don't get involved with your navy."

"That's right, it's a bomber. Guys, look at our Kazan factory. Ten years have passed, have they produced a Tu-160? And look at how fast the East is progressing! If I were the commander of the Air Force, I would I will definitely support the purchase of this kind of H6N from the East. I care about the interests of domestic factories, but domestic factories are like a child who can only ask for it, and will never repay his mother. I am very disappointed with domestic factories! It is impossible to modernize the army by relying on domestic factories, the East is our best choice! I am not a politician, I am a soldier, so I only consider the interests of the soldiers! We want modern weapons!"

Nicholas's words were straightforward.

The boss also thought about it.

From the perspective of the country, it is of course the most important to support domestic enterprises. However, from the perspective of the military, what the military needs is advanced weapons and equipment. The military does not care who produced the equipment, what they care about is whether it can be produced as soon as possible Get this gear.

Over the years, the boss has wanted to develop domestic military industry more than once, but he has been slapped in the face more than once. Take the 22350 frigate as an example. The hull was built in a few months, but the above used Weapons and equipment are in the foreseeable future due to delays from relevant domestic departments.

The same goes for bombers.

Of course Da Mao knows how powerful the Tu-160 is, so they have to find ways to get more Tu-160. It is no longer possible for them to place an order from Ermao, so they put the production of Tu-160 in the Kazan factory. The support of the Tupolev Design Bureau should be easy, but until now, no one has been built, and no one knows when it will be built.

"When will our Kazan factory produce a brand new Tu-160?" the boss asked.

No one answered.

"Nicholas, tell me, why is this? We obviously have blueprints and a production plant."

"But we don't have skilled workers, and we don't have supporting manufacturers." Nicholas said: "During the era of the Red Empire, the parts we needed for a bomber were obtained from hundreds of manufacturers across the country. After the collapse of the Red Empire, many The factories have also closed down, and our Kazan factory is only an assembly plant, even if some workers have learned the assembly process, they will not have parts for them to assemble, and if there is one part missing, the Tu-160 will not be able to fly.”

If no one said anything, Nicholas could say it. After all, if Nicholas wanted to prove the correctness of cooperating with the East, he had to attack them.

"Is there one in the East?"

"That's right, Dongfang has them. They have a complete industrial chain. They can produce anything as small as a screw, as large as an engine and a titanium alloy wing box. Moreover, they can use a new process to improve the production technology, so that this The product is of better quality and easier to produce.”

"For example?"

"Titanium alloy wing box, in our country, uses vacuum electron beam welding. The size of this wing box is twelve meters long, so we also need a sufficiently large vacuum electron beam welding device, but Dongfang can use 3D Printing to produce, this technology is like building a house to laying bricks, building a titanium alloy wing box bit by bit.”

"In other words, if we want to obtain advanced Tu-160 bombers as soon as possible, we should purchase them from the East?"

"I didn't say this, our navy doesn't need Tu-160, but if you allow us to purchase advanced radar and electronic equipment from the East to improve our cruisers, I think our 1144 cruisers should be able to go faster Restore combat power."

The boss thought for a while, and then said: "Let's try it. But the finance won't allocate funds, let the Orientals chop wood."

For the boss, this is a difficult decision. He originally wanted to advocate independent manufacturing, but now it seems that there are many difficulties, and the navy can't wait any longer. The navy must restore its strong combat effectiveness. Those hidden among them The person who was bought made the boss feel a sense of urgency.

He finally made the decision.

Nicholas was extremely excited: "Okay, then I will go to the East again, hoping that they can transform our Type 1144 cruiser as soon as possible, and since it is handed over to them for transformation, the core data of some weapon systems must also be handed over to Give it to them, otherwise it will not be able to interface with our system."

"No." The boss shook his head again, he thought for a while, and then said: "Give them the S-300 and Shijili systems, they also said that it is enough to use these two systems to perform air defense tasks , As for anti-submarine and anti-ship, our systems are still independent, and we cannot give them our most advanced missile data."

Especially anti-ship, the Type 1144 cruiser uses the P-700 anti-ship missile, which is the main missile they use to attack the US Navy aircraft carrier formation, and is also used on the aircraft carrier. Of course, this missile system cannot be leaked.

Anyway, the four-sided phased array radar is also used for air defense, and Dongfang has also purchased S-300 missiles.

"Yes." Nicholas nodded. These are enough.

The others did not dare to say anything. After all, the facts are now in front of them. Nicholas was framed. Those people had ulterior motives. Nicholas was devoted to the country. Now these measures are all for strengthening the navy. What else can they say? of?

Because of the sudden appearance of the H-6N in the East, Nicholas made a comeback. Those rumors against him were self-defeating, and he was able to come to the East again to continue to promote the improvement of the 1144-type cruiser.

For Da Mao, the improvement of this warship is of great importance. Whether their navy's tonnage can be doubled depends on these 1144 cruisers.