Chapter 1953 Landlocked Countries Also Have Navies

"Just tell me if you can get it. You don't have to worry about other things. Even if they drive the F35 to hunt sparrows, you can't care about them."

Yang Cheng chewed his teeth and looked a little embarrassed, "I can't say anything about the exit of F35. I have to speak to the superiors or Lockheed Martin, but I can contact you and check the situation~"

"Okay, anyway, you can do something about this~"

"OK, thank you no matter what~"

"You're welcome, I said, you can move the headquarters of Yuanshan Bank to Liechtenstein as your greatest gratitude to me."

"Ha, you guys who can't afford to go early without any benefit, don't worry, I will consider this matter~"

. . .

At ten o'clock in the morning, two Austrian officials that Alois had made an appointment with appeared at the hotel and entered Yang Cheng's suite cautiously.

One of them is a senior official of the Federal Army, a big boss who has a say in arms procurement. However, this man is very low-key and wears ordinary casual clothes. He looks no different from a retired old man. However, his huge aquiline nose is still Revealing his lineage.

Speaking of the Austrian army, it is very interesting. They do not have an independent air force, and the so-called air force is more like a department under the army.

As for the navy, haha, even though Austria is a landlocked country, it also has a navy. Not only Austria, but also Hungary and Mongolia, which are further away, also have naval organizations.

It's not a joke when Teacher Guo said that Uncle Yu's father once served as the commander of the Mongolian Navy, even though there are only 7 people in the navy.

However, now the word "navy" has also remained in the memories of the Austrians. There was once a ship that was nearly 50 years old and was still reluctant to abandon it. The heavy-gun pocket patrol boat "Lower Austria", which had been wandering on the Danube River for a long time, was worth mentioning. Call this small European state at the core of the former empire a well-deserved new main force.

The Austrian "Navy" fleet has a total of 2 such "motorized floating objects" that can be called small boats.

The first patrol boat was the "Colonel Brecht" patrol boat that was allowed to be built after the occupation forces first withdrew in 1955. It was completed and delivered in 1958. It uses a steel hull with a total length of 12.3 meters, a maximum width of 2.51 meters, and a displacement of 10.83 meters. tons, draft 0.8 meters.

The engine was originally two Grafstift 6-cylinder diesel engines. After 1986, it was replaced by two new MAN diesel engines. The maximum speed was 15.5 knots, so it is not entirely wrong to call this thing a 'water motor float'.

Even if it can be driven, the speed can't keep up with a 10,000-ton giant ship.

The "Colonel Brecht" is equipped with a 12.7 mm machine gun and an 84 mm anti-tank gun, which is the Swiss-made "Carl Gustav recoilless rifle".

With the addition of these two weapons, it has a bit of a deterrent effect, which is equivalent to tying an ax to the hand of a petite and thin man. It looks quite intimidating, but to the Austrians, "Colonel Brecht" The "Colonel Brecht", with its small stature and high energy, is not only responsible for daily patrols, but also responsible for troop transportation, personnel training, and even serving as a tracker and hydrographer. Although the ship has only the largest number of crew members, 6 people.

In the next half century, Austria has been taking great care of the "Captain Brecht", adding steel plates, modifying the "bridge", and even painted it with a new blue, white and gray three-color camouflage in 2000.

The "Lower Austria" was pieced together from the remaining hulls of two old-fashioned boats from the Soviet era. This boat was also built by the Korneuburg Shipyard. It entered service in 1970 and was put into use four days later.

The original plan was to build a total of 12 ships to protect all the bridges on the Danube River and power plants along the Danube River. This was really impressive, but such a huge sum of money was really not available. In order to feel better psychologically, I first put the numbers It was reduced to 9 ships, and soon it was reduced to 6 ships. Of course, this was just a beautiful dream. The final number was 1 ship, although the personnel training for the No. 2 boat was almost completed.

However, from the appearance point of view, it is much more imposing than the "Colonel Brecht" and is similar to an amphibious tank. It uses a fully welded aluminum hull and is equipped with 8 mm special steel armor.

The size is also much larger, although it is still a pocket toy compared to a real battleship. It has a total length of 29.64 meters, a width of 5.41 meters, a draft of 1.1 meters, a displacement of 73.06 tons, and is equipped with two 16-cylinder diesel engines equipped with Mannheim turbochargers. , the maximum speed is 23 knots, the endurance is 1,700 kilometers, the standard crew is 9 people, and the maximum is 12 people, but there are only 10 berths, which means that if it sails with a full load, two people will not be able to stay on the ship overnight.

The main weapon is an Oerlikon 20mm cannon, which is ingeniously mounted on the top of the bridge. It can rotate 360 ​​degrees and has a rate of fire of 900 rounds per minute. It can deal with targets up to 2.3 kilometers away. There is also a 12.7mm machine gun in the bow of the ship. One, two 7.62mm machine guns, two 84mm Carl Gustav rocket launchers, 8 assault rifles and 8 grenade launchers in the cabin, and a double or triple acoustic warning device in front of the bridge. , that is, the speaker.

It wasn't until 2003 that a radar was added, which can be considered a modern modification.

For many years, the "Colonel Brecht" and the "Lower Austria" have been strolling back and forth along the Danube River borders of Germany, Australia, and Slovakia, using "big guns" to deter criminals who may be lurking on both sides of the strait, or when encountering unexpected situations. Sometimes it can be used as a tugboat or a disaster rescue platform. If you want to go to a certain place for inspection and enjoy the beautiful water scenery, it can also be used to transport you back and forth.

As the image of the country's river chief with a long-term low-key existence, the "Lower Austria" also visited neighboring countries twice: Slovakia and Hungary.

However, in the end, the Austrian "Navy" patrol boat squadron was disbanded, and the two retired main boats were sent to Vienna and delivered to the Military History Museum. They were maintained by the Marine Fraternity of Admiral Franz Ferdinand Archduke. A century old Austrian modern "navy" finally disappeared into the dust of history.

For a country like this, it suddenly said that it would equip several F35s that were ahead of its time. Yang Cheng thought it was a joke.

Of course, he couldn't laugh at him in front of his Austrian officials.

Closer to home, Alois revealed the news to Yang Cheng in advance. In fact, even if most of the matter was finalized, Yang Cheng did not need to bother negotiating anymore.

Since the other party is willing to come, it means that there is a strong intention to cooperate. If you are willing and I am willing, the dialogue between the two parties will be very friendly. After a few rounds, the cooperation will be almost confirmed.

But regarding the topic of F35, the powerful man in the Austrian military asked, "The price of F35 has been reduced recently, right? I wonder if Mr. Yang can get the maximum discount~"

Yang Cheng was speechless. Did he think this was a wholesale toy model? And the biggest discount~

However, he still said truthfully, "As far as I know, among the large orders Lockheed Martin has just sold, the unit price of the F35 has been reduced to US$89 million."

After hesitating for a moment, he said kindly, "My suggestion is that you should think about it seriously. The F35 just stepped on the accelerator and flew outside the border. You are not of much use.

Furthermore, I’m afraid you can’t afford the high maintenance costs~”

He was telling the truth, but to the people on the military side, it was a bit too much, as if he was mocking their military strength.

Sure enough, the two officials didn't look very good, but they didn't say much. After all, it was the truth, and Yang Cheng's smile was very friendly, so they couldn't argue with him.

"This price will definitely be lowered in the future. After all, when it was first delivered, the price was often more than 100 million. Who would have thought that you can buy one now for less than 90 million~

However, compared with the plummeting selling price of single machines, maintenance costs are increasing day by day, and the US military is complaining about this~"

The other party asked, "What's the reason?"

Yang Cheng shrugged, "As far as I know it's a problem with parts. Due to its high technical content, the maintenance of stealth fighters has always been a problem. In order to reduce the later maintenance costs of the F35, Lockheed Martin developed automatic logistics information for the F-35. System (ALIS), this system can perform full life cycle maintenance of fighter jets.

However, if you want to achieve full life cycle maintenance, you cannot do without the collection of information on each component of the F35 stealth fighter. The historical information, remaining life and other information of the components are all within the scope of collection. After obtaining detailed data Then, technicians will be able to determine whether an F-35 has safety hazards in a short period of time. Once a problem with a certain component is found, the component can be quickly replaced to maximize combat effectiveness.

If the automatic logistics information system can be promoted, the maintenance of US military fighter jets will enter the information age, which can not only improve maintenance efficiency but also reduce maintenance costs.

However, many suppliers that provide parts to Lockheed Martin do not use the automatic logistics information system, or the data entry is incomplete. As a result, the system does not include information on all parts, which makes it impossible for technicians to fully trust the automatic logistics information system. The information provided, after all, there is still a lot of information such as the service life of parts and components that has not been entered into the system.

When encountering parts with incomplete data, technicians can only suspend their work, notify Lockheed Martin, and ask Lockheed Martin to provide relevant data. Lockheed Martin also needs to ask the supplier for information. In this process, it is necessary to Spend a lot of time collecting data and acquiring new parts.

I remember that before, the F35 ejection seat data was incomplete. In order to solve this problem, the US military had to spend several months. At the same time, as a user of the F35 stealth fighter, the US military had to pay a lot of money.

There is no doubt that problems with the automatic logistics information system make the later maintenance of the F35 stealth fighter more complex and expensive.

Generally speaking, a fighter jet can serve for 20 years or even longer. During this period, the F35 needs to replace a large number of parts to maintain combat effectiveness, so later maintenance will become a heavy burden. If you think about it clearly, I will I will not let go of the opportunity to make money, but because Alois is in the middle, I am willing to make these issues clear to you, and you can consider the rest by yourself. "

The other party said, "Thank you for your suggestion, we will consider it carefully~"

"That's good. All other orders are fine. Give me a time and I can deliver them at any time. Of course, the fighter jets you are planning to sell also need to be vacated as soon as possible. I will arrange the shipment~"

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