Chapter 1078 Three Axe Attacks Together
Dongfang, Huating Second Shipyard.
"Based on the design plans they have announced so far, we agree that they are still mature, and some of the designs are quite creative." Cong Ju handed Qin Tao a thick analysis document: "Mr. Qin, you are just like this Are you sure there will be something wrong with their ship?"
If there is a problem with the ships in the South Kimchi Country, then Line Generation Heavy Industry will definitely be hit hard, or even go bankrupt. However, if there are no problems, then the shipbuilding industry in the East will be hit hard.
Needless to say, the current price increase, even if the price is reduced, it is estimated that it will be difficult to get orders. After all, the cost of Yinwa Steel is destined to be much higher than that of manganese steel. If a price war breaks out, then oneself will definitely suffer.
Qin Tao smiled: "Over the years, what has really matured is Invar steel. We can save half of the Invar steel and use Invar steel for the inner tank and stainless steel for the outside. This is already the biggest innovation. They want Is it possible to use a completely new material to mature immediately? You know, only Yinwa steel in the world does not suffer from thermal expansion and contraction, and no other steel can!"
High manganese steel can withstand low temperatures and can maintain its original shape at low temperatures, but this does not mean that high manganese steel will not expand with heat and shrink with cold. As long as there is shrinkage, there will be problems!
Qin Tao remembers it very clearly. In his own time and space, the LNG ship built by the South Kimchi Country using its own technology had a major accident in which the liquid cargo fence system ruptured during the first loading. Later, it was repaired and it failed. The second loading failure persisted and was then abandoned.
South Korea has independently developed many liquid cargo fence systems and obtained certifications from many classification societies, but so what? Certification is one thing, practical application is another.
"According to feedback from material experts, the processing of high manganese steel is very difficult. If it is not processed properly, cracks may even occur." Xu Zhengyang said at the side.
"Yes, processing is very difficult, but the people of South Kimchi claim to have solved this problem after more than ten years of research." Cong Ju said.
"Yeah, I hope they don't brag, otherwise they will know that bragging also requires tax." Qin Tao said.
"The orders we currently have on hand can meet five years of production needs, if these customers don't transfer their orders." Cong Ju continued to worry.
Dongfang's liquefied gas ship production has entered a stage of sustained development, and the orders on hand are all scheduled for five years, especially Huating Second Shipyard. They are the first to build natural gas ships in Dongfang, and they have the best technology. Customers It is also the most trustworthy. Even if the quotation is slightly higher than that of other shipyards, there are still shipowners who are willing to order here. If it were not because they are afraid of inflation, it is estimated that they can receive orders for ten years.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about not having customers for the time being, but that may not be the case in the future. If these customers transfer their orders, we may be blinded.
"No, Line Generation Heavy Industry has a price advantage, but we have the advantage of maturity and reliability. If the order is transferred, we will continue to produce. If they come back to order again in the future, the price will definitely increase."
In a word, Mingzhou Group has money. Even if others don't want it, it doesn't matter if they produce it for their own use. Anyway, they also have a transportation company. What's more, Qin Tao believes that they will come back in the end. At that time, the price will definitely increase. A big increase.
"Yeah." Cong Ju nodded.
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang's phone suddenly vibrated. He opened it and saw a message inside.
"Mr. Qin, just ten minutes ago, there was a traffic accident on Badaling. A line-generation Sonata was crashed into a ravine by Steyr, and everyone on the car was killed." Xu Zhengyang said.
There is a five-kilometer long downhill section on the Badaling Expressway heading towards Beijing. Since it was completed and opened to traffic in 2001, there have been many major accidents. Although it is called a highway, the speed limit for trucks on this stretch of road is only 40 kilometers per hour, and the speed limit for cars is only 60 kilometers per hour. However, cars dislike the slow speed, and trucks may not be able to control themselves if they want to slow down, so accidents often occur. .
This accident was just a normal traffic accident. Whether it was a line-generation car or another car, it would not be good if it was hit by a large truck. However, because Qin Tao recently requested to collect negative information about line-generation, Xu Zhengyang conveyed This instruction is that as long as someone finds a clue, they will report it to Xu Zhengyang.
At this time, after hearing the news, Qin Tao sighed deeply: "This is the result of running a car instead of a car! This car is thin-skinned and stuffed, not strong at all, and it has so many accessories. By the way, reporter Has it passed? This kind of car must be reported, and our website must become a hot search headline. "
In recent years, the Internet has developed rapidly, and special search engines have appeared. Therefore, it is easy to create a hot search ranking next to the search engine. Various portal websites can also use the front page headlines to display this news. When typing it out, it must create explosive news.
"Do we still need the editor of that car website to comment?" Xu Zhengyang asked.
"There's no need for it this time. It's the same person every time, and it's easy to be targeted. We just report normally, but no one is secretly manipulating the media."
"OK."
This was indeed a tragic car accident. When the Sonata was hoisted up, the entire body of the Sonata had become twisted, and the people in the car were thrown out. The scene was so unbearable to witness that it was even covered in newspapers and websites. A few mosaics, but the logo of the line-generation car is definitely going to be exposed.
The body quality of first-generation cars is too poor, and they are made of cheap steel plates, so their ability to resist rollover and impact is insufficient!
There is a problem with the brakes of the line-generation car and it doesn't stop!
Various analyzes are emerging one after another. Regardless of whether they are consistent with the facts, in short, the quality of first-generation cars is questionable.
In particular, another website made a comparison. On the same road section and in the same situation, an off-road vehicle also fell. However, relying on the solid body, all the passengers inside survived. This is the difference!
There are many problems with line-generation cars!
Originally, the simplified configuration last time had already caused this kind of car to become unsalable, and now there are safety issues. Suddenly, no one is interested in this kind of car anymore. Only the rich can afford joint venture cars. , the most important thing is their own life safety, and they must not skimp on safety. Moreover, the first-generation cars entered the East late, and there are no die-hard fans like the Japanese cars.
After a series of blows, line-generation cars can no longer be sold at all!
Qin Tao came out of Huating and returned to the capital, where he saw a helpless Wu Shengli.
"Taozi, recently several leaders from the capital came to me and complained, saying that this joint venture factory of Line Generation Automobile has provided many job opportunities to the capital and is also a key tax unit in our capital. If this factory goes bankrupt, I am afraid there will be fewer people." That’s a lot of income,” Wu Shengli said.
"Then how did you answer?"
"What else can I answer? This is a car factory, and I am the leader of the navy. I have nothing to do with it." Wu Shengli said: "However, if this joint venture factory is really corrupt, then I can find Golden Sun Electric Vehicles. Take over. You can still do it.”
"Well, isn't that a good answer?"
"Taozi, does this line-generation car have to be yellow?"
"Dad, is the Navy willing to meet someone else's aircraft carrier formation at home?" Qin Tao asked.
Wu Shengli's face turned serious.
Why did Qin Tao do all this? Of course it’s for national security!
Speaking of the shipbuilding industry, many people know that Dongfang is developing very fast. It is able to build aircraft carriers one after another because it has a strong shipbuilding industry. It not only has technical strength, but also has cost advantages!
Is the East the only one in the world that has this ability?
of course not! The shipbuilding industry of South Kimchi Country also has obvious cost advantages!
Take the future generations as an example, 10,000-ton destroyers have become the norm. When the Nam Kimchi Kingdom was building the second batch of King Sejong the Great-class destroyers, it was already after 2020. The construction cost of the first ship of this 10,000-ton destroyer was US$628 million. The construction cost of the No. 2 ship is US$540 million.
You must know that the gas turbine and phased array radar system of this kind of warship are purchased from the United States. Even so, the cost can be reduced to such an extent that it is not only cheaper than the US$1.7 billion cost of the Arleigh Burke class, but even Cheaper than Dongfang’s 055!
To give another example, the Tide-class supply ship built by the South Kimchi Country for the United Kingdom has a displacement tonnage exceeding the Type 903A comprehensive supply ship, but the cost is only half of the 903A comprehensive supply ship, only 250 million US dollars, which is cheaper than the 054A frigate.
Such an opponent is a great threat, and more importantly, such an opponent is currently developing an aircraft carrier!
As the Mingzhou Group keeps building and exporting aircraft carriers, the South Kimchi Country finally cannot sit still and wants to develop its own aircraft carrier force. If they have an aircraft carrier, it will have a major impact on the regional structure. Therefore, Qin Tao must Pin this unstable factor on PPT in advance.
How to kill them? Of course it brought down the shipbuilding company!
If it is just a single enterprise, then it is better to torment this enterprise. If it is a large group enterprise, then it can only torment the entire group!
"Taozi, are you sure?" Wu Shengli said: "Their country will not watch such a giant collapse. If there is any trouble, their country will definitely come forward and even invest huge sums of money to help them get rid of it." Dilemma.”
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, this is the characteristic of their country, but it depends on how big the hole is. Even if the automobile industry loses our eastern market, it can still thrive in other markets without breaking any bones. , If the electronics industry loses several billions, it should be able to sustain it, but if the shipbuilding industry loses several billions more, do you think they can plug this hole? "
A liquefied gas ship costs 170 million. Three times the compensation is 500 million. Ten ships is 5 billion. These are just compensations. If the cost of the construction process is taken into account, it will be more than 6 billion. This is a multi-pronged approach. , to see which industry their country should save.
"So much? Then they have to think about it." Wu Shengli opened his eyes wide.
"At that time, they will definitely have to choose which industry to save first. I think the automobile industry must be saved, and the electronics industry can also help. As for the shipbuilding industry, they should consider it. Moreover, the internal struggle of the Linear Generation Group is fierce. Once a crisis breaks out at the same time, they will definitely split internally. This group may become several groups. At that time, the shipbuilding industry will most likely be abandoned. Even if it does not die, it will have no future. If there are demonstrations by workers demanding wage increases, it will be even better."
This is a series of strategies!
Wu Shengli looked at his son-in-law. Fortunately, this kid is in our country. If he becomes an opponent, it will be very scary.
"Dad, this loss in the capital can be borne. This is a major event related to the strategic layout." Qin Tao said: "We are for the development of the country. The South Kimchi Kingdom is not an easy character to deal with. It will continue to stand on the opposite side of us and do more things that make us angry. We must plan ahead to make them lose the ability to threaten us."
Wu Shengli nodded: "Yes, you are right, we will support you."
Qin Tao has a long-term vision and has seen the situation ten or twenty years later.
Xiandai Group still had no precautions. At this time, they were fantasizing about future development.
Ulsan, Xiandai Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Base.
"Over the years, we have not only been building ships, but also developing our design capabilities. What you are about to enter is our SMSD department, which is responsible for the design of military ships." Zheng Yishan brought a group of people in military uniforms to the design unit of the shipbuilding base.
Opening the door, there is a computer-aided design room inside. Although the whole building is somewhat similar to an office building, the workstations here are not made into cubicles, but present a plum blossom shape. Coupled with some flowers and decorations placed in the corner, as well as coffee machines and cold drink machines at the door, it feels more like a luxurious Internet cafe.
"Back then, Dazhou Group chose to purchase design drawings directly from Tacoma Company in the United States and the Vorthorn Shipyard in the United Kingdom. This was cheaper and could open up the warship market. However, we believed that if we simply copied others' things, we would never go far. We established this design unit to design advanced warships ourselves. The KDX-2, which is currently being manufactured, and the planned KDX-3, were all designed here."
Speaking of this, Zheng Yishan was very proud. At that time, large and small shipyards in South Kimchi got a lot of orders by relying on their low cost advantages. Each shipyard was too busy to handle it. Only their Xiandai Heavy Industry decided to set up their own design unit.
At that time, their move was laughed at by other shipyards, but now, no one laughs at them anymore, because they have achieved results!
The KDX-2 destroyer with a displacement of 4,500 tons was independently designed by Xiandai Shipyard. It began construction in 1996 and is the main warship of the South Kimchi Navy. In the same year, the South Kimchi Navy decided to develop an advanced warship equipped with the Aegis system and go to the ocean.
Xiandai Heavy Industry relied on its own advantages to stand out in the three-year bidding and was responsible for designing and building this KDX-3 type. This destroyer will use the phased array radar of the Aegis system and the MK41 vertical launch system. It has advanced performance and is no worse than the Kongo class. The full load displacement has reached 10,000 tons.
Now, this destroyer is about to start construction. The naval officers came for the last inspection and they were very excited.
After all, it is not just the islanders who are building Aegis warships one after another, even the East is constantly launching Aegis warships. Their warships are outdated and they must develop a brand new 10,000-ton KDX-3 destroyer!
"In order to have more efficient design capabilities, we use the latest Loongson 4 computer. The processing power of this computer is ten times that of the previous one." Zheng Yishan continued to introduce.
"Loongson computer? In our most critical design system, we actually used Oriental computers. What about our own computers?"
"We don't have the production capacity of processors. Now, even American processors can't compare with Oriental ones. However, it's just the processor of Loongson 4. The whole computer is still produced by our Line Generation Electronics." Zheng Yishan quickly explained: "Moreover, the computers are all independently networked and not connected to the outside network. There will be no leakage."
The naval officer nodded: "Okay, let's see the final results."
"Everyone, please look at the big screen here."
Four LCD screens were spliced into a large screen, on which appeared the design of a warship, which looked very modern.
"This warship is 165.9 meters long, 21.4 meters wide, 6.25 meters deep, with a standard displacement of 7,650 tons and a full load displacement of 10,290 tons. It adopts a high freeboard, flush deck ship type, a large clipper bow, a small aspect ratio, and a square tail design. We have combined the latest trends, and the upper building has a stealth design, tilted inward by ten degrees, and also adopts a rear-inclined prismatic mast design. Among them, the most essential part is still the four SDY-1D phased array radars and 128 vertical launch units."
128 vertical launch units!
The number of vertical launch units equipped on this destroyer has caught up with the old Russian cruiser, which is known as the arsenal ship!
"80 of the units are equipped with the US MK41 vertical launch system, which launches the Standard-2 ship-to-air missile and provides regional air defense capabilities. The remaining 48 units are vertical launch units developed by us, which launch anti-submarine missiles and ground attack cruise missiles. This warship will have powerful anti-ship, anti-submarine, air defense and ground attack capabilities."
In the pursuit of universality today, the navy of South Kimchi still took an alternative route: a special launcher launches a special missile!
But they don't care. At this time, looking at the design drawings, everyone is very satisfied: "In this way, our warships will surpass the Kongo class and the Arleigh Burke class and become the strongest Aegis warships!"