Chapter 309 Card 27, Card 29, Card 31

Chapter 309 Card-27, Card-29, Card-31

"Everyone, I have an idea." At this moment, Qin Tao spoke.

Do you have an idea?

These people looked at Qin Tao, whom they had never met before, with some curiosity.

"Can you think of a way to solve this problem?" Test pilot Smirnov asked: "I'm not afraid of being in danger. As test pilots, we have to face risks. However, if this kind of early warning aircraft is equipped with troops, An absolute nightmare for those pilots."

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, I can understand your concerns."

"It is no longer possible to modify our radar." Alexander continued to insist on the side.

Lao Maozi's electronic technology was not very good to begin with. After the collapse of the Red Empire, there was a serious lack of funding sources and it was difficult to continue to innovate. It would be great to be able to install this kind of equipment on a helicopter. If they were allowed to reduce the weight or The volume is simply impossible.

Therefore, he will never modify his radar for the sake of flight safety. There is no way to modify it!

"Everyone, the most important problem at the moment is that the area of ​​this radar antenna is too large, so it is greatly affected by the wind during its rotation, making it difficult to control the flight." Qin Tao said, "So, we have to start here The board wants to solve the problem.”

What else does Alexander want to insist on? Qin Tao has already expressed his thoughts: "So, how about poking a few holes in the board?"

In various activities, banners are often hung. If it is windy, the banners will be blown by the wind, fly up and down, and even tear the banners. Therefore, later, the banners produced were all with The holes allow the wind to pass directly through the banner, which greatly reduces the impact of the wind.

Now, the same is true for this antenna. If we poke a few holes in it so that wind can pass through it, the influence of the wind will be significantly reduced.

Alexander's eyes widened: "How is this possible? This is a phased array radar antenna! Not a waveguide!"

If it were the same as the roof radar waveguide antenna installed on the modern class, there would have been gaps between the antennas, so there would be no need to worry about the influence of wind. However, now they are phased array radars!

"If it's a phased array radar, why should it be turned on? It can be directly attached to the belly of this helicopter." Qin Tao said.

Has anyone seen a phased array antenna rotate? Phased array antennas change the radiation direction by changing the phase of electromagnetic waves, without having to rotate at all!

Of course, it also depends on the quantity. The four-sided phased array radar can just take care of its own ninety-degree area, so there is no need to rotate. Later generations of Type 45 destroyers and the like have only one antenna, so they still have It has to be rotated.

However, that depends on the design requirements. For this early warning helicopter, if it is only intended to be used to fill blind spots at low altitude, then it should be placed close to the belly and directly shine into the airspace below the belly.

In fact, Qin Tao was not very familiar with these, and the ideas he put forward were just the tricks of a layman here. However, looking at Alexander's expression, he was obviously inspired.

Originally, Qin Tao planned to help the Navy purchase several Ka-31 early warning helicopters, but now, the early warning helicopters have not been successfully developed, so he just gave two crooked ideas and then let it pass.

The Ka-27 helicopter was parked quietly aside. Zheng Ming and others had already begun to study this helicopter.

"The length of this aircraft is similar to our Z-9, or even shorter than ours." Zheng Ming sighed: "However, the take-off weight of this aircraft is definitely much greater than our Z-9."

The length of the Zhijiu is more than thirteen meters, while the length of this Ka-27 is only more than twelve meters. As for the maximum takeoff weight, the Ka-27 is almost three times the length of the Zhijiu.

This is the benefit of coaxial inversion helicopters.

"Our navy needs this kind of anti-submarine helicopter." Zheng Ming looked under the nose of the aircraft again. There was a bulging pot lid-like thing, and it must be a radar stuffed inside.

"Yes, this is the most advanced carrier-based helicopter in the world." Mikhailev also became excited: "It is really our honor that you can choose our helicopter. The price of this helicopter is also very cheap. Each helicopter only need to…"

Mikhailov was thinking about his words. He had to put forward a suitable price. If it was too low, it would be uneconomical for them. If it was too high, it might scare these people away.

He had already received a call from the shipyard and knew that these people were unwilling to spend more money.

"The price of the Mi-171 we purchased from the Mili Design Bureau is only three million." Seeing Mikhailev's hesitation, Qin Tao simply took over the conversation: "This kind of aircraft of yours should not More than three million, right?”

Three million for a helicopter? Is this price too cheap?

When introducing the Dolphin helicopter project, the relevant negotiators used Bell to lower the price, and finally got a very favorable price. For 75 million US dollars, they got 50 Dolphin helicopters, and there were also projects to introduce related technologies. At the same time, each helicopter The helicopter only costs $1.5 million.

However, that was in 1982, and the price was only in the 1980s. If it were put today, each Dolphin helicopter would be equivalent to about three million US dollars.

In other words, for the price of a four-ton helicopter, you bought a 12.6-ton Ka-27 anti-submarine helicopter?

"The one you bought is a transport helicopter, and ours is an anti-submarine helicopter, which has many anti-submarine weapon systems added to it." Mihayev shook his head: "This helicopter will cost at least five million US dollars!"

This sentence is not wrong. The Ka-27 is an anti-submarine model. When it leaves the factory, all kinds of anti-submarine weapons are already equipped, such as sea search radar, suspended sonar buoys, and even the torpedo compartment under the belly, which has a heating function to prevent the torpedo from failing in bad weather.

Don't these cost money?

Five million US dollars is already a very low price!

"Our purchase quantity is large." Qin Tao said: "We need to purchase four Ka-27 carrier-based aircraft in the first batch. In the later stage, we may add more orders. I think you should give us a suitable wholesale price. Three million is not low for you. If you can't sell it to us at this price, then we can only regretfully give up this purchase project."

Sell it if you want to sell it, or forget it if you don't want to sell it?

Zheng Ming looked at Qin Tao in surprise. In fact, for them, even if they spent five million, they would just bite their teeth and accept it. After all, the performance of this ship-borne helicopter is far better than the Z-9 in their hands!

"I guess there are still a lot of semi-finished products or even finished products in your Kumertuo Factory? It will gather dust there, so why not sell it to us? Mr. Mihayev, we will stay here for a day and wait for your answer. If you are unwilling to sell it to us at this price, then we can only say goodbye."

Qin Tao's attitude is quite firm. This is the price. If you sell it, sell it. If you don't sell it, we will leave!

Mikhayev was stunned there, watching Qin Tao and his group leave, shaking his head helplessly. The other party really caught his weakness.

The Red Empire collapsed, and the huge military industry of the old Russians fell into a state of chaos. The Kamov Design Bureau was one of them. The Kumertuo Factory that supported them did produce a batch of Ka-27 helicopters, but this batch of helicopters could not be directly given to the navy. The navy had to place an order for purchase.

If the navy doesn't pay, they will have to starve.

Will the navy take it?

Of course not!

After the collapse of the Red Empire, military spending was greatly reduced. The navy, a money-burning military, couldn't even afford the fuel for going to sea, let alone purchasing helicopters?

Many of the navy's warships have been retired, so they don't lack anti-submarine helicopters at all, and it is impossible for them to purchase helicopters from the Kamov Design Bureau.

Let alone those retired heavy aircraft carrier cruisers, how many anti-submarine helicopters are carried on one ship? When the Yak-38 was transferred to the land airport and retired, the warships were equipped with anti-submarine helicopters.

Therefore, this type of helicopter has no market at all.

Why do they value the Ka-50 armed helicopter so much? Isn't it because the navy no longer needs more anti-submarine helicopters?

The Ka-27 that has been produced by the Kumertau factory has been covered with dust for a year or two and can't be sold at all.

Europe doesn’t want them at all. At most, India will buy a few. India can’t even consume the aircraft they have in stock!

Qin Tao took Zheng Ming and others to stay in the hotel. Zheng Ming asked Qin Tao with some concern: "Boss Qin, if they don't sell us helicopters, do we really have to leave?"

"Yes, do we have to stay here and beg them to sell us the helicopters?"

Zheng Ming's face was a little embarrassed: "This helicopter is really good!"

"Without Wang the Butcher, we still have to eat hairy pigs?" Qin Tao said: "Ka-27, not only their Kamov Design Bureau has it, without them, we can't get this helicopter? Three million, the purpose is formal procedures, the aircraft is also new, if we go to get a second-hand one, 500,000 will not be enough."

After Qin Tao said this, Zheng Ming finally understood and nodded repeatedly: "Boss Qin, you make sense, everything is up to you!"

Whether it is the Pacific Fleet or the Northern Fleet, there are a large number of idle Ka-27 helicopters. Qin Tao and the leaders of these fleets are old acquaintances, so he can get Ka-27 helicopters from them at any time.

It's just that this kind of private handling is not formal, and the Kamov Design Bureau will be unhappy.

At least purchase a few Ka-27s from the Kamov Design Bureau, and then get a batch of second-hand ones. As long as they don't appear at the same time, the outside world doesn't know how many Ka-27s there are in the country. Moreover, since the Ka-27 is formally purchased from the Kamov Design Bureau, they must guarantee the relevant accessories and the like.

This is the best. If Mihayev wants to kill us, then he can just bypass them and leave the Kamov Design Bureau. They can still get a large number of cheap Ka-27 helicopters back.

Qin Tao is so confident because he has already thought of other alternatives.

"Whether they agree or not tomorrow, we have to go to the Far East." It's been a while since I met Nikolai, and Qin Tao still misses this old friend very much.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

When Qin Tao opened the door, he was surprised to see Zaitsev standing at the door.

"My friend, why are you here?"

"Qin, I was sent by Nikolai. He was very happy to hear that you came to Moscow, so he asked me to invite you. He is still reporting to the leaders, and he will probably have time in the evening."

"Nikolai, you are in Moscow? What for?"

"About the Novorossiysk." Zaitsev said.

The Minsk was retired and sold at a sky-high price. The Pacific Fleet was very happy, but when it was the Novorossiysk's turn to retire, the Pacific Fleet was unhappy.

They must have a heavy aircraft carrier cruiser anyway, so that they can show the strength of their fleet! If this warship is also retired, what else do they have in their fleet?

They will fall back to the level of the 1960s and 1970s, which they cannot tolerate.

Nikolai came to Moscow to discuss the final fate of the Novorossiysk. Obviously, these bigwigs in Moscow don't care about the decline of their Pacific Fleet's strength at all.

At night, Legend Bar.

"Damn it, they only care about cutting military spending, and don't care about the decline in our military's strength!" Nicholas held a bottle in his hand, gulped down the wine, drank half a bottle, and then squeezed out such a sentence.

"Is the loss of the fire serious?" Qin Tao asked Nicholas.

Nicholas nodded: "Yes, according to the evaluation of those experts, it will take at least 10 billion rubles to repair the Novorossiysk. This is just a preliminary estimate. The actual repair will probably reach hundreds of billions, or even more. Damn it, the current ruble is simply waste paper."

The ruble is rapidly depreciating and is completely worthless. Ten billion rubles are not as good as the previous 100 million rubles.

These repair costs are unaffordable for Moscow. If it does not pay for the repair, the Novorossiysk will have to be abandoned.

"Now, they plan to let us use the Frunze as our flagship." Nikolay said, "That warship has now been renamed Admiral Lazarev. The big guys in Moscow don't know at all that the warship is not in good condition, especially the damn nuclear reactor, which always breaks down and can't go to sea at all!"

In the Russian arsenal, the most powerful warship is the Kiev-class heavy aircraft carrier cruiser. This monster with a displacement of 40,000 tons is a terrible war machine.

The second largest heavy cruiser in the world after the Kiev class is the 1144-type cruiser, which is the second largest heavy cruiser in the world after the Kiev class, with a full load displacement of more than 25,000 tons!

Looking at it alone, it seems that it is not powerful. As long as it is put together with other warships, its size can be compared.

Supported by the huge displacement, this warship has more than 400 missiles! 96 S-300F long-range air defense missiles, 128 9M330 medium-range air defense missiles, 40 9K33 short-range air defense missiles, 192 short-range missiles, and 20 supersonic anti-ship missiles are packed into the Kashtan system...

This huge load is simply the "arsenal ship" planned by the Americans! Moreover, this type of warship has powerful firepower and huge tonnage, and is classified as a battlecruiser by Western military strategists.

Among them, the Frunze, with the hull number 050, is the second ship of this class of warships. This warship was originally assigned to the Northern Fleet. Later, it came all the way to the Far East and joined the Pacific Fleet.

At the beginning, when it came to the East, it caused a great shock. The countries along the coast were all on high alert and supervised the passage of this warship.

Before the arrival of the Minsk, the Frunze was the most powerful warship here.

However, this nuclear-powered cruiser still has many problems. For example, its power system has great defects. The first Kirov had a serious nuclear reactor accident. After returning to the port with difficulty, it never came out again.

The Frunze is the second ship, and its condition is not very good. After joining the Pacific Fleet in 1985, it has hardly made any efforts, and is not as good as the two Kiev-class heavy aircraft carrier cruisers.

Moreover, they are certainly not happy to transfer the flagship from a 40,000-ton battleship to a 25,000-ton battleship.

Nicholas was very annoyed at this time.

"I guess this is not just a matter of money, but also a matter of shipyards. In the Far East, it is estimated that no shipyard can undertake the maintenance task of the Novorossiysk." Qin Tao said to Nicholas.

Nikolai nodded: "Yes, experts have estimated that only the Black Sea Shipyard can repair it intact, but we absolutely cannot drive it back to the Black Sea Shipyard. Even if we drive it there, they will charge a high repair fee, which we cannot afford."

"Nikolai, my friend, do you think it is possible to drive the Novorossiysk to my shipyard for repair?" Qin Tao suggested to Nikolai: "My shipyard is currently renovating the Kiev, and some of the parts removed from it may still be used for the Novorossiysk. As for the cost, please rest assured that it must be the lowest price."

You repair it?

Nikolai looked at Qin Tao with curiosity. This proposal did make him tempted, but after thinking about it for a while, he shook his head: "Qin, thank you for your kindness, but those guys in Moscow don't plan to repair the Novorossiysk at all. They would rather sell this warship, especially, sell it at the same sky-high price as the Minsk."

Nikolai had given up and came to drink with Qin Tao just to complain. The Novorossiysk was destined to have no chance of staying in their fleet.

Sure enough, sellers must be addicted. After enjoying the benefits, no one is willing to struggle at all. They all want to sell the empire's legacy to satisfy their temporary desires.

Qin Tao was helpless: "The Minsk can be sold at such a high price because Dazhou Company wants to take this warship back and transform it into their aircraft carrier. As a result, after taking it back, they found that the boiler exploded. It cannot be changed at all. They have suffered a big loss. How can they be fooled a second time? If they want to sell it, it will be sold at a scrap price of five million US dollars at most. "

"If it were anyone else, he would definitely not have this ability, but Qin, you are different. You are good at creating miracles. I believe you must have a way." Nicholas looked at Qin Tao with expectant eyes.

"Nicholas, my friend, I will definitely help, but I think it is still possible to sell for 10 million. If it is more, there are ways. If it is done well, maybe the warship does not need to pay We can also get millions of dollars from our customers.”

The price of 10 million is much more expensive than the Kiev of the Northern Fleet. If you don't hand over the warship, you can still get a few million, that would be perfect!

Nicholas became excited: "Qin, you are my best friend! Thank you for your help. We will listen to you on how to operate it! By the way, if you have any needs, just ask."

"Well, I really have something I want." Qin Tao said: "For example, do you have any obsolete Ka-27 helicopters in your fleet? If so, I want to get a few back."

"Of course, no problem." Nicholas nodded: "Except for the Ka-27, our batch of Ka-29s have also been eliminated. If you want, I can give it to you."

What, Ka-29?

Qin Tao felt a huge surprise.

“That batch of helicopters was originally intended to be carried on the Minsk and Novorossiysk. Now, these two warships are gone, and those helicopters also lost their platforms, so they were eliminated. "Nicholas said: "Anyway, the Navy has no need for amphibious assault."

Lao Maozi has always been a continental army doctrine. After all, there is no place that the army cannot reach. To bulldoze the entire Europe, we can rely on the army and navy. Unless we plan to solve Britain incidentally, there is no urgent need at all.

Therefore, the Navy does not have amphibious assault ships at all.

During the decades of the Cold War, the Navy did have some amphibious ships, but they were all the simplest tank landing ships. Even the Type 1174 landing ship with a displacement of 14,000 tons only had a helicopter at the tail. The take-off and landing platform and hangar area are quite large. It is said that four Ka-29s can be crammed into it. However, this warship is already very old.

Of course, it’s not that Lao Maozi doesn’t value amphibious assault ships. During the Red Empire, the Navy also proposed a plan: to design their own amphibious assault ship based on the American Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship. This project was handed over to the Neva Design Bureau , came up with the 11780 design plan. From the appearance point of view, it is similar to the Kiev class.

Although the project went through many iterations, various requirements, and various modifications, the decision was finally made. It was planned to start construction on the No. 1 slipway of the Black Sea Shipyard. The date was set for 1991.

The result is also conceivable. The Red Empire is gone, and even half of the existing ones cannot be built. Da Mao even lost his shipbuilding ability. Later, he actually asked France to build them for them, but in the end it ended in vain.

Thinking of this, Qin Tao was very emotional. However, for him, this was beneficial. It would be good to get a batch of Ka-29 back at a bargain price. The Navy should be grateful to himself!

While Qin Tao and Nicholas were drinking and chatting, Zheng Ming's door was also knocked open in the hotel.

"Mr. Mikhailov? Please come in."