Chapter 738: Moment of Decision! (First Update!)

Wu Hongchang's words were very calm, but everyone present heard the smell of gunpowder in his words.

At the same time, there was also an indomitable determination.

Because such a decision had appeared once more than ten years ago. That time, it was also due to lack of funds, so there was a decision to cancel some projects, and the funds occupied by these cancelled projects were concentrated on other projects, which led to the current situation.

Now, it is another time to make a decision.

The heads of several military enterprises looked at each other, with a fierceness in their eyes, but at the same time with a sense of relief.

Because this time the decision was only within the army, not like the last time, a national decision.

Fortunately, even if the military's procurement order could not be obtained, other orders could be obtained in the future.

Unlike the worried faces of the heads of these military enterprises, Lin Yu seemed very calm when he heard that some projects were to be eliminated, and even a little happy.

He moved his chair, leaned forward on the conference table, supported his cheeks with both hands, and looked at the heads of several military enterprises with a smile.

He is handsome, so the smile on his face is very nice. If it is normal, the people around him may praise him. If there are girls, they may even ask his name with red face.

But now, they are in a meeting that affects the future life and death. They are comrades, comrades-in-arms, but also competitive enemies.

There is no reason to praise him for being handsome at this critical moment.

It's just that smile...

It looks malicious no matter how you look at it!

For a while, several heads of military enterprises sat in the conference room and started to stare at each other.

They wanted to stab each other to death with their eyes.

The performance of several people was seen by Wu Hongchang and others in the main seat, and they were very satisfied.

There is progress only when there is competition.

Funds are already scarce, and duplicate construction is a waste of money. Only when everyone competes for it can waste be avoided to the greatest extent.

After several people glared at each other for a while, he picked up the pen and tapped the table lightly:

"Everyone, calm down and take a look at the list in your hand."

"The projects marked in red are the ones that have been determined to be cut this time."

"The projects marked in yellow are the projects that are still under consideration."

"The projects marked in green can compete with each other for development, that is, multiple research projects can be carried out at the same time."

"And the normal black ones are the projects that are normally carried out, and those have no impact."

After hearing this, a group of people noticed the colors on the list.

Everyone's attention fell on the red list at the first time.

[Light armored vehicle! ]

[Light fire support vehicle! ]

[Ordinary battlefield jeep! ]

[Special fire support armored vehicle for plateau mountains! ]

[All-terrain personnel carrier! ]

[Heavy equipment transport truck! ]

[Seaside Project! ]

[Dapeng Project! ]

[Kunpeng Project! ]

There are many red directories, not just a few short lines as Wu Hongchang said.

In addition to Lin Yu, several heads of military enterprises and several people who participated in the establishment of these projects were frantically checking the catalog.

The more they looked, the more frightened they were.

After careful calculation, about 30 or 40 projects had to be cut. Behind these 30 or 40 projects were 30 or 40 research institutes, and in these 30 or 40 research institutes.

There were probably 3,000 or 4,000 researchers.

If these projects were cut, these researchers could only study other projects or retire directly on the spot.

As the president of the Aerospace Group, Xiang Fangfang was also on this list. He looked for a while and found that there were very few projects belonging to him, only one engine project.

Seeing that the engine project was cut, he immediately turned his eyes to Lin Yu.

If I remember correctly, Lin Yu had a new rocket engine, and then there was a missile engine extended from this rocket engine.

The performance was better than his own. In the exercise some time ago, this group of people also launched rockets twice in a day and sent 48 satellites into space.

The speed and efficiency were completely beyond people's imagination.

So it was very normal for the rocket engine in his hand to be cut.

And it is said that the guy is modular production, the engine cost is very cheap, cheap to an outrageous degree.

As long as he is willing to sell his own engine, the project here can be cut.

But before that, we still have to ask clearly.

Xiang Pingfang took a deep breath, looked at Wu Hongchang in front and asked:

"Mr. Wu, I can understand the project cut, but the problem is, is there a complete replacement, that is, to ensure the quality of the replacement."

"If not, or after the project is cut, the replacement equipment cannot achieve the effect, then what should we do?"

"Restart it at that time? That would be a waste of time."

At the top, Wu Hongchang did not answer the question directly, but picked up the list, slid his fingers on the list, and finally found the project related to Xiang Pingfang.

Seeing that it was a rocket engine, he nodded casually and suggested to Xiang Pingfang directly:

"You can ask Staff Officer Lin of Rheinsteel about this question!"

After speaking, he swept his eyes to the other people and spoke calmly again:

"You can also ask Staff Officer Lin about the projects that were cut."

"If you have the confidence to defeat Staff Officer Lin and their Rheinsteel head-on, you don't have to cut your project."

"But everyone should know that this is really a bit too far-fetched."

Wu Hongchang thought that after saying this, no one would continue to entangle in the red and the cut projects, but he didn't expect that there were still people entangled.

As soon as he finished speaking, the person in charge of the Southern Shipyard who was implementing the Kunpeng Plan stood up:

"Mr. Wu, the Kunpeng Plan involves our future naval construction. Now we have a good start and even the design drawings have been completed. It would be too much to cut it now, right?"

"10 years for the Army, 50 years for the Air Force, and 100 years for the Navy."

"If we don't catch up, the vast Pacific Ocean will be America's back garden. If America really waits until it has completed its infiltration of neighboring countries, then we will be finished."

"So I think the Kunpeng Plan should not be cut."

Facing the questioning of this person in charge, Wu Hongchang raised his hands, pressed his temples with his two thumbs, and began to rotate counterclockwise. While rotating, his thumbs pressed his eyes into an extremely narrow and long shape.

Looks like a treacherous villain.

When he narrowed his eyes for the second time, he finally spoke:

"The Kunpeng Project is an amphibious landing ship project."

"In the original concept, the full load displacement of this amphibious landing ship is 30,000 tons."

"Then this amphibious landing ship has a flight deck that can dock helicopters, and can carry tanks and armored vehicles, assault boats, motorboats and ordinary combat personnel."

"It is also equipped with certain defense capabilities, which can provide fire support for landing combat personnel during amphibious landing operations."

"Am I right?"

Wu Hongchang spit out the Kunpeng Project in a few words. The head of the research institute who had just spoken was stunned. He never expected that Wu Hongchang would directly say the Kunpeng Project.

He was stunned and thought for a long time before nodding gently.

After getting the response from the person in charge, Wu Hongchang didn't say much, but directly pointed at Lin Yu with his hand:

"Staff Officer Lin, please tell this person in charge how many tons the amphibious landing ship of your Liancheng Shipyard displaces, and what is the current construction progress."

As soon as these words came out, the person in charge of the research institute who had just asked the question immediately turned his head, his eyes full of bloodshot, staring at Lin Yu like he wanted to skin this person and then swallow him whole.

Meeting such a gaze, Lin Yu calmly raised his hand and made an eight gesture.

"80,000 tons, an amphibious landing ship with a displacement of 80,000 tons, with a similar design, but our construction progress is very fast."

"In addition to the ordinary helicopter deck, we have also set up a dedicated drone deck, which can provide large fixed-wing drones or rotary-wing drones for take-off and landing."

"Inside the cabin of this ship, in addition to the conventional tank carrying compartment and armored vehicle carrying compartment, we have also set up unmanned submarines, unmanned assault boats, and a series of small unmanned ship cabins for sea surface combat, to cope with more diversified wars in the future."

"At present, the main construction of this ship has been completed, and the internal cabin decoration and power equipment setting are underway."

"According to the current progress, if it is faster, this ship can be launched before December."

The number of 80,000 tons made several naval leaders next to them stand up directly.

They never expected that the research institute was still designing, but Lin Yu was about to launch.

Are these people so cruel in hiding things?

80,000 tons!

This number alone is inspiring.

Last time it was a 15,000-ton missile destroyer, and this time it jumped directly to 80,000 tons.

Suddenly... suddenly I became happy.

And the number of 80,000 tons also severely stimulated the head of the research institute of the Kunpeng Project next to him.

He raised his hands, and his two palms kept gesturing there, and he was also muttering the number 8.

In the end, all his mutterings turned into one sentence:

"Impossible!"

He stared at Lin Yu with a pair of scarlet eyes, wanting to get an explanation from Lin Yu, but Wu Hongchang did not give him time, but said lightly: "If you think it is impossible, bring your own funds, book accommodation, and go to Liancheng Shipyard to have a look."

"This project is cut now. If your people have nowhere to go, contact Staff Officer Lin."

"Next topic."

"The Dapeng Bird Project, a new generation of strategic bomber project, I seem to have heard that the standards have been revised some time ago, right? What about the people in the research institute of the Aerospace Industry Group responsible for this project? ? "

When his name was called, the head of the research institute in charge of the Dapeng Bird Project of the Aerospace Industry Group stood up with an awkward and apologetic smile on his face:

"Yes, it was mainly because the group got the actual situation in Myanmar some time ago."

"Then I heard that the Rheinsteel Group got the Tu-160 blueprint."

"So we can only readjust the technical parameters again, wanting to build a strategic bomber that is more suitable for future wars."

"But I didn't expect that once the parameters were adjusted, there would be more troubles later, so until now..."

The person in charge who spoke spread his hands helplessly, shook his body twice, and lowered his head with an awkward smile on his face.

Seeing him like this, Wu Hongchang also sighed.

"Cancel this project first. If the technical indicators are constantly changed, who knows if it can be made in the end."

"Wait for Rheinsteel Group to use their technology to reproduce the Tu-160 and see if it can meet the needs. If it can meet the needs, let the Tu-160 be equipped with an unmanned bomber, and then you can study the next bomber."

"Or you can consider the next bomber now."

"The next topic..."

Wu Hongchang talked about the list for two hours before finally talking about the last project, which is the individual equipment project.

"All these camouflage uniforms, combat boots, and related research will be stopped."

As soon as he finished speaking, the head of the corresponding research institute stood up immediately:

"Staff Officer Lin will not even make clothes, right?"

This remark was a bit sarcastic and mocking.

As a smart person, Lin Yu could naturally hear the meaning of the other party's words. He touched his nose awkwardly and whispered:

"That... We at Rheinsteel do not do this thing."

"But several of our subordinate industrial chain companies, which are the companies we support, have a full set."

"From combat boots to clothes, from external ammunition belts to bulletproof plates and bulletproof helmets, these things are a full set."

"Uh, and..."

"Their customers say it's good after using it."

Hearing this, the head of the research institute who was just sarcastic was stunned and asked with wide eyes: "Customers? Where are the customers?"

Lin Yu was still touching his nose. When he heard this question, a faint smile appeared on his face. , and answered lightly:

"That... the main buyers are Americans, especially American soldiers."

"Then there are those mercenaries active in Africa and the Middle East."

"In addition, there are our Rhine Defense expatriates. According to statistics, the users of these combat equipment have exceeded 700,000 people."

"We have enough users, and our users also have enough usage scenarios. Enough usage scenarios and users can provide us with enough feedback to allow us to launch better products."

The number of 700,000 made the people present gasp, and even Wu Hongchang and others couldn't help but grin.

Wu Hongchang knocked on the table with his hand, forcibly pulling the topic back to himself, looking at the person who asked the question just now, and spoke again:

"If the information I understand is correct, the people who designed your equipment have never been to the front line, nor have they used their own equipment in person."

"And during the research and development stage, you didn't have enough manpower to test."

"On the contrary, Rhine Steel has enough capabilities."

"Now, do you still have questions about cutting your project?"