What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 173 055 Cruiser?
Beijing.

In an old building, several subordinate ship research institutes of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation are going crazy.

"Is this possible? Is this scientific? Is this reasonable?"

The person in charge of Jiangnan Shipyard slammed the table. If there hadn't been someone stopping him, he would have jumped up directly.

Opposite him, Tang Yi stood still.

"One month, one month to build a 10,000-ton hull, do you think this is a liberty ship?"

"Only 100 million for the power system? Is the hull made of cement?"

The world must be crazy, Jiangnan Shipyard thought.

The standard displacement is 1 tons, the full load is 1.35 tons, and the empty hull with the power system is at least tons. How could this be built in just million in a month?

Tang Yim said calmly, "We use the highest quality steel for warships. You are welcome to inspect the quality. If the delivery time exceeds one month, we will give you a free ship."

Upon hearing this, the heads of the three shipyards all leaned back and lay down neatly.

"Ahem, don't worry about this little problem. Gaijin Shipyard is our important partner."

Xia Yuan was the organizer of this meeting, representing the Navy, and the theme was: "96 Plan Large Surface Ship Demonstration Meeting."

The goal of the meeting is to select the most suitable one from the three 96X options, and then hand it over to a suitable shipyard to undertake subsequent construction and issue subsystem research tasks.

"Chief Engineer Pan, which plan do you think is better?"

Mr. Pan pushed his glasses:
"The 963 solution is quite difficult, and the 961 solution is conservative in performance. My personal suggestion is to make some subtractions on the 962 solution:

The 346 phased array radar still needs time. If the construction work was continued in 1997, it would be too late. The only option is to use the land-based Hongqi 9 C-band radar on the ship, and also equip it with the 052B's 364 quick reaction radar.

As for the ship's firepower layout, I have no major objections, but it's difficult to deploy the C301, and for now, only the Eagle Strike 83 is available."

"However, it's a shame that such a large ship still uses a mixture of round vertical launch systems and tilted launch tubes. When will the Missile Academy be able to develop a universal vertical launch system?"

The pressure is put on the Missile Academy.

Half a minute later, a voice sounded:
"The Hongqi-9 originally had the concept of changing to a square vertical launch system, and compatibility with the Eagle Strike-83 is theoretically possible, but the implications of using a common vertical launch system are too great, and a comprehensive assessment is needed."

Xia Yuan: "So the 962 project will definitely not use the universal vertical launch system. The first batch will use the old plan and we will discuss it later.

Chief Engineer Pan, do you have any other requirements for the 962 Project's hull?"

Mr. Pan: "I want to give the superstructure a stealthy reshape, an octagonal tower shape, so that I can change to a phased array later."

He looked at Tang Yi and said, this will take time to revise.

Tang Yi: "That's not a problem. As long as we have the drawings, the delivery date won't change."

Xia Yuan nodded, and then began to calculate the quotation.

Because they prefer a conservative plan, based on the existing ship hull, CSIC and Chief Designer Pan roughly estimated that the first warship would cost around 18.5 billion yuan. This is mainly because the HQ-9 is relatively expensive, and purchasing three or four ships would average out to 16 billion yuan.

It is not expensive, slightly cheaper than the 052B, and its performance and potential are far superior.

Xia Yuan was very satisfied with the offer and stated the Navy's demands:

"Due to the escort needs of aircraft carriers and battleships, the navy will need at least four target ships within three years and more than six within five years.

If the design can be finalized by the end of 1996 and put into service in early 1998, two weakened versions of the 962 plan ships will be required first;
If the 1999 radar can be installed on the ship by 346, then two more original plans will be added in 1998; subsequent construction plans will depend on the situation.

Mr. Pan: "So, what will the 962 model be called in the end?"

Xia Yuan: "055, the first two are the basic 055 model, and the third and fourth will be 055A after the phased array upgrade. That's it for now."

General Pan: "A Type 055 cruiser? A standard displacement of 1 tons should be about right."

Xia Yuan: "Hiss~ Isn't that a bit exaggerated? Old Zhang from the Strategic Research Office said we should keep a low profile. Let's just call it a destroyer."

"By keeping a low profile, do you mean that the Huangpu Shipyard secretly built an aircraft carrier and a Yamato?" The person in charge of China Shipbuilding Corporation, who was sitting in the corner, thought to himself.

……

"Frank, Frank!"

Danny ran to the bridge and complained to the captain:
"Why do we have to leave at night? It will still be night when we arrive tomorrow."

Ding Yiduo had no expression on his face:
"This is the commander's mission requirement. You should try to rest."

Danny answered the question irrelevantly: "Can I record it?"

"can."

"Shall I take a picture of you?"

"..."

"Hey, I was just kidding."

Danny fled from the bridge. He had thought that Frank Ding would be easier to communicate with because he was of Chinese descent, but it turned out that he was even more rigid than the sailors.

The Friendship set out on Sunday night and accelerated directly to 40.2 knots. The three fishing boats following it were slow to catch up with them about three days later.

This was Danny's first time out to sea. He walked towards the mast, intending to check the direction of the Hong Kong River according to the map.

After climbing up, I saw a person holding a telescope intently.

"Hey! Wang Wu, I've never seen your telescope before."

Wang Wu was one of his drinking buddies. Although he was startled, he said nothing and gave him the telescope.

"Damn it, I can't see anything at night. Why is there no light at all in such a bustling Hong Kong?

King, why are you here?"

"Uh, just curious."

Wang Wu pointed at the waves stirred up by the propeller at the stern:

"It's really amazing. 2.7 horsepower can actually propel it to 40 knots under normal conditions. That's incredible."

Danny spread his hands. He didn't understand the ins and outs of this, but he was very impressed by Gaijin's shipbuilding skills.
"I heard from the engine department that although the ship's steam turbine is very old, it runs very stably. Sometimes even if they forget to operate it, there will be no accidents. It usually runs well without any intervention."

“Yeah, it’s really amazing.”

Wang Wu's eyes flickered, and he wondered if there was some hidden switch.
Miraculously, as long as Captain Ding Yidu is there, all the systems on the ship run very smoothly, with almost no abnormalities.

But there were a few times when Ding Yidu was not around and there were always some minor problems on the boat.

Wang Wu was originally a staunch materialist, but after a few times he couldn't help but become a little superstitious.

He also heard a strange thing from a comrade who was called up to the 011 aircraft carrier:
The aircraft carrier could almost stably run at 32.5 knots when it went to Hudong Shipyard, but the maximum speed tested by Hudong Shipyard itself was only 31 knots, even with a smaller load.

The difference seems to be that John Li is not on the boat?

He shook his head and thought that the world must be materialistic.

Anyway, serving on the 402 Friendship... is a good job. Although the ship is small, there are only 30+1 people on the entire ship, and almost everyone can live in a single room. The conditions are much more comfortable than on the 051.

As the first mate, his treatment is almost the same as that of the captain.

After returning to his own private cabin, he took out a few photos from his arms. They showed the USS Sierra Madre sinking at Ren'ai Reef, and one could even see provocative gestures in the photos.

Wang Wu rubbed the photo hard before leaning back on the bed and falling asleep.

(End of this chapter)