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Chapter 178 Legendary Equipment (Fifth update, please subscribe and vote)
Although the leaders of these aircraft factories did not know where these aircraft came from, they had real, high-quality equipment right in front of them. What was this?
"This is for everyone to choose," the head of the Shen family quickly said. "Have you finished reading the manual? Come and check if there are any problems with the planes in our factory."

“That’s right, what’s the point of getting hurt? The manual should be compared to the actual aircraft.” Several members of the Cheng family quickly added, standing under the F-14 at the same time.

When the Shen family saw what the Cheng family was doing, they quickly ran over to the single-seat F15, while the Gui family quickly ran to wait under the two-seat training version of the F15.

"What?"

"What?"

"What about your family?"

"Obey orders and follow commands! You guys turn around and march in step!" The direct supervisor shouted when he saw this.

"They dare to operate airplanes if they're not allowed to thoroughly research the technology?"

"You lot should stand facing the wall and reflect on your mistakes." The direct supervisor ordered several factory leaders to go directly to the edge of the warehouse and face the wall in front of the plastic sheeting.

The reason for using plastic sheeting is to block potential sightlines. Although the warehouse area is kept secret, the lights inside can be seen from a distance at night because these warehouses used to store materials.

The more secretive a place is, the more likely it is to attract suspicious attention.

In addition, plastic sheeting can effectively block some reconnaissance waves from space equipment.

Because there are just too many things involved.

The direct supervisor was also having a headache, wondering how to get these big guys back to the aircraft factory.

Large chemical equipment, as well as steam catapults, can be shipped separately to other ports.

But flying a plane is obviously impractical. Of course, it's possible to fly back, but no plane has ever flown back.

Moreover, there is no runway available, although a temporary one can be built.

So whether to dismantle or fly it back, it should be left to the professionals, because both dismantling and flying require professionals.

Textile equipment and other such items are shipped directly from the dock.

Then there's the color picture tube production line, which was also shipped out directly.

Then there are the parts for Li Song's two airplanes, which are temporarily stored in the warehouse because Li Song has not yet chosen a factory site to produce the airplanes.

Then there's the automobile production equipment, which is still shipped by sea to Huangpu Port.

The leaders of Darian Shipyard were somewhat bewildered. Just a few days ago, they had carried out an emergency mission, cleared out the docks, and brought in a large number of people to seal off the factory area. Everyone thought something serious had happened.

Then the people suddenly left, and when he thought everything was fine, they asked him to take the ship to the Bohai Shipyard.

The distance between Darian Shipyard and Bohai Shipyard is not very far, only a little over 100 nautical miles.

After the leaders and technicians of the Darian shipyard arrived, they were transported to the port by a vehicle. A bulk carrier was docked there. Of course, before getting on the vehicle, they were searched and had to change clothes. All their clothes had to be changed. The uniforms on the ship were old, but clean.

The technicians and leaders had some doubts, but it wasn't surprising for a bulk carrier, since the Darian shipyard could build such bulk carriers itself.

"They're here!" The shipyard manager of Darian Shipyard boarded the ship and saw several leaders from his direct subordinates, as well as leaders from the navy, all on board. He greeted his direct subordinates directly.

The factory manager noticed that these leaders looked both haggard and excited, and they were all wearing the same clothes and rattan hats.

"lead."

"Bring your men along." The leader instructed the factory manager to bring his men down from the engine room.

"Huh?" I was surprised to find that some of my colleagues had already arrived when I got to the cabin.

"This is definitely a military gas turbine!"

"But what specific model is it?" "The leader seemed to say it's a gas turbine used in the Ticonderoga-class?"

"I don't know, we've never even seen one of those." Upon hearing this, the manager of the Darian Shipyard quickened his pace.

Then he asked, "Hey, how come you guys got ahead of us? What are you talking about?"

"You've come at the perfect time! Take a look at these two gas turbines!"

"What model is it?"

"Who would install a military gas turbine inside a cargo ship, and modify it so well?"

"What?" The shipyard manager of Darian Shipyard was somewhat incredulous.

The difference between military and civilian gas turbines is huge. Military gas turbines emphasize efficiency, so they are much better than civilian ones in terms of thermal efficiency, power, materials, and service life.

For civilian use, economic efficiency is paramount; installing this thing would be a recipe for financial loss.

The construction costs are also on a completely different level.

Moreover, to fit a military-grade gas turbine into a cargo ship, the ship's design had to be modified because the dimensions and other aspects were different, the pressure was different, the control system was different, the diameters of various pipelines were different, the materials were different, and it burned heavy oil, so the heavy oil delivery pipelines were different as well.

"Hmm, it does look like military-grade, but where's the nameplate?" The factory manager noticed that it definitely didn't look like a civilian product.

"No nameplate, no nonsense." The leader spoke.

Ticonderoga signed its first detailed design and construction contract with Ingalls Shipbuilding on September 22, 1978.

Of course, this is the first generation, with only two ships. The first ship was laid down in January 1980, launched in 1981, and entered service in 1983.

So Li Song only got the gas turbine. It's a bit scary that he got all the other complete designs and stuff. The blueprints were stolen before Amei was even built?

This?
Just when the director of the Darian Shipyard thought this was the main mission, a high-ranking naval officer arrived and asked, "Is everyone here?"

"Everyone's here, let's go!"

"Yes!"

The factory manager, along with other staff and technicians, were then taken to a covered warehouse.

The warehouse was opened a crack, which was also covered with a canvas.

A scaffold has been erected inside the warehouse, and a temporary ladder runs down from top to bottom.

"What is this?" There are some strange, huge containers under the warehouse, which probably weigh several hundred tons.

"Such a large pressure vessel?"

"There are still so many?" Several factory managers asked, somewhat puzzled.

“This is a steam catapult…” the direct supervisor began.

The factory managers immediately reacted as if they'd been bitten by snakes, exclaiming, "What?!"
This is legendary equipment!
The legendary steam catapult!
"There are also technical manuals. You should first have people familiarize themselves with the technical manuals. They need to know what these parts do in the shortest possible time, and then assemble them in the shortest possible time."

"In addition, there is technical data. You need to assemble an elite team..."

The remaining factory managers didn't quite catch what was being said. Technical documents? Technical manuals?
This, this...

How did this legendary equipment end up here?
And judging from this, they're going to give this legendary equipment to one of our companies?
Ah!
The factory managers had completely lost their earlier warmth and now looked at their colleagues with increasing displeasure. Friendship?

Faced with such legendary equipment, competitors are enemies. Anyone who fails to retrieve it will be vilified by the factory for life, and generations to come will continue to do so.

(End of this chapter)