Babylonian Empire

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Secret visiting group?Just when Makarov was still surprised, he received another urgent document, which was signed by the general secretary himself. The Black Sea Shipyard needs to start building a ship with the Riga at the same time within a few months. A proposal for a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser of the same class.

After getting this document, Makarov felt that his brain was a little short-circuited, is it crazy?

Chapter 884 To build an aircraft carrier, you have to line up

"President Qusay, what you are about to see is our Soviet Union and the largest shipyard in Europe, the only shipyard that can manufacture heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers." Gorshkov said.

"I'm very honored." Qu Sai also said, being able to come here and personally experience the aura of man's victory over nature is also very shocking.

Just as he was speaking, he could already see the silhouette of the huge ship on the berth under the helicopter.

Now, beside that ship, there are countless scaffolding, but you can already see the large deck of the whole body, the upturned jumping deck in front, and the huge island on the side.

The Kuznetsov aircraft carrier of later generations now has a preliminary appearance.

The helicopter landed on a landing platform in the shipyard, and there were already shipyard employees waiting there.

As an important shipyard in the Soviet Union, several Kiev-class heavy-duty aircraft cruisers were built. The Black Sea Shipyard is often visited by high-level officials, and Gorshkov is a frequent visitor here. The warship has already taken shape, and Gorshkov is quite happy.

"Welcome the commander to inspect the shipyard." Makarov said, and then he saw the young man who got off the helicopter.

The identity of the secret visiting group that came this time has already been revealed.

Although Makarov devotes himself to the shipyard, although his work experience is on heavy aircraft cruisers, it does not mean that he does not care about world affairs. He spends half an hour every day to Read a variety of newspapers.

It turned out that it was a guest from the Middle East who ordered this large warship from the great Soviet.

Makarov is insulated from politics. What kind of contract the two sides reached before the Soviet Union agreed to sell such a large warship to Iraq is something he should not ask. He just needs to introduce the specific situation of the shipyard to the other party.

This is the first time that Qusay saw this old man. Now, Makarov is 50 years old. In the Soviet Union, he was at his golden age. The Makarov of the ship, can build the most powerful warship of the Soviet Navy, and this is the greatest honor.

And in later generations, when Varyag's fate fell to the ground, the old man finally died in depression.Such a chief engineer with rich experience in shipbuilding is a relatively lacking talent in Iraq. Therefore, from the first time he saw the old man, Qusay made up his mind to finally invite him back to Iraq.

This is also the first time that Makarov saw Qusay. This man who rose up like a legend in the Middle East made Makarov very curious. In the Soviet Union, if you are under 50 years old, you cannot enter the core of zhōngyāng. Now This 20-year-old Middle Eastern man has already become the world's attention. The God of War in the Middle East is looking for good things. He can order this kind of warship from the Soviet Union. Looking at all the countries connected with the Soviet Union, I am afraid that he is the only one who has this courage and ability.

"This is our friend, a friend from the Middle East." Gorbachev introduced.

"You are very welcome, Mr. Abdullah, you are too young to be imagined," Makarov said.

Because it was a secret visit, Makarov did not call him President, but directly called Mr. Abdullah, which not only showed that he was fully aware of Qusay’s identity, but also cleverly avoided embarrassment. This approach immediately won Qusay's favor.

"I'm very happy that I can come here to observe this time. This is a great country, and this place is the most vigorous and vigorous place in this great country," said Qusay.

Hearing what he said, everyone was very happy. After the people who followed got off the plane, under the leadership of Makarov, they began to inspect the most important slipway No. [-] of the shipyard.

In fact, what Qusay said had a deep meaning, and it was because of this that Makarov became even happier after hearing it.

The current Soviet Union has shown a great decline. No one goes to work in the factory, no one manages the crops in the farmland, and passive sabotage happens everywhere. It takes half a day to queue up to buy bread. The productivity level in society is very low. , which is already a common phenomenon.

The Soviet Union has always been short of food. Does the Soviet Union not have enough arable land?In the big eastern country, the granaries in the three eastern provinces can feed half of the country's population.North Korea's usable arable land area is about the same as that of Beidacang, but the people are half-starved.

The main thing is the problem of the system, which leads to the phenomenon of passive sabotage. Therefore, Qu Sai did not think about helping the Soviet Union to avoid the doom of disintegration. He could only postpone it, but could not avoid it. Elderly people, even if they have natural Ganoderma lucidum, it will only help them live a few days longer.

However, this kind of passive sabotage will never happen in the Black Sea Shipyard. Makarov is a very strict person, but he treats his work extremely strictly and will never allow any omissions.He is familiar with all aspects of shipbuilding, not only strict requirements on workers, but also those leading cadres.He will never allow some leaders with poor skills to take charge of the leadership work, and even those cadres who are used to following the scriptures and not thinking about making progress will be kicked out by him.Therefore, the Black Sea Shipyard's ability to build aircraft carriers so quickly and efficiently is inseparable from Makarov's rigorous style, which is loyalty to the country.

"Our place is the largest slipway No. 0. The first ship of our 11435 project is being built now, and the second ship has already undergone component welding in the open space next to it. After a few months, the first ship will be launched. After that, the second ship can be put on stage." Makarov said: "In this way, we can guarantee to provide the Navy with a large aircraft-carrying cruiser every three years. Every three years, construction of one will start, and one will be on the berth. The whole process is streamlined." Makarov explained to the people around him with gestures.

These are not specific secrets. It has been spread abroad for a long time. As long as the specific data is not disclosed, there is no possibility of any leakage of these claims.

If you want to develop into a big country capable of building aircraft carriers, it is definitely not an overnight attack. Thinking of the Iraqi shipyard, it is already relatively huge. When the missile boat was launched, a grand ceremony was held, but now, look The heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruiser Brerìnev on the berth here is obviously a child's play when you look at your own country. To build such a warship requires the cooperation of multiple domestic industrial departments to provide various Components, the shipyard is actually just an assembly plant, but just assembly requires a lot of people. There may be thousands of workers for welding alone. Seeing the sparks still flying, Qu Sai was really shocked. He I can't even imagine what it looks like when such a behemoth is sailing.

Look again, the components that have been welded next to it are already huge, and they are hoisted directly to the berth by a huge crane, which greatly shortens the time on the berth. Such a shipbuilding method is one of Makarov's pride. The time spent on the berth is greatly shortened.

The rest of the Iraqi delegation who came here to visit were also very shocked. The shipbuilding technology here is indeed first-class!

However, Makarov tactfully rejected Qusay's suggestion to visit the warship on the berth afterwards.

It's under construction right now, and it might be dangerous to go up there.

Qusay knew that these people were still on guard after all. How could the Soviet Union's own aircraft carrier allow outsiders to step on it casually.However, the welding spatter on the top is really not suitable for it. If it is in the outfitting stage, it will be almost the same.

After the visit, they returned to the meeting room of the shipyard, the two sides sat down again and began to enter into talks.

"According to the contract between Iraq and your country, the Nikolayev Shipyard needs to build a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser for Iraq with a displacement similar to that of the Riga. We have communicated with the designer at the Neva Design Bureau. Opinion, now, we came here just to discuss with the factory manager and put our warship manufacturing plan on the agenda." When we came to the meeting room, we didn't need to keep our identities secret, and we couldn't keep them secret either. In the future, we will work together.

Seeing that huge warship and thinking that Iraq will have such a sea giant in the future, the Iraqi personnel are very excited.

The design bureau will carry out the design after a few months. After the design is completed, it can be handed over to the shipyard for manufacture. In this way, in the early 90s, the ship may be built to the same extent. In fact, it was already too late at that time, so Qu Sai The urging is urgent, and the sooner the work starts, the better.

Looking at the serious factory director, Qusay was waiting for his answer.

"Okay, we will make arrangements. If there are no other production tasks, our preliminary plan is to cut the first steel plate for you in [-]," Makarov said.

"What?" Qusay felt a mouthful of blood about to spit out.If we really wait until that time, Iraq will no longer need to order. When the Soviet Union disintegrates, at most it will just create an empty shell. What use does Iraq want it for?

"Our current No. 0 berth is building the first ship, and after the first ship is launched this year, the second ship will be hoisted to the berth for close-up, and during the assembly process of the second ship, the next type of military For the order, we will start prefabricating the components next to it. After the No. [-] ship is launched from the berth, the components of the next warship will be hoisted on the berth, and then we will be able to make room for us to start welding the components for you. The earliest estimate is at In nine years, if our military has no new orders," Makarov said.

As soon as Qusay heard it, he understood that it turned out that to build an aircraft carrier, you have to queue up, and your own aircraft carrier has to be queued behind the nuclear-powered Ulyanovsk. In later generations, when the Soviet Union disintegrated, Uri The Yanovsk was only 30.00% completed. Even under his influence, the Soviet Union postponed its disintegration, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to wait until the aircraft carrier enters service.

Chapter 885 Makarov is hard to deal with

When receiving the request to build a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser for export, such an idea popped into Makarov's mind, are the people above crazy?

Now, the only slipway that can manufacture such large warships in the Black Sea Shipyard is No. 11435 slipway. This slipway has added a large crane imported from the Netherlands, improved the structure of the slipway, and has become the busiest slipway for manufacturing military orders. , two 1-type ships, plus one 11437-type ship, the current production tasks have been scheduled for eight or eight years before the space next to the slipway can be vacated.

And to vacate the berth, it will be something after the 90s.Moreover, it is still necessary to ensure that the military has no further orders. However, according to Makarov's speculation, the 11437 nuclear-powered heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers needed by the Soviet Navy should require about four ships to meet the needs of the navy.

When there is an order from the military, it is natural to produce the warships needed by the military first, and only after the production of the military warships is completed can the warships for export be produced. Of course, there is a priority.Therefore, what he said to Qu Sai in front of him was just a conservative estimate, and according to his speculation, he would not have his turn until the mid-90s.

That's why he felt that the people above are crazy, don't they know the production capacity of the Black Sea Shipyard?Isn't this fooling Iraq?

Therefore, the higher-ups agreed to the contract without asking for his opinion, but he had to make it clear to this young man.

Only then did Qusay remember that in the entire Soviet Union, only the Black Sea Shipyard was able to build an aircraft carrier, and in the Black Sea Shipyard, only slipway 0 can build it now.

Queuing, this is absolutely impossible, otherwise, the main purpose of my visit this time will be defeated.

Find a way, we must solve this problem!At least by the end of this year, the Soviet Union will start construction on its own aircraft carrier!

Qusay also knows that the problem of building an aircraft carrier is very technical. Looking at the world, there are only a handful of countries that can build aircraft carriers, far less than those that can build dozens of tons of oil tankers, because building an aircraft carrier requires It is a big technical problem. After being raised by Russia several times, he bought a refitted second-hand aircraft carrier with the money that can almost build a new ship. In the end, he really felt that he was at a loss and started to build an aircraft carrier by himself. In the end, it took half a year. , silent.

The first problem in building an aircraft carrier is the steel. An aircraft carrier can withstand waves of Class 28 at sea and can withstand the violent impact of a carrier-based aircraft when it lands on the ship. The requirements for steel are very high. The required steel is even higher.Oil tankers with hundreds of thousands of tons can sail safely as long as they can be loaded with oil.However, an aircraft carrier of tens of thousands of tons needs to accelerate to [-] knots, and the power problem is also very critical. If you want a carrier-based aircraft to take off, you must have sufficient speed, and most tankers with hundreds of thousands of tons can only maintain At a speed of less than [-] knots, ordinary high-power marine diesel engines are sufficient, but aircraft carriers either use steam turbines or nuclear power.The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier of later generations also used nuclear power. However, the power equipment adapted from nuclear submarines was insufficient, so that the aircraft carrier could only accelerate to a maximum of [-] knots, which increased the danger of the aircraft taking off.

Various technical problems discourage countries that want to build their own aircraft carriers, but for the Soviet Union, these are not problems. The only problem is the slipway!

Then, the only solution is to use another slipway since you cannot grab the slipway of the aircraft carrier being built by the Soviet Navy!

"Mr. Captain, the Black Sea Shipyard is a shipyard with a long history and a long-standing reputation. In order to resist possible Western attacks on our oil sea trade lines, we in Iraq must have this kind of warship as soon as possible. The first steel plate was cut in 仈乔年. We will cut the first steel plate by the end of this year at the latest. We will see the outline of our warship take shape in 仈乔年. In the early 90s, we will see Let’s launch this warship,” Qusay said.