893 Build an 800,000-ton aircraft carrier?
"As long as we see the oil tanker behind, settle it immediately!" Zhao Linchen was forced to be anxious.
Knowing that Xie Kai threatened him, he had to accept their threat, and quickly settled the money first, and the company had already raised a large amount of funds before this, just to buy this batch of crude oil that was much lower than the international price.
"A total of 5.85 million barrels, according to our contract, 36 US dollars per barrel, Manager Zhao, as long as you pay 210.6 million US dollars, these oils are yours!" Zhang Rui took out a small calculator that he carried with him, pressed it for a while, and said to Zhao Linchen.
"I'm going to see a second tanker carrying oil. "Zhao Linchen did not give up.
If they can carry oil on a large scale, they will not hesitate to break the contract.
Tan Lin looked at Xie Kai, if you want to see the oil tanker, you have to have a helicopter.
"No problem. Xie Kai did not refuse, "In addition, it is best for you to bring your inspectors to ensure that the quantity and quality of crude oil in the tanker meet the contract, so as not to feel that you have been deceived when you get it." ”
This is a must.
Helicopter?
With many countries in the Middle East in need of river crab mercenary groups to escort, borrowing one or two helicopters is no problem at all.
"How is it?" When Xie Kai met Liao Dong, Liao Dong had already finished talking with Prince Sultan.
Liao Dong looked distressed, "There are too many ships, and we can't unify the formation, we don't have enough manpower......
"How many boats!" Xie Kai really hadn't thought about such a question.
I'm worried about too much business.
The number of river crab mercenaries is now in the thousands!
"More than 300, not only oil tankers, but also merchant ships, with a total tonnage of more than 25 million tons, according to the original plan, according to the tonnage, 50 cents per ton is not appropriate. "Liao Dong is really distressed, and it is a little inappropriate to use the original way.
Originally, the mercenaries escorting the escort were arranged on ships, and each boat was at least one team, equipped with individual heavy weapons such as anti-aircraft missiles and rocket launchers.
But now there are more ships, and these ships are heading in different directions, covering the entire Strait of Hormuz to the estuary of the two river basins.
"What are you going to do?" Xie Kai asked Liao Dong.
He couldn't do anything about it.
If you have a fleet, you can patrol back and forth in the problematic areas of the route.
"Don't they have a peninsula defense force? It has never played a role, Qatar and Bahrain are willing to provide military airports, and I am ready to mobilize warplanes to come over, and when the time comes, I will use the gunboats and patrol boats that these countries have put together to organize patrols in key areas...... Liao Dong did not hide it.
Xie Kai frowned when he heard this, can this be done?
The defense force of the peninsula was originally a joke, especially now, basically it has little effect, except for the stupid big wood crazy expansion of armaments, the Persians have been building their own military industrial system since the 60s, and other countries are bent on making their own small money.
If the defense forces of the peninsula are formed, how will the American fleet come?
"Can they agree?"
"They proposed. We act as consultants, arranging manpower in key positions and on key vessels. "In addition to some of our own fighters, their air force is also involved in air patrols. ”
Liao Dong explained the situation.
According to the results of his negotiations with Saudi Arabia and other countries, the mercenary group is the main combat force of the defense force on the entire peninsula, and other countries are to command and provide logistical support.
To this end, the Peninsula Defense Force Command paid $32 million a month to the River Crab Mercenary Regiment during its existence.
"All the mercenary groups have been mobilized?" Xie Kai was most worried about this.
When the time comes, he will be served in a pot and cry.
"No, it won't. We are not so stupid, the backbone members or anything will not participate in the mission here, the so-called defense force of the peninsula is simply a plate of scattered sand...... We still do the escort work...... "Liao Dong said.
Xie Kai is not good at interfering too much.
The Americans have not made any movement so far, and we will have to wait until later to find out.
Originally, I was thinking about working with Qatar and the CIA, but now it seems that there is no need to be so troublesome, but it is not easy for old aircraft like J-6 and J-5 to fly from Tanzania to the Middle East.
He had some thoughts in his heart about these things, and he didn't bother to care about them.
How the mercenary group develops, Liao Dong and they know better than anyone else, Xie Kai doesn't know the inside story after all.
"Dongge, the Middle East, which is rich because of oil, has never been truly peaceful because of oil. Oil is becoming more and more important to the global economy, and European and American countries are basically importing crude oil from here. Although the business is very good, it is better not to get too involved. Xie Kai could only persuade Liao Dong.
In this part of the Middle East, the water is too deep.
Liao Dong nodded, "It's just that this escort, other things, we won't be involved in the middle." ”
Xie Kai didn't say much, and asked Liao Dong to help borrow two transport helicopters from the Omani Air Force and take Zhao Linchen to the sea tanker to see the goods.
Soon, two Bobcat helicopters painted with the Omani flag flew in the direction of the Gulf of Oman with Zhao Linchen and several of his men, as well as Xie Kai.
The huge Sea Giant, floating quietly on the sea, weighing more than 800,000 tons, is extremely quiet when the wind and waves are calm.
Not far behind the Sea Giant, there was a much smaller tanker, of course, only compared to the huge size of the Sea Giant.
"The manufacturing potential of human beings is really unimaginable!" Xie Kai was still on the helicopter, and he saw these two huge oil tankers flying crab flags from afar, and sighed.
This thing is much bigger than an aircraft carrier!
Aircraft carriers or anything, Xie Kai has never seen them, otherwise, he would not have come here to see how huge the Sea Giant is.
After the helicopter landed on the flat deck of the Sea Giant, Xie Kai felt the enormity of the giant ship even more.
"If you build an aircraft carrier this big, how many planes do you have to fit?" Mo Qi asked Xie Kai with his eyes foggy.
When Xie Kai heard this, he stumbled and almost vomited blood and died.
Engage in an 800,000-ton aircraft carrier?
The idea......
The world's longest aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States, is only 342.3 meters long and has a full load displacement of 94,000 tons, while the largest aircraft carrier, the USS Ford, has a full load displacement of 112,000 tons and a length of only 332.85 meters!
Xie Kai hadn't heard of it anyway, who claimed to build an aircraft carrier of more than 150,000 tons......
"Sister, do you know how much technology is needed to build such a big aircraft carrier? Such a huge monster sails at a speed of more than 30 knots, and the huge inertia can disintegrate the entire ship......" Xie Kai had to dispel Moqi's unrealistic thoughts.
Mozzie smiled awkwardly, "I think if such a huge deck is full of fighters......"
Oh, yes.
The area that was more than enough to build four standard football fields was built into an airfield, all of which were used to park fighter planes......
The whole world is going crazy.
"What if the technology matures in the future, and a country makes it?" Mo Qi glanced at Xie Kai.
Xie Kai didn't dare to talk, in case Moqi asked him to build such a huge and incomparable aircraft carrier for the domestic navy, what would he do?
I'm still planning to rip off Mozzi's pants.
Zhao Linchen led people to check the crude oil in the various oil tanks of the Sea Giant with the crew of the ship, to ensure that there was no problem with the quality and quantity of the oil.
Xie Kai looked at the oil tanker and thought about the domestic shipbuilding industry, not to mention building such a large warship, even if it was such a huge cargo ship, it would not be possible.
Hudong Shipyard is proud to design a 100,000-ton cargo ship, but it has not yet been manufactured in China!
Without contrast, there is no harm.
The domestic shipbuilding industry needs to take a long road.
If you want to build a large warship of 10,000 tons, or even a larger aircraft carrier, you need too much effort in all aspects.
Aircraft carriers, that's what had to be built.
And hundreds of thousands of tons of cargo ships and oil tankers must also be manufactured.
Just on top of the Sea Giant, the world's No. 1 sea giant, Xie Kai is constantly pondering how the domestic shipbuilding industry needs to speed up.
If the manufacturing capacity cannot be improved, it is simply impossible to build a huge cargo ship, let alone a warship with higher requirements for structural strength, power system, etc.
"There is not much difference in the quantity. "Zhao Linchen and the others spent more than an hour to determine the amount of crude oil on the Sea Giant.
Originally, the amount of crude oil should have been calculated in terms of port utilization flow, etc.
But now, if you want to settle immediately, you naturally have to use other methods, even if there is a certain error, both sides will agree.
"There are tens of thousands of barrels more. Xie Kai said calmly, "This is for you." ”
Zhao Linchen did not speak, and there was an oil tanker behind him, loaded with 1.75 million barrels of crude oil.
Although the Sea Giant was full of these ships before entering, the Sea Giant was much slower, so it was only a day late to reach the area.
After seeing such a huge ship as the Sea Giant, everyone didn't have much interest in the back.
However, the bridge was as dense with bullet holes as the Sea Giant, and even a half-meter-large hole was blown out in some places, and Zhao Linchen realized that the entire route was not so easy to transport the oil.
The firepower points on the deck of the tanker and on the bridge, and the individual heavy weapons equipped by the mercenaries, none of them did not shock Zhao Linchen and his men.
"Manager Zhao, the quantity and quality, you have all decided, is it time to make a payment? You don't want it, you still have to wait for the money!" Tan Lin urged Zhao Linchen to make a payment.
"Okay, I'll notify the company to pay when I go back. ”
"After receiving the money, our mercenaries will withdraw, and the crude oil on the tanker will be yours!" Tan Lin didn't talk nonsense.
It has been a few hours since the return of the bobcat, and Zhao Linchen did notify the Singapore Petroleum Company to make the payment, and Tan Lin did not talk nonsense, and directly withdrew the mercenaries on the tanker.
"What should I do with the crude oil that the other convoys want now?" Tan Lin asked Xie Kai.
Xie Kai smiled, "Isn't there still crude oil from the Persians, although it is only 10 million barrels, it is a lot." And the transportation distance is shorter. ”