"That's also a matter of matching. Now we have a large press and five axes, and the nickel-based superalloy of the base has also been made, and the manufacture of bass is no longer a problem. Zheng Yucheng's words made Xie Kai happy.

"Really?"

"Yes, these were these problems before, and the British did not provide details of the process, and it is not that there has been no research progress for more than ten years. Zheng Yucheng said. "The production plan of our large press has been scheduled for two years, and this large press will be able to recover the investment in a few years. ”

The turbofan-9 is not their project, but belongs to the Air Force.

Zheng Yucheng can be regarded as relatively understanding.

"There are also a lot of engine parts on warships that require large presses, but the tonnage is still a little small, especially for aircraft carriers. Qi Zhiyuan saw that the two were getting farther and farther apart, and his tone was full of resentment.

"Aircraft carriers are really not suitable for work right now. But it's okay to do it first. Xie Kai said, "Anyway, it's coastal defense, step by step, first build a missile destroyer with strong combat effectiveness, then build a bigger one, and then go on the aircraft carrier, thirty years is enough." ”

The current naval equipment cannot even produce large warships with a displacement of 5,000 tons.

Whether it is the fire control system of the battleship, various detection radars, or the power system, or even the strength of the structure, it has not been solved.

"I hope so. You kid, you shouldn't have said that, you don't know how much impact it had on the Navy when you visited the United States......" Qi Zhiyuan said with reproach in his tone.

"Uncle Qi, this is really not bragging. Xie Kai didn't feel that what he said was wrong, "According to the current pace of economic development of the country, in another ten years at most, the economy will reach a certain level, and national defense investment will definitely increase somewhat, otherwise how can we maintain the results of our economic construction?"

"Let's work hard, in the field of defense science and technology, we have too long to go. Zheng Yucheng exhaled a cloudy breath.

There was silence in the car.

Xie Kai is also very entangled, but not engaging in the gold-swallowing giant of aircraft carriers is a matter of principle and the bottom line.

If you don't do it, you can't do it, unless there are other money-making projects that can maintain the initial project research, otherwise it will not be considered at all.

"In fact, there is no shortage of aircraft carriers, except for the warships of the escort fleet, and there is really no shortage of supply ships or something. Zheng Yucheng said suddenly.

"Oh?" Xie Kai really didn't know.

"The 905 supply ship that was commissioned in 79 was originally a supply ......ship for aircraft carriers and large destroyers," Qi Zhiyuan introduced.

Xie Kai suddenly remembered this thing.

If it is not a battleship, he usually pays little attention to it, after all, a supply ship or something, without any combat effectiveness, if it is not in the fleet, it is an absolute target to carry out tasks alone.

The Type 905 oil-water dry cargo supply ship has a full load displacement of 21,740 tons, and can be loaded with 10,550 tons of fuel oil, 1,000 tons of diesel fuel, 200 tons of boiler water, 200 tons of drinking water, 50 tons of refrigerated food, and 50 tons of lubricating oil. Four fuel supply rafters and two supply rafters on board can supply three ships at the same time.

The purpose of the development is to accompany the destroyers and frigates on their way to replenish the formations.

It is a pity that China has not yet developed a large ocean-going warship.

The 055 large missile destroyer was sunk by the Argentine Air Force in the Battle of the Falklands because the technical indicators were too high, the industrial base was too poor, and the technical strength was too weak, and the British's Type 42 Sheffield-class missile destroyer was sunk by the Argentine Air Force in the Battle of the Falklands.

The aircraft carrier was also dismounted.

The supply ship of more than 20,000 tons can only be driven and played at sea, and there is no large warship to let it milk, which has to be said to be a kind of sadness.

Later, when I finally got an aircraft carrier, with a new 0.55 million ton large destroyer, the 905 was already old, with a full load displacement of more than 50,000 tons, and the super big milk 901, which ran more coquettishly, came out again, and the milk was absolutely sufficient.

As a result, at the level of 905, the nurse who does not have enough milk can only stand aside.

"With supply ships, the navy can go from light yellow to dark blue. Xie Kai sighed, the reality is always so miserable.

"Or, let's get a big to support the aircraft carrier first? Everyone in the United States can supply tens of thousands ......of tons at a time," Zheng Yucheng said suddenly.

Xie Kai gave him a blank look, but it was too dark in the car for Zheng Yucheng to see at all, and added, "Give you a look and experience it yourself." ”

After saying nothing all the way, the convoy arrived at the airport, and their group got on the Yun-10 waiting at the airport with several people from the Navy's Equipment Technology Department.

For the 404 people everywhere they go are special planes, the comrades of the Navy Armament Department are very envious, but unfortunately there is no way, people build their own planes, and the flight is in the process of testing, where to fly is not to fly?

"Minister Zheng, your navy can also do it, and it doesn't cost money to sit on the warship for sea trials. When it's okay, you can take a warship for sea trials to fish for sharks in a small pond in the South China Sea,......" Xie Kai joked with Zheng Ming seriously.

The latter ignored him.

Obviously, if you don't want to see Xie Kai, who made Xie Kai look down on the navy?

Whoever looks down on the Navy is the enemy of the Navy!

It takes two hours to fly from the capital to the 701 Institute, and Xie Kai is not sleepy at this time, he fell asleep on the Y-8 in the morning, and he feels that he should know more about naval equipment.

With Zheng Yucheng's dangerous idea of wanting to build a big warship as soon as he is fooled, and Qi Zhiyuan, who seems to be the same as the spy planted by the navy in 404, the top brass of the navy flickers from time to time, and if he doesn't know a little more, he will easily be cheated by the navy.

"Minister Zheng, we have supply ships for the navy, but there seems to be a shortage of cruisers, destroyers, missile frigates, and nuclear submarines that can escort the escort. Xie Kai opened the conversation again, "I don't know what our navy's plans are?" ”

"So what?" Zheng Ming looked at Xie Kai, puzzled by what Xie Kai meant.

If it weren't for Xie Kai saying that we are in the navy, he wouldn't even bother to pay attention to this kid, he would have been trying to grab money and dig people, and he would have avoided it as soon as he got down to business.

"I just want to know if the navy has developed a new plan for a new type of warship that focuses on sea and air and takes into account anti-submarine combat missions, and the aircraft carrier escort fleet is indispensable for this thing...... Xie Kaiming knew that he didn't, and he was still so tentative.

After the 055 project was launched, the entire project was not completely canceled, but transferred from research and development to pre-research.

"There will be in the future. Zheng Ming was silent for a while before he said, "You don't have to be tempted, although the navy wants aircraft carriers now, it doesn't have the idea of building aircraft carriers." What you say is true, and the main task now is to improve the performance of the destroyer step by step. For a long time in the future, the focus of the Navy will be on the 052 Project ......"

"......" Xie Kai's abacus was discovered, and he became embarrassed for a while.

Mozi just listened honestly to the side, Xie Kai actually knew about naval equipment?

"The 053-class frigate, if it is improved, can be used for export in exchange for R&D funds. Xie Kai said suddenly.

Zheng Ming suddenly became interested, "Do you have channels?"

The 404 people made a fortune by selling arms, whether it was tanks or armored vehicles for the army, fighters or transport planes for the Air Force, or even missiles and rocket artillery for aerospace, they had nothing not to sell.

"As long as you are willing to sell, you can find customers. Xie Kai said, "But this thing needs to be modified, at least our 801 anti-ship missiles must be installed." If you can, it shouldn't be a problem to sell a few. ”

Xie Kai had actually hit the idea of the Navy's 801 missile before.

It's just that in the end, I am afraid that the Navy will take the opportunity to let them also participate in the research and development of the naval project.

Now you can't hide, so why don't you help sell some warships?

For the navies of major countries, the 053-class frigate with weak air defense capabilities is really chicken, but for some small countries near the sea, this kind of warship is an absolutely powerful main warship.

"Even 801 for sale?"

"Yes, it's not like this thing hasn't been sold......" Xie Kai looked at Zheng Ming, and the smile on his face made Zheng Ming speechless.

Isn't there anything this kid doesn't know?

"You have to apply to your superiors for this. Zheng Ming didn't answer directly, "But you can help find customers first, and your commission will not be less." Or can you help us sell supply ships?"

"905?" the corners of Xie Kai's mouth twitched.

"A big guy of more than 20,000 tons can be equipped with some weapon systems, and the combat effectiveness is not bad," Zheng Ming nodded and said......

"Forget it...... Xie Kai's throat was dry, "Although that thing is cheap, not many countries are willing to ask for it." ”

A supply ship is not a battleship.

Many countries need warships, but they will not need supply ships, because the navies of most countries are only used for coastal defense, and supply ships are useful.

The 905 supply ship, the tonnage is not small, but the firepower is weak, the speed is slow, it is not of much use at all, and it is easy to be killed.

No country would be willing to buy such a warship for fun.

The battleship Xie Kai is confident that it will be sold, but the supply ship is only needed by the ocean-going navy and the navy with large surface ships.

The domestic 905 supply ships, developed so far, a total of four have been produced, one of which is still produced for the Pakistan Navy. Of the remaining three, one will be converted into a caravan in two years to be used as a tanker......

China's navy is on its doorstep, and there is no need to go far away, so there are naturally not many opportunities to use supply ships.

"However, our navy nurse, if you want to have greater development, you really have to make some improvements, at least you need to have a certain defense capability......" Thinking of the 901 ship in a few decades, Xie Kai proposed, "After all, we must improve with the aircraft carrier formation, whether it is speed, supply capability, or even defense capability, and the escort formation is more important to escort aircraft carriers, and there is not much energy to escort supply ships......"

"That's right, but at present, there are not many opportunities to use supply ships in China, and there may be a need for supply ships of larger tonnage in the future. Zheng Ming's tone was full of loneliness.

It was only when the DF-5 was tested, that the Navy formed a task force to enter the Pacific Ocean, and then visited the three South Asian countries in 85, and basically had no chance to use it in peacetime.