Stunned, surprised, unbelievable!

When Luyere's words blurted out, the Chinese escort felt like this, but in the blink of an eye, there was irrepressible ecstasy.

In the list of naval equipment purchased to France, the marine diesel engine produced by the company Peirstic was at the top of the list.

If you ask a person what is the most important thing about a naval combat ship, some people will say that it is weapons and equipment, some people will say that it is the command system, some people will say that it is the design of the ship, and only those who really know how to do it will say that the most important thing is the power of the ship.

Because without power, no matter how sharp your ship's weapons and equipment, no matter how advanced the command system, and how superb the design level is, it is just duckweed drifting with the waves, and it is worthless.

That's why the power of the ship is called the heart.

However, the Chinese Navy has an extremely serious lesion on this vital heart.

On the one hand, this is caused by the objective factors of China's current backward industrial base, poor experience, and weak foundation; on the other hand, it has also inherited the practical drawbacks of the Soviet Union's marine diesel engine production model, coupled with unnecessary human factors, resulting in China's marine power still following the old road of 20 years ago.

Take the Type 051 missile destroyer, which began to be built in the 80s, as the latest main destroyer of the Chinese Navy at that time, the power system still uses the steam turbine of the 50s.

In the 80s, when the Soviet Union and Europe and the United States generally adopted higher-level gas turbines, no matter how you look at it, it smells of turning back history.

Doesn't the Chinese naval leadership know? Of course they do, but the problem is that they can't do it, because China simply doesn't have any power other than steam turbines to power 4,000-ton warships.

Some people may ask, didn't China learn the full set of manufacturing technology for marine diesel engines from the Soviet Union?

That's right, it is indeed learned, but because of this, China has fallen into a dead loop in marine diesel engines, because according to the Soviet standard for the division of marine power, only ships with a displacement of less than 2,000 tons use marine diesel engines, and those with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons use steam turbines or more advanced gas turbines, and those with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons are directly connected to nuclear power.

Therefore, under the Soviet system, the marine diesel engine was only the main engine of small ships, and on warships of more than 2,000 tons, there was no need to use this power plant with complex manufacturing processes and no obvious technical advantages.

There is nothing wrong with this model in general, and the only hard requirement is that the country where it is applied has a strong industrial base, otherwise it is very likely to get off.

China is a typical example, during the Sino-Soviet honeymoon, because of the Soviet Union's technical help, China completely absorbed this model, but after the Soviet Union suddenly withdrew its aid, the navy was a little blind in terms of power.

Stumbling and digesting the technology of the Soviet Union, before further understanding, a special period of ten years followed, until the end of the seventies, the beginning of the eighties, China's marine power has been standing still.

This is also the reason why China ranks high-power marine diesel engines in the first place when purchasing naval equipment.

France is still very concerned about China's intention to purchase its own marine diesel engines, and has even set up a special expert group to assess the gap of China's high-power marine diesel engines in order to set the bottom line for negotiations.

The results of the assessment are exciting for the French side, as they predict that China will have a shortfall of at least 500 high-power marine diesel engines in the next five years.

So France didn't think about it, so the bottom line of the marine engine was set at a minimum of ten units, and the price was not the same.

China, which is shy of money, only hopes to purchase two prototypes and take them back for research, in addition to hoping that France can transfer some of the technology so that China can manufacture it in China.

Such a different bottom line can no longer be described as a divide, it is simply a chasm.

Because of this, the progress of other projects between China and France has been good, except for the high-power marine diesel engine, and the two sides have not made any progress at all.

Na Cheng thought that such a project, which was not favored by both sides and was almost completely abandoned, achieved a breakthrough reversal in the engine room of this cruise ship, how could this not make the Chinese escort so excited.

However, Gong Shuangqin of the Armament Department of the General Staff Department did not immediately agree, but said meaningfully: "This river cruise ship designed to receive foreign guests is just a pilot for us, and you have seen the specific situation, and our attitude has always been sincere and open. ”

"Of course, we in France will do better in this regard, and this is true anywhere in the world, so we would also like to do some experiments with you, dear Chinese friends, and it is better that we can reach a preliminary agreement here, and I am sure that Paris will support me in doing so." ”

Louyere shrugged his shoulders again, as if frustrated by West German technology.

Gong Shuangqin smiled meaningfully: "Since that's the case, then let's go to the cabin and talk in detail." ”

"That's a good idea!" Lu Yee nodded with a smile, and followed Gong Shuangqin out of the cabin, and as the two left, the others also walked out, and in the end, only Huang Jianguo and Peng Jun were left standing in place, you look at me, I look at you, with a blank face.

In the end, Peng Jun didn't calm down and asked: "Is the noise reduction technology here really West German technology?"

Huang Jianguo shook his head sneeringly: "Even if it's not now, it's already." ”

Huang Jianguo and Peng Jun's profound ship theories may not be one, two, three, but their rich life experience makes them have a very accurate grasp of human feelings.

What's more, the two of them have long understood the manufacturing situation on this cruise ship, so as soon as they heard what Gong Shuangqin said, the two of them knew that this was the cadres of the Military Commission digging a pit for the French again.

But who is to blame for this? Who made the French come in and shout that the noise-reducing shells of two 240-horsepower marine engines were West German technology, and then rushed to market their own marine engines, which is not clear that they are afraid of competition from their German counterparts?

If you don't dig such an obvious pit, you'll be sorry for the French who jumped into the pit in a hurry.

It's just that the only disappointment is the origin of the technology, from independent innovation to the non-existent West Germans, and in order to reach a final agreement of intent, this deliberate "mistake" will continue for a long time, which is why Huang Jianguo said: "Even if it is not, it is already now." ”

"I hope that the kid surnamed Meng will not think too much after he knows!" Peng Jun finally sighed, but Huang Jianguo was much more pessimistic in comparison: "It's hard to say, after contacting him for a while, I didn't see anything else, but I'm sure that that person is by no means a master who is willing to suffer!"