Stepping out of the cabin and seeing the fluttering red and blue flags, Manturov realized that he had entered the territory of Ukraine. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was the first time since his birth that he visited a Soviet country other than Russia. In this military airfield, he already felt the warm and revolutionary side of the Ukrainians.

In other words, before the time travel, he could not imagine how a Russian communist would be treated in the extremely anti-Russian and anti-communist modern Ukraine.

Fortunately, he was not in the Ukraine of the 21st century, but in the 1940s, under Soviet rule. Ukrainians in this era, in general, had a high degree of affection for Russians, especially the Russian Bolsheviks, and even more appreciated and respected, came to greet Manturov, the high-ranking deputy chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR (Deputy Prime Minister of the Soviet Union).

At this time, in front of Manturov was a wall of people lined up by local cadres. Standing in the middle, and closest to Manturov, was none other than the young First Secretary of the Party Committee of the Kharkiv Region, Alesey Aleseyevich Yebyshev (Ал ekcen_ Алekceevevnч_e пnшeв).

"Comrade President," Yebyshev warmly shook Manturov's hand, "welcome to Kharkov." ”

Manturov felt the warmth of enthusiasm from the young hands, "I am very happy to be in this good place. ”

"It's a great place to be, and I hope you enjoy everything you have to offer."

"I'm not here for pleasure, but for important business, and I think you know that. As for what official business it is, there are details about it, because it involves state secrets, so I can't tell you for the time being. "Young Manturov, when he laughs, is like a naïve youth, without majesty.

However, his identity, as well as what he just said, involving state secrets, made everyone present feel a little uncomfortable.

Shaking hands with the crowd, Manturov left the airport and, in a pre-prepared ZIS-101B limousine, headed straight for the first stop of his visit, the Kharkov Turbine Plant.

The Kharkiv Turbine Plant, as the name suggests, is a factory for the production of turbines. And the turbines produced by this factory are not simply used to generate electricity, but are also installed on large ships such as Soviet-class battleships.

Historically, Soviet-class battleships were not built, not only because of a lack of steel, but also because the Kharkov turbine plant could not build a power plant that met the requirements.

In Manturov's parallel world, the steel problem had been solved, and by August 1940 the construction of the battleship Soviets had been completed and a steam turbine from the Swiss company Blanc Boveille was installed, which was expected to be launched in March 1941.

As for the second ship, Ukraine, the construction work is also half completed, but it will need to be installed with the power plant produced by the Kharkiv turbine plant before the work can continue.

Originally, the Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry was going to equip the Ukraine with turbines manufactured by the Swiss company Blanc Bovilli. But because of pressure from the German side, the Swiss did not accept the order from the Soviet side and returned the amount of two hundred thousand pounds.

As a result, all hope fell on the R&D personnel of the Kharkov Turbine Plant. Only when they develop and produce a suitable turbine can the Ukraine have any hope of completion.

If both Soviet-class battleships can be completed, then the Soviet Union will become the country with the largest tonnage of battleships in all of Europe, and the supremacy of the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea will also be firmly in the hands of the Soviet Union.

But until the completion of the two ships, everything is just a dream.

"Comrade, how is the development of the battleship's steam turbine going?" Manturov looked at the delicate heavy equipment in front of him and asked the chief engineer next to him about the progress of the research and development work.

"Comrade President, a breakthrough has been made in R&D work now."

"A breakthrough? Then when will three steam turbines be made, mounted on the battleship Soviet Ukraine? Manturov doesn't care if there is a breakthrough in the research and development work, he cares about when the research and development work will be completed and the Ukraine will be equipped.

"It's going to take another two months."

"Two more months?" Manturov, who has always been calm, had to show his serious side at this time, "You got the samples provided by the Swiss, and you also got the technical documents and production patents, why did you not produce any turbines that met the specifications for so long?" ”

"Comrade President, I regret to tell you that we have encountered many insurmountable technical problems, so the progress of the research and development work is not smooth." The chief engineer bowed his head slightly and reported to Manturov.

"Technical questions? You've got all the relevant technical documentation, and you've got a physical sample of the Brown-Bovelli company, what other technical problems can you have? Even if there is, I believe you should be able to solve it in a short time. ”

At this time, a female voice came into Manturov's ears, "Yes, Comrade Manturov, we do have physical samples, as well as technical documents provided by the Swiss. However, the content of these technical documents is not perfect, and the equipment of our plant does not meet the requirements for the production of such steam turbines.

Therefore, we spent some time to fill in the gaps in the technical documentation and, together with the experts of the People's Commissariat of Heavy Machinery, to develop processing equipment that meets the production requirements. ”

The woman who spoke was one of the few female engineers in the factory, and she was also the youngest engineer in the factory. After Manturov became deputy prime minister and announced the deployment of additional staff to various research and development institutions, the female engineer, who had just graduated from Moscow State Technical University, was transferred to Kharkiv to work on the development of steam turbines.

"And how's it going?" Manturov asked.

"At present, the gaps in the technical documents have been filled. The comrades of the Heavy Machinery Department also developed production equipment that met the specifications, but the production, transportation and testing of the equipment took time, so it took some time for our factory to start producing steam turbines for Soviet-class battleships, and after two months, the task of producing six turbines could be completed. ”

"Very well," Manturov changed his expression, "I hope you will be able to achieve the production target, so that the battleship Soviet Ukraine can be launched as soon as possible." ”

"Don't worry, comrade," promised the chief engineer, "we promise to complete the task!" ”

? (To be continued.) )