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Volume 1 118 Foreign AIP Submarine

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    With the spread of the outstanding performance of China's AIP submarines in the Rim-Pacific military exercises, more and more countries that want to purchase submarines have taken a fancy to this advanced submarine that can stay underwater for two weeks without surfacing.  So after Qi Yiming returned to the capital from the Canton Fair, multiple inquiries appeared on his desk. In addition to Australia, Canada and Japan, which participated in the Rim-Pacific military exercise, Koreans also got involved and wanted to  I need to purchase a submarine first and try it out.  What surprised Qi Yiming even more was that Romania, which has relatively good relations with China, also wanted to purchase a Chinese submarine.

    Zhou Yutong sat opposite Qi Yiming and helped him sort out the requirements of these countries: "Australia and Japan have relatively large purchasing volumes. Australia initially wants to purchase 6 ships, while Japan hopes to purchase as many as 8 ships. At the same time, because of their purchasing volume,  are big, so they all hope to obtain technology transfer and manufacture locally.¡±

    Zhou Yutong's fingers were stained with spit, and he turned a page and said: "The Canadian side is relatively unstable. They probably want to see the price. If it is cheap, they will buy four ships, and if it is expensive, they will buy two ships. We have already leased the American ships  I mentioned the agreement to them, and Canada is also interested because it will help them reduce some costs. However, the negotiations need to continue because it involves three parties, so it may not be completed in a while. "

    "The South Korean side is a bit weird. I probably saw Japan's actions and felt a sense of urgency. At the same time, I also wanted to further deepen our relationship, so I proposed the purchase of a submarine. As for Romania, there is something fishy about it.  Okay, the Military Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff has started working to find out if there is anything fishy in it.¡±

    Qi Yiming took a sip of coffee, put down the cup and said with a smile: "You can take a guess. Romania just got a submarine from the Soviet Union last year. Why does it want to buy another one? It is probably because of the excellent performance of our AIP submarines.  The Soviets were worried that our advanced submarines would pose a threat to them, and they also coveted our breathless propulsion technology, so they went in a circle and asked Romania to take the lead and purchase one, and then they would follow.  copy."

    Zhou Yutong asked: "Then we reject them?"

    Qi Yiming smiled brightly and said: "Why refuse? As for giving money, we sell it in Japan, and we also sell it in Romania!"

    The reason why Qi Yiming dares to make such a decision is because China has strong technical reserves in conventional submarine AIP technology. To be fair, these technical reserves are not only independently developed.  In addition to small reactors, AIP also includes CCD (closed cycle diesel engine), SE (Stirling engine) and FC (fuel cell).  Among them, fuel cells are better than closed-cycle diesel engines and Stirling engines in terms of main tactical indicators such as range, silence, heat dissipation, and diving depth.

    When the Chinese Navy develops AIP submarines, it is often possible that submarines of the same class are equipped with Stirling and fuel cells. It is not until many years of testing that the specifications are gradually unified.  As for fuel cell AIP power, it is mainly due to Germany's import of relevant equipment and technology into China. After China figured it out, it carried out its own localization and reinvention.

    The dozens of 039A submarines installed by the Navy all use fuel cell technology, but they do not use the most advanced fuel cells because the single-shell, advanced AIP system, and advanced electronic 039C are far beyond this era.  The price-performance ratio is not very good, so the navy uses the basic 039A submarine.

    But in addition to the commonly used fuel cell AIP system, CCD and SE systems also exist in red alert bases. Although their performance is far from that of fuel cells, they have reached a relatively mature stage.  Qi Yiming has no plans to sell the fuel cell system used by his navy, but it would be fine if Stirling and closed-cycle diesel engines were released.

    By the way, Germany, Sweden and other countries are also working hard on AIP. This thing will be broken through sooner or later, and there are no absolute technical obstacles.

    Qi Yiming called up two 3D models on the computer, which were the appearance of two Chinese foreign trade submarines stored in the database - the 2,300-ton S20 submarine and the 3,000-ton S30 submarine.  Because it is a relatively late foreign trade product, it has a relatively large openness in design and has many reservations on the technical level.

    The flexible modular design allows the two submarines to use different subsystems. For example, Qi Yiming can install a CCD system or SE system on the S20 submarine. The weapons and sonar systems can also be matched according to customer needs.  For example, it can be equipped with the ability to launch C-802 submarine-launched anti-ship missiles, and can be equipped with a towed line array sonar, using a line array or a side array, etc.  Of course, if necessary, these NATO countries can also use US-made weapons, such as Mk48 torpedoes or Harpoon anti-ship missiles.

    "For the closed-cycle diesel engines in Romania, mislead me, hehe. As for Japan and Australia, just use Stirling engines, not the ones that are too good."?As for technology transfer, if Japan purchases eight ships, the first four ships must be manufactured in China, and the last four ships can be built by themselves if they purchase parts.  If Kangaroo Country buys six ships, then we will build three ships and they will build three ships.  They can get the ship blueprints, but they can't get the relevant technology for the AIP system.  "

    Australia and South Korea both tried to introduce Sweden's Stirling engine. After South Korea evaluated it, it found that it could not produce 70% of the parts, while Australia did not reach the rated power three months after the introduction of hot gas engine research and was completely unable to meet the requirements. In the end, it did not  Use AIP system.  In the original plane, Japan actually did not develop its own Stirling system. The Stirling engine they equipped the Soryu class was imported from the Swedish Kockum Company at a heavy price.

    ¡° Japan¡¯s submarine-building technology, especially in fields such as steel, has advantages over China.  But no matter how powerful other things about AIP submarines are, if they can't build an engine, it's all for nothing.  Qi Yiming doesn't mind exporting the finished engine to Japan. First, it's not the best technology. Second, he can leave a backdoor in it or mislead the Japanese, so why not do it.

    Australia and Japan consider themselves big countries, so they both hope to obtain submarines of about three thousand tons, while other countries are more sensible and can accept submarines of about two thousand tons.

    Zhou Yutong wrote down Qi Yiming¡¯s explanation and asked, ¡°Then how to set the price?¡±

    "The unit price of the S-20 submarine is US$300 million, and the S-30 submarine is US$400 million. Well, the price may fluctuate slightly according to different countries. For example, if Japan has money, let it spend more. Who wants it to produce part of it by itself?  What? The price of each ship is 450 million, which includes technology transfer fees. Give Australia some face, 420 million, and give them the blueprint. By the way, Romania will not sell it to them.  Buy two! "Naval equipment is definitely the arms with the highest unit cost and profit. Qi Yiming counted on his fingers. If these countries finally accepted such a contract, just selling submarines would be another shame.  In terms of the big business of Al Yamaha Agreement in the first stage, this is really not very profitable.

    The progress of building conventional submarines is a little slower, and the 039A hull has not yet been completely completed, so the main force of this big business is still Qi Yiming's Huludao Shipyard.  Because there are a large number of ships, the delivery date may be at least four to five years. If the military ships catch up with the progress during this period and can fully understand the manufacturing technology of AIP submarines, then Qi Yiming will be willing to hand over part of the contract to them.

    After Zhou Yutong left, Qi Yiming sat on the boss's chair and stretched out.  I really didn¡¯t expect that the arms business would get better and better. However, as the understanding of the Red Alert Base deepened, Qi Yiming also knew that selling equipment could only make money for the country to support construction, but the base itself could not gain experience points.  There is no upgrade in experience points, and he can only stay at the current level of equipment and technology.

    This is naturally unacceptable, so after reflecting on this serious problem, Qi Yiming began to plan to send base soldiers to the chaotic parts of the world to gain experience points.  The Vietnamese have become much more honest recently. They cannot stand near Laoshan. Whenever troops are mobilized, they are bombed indiscriminately by the 51st Air Force Division. Neither materials nor soldiers can be sent into the war zone.  At this point, the battle has become meaningless. From the beginning of May, the Military Commission has ordered all troops to return to the army, and troops from the Chengdu Military Region and armed police border guards will guard this area.  There are Scythe mechas jumping up and down in the mountains, and J-10s and Leopard As in the sky can cover them at any time. The old mountains can be said to be impregnable.  And Vietnam is indeed a thorn in the back. I don¡¯t know when the Chinese will want to repeat what happened in 1979. You can think of it with your heels. The PLA, with its strong technological advantages, will definitely be able to advance to Hanoi in one go. At that time, Vietnam will be subjugated or subjugated.  Woolen cloth?

    The war in southern Xinjiang is not expected, but there are many areas where brains can be extracted at this time. The nearest one is the Afghan battlefield, but a group of holy warriors there will become terrorists in the future, and Qi Yiming does not want to have too much contact with them.  Furthermore, there are still sporadic civil wars in Cambodia. Because of the pro-China Cambodian King Sihanouk, if managed well, it can establish a very good ally in Southeast Asia.

    As for other parts of the world, such as civil wars in Africa, large and small, Qi Yiming does not yet have the power to radiate to such distant places.  But it is not a problem for Cambodia to start the arrangement.  After thinking about it, Qi Yiming felt that supporting Sihanouk was the most politically correct, and it also had a strong clamping effect on the Vietnamese monkeys.  The main concern is how to transport soldiers and weapons to Cambodia.

    If you do this too obviously, you will definitely be criticized, so it¡¯s best to be careful.
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