Chapter 516 Super Big Contract (asking for monthly votes)

Compared with other missile boats, torpedo boats, minesweepers, and frigates, the Type 052 destroyer is obviously a giant!

The displacement is a 7,000-ton steel behemoth!

When watching CCTV or the Chinese media, you will feel nothing about any warship, as if it is just a fishing boat.

But standing in front of it, anyone will be shocked by the powerful combat power and powerful deterrent power of this steel behemoth!

If you don’t believe it, just look at the photos taken by Agence France-Presse and the photos taken by the Chinese media, and you will know the difference between the two.

Liu Tao introduced: "The Type 052 destroyer has a total length of 157 meters, a width of 19 meters, a draft of 6 meters, a standard displacement of 6,300 tons, a full load displacement of 7,500 tons, a maximum speed of 30 knots, and an endurance of 4,200 nautical miles/20 knots."

"The power system adopts diesel-fuel combined power. The power system mainly consists of 2 gas turbines and 2 diesel engines. The gas turbine operating power is 2×67,000 horsepower and the diesel engine operating power is 2×10,420 horsepower. It adopts twin-shaft twin propellers (variable pitch) and twin rudders. It has a capacity of 280 passengers and a standard endurance of 15 days.”

"In terms of weapon systems, the main weapons include a single-barreled 130mm naval gun, a 7-barreled 30mm close-in weapons system, a 24-unit short-range ship-to-air defense system, a 4-unit medium-range ship-to-air defense system, and 8 Eight-unit hot and cold integrated vertical launch system, two triple-unit 324mm torpedo launchers, four 18-tube multi-purpose launchers. "Liu Tao introduced the weapon system: "vertical launch system, eight eight-unit vertical launch system. , each system is equipped with 8 launch units and is equipped with 64 missiles."

Liu Tao introduced it in detail, and even took Prince Sultan on board the ship to show Prince Sultan the 130mm naval gun and the 7-tube 30mm close-in weapon system.

Then look at the 24-unit short-range ship-to-air defense system and the 4-unit medium-range ship-to-air defense system.

Take another look at the eight-seater eight-unit hot and cold co-rack integrated vertical launch system.

Prince Sultan had already clearly felt the powerful combat effectiveness of this destroyer.

Look at the 8 eight-unit vertical launch systems. Each system is equipped with 8 launch units and is equipped with 64 missiles. This means that 64 missiles can be launched in a very short time. The power generated should be How amazing.

Powerful air defense capabilities, powerful attack capabilities!

The more he thought about it, the more shocked Prince Sultan was.

Prince Sultan couldn't help but gasp.

As the destroyer left the military port, Prince Sultan personally took a look at the command room and other places, then looked at the canteen and where the soldiers lived. He believed that the Saudi naval officers and soldiers would definitely like this destroyer.

On the deck, facing the sea breeze, Prince Sultan could not wait to inquire about the price of the Type 052 destroyer.

Liu Tao quoted a price - US$1.5 billion!

This price is undoubtedly a sky-high price!

The British built the HMS Invincible aircraft carrier at a cost of 185 million pounds. Including weapon systems, etc., the total cost was about 350 million pounds to 400 million pounds. According to the exchange rate at the time, it was almost 1 billion U.S. dollars. Taking into account the depreciation of the U.S. dollar, It is almost equivalent to about 2 to 3 billion US dollars today.

The cost of the newly launched aircraft carrier Kuznetsov in the Soviet Union is said to be US$3.5 billion.

The cost of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier that has just been commissioned by the United States is US$4.5 billion!

The price of a destroyer is as high as $1.5 billion, which is indeed high.

But this only shows how much the U.S. dollar has depreciated over the years.

In the current international arms market, prices are increasing every month because the US dollar continues to depreciate.

Compared with the United States' Ticonderoga-class cruiser, the cost has exceeded 1 billion US dollars, which greatly exceeded the original budget price.

Moreover, the export price of warships is high.

Even though he was prepared, Prince Sultan still couldn't help but gasp when he heard the price.

But he didn't say much.

"Six, we in Saudi Arabia want six of these destroyers!" Prince Sultan said.

Liu Tao couldn't help but feel secretly happy, six ships equaled US$9 billion.

For more than a day, the two parties discussed matters related to the contract agreement, including delivery time, technical services, training services, etc.

When purchasing warships, naturally we will not just purchase a single warship or a basic number of artillery shells, missiles, and torpedoes, but also purchase more to avoid running out of supplies during a war.

In addition, there are related technical services and training services. For example, Saudi Arabia sends personnel to study, familiarize themselves in advance, and then drive back directly on warships.

The entire total contract is as high as US$16 billion, of which the purchase of warships, including a basic number of missiles, artillery shells, and torpedoes, is US$14.3 billion, and other services are worth US$1.7 billion.

Then, they set off for the capital.

In a few days, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia will visit China, and they need to get everything done before that.

After all, when the king visits China, he will naturally not talk about the specifics. Everything has been discussed in advance.

After arriving in the capital, Prince Sultan and others were arranged to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Liu Tao did not care about rest and went to report to the leader in person.

After all, this is a super contract worth US$16 billion. It can be said to be the largest single contract obtained by China so far.

For such a big matter, he naturally needs to report it to his leader.

He first went to the Ordnance Industry Corporation, and without saying much, he took the two leaders to the leader's office.

After waiting for an hour, the secretary notified them and asked them to go to the office.

The office was very simple, not luxurious at all.

The old man was drinking water, and his face was slightly tired.

Obviously, he was a little tired after just dealing with things.

This 82-year-old man is still working tirelessly for national affairs, using his foresight, his great courage and courage to promote the progress and development of the country.

Now he is just wearing a white shirt, and the white shirt is not a high-end product at first glance.

"You said you have good news to report, tell me, what good news!" The old man put the enamel cup in his hand on the table and smiled kindly.

Liu Tao said: "A super contract of 16 billion US dollars, is it good news?"

"A super contract of 16 billion US dollars? You went to rob!?" The old man was surprised.

Liu Tao reported what he talked about with Prince Sultan one by one.

The two leaders of the China Ordnance Industry Corporation were very shocked. They did not expect that Liu Tao had quietly negotiated such a big deal. This was already a real super contract.

The old man said: "You gave me a big surprise! Good, very good! With such a large sum of money, a lot of work can be done, and I don't have to worry about your Panshan Group's expansion and the break of the capital chain!"

For the current expansion of Panshan Group, the upper level is actually worried that Panshan Group's funds will not keep up, or even the capital chain will break.

For this reason, the upper level has made the worst plan, that is, the bank will lend a large sum of money to Panshan Group.

The country cannot really watch Panshan Group go bankrupt, because Panshan Group is a high-quality asset, and it also provides a large number of jobs and has made great contributions to national development.

But no one expected that Panshan Group would make more and more money every year. The year before last, they thought Panshan Group had reached its peak, but last year's revenue and tax payments hit a new high.

At the beginning of the year, they thought Panshan Group had reached its peak, but who could have imagined that two consecutive super contracts this year would allow Panshan Group to surpass last year without a doubt.