Chapter 753 Aircraft Carrier Expert
Almost at the same time that Chang Haonan officially took up his post as chief planner,
North coast of the Black Sea, Nikolayev.
Wu Yifan, who had taken off his Buryat attire, was sitting in an inconspicuous Peugeot 605 car, looking out the window at the scenery of the shore that kept sweeping backwards.
“Fuck, it’s better to stay in this peaceful place and feel comfortable...”
He opened the car window a crack and felt the breeze blowing on his face.
Since arriving in the Balkans as a construction contractor in late April, he has been living a life of restless sleep——
Although the Allied Operation has ended in an anticlimactic manner, The complex ethnic conflicts in the Balkans will not disappear because of this.
What's more, among the so-called "peacekeeping" forces, there are probably only two or three countries that have no idea of deviating from each other, so the Pristina area that should have been set up as a demilitarized zone is probably only The peace lasted for less than two weeks, and then it was quickly filled with all kinds of "homemade" weapons of unknown origin.
Even Lao Wu himself was asked to carry a batch of assault rifles dismantled into parts in the convoy transporting construction materials
Since the beginning of May, the two ethnic groups, which have become feuding as deep as the sea, have naturally continued to exchange views fiercely on the streets, which even once affected the camps under construction.
Until a few days ago, he flew back to Odessa with an An-26 transport plane, and then rushed to Nikolayev by land almost non-stop.
In contrast, although society has fallen into chaos and economic development has stagnated, things are still calm here in Ermao.
“Angkor, we don’t have to pretend to be Buryats this time?”
Yan Yong, who was driving, slightly turned down the volume of the car CD and asked.
After staying in the Balkans for more than two months, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable when he suddenly returned to his original fresh look.
"No need."
Lao Wu rolled up the car window to reduce the amount of wind coming in from outside, and then replied:
"This time I went to meet a few people before It’s an old friend who knows everything about me, and the Buryat identity has been used too often in the future. In addition to contacting the Balkans, I have to try to use other identities.”
“I have to change it again. Identity?”
Yan Yong glanced at Wu Yifan next to him with some doubts.
In fact, he still doesn’t know what the latter did in the Balkans, but as a person with a normal IQ, it is not difficult to make inferences from some details:
"Boss, you won't..."
Yan Yong's slightly hesitant tone made Wu Yifan's heart immediately jump.
Fortunately, Yan Yong’s next guess was completely free:
"You didn't really smuggle gold there, did you?"
"Huh?"
Wu Yifan himself was confused.
“I had nothing to do while staying there during this time, so I asked around and heard that before the war started at the beginning of the year, a batch of gold was smuggled to other countries for storage...”
< br>Yan Yong explained.
"What are you thinking..."
Old Wu couldn't hold back his laughter while he breathed a sigh of relief:
"Let's not say whether this is true or not, even if it is, then it's It’s impossible for people to find me, an outsider who has never been to the Balkans before, and I have no clues about it. Are you really afraid that it will be stolen?”
After hearing what he said, Yan Yong also felt that his guess just now was a bit outrageous, and shook his head mockingly.
Of course, he could not have imagined that the actual situation was actually much more outrageous——
The key technical equipment for shooting down stealth bombers was sent out through their hands.
"I'll see if I can get two Tajik or Uzbek passports over time."
Relieved Lao Wu rolled down the window again.
By this time in 1999, although it was impossible for the major countries of Da Mao, Twenty Mao and San Mao to completely escape the chaos caused by the disintegration of the alliance, compared with previous years, some order had been restored.
At least it is very difficult to create a person like in the past.
But the situation in Central Asia is still similar to previous years, and there is a lot of room for maneuver.
While talking, the car had already arrived in front of a grand gate.
Black Sea Shipyard.
Even before entering the factory, the two of them could vaguely see the towering marine crane in the distance through the car window.
It is not difficult to imagine that a decade ago, there was a bustling construction scene here.
But now it is empty.
Even on the cement pavement at the gate, there were several obvious cracks, and a few strands of weeds poked out from them, swaying strongly in the wind.
A sentry with a gun came over, but he was obviously not alert and didn't even hold the gun in his hand.
Wu Yifan handed over the pass he had prepared long ago and was quickly let through smoothly.
They had been here last year. They were planning to try to buy the half-completed aircraft carrier, but in the end they found out that they were fighting against their own family, and there was not enough time to prepare materials. In the end, Had to give up.
But they came here for another purpose this time. After entering the gate, Old Wu took out his mobile phone and quickly made a call.
“Let’s go directly to the outfitting dock.”
After ending the call, he said to Yan Yong next to him.
The Nikolayev Shipyard is very large, almost the same size as a common small town in Eastern Europe, so the two of them walked around and spent ten minutes before finally finding the place Wu Yifan mentioned. .
A gray-haired old man in a suit was standing on a high platform, looking at several semi-finished ships docked on the shore in the distance.
The most conspicuous among them is naturally the Varyag.
Because it has been soaked in seawater for nearly ten years, the surface of the ship's hull has obviously been covered with a layer of rust.
Of course, for a giant ship of more than 60,000 tons, this will not affect the hull itself, as long as the subsequent rust removal is completed.
However, the mottled appearance reflected by the sea water seems to reflect the end of that superpower.
"Valery Vasilyevich, nice to see you again."
Lao Wu pushed out the door from the passenger seat and strode behind the man.
Valery Vasilyevich Babich, a senior engineer at the Black Sea Shipyard, participated in the development and construction of all two Type 1123 and seven Type 1143 aircraft carriers during the Soviet period, and was also a 1143.5 , 1143.6 and 1143.7 project leaders of three aircraft carriers.
The two had been in contact with each other as early as when Old Wu first came to Ermao. After he officially received the "Friendship Plan" from Chang Haonan, the first thing he thought of was this senior Aircraft carrier designer.
“Hello, Wu.”
Babbic came up and shook hands with him:
“Are you here to take over this aircraft carrier too?”
Babic looked at the Varyag in the distance again, his eyes The depths are filled with complex expressions.
For him, the last three Type 1143 aircraft carriers are like his own children.
However, No. 1143.5 was basically completed when it was disintegrated and was eventually sailed to Russia. However, No. 1143.7 was only about 30% completed and could not even get off the zero slipway. It was finally dismantled by the West through a subterfuge. .
Only the last one, 1143.6, remained on the shores of the Black Sea, where it stayed for eight years.
When the alliance just disintegrated, Babbage also ran around, thinking about completing the ship.
But as Director Makarov said, he quickly realized that after losing the entire alliance's industrial system, this was completely impossible.
Therefore, seeing that the ship was about to be taken away by the Chinese, while he was reluctant to part with it, he was also somewhat relieved.
Although the buyer said that he wanted to build a marine amusement park, this was obviously a very unreasonable excuse.
If you buy it back, you will probably continue to build it.
Besides, to put it another way, even if it really becomes a maritime paradise, it would still be better than the Ulyanovsk being dismantled in the end.
“No, the person who bought this aircraft carrier has nothing to do with me.”
Wu Yifan shook his head:
“I came here to take it away. Something more valuable.”
"Something more valuable?"
Babiqi glanced at Old Wu, who was slightly shorter than him, with some curiosity:
"Do you mean the cruiser? Or the two hovercrafts? ?”
The cruiser he is talking about is the fourth ship of the Type 1164 cruiser. 96% of the overall project has been completed. Compared with the Varyag, which needs to be rebuilt, that ship can even After some local sewing and repairs, I reluctantly drove away.
As for the hovercraft, naturally they are two large European Bison-class hovercrafts that have also been 90% completed. The Greek Navy is currently interested in purchasing them.
But after asking, before the latter could answer, he denied it himself:
"No, they can't be more valuable than the Varyag..."
Wu Yifan just listened. Smiled:
“Of course I’m not talking about those old ships.”
In fact, he did ask through Chang Haonan before about several other unfinished ships at the Black Sea Shipyard. Are you interested in the ship?
But in the end the answer was negative.
In terms of immediate combat capability, China has ordered four Type 956 destroyers, of which the first two have been completed and will soon return to China to be commissioned. They are not in a hurry to spend a high price to buy another one. Although the combat capability is stronger, Main battleships with no technological differences.
As for large hovercrafts, there is indeed a demand in the country, but when sea control cannot be guaranteed at the moment, it is obviously not a top priority, and there is no need to compete with the Greeks.
Babic did not reply, but just looked at Wu Yifan, waiting for his next answer.
"Valery Vasilyevich."
After a brief pause, Wu Yifan continued in a slightly bewildering tone;
"If I say, I have an opportunity here for you to complete the aircraft carrier yourself...are you interested?"< br>
(End of this chapter)