Chapter 753 Aircraft Carrier Expert
At almost the same time that Chang Haonan officially took up his post as chief planner,
Northern shore of the Black Sea, Nikolaev.
Wu Yifan, who has taken off his Buryat attire, is sitting in an inconspicuous Peugeot 605 car, looking out the window at the scenery of the shore that is constantly sweeping back.
“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 having trouble sleeping.
Although the Allied operation has come to an end, the complex ethnic conflicts in the Balkans will not disappear.
What's more, among the so-called "peacekeeping" forces, there are probably only two or three countries that have no intention of deviating from each other. Therefore, the Pristina area that should have been set up as a demilitarized zone probably maintains less than two The lull in the worship service 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 that had been dismantled into parts in a convoy transporting construction materials.
Since the beginning of May, the two ethnic groups, who have already been at odds with each other for a long time, have naturally continued to exchange opinions fiercely on the streets, which even once spread to 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 relatively calm in Ermao.
“You didn't really smuggle gold there, did you?”
“Boss, you won't…”
“Angkor, we don't have to pretend to be Buryats this time?”
Yan Yong explained.
Having stayed in the Balkans for more than two months, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable when he suddenly returned to his original refreshing look.
"Let's not talk about whether this is true or not. Even if it is, it is gold. It is impossible for people to find me, an outsider who has never been to the Balkans before, to do it. I have nothing to do with it. I am really not afraid of it being stolen. "
Yan Yong glanced at Wu Yifan next to him with some doubts.
In fact, he still doesn't know what the latter is doing in the Balkans, but as a person with a normal IQ, it is not difficult to infer from some details:
Lao Wu breathed a sigh of relief and burst into laughter without holding back:
“This time I'm going to meet some old friends I've known well before, and the identity of the Buryat man has been used too frequently recently. In addition to contacting the Balkans, I have to try to use other identities in the future.”
“What are you thinking about…”
“I had nothing to do while staying there during this period, 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…”
Lao Wu rolled up the car window to reduce the amount of wind coming in from the outside, and then replied:
Fortunately, Yan Yong's next guess was completely free:
Yan Yong's slightly hesitant tone made Wu Yifan's heart immediately jump.
Yan Yong, who was driving, slightly turned down the volume of the car CD, and then asked.
“Are you going to change your identity again?”
Wu Yifan himself was confused.
"Need not."
"ah?"
Hearing what he said, Yan Yong also felt that his conjecture just now was a bit outrageous, and shook his head mockingly.
Of course, he couldn't 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.”
Lao Wu breathed a sigh of relief and rolled down the window again.
By this time in 1999, although the major countries of China, Macao, Macao, Mao, Mao, Mao, Mao and Mao could not completely escape the chaos caused by the disintegration of the alliance, some order had been restored compared with previous years.
At least it is very difficult to create a person as it was in the past.
But the situation in Central Asia is still similar to previous years, and there is a lot of room for maneuver.
As he was 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 or so ago, there was a bustling construction scene here.
However, now there is no one left.
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 did not 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-finished 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, so they had to give up.
But they came for another purpose this time. After entering the gate, Lao 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 more than 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.
Since 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, it's nice to see you again.”
Lao Wu pushed out the passenger door 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, including the three Type 1143.5, 1143.6 and 1143.7 aircraft carriers. Project leader for aircraft carriers.
The two of them had been in contact as early as when Old Wu Gang 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.”
Babic came up and shook hands with him:
“Are you also here to take delivery of this aircraft carrier?”
Babic looked at the Varyag in the distance again, his eyes 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 dismantled 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 small trick.
Only the last one, 1143.6, remains on the shores of the Black Sea, where it has stayed for 8 years.
At the time when the alliance had just disintegrated, Babbage was also running around, thinking about completing the ship.
But as Factory Director Makarov said, he quickly realized that this was completely impossible after losing the entire alliance's industrial system.
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 half-hearted excuse.
If you buy it back, 80% of it will be continued construction.
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 away something more valuable.”
“Something more valuable?”
Babiqi glanced at Old Wu, who was slightly shorter than him, with some curiosity:
“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 go back for renewal, that ship can even barely sail away after repairing it locally. .
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, he denied it himself before waiting for the latter to answer:
“No, they can't be more valuable than the Varyag…”
Wu Yifan also smiled after hearing this:
“Of course I'm not talking about those old ships.”
In fact, he did ask through Chang Haonan before whether the superiors were interested in several other unfinished ships at the Black Sea Shipyard.
But in the end the answer was negative.
In terms of immediate combat capability, China has already ordered four Type 956 destroyers, of which the first two have been completed and will soon return to China to be commissioned. China is not in a hurry to spend a high price to buy another one. Although the combat capability is stronger, there is no technical substitute for it. Poor main battleship.
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 that allows you to complete the aircraft carrier yourself...are you interested?"
(End of this chapter)
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