Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our twin-mounted 130mm naval gun, which is currently the most powerful naval gun in the world!"

Borisovich pointed to a large object in the warehouse and said.

Everyone looked up at the huge thing. The cannon barrel hadn't been installed yet, but the rest of the parts were intact and placed on a special rack.

The top is a hemispherical turret, and the bottom is an exposed loading mechanism, which looks very imposing.

When it comes to naval guns, many people know that they are turrets that protrude from the deck and can rotate to aim at targets.

In fact, the naval gun is not just the part on top.

The upper half houses the space for aiming and other equipment, while the lower half contains the automatic loading mechanism. Manual loading is not possible to achieve a sufficiently high rate of fire.

"Our twin-mounted 130mm naval gun has 180 rounds of ammunition and a maximum rate of fire of 70 rounds per minute, which can be increased to 80 rounds per minute under extreme conditions! One main gun is equivalent to the firepower of an artillery battalion."

Borisovic is very proud when he talks about these statistics.

For large-caliber artillery on land, a rate of fire of two or three rounds per minute is already quite high. Besides the loading issue, the main problem is the heat dissipation of the barrel. If the firing rate is too fast, the heat cannot be dissipated in time, and subsequent shells are prone to barrel explosion.

Warships at sea may lack other things, but they have no shortage of water. The gun barrels are cooled with water, so there's no need to worry about overheating. The maximum rate of fire is only related to the loading efficiency.

"Excellent, excellent!" Qin Chuan nodded repeatedly. "The performance of this main gun is very good. Moreover, it's stored in the warehouse, protected from the sun and rain. It can continue to serve its purpose after being installed on warships. If it were exposed to the elements..."

“Yes, if they are exposed to the elements and lack maintenance, they are prone to problems!” Borisovich knew what Qin Chuan meant: to talk about the advantages of their warships and the disadvantages of Er Mao’s warships.

Although the project is almost finished, it has been exposed to the elements for several years, and various parts are prone to problems!

"Come on, I'll take everyone to see the warehouse next door. That's where the radar equipment is stored. This equipment can't be directly exposed to the damp sea, otherwise it will easily break down..."

……

Two hours later, the group finished their tour.

"Gentlemen, let's move on to the conference room to discuss the specifics of the procurement of the two Type 956 destroyers. Mr. Grishin is ready," Borisovich said.

“Okay, let’s go!” Wang Zhenhua nodded.

"Ahem, well, is it inappropriate for me to go to this kind of negotiation?" Qin Chuan started to fidget.

“What’s wrong with that?” Borisovich quickly said, “Engineer Qin, you’ve bought scrap steel from Er Mao before and seen their level of expertise. It’s perfect that you’re here for the meeting. Let’s talk about it together.”

"Um, Leader Wang..."

Wang Zhenhua frowned.

Yang Xue spoke up: "Leader Wang, Engineer Qin is very knowledgeable and experienced. Perhaps he can help us reach a final agreement in a little while!"

Borisovich's eyes were full of envy. "Qin, you're amazing! You spent half an hour on that yesterday and completely won over this female translator. She's even started speaking up for you!"

Wang Zhenhua nodded: "Since you're here, let's go together."

"Ah."

The group entered the conference room.

Borisovich hosted Wang Zhenhua and others, while Grishin, along with Sporidopoulos and others, worked through the night and just completed the design scheme for 21956.

At this moment, everyone was full of confidence.

Once everyone was seated, the negotiations resumed.

"Leader Wang, as you all have seen, we have all the spare parts, and the warship can definitely be built. Therefore, your concerns are unnecessary."

Grishin began, "However, the price you proposed yesterday was far too low. Moscow will not approve it. We hope you can increase the budget."

"No, we believe that two hundred million US dollars per ship is the highest price we can offer. If the price is any higher, then we can only say we regret it."

Wang Zhenhua's attitude remained firm, and he was also full of confidence.

“Yes, if we purchase second-hand warships internationally, then we need to consider the price of second-hand warships…” Old Jin chimed in.

"This isn't a secondhand warship, it's brand new, absolutely brand new!"

Grishin's voice rose a few decibels.

"It's been drying on the slipway for years and rusted like that, how can you say it's brand new?"

The two sides were about to continue arguing.

"Cough cough."

Qin Chuan coughed twice.

"Leader Wang, Elder Jin, and friends from the East, I have suddenly noticed that these two warships are in really good condition, much better than warships from other places."

"Really?" Wang Zhenhua said, "Even if we're in good shape, we still don't have the money!"

"Well, leaders, as you all know, purchasing a good warship can save a lot of money in subsequent maintenance and upkeep. These two Type 956 ships still use boilers that burn heavy oil. Compared to other gas turbines, the annual operating costs could be reduced by hundreds of thousands. Over the years, it's worth it."

The warship's boilers burn the lowest quality heavy oil fuel, which is very cheap.

Gas turbines are inherited from aircraft engines. They are best suited to run on aviation kerosene, and second-best on marine diesel. Some were also designed to run on heavy oil, but impurities easily adhere to the power turbine, making cleaning complicated, and thus they were phased out.

The Russians never considered these benefits, because they lack everything except energy.

They are the main energy suppliers in Western Europe!

Only then did they realize these benefits. The Russians nodded in agreement, very satisfied with Qin Chuan. As long as he was fed, he would help them!

No, this is helping him; the higher the price, the more commission he gets!

"Hmm, that's a place where we can save money. Let's add another million dollars to each ship then."

Wang Zhenhua began to speak, following the strategy they had discussed the previous day.

A million dollars? That's like throwing money away to a beggar.

Grishin almost slammed his fist on the table and stood up. "Our price and India's price are a billion dollars per ship!"

"Ahem, Leader Wang, these two Type 956 destroyers can still operate shipborne helicopters. You didn't discuss that yesterday, did you?"

The Russians' eyes lit up again.

“That’s right, we didn’t even discuss shipborne helicopters yesterday! Each one will cost at least…” Grishin thought for a moment, “Five million US dollars!”

"Two warships require four shipborne helicopters, and a large number of spare parts will also be needed. These will add at least thirty million US dollars!"

"Hmph, we only paid four million US dollars per Black Hawk back then!" Wang Zhenhua expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Leader Wang, we can't buy them now! Besides, the ones we bought are civilian models, which can't be used on warships. This money has to be spent!"

Leader Wang nodded.

"Next, let's talk about anti-ship missiles. We need at least fifty of those powerful 3M80 anti-ship missiles, right? How much do those missiles cost again?"