Chapter 1037 Can’t wait, refit! (Two more chapters to come in the evening)
It's true that the leader wanted Gao Zhendong to come here for a public-funded trip, but other comrades didn't know about it. Now that it has happened, wouldn't it be a pity if we don't take the opportunity to solve the problem?
Gao Zhendong didn't care at all. Isn't it great to have someone asking questions?
"Okay, no problem. Right here?"

"No, no, no, we'll come to your place to find you later. We just wanted to say hello to you first. We're mainly worried that you would leave after the meeting. We know you're busy, so why don't you come and take up a spot first, hahaha." For the comrades from the Shipbuilding Institute, just because team leader Gao Zhendong had signed the document, it was done. But they still had some time to be busy, so they had to at least clean up.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Okay, I'll go to my residence first. I don't plan to leave today, so you can come and see me anytime."

It’s true that the guesthouse at the naval base has real sea view rooms. Although simple and without many entertainment facilities, it is still very comfortable for Gao Zhendong, who has been in Beijing for a long time.

At this time in the capital city, all the trees around it had been pulled out over the past few hundred years. It was not easy to find large patches of tall green plants, not to mention the sandstorms that would come with the wind.

Objectively speaking, the leaders' arrangements did work, and Gao Zhendong really felt very relaxed.

An hour later, just as Gao Zhendong was interestingly fishing for little crabs on the beach in front of the guesthouse, his comrades came over.

In addition to the comrades from the Shipbuilding Institute, there were also comrades from the army, probably from the Naval Equipment Bureau. Gao Zhendong took a look and estimated that it was about ship planning.

Overall, the current environment is much better than what Gao Zhendong knew in his previous life. The comrades have food in their hands, but they are beginning to panic.

What are you panicking about? I guess you're panicking because you want to get something good.

It’s just like the garbage collectors in the previous life, who had finally scraped together dozens or hundreds of dollars in pocket money, and couldn’t help but think of making some trouble to bring back something.

"Chief Engineer Gao, you are in such a refined mood. Haha." The comrades started joking from a distance, and the laughter was not very clear in the sea breeze.

Gao Zhendong put down the shovel in his hand and stood up: "Well, you can't see this kind of beach in Beijing, I can't help it, hahaha."

This scene gave the comrades who came to see him a serious sense of unreality.

At this moment, he looked like a playful big boy. Who would have thought that he had so many high-tech achievements in his hands that changed so many things.

"That's right. I went to Beijing on a business trip, and the weather was a bit unbearable." The comrade from the Shipbuilding Institute laughed.

"Let's go back to the guesthouse. We can't discuss things on the beach." Gao Zhendong said with a smile.

"Yes, that's right, let's go." The comrade from the Shipbuilding Institute laughed. If we want to draw a picture when discussing something here, we can't draw it on the beach, as it will be wiped away by a wave.

A group of people went to the beach in person to look for people instead of sending a soldier to notify them, which also shows how much the comrades valued the matter.

After returning to the guesthouse, they didn't ask for a meeting room. They just gathered in Gao Zhendong's room with five or six people. It wasn't a formal meeting, just a discussion. There was no need to make things so complicated.

Besides, whether a meeting is formal or not depends mainly on the people attending the meeting, and where it is held may not be important.

After sitting down, the comrades from the Haizhuang Bureau felt a little embarrassed, probably because they were reminded by their superiors when reporting their work. We originally invited Comrade Gao Zhendong to come over to relax, so why did you bring him in again?

But the same thing applies, we are already here, and it’s not too long since the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so it can be considered the New Year. It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter.

The comrades in the Shipbuilding Institute are unaware of these twists and turns and are focused on their work.

"This time we came to you mainly to ask for your advice on the transformation and new design of the large ship." Mr. Pu from the Ship Institute got down to business as soon as he opened his mouth, probably because he wanted to save time.

The Haizhuang Bureau nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, yes, yes."

Gao Zhendong was a little surprised: "Refit, if I remember correctly, there are not many destroyers and frigates worth refitting. Four first-generation frigates and four imported destroyers are the most. But these ships are not yet ready for mid-term renovation."

The first generation of frigates were copied based on the Russian Lijia-class frigates. They were delivered between 57 and 58. There were four in total, "Rongcheng", "Qianyang", "Chuncheng" and "Yancheng". They can be said to be brand new.

The four imported destroyers, the first generation of the Four King Kongs, are the Russian Fury-class destroyers. These ships were built early and completed in 4. Strictly speaking, they belong to the S41 period, but they were transferred to us in 2 or 54.

At the last meeting, we also mentioned waiting until the mid-term modification before making any changes. How come it’s only been a year, and it’s already been brought forward?

The comrades from the Naval Equipment Bureau looked at each other and smiled a little embarrassedly. "Well, the main reason is that weapons are developing too fast now, and the generation gap is very large. The strength of these ships now, although they look big, they will definitely not be able to win if they really fight against the Type 62 large missile frigate..."

Several missile combat examples have made the naval comrades realize that these ships may look big, but in terms of combat effectiveness... they are like tying tofu to a horse's tail - don't even mention it.

The foundations of these ships are all the torpedo, artillery, destroyer and frigate of the S2 period. They do have great potential for modification, but it is limited to modification potential. After all, nothing counts until this potential is transformed into strength.

Of course, crushing the surrounding areas is not a big problem, but our comrades have never set their eyes on them. It is easy to fight against the enemy behind them.

Seeing Gao Zhendong nodding as he listened, the comrade from the Naval Equipment Bureau added: "Chief Engineer Gao, you don't know that the comrades on the new destroyers and escort boats can't even raise their heads when they see the comrades on the escort boats. They drool a lot."

Hearing his vivid description, Gao Zhendong also laughed.

It seems to be a bit like that. With such a big body, there is nothing that can compare to the escort boat except running far. Not being able to win is the original sin, there is no doubt about it.

Even in terms of stealth capabilities - electronic equipment and other aspects, because these ships were built relatively early, they had no advantages. The advantages in body and space could not be converted into victory. After all, although the radar of the escort boats was not the best, it still benefited from the development of electronics, computers and automation technology.

Thinking of this, Gao Zhendong also felt that this seemed to be the case. In the 60s and 70s, when the Cold War was most turbulent and technological iterations were most frequent, short-lived equipment was all too common.

The fact that they only wanted to modify the ships did not mean that all new ships would be needed showed that the comrades from the Naval Equipment Bureau had taken the overall situation into consideration.

"Well, that makes sense. Those old and miscellaneous models are fine, but this batch of large ships in good condition and with uniform models are indeed worth changing. And we can indeed consider changing them now."

In addition to these capital ships, we do have some miscellaneous "big ships", but when it comes to combat capabilities and modifications, there is no need to worry about them.

Seeing that Gao Zhendong also agreed with this idea, President Pu smiled and said, "Yes, that's it. So we are considering modifying both the first-generation frigates and the first-generation destroyers. At the same time, we also need to consider the design of the new destroyers."

In fact, the design of the new frigate is currently underway, and the reason has a lot to do with the South Jiaozhi authorities. It’s just that at the beginning, the naval comrades asked for too much and didn’t proceed. For example, they proposed to use gas turbines!!!

This kind of plan that directly affects the eggs is naturally impossible to carry out. Later, it was proposed to adjust the idea and build a batch using existing materials.

This time they were doing it seriously, but as Gao Zhendong flapped his wings vigorously and new weapons appeared one after another, the Naval Equipment Bureau stopped working again.

It's not the Navy Equipment Bureau, it's mainly the Navy comrades who are quitting. I've already seen chickens, ducks, fish and meat, and you're still giving me steamed bread and porridge?

This thing is outdated when it is made, and it can be beaten to shit by guided missile boats. Anyway, they can't fix it, so they start to consider changing the design. Fortunately, the design speed of the improved frigate is very fast, and it has already started production.

In Gao Zhendong's opinion, there is nothing wrong with this idea. We already have the Zhengxian-62 and Haijingqi-62, and if we come up with something covered with cannons, wouldn't all my efforts over the years have been in vain?

"Let's talk about the modification first. What are your thoughts now?" Gao Zhendong said.

As for modification, there is nothing much to say about the basics such as ship type, power, and cabin layout. There is almost no room for improvement. And Gao Zhendong is not good at this.

Therefore, when it comes to modification, the most worthy of discussion is the armament and combat system.

"Our considerations are the same for both the destroyers and the escorts. We need to replace the brain first, the combat command system. With computers, the new combat systems now have faster responses, higher automation, smaller size, and lower failure rates than the previous ones. We have to replace them."

"Yeah, that makes sense, what else?"

"As for the rest, it's mainly about armaments. We plan to basically replace them according to the specifications of the new frigates, retaining the anti-submarine equipment. We will use the same equipment for both anti-ship and air defense, but the quantity will be determined based on the size of the ship."

After saying that, Mr. Pu spread out two drawings.

"This is a frigate. We are considering removing the middle torpedo tube and installing 2*4-tube Zhengxian-62 anti-ship missiles. We will remove the single 100mm gun at the B gun position and replace it with an 8-tube Haijingqi-62. At the same time, we will use the space under the deck of the single 100mm gun to prepare 8 more missiles."

Although there is only a bunch of artillery on the deck, there is actually a lot of space under the deck for storing ammunition, rotating mechanisms, ammunition hoists, etc. One less gun can save more than just a little deck space.

(End of this chapter)