Babylonian Empire

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"I will send our personnel to investigate, and if it is suitable, Saudi Arabia will also order [-]!" Prince Sultan said.

Twenty, in this way, when the production line in Iraq starts, there will be no need to worry about not ordering!So far, there have been orders for [-] planes, which can be regarded as a successful first-class aircraft!

"Okay, we will definitely cooperate smoothly." Qu Sai smiled.

Chapter 754 The frigate returns home

After seeing off Prince Sultan, Qusay returned to the Palace of the Republic. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and it was another busy day.

However, when Qusay was about to go home from get off work, the plan was broken by the secretary's words.

"Your Excellency, the British Chargé d'affaires in Iraq and the British Energy Secretary request to see you."

Because the ambassador of the other side was expelled, the largest British official in Iraq is the charge d'affaires, and the relationship between the two countries has dropped by one level.

The British Minister of Energy actually came to Iraq when Qusay sent Prince Sultan's special plane to leave. The Iraqi side did not send anyone to greet him. On the one hand, the other party came suddenly, and on the other hand, he was responsible The agency believes that with the current relationship between the two parties, it is no longer necessary to send officials of the same level to greet them in such a friendly manner.

The other party came in a hurry, and just after getting off the plane, he came to the Palace of the Republic to see Qusay.

"How much has the price of oil dropped now?" Qusay asked.

"The price an hour ago was nineteen dollars per barrel," the secretary said.

It seems that the British are in a hurry, but they still want to see themselves during non-working hours if they hold on to their own people?

"I'm off work today, let them come back tomorrow." Qusay said.

This sentence made the secretary very happy, but the secretary continued: "Tomorrow is Saturday."

"Then let them come back next Monday." Qusay said, "Is there any plan for my itinerary next Monday?"

"Next Monday, you need to go to Saddam Port for inspection. The two Hedden-class frigates we ordered from Italy are about to return to our naval base east of Saddam Port. After picking up the warships, you It is also necessary to go to the shipyard on the west side of Saddam Port, where the first phase of construction has been completed and the construction of the first ship is about to begin," the secretary said.

"Our arrangement cannot be changed, so let them take half an hour on Tuesday to meet with them." Qusay said.

Qusay is very polite to his friends, even if it disrupts the entire itinerary, he must take good care of his friends, such as the visit of Prince Sultan this time.However, when dealing with those unfriendly countries, such as the United Kingdom, Qu Sai would not be so polite, otherwise, it would only make the opponent's arrogance more arrogant, let his pigeons go first.

In fact, as a national leader, Qusay is very busy, and there is no such thing as a working day or a resting day. However, this is just a rhetoric, that is, to let the British stay a few more days, at least for the hotel in Baghdad. Contribute for a few days.I heard that the British guy is very relaxed. The Minister of Energy does not stay at home when he has nothing to do. He likes to go to the Middle East to see the scenery.

Seeing was rejected, and Weber was a little angry: "I, as the Minister of Energy of the United Kingdom, deal with all kinds of situations every day. This time, I came to ask the president of your country with sincerity. I have important matters to discuss, but you actually want Wait until next Tuesday to meet?"

"Our President Qusai has a lot of time to deal with. Originally, he didn't have time until next Friday. This is because he thought you came all the way from the UK, so he took the time to meet him. Otherwise, you should go back to the UK first. , come back on Tuesday?" The secretary replied calmly, which made Weber even more depressed.

The British Chargé d'Affaires was quite interesting, and he left the Palace of the Republic with the Minister of Energy. These days, it was time for him to build a relationship with this powerful person. These days, he established a good relationship and brought himself back to the country. Much better than here.Everyone here seems to be hostile to the British, as if the British are worse than the Jews.

"Two-axis linkage, forward four." Abdul shouted from the bridge.

After leaving the damned Gulf of Aden, the sea finally widened, and the humid sea breeze was blowing. The young Iraqi navy braved the wind and waves, returning home like an arrow.

This place is not on the main route, so the chance of encountering cargo ships is relatively small. Compared with the busy Mediterranean Sea, the narrow Suez Canal and the Red Sea, they can take advantage of this opportunity to go crazy.

Moreover, they have sufficient reasons, that is, they have lost time ahead, and they must catch up and move forward at full speed, that is a must.

Hearing the captain's order, the engineers acted immediately and started to start the two 55000-horsepower LM2500 gas turbines in the main cabin. It was like the sound of a jet plane taking off, and the vibration and noise became even louder.

Originally, when cruising at the economical speed just now, two GMTA7900-2M diesel engines with a power of 230 horsepower were used in the rear auxiliary engine compartment, and there were two diesel generator sets beside them.

With the start of the gas turbine, the four main engines run synchronously through the special rotating shaft, and the two four-blade adjustable pitch propellers are pushed forward through the reduction gear.

The speed of the more than 2000-ton battleship began to increase. Although it did not have the feeling of pushing back when a car accelerated, it also excited all the Iraqi naval personnel on the warship, because the behemoth under their feet would reach the design speed of the ship, 35 Festival!

In order to propel this huge warship, diesel engines and gas turbines are working at full strength.

This form of power is the CODOG method (combined diesel fueled power) that has just become popular. This is also an advanced driving method until later generations, except for nuclear power, of course.

In marine engines, there have always been steam turbines, diesel engines, and gas turbines as the main power methods. The steam turbine technology is backward, especially the boiler must be preheated before starting. It should have been eliminated long ago, but the steam turbine technology is mature and can Burning low-quality heavy oil is low-cost, so there are still many applications (for example, the modern-class destroyers that we are familiar with later generations use steam turbines to everyone's surprise, and someone needs to burn the boiler!).Therefore, the latter two types of marine power are gradually used.

Among these two, the diesel engine has relatively low power density, low speed, high vibration and noise at high speed, and large volume, but low fuel consumption and simple intake and exhaust design.The gas turbine is just the opposite. It is small in size, light in weight and high in power, but its fuel consumption is relatively high, especially at low speeds, and its efficiency is very low. It has strict requirements for intake and exhaust.

In order to combine the advantages of the two to a certain extent, under the condition of satisfying the use of power, the situations of diesel-combustion alternation and diesel-combustion combined power have emerged.Alternation means that the diesel engine is responsible for the power of the warship at low speed, and the high-power gas turbine must be activated for high-speed navigation. At this time, the diesel engine does not participate in the driving work.And also use diesel engine when sailing at low speed, add gas turbine when high speed, diesel engine continues to work.

Due to early technical limitations, it is difficult for a low-speed diesel engine to work with a high-speed gas turbine on the same drive shaft, so there is no alternative drive.Now the technical problems are basically solved, and the joint power method is widely used.

Moreover, this type of ship uses the American-made LM2500 gas turbine, which is an excellent marine engine and is used on various warships in many countries. (For example, my country's Harbin, this gas turbine was unanimously praised by naval officers and soldiers, but unfortunately the Yankees stopped selling it later.) Abdul did this, and the Italians who came with the ship were unwilling: "Captain, Now the crew has not fully mastered the ship's operation ability, and you have not reached a complete familiarity with this warship, in order to avoid danger, please reduce the speed."

Unlike the Germans, when the Germans followed the TR-1700 submarine back home, they trained the crew on board as if they had gone to hell, treating them as if they had been trained during World War II, because the Germans were sea wolves.But the Italians are different. The Italians are more conservative, so they only hope to safely drive the warship back to Iraq. At that time, they will slowly train their naval personnel and gradually master the operational capabilities of the ship.

After all, the largest surface ship of the Iraqi Navy did not exceed [-] tons, but now it is a warship of nearly [-] tons!Italian personnel are very careful.

Driving a warship is different from driving a car. A car stops when you step on the brakes, but a warship does not have brakes.

If it is not operated properly, it will be a tragedy if it hits other ships.

Abdul turned around: "Our president is waiting for us to return to the country, but due to the delay in front of us, we must speed up so that we can return to Saddam Port at the scheduled time and accept our request. The president's review. The waterway here is completely clear to us, and we will definitely operate it safely."

Taking out the president as a shield, the Italian lost his temper, and then he heard these voices like a child who had to fiddle with a new toy: "Turn on the SPS-774 air-to-sea search radar, Scan the surrounding sea and airspace."

"For the sake of safety, we have to turn on the radar to search." Abdul and the Italian said.

Unexpectedly, just after Abdul finished speaking, a voice came from the radar room: "Report, there is a suspicious plane in the sky."

"Turn on the SPG-70 fire control radar, activate a Viper (Aspide) surface-to-air missile seeker, and prepare for first-level combat." Abdul said calmly.

Now, what is on the missile launcher is just a training bomb, and it is still at the first level of combat preparation. The Italian's face is very ugly: "Captain Abdul, I repeat again, you are not conducting a drill now, It's not training either, it's just an ordinary voyage for the warship to return home smoothly, these items need to be trained slowly!"

Chapter 755 The Iraqi Navy must become stronger as soon as possible

"We are not training now, just ordinary sailing, but there are many hostile forces who are afraid of the strength of our Iraqi navy. We must be alert to every target and be ready to fight at all times. I doubt very much that what is flying is color Human planes," Abdul said.

"Now there is a training bomb on the missile launcher, and there is no way to fight!" The Italians are about to go crazy.Besides, this is the Arabian Sea, how could the planes of the Israelites fly over here!

oh!Abdul suddenly realized: "Get ready, the No. [-] launcher is loaded with live ammunition!"

Seeing the distraught Italian return to his cabin, the first officer said to Abdul, "Captain, isn't it too much for us to do this?"

Abdul's eyes became sharp instantly: "Do you still remember what happened to our submarine force, Mustafa?"

At the beginning, Mustafa commanded the TR-1700 submarine that had just been taken over, successfully carried out a combat mission, killed the munitions ship, and at the same time exposed the conspiracy.All of this was due to countless accidents and inevitable formations. The Iraqi Navy at that time had just received the two submarines and it was the first long-distance voyage. Originally, they only wanted to drive the submarines back safely. , However, the words of the German instructors made them change their plans.

"I still remember that when Mustafa came back and talked with me, he said that the German instructor at that time said that the submarine under our feet was used for war. This long-distance sea voyage, It is a rare opportunity for drills. If this is the case, it will be a great waste to return to Iraq from the sea. We are driving a submarine, not a freighter!" Abdul said: "Our Iraqi navy is weak, However, we must become stronger as soon as possible. We must seize every minute of our time and conduct training. Maybe at the next moment, President Qusay needs us to fight bravely. We drive the most powerful car in Iraq. Yes, the most modern warship, not a freighter!"

Abdul knew very well that although it seemed peaceful now, war would break out at any time. The Iraqi navy could no longer just watch the brothers in the army and air force fighting. They also needed to contribute their own strength!

For the Iraqi Navy, the most important thing about this warship is the "Viper" ship-to-air missile, which is a ship-to-air missile developed and put into use in Italy in the 70s. It is 370 cm long, has a wingspan of 20.2 cm, weighs 70 kg, has a lethal range of 230 km, a height of 15 km, and a width of 6 km.The warhead is equipped with 8 kilograms of strong explosives, which can form 8 yuan of fragments after the explosion, and the effective killing radius is 1 meters.

Prior to this, Iraq's crude navy had almost no air-to-air capability, which led to the need for the Iraqi navy to let the Saudi navy play the leading role in the last joint operation to guard the Persian Gulf. This missile gave Iraq the ability to deal with low-intensity conflicts When the sea-to-air attack capability is available, it can conduct cruise activities in areas separated from its own air force.For example, you can come out of the Persian Gulf and sail on the Arabian Sea!In the past, every time there was a conflict, American warships would run to the Arabian Sea to show off their power. Now, the Iraqi Navy can also come out to confront them!

"The target is determined, it is a civil aviation airliner." At this time, a voice came from the radar room.