The leader of the China Shipbuilding Corporation also made an unscripted speech, but it was obvious that he was very satisfied that Jiangnan Changxing was able to complete the preparatory work for the construction of a new conventional submarine in such a short time, and was even one step ahead of the Wuchang Shipyard.
At the end of the speech, the leader's eyes were red and moist, and his words made everyone present feel shocked and their blood boiled.
"Think of our navy, with a few wooden stilt huts, and a small wooden boat that can only make ten people, to defend the island that we don't know; Just last year, we were faced with a crisis, so we could only grit our teeth and go to Mao Xiong to buy Hyundai-class destroyers and Kilo-class submarines, but the equipment that could be bought was not a long-term solution, and we must have a strong shipbuilding industry in order to provide strong support for our naval construction.
Think about our navy, don't say that it is compared with the United States, compared with the foot basin country, even compared with the stick, it is not as good!
The nearly sixty-year-old leader burst into tears as he spoke.
"Without good equipment, our merchant ships were illegally intercepted by foreign forces on the sea, and our submarines were chased by foreign warplanes in the coastal waters.
There are many ordinary people who call on our navy to send a fleet to protect our merchant ships, but what ocean-going fleet can our navy go to such a far place to protect our merchant ships?
We have been working hard, but our foundation is weak, and it is not easy to develop to this day, but we must keep in mind that for us, a big country with 18,000 kilometers of coastline and more than 3 million square kilometers of maritime territory, we must have a strong navy!
Speaking of this, the old leader's voice trembled a little.
The people attending the meeting clenched their fists one by one, for more than a hundred years, because there was no strong navy, they suffered too much.
In particular, in recent years, the technical level of naval equipment has distanced itself from the navy of a powerful country, and not a single domestically produced destroyer can be commissioned in a year.
Of course, on the one hand, because of the shortage of funds for the navy, and on the other hand, because the country's shipbuilding industry and defense industry are not strong enough!
If it can't build advanced warships, how can the navy procure them?
Because the navy is not strong enough, even in the South China Sea, some small countries dare to invade our islands and reefs.
Shen Huan couldn't help but think of a naval battle that took place in Nansha nine years ago.
Although the Chinese Navy won the naval battle, when I think of the Chinese Navy in the naval battle, it still uses the first type of artillery frigate designed and built by China itself decades ago, this kind of frigate is only a full row of more than 1,000 tons, and there are not even missiles on the ship, only three 100-millimeter guns and four double 37 anti-aircraft guns.
If it was a missile frigate at that time, the warship of the country that jumped off the beam, could it still be so rampant?
And that type of frigate that participated in the war was built by the Jiangnan Changxing Shipyard, also known as the Jiangnan-class frigate, and the Jiangnan-class frigate that participated in the war was only retired the year before last.
Of course, the main force of patrol missions in the South China Sea is still small tonnage, and it is not an advanced Type 037 hunting submarine, and there are also a small number of 2,000-ton Type 053 frigates.
Shen Huan couldn't help but think that if the Type 022 wave-piercing catamaran missile boat, which later became a sensation, could be completed and put into service earlier, then it should be the fastest coastal defense force enhancer for the Chinese Navy.
After all, the current Nansha patrol main ship Type 037 hunting submarine, not to mention the small tonnage, the firepower on the boat is not strong is a major weakness, coupled with the stability of the navigation is not good, when encountering a larger wind and waves, you can only stay in the port and cannot get out.
But the Type 022 missile boat is different.
Due to the wave-piercing catamaran type, this missile boat can be compared with the stability of a 2,000-ton frigate with a displacement of more than 200 tons.
Coupled with the fact that it is capable of carrying eight anti-ship missiles, which is even stronger than a two-thousand-ton frigate, the 053 frigate can only carry four anti-ship missiles.
Shen Huan still remembers that this kind of missile boat was launched into service in 04 years, and all major shipyards across the country are building it, and finally more than 80 of them were completed and put into service, and this kind of missile boat that can carry out anti-ship combat missions in the coastal waters, like the submarine of the navy, can play the role of wolf pack tactics and form a threat of saturation strike against the enemy's fleet.
At the same time, it can also carry out coastal patrol missions, because it is equipped with 630 guns, and the firepower is very fierce, and the rate of fire of this gun is as high as 3,000 rounds per minute, of course, it is still weaker than the domestic 730.
It's just that the 022 missile boat seems to appear a little late!
Because not long after it entered service, the new Type 056 corvettes began to be launched into service in batches, and with this light protection, the role of the 022 missile boat is not so strong.
In addition, with the large-scale service of the 052C\D destroyer and the Type 054A frigate, the Chinese Navy has gone to the open ocean, and the requirements for near-shore defense have been greatly reduced, so the Type 022 missile boat was born late.
Shen Huan was thinking that if this kind of missile boat could appear in the equipment sequence of the Chinese Navy a few years earlier, wouldn't it be able to greatly alleviate the problem of weak coastal defense capability of the Chinese Navy?
Because this kind of missile boat is relatively easy to build, all major shipyards in the country have the conditions to build it, and it can be completed and put into service on a large scale in a short period of time.
Of course, it is only a preliminary idea now, and Shen Huan is not the leader of the China Shipbuilding Corporation, let alone the leader of the Navy, so he can only find a way to make suggestions.
The veteran leader of CSSC on the stage said in a deep voice: "Our CSSC shoulders the heavy responsibility of providing the main equipment for the navy, and Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding is the main shipyard for the construction of our military ships, and I believe that you have the determination and ability to build first-class warships for our navy."
The advanced technical level of the new-type conventional submarine has a bearing on the development and growth of our navy's submarine force, and I hope that you will be able to muster up your energy, fight for several hundred days, and strive to build the first new-type conventional submarine at an early date, so as to make your contribution to our national defense construction!
When the new boat enters service, I'm sure you'll all be proud of it. ” The voice of the old leader of CSSC fell, and the applause resounded in the auditorium like a tide, and Shen Huan also applauded vigorously, the old leader's speech was indeed shocking and enthusiastic!
Everyone present wants to put the new conventional submarine into service in the fastest time, which is a new starting point for the Chinese Navy, and it is also the glory of Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding and China's shipbuilding industry!
After the mobilization meeting, the relevant departments and workshops of Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding Group entered a state of intense preparation.
Especially Gao Mingyue, who received the task of cutting the first steel plate, couldn't calm down for a long time.
She knows very well the importance of this task, and it will receive the attention of many leaders and experts at that time, and she also knows that most of the people who can be selected are also related to Shen Huan.
Otherwise, there are so many skilled masters in the cutting workshop, where would she get her turn?