Chapter 1485: Big Auction (1)

"This is the large transport aircraft "An-124" developed and produced by the Antonov Design Bureau, nicknamed "Ruslan". It is also the second largest transport aircraft in the world. It uses supercritical wings and fly-by-wire flight control. System: Driven by four D-18T high bypass ratio turbofan engines developed by the Ivchenko Design Bureau, the maximum thrust of a single unit reaches 23.4 tons, the maximum flight speed is 865 km/h, the full commercial range is 5400 km, and the maximum fuel The range is 16,500 kilometers. The cargo compartment is divided into upper and lower floors. The upper compartment can carry 88 passengers. The lower main cargo compartment is 36 meters long, 6.4 meters wide, 4.4 meters high, and has a volume of 1013.76 cubic meters. The maximum load can reach 150 tons. It weighs 405 tons. It should be noted that this index is about twice that of the U.S. C-17 "Global Master", 1.25 times that of the C-5 "Galaxy", and 1.875 times that of the An-22. 6 "An-124"s were auctioned, and what you see is the first one. The aircraft was operated by Antonov Airlines in 1989. It has been flying for 1,560 hours and has a starting price of 12 million US dollars. bid!"
Sure enough, the first shot is Wang Zhan. Wu Kelan does have a strong and coveted family background. A strategic-level transport aircraft such as the "An 124" can be counted by all countries in the world that can manufacture it. It is only eligible to be a warm-up product for the auction on the spot, and for such an aircraft that only flew for 1,560 hours, the starting price is only 12 million U.S. dollars. You must know that a C-5 "Galaxy" with close performance parameters and uses ", the price of Mi Di can be as high as 125 million U.S. dollars, and this price must be an "ally" or "quasi-ally" recognized by Mi Di to be eligible to buy it. After entering the 21st century, the price is still It rose again and again, and later it exceeded 300 million US dollars!
The starting price of 12 million US dollars obviously aroused the desire of many buyers to buy. After the host announced the start of the bidding, there was a sound of bidding soon. Participating in the bidding included Libya, Waguo, and Bogaria. Even the Alian chiefs took part in it-it's really because this plane is very good for cargo, with large warehouses and strong commercial capacity, and the price is really too cheap.
Well, everyone in the Huaxia delegation looked at the aircraft drooling. Everyone knows that Huaxia is too short of strategic air transportation capabilities.
The competition is fierce, and the quotations are constantly rising. It soon broke through the integer mark of 20 million U.S. dollars, and then easily broke through 30 million U.S. dollars. By this time, Libya and Bogaria were purely holding leaks. Those who mixed their mentality have consciously withdrew. After the assessment, the Huaxia delegation had to shake their heads and withdrew from the competition. The rest of the Japanese and Alian chiefs still insisted. After all, these two are little oil tyrants. , Although someone has been smashed recently and the economy is at a bottom, but the foundation is still very solid, so the starting price does not mean to give in.
Until Alian asked for a price of 36 million, the Japanese talents finally gave up-36 million to buy a second-hand "An 124", although it is still very cost-effective, after all, the aircraft is completely incompatible with the entire metric system equipped by the Japanese. In other words, for this aircraft, the Japanese people need to rebuild a whole set of maintenance system-the airplane is cheap, but this system is expensive. The Japanese people who are good at budgeting think that doing this seems a little unworthy.
In the end, this "An 124" was acquired by the Alian chiefs at a price of 36 million, and there was enthusiastic applause. Congratulations to Alian for winning the first shot, and congratulations to the Uklan. The unprecedented auction was a good start.
Next is the auction of 5 other aircraft. With the successful bid for the first aircraft, the Alian chief made a big effort and bought all the 6 "An-124s" at a price of US$198 million. The representative of Alian Emirates They paid the entire purchase price on the spot and stated that they would pay another sum of money to ask the research and production enterprise of this type of aircraft, the famous "Antonov Design Bureau" to conduct a comprehensive inspection and maintenance of these 6 "old" aircraft. At the same time, experienced pilots will be dispatched from the country to receive training on flying this type of aircraft. They plan to set up a special international large cargo air transport department based on these 6 aircraft to use this type of aircraft globally. A huge capacity second to none.
In fact, this is also one of the goals of other bidders. The warehouse is huge and can transport 150 tons of cargo at one time. "An 124" is the best choice for transporting large cargo with time-limited requirements. It is also the pursuit of the country to establish strategic air transportation. The most affordable option for ability.
Moreover, given the current situation in the "CIS" countries, this time is probably the best opportunity to buy this type of aircraft. In the future, this type of aircraft can be rebuilt.
This price is obviously in line with Uklan’s expectations for these six aircraft. The first batch of goods sold for nearly 200 million U.S. dollars, which also boosted the confidence of the auction organizers. They immediately launched the second. Lots.
The second lot is "European Bison".
"European Bison" is the nickname of the large air-cushion landing ship of the former Soviet Union codenamed 1232.2. This type of landing ship has a full load displacement of 555 tons and is the largest air-cushion landing ship in the world. Because the size of the ship is much larger than all the ships in service in the world The dock landing ship and the amphibious assault ship have the capacity, so it cannot be carried by any mother ship and needs to rely entirely on its own endurance.
The main task of the former Soviet Russia to develop the ship is to meet the needs of landing operations in the small and calm Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Baltic Sea in Western Europe and Asia. It can directly carry troops from the port to the enemy without the endurance distance. High-speed assaults or first-wave attacks were carried out at specific strongholds along the coast, destroying the enemy's beachfront defense system and responding to the follow-up main force to grab beaches.
To achieve this combat goal, the "European Bison" is designed to carry 150 tons of materials to perform combat missions. Typical delivery methods include: three T-80-class main battle tanks with a combat weight of 40-50 tons, or eight BMPs. -2 infantry fighting vehicles, or 10 БТР-80 armored vehicles and 140 related armored infantry; if purely used to transport soldiers, this type of battleship can carry up to 360 fully armed soldiers at one time.
The endurance of the "European Bison" is 300 nautical miles/55 knots per hour, and the top speed has reached an astonishing 65 knots (equivalent to 120.38 km/h), which is faster than the maximum speed limit of high-speed kilometers in most countries, and even greater. Most warships in service have a top speed of 30 knots more than doubled!
The reason why it can run so fast is that the ship is equipped with five UGT-6000 gas turbines with a standard output power of 10,000 horsepower, three of which are responsible for driving three large four-blade variable-pitch propulsion fans at the stern. The other two drive four 2.5m diameter NO-10 lifting fans installed side by side in the middle and rear section of the hull to provide the power required for the air cushion lifting fans.
Moreover, this type of warship is equipped with quite fierce shore bombing fire support and air defense self-defense weapons. On both sides of the ship's bow are equipped with a MS-227Ogon22 combined with 140mm multi-barrel rocket launchers, with a total of 66 ammunition in three groups, enough for three shooting stations. Need; on both sides of the front of the bridge are equipped with an integrated MR-123-01 gun sighting radar, AK-630 type 30mm six-barreled rotating machine gun with a rate of fire of 3,200 rounds per minute, used to shoot at water surface, shore targets or Air defense and self-defense; in addition, there are two sets of double-mounted "MTU-2" short-range air defense missile launchers, and 32 SA-N-5 short-range air defense missiles with a range of 3,600 meters.
It can be seen that the "European Bison" is a type of landing ship that can independently launch a small and medium-scale landing operation without the cooperation of other ships. Its extremely high speed also increases the suddenness of launching such operations and greatly increases the enemy's Defense difficulty.
Such a warship was put on auction, and it undoubtedly attracted the great attention of countless countries with a large number of surrounding maritime interests and disputes, especially the Black Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf and even coastal countries including the South China Sea. Type battleship is eyeing.
Of course, this includes China.