Chapter 1488: Big Auction (4)

The reserve price is US$50 million and the auction begins.
Even in a very limited country that has the ability to build large warships such as the "Glory-class" cruiser with a maximum displacement of more than 10,000 tons, the cost of building such a warship is extremely high.
Take the "Glory-class" cruiser against the metric "Ticonderoga"-class cruiser as an example. The first ship, the "Ticonderoga", which was completed and delivered in January 1983, has a cost of 1.1 billion US dollars. This is the country's own equipment procurement. If the price is for export, let’s not talk about the possibility of buying it. Even if the Americans are willing to sell, with the urinary nature of this gang of arms dealers, it will definitely be impossible to deal with less than US$2 billion.
So when the reserve price of this "weakened version" of the "Glorious-class" cruiser burst, it immediately caused a fierce battle.
Want to unify the hegemony of the Indian Ocean, become a "remarkable power", India and its eternal enemy Pakistani, South America is the most powerful country, and want to continue this "tradition" indefinitely Basi, want to be in The Persian Gulf has gained a greater right to speak, Ipers, who is determined to kill its ideals, the soil foundation that aspires to reshape the great power in the Mediterranean, and its rival Greece, which is entangled with it, and more and more with the rise of the economy. Smecta, who aspires to be the "center of the universe", has long coveted the interests of Malacca, and therefore eager to develop sea and air power, Malaysia, who is eager for more maritime interests because of the country’s growing wealth, is in talks with Spain to build a small aircraft carrier The country of Dai, of course, and China...all joined the team competing for this warship, and the quotations of the placards also rose.
60 million, 70 million...100 million!
Buying an unfinished downgraded version of "Glory" for more than $100 million is not so cost-effective to calculate. There are still many unknown risks. Unless you specifically want to develop ocean power, countries with a mentality of trying to find out are usually started. They chose to withdraw one after another, and when the offer rose to 120 million U.S. dollars, even Huaxia, who was eager for the ship, gave up reluctantly, leaving only the two remaining competing.
It is the enemies of Indy and Pakistan.
Needless to say, Indy, among the forces on the coast of the Indian Ocean, the most powerful naval force is his family. There are two aircraft carriers in active service, the "Vikrant" and the "Villat", both from Britain. Buy second-hand goods-don’t underestimate these two second-hand goods. When the third Indian-Pakistani war broke out that year, the first aircraft carrier equipped in Indian history was a small aircraft carrier with a displacement of only 15,000 tons. "Special" has played a great role. The ship’s "Sea Hawk" fighter-bombers and "Trade Wind" anti-submarine aircraft have dispatched more than 4,000 sorties, attacked Dongba seaports and military bases many times, and carried out successful operations in Pakistan. The blockade of the United States controlled the air and sea dominance in the theater. The carrier-based aircraft also made great achievements in sinking 8 Pakistani naval ships. It was a great contributor to Indy’s victory in the war!
Moreover, as India's first aircraft carrier, the "Vikrant" has also trained a large number of experienced officers and soldiers for the Indian Navy, allowing it to accumulate rich experience in aircraft carrier operations, use and maintenance.
As we all know, an aircraft carrier cannot act alone. To be dispatched, it must bring enough "bodyguards". These "bodyguards" include destroyers, frigates, submarines, etc., to provide them with adequate underwater, surface and air protection capabilities, and they have The "Glory-class" cruiser with area air defense capability is obviously a good choice to provide this capability, so the Indians are riveting enough to get this warship.
As for the Pakistan Railway, it is easy to understand if you want to get this ship.
Compared with the enemy Indy, the naval power of Pakistan Railway is really weak. There are only a few old ships that barely support the facade. The most advanced ships are the six second-hand "Type 21" frigates that have just been installed from Britain. It was a second-hand product that Britain retired after the Falklands War. When the British sold it to Pakistan Railways, they cost $12 million per ship, which is a fair price.
But how do you fight the Indians with a few "21" frigates? There is no shortage of aircraft carriers, destroyers, and frigates. In case of a fight again, as far as the navy is concerned, Pakistani can say that he has no power to fight back-so I must not let the Indians take it under their noses. To this big ship!
Moreover, after taking this ship, Pakistan's maritime power has also changed suddenly. Even if it cannot fully confront the Indians, at least it will be necessary to prevent Asange from blocking the port demonstrations so arrogantly, and the party cannot even get out of the door. went!
Someone pinched each other, and none of the happiest was the auctioneer. The auctioneer kept chanting the latest bids with dazzling smiles, and secretly praised himself for his eagerness to pick up this product in advance.
No matter how crazy the price is, some people will eventually be unable to stand it. However, contrary to everyone’s expectations, the economic strength is obviously superior this time, and they have always been accustomed to buying large sums of money in the international arms market. Local people-well, then everyone actually came around the corner. Let’s do this. It’s an open auction, which means that the price of the transaction is open to the world under public view. Then, some people think How to operate it?
The Indians buy arms and you sell wool without a rebate?
In the end, the Pakistani Railways took the battleship at a high price of 112 million U.S. dollars. In addition to the additional 30 million U.S. dollars required to complete the ship, the Pakistani Railways needed to pay a total of 142 million U.S. dollars to obtain the ship. As far as the value of the ship is concerned, it is quite cost-effective. If nothing else, half a year later, the Pakistani Navy will eventually usher in the first warship that can pose a substantial threat to the Indian Navy.
The final transaction price of US$142 million also made the organizers of this auction excited. Compared with their previous estimate of about US$80 million, it seems that the ship can sell for a good price!
What are you waiting for? Serve another hard dish!
The figure of another giant ship was soon projected on the big screen-"Varyag" grand debut!
"Varyag", the design code is 1143.5, and the factory code is "Order 106". It has a displacement of 55,000 tons, a length of 302 meters, a width of 35.4 meters, and a draft of 10.5 meters. It is powered by 4 steam turbines. The No. 2 ship of the Russian "Kuznetsov" class "Heavy Carrier Cruiser" is currently about 68% completed. According to the Black Sea Shipyard’s estimate of the follow-up project volume, it will require another investment of about 200 million US dollars to complete it. However, the factory also issued a statement that unless it is supported by the Raksha Kingdom and the required parts are provided on time, there is no guarantee that the ship can be completed-this is very much related to the situation of the "Komsomolsk" The main components of that ship have been installed, and the rest is just some finishing work. The dependence on the external supply chain is greatly reduced.
This statement expresses a very clear meaning: Even if you buy the "Varyang", the Uklan cannot guarantee that it will be completed, so buying it requires a lot of risk.
So, does anyone buy it?