Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

| | |->-> Nikolaev, a port city in southern Ukraine.

Compared with other cities in Ukraine that are open to foreign tourists, this heavy industry city that has not yet been opened to the outside world has extremely important significance for Ukraine and the entire former Soviet Union.

This is the largest shipyard in the Black Sea, Nikolaev Shipyard, also known as the Black Sea Shipyard.

As the only aircraft carrier building assembly plant in the Soviet era, several Soviet-era aircraft carriers "Moscow", "Leningrad", "Kiev", "Minsk", "Novorossiysk", "Gor" "Shikov" and "Kuznetsov" were all built at Nikolaev shipyard.

In the most glorious period of Nikolayev Shipyard, the factory had more than 25,000 employees, covering an area of ​​302 hectares (including 42 hectares of water surface area), a total length of outfitting docks of 2675 meters, a total length of highways of 29 kilometers, railway With a total length of 49 kilometers, a total of 2,100 cranes ...

However, all these grand events disappeared with the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Since Gorbachev announced the disintegration of the Soviet Union a few days ago, Nikolaev Shipyard has been placed under the ownership of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian government, which is financially tight, received the shipyard ’s first order, which was an immediate interruption. All works.

In addition to the "Kuznetsov" aircraft carrier hurried away by the Russian Navy, the other two unfinished aircraft carriers were so quietly paralyzed in the shipyard that suddenly fell silent, as if they were two The same as the cold steel tomb.

They were not completed at this time, and they were parked at the mouth of the Val River in the southern Gehe estuary outside the factory. It would have to wait another twenty years before its real owner was renamed " Liaoning ".

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Now still lying quietly on the No. 0 berth, the construction rate of 30% has been completed, and the core components are all in place. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Ulyanovsk" is the only ship in the world that may be The U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is comparable to the heavy aircraft carrier.

Know that it is not a steam turbine-powered aircraft carrier like Varyag.

This is a nuclear-powered driving model with a displacement of more than 80,000 tons and an almost unlimited endurance. It is the only high-efficiency war beast currently equipped with a steam catapult for catapult take-off and can accommodate nearly 70 carrier-based aircraft.

If this series is successfully developed, it will, like the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, quickly exceed the 100,000-ton displacement and become the top predator of human **** of the ocean.

Thirty years after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, no other country can build an aircraft carrier close to it.

Even for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, apart from the United States, there is only the "Cargo De Gaulle" built by the French Navy a few years later. A fully loaded displacement is not even comparable to the medium-sized aircraft carrier Varyag.

"What a beautiful child ..."

The empty Nikolaev shipyard has been suspended from ship No. 0 for nearly two months.

The old factory director Makarov put his hands on his back, looked up at the "child" who was about to complete the main body in front of him, and sighed heavily. The voice was full of helplessness and desolation. The shipyard has never been as quiet as it is now.

As a meritorious old man who led the shipyard to glory, Makarov ’s life was almost dedicated to this place full of steel and sea water, and his most proud point is that he successfully took the large Soviet Union. The ship construction project has become a streamlining operation.

Compared with the long process for the United States to build an aircraft carrier in ten years, on his berth 0, the Soviet Union only needed three years to complete the entire process from construction to launch of a new aircraft carrier, and immediately began Next big build.

For him, the construction task of the Ulyanovsk is like a gate to a new world. He has stood beside the gate and looked inside. The fascinating light of hope.

It's just ... This light has now become extremely slim and weak with the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

"How are the negotiations between Kiev and Russia going?"

Makarov sighed heavily again, and asked softly without returning his head.

"There is still no progress, all bad news."

Yevgeny, the chief accountant of the shipyard standing next to Makarov, shook his head, his face full of sorrow.

"Russia refused to purchase and continue to pay for the subsequent construction costs of" Ulyanovsk ", and" Varyag ", they are only willing to pay 30% of the purchase price, the reason is that the previous costs have been borne by the Union By the way, they are not willing to pay for the price of a complete warship ... "

"Are there any new orders recently?"

"There is only one shipbuilding company from Norway. They have negotiated with the government. A total of six large commercial ships. Only the zero ship berth of our shipyard can be built in Europe. The demand for the order is very urgent and the construction is required immediately, but the deposit It ’s very rich enough to support the operation of our shipyard for many years. "

"Huh, of course ... this is a berth that can mass-produce aircraft carriers. Those companies have mostly been here for a long time."

Makarov snorted softly and shook his head recklessly.

For those capitalists who are profit-making, he ca n’t talk about extreme disgust, but he has no good feelings. If it is not for the purpose of maintaining the livelihood of the whole factory ... and he has no right to refuse the government ’s decision anyway.

"But what if the No. 0 berth must be used? What about the Ulyanovsk? Is it necessary for us to push it directly into the sea ?! The country has already spent more than 30,000 tons of steel on it. The ship's platform is closed. "

"I heard from the staff of President Kravchuk that they proposed to dismantle the Ulyanovsk ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ to liberate the berth space and complete important orders from friends in Norway as soon as possible. Because the country and the shipyard need Live on this money. Fortunately, there is also an American scrap steel recycling company willing to buy back steel at a high price. "

"Remove ...?"

Makarov raised his head and looked at the steel giant with the most advanced Soviet technology in front of him. A bit of pain and sadness appeared in his eyes. Since the Russian side refused to buy this giant ship, he has always had some ominous hunch. .

"It looks like we have no other choice, right?"

"That's not true, in fact, there is your third option ... to complete it."

At this moment, behind them came a crisp, slightly girlish voice with a British accent.

"Who ?! Guard!"

Makarov and Yevgeny suddenly turned around and looked behind with a watchful face.

I saw a silver-haired little girl standing behind them with a smile, surrounded by several weird old men holding small wooden sticks. Off the ground.

"Don't panic, I'm not malicious. They just passed out temporarily and will wake up in a moment."

The girl shrugged, her eyes fell on two alert Soviet old men, her lips slightly raised. (Figure.jpg)

"Introduce yourself first, Teresa Apocalis, from the Destiny Group ... we are very rich."