Chapter Fifty Spent Eight Hundred Million Dollars

  Project 629A-class conventional-powered ballistic missile submarines, surfaced displacement 2794 tons, submerged displacement 3553 tons, maximum diving depth 300 meters, diesel-electric propulsion system, surface speed 12 knots, underwater speed 16 knots, 6 x 533mm torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft), 3 x P-13 ballistic missile launchers, endurance 70 days at 8 knots and 500 nautical miles, crew approximately 80 people.

  Nestorovich introduced them there: "These guys were decommissioned directly in 1991, now they are crawling around a military port, I've asked, the maintenance is still okay, if you want, I'll let someone do a major overhaul, and it will be safe to sail on the high seas."

  "These guys have a lot, at that time a total of 18 were decommissioned, if you want them all, can sell them to you cheaply, the other side said, launching missiles is absolutely useful."

  Guo Yu didn't answer, it's all about the price, see how much you can afford. Continue flipping down, it's a small warship.

  "Tarantul" class missile boat is a type of large inshore missile boats developed by the former Soviet Union in the late 1970s, many of which were exported. The "Tarantul" has a high speed, reaching up to 40 knots, with an endurance of 400 nautical miles at 36 knots and 1650 nautical miles at 14 knots. In terms of speed and seaworthiness, the "Tarantul" is among the best in its class globally.

  To enhance its self-defense capabilities, the boat is also equipped with medium-caliber automatic naval guns, small-caliber rapid-fire guns, anti-aircraft missiles and electronic warfare equipment, thereby greatly improving its attacking power, defensive power and survivability. The combat missions it can perform have also expanded from mainly attacking surface warships in the early days to conducting maritime patrols, fishery protection, escort, blockading enemy ports and attacking enemy coastal targets, making it possible to use it as a light frigate.

  The boat is equipped with SA-N-5 short-range air defense missiles and launchers, two A-630 six-barreled rapid-fire guns, the bow is equipped with an A-176 automatic naval gun, and the boat is also equipped with a P-10 decoy missile launcher system. The firepower intensity is completely comparable to that of a 1,000-ton light frigate.

  "I can get you two of these if you need them, and they'll be ready for delivery in a month," Nesterovich said, pointing to the pictures.

  Nestorovich looked at Guo Yu, mysteriously saying: "Guo, I've also prepared a big one for you, but I don't know if you want it. Take a look yourself." After finishing speaking, he flipped over to the next page of pictures.

  The above shows a frigate, Krivak II class, length 123.1m, beam 14m, draft 4.9m, displacement 3300t (standard)/3600t (full load), speed 32 knots, range 4600nm/20knots; 1600nm/30knots, crew 180, propulsion CODAG, 2 x 8-type gas turbines, power 35,000hp; 2 x 62-type gas turbines, power 12,000hp.

  The armament includes 2 × 100mm/59-caliber guns; 2 × AK-630 CIWS, 1 × twin SA-N-4 "Gecko" SAM launcher with 20 rounds, 2 × quadruple SS-N-25 "Switchblade" anti-ship missile launchers, 2 × quadruple 533mm torpedo tubes for 53-series torpedoes, and 2 × RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers.

  Radar: Search radar "Top Plate", Air search radar; "Fruit Set" (or "Head Lights"), Sea search radar, Band Stand, Fire control radar 1 set; "Pop Group" (or "Bull Nose"), Fire control radar, //Band Stand, Control SA-N-4 missiles; "Squawk Group" (or "Side Net"), Fire control radar, //Band Stand; "Low Blow", Fire control radar, /Band Stand, Identification Friend or Foe; "Salt Pot", Identification friend or foe radar. Electronic warfare: 4 seats P-16 type or 4 seats P-10 type chaff launchers; 2 sets "Canopy" electronic warfare equipment; 2 sets "Seat Clock" electronic warfare equipment. Sonar: "Bull Nose", Hull mounted sonar, Active search and attack.

  Of course, most of the data above was incomprehensible to Guo Yu, but he felt it was very impressive, bigger and more than he had imagined. He thought for a while about whether his actions would ruin his original idea and attract unwanted attention, as arms trading was strictly controlled. However, if he didn't buy them, how could he develop in 1915? Building warships and cannons himself would take too long. Guo Yu steeled himself and made the purchase. If someone discovered it later, he would think of a way to deal with it; after all, they wouldn't have solid evidence against him. Finally, Guo Yu made up his mind. The crucial moment had arrived - the issue of price, and whether he could afford it.

  "Alright, Neff, everything looks good, I wonder how the price is?" Gu Yu let out a sigh of relief after finishing reading and picked up the cold coffee on the table to take a sip.

  "I'll definitely give you a reasonable price, these things are already retired and decommissioned warships, but their performance is still pretty good, in Africa and Southeast Asia, they're treated like treasures, let me take a look at the price." He said, pulling out a quote sheet and reading it aloud to Guo Yu.

  Six 'Turya-class' torpedo boats at $2.1 million each, totaling $12.6 million.

  19 x 629A-class ballistic missile submarines: $500,000 each, total $950 million.

  Two "Poison Spider" class missile boats: $6.4 million each, total of $12.8 million.

  Krivak II-class frigate: 137 million dollars per unit.

  Kuang Yu heard the price, good guy, in an instant he almost used up all the money he had made from auctioning off his stuff a few days ago. It seems that weapons are really expensive! And this doesn't even include the cost of the shore-based facilities and ammunition, let alone the cost of the ships themselves. I'm afraid my own money won't be enough.

  Let Nesterovich calculate the other matching things, the total amount of ammunition is ten times the spare, the matching facilities on the shore, the commonly used parts and components, the matching ships, and what about tugboats? Yes, also need to buy a supply ship, ask for the price, it's really expensive, also 60 million US dollars, but this one is half new.

  The supply ship can carry 16,000 tons of fuel oil, 500 tons of fresh water and 2000-3000 tons of dry goods such as grain. The stern of the ship also has an older vertical refueling device that can refuel ships through a hose. The ship is also equipped with two twin-mounted 57mm guns and four 30mm anti-aircraft guns, which have certain self-defense capabilities.

  Nesterovich finally told Guo Yu that the total price was $790 million, which could completely renovate and deliver to a designated location after assembly.

  Guo Yu actually didn't quite understand the prices of these things, he just said whatever they were, Guo Yu finally also requested that everything must come with a full set of ship data, repair manuals, equipment usage instructions, weapon usage instructions, etc., all of which had to be meticulously organized and in Chinese, along with instructional videos.

  Nestorovich told Guo Yu that these things would need to be sorted out in one or two months and then handed over to him, which was already the fastest speed.

  It's just as well that I sold a batch of European artworks recently, earning 700 million euros. Otherwise, it would be really hard to afford them. It's truly difficult to support an entire country with one's own strength. But the money was worth spending - after acquiring these warships, I'm not afraid of anyone in Southeast Asia. I can attack whoever I want, whenever I want. Those ironclad warships from Europe in 1915 are just a pile of scrap metal now. One missile and they're reduced to dust. The money was well spent.

  Finally, Guo Yu asked about the cruise ship business. Nesterovich told Guo Yu that he didn't operate in the cruise ship industry, but after asking around with friends, a basic 10,000-ton luxury cruise ship would cost between $50 million to $100 million USD, and second-hand ones are slightly cheaper, it's up to Guo Yu's choice.

  Kuo Yu didn't want a new one at the time because it would take one or two years to wait, and second-hand ones were fine as long as their performance was acceptable. He mainly used them in 1915 to run between Kalimantan Island and domestically.