What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 302 (ch47c)
Looking back at the more than 20 years of car manufacturing history in China, the most groundbreaking car must be the H6.

This is the first national best-selling car to surpass joint venture models in sales, and it has dominated the top spot in domestic SUV sales for more than a decade.

From a design perspective, the H6, which has been produced since the 10s, has suffered from poor power, rusty chassis, poorly matched transmission with jerking and clutch burning, high fuel consumption, and no handling whatsoever.

As the quality gradually improved, it was already ten years after its launch, and sales began to decline.

But it meets two requirements: large spaces and bad roads.

And, it's cheap enough.

Tang Wen's experience with cars in that era was that you shouldn't drive outside the city, otherwise you'd shake yourself sick.

However, hardcore off-road vehicles are too expensive, and not everyone can afford them. Later, Honda proposed the concept of a front-wheel-drive urban SUV:

Off-road vehicles have a higher chassis than sedans, are cheaper because they are front-wheel drive than rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, and have a simpler monocoque body like sedans. They also have a larger interior space, so they can be made less compact to avoid disproportionate features.

Simply put, it involves raising a sedan and then resurfacing it to resemble an off-road vehicle, which is somewhat useful.

The success of urban SUVs in China since their inception proves that this is an absolutely correct path forward.

If Tang Wen could make a similar product priced at just over 10 yuan, and the quality were barely acceptable, he certainly wouldn't have to worry about sales.

As for the unethical approach of trying to open up the market with microcars like the QQ and Alto, Tang Wen has no intention of doing so. This is even more degrading than plagiarism and would create a brand image gap that would be difficult to reverse.

Upon hearing Tang Wen's description of the city SUV, Yang Zhanchi and Shen Wei both felt a sense of wonder, as if they had grasped something and were scratching their heads in frustration.

……

IAA Intelligence Department.

The agent compiling the information passed by Smith's workstation and tossed him a few sheets of paper:
"We've heard from Siam and the oil tycoons that their A4 fighter jets haven't decreased."

Smith, who was dozing off, immediately woke up and subconsciously said:

"No, that's impossible. There are 14 A4s in total."

But his colleagues didn't seem to care, and even advised him:

"Smith, those are just outdated old planes, not much better than the planes in the flying club."

"Damn it, this is a very serious smuggling case. Maybe they secretly obtained the parts and assembled them. This must be thoroughly investigated!"

"Perhaps, but there are more important things to do now."

After he finished speaking, his colleague left in a hurry again, as the IAA was extremely busy.

Revisiting Hans's 50-year-old case, investigating Nanmei, sending personnel to Antarctica, and searching the world for the Second Fleet—the entire IAA hasn't been this busy in years.

Compared to that, what's so special about Dongda University building a few A4s?
Not to mention A4, they must have also come into contact with Persian cat F14 and Annan F4, and F16 was even exhibited in their country.

Even McDonnell Douglas didn't make a big fuss about it, so the matter was downgraded to a very low level, and it was simply a matter of asking around among allies before it was over.

Smith:…

My water heater business!!
Smith felt like he had made a foolish mistake, having only brought back the lowest level of intelligence after making such a long trip to the mainland.

But he still didn't believe that Gaijin would behave himself, and suddenly realized that there seemed to be no movement in the Spratly Islands recently.

Having been withdrawn from outside, he had no immediate mission, so he began searching for the latest newspapers, but found nothing, only the usual war of words in Luzon.

Damn it, those wretched monkeys won't move unless provoked by a special agent!
Smith slowly scrolled down, vaguely sensing that something was amiss:

After chasing the monkeys away, did Gekin only focus on fishing?

However, the situation in Nansha was indeed calm and peaceful, without a single ripple.

He found his supervisor:

"Boss, do you have any satellite photos of the area that has recently passed by the Spratly Islands?"

"Let me see... There should be a keyhole passing by this afternoon. You can request an infrared CCD photo; the clarity should be sufficient."

Satellite bandwidth is a very precious resource, and there isn't a huge demand for it today.

Smith immediately contacted the satellite department and waited until after get off work to be informed that the photos had been sent back.

"See for yourself, I'm going to buy a coffee and continue working overtime." "Don't worry, I know how to use it."

Smith opened the digital photograph, found a reference point, and zoomed in.

CCD digital photos are not very clear, but that's relative to film. They are usually printed out for viewing, and browsing them on a computer will consume a lot of CPU and cause lag.

He was very experienced in zooming in only a little bit at a time, while simultaneously comparing the positions.

Smith was still shifting the camera angle even after the satellite department personnel returned with coffee.

In the center of the CRT spherical screen, there is a cluster of millet grains.

"These ships are strange, why are they arranged in a circle?"

Smith: "Is this a ship?"

"Of course, it's still decoding now. Once the pixels are analyzed, we should be able to see the outline."

Another minute passed, and the noise from the fan inside the computer case finally subsided.

The two of them looked closely and saw that there were six boats arranged in a radial circle.

"Let me check the scale... The length is only a little over 100 meters. These four ships are about 4,000 tons, and those two are probably between 8,000 and 10,000 tons. Judging from the scale, they are cargo ships."

The photo can only be zoomed in to this level; any further zoom will make it blurry.

They stared at the screen for a long time, and finally Smith said:
"It looks like the center is a piece of land?"

"This is not normal; perhaps the tide is going out."

Smith was even more puzzled: "Wasn't the tide coming in when the photos were taken?"

The conversation fell silent.

"Could it be... an artificial island?"

"God, this is incredible!"

……

Great Bay.

Tang Wen checked the time; there was still an hour left.

To meet McDonnell Douglas's requirements, Tang Wen had to assemble a large number of domestic construction teams and send out dredgers ahead of time.

At the same time, he also told Su Weiguo that preliminary construction had been carried out on Gongzhen Reef, with a small port and infrastructure already in place.

Upon hearing this news, the entire Qiongzhou Maritime Surveillance Bureau couldn't sit still and immediately rushed over.

Tang Wen had prepared a Type 2 large boat in advance, so he could fly over and take a look around tomorrow.

Just then, he sensed something, silently walked to the public restroom, and disappeared.

The next second, he appeared on a sperm whale-shaped submarine on the seabed of the Beibu Gulf.

Below and in front of the submarine is the wreckage of an airplane.

Discovery: CH-47C Chinook Helicopter
动力：莱康明T55-L-11型3750马力涡轴发动机*2，时速310公里，航程2200公里
Performance: Empty weight 11.4 tons, fully loaded takeoff weight: 21 tons, sling load capacity 9 tons

[Consumes 24150 (3450*7) experience points to replicate]

A mere 7-year technology penalty means that this CH-47C was developed in 1967, making it a product from 30 years ago.

But this was the first valuable helicopter that Tang Wen had retrieved, and it was also the target of the submarine that was cruising beneath his feet.

The Chinook boasts excellent high-altitude performance and powerful lifting capabilities.

Especially the T55-L-11 engine, which was continuously upgraded by the old man, can be increased to 5200 horsepower, which can be described as having great potential.

Moreover, the Chinook was likely to be used openly. In the 1970s and 1980s, China introduced the civilian version of the CH-47, the B234 helicopter, and simultaneously initiated a reverse engineering project for the Z-17.

Due to the weakness of the basic industrial base, the final performance is less than one-third of that of the B234, but the project does exist.

(End of this chapter)