For India, building an aircraft carrier is indeed a big problem. Even if India is now vigorously developing equipment, it is generous in spending money, and it can still get support from Eastern and Western countries in technology. However, in the process of building an aircraft carrier, there is an indispensable important equipment, but it is really difficult for India to purchase.
This important equipment is the gantry crane. You know, even if you look at the whole world, the gantry crane in China is top-notch. Moreover, Chinese gantry cranes now account for 80% of the world market. So in terms of probability, international buyers prefer to buy gantry cranes made in China, and there is another big advantage of Chinese-made gantry cranes, which is high quality and low cost.
So the British built aircraft carrier At that time, I bought a gantry crane from China. The arrival of this gantry crane has accelerated the construction of two British aircraft carriers. The key is that the price is also expensive, only 20 million US dollars.
After the completion of its own aircraft carrier, the British watched the gantry cranes. It just happened that India was purchasing gantry cranes all over the world. India tried to talk with them. I didn't expect it. hatred. The price of this second-hand gantry crane from the United Kingdom to India was doubled compared to when I bought it from China before. I didn't expect India to buy it without blinking. The decisiveness simply made the previous "sun never set” a bit dumbfounded. .
So finally, India Bought a second-hand Chinese gantry crane from the British at a total cost of 40 million US dollars. With this gantry crane, India's first domestically-produced aircraft carrier will surely get twice the result with half the effort, and will no longer be soaked in the water forever.
Some people say that it can be seen through the reselling of Chinese second-hand aircraft carriers in the United Kingdom that the price of gantry cranes is set too low by China, otherwise India would not be so generous and spend 40 million US dollars.
For the United Kingdom, you may be really complacent about it. After all, you can make a fortune by buying a gantry crane and using it up. However, according to analysts' estimates, the UK should have underestimated the possible hidden dangers.
Gantry crane to aircraft carrier In fact, it is not used at the time of construction, and then no longer meet. Because of post-maintenance, gantry cranes are still needed, otherwise a lot of work cannot be carried out.
Last year, the Russian aircraft carrier "Kuznetsov" was hit by a gantry crane during the overhaul. It can be seen that the gantry crane is an indispensable supporting equipment during the maintenance period. But the British sold the gantry crane to make money.
Since the UK can offer that price for a second-hand gantry crane in the market, if we purchase in China next time, we may also try to increase the price of the gantry crane. After all, we have First-hand supply.
