Warship of Great Power

It will take a long time for autonomous driving technology to mature, but Qin Tao believes that Mingzhou Group will become the leader. After all, he has already started laying out the technology many years ago, and no other company can compare with him.

It will take many years for this technology to finally bear fruit, and it is still just starting to sprout and grow vigorously. However, the leaders present have already seen the great significance of this technology.

"If people don't need to drive the car, then various armored vehicles and tanks may also be driven without people, which can greatly reduce casualties on the battlefield."

"Everyone, the situation on the battlefield is more complicated. Only people can handle it. Look at the fighter planes. People still have to fly." Qin Tao distributed food to everyone: "Come on, everyone, eat quickly, although the environment here is not good. , but the food still tastes good.”

The big guy took it and opened the lunch box. Sure enough, he could smell the fragrance inside. It was the level of a master chef of the Mingzhou Group Guesthouse.

"Come, let's eat!"

Everyone started eating with their lunch boxes, and while eating, they continued to admire the big guys around them.

"Had I known it, I would have had people send food to the submarine, and we would eat in the restaurant inside." A leader said.

"The food provided by your Mingzhou Group is really good. Can you prepare this food and store it in the cold storage for us to eat when we go to sea?"

Are you talking about pre-made dishes? Qin Tao shook his head: "No, the food is freshly cooked and fresh. If you want to eat such delicious meals when performing tasks, then you can send cooking soldiers to us to learn. We don't charge."

"Cooked now? It's still not possible on our submarines." Another leader said: "On our submarines, the most common food is various canned food. After all, this is convenient. Fortunately, now canned food has many flavors, such as braised Hairtail, fish-flavored shredded pork, Kung Pao chicken, etc. are all available, and our munitions department has developed hundreds of canned foods for submariners to eat."

The food of the submarine soldiers is very good. After they go ashore, they have eight dishes and one soup. They have dinner together every week. This is to make the submarine soldiers fat and fat. After they go on the submarine to perform the mission, they can lose weight. Big circle.

As for the reason, of course it is because the food on the submarine is not as good as on land. Although the cooks try their best to prepare various delicacies, they still cannot meet the needs of the submariners. No matter how good the canned food is, they will get tired of it if they eat too much.

"Why is it unrealistic?" Qin Tao asked.

"If you want to meet the needs of hundreds of people in the submarine, you need a third officer to lead the cooks. Each time you cook, you need at least two cooks. If there are shifts in the submarine, you will need a staff of six cooks. , this is a bit too much.”

The establishment in a submarine must be based on the needs of three shifts. After all, people need sleep and entertainment to be able to concentrate for eight hours at work. (It is also said that it should be changed every six hours).

How many cooks are there? In the past, we mainly made cans, so there were only two cooks on the submarine. They were responsible for three meals a day. Anyway, they just turned on the heater, put the food in to heat it, and then took it out to eat.

If you were to do it yourself, you would definitely have to work in three shifts, so there would only be six cooking soldiers among a hundred or so people. Isn’t that a lot?

"The most important thing is to ensure that submariners have delicious meals when they go to sea, especially our 096. Each time they go to sea, they may have to wander for several months. This cook cannot be saved. As for space, our With a space as big as a submarine, are you worried that it can’t carry a few more cooks?” Qin Tao said.

"That's right, eating well and having an appetite can ensure combat effectiveness." Wu Shengli nodded: "Taozi is right, from now on we will bring six cooks on board the submarine!"

"That's right, it's just like on land in the sea. You can sit together and eat eight dishes and one soup. During festivals, you can even make dumplings and so on."

The large dining room in the submarine can be used by people on duty to make dumplings together. The scene must be spectacular. In the submarine, it is the same as on land, and the soldiers will not get tired of it after staying there for several months.

Everyone was in high spirits and ate faster. When they finished eating, they went to the workstation next to them to see the second 095.

After the first 095 was put into service, the Navy was very satisfied, so it continued to place orders, with hull number 409, and the hull number of 096 became 410. Since the shipyard focused mainly on 096, the progress of the second 095 boat slowed down. .

The current 095 factory has just built the front half. It looks thinner and smaller than the 096. It is simply incomparable.

"Next, 095 will also be built in large quantities, so you must be prepared."

After all, each aircraft carrier formation requires one or two attack nuclear submarines, and the Navy still has many shortcomings in this aspect. When some aircraft carrier formations go to sea, they can only rely on 093 or even 091 to make up the numbers. This situation must be changed as soon as possible.

"Yes, we will work hard. If we cannot supply the navy, we can also entrust a third-party shipyard."

Before the rise of the Mingzhou Group, the Navy also had its own nuclear submarine shipyard. The Huludao Shipyard in the Bohai Bay was hidden and was the best nuclear submarine manufacturing base. However, after building the 093, it could not compete with the Mingzhou Group because of its technology. In comparison, so they gave up the construction of nuclear submarines.

Now if the Navy feels that the scale is not large enough and wants to speed up the construction, of course it can go to Huludao Shipyard.

"No, this is enough."

It is not an easy task for a shipyard that has given up the construction of nuclear submarines to rebuild nuclear submarines. It requires a lot of money. The Navy now has this 096 for use first. The 095 can continue to be built here, and it will be available soon. There is one from each of the three fleets.

"oh."

Time passed slowly, and finally, night fell outside.

All the passages from the shipyard's submarine production workshop to the sea are under martial law. The workers in the shipyard have long been accustomed to this. Don't pry if you shouldn't. If you do your job well, their wages are quite high. , many college students don’t earn as much as workers like them after graduation. You can’t lose a good job just because you talk too much.

The door of the nuclear submarine production workshop slowly opened, and there was a creaking sound from the rails.

The 17,000-ton nuclear submarine slowly came out!

Seventeen thousand tons is displacement, not dead weight. Take the typhoon class for comparison. It has a dead weight of 26,000 tons and an astonishing underwater displacement of 48,000 tons. According to this ratio, the dead weight of 096 is well over 10,000 tons.

If it were rubber tires, it would be too difficult to carry such a 10,000-ton monster, and rails would be easier.

The rails are double rows and can accommodate two trains running together at the same time. Only in this way can they be wide enough. After all, the standard rail width is only one meter and four meters, and the width between the two sets of rails is five meters. In this way, the two sets of trains form a Only in this way can this large submarine with a maximum width of 13.5 meters be smoothly built with the bottom as the chassis.

However, there is a difference between fixed construction and launching. After all, there are two sets of rails and two tractors to push their combination to sail into the sea. If the two tractors cannot push simultaneously, problems may occur.

However, to the Mingzhou Group, this is nothing at all. After all, they have a professional company like Golden Sun Motor Company, and the electric locomotives on both sides can coordinate and push forward slowly.

The huge hull of the boat was exposed to the outside for the first time. The sea breeze blew on its hull and the conning tower, and a flag buzzed above it.

Everyone followed him, walking slowly.

Hu Yizhou and others also came down. During the process of entering the water, no one could stay up there for fear of various accidents.

The train ran as slowly as a person walking. After walking on the short track for a full twenty minutes, the tail of the submarine slowly entered the water.

There was no military band, no speeches, and only the gazes of countless people. The launch of this submarine seemed a bit quiet.

However, with so many pairs of eyes, it is not alone in the water.

The hull of the boat was slowly launched into the water, and the turtle's back, which was not obvious, did not enter the water. Then came the control tower part. At this time, the buoyancy was already strong enough, so the completely submerged part at the back began to slowly emerge again. It was the third Once you enter the sea water, you will gradually get used to it.

Finally, all the hulls were in the water, the submarine was floating on the water, and everything was normal.

"Successfully launched into the water!" At this moment, Kvasa was very excited and finally launched into the water!

It is not easy to launch a submarine. If there are omissions during the manufacturing process, it may sink when it is launched. Especially if the design is defective, the submarine is overweight and may sink after being launched.

The step of launching into the water is completed perfectly, which means that the submarine has entered a new stage!

Several tugboats came over and began to tow the submarine. After all, the power and other internal tests of the submarine have not been carried out until now. It is very dangerous to start now, and tugboats are still needed to take it to its destination.

Hu Yizhou and others went up excitedly. Even if it couldn't operate, they still had to leave people on the submarine. There were people active on the control tower and on the deck, ready to respond to various accidents.

The sound of the tugboat gradually faded away, and the outline of the huge submarine slowly disappeared, as if it had never appeared. Everyone watched the submarine leave, still reluctant to leave.

"Let's go, get in the car and go to the submarine base." Wu Shengli broke the loneliness and shouted. Only then did everyone realize that the launching was over and the mooring had just begun. Let's change places to watch!

Like surface ships, even if the submarine is outfitted during the construction process, it still needs to undergo mooring experiments, which is even more dangerous.

If confidentiality is not required, then it can be done at the shipyard. But now, the mooring experiment has to be done at the Navy's submarine base. It's not that far anyway, and there is a cross-sea bridge!

"Let's go together." Kvasa followed him into the car happily. Qin Tao originally wanted to refuse, but saw his father-in-law glare at him and got into the car obediently.

There are already aircraft carrier bases, carrier-based aircraft bases, and submarine bases on the Zhoushan Islands outside Mingzhou.

When the car drives into the base, you can see the submarines parked on the pier.

The Kilo-class submarine bought from Lao Maozi was docked at the pier here. It was once the most advanced diesel-electric submarine in the East and the largest. After all, the underwater displacement has reached 3,000 tons, and its appearance is very modern. .

However, Dongfang did not purchase such submarines in large quantities, because soon Dongfang had its own 039 submarines with more advanced performance and all kinds of first-class equipment, especially the AIP system, which allowed diesel-electric submarines to behave like nuclear submarines. For long-term covert navigation underwater, 039 is not only used for personal use, but is also very popular in the international market.

Looking at those 039s, you can feel that the navy is gradually getting stronger. The once outdated 033s can almost be retired and used as a maritime museum.

Although nuclear submarines have unlimited endurance, they are too large and not suitable for shallow water activities. Except for the United States, other countries have both conventional submarines and diesel-electric submarines coexisting.

Originally, the base here did not need nuclear submarines. Nuclear submarines were mainly located in the north and south. However, as the navy here has aircraft carriers, it is necessary to have attack nuclear submarines to protect underwater safety. Therefore, the nuclear submarine base here has also expanded. , to prepare for the stationing of attack nuclear submarines, and also to meet the temporary docking of ballistic missile nuclear submarines.

"The base here is a big project." When the car passed through several checkpoints and then entered the cave, Qin Tao couldn't help but sigh.

Wu Shengli cast another meaningful look.

Wait, what do you mean? Qin Tao asked tentatively: "Is it possible that the expansion project of this submarine base was also carried out by our Mingzhou Group?"

"That's right, other than your Mingzhou Group, which construction team dares to undertake such a complex project." Wu Shengli said, "And the quality and quantity are guaranteed, and it is successfully completed."

As he spoke, the car had already arrived at its destination.

Although there are piers outside the submarine base and some submarines are parked, these are confusing. Submarine bases generally have mountain caves connected to the sea. Submarines can drive directly into the caves, even in submersible mode. Drive in, so you can't see anything with satellites from outside, so the concealment is quite high.

Others don't know how many submarines they have, nor do they know when they will attack and when they will come back. Only in this way can they be deceptive, exposed when necessary, and scare them to death.

This is a separate island, but the interior of the entire island is already empty. Submarines can enter through the waterway on one side and exit through the waterway on the other side. As for the internal space... even if it is our own 001 aircraft carrier, it is estimated that It can all be driven in and parked in the four berths inside.

According to the plan, each fleet has two aircraft carrier formations, which requires four nuclear-powered submarines. These four berths should be prepared for four 095s, but now they are used as the mooring experimental base for the 096.

It was probably not the first time for Kvasa and the others to come here. They made all kinds of preparations with ease, waiting for the arrival of the submarine.

Yes, the submarine sailed very slowly. After all, it was towed by a tugboat. You had to be careful of different water conditions along the way. It couldn't go any faster at all. The guys waited for more than three hours. Finally, there was a splash of water outside. Voice.

The huge nuclear submarine was dragged in, and when it left here, it could drive out on its own!

"Attention, prepare to receive!" Kvasa shouted.

Half an hour later, the submarine finally docked smoothly.

"Attention, prepare to launch the first test project, power on the entire boat and test all equipment!"

Seeing everyone busy, Qin Tao couldn't help but asked: "When will the nuclear reactor be started?"

Although Qin Tao is a shipbuilder, he is not a professional in building nuclear submarines. He missed the mooring test last time and was very curious this time.

"If the test goes well, it will be ready in three days, and the dive experiment will be carried out in one week."

For ordinary submarines, they can dive after various systems have been tested. This dive is also the most dangerous, and accidents can happen at any time. But for nuclear submarines, there are also particularities about which one should do it first, dive or start the nuclear reactor. Yes, if there is a problem with the submarine, it will not be able to get back up after it goes down, and the nuclear reactor is still on, then there will be problems. However, if the nuclear reactor is not started, many of the internal equipment cannot be used. After all, the diesel engine can only be used on the water surface.

Fortunately, this is a submarine cave, so there won't be any problems.

The submarine cavern here has a depth of 30 meters, and the submarine is only 20 meters high from the top of the control tower, so all of them can be dived in. As long as the entire hull of the submarine is submerged, the buoyancy and other conditions of the submarine can be checked, and other conditions can be checked. Various tests, such as boat tilt, etc.

At the same time, if an accident occurs, don't worry too much. Just close both sides of the cave and start a high-power water pump. The water will be pumped out quickly and the submarine will be exposed again. The bottom is paved with soft sand. As long as it doesn't last too long, there is no danger. To put it simply, it is like testing in a large pool, which is much safer than testing in other places.

When the tests here are over, you can drive out and conduct more dangerous tests, such as the maximum diving depth test. In the deep sea under 500 meters, a catastrophic accident may occur at any time. However, submarines It is a war machine, and you must not give up testing just because you are afraid of danger.

When all these are completed, there will be the most dazzling missile launch test. If the test passes, it can be officially put into service.

The entire process may take half a year.

"By the way, when you test the ballistic missile launch, where do you plan to test it?" Qin Tao suddenly thought of something and asked everyone.

"We haven't made a plan yet. What, Mr. Qin, do you have a good plan?"

Facing the questioning gaze, Qin Tao said with a smile: "By that time, our aircraft carrier formation will be almost ready. We can launch a missile to our domestic shooting range in the Pacific and fly over a certain island." .”

If there is no aircraft carrier formation, it would be very dangerous for the submarine to pass by itself. Under the protection of the aircraft carrier formation, the nuclear submarine can be launched safely. The scene must be spectacular.

"Yes, we can make a plan." Wu Shengli nodded.