Warship of Great Power
Chapter 1209: The Navy's First Time
In recent years, Qiongzhou has not only developed tourism and real estate, but also developed a large number of industries, especially the aerospace industry. There is a rocket launch site on the island and the famous starship company.
These industries all consume electricity. Qiongzhou is increasingly overwhelmed by the power provided by the mainland. The completion of this 200-megawatt nuclear reactor will completely ease Qiongzhou's power supply.
After all, in the future, Starship Company will fully switch to liquid oxygen methane rockets. These fuels can be produced in Qiongzhou, which is convenient and fast, but at the same time, it also means that a large amount of power supply is required.
"We have also ranked first in the world in terms of nuclear reactor technology." Qin Tao said: "Our nuclear reactors have begun commercial operation. Are other countries in the world still conducting experiments?"
"Yes." Zhao Ling said: "Last year, Professor Andrew, chairman of the American Nuclear Society and MIT, came to the site and was very envious of our commercial nuclear reactor, saying that we are already the leader in high-temperature gas-cooled reactors in the world. The front runner.”
Qin Tao smiled: "Of course, we are number one in the world. However, nuclear fission reactors are always imperfect. In the future, when we have nuclear fusion reactors, we will be able to completely solve the energy problem."
Qin Tao has always believed that nuclear fission is imperfect. After all, the efficiency of this kind of reactor is low and the source of fuel is difficult. If you want to use nuclear raw materials to provide energy, you must first waste a lot of energy to concentrate the raw materials. What is truly perfect is a nuclear fusion reactor, which provides an almost unlimited supply of energy from a wide range of sources.
"Brother Tao, you are talking about science fiction." Zhao Ling smiled.
"No, Xiaoling, haven't all the things we thought to be science fiction have come true now? In the past, haven't all human fantasies about flying into the sky and the moon come true? What we now think is science fiction, maybe in ten or two years What about success after ten years?”
Zhao Ling nodded: "Yes, Brother Tao, you are right. I heard that the pulse detonation engine developed by our domestic relevant departments has made great progress. Maybe it will be installed on the aircraft in five years. By then, We will have advanced supersonic aircraft. This kind of engine can propel the aircraft to a speed of Mach 10. It will take one hour to travel from the east to the Rainbow Country.”
How convenient it would be if we could go back and forth in an hour!
"Yes, it will definitely work in the future, but for now, let's just enjoy the scenery along the way and treat it as a holiday to enjoy the trip."
In fact, when the naval formation was dispatched, Qin Tao could completely wait and wait until the formation passed before taking a passenger plane to the Rainbow Kingdom. However, Qin Tao decided to go with the formation. Not only was it safe, but he could also enjoy the scenery along the way.
I haven't had this feeling of slowly traveling on the sea for a long time.
As he spoke, a flame suddenly appeared from the direction of Qiongzhou and rose rapidly. White smoke was pulled out from behind the flame. The flame rose very quickly. This white smoke column soon shot straight into the sky, as if a tower leading to space had been erected. Ladder to heaven.
"Is this another rocket launch?"
"I don't know. Our Starship company operates independently. I can ask."
"No need, they often launch rockets, we don't have to make a fuss every time." Qin Tao said very calmly: "They do their thing, we do ours."
Since the speed of the two bulk carriers was not very fast, the fleet arrived at the Siam Canal two days later, where they lined up to cross the river. Due to their good relationship, they immediately received the highest priority. Soon it passed the other fleet and entered the canal.
The construction of the canal in Siam was a major event, and it was also Qin Tao's proud work. Through this canal, the relationship between the two sides became increasingly closer, saving time and expense for cargo ships, and at the same time, it also brought down Singapore.
Looking at the mountains of containers on the dock here, you should know that these businesses were originally owned by Singapore, but now they have all fallen into the hands of Siam. Qin Tao has never had a good impression of that small country. It would be best if he could drag it down. !
But Zhao Ling suddenly thought of something: "Brother Tao, let's take the canal. Where is the one under the water?"
Could it be that he was also walking through the canal, and when others were not paying attention? Can the underwater one walk completely underwater in the canal?
Qin Tao smiled and said, "I don't know either, but I guess it's an attack in the east and an attack in the west."
Since the opening of the Siam Canal, this place has become more and more lively. After all, going here saves distance and money. As long as the toll fee is lower than the cost of bypassing Malacca, cargo ships will choose to use the Siam Canal, and it also saves money. time.
It has become almost as busy as the Suez Canal and has attracted a lot of attention.
This time the Eastern Navy went to the Rainbow Country to hold a joint military exercise, it must have stimulated many people. They will pay close attention to the movements of this formation. If the submarine goes through the canal, it will easily be exposed. You know, even if the submarine hull is still underwater, The control tower will definitely be exposed, otherwise it will be too dangerous.
Almost all submarines from various countries pass through the canal in this state.
Now, relying on the formation of surface ships to attract attention, the 096 can detour to Malacca. Although it looks very narrow from the map, it is actually relatively wide. The water depth of the entire route is more than 100 meters, and most of them are It can reach a depth of 150 meters, and the submarine can pass there in submersible state without any problems.
Moreover, with the popularity of the Siam National Sea Route, there are fewer and fewer ships operating in Malacca, which is very quiet. The passage of 096 will be unnoticed.
"Build the plank road openly and visit Chencang secretly." Zhao Ling nodded: "Then I'll be relieved."
"It's not your turn to worry about this."
Zhao Ling rolled her eyes at Qin Tao.
However, it was really not Zhao Ling's turn to worry about this matter.
Malacca, in the underwater, silent world, a group of submariners are driving the submarine excitedly.
"This is the first time that our submarine force has passed through the Strait of Malacca. Everyone must devote 100% of their energy to absolutely not cause any problems." Hu Yizhou said to his men.
Conventional submarines basically operate in offshore waters. Although nuclear submarines often travel far away, they generally operate in the Pacific waters. This is the first time they have passed through Malacca and entered the Indian Ocean.
"Actually, this is not the first time." The helmsman said while looking at the chart on the big screen in front of him: "In the 1990s, when we bought Kilo-class submarines from Lao Maozi, we took this route. route.”
"Nonsense, how did you get here at that time? If you were towed here by a semi-submersible boat, can you count it as moving on your own? And it's still on the sea, not underwater." Hu Yizhou said to the helmsman: "Master the rudder, don't give me any nonsense."
The helmsman chuckled: "Captain, we only have a few people underwater, and even fewer are on duty at the same time. It would be boring if we don't say anything."
"Want to talk? When we get ashore and have dinner in the cafeteria, how about you tell us a story?"
"No, they eat it, I say, it's not fair."
"The military is not a place where fairness is important. This is an order."
As soon as the command was uttered, the helmsman immediately looked serious: "Yes!"
"Don't be too loud, be careful not to be heard outside."
The helmsman chuckled: "How is it possible? American movies are so fantastical that you can actually hear the voice of the opponent's submarine using sonar. You can even drop a coin and know which side is up."
Submarine sonar technology is becoming more and more advanced, but it can only listen to the sound of propellers, the sound of the friction between the submarine body and the sea water. It is absolute nonsense to say that you can hear voices inside the submarine and the sound of coins falling.
Especially now, thick silencing tiles are laid outside the submarine to prevent internal noise from leaking out. Even if the voice is heard, it is absorbed by the silencing tiles and cannot be transmitted to the outside at all.
"Okay, let's tell this story next time."
The helmsman knew that he had been arranged again, but he had no choice. Who makes the captain the boss? Moreover, saying this, the tense atmosphere inside the submarine disappeared. This kind of task does not last for a few minutes or a few hours. It can happen at any time. Even for a few days or even dozens of days, if you are always tense, it will consume too much energy. It is best to relax like this and give you a relaxed atmosphere.
The huge submarine continued to sail underwater, advancing along the complex waterway. They sailed silently, relying entirely on prepared charts, and there were few sounds of cargo ships overhead, which represented the complete decline of this route.
Finally, they passed through the Strait of Malacca and entered the vast Indian Ocean.
"This is the first time that our Eastern Navy submarine force has come to the Indian Ocean!" Hu Yizhou said excitedly: "Every ocean in the world is our stage!"
If it were a previous submarine, they would not have dared to drive it like this. Who knows if it would malfunction midway. However, the 096 submarine gave them great confidence. The space inside the submarine is very large, and it would not be necessary to stay in it for two or three months. It will be boring, even if you circle around the world's oceans several times, it will be no problem. There is a super-large cold storage inside the submarine, and you can eat fresh food every day!
It was only at this time that Hu Yizhou finally relaxed. He walked briskly to the submarine's restaurant. This is the most spacious place in the 096 submarine. It is spacious enough to give everyone a fixed seat, so they can eat whenever they want. If you want to read, then read. If you want to be entertained, then entertain.
At this time, about a third of the crew members were active in the restaurant. Some were reading, some were playing chess, and some were opening laptops and tapping away at the computers.
"Xiao Zhao, what are you doing on the computer?" Hu Yizhou asked curiously.
"I was bored on the submarine and wanted to write an online novel."
"Write novels? Okay, your kid used to love reading novels, but this time he has evolved into writing novels. It's amazing." Hu Yizhou said.
"Is there any way? It's not because it's too boring. After entering the water, I can't catch up on the updates. It's also very annoying. Since I can't read, I might as well write it myself." Xiao Zhao said: "Wait until next time when I go back , I have to publish it, and maybe I can gain a wave of fans.”
"What did you write?"
"Of course it's a time-travel novel. The protagonist has superpowers and brought the entire fleet back to the Sino-Japanese War. He used our modern weapons to drive all the Japanese fleets to the bottom of the sea, and then led the fleet to land on the island country. What did the island country do when it came to our country? Let’s go up and do something.”
"Is this appropriate?" Hu Yizhou frowned: "We are a mighty teacher, a righteous teacher, and a civilized teacher."
"Of course it's appropriate. When writing our military novels, we have to destroy the United States and the Japanese, otherwise it won't look good."
"Okay, when you finish writing it, put it on our submarine's internal network for everyone to see."
"no problem."
The dining rooms on submarines of many countries are separated into officer dining rooms and sailor dining rooms, but the East emphasizes equality between officers and sailors. Officers also eat in ordinary sailor dining rooms, and they can also deepen their understanding of each other during meals. After a few meals, they can clearly understand who the soldiers are, what each person's personality is like, hobbies, etc.
Just like just now, Hu Yizhou chatted with Xiao Zhao for a few words and knew what he was doing recently. If he had eaten in a special officer dining room, he would never know these.
"Lao Wang, what food do you have today?" Hu Yizhou walked to the place where he got food.
The submarine implements a buffet, and the cooks only cook. After they are done, they will be placed in the vegetable bowl in front. However, Hu Yizhou still likes to chat with the cooks inside.
"Rice, steamed buns, vegetables, today is still eight hot dishes and eight cold dishes. It depends on everyone's taste. Eat whatever you want."
In the past, submarine soldiers could only eat eight or ten dishes on the shore, but now, underwater, they can also eat such fresh and delicious vegetables!
"By the way, today's after-meal fruits are watermelon and grapes." Lao Wang continued, "I just cut two watermelons and they are almost finished. I will cut you a new one."
"No need." Hu Yizhou looked at the remaining neatly arranged watermelons and the grapes on the plate next to him. It was rare to eat such fresh fruits underwater. Watermelons were fine, after all, they could be preserved for a while on the submarine, but grapes were not easy to get. Generally speaking, they would go bad if put in a submarine for a week, unless there was a large enough cold storage on the submarine to store so many fruits.
Sailors stay underwater all year round, and they dislike meat the most. What they want to eat the most is fruit. They could only eat canned food before, but now they can eat whatever they want.
Since they took control of the 096, the submarine soldiers are very satisfied and even don't want to go out. They want to stay in the submarine every day and go out to sea every day.
"By the way, we will definitely spend the Spring Festival on the submarine. You have to prepare. We will make dumplings when the time comes."
"Okay, we have enough flour and meat fillings, and enough fresh water, but we don't have enough rolling pins. Captain Hu, how about letting the soldiers drink some wine recently? Then we can use wine bottles to roll the dough."
"Drinking?"
There are strict regulations on whether you can drink wine on a submarine. The Russian submarines must have wine. Not to mention wine, the antifreeze with alcohol in the torpedo tubes is often drunk by sailors, regardless of whether it is industrial alcohol or not.
The navy of the old empire of Britain also has the custom of drinking, and only drinks rum. Before going to sea, the sailors go to the wine cellar at the base to get wine, and then push the oak barrels into the submarine, line up on the submarine to get wine, and drink it during the break.
In the 1980s, due to budget constraints, the government cut the navy's wine money, which almost caused a mutiny in the navy. Until now, British submarines still retain the traditional project: once someone gets the dolphin badge, the captain will soak this honor in wine and let the guy drink it.
France is romantic. There are canned beer on the submarine table, and the officers' restaurant has fine wines such as brandy and wine. The Germans also like to drink beer, and there are such scenes in the movies.
However, the Eastern army has regulations that it is absolutely forbidden to drink during the mission. The submarine soldiers want to drink, but they have to go ashore!
"Yes, we brought dozens of bundles of small champagne before departure."
If it is French small champagne, it is definitely alcoholic, but the small champagne in the East is just a soda drink, which was most popular in the 1980s. The bottle of this drink is generally the same size as a beer bottle, which makes people think it is beer.
It was also popular all over the country, and many places had their own special champagne. However, after entering the 1990s, various foreign beverages came in droves. Coca-Cola once dominated the market, but after entering the new millennium, the retro style began, and champagne became popular again in many places.
It is said that Mingzhou Group has set up a beverage department to produce retro products. The taste is the same as in the past, pure fruit juice drinks, no additives.
Hu Yizhou finally put his mind at ease. Since it is a fruit juice drink, it doesn't matter.
"Okay, then drink some in advance, but whoever drinks it will be responsible for rolling the dough with a wine bottle!"
There are not so many rolling pins in the army. Whenever they need to make dumplings for a dinner party, many people will use other items instead, and wine bottles are the most common.
Hearing Hu Yizhou say this, a submarine soldier immediately raised his hand: "Me, me!"
"Report, the sonar operator just heard the sound of the fleet, about 150 nautical miles away!"
There are different sonars on the submarine. The sonar detection distance of the bow is the shortest, and 50 nautical miles is just luck. The towed array sonar has the strongest performance and can even detect 300 nautical miles away. However, since the sonar needs to be released, it is often several thousand meters or even tens of kilometers, so it is very complicated and generally not used. In contrast, the side sonar array just combines the advantages of both. It can detect long-distance warships without retracting and releasing, and has become the main sonar of the submarine.
"Slowly approach the fleet." Hu Yizhou said: "Observe the back and see if there is a tail. If there is, notify them to conduct anti-submarine training in advance." Hu Yizhou said.
In many novels, the details of submarine warfare are described, and they are described seriously: strategic nuclear submarines are used to launch ballistic missiles, and attack nuclear submarines are used to protect ballistic missile nuclear submarines. This is pure nonsense. Submarines are lonely warriors underwater. Even strategic nuclear submarines can conduct anti-submarine warfare!
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