Great warships

The Second World War was a major destruction of human civilization. In this war, it is unknown how many innocent lives were tragically killed and how many people were devoured by the war. However, the war still promoted the progress of science and technology. When the country's war machine is activated, all resources will be tilted towards scientific and technological research and development.

If there had been no World War II, there would not have been the huge Manhattan Project. The utilization of nuclear energy may have taken a hundred years in peacetime, but during wartime, it was developed in just one or two years. Looking at the years since the end of the Cold War, the weapons and equipment of various countries have actually remained unchanged.

Nuclear reactors were also developed during World War II. However, this was just a by-product. At that time, the Germans also wanted to develop atomic bombs, but later they found that under their own model, the amount of nuclear raw materials required for atomic bombs was extremely large, and it was simply impossible to do so. came out, so I gave up and simply built a nuclear reactor to supply energy to Germany, which was also in urgent need at the time.

It was not until the end of World War II when experts from both sides met that the German atomic bomb experts discovered that they had made a mistake and entered a misunderstanding.

The principle of the atomic bomb is very simple. It is a chain reaction. One neutron bombards an atomic nucleus and turns into two, releasing several neutrons. These neutrons continue to bombard several atomic nuclei, producing more than a dozen neutrons. In a short period of time, , the number of neutrons increases geometrically, and eventually all atomic nuclei are exploded, and huge energy is released in the process.

However, the inside of an atom is very empty. Most of the neutrons cannot hit the nucleus and have to fly out, unless there is a large enough nuclear material. The solution for American nuclear experts is to wrap a reflective film on the outside to prevent those flying particles from flying out. The neutrons that come out bounce back, just like kicking a football around the room.

Atomic bombs are weapons that destroy mankind, while nuclear reactors provide mankind with inexhaustible energy.

For warships, having a nuclear reactor means unlimited endurance.

The control rods of the two Linglong No. 1 reactors were slowly pulled out, and the neutrons inside were not absorbed. The chain reaction intensified and the energy increased. This energy turned into heat, which was then taken away by the cooling water in the core, and the cooling water was again Through heat exchange, heat is transferred to the secondary circuit, turning the cooling water inside into high-temperature and high-pressure hot steam to drive the operation of the steam turbine.

This is the safest way. The hot water in the primary circuit has radiation, but not in the secondary circuit. This way, shutdown and maintenance are very safe.

The core and primary circuit of the Linglong 1 nuclear reactor are sealed in a thick steel shell. The diameter of this cylinder is only about four meters and the height is less than six meters. It is equivalent to a large oil drum. However, the outside of this cylinder It has a thick shell, and even just this pressure-resistant shell cannot be made by ordinary countries.

After all, if the primary circuit inside collapses, high-pressure steam with a pressure of 150 atmospheres will explode inside. Safety must be ensured, otherwise, the entire aircraft carrier will be in trouble.

However, compared with other nuclear reactors, such as boiling water reactors and liquid metal reactors, this reactor is still the safest.

Nowadays, the main nuclear reactors are pressurized water reactors. The internal pressure of the primary circuit of this reactor is as high as 150 atmospheres. Under this pressure, the hot water in the primary circuit is heated to more than degrees Celsius and still does not boil. This avoids deformation. It must be cooled into water again to form steam. The entire loop can not only take away enough heat, but also avoid vaporization.

The primary and secondary circuits meet in the heat exchanger, and the water in the secondary circuit is heated to boiling to form water vapor, which drives the turbine to run, and then cools back into liquid water.

The outside of Linglong 1's reactor remains quiet, just like it was at the beginning, but at this time, it is burning hot inside. This is the power of nuclear power!

Krasnopolski had been in the engine room, quietly looking at the two nuclear reactors, his eyes filled with a strange light.

Over the years, Krasnopolski has been busy doing scientific research, doing academic research, and participating in various exchange meetings. As if like a young man, he knew that his life was passing rapidly. In his lifetime, Here, he may not be able to complete the research and development of the nuclear fusion reactor. The one in front of him may be his last work.

However, he was satisfied.

He can be sure that this is a mature nuclear reactor, which is the most powerful power for surface ships. Back then, Mao originally wanted to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and the nuclear reactors were assembled. In the end, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was gone.

Now, he seemed to see the Ulyanovsk aircraft carrier. That aircraft carrier actually had a name. Initially, it was called the Kremlin.

His eyes slowly blurred, with tears flashing faintly inside them.

A red sun appeared in the eastern sky, rising slowly from the sea, getting higher and higher, spreading red light all over the earth.

In the morning sun, a huge aircraft carrier with a straight deck left the river and entered the sea. The sunlight dyed its huge body red, just like its high-flying flag.

"The speed is ten knots and the entire warship is in good condition!"

"The secondary circuit is rising steadily and has reached fifty atmospheres!"

"The ship's comprehensive power system is working normally!"

"Whether to activate the radar, please indicate!"

Ordinarily, it was launched on the first day, mainly to test the navigation capability of the warship. The electronic system needs to be tested slowly later, but now, the technicians responsible for testing the electronic system have nothing to do. They have to do something before going to sea.

"Turn on the four small shields." Wu Shengli said, "See if it works. If not, continue debugging."

The main radar consumes too much power, and the boiler has not started burning yet, but the four small shields can be opened for a try.

"Yes!"

The radar soldier was very excited, knowing that with the leadership of Wu, he could do something. He would try to turn on the radar first, and if there was a problem, he could go back and debug it.

A clear bright spot appeared on the radar screen.

"Report, two targets were found a hundred kilometers away, flying in at high speed!"

"Don't worry, that's our naval aviation training."

Two J-16s flew in from a distance.

Compared with the J-5, its nose droops more seriously and the cockpit is raised higher. Experts can distinguish it from other fighters at a glance. These two fighters are exactly the ones that took off from the nearby naval aviation base. They They flew near the aircraft carrier and started patrolling to protect the surrounding sky. Although the sea area here is very safe, they still have to protect the aircraft carrier during the sea trials.

There were some cargo ships coming and going in the nearby waters. When some crew members saw the scene here, they immediately shouted in surprise and went to get their cameras.

This is the most powerful nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the East, and it doesn’t emit smoke!

Its deck is as big as an American aircraft carrier!

Its island is very small, the same as that of an American aircraft carrier, but its appearance is very neat, not even comparable to that of an American aircraft carrier!

The 18 hull number on the bow is so clear. This is the newest aircraft carrier in the East! This 18 can not only be viewed from the front, but also backwards. If it is reversed, it is 81!

Click, click!

One photo after another was taken continuously. However, since the aircraft carrier came out, it had to be seen, and there was no need to stop anything. The secret of the aircraft carrier was not on the surface, but on the inside.

"Four cars, advance three!" Wang Wei continued to give orders.

As time goes by, nuclear reactors become more and more powerful, produce more and more steam, and the speed of aircraft carriers becomes faster and faster.

Fifteenth day!

Twenty festivals!

The windows of the bridge are open, and the airflow blowing in front of you makes people feel that everything is so fresh.

Wu Shengli was also in a good mood: "Shall we go to the deck to experience it?"

It's no longer interesting to continue in the bridge, so it's better to go up to the deck and experience the deck wind.

Everyone walked down, came out from the small door of the ship island, went on the deck, and looked at the clear marking line.

"I really hope to see carrier-based aircraft taking off and landing as soon as possible."

"We can't rush this. Only after all subsystems of the entire ship have been tested can it be the carrier-based aircraft's turn."

"Yes, it must be done in accordance with scientific laws. Don't be anxious. Our navy can afford to wait."

"The production of carrier-based aircraft still takes time, and we cannot be in a hurry."

In the sky, the roar sounded again, and the two J-16s circled again. In outer space, a reconnaissance satellite passed by. It did not cast its lens on the sea, but on the Mingzhou Shipyard in the distance. Soon, the intelligence personnel were stunned.

"It was still on the dock yesterday, but it has disappeared today!"

"This aircraft carrier must be undergoing sea trials. Hurry, apply for an upgrade and mobilize more satellites to search the sea surface!"

Satellites fly in fixed orbits in space. If you want to adjust the orbit, you need to consume the energy carried inside. Therefore, every adjustment is very precious. If you use it once, you will lose one. If the energy is used up, you will not be able to adjust it again. Yes, you have to apply to your superiors for this.

However, it is definitely worth searching for the aircraft carrier that Dongfang is undergoing sea trials. After all, this is Dongfang’s most advanced aircraft carrier, and even the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world!

That's right, it's the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world! It uses nuclear power, a displacement of 100,000 tons, electric propulsion, and electromagnetic catapult. The combination of these technologies can only be matched by the Ford-class aircraft carrier in the United States. However, the Ford-class has not been built yet!

Without it, many key technologies will not be verified. For example, no one knows whether the electromagnetic catapult is mature, or even whether the electric propulsion originally planned to be used is mature.

Although the Ford-class claims to be a brand-new aircraft carrier, using a lot of technology, including electric propulsion, in fact, when it was officially built, it was still afraid of immaturity and replaced it with conventional drive shaft propulsion, which is planned to be used in subsequent models. Using all-electric propulsion, the Americans are very radical in some projects, such as the Hollywood battleship, but they are very conservative in some areas.

While the Yankees were standing still, the East had already caught up and surpassed them.

It was already morning in the East, but it was still the night before in the United States. When she got the news, Swift had already finished her day's work and was drinking coffee in a nearby coffee shop. She often couldn't sleep at night anyway, so she didn't care about this cup. coffee.

When he was holding the coffee and about to put it in his mouth, his phone rang. When he opened it, he saw a text message. When he saw the content clearly, his hand shook slightly and the coffee almost spilled. He He raised his head and drank all the coffee into his stomach.

What is supposed to come will come sooner or later. From the construction, outfitting, and sea trials of the 003 aircraft carrier, they are all watching, step by step, but they can't do anything. The most they can do is question it, which is totally irrelevant. , watching the Eastern aircraft carrier power develop and grow!

It will be ready for service after sea trials, and Dongfang is about to enter the era of three aircraft carriers!

Swift walked out of the cafe, looked up at the stars, and then looked across.

Go back to the meeting? What's the point of the meeting? It's better to go to the bar across the street and have a few drinks, stay there for a few more years, and then retire!

However, he still didn't go in. Just after he took a few steps, there was another text message. When he opened it, his hand shook again and he almost dropped the phone to the ground.

Various intelligence shows that the Eastern Navy is preparing to conduct a voyage, which is mainly an aircraft carrier formation! He had to go back and discuss this matter with others to see if there was any solution.

So, Swift returned to the conference room that he really didn't want to go to, and saw a large group of colleagues. Some were smoking and some were smoking cigars. The room was already filled with smoke, like a fairyland on earth.

Swift looked at the blackboard aside, which had outlines of some warships drawn on it.

Two aircraft carriers, two 055-ton cruisers, one is the latest 052 in service, one is the renovated Glory class, six 054s, including C type, D type and DL type, and eight .

These warships may go to sea together in formation. The intelligence department has noticed the unusual movements of these warships. If these warships appeared in formation, it would probably shock the whole world!

Poor British people are still claiming that the Queen class is built and they want to sail freely in the Far East. I'm afraid they haven't weighed it to see how much they weigh.

How should the U.S. Navy respond?

"They have two aircraft carriers dispatched together, so we will form a formation of four aircraft carriers and go over to show off our muscles. We will not lose!"

"Are you kidding? This level of mobilization is very complicated and may cause trouble. I think we should just be indifferent. Isn't it just a dual-carrier formation? What's so great about it?"

"Mobilizing warships costs a lot of money! Moreover, we cannot gather four aircraft carriers as quickly as possible."

"Let us be indifferent, we can't do it! We are not blind!"

Everyone was in a quarrel. When they saw Swift coming in, someone said, "Swift, what do you think?"

"I want to go out for a drink."

Dongfang, Qiongzhou.

Qin Tao was lying on a deck chair on the beach, sunbathing and feeling the beauty of life.

"Mr. Qin, there is new news from the shipyard."

"what news?"

"The 003 aircraft carrier officially went to sea at dawn and began sea trials."

"Oh, audition, this is pretty quick."

"Leader Wu came to the scene and participated in the sea trial together."

"Well, sea trials must have leaders...wait, what did you say?" Qin Tao finally realized that he, the founder of the aircraft carrier, didn't even know about the 003 aircraft carrier sea trials? This old Wu is so lawless!

Qin Tao suddenly stood up: "Secretary Xu, notify the airport immediately and prepare a special plane. I want to go back. No, prepare a carrier-based aircraft for me. I want to land directly on it!"

At this moment, Qin Xue, who was picking up shells on the beach, ran over with short legs.

"Dad, Dad, I picked up a little crab, oops..."

Qin Xue's hand was pinched by the little crab's pliers, and she immediately grinned and wanted to cry.

Qin Tao quickly ran over and grabbed the little crab: "If you dare to pinch my daughter, see if I don't chop you up!"

Qin Tao took out a multifunctional saber and slashed the crab's pincers, then its legs, and quickly cut the crab into a disc.

"Xue'er, did you see it? Dad peeled it! Do you want to eat steamed crab?"

"think."

"Let's go, daddy will take you to eat crabs."

"Mr. Qin, are you going back?" Xu Zhengyang asked from the side.

"I won't go back. The 003 sea trial is no big deal. We will have more aircraft carriers in the future, one after another. With a normal heart, a normal heart, huh, isn't it just a -ton aircraft carrier? It’s an audition, what’s the big deal?”

Xu Zhengyang opened his eyes wide, what's the big deal? Mr. Qin, do you know how many envious eyes there are in the world?

Yarekin and others would drink to their heart's content every day, then sleep until noon, eat some food in the afternoon, and do some activities. Soon it was evening, and then they went to drink again. Today, they seemed to have telepathy. At ten o'clock in the morning I woke up after a few minutes.

After waking up and being bored, they went to see the modifications of the Kuznetsov. They walked leisurely from the guest house to the shipyard. Suddenly, they felt that something was wrong. What was it? ? They looked around, and finally fixed their eyes on the outfitting dock. The huge, beautiful and handsome aircraft carrier disappeared!

"Hey, where's your aircraft carrier?" Yarekin stopped a shipwright from the shipyard and asked.

"do not know."

"Hey, do you know where the aircraft carrier is?"

"I don't know." Another boatman replied.

The shipyard's confidentiality discipline is very strict. It's not your responsibility. Don't look at it, let alone talk about it.

A group of old men stared blankly at the empty outfitting dock, their eyes full of complex expressions. It was obvious that the aircraft carrier had gone out for sea trials! There will soon be a three-carrier formation in the East!

And what about themselves? The old Kuznetsov has not been repaired yet! No, starting from today, I can no longer be decadent. I have to keep an eye on it and let Dongfang complete the modification of its aircraft carrier as soon as possible! Also allow your aircraft carrier to sail in the ocean again!