Great warships

For an aircraft carrier, it must have a high enough speed, because it needs to provide better take-off conditions for the carrier-based aircraft.

The faster the speed of the aircraft carrier, the higher the extra speed will be given to the carrier-based aircraft, and the take-off of the carrier-based aircraft will be smoother. If there is another sea breeze, then turn to the headwind to obtain a greater relative speed, which is beneficial to ski jumps. This is true for takeoff, and it is also true for catapult takeoff. The most typical example is the May 25 aircraft carrier of the Weeping Country. Because the catapult performance is limited, if there is no wind, their fighters cannot take off. , During the 82 war, the British Navy aircraft carrier formation was once discovered, but the windy South Atlantic was calm on that day, so they missed an opportunity to attack!

The speed is related to the power. If the power is insufficient, it is useless to want a high speed. European aircraft carriers are lame. Whether it is the Charles de Gaulle or the Queen, because of the lack of power, the final speed is fixed at more than 20 knots, but the East As for the aircraft carrier, with the full output of eight boilers, it is no problem to reach [-] knots.

Standing on the deck, Delano took off his hat, put it down lightly, and the hat was blown to the back, just like standing in front of an electric fan.

"The speed of [-] knots has reached the standard, and the quality of your aircraft carrier is really good!"

Just like when the mushroom bomb exploded, the famous nuclear physicist Fermi only tore a piece of paper to estimate the nuclear bomb equivalent. Now, Delano has also demonstrated such a unique skill. Qin Tao is very curious: "German Lano, how do you know that the speed is up to standard?"

"Because in the past, when I was walking on the deck, I didn't wear a helmet, but a hat, and the hat was blown away by the wind, and it flew so far." Delano explained.

At this moment, someone ran over: "President Qin, everyone, we have started the maximum speed test, and the rudder may be full at any time. Please enter the island to prevent falling."

Is it really the maximum speed?

Qin Tao glanced at Delano approvingly, well, you are amazing, this is experience, similar to that of an oil seller.

"Report from the engine room, the boiler is running smoothly!"

"The integrated power system control cabin reports that the power distribution is normal."

"The ballast tank has been filled!"

The reports one after another were continuously heard by everyone, and the atmosphere seemed a little tense.

"Check each pipeline to see if there is any leakage." Zhang Zhen continued to give orders.

This type of boiler is a further improved model. After all, from more than 001 tons of 6 to 002 tons of [-], the displacement has increased a lot, and the speed of the ship cannot be reduced. The steam generated by the boiler must be further increased, and the boiler and steam pipes Whether it can withstand this kind of high temperature and pressure can only be known through testing. If the quality is not good, it will be like Ah San, bombing the boiler.

The test is very dangerous. If the boiler blows up, the sailors and technicians in the engine room will be directly steamed by high-temperature and high-pressure steam, but no one flinches. They all know how important this kind of test is. Often sailing in this state, when it is necessary to eject and recover the carrier-based aircraft, it must work at full power.

Moreover, they also believe in the construction quality of Mingzhou Group. The products of Mingzhou Group have never had any accidents, and there will be no accidents this time.

"In addition to driving the warship, the steam turbine also provides a certain amount of power to drive the generator, and the power output is fully up to the standard!" Zhang Zhen said, and signed his name on the form for testing the output power of the power system.

The power output is only up to the standard, and the durability has not been tested, so it is necessary to continue to advance at full speed and test the speed of the aircraft carrier.

However, the two accompanying ships could not keep up.

The 054 uses four diesel engines, and takes a cost-effective route. The maximum speed is only 25 or 6 knots. The accompanying nanny ship is actually not a professional warship. It is equivalent to a cruise ship, and the speed is only a dozen knots. Therefore, when the 002 aircraft carrier When driving at full speed, they were thrown away immediately, and the distance was getting farther and farther.

"Attention, get ready to turn full rudder!" Zhang Zhen shouted loudly, his order was issued quickly, and thousands of people immediately supported the things around them. Full rudder operation under full speed sailing is no joke. .

The tense atmosphere in the cockpit also reached its peak at this moment.The sailor in charge of the steering stared straight ahead, holding the steering wheel tightly with both hands, ready to turn at any time.

In the previous era, the steering wheel system of the ship was operated mechanically. The steering wheel rotated to drive the chain to move. The chain was transmitted through the machine, and finally the torsional moment was transmitted to the rudder at the tail, so as to realize the steering of the ship.

The bigger the ship, the bigger the steering wheel must be, and the more turns it has to make at the same time, otherwise it is impossible to turn the rudder at all. Even so, it is absolutely impossible for a giant ship of [-] tons to turn. .

The steering system of a modern aircraft carrier does not actually need a steering wheel. The control system on an aircraft carrier can rely on special devices, such as electronic charts, electronic compass, etc., to automatically control the aircraft carrier to walk on the appropriate route, especially To enter and exit certain ports, the tortuous waterways are definitely not easy to operate manually.

This is a bit like autonomous driving, except that the driving object is a bit bigger.

However, the steering wheel is still useful. For example, on the battlefield, to avoid torpedoes that suddenly appear, or bombs dropped from overhead, even if this possibility is very small, this kind of professional operating tool is required. Using the keyboard The mouse is definitely not as convenient as the steering wheel.

Of course, the steering wheel is also changing, it is no longer the big vertical disc that used to be, and there are many handles outside, it appears inconspicuously on the console next to the porthole, about the size of a car steering wheel , It is also vertical, which is convenient for standing operation. Except for the British aircraft carrier, which is seated and operated, the aircraft carriers of other countries are all standing.

Makarov stood aside, looking out of the porthole, waiting quietly.

"Left full rudder!" Finally, Zhang Zhen gave the order.

The sailor immediately turned the steering wheel to the left, just like driving a car to make a sharp turn. The circuit inside the steering wheel received the steering angle signal and quickly transmitted it backwards to the tail. The servo motor of the first machine began to rotate, driving the two tail The streamlined rudder turns left.

Generally speaking, the rudder is arranged behind the propeller, so that the water flow of the propeller can be used. There are several propellers, and there are several rudders. However, this is only for single-propeller and double-propeller ships.

For an aircraft carrier with four propellers, it would be too complicated to place four rudder surfaces at the back. After all, each rudder surface is more than ten meters high, seven or eight meters long, and the thickest part is also one meter , if four such rudder surfaces are installed, it will be too troublesome.

Even if it is an American aircraft carrier, except for the four rudders used on the Enterprise, other aircraft carriers have two rudders, which are arranged in the center behind the two propellers, which can perfectly utilize the water flow generated by the two propellers.

The huge rudder turned to the left, and amidst the sound of clattering, countless water flows were pushed to the left by the rudder. Under the reaction force, the stern of the ship began to move to the right, and the bow of the ship turned to the left!
Under the huge centrifugal force, the hull began to tilt to the right. The higher it goes, the greater the tilt. When it reaches the deck, the naked eye can estimate the tilt angle to be more than [-] degrees. If there is no fixed carrier aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier, Or anyone who has stood still will be thrown into the sea at this time.

The deflection range on the ship island was even greater. Everyone grabbed the things around them and overcame the strong centrifugal force. Only Makarov was still standing there, with his legs firmly poked on the ground, and his eyes were bright. flashing.

I have been looking forward to it for many years, and finally I am looking forward to the construction of a giant like the American aircraft carrier!Makarov has been waiting for this day for a long time, and has never had a chance. Now, this day has finally arrived!
Makarov was extremely excited.

Outside the huge hull, a turbulent wave appeared, and the spray splashed, drawing a beautiful arc, representing the trajectory of the aircraft carrier.

Cool!
"Turn ninety degrees! Speed ​​26!"

"Turn 180 degrees, speed 24 knots!"

The operation of sharp turns consumes a lot of speed. Before turning at full speed, the speed has reached 26 knots, but in the process of turning, the speed keeps decreasing, from 26 to 24, and from [-] to [-]. Now, they can From the side, I can clearly see the trajectory when they just came, and they have already started to return.

"Attention, check all systems, especially the engine room, check the power system!"

Suddenly there is such a large inclination, can the boiler stand it?Will it suddenly turn off, or even an accident?Is there a problem with the steam pipe?These all need to be checked, which is also an important item for sea trials.

Delano talked endlessly there: "This kind of full rudder operation is very common in the US Navy. Generally speaking, after the aircraft carrier leaves the dock and enters the sea, it will perform several full rudder operations to check whether the steering gear is working normally. The aircraft carrier will turn left and turn right a few times, like a crazy beast. This is very important, just like stepping on the brakes a few times to check the brake performance when driving on the road."

In this regard, it is clear that Delano has the right to speak. He continued: "Moreover, in order to test the performance of the aircraft carrier, we will also let the aircraft carrier circle in the sea to test the minimum turning radius of the aircraft carrier."

"Minimum turning radius?"

"That's right, the two propellers on one side are reversed and reversed, and the propeller on the other side is turned forward. Together with the steering gear, the aircraft carrier can draw circles on the sea. This is a must-test item for the sea trials of American aircraft carriers. We Have it?"

Everyone looked at each other and said no.

The sound of the report kept ringing, and all the subsystems were working normally. Zhang Zhen gave the order again: "Attention, continue to sail at full speed and prepare to starboard!"

On the route ahead, the two accompanying ships appeared. Although they couldn't catch up, the aircraft carrier could turn around.

At this time, the people on the two ships were also wide-eyed, watching the full rudder movement just made by the aircraft carrier, beautiful, really beautiful!This sea steel Great Wall suddenly turns, with a unique steel beauty, beautiful and spectacular!

In space, the reconnaissance satellite passed by, but it did not notice the scene on the sea. The important images it took were still Mingzhou Shipyard, especially the outfitting dock.

When the photos were sent back, a group of intelligence officers suddenly became surprised: "What's going on? Why did the aircraft carrier that was being outfitted disappear?"

"Could it be that the sea trial has already been done? Impossible, how long has it been, how can the sea trial be done so soon?" They were full of disbelief.

The U.S. is already very quick at building aircraft carriers, usually on a scale of ten years. The berth is built in three years, the outfitting is three years, and the sea trials are three years. If it is to build a brand new aircraft carrier, such as the Ford class, the time will be delayed. longer.

How many years has the East built an aircraft carrier?How could it be so fast?It has only been more than a year since the outfitting, and the sea trial has started, which greatly exceeded their expectations!
"Quickly, mobilize all the satellites immediately, scout the sea area there, and find out the aircraft carrier in the sea trial as soon as possible!"

An aircraft carrier is a giant, but the sea is bigger. Compared with the sea, any giant will pale in comparison. There is no difference between an aircraft carrier and a fallen leaf. Therefore, it is very difficult for reconnaissance satellites to find an aircraft carrier at sea.

At this time, on the bridge of the aircraft carrier, some people also discussed this topic.

"We have already started sea trials, the satellites overhead should be able to detect it?"

"That's not necessarily the case. When we went out to sea, we specially selected when the satellites were not in the sky. They would definitely find that the aircraft carrier had left the outfitting dock, but it took a long time to find the exact location."

"Yes, it is not easy to find the location of an aircraft carrier in the vast sea. This is also a problem we will face in the future. After all, we also need to find the location of other aircraft carrier formations."

"This is easy. Our domestic related companies are developing image screening algorithms, which can check all the images transmitted by the reconnaissance satellites, and then use the corresponding algorithm to identify whether the photos are endless seas, islands, or even ships. Send the results to the technicians, and let the technicians carry out the identification work, which can greatly reduce their labor intensity."

"Really? This is really good news!" Hearing Qin Tao's words, everyone immediately became excited, and even Delano felt emotional: "The US Navy has a large number of reconnaissance satellites, but they lack sufficient intelligence analysis Officer, so many photos with information are ignored. After all, those photos are massive. Even if they expand their staff by a hundred times, it will not be enough. If there is a computer program to analyze, it will be much easier. However, This requires very advanced data processing technology, and only the East has this capability."

Dongfang has advanced computer technology and a mature software research and development team, so they can do what others cannot do. The technology just mentioned is what everyone is looking forward to.

"Attention, get ready to turn full rudder!" Zhang Zhen continued to give orders.

The build quality of this warship is really great. No matter how brutal the operation is, the various systems of the warship are running stably without any problems. Everyone is very satisfied.

The test flight was still going on, and more satellites flew over overhead to start a blanket search of this sea area, but even so, when they successfully found the aircraft carrier under test, it was already three days later.

When he got the satellite photo, Swift opened his eyes wide. He looked at the top view in surprise. The deck of the aircraft carrier was clearly visible. A special drone was hanging on the catapult on the angled deck. The body of the UAV is very similar to the Global Hawk, except that the wings are not long single wings, but composite front and rear wings in the shape of a shoulder pole, which reduces the difficulty of wing processing and facilitates the operation of the wings. I just don't know if this kind of wing can be folded. If it can't be folded, it still takes up a lot of space.

"Survey and attack integrated drone." Swift saw it at a glance: "They actually ejected this drone from the aircraft carrier, so there is nothing to say. It must be an electromagnetic catapult. The aircraft carrier of the Orientals has already The catapult has become practical, but we are still developing it, and those idiots who engage in research and development should be shot!"

The weight of the drone is very small. If the steam catapult is used, the thrust will be too large, which will cause too much overload for take-off. Simply put, the drone will fall apart during the overload of ejection, so it cannot be used at all.

Electromagnetic catapults are different. Its ejection thrust is continuously adjustable. One or two tons of drones and more than 30 tons of fighter jets can be ejected. In terms of mission flexibility, it far exceeds steam catapults. .

When experimenting with aircraft carrier catapults, you have to grow up. There are many catapult cars on American aircraft carriers, which are used for experiments after maintenance, but there are no such vehicles on the aircraft carrier for the time being. They have to be transported from Huangdi Village, and every It has to be salvaged after the first use, which is more troublesome. The Mingzhou Group has a month to get close to the water, get the drone up, and fly away after ejecting it.

When the big guys were busy, Delano couldn't help but said: "According to the tradition of the US Navy, the first ejection is best to eject the stinky shoes of the captain or the flight captain."

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Wei, who immediately shook his head: "What a beautiful idea!"

As soon as the words fell, Delano suddenly stepped forward, hugged Wang Wei's waist, and gave him a hug.

Wang Wei was caught off guard. He didn't expect that Delano would dare to pull this trick!Before he could react, his feet suddenly felt cold, and his shiny leather shoes were actually snatched away by Delano!
"Draenor, I order you to return the shoes!"

Since Delano is the big guy's flight instructor, even if the big guy has a higher position than Delano, he usually won't use his status to pressure Delano, unless he encounters a very angry scene, like now, How could Delano do this.

"Report, I was carrying out your order just now." Delano said as he ran towards the ejection slider with two stinky shoes, looking for a suitable place to put the stinky shoes.

"Execute my order?" Wang Wei was speechless: "When did I give you an order?"

"You say, Xiang De, Mei! Xiang De is my name, and Mei is GOOD, Go, that is to support me. As the captain of the carrier air wing, you cannot give different orders!" At this time, De Lano had already tucked one of the stinky shoes between the drone's wing folds, just the right size.

"Xiang De?"

"Yes, my name is Xiang De. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Qin."