Chapter 224 A full rudder and no one on the deck?

Standing on the ship island, overlooking the huge deck below, it is a different feeling.

Although Uskimenko has also looked down at warships from the islands of other heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers, he has a different feeling every time, and now this feeling is even more difficult to express.

 This is the most powerful Soviet battleship!

Uskimenko looked at the deck with such shock, and then he heard footsteps behind him.

"Mr. Qin, we succeeded. Now we have moved this battleship away." Uskimenko said to Qin Tao.

Qin Tao shook his head: "No, we are not out of danger yet, there are still many accidents that can happen at any time."

Hearing what Qin Tao said, Uskimenko's expression became solemn: "Mr. Qin, please speak."

Uskimenko has seen a lot of dishonest men like Qin Tao, but Qin Tao gave him a completely different feeling.

 Other businessmen, even if they are talking about business, they only see money in their eyes. If it were another person, they would definitely come up to discuss how to purchase scrap metal.

 But Qin Tao is different. With Boris's relationship, he is still very polite. Not only did he give himself good things, but he also pointed out something. Facts have proved that Qin Tao is very prophetic.

At this time, Qin Tao said that he was not out of danger yet, so he naturally paid great attention to it and wanted to hear what Qin Tao had to say.

"Dangers are divided into internal causes and external causes. I don't know if there are any sailors on our warships. These people are not of the same mind as us." Qin Tao said.

Yarekin shook his head: "I took this into consideration when I received the call back. There is not a single person sleeping on our warship."

Qin Tao nodded, this saves trouble. Otherwise, when the Ermao sailors wake up and find that they have left the port and are going to Da Mao, it will be very troublesome, and there may be a small coup.

 Thanks for the advance notice.

"That's good, I was overly worried. The external reason is that we need to pass through the Bosporus, and then we may be monitored by the Americans along the way. Now, we need to notify the base and send a warship to pick us up. At the same time, we must also be prepared, by the way, what carrier-based aircraft are on this warship?"

An aircraft carrier is a combat machine, but a single aircraft carrier has very poor combat effectiveness. It has to form a formation to have combat effectiveness. Although this heavy-duty aircraft carrier has some self-defense weapons, friction will still occur when facing the US military. of.

Yarykin shook his head helplessly: "There are only two Ka-27s."

“Get these two helicopters on the deck and take off at any time. If they encounter friction from the enemy, even if they hit them, they must be knocked down!”

“Yes, you are right.” After Yarekin finished speaking, he glanced at Uskimenko. In fact, the two of them had already discussed these contents just now, but they did not expect that an international businessman would have such foresight.

"Mr. Qin, if it weren't for Boris's recommendation, I would have thought you were from the army." Uskimenko said with emotion.

"I also want to be a soldier, but my eyesight is not up to standard." Qin Tao pointed to his eyes: "Although I don't wear glasses, I'm sure I can't shoot pigs. The army doesn't want people with poor eyesight. There's nothing I can do about it." , the secretary and bodyguard I brought here actually had a military career."

Yang Xi carries the brand of the military and is exposed in every move he makes, so Qin Tao speaks out openly, making it easier to gain the other party's trust.

Yarekin nodded: "Yes, they are from the army. By the way, since you are guests on our warship, I will arrange a room for you to live in."

"No need, this warship has our top secrets. My assistant and I can just make do on the deck. It's not convenient to move back and forth."

Qin Tao is very self-conscious, which makes Uskimenko very emotional. In the first contact, Qin Tao left a very good impression on him. He is far-sighted, dares to speak, and is also very self-conscious. Such a bad guy is really good. , you can have more contact with me in the future.

“It doesn’t matter, as long as you don’t mess with our equipment. Besides, if you look at it a few times, the secret won’t be leaked. You have also stepped on the American aircraft carrier to see it. Have you found the secret of the American aircraft carrier?”

Hearing this question, Qin Tao nodded: "Found it."

 “What secret?”

“This kind of warship is just like the thing in a man’s crotch, the bigger the better.” Qin Tao said.

 Everyone present laughed, deeply agreeing with Qin Tao's words.

"Please follow me." Major Stolchak led the two of them away from the ship island, walked downstairs, and then led them into a row of dormitories: "These are all pilot dormitories. You can live wherever you want. The innermost The one with portholes is one I recommend you stay in.”

"Okay, we promise not to wander around." Qin Tao said, "But we have to know where the bathroom is."

Getting into the pilot's dormitory, Yang Xi said with some emotion: "The treatment of this pilot is really good."

“Yes, Lao Yang, tell me, what is the difference between this old man’s warships and those of the Americans?”

Qin Tao lay on the bed, and there was no need to worry about any eavesdropping devices. After all, the other party was in such a hurry that they would never have time to make these arrangements. Moreover, they chose this room at will, so they could chat boldly.

“The bow of the ship is the jump deck.”

"anything else?"

“I heard that there is an anti-ship missile launcher under the front deck. This thing is called a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, which makes sense.”

"anything else?"

“There is a four-sided phased array radar on the ship island.”

"anything else?"

Yang Xi couldn’t think of anything anymore and spread his hands.

 “The size of the island.”

“Yeah, when you said that, I discovered that the island is too big. The island of an American aircraft carrier is not even a quarter of this size.”

"The island of the US aircraft carrier plays the role of command, but Lao Maozi's island also plays the role of living quarters. Anyone with a little status has to live on the island. After all, it is more comfortable here. Therefore, their The ship island is very big." Qin Tao said: "But thank you for the arrangement, otherwise, we would have to sleep below the deck."

If it is reduced to a US ship island, at least two or three more carrier-based aircraft can be arranged on the deck. Lao Maozi does not seem to regard the number of carrier-based aircraft as the first priority at all. The anti-ship missile launcher in the front also occupies Lots of space.

 The displacement of 60,000 tons was wasted, and it could only carry twenty or thirty carrier-based aircraft.

“It’s been a tiring day, go to sleep.” Qin Tao pointed to the bed beside him.

 “I want to go out and have a look.”

“There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, let’s go to bed now.” After Qin Tao finished speaking, he got into bed.

This is not the first time Qin Tao has slept at sea. However, on this huge warship, he can't feel too much shaking, just like on land. This is the benefit of large displacement.

The Kuznetsov was still emitting black smoke and sailed at full speed toward the Bosporus, which is the only outlet to the Black Sea.

  Lao Maozi's largest shipyard is the Black Sea Shipyard. A large number of warships will be built here. However, Lao Maozi's Black Sea Fleet is not the strongest, so these built warships have to leave here and go to other ports.

 This will involve a problem: you must pass under the nose of the native chicken.

In the past, every time a large warship came out, Lao Maozi would say hello to the local chicken in advance, and then drive the warship over in a swagger. Whether it was the Moscow class or the Kiev class, it was always like this.

The current Kuznetsov is already regarded as Lao Maozi's third-generation mothership. However, when this powerful warship passes, he cannot notify the local chicken in advance. Doing so will leak the news.

When the eastern sky slowly lights up, the outline of the Bosporus can already be seen.

 The Bosporus, also known as the Strait of Istanbul. It connects the Black Sea to the north, the Sea of ​​Marmara and the Mediterranean Sea to the south, dividing the country into two parts: Asia and Europe. Coming out of the Black Sea, the European part is on the right and the Asian part is on the left.

Although the two sides of the strait belong to two different states, the golden color is very similar. Although it is already the end of November, due to the Mediterranean climate here, you can still see some green on both sides of the strait, with tall buildings and huts, and you can also overlook the Roman Empire. The towering palaces left over from the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman Empire, although they are only ruins, can still remind people of the power of those two empires.

Qin Tao slept very comfortably, but Yang Xi felt restless. He tossed and turned almost the whole night. When he woke up the next morning, his eyes were a little red.

There was a knock on the door outside. A big-haired sailor took the two of them to the only open restaurant on the warship for dinner. Breakfast was also very simple, just a big potato.

After eating, Qin Tao and Yang Xi came to the deck and looked at the approaching strait.

Qin Tao knows the data here clearly. The total length of the strait is 30.4 kilometers, the widest point is 3.6 kilometers, the narrowest point is 708 meters, the deepest point is 120 meters, and the shallowest point is only 27.5 meters.

Although ships from all over the world can pass here, if they want to block it, there are still many ways. Turkey must consider the safety of the strait. If the ships passing here are likely to lose control, they have reason to refuse. .

Especially, if what passes is a huge ship without power and can only be towed, their reasons will be even stronger. However, Qin Tao had already prepared. His Shenzhou floating dock was capable of sailing.

Thinking of this, Qin Tao glanced back again. The Black Sea Shipyard had long disappeared, but there was still a huge ship like the Kuznetsov waiting for him there.

“The largest suspension bridge in Europe is really spectacular.” At this time, Yang Xi looked at the majestic modern steel cable suspension bridge in front and said with emotion.

Without this bridge, navigation on both sides of the strait would be very difficult. Therefore, in 1973, Tuji built this 1,500-meter-long bridge at the narrowest part of the strait. In the middle, a striking white line is also drawn as the decomposition of Eurasia.

Although it is early in the morning, there is already a lot of traffic on the bridge.

 There is a second bridge eight nautical miles away from this large suspension bridge.

"Yes, it's very spectacular." Qin Tao said: "So, any ship must be careful when passing by. If it hits the bridge pier, the ship will be detained."

 After saying that, Qin Tao glanced at the ship island. The people there were probably on tenterhooks at this time, right?

At this moment, there was a roar on the sea in the distance, and a patrol boat of a native chicken was sailing over in the wind and waves.

 “Attention, prepare for battle!” shouted an old officer.

Although a patrol boat can't do much, everyone is still very nervous.

However, the native chicken is obviously not hostile.

The patrol boat was approaching rapidly. The sailors standing on the deck of the patrol boat actually waved their arms to greet the huge warship, with smiles on their faces.

 The Cold War atmosphere has disappeared. In their eyes, this is not a confrontation at all, just a routine patrol.

A native sailor picked up a camera and took pictures. After all, such large warships are not common. Since you encounter them, of course you have to take pictures.

The patrol boat circled the Kuznetsov and moved forward. When the huge warship passed under the suspension bridge, it also attracted the attention of many people on the suspension bridge. They stopped their cars and watched on the railings, letting this The morning rush hour is even more congested.

Qin Tao sat cross-legged on the deck, looking at the scenes on both sides, and read a poem in his mouth.

"The apes on both sides of the bank can't stop crying, and the boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains."

“These two sides are not monkeys,” Yang Xi said.

 “Yeah, it’s not a monkey, it’s a clown who can do whatever he wants.”

 “Look, what’s over there?” Yang Xi raised his arm.

 On the distant sea, a fleet appeared!

Kuznetsov’s journey home was destined to be uneventful. After receiving the news about this warship, the US Navy aircraft carrier formation patrolling the Mediterranean encountered an enemy!

 This is destined to be unusual, and it is also the last collision between the two giants on the sea before the collapse of the Red Empire!

Since the warship was unarmed and unescorted, the Americans were very bold. Their aircraft carrier rode the wind and waves and moved over to observe the Kuznetsov at close range.

Two helicopters took off from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, flew toward the Kuznetsov, and then plop-plop dropped sonar buoys in front of the ship.

“Damn!” Colonel Yarekin cursed angrily on the ship island, and then shouted loudly: “Take off our helicopter and drive away these **** bastards!”

The other party throws sonar buoys, of course, in order to collect the sound characteristics of their warships and record them into their database. After that, the Los Angeles nuclear submarine sailing underwater can easily detect their warships hundreds of nautical miles away through sound.

We must not let the other party’s conspiracy succeed!

Two Ka-27 helicopters had long been lifted to the deck. The pilots hurriedly ran to the helicopters. Within a minute, the two Ka-27 helicopters took off to meet the enemy.

For submariners, the biggest headache is the anti-submarine helicopters in the sky. At this time, Yang Xi looked at the helicopters with two large plates above his head, his eyes solemn.

The overall size of this helicopter is similar to that of the Ka-25, because it was designed to be able to use the Ka-25's hangar, but its performance has undergone radical changes, it can carry more equipment and is more maneuverable.

Although they do not have air combat capabilities, now, in order to protect the safety of their mothership, these two helicopters bravely flew towards the American helicopters.

“Watch the show, Lao Maozi’s favorite thing to play is collision.” Qin Tao said to Yang Xi.

Yang Xi nodded, his face still serious.

The Ka-27 roared and flew towards the Seahawk helicopter. When they discovered that they were coming, the Americans actually gave in. The two Seahawks that were still releasing sonobuoys immediately turned around and flew back!

This made Qin Tao, who was originally prepared to watch a good show, a little unhappy. Why not create some sparks?

Fighters may be fine. The Su-27 also performed an aerial scalpel in the Barents Sea. However, once the helicopter collides, it will be quite dangerous. When the helicopter has not come close, the big plate on the top will hit it first. As long as it hits In one fell swoop, it was certain that the machine would be destroyed and everyone would be killed.

In this case, the Yankees don't dare to continue to attack hard. If there is a collision, the Ka-27 has two big plates, and they only have one, and they can't cut the other side.

However, although the helicopter flew away, the confrontation was not over. A Perry-class frigate sailed out of the aircraft carrier formation and rushed towards the Kuznetsov.

I don’t know how many times this trick was played during the Cold War. However, in the past, the Navy did not fight alone. If the opponent came over, they also had their own warships to drive them away. Now, there is only one Kuznetsov. The other side can easily get close to their warships.

“Oh, I can’t watch the excitement on the deck anymore. Let’s go back.” Qin Tao waved to Yang Xi.

Sure enough, as soon as the two of them entered the ship island, their feet began to tilt, so that they had to push the wall with their hands.

The full rudder operation at full speed is so domineering. If you look at it from the outside, it is estimated that the entire deck will tilt into a hill!

Then, the sound of squeaking metal friction was heard. Although they couldn't see what was happening outside, they both knew in their hearts that there was a collision!

 A small Perry-class ship still wants to run wild in front of the Kuznetsov?

On the bridge, Uskimenko's face was full of disdain. Just now, when the other party was approaching, they suddenly came to the right rudder. Now, the Perry-class ship has separated from them, but from the bow to At the stern of the ship, obvious deformation can be seen, the railings are also crooked, and several sailors even fell into the sea water.

"That's right, if they still dare to come, we will knock them over!" Yarekin said next.

Even if the opponent's cruiser comes over, they are not afraid. The only thing that can take advantage of the collision is the opponent's aircraft carrier, which is the only one with a displacement greater than theirs.

 But, do Americans dare?

 Looking at the Perry-class ship that fled, the answer was already obvious.

Suddenly, Uskimenko's expression changed: "Where are the people on the deck?"

He remembered clearly that the two guests were watching the excitement on the deck. They were very well-behaved and no one was running around, which made him feel relieved.

But just after the confrontation, he forgot about this incident. When he discovered that the American warship was coming, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the confrontation. When he saw the other party approaching, he immediately ordered the full helm, immersed in this pleasure. among.

Now he remembered, those two people must have been thrown out, right?

Ordinary warships have railings to prevent people from falling into the sea. However, the aircraft carrier deck is wide and flat, and there seems to be no railings.

Railings are definitely not allowed in some places, such as the bow and stern, where carrier-based aircraft take off and land, and cannot hit them, so the anti-fall net can only be placed flat. Railings cannot be installed on any elevators or between filling pipes. . As for the two sides, there are normal railings. These railings can also be lowered. Generally, to save trouble, they are lowered directly to the level of the deck.

 So, it’s really not a big deal if you step on the air and fall off the aircraft carrier.

In order to avoid this kind of problem, there is a special observation post on the aircraft carrier, whose task is to stare at the sea to see if anyone falls. After all, the jackets worn by the sailors are designed with inflatable life jackets. Once they fall into the sea, the sailors can Blow up the jacket and float to the surface, waiting to be rescued.

Even if you call for help, you can't hear it at all. Everyone on the aircraft carrier deck wears earmuffs because the noise is too noisy.

If someone falls into the sea, salvage them quickly. If they are not discovered, then leave it to fate. Therefore, a responsible captain will often conduct a roll call of all crew members, just to prevent someone from falling into the sea without being discovered.

Now, these two guests are not wearing any vests. If they fall, the consequences are unpredictable. Now they only have one-third of the manpower and no lookouts at all!

When thinking of this, Uskimenko frowned: "Quick, send someone to find those two guests immediately!"

 “Report, they have returned to the ship island!”

 After receiving the news, Uskimenko breathed a sigh of relief.

"Except for the deck, you can't go anywhere else. You can go wherever you want and wander around." Yarekin followed. There will definitely be confrontations along the way. This Yankee aircraft carrier will accompany them all the way. The deck will be very dangerous, and they will make full rudder movements at any time.

 So, let these two guests stay in the cabin, but the cabin is quite stuffy, so you can go shopping if you want. You won’t see anything anyway.

As a result, Qin Tao and Yang Xi gained greater freedom. They could walk back and forth on this huge warship. In fact, in order to prevent the two of them from getting lost, Yarekin specially sent someone to lead them. , introducing the visit to this warship.

This kind of huge warship is equivalent to a small city. If you don't understand its structure, you can easily get lost.

Qin Tao and Yang Xi were more respectful than obedient, and wandered around the warship. They visited all the cabins on the island and the lower floors. Soon, the old sailor who followed Qin Tao and the others was very It soon became apparent that the two of them never got lost, as if they were very familiar with the warship.

 (End of this chapter)