Chapter 27 65K wake homing torpedo

The inside of the torpedo room is not empty. Four torpedoes are standing quietly on the shelf. The red torpedo head and the green slender torpedo body are spray-painted with clear model logos.

 53-65K, indeed, it is this kind of torpedo!

Qin Tao walked in step by step and touched the torpedo body, feeling his heart beating violently.

 Sure enough, I am extremely lucky to have encountered such a good thing!

Torpedoes are the main attack weapon of submarines. When they first appeared, they were all direct-traveling torpedoes. Just like the launched artillery shells, they could only move along a fixed straight line.

Therefore, submarine attacks are always from the side of the opponent's route, measuring the arrival time of the opponent and the attack distance of one's own, launching torpedoes at the appropriate place, and after the torpedo goes out, it sails at the predetermined depth and speed until it collides with the target. encounter in.

The efficiency of this kind of attack is very low. It is okay against cargo ships without any weapons, but the success rate is quite low against warships.

After the end of World War II, with the development of technology, wire-guided torpedoes developed rapidly. They relied on the submarine's sonar to indicate the target, allowing this torpedo to attack with ease. If the target changes course, it will also change accordingly.

This kind of torpedo has become the most common equipment in the naval arsenals of various countries. However, Lao Maozi has always had no shortage of unique weapons.

 For example, titanium alloy submarines, such as stainless steel fighter jets. In terms of torpedoes, Lao Maozi also made great efforts and developed a special wake-homing torpedo.

When any ship moves forward, it must push the sea water in front, which will cause wave resistance, and bow and wake waves will be generated around the ship, resulting in an obvious wake.

  For the ship to move forward, the propellers also need to stir the sea water, forming obvious jet water and a large number of bubbles. This energy will also be dissipated in the form of waves, and will form a more obvious wake when superimposed at the stern of the ship.

 Any ship has a wake. The bigger the ship and the faster the speed, the larger the wake. You can see how obvious this phenomenon is by looking at the long stream of water at the tail of the American aircraft carrier.

Lao Maozi's wake-homing torpedo follows the wake of a ship and launches an attack. It opens up a new world for attacking enemy warships.

In the past, torpedoes were all fired from the side. After the wake homing torpedo appeared, it could chase behind the enemy warship and hit it. Moreover, after it was launched, there was no need to worry about it. It would chase the enemy warship on its own. It's over.

After the emergence of this kind of torpedo, it immediately became a big trouble for American surface ships. It does not require guidance, and various types of jammers, air curtain bombs, acoustic decoys and other measures are ineffective. At the same time, this kind of aircraft carrier is fast, has a long range, and has a large amount of explosives, and can deal with American aircraft carriers.

Moreover, after decades of service, it has never become obsolete. Even in 1987, two years ago, when a U.S. Navy general was asked how to deal with this kind of torpedo, he replied humorously: "At present, we can The only way to destroy the wake homing system is to place a frigate behind each aircraft carrier."

They have no choice but to sacrifice their frigates to protect their key warships.

This kind of torpedo was only developed by Lao Maozi. It was not until later, with the Kilo-class submarines, that it spread to other countries. Even my own country only got this kind of torpedo after purchasing the Kilo-class submarines. torpedo.

Now, Qin Tao got lucky and directly obtained several advanced wake homing torpedoes, and they were not Lao Maozi's export models, they were for their own use!

 Lao Maozi's management is very chaotic. Generally, the ammunition in a scrapped submarine should be emptied. Now, there are actually four torpedoes dropped here!

Of course, even now, Lao Maozi is not short of money, and the military subsidies have not been in arrears. When the Red Empire collapses, these submarines parked in the port will have been visited by sailors countless times. The valuable rare metals in them will All were taken away.

“Brother, what’s wrong with you?” Nie Shiyu looked at Qin Tao’s expression, as if he had picked up a treasure, and was very curious.

“We have found a treasure. If we don’t change it, we will need this submarine!” Qin Tao said.

Even if the submarine's engine cannot be started, Qin Tao will tow the submarine away.

Chut, tug, tug, tug, tug, at this moment, the submarine made a strange sound.

When he heard this voice, Nie Shiyu's face turned pale: "Brother, what's going on? I'm so scared."

“The engine is starting from behind.” Qin Tao said, “Don’t be afraid, let’s go to the back and have a look.”

After saying that, Qin Tao took Nie Shiyu's hand. Her hand was trembling slightly, but when Qin Tao pulled it, a warmth spread along the palm of her hand and into her body, and her face recovered. Calm.

 “Well, brother, I’m not afraid, let’s go and have a look.”

Qin Tao took Nie Shiyu out of the torpedo cabin at the bow of the boat, and he closed the hatch, hoping that no one would see the treasure inside.

However, even if they saw it, those people probably wouldn't be too concerned. In their eyes, it was just a broken submarine.

The churning sound became faster and faster, and then, there was a slight shaking in the entire submarine. Qin Tao knew that the start-up was successful.

The Type 641 submarine uses three 2D/Д-42 four-stroke diesel engines, each with 2,000 horsepower. This kind of diesel engine cannot be started by an electric motor like a car. Any electric motor will not have such strong power, so it uses the ancient compressed air starting method.

 Compressed air enters the cylinder and pushes the piston to move. In this way, the entire engine can be started, and then the fuel is injected and burned. It will do its own work and drive itself to run. The starting process is completed.

By the time Qin Tao got into the back cabin, Varisi's hands were stained with oil and his face was filled with pride: "Two of them have problems, but this one engine is enough to drive back."

Qin Tao nodded. He couldn't force it. After all, what he bought was scrap metal.

 “Thank you for your hard work, Comrade Varisi.”

If none of the three engines can start, Nikola will have to send out a tugboat. This is no longer needed now and the submarine can be driven back.

 That evening.

The fully fueled submarine B-474 left the dock with the help of the tugboat. The three propellers at the tail formed an inverted triangle. At this time, the propeller directly below was rotating. There was no need to worry about the submarine being affected by the rotation of the left and right propellers. Pushed and spun.

Qin Tao stood at the top of the control tower, looking at the dark sea, feeling very excited.

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