Chapter 326 Sea Trial No. 115

 How many more can you say? Is it that easy? You have to be creative!

Qin Tao's mind is spinning rapidly. The fishermen's nets are fishing for sonar? It doesn’t go with this!

 I am a shipbuilder, and that ship No. 115 will be undergoing sea trials soon!

 Wait, there it is!

"If we decide to take action next year, No. 115 may also complete the sea trial." Qin Tao said: "If the conflict escalates by then, then No. 115 can be driven over. If they dare to take action, we will use radar to lock them them!"

No. 115 has been built, and the navy's lack of air defense problems has been alleviated. Now that the situation in the south is tense, we might as well go to the south for a walk after the sea trials. If those guys dare to fly planes to cause damage If so, just play the locked game once!

“Will No. 115 complete sea trials next year?” Wu Shengli’s face showed surprise.

"Yes, although it is not a four-sided phased array radar, as long as we point the stern of the ship in the direction of the troublemaker, we can be sure that nothing will go wrong." Qin Tao said.

Wu Shengli nodded: "Yes, you're right. After this meeting, let's go to the shipyard to have a look!"

The design of No. 115 is flawed. Even if the phased array radar placed at the back can rotate, when it is rotated to the front, it will still be blocked by the bridge and mast to a certain extent, making it unable to have omnidirectional attacks. However, as long as the tail of the ship is pointed in the direction of the threat, it is enough. When the powerful phased array radar is activated, will the locked aircraft dare to continue flying forward?

Qin Tao's suggestion can be considered creative. In the past few years in Nansha, after winning the battle, we had to withdraw from the battle quickly because we had no air defense capabilities and were afraid of retaliation.

Now, with professional air defense ships, we have nothing to fear. What other tricks can the other side play?

The meeting was finally over. After having lunch at the base, the group headed to the shipyard.

Wu Shengli naturally got into Qin Tao's car, Xu Zhengyang drove, Zhao Ling sat in the passenger seat, and Qin Tao and Wu Shengli sat in the back.

“Taozi, this time the dredger is of great importance, so no accident can happen!”

"Don't worry." Qin Tao said, "I promise to complete the task. If the meeting had not continued, I would have arranged the task now. The young men in our design office are busy."

Although there is a natural gas ship design task, it is obviously not enough for those who are energetic. This special dredger can stimulate their work enthusiasm even more.

“Don’t use the meeting as an excuse. This meeting is also very important. You have given us a lot of useful suggestions, and we will implement them as soon as possible.”

Wu Shengli glanced at the approaching shipyard. When passing by the guest house, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

“Dad, our guest house is definitely luxurious and comfortable enough. If you come to Mingzhou for a business trip, you can stay directly in our guest house!”

"Okay." Wu Shengli nodded: "I, an old man, have to enjoy your glory. By the way, you also have to hurry up."

 “Hurry up?”

“My mother has been talking about holding her grandson.”

 Hand in on this? Zhao Ling in front turned around and glanced at Wu Shengli with dissatisfaction, while Qin Tao nodded like a good baby: "Well, don't worry dad, I will work hard, seize the time, and take advantage of this opportunity to complete the task."

 Zhao Ling was speechless.

The car drove into the shipyard and went straight to the outfitting dock. After arriving, Qin Tao was surprised to find that the circles of cables wrapped around them were being unwound, which meant that the degaussing work had been completed!

"It seems we've arrived at the right time. Let's go up and have a look!" Wu Shengli was very interested, and together with other naval leaders, he boarded the warship.

 The warship that has just been degaussed seems to have a special smell throughout the ship, just like a house that has just been renovated.

Everyone got up from the rear of the warship. The first thing they stepped onto was the familiar flight deck. Due to the displacement, this flight deck was still very large.

“Our Zhiba can be docked on it.” An officer said.

"Yes, this is the largest flight deck among all our destroyers." Another officer said.

“Unfortunately, there is only a flight deck and no hangar.”

“Hangar, isn’t there a hangar in front of it?”

"careful!"

With the shouting, the reckless officer stopped. He looked at the opened hangar door in surprise. The inside was unfathomable.

 “Go down the side ramp.”

If this is your first time and you are not familiar with it, and you fall down all at once, you will be in big trouble!

 “Why is it so deep here?”

From the top of the hangar to the bottom of the ship, the height is probably more than ten meters!

When you walk to the bottom of the boat and look up, you can feel the grandeur, as if you have entered a certain palace.

"Because the launch tube of the S-300 missile needs to be installed here." Qin Tao pointed to the top of his head and said: "After all the installation is completed, this place will be occupied by the launching tubes that rotate in a circle. The engineer soldiers have to pass through the middle of the launching tube to reach it. Back cabin.”

 The hangar can accommodate four disc launchers. After each device is loaded with 8 missiles, it becomes a big monster with a diameter of 3.8 meters and a height of 9 meters. For the 051C, which has a maximum width of only 17.1 meters, only two missile launchers can be arranged horizontally, which already occupies a width of nearly 10 meters. At the same time, in terms of height, it also has to reach the hangar.

 After all, the launch tube cannot directly poke into the bottom of the ship, and a certain space must be left underneath.

It is conceivable that after the installation of 32 missile launchers, this place will become a forest of missile launchers, which is very spectacular.

“If we follow this layout, will our air defense ships not be able to have helicopter hangars in the future?” an officer asked.

“It depends on the size of the regional air defense missile we developed ourselves.” Qin Tao said: “If the length is short, it can be placed in front of the bridge, and the space behind it can be released.”

Why does the 051C have to sacrifice its hangar to install anti-aircraft missiles, but the 052C does not and can deploy all six launchers in the front?

 This is of course due to the difference in volume.

The length of the Haihongqi-9 missile is only 6.5 meters, including the launcher, which is about seven meters. The naval launcher of Lao Maozi is close to nine meters when installed. At the same time, the diameter is also very different.

 In short, the domestic ones are smaller, so two groups can be pushed side by side to the front, thus freeing up space.

“After the sea trial, and there are no problems with the hull, the missile system will be installed and live-fire testing will be carried out. Now, we can follow the gangway here and climb to the top of the hangar to take a look at our guidance radar.”

The entire air defense missile system is almost transplanted from the land-based system. In front of the hangar launch silo, there is a 30N6E1 passive phased array radar. This thing is huge in area and is installed on a rotating base. .

Looking from the direction of the hangar, past this radar, you can also see the roof radar set up on the rear mast, which also means that the forward view of the phased array radar is completely blocked.

“What is the moisture and salt resistance of this radar?” Wu Shengli asked.

"The characteristic of Lao Maozi's weapons is that they are strong and durable. Although this radar is for land use, there is no big problem when it is installed on a warship." Qin Tao answered simply: "There will definitely be no problems during the service period. .”

“With it, our navy will also have regional air defense capabilities. We have been looking forward to this day for a long time!”

  In the past, it was the era of anti-aircraft artillery. Later, with the Sea Sidewinder, the most it could do was intercept an incoming anti-ship missile. It was more or less something that could only be seen.

What now? With this kind of weapon system, it can not only hit incoming missiles, but also incoming enemy aircraft. Before the opponent has time to launch the missile, it will be defeated by our own side.

On both sides of this huge radar, there are target illumination radars, and two imitation versions of AK-630 naval guns are also arranged here and there. Generally speaking, all the weapons and equipment on it are from Lao Maozi.

After passing this tombstone-like radar, continue forward to reach the chimney. Below the chimney is an anti-ship missile launcher. The square launch box looks familiar. Continue forward, past the rear mast, and you will reach the ship in front. The bridge is over.

“Finally, I saw a modern bridge!” When everyone walked onto the bridge and saw the rows of display screens and keyboards inside, they finally sighed.

The previous era of relying on human observation for command has finally passed, and they have also entered the computer age. This row of screens has never been seen on other domestic warships. Even No. 112 cannot compare with them. !

"The three here are the consoles of the S-300 air defense weapon system. The other several are our comprehensive command system. The superior leaders have named this system the ZKJ-5 system. It can operate automatically and intercept at any time. Any incoming target."

Looking at the faces of everyone, Qin Tao knew how shocking everything they saw was to them. Even if they had seen it in design drawings and reports, it would not be as visually impactful as seeing the real thing.

 “It’s such an honor to be able to operate this warship!”

"Yes, please rest assured, leaders, we will definitely master the essentials of operation as soon as possible during the sea trial with the shipyard workers, and be ready for combat by the day we enter service!" A soldier following the crowd puffed out his chest. Expressed determination.

This person is also an old acquaintance of Qin Tao, Wang Qing, the captain of the 105th ship.

Since it is a warship equipped for the northern fleet, of course the officers must be selected from them. Wang Qing is the leader among them, and he stood out among the competitors and became the captain of the 115th ship.

Although the warship has not yet been equipped with troops, they can't sit still. After hearing that the sea trial was going to be carried out, the whole team came over. They came to the shipyard in advance to get familiar with it and participated in the sea trial together. By the time they were officially put into service, they were already proficient. Operated.

It is also customary for the sailors responsible for receiving it to operate the warship during sea trials.

 Now, they are already eager to give it a try.

Wu Shengli glanced at Wang Qing, and then nodded: "Captain Wang, you are also an old commander. Ordinarily I should be very confident in you, but this warship is different from our previous warships. It is very modern. High. Therefore, you cannot operate this warship well using your past experience."

Wang Qing puffed up his chest: "Yes, report to the leader, while waiting to receive the warship, all our officers and soldiers have begun to learn the operation of this advanced warship. There are no teaching materials, so we have to obtain information from the design institute. There is no standardized operation. We wrote the password ourselves, and now we are as familiar with every part of this warship as we are with our own body!"

Hearing what Wang Qing said, not only Wu Shengli and others present, but also Qin Tao were surprised: "Captain Wang, you are really desperate!"

"Our navy has been frustrated for many years because it does not have regional air defense capabilities." Wang Qing's expression was very serious: "Now, the navy's first regional air defense ship is about to fall into our hands, and we must give full play to its capabilities. With all its strength, it will become the strongest shield of our navy and the most powerful weapon to protect the motherland’s sea and air!”

Qin Tao was also deeply moved. Because of the humiliation, the navy officers and soldiers were holding back a lot of energy from top to bottom. Especially after this year's Star incident, the navy officers and soldiers had a sense of urgency. , now, with a group of the loveliest people in our time like them, the motherland’s waters will definitely be protected!

"It won't be long before our navy will have more powerful weapons." Qin Tao said: "The current air defense ships are just the beginning. In the future, we will produce a large number of professional air defense destroyers, and the shortcomings of our navy will be reduced bit by bit. Fill!"

"Um."

“I have an idea.” Wu Shengli looked at the two sets of vertical launch systems under the portholes and said, “The captain and political commissar of this warship usually have to be in different positions and should not be crowded on the bridge.”

Qin Tao glanced at his father-in-law helplessly: "What are you afraid of? Once the missile explodes during launch, leaving everyone without a leader? Don't worry about this. Our vertical launch system is mature and reliable. There is no problem. When it comes to explosions, Americans' That kind of thermal emission will blow up a whole nest."

At the front of the bridge, there are two sets of vertical launchers, which increases the risk. What if the missile explodes inside after ignition? What if other missiles are also detonated? It is conceivable that the bridge will definitely be affected.

In the domestic army, in addition to the military chiefs, there are also political commissars. At critical times, the political commissars will temporarily take over the command. Wu Shengli's arrangement is to prevent danger.

However, in Qin Tao's eyes, this is not necessary at all, it is a typical case of taking off one's pants and farting...

Seeing the conflict between Qin Tao and Wu Shengli, Zhao Ling quickly said: "When will the official start of this warship? While all the leaders are here, if the sea trial can be carried out, then as soon as possible."

"The fuel is being refueled. If we want to conduct a sea trial, it will be done in an hour." Wang Qing said.

"Okay, let's wait. Let's go and have a look on the front deck."

Wu Shengli was in high spirits and jumped from inside the bridge to the front deck area.

In the past, warships had walkways outside, and you could circle around the warship directly from the outside. However, new warships have begun to pursue nuclear, biological and chemical protection capabilities and are fully enclosed. For warships like the 051C, the need for stealth in appearance must be taken into account. , Therefore, the side of the ship extends directly upward to the superstructure. There is no aisle left outside, so you can only get through from the inside.

Looking at the naval gun on the deck, Wu Shengli sighed with emotion: "We have held several demonstration meetings. In terms of the selection of naval guns, for a warship with a displacement of six to seven thousand tons, a 130 mm naval gun is the best choice." OK."

The 051C naval gun has also gone through some arguments. From the time Qin Tao drew the design drawings, it was planned to use a single-barreled 130mm naval gun. However, since the country has introduced the French twin-mounted 100mm naval gun technology, and this French product is also used on the 052, everyone is skeptical about Qin Tao's design.

Later, when the Lao Maozi's modern-class ship was dismantled by Qin Tao, and the various subsystems were imitated, the 130mm gun was also copied by relevant domestic units, and the single-barrel 130 ship required by Qin Tao was also manufactured. gun.

Hundreds of rounds were tested on the shooting range, and the advantages of the single-barreled 130mm naval gun were undoubtedly revealed. It has a long range, high power, and a high rate of fire. In addition, after purchasing the modern class, it was originally necessary to prepare 130 mm artillery shells.

 As a result, the imported 100mm naval gun is considered abandoned.

Now, looking at the angular shell of this kind of naval gun, Wu Shengli was very emotional. Every technical route pointed out by Qin Tao will be verified to be correct.

"In low-intensity conflicts, naval guns are of great use. In the future, with artillery-launched missiles, such large-caliber naval guns will have more uses." Qin Tao said: "Of course, Chemical kinetic energy naval guns have come to an end. When our warships use electromagnetic guns in the future, that will be called advanced."

There was a buzzing sound from behind, the two diesel engines started to start, and streams of black smoke came out of the chimney. Then, the vibration began to become stable.

“Report, the cruise engine has been started and the entire ship is ready for sea trials!”

 “Then let’s get started!”

The propeller at the tail stirred up the sea water, and the huge hull slowly left the dock like a giant beast. This was the first time it moved out under its own power!

 “The engine room is intact!”

“The drive shaft is in good condition and the oil seal is normal!”

 “Two cars, three forward!”

 A series of test orders were issued. The initial test was mainly about the navigation performance of the ship, first using a diesel engine, and then using a gas turbine.

 Two hours later, the gas turbine was started, and the huge warship started racing wildly on the sea.

Qin Tao is still standing at the bow of the ship, facing the sea breeze, he is very relaxed.

“It seems that the quality of Lao Maozi’s gas turbine is pretty good. Our current speed should have exceeded twenty-eight knots.”

“Report, the current speed is twenty-nine knots, and it has reached the maximum speed!”

“According to the output power of the gas turbine, this speed is already very extraordinary, which is inseparable from the advanced design of your hull.” Wu Shengli said.

Previous warships were all slender in order to reduce resistance and achieve higher speeds. However, the seaworthiness of this kind of warship was very poor, it swayed severely in wind and waves, and the internal space was narrow. Therefore, the new generation of warships, They have begun to reduce the aspect ratio to make warships more spacious and comfortable, but in this way, the speed will decrease under the same power.

"Thank you." Qin Tao was rarely humble: "For our next round of mass construction of destroyers, we can only wait for good news about the power system. I hope we won't be kept waiting for too long. Our Mingzhou Group is already ready. , bidding to design and build the Navy’s next-generation destroyer.”

Wu Shengli smiled: "Are you going to take over all the warship construction business of our navy?"

“He who can do it has a lot of work. If it weren’t for me, would the navy have anti-aircraft ships now?”

Qin Tao was indeed right. Without him, the destroyer under his feet would have been delayed for at least ten years. He got almost all the warship's overall design, gas turbines, anti-aircraft missiles, and various weapon systems.

As for the 052C destroyer, they have already started doing basic design in their free time. Now, they are just waiting for the maturity of the Sea Star radar.

“It’s a pity that there are only these two ships. The next round of construction will take several years.” Wu Shengli ignored Qin Tao’s arrogance and sighed with emotion.

"Yes, it will take a few years, and the cost of destroyers is too high. Next, after the first 054 is launched for sea trials, the navy can order more 054s. This low-cost warship can quickly expand the size of the naval fleet. , especially in the south, it’s almost enough for 054 to **** us.”

 At this time, the gas turbine at the tail has been stopped. It is just to test the maximum speed. It does not need to be turned on all the time. For normal cruising, it is most convenient to use two diesel engines.

At this time, No. 115 has left the river, and there is an endless sea in the distance.

This first day of sea trials is considered to be over. The huge warship draws an arc on the water and begins to return.

  “Report, abnormal sound under water was found.”

On the bridge, all kinds of equipment have been turned on. There are also sailors sitting in front of the row of operating consoles with monitors. Behind them, there are also technicians and engineers from the shipyard.

In the quietest corner, there is a special sonar operating station. At this time, the sonar soldier wearing headphones issued a report.

 After decelerating, the bow sonar was turned on. It was originally just a test, but as a result, an abnormal sound was discovered.

The engineers were stunned for a moment. Is there something wrong with the sonar?

051C is a specialized air defense ship. For air defense, everything else can be weakened. It has no hangar, no "ancestral" anti-submarine rocket launcher, and no torpedo launch tubes. It can be considered that its anti-submarine warfare capability is almost zero.

  However, it must have a bow sonar, which is its only equipment for detecting the underwater world.

Now, this thing is broken?

“No, everything was normal just now, but the sound now is because there is submarine activity underwater!”

“It’s our submarine, right? No need to make a fuss.”

There is a naval base nearby, and it is normal for submarines to come and go.

“No, this sound is different from the sound of our submarine!” Just as the sonar soldier listened carefully, the information that had been compared with the database was also displayed on the monitor in front of him.

 “Unknown submarine?”

 (End of this chapter)