Chapter 856 002 aircraft carrier launched

“Damn it, when will our aircraft carrier be able to undocking?” Sunil looked at the site where mud was being dredged and said to the person in charge beside him.

 “Soon.” The person in charge was sweating profusely.

 “How soon is soon?” Sunil was very dissatisfied.

"That's right, that's right." The person in charge gritted his teeth and said, "About half a month."

“It will take half a month?” Sunil looked at the person in charge angrily: “Just cleaning up the mud at the dock entrance, does it take that long?”

“We don’t have a large dredger, so we can only clean it slowly. If we rent their dredger from the east, it will definitely be faster.”

 Renting from the East? Sunil shook his head: "Of course not. When their dredger comes, it will definitely expose the secrets of our aircraft carrier. You continue to dig, hurry up, and don't stop for a moment during the day and night!"

This launching ceremony has become a complete joke. So many satellites pass overhead every day, so many reporters come to take photos every day, and everyone is watching their jokes!

 When will this Blue Sky Guardian be built? This is simply an unknown number!

Sunil was very angry.

The aircraft carrier in the East is becoming more and more complete, and it seems that it will be launched in the near future. Could it be faster than them? This is truly an intolerable situation!

 Time passed slowly in the mud like a snail crawling.

 September 30th.

"Your Excellency Sunil, the Mingzhou Shipyard in the East is making big moves!" On this day, Sunil just got up and received the news that he least wanted to hear.

 “What action?”

“Their aircraft carrier is covered with flags. From the looks of it, it’s about to hold a launching ceremony!”

"What? So fast? A few days ago, their aircraft carrier didn't have an island. Could it be that they were like us and couldn't wait to launch it before it was completed?"

“The aircraft carrier’s island was hoisted and welded yesterday. The island is complete, and the four-sided phased array radar on it has also been installed.”

"What, so fast?" Sunil couldn't believe his ears. Wasn't the progress of the Easterners too fast?

 Mingzhou Shipyard.

Qin Tao rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at the excited naval officers.

“Well, I asked you to rush it. If something unexpected happens, our shipyard will not be responsible.” Qin Tao said, “I said not to rush the construction deadline, but we have to rush it.”

"Of course you will be responsible if something goes wrong. Since it was made by our Mingzhou Group, do you still want to deny it?" Wu Shengli glanced at Qin Tao: "If there are serious quality problems, our navy will still have to claim compensation."

"Okay, everything is yours." Qin Tao was really speechless: "Isn't the launching ceremony scheduled for eleven o'clock? It's only eight o'clock now, and you are here so impatiently, what are you doing?"

 “to greet a person.”

"who?"

 “Lao Liu.”

"Mr. Liu? He is over eighty years old. Why did you call him here? What if something happens to him?" Qin Tao was anxious. If he falls on my territory, I will Can you take responsibility?

"We originally planned to let Mr. Liu watch the video, but after Mr. Liu heard about it yesterday, he insisted on coming. Last night, the superior leaders held a special meeting and decided to send Mr. Liu over. He is old and cannot fly. , we specially drove a train to send him to Mingzhou." Wu Shengli said: "Let's clean up the place first, and then go to the platform to pick up Mr. Liu."

Like other large factories, the Mingzhou Shipyard has finally laid a railway. In addition to facilitating the transportation of materials within the steel plant and other factories, it is also connected to the railway artery, so Mr. Liu's special train can also be driven to Mingzhou Shipbuilding. The factory is here.

“Report, Mr. Liu’s train will arrive in ten minutes.” At this moment, Wu Shengli’s secretary came to report to him.

"Okay, let's go to the platform!" Wu Shengli said: "Welcome the seniors of our navy."

 After he finished speaking, he adjusted his military uniform, and then stepped forward with a vigorous pace.

 Woo, ow! The train whirred into the station.

Military factory railways are generally single-track. After all, there are not so busy round-trip transportation tasks. At the same time, the locomotives used are usually diesel locomotives, which saves the need to lay power lines. At this time, a diesel locomotive dragged the train into the station, and there were only two Just cut off the carriage.

Mr. Liu has worked for the motherland all his life and has always lived a simple life. However, this time in order to come to Mingzhou to participate in the launching ceremony in person, Mr. Liu made an exception.

The car door opened, and Mr. Liu appeared at the door in military uniform. However, it was not an active military uniform, but a red star on his head, with revolutionary red flags hanging on both sides. The yellow-green military uniform had been washed and turned white, but it was still neatly ironed. , exactly what he wore when he went to the United States to visit the aircraft carrier!

 The brim of his military cap and his white hair are staggered.

"Mr. Liu, why are you here wearing this outfit?" Wu Shengli greeted him with curiosity.

"Back then, I went to the United States wearing this uniform and visited the American aircraft carrier. For me, this has important commemorative significance. And today, I will continue to wear this military uniform to visit our own aircraft carrier, which we built ourselves. Advanced aircraft carrier!" Mr. Liu was very excited: "Where is Mr. Qin? Where is Mr. Qin?"

"Mr. Liu, I'm here!" Qin Tao ran through the crowd and came to Mr. Liu. Instead of facing him face to face, he came to his side. Then, he held Mr. Liu's arm and said, "Mr. Liu , come, I will help you."

Qin Tao was really familiar with him. Seeing Qin Tao like this, Wu Shengli also walked over and took Mr. Liu's other arm, but Mr. Liu glared at him: "I'm not that old yet, leave Taozi alone." Just give it a hand."

Fortunately, it is not far from the station to the dock. After all, the railway transports materials to the platform. You can drive almost directly to the platform. It is only a few hundred meters to the dock. After Mr. Liu got off the car, he kept looking around with his eyes as he walked. Looking at the huge warship.

Since the dock has not yet been filled with water, most of the warship's hull is still inside the dock. However, one or two meters below the deck is still exposed. The entire deck and the ship island are all exposed to the outside. Looking at the mighty aircraft carrier , Mr. Liu was extremely excited.

“Mr. Qin, at such an exciting time, shouldn’t you say something?” Mr. Liu said to Qin Tao.

"Mr. Liu, just call me Tao Zi. I am now your junior." Qin Tao said: "As for saying something, of course I have it. You can walk and I will say it."

 “Okay, then I’ll listen.”

Qin Tao has no literary talent, and I have never heard of him writing poems. There seemed to be one before, but it was too long ago. At this time, Wu Shengli was also curious about what his son-in-law could say.

"Looking forward to, looking forward to, 002 is coming, 002's footsteps are approaching, everything looks like just waking up, Xinxinran opened his eyes, the huge stern ship sailed, the stealth war eagle flew up, the great people are even more proud Woke up!"

 This actually directly modifies the existing textbook? Wu Shengli was a little helpless on the sidelines, but his son-in-law's modification seemed to express Mr. Liu's mood and the mood of people across the country.

“This is the pride of Mingzhou! The pride of the East! May our great and mighty People’s Navy welcome a new member!”

 When Qin Tao finished saying this, the naval officers following him couldn't help but applaud.

 “Yes, Mr. Qin said it well!”

“Yeah, even though it’s a modified version, it still sounds good to my ears.”

“Don’t praise me anymore, I’ll be proud if you praise me any more.” Qin Tao said.

“Well, although it’s not a poem, it’s also appropriate to the situation. Not bad.” Mr. Liu said: “Mr. Qin, you are right. We have really been looking forward to it for twenty years!”

"Mr. Liu, this is just the second step in our long march. In a few years, you can come to our Mingzhou Group again to see the 003 aircraft carrier we built. This aircraft carrier will become the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in China. , by that time, we will have the ability to truly dominate the ocean!"

“Yes, I will wait a few more years until our nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is launched. By then, I will be able to rest in peace even if I die.”

“Bah, bah, bah, say something unlucky, Mr. Liu, you will definitely live a long life.”

"Seventy-year-old people have rarely lived in ancient times, and I am already over eighty. To be honest, I can rest in peace when I see our aircraft carrier being launched today." Mr. Liu smiled. He knew that Qin Tao was sincere, but At the same time, he was also relieved that the great People's Navy finally had a super aircraft carrier. What regrets did he have?

"It's still some time before the launching ceremony. Can I go up and take a look first?" Mr. Liu asked.

“Of course, Mr. Liu, I will take you up to have a look.” Qin Tao said.

At this moment, Xu Zhengyang came over and said, "Mr. Qin, Your Excellency Nicholas is here with someone."

 “Alas, I can’t stop myself.” Qin Tao shook his head.

Qin Tao posed a big problem for the Navy. After some consideration, the Navy agreed to the request of Nicholas and others and invited them to attend the launching ceremony. After Nicholas and the others arrived last night, they stayed at the Mingzhou Group Guest House. It was originally agreed that they would go into the water at 11 o'clock this morning, and they would just come over at 10:30. Who would have thought that they would start busy preparations early in the morning, but Nikolai and the others could not sleep anymore, so they actually came over in advance.

 What can we do now that we are here?

"Then invite them to come together. Anyway, even if they look, they can't see anything." Wu Shengli said: "But the location of the catapult shed cannot allow them to get close."

"clear."

Nicholas and others ran over quickly. Yes, they ran all the way. Nicholas's face was filled with excitement: "Qin, Qin, can we go up and have a look?"

"Of course, Your Excellency Nicholas, on this day today, the Navy specially invites you to board the ship for a visit. However, this aircraft carrier has not yet been completed and there is still a lot of equipment to be installed, so you can only look at it and not touch it. Some dangerous places are still there. If you can’t go, you can come visit with us.”

“Qin, is this man next to you an old man from your navy?” Nicholas also recognized Mr. Liu and saluted Mr. Liu with a military salute.

Mr. Liu replied: "Your Majesty Nicholas, your navy will become stronger in the future. It is just at a low point now."

Nicholas nodded: "Yes, we will also have such a powerful warship in the future."

Along the passage, a group of people stepped onto the deck of the aircraft carrier. Standing on the empty deck, Mr. Liu couldn't help but think of his experience of visiting an American aircraft carrier. The deck of the aircraft carrier in front of him was no smaller than the deck of the aircraft carrier he had visited before!

Hmm, it’s just that the ship island is a bit big.

Seeing Mr. Liu's eyes looking towards the ship island, Qin Tao knew what he was thinking, and supported Mr. Liu while introducing him.

"The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, the main force of the United States, has an island length of only more than thirty meters. The smaller the island length, the more deck area can be freed up for carrier-based aircraft to park, and dispatching will be more convenient. However, we Our aircraft carrier is a conventionally powered aircraft carrier, so there must be a chimney in the center of the island. In this way, our island must be at least ten meters longer than the American aircraft carrier island. At the same time, we have fewer aircraft carriers, so we need to install it on it. More equipment, such as four-sided phased array radar, is not available on US aircraft carriers, and corresponding command and control systems need to be installed. Therefore, the ship island must increase its capacity accordingly. After repeated weighing, the length of our aircraft carrier island has been determined. Less than fifty meters, this is already a very optimized result.”

The island in front of me is similar to a compromise between two domestically produced aircraft carrier islands in later generations. In terms of length, it is almost the same as 003 in later generations. However, the island does not have the eighteen-sided shield of 003, except for the four-sided phased array radar. In addition, the others are still conventional antennas. After all, 003 is already a comprehensive radio frequency technology. Even satellite antennas can be used with phased array antennas, which is currently not possible.

 However, it is simpler than the later 002, so it can be regarded as a compromise improvement.

"This kind of ship island is already very good." Nikolai said: "It is more than 20 meters shorter than our Kuznetsov and can park two more fighter planes."

The island of the Kuznetsov is a full seventy meters long. This is not only due to Lao Maozi's backward electronic technology, but also because Lao Maozi's officers want to enjoy themselves and are unwilling to sleep below the deck, so the island has to be By arranging some living quarters for officers, the volume will naturally be reduced.

“The height has been increased and it has become a double-decker bridge.” People around Nikolai said.

 The reduced length can reduce the area occupied by the ship island, and the increased height can bring a better viewing angle to the four-sided phased array radar. In particular, the ability to detect ultra-low-altitude anti-ship missiles will be further increased.

 As for the use of a double-layered bridge, it is also to further refine the command and make it more efficient.

To be advanced, of course, the United States has to go to the United States. In the later Ford class, the island was shortened to 18 meters. However, Qin Tao is confident that by the time the next nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is built, the island will be shortened to less than 30 meters. .

“Can I take a look inside the ship island?” Nicholas asked.

"Not yet. Our ship island has just been docked, and there is still welding **** inside that has not been cleaned up." Qin Tao said: "There are also many passages with stairs without guardrails. What if we step on them empty?"

Since Mr. Liu’s legs and feet are not good, he can’t climb up, so there is no need to go up.

 For Mr. Liu, as long as he can board this warship, he is satisfied.

“Then can we go to the shed in front and have a look?”

“It’s closed there and I don’t have the key.”

Hearing Qin Tao's answer, Wu Shengli smiled secretly in his heart. This reason is really upright.

 “Then where can we go now?”

 “Let’s take a stroll in the hangar below.”

 The hangar is empty, what is there to see? But there seems to be nothing interesting on this deck. So, everyone got out of the hangar and walked around inside, and it was almost time.

"Mr. Liu, let's go back and have a rest. Once we have enough energy, we can wait for the launching ceremony." Qin Tao said to Mr. Liu. After all, he is an old man in his eighties. He has never been allowed to use a wheelchair. He just walks around and watches. Look, are you not tired?

Mr. Liu is leaving, the naval officers are leaving, and Nicholas and the others can only reluctantly get off the aircraft carrier.

The sky was clear and it was really nice weather. When everyone came out, the military band was already in place right in front of the dock.

 The hands of the clock finally pointed to eleven o'clock.

“Now, I announce that the launching and naming ceremony of the 002 aircraft carrier has officially begun!” Wu Shengli stood in front of the microphone and announced to everyone: “The first item is to raise ** and play **!”

A familiar melody sounded. At this moment, everyone present, except the old men who came to inspect, followed the music and sang this familiar song together.

 In the crowd, Makarov, Babic and others also opened their mouths and sang this song together.

 The singing echoed over the shipyard, over Mingzhou, and over the motherland! This song also announces to everyone that the Eastern Navy has another powerful warship!

“Now, I announce that this 002 aircraft carrier, with hull number 17, will be named the Shan* ship! Please bring the commander of the receiving unit to the stage!”

 Zhang Zhen took big steps and walked up.

More than ten years ago, he was just the captain of a frigate. Over the years, he has been working hard to become the captain of an aircraft carrier. He has served on many warships, including the first 10,000-ton destroyer and the first A.D. From battleships to the first aircraft carrier, although he was not from the pilot captain class, he learned a lot of knowledge from Li Yan, the captain of the 001 aircraft carrier. The wasteland village base left his deep footprints.

 Now, he will finally become the captain of the 002 aircraft carrier! He has the confidence to command this motherland's most advanced warship!

Of course, Zhang Zhen is just a special case. In a few years, when the 003 aircraft carrier is put into service, the first batch of naval carrier-based aviation units will already have mature candidates to serve as aircraft carrier captains, and this set of processes will mature accordingly. .

 Amidst the applause of the crowd, Zhang Zhen walked up, saluted Wu Shengli, and received the certificate.

“Next is the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the launching of the aircraft carrier. Please come and cut the ribbon for our aircraft carrier!” Wu Shengli said.

 According to the original link, the ribbon-cutting should be done by the army and local leaders together, but since Mr. Liu is here, of course he must participate in the ceremony.

"Me? Okay, I'll cut the ribbon, but after a while, I have to throw the bottle." Mr. Liu said.

 Qin Tao helped Mr. Liu to the place where the ribbon was cut, and picked up the scissors with trembling hands. The red ribbon was cut, and everyone applauded again.

 “Fill the dock with water!”

As more and more water filled the dock, the huge ship gradually floated up, revealing the clear 17th hull number. In the work shed above, the banners hanging in the shed were also fluttering in the wind.

 Strive to comprehensively build a world-class navy!

 “The bottle tossing ceremony begins!”

“Mr. Liu, press this button.” Qin Tao pointed to Mr. Liu a button on the rostrum.

Mr. Liu stretched out his hand, which was covered with calluses and the vicissitudes of time. These hands had commanded various battles, commanded naval construction, and touched many military equipment. Now, they were about to touch a button again.

 His hand gently fell on the button and pressed it firmly.

On the bow of the aircraft carrier 002, a rope broke, and the wine bottle drew a graceful curve and hit the bow, with champagne overflowing.

 “Open the dock door!”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 bang!

At this moment, there was a soft sound from both sides of the aircraft carrier, and colorful ribbons were sprayed out and drooped on both sides of the ship, making the aircraft carrier even more colorful.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 bang!

 The festive fireworks were lit and beautiful flowers bloomed in the sky.

Smak, 嗤!

Two fire trucks that had been prepared on both sides of the dock sprayed water hoses and met at the bow of the ship, forming a beautiful water arch.

 During this grand ceremony, the whistle sounded, and the aircraft carrier began to undocking!

 This is a great moment.

At almost the same time, a siren sounded from the nearby naval aviation base. Two fighter planes took off and flew towards the open sea. A bright spot that should not have appeared on their radar screen.

The secretary whispered something in Wu Shengli's ear, and Wu Shengli nodded. At this special time, there will definitely be uninvited guests who will cause trouble, but the navy has already been prepared.

Nicholas and others watched the huge ship slowly leaving the dock with complicated eyes. How they wished such a scene would appear in their country, and how they wished their navy could have such a giant ship!

 After going back, think of ways to tinker with the Kuznetsov!

By the time the accompaniment of the military band ended, the huge hull of the aircraft carrier had completely left the dock, and with the help of several tugboats, it slowly moved towards the outfitting dock.

“Mr. Qin, this shipyard is free, what are you planning to build next?” Nicholas asked Qin Tao.

“The next one is a foreign trade warship.” Qin Tao said: “What, do you want to ask us to help build an aircraft carrier?”

Nicholas shook his head, are you kidding? Do we have that money?

Only CCTV reporters covered this grand launching ceremony. That night, the footage of the launching appeared on the news. Although it only lasted for one minute, it shocked the whole world.

 The first aircraft carrier with a displacement of 80,000 tons built by Dongfang was launched in this way.

　　It’s so spectacular!

 Purchasing foreign trade aircraft carriers from the East is the most correct choice! Mingzhou Group has this technology!

 Look at Asan's aircraft carrier. It has been launched for a month, but it has not yet left the dock. This is simply a joke.

Sunil naturally saw this news. He looked at the images on the TV with gloomy eyes, and his face was horribly ugly.

 Let the Easterners take the lead! However, this aircraft carrier is nothing. It is still using a primitive boiler-burning solution, which is not as advanced as our aircraft carrier at all! Our navy has decades of experience in operating aircraft carriers, and the Easterners are still laymen.

He comforted himself so much that he felt much better.

 But the next day, a new piece of news made him depressed again.

 (End of this chapter)