Chapter 1126 Entering the Nuclear Age (Third update, please subscribe)
“After the national team won the men’s table tennis gold medal, our delegation has won 37 gold medals in this Chang’an Asian Games, and has jumped to the top The first place in the gold medal list..."
While driving in the car, listening to the news from the radio, Dai Xingjie's lips curled up. This Asian Games is the first large-scale international sports event held in Nanyang. , although only Asian countries participated, it is not easy to win the first place in the gold medal list.
On the way to the shipyard, Dai Xingjie took a special look at the northeast, where the Olympic Stadium was - it was a lotus-shaped stadium.
Like many people, when watching the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, Dai Xingjie was attracted by the modern but oriental stadium.
"That will definitely be another landmark of Chang'an in the future!"
As the car drove all the way to the shipyard, there were rows of high-rise buildings on the other side of Binhai Avenue. Although those buildings were modern, they were... The ancient architectural style of double eaves and Xieshan makes these buildings appear extraordinarily solemn and elegant. This is the biggest difference in Chang'an East District - it is oriental, and oriental buildings are integrated with modernity here, with the Olympic style. Together the center becomes a combination of classical and modern, East and West.
Perhaps, this is Nanyang!
A modern yet classic, both Eastern and Western existence.
While thinking this in my heart, this blue Al Romeo had already driven into the shipyard. Although it had a pass, it still needed to pass the inspection by the guard. After entering the factory, as usual, the car was Park in the parking lot, and then transfer to the factory transportation vehicle - an open-top electric vehicle, which is now common in large factories in Southeast Asia.
Soon, Dai Xingjie arrived at the dock. Outside the closed dock No. 4, armed military police were on guard with guns and live ammunition. After carefully checking his ID, he was allowed to enter. When Dai Xingjie entered the dock, A lot of people have gathered.
There are senior officials from both the shipyard and the military.
Today is a big day!
After six years and six months, Nanyang finally completed the design and construction of the most important weapon of the country.
Nuclear submarine!
Since the United States announced the construction of nuclear submarines on December 1, 2019, Nanyang's technical department began research in this area in January of the following year, from the design of nuclear reactors to the design of submarine hulls, studying each subject, and on November 1, 2015 In March, the Navy finally finalized its design and approved the construction of Southeast Asia's first nuclear submarine.
Until now, it stands quietly in the dock, like a sleeping deep-sea monster. The light from hundreds of headlights above the fully enclosed dock shines on its streamlined hull, making people feel The hull of this steel behemoth has a strange sheen.
It is not the luster of metal, but the structure of the pieces can be vaguely seen.
“Anechoic tiles,”
As a shipyard manager, Zhu Wanzhe turned to Navy Commander Zou Tongjie and introduced him.
"This is a unique technology of KJT Chemical Industry. By laying anechoic tiles on the surface of the submarine, the noise of the submarine can be effectively reduced. Jiaolong is the first submarine equipped with anechoic tiles."
Sound Anechoic. The origins of shingles can be traced back to World War II. At the end of World War II, Germany first used anechoic tile technology on its own submarines. At that time, the German Navy was retreating steadily. In order to reverse the defeat and reduce the number of U-boat losses, they began to install a layer of synthetic rubber sound-proof material called "Aliberich" on the shells of some submarines.
"Aliberic" synthetic rubber sound-proof material was developed by the famous German Farben Chemical Company. It is made of high molecular polyisobutylene homopolymer. It is about 1 square meter in size and 4 mm thick. The top is Densely packed cylindrical holes with diameters of 2 mm and 4 mm.
It uses the bubble deformation generated when sound is incident to absorb sound energy, which plays a certain role in reducing reflection and noise inside the boat.
This composite rubber tile can reduce the reflected echo of active sonar by 15% in the 10-18 kilohertz range, which just covers the working range of the Allied early ASDIC sonar.
Nanyang's anechoic tile technology was continued to be developed by the original group of Farben. After ten years of development, KJT Chemical has mastered the anechoic tile technology with excellent sound absorption and vibration suppression effects.
“KJT’s anechoic tiles are based on styrene-butadiene rubber and come in a variety of different specifications. The thickness of the anechoic tiles on different submarines is different, and the anechoic tiles on different locations on the same submarine are also different.
The Jiaolong submarine uses double-layer anechoic tiles. The inner layer of the anechoic tiles has small holes with different diameters. Different models are installed in different positions to eliminate sounds of specific frequencies; The outer layer of the tile is integral and dense, and is mainly used to absorb active sonar signals. According to tests, it can shorten the detection distance of sonar by about 75%."
Listening to Zhu Wanzhe's introduction, Zou Tongjie just nodded slightly. As the commander of the Navy, he is very aware of the role of anechoic tiles. In fact, half of the submarines in Southeast Asia are now equipped with anechoic tiles, which greatly improves the combat effectiveness of submarines.
"Manager Zhu, if the test goes well, the Navy will place additional orders for no less than 3 nuclear submarines. Can you guarantee on-time delivery by then?"
"Of course." Zhu Wanzhe said somewhat proudly.
“Our Taiping Shipyard is the largest shipyard in Asia. Let alone three submarines. Even if the Navy hands over the order for new destroyers this year, we can complete it as scheduled. . ”
This confidence comes from the scale of the shipyard. As the largest shipyard in Asia, after many expansions, the Taiping Shipyard not only has multiple docks and slipways, but also two that can build 500,000 ships. A dock for supertankers of tonnage - However, until now, this kind of supertanker is still on the drawing board, because the Suez Canal Company has not yet reached a consensus on the expansion issue, so the canal has not been closed for the time being. As long as the canal is closed, then the supertanker of the Taiping Shipyard Oil tankers will become the darling of the market.
Soon, the grand launching ceremony began with the performance of the military band. Zou Tongjie and his wife, Mrs. Zou Liu, stood in front of the bow of the boat. After Zou Tongjie announced the name of the submarine, Mrs. Zou Liu pressed the navy button routine after smashing a bottle of cinnamon.
When the Jiaolong submarine entered the water, the red balls hanging on the bow of the boat immediately opened and released a large number of colorful ribbons.
Amidst the cheers of the people, Dai Xingjie stood aside and stared at the "Jiaolong". As a naval engineer, he has devoted himself to this submarine in the past three years. , at this time, he was like a father, watching his child take the first step in life.
This... is a nuclear-powered submarine!
As the submarine entered, the breath of the crowd froze at this moment. Countless pairs of eyes are staring at the submarine that is about to set off, with expectations, pride, and awe of the unknown challenges. The technicians all looked at him with serious faces, which was not only a symbol of completing the mission, but also a silent blessing for the new journey.
The submarine gradually submerged into the water. First, the stern of the boat touched the sea surface lightly, causing delicate ripples in circles. Then, the huge body slowly sank until it completely disappeared from people's sight. Leaving behind ripples that gradually spread on the sea surface.
Under the tow of the tugboat, the "Jiaolong" quickly entered the berth. The naval officers and technicians inside the boat immediately began work. Soon, the submarine slowly started. A few minutes later, the "Jiaolong" nuclear submarine launched A telegram was sent - "Our ship is sailing with nuclear power"!
The sending of a telegram marked that the Nanyang Navy had finally entered the nuclear age.
This is a new era!
Ten minutes later, Li Yian, who was in the study, hung up the phone. At this time, his expression was solemn, and he spoke after a moment.
“We have finally entered the nuclear age!”
Nuclear submarine!
Unlike others, Li Yian is full of expectations for nuclear submarines. Compared with the vast territories of the Soviet Union and the United States, Nanyang is not only small in area, with only more than one million square kilometers, but also has only the main island of Borneo. Except for the absence of earthquakes, all other islands are located in seismic zones, which means that land-based intercontinental missiles can only be deployed on the main island. This makes the already dangerous and ineffective land-based nuclear arsenal more vulnerable to attack.
Because land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles all use silos and their deployment locations are almost known to everyone, they are highly dangerous. If another country launches a nuclear attack on Nanyang, the first wave of nuclear strikes will inevitably destroy the nuclear bomb silos in Nanyang to prevent nuclear retaliation in Nanyang. And this also means that within the theoretical framework of nuclear counterattack operations, Li Yi'an must make a decision in the shortest possible time - maybe even within a few minutes. Either he will miss the opportunity and sit back and watch the land-based nuclear bomb be destroyed; or he will misunderstand false information and hastily create a nuclear bomb. Nuclear war.
This is simply an either/or, right or wrong deadlock. This is also an important reason why land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles are not favored by nuclear experts - the nuclear counterattack decision is too hasty.
Compared with land-based intercontinental missiles, sea-based, especially ballistic missile nuclear submarines, have extremely obvious advantages. Not only can they be deployed in underwater areas closer to the target, the enemy cannot After detecting the specific location of the submarine, there is almost no danger of the submarine being destroyed before launching the missile.
For Nanyang, nuclear submarines are definitely the most reliable choice for building a nuclear counterattack force. Now that there is the Jiaolong attack nuclear submarine, the next step is the ballistic missile nuclear submarine.
“In fact, even if it is a strategic bomber, its survivability is extremely impressive. It can take off in an emergency before being attacked. Even if it is discovered that the nuclear weapon incoming warning is a false alarm, there is still time to recall the aircraft.”< br>
In contrast, land-based intercontinental missiles with fixed deployment positions have almost no advantages except for longer range and greater power.
“It seems that priority should still be given to the development of nuclear submarines, especially ballistic missile nuclear submarines. After all, they are the only real killer weapons that can threaten other countries!”
While writing ballistic missile nuclear submarines on the note, another big killer appeared in Li Yian's mind - strategic bombers!
(End of this chapter)