Chapter 226: Opportunity to copy aircraft carrier! Supplies arrived, Africa strategy!
Saturday, San Francisco.
At this moment, the temperature here is much milder.
In Daxia, the northern regions have entered the snow season, but the pleasant temperature here is still more than ten degrees Celsius.
Wearing a sweater knitted by Lucy, Lu Ze and Lu Ze walked into the San Francisco Aerospace Expo at the same time.
He didn't even need to look for it deliberately. What came into view in the center of the entire exhibition hall was a 'huge thing' that seemed to be overlooking every visitor who came here.
"Is this the 'F1 rocket engine'?" Lu Ze looked at the big guy and sighed inexplicably.
Just the "first stage engine" of the Saturn V has an empty weight of more than eight tons, which is bigger than a small truck.
Walking up close, Lu Ze gently put his hand on its shell.
This is the privilege of being up close and personal as a 'VIP customer' who has spent hundreds of dollars on tickets.
Counting down five seconds in my heart,
‘F1 Rocket Engine: ‘531.’
moment.
A set of data popped up on the eyeball's light screen.
[Copied technological items: Saturn V first-stage rocket thruster-F1 ‘liquid oxygen kerosene’ engine. 】
[Weight: 8.35T! 】
[Sea level thrust: 1.5 million pounds (680T).. Vacuum specific impulse: 304S combustion chamber pressure: 7MPa]
[Copy achievement point reward: 20,000 points. 】
【Whether to copy.】
Just looking at the parameters above, Lu Ze suddenly frowned.
"Can this thing really be launched successfully?" He began to mutter in his heart.
Although the 'F1 rocket engine' does have a terrifying 1.5 million pounds of thrust, a single F1 rocket engine can have a thrust of 680 tons.
This number can shock people's jaws. After all, the Long March 5 carrier rocket currently under development in Daxia has a take-off weight of just over 860 tons.
Even the RD-170 developed by the former Soviet Union at that time could reach a thrust of 740T, which seemed to surpass the 'F1 rocket engine'.
But the problem is that the latter's F1 engine has a single combustion chamber, while the RD-170 has four combustion chambers. The two are not at the same level in terms of order of magnitude.
However, it is too difficult to launch.
In the light curtain, a line of fonts marked in red is displayed at the bottom.
[Note: This technology is a high-risk project, please copy with caution! 】
This 'F1 rocket engine' was rarely judged by the system as a high-risk project based on technical logic.
"How can it be high risk?" Lu Ze frowned.
This was beyond his expectation. He originally thought that the 'F1 rocket engine' was developed in the 1950s. It might receive fewer rewards due to its backward technology, but it was still a technological item worth copying.
This is why he did not deliberately copy the entire Saturn V space launch vehicle.
That is, except for the engine, most of the other technologies of the Saturn V space rocket are either immature or very backward.
The navigation control computer used by Yingjiang back then was used to complete the calculation logic of the entire lunar landing route, landing, etc.
However, its memory is only 4KB in size, and even the textile fairy was able to sew it in stitch by stitch. But now, decades later, the storage and operating frequency of any single-chip microcomputer can instantly kill the rags on the Saturn V.
However, Lu Ze never expected that even the 'F1 Rocket Engine', which he thought was the only one worth copying, would be deemed a 'high-risk project' by the system.
In the judgment logic of the system, most of the technological items that have been developed will not prompt additional risk factors at all.
Unless its entire technology is unsafe, the system cannot guarantee that it can reproduce an engine that can run 100% perfectly based on this technology.
This means that the system does not even think that this rocket engine is a feasible solution, but a very unreliable 'high-risk' solution.
The probability of an accident is not a high probability, but inevitable. The success of each launch depends on whether the astronauts are tough enough.
If it didn't explode on the spot at the launch tower, that would be considered a favor to you.
"Fortunately, I didn't copy the 'Saturn V'." Lu Ze twitched the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but start complaining in his heart.
Even the most replicable ‘F1 rocket engine’ is like this, so you can imagine the entire ‘Saturn V’ launch vehicle.
Even if he copied it, he would not dare to give it to Daxia to try
What if something goes wrong? No one can bear these risks, and it was probably Yingjiang who was so impatient at that time that he made such a crazy move.
And this thing can successfully complete several "manned moon landings", which is already an incredible performance.
No wonder NASA has no intention of restarting the Saturn V project. Who can guarantee that this thing will not explode in the air?
If a major space accident occurs in this era, the advancement of their entire "manned moon landing" project in the future will be greatly hindered.
"Lu Ze, what's wrong with you?" Lucy held an ice cream in her hand and looked at him curiously.
Why has he been showing that very 'weird' expression since just now?
There was a hint of confusion in the confusion, and there seemed to be a sense of open-mindedness and fear in the confusion.
"It's okay, I'm just surprised"
Lu Ze thought of a reason and reassured: "This thing is indeed too big."
Although it is indeed 'big', it is of little use.
Just like Wu Zhuan, although he said, "I'm big, please bear with me", it was completely an embroidered pillow.
Subsequently.
He continued to touch the 'J-2 two-stage rocket propulsion engine' next to it, and still got the same result. There were no problems with the performance data, and it could theoretically and logically operate successfully.
But it is still judged as a 'high-risk project', and the achievement point reward is only '20,000', similar to the F1 rocket engine just now.
That is because the two technological items are too old, and their technological content has been greatly reduced. Even if the issue of 'rarity' is taken into account, it is impossible to get too high achievement point rewards.
However, the key factor still lies in the issue of 'high risk'. An imperfect technology and a risky technology will be greatly reduced in the system's judgment.
Otherwise, Lu Ze would probably have to pay at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.
Read this.
Lu Ze directly took Lucy's hand and walked out slowly: "Let's go to the amusement park."
There are no goals worth copying here, and staying here is a waste of time.
It's just that he looked at the number of copies on hand and wondered what he was going to copy next?
At this time.
"I'm tired of the fun places here in San Francisco." Lucy pouted and began to say angrily: "Let's change places next time."
Not to mention San Francisco, she has already visited Los Angeles and every city in California.
"There's no other place to play." Lu Ze shrugged.
He would rather go somewhere farther away, but the problem is that he hasn't had any long vacations recently.
Although the laboratory will not interfere too much with the daily work of Lucy, the 'rich lady', it doesn't matter whether you sleep every day at work or not.
But at least you have to be decent.
If Lucy kept running out to play during working hours, her parents would probably come back to Livermore from Washington in person, and it was even possible to take her back directly.
This is also the main reason why Lucy, who has always been playful, can only stay in the laboratory when there is no vacation. suddenly.
A wonderful idea came to Lucy's mind, and she said with a smile: "We... can go to Seattle to play"
We will set off next Friday, fly back early on Monday morning, and catch up on sleep in the laboratory during the day. This plan is perfect.
And it’s not too far there, just a thousand kilometers away, and just over an hour’s flight is enough.
"Seattle?" Lu Ze touched his chin and frowned: "Is there anything fun over there?"
For him, the name Seattle only existed in some TV series and movies he had seen before.
I have never been there, and it can be said that it is very unfamiliar.
"There is the Space Needle to play and Snoremi Falls to see."
"You can also see the sea at Bremerton Harbor." Lucy mouthed a series of attractions and ways to visit.
She had actually memorized interesting things in famous cities in Yingjiang in a small notebook, thinking that she could visit them with others in the future.
It's just that the so-called 'friends' and 'besties' I met in the past were all after her interests and resources, and they were interested in her family background.
For these people, Lucy doesn't think it's a good idea to travel with them. Who knows if others are calling her a 'cow bitch' in their hearts!
However, now that I have met Lu Ze, the situation is different. Playing with the person you like is the best memory in the world.
"Port Bremerton."
When Lu Ze heard this name, a name suddenly emerged in his heart!
Bremerton Military Port!
My heart trembled, and I murmured: 'How come I never thought of this! ! ’
As an ice-free port, it is one of the important military ports of the Eagle Navy. It even houses the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Stennis and the first Seawolf nuclear attack submarine numbered 'SSN-21'. .
Of course, it is unrealistic to enter a military base and copy the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
This thing is probably still cruising somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, and the time it takes to return to Hong Kong is very limited.
However, what Lu Ze valued most was another function of this military port.
Seal the cemeteries of ‘aircraft carriers’ and other ships!
Several aircraft carriers are sealed here, including the latest retired 'Kitty Hawk-class' conventionally powered aircraft carrier.
Especially the 'Kitty Hawk' class aircraft carrier!
"This thing will be of great help to Daxia." Lu Ze's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
Although it is not a 'Nimitz-class', the 'Kitty Hawk-class' is not bad either.
As a conventionally powered aircraft carrier with a beveled straight deck and a displacement of more than 60,000 tons, it may play a significant role in the development of Daxia's next-generation aircraft carrier.
More importantly, having an additional 'aircraft carrier' is now very important to Daxia. It will be able to calmly deal with all threats in the surrounding waters.
He had previously been paying attention to the super giant ship cemetery in Philadelphia, but he had forgotten about the smaller 'Bremerton Military Port'.
"Okay, let's go next week." Lu Ze nodded directly.
With such a God-given opportunity, you would be a fool not to go!
at the same time.
Africa, Burkina Faso, a country transliterated as ‘The Country of Gentlemen’, ushered in its first ray of dawn.
A few dozen kilometers north of the border, there is a desolate village.
There are several simple houses built with wood, with simple heat insulation measures using some branches and leaves.
Buller was wiping the sweat on his forehead with a towel, feeling his whole body was steaming.
As a tropical African country, the local temperature can still easily reach over 30 degrees on this day in November.
Heat is not the key. Many hot-storied cities in Daxia can reach extremely high temperatures of forty degrees in summer, which is much hotter than Africa.
But being in the sun in Africa is unbearable, and Burkina Faso is known as the 'hottest country on earth', with an average temperature of 30 degrees all year round.
As a black man, Buhler, if it was only matte black before, has now evolved into 'glossy black', which has been directly polished, all because of being exposed to the sun.
At this time, a person opened the door from outside, and a wave of heat hit his face.
"Boss, all the food has been planted." Jon was sweating profusely and looked directly at Buller with his shirt off.
This Yingjiang 'Gongzi' who used to be white and tender, now, after a month of exercise, not only has muscles, but his skin color has also turned into a healthy wheat color.
If his parents saw this scene, they would probably feel distressed.
"Well, don't waste those wastelands." Buller took out a book and glanced at the key information: "The land here is relatively fertile, and even wastelands can grow some vegetables and fruits."
"Boss, how do you deal with the water?" Jon frowned.
Growing vegetables and fruits is naturally a good thing. What is most lacking in the local area is this kind of 'vitamin' supplement. Many diseases of the villagers here are caused by internal disorders and imbalances caused by the inability to eat 'vitamins'.
But the key problem is the lack of water resources here, and fruits and vegetables are both big customers of water resources.
At present, the water resources here cannot meet the demand at all. It is good to be able to barely grow some drought-tolerant food.
Not only this village, but the entire Burkina Faso lacks water resources. It is a landlocked country with neither large rivers nor ocean outlets.
"We can consider groundwater resources." A cadre next to him took a sip of cold water and slowly explained: "The groundwater resources here should be relatively abundant."
Here in Africa, they have long developed the habit of drinking only cold drinks.
After all, there are too many diseases here, even malaria and smallpox are raging, not to mention other diseases, large and small.
Disaster comes from the mouth, and drinking water that is not boiled is very risky. Buhler issued a clear order before coming here that no one is allowed to drink boiled water.
Even this is slowly being implemented in this village, but it is more difficult to implement because it requires wood to boil water.
For poor villagers, they prefer to burn wood into charcoal and sell it in exchange for necessary daily necessities, rather than drinking "boiled water" as a luxury.
As for getting sick?
Even filling your stomach is a problem now, so why worry about diseases that will kill you years or even decades later?
"Mark, what do you think we should do?" Bueller echoed.
The white man in front of him, ‘Mark’, who is less than thirty years old, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He is proficient in ‘geological geography’ exploration and has a deep understanding of water conservancy engineering.
"We need to drill more than 10 meters underground to have usable water resources at this location." Mark drew a simple construction drawing.
Strictly speaking, Burkina Faso is not a country without abundant water resources, and its annual rainfall is not less than that of northern cities in Bactria.
However, due to the perennial high temperature, the water resources on its surface cannot be retained at all, and in the absence of large rivers, it is impossible to intercept the wasted water resources through the method of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.
But this does not mean that it cannot be found underground. There must be a large amount of abundant water resources there, enough to meet their use.
"But... we don't have any construction machinery available," Jon interrupted.
It's not that easy to drill below 10 meters, basically you need to break through the thick rock layer.
If no available water resources are found in one place, exploration needs to be continued in another place.
It is normal to find a usable groundwater resource after trying eight times out of ten times. This is too difficult to do manually.
For a moment, the whole room fell into silence.
Just then, suddenly.
There was a vibration from a device that Buller had been wearing on his waist.
"It seems that this problem can be solved." A smile appeared on his face: "The organization finally sent someone here!"
As long as the omnipotent organization sends someone here, everything will be fine!
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