Super military empire

In 1997, June 18, afternoon.

Although Tai has already slanted west, the northern shipyard’s outfitting pier is crowded with people. The technicians of the northern shipyard, representatives of various supporting factories, the leaders of relevant naval departments, and even the families of the northern shipyard, Standing on the dock, watching this terrorist steel battleship that has been parked in the shipyard for more than 7 years.

On the battleship, on both sides of the bridge, there are colorful flags, revealing festive colors.

At 15:15, naval officers and soldiers wearing navy uniforms began to appear on the left side of the Yongxing Island. On every deck, soldiers wearing navy uniforms appeared.In a quiet environment, the soldiers on the Yongxing Island began the navy's highest ceremonial standing ceremony.

At 15:20, Bai Meng, the former Minister of the Navy, delivered a speech, announcing that Chinese warships would set sail from here.

At 15:30, a team of pacesetters armed with Type 56 semi-automatic courtesy guns walked onto the bow deck.

At 15:45, with the loud national anthem, the five-star red flag was raised above the bridge of the huge missile battleship.

At 16:00, everything is ready.

"All units are ready, Tug No. 1 is in place, Tug No. 2 is in place, Tug No. 3 is in place!" As Wu Donghao on the outfitting dock confronted the walkie-talkie in his hand, he commanded the tugboat around the guided missile battleship to start moving.

Large warships entering and leaving the port require tugboats to help them.

Before the 1980s, the captain of the Republican Navy had one of the most important trainings, which was to command ships to call in and leave their posts skillfully.After years of research, it has been proved that frequent use of reversing and starting on warships for a long time will have a great impact on the service life of warships.

Therefore, since the late 1980s, the Republic’s navy has also begun to study the use of tugboats to push, lift, and pull to assist the departure of large warships.

Previously there were no large warships with too large tonnage, only the 051 ship. The operation requirements for the tugboat are not high. Now the Yongxing Island has a tonnage of more than 50,000 tons. In order to ensure safety and ensure smoothness, the Northern Shipyard requested the Ninth Institute Next, 13 tugboats were prepared.

Following the order, Tug No. 1 and Tug No. 2 approached both sides of the battleship from the stern of the battleship, while Tug No. 3 approached the bow of the battleship near the middle.

"Raise the anchor!" The tug was in place, and Ai Guoxiu from the Bridge Command also issued an order.

Two giant anchors weighing more than ten tons were pulled up from the water by thick chains.

"No. 1, No. 2 start!" With the order, the two tugboats at the stern of the battleship that had been connected to the battleship started to start. The captains of the two tugboats were carefully looking at the various instruments on the cockpit. Very nervous.

They have gone through countless trainings. At the beginning, this huge battleship was towed from the slipway to the outfitting dock.

But now, departure from the port is completely different from before. Once a part below the waterline is damaged, it will be troublesome to repair.Everyone knows this. The Chinese nation has been waiting for hundreds of years for China's large warships!

No mistakes are tolerated.

The two tugboats at the tail continued to increase their power, and other tugboats began to join under the unified command, especially on the side close to the dock. In order to avoid collisions between the warship and the dock during the towing process, a tugboat got in. The short distance between the pier and the warship uses the power generated when turning to push the battleship away from the pier that is slowly retreating toward the outside of the pier.

At the beginning, the guided missile battleships left the port, moving at a speed of only more than two meters per minute. As the distance from the pier was pulled apart, more and more tugboats joined in, and the departure speed became faster and faster.

The naval officers and soldiers standing on each deck of the warship did not end until the warship completely left the port and completed a 180° turn with the assistance of many tugboats, and the bow was turned outward.

The whole process, from the start of the tugboat to the departure of the warship, the complete turnaround, took 40 minutes.

It's not that they can't do it faster, but they are required to ensure that there are no accidents.

China has no experience in the towing process of large warships, especially when it leaves Hong Kong to call in, and it has no experience because there are no large warships of 10,000 tons in the country.You can't miss every opportunity for training. That's why it takes so long to leave Hong Kong.The more tugboats involved, the more complicated the command and coordination.

"Horn the whistle, activate the central control system, and prepare to leave the port!" On the warship, Ai Guoxiu, the person in charge of sea trials, issued an order.

"Woo..."

The huge and long whistle sounded, and many people in the port became excited.

After so many years of hard work, China’s largest tonnage warship is finally about to set sail.

"All systems are ready, ready to start up!" Following Ai Guoxiu's order, the interior of the huge warship began to operate under the operation of the technicians of each system.

Following the orders of the chief designer, all the display screens in the battleship headquarters that were not turned on and the operators in front of the equipment began to get busy.

"The power cabin is ready!"

"The radar system is ready to start!"

"The information system is ready to boot!"

...

The preparations for the start-up of each unit and system are completed.

Liu Yijiu was standing next to Ai Guoxiu. He felt that this process was a bit painful. Every part and every system had been debugged many times before, but now it needs preparations to start.

The five captain candidates all stood on one side nervously, and they did not dare to breathe. The whole person was standing on one side straight like a recruit who had just been enlisted in the army for three months and was training for three months. The space is large enough, otherwise it will become very crowded.

Seeing everyone's expressions solemn, Liu Yijiu didn't say anything, he just looked at it anyway.

This is a historical moment.

"Reactor No. 1 is started, and the power system is ready to switch to the warship's own power." Ai Guoxiu personally pressed the nuclear reactor start button, which was rarely pressed since being loaded on the ship.

After the nuclear reactor's start button was pressed, the nuclear reactor in the power compartment near the bottom began to operate.

"Successful start-up, reactor power 1%...3%...5%..." The power system observers continuously reported the power system power.

The nuclear reactor system starts very slowly.

"The pressure is normal!"

"The temperature is normal!"

"The cooling system is normal!"

"The generator starts!"

The situation in the power cabin was continuously reported to the bridge command room.

Ai Guoxiu's expression became more and more nervous.

This is the 13th time the power system of the entire warship has been activated, and the power supply from the pier will be cut off, and only when the nuclear reactor is activated can the power supply be generated and transmitted to all the systems of the entire warship.

In order to ensure the smooth switching process of the power system, except for the lighting system and the necessary equipment operation monitoring system, all other systems are in the shutdown state.

Liu Yijiu himself didn't know exactly why he did this. He was really unfamiliar with warships.

"The power of the No. 1 reactor is 30%, switching the power system."

"The power system switching is complete!"

"Horn the whistle to signal the terminal to cut off the power transmission." Ai Guoxiu commanded in accordance with the standard procedure established at the beginning.

The huge whistle sounded again.

During the whole process, Liu Yijiu watched quietly, without saying anything.

It stands to reason that the power supply on the dock should be disconnected before leaving the port. At that time, the warship had activated its own power system and even conducted a preliminary inspection of the power system. The propellers were not activated, but the boiler had to be warmed up.

Everything is done to be more cautious. Everyone has been theoretically studied. At most, he has only operated the 051 naval officers and soldiers. Ai Guoxiu is worried that they may make mistakes when the warship is powered, causing the warship to hit the dock and affect the whole Sea trial.

The same is true for the sea trials conducted before.

After all, in the previous more than ten sea trials, each departure was initiated in the afternoon and departure in the morning.

There is only such a large warship, and any experience is valuable.

"System check!"

A series of system reports, the situation of each cabin is reflected through the central control system, and the various systems of the warship are in good condition.

All these checks are completed, and the sky outside has darkened.

In the port, the various radar systems are not turned on and can only be commanded by the navigator.

"Start the propulsion system, the power of the No. 1 reactor is 50%, the speed is 8 knots, and the heading is 87°..."

With Ai Guoxiu's life, the operators of each system quickly and carefully operated, and the tail of the warship that had been quietly stopped on the water began to churning.

The power of nuclear reactors continues to rise, and the high temperature gradually warms the water flow in the cooling system, and the generated steam pushes the steam turbine located in the middle of the battleship to run quickly.The main shaft connected to the steam turbine begins to rotate. Part of the mechanical energy generated is transmitted to the generator, which is converted into electricity required by other systems of the warship. The other part of the force drives the propeller to rotate, generating huge thrust, and the warship begins to slow down. Go towards the direction outside the port.

People who visited the port, after the warship slowly left the port, have been reluctant to disperse. Under their watch, the huge warship gradually became smaller in the gradually dark ocean, and finally disappeared. They still did not want to leave. go with.

This time, the sea trial will be the longest time for the entire warship, lasting 27 days, and will not return until July.

The success of the efforts of more than ten years depends on the situation of this sea trial.

"Our big warship has indeed set sail from today." For several hours, Liu Yijiu didn't say anything, until the darkness enveloped the ocean, and the huge warship's lights couldn't shine too much. far.