Chapter 269: Titanium Alloy Nuclear Submarine
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The reason why the second old man became murderous is naturally confident. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
He, the deputy head of the Central Military Commission, is definitely going to serve another term, and there is no reason not to make some gestures, just as the so-called seeking his own government in his position, in the face of the increasingly severe corruption topic in the country, it is necessary for the second old man to show his determination to fight corruption.
If the higher-ups have not been able to show their determination to fight corruption, but are only worried that this double-edged sword will hurt them, can they still expect the people below to do things seriously?
In many cases, the anti-corruption campaign is more like a kind of political struggle, with those who do not take firm positions, have different attitudes, pose a certain threat to their own factions, and do not see them themselves.
Of course, from the point of view of common sense, as long as this piece of brick is knocked down, it is rare to smash without bleeding, not that there are no exceptions, but such exceptions are really rare, and there is no one in a hundred.
The second old man wants to take a group of people's heads to sacrifice the flag, as the first fire in his new term, Ye Kai is naturally optimistic, compared to some senior generals who only want to climb up, it is already very rare for the second old man to be able to make this kind of gesture.
You must know that there is also a great deal of controversy in the military about anti-corruption, and some people believe that anti-corruption in the military will shake the foundation of the military.
But the second old man insisted that if the high-level leaders in the army also held such an idea, it would be a terrible thing, "The army can't even solve its own ** problems, and still expect them to win the war?!" ”
It's just that the second old man also has a lot of difficulties, which is not known, after all, it is difficult for one person to support alone, and the opposition is still very strong.
"This time, the anti-corruption in the army is estimated to be a little bit louder and less rainy." The second old man sighed and said to Ye Kai, "It's mainly about scare, and by the way, I will clean up a few silverfish with big problems." However, a lot of work needs to be done to form a long-term anti-corruption mechanism. ”
"There is no way to do this, after all, until now, no country, no political party, no army, can completely solve this problem, and we are no exception." Ye Kai on this. has his own clear idea, "Human nature is all profit-seeking and selfish, but it is expressed in a different way." Policy norms are important, but there are still ways to circumvent the system. The so-called manpower is sometimes poor, and it is not like this everywhere, at least when everyone is making money. will burst out with infinite wisdom. ”
"That's true, but institutional norms are still important." The second old man said.
However, after the two of them talked for a while, the second old man asked about Ye Kai, and suddenly ran over, not to say a few words of gossip, there must be something to say.
"Don't tell you the second grandfather, there has really been something going on recently. I'd like to talk to you about it. Ye Kai said to the second old man, "There are some things that are not suitable for my grandfather, that is, in the name of the military." It's a little more convenient. ”
"Tell me about it, I'm not an outsider, what can't I say?" The second old man said, but he was also beating the drum in his heart, and I believe that it would not be too easy to make Ye Kai solemnly put forward the things.
Sure enough, Ye Kai took out a piece of information, which was actually placed in the file bag. The word "top secret" was also drawn with a red pen on the outside, which looked shocking. couldn't help but make the second old man laugh secretly.
After opening the bag, the second old man laughed.
"Huh. Project Groundhog? Why did you call such a funny name? Did you make it yourself? The second old man had the mentality of watching jokes, and went to look at the plan that Ye Kai sorted out, but after reading it for a while, his expression became serious, and he flipped through the plan very seriously, and in some places he read it several times, obviously feeling that it was very attractive, and it was difficult to put it down for a while.
Marmots, also known as marmots, are good at digging burrows, and usually caves have more than two entrances for safety.
In the "Groundhog Plan" drawn up by himself, Ye Kai proposed the possibility of purchasing some special strategic resources from the former Soviet Union.
In the first part of the "Groundhog Project" seen by the second old man, Ye Kai put forward the idea of taking advantage of the chaotic situation in the former Soviet Union to get a batch of "Goldfish" nuclear submarines from the former Soviet Union back.
There is nothing unusual about the "Goldfish" nuclear submarine, but the most important thing is that it is an attack nuclear submarine built with all-titanium alloy, which is also unique to the Soviet and Russian Navy.
The navies of the former Soviet Union and Russia have always favored nuclear submarines, and the number of nuclear submarines equipped with them, the tonnage, and the variety of types have made it difficult for the US Navy to match them.
In the era when the United States and the Soviet Union were vying for global hegemony, nuclear submarines, as the core of the "secondary nuclear strike capability," were the backbone of the strategic nuclear forces and played a decisive role.
In the mid-50s of the 20th century, in order to catch up with the dual advantages of the United States in nuclear submarine technology and quantity at that time, the nuclear submarine design experts of the former Soviet Union took a unique path and actively studied the use of titanium alloy to build attack nuclear submarines.
Experts from the former Soviet Union believe that the depth of dive is an important tactical and technical element of attack nuclear submarines. The increase in the depth of the nuclear submarine has the following effects: first, it can reduce the possibility of being detected by the magnetic detector on the anti-submarine aircraft, and the titanium alloy has the advantage of low magnetism, which is a suitable material for building submarines; Second, the blind spot of surface ship sonar in the deep sea can be used to avoid the search of surface ships; Third, it can delay the appearance of propeller cavitation, thereby reducing propeller noise; Fourth, when attacked by enemy depth charges, it has a longer maneuver time, which reduces the possibility of the submarine being hit by depth charges; Fifth, it is possible to expand the range of submarines sitting on the bottom of the sea, as well as the possibility of passing through the anti-submarine zone.
In addition, the hull is made of titanium alloy, which can greatly reduce the displacement of the boat.
Compared with special steel, titanium alloy has the obvious advantages of high strength, light weight, and is more resistant to seawater. Therefore, the former Soviet Union decided to start construction of an unprecedented all-titanium nuclear submarine.
The former Soviet Union inevitably encountered many difficulties in the process of building all-titanium alloy nuclear submarines, in addition to the high cost, the technical aspects were also difficult. The main problem is that in order to increase the diving depth of the submarine, it will not only put forward higher requirements for the pressure-bearing capacity of the hull, but also need to improve the pressure bearing capacity of all submarine systems and some seals that withstand the pressure of outboard seawater. The welding of titanium alloy is also quite a difficult problem in construction. When welding, the cooling weld metal and the adjacent base metal area must be protected with inert gas to avoid interaction with oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen in the surrounding air, otherwise the weld itself and the surrounding part of the weld will become brittle and cause cracks.
With the full support of the former Soviet government, the technicians overcame many difficulties, and the process of using titanium alloys to make hulls was finally solved. In order to produce the "Alpha" class titanium alloy attack nuclear submarine with a larger diving depth, the 143rd Special Design Bureau (now the Malachite Design Bureau), which was responsible for the design, later put forward the requirements of titanium alloy with better performance and better technology to the titanium alloy development unit, and then it was also satisfied, which laid the foundation for the former Soviet Union to build a three-stage all-titanium alloy attack nuclear submarine.
In the more than 20 years from 1963 to 1988, the former Soviet Union built a total of 12 all-titanium attack nuclear submarines of the third class, including 7 "Alpha" class, 1 "Mack" class and 4 "Serra" class.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the "Alpha" class and "Mack" class nuclear submarines respectively set two world records for the fastest underwater speed and the largest diving depth of combat submarines, and they have held so far. The "Serra" class has the best comprehensive performance among all titanium alloy nuclear submarines built in the former Soviet Union.
The "Alpha" class has adopted many new technologies and created many firsts in the history of nuclear submarine construction in the former Soviet Union, and is known as a "nuclear submarine ahead of its time".
When the US Navy first discovered in the spring of 1979 that the Alpha-class nuclear submarine could dive into the 900-meter deep sea, it was at a loss as to what to do.
However, the "Alpha" class used a large number of technologies that were not very mature at the time, and its performance was not very stable, and the most infamous thing was that the radiation noise was amazing. According to the United States Navy, the listening stations in Bermuda were able to hear the propeller noise of the Alpha-class nuclear submarines in the Norwegian Sea. Although this statement is an exaggeration, it also shows that the "alpha" level noise is indeed quite large.
At the same time, the reliability of the "Alpha" is not high, serious accidents have occurred, the first batch of 6 ships produced has frequent failures, the first boat produced in batches was dismantled in 1988, and the remaining 5 ships are also considering all being retired from active service and facing the end of being dismantled.
"My plan is to operate the purchase of these nuclear submarines that have been retired from active service, and strive to buy back these six nuclear submarines at the price of scrap steel." Ye Kai said to the second old man.
"Is it possible?" After hearing this, the second old man felt a little incredible.
After all, these things are the treasures of the Soviets, and even if they don't use them, they can't be handed over to foreigners, how can they be cheaper in vain?
"It's entirely possible." Ye Kai nodded very affirmatively, and responded positively to the second old man's question.
Because Ye Kai knew very well that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, everyone dismantled the aircraft carriers and sold scrap steel, and several nuclear submarines were dismantled. (To be continued)