Chapter Eighty-Six: Unmanned Aircraft
Updated: 0/06/20
There was a row of targets on the beach, and a row of tables was placed in front of the firing position 25 meters away, and the Ming cadres stood behind the tables one by one, holding the newly issued Lin Youde revolver, and shooting at the target seriously.
Lin Youde's revolver is a model specially designed by the industrial sector according to the requirements of the military group, mainly using the caliber of the "Peacemaker" revolver, plus the structure of the "Anaconda" revolver.
On 5/0/22, Colt obtained a British patent No. 6909 for the revolver designed by Colt, and for more than a decade, Colt successively applied for a series of patents related to the revolver.
Compared with the Colt revolver at this time, the Lin Youde revolver uses a double-action revolver, and there are some other subtle improvements.
In October, the North American rudder also filed a series of patent applications related to Lin Youde's revolver in the United States and Europe, and at the same time held business negotiations with Colt Corporation. At the end of October, the two sides have reached a patent exchange.
Because the army was very urgent about this, before clearing the patent obstacles, Huafu Yangxing Shanghai Machinery Factory carried out the transformation of the assembly line and began to mass-produce Lin Youde's revolver.
This gun is really good, powerful enough, and it's so enjoyable!
Zhu Ziyu finished firing the bullet in the gun, blew the muzzle of the gun with his mouth very proudly, and sent the gun to the table next to him.
A stern voice suddenly came out from behind, "Small movements are strictly forbidden at the shooting range." When holding a gun, the muzzle of the gun must not be shaken! ”
Wang Tiehammer supervised the shooting range in the back, and he knew it clearly.
Xun Suji, who was in charge of distributing the bullets, told Zhu Ziyu that his 100 rounds had ended, and asked him to withdraw from the target position immediately.
When Zhu Ziyu got off the target position, he found Wang Tiehammer, "Wang Sima, is this gun going to be distributed, one for each person?!" ”
Zhu Ziyu had a pair of round glasses on his round face, and with his smile through the glass lenses, Wang Tiehammer slapped him on the shoulder, "This is a firearm issued to the army, one for each military personnel, you should be considered a local person, right?!" ”
"One for each of the troops? It's so that! Zhu Ziyu immediately shouted, "The troops use a long gun, and this pistol should be issued to our cadres for self-defense." ”
"Hehehe!" There was laughter all around.
Qian Shuiting said with a smile: "Wang Sima is joking with you, this pistol is standard, and each cadre has one." ”
At this time, Lu Huitian came to report that the personnel who went to Keelung had finished shooting.
"It's almost seven o'clock." Wang Tie hammered the watch on his wrist, "Let them go to breakfast first!" The ship sailed on time at eight o'clock! ”
Qian Shuiting glanced at the shore, above, Mao Hengde, Miao Buying and others were still watching the shooting with relish.
"By the way, let them go back too." ”
The fleet that entered the port yesterday got up half an hour late this morning and did not take part in this morning's target shooting.
After washing up in the morning, the ships of the two steamships were on duty on the in-cabin radio to announce their readiness.
All departments on the ship were immediately busy, tidying up the deck, replenishing food and fresh water, inspecting instruments and equipment~~~, and making preparations before the sea.
At 7:50, Zhang Xin sat on the command platform of the "Zhoushan" steamship, "All departments have paid attention, all departments have paid attention." Immediately report on readiness for war. ”
"The mechanical and electrical department is ready!" The electromechanical department first reports to the command platform.
Then all departments reported one after another.
After all the departments reported, Zhang Xin glanced at Wang Tiezhu, who was sitting on the side.
Wang Tiezhu, Lu Huitian and others came out of the shooting range, hastily ate something, and got on the boat.
Wang Tiezhu was talking to Lu Huitian about the situation in Keelung, and when he saw Zhang Xin's inquiring gaze, he waved his hand.
"You're the captain of the ship, doing your duty."
Zhang Xin immediately passed through the signal station in the harbor and asked the Dunan Island duty room for instructions, "The Zhoushan ship is ready, please leave the port." ”
After receiving an affirmative reply, Zhang Xin grabbed the intercom, "Deploy from the dock!" Deploy off the dock! ”
The loudspeaker in the cabin sent the order to leave the dock to deploy, and the entire crew of the ship moved.
Zhang Xin commanded the "Zhoushan" to leave the dock first.
Ye Feiyang commanded the "Dunant" and left the dock smoothly.
Two steamboats dragged a long stream of black smoke and slowly left Jiuniang Bay and sailed towards Keelung, Taiwan.
Out of the harbor, the water gradually turned from green to blue, and soon it was an endless blue. The dots of Dunang Island are green and yellowish in the distance, blending into the horizon.
The fleet sailed smoothly on the blue sea, all the way to the northwest. The steam engine in the engine room was constantly spinning, and every sail on the ship was full of wind.
These two paddlewheel sail iron-hulled ships, both with a displacement of 00 tons, are second-hand goods purchased by Huafu Foreign Company from the United Kingdom. They are 7 meters long, 02 meters wide, 45 meters draft, with a main engine power of only 750 hp, and use a Modesley steam engine with twin cylinders with a diameter of 2 meters, and a stroke of 2 meters. The paddle wheel has a diameter of 5 meters and can rotate in a rotary wheel line at a speed of 5 rpm.
Wang Tiezhu and Lu Huitian stood on the edge of the paddle wheel, feeling the sound of the paddle wheel pushing the seawater. Below deck, the steam engine boilers vibrated and the black smoke from the chimney flew backwards above their heads.
"The paddle wheel is absolutely not powerful, this kind of ship is used as a warship, so it must be replaced with a propeller."
Lu Huitian used this steam ship to transport coal several times, and he was very familiar with this ship type.
"Our ship is still an old-fashioned steam engine, and if the wind is favorable, the coal consumption will be 60 tons a day; If there is a headwind, the coal consumption will be 0 tons a day. ”
Wang Tiezhu agreed with Lu Huitian's law, and he told Lu Huitian that the steamship was a training ship of the navy, and combat readiness was only part of its mission, and its main purpose was to transport supplies. At the present stage, maritime operations are mainly the task of the coast guard, and more than 10 ships are under repair in Zhoushan, and the coast guard will continue to expand its strength.
"This year, Shanghai Machinery Factory has been too busy. Wait for next year, next year in Keelung to build a machinery factory, mass production of three expansion engines, with the three expansion engines, the power of our steam ships will be greatly improved, coal consumption will be greatly reduced, when the time comes, all the sails of the steam ships will be gone, and then switch to propeller drive. ”
"Okay, these four ships will definitely be enough before our ironclad ships come out." Hearing that two steamships would be purchased, Lu Huitian was a little happy, he always wanted to return to the navy and control the ironclad warships across the seas.
"Captain Wang, I am a child of the Navy, and I am quite familiar with the ship system, and I have read the professional books on the command of naval ships over and over again." He glanced at Wang Tiehammer, "I think the Navy should need personnel like me." ”
Lu Huitian's father was a teacher at the Dalian Naval Academy, and he grew up in the military academy and always dreamed of life at sea.
"You!" Wang Tiezhu shook his head, "You should have been a good captain, but you studied electrical, and you are very good, and the Planning Commission wants you to preside over the military industry and electricity." ”
When Lu Huitian's face became a little tight, Wang Tiezhu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "But the navy is now starting from scratch, facing great development, we will not give up talents like you." ”
At three o'clock in the afternoon, due west of the fleet, a large land appeared between the sea and the sky, and the sea gradually changed from dark blue to light blue. As can be seen from the nautical charts, the place where the fleet is about six nautical miles west is the island of Taiwan.
The vast sea finally reached the island of Taiwan, and everyone's hearts were excited, eager to fly over at once, but the speed of the fleet slowed down.
Hearing the report, the radar display showed that there were no suspicious ships around. Wang Tiezhu immediately ordered, "Notify the ships, pay attention to the sea conditions, and the Dunan ship is ready to fly the drone." ”
Ye Feiyang, the captain of the Dunan ship, glanced at the wheelhouse and middle deck, "What about Fei Wujun and Xie Ding?" Go find them. ”
After Fei Wujun and Xie Ding got on the boat, they were originally in the wheelhouse. The fleet went out of the shallow sea and began to shake violently, and the two of them were nauseated, and after a while, they couldn't stand it anymore, and they all rolled to the cabin.
When Fei Wujun and Xie Ding, who were pale, stood in front of him, Ye Feiyang asked suspiciously, "Can you do it?" ”
"No problem! No seasickness anymore. ”
The two straightened their waists, it was a shallow sea at this time, the boat was not so shaky, and the two of them had somewhat regained some vitality.
Ye Feiyang nodded, "Okay, quickly open the box and prepare to fly the drone." ”
Political Commissar Yang Bo said with great concern: "If it doesn't work, don't hold it hard, this drone is a baby, don't miss it." ”
The two said in unison, "Don't worry, it's absolutely fine." ”
Cantonese Fei Wu is 26 years old this year, he is of medium stature, usually good-looking, and looks harmless to humans and animals. Fei Wujun studied optical measurement and control, and likes to make model airplanes.
Flat-headed, oval-faced is Xie Ding, 24 years old this year, from Anqing, Anhui Province, Xie Ding is a garden major, studied cartography and surveying and mapping.
On the "Dunant", a box is tightly fastened to the middle deck, and inside the box is a "drone" brought from the original time and space.
In order to plan the construction of Keelung more scientifically, the team specially arranged aircraft aerial photography, and then formulated the corresponding construction plan according to the topography.
This drone is specially customized by the crossing team from a UAV research institute in Xi'an through a relationship. The institute is a hospital serving the TG military industry, and the military drones produced can cruise in the air for ten hours, can implement the integration of reconnaissance and discovery, real-time strikes, and damage assessment, and also have satellite relay communication functions.
But this is a military item, and the team can't get it, so they can only customize two sets of enhanced versions of civilian drones through relationships.
Fei Wujun and Xie Ding, as aircraft operators, went to the research institute in Xi'an to receive training and took over the plane.
Fei Wujun and Xie Ding and the others carefully opened the box, lifted the treasure out, assembled it, and fixed it on the catapult frame.
This customized aircraft has a length of meters, a wingspan of 2 meters, a maximum take-off weight kg, a cruising speed of 20km/h, a maximum flight speed of 60km/h, a cruising time of 0 hours, a cruising altitude of 50~5500m, and a wind of 6 levels.
The imported digital camera specially installed on the UAV can rotate freely at 0 degrees, with panorama, inclination and magnification recording functions, and can transmit the image back to the ground monitor in real time.
"Everything is ready, wind and wave level, wind speed level 2, the plane can take off."
The leaves fly to the clouds in the sky, and the weather is good today, the wind is light and the clouds are light. All around, there was no shadow of a sail on the sea, and immediately ordered, "Take off!" ”
Fei Wujun was in charge of operating the plane, and he gently pressed the remote control device, and the plane flew out of the catapult frame and flew into the blue sky. The plane circled the ship and soon jumped to an altitude of 3,000 meters and circled.
The aerial image data was immediately transmitted to the ship's monitor, and the image picture was very clear.
Fei Wujun operated the plane to fly to the direction of Yilan, Taiwan, and after filming the picture of Yilan, he went to Taipei, and finally went to the chicken coop.
The current name of Yilan is Kamalan Hall, which is located in the Lanyang Plain, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on one side, which is an alluvial plain produced by the alluvial action of Lanyang Creek, and the soil is fertile. The crossing team plans to turn this place into a large granary.
As the plane flew far away towards Kamaran, the two ships began to increase their horsepower and drove at full speed in the direction of Keelung.