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"Grandpa, is this the Kra Canal?"

In the big study of Sunshine Farm, Li Lu took Hao Hao and Duoduo to stand in front of a huge sand table, Hao Hao pointed to the appearance and asked.

"Yes, that's the model of the Kra Canal. Li Lu said with a slight bow.

This small-scale model was sent by the Gun Regiment Construction Group, and after the design drawings were determined, a number of models were made immediately, and one of them was given to Li Lu. Others don't know, but Li Mai knows that if his father still has a wish that has not been fulfilled, it is the Kra Canal.

Before the Kra Canal was built, giving Daddy a huge model was something Li Mai could do.

"Grandpa, is it true that Dad said that the Kra Canal is the longest and most navigable canal in the world?"

Li Lu stroked Haohao's head and said, "That's right, after it is completed, the Kra Canal will be the longest and most navigable canal in the world." ”

"Where is Thailand, is Thailand fun?" asked Haohao.

"Thailand is in the south of us, there are a lot of interesting places, and it is also a good friend of our country. Li Lu replied, "When you have winter vacation, let your father take you to play." ”

"Why don't you take me, grandpa, and take my little uncle with you. Li Mai: He's too busy, I'm afraid he won't have time. Hao Hao said.

Li Lu laughed for a while and said, "Okay, find a time, grandpa will take you there, Duoduo will also go, okay, Duoduo?"

"Okay, okay, thank you grandpa!" said Duoduo sweetly.

Hao Hao stared at the model intently, boys have a natural interest in these things, especially ships, cars, etc., he pointed to the appearance of the ships in the channel in the model and asked, "Grandpa, if these ships are real, how big do they be?"

Li Lu glanced at it, pointed to the appearance of ships of different sizes, and said with a smile, "It depends on the type." You see, this somewhat chubby is an oil tanker, not a pleasure cruise, but an oil tanker with oil. Generally, such tankers are 300,000 tons, and the hull is as high as a 30-story building, almost 300 meters long. ”

"Wow......" Both Hao Hao and Duoduo opened their mouths wide in surprise.

They didn't have any idea of 300,000 tons, and they didn't have a clear idea of 300 meters long, but they knew for sure how tall a 30-story building would be.

"These are freighters. On the deck, one by one, something like a building block is called a container. Such ships are also large, not much smaller in size than tankers, but the displacement is not so heavy. Li Lu continued.

Duoduo interjected and asked, "Grandpa, what is the displacement?"

"Displacement refers to the weight of the ship itself plus the weight of the cargo it carries. Li Lu answered the question in detail, "For example, the displacement of this oil tanker is 300,000 tons, which means that the combined weight of the oil tanker and the tanker is 300,000 tons, not the 300,000 tons of oil loaded." Got it?"

Duoduo nodded, "Understood, thank you grandpa!"

Hao Hao and Duoduo are both bright and intelligent children with open minds and clear logic, and it is not a problem to understand such concepts.

"Grandpa, Dad said that you built the largest aircraft carrier in our navy, right?" Haohao suddenly asked.

Li Lu was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly, and returned to the eventful years more than twenty years ago in the child's innocent eyes.

He knew that the "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty," the largest first-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the navy and the largest in service in the world, had a displacement of more than 110,000 tons and a carrying capacity of more than 120 aircraft, which was the sum of the number of fighters of many countries' air forces.

A total of eight "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" class were built, and it was also the first domestic large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, plus the original "First Emperor" class built on the basis of Ulyanovsk and the medium-sized conventional-powered aircraft carrier "Liaoning" built on the basis of Varyag, forming a powerful naval force with ten aircraft carriers as the core.

At the beginning of the development of the Han Wu Emperor class, many high-level people proposed that as the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier made in China, there should be no idea of being tall and comprehensive, and first build two or three sub-large aircraft carriers with a displacement between 100,000 tons and 50,000 tons of aircraft carriers, and then slowly build larger aircraft carriers after accumulating enough experience.

Realistically speaking, this idea was very suitable for the domestic and foreign situation at that time, after all, there was a lack of experience in building large aircraft carriers.

However, no one is more forward-looking than Li Lu.

Large nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, unlike other combat ships, need to be built with at least three decades in mind, not to meet the operational needs of the time.

In his opinion, instead of spending more money to build a 780,000-ton aircraft carrier with an experimental nature, it is better to build a 100,000-ton large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in place at one time. Because he knew very well that judging from the strength of the Red Shipyard, which had inherited almost the entire technical reserves, construction machinery, technicians, and senior workers of the Nikolasev Black Sea Shipyard at that time, it was completely capable of directly launching a large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Directly launching a large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier can save a lot of money on building 70,000 or 80,000 tons of aircraft carrier tests.

Based on this consideration, Li Lu used a lot of connections at that time, and once met and interviewed the bigwigs of all parties in one day, and single-handedly covered the experimental faction that had the upper hand, which contributed to the birth of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The Red Shipyard lived up to his expectations, and after the commissioning of the first ship, the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Navy gave it a very high evaluation. According to the estimates of the simulation system, the combat capability of the Hanwudi-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is 1 of the Nimitz-class of the US Navy when equipped with the same escort ships. 5 times. At that time, the United States was put on the new aircraft carrier "Ford" class in advance.

The Han Wudi class continued to be built for more than 20 years, and the latest and last ship of the class, the eighth ship ordered to be called the "Li Lu", was officially launched not long ago. According to public information, the combat capability of the aircraft carrier Li Lu is 1 of the lead ship Emperor Wu of Han. 5 times, that is, the combat capability of the Li Lu completely surpassed that of the Ford, which was still on the slipway, and the new aircraft carrier of the Yankees was already lagging behind China before it was launched.

There has been information that the U.S. Navy intends to suspend the construction of the Ford, either by changing the design or by redeveloping a new model that is at least comparable to that of the Lee. All in all, a dilemma.

The decision that Li Lu urged to make back then, after more than 20 years, made the Yankees suffer a lot.

At present, the second domestic aircraft carrier, that is, the new aircraft carrier, has completed the research and development work, and the dragon will soon be laid. It will be a more advanced new generation of aircraft carriers. The Yankees have been left far behind, and if they don't try to catch up, they will have to sit back and watch the world's number one position completely change hands.

This may be the goal that Li Lu wanted to achieve back then, using a new type of arms race to bring down the United States.

"Grandpa?"

Haohao's call made Li Lu come back to his senses, he smiled, touched Haohao's head, and said something that Haohao and Duoduo didn't understand, "Grandpa did that back then, it was all for you." ”