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The Third Empire - Chapter 918

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:41:40 AM


Chapter 918: 918

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The control of warships is completely different from that of cars. Cars have throttle devices and gear devices, which can change the speed at will, but warships are not easy. For example, today's warships use steam turbines, although theoretically, the accurate flow of steam can be controlled to stabilize the speed of steam turbines at a certain value.

However, in fact, this adjustment is not stepless, but divided into five sections. Generally speaking, the advance of combat ships is five levels, of which the advance four is full speed and the advance five is strong speed; Like civilian ships, auxiliary ships are generally three-stage, and advance three is full speed. Of course, civilian ships are actually four-stage, but there is one-stage "micro speed advance" below advance one.

Now, kucherov's order to advance five was soon passed to the rear engine room. The soldiers in the engine room had already mastered the operation essentials of the warship and pushed the operating lever next to them to the front.

Forward five!

The steam valve has become the largest. In the four boilers, the fuel pump rotates at the highest speed and strongly injects marine heavy oil into it. Because the combustion is incomplete, countless black particles rise with the heat flow and emerge from the chimney.

The steam turbine is accelerating, accelerating, the propeller at the tail is also accelerating, and the whole huge warship is accelerating along with it.

The warship made in Germany has quite good quality and sufficient power system. Under no-load condition, this warship can soar to a high speed of 35 knots.

As for reliability, kucherov will not doubt that the warships built by Germany for the Soviet Union are of quite good quality and high reliability, and this aircraft carrier has been tested yesterday and has operated at full power for a period of time, which is completely normal.

Now, his warship must speed up and quickly leave this sea area and the sea area often operated by the German Navy, so as to be absolutely safe. If the German Navy is blocked, he will be in trouble.

The window on the bridge is open. You can feel the sea breeze pouring up with the speed-up of the warship. As an old sailor, he is intoxicated by this feeling.

The steam pressure is further increasing. Inside the pipeline, the collapsing high-pressure steam flows into the steam engine along the pipeline, pushing the blades to rotate more quickly.

The boiler was burning vigorously, and the officers and soldiers in the engine room felt the heat wave.

"Something's wrong!" One officer and soldier said.

Although they have not operated the aircraft carrier for a long time, after all, they were already experienced old sailors before they came. The lowest of these marine engineers have more than ten years of operation experience.

In the engine room, this temperature is too abnormal.

What's going on?

"Engine room to bridge, engine room to bridge." The chief engineer shouted, "the boiler temperature is too high, the boiler temperature is too high, request to reduce the power, request to reduce the power."

As soon as he finished this sentence, he heard a loud bang behind him. Countless steam leaked out of the boiler. The nearest engineer screamed that he was steamed in an instant under the high temperature of the steam.

The boiler exploded!

The whole engine room was filled with steam, and the turbine shouted loudly, "hurry, rescue the damaged pipe!"

Kucherov was stunned. Countless ideas came out of his mind, but all the ideas were useless. He knew that his task might not be completed.

The marine engineers were bravely rescuing the engine room. At great risk, five or six people were seriously burned and finally rescued the engine room.

At this time, the boiler has stalled.

When kucherov came to the engine room, he saw the chief engineer. The chief engineer's hair was burnt, and his face was very ugly.

"It's the problem with the refractory bricks in the boiler." The chief engineer said, "the refractory brick fell off inside the boiler, resulting in the damage of the boiler shell because it could not bear the heat."

refractory bricks! On hearing this, kucherov almost collapsed.

The Soviets also made great efforts to put the aircraft carrier into service as soon as possible. For example, when they heard that there was a lack of refractory bricks in the manufacture of boilers, the Soviets immediately transported a batch of them.

As a result, there was something wrong with this batch of refractory bricks!

"Now, can we continue the ignition?" Asked kucherov.

"Well, I have to ask German experts." The chief engineer said with a sad face.

The boilers were blown up. Although only one was blown up, the other three must have been damaged to varying degrees. In this case, can they be ignited again?

Tony and others were soon brought over. Looking at the tragedy here, Tony was also depressed: "the refractory bricks of the boiler are unqualified. This boiler has been blown up. The refractory bricks inside the other boiler must have fallen off. If you continue to ignite, it must be the same outcome as now."

Tony's words let kucherov completely fall into the ice hole and lose power. Then the aircraft carrier can only float at sea!

What should I do? Call the base and send a tug?

That's too far. The speed of tugboats is the slowest, that is, the speed of more than ten knots. It takes several days to get there!

"Captain, the weather department has sent a forecast that there will be a big storm in five hours."

This sentence, let kucherov fall into the ice hole, five hours, there is a big storm!

If a big storm strikes, this 10000 ton warship would have little impact. For example, it can adjust its direction and sail in the direction of the waves, so as to minimize the impact of the storm.

However, if there is no power, that is another situation. The course cannot be adjusted. If the wind and waves blow from the side and superimpose the effect again and again, the big storm will overturn the warship!

In that case, the aircraft carrier will be scrapped!

"Colonel, this aircraft carrier must be returned to the site for maintenance. It is necessary to cut the deck steel plate to replace the boiler. The amount of work is very large. If you insist on driving it away, please let us go." Tony said, "we can go ashore in a lifeboat in a few hours."

As a large warship, of course, there are enough lifeboats. Tony's meaning is very simple. If you want to die, die. Don't involve innocent people!

Then he shook his head again: "what a pity, this warship, it's a pity."

Kucherov knew that he had no choice. The shipyards in the Soviet Union could not complete the task of changing boilers at all. Now, if he insisted, there was no other possibility except to be in danger in the big storm.

"Please contact the shipyard and send a tug to tow us back." Kucherov said.




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