The diesel combined power plant in the engine room of the same age as the ship was running smoothly. At this time, the No. 53 ship was in cruising mode, with the two diesel engines working and the gas turbine at idle speed.
Li Hai came to the engine room and saw Wang Fugui sitting on a pony, leaning against the wall with his eyes closed and meditating. Next to him were two diesel engines running at a constant speed. The huge crankshafts repeatedly worked, making an unbearable noise.
Zhao Feiyan had an uncle who was a marine engineer. After working for 20 years, he transferred back to the local area and was given a pretty good government job. However, because his hearing was too poor, he was unable to take on a normal job, so he had to take a step back and transfer to a logistics post. .
The reason is that the noise protection conditions in the engine room of the ship where he served were very poor, and his hearing was naturally damaged over time.
It can be said that those who work on the turbines, one by one, are all disabled soldiers.
However, the mechanical soldiers are extremely sensitive to the sound of machines. Wang Fugui has a unique skill of being able to detect mechanical problems by listening, which is called a humanoid stethoscope. After working in the engine room for a long time, my hearing deteriorates. Sometimes I really need to use a stethoscope to listen to the sounds inside the machinery.
Li Hai stretched out his hand to press Wang Fugui's shoulder, indicating that he didn't have to stand up. He squatted down next to Wang Fugui against the wall, and said in a loud voice, "Squad leader Wang, you don't have to stay here for a long time. You must follow the shift manual." It’s no problem.”
Wang Fugui smiled and said, "Don't worry if you don't stare at me. I will go back to the duty room to rest after the barbarians are sent out."
Ship No. 53 is an old ship, and the conditions in the engine room are terrible.
For modern warships like 054A, 052C, and D, the human-machine environment in the engine room has been greatly improved. There is a very advanced control room, and people can monitor the status of the entire power plant in the quiet control room.
"Barbarians...that's what you call them?" Li Hai smiled.
Wang Fugui laughed and said, "Every muscle looks like a sculpture. When he talks, his nostrils are pointed upward. He has the attitude of being the best in the world. He is always ready to beat and kill. What are we not barbarians? We, what are we, we We rely on technology to make a living!”
He pointed to his temple.
Li Hai found that whenever the officers and soldiers of the No. 53 ship talked about the Haite Camp, they basically looked like they had been in the Haite Camp for a long time, and they seemed to be a lot angry.
He didn't know Haite Camp, but he didn't like Chen Meng.
The deputy commander of the Haite Battalion was polite on the surface, but in fact everyone could see that he not only looked down on Li Hai, but also looked down on the leaders of the 11th Frigate Group. Li Hai really wanted to I don’t know where this confidence comes from, or is this just the kind of person Chen Meng is?
"Squad leader Wang, what is the fastest speed our ship has ever tried?" Li Hai asked.
Wang Fugui recalled, "In 2012, our ship was in Xisha and received an urgent order to rush to the waters off Scarborough Shoal. I remember that it exceeded a speed of 36 knots."
This speed is probably the fastest among the main battleships of the Navy. All Type 051 destroyers that can compete with it have been withdrawn from active service.
Li Hai wrote down this data.
Most of the performance parameters of ships that can be found through various channels outside are different from the real performance parameters, and even the theoretical parameter data are different from those in actual testing and use.
As an old ship that has been in service for more than 20 years, the No. 53 ship has long had solid actual usage parameter data. Mastering these data is necessary, just like Li Hai flying the J-15 and knowing where the flight envelope is.
Most captains have a sailing background. In the era of naval gunfire, captains must be professional in navigation. This is a big challenge for Li Hai.
Chang Haizhou was a navigator. He knew the hydrological conditions of various sea areas very well and was very skilled in navigation. If Li Hai hadn't fallen from the sky and smashed it down, he would have been in charge of commanding the old ship at this time.
Li Hai knew that if he wanted everyone to recognize him as a trainee captain, he must show his true abilities and master the basic abilities of a captain as soon as possible.
Wang Fugui suddenly asked, "Are the barbarians going to Dolan Island?"
Li Hai was suddenly startled, "How did you guess that?"
"They go there often." Wang Fugui's honest face showed a hint of the smile of an old farmer, with a look that "all men understand".
Those who didn’t know better thought the barbarians were visiting a brothel.
Li Hai smiled brightly and said, "They said they were going to do some tropical island combat training, who knows."
"Trainee captain, please don't try to trick me. I don't know anything." Wang Fugui said, shaking his head.
Li Hai smiled helplessly and said, "It doesn't mean that. I know them well."
He stood up and said, "Squad Leader Wang, there will be no special circumstances in the next few hours. You should go back and take a rest."
"Don't worry about me." Wang Fugui said.
Li Hai did not force himself, walked in and inspected the area before leaving the engine room. He knew why Wang Fugui insisted on staying in the engine room.
Because his apprentice Gu Xiaohui was on vacation and did not catch up with this emergency dispatch, that is to say, the engineering class was missing one person, a carrot and a hole, which meant that someone needed to fill the vacancy. As the squad leader, Wang Fugui had the unshirkable responsibility.
Li Hai didn't know much about navigation, but he had nearly six years of military experience and knew something about these things at the grassroots level. And he knew that in the grassroots units, the relationship between squad leaders and soldiers can be said to be the strongest and strongest of all superior-subordinate relationships.
In accordance with the requirements of the "Barbarians", the No. 53 ship changed its course at 22:00 on the 20th and sailed towards Dolan Island. At this time, Li Hai issued an order to move forward at full speed. The diesel combined power unit of the No. 53 ship was fully loaded. The power is running, driving the warship weighing more than 3,000 tons to accelerate to 32 knots, and then maintain sailing at this speed.
Just like a fighter jet turning on afterburner, when a ship sails at maximum speed, its maximum range will be rapidly shortened, and its endurance is only about one-fifth of the economic speed. It can be seen that the fuel consumption increases several times.
After sailing at full speed for five hours, Ship No. 53 reduced its speed to the economic speed of 16 knots, that is, cruising speed. It continued sailing for another three hours, and it was dark.
As we got closer to the equator, the sun rose very early, and we saw light before five o'clock. Ten minutes later, Li Hai saw the beautiful sunrise over the South China Sea from the observation deck.
With the help of the pilot's excellent eyesight, Li Hai saw several small black shadows appearing in the distance directly in front of the ship. He immediately raised his telescope and looked over. Based on the reflection, he judged that they should be fishing boats operating there.
"It's a fishing boat." Li Hai said.
Chang Haizhou was a little impressed. His eyesight was good, so he naturally saw it. He still wanted to take Li Hai's exam, so he didn't say anything.
Of course he didn't know, how do HNA pilots identify maritime targets in the sky? You were assigned to attack the USS Washington, but you ended up targeting the USS Ford, which your friendly team was supposed to be responsible for. Didn't your tactics get messed up?
Therefore, maritime pilots must master the ability to distinguish sea targets with the naked eye, whether they are warships or civilian ships, freighters, fishing boats or others. If it is a military ship, which model is it and which ship of that model is it?
Fortunately, there are only a dozen or so of them in the world. If they are destroyers, frigates, etc., it would be difficult to distinguish them.
"Hey, there seems to be trouble." Li Hai said suddenly.
Chang Haizhou didn't dare to raise his eyebrows when he heard this. He quickly raised his telescope and looked over. There seemed to be something going on ahead!
