#1401 - Bionic Dolphin

Beibu Gulf Shipyard.

This is one of the shipbuilding centers of China!

Beibu Gulf Shipyard has surpassed Yangcheng Shipyard to become the largest shipyard. Driven by Beibu Gulf Shipyard, Beibu Gulf has become one of China's shipbuilding hubs, with many private shipyards developing and growing here.

The advantages of the industrial cluster are fully realized in Beibu Gulf Shipyard.

Especially for private shipyards, many use wood for shipbuilding, and wood is most easily obtained here.

As for Beibu Gulf Shipyard, it no longer builds small ships in the field of civil vessels, leaving this part of the market to private shipyards.

Beibu Gulf Shipyard is capable of producing all types of Chinese warships, from aircraft carriers to missile boats, torpedo boats, and patrol boats.

At this moment, Beibu Gulf Shipyard is holding a delivery ceremony, with several Type 022A torpedo boats converted into coast guard law enforcement boats being handed over to the coast guard.

These are all Type 022A torpedo boats built in the past. After so many years of service, with the transformation of the Chinese Navy's functions, the Type 022A torpedo boats and Type 022 missile boats are no longer needed in such large numbers. For the earlier Type 022A torpedo boats and Type 022 missile boats, they are either sold as second-hand goods or converted and handed over to the coast guard.

The coast guard's duties are different from those of the navy. It is mainly responsible for near-sea security, handling the investigation and processing of near-sea security, criminal and other cases, and cracking down on smuggling, illegal immigration, drug trafficking and other illegal and criminal activities at sea. It is the only law enforcement force at sea affiliated to the Ministry of Public Security.

In recent years, with the country's emphasis, the law enforcement power of the coast guard has also been continuously increasing, and it has long since achieved a transformation from shotguns to cannons.

Today, the equipment of the coast guard is among the best in the world.

There are as many as 2 12,000-ton coast guard ships, 4 8,000-ton coast guard ships, 40 5,000-ton coast guard ships, and 40 3,000-ton coast guard ships!

The Type 022A torpedo boats and Type 022 missile boats converted into coast guard ships are to strengthen the coast guard's law enforcement power. After all, this type of ship is fast and can strike quickly.

At this time, Liu Tao is busy in a laboratory.

What he sees in front of him is a bionic robot that looks like a dolphin.

Because progress in this field has been relatively slow in recent years, Liu Tao couldn't help but take the lead himself.

After working for more than half a month, he finally created this bionic dolphin.

This bionic dolphin is very similar to a real dolphin. It is made of advanced composite materials. If you don't look carefully, it is estimated that everyone will think it is a dolphin.

This bionic dolphin is equipped with an advanced sonar detection system and is mainly used for marine reconnaissance.

Now that China has huge interests in marine rights that need to be treasured, marine reconnaissance is very important.

Relying on naval warships, marine observation stations, etc., is far from enough.

This bionic dolphin, which is specially used for marine reconnaissance, can greatly strengthen marine reconnaissance capabilities.

In addition to reconnaissance capabilities, this bionic dolphin only has a self-destruction capability, which is specifically used to attack propellers, thereby forcing the warship's propulsion system to be damaged and unable to be used normally.

Liu Tao pressed a button, and the steel plate shrank to both sides, revealing the sea water underneath.

Liu Tao manipulated the instrument to slide the bionic dolphin into the sea.

The movements are very skilled, obviously he has operated it a lot during this period.

In the computer, signals are constantly being transmitted back in real time.

Liu Tao began to conduct a series of tests on this bionic dolphin. Although the relevant data are available, they are always different in different sea areas.

The speed of the bionic dolphin is not fast. The maximum speed on the water is 30 kilometers per hour, and the speed underwater is 20 kilometers per hour.

The speed is not fast, but it is already considered good for military use.

The use of nuclear batteries gives the bionic dolphin theoretically unlimited range.

Of course, this is only theoretical, because no one knows what accidents will happen in the sea. The entire bionic dolphin will lose contact, and it will not even be possible to catch it.

A certain sea area.

The bionic dolphin is swimming on the surface of the water, just like a normal dolphin.

The blue sea and clear sky, with not a cloud in sight, the marine environment is extremely complex.

Suddenly, the bionic dolphin detected an abnormality and sent back the information immediately.

Liu Tao, who was eating, noticed the abnormal signal. Through this abnormal signal, it can be basically determined that the bionic dolphin has detected a submarine.

When a submarine moves in the water, it will cause undulations and fluctuations on the surface of the water. Key information such as its movement trajectory can be obtained through high-precision sea surface radar or satellites, but these signals have huge differences between different sea areas due to the influence of sea currents, temperature and salinity.

At present, the Chinese Navy's anti-submarine surveillance system is mainly aimed at a scientific research result: that is, when a 100-meter-long and more than 10-meter-diameter submarine travels at a speed of 20 knots 100 meters underwater, it will cause drastic undulations on the surface of the water and generate ripples several centimeters high, which will undoubtedly expose the submarine's position.

The bionic dolphin uses a new type of system. In addition to the advanced sonar system, it also has a more advanced anti-submarine surveillance system, which can detect signals within a range of 20 nautical miles nearby, and actively identify whether it is a surface ship or an underwater submersible, and then identify through special signals whether it is a warship or a submarine.

Liu Tao immediately manipulated the computer to control the bionic robot to swim towards the signal source.

Now, the intelligence of this bionic dolphin is still unsatisfactory, and many aspects have to be controlled by computer. It would be much better if it had higher intelligence.

Due to the shrinking of the U.S. military budget during the construction period and the general depression of the defense industry, coupled with the fact that this class of submarines used more innovative technologies and lacked technical experience, accidents occurred frequently during the construction period, and the budget was exceeded, resulting in the original plan to build 29 ships of the Seawolf class, but only three were built before construction was declared stopped.

The United States has always promoted the 'Seawolf' class attack nuclear submarine as the 'quietest submarine in the world'.

In the U.S. strategy, it is a hunter in the ocean, specializing in hunting down strategic nuclear submarines of enemy countries, and also undertakes the mission of the U.S. military to dominate the ocean in the early 21st century.

Of course, the most important reason why the Americans did not build more is that the cost is too high. Each of the three 'Seawolf' class attack nuclear submarines cost nearly 3 billion US dollars, which can be called the most expensive submarines ever built by mankind.

Liu Tao muttered to himself for a while, and then issued an instruction to the bionic dolphin.

The 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine is moving along a fixed channel.

Since World War II, the United States has become the world's maritime hegemon, and has accumulated a wealth of marine meteorological and marine topographic data in major waters around the world, allowing warships to roam the world's oceans.

In order to maintain concealment, nuclear submarines generally navigate hundreds of meters below the sea surface, where the sun cannot reach. When submarines navigate underwater, it is impossible to rely on eyesight to observe the surrounding situation to control the submarine's navigation. Underwater, sonar is the submarine's eyes. Submarines are equipped with high-frequency active collision avoidance sonar, which can clearly detect obstacles near the submarine, and operators avoid obstacles based on the information it provides.

Of course, at this time, the 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine in this water area naturally cannot keep the sonar on all the time, because once it turns on the active sonar, it will soon be locked by surrounding ships and aircraft, so it can only use passive sonar.

The so-called passive sonar means that it does not make a sound itself, but listens to other people's sounds.

For example, ships on the sea, big fish, etc., as long as they can make a sound, they can be detected by it.

Of course, passive sonar cannot detect things that are still and do not make a sound, such as reefs and shipwrecks on the seabed.

Like American submarines, they do not need to turn on sonar while carefully groping forward, but only need to find a fixed underwater channel to navigate. This fixed underwater channel has been detected by many submarines and surface survey ships, and its seabed conditions and the distribution of various obstacles are well known. The submarine only needs to ensure that it is on the correct route to ensure the safety of underwater navigation.

"Report, a fish has been found!" A soldier looked at the signal and reported.

The commander said indifferently, "Ignore it, keep moving forward!"

There is no need to be afraid of fish at all. The 'Seawolf' class attack nuclear submarine is a big guy!

Even whales would not be foolish enough to bump into such a 10,000-ton behemoth.

As for other fish and shrimp, there is no need to care about them.

"Boom~~" Suddenly, the entire 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine shook violently.

Commander 'William's' face changed drastically, "What's going on?"

"Report Commander, our thruster is broken!" The soldier shouted in horror.

"We were attacked by the enemy?" William's face was very ugly.

The soldier turned on the active sonar, "No enemy has been found!"

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"No~~"

The 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine crashed into an underwater reef on one side. This kind of collision is very terrifying.

The fierce impact caused many officers and soldiers to lose their balance and be injured.

"Quick, surface quickly!" William's face changed drastically. He cursed his bad luck in his heart.

The submarine actually hit a reef, which was simply like stepping on dog poop when going out.

Under the efforts of the officers and soldiers, the 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine began to surface.

Finally, the 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine surfaced.

Because the 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine activated its active sonar, it was detected immediately.

William was informed that there were already fighter jets and helicopters overhead!

The weapons of the helicopters and fighter jets forced William to cooperate, and he dared not act rashly.

An exposed submarine, even a nuclear submarine, is just a target.

The anti-submarine helicopters of the ASEAN Allied Navy constantly contacted the 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine, demanding that it not move and must cooperate.

At the same time, ASEAN Allied Navy warships were already heading this way.

At this time, William could only report the situation to Guam via radio and contact the Pentagon.

Meanwhile, Liu Tao quickly obtained photos of the 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine.

Looking at the tragic state of the 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine in the photos, Liu Tao clicked his tongue in amazement. The 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine was hit hard.

Not only did the propulsion system lose its function, but a large hole was also punched in the submarine's hull.

Even with a major overhaul, it would probably take several years to repair.

And the cost of the major overhaul would probably not be low.

As for what happens next, the relevant departments will naturally handle it.

Anyway, the most anxious one now is definitely the United States. It is estimated that the United States is so anxious that their butts are on fire.

If the relevant technology on the 'Connecticut' nuclear submarine is leaked, the United States will feel a headache just thinking about it.

Because the leakage of a submarine's technology often means that the submarine's deterrent power is greatly reduced.

Liu Tao did not feel sorry for the loss of a bionic dolphin. The technical data is available, and it does not cost much to build a bionic dolphin.

Leaving the Beibu Gulf Shipyard, Liu Tao took the 'Thunder Eagle' helicopter directly to Sanya, Hainan Island.

This year, the Panshan Group's annual party group meeting was not held in Kun City, but in Hainan Island.

Back then, they reached out to clean up the mess in Hainan Island. Over the years, Hainan Island has been on the right track. Panshan Group has a large number of industries in Hainan Island and can be said to be the backbone of Hainan Island.

In recent years, Hainan Island has basically revolved around the Panshan Group's headquarters in Hainan Island, serving the planning strategy of the Hainan Island headquarters.

At this time, Hainan Island is already a tourist destination, with a large number of northerners choosing to spend the winter in Hainan Island.

Sanya, a resort, the entire resort is located by the sea, with a beach stretching three kilometers, and the quality of the beach sand is very good.

This Panshan Group's annual party group meeting is being held in this resort.

And the tourists are completely unaware.

As soon as the party group meeting started, everyone couldn't help but look at Yang Wei.

Yang Wei's new appointment was issued a week ago. Now Yang Wei's identity is the General Manager and Party Secretary of Southwest Aerospace Group Corporation, and also the Deputy General Manager and Party Group Member of Panshan Group.

You must know that Yang Wei is only 50 years old now and is the youngest member of the Panshan Group's party group.

Although, because he has just become a member of the party group, he is ranked last among the members of the party group, but whether he is a member of the party group or not makes a big difference.

Becoming a member of the party group means having a vote in the relevant votes of the party group meeting.

Only at this step can it be said that he has entered the leadership team of Panshan Group.

Becoming the General Manager of Southwest Aerospace Group Corporation, the scope of Yang Wei's jurisdiction is much larger, and the resources he can mobilize are more than ten times greater than before.

Yang Wei has a great say in the personnel appointments of Southwest Aerospace Group Corporation and its subordinate enterprises. Even cadres who need to be appointed to the Panshan Group will often listen to Yang Wei's opinions first, and Yang Wei's opinions will account for a large proportion.

This is how it is within the system. The entire power structure is a pyramid shape. The higher you go, the fewer people there are, the more intense the competition, and the greater the power.

Since ancient times, centralization has been a tradition of China and has been proven to be effective and most suitable for China.

At least so far, various power models of mankind have appeared in China's long history, and they have all proven to be unsuitable for China.

(End of this chapter)