Chapter 1079 The Ultimate Nuclear Deterrent Force

After returning home, Fan Wubing and Lao Cang Fan Heng mentioned the incident of Guan Ganbu’s poisoning.

“This kind of thing…” Fan Heng felt a little breathless after hearing it.

It is not objective to say that the pastry chef himself has no responsibility. Even if you feel sad because your son jumped into the river, there is no need to retaliate against society, right? Moreover, such a bad method as poisoning was used. Even if the director is indeed problematic, you have to consider whether he really needs to be responsible for this and how much responsibility he bears?

In a word, impulse is the devil!

In any case, even if this matter is exposed, as for the final judgment, it is no longer a problem they care about. , these things will naturally be solved by the relevant departments, and they don't need to worry about it at all.

However, when mentioning the Kursk, Fan Heng said that he knew a little about this matter. After all, he was the direct person in charge of managing large state-owned enterprises, and the military production was still under his leadership. In addition, Fan Heng had come from a military enterprise before and was engaged in torpedo manufacturing. Naturally, he was more concerned about strategic deterrent weapons such as nuclear submarines.

Standing at their leadership level, they are obviously exposed to more things than ordinary leaders.

"The military is indeed very anxious, and there is a reason for this." Fan Heng said to his son Fan Wubing.

Although China's existing nuclear submarines are all carrying out their missions and protecting the country's security, they are an ultimate strategic nuclear deterrent force, but compared with some other nuclear powers, they always feel relatively backward, especially the noise problem has always been an insurmountable obstacle.

"Although the Americans' evaluation of China's nuclear submarines is a bit harsh, the actual situation is similar. Our submarines always need to stay silent on the seabed to avoid the other side's search. If this problem cannot be solved, we cannot establish our status as a great power. "Fan Heng said to Fan Wubing.

That is to say, the noise of nuclear submarines must be controlled below 90 decibels, so that it will be close to the ocean noise and will not be easily discovered by the enemy's monitoring equipment, so that there is a premise for free action.

Otherwise, it will really be as the Americans said, China's nuclear submarines will have nowhere to hide in the world's oceans.

What concerns Fan Heng the most is that the British have begun to build Astute-class nuclear submarines in the near future.

According to the commander of the British Royal Navy submarines, in the next many years, the Astute-class nuclear submarines will be unparalleled in the world; the Astute-class nuclear submarines have the ability to put the Royal Navy in the leading position of the world's navy and become the Manchester United football team in the submarine competition.

The construction of the Astute-class nuclear submarine surfaced during the sinking of the British Navy. Since the Cold War Since the end of the war, the UK's defense budget has dropped significantly, and the scale of defense procurement has also shrunk greatly. Although many senior naval officials have called for the protection of the interests of the country and its allies, and the British Navy must be able to operate in any region of the world outside the allies, the shrinking of the navy's strength is an indisputable fact. For the Royal Navy's submarine force, the seven Trafalgar-class attack nuclear submarines that have been gradually added to the active service since 20 years ago are still the main underwater strike force.

The cost of the Astute-class nuclear submarine is estimated to be more than one billion pounds. Such a sky-high price is an important reason for its bumpy journey. At the same time, it is also a strong guarantee for the Astute-class to truly achieve the design requirements of being larger, stronger, and more concealed.

The Astute-class nuclear submarine is 97 meters long and has an underwater displacement of 7,800 tons. Although it has a large diving depth of 500 meters, The underwater speed is 32 knots. It has six torpedo tubes and can carry 38 Sailfish heavy torpedoes, Tomahawk cruise missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The weapon firepower is 50% higher than the current Trafalgar-class nuclear submarines. Due to the installation of a water jet propulsion device, the elimination of propeller noise brings it unprecedented quiet performance, greatly improving its anti-reconnaissance capability.

Although the displacement is only half of the US Russian Xuanru-class nuclear submarine, the Astute-class nuclear submarine has at least one million parts and the structure is more complex than the space shuttle. The fully computer-controlled and highly automated Astute-class nuclear submarine is a veritable underwater elf.

As the first stealth submarine in the UK, the outer layer of the Astute is covered with a thick rubber layer, which can effectively absorb most of the noise from the inside of the submarine. The Navy has also formulated strict rules and regulations for officers and soldiers on the submarine. Sailors are not allowed to drop items on the floor when the submarine is moving. Officers and soldiers cannot even watch DVDs or TV without permission. Silence has become the main system when the submarine performs missions.

In fact, the noise made by the Astute-class nuclear submarine during navigation is weaker than the sound of a small dolphin, and the possibility of enemy ships discovering it is very high.

Of course, in order to adjust the lives of the crew, the Astute-class nuclear submarine is designed to prepare a small cozy nest for each crew member. Everyone can watch movies alone on a plasma TV with headphones.

At the end of last year, the British Royal Navy spent 3.5 billion pounds to order three Astute-class nuclear submarines, namely Astute, Ambush and Alert. The Astute-class nuclear submarine is known as the largest, quietest, fastest and most powerful nuclear-powered attack submarine in the history of the British Navy.

At the groundbreaking ceremony of the Astute-class nuclear submarine at the beginning of this year, Baron Simons, the British Minister of Defense Procurement, commented. The keel-laying of the Astute class marks the beginning of a new century for the Royal Navy's underwater capabilities. At that time, many people disagreed with his statement and thought it was just a compliment on a specific occasion. However, as time went by, Simmons's conclusion was fully confirmed.

Of course, if a submarine wants to fully play its role in naval warfare, in addition to its own advanced technical performance indicators, it must also be fully equipped in many aspects such as weapon platforms and electronic reconnaissance systems. The Royal Navy hopes to use the Agility class as a leader to drive comprehensive progress in its related technical facilities, and ultimately lay the software and hardware foundation for the British submarine force to be at the forefront of the world.

According to the latest information obtained. The British Ministry of Defense plans to invest 400 million pounds in the next ten years to obtain underwater weapons that can replace the swordfish torpedo as one of the main battle weapons of submarines. The British Navy hopes to equip the agility class with a more advanced new generation of torpedoes to make up for the lack of heavy torpedo capabilities in the future when the British Navy deals with littoral combat environments.

Considering that future maritime threats are more likely to come from terrorists, the Astute-class nuclear submarine has been assigned to sit on the coast without being noticed. The sonar of the Jiangmin, which monitors mobile phone communications, is extremely cool, even if it is lurking in the English Channel. It is still possible to trace a ship leaving New York Harbor a thousand miles away.

Of course, the technology for realizing this powerful monitoring function is also strictly kept secret by the British Royal Navy.

Another point worth noting is that the Astute is also the first British submarine not to be equipped with a conventional periscope. Instead, it is equipped with two fiber-optic imaging transmission conduits equipped with low-light cameras and thermal imagers. They can suddenly appear on the water and complete a rotation in three seconds. It only takes three seconds for the captain to observe the surrounding 360-degree water conditions, and then these fiber-optic tubes carry out the detected surrounding conditions. Color imaging allows the crew to study and analyze these images at their leisure.

The Astute's heart nuclear reactor can work continuously for twenty-five years without adding fuel during this period. The nuclear submarine can always sail at twenty knots underwater. The air and water conversion chamber of the nuclear submarine can extract oxygen from seawater through high-tech equipment. and drinking water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the air inside the submarine will be effectively purified. This means that as long as there is enough food in the submarine and the sailors can bear it psychologically, the Astute nuclear submarine can stay underwater for twenty-five years, which is a quarter of a century, without needing to surface.

"Due to the relatively small land area, it is difficult for the United Kingdom to deploy a large-scale ballistic missile defense system on the ground. Therefore, it has embarked on a different path to develop strategic nuclear submarine deterrence capabilities. Now it seems that they have indeed achieved relatively fruitful results." Fan Heng said to his son Fan Wubing, "On the contrary, our situation is not optimistic. In many cases, the living conditions on nuclear submarines are quite poor. Considering the future development issues and the inability to develop aircraft carriers in a short time, we must maintain Advanced technology in nuclear submarine technology is imperative. The top management is considering investing about 10 billion in independent research so that we can come up with our own sea-fixing needle." Fan Wubing immediately agreed, "Advanced. The nuclear submarines, coupled with sea-based ballistic nuclear missiles and Buran torpedoes, are bound to become a powerful undersea nuclear security platform with strong deterrent power. As long as there are six nuclear submarines in service, China's position in the world will be more stable. "

Fan Wubing indeed welcomes this decision. In fact, the current level of nuclear submarine technology has become the killer steel between several nuclear powers. The confrontation at the bottom of the ocean is obviously more intense than on the ground. Although Ordinary people cannot have access to this kind of inside story, but Fan Wubing learned through his intelligence network that in the past ten years, the conflicts on the bottom of the sea between several nuclear powers have never stopped.

Just like the sinking of the Kursk, its true cause still needs to be verified. As long as the Russians do not explain the inside story, or the hostile party remains silent, then this matter will only continue to exist as a mystery. It wasn't until one day when it was time to decrypt it that everyone suddenly realized that this was what happened.

Fan Wubing had also had contact with people from the navy before, and had seen some officers and soldiers serving on nuclear submarines. Based on the conditions on the ship at that time, if they were brought to the bottom of the sea for a few months, they would be pale after coming up. Obviously, this kind of The conditions are relatively serious for the physical harm to the crew. If we can make further progress in nuclear submarine technology and improve the conditions in all aspects, then this situation will become better.

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Fan Wubing always believes that when the technical and financial resources can meet the requirements, it is necessary to pay more attention to the situation of people. After all, these officers and soldiers exist as the ultimate nuclear deterrent force of the entire country, and they should enjoy some better treatment.

And he has reason to believe it. Domestic technical personnel can solve these problems. After all, the ingenuity of the Chinese people is beyond what ordinary people can imagine. As long as they are given sufficient financial support and some guidance in the general direction, it will not take long to come up with the best solution.

"Have the military or senior officials considered introducing private capital in this area?" Fan Wubing asked.

Fan Heng gave his son a very strange look, and then asked, "Are you also interested in this?"

"As long as it's a technology that makes money or generates cash, I'm interested in it," Fan Wubing replied.

In fact, the country is still a bit reluctant to let go in some aspects. For example, the Southeast Heavy Industry Group, the first domestic private military enterprise established by Fan Wubing, achieved fruitful results soon after its establishment. Because there are no common problems in state-owned enterprises. The work efficiency here is higher, and due to the high reward system for scientific research and technical personnel, everyone is very motivated to work. Any technological innovation or improvement may bring huge benefits to the staff. Here Under this reward system, all employees showed amazing creativity. Several projects that had not made breakthroughs for many years now came up with perfect solutions, which not only greatly improved the performance of the products, but also improved the performance of the products. It reduces manufacturing costs for enterprises.

With the example of Southeast Heavy Industry Group in front of him, Fan Wubing has already tasted the sweetness. Now that the Navy is also considering developing a new generation of nuclear submarine technology, Fan Wubing certainly hopes to participate, but the senior management may not be able to do so. It’s easy to agree with your own suggestions.

"This issue is still difficult to explain clearly, but if we refer to the foreign military industry enterprise system, it may be feasible. Fan Heng was not sure about this matter, so he just pondered. "In that case, you can only An investor, or the owner of a company, obviously has no right to interfere with technology that is not independently developed. Even self-developed technologies must strictly abide by confidentiality agreements. Those sensitive technologies or products can only be sold domestically, otherwise they will be hidden forever. "

Fan Wubing nodded, indicating that he understood the matter.

In fact, when he was in contact with and made transactions with arms companies such as Lockheed Martin, he already understood their operating methods. If the country can follow this model and liberalize military and industrial enterprises, it will make the country more The powerful potential in military production has been released, quickly catching up with international strong players.

Regarding this, Fan Wubing was quite looking forward to it.

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