Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 143

The timber used for the slideway and the pier is provided by Bopu Timber Factory. In addition to the timber felled from the coastal mangroves, there are also many large beams and columns obtained from the demolished houses in Goujiazhuang. facilities for building shipyards

The general slideway wood needs to use American pine wood with a diameter of 30*30. Of course, there is no such thing here. Fortunately, ordinary wood can also be used instead.However, the length of 40 meters is relatively rare, and requires multiple splicing. Splicing is not difficult for the mechanical department, and the approval procedures are a bit more complicated-anything involving the use of metal materials needs to be approved by the Planning Commission.

In order to simplify the difficulty of getting on the pier, the slideways are arranged vertically.The electric hoist is easy to burn out due to overload when it is going up the pier. Such accidents are common even in shipyards. For inexperienced people like them, it is safer to use the hoist to drive the winch.

After the winch is solved, the biggest problem is the earth dragon.The so-called earth dragon is a large pile lying horizontally buried in the ground. When the winch pulls the hull, the earth dragon acts as the focus of all the force and bears a huge pulling force.

The earth dragons in the shipyard are mainly made of reinforced concrete and steel pipe poured concrete. In the past, wooden earth dragons were commonly used.The requirements for this ground dragon wood are very high, it must have a high degree of sturdiness and corrosion resistance.Generally, thick hardwood with a diameter of 30 to 50 cm is used, and the length is not less than 3 meters.It also undergoes a series of dehydration and anticorrosion treatments.

In the end, Wu Kuangming from the wood team found a suitable piece of wood for him from the stockyard. It was a certain kind of hardwood from Southeast Asia, with a diameter of nearly 50 cm. It had high corrosion resistance and could be used directly without any treatment.

"This stuff can be used to make coffins. I'll give you the local dragon." Wu Kuangming said reluctantly.

"Why, you also want to enjoy the treatment of a rich landlord?" Yanquezhi teased him.

"Hey, that's not true. But everyone who deals with wood in the past knows that the wood that can be used as a coffin for a wealthy family is the best. It belongs to the type of wood that does not rot or rot when it enters the ground and water. If you take it away like this, it is like digging It's my flesh."

After all the installations are completed, it is time to prepare for the pier.Going up the pier is a technical job, and it is very dangerous.Shipyards are prone to industrial accidents in this link.

"Listen to me, all of you!" Wu De looked at all kinds of people below who had just been called, "Going up the pier is a dangerous job. You have to keep an eye on me all the time when you are working! By the rope If it hits you, you won't be saved!"

Then he said all kinds of precautions - in fact, Wu De himself half-understands, but at least he has seen it in the village and participated in the work on the pier on the fishing boat.In addition, it is an ancient book of "Simple Ship Repair" found from the computer.Whether Shangdun can succeed depends entirely on whether Wu De's memory and the knowledge in this book are accurate.

Everything detachable from the boat was removed, even the mast was removed to lower the center of gravity.The traction rope used is a steel wire rope dismantled from the Fengcheng wheel-the hemp cable made by the wood processing factory has proved to be insufficient in tensile tests.The slideway is already covered with lard—this is the only grease that Wu De can obtain that solidifies at room temperature. So much lard was transported away, and Wu Nanhai was heartbroken to death. How many pigs had to be killed to get so much? Oil!

There were fifteen or sixteen people on the scene at Shangdun.Although this work is very dangerous, Wu De did not ask the members to do it. This work requires constant communication. No matter how good the Mandarin of the members is, after all, they are not from the same era. In case of misunderstanding or delay, they will immediately Killed.

"Turn on!"

The steam engine was fired up early, and following Wu De's command, the winch began to rotate slowly under the drive of the flywheel, the iron chain on the dragon began to tighten, and the steel wire rope creaked and rubbed against the pulley block.Ships with wooden structures have limited strength, and the steel wire ropes are wrapped around the stern.

With the rotation of the winch, the steel wire rope was completely tightened, and there was a creaking sound. Wu De was a little worried: nine out of ten casualties during the operation of the pier were related to the breakage of the towline. The steel wire rope of strength will be swept away like a whip, and the workers around will be beaten to the air. Whether they survive depends on luck.

The steel wire rope was taken from the Fengcheng wheel. In theory, it would not be a problem to use it on this kind of 100-ton wooden boat. Even so, the sound is still very scary.

"The boat is moving forward!" The observer's report came from the intercom. Two-thirds of the people involved in the pier operation were observing in all directions to avoid any deviation.

With the rolling of the steam winch, the boat shook and slowly moved from the water to the shore.The boat was heaving a lot in the waves and looked really worried.

"Slow down the windlass and hold it steady." Wu De kept urging on the intercom, "Everyone watch the direction of the boat. Aim at the slideway."

The first time I approached, I was really biased. This kind of work is also performed by specialized skilled workers in the shipyard. Of course, it is impossible for non-professionals like them to succeed at the first time.

"Don't worry, everyone, let's do it again. Everyone check the cables."

Every time you come back, you have to check the steel cable. If you can’t get on the boat, at most there is no boat.

After nearly 5 hours of repeated tossing, the voices of the people present were hoarse in order to align with the ship's position. Finally, the ship finally stopped firmly on the ship's frame.Wu De didn't care about being happy, and hurriedly directed everyone to pick up the lard on the slide and scattered around, and put them into earthen jars one by one--they will be used again when the boat is launched.

"God, this oil is pitch black, it's really disgusting!" The people in the Admiralty looked helpless.

"I still smell a little fried food."

"That's friction heating up. Do you have an appetite?"

"Can this thing be used again? Isn't it very pure? There is mud and sand."

"It's just boiled and then filtered. By the way, Wu Nanhai even rushed to say that if the oil can no longer be used, it has to be returned to him."

"The cafeteria is also preparing to use waste oil!"

"It is said that it is going to make soap, but I am not interested in using this black soap."

The refurbishment was completed in less than a week, with all bullet holes sealed with batting and larger defects re-reinforced with timber.By the way, the sea creatures on the bottom of the boat were cleaned up, and a layer of tung oil was applied.The Navy is going to add artillery to it-at least give it a place for artillery.Originally, the pirates installed the gun mounts on the deck, punched a hole in the bulwark as the nozzle, and covered it with a shed with no protection.Now the weapon enthusiasts in the mechanical group have moved the guns below the deck, which can lower the center of gravity.There are 4 artillery positions on the left and right.In the future, 2 to 3 guns can be installed on the deck.The disadvantage is that the freeboard of this ship is not high enough, and it is easy to splash water from the gun holes when sailing in strong winds and waves. Fortunately, there are porthole guards, so the problem is not too big when there is no war.

But no artillery - Ballista's problems in this fight were laid bare. The nature of Ballista itself determines that it is a projectile weapon, and its ballistic trajectory is often high, which brings great trouble to aiming.The second is that the shooting frequency is extremely slow. Each Ballista is wound up by two gunners at the same time. It takes more than one minute to wind up a full string, which consumes a lot of energy.In the end it was much larger than the artillery.

"What's so strange about this?" Chen Haiyang said, "If the Ballista is really as amazing as some people in the mechanical department boasted, why did the Navy replace it with 'cheap', 'cumbersome', 'dangerous' artillery? No matter how bad it is The cannon also works better than the best Ballista."

"We need a real cannon! Even if it's muzzle-loading," Mond howled.

Monde made great achievements in driving a boat into the port, and was once accompanied by flowers and applause, but now the big ship can no longer move, and he has become a left-behind member of the Fengcheng ship from the captain of everyone's attention.In addition to maintaining equipment on board, the most important job is to patrol the bay with small boats.

After finally getting the Dengyingzhou, I saw the possibility of coming to the center of the stage again. As a result, Lin Chuanqing took away the captain's position because he knew little about traditional sailing ships. The Dengyingzhou is now In the world of the North American Gang, he really has no interest in messing around under this group of people.After much deliberation, only by establishing a fleet will there be a day of success.Now that there is a new ship, he spares no effort to promote his "fleet" plan: he constantly promotes that the traversers should set up a coastal fleet of machine-sail gunships, asks the navy to get more budget and more manpower, and even asks to manufacture Multi-turret BB - this call quickly got the approval of hundreds of traversers, including many members of the industrial sector.

The executive committee ordered the military branch's staff to assess the issue.After a comprehensive analysis of the local garrisons, pirates, equipment and traffic conditions, it is concluded that whether it is pirates or the Ming army, the attack of the brigade will basically use the method of sea transportation.If you go by land, you will also advance along the road along the coastline.The traversers cannot control the entire Qiongzhou Strait for a while, and must have the ability to fully maneuver along the coastline-after all, the traversers have few troops, so mobility is particularly important.

(End of this chapter)