In the main gun squad, a soldier asked Zhang Huo, "Squad leader, the captain gave me the shooting elements. What should we say if the gunner commander asks?"
"If you missed it, you missed it. There's nothing to say." Zhang Huo glared, angry on the surface, but happy in his heart.
He secretly thought that he was probably one of the very few naval gun shooters who had fired in actual combat. Even a master gunner like Chen Hongwei had no experience. What was the point of being punished one by one if he could brag about it for a lifetime?
Even if such an experience is destined not to be publicized, it can only be enjoyed internally.
Already satisfied.
The other soldiers in the class had the same thoughts. They were all participants and witnesses.
What everyone didn't notice is that when calling Li Hai, he used "captain" instead of "cadet captain".
What they didn't even realize was that they admired the young trainee captain so much that following such a captain was just a matter of words - it was great! Resignation.
Li Hai didn't finish his midnight snack, so he came to the hangar.
Previously, dolphins took off carrying air-launched torpedoes to warn the California. The damaged California had no last chance and was forced to surface to show its identity and show that it had no malicious intent.
After the Dolphin returned and landed, Lin Mingguang found that the fuselage was shaking abnormally. At this time, the maintenance team had been checking for two hours and there was still no fault report. Li Hai was worried, so he came over to have a look.
The hangar and flight deck of the No. 53 ship were modified during a certain modification after it was put into service. It turned out that this position was the main gun at the stern and two double-barreled 37mm secondary guns.
Naturally, the modified one is not as natural to use as the original one. The layout inside the hangar and the passage between it and the ship building are always a bit awkward and not smooth.
Li Hai has seen the "4S maintenance record" of the No. 53 ship. In terms of large and small modifications and improvements, there have been as many as 13 modifications in the nearly twenty years of service. He can be said to be the Thirteenth Man of the South China Sea.
In terms of appearance, the most significant modification is to add a hangar, flight deck and related supporting equipment for flight support.
Internally, the most important modification is that the old diesel engine is replaced by a diesel combined power unit and its supporting propulsion system.
Li Hai even saw a record of a modification that failed to be implemented smoothly - the use of water jet propulsion devices.
The military industry department almost used the No. 53 ship as a test ship.
After thinking about it, people came to the hangar.
Limited by the width of the ship, the hangar is relatively small. The Navy's current carrier-based helicopters can only barely accommodate the Dolphin helicopter, and the remaining space is very tight. When the maintenance team performs maintenance, they are often limited by space.
limit.
The main rotor of the Dolphin helicopter cannot be folded, which also brings some difficulties to maintenance and access to the hangar.
To Li Hai's surprise, Lin Mingguang and his co-pilot Tian Peng were also there.
"Colonel Lin, Major Zhuang." Li Hai took the initiative to say hello.
The two people who were checking around the tail fin heard this, turned around and subconsciously stood at attention to say hello. A few hours ago, their attitude towards Li Hai was not the same, but towards a man who dared to interact with a cruiser and a nuclear-powered attack submarine.
They admired the trainee captain from the bottom of their hearts who worked head-on.
Lin Mingguang took the initiative to report the situation, "The fuselage was shaking abnormally. It is highly suspected that there is a problem with the flight control system, but the source of the fault has not been found yet."
He would not underestimate a Shark pilot's knowledge of aircraft.
There are engineers on board the ship, but due to factors such as the ship's space, it is impossible to solve serious faults.
In other words, Ship No. 53 is in danger of losing its ship-based helicopter at this time.
Li Hai looked at the inspection procedures that the ship's engineer was doing, and immediately understood the direction of Lin Mingguang's suspicion.
The Dolphin helicopter is a very old aircraft. Its flight control system is very unique, simple, durable and easy to maintain, making this aircraft one of the most reliable helicopters in the world. Sales of military and civilian models are very large.
Lin Mingguang and Tian Peng stood on the left and right of Li Hai. It seemed that Li Hai was not just pretending, but that he had a certain understanding of the Dolphin helicopter.
At this time, Li Hai was recalling the use of Dolphin helicopters when he was working at Musa Air Station. His helicopter driving skills were taught by two brothers, Zhan Yuntian and Zhao Feiyan, who were the aces among the helicopter pilots of the Hainan Aviation Force.
Not long after, the ship's engineer turned to Lin Mingguang and said, "Lin, we can't find out the cause of the fault. There are no suitable testing instruments on the ship."
Lin Mingguang was suddenly disappointed.
Li Hai crossed his arms, frowned and asked, "Lin Da, what exactly does it do when flying? How much does the fuselage shake?"
"Jitters occur when decelerating, but the amplitude of the jitters is not very large." Lin Mingguang said.
Tian Peng thought for a moment and said, "It feels like the shaking occurs only when the speed slows down. The whole fuselage is shaking."
Li Hai rubbed his chin and thought, "If we have ruled out damage to parts and faults in the wiring and pipelines, then there is a high probability that there is a problem with the electronic program of the flight control system."
The ship's engineer looked at Li Hai in surprise, "Captain Li thinks there is a problem with the standard procedure of the flight control system?"
"This is my judgment." Li Hai said.
He had just carefully looked at the inspection items of the ship's engineer, and all the items he considered had been checked.
He said, "I have flown Dolphin at Musa Airport before. The flight control system of this aircraft is very durable, but one drawback is that its software program is prone to problems and the performance is not obvious. It is easy to ignore if you are not paying attention.
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"Can you fly a helicopter?" Lin Mingguang was surprised.
Li Hai said with a smile, "During the construction of Musa Air Station, the independent flying brigade I was in was short of manpower, and the daily tasks there were relatively heavy. I wished that one person could be used as three people, so learning to fly a helicopter was a helpless move."
Lin Mingguang admired Li Hai even more.
There are not many pilots who are qualified to fly both rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft. Pilots are very professional and there is basically no cross-border situation.
After thinking about it, Lin Mingguang said, "Two guys from our group have gone to fly carrier-based fighter jets across borders. One is Zhan Yuntian and the other is Zhao Feiyan. Do you know Captain Li?"
Li Hai said in surprise, "We are comrades in arms and worked together at Musa Air Station. I learned how to fly helicopters from them."
"What a coincidence!" Lin Mingguang suddenly felt cordial.
Smiling, Li Hai asked the ship's engineer, "Is there any emergency solution?"
Since the Dolphin helicopter cannot fly, the anti-submarine warfare capability of the No. 53 ship will be compromised, and it will also lose the ability to quickly respond to the Haite detachment.
This matter is very troublesome.
The ship's engineer looked solemn and said, "Basically not, I'll think about it again."
"Try to make it as normal as possible." Li Hai asked.
The ship's engineer said, "I'll try my best."
The three people left the hangar. Li Hai said, "The mission of the Haite team is almost over. There are no dolphins. We approached the shore and used a rubber boat to pick them up."
"If it really doesn't work, just fly as usual, there shouldn't be any big problems." Lin Mingguang said in a deep voice.
Li Hai shook his head, "No, we can't fly until the fault is rectified. We can't take risks."
Lin Mingguang did not force it. As the captain, Li Hai's words were orders, even if his military rank was two ranks higher than Li Hai's.
