However, Salman obviously did not come to enjoy it. After looking around, he left his room and continued up to the bridge.

In order to reduce the occupied area of ​​the ship island, the aircraft carrier's ship island must be developed to a higher place. At the same time, the lower part is smaller and the upper part is larger. After all, the upper part can be floated out, which will not occupy the deck area below, and will also allow everyone to have ample space.

Space.

This design idea is also vividly reflected on the aircraft carrier Fahd.

Everyone took the elevator and arrived at the top floor first.

"Our top floor is the aviation bridge. It has the largest drift here and you can see the entire deck clearly." Qin Tao stood on the large aviation bridge and introduced to Salman and others.

In fact, it is wrong to say that the entire deck can be seen clearly. After all, the aviation bridge is in the front, and a small area behind the island is blocked by the island. No matter how outward the aviation bridge is, this part is also a blind spot.

But this blind spot is very small, and it is an elevator, not a place where carrier-based aircraft dock. In this sense, being able to see the entire deck clearly is not bragging.

As for the blind spot in the lift, it can be completely solved using cameras.

Standing on the tall aviation bridge, Salman felt like he could see the mountains at a glance. Everything on the entire deck was clear.

"This design is really scientific. I have been on an American aircraft carrier, and their bridge is exactly like that," Salman said.

The aviation bridge needs to bear the heavy responsibility of guiding the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft and dispatching carrier-based aircraft, so it is necessary to clearly see the situation of the entire deck, not only the parking area, the situation in the take-off area, the situation in the landing area, and the operator of the catapult

, the operator of the blocking rope, etc., must be able to see clearly.

Therefore, the aviation bridge must be at the front and top. This is the experience of the US Navy.

As for Lao Maozi, because the ship island is too big, and in the era of heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers, the bow of the ship was still equipped with weapons and equipment, so they placed the aviation bridge behind the ship island.

The domestic 001 aircraft carrier inherited this feature, but it was changed to the front on the 002, according to the Americans.

The top of the island is a mast, and the first floor below the mast is the aviation bridge. Looking at the advanced equipment inside and the rows of electronic screens, Salman's eyes are full of shock and full of sense of technology!

"Your Excellency Salman, after reading this, let's go down. Below is the navigation bridge."

On an aircraft carrier, the operation of carrier-based aircraft and the command of the aircraft carrier are completely in two different environments. Moreover, the navigation bridge that commands the aircraft carrier must be placed in front of the ship island. This is also easy to understand. After all, the aircraft carrier is

Opening forward.

Not only in front of the ship island, but also the location of the navigation bridge on the warship, the further forward the better. After all, when commanding the warship to move forward, the farther forward the better the sight line. However, various coordination needs to be done on the aircraft carrier, and the ship island

Centering is already a product of compromise, otherwise according to the idea of ​​​​the American Ford class, the ship island will be placed at the back.

"This is my workplace." Muthayer said: "From now on, I will command our huge ship here. I feel very proud. Although I have to be stepped on by Alkani, the people here are

The location is also very good.”

Looking at the small steering wheel, Salman's eyes suddenly showed dissatisfaction.

"Sir Salman, what's wrong?" Qin Tao was very curious. He was happy just now, why is he unhappy now?

"There are aviation bridges and navigation bridges on the aircraft carrier's island. The captain and flight commander have their own command positions. So, doesn't the commander who is responsible for commanding the entire fleet have his own separate command space?"

Qin Tao smiled, it turns out it was because of this!

"Of course there is. Let's continue down. The lower level is the formation bridge." Qin Tao said: "Don't look at the formation bridge below, it is the core of the entire naval formation."

"Is there another layer below?"

"Of course." Qin Tao nodded: "And the floor below us still has windows."

Speaking of aircraft carrier islands, most people will know that there are aviation bridges and navigation bridges, but few people know about the formation bridge. In fact, formation bridges do exist.

If you count the aircraft carrier islands of the U.S. Navy, the building with glass on it is divided into three floors. The top is the aviation bridge, which is responsible for commanding various carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier. It has the best view and can

Real-time monitoring of the take-off and landing operations of carrier-based aircraft on the entire aircraft carrier deck, refueling and bomb-mounting operations, etc.

The navigation bridge is the core of commanding the advancement of the aircraft carrier. There are not only steering gears, but also advanced satellite navigation and navigation equipment. There is also a table with hand-drawn navigation icons, timers, compasses, two-way radios, and wireless phones, etc.

The captain can direct the navigation of the entire warship here.

What about the formation bridge?

Of course, it is prepared for the formation commander. During normal training of the aircraft carrier formation, etc., the aircraft carrier captain can command the entire formation. However, in a war, a fleet commander with a higher position will definitely be sent here to command the entire formation.

The fleet commander has a large house dedicated to resting and can also work in his own big house. However, he cannot work behind closed doors. Many times, he also has to communicate with others, so he also needs to have his own command center.

The formation bridge is responsible for this mission.

The formation bridges of most aircraft carriers are separated. Even the Kiev-class aircraft carriers have achieved this function. Only in the era of the Kuznetsov and Liaoning, because there is no space on the ship island, there is only a single-layer bridge.

Therefore, the formation bridge and navigation bridge were squeezed together, and the aviation bridge was squeezed behind the ship island.

The bridges on U.S. aircraft carriers are all separated. Most of the islands are three-layered, with the bottom layer being a dedicated formation bridge. This is true even for Ford-class aircraft carriers.

Of course, some aircraft carrier islands have only two floors of windows. In this case, the formation bridge is either squeezed together with the navigation bridge, or it is on the lower floor, just becoming a windowless room.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The formation bridge is the command center for the commander in charge of the entire aircraft carrier battle group. It also has a large number of LCD monitors and has the ability to control the entire formation.

After arriving on this floor and listening to Qin Tao's various introductions, Salman finally became happy.

He will be the supreme commander of the aircraft carrier formation, and of course he also needs to have his own command center!

"This is the combat information center. The information searched by the four-sided phased array radar will also be transmitted here to display various formation information. On the battlefield, various instructions can be sent through the C4I system. This is the brain of the entire formation.

.”

Salman nodded: "Yes, I am very satisfied here."

With that said, he walked to his exclusive commander's position and sat on the comfortable leather sofa. He looked at the scene around him: "I will sleep here tonight."

Although there is a large leather bed in the command room, the atmosphere of life there is stronger, and here, he feels that he is standing under his feet is a huge war machine, and he can overlook the entire warship at any time through the portholes.

Although the view is not as good as the top aviation bridge, it is much better than the command room. Therefore, he prefers the position of the formation bridge!

Sleep here?

Everyone else looked at each other, this is not a suitable place to sleep! If you wake up with a headache and fever, who can take the responsibility?

"Your Excellency Salman, you'd better sleep in the commander's room. It's a bit far from the bathroom." Qin Tao said.

Salman shook his head: "You can bring my gold portable toilet."

Portable toilet? If you get a larger one, the smell in the entire fleet bridge may linger for a long time, right?

Qin Tao frowned a little, but since Salman was so enthusiastic, he probably couldn't be persuaded. Anyway, the warship now belongs to others, and they can do whatever they want with it.

"Mr. Qin, do you want to sleep together and experience the feeling of the new equipment?"

Sleeping together? I don't have that habit!

Qin Tao subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Salman continued: "Besides, we can also chat. To be honest, I have been troubled by many problems recently and can't sleep at night."

"Okay." Qin Tao nodded: "But now, we should go to eat first."

"Of course, let's go experience the aircraft carrier canteen."

This aircraft carrier is about to sail away and return to the oil area. Therefore, the aircraft carrier has already carried a large amount of food to meet the needs of the warship during the voyage. Now that the aircraft carrier is docked on the shore, it can turn off the main engine and directly use the power on the shore. Therefore,

It is completely possible to open the fire for cooking.

"The aircraft carrier needs to work around the clock, so according to our establishment, people on the aircraft carrier can eat six meals a day." Qin Tao continued to introduce to Salman as he walked: "The aircraft carrier kitchen is open 24 hours a day.

They are all at work, and of course, the cooks have to be divided into several groups."

Salman nodded: "Six meals is a bit small. On our aircraft carrier, we can eat eight meals a day!"

Whether he will be overfed or not is not Salman's concern. His rich spirit must be shown, and more food must be provided than usual.

"Well, six or eight meals are fine. Anyway, the sailors will have meals whenever they come to the restaurant." Qin Tao agreed, and then said: "The menu in the dining hall here can also be adjusted according to your own needs. By the way,

Is your cook already here?"

Muthayer nodded: "Yes, we are here. In the past few days, we have been eating on the warship."

While he was talking, everyone could smell the fragrance.

"I smell grilled lamb chops."

After all, the space on the warship is limited, so you can't cook a big meal. You can only cook some common foods. For big dog owners, grilled lamb chops are also one of the meats they often eat. Moreover, this kind of food is also in line with the Eastern diet.

Hobby, therefore, is one of the staple foods in the canteen.

Entering the clean and tidy officers' mess, Salman frowned again when looking at the exquisite stainless steel tables and chairs, and then said: "When I go back, I will decorate this place with gold."

The outfitting work was done by the Mingzhou Group. Although some rooms have been decorated more luxuriously, the normal collective places still follow the previous decoration style. As a result, the big dogs are still a little dissatisfied and feel a little shabby.

However, they can wait until they return to see how they want to change it. Even if they replace all the tables and chairs with gold, that is their own business.

"Come, let's sit here." Muthayr greeted.

Ordinary soldiers' dining halls have dining tables for groups of four, but only officers' dining halls have large round tables that can seat more than a dozen people, making it easier to hold banquets.

Now, the big dining table is quickly filled with people, so there is no need to order, just whatever is available in the kitchen is served.

Roasted lamb chops were placed in the center, and other delicacies were placed on the edge of the round table. The round fried bean balls were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They were very similar to the Oriental Sixi meatballs, but they were vegetarian on the inside.

I’ve had hummus before, triangular samosa, date sandwich biscuits…

Looking at the table full of food, Salman’s appetite whetted: “Today is my first time dining on an aircraft carrier. Now, let us raise a toast and thank Mingzhou Group for building us a powerful warship!

"

Everyone picked up the juice.
To be continued...