Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 93: South China Sea Storm

On April 1982, 4, Wang Jiankun set out on a journey to the open sea to build a temporary base. After many days of data collection and Zhizi's assisted analysis, he finally decided to build the base on a small island at the southernmost tip of the South China Sea.

There are several reasons for choosing this place. One is that it is located at the junction of three countries and is on the edge of the territorial waters. Temporary construction of a base to test aircraft will not cause a quick response from Indonesia.

Another reason is that this place is very close to the Gulf of Thailand. The pilot selected by my uncle is currently being trained at a flying club in Thailand. It will be very convenient to pick him up and fly the plane away directly when the time comes.

They drove a speedboat to Sizhou Town, moved all the prepared food and medicines to the newly built Experiment No. 2, and left the speedboat at the Sizhou Town Pier and asked Wang Huawei to send someone to guard it.

Wang Jiankun stayed in Hukou Town for more than an hour. He went to the house he had bought to see if it had been well cleaned and maintained, and then maintained the communication base station.

Then we filled up the tank with diesel at the Sizhou Town Pier. We also made a lot of oil barrels in the cabin and filled them up at the gas station. In total, we filled up about 18 tons. Among these diesel, 10 tons were prepared to be converted into aviation kerosene for transport aircraft to avoid temporary manufacturing in the East China Sea.

Along the way, Wang Jiankun did not stop at any dock on the Yangtze River. At noon, he heated up the canned food and rice prepared in advance on the boat. In the evening, he added some diesel at the Shanghai dock. The amount he added was just enough to drive to 80 kilometers from the coast.

After refueling, we had a freshly cooked meal at the dock, because we would have to live on canned food for the next half month.

At 7 o'clock that evening, Wang Jiankun drove Experiment No. 2 away from Shanghai Port and headed for the East China Sea.

When the ship was about 80 kilometers from the coastline, Wang Jiankun stopped the ship and began to manufacture the Y-1 aircraft.

This is still a shallow sea area with a depth of only about 100 meters, so Wang Jiankun extracted some iron, aluminum, silicon, carbon and other elements from the seabed and combined them with some chromium, cobalt, manganese, nickel, molybdenum and other elements brought on the ship to build Y-1.

The construction process was very fast. In just over 10 minutes, a brand new Y-1 was parked next to Experiment No. 2.

Then, four close-range combat missiles were manufactured under the wings of the Y-1 to protect itself in case of danger during flight.

After the manufacturing was completed, Wang Jiankun pumped the aviation kerosene produced on the road into the aircraft's fuel tank, and then added lubricating oil and hydraulic oil to various parts of the aircraft.

Finally, he moved some of the prepared metal elements, as well as the food and medicines he brought with him, into the cargo hold of Y-1. Finally, he climbed into the cockpit of the aircraft from Experiment No. 2.

After completing the pre-takeoff check and ensuring that there were no problems, Wang Jiankun used his superpowers to open the sea valve on Experiment No. 2. Seawater quickly entered the watertight compartment of Experiment No. 2, and Experiment No. 2 sank rapidly under the water pressure.

After recording the sinking coordinates, Wang Jiankun took off in the Y-1.

It first climbed rapidly diagonally toward the southeast, and when it reached an altitude of 1 meters, it had already flown more than 2 kilometers toward the southeast, then turned southwest and flew toward the Wanwan Strait. Wang Jiankun intended to fly about 30 kilometers along the mainland's territorial waters to an island in the South China Sea that currently belongs to Indonesia.

In the cockpit, Wang Jiankun checked the coordinates sent back by the sextant navigation system from time to time, and compared them with the world map in his mind to ensure the correct flight direction.

At high altitude, Wang Jiankun turned on the radar intensity recorder and analyzer, preparing to collect radar waves that were irradiating him along the way, and to analyze their intensity to see if he could calculate the radar installation location and radar scanning range.

Because the beam characteristics of each radar are different, and the intensity of the radar waves is different at different distances, the position of the radar can be reversely calculated through triangulation, and its approximate scanning range can also be calculated.

This is to avoid being locked by ground-based missiles when returning or fighting in the future by knowing the information of these ground-based radars.

At this time, at an altitude of 1 meters, the stars were shining brightly, a crescent moon hung in the west, and it was pitch black below.

There were only lit instrument panels in front of him, which displayed information such as altitude, speed, outside temperature, some engine operating parameters, and so on. Wang Jiankun felt a little bored as he watched, so he devoted some of his energy to collecting the hydrocarbon elements in the aircraft's exhaust and making them into aviation kerosene, which he stored in a temporary fuel tank in the cargo hold.

It is about 3800 kilometers from the take-off point to the destination. The aircraft's flying speed is 900 kilometers per hour, and it takes about 5 hours to fly. The distance has exceeded the maximum range of the Y-1, so if you want to arrive quickly, you must refuel in the air.

When passing the Wanwan Strait, the radar signal analyzer on the plane kept receiving information. There were receivers on both sides of the plane. It seemed that this airspace was very sensitive. Wang Jiankun could only pray that no fighter jets came to patrol. Otherwise, it would be troublesome whether to take action or not, and it would waste a lot of time.

Maybe it was because it was night time and there were very few planes on both sides of the strait that could fight at night, so Wang Jiankun left the dangerous place safely.

Then it drove along the edge of the South China Sea, and when it was passing over the Bashi Channel and about to approach the Philippines, the radar analyzer on the plane began to receive signals again. This must be the radar set up by the US military base in the Philippines scanning the air.

Perhaps it was night and the US military relaxed their vigilance during this period, so no planes came to check.

Wang Jiankun safely flew the plane over the edge of the Zhongsha Islands and the edge of NSQD, and after reaching Zengmu Shoal, continued flying westward.

Finally, at around 4 a.m. on April 8, the Y-2 piloted by Wang Jiankun arrived over the target island. After repeatedly checking the coordinates sent back by the sextant navigation system, Wang Jiankun circled the plane to reduce speed.

When the altitude reaches about 1 km, the outline of the island can be seen with the help of starlight and moonlight.

Then we descended to about 5 meters and used a terrain scanning radar to scan the entire island in preparation for the construction of the airport and some functional buildings.

After the scan was completed, Wang Jiankun chose a shallow sea on the east side of the island to land. It was already 3 o'clock in the morning. Wang Jiankun temporarily fixed the plane and sat in the cockpit to rest.

Around 5 o'clock in the morning, Wang Jiankun was awakened by the golden light of the sunrise. He looked around and saw the sea. Then he realized that he had arrived at his destination.

At this time, the sea water was receding, and the reefs near the distant island were gradually emerging from the water. Wang Jiankun prepared to quickly build a small speedboat, and then drive around the island twice, projecting the surrounding terrain into his mind.

They acted right away. The small speedboat was modeled after the one used in Le'an River before. The drawings were ready, so the manufacturing process was quick and very few precious metals were used.

After the speedboat was built, some carbon elements were taken from the seaside to synthesize gasoline and lubricating oil into the engine and fuel tank.

Then he drove the speedboat in circles around the island quickly. The first circle was larger, and the second circle was especially close to the shore. He projected the coastal areas of the island into his mind, and then asked Tomoko to help quickly analyze and select the location for building the offshore airport and land facilities.

Chieko's design speed was very fast. In just a few seconds, she came up with three plans, with the airport's take-off directions corresponding to Malaysia, China and Vietnam respectively.

In the end, Wang Jiankun chose the plan that was heading towards Vietnam.
After the plan was selected, construction began. Wang Jiankun asked Zhizi to combine the terrain and Wang Jiankun's requirements to first design the facilities of the offshore airport, and then extend it to the land to design short-term residential houses, solar power plants, oil storage facilities, radar stations, lighting guidance facilities, etc.

He went to the cargo hold of the plane, took out canned and vacuum-packed rice, heated it up and started eating. After all, only when you are full can you have the strength to work.

After breakfast, Wang Jiankun drove a speedboat to the shore and built a berth for mooring aircraft according to Tomoko's design drawings.

这条泊位很长，毕竟今后要停靠至少4架Z-1和一架Y-1，还有可能要停靠5架初教-1。

The mud and sand on the bottom of the water were decomposed and reorganized into cement, and then the cement was mixed with sand and steel bars to make a long dike. After more than an hour, a more than 1-meter-long sea dike was built. In order to prevent waves, a breakwater more than 150 meters long was built at the end.

After the construction was completed, Wang Jiankun drove the speedboat to the side of Y-1 and drove Y-1 into the berth to prevent the aircraft from being damaged by large waves.

Then Wang Jiankun began to build houses for living. Considering that about 15 people would come to the island in a while, Wang Jiankun built 6 container-style rooms. He lived in one room alone, and the other 5 rooms were just enough for 3 people each.

It was around 9 o'clock in the morning. The sun on the island was very strong. I was sweating profusely after staying in the container room for a while.

So he quickly made a parasol and went to the previously selected location for installing the solar panels with it.

The island is covered with sand and stone, which are the best materials for making solar panels, but they consume some of the silver and copper elements.

In a short while, a 0.2-megawatt solar power generation base was built. Each solar panel has a power generation capacity of 500 watts. There are a total of 400 solar panels, all with sun-following devices. The power generation efficiency is very high. If there is sunshine all day, it is estimated that 2 kilowatt-hours of electricity can be generated.

This electricity is enough for the base to use. After all, the main user of electricity is the 300-kilometer air defense radar that is about to be manufactured.

However, Wang Jiankun also needs to manufacture the energy storage system, otherwise there will be electricity during the day and no electricity at night.

Because it is outdoors and not intended to be used for a long time, lithium batteries are used for energy storage, which can store 1 kWh of electricity, so that there is about 1 kWh of electricity available during the day and at night.

After manufacturing the power system, they then brought some metal raw materials to the commanding heights of the island to prepare to build an air defense radar.

Because it had been built and tested in Wuyuan before, the construction this time was also very fast. After the construction was completed, the equipment was protected by a concrete house and air conditioning was installed. This was because the temperature on the island would be very high and the performance of the equipment would decline under high temperatures.

After the air conditioner was built, Wang Jiankun connected the power supply. When the room temperature dropped to about 25 degrees Celsius, Wang Jiankun turned on the radar and asked it to work non-stop from now on to record the information of all passing aircraft. Of course, if an aircraft continued to approach and the target was still this island, the radar would sound an alarm and transmit the information to the receiving device carried by Wang Jiankun.

After a busy morning building the most basic living and safety facilities, Wang Jiankun moved the food in Y-1 back to his Room 1 one by one. These rooms were also equipped with air conditioners, so after lunch Wang Jiankun took a good rest in the air-conditioned room and did not come out until 4 pm to continue the unfinished construction work.

Arriving at the starting point of the seaside embankment, Wang Jiankun built an oil depot that could hold 200 tons of aviation kerosene and 5 tons of gasoline and diesel according to the drawings designed by Tomoko, and also manufactured the matching oil pipelines and compressors.

Then came the construction of the ammunition depot. Because we might not be back for a long time and not much ammunition would be used, the ammunition depot was built very small. It could hold 20 medium-range air-to-air missiles, 20 close-range combat missiles, 8 5-kilogram guided bombs, and 5 machine gun shells.

The ammunition loading and unloading vehicles and related tools were also manufactured, ready for the three ground crew members to learn how to install and disassemble ammunition.

After some consideration, Wang Jiankun decided to manufacture some maintenance equipment. He also built a special equipment room to store those maintenance tools and equipment. When the time comes to evacuate, he will build a transport ship to transport them away.

After all these were manufactured and built, it was already past 6 o'clock. Wang Jiankun wanted to eat seafood instead of canned food and rice, so he made a fishing net and a fishing fork, and drove the speedboat to the sea area where the fish often stayed.

Wang Jiankun, who has the superpower of real-time tracking, finds fishing very easy. In the end, he didn't even use a net. He used a harpoon to catch a grouper weighing more than 5 pounds, and also caught several small blue dragonfish, some scallops, clams, clams, etc., weighing about 1 pound.

After looking at the iron bucket, I found it full of rewards, so I went back and collected iron and copper elements along the way to make a steamer and a gas stove.

At the door of Room 1, Wang Jiankun set up a gas stove, placed a large steamer on the stove, put in fresh water filtered by super powers, and steamed all the seafood in one pot.

After steaming, the lid of the pot was opened and a strong smell of seafood wafted into the air. Wang Jiankun picked up chopsticks and a plate to pick out the seafood and placed it on the dining table. Under the starry sky of the South China Sea, he enjoyed a delicious seafood feast.

The ingredients are vinegar, soy sauce and chili sauce that Wang Jiankun brought from home. Although the way of eating it does not conform to the seafood eating method introduced in the information, Wang Jiankun feels that the tender grouper meat and lobster meat are very delicious when dipped in vinegar and soy sauce, and several kinds of shellfish are even more delicious when spread with chili sauce.

After eating, I threw the remaining shells into the trash pool nearby, then went to the bathroom to wash up and prepare for a good night's sleep.

While he was sleeping, intelligence personnel at the U.S. military's Asia-Pacific headquarters could not sleep.

On the evening of April 4, several observation radars in Taiwan Province and the Philippines recorded the Y-7 on Wang Jiankun’s driver’s license. During the day, data from several observation points were transmitted back to the Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Hawaii.

The intelligence officer analyzed the data and found that an airplane had actually flown such a long distance at subsonic speed.

Radar data showed that this aircraft was different from all known models. Then, combined with its flight speed, observed flight distance, and flight direction, it was impossible to determine the origin of the aircraft.

If it is a new type of bomber of the opposing big country, it doesn't seem like it based on the known intelligence, because the other party has told them the truth, and they have also collected intelligence on the other party's military aircraft before, and there is indeed no small bomber of this size.

If it is a fighter jet, then the range of this plane is also wrong. From the observed starting point to the observed end point, it is almost 2 kilometers. If we take into account the unobserved distance, the range should be 3 kilometers. This is obviously inconsistent with the intelligence collected.

It is obviously impossible for other countries to have this type of aircraft because they are all under the control of the US military.

Therefore, the U.S. military's Asia-Pacific regional headquarters had to attach great importance to this intelligence. Special meetings and analysis meetings of weapons experts were held one after another, but in the end, they were still confused.

Since no intelligence could be analyzed, they would take the initiative to collect it. Based on the direction the plane came from when it entered the observation range and its final direction when it left the observation range, the Asia-Pacific headquarters decided to have the Okinawa base strengthen patrols in the East China Sea and send out reconnaissance aircraft at night.

The base in the southern Philippines will also send aircraft to patrol the South China Sea to find out the origin of this strange aircraft.

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