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Chapter 1702 Never sink, only slowly melt

There are large chunks of ice floating on the Arctic Ocean, so if you use the ice action as a code name, no one will associate it in the South Atlantic Ocean, just one pun.

With Cialek's decision, the ice action began like this. In the previous plan, detailed modifications were made and various other conditions were taken into account to prepare for this cross-sea landing.

And during this period, it was time for the navy to shine again and land on Greenland.

Canada, Lake Patricia under the Rocky Mountains.

On the towering mountains, covered with ice and snow, Hubo here is a genuine moraine lake.

At this time, on this calm lake, a huge ship was under construction.

Unlike previous shipyards, there are no arc sparks, no huge cranes, and there are only one large refrigerator here.

At this time, the refrigerator was starting at full power, and huge ice cubes were gradually forming.

Ordinary ice cubes are crystal clear, but now there are countless impurities floating inside the ice cubes, which is the true top secret of the ice aircraft carrier.

Adding wood chips into the water, simple raw materials can greatly increase the strength of the ice!

Jeffrey was wearing a hard hat and a coat, looking at the busy scene, very satisfied. He was a genius engineer. He thought of such a genius plan, history will remember him!

Ice aircraft carrier, an invention that transcends the ages.

In the past, in the initial idea, Jeffrey planned to find an iceberg of the right size, chisel it into a boat shape, wrap it in wood outside to prevent it from melting too quickly, and empty the inside to store military supplies. The top of the iceberg was flattened into a runway, thus becoming a floating airport.

However, he soon discovered that the ice was too brittle and not enough to support the take-off and landing of the aircraft, so he began to study and found a new method to add other things to the fresh water, which reduced the thermal conductivity of the ice, delayed the melting speed, and greatly improved the strength and toughness of the ice, making it close to concrete.

More importantly, the United States now needs ice aircraft carriers, otherwise, its projects will not be able to find enough investment.

A few days ago, the small-sized model had been built. After testing it for the Navy department, everything met their needs. So the planned 2 million tons aircraft carrier began to be built.

The US Navy has no time anymore. After they wanted to delay the German Navy's plan to go bankrupt, they only had a large number of naval warships left.

Aircraft carriers are necessary, and the existing shipyards of the US Navy are not enough and there is no time to make progress.

Now, this ice aircraft carrier has begun to be built. If there is no problem, the Navy will invest more funds to build it in a large amount in a short period of time.

The construction of ordinary ships is complicated, and steel plates need to be pressed into various shapes and then welded. For ice aircraft carriers, only ice cubes are needed.

In the shell made of wooden boards, fresh water mixed with wood chips is injected into it, and the refrigeration mechanism is used to cool, and the fresh water becomes ice cubes. In this way, separate parts are manufactured.

Compared with the welded hull, just put two ice cubes together and freeze the contact surfaces and connect them.

This efficiency is the highest. If it were not for taking care of the working environment of the workers, construction operations were carried out in Canada closer to the Arctic, without even needing a refrigerator, just put the mold and water it out in a few hours.

"Our ships can be built in two days." Next to Jeffrey, is the military leader of the plan, Alexander.

Alexander is a civilian in the army and has deep knowledge on warship construction. He is also very excited to be responsible for this project this time.

"The various equipment needed by the ship is being transported over the road," said Alexander. "We need to install 26 propeller propellers for this giant aircraft carrier. Even so, we can only push the aircraft carrier to a speed of ten knots. This speed is very slow for our fleet."

2 million tons is an astronomical displacement. If it can be built, it will be the largest ship in the hands of human beings. If it is a defect, it will be the speed.

Common warships can speed up to about 30 knots. This kind of ice aircraft carrier is too slow in the fleet. Other warships follow it slowly, and the captains will definitely complain.

"Yes, speed is not our strength, carrying capacity is what we need," said Jeffrey. "I heard that the bomber troops are also very interested. They have started to practice how to take off and land at a length of 900 meters."

What aircraft carrier can carry bombers? Even bombers dispatched when retaliating against the island country can only take off and cannot land. Now, such aircraft carriers can fully meet the takeoff and landing of bombers.

This is enough. The disadvantage of slow speed is not a disadvantage at all.

As he was talking, in the distance, on the winding mountain road, a transportation convoy arrived.

"The engine has arrived, it's really good. We install it as fast as possible!" Jeffrey said excitedly.

The characteristic of an ice aircraft carrier is that it can change its appearance at any time. At this time, the frozen ice cubes initially show the outline of the first half of the aircraft carrier. Many places are irregular, and it will be fine when it is repaired.

The repair is also very simple, just use the baking lamp to bake, which is quite easy.

Now, the various internal cabins can be left for later use, and they can be made as needed. If the structure is not suitable, they will be melted and refrigerated. This is the best performance of ice cubes, and you can have whatever you want.

First build the shell, then install the engine, and try the performance in the lake.

Ordinary ships have an overall power compartment, and the propellers are at the tail. This is also the most suitable way after hundreds of years of development. However, the current ice aircraft carriers do not use this way.

According to Jeffrey's design, the power of the ice aircraft carrier is hung on the outside of the sides, and each engine drives a propeller. The biggest advantage of this is that it is easy to operate.

"Because we have urgent needs, we can't find a suitable engine, so we can only use the star-type air-cooled engine on the fighter, with each power reaching 2,000 horsepower." Alexander said.

For aircraft carriers, the most suitable power is boiler, which is the cheapest raw material, but it is not suitable for ice aircraft carriers. Just think about it and know what the outcome will be if you put a boiler in the ice cube.

Ice aircraft carriers will never sink and will only melt slowly. If a boiler is used, it will sink quickly.

Aero engines, gasoline-burning, consume the most, and only in the United States today dares to use them without regard to costs.

"Then put it on!" Jeffrey rubbed his hands and exhaled a stream of white breath. He didn't care about fuel.
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