Chapter 187 Archaeology
Four days passed by unknowingly.
After confirming that the fishing trap had completed its growth, Zhang Li followed Tuna No. 005 and appeared above the wreckage of the plane.
At this time, through the feedback data of the genetically modified fish, the main body of the entire aircraft wreckage, especially the location of the B43, has been completely covered by a layer of genetically modified corals.
These genetically modified corals are embedded in the seabed, forming a cigar-shaped package. The skeleton formed by these corals is not only very strong but also has good water permeability. There is no need to worry about the package being burst by the internal water pressure during the lifting process.
The pheromone receiver of the fish trap received the command from above, and immediately the crystal sponge lining in its upper part began to release methane.
These methane fill small air pockets, which are soon subjected to the pressure of the surrounding seawater, which in turn turns into buoyancy.
The coral package was slowly pulled up from the mud and sand.
As the methane pockets grow, the buoyancy of the fish trap increases.
An hour later, the fisherman finally floated to a depth similar to that of the submarine. At this time, Zhang Li in the cockpit immediately gave the order:
[Maintain depth.]
[yes.].
Zhang Li turned his head and nodded to Captain Davis: [Captain Davis, get ready to receive. ]
[OK.]
After some adjustments, the fish trap was directly below the submarine. The submarine opened a special cabin and then slowly descended, finally putting the fish trap and the package into the cabin.
After closing the cabin door.
[Mission accomplished, return home immediately.] Zhang Li was worried that things might get worse if he stayed awake for too long, so he asked Davis to return home.
Davis would naturally not refuse. He had been on the seabed for nearly half a month and had long wanted to go to land for a vacation.
After a series of twists and turns in the diving.
Tuna 005 successfully returned to the secret submarine base in the Visayas Islands.
The staff, who had already put on full radiation protection suits, quickly entered the submarine dock and carefully bit by bit.
Especially near the location of the hydrogen bomb, even mud and sand must be collected in different categories, as these things may be related to the success or failure of the restoration work.
After all, this thing has been on the seabed for 56 years, and with the impact of two changes in water pressure, if you are not careful, it might be missed.
This meticulous sorting process took three days and three nights, and finally the twisted and deformed B43 was separated from the wreckage.
Since the projectile was salvaged together with the mud and wreckage, the projectile body was preserved quite intact.
The parameters of the nuclear bomb are: 3,800 mm long, 457 mm in diameter, 936 kg in weight, and 860 mm in tail device length.
According to declassified documents from America, its explosive power is the maximum power of this model, which is 1 million tons of equivalent.
The hydrogen bomb configuration it adopted is the famous Teller-Ulam configuration of America, which is also one of the three hydrogen bomb configurations.
America has produced more than 2,000 B43 hydrogen bombs, and there are currently about 1,000 in service.
Therefore, even if this type of hydrogen bomb has undergone a certain degree of improvement due to later upgrades and modifications, its core configuration should not have changed much in essence.
Even if it is an old model from decades ago, Sapiens Company does not mind it now.
The staff breathed a sigh of relief when they discovered that nothing was missing from the projectile, and then returned to their busy work.
The first thing to do was to remove the tail wing, followed by bit by bit separating the severely deformed outer shell. Even though the materials used were very solid, deformation and cracking were inevitable under the terrifying water pressure on the seabed.
After removing the outer shell, the mechanical and electrical parts inside were completely scrapped.
Finally, there is the ultra-small fission bomb that serves as the trigger, which is also the source of radiation.
Normally, lithium deuteride, which is the core of a hydrogen bomb, is non-radioactive and can be stored for a very long time.
Even now, if the B43 is replaced with new parts and a new fission trigger bullet is added, it can still be detonated.
As for the saying that foreign hydrogen bombs cannot be preserved for a long time, just listen to it.
Perhaps there was no way to preserve it in the early days, but now the great powers have already figured out the key, and it is still possible to preserve it for decades.
All the parts separated from this B4 3 were entered into the modeling system and then restored through supercomputing.
Until all the parts are broken down, they are also entered into the modeling system.
The core components cannot be studied in depth at the submarine base and must all be transported to the base in Black Tiger Canyon.
Levis was already urging them to get the stuff over as quickly as possible.
February 26th.
At this time, a sign announcing an exercise had been hung in a submarine port near the Isthmus of Kra.
In the dead of night.
The gates of the submarine maintenance dock, which had been completely closed, have been opened. At this time, it is drizzling in the surrounding areas and the sky is covered with dark clouds.
Soon, a large amount of pheromone signals were transmitted from the sea not far away. Without using lights and radio navigation, the safest pheromone communication system was directly used.
The submarine entered the dock silently, and then the dock gate was closed.
Half an hour later, under the cover of darkness and light rain, a convoy sped towards Hongsavadi.
The submarines in the dock also left and returned to Luzon.
The arrangements were so closely linked and the pick-up and drop-off was so flawless that the outside world didn't even notice the slightest abnormality, and the B43 was safely delivered to the Black Tiger Canyon.
Levis, who was already very excited, immediately conducted a comprehensive study on the B43.
He and several other engineers in charge of nuclear bomb design were deeply attracted by the various ingenious designs before them.
Even though more than 50 years have passed, the things that America developed with huge manpower and resources are still worth learning from for the current Homo sapiens company, which is completely penniless in the nuclear field.
An engineer looked at the layout of the fission trigger and said with sudden enlightenment:
"I see. No wonder I couldn't break through the 100,000-ton limit in the previous supercomputer explosion simulation. It turns out that this is how it should be arranged..."
"The internal barrier material is actually..."
They analyzed the configuration of B43 bit by bit, and then they realized that they had underestimated the difficulty and details.
If there was no B43, they could only discover the problems little by little through future actual explosions and then make improvements.
Now they have saved at least 10 years of detour. Time is extremely precious to Sapiens.
After all, the sooner they get the killer weapon, the sooner they can feel at ease.
Now the door to the hydrogen bomb has been completely opened to the Sapiens Company. The raw materials have been prepared, and the technical details have been obtained. According to the B43, a hydrogen bomb with an equivalent of 1 million tons can be manufactured.
Of course, this still requires the final step of actual testing and detonation.
However, Levi's is already very confident. After all, there are samples to learn from, so even if it is just a copycat, it can be produced.
Now inspired, Levis and others asked the base commander Wu Hu to prepare to produce the Lieyang 1 model that imitated the B43;
On the other hand, we draw on the technical details and configuration of the B43 to deduce new configurations and improve the B43.
We strive to develop hydrogen bombs with an equivalent of tens of tons to tens of millions of tons, especially miniaturized hydrogen bombs, which have a wide range of uses.
