Chapter 279: Turbulence Rises Again
22 years, April 26th.
12 hours after the Cara Sunrise incident.
Deep under the sea west of the Guam base.
The western Pacific Ocean in the dead of night.
Three nuclear submarines belonging to the Seventh Submarine Squadron of the Seventh Fleet - the USS Oklahoma City, the USS Chicago, and the USS Buffalo.
After the Battle of the Eighth Channel broke out 13 hours ago, they quickly left the Guam base and entered a level one combat readiness state.
The Guam base is very close to the Luzon Islands, with the straight-line distance between the two being only 2,000 kilometers.
However, these three attack nuclear submarines are all Los Angeles-class, and their main weapons and equipment are Tomahawk cruise missiles, Harpoon missiles, and MK48 heavy torpedoes.
Among them, the Harpoon missile is used against ships and has a range of only 120 kilometers.
The MK48 heavy torpedo is designed for anti-ship and anti-submarine attacks, with a range of only 46 kilometers.
The most core weapon is the Tomahawk cruise missile, which has a range of 2,500 kilometers and is also a carrier platform for nuclear warheads.
At this time, the USS Oklahoma City attack nuclear submarine was in the Luzon Sea northwest of the Guam base, about 1,530 kilometers away from the Luzon Islands.
The USS Chicago attack nuclear submarine is in the Luzon Sea due west of its base in Guam, 1,370 kilometers away from the Luzon Islands.
The USS Buffalo attack nuclear submarine is in the waters west of the Palau Islands, southwest of the Guam base, 1,550 kilometers away from the Luzon Islands.
Since the Los Angeles-class' strongest striking force is the Tomahawk cruise missile, they must get as close to the Luzon Islands as possible to cover the entire Luzon Islands.
Inside the cockpit of the USS Chicago.
Captain Richard Fox had received information through the buoy communication system that the main force of the Seventh Fleet was trapped in the Strait of Malacca .
He couldn't understand why the Luzon people suddenly became so powerful.
However, he didn't know at this time that the crisis was approaching quietly.
The average water depth in the sea area where the Chicago is located is about 3,227 meters, while the Chicago's diving depth is about 350 meters.
Right at this moment.
Below it, at a depth of about 2,000 meters, an improved Tuna-class submarine opened the mine launching device on the top plate.
Five methane-propelled heavy mines weighing 1.2 tons quickly floated towards the Chicago.
The surface of these mines is covered with a special biomass material that can absorb passing sound waves.
The sonar operator of the Chicago was also on edge at this time, staring closely at the sonar monitoring system. However, the passive sonar system of the Chicago did not detect the approaching danger below.
Three minutes later.
Ding ding... The sonar soldier wearing headphones looked unhappy: "What's going on? Why is there a strong sonar signal reaction from the bottom?"
At this time, five mines had been attached to the bottom hull of the Chicago, and the sound-absorbing biomass layer on the surface automatically activated the self-ablation program, revealing the hull of ordinary mines on the surface.
The active noise system (ordinary electronic product) inside the mine began to emit rhythmic noise.
The Chicago, which had been in a low-noise diving state before, seemed to be driving a tractor on the seabed, and the sound was almost like a loud noise.
Captain Richard Fox was sweating profusely: "Quickly find out the reason..."
Suddenly, the signalman's face changed drastically, and he said in disbelief: "Oh my God... Captain, there are magnetic mines on the bottom of our ship, five magnetic mines."
"What? Impossible! Why can't the sonar detect it?" The first mate looked incredulous.
The signalman stammered, "Those mines are sending us code-long waves, requiring us to surface within 10 minutes, otherwise the water pressure gauges of the mines will automatically detonate and sink us."
"In addition, the other side also told us not to try to launch Tomahawk missiles, otherwise the sound monitoring system of the mines would automatically determine that we were trying to resist and then directly detonate the mines."
"..." Richard looked conflicted, but when he saw the frightened sailors, he sighed, "Surface immediately!"
The Chicago sailors were in a very heavy mood and were frantically maneuvering the submarine to surface.
At the same time, the communications corps quickly used the long-wave communication system to send a distress signal to the Guam base.
The sailors, with a strong desire to survive, brought the Chicago to the surface from a depth of 350 meters in less than 5 minutes.
at the same time.
The USS Oklahoma City and USS Buffalo attack nuclear submarines also suffered the same blow and were forced to surface urgently.
Three Tuna-class submarines also appeared not far from the enemy.
The Tuna-class submarine that appeared on the sea surface was quickly monitored by the Chicago's radar.
Richard Fox's face became extremely dark when he saw the Tuna-class ship less than 5 kilometers away. The distance was almost face-to-face, and the Chicago did not even notice the opponent's existence and was forced out of the sea by the opponent.
The Tuna-class launched a drone and quickly sank into the sea.
The drone broadcast in clear text, demanding that Chicago return to Guam immediately.
When the first mate heard this request, he cursed: "Assholes! Do they really think the Luzon Sea is their territorial waters?"
"Return to Guam." Richard Fox understood that this was not the time to act on impulse. The other party had already tied mines to the Chicago, and he had to be responsible for the entire ship.
The Chicago slowly returned to Guam.
The Tuna-class ship was suspended under the sea about 50 kilometers behind the opponent, using drones to monitor the Chicago's every move in turns.
Guam base.
When the base head, Major General Maybach, heard the news that the USS Oklahoma City, USS Chicago, and USS Buffalo attack nuclear submarines had been discovered and escorted back to Guam, he sat in his office in a daze.
Not long ago, the Seventh Fleet, which crisscrossed the world, had fallen to the point of being escorted back home, which made Maybach hard to accept for a while.
But no matter how painful it is, we must face reality.
Maybach declared a state of emergency at the Guam base, calmed the three nuclear submarines, and reported to the Pentagon at the same time.
North America at dawn.
Inside the Pentagon, there was no sense of the beautiful spring morning, only a sense of malice.
Redding Fan walked into the small conference room where the meeting was still going on.
"Admiral Mark, urgent report from Guam base, the USS Oklahoma City, USS Chicago, and USS Buffalo have encountered the Luzon Navy's submarine force in the Luzon Sea."
Mark William frowned: "Fighting again?"
Redding Fan, who looked embarrassed, could only bite the bullet and report: "It is very regrettable that our three nuclear submarines were forced out of the sea by the Luzon submarine force. They are now being escorted back to the Guam base by the enemy."
"Fuck! What are they doing? Why are they turning back?" Benjamin was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead.
"This is detailed intelligence." Redding Fan directly handed the printed document to everyone.
After watching it, Mark William, Edward, Benjamin and others were no longer angry, but only panic and caught off guard.
Edward, the chief of staff, said helplessly: "We have been surpassed by the enemy in submarine technology."
"What should we do now?" Benjamin no longer had the anger he had just had.
The situation now is actually very clear.
America has basically been at a disadvantage in Southeast Asia, the Western Pacific, and the Eastern Ceylon Ocean. In the upcoming Hong Kong talks, the only card they can play is the nuclear bomb that will result in mutual destruction.
The generals who had previously thought of turning the tables elsewhere now felt helpless.
In this tense atmosphere.
The Hong Kong talks were held in a hurry.
