Is the Humpback Whale a submarine?

It is not.

Strictly speaking, it is an air-cushion supership.

It relies on two nuclear power units with a total power of 400,000 kilowatt hours, which can reach terrifying speeds of up to 130 knots on the sea.

It has twice as much power as a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier......

It's a pity they don't know.

Tactical Commander Madix first submitted the request to the Pentagon, and after the Pentagon discussed and confirmed the feasibility, it immediately issued the order to the Fifth Fleet.

The Fifth Fleet is headquartered in Bahrain, where a maritime force of one aircraft carrier, four missile cruisers, nearly twenty missile destroyers and frigates, as well as five attack submarines and eight landing craft are deployed all year round.

In addition to sea power, it also has a fighter squadron, three fighter-bomber squadrons, and 200 combat aircraft of various types such as anti-submarine, early warning, and electronic warfare.

After receiving the Pentagon's order, the Fifth Fleet immediately set up an operational group and began to discuss what kind of warship force to send to set up a blockade line on both sides of Madagascar.

Inside the command center of the headquarters of the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

The commander of the Combined Fleet, Lassett, who has been in charge of the operational command of the Fifth Fleet for many years, has rich experience in the joint command of multiple warships.

"I emphasize that this mission is to blockade and intercept, not to sink. "We are building a blockade on both sides of the island of Madagascar, and when the target submarine arrives, we will surround it like a swarm of sharks and force the target submarine out of the water," Lasit stressed at the meeting. ”

"Everyone has seen the target submarine information from the Pentagon, and I think everyone understands that such a strangely shaped submarine must have technology that has never been seen in the field of ships today. ”

"So ~ we can't sink it until we have to. ”

Someone said loudly: "Sir~ There is no propeller voiceprint of this submarine in the data, but judging from the fact that there is no hydrodynamic shape outside it, when it sails underwater, the noise must be louder than the submarine of the nineties in China." ”

"We can ask the anti-submarine squadron to provide two P-8 anti-submarine aircraft to act together. ”

"Anti-submarine aircraft are no problem. Lasitt pointed to the large screen behind him, and the assistant next to him quickly added small icons of two P-8 anti-submarine aircraft to the screen.

The P-8 anti-submarine aircraft is capable of carrying more than 100 sonar buoys and can fly four to six anti-submarine torpedoes or anti-ship missiles at the same time.

So theoretically, after each of the two blockade lines is equipped with an anti-submarine aircraft, and with professional anti-submarine vessels, not to mention a civilian-class submarine, even if a strategic nuclear submarine comes, it will not want to escape and ascend to heaven.

But here's the catch.

Lascite received an order to capture the submarine and preserve its integrity to the greatest extent possible so that scientific experts could study it.

"Let's talk about how to force it out of the water?"

Lasitt knocked on the table, his tone a little lighthearted, "It's a civilian-class submarine, and Behemoth Industries may have built this submarine with some advanced technology they have mastered. ”

"But it is impossible to master the modern absolutely secret military-grade submarine combat and early warning technology. ”

"That is, it is quite possible that there on the island of Madagascar, where our anti-submarine aircraft have already spotted it and are constantly flying over its head. ”

"Surface ships, already surrounded by the most standard tactical formations. ”

"And this civilian submarine, I don't know it. ”

Sitting on both sides, the officers who were holding an operational meeting burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was particularly relaxed.

They represent the most powerful maritime power on the planet.

And this time, the opponent is a civilian-class submarine that does not have tactical attack capabilities.

Submarine~ It is probably the weakest and most vulnerable existence among military ships at sea.

It is an underwater ghost that strikes a fatal blow to a ship out of sight. But once it is exposed to the enemy's field of vision, even if it is a 10,000-ton strategic nuclear submarine, it can be easily sent into the sky by a 1,000-ton anti-submarine torpedo boat.

And how much more is it a civilian submarine with no attack capability?

For example, in the 1940s, there was a submarine called the Wolf of the Seas attacking a transport ship. The submarine blew the transport ship in half with a single shot of fish, and it was about to sink.

The Wolf of the Sea floated triumphantly, ready to watch the excitement.

At this time, the transport ship exploded, and by the way, the tank it was carrying also exploded into the sky.

The tank fell and smashed impartially onto the Wolf of the Sea.

Outcome~

The Wolf of the Sea "Suddenly".

In four or four years, there was another submarine that was even worse, just because someone used the bathroom, because it flushed the toilet back, causing the submarine to sink into the water and finally sank.

So these officers in the conference room don't have to worry about how to find it at all.

Instead, you have to tangle with how not to hurt it.

And in their analysis, it is also unlikely that this civilian-class submarine will be equipped with advanced military-grade reconnaissance equipment. It should be like a blind man underwater, and can only passively follow a fixed course.

You can't drop a depth charge down to remind them, can you?

"Depth charges are too powerful, and this is not in line with our operational requirements. An officer suggested, "Can we use sonar jamming bombs to alert them?"

"Isn't our submarine equipped with sonar jamming bombs, which use the principle of underwater multi-directional and small-area blasting to interfere with the operation of surface reconnaissance equipment?"

"This kind of jamming bomb has a small charge, but it can produce a particularly large echo when it is exploded underwater. When the time comes, we can drop a batch around the submarine and even if they don't have sonar listening equipment, they can hear it with their ears in the submarine. ”

This option works.

"If the target submarine still doesn't choose to surface, we can detonate a rocket depth charge from a distance. ”

"Although there is a possibility of destroying the target submarine and operating the equipment. ”

"But I don't think it will cause too much damage to the hull of the submarine, so that they don't even have the ability to float in an emergency. ”

"Halving the depth charge charge. "For a civilian submarine, I can't guarantee whether the shock wave generated by the explosion of our hundreds of kilograms of standard charge will disable all their electronic equipment." But the shocking sound of vibration must have paralyzed all the sailors in the submarine. ”

Everyone smiled again, saying that when they were up to the surface, they must be gentle when letting the naval commandos go in to clear the wreck, so as not to frighten the group.

After all, they still have to torture the specific information of this submarine from their mouths!

……

Within a few hours, the battle plan, called Operation Whaling, was quickly finalized.

The whale is a large, but unusually gentle animal, which is very suitable for the shark-like navy, positioning the target submarine.

An integrated supply ship.

Two P-8 anti-submarine patrol aircraft.

Two Burke-class missile destroyers.

Four Perry-class frigates.

This is the great gift that Lassi, the commander of the United Fleet, has prepared for the submarine of Behemoth Industries.

Two destroyers, four frigates.

The military strength represented by these six ships can already sweep the naval strength of 90 percent of the world's countries.

You must know that Spain, which ranks tenth in naval power, has only a few dozen frigates. And the weapons system on the frigate, which was sold to them by the United States.

Strong strength is their easy confidence, and it is also their determination to win.

Less than two hours after receiving the order to act, the warships of all types, which were on combat readiness duty and cruising in the open sea, quickly turned around and headed for the island of Madagascar.

At this time, the Humpback Whale, which was far away in the port of Anu District, was still unloading an entire shipload of industrial equipment.

These are the second batch of large-scale diamond smelting equipment to arrive, and when they are unloaded, they will also be loaded with all the mineral raw materials extracted from the factory, as well as metal raw materials purchased from other mining areas, and returned to Zhongyun City.

Following.

In this [whaling operation], all warships completed the formation assembly on the high seas near Tongue Cell.

After the assembly was completed, the fleet entered a wartime state.

All warships practice radio silence and actively avoid all civilian vessels on their routes.

Ease does not mean arrogance.

Now that Behemoth Industries has already demonstrated radiolocation technology once, don't think about succeeding a second time.

Even in their analysis, the submarine did not have military detection devices at all.

At nine o'clock local time, the fleet arrived in the waters near the island of Madagascar.

Under the light signal of the command ship, the fleet quickly divided into two forces according to the plan, each of which headed for the waters on both sides of the island of Madagascar.

According to the photos transmitted by the reconnaissance satellite in the morning, the target submarine is still moored in the harbor for cargo loading work.

So in this operation, they have no possibility of failure. 8)