The submarine left the coast far away from the shore and entered the Pacific Ocean from the Miyamoto Strait, and the depth of the dive became deeper and deeper, 100 meters, 200 meters, 300 meters, 400 meters, 500 meters......

It wasn't until the number displayed on the depth screen was 850 meters that the hull of the nuclear submarine came from the rattle of sour teeth under the weight of the sea.

700 meters can be said to be a depth that all conventional submarines in the world cannot look forward to, and there are very few nuclear submarines that can dive to this depth, among which the US Seawolf-class nuclear submarine can reach a depth of more than 600 meters, and the former Soviet Union's Serra-class nuclear submarine can dive to a depth of more than 700 meters.

And now the No. 08 nuclear submarine can dive to a depth of 850 meters, even taking into account that Russia and the United States do not announce the deepest depth they can currently reach for the sake of secrecy, the depth of the No. 08 nuclear submarine will definitely rank among the top three in the world.

In addition to testing the depth of the submarine, the nuclear submarine also carried out long-wave satellite communication at a depth of 100 meters underwater, and after the long-wave communication cable dragged behind the submarine was cast, the communication array on the cable could establish a stable connection with the communication satellite in space, and its bandwidth was as high as 256K, although it could not be compared with the wireless communication on land that was often several trillion or even tens of megabytes, but this bandwidth was enough for voice communication and telegraph communication, but the transmission of text or images was a little slower.

Moreover, this towed communication cable is much smaller than the previous communication cable, which can be cast within five minutes, and can be retracted into the submarine within eight minutes.

This means that the nuclear submarine can hide underwater and communicate normally with the domestic command center, unless the communication buoy is released in a particularly emergency situation to solve the communication problem. At other times, it can be used directly to receive commands and send distress signals.

After sailing under the ocean for more than 10 days, most of the test items of the nuclear submarine had been completed, and just when Gao Jiantang was about to order the communications officer to report to his superiors whether the nuclear submarine had returned as planned, Peng Huading asked him to ask the big man for instructions to build a nuclear submarine and go to the Atlantic.

Gao Jiantang was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically, "Let's go to the Atlantic?" ”

Peng Huading smiled and asked, "Isn't it okay?" ”

Gao Jiantang shook his head and said: "It's not impossible, I want to go in my dreams, but my superiors won't agree, because it is the territory of the United States and Europeans, and we rarely go there." And we don't know anything about the sea conditions, the hydrology. They did not dare to dive there quickly, and could only take the few waterways detected by our ships. ”

Navigating under the water is definitely not as easy as most people think, thinking that they can go as fast as they want. Dive as deep as you want. In fact, it is subject to too many limitations. You can only find the sea area where you know the seabed conditions, and you can only find the sea area where hydrology, sea state, and seabed topography have been detected, otherwise it is easy to run into the reef. It is easy to crash into the rocky mountain at the bottom of the sea, and the boat is destroyed and killed.

Because the bottom of the sea was pitch black, the submarine commander sitting in the command cabin did not know what was ahead, let alone the other crew members, who could only move forward according to the existing charts. Only under the condition of ensuring that there is no enemy situation around and that there is no self-exposure can the detection sonar be turned on to detect the situation on the surrounding seabed, and then can we move forward slowly.

The Atlantic Ocean can be said to be the inland sea of NATO countries, and our country was not strong in the past, and it was difficult to meet the requirements of traveling to the Atlantic Ocean because of the number and quality of submarines and political reasons. Of course, the main reason why China's submarines do not go there is that it is not in line with China's strategy, and the active defense policy pursued by our country is more focused on Taoguang and obscurity, which can be described as "pure defense." As long as China guards its own one-third of an acre of land, there is naturally no need to send submarines to cruise in the Atlantic.

Although Gao Jiantang knew that his superiors would not agree to their adventure to the Atlantic Ocean with such a new submarine, he still asked the communications officer to send Peng Huading's construction to the air, and specifically noted that this was a request shared by Peng Huading and himself.

To Gao Jiantang's surprise, two hours later, his superiors called: Agreed!

Then, the superiors also ordered their submarine to go to a certain place in the southern waters of the Indian Ocean to replenish supplies on a certain day, and the telegram also asked Gao Jiantang to listen to Peng Huading's opinions on the choice of the path of the nuclear submarine.

The latter sentence is not like an order at all, but like an expectation, hoping that Peng Huading will intervene in the command of the submarine. In addition, the higher authorities followed up with another telegram informing them that the space department had begun to transfer communications satellites and reconnaissance satellites to the skies over the Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic, and was ready to receive information from the No. 08 nuclear submarine at any time.

Gao Jiantang was happy and puzzled at the same time, and took the telegram from his superiors and asked Peng Huading: "Tell me, why did the superiors agree to let us take it on an expedition?" And you are also the treasure of the country, what if something happens? ”

Peng Huading smiled: "How do I know? Maybe they think that the mule is the horse that has to be pulled out for a walk, since the performance of this nuclear submarine is so good, and now there is no risk of a war between China and the United States, why not try? ”

Gao Jiantang said: "Although it is said that there will be no war between China and the United States. But what if the submarine runs aground, hits a reef or something? ”

Many people read novels and watch television, thinking that the bottom of the ocean is full of dark wars, and submarines clash between major powers from time to time. In fact, this situation is very rare, the submarines of various countries have their own range of activities, and the submarine is very small and the ocean is very large, the chance of the submarine meeting of the two countries is very small, if you really want to meet the situation of the submarine meeting of the two countries, you may also play a game of cat and mouse with each other, do something you chase me, I hide what you are looking for, but there will be no torpedo fire at each other, destroy each other's battles, really encounter failure, on the one hand, they are all on the dive to admit defeat, and then each go home, each looking for their own mother.

China's submarine has never been to the Atlantic Ocean before, and now it goes, once it is discovered by Western countries, it is indeed possible to cause excessive interpretation by world public opinion, especially Western countries, and will make some countries think that they have found an excuse for China to threaten the world, but the possibility of being destroyed by other countries is indeed very low.

Peng Huading said: "Why does the commander of a nuclear submarine of yours have a crow's mouth? ”

Gao Jiantang smiled and said, "We are all materialists, let's talk about what may happen, isn't it better to prevent it?" ......, seriously, I'm really afraid of encountering Western submarines, if you weren't here, I don't care, I wish I could fight with them, but you're on the boat, I don't dare to take risks. ”

Peng Huading said: "It seems that you have not understood the intention of your superiors, and the intention of your superiors is to let you lead this nuclear submarine to fight wits and courage, so that they can know that our nuclear submarine technology has made great progress." Otherwise, what do we do next? And the superiors also arranged me for a purpose, because I am young, because I am in good health, and I am more suitable to stay here than other specialists. Of course, what is more important is that I am familiar with every part of this submarine, and if something really happens, I can come up with the best and most scientific approach. ”

Gao Jiantang immediately ordered the General Staff Office to immediately draw up a plan for naval navigation to the southern Indian Ocean, and then handed over his command, pulled Peng Huading aside, and asked: "Do you think we can provoke a competition with Western countries in the development of submarines?" ”

Peng Huading replied: "Who knows the final result?" Anyway, let's work on this first. Besides, if they are not fooled and they are not willing to invest huge sums of money in research, then they will have to accept the fact that their submarines are falling behind ours more and more. Which one will they choose, you say? ”

Gao Jiantang nodded and said: "If it were me, of course I would be willing to invest a huge amount of money to catch up, and I have been overtaken by Huaguo for so many years, of course it is uncomfortable, even if I smash the pot and sell iron, I should catch up." Hehe, alas, they will never be able to catch up. ”

Peng Huading said: "Let's also taste the taste of being chased, it should be a good mood." ”

Gao Jiantang hesitated for a moment and said: "You said that when our anti-submarine technology improves, submarines will be eliminated?" Isn't this ......"

Peng Huading saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, and asked, "What, reluctantly?" Do you still want to stay on a submarine, this thing has so little space, and it will be a few months to go to sea, is it interesting? ”

Gao Jiantang smiled embarrassedly: "I really like this thing, I don't want to do anything when I look at it." ......, you tell me that the submarine and the anti-submarine network are only a relationship of restriction and counter-restriction, and when the anti-submarine network is strong, at most it forces the submarine to develop in the direction of higher and better performance, so as to surpass the performance of the anti-submarine network, how can it lead the submarine to be eliminated?

Just like airplanes and radars, there were no radars before, and planes could sneak up at will, bombing indiscriminately. When the radar can give early warning, the aircraft will not be able to sneak attack at will, but instead of the disappearance of the guide plane, there will be a high-speed jet aircraft instead of low-speed propeller aircraft, and a higher speed to deal with radar and air defense weapons.

Even with anti-aircraft missiles, the plane is uncomfortable enough, right? However, people were forced to make stealth planes again. Instead of being eliminated, the aircraft is updating and advancing at a faster rate, and the investment is even greater. ”

Peng Huading smiled and said, "The specific situation must be treated on a case-by-case basis. You can cite that not only is the plane not obsolete, but the more it develops, the more money is invested. Then I can also give an example, that is, the cavalry, when the heavy machine gun appeared, the cavalry disappeared from the battlefield, and no one thought to add armor and shields to the cavalry.

Of course, the example I gave may be a bit extreme, after all, the horse is an animal, its body and function are basically fixed, and no training is just to improve some skills, and it is impossible to make it invulnerable or fly into the sky.

A submarine, on the other hand, is a mechanical device that can evolve with the advancement of human technology, just like an airplane. But why do I dare to say that submarines will be eliminated and aircraft will not? They're all mechanical......" (To be continued......)