Chapter 594: Salvage the Submarine

For Wu Chen, this wrecked nuclear submarine is a big name, and he is no stranger to it, and it was a major news in the world's military circles at that time. Pen ~ fun ~ Ge www.biquge.info This nuclear submarine was once the strongest nuclear submarine in the world, condensing the essence of the former Soviet Union's nuclear submarine technology and the core secrets of military technology.

The Komsomol attack nuclear submarine has a water displacement of more than 5,800 tons and an underwater displacement of more than 8,800 tons, a double-hull structure made of all-titanium alloy materials, and uses a liquid metal reactor to dive to more than 1,200 meters underwater.

The Komsomol attack nuclear submarine has six 533-mm torpedo tubes, which can launch Garnet strategic cruise missiles and nuclear torpedoes, and it carried two nuclear torpedoes at the time of its wreck, which is ten years ago.

It is not that the nuclear submarine cannot be salvaged if it sinks to the bottom of the sea at a depth of 1,500 meters, with the current scientific and technological strength and industrial level, there are many options to choose from, just like the semi-submersible crane ship of the Netherlands, which can lift the weight of 14,000 tons at a time, and the nuclear submarine is less than 9,000 tons.

There is no problem with funding, the Russian government does not have this funding, and the mercenaries themselves can afford it, and 200 million dollars is enough for one operation at the current price level, right?

What Wu Chen is afraid of is that the nuclear submarine may not have major problems on the bottom of the sea for another hundred years, in case during the salvage process, the nuclear submarine is subjected to violent vibrations and causes it to break, and the nuclear torpedo of the sealed nuclear reactor or torpedo tube suddenly abnormalizes, what should I do?

It doesn't matter if the ship is used for salvage, it doesn't matter how much money is spent, if the personnel are in danger, things will be in trouble. What's even more troublesome is that this nuclear submarine has more than 100 kilograms of highly enriched uranium as fuel, and once it leaks out, the entire Nordic region will be polluted.

"In order to express its gratitude, the Russian presidential administration declassified to our naval department all the information of the Komsomol nuclear submarine, that is, the M-class attack nuclear submarine, including the drawings of liquid metal reactors and nuclear torpedoes, technical data and other core secrets."

"In order to prevent the leakage of nuclear fuel and radioactivity, causing pollution of the ecological environment in the Nordic region and bringing difficulties to the Russian government, the Russian Navy actually sends deep submersibles to the area around the nuclear submarine for routine inspections several times a year."

"According to hundreds of reports provided by the scientific research department of the Russian Navy, the hull of the Komsomol nuclear submarine, in the past ten years, except for the original fractured part, the rest did not cause adverse reactions such as rupture and rust due to the high pressure and corrosion of seawater, and the compressive ability and solidity are unimaginable, worthy of a goldfish made of titanium alloy. The power compartment is well sealed, and no signs of radiation have been found in the seawater, which means that the nuclear reactor and nuclear torpedo are currently in good condition. ”

"After secret consultations between the Russian presidential office and the military's top leadership, the other side put forward the condition that as long as we can salvage the Komsomol nuclear submarine, the other side is willing to give us the nuclear submarine in its entirety, including two nuclear torpedoes, and this is the first time that this situation has occurred." Marcus said with a summary of the documents.

Nuclear torpedoes have an explosive yield of only a few thousand tons, not strategic ICBMs of the hundreds of thousands of tons, millions of tons, or even tens of millions of tons, and these two nuclear torpedoes, which were made in the former Soviet Union and have been soaked underwater for nearly a decade, will not be strongly countered by the US government.

"Since Russia has opened its mouth, then this favor must be helped, and we don't have to waste energy on this topic. The Golden Triangle Federation is in the stage of development, and Russia needs to take the lead to attract the attention of the United States, which is also the strategic plan formulated by the boss, and our military manufacturing system is also inseparable from Russia's industrial resources, and there will be more places for cooperation in the future. ”

"We can hire the best specialists and the best team in the world, hire the largest semi-submersible crane ship, pay for everything, and that's no problem, but the Russian government must take full responsibility for the salvage results, and the mercenary corps are not responsible." Thompson said.

"On the surface, this is the Russian government's responsibility for the human ecological environment, the life safety of the residents in the Nordic region, which is greatly conducive to enhancing Russia's image in the world, in fact, it is a political show by President Parkin, and by the way, it can alleviate the contradictions between the Nordic countries, we naturally want to follow the flag, and there is only benefit and no harm in doing so." Hunter said with a smile, he could see very clearly.

"Then it was decided, the naval command mobilized a fleet to Norwegian waters according to the coordinates and locations provided by the Russian Navy, including the conventionally powered aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, two Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships, two Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers and two Ali Burke-class missile destroyers, two Sacramento-class supply ships, two Seawolf-class attack nuclear submarines and four Akula-class attack nuclear submarines."

"The Rainbow Shipping Company contacted the Netherlands to lease the largest 14,000-ton semi-submersible crane ship to the Norwegian Sea, and then drove our semi-submersible ship transporting warships and submarines over, and organized a special salvage team. Wu Chen thought for a while and said.

After receiving accurate information from the mercenaries, the Russian government immediately held a press conference and announced to the media of various countries that in order to be responsible for the ecological environment of mankind and the lives and safety of the residents of the Nordic region, President Park Kim decided to salvage the nuclear submarine Komsomol that sank in Norwegian waters.

At the solemn invitation of the Presidential Office, the Golden Triangle Federal Rainbow Shipping Company agreed to complete the work for Russia, and for the sake of prudence, the Russian government and military will invite experts from scientific research institutions from many countries to participate in this work, and also hire a number of salvage companies as technical support.

The Nordic countries then reacted positively, with the governments of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland speaking highly of the decision of President Parkin and the Russian government, believing that this is the attitude and responsibility that a great power should have. Government spokesmen for the five countries said they would provide a significant amount of funding for the salvage operation and provide all resources to assist it.

Now that the former Soviet Union has collapsed, there is little point in pursuing what happened before, and the willingness of the Russian government to eliminate major hidden dangers in the Norwegian sea despite extreme financial difficulties is appreciated by the Nordic countries.

There is such a killer feature as a nuclear submarine lying on the bottom of the sea, and the hearts of the residents have never been calm, in case of nuclear contamination, it is simply chilling to imagine that kind of situation, for the sake of long-term safety, it is worth spending some money, and no parliamentarian dares to speak against it at this time.