Chapter 341: The "George Washington" Accidentally Sinks

The 40-year-old Captain Otzraben is the most elusive of all. He is not the kind of person with a single surname, but a mixture of multiple contradictory surnames. He was grumpy at times, but he had the composure of a soldier in the conduct of military duties, which was enough to be a model for other officers. He himself felt very uncomfortable being bound by military discipline, but he was vigorous and meticulous in enforcing them. He was cheerful and sociable, but his colleagues thought he was conceited and lonely, and he was always well-dressed in public, and on submarines he would wear a crumpled linen T-shirt and shorts like sailors

As "George. The commander of the USS Washington ballistic missile nuclear submarine, Lieutenant Commander Ozraben, should be said to be the best in the US Navy. He was interested in "George. USS Washington ballistic missile nuclear submarine, which represents the most advanced technology in the United States. The strategic nuclear submarine, which integrates electronics, precision machinery, and automation with high and new technology, has a comprehensive understanding of the equipment, and although it cannot be said that it is proficient in everything, the technology is still very comprehensive. Not only that, but he also has to manage many departments under the submarine, such as the navigation department responsible for determining the direction of the submarine for navigation safety, the missile department responsible for directing the launch of nuclear missiles, and the observation and communication department responsible for radio communications; There are many other departments in charge of mechanical and electrical maintenance. In addition, there is a logistics department that manages the food, drink, pulling, sleeping, and various supplies on the submarine. The submarine is small, fully functional, and completely a small, mobile society, and he is the supreme ruler of this small society.

The core of being a captain is to have comprehensive knowledge, have a certain command ability and the ability to adapt to changes, and be able to quickly strike at a set target in accordance with the state's orders during combat, and determine the strike method according to the specific situation. In peacetime, there are also many situations that need to be dealt with urgently, and these require the captain of the submarine to have sufficient adaptability, especially the strategic nuclear submarine, which is often far away from its own base, away for a long time, and performs some secret tasks alone, and cannot always consult the superior for everything. This requires higher levels of resilience, the ability to make decisions on a separate basis, and the ability to deal with various specific problems separately for the commander of a strategic nuclear submarine. "There are no small things on a nuclear submarine". When sailing, others can rest, but the captain has to keep his heart on the line at all times. Stay in the command room at all times so that things are always on hand.

In "George. After the USS Washington ballistic missile submarine was seriously damaged, Lieutenant Commander Ozraben was forced to order the submarine to surface. After shaking hands with the last sailor on his submarine to climb out of the hatch, he returned to "George. Inside the USS Washington ballistic missile nuclear submarine. For the first time, he violated the ordinance of no smoking on the boat. Lit a Marlboro cigarette and stroked everything he knew while puffing, then he casually threw the Marlboro cigarette at his feet and walked quickly to George. The main water tank of the "Washington" nuclear submarine opened the sea valve at the bottom of the main water tank one by one without hesitation, and the seawater quickly poured into the space between the two layers of shells inside and outside the submarine, and the submarine was slowly sinking. In order to speed up the sinking of the submarine, Lieutenant Colonel O'Zraben opened the sea valves of all the main water tanks, and then hurriedly opened the sea valves of the speed diving cabinets.

The speed diving cabinet is set up to meet the needs of the submarine to sink quickly or rise quickly. Under normal circumstances, the speed diving cabinet is not filled with water, and only the main water tank is used to control the sinking and floating of the submarine. Once the submarine encounters enemy aircraft, submarine hunting or other dangers, when it needs to dive quickly, the main water tank and the speed diving cabinet will be filled with water at the same time, so as to quickly increase the weight of the submarine in a short period of time, so that the submarine can greatly accelerate the time of diving underwater.

In order to guarantee that "George. The USS Washington was able to sink to the bottom of the sea, and at the same time he opened the regulating tank that kept the submarine suspended and balanced in the water.

The sea surged into the water for the regulation of "George. The three major water tanks of the submarine Washington for diving and floating make the weight of the submarine greater than the weight of the seawater discharged by the submarine," said George W. The USS Washington plunged into the bottom of the sea as quickly as a lead lump.

Captain Otzraben and his "George. The USS Washington ballistic missile submarine sank into the not-so-deep continental shelf of the East China Sea

Standing in "George. The US Navy officers and sailors who were staggering on the deck of the USS Washington were waiting for the Chinese rescue ship to come and "pick up" them. Suddenly I felt the submarine sinking under my feet. It was only then that they noticed that their captain, Lieutenant Commander Otzraben, was a little abnormal, "affectionately shook hands and said goodbye" to everyone one by one, and that he had just returned to the submarine for this unusual behavior.

"George. The sailors of the USS Washington nuclear submarine were not prepared for this at all, "**me, isn't this Captain Otzraben a pit man, and this cold day still forced us to swim in the sea for winter, so we didn't play like this." The people scolded loudly and jumped into the sea in a panic. While most of the "George. The crew of the USS Washington were wearing life jackets, but some of them were swept into the sea by the vortex created by the submarine's rapid sinking.

Most of the "George. Crew aboard the USS Washington. Desperately swam towards the DH618 missile destroyer. The DH618 guided missile destroyer of China's East China Sea Fleet also lowered four lifeboats to rescue the American sailors who had fallen into the water. The Chinese have a good heart, and even two helicopters have been put into the rescue of these American officers and soldiers struggling in the icy waters, lowering the lifelines and hoisting these American sailors one by one onto the deck of their destroyers.

After more than 50 minutes of rescue, the DM618 missile destroyer rescued a total of 71 crew members of the US nuclear submarine who had fallen overboard. The USS Washington nuclear submarine was composed of 18 officers and 53 sailors and technical sergeants. Eleven sailors were salvaged from cold or drowned. Two helicopters also rescued two officers and six sailors.

The East China Sea Fleet did not treat the "prisoners" as well as the Far East Fleet, and the American sailors who were rescued did not drink fish and ginger soup, and the East China Sea Fleet only prepared a few barrels of ginger brown sugar water. Everyone was given a box of "mass-produced" cigarettes. If you don't drink fish soup, you can't blame the East China Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy for treating these "guests" slowly, mainly because they didn't blow up the small fish, and the "big shark" itself sank to the bottom of the sea, so they could only drink ginger brown sugar water.

However, this is not true for those who have been "devastated" under the sea and "tribulated" by the sea for so long, and finally escaped from the clutches of death. For the sailors of the USS Washington, this is already good. They will drink steaming Chinese "Coca-Cola" and smoke China's "mass-produced" cigarettes. I'm glad that my bad luck is finally over. A few even wondered if they could stay in China as special talents if they were "captured" in China this time

Whether or not you can stay in China as a special talent mainly depends on your ability and loyalty to the future "motherland". At present, except for the seriously injured crew members who will be sent to the East China Sea Fleet General Hospital for treatment, the rest will be sent to the Second Division of the Chinese Navy Staff for interrogation.

In the conference room of the DH618 missile destroyer, "George. Major Francisco, the first mate of the USS Washington nuclear submarine, completely forgot Captain Ozraben's "earnest teaching" to each officer on the bridge, and while drinking the fragrant Longjing tea of West Lake, he talked about his feelings about Lieutenant Commander Wang Donghai, the captain of the Chinese DH618 missile destroyer: "The anti-submarine devices on your anti-submarine helicopters are really too advanced. We also have two anti-submarine helicopter squadrons in the United States, and we have conducted confrontational anti-submarine exercises with them many times, and each time we have been able to escape or hide. But this time it's different, your helicopter will always be able to pinpoint exactly where we are underwater, even when we're parked and completely silent. Your helicopters seem to have been following our submarines all the time. No matter how deep we dived, we couldn't get out. There is no hope. To be honest, I really didn't have much hope underwater. You will defeat us from above. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Wang Donghai thought to himself: What is the anti-submarine level of our helicopter? It is equipped with all kinds of anti-submarine facilities, not to mention that you park and silence, even if you turn into parts, it can find you.

With the American "George. The USS Washington strategic nuclear submarine disappeared from the water. A large amount of oil stains and some broken shoes, rotten socks, vests, trouser forks, US Navy military caps and other messy floating objects came up from the water, and the floating objects of the private property of these American officers and soldiers continued to expand in all directions with the waves

A large Chinese military helicopter with a white and blue camouflage color "Lux" flew to the "George Lux" with a radioactive material detection instrument. The sea area where the "Washington" strategic nuclear submarine sank is constantly hovering at low altitude in this sea area. Detect whether there is nuclear radiation in this sea area, and check whether the sunken submarine of the United States has a nuclear leak, and has caused nuclear pollution to this sea area? Fortunately, everything is normal and there is no nuclear radiation.

Soon after, another Chinese "scientific research ship" also sailed to this sea area, and they will conduct a thorough underwater "investigation" and sampling survey of the sunken strategic nuclear submarine of the United States.

Captain Otsraben's "improvised" shipwreck operation surprised everyone, allowing Deng Feng to "capture" the American "George Brown" alive. The plans for the USS Washington strategic missile submarine fell through.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet received the "George. The USS Washington strategic nuclear submarine immediately forwarded the report to the US Joint Chiefs of Staff after sending a telegram before its deathbed, and at the same time, the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, which is responsible for US strategic security in the entire Pacific and Indian Ocean waters, has also been actively preparing for combat.

The US Navy is really a little anxious after suffering the heavy "two sticks" of the Chinese People's Navy one after another, and if a navy cannot even protect itself from its own country's strategic nuclear strike force, what is the significance of this navy's existence?

The US political axe also put on the appearance of a nuclear war with China, mobilizing 100 ships of the US Pacific Fleet, including the first US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, and three aircraft carrier fleets, departing from Hawaii to assemble 180 combat planes of various kinds at the Agana Naval Air Station in the middle of Guam and massing 180 planes in a menacing manner, and the combat range of the planes can cover Taiwan and its nearby waters and the entire South China Sea region.

At the same time, it is located between Point Patti and Point Argona on the northern edge of Guam, covering an area of about 82 square kilometers, and serves as a forward base for military deployment in response to emergencies in the entire southwest Pacific and Indian Oceans, and the main forward base for US strategic bombers in the Asia-Pacific region -- Andersen Air Force Base. More than 230 aircraft including the 3rd Air Division, the 92nd Bomber Wing, the 509th Bomber Wing, the 6th Bomber Wing, the 3960th Air Base Wing, the 99th Bomber Wing, the 303rd Bomber Wing, and the 41st Combat Interceptor Squadron under the US Strategic Air Command were assembled, including more than 150 heavy B-52 strategic bombers and various fighters and air tankers.

The American B-52 strategic bomber, carrying a nuclear bomb into the air for combat readiness duty, is produced by the American Convair Aircraft Company, fueled by RP-1 and liquid oxygen, with two large liquid-fueled rocket boosters and a small liquid rocket thruster and two Vernier rockets, capable of carrying a 4 million yield nuclear warhead, and its range of 12,000 to 16,650 kilometers The SM-65D "Cosmic God" intercontinental ballistic missile is also aimed at major cities in China. The U.S. military around the world has entered a state of nuclear combat readiness.

In addition, the more than 23,000 U.S. Marines stationed in Guam who have been withdrawn from the city are also ready to return to the country. Within the United States, there were also three divisions of troops massed on Hold-Wara.

On 11 March, the US political axe announced that starting from 12 March, it would blockade the waters of the South and North Atlantic, intercept all Chinese ships and ships of other socialist countries traveling between the South and North Atlantic, and order these ships to be inspected and dealt with by the United States.

China has [***] and the 650 million heroic Chinese people armed with [***] ideology, swept away all the blind inferiority and conceit of the Chinese nation, and established that "our Chinese nation has the courage to fight a bloody war against its enemies to the end, and has the ability to stand on its own feet among the nations of the world." National self-confidence.

With "this army has an indomitable spirit and will never be subjugated by the enemy. In any difficult situation, as long as there is one person, that person will continue to fight." This Chinese People's Liberation Army injected into the soul of the army by [***] thought.

The spiritual strength has gradually led to the materially powerful New China, and it will definitely not buy this account of the United States.

(To be continued)