Soon, Zhang Meng was relieved.

According to the report from the European Intelligence Agency, the Soviet Navy did develop a nuclear reactor for ships, but the quality was not up to par, the size was bloated, the efficiency was very low, and it was always in the experimental stage, and it was impossible to use it in the nuclear submarine project.

The Soviet Navy did have a Type 627 nuclear submarine built, designated K3, but it never left the port, and the Datang agents who had been monitoring it nearby were sure that the so-called nuclear submarine was not equipped with a nuclear power reactor unit, because the submarine could often be found spewing black smoke from diesel burning.

As a result, the Soviets announced that their K3 nuclear submarine had entered service and had crossed the Arctic Ocean, and the photos of the Soviets in the Pacific Ocean were blurry, making it impossible to see any signs that the sea in the background belonged to the Pacific Ocean.

"The news of the Soviet Union's nuclear submarines is likely to be fake, even if they really build nuclear submarines, but if they want to complete the actual combat deployment, they will definitely not be able to complete the actual combat deployment, after all, submarines are used for combat, and safety is not a problem that can be solved in a few years, we have experience in this, so the purpose of the Soviet Union is to deter and confuse us and the United States!" Chief of the General Staff of the Naval Armament said to Chang Hai.

Zhang Meng said: "Although this news may be fake, it undoubtedly sounds a wake-up call for us!" Now the whole world is in a sensation that the USSR has successfully developed a nuclear submarine and crossed the Arctic Ocean, whether it is true or not, Khrushchev has already won one round and has the upper hand. ”

"What Your Highness said is very true!" Xiang Changhai nodded and said, "This is Weichen's dereliction of duty!" Shame on the General Directorate of Naval Armament! ”

Zhang Meng said: "You can't be blamed for this matter!" Your caution and caution are right, after all, a nuclear submarine is very expensive to build, and if you are not completely sure to cross the North Pole, once an accident occurs, both equipment and personnel will be lost, and it will even become an international joke. ”

"Thank you for your understanding! Our nuclear submarines have long been built, and various tests have been carried out all the time, and the Navy did not rush, so we did not deliver them, but constantly accumulated various test data. At the sound of your command, our nuclear submarines can immediately go on a trip to the North Pole! ”

In fact. The Tang Empire has already completed the construction of nuclear submarines, and at the same time built three nuclear submarines equipped with nuclear reactors but for different purposes, one is used as a traditional attack nuclear submarine for various data tests, with torpedoes as the main weapon. The second is to use it as a strategic nuclear submarine, on which a nuclear ballistic missile system is installed for strategic nuclear deterrence. The third is a cruising nuclear submarine with conventional cruise missiles installed for tactical campaign operations.

As early as 1945, the Tang Empire completed the 200 kilowatt power laboratory test system of the nuclear reactor, but the volume was bloated and the structural parameters of the submarine needed to be redesigned. Most of the previous submarine design data parameters will be reversed. And the most important thing is the underwater safety of the submarine. As well as stability in battle. At the same time, the persistence of overload requires years to observe, which means that the nuclear submarine can be completed in several years, but it will take another few years to observe its reliability and stability, otherwise it will not be possible to mass production. This is not a war year, and there is no need to put it into service immediately.

By 1953, the Tang Army had built three nuclear submarines and carried out long-term tests, in fact, it has been at the forefront of the world in the development of nuclear submarines, the only regret is that it was not exposed in front of the people of the world, and because of the cautious relationship, it did not try to cross the North Pole, which gave the Soviet villain a hand.

But the Soviet Union has been refusing to release more information and photos, which not only raises questions about whether it is true. Suspicion of a Soviet-like fraud. The next day, the Tang Empire announced that the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire had already commissioned three nuclear submarines, and held a press conference to disclose some details that were enough to convince public opinion, and at the same time guide the media to question the authenticity of the Soviet nuclear submarines.

The actions of the Tang Empire shocked the world, and the announcement of the Soviet Union's announcement that its nuclear submarine had crossed the Arctic Ocean was even more shocking. After all, the Soviet nuclear submarine has always been just a blurry photo, and the authenticity needs to be verified, while the three nuclear submarines of the Tang Empire appeared in front of the media all over the world in the international ship viewing ceremony of the Tang Empire, which is even more convincing to the media.

The three nuclear submarines of the Tang Empire are the attack nuclear submarine Silverfish, the strategic nuclear submarine Perch, and the cruising nuclear submarine Anchovy.

These three nuclear submarines are behemoths, the displacement of the silverfish is 4800 tons, the shape is consistent with the drop-shaped structure of the conventional submarine carp, to minimize the underwater resistance, the use of TDS3 pressurized water reactor 1, gear drive steam turbine 2, twin shaft and double propellers, with a strong power of 21000 horsepower makes the silverfish reach 23 knots on the surface of the water, 30 knots underwater, and the speed is amazing. But what shocked the world the most was that as an attack nuclear submarine of the Tang Imperial Navy, the Silver Fish was equipped with 2 1000 mm bow torpedo tubes and a 40-ton TNBD2 nuclear torpedo with a warhead, which could reach the coastal city to launch a nuclear attack, causing a tsunami to destroy the entire city.

The second strategic nuclear submarine, the Perch, has a larger displacement of 11,000 tons and looks like a humpback fish, because six ICBM silos are deployed on her hunchback, deployed in a single row, which can launch the Tang Army's Raytheon-2 ICBM, carrying a nuclear warhead with an explosive yield of 200,000 tons and a range of 6,000 kilometers.

Of course, when it was shown to the public, the Perch ballistic missile nuclear submarine was not equipped with a real Thor 2 ICBM, because this ICBM Tang Jun was still developing and testing, and it was only a model for the public to see, but due to the long distance, the silo cover was closed soon, so the public thought it was a real ICBM.

The third cruise nuclear submarine, the Anchovy, is similar in appearance to the Perch ballistic missile nuclear submarine, but the tonnage is one size smaller, only 9,000 tons, and it is also hunchbacked, because 12 cruise missile silos are deployed on the humpback, arranged in parallel and in two rows, equipped with the Tang Army's Trident sea-based cruise missiles, with a range of 500 kilometers.

Except for the difference in tonnage and weapon system, the three nuclear submarines are basically the same in other aspects, and they are all equipped with advanced sonar systems and radar systems. Together with the sound-absorbing tiles on the hull, these three nuclear submarines are more silent than the Carp-class conventionally powered submarines.

The spokesman of the Tang Army swore that the nuclear submarines of the Tang Army would not be discovered by the enemy and were veritable black holes in the ocean.

The Tang Empire made a high-profile public announcement of three nuclear submarines, and the division of labor was different, attack, strategic, and cruising, which surprised and admired the whole world, and at the same time made the United States and the Soviet Union extremely nervous.

The Soviets seemed to have been slapped in the face, and the Tang Empire openly accused the Soviet submarines of fraud, which was simply impossible to do with the technology and financial resources of the Soviet Union, and although Khrushchev refuted, the Tang Empire soon sent three nuclear submarines to the Arctic Ocean, crossed the Arctic into the coastal waters of the Soviet Union, and then carried out high-profile combat readiness cruises.

This is a kind of naked nuclear deterrence, and the only counterattack is that the Soviet Union also sent nuclear submarines to cruise in the waters around the Tang Empire, but the Soviet nuclear submarines failed to cruise in the Pacific Ocean in the end, so the Soviets' lies were suddenly exposed.

But that was already a year later, and Khrushchev had already consolidated his position and controlled the military and political power of the Soviet Union, even if it was exposed.

At the same time, the United States also changed its president, Eisenhower came to power, he vigorously promoted the construction of nuclear forces, and soon the US Navy's Nautilus attack nuclear submarine was built, and in 1955 began to cross the Arctic Ocean, after the success of the same combat patrol around the Soviet Union, undoubtedly equivalent to a slap in the face of the Soviets.

Khrushchev was not reconciled and went all out to develop nuclear submarines, and finally three years later, the Type 627 nuclear submarine of the Soviet Navy was really built and began to cruise in combat readiness.

However, at that time, Tang and the United States had built more than a dozen nuclear submarines one after another, and in the face of a huge gap in nuclear submarines, Khrushchev caught up and built 13 Type 627 nuclear submarines in one go, which the Tang Empire and the United States called the N-class, but in terms of performance, the N-class was much worse than the Seawolf-class nuclear submarines of the United States, and the gap with the nuclear submarines of the Tang Empire was even greater.

However, the Soviet Union did not lose heart, but joined the large-scale nuclear submarine race between Tang, the United States and the Soviet Union.