Chapter 394: Sinking the U.S. Aegis Ship
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The next chapter is also a description of the war scene! Not in the next two chapters!
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An hour after a series of terrorist attacks were staged in Europe.
Indian Ocean, on the central basin of the Indian Ocean between the Seychelles Islands and the British Indian Ocean Territory.
About 10 nautical miles east of the USS DDG-74 McFaul, a Burke-class destroyer that was carrying out a perimeter search mission for the coalition naval battle group, a submarine was hiding in a place with extremely complicated currents and moving slowly in the direction of the submarine current.
A soldier in charge of observing the actions of the U.S. fleet monitored the movements of the U.S. military through sensors floating on the sea, and when he saw the McFaul make a Z-shaped maneuver, he immediately felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly picked up the communicator and reported: "Captain, the U.S. ship is making evasive moves, they should have discovered us"
When the young colonel of the Red Alert No. 204 submarine, Captain Ankurabi, heard the report of his subordinates, he immediately appeared here, watching the actions of the US ship on the sea, and his heart couldn't help but tighten, it seems that he may have been discovered by the US military due to an operational mistake just now.
But what puzzled Ankulabi was that the anti-submarine planes on the US warships did not make a sortie, which was somewhat unreasonable. Could it be that the Americans discovered themselves, but they couldn't find themselves, so they didn't confirm it.
According to the character of the Americans, the Americans should have discovered something when they made such a move, and at this time the commander of the American ship should have been reporting to his superiors.
"Don't move. Keep watching! Ankulabi thought about it for a moment, but decided to ignore it. After all, the order he had just received was to monitor the U.S. fleet for changes and then follow them forward. Suleiman hoped that the 204 would be able to take advantage of the fact that the Americans were moving through the fleet group. It can be known that the US military dispatched those ships, and intercepted some of the US military's telegrams when necessary, so as to create more opportunities for the upcoming decisive battle at sea.
On board the Lasalle, the command ship of the coalition Indian Ocean naval battle group, Gotney immediately showed a look of surprise when he received the report from the Japanese anti-submarine battle group, but then calmed down again. His brothers have been cared for by the Somalis, and they are not immune, and it seems that the Somalis are not defenseless, but prepared.
Gothney immediately ordered a map of the sea in that place to be retrieved. He also ordered the SV-22 anti-submarine aircraft on the aircraft carrier to take off immediately and fly to this sea area to search, and be sure to find this big mouse at this opportunity.
Submarine No. 204, just as the soldier was once again seated in his place and ready to continue his work, Ankurabi had just left the hatch, suddenly turned around and looked back at the screen, and then seemed to think of something, and walked over again to take a closer look, and found that the McFaul seemed to have departed from his original course and seemed to be moving towards him.
Ankurabi's face changed suddenly. Then he hurriedly walked up to the soldier and said, "Cut off the sensor!" After saying this, he picked up the communicator and said, "Attention departments, we are ready to leave this place!" A strong instinct told him that the more weird the other person was. The more the hidden danger is, perhaps this is a deceptive plan. At present, I just saw that I didn't act, so I didn't act rashly in order to catch myself. Be prepared to look for opportunities to sneak up on yourself.
The propeller in the tail of the Project 204 submarine began to spin at the command of Ankurabi, making a loud noise. The submarine, which had been drifting with the current, began to move. Anta immediately returned to his command position and ordered the sonar crews to immediately locate the McFaul. And find a suitable masking target. He didn't plan to leave like this, if he left like this, he would only be pursued by the US army endlessly, and the chance of escape was very small. He decided to attack the U.S. warship first, causing a bit of chaos, and then sneak under a passing cargo ship and leave.
"The other party's position has been determined! About three kilometers to our left, at a distance of eight thousand, two cargo ships are passing through the fairway! The sonar soldier's report made Ankurabi sound very happy, and it seemed that the heavens were helping him. With a hint of a smile on his face, he said: "Lock on the enemy ship, two storm goddess torpedoes are ready, fan attack!" Once you've attacked, head to the Shelter! Ankulabi said as he calculated the time, which was enough time to escape from the place. It's just that the task that Suleiman gave himself could not be completed, which is really a regrettable thing.
At Ankurabi's command, two Storm Goddess torpedoes were quickly pushed into the torpedo tubes and fired. The torpedo uses rocket fuel as a propellant and is able to create a bubble vacuum in front of the torpedo, so the torpedo can reach speeds of more than 100 knots in water. Produced at the base, it is one of the standard anti-personnel torpedoes of submarines, and its performance is somewhat similar to that of the improved version of the Buran torpedo. In terms of speed, the theoretical speed of this torpedo is 200 knots, however, this theoretical speed is not yet achievable.
However, although this torpedo is fast and has an amazing blasting power, it also has its disadvantages, that is, it can only hit a straight line. And at such a speed, it seems that this disadvantage is not too big. Immediately after firing the torpedoes, Ankulabi ordered the submarine to sail in the direction of the two cargo ships, preparing to use them to escape from the pursuit of the American forces. As long as the submarine is hidden under them, the sonar of the US military will not be able to detect them.
"Alert!" The moment the torpedo was fired, the sonar on the McFaul spotted their whereabouts and immediately issued a torpedo alarm. And the SV-22 Osprey anti-submarine aircraft that was approaching in the distance also sped up and rushed here, trying to catch their prey and send him into the vast ocean.
"Left full rudder. Left anti-torpedo weapon attack! Robert, the captain of the USS McFaul, was now back in his command, and he gave the order loudly. A layer of sweat drenched from his forehead, and the beads of sweat coalesced together and slid down his cheeks.
Originally, Robert didn't care about these two torpedoes, and he believed that with the anti-torpedo weapons on his ship, he would definitely be able to intercept them. But when the sonar soldier told him that the speed of the torpedo exceeded 100 knots, he immediately understood what kind of attack he had been attacked, and immediately shouted in some panic.
As the saying goes, the world's martial arts are unbreakable, only fast and unbreakable. When it comes to weapon performance, many times speed is everything.
The anti-torpedo weapons on the left side of the USS McFaul also started with Robert's order, forming a powerful fire net on the side facing the submarine, and some American officers and men on the warship stood next to the railing, watching the torpedoes getting closer and closer to them, and they had no choice but to pin all their hopes on the anti-torpedo weapons and the evasion of the warship. At this time, the warship was also in the efforts of the helmsman, and was making a high-speed turn, trying to avoid the attack.
"God, it's not good!" An American Navy soldier shouted loudly. The speed of the two torpedoes was so fast that the anti-torpedo weapons did not play any role at all, and the two torpedoes broke through the defensive line, and the American soldiers who had been lying on the railing to watch shouted one after another. In just a split second, one torpedo directly bit the butt of the USS McFaul missile destroyer, while the other passed through the side of the warship because of the warship's evasion, and a huge explosion occurred not far away. After the USS McFaul missile destroyer was bitten by a torpedo, the entire hull shook violently several times, and several running American soldiers were thrown into the sea at once, and billowing smoke and fire immediately rose from the tail.
"God!" Robert walked out of his command room, looked at the tail that had begun to smoke, and couldn't help but exclaim the God that is talked about every day. At this time, the American soldiers on the ship had quieted down, and some of the soldiers who had lost the fire hose had already picked up the fire hose and aimed it at the burning places to prepare to extinguish the fire, while other American soldiers began to rescue those comrades who had fallen into the sea.
"Boom!" There was another huge explosion, and the whole ship shook again, and several American soldiers who were relatively close to the ground were directly overturned by this sudden explosion, letting out a cry of pain. Robert hurriedly pulled the cabin door beside him, and looked at the tail that had exploded again, and he knew in his heart that it seemed that the steam boiler in the tail had been detonated. The other U.S. soldiers on the ship were only slightly stunned, and while carrying the wounded away, they picked up the fire hose again and rushed up. They were well aware that if the fire was not extinguished, the entire ship was in danger of sinking.
"Captain, the power system was blown up, and now the fire is burning to the arsenal. And the whole tail has been blown up, and the sea water is constantly pouring in, and in half an hour at most, the ship will sink! The first mate ran over and reported. Robert was slightly stunned when he heard this, then turned around and said, "What did you say?" Half an hour to sink in? Why didn't you close the trap? Who's down there! Didn't you just hit a torpedo! Robert obviously couldn't accept the news that his warship was sinking like this, obviously only one torpedo was heavy, how could such a result happen. The first mate shook his head helplessly and said, "There is no way, the sea water has rushed in, and now the whole ship has lost its balance." If we don't open the bulk, the whole ship will tilt and we'll sink faster! This is no ordinary torpedo. ”
This was no ordinary torpedo, and when Robert heard this, he could no longer say anything. There was no glimmer of light in his eyes, as if a demon had drained his energy in an instant, making him lose his brilliance. The first mate hurriedly stepped forward to support Robert's body and asked with concern, "Captain, what's wrong with you?" ”
"Put down the lifeboat and abandon the ship!" It was a difficult decision for every captain, none of whom wanted to see their ship sink into the sea, but there was no way for them. When the first mate heard the captain's words, he let go of his hand and turned around and ran back to the command room, looking at those who were waiting for his order: "Abandon the ship!" And send a telegram to the command ship requesting rescue! (To be continued......)