Chapter 196: Typhoon (2-in-1)
Leaving Novo-Ålsund, Sun Cheng identified the direction for a while, and then flew straight towards Severodvinsk, a port in Russia's Arkhangelsk Oblast!
Galloping all the way, until he was less than 100 kilometers away from Severodvinsk, he fell from an altitude of more than 20,000 meters and lurked into Severodvinsk from under the surface of the sea.
Unlike his dealings with China, Sun Cheng has no good feelings toward Russia, its neighbor to the north, which has encroached on millions of square kilometers of China's territory in modern times.
Therefore, although he has set a plan to engage with Russia and even support it in a vicious fight with the United States, he is not prepared to make a polite appearance in the first meeting with a polar bear, but to make a big news.
After some thought, Sun Cheng quickly set his sights on Severodvinsk, the northern port of distant Russia.
In the world of [Transformers], the Soviet Union has been disintegrated for a long time.
However, as the main inheritor of the legacy of the former Soviet Union, Russia has acquired a large number of high-quality heritages, and Severodvinsk, a coastal port in the Arctic Ocean, is undoubtedly one of the best heritages, although this port city has a population of less than 300,000 people, it has the largest military shipbuilding plant in Russia and even in Europe - the Northern Machine-Building Production Complex!
Russia's old surface ship force, Sun Cheng really hasn't been able to catch his eye yet!
In the entire Russian surface ship force, only those 'Kirov-class cruisers' with a full load displacement of more than 25,000 tons and more than 400 missiles on board can make people feel the horror of the red monsters of the past!
However, Sun Cheng's target this time was not the 'Kirov' of the polar bears, he set his covetous eyes on the Severodvinsk shipyard under the 'Northern Machine-Building Production Complex', which was a secret factory dedicated to the construction of nuclear submarines in the former Soviet Union, and is also the world's largest submarine manufacturing shipyard today.
The Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine is a fourth-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine currently equipped by the Russian Navy.
Like the "Kirov-class cruisers", the "Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines" were also the pinnacle of the former Soviet Union's strategic nuclear forces during the Cold War, and they were born to counter and surpass the "Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines" of the United States. The boats can carry twenty P-39 (NATO designation: SS-N-20) ballistic missiles, each of which can carry ten nuclear warheads, and one can directly send a medium-sized country back to the Stone Age.
During the former Soviet Union, a total of 10 Typhoon-class ships were planned to be built, but because the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, only 7 Typhoon-class ships were built before the collapse of the Soviet Union, of which 6 ships were built and put into service before the collapse of the Soviet Union, and 1 ship was dismantled before it was built.
However, due to the high maintenance costs, Russia experienced economic difficulties for a long time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and was forced to decommission and dismantle three ships, leaving only three ships to continue to serve.
Sun Cheng's targets are the two Russian "Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines" that have been staying in the Severodvinsk shipyard in the name of 'maintenance' since the beginning of this year, and are actually in a semi-decommissioned state.
Now in 2007, Russia's economy and national strength have entered the fast lane of recovery under the leadership of a strong president.
However, the increase in military spending has not ushered in a 'typhoon-like' spring.
As a deep-sea monster designed to surpass the U.S. "Ohio-class nuclear-powered strategic submarine", the Typhoon has almost twice the displacement and width of the Ohio, but less than the Ohio's bomb load.
The first eight Ohios equipped by the U.S. Navy were equipped with 24 Trident-I (C4) missiles; Submarines 9-18 were loaded with 24 Trident-II missiles.
However, the Typhoon class can only carry 20 P-39 (NATO codename: SS-N-20) missiles.
Moreover, because the solid-fuel ballistic missile technology of the former Soviet Union is not as mature as that of the United States, there is still a lot of gap between the P-39 missile and the Trident missile.
Coupled with the fact that the terrifying volume is easier to detect, and the maintenance pressure it brings, this huge but not advanced nuclear submarine is also disliked by Russia.
With the birth of the "Boreas-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine", by the end of 2005, among the three Typhoon-class ships in active Russia, the Arkhangelsk and the Severstal Stari were listed as standby in order to save ballistic missiles for the "Dmitry Donskoy", and since then they have been docked in the military port of the Northern Fleet for a long time.
It was not until the beginning of this year, with the arrival of a paper order, that the Arkhangelsk and Severstali were finally sent to the Severodvinsk shipyard, waiting for orders from above to be decommissioned and dismantled.
Russia's Northern Fleet is stationed in Severodvinsk, so Sun Cheng took some trouble to lurk from the sea close to the port.
It was past three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was cloudy in Severodvinsk, because the sun was not visible in the sky, and the sky was already a little dark.
The military port of Severodvinsk in October is also covered in white, and although it is October, it should have just snowed and the temperature was significantly below -20 degrees Celsius.
At the end of October, the cities in the Arctic Circle are basically this cold.
Bypassing the cordon of the Russian army and quietly entering the military port area of the port of Severodvinsk, Sun Cheng quietly climbed ashore.
There was a lot of seawater on the body, which quickly condensed into ice after he came ashore.
Sun Cheng stopped, shook the thin ice on the body, looked at the military port with faint lights, and couldn't help but be excited in his heart.
When the Typhoon was originally designed, its designers left enough room for later modernization, so the Typhoon actually has the potential to be upgraded.
The Russian military had considered escalating the typhoon, and in 2003 there were news reports that the Severodvinsk shipyard offered it an offer of 48.5 billion rubles (about 1.5 billion US dollars), after which the typhoon was completely abandoned.
After all, the cost of a brand new Borean is only 26 billion rubles, and it is more appropriate for Russia to have the money to upgrade one Typhoon than to rebuild two new Boreas.
However, the typhoon is undoubtedly a heavy burden for Russia.
But Sun Cheng didn't have these burdens, if the huge volume of the Typhoon class was transformed by the Decepticon sappers, he would definitely be able to create the most terrifying deep-sea monster.
With it as your own underwater mobile base, there's no better platform than this.
Because the sky was not completely dark, Sun Cheng patiently found a hidden place in the military port and hid for a while, until it was completely dark, and then he walked out of the hiding place.
At night, not a single figure could be seen in the Severodvinsk military port, and even the Severodvinsk shipyard not far away fell into silence, and only a few lights could be faintly seen.
On this chilly night, not even the soldiers patrolling the harbor could be seen.
However, this is also convenient for Sun Cheng.
Several sets of miniature scouts were released one after another, and as these industrious insects transmitted a steady stream of reconnaissance data back to his core, he quickly mastered the situation in the entire military port.
The Severodvinsk shipyard that was investigated by Sun Cheng is located in the military port, which occupies more than half of the area of the military port, and this shipyard, which was established in the fifties of the last century, has produced G-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, Viktor-class series of attack nuclear submarines, Akula-class attack nuclear submarines, Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines and Oscar-class cruise missile nuclear submarines, which are said to be the heart of Russia's underwater forces.
Currently, the shipyard is building Russia's new-generation attack nuclear submarine Severodvinsk-class and new-generation ballistic missile submarine Boreas-class, while also building a Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine and improving the Kyiv-class aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov for India.
Two Typhoon-class ships, Arkhangelsk and Severstal, which are awaiting decommissioning, are also moored at the shipyard.
However, what made him a little embarrassed was that Mao Zi's security was much more lax than he imagined.
Although the military port is heavily fortified, it is typically tight on the outside and loose on the inside, and there are only a small number of security personnel in the shipyard.
After mastering the two Typhoon-level mooring docks, Sun Cheng went straight to them.
Soon, two super submarines covered in ice and snow were lining up on the left and right of the pier, quietly moored at Pier 3, and the command platform stood tall like two steel castles.
"You are in the wrong country at the wrong time!"
Quietly stopping on the dock, Sun Cheng silently looked at these two ships, which were once the highest achievements of the Soviet military industry, for a while, and his heart was full of feelings.
This giant, whether it is China in the [Transformers] world, or the real world, his motherland can afford to raise it, but it doesn't have the technology to make it.
The country that has the ability to make it does not have the ability to feed this behemoth.
This must not be said, it is a travesty.
Jumping off the dock and landing on the hull of the Arkhangelsk, Sun Cheng strolled for a while, and then came to the command platform of the submarine and stretched out his hand to touch it quietly.
This is a veteran waiting to be decommissioned and dismantled, but it still has the terrifying power of subverting the world hidden in its body.
It was exactly what he needed!
At that moment, he quickly jumped onto the podium.
The hatch was closed, but it didn't bother him at all.
Soon, the hatch on the roof of the submarine was opened.
Luckily, the Typhoon's overhead hatch was very wide, and although it might take a bit of effort for him, he could barely get in.
At that moment, Sun Cheng immediately controlled the body and carefully drilled into the Arkhangelsk.
Although the Typhoon class is not as good as the Ohio class in terms of performance, after all, it has a huge volume of more than 24,000 tons, and the cabin of the Arkhangelsk is much more spacious than Sun Cheng imagined.
The Navy may have been informed of the imminent decommissioning of the Arkhangelsk, and the sailors on the submarine were apparently evacuated to other submarines.
This can be confirmed from the thick layer of dust that Sun Cheng saw all the way down from the command room, power cabin, sailors' quarters and other places.
Inside the submarine, although most places could not be freely passed by his size, Sun Cheng still used a miniature scout instead of himself to walk around the inside of the submarine.
Walking around, Sun Cheng, who entered the submarine for the first time and was in the cabin of a ballistic missile nuclear submarine, was also an eye-opener.
However, I still remember that I didn't just come here for sightseeing.
After violently breaking down the door of a lounge and entering inside, Sun Cheng's heart moved, and he summoned the Decepticon sappers who had been staying in Base 1 from the spherical space.
stepped forward to wake up these sappers one by one, and the consciousness of the sappers was obviously confused for a while, and then they recovered.
It seems that the last time they were suddenly restrained and forced to sleep, the timid sappers were frightened.
After waking up, the Decepticon sappers all looked at Sun Cheng with fear in their eyes, and none of them dared to speak casually.
Just as Sun Cheng was a little impatient and was about to give an order, a sapper came out of the queue, came to him flatteringly, and asked, "Master, is there anything I can ......do for you?"
Glancing at the sapper, there was a shallow smile on his face.
"I remember you, and you'll be called 'Hephaestus' from now on. You're in charge of all of these sappers......"
This sapper who dared to come out and flatter him was the one who was the first to show his loyalty to him during the attack on the base.
Sun Cheng didn't hate flattery, even if the other party was just a Decepticon sapper.
In fact, I've been in this world for a while.
Because he has always dealt with these mechanical beings on Cybertron, he has become completely accustomed to the Decepticon-like way of survival, and not only does he no longer regard these mechanical beings as mere machines.
Even when he returned to reality several times, he would have a strong sense of unreality, and he often had a contradictory feeling that his body was inferior to that of a mechanical life.
The slightest distraction in his heart quickly disappeared in the ecstatic voice of Hephaestus.
"Thank you, master, for your name, Hephaestus will serve you wholeheartedly!"
Sun Cheng's sudden name immediately caused an uproar among the Decepticon sappers.
Swept over with an impatient face, Sun Cheng indifferently ordered, "Go, Hephaestus." Take these sappers and go and explore this human submarine at once. I'm just giving you an hour to come up with a perfect plan for me to transform it! ”
"Master, it won't take that long! We'll be done soon! ”
Hephaestus hurriedly responded, then turned around, looked at the Decepticon sappers with envy and hostility on their faces, and commanded in a loud voice: "Do you hear it clearly, don't go to work quickly!" ”
He's going to pull the flag!
However, Sun Cheng just glanced at Hephaestus with a smug face, and nodded slightly, "Okay, come and see me in half an hour, I want a perfect transformation plan!" ”
ps:
A two-in-one chapter, there should be another chapter in a while.