Chapter 263 The surprise comes from Blackfish No. 11
The four Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters of the aerial submarine search team reported that they were locked by fire control radars almost simultaneously. Almost at the same time, the Warning System of the Unfit's own warning system frantically warned that it was being locked by an attack sonar, coming from the stern of the ship!
Previously, everyone in the TFCC Tactical Flagship Command Center was just nervous, waiting with bated breath for the good news from the Super Hornet formation. In everyone's opinion, as long as the carrier-based fighter jets are released, there is no problem that cannot be solved. (Due to caching reasons, please
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However, no good news has come back from the Super Hornet formation. The mothership and the aerial submarine search team were actually locked by the fire control system at the same time!
It was quickly clear that it was the anti-aircraft firepower of the No. 53 ship that locked the four Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters, but what the hell was it that locked the Discomfort with its attack sonar?
As if the second boot fell to the ground, Sweeney's heart suddenly relaxed. The advanced AIP conventional submarine that he had been searching for for so long finally showed up. So soon, his heart began to tighten again, because the location where the submarine appeared was not at the stern of the ship.
To the position of two nautical miles, this is an excellent attack position for submarines!
Before being locked by the opponent's attack sonar, the Discomfort was unaware of it!
Is it an AIP conventional submarine?
How is it possible to avoid the dense submarine search net composed of four Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters?
The pilots of the four Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters were anxiously waiting for instructions from the TFCC Tactical Flagship Command Center. The buzzing of the radar warning device filled the cockpit like a devil's call to arms, causing them great psychological pressure.
The TFCC Tactical Flagship Command Center was temporarily disabled.
Sweeney has commanded many actual combat operations, and he and his team have experienced several actual combat operations, and have rarely experienced collective incapacitation. At this moment, faced with an instant reversal of the situation, he and his team
During this brief moment, the team encountered a situation that they didn't know how to deal with.
Several lines of fire appeared in the sky.
Sweeney was startled and quickly ran to the cabin window to look out. Several more lines of fire appeared, which were tracer shells fired from the No. 53 ship!
Now that the sky is just getting bright, the line of fire drawn by these tracer shells in the sky is very close to the Seahawk anti-submarine helicopter on the starboard side.
This is a warning shot.
"John, what should we do?" Sweeney asked Sherfield urgently.
Sherfield shook his head slowly, "Recover the Seahawk anti-submarine helicopter. That's their purpose. The No. 53 ship did this to cover the underwater submarine. We have no chance, Johnny."
Sweeney looked at Sherfield reluctantly.
Sherfield said calmly, "Since the submarine used attack sonar against us, it means they are fully prepared..."
"Sir! The sonar signature of the unknown submarine has come out, and it does not belong to any model in the database!" the intelligence officer suddenly reported.
Sweeney was startled, and Sherfield's eyebrows jumped sharply.
Suddenly, Sherfield shouted, "Oops, we've fallen into a trap!"
He looked at Sweeney suddenly and said quickly, "The underwater submarine is not a conventional AIP submarine. That submarine did not enter the western Sulawesi Sea through the Luojing Waterway. They set up an ambush circle here. They had already
It’s all designed.”
He took a long breath and said, "Why did Ship No. 53 suddenly adopt a soft confrontation method? Why did he just force us to change our course by cutting into it instead of opening fire? Now it is certain that his purpose was to lure us into an ambush circle.
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Sweeney couldn't follow Sherfield's train of thought and shook his head.
Sherfield said solemnly, "The one targeting the Misfit should be the latest attack nuclear submarine of the Chinese Navy. As far as I know, this new attack nuclear submarine has the best silent performance and the most powerful attack capability in the world."
After a pause, he said, "I have to admit that the silent performance of this attack nuclear submarine that has never been seen has surpassed that of the Sea Wolf class. This new attack nuclear submarine can carry a 533 mm caliber super torpedo. The torpedo's
The performance data comprehensively surpasses the MK48 series heavy-duty torpedoes we use."
He looked at Sweeney and said, "The warhead weighs 500 kilograms. One warhead can make the Malawi lose its combat effectiveness. To a large extent, it will take two or three to sink a 100,000-ton super aircraft carrier like the Malawi."
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Sweeney was stunned. Just saying "the performance surpasses the Sea Wolf level" alone made his liver and gallbladder burst.
The Seawolf class uses the MK48 series of heavy-duty torpedoes. This attack nuclear submarine with unparalleled silent performance was born to hunt behemoths such as Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
For example, the Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine has a full underwater displacement of 46,000 tons and a submarine length of nearly 180 meters.
To sink this behemoth, the power of medium-sized torpedoes and ordinary heavy-duty torpedoes is insufficient, so the MK48 series of heavy-duty torpedoes were born. Hitting two of them can make a Typhoon-class incapable of combat.
An advanced heavy-duty torpedo whose performance exceeds that of the MK48 series heavy-duty torpedoes. If the Misfit had received one or two...
Sweeney didn't dare to think about it anymore.
He knew very well that the advanced attack nuclear submarine that had occupied a superior attack position and had first locked onto the Discomfort with its sonar would definitely not only fire one or two missiles, but would definitely fire a salvo!
The current discomfort is like a giant walking cautiously on a country road. Suddenly a hand stretches out from the darkness. This hand holds a sharp sickle, and it is pressed against the neck of the discomfort so quietly.
On the aorta...
Sherfield was right, the Misfit had no chance.
He made an instant decision, "Let the Seahawk detachment return! Quick! Let them return! Order the Super Hornet Squadron, and the mission is changed to cover the evacuation of the mothership!"
It must be admitted that Sweeney, who had come to his senses, was a capable aircraft carrier strike group commander, and the two orders he issued immediately were the most urgent.
Like Sherfield, he is very aware of the consequences of being locked by attack sonar. If it were an AIP conventional submarine, the Misfit would still be able to fight it. Because limited by displacement and hull, AIP conventional submarines usually use calibers below 500 mm.
medium-sized torpedoes, the hull of the Unfit can withstand direct hits from several medium-sized torpedoes.
There are now various signs that the black fish underwater is not a conventional submarine, but a mysterious new Chinese Navy attack nuclear submarine with a larger displacement and more advanced performance. He does not dare to take any chances.
The advanced attack nuclear submarine commanded by Sherfield had just suffered a disfiguring wound. Only both parties knew what happened underwater. The upper management could find a reasonable explanation such as "hitting a seamount", but if the Discomfort was destroyed
Severely damaged or sunk, with a lot of commercial satellites in the sky, there is no reason why the misfortune's encounter can be justified.
Can't explain it!
Evacuation, only evacuation, the task of going to the waters of Dolan Island to meet Poster Team 6 cannot be completed. Sweeney believes that the USS Unfit aircraft carrier strike group cannot protect itself, and must evacuate as soon as possible and break away from contact with the No. 53 ship!
