Aircraft carrier formation No. 001 continues to move towards Xianlai Island.
In the Blue Army Joint Staff Headquarters, Wen Zhaohui looked anxious.
In the Canglong-class submarine formation, the captain of the team was sweating profusely.
The problem before us now is very real.
What to do?
Formation 001 is about to pass the best attack point with the Soryu-class submarine formation - the point 80 kilometers away.
This point will be the best time for Soryu-class submarines.
If you miss it and stay where you are and watch the 001 aircraft mother pass by, you will lose the opportunity to attack.
You can't continue to be a Ninja Turtle here. When others come back to fight, they will pass by and be within your attack range, right?
This is totally gambling.
It was still a gamble that basically didn't make sense.
Meaningless.
But what if we say, move forward at this time?
This is an exciting choice.
With a difference of only 30 kilometers, we can enter the golden attack range.
30 kilometers.
If we rush there now, we can reach the ambush point in just over an hour.
But it's also a gamble.
Because what worries the submarine leader the most so far is not the anti-submarine destroyers in the waters near the aircraft carrier formation. What worries him more is the two submarines in front of the formation. Among them, the 094 is okay, but the new 039C is not that good.
To deal with.
The 039 series submarines are actually an old series, which can be traced back to the 1980s. However, the Red Army military industry has never given up exploring the potential of this old model. It is currently a C type, and it is said that the D type is also being finalized.
The most conspicuous thing about this type of submarine is that the submarine's hull adopts an undulating and folded shape, which is affectionately called the "mushroom head" by many people.
Because it is equipped with 207 side multi-line array sonar, it has "fire control level" search accuracy, and can exert extremely powerful combat power when paired with the Chinese Navy's latest Yu-9 and Yu-10 torpedoes.
When the 039C submarine is in a semi-submersible state, only the top spindle-shaped enclosure is exposed out of the water. This spindle-shaped design can effectively reduce radar echoes, reduce the chance of being discovered in a semi-submersible state, and significantly improve its survivability.
When sailing underwater, the 039C enclosure can also disperse enemy active and passive sonar echoes, further improving stealth capabilities.
Secondly, the 039C submarine is also equipped with a towed sonar system, which can not only calmly respond to threats from all directions underwater, but also improve its submarine search and anti-submarine capabilities.
Finally, in terms of noise reduction technology, the 039C uses a new generation of anechoic tiles to reduce the noise to less than 110 decibels, making it a very quiet submarine.
In terms of weapons and equipment, the 039C has 6 torpedo launch tubes, which can launch YJ-82 submarine-launched anti-ship missiles, YJ-18B anti-ship missiles, Yu-6 heavy torpedoes and new electric torpedoes. It has excellent anti-submarine and anti-ship capabilities.
capabilities, especially the YJ-18B anti-ship missile it carries, which can attack surface ship targets 500 kilometers away, launch long-range attacks outside the enemy aircraft carrier's anti-submarine firepower network, and serve as an aircraft carrier killer.
Therefore, it is also known as the nemesis of Soryu-class submarines.
This is the enemy that worries the captain of the Soryu-class submarine formation the most.
Just like a sniper, what he wants to kill most when he arrives on the battlefield is the enemy's sniper.
Because the threat from peers is the greatest.
Now, the Soryu-class sonar and underwater radar have never discovered where the damn 039C submarine is.
Has it already passed near you, or is it still nearby, hiding in the darkness of the sea and searching secretly?
have no idea.
Except for the position of other destroyers in the aircraft carrier formation, he could not see 039C.
If you rush forward rashly, if 039C encounters you head-on on your route, a big battle will be inevitable. Needless to say, your own traces will be exposed, and the opportunity to sneak attack on the aircraft carrier will be lost. This is the most disturbing thing.
Desperate.
The captain wanted to send a message to the head of the Joint Staff to ask whether he would take the initiative to attack 30 kilometers ahead and move the ambush circle forward to create an attack opportunity.
But that doesn't work either.
The aircraft carrier formation is nearby. If I send a message, the signal detection systems on the surface shield ships will immediately find that there is a string of telex signals not from my side nearby.
Then as long as they communicate the information with the intelligence and investigation department, they will know that there are no red side brother troops nearby, and then they will find themselves hiding nearby.
This doesn't work either.
That's not OK.
what to do?
"Vice Captain."
He took the initiative to find the deputy captain.
"I want to go 30 kilometers ahead."
"Thirty kilometers ahead?" The deputy captain was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Are you going to take the initiative?"
He knew very well that if the three Soryu-class ships remained hidden in the water, thanks to the excellent Stirling system that could maintain extremely low noise, even anti-submarine aircraft or destroyers on the water using towed sonar would not be able to detect him.
But if it moves.
The situation is completely different.
Although the Soryu-class submarine is silent, it does not mean that it cannot be discovered, especially since the water here is only 300 meters deep, which is a shallow sea area, and it is impossible to hide its whereabouts by deep diving.
It's too risky for the captain to do this.
He wanted to stop it, but found another reason: "We can't contact the other two submarines now. As long as we take the initiative to contact them, the other party may find us. This risk is too great."
The implication is very clear.
You are now discussing with the other two submarines and issuing orders after making a decision. You must use the communication channel.
Once used, the red team's surface ships or underwater submarines may discover its whereabouts.
If you do this, you are throwing yourself into a trap.
But without contact, how will the other two submarines know your intentions?
"In this way, if we advance at a speed of 10 knots, it will only take a little over an hour to enter the attack position. I have also calculated their route. It will take at least two and a half hours to pass the attack point 30 kilometers away. We
I just made it in time.”
After a pause, he added: "As for the other two submarines, we are the leaders. As long as they move, they will naturally follow. If we stop, they will stop too. As long as we are lucky enough and do not encounter the 039C underwater, the aircraft carrier will
Then we would not be discovered. When we got there, our boat stopped on its own initiative, and then the other two boats naturally understood what had happened. At the moment of the attack, was I afraid of being exposed? Of course not, I was just betting with them.
Life!"
After hearing this, the deputy captain seemed to be unable to find any reason to refute.
So he could only agree: "Okay, if we go back..."
He wanted to say that this was an unauthorized action and an act of disobedience before the battle, and he would definitely be punished by military law when he returned.
However, when I think about it, if I don't succeed, I will be benevolent, and it doesn't matter whether it is military law or not!
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
The deputy captain stopped talking and nodded vigorously to express his agreement: "Just do it!"