The depths of the ocean floor to the west of the Guam base.
The Western Pacific in the dead of night.
Three nuclear submarines belonging to the 7th Submarine Squadron of the 7th Fleet - the USS Oklahoma City, the USS Chicago, and the USS Buffalo.
After the naval battle in the Eighth Strait broke out 13 hours ago, they quickly left the Guam base and entered a state of first-level combat readiness.
The Guam base is very close to the Luzon Islands, with the straight-line distance between the two sides being only 2,000 kilometers.
However, these three attack nuclear submarines are all Los Angeles class, and their main weapons and equipment are Tomahawk cruise missiles, Harpoon missiles, and MK48 heavy-duty torpedoes.
The Harpoon missile is used against ships and has a range of only 120 kilometers.
The MK48 heavy torpedo is designed to target ships and submarines, with a range of only 46 kilometers.
The core weapon is the Tomahawk cruise missile, which has a range of up to 2,500 kilometers and is also a delivery platform for nuclear warheads.
At this time, the Oklahoma City attack nuclear submarine was in the Luzon Sea northwest of the Guam base, about 1,530 kilometers away from the Luzon Islands.
The USS Chicago attack nuclear submarine is in the Luzon Sea due west of the Guam base, 1,370 kilometers away from the Luzon Islands.
The USS Buffalo attack nuclear submarine is in the waters on the west side of the Palau Islands, southwest of the Guam base, 1,550 kilometers away from the Luzon Islands.
Since the most powerful strike force of the Los Angeles class is the Tomahawk cruise missile, they must be as close as possible to the Luzon Islands to cover the entire Luzon Islands.
Inside the cockpit of the USS Chicago.
Captain Richard Fox has received the news through the buoy communication system that the main force of the Seventh Fleet is besieged in the Strait of Malacca.
He couldn't understand why the Luzon people suddenly became so powerful.
However, he didn't know it at this time, but the crisis was quietly approaching.
The average water depth in the sea area where the Chicago is located is about 3227 meters, while the submersible depth of the Chicago is about 350 meters.
At this moment.
Below it, at a depth of about 2,000 meters, an improved version of the Tuna-class submarine opened the mine projection device on the top plate.
Five methane-propelled heavy mines weighing 1.2 tons quickly floated toward the Chicago.
These mines are covered with a special biomass material that absorbs passing sound waves.
The Chicago's sonar soldiers were also tense at this time, watching the sonar monitoring system carefully. However, the Chicago's passive sonar system did not notice the approaching danger below.
Three minutes later.
Didi... the face of the sonar soldier wearing headphones changed: "What's going on? Why is there a strong sonar signal reaction from the bottom?"
At this time, the five mines had been adsorbed on the bottom shell of the Chicago, and the sound-absorbing biomass layer on the surface automatically activated the self-ablation process, revealing the shell of an ordinary mine on the surface.
The active noise system (ordinary electronic products) inside the mine began to make rhythmic noise.
The Chicago, which was still in a low-noise submersible state before, seemed to be driving a tractor on the bottom of the sea, and the sound was almost loud.
Captain Richard Fox broke into cold sweat on his forehead: "Find out the reason quickly..."
Suddenly the signal soldier's face changed drastically, and he said in disbelief: "Oh, Mr. Captain, there are magnetic mines at the bottom of ours, there are 5 magnetic mines."
"What? Impossible, why can't the sonar detect it?" the first mate looked in disbelief.
The signal soldier's voice stuttered: "Those mines are sending us code-long waves, and we are required to float to the surface within 10 minutes, otherwise the mine's water pressure gauge will automatically detonate and sink us."
"In addition, the other party also told us not to try to launch Tomahawk missiles, otherwise the mine's sound monitoring system will automatically determine that we are trying to resist, and then directly detonate the mine."
"..." Richard looked troubled, but when he saw the frightened sailors, he sighed: "Come up immediately!"
The sailors of the USS Chicago, who were in extremely heavy moods, hurriedly maneuvered the submarine to surface.
At the same time, the communications troops quickly used the long-wave communication system to send a distress signal to the Guam base.
The sailors, desperate for survival, drove the Chicago from a depth of 350 meters to the surface in less than 5 minutes.
at the same time.
The USS Oklahoma City and USS Buffalo attack nuclear submarines also suffered the same blow and were forced to surface urgently.
Three Tuna-class submarines also appeared not far from the opponent.
The Tuna-class submarine that appeared on the surface was quickly monitored by the USS Chicago's radar.
Richard Fox's face turned extremely dark when he saw the Tuna class less than 5 kilometers away. This distance was almost close to his face, but the Chicago didn't even notice the opponent's existence and was forced out of the sea by the opponent.
The Tuna class released a drone and quickly sank into the sea.
The drone broadcast in clear code, asking Chicago to return to Guam immediately.
When the first mate heard this request, he yelled: "Asshole! Do they really think that the Luzon Sea is their territorial waters?"
"Return to Guam." Richard Fox understood, however, that now was not the time to be impulsive. The other party had already tied mines to the Chicago, and he had to take responsibility for the entire ship.
The Chicago slowly returned to Guam.
The Tuna class hangs under the sea about 50 kilometers behind the opponent, using drones to monitor the Chicago's every move in turn.
Guam base.
Rear Admiral Maybach, the head of the base, heard the news that the USS Oklahoma City, USS Chicago, and USS Buffalo attack nuclear submarines had been discovered and escorted back to Guam. He sat blankly in the office.
Once upon a time, the Seventh Fleet, which was traveling all over the world, was reduced to the point of being escorted back home, which Maybach found hard to accept for a while.
But no matter how uncomfortable it is, we must face reality.
Maybach declared a state of emergency at the Guam base, comforted the three nuclear submarines, and reported to the Pentagon at the same time.
It's just dawn in North America.
Inside the Pentagon, I didn't feel the beautiful morning of spring, I only felt full of malice.
Lei Dingfan approached the small conference room where the meeting was still taking place.
"Admiral Mark, urgent report from the Guam base, the USS Oklahoma City, USS Chicago, and USS Buffalo encountered the Luzon Navy's submarine force in the Luzon Sea."
Mark William frowned: "We're fighting again?"
Lei Dingfan, who looked embarrassed, could only bite the bullet and continue to report: "It is very regrettable that our three nuclear submarines were forced out of the sea by the Luzon Submarine Force, and are now being escorted back to the Guam base by the other party."
"Farke! What are they doing? Why are they returning?" Benjamin was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead.
"This is detailed information." Lei Dingfan directly handed the printed document to everyone.
After Mark William, Edward, Benjamin and others read it, they no longer felt angry, only panic and being caught off guard.
As Chief of Staff, Edward said very helplessly: "We have been surpassed by the other party in terms of submarine technology."
"What should we do now?" Benjamin no longer had the anger he had just now.
The situation now is actually very clear.
America is basically at a disadvantage in Southeast Asia, the Western Pacific, and the East Ceylon Ocean. In the following Xiangjiang talks, the only trump card they can play is the nuclear bomb of mutual destruction.
The generals who had previously thought of winning the battle elsewhere felt helpless at this time.
In this tense atmosphere.
The Xiangjiang talks were held in a hurry.
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