Babylonian Empire

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"Start the diesel engine, charge the battery, and replenish compressed air. The crew members are in groups of two and can move outside the boat for 2 minutes."

Being a submarine soldier is boring. What they face every day is a large pile of mechanical parts, which are cold and lifeless. Moreover, in the confined space inside the submarine, although oxygen is continuously generated and carbon dioxide is absorbed at the same time, after a long time, There will still be a peculiar smell in the submarine. Fresh water in the submarine is very precious. It is absolutely impossible to take a bath.Therefore, being able to breathe the fresh air outside has become a wonderful enjoyment.

In order to maintain combat effectiveness, as long as it is not a dangerous sea area, under normal circumstances, the submarine will quietly surface every few days to charge the battery and let the crew go out for activities.

The hatch on the top of the conning tower was opened, and the gentle sea breeze poured in, making everyone feel refreshed.

The first two submariners have already climbed up quickly, breathing the fresh air outside to their heart's content. They have reached the Arabian Sea, and they will go home soon!

Leo has long been used to the life of the submarine. Looking at the young Iraqi boys who have regained their vigor, he remembered the embarrassment he had when he first boarded the submarine. The submarine soldiers all grew up in training!

At this time, the submarine soldier in charge of communication suddenly said: "Report, the command has sent an order."

"Accept immediately." Mustafa said.

The most commonly used method for submarines to contact the base is the long-wave radio station.

Long wave is a radio wave with a very long wavelength. Submarines mainly use it in the VLF frequency band. This kind of radio wave can propagate around the ground, so it is also called ground wave. It can not be affected by the curved surface of the earth and spread to any place in the world along with the terrain. .However, the bandwidth of long waves is very narrow, and it takes a long time to receive an order.

Moreover, the radio signal in this frequency band can only be received at a depth of less than 15m underwater, and in order to maintain the stability of the signal, in many cases, the antenna is released to the working depth or released close to the water surface.Most submarines are usually equipped with two types of antennas to receive VLF signals.One is to use a very long towed antenna, and the other is a loop antenna mounted on a plastic buoy. This method is still one of the better means of submarine communication.

In addition to this method, submarines can also use communication satellites if they want to receive quickly. However, this is only available in a few major countries.Therefore, only the lifting masts of the submarine conning towers of these major countries are equipped with satellite communication antennas.

In addition to these, underwater acoustic communication can also be used between submarines that are relatively close together or between a submarine and a surface ship.

In order to avoid exposing the target, the submarine will not maintain communication at any time, but will only communicate with the base within a fixed period of time. For example, now, when it is time to contact the base, after releasing the antenna, it receives an order from the base .

After waiting for a few minutes, the reception was finally completed. Mustafa took the telegram, and the order on it was very simple: rush to the waters fifty nautical miles south of Chahr Bahar Port, and stand by there, ready to attack the target!

Attack the target!Mustafa looked at the telegram, he did not expect that the mission would come so quickly!No matter what the target is, Iranian ships or American ships, as long as it is an order from their superiors, they will obey it unconditionally!

The only thing that makes Mustafa feel uneasy is that because the main mission this time is to return home, there are only four torpedoes in his submarine, and two of them still don't have training bombs for the warhead!

"Reply: We will definitely complete the task!" Mustafa's eyes flashed golden light: "Contact our brother submarine, we will rush to the scheduled sea area immediately after charging!"

Even if there is only one torpedo that can be used, the task must be completed!

Another submarine, five nautical miles away from Mustafa's, received his message at the same time.

This battle will start from underwater!

The suggestion of the German consultant gave them a lot of preparation. After sailing for this period of time, they have already mastered the operation skills of submarines, and they have accumulated a lot of experience. Although they have not fired torpedoes yet, They are already full of confidence!

Moreover, since they sailed underwater most of the time, no one noticed that these two submarines had entered the Arabian Sea and would soon return to Iraq, although the two submarines had lost control since leaving the port. However, for the navies that have just owned submarines, no one will believe that they have any combat effectiveness. The submarines of the United States and the Soviet Union like to chase each other underwater, but for the two Iraqi submarines, there is no People will be interested.

And their voyage deliberately avoided the waters where other countries' naval ships in the Arabian Sea are active, so their arrival now is still very secretive.

After the fast charging was completed, the TR-1700 submarine entered the sea water again, but the difference was that this time, they were definitely not a drill!

"Captain, we are about to enter the Gulf of Aden." Said the first officer on board.

Green looked at the surrounding sea water. The nearby sea water is blue-green, but in the distance, you can see red-brown sea water. That is because the red seaweed grows luxuriantly and turns red-brown. This is the famous The Red Sea, they have sailed to the end of the Red Sea, and further forward, is the Gulf of Aden, and after leaving the Gulf of Aden, they entered the Arabian Sea.

Thinking of the things transported on the ship, Green knew that the next part of the voyage would be the most dangerous, but he was not afraid, because the U.S. Navy was patrolling in the Arabian Sea, and there was an aircraft carrier. What attack, the U.S. Navy will protect him.

Besides, Mossad's intelligence indicated that the Arab countries didn't notice his ordinary civilian ship at all, and they were safe.

But other civilian ships are most worried about being attacked by the Iranians. He has no worries about this at all, because he is here to deliver arms to the Iranians. No matter how crazy the Iranians are, they will not dig their own graves, right?

"Keep the crew on alert. For the next voyage, we need to pay attention to the surrounding situation." Green said.Although Green was not afraid, he still kept the crew vigilant.

After entering the Arabian Sea, the wind was calm, and they encountered nothing, only once, a helicopter flew by far away, and they ignored it.

They were just ordinary crew members. Moreover, the helicopter flew farther away, and they couldn't see anything clearly. When Green was preparing to observe with a high-powered telescope, the other party had already flown away.

They didn't know that it was an Omani civilian helicopter secretly rented by the intelligence personnel of the Messiah Bureau. After taking off from Sierra, it came to monitor the whereabouts of their cargo ship.

In order to keep it secret, Qusay did not drop the Super Hornet helicopter over. Although the radar can be used for long-distance and uninterrupted monitoring, the radar signal will also be exposed to the electronic warfare aircraft of the US Navy in the distance. After the incident, the Americans investigate When I got up, I knew that this was a deliberate attack in Iraq, so I handed it over to the staff of the Messiah Bureau to handle it.

At sea, the people from the Messiah Bureau also rented several Omani fishing boats to observe the boat's whereabouts without showing any trace.

The information was continuously collected in the Mesiha Bureau, and then in Qusay.

The attack action is already ready.

After two days and two nights of diving, two TR-1700 submarines finally arrived at the scheduled sea area.

In order to maintain concealment, they cannot surface from the last time until the mission is completed. Although it has been a long voyage, all crew members are surrounded by great excitement, because they finally embarked on the battlefield!

My own hard training can finally bring out my own value!

And ever since he knew that the two submarines had accepted the mission, the consultant Leo who had been very strict never showed up and stayed in his dúlì cabin.Mustafa knew that the status of the German advisers was very embarrassing now. They were here to be instructors, but they definitely did not come to participate in the battle in person. However, it was impossible for them to get out of the submarine, so they had to choose by themselves. own way.

The Germans are strict, and they will strictly follow the rules whether they are supervised or not.

Chapter 498 Confirming the Target

In the submarine, there is no difference between day and night, and the clocks used here are also in 24-hour format.

After arriving at the predetermined sea area at an economical speed, the two submarines stayed quietly underwater. At the same time, they released the antennas of the long-wave radio station, waiting to receive instructions from the headquarters.

Until now, they don't know what their target is. It is so close to the Iranian port of Chah Bahar, it is likely to be an Iranian warship. However, this port has already been destroyed in the last long-range air strike. The missiles hit several of the most valuable warships, and there was absolutely no need for them to ambush again.

Another possible target is the US warship. The US Navy has been looking for opportunities to enter the Persian Gulf, and they are here, guarding the outside of the Persian Gulf, which may pose a threat to the possible actions of the US Navy.

Herein lies the advantage of the submarine, its stealthy underwater power!

However, the U.S. Navy is very powerful. Not to mention the aircraft carrier formation on the sea, even the Los Angeles-class nuclear submarines underwater can easily find them.

Are you afraid?Mustafa shook his head, no!The Iraqi army is absolutely not afraid of any force, even the most powerful United States and the Soviet Union!

The United States supports Israel and is dictating the issue of Palestine. Although the relationship between Iraq and the United States is improving now, thinking of their Palestinian compatriots, they will not have much favor with the Americans.

After waiting for a day, finally, the long-wave radio station began to receive orders from the headquarters again.

Target: USS McCain.Time: 7:23 pm on July [-]rd, location: the ambush sea area, task: damage the ship.

Seeing the order, the deputy captain was a little puzzled: "Could it be a mistake, and what we are going to attack is actually an American civilian ship?"

"No, there is absolutely no mistake, we strictly follow the order!" Mustafa said.

In the current situation, the submarine can only receive signals. If it sends a signal back to inquire, then it will reveal its position, especially if the U.S. Navy ships in the Arabian Sea two hundred nautical miles away discover the radio signal , maybe, they will curiously dispatch anti-submarine planes to search for them. At that time, it will be troublesome to complete the task.

As a soldier, you must obey orders as your bounden duty!They must believe that this order is correct, and they must strictly implement the order!

Regardless of whether the target is an Iranian ship, the U.S. Navy, or a U.S. cargo ship, as long as the order is issued from above, all they need to do is to implement it to the letter!

Now, there are still seven hours before the attack is launched.