Babylonian Empire

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Through this incident, the two have already seen the essence: if the noise level of Soviet nuclear submarines has really become very low, it is definitely not good news for them, or they have to risk a collision Dangerous, follow closely, or lose track of the Soviets.

Reminiscent of what happened to the Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier half a month ago, both of them felt a little headache. Does the US military need to spend huge sums of money to invest in the development and production of updated underwater listening equipment?

"Report, the picture taken by the reconnaissance satellite 10 minutes ago, the situation is very urgent, and the intelligence department sent it to us quickly." An adjutant on duty said.

After the situation occurred on the Baton Rouge, the American reconnaissance satellite began to adjust its orbit, preparing to pass over there. In addition to scanning the situation around its own nuclear submarine, it also scanned the surrounding situation incidentally.

Originally, looking for a needle in a haystack to find something from the sky is not easy. This is also because although the target of the aircraft carrier formation is large, the reconnaissance satellites still have to be very lucky to find the trace of the other party. Huge ships will also become like ants.

It's just that this reconnaissance satellite was attracted by the shining thing below. When the lens was adjusted and the thing was seen clearly, the operators on the ground immediately realized that this information was too useful!

In that photo, a huge submarine, the head is still in the water, but the tail is exposed. The two huge propellers at the tail are made of high-strength copper alloy, shining brightly, reflecting the sunlight, Captured by high-definition satellite footage.

That kind of propeller is no longer the five-bladed propeller commonly used by Soviet nuclear submarines they are familiar with, but uses a seven-bladed large skewed propeller similar to the West!

Chapter 893 Two submarines are lunch in Iraq

The five-blade propeller commonly used in the Soviet Union can be produced on the Soviet Union's own CNC lathe, but this special shape of the seven-blade large-slope propeller can only be processed by the most advanced multi-axis linkage CNC machine tool. Technology, the Soviet Union itself absolutely does not have it!

In a submarine, the biggest source of noise is the propeller. Due to the uneven circumferential load on the blades of the submarine, when the propeller reaches a certain speed, it will produce cavitation, buzzing and vibration, and emit high-intensity noise. Although the Soviet Union has always It is improving the processing precision, but it is still limited by its own processing capacity, which is far behind the West.And now, this kind of propeller has caught up with the West, which is the main reason for their sharp drop in noise!

Seeing this photo, James suddenly felt that the problem was serious this time. If the Soviet Union used this kind of propellers on all nuclear submarines, then American surface ships, especially aircraft carrier formations, would be greatly threatened. The existing Los Angeles class is simply not enough to eliminate these threats.

"We must find out how the Soviet Union processed this propeller and where did the Soviet processing equipment come from!" Weinberg said.

Because of this accident, the Oscar 2-level nuclear submarine exposed its buttocks to the sky. This exposure completely leaked its secrets.

The incident that happened in the Persian Gulf revealed mysterious colors everywhere. In the narrow Persian Gulf, there were no nuclear submarines at all. Now, two of them came at once. An American Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine first surfaced. It came out, floating on the sea, unable to move, and next to it, two Iraqi frigates were waiting by the side.

This scene was photographed by the crew on the passing tanker.

And a few hours later, sixty nautical miles west of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, a larger submarine was struggling to get out of this predicament.

Two Iraqi conventional submarines also surfaced, quietly watching its movement.

Several frogmen swam out of the K-132 submarine. They checked the situation underwater carefully, all with serious faces.

Climbing into the cabin again from the conning tower, the first submarine soldier reported to Ye Ruofu: "Now, our hull is stuck between two reefs. The water here is relatively shallow, and the existing buoyancy is not enough to hold it up." For our hull, if we want to reverse, only one-fifth of the propeller is in the water, and the power must be insufficient, so we only have this state now."

"How is the damage to our hull?" This is what Yezhofu is most concerned about. After inspection, the inner pressure hull of K-132 has not suffered any damage. Now, what needs to be determined is the damage of the outer non-pressure hull. As long as the degree of damage is not very serious, then he is sure to proceed to the next operation.

This time, he made a serious mistake, violated the regulations of nuclear submarines, entered an unfamiliar shallow sea area, and sailed at a high speed on an unfamiliar narrow channel. All these allowed him to Going back to accept severe punishment, he bears an inescapable responsibility.Ye Ruofu even speculated that he might leave his favorite underwater career, and then go to a certain base on the shore to do an errand until retirement.

However, that's for later. Now, what he needs is how to get this nuclear submarine out of the current embarrassing situation. A whale is a mighty beast in the sea, but when it comes to the beach, it will He can only be slaughtered by others, he must find a way to get his submarine back into the sea!

After finishing the trip at the Black Sea Shipyard, Qusay’s next stop is the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Qusay’s visit has a greater symbolic meaning, and then it’s time to return home.

Just after leaving the shipyard, Qusay received an urgent report from China.

The Iraqi Navy has been integrated into the C3I system. Through the data link, the intelligence was quickly collected to the Ministry of Defense. Defense Minister Adnan immediately knew that the situation was not good. The handling of this kind of incident involved more serious diplomatic issues. Strategy, especially, is a diplomatic means with the two superpowers. Although Adnan is already a veteran with many years of experience, he still feels that it is more appropriate for Qusay to make the decision.

So, Qusay received the news just in time.At this time, the Soviet Union had not received the report, and Yezhov was racking his brains on how to get out of the predicament, and forgot to report to his superiors, which is most needed now, but it was useless even if he reported, because the Soviet Union Without a military presence in the Indian Ocean and wanting assistance from the Soviet Union itself, then half a month may have passed by the time the rescue ship from the Pacific Fleet sailed.

After receiving this news, Qusay remembered that in the later world, the unlucky Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine had already disintegrated in the Soviet Union, and the Russian Navy, which had inherited the mantle of the Soviet Navy, had long since lost the prestige of the past. However, with practical actions, they It showed that he was still the fierce polar bear. In 92, near Kilikin Island in the combat training waters of the Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea, an American submarine secretly detected the training of the Northern Fleet on the seabed. As a result, it was A Russian submarine found it, and immediately implemented the collision tactics commonly used by the Soviet Navy. As a result of the collision, the submarine of the Soviet Navy won all. Afterwards, he had to retire because the impact was too severe.The Soviet submarines continued to sail at sea after repairs.It seems that the American nuclear submarine is called "Baton Rouge", right?

At this time, Qusay only knew about the pitiful encounter between the American submarine and the Soviet submarine, and knew that the current situation was under the control of his own navy. He didn't know that that submarine was actually the Baton Rouge sun of later generations. .

History, driven by Qusay, has undergone certain changes, but it seems that there is God's will in the dark, and they are all moving towards the inevitable development of history.

After receiving the report, Qusay keenly felt that his opportunity had come!

Both submarines came to the Persian Gulf, and that was my chance!The current Persian Gulf is his chassis, and those two submarines are his lunch. If he wants, he can eat them all in his mouth right now.

However, it would definitely be inappropriate for Qu Sai to eat it like this. The most important thing is to use these two submarines in exchange for his own greatest interests.

In particular, the American submarine has lost its power. The only option is to let the Iraqi navy rescue it and drag it to its own naval base, so that it can watch the most advanced submarine in the world up close. Moreover, It can also have another use, use it to exchange for the E-2 pre-alarm machine you need!

It has been a long time since Qusay applied to purchase the E-3 early warning aircraft from the United States. Since he responded to the call of the United States and caused the oil price to drop too quickly, he has entered a new honeymoon period with the United States. However, until now, there has been no This kind of early warning machine was successfully ordered from the United States. Of course, Qusay’s original intention of this kind of order was just a asking price. He also knew that the United States would never sell this kind of strategic early warning machine to Iraq. It was Saudi Arabia. I'm afraid it has regretted it too, but now that there is a relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Iraqi engineers can completely take this early warning machine of the United States as their own for research.

The United States is vainly trying to block Iraq with high-tech technology, and the existing technology that Iraq has obtained has already regretted it. If it exports higher-level technology to Iraq, especially high-tech early warning technology, the United States will definitely not will do that.

Therefore, it is absolutely delusion that Iraq wants to order E-3, it is a strategic warning opportunity.

Qusay had no choice but to settle for the next best thing. E-3 is not good, but E-2 is always okay, right? The E-2 is just a carrier-based early warning aircraft, and its performance is much lower than that of the E-3. In some respects, it is similar to the Iraqi early warning aircraft. I originally thought that the export of this early warning aircraft would be The United States will relax a little bit, but who knows, the United States will never export.

Qusay can only go another way, to buy it through Saudi Arabia. Who knows, before this plan is implemented, the Americans will come to your door. If you want to drive this nuclear submarine away, they will exchange it with an E-2 pre-warning machine. Bar!

As for the nuclear submarine of the Soviet Union, the relationship between Iraq and the Soviet Union is so friendly now. Iraq must help with this favor. Thinking of this, he said to the adjutant: "Immediately help me to make an appointment with Marshal Gorshkov."

In the past two days, he seemed to have become good friends with Gorshkov, but after the visit here, Marshal Gorshkov was about to leave for Moscow.

Hope he doesn't leave so soon?

Half an hour later, Qusay saw Marshal Gorshkov again.

"Marshal, I'm very sorry. I have to contact you urgently this time. I have received a domestic report. In the waters of the Persian Gulf, a submarine of your country ran aground due to an operational error," Qusai said.

Hearing Kusay's words, Marshal Gorshkov remembered that the submarine force reported to him that an Oscar 2 nuclear submarine hadn't actively contacted them for half a month. Could it be that there was something wrong with this submarine?

As a submarine force, most of the time, they are alone with each other. In order to conceal their whereabouts, they will not actively contact the base. Generally, they will contact the base once at a certain time, such as half a month, when it is safe.But this time, the K-132 submarine has not been contacted. However, there has been an American aircraft carrier formation on its route. Therefore, the base even guessed that it may be a silent contest with the American aircraft carrier formation. So, just a couple of inquiries, no increased processing level.

Actually ran to the Persian Gulf and got stranded?For a nuclear submarine, this is a serious accident!

Chapter 894 We want E-2 early warning aircraft!

After receiving President Qusay's reply, Taha knew that this villain had to be himself.

During Qusay's visit abroad, Taha presided over the daily affairs of Iraq, and he knew that he would definitely handle the negotiations with American diplomats.

"Report, U.S. Ambassador Brightman urgently asks for an interview." Sure enough, when Taha was thinking about how to get the U.S. side to agree to President Qusay's proposal, the U.S. ambassador had already arrived.

In this way, the initiative is in your own hands.

"Vice President, hello, I'm very glad to see you so soon." Brightman said, now, the Iraqi president, foreign minister and others have all gone to the Soviet Union, and he is very afraid that he will be given by those second-rate adjutants. It was delayed, and now, as soon as he made the request, he met the current person in charge of Iraq. It was a bit of relief that he didn't waste time, and he felt that this time it would definitely succeed.

Taha's biggest position now is still the vice-chairman of the Ba'ath Party and the deputy prime minister of Iraq. However, he is still used to being called the vice-chairman.

The nuclear submarine at sea was still waiting for me. There was no intention from the Iraqi high-level officials. They just watched the Baton Rouge just like that, and they didn't know how to lend a helping hand!

Although the incident happened in the Persian Gulf this time, they all know that this incident has nothing to do with the Iraqis. Moreover, the Iraqis have always regarded it as their own inland sea. If it goes too far, it is their fault However, for the sake of the friendly exchanges between the United States and Iraq, Iraq should help with this favor, right?

"Yeah, I am also very happy to meet you. There is one thing I want to ask clearly. What happened to the nuclear submarine of your country that suddenly appeared on the waters of our Persian Gulf? You know, our entire Arab The whole world is advocating denuclearization, and we have to protest to your country's government!" Taha said.

"Our submarine broke down, so it was forced to surface." Brightman felt that he was too unqualified to be an ambassador, and as soon as he finished this sentence, he knew that he had said something wrong.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Taha pulled his face down very dissatisfied: "That is to say, your country's submarines have been wandering around in the inland waters of our Persian Gulf, and this time it was only an accident that they came out of the bottom of the sea Already? How many nuclear submarines do you have on our seabed?"

"No, that's not what it means." Brightman said: "It's our nuclear submarine, which discovered a Soviet nuclear submarine and sneaked into the Persian Gulf secretly. In order to protect the safety of our allies, we had no choice but to enter the Persian Gulf. Inside, this is the first time our submarine has been inside the Persian Gulf."