Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 98
Not long after Marin lay down, he didn't sleep dead. In fact, he was still quite sensitive to the changes of the submarine in his sleep, and he could feel the slight speed changes and turns of the submarine. After No. 411 decelerated for a while, he sat up and immediately checked the heading (the captain's cabin has an electronic chart display on the bedside, which is convenient for him to monitor the situation of the submarine at any time). The captain must have something new situation, quickly put on his shoes and came to the command cabin.Finding that his deputy captain and the political commissar were discussing the evasion plan, he stepped forward to check, and sure enough, just as he feared, the lifeless Virginia appeared again, and it was in a position that No. 411 could not find.Of course, since 411 had been alerted to its old tricks in advance, the small reconnaissance unit it sent was caught by the side sonar this time.

"Why is there no sound every time? When they release such a device, they are always elusive," the political commissar was asking Sun Xiangdong, who didn't see the captain come in.

"I think that's because their AUVs are not launched through torpedo tubes, so they have considerable concealment." Marin said behind his back.He knew that unlike traditional attack nuclear submarines, Virginia only has 4 torpedo tubes, but it has a dedicated AUV channel, which can quietly retract and deploy reconnaissance equipment.

"Why are you here, don't sleep for a while?"

"I felt that the submarine turned a few degrees, and I couldn't sleep, so I came over to have a look."

Marin walked to the side and looked at the chart. Obviously, the enemy must have accurately found No. 411 again, but all the interception departments of No. 411 could not find the trace of the enemy. This is really an embarrassing situation. If the opponent wants to fire, he will be in a passive position. Any self-respecting submarine commander wants to get out of this situation.

"You have to resort to some means." Marin said.

"I always feel that speeding up rashly is definitely not the best policy." The political commissar said aside, he had already guessed that Marin wanted to speed up.

"Old Su, there's no need to turn around and observe. We know very well in our hearts that No. 411 has been exposed, and their unmanned reconnaissance equipment is in an area very close to us, and we can't hear them."

"Well, I agree with that judgment."

"I think, even if we don't have similar equipment, we can still exploit the weakness of this unmanned submersible."

"voyage?"

"That's right, the acceleration shock, forcing them to recover this device. I don't believe these fuel cell powered things can keep chasing us. Our current low speed is actually very beneficial to them."

Sun Xiangdong nodded vigorously, because the captain's plan was exactly the same as his previous proposal.

"However, I have been worried that there may not be only one Virginia nearby. There are signs that the Indian Navy is calling their 'Chakra', and the actual situation is that the Indian Navy will launch torpedoes at us."

"This is indeed a problem, but if we don't move, there is no guarantee that this sinister American sub will not repeat the same trick and deliberately expose us to the Indian Navy. You see, we are far away from the continental shelf and they are still dead Entanglement, their intentions are very suspicious. If they only collected voiceprints, they should have been completed. Therefore, they must have an ulterior political purpose. I guess they hope to use Indian submarines to force us to surface. Now we are facing a Dilemma."

"I agree with you about the political conspiracy, but..."

"I know what you think. In fact, I have already considered this issue deeply. Suppose you are an Indian captain and you find two submarines nearby. What would you do?"

"I think... we must proceed with caution."

"That's right, if our high speed can make the Virginia ship speed up and expose it, well, this goal will be achieved, and the Indian commander will be careful; it's better than the Americans hiding in a corner and exposing us It came out well. So as long as we rush out of the Bay of Bengal, and not too close to the Andaman Islands, avoiding the shore-based anti-submarine forces of the Indian Navy, we can return to the deep waters of the Indian Ocean and wait for an opportunity to enter the Arabian Sea from the Western Indian Ocean. At least there will be Several of our destroyers."

"If you think it's feasible, you can do it. I agree with this plan." The political commissar nodded.

Marin looked down at the approximate direction of the sound source. In fact, he didn't need electronic ranging. He could also guess the approximate direction of the machine, because the submarine commander's mind can be figured out. He estimated the distance of the AUV to be about Between 411 and 1 nautical miles from No. 2, this is a reason why the sonar can barely capture the azimuth, but cannot measure the distance, because it is neither far nor close.Then Marin roughly estimated the position of the Virginia-class attack nuclear submarine operating the submersible. Assuming that this submersible uses a wire of more than ten nautical miles like the torpedo, then its radius can be roughly estimated. In addition, this submarine is unlikely to hide On the port side of No. 411, because it is so easy to entangle the wires to the sail cover of No. 411 being tracked, Marin roughly drew a half circle, a semicircle about 12 degrees from 6 o'clock to 180 o'clock, and he expected that The nasty Virginia was near the edge of the circle.From a tracking standpoint, there's a good chance it's at a greater depth for the purpose of evading towed sonar.It and its little submersible could be easily thrown off by the command to speed up now.

The "Chakra" in the distant sea is currently blocking the route from the Bay of Bengal to the Indian Ocean along a circuitous route.Based on several considerations, Colonel Yakov could estimate the opponent's actions.Its opponents are unlikely to be close to the continental shelf, because the diving area easily exposes large submarines.It is also unlikely that the second opponent will keep heading east to the Andaman Islands, because there is an anti-submarine Indian Air Force 47th Helicopter Wing there, and experienced submarine commanders will also be afraid.Thirdly, the opponent will definitely find a deeper route. If he is on any submarine, he will do the same. The deep water area will make all sneaky submarine commanders feel at ease. This is the consensus among all peers .Based on the analysis of these three points, Colonel Yakov can actually guess the enemy's route by seven or eight points. Now he uses the advantageous position to block this entrance and exit, and sails at a very slow speed in the area 270 nautical miles west of the Andaman Islands. Carry out low-speed cruise and monitor nearby movements at any time.

Sergeant Sergeant Mikhail Sergey, who is in charge of monitoring, is a fellow of Colonel Yakov's St. Petersburg. He is 34 years old this year and is now also working in the Indian Navy. This job pays a lot, but it is really aggrieved.Given that the Indian Navy, like most other navies around the world, strictly prohibits alcohol on board its ships - in fact you can't find a single bottle of it on a submarine - it's been a rough day for the Russians.The sergeant is responsible for the training of non-commissioned officers in the Indian sonar department here, and at the same time collects the voiceprint data of naval ships from various countries in and out of the Indian Ocean for the Russian navy. Therefore, like the colonel, he still has a salary in Russia. In addition, the Russian government tried to arrange for his wife He got a job-as a secretary at the Leningrad State Gas Company, so no matter how difficult it was, he had to work hard in this place for 3 years according to the contract.In view of the sergeant's experience in the Northern Fleet, he can distinguish the characteristics of many American and British submarines just by ear, which is why the colonel insisted on bringing him to India.Sergey is extremely lonely here. He has no common language with those Indian sailors who set up prayer rooms on nuclear submarines and don’t touch alcohol. The only person he can chat with here is his Russian fellow Colonel Yakov.They sometimes talked about the fishing boats in the Gulf of Finland and about the past of the Northern Fleet. The colonel liked to talk about the things in the Soviet era that he didn't remember deeply. Sometimes he felt that Yakov was like his father.

The bow sonar of the Chakra captures the situation on the sea from time to time. There are many low-speed fishing boats sailing on the sea. This area is a place where a large number of tuna appear in the Indian Ocean. Fishing boats and purchase ships from nearby countries gather most of the time Here, since these fishing boats have no fixed routes and often turn around, Sergey must tell the Indian captain of new discoveries from time to time, lest he dodge and get entangled in the fishing nets.Yakov is standing behind the captain, and generally does not intervene in the command of the captain. However, the presence of Russian consultants also makes the command cabin of the Chakra a little crowded. After all, when the submarine was designed, there was no place for consultants. .

Gradually Sergey heard a new sound, a faint yet unlocalized signal picked up by the towed sonar as it turned a turn, and it was certain that it was not the monotonous frequency of the noisy diesel engines of a surface vessel, but more like A restrained, elusive murmur from a hydronic cooling system mounted on a floating raft.The sergeant listened carefully for a while, and was sure that his judgment was correct.

"Mr. Captain, there are some findings, it may be a nuclear submarine." The staff sergeant reminded Lieutenant Colonel Dihener who was in a daze behind the periscope in English.The lieutenant colonel stepped forward hesitantly, judging from his bewildered expression, this discovery was not what he wanted.

Sure enough, Lieutenant Colonel Dihener immediately turned to Yakov and began to seek help from Russian advisers.Yakov strode up behind Sergey and stopped for a while.

"Captain, I suggest that the submarine turn around and increase the range of towed sonar interception. I think she is still far away. We must first determine the bearing and then occupy a favorable position."

"You see it done, Colonel," said Captain Dihener.

Yakov did his part and began issuing his orders.

(End of this chapter)