Red Alert Somalia

Li Lan's figure was finally seen by sharp-eyed engineers. An engineer wearing a yellow helmet with oil stains on his face and a pair of heavy gloves on his hands hurried over.

Nearly before and after, the engineer untied his gloves and gave Li Lan a military salute: "Welcome the commander and General Natasha to inspect."

"I'm busy with you guys, I just come to have a look, don't be restrained." Li Lan waved his hand, indicating that the other party would not be so polite.

"I'll take you to see it! It's very dirty and messy." The engineer said again.

Li Lan first glanced at the various equipment and tools around.And several lines connected to the interior of the submarine and the eight torpedo tubes in the bow of the boat, and he nodded.

"By the way, do you think about handling this submarine in this way?" Li Lan asked as he walked closer to the submarine.

"According to the results of the discussions between the scientists and us, we intend to repair it. The hull is not difficult, but the electronic equipment inside is more troublesome. It must be carefully explored and it will take a long time to complete."

"It's fine if you have an idea. This thing is a treasure. The most expensive attack nuclear submarine in the world is worth more than a simple US$3.2 billion." Li Lan chuckled a few times, and said in a weird manner. .

"Please rest assured, the commander, we will definitely explore the equipment and functions inside."

Li Lan nodded and continued: "Take us inside for a walk."

"please follow me."

Under the leadership of the engineer, Li Lan and Natasha soon arrived inside the submarine.

As soon as I entered the submarine, I didn't say anything about the taste. It was definitely not much better. Li Lan was a little surprised by the space inside.Unlike the small and narrow environment in the imagination, the space inside this submarine is not tight at all, but there is still a lot of space for activities, especially the control center, with eight seats side by side facing away , There is a space in the middle that can accommodate three people walking at the same time.

As soon as Li Lan came in, the engineer began to introduce him to the basic situation of the submarine: "The difference between this submarine and other submarines is its multi-mission platform (mmp) configuration, and the entire hull has been extended by 30 meters. Displacement increased by 2500 tons. mmp enhances the submarine’s load-carrying capacity, allowing the boat to use advanced technology to develop and test a new generation of weapons, sensors and underwater vehicles. At the same time, the boat also retains the first two. Seawolf is fast, quiet, and has strong underwater combat capabilities.

Moreover, this submarine also has many design features of the United States. In terms of personnel comfort, full design considerations have been made.Even in the personnel living cabin, there are simulated sunlight, as well as a sunbathing area, swimming pool, gym, and living facilities are very sound."

Li Lan slid his finger across the electronic equipment in the control center and asked, "What about weapons?"

The engineer opened his mouth and said: "We have found a total of 12 Tomahawk cruise missiles, 18 Whaling Fork anti-ship missiles, 20 torpedoes, and hundreds of mines. These weapons are already owned by this submarine. Fully equipped."

"Why is there only such a small amount?" The data given by the engineer is only the loading capacity of a normal nuclear submarine, but this Carter is 30 meters larger than a normal nuclear submarine, and the weapons inside have not increased, so increase by three. Is the ten-meter length really just for multi-tasking platforms?

"Well, the most things on this submarine are actually tools for intelligence collection. Whether it is a multi-mission platform or the equipment in the control center, many of them are used for intelligence collection." When the engineer answered, he gently fiddled with the cabin. The electronic equipment in the room turned helplessly: "Unfortunately, these equipment have been immersed in seawater. They must be repaired and prepared before they can be turned on. According to our estimates, these equipment must contain a large amount of information. It is impossible for a submarine to transmit the information collected in real time. It must first be stored inside the submarine, and then the information will be transmitted after returning or floating."

"Don't worry about this. Everything is in your hands, and it's only a matter of time to get this information." Li Lan replied calmly.

Today Li Lan is not the same flat-headed citizen who once knew a lot of little-known secrets.From land-based listening stations all over the world, to air reconnaissance aircraft flying at the gates of other countries, to various reconnaissance satellites in space, Americans’ "ears" are getting longer and longer, and countries and regions around the world are eavesdropping. Within the scope, all kinds of military, political, economic and other intelligence are continuously gathered to the headquarters of the US National Security Agency.

Of course, the monitoring network in the United States will naturally not let go of the sea, and spread to the sea.As the Jimmy Carter multi-mission nuclear submarine officially entered service in 2005, the United States will be able to eavesdrop on optical cables laid on the seabed by other countries.After the Americans' "ears" stretched from land to space, they went deep into the ocean.

Before the end of the 1980s, shortwave communications and satellite communications were responsible for voice and data communications in the 90s around the world. Even top-secret diplomatic telegrams were mainly sent through these two methods, but with secret processing.The National Security Agency, which is responsible for monitoring matters in the United States, has been operating for decades and has spent huge sums of money to build a huge eavesdropping network covering the world, including land-based monitoring stations located in the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia and other countries, and spies Satellites, reconnaissance aircraft, reconnaissance ships, etc.It is precisely by relying on these monitoring equipment that the United States can almost wipe out the global voice and data communications.

Even the trans-oceanic telephones with submarine copper cables, which are regarded as the most confidential by many countries, have also been picked up by the US National Security Agency.In the 1970s and 1980s, U.S. agents used the spy submarine Polk to conduct large-scale wiretapping of the submarine copper cables along the Pacific coast of the former Soviet Union.However, after the submarine has installed a wiretap at the bottom of the sea, the wiretap tape must be collected every few months, which is time-consuming and laborious, and the information obtained is often out of date.This American approach was eventually betrayed by a spy, and its eavesdropping device became an exhibit in the Moscow KGB Museum.

With the emergence of submarine optical cables, this practice in the United States began to lose its effectiveness.The submarine optical cable is covered with a thick steel sheath. Most of the optical cables are located on the seabed hundreds or even thousands of meters deep, and are generally buried 1 meter deep on the seabed.Let alone wiretapping, it is not so easy to find it in the vast ocean.As more and more trans-ocean telephones, texts, data files and e-mails are transferred to submarine optical cables for transmission in various countries, there is less and less intelligence that can be captured by traditional eavesdropping methods.

Of course, the National Security Agency will not wait to die. The golden age of unwilling to tap global communications is over, and the idea of ​​eavesdropping on submarine optical cables is started-although it is much harder than eavesdropping on copper cables.

After more than ten years of hard work, the United States finally achieved success after many failures.The important task of monitoring fiber-optic communications was handed over to the US Navy’s third Seawolf class nuclear submarine, the Jimmy Carter.The boat has a customized multi-mission platform for eavesdropping on submarine optical cables. It is equipped with the most advanced electronic reconnaissance equipment and can collect intelligence underwater, including reconnaissance and monitoring of important targets and eavesdropping on submarine optical cable communications. Therefore, it has become the most advanced national security agency. The ideal underwater spy.After the official service, the target of the Carter nuclear submarine monitoring is the optical cable network in the Pacific and Mediterranean. The monitoring location may be between Japan, China and Singapore, and between Europe and the Middle East.

And this submarine has also undergone many secret transformations, and it has been hailed by the US Congress as the most effective anti-terrorism underwater platform, and it is still the kind of extraordinary anti-terrorism capability.

Under the guidance of the engineer, it took Li Lan nearly an hour to stroll through the interior of the submarine. Of course, most of the time, he was curious about a certain device on the submarine and stood for a while.After many moments add up, there is one hour.

After getting out of the submarine, Li Lan didn't stay here much. After seeing this behemoth for the last time and saying goodbye to the staff inside, Li Lan and Natasha left the military port.

As soon as Natasha got in the car, she asked: "The commander seems to be very interested in the electronic equipment inside this submarine."

"Yes, I am indeed very interested. Since 9/11, the United States has deployed an extremely tight intelligence network throughout the world. If we are not encrypted communications with bases, otherwise the terrorist attack has not started, we will be informed by the US intelligence network. "Li Lan did not conceal his thoughts from Natasha, and said: "This submarine is an important intelligence-gathering submarine for the United States. Every device on it has a huge effect for us..."

Li Lan looked at the dim shadow of the ship docked in the military port out of the car window, her eyes a little dignified, and continued: "The United States is an extremely large country. It is not only its powerful arms and economy, but also its various pervasive intelligence agencies. Today we only have the word mystery, but sooner or later these two words will be uncovered. The last time the Lincoln took action, the CIA sensed it was a very dangerous signal.

Not to mention, there are a large number of CIA agents hidden in Somalia. Over the years, with our development, there have been more and more CIA agents.They may not be able to enter the security area of ​​the base, but in southern Somalia, these CIA agents are extremely active.They are like poisonous snakes lurking in the dark. Sooner or later, they will become a big trouble in our hearts..."

The special car took a turn and lost the angle of viewing the warship. Li Lan also retracted his gaze, but his words did not stop, only a little more hopeful in his words: "I hope this American submarine will be able to fight in future wars. , Give us more initiative!"