Fortunately for the Chinese submarines, the US nuclear submarine commanders were indecisive and did not dare to risk their lives, so that they missed the "good opportunity." And although Jiang Haitao, the commander of China's No. 031 submarine, regretted his actions a little recklessly, he had been preparing for war regardless of a single qiē, and at this time, even if he was really wrong, he could only do it to the end.

What he is even more fortunate or the most commendable thing he has done is that he ordered the sonar crew to turn on the active sonar to attack the opponent first, regardless of exposing his danger in advance when the submarine was still in place and the torpedo had not had time to load!

Don't underestimate the small action of calling active sonar, and don't think that the sound waves generated by active sonar can't hurt the opponent's nuclear submarine, and it's useless. Yes, it can't hurt a single hair of the nuclear submarine, but it has won the initiative for the No. 031 submarine, bought time, and tilted the balance of victory in favor of China.

Because according to convention or under normal circumstances, the submarine of the side that takes the initiative to turn on the active sonar is ready for battle and can put the other party to death at any time. It's just that in the here and now, submarine 031 has played a rogue trick.

Although the Project 031 submarine is now completely bluffing, and although the Project 031 is not at all ready to start a battle, the commander of the nuclear submarine "San Juan" does not know ah. They also couldn't see that the torpedo tube No. 031 was not loaded with torpedoes, and they didn't know that the submarine itself was still tilted, but they thought that the other party had aimed the torpedo at them according to the fixed thinking in their minds, thinking that they had a loaded gun on their head that could be fired at any time.

While the captain of the "San Juan" was still hesitating to float up to show that he would admit defeat, and his sonar commander had given up looking for abnormal sounds in the huge low-frequency sound waves, the sonar computer on the nuclear submarine was still sticking to its post, and its software analyzed the sound from behind the sonar sensor collection, and soon displayed an alarm message on the screen: "Class B warning!" The voiceprint of the submarine behind the boat is exactly the same as that of the tracked submarine! ”

The sonar commander, who had already given up, instinctively saw the information on the screen, almost jumped up, and exclaimed: "How is this possible? How did the submarine in the valley get behind us! ”

Several sonar soldiers also had surprised expressions, look at me. I look at you.

Instead of immediately forwarding the report to the submarine conning tower, the sonar commander entered a command into the computer, which was instructed to re-analyze the voiceprints emitted by the submarine behind him.

Soon, the same warning occurred again on the computer.

Once again, the computer unmistakably confirmed that the submarine behind them was emitting sound waves from active sonar was the same one they had been tracking a few hours earlier. That is, the submarine in the valley of the S did not know why it moved behind them.

The sonar commander did not hesitate any longer and immediately forwarded this message to the submarine conning tower: "Warning! It has been fully confirmed that the submarine that emitted sound waves behind the boat is the one in the valley of S! ”

This warning was transmitted to the display screen of the submarine control tower, and the captain and chief of staff were like ghosts.

The captain shouted wildly, "Impossible! When pigs fly! The guys in the sonar room are all straw bales! It's all bastards! ”

The chief of staff also had a rare agreement with the captain, and shouted: "Impossible, how can they appear behind us." Will they fly? How could our towed sonar miss it? ”

The combat staff officer was also not convinced: "Could it be a ghost?" But he asked the captain again, "Sir, now that there are no front and rear strikes, shall we quietly kill it as if we are going to face up and admit defeat?" ”

The captain angrily scolded: "Fool! People are now shooting dead spots behind us, how can we sink it? As soon as we turn around, as soon as we make even the slightest move to attack them, they will not hesitate to fire torpedoes. ”

The combat staff officer quietly argued: "Maybe they haven't loaded the torpedo yet, and for the sake of silence, they don't dare to load it." And our torpedoes are already loaded. ......, when we are chasing them, when they are setting a trap for us, we are already enemies with them, and even if we come up and admit defeat, they may not sink us. ”

When the captain heard this, he chuckled in his heart, and quickly turned his gaze to the chief of staff, although he did not ask because he was reserved, he obviously agreed with the idea of the combat staff officer. is seeking the support of the chief of staff. Support him to make up his mind - to break the net of a fish to death, maybe there is a chance of survival.

The chief of staff also agreed with the words of the operational staff officer in his heart, but he remembered the ridicule of the combat staff officer before him, and remembered that if his proposal was adopted and successful this time, wouldn't he be even more ridiculed by this guy? It's bad enough to be pressed by the captain who doesn't take responsibility, and it's unimaginable for another guy to be arrogant and pointing fingers in front of him. Thus there was an instinctive opposition in the chief of staff.

Moreover, the chief of staff really does not want to, nor does he dare to gamble with his own life, although there is a glimmer of life, but this chance is too slim, at most 50 percent, once the war starts, it will either be you or I will die. Under the attack of the opponent's active sonar, the hope of survival is far from 50%.

Besides, whether the Chinese submarines were loaded with torpedoes or not, no one knows. The operational staff officers themselves only guessed based on common sense. Although in general they did not load torpedoes, the Chinese were cunning. and good at creating miracles, can you judge them according to the general situation? If, according to the general situation, it is impossible to appear at all, the submarine that he is chasing is behind his ass.

In case they have already loaded the torpedo, in case they are ready to launch the torpedo, and they themselves are not dying faster?

Although the two sides have become hostile in the pursuit, the other side may not dare to really take action, and may not dare to sink the "San Juan" nuclear submarine at the risk of offending the United States or causing a major Sino-US war.

You must know that none of them dare to openly declare war on India, so they can only take the method of supporting Pakistan, and can only quietly help under the water, is it not because they have scruples? It's not that they don't want the war to disrupt their ongoing domestic construction?

Isn't it enough to be able to bring an American attack nuclear submarine to the surface and make the United States' proud navy admit defeat, enough for them to win face and reputation, and also gain the favor of the Americans in private? Do you have to sink the US nuclear submarine and make the bottom of the ocean full of blood? This will not benefit China at all, because as we all know, the combat strength of the US navy, especially the combat strength of aircraft carrier battle groups and submarines, is absolutely the first in the world, and China's naval strength is difficult to match with the United States even if it is expanded by 10 or 50 times.

Thinking of this, the chief of staff asked rhetorically: "If we take the initiative to admit defeat, will their Chinese submarines dare to attack us?" Can they afford the consequences of a possible war between China and the United States? And if we work hard, the best outcome is to die together. ”

The captain, who had already gritted his teeth and was ready to give it a go, suddenly lost his courage, and said in his heart: "Yes, if we admit defeat, they may not beat us." China generally doesn't do anything to kill everything, so why should we gamble with our lives? Why should we die with them, if our lives are noble? What qualifications do they have to die with me? ......, hmph, as long as I get through this difficulty, I will make them look good, see one and destroy the other! ”

Thinking of this, the indecisive captain lost the heart to fight with the other party. He ordered loudly: "Keep the course the same, ten on the bow, five under the stern, and three knots in the vein!" ”

The standard ascent command is also extremely gentle, and does not show any hostility to the outside world.

While the officers in the command tower were thinking, comparing, and weighing, the officers and men in the sonar room were no longer as surprised as before, and they all sat honestly in front of the operating table and began to operate seriously, carefully distinguishing other additional sounds regardless of the soreness of their eardrums.

Hearing the captain's order, they all breathed a sigh of relief: "Admit defeat? Good! We don't need to be so painful. ”

The loud noise of active sonar is really torment for them, just like staying in the next room where someone hits a wall with a hammer for a long time, enough to drive people crazy. Now I finally don't have to force myself to listen, and I can even plug my ears with earplugs to temporarily block out the terrifying sound.

However, at this moment, the computer that has no emotion but faithfully performs the task sends out a higher level of warning:

"Class A warning! Behind the submarine is loading torpedoes! ”

A cold sweat broke out on the sonar commander's body, and his distracted eyes stared at the flashing red warning on the screen: "A-level warning!" Behind the submarine is loading torpedoes! ”

One sonar soldier reacted quickly, immediately put on the headphones that he had just taken off but didn't have time to throw away, endured the nausea caused by the huge sound waves, and carefully discerned the small voices that were masked, and soon he shouted out in a gaffe: "They've finished torpedo loading!" ”

If the other side loads the torpedo before the captain gives the order to float, it is nothing, because the action of loading the torpedo has a huge deterrent effect, which can make the side attacked by the active sonar more afraid, and then speed up the action of admitting defeat and speeding up the action of floating.

However, now that the "San Juan" nuclear submarine has conceded defeat and has begun to float without hostility in accordance with international practice, why do they still have to load torpedoes?

If they did not load the torpedo, the officers and men of the "San Juan" nuclear submarine would not know at all, and in their minds, since they had attacked with active sonar, how could they not have loaded the torpedo?

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