Volume 3 The Storms of the East China Sea Chapter 90 Self-Digging Grave (740 Explosions. Ask for a commuter pass)
Pay the Chinese Navy, the US military does not have the guts; Very happy to deal with the "Swordfish" T3
After the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, all the commanders of the U.S. attack nuclear submarines received a task: to keep a close eye on the "Camp David explosion" of China's new submarine during patrol missions, and the CIA, which was reinvigorated under the leadership of Nayed, also stepped up intelligence collection on China's new submarines
At that time, the United States already knew something about China's new submarines
All-electric propulsion, maximum underwater endurance of at least 7,500 miles, maximum diving speed of more than 25, maximum diving depth of more than 500, minimum noise below 90 decibels, equipped with heavy electric torpedoes with performance no worse than the MK48, in addition, the size of the submarine, displacement, electronic equipment and other important information, the United States does not know anything
What makes the CIA even more embarrassed is that even China has several such submarines that can't be explained!
At the beginning of the year, the CIA had a "big gain"
A Virginia-class attack nuclear submarine that went to the Yellow Sea to participate in the "Peninsula Peace and Stability 2016 US-ROK Joint Military Exercise" discovered a Chinese submarine that had never encountered it before in the waters west of Jeju Island, and recorded the characteristic noise of the submarine
After nearly 2 months of busyness, the CIA found out that it was "empty joy"
What happened to the "Virginia" was not the all-electric submarine of the Chinese Navy, but the first ship of the 095 attack nuclear submarine that had just been built and was being tested at sea, and what made the CIA even more disappointing was that the 095 returned to the shipyard after completing the sea trial and re-laid the silencing tiles, which not only reduced the noise a lot, but also significantly changed the characteristics
China's all-electric submarines are still the head and tail of the dragon, and there is no clue
The CIA lost face, and the US Navy lost face
5. At the beginning of 2095, it was learned that the U.S. Navy adjusted the deployment of submarines and deployed the Pacific Fleet "Virginia" ~+ Pearl Harbor and 2 at Apra Naval Base in Guam
The conflict between Japan and Japan escalated in early 7 July, and the US Navy sent the "Seawolf" to Pearl Harbor
At the time of the outbreak of the East China Sea War, the US Navy deployed a total of 21 attack nuclear submarines in the Pacific region, of which 14 were of the Los Angeles class, six of the Virginia-class, and one of the Seawolf classes
On November 2, the "Virginia" class deployed in the Apra military port first rushed to the East China Sea
This is where the "Swordfish" met the "Texas" and SSN776 "Hawaii" in the first round of conflict
After the first round of conflict, the U.S. Navy again adjusted its submarine deployment
725, the SSN21 "Seawolf", the SSN779 "New Mexico" and the SSN780 "Nisota" and SSN784 "North Dakota", which were originally deployed at Pearl Harbor, set off for Pearl Harbor
Before the outbreak of the second round of conflict, the U.S. Navy used the Pacific Fleet's seven advanced attack nuclear submarines in 5+:I+
At this time, the attitude of the President of the United States changed
China has made significant contributions to the peaceful settlement of the dispute by making concessions in the negotiations, but Japan has stepped up its efforts, not only taking an increasingly tough stance at the negotiating table, but also unleashing a financial war recklessly
The situation is gradually getting out of control, and the financial storm that is sweeping the world is coming
Looking at countries around the world, it is certainly the United States, not other countries, that is most afraid of a financial crisis
The global financial crisis triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States and the collapse of venture capital banks on Wall Street in 08 not only caused the US economy to suffer heavy losses, the unemployment rate hit a new high for more than ten consecutive months, the domestic consumer market shrank sharply, and investors went bankrupt one after another, but also challenged the international hegemony of the United States, forced to withdraw troops from Iraq, reduce the troops stationed in Afghanistan, and slow down the pace of NATO's eastward expansion, which eventually led to the fourth Indo-Pakistani war
Like the prestige of the United States in the international community, the dollar has fallen from the shrine
During the Japeel administration, the weakness of the United States in diplomacy was directly related to the weakness of the dollar
If another global financial crisis breaks out, the United States will become the "victim" country that will bear the brunt of the crisis, and not only will the economy be affected, the unemployment rate will rise to more than 10 percent again, and the government's prestige will be severely hit, but the international status of the dollar will also be devastated, and it will even completely lose its status as the main foreign trade settlement currency
What will become of the United States on the day the dollar becomes the "American dollar", no one dares to think
After the end of World War II, the United States was able to become the leader of the Western world, drag down the powerful red empire through the Cold War for nearly half a century, and become the only superpower after the Cold War
In the several financial and economic crises that broke out after the war, the United States all survived the crises by issuing more dollars, devaluing the dollar, and passing on the losses to other countries to ensure its own interests
It has been said that aircraft carriers are the big stick that the United States uses to defeat the enemy, and the dollar is the bone scraper that the United States uses to exploit the enemy
Proceeding from safeguarding national interests, it is more important to ensure the international status of the dollar than to secure 11 aircraft carrier battle groups
If the dollar falls, the global financial crisis will quickly turn into a global economic crisis, without the support of the dollar's international status, the United States will not only lose its "umbrella," but also lose its "crutch." When the time comes, the United States will have to repay the tens of trillions of capital it has plundered from other countries, and it will have to pay for domestic consumption that cannot make ends meet
What will happen as a result, it's not that I can't think of it, but I don't dare to think about it
It is not difficult to understand that the position of the President of the United States has changed at this time
For the United States, the top priority is to defuse the Sino-Japanese conflict, quell the intensifying financial war, and prevent the outbreak of the global financial crisis
There is a causal relationship between the three, and the order cannot be changed
On the 25th, Roddick issued the highest order to the US military: not to participate in the war, not to provide combat assistance to Japan, not to take the initiative to provoke and attack Chinese troops participating in the war, and not to enter the theater of operations without being attacked
Subsequently, all the 3 submarines that had just arrived at Apra remained in the harbor, and the 2 "Virginia"-class attack nuclear submarines, which were patrolling the East China Sea, retreated to the waters east of the Okinawa Trough
When the "Swordfish" arrived in the waters southeast of Naha Port, the 2nd "Virginia" was operating in the waters between the Okinawa Islands and the Miyako Islands, and did not cross the Okinawa Trough and enter the waters designated by China and Japan as warring
Major Andre Jones, the captain of the USS DSN775 Texas, did not violate the presidential order, but also did not intend to leave the sea
As one of the best attack nuclear submarine captains in the U.S. Navy, Major Jones, who is only 37 years old, is not only capable, but also born in a "submarine family" His grandfather Jack Jones participated in World War II and ranked 14th among the "ace captains" of the U.S. Navy, and achieved a proud record of sinking a total of 230,000 tons of Japanese ships; His father, Bowie Jones, retired 7 years ago, and at the beginning of this century, he commanded the SSN762 Columbus attack nuclear submarine to "create" the sinking of the USS Kursk submarine that shocked the world; His brother, Jack Jones Jr., the captain of the SSN778 New Hampshire, fought in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War a year ago and nearly sank China's electric submarine; His younger brother, Andy Jones, was a chief engineer aboard SSN713 Houston and was killed six years ago
Jones's family history is a glorious history of submarine captains
If Bill Davidson, the captain of the SSN776 Hawaii, would faithfully carry out the presidential order, then Jones would try to find a way to exploit the loopholes
The presidential decree makes it clear that "no one shall enter a war zone without being attacked"
What is "not attacked" and what is "attacked"?
Is it an attack with a torpedo, or is it an attack with active sonar?
The U.S. Navy's submarine combat doctrine does not give a clear explanation of "attack", and under normal circumstances, the captain of the boat will judge for himself according to the actual situation that if the enemy has the intention to attack and takes actual action, even if the torpedo is not fired, as long as the captain concludes that the enemy will immediately fire the torpedo, it can be counted as an "attack"
Under Jones's orders, the "Texas" not only did not go far, but made a lot of noise
The "Hawaii", which was about to leave, immediately turned and returned as fast as possible, and as a result, it also made a lot of noise, and it was obvious that Davidson thought that the "Texas" was under attack and rushed to help
After some tossing, the whereabouts of 2 "Virginia" were exposed
Jones's idea was simple: lure a Chinese submarine over the Okinawa Trough into Japan's territorial waters, and then sink the Chinese submarine
Very bold and confident tactics
Jones firmly believes that with the outbreak of war again, when the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force does not have many remaining troops and it is difficult for the Air Self-Defense Force to seize air supremacy, the Chinese submarine will not only not adopt the tactic of waiting for the rabbit, but will also take the initiative to attack and set up an ambush near the port of Naha. Otherwise, it would not have used active sonar to platoon 2 "Virginia" in the last conflict
As long as Chinese submarines dared to cross the Okinawa Trough and expand the scope of engagement, Jones dared to use torpedoes to entertain uninvited guests
Only, the situation has changed slightly
2 After the "Virginia" made a distinct noise, an equally noticeable noise was heard from the southeast, which had never been encountered before
Chinese submarines?
Either the silencer 095 attack nuclear submarine was re-laid, or the elusive all-electric submarine!
525, "Texas" turned first and headed in the direction of an unknown noise
Five minutes later, the "Hawaii" also adjusted its course and approached the unidentified submarine
Damn it*
The fifth is all killed, and the fourth position is in danger
The last point is double the time, and the support of the monthly pass is flashing, supporting the "National Focus"! (To be continued)