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After the missile was launched, the Cross Sword radar began to track the missile. The radar could simultaneously guide 8 SA-N-9 missiles to attack 4 drone targets. This was completely familiar to the Kirov. After a target machine target, something unexpected happened.

"Sir, our last SA-N-9 missile cannot be guided. It seems that severe electronic interference is blocking our guidance radar." The operator immediately reported the situation to the commander of the Kirov.

"Really? This is a small accident in the joint military exercise." The experienced captain of the Kirov was not intimidated by this difficulty. After all, this is an exercise that attracts the attention of the world, and it is impossible Drop it in your own hands.

"Immediately switch to a TV tracker to track and guide the target aircraft and missiles."

"Understood." The operator said.

After switching to TV tracking, the image on the screen was somewhat blurred, but the movement of the missile and the target drone could still be seen clearly. The operator guided the supersonic missile to the attack target.

"Five seconds to make contact with the target, four seconds, three seconds, two seconds, one second."

The captain clenched his fists and stared at the target drone that was getting bigger and bigger on the screen.

Finally, in a dazzling fire, the last of the eight target drones ended its mission of being hit by the missile, and disintegrated into countless fragments and fell into the Pacific Ocean.

"Accurately focused on the target, and all eight target drones were destroyed." The operator breathed a sigh of relief, and the captain of the Kirov took off his hat and wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead.

"The next fish that slipped through the net will be handed over to the Kashtan anti-aircraft missiles on the Type 956 destroyer. Our mission has been completed, but we don't know what the Americans who are monitoring our movements hundreds of miles away will think." The captain of the Kirov looked forward to what the United States would do next.

Further exacerbate the conflict, or opt out of compromise?

However, the current U.S. fleet has obviously blown up its nest. The Nimitz aircraft carrier battle group stationed off the coast of Taiwan has already moved towards the direction of the joint exercise. The Ministry's highest order, otherwise you will not be able to take a step back in the next confrontation anyway!

There is an even more dire conflict brewing.

Chapter 455 The Pacific Storm (4)

The Nimitz continued to approach the Sino-Soviet combined fleet, conducting reconnaissance outside the sea area of ​​the combined fleet. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, known as the birth of war, was approaching the Sino-Soviet combined fleet cautiously. They dispatched the Siskoky SH The -60B anti-submarine helicopter can only conduct ultra-low-altitude reconnaissance, for fear of being shot down by SA-N-7 as a target aircraft.

After seeing the wonderful performance of SA-N-7 Hurricane and SA-N-9 Doyle in full bloom, no one thought of conflicting with this group of crazy polar bears, just because of the anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles they are equipped with It's enough for the Nimitz aircraft carrier to drink a pot, not to mention that Captain Keynes believes that within a radius of 400 nautical miles, in the deep sea area of ​​​​about [-] meters, the Soviet attack nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is preparing for it.As long as the U.S. fleet dares to attack the Soviet Union's Pacific Fleet, dozens of anti-ship missiles and torpedoes carried on the submarine will pour onto Nimitz's deck without hesitation.

The Sierra-class nuclear submarine is like a ghost in the deep sea, hovering around the Nimitz aircraft carrier battle group, this steel goldfish loaded with SS-N-21 long-range cruise missiles, SS-N-16 anti-submarine missiles and Type 53 torpedoes The huge advantages in terms of diving depth and underwater speed and other technical performances have amazed everyone.

When the Soviet Union put the secret weapon Sierra class on the table, it meant that they were ready for conflict, and the submarine collision in the Arctic Ocean that shocked the world also made the American Los Angeles-class submarine very afraid of this crazy Ivan. ghost.

"We have determined the coordinates of the American aircraft carrier and fed back the data to the Ulyanovsk." The experienced Captain Remus reported the information to the headquarters, as a representative of the outstanding military exploits in the Arctic Ocean crisis. The submarine commander, he was transferred from the Northern Fleet to the Pacific Fleet, and a captain with rich experience like him is more needed here to deal with various crises.

"Now that the Sierra class has entered the scheduled launch position, as long as the Americans are ready to take the lead, our nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will pour all the artillery fire on the Americans. This is our retaliation."

Perhaps the Nimitz aircraft carrier battle group has not noticed that the black ghost following him is waiting for an opportunity to fire.The thunderous tactics of the Soviet Union made the United States terrified.After all, they are not ready for a world war, and the Soviet Union only needs seven strategic nuclear submarines to cause immeasurable losses to the entire world.

"Please exercise restraint, Comrade Remus, the Soviet Union is not yet ready for a world war." Smirev said, "Our main purpose is to force the Americans to make concessions, not to force the Americans to start a war. I know Neither side will easily engage in a war, so now is a state of putting pressure on the other side."

"A state of pressure?" Remus suddenly realized what the Politburo executives were trying to do. They were trying to force the opponent to show all their cards.

"Yes, the mission of the Sierra class is to force the United States to expose all its strength, and then use the Ulyanovsk aircraft carrier battle group to surround and threaten it."

At this time, the Pentagon in the United States was in a panic, and the intelligence collected from the Pacific region was continuously sent back to the Pentagon's central computer for data analysis.At the same time, an emergency meeting is being held within the United States. This is the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis that the top leaders of the United States have felt the seriousness of the situation. Because of this, they have urgently summoned all senior officials of the Ministry of Defense to pay attention to the progress of the situation. .

Even at 1 o'clock in the morning, the interior of the Pentagon was still brightly lit. Employees carrying documents kept rushing through the corridors and entered a door guarded by soldiers with live ammunition. A bunch of people are busy monitoring the data, and the results calculated from these data will be displayed on the big screen in the Pentagon conference room.

Commander-in-Chief Jeremy Burda of the U.S. Navy was traversing a hallway busier than Christmas when he stopped at the end of the hallway as Burda faced a red door and handed in his badge To the guard at the gate, Burda was not allowed to enter the gate until his identity was confirmed. After he entered the gate, Burda was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Everyone lost their usual calmness and began to argue. The dispute was nothing more than this naval exercise.Radicals believe that the United States must fight back, and at the same time conduct a joint exercise with the Taiwan Navy to intimidate others, so that the Sino-Soviet joint fleet will realize who is the real ocean overlord, the invincible Pacific Seventh Fleet.The conservatives believed that they should continue the dialogue with China and the Soviet Union and solve the problem at the negotiating table is the best.

The former was called reckless, the latter was called a coward.

Only Secretary of Defense William Perry sat quietly in his seat, without saying a word, weighing the situation.Whether to attack or retreat, the final decision is not made by himself, but by President Mario who is still in the Kremlin.When he saw Burda coming in from the door, William Perry got up and came to meet him.

William Perry urgently needed to get the most accurate information from Burda. He lowered his voice and asked, "What's the situation? General Burda. The White House and the staff are already frantic. They think that the president chose to go to Taiwan waters It is a wrong choice to conduct military exercises, which will put the United States under great pressure."

Burda raised his head and looked around. He patted William Perry on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "Is there any way for you to persuade the President of the United States to give up this practice? Minister William Perry, as far as I know, the Soviet Union And China just completed the air defense exercise project, and the modern class destroyers that China bought from the Soviet Union performed very well, I mean, it would be a very wrong thing to have a conflict with them in the Pacific Ocean now."

"Can we force them to leave? Use our Nimitz-class aircraft carrier battle group? Don't forget that we have a large number of carrier-based aircraft. Even if we fire anti-ship missiles at them, they can sink the Sino-Soviet combined fleet."

"Minister William, let me tell you another piece of regrettable news. According to intelligence, the Soviet Sierra-class nuclear-powered submarine has reached the designated sea area and is tracking the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier battle group, but we have not Discover the location of this attack nuclear submarine. That is to say, as long as we dare to approach the "dangerous area", this nuclear submarine will attack us without hesitation. You must know that their Sierra class is not only designed to destroy our strategic nuclear submarines , it can even be used to destroy our aircraft carrier battle group.”

Chapter 456 The Pacific Storm (5)

The Soviet Union and China can always surprise each other when the Americans think that things are about to end. In addition to the joint fleet air defense, the joint fleet anti-submarine is the focus of this military exercise. Wolf-class submarines abandon surveillance of the Sino-Soviet joint fleet.

The Type 1155 anti-submarine ship that originally cooperated with the modern-class destroyer to carry out anti-submarine missions now cooperates with the 037 submarine hunter of the East China Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy to hunt and kill American scout submarines. The Soviet Navy also chose a very appropriate name for this operation. action.

In view of the lack of anti-submarine capability exposed by the Type 1135 anti-submarine ship during the Mediterranean crisis, the Soviet Union planned to develop a large missile ship comparable to the Spruance-class destroyer of the US Navy in order to compete with the US Navy. The electronics and armament of the ship are relatively backward, and the volume is relatively large, so it is difficult to do everything on a ship, and we can only divide labor and cooperate.So the Soviet Navy put forward the so-called idea that 1+1 is greater than 2, that is, the Type 1155 is responsible for anti-submarine and air defense, and the Type 956 destroyer is responsible for anti-ship.The Soviet Navy believed that the two warships combined in this way would overwhelm the two Spruance-class destroyers of the US Navy in terms of firepower.

But this time the mission is only for anti-submarine, to lead the two American submarines out of the sea, so the Type 1155 anti-submarine ship will cooperate with the Chinese 037 submarine hunter.

The Type 1155 large-scale anti-submarine ship dispatched by the Soviet Union is the Intrepid. The captain is Shaposhnikov, who has confronted the NATO fleet in Norwegian waters. He has rich experience in anti-submarine and anti-tracking. In the long run, he compares hunting to fishing.

"Sonar is our fishing line, American submarines are our prey, and anti-submarine aircraft are our hooks. If you can force a Los Angeles-class submarine to surface, it's like hoisting a 130-pound catfish on the Volga River Just as exciting."

After entering the designated sea area, the captain used the walkie-talkie to issue an order to the driver of the Ka-27 anti-submarine helicopter to search the sea area.

Then he asked the operator to turn on the sonar and start searching for the exact location of Los Angeles and Seawolf. Although the anti-submarine ship Intrepid would not launch torpedoes at them, it was enough to make the captains of the two submarines break out in a cold sweat.Captain Shaposhnikov closed his eyes and waited for the prey to take the bait. He was only responsible for detecting the specific location of the prey, and the 037 submarine hunter was responsible for the specific tracking.

The Ka-27 anti-submarine aircraft dropped sonar on the sea. This kind of sonar, which is towed by a ship-borne helicopter, can quickly change positions for search, deal with fast-moving submarines and serve as long-term search missions.This kind of sonar not only extends the ship detection distance, but also will not be affected by ship noise.

The large anti-submarine ship Intrepid not only turned on ordinary sonar, but also electronic support measures, magnetic detectors and infrared detectors. Captain Shaposhnikov believed that the two submarines would never exceed the radius of fifteen nautical miles. distance.This is the optimal range for Los Angeles-class tracking ships.

The Intrepid, equipped with advanced detection devices, soon discovered two large submarines in the southeast waters, and then the Ka-27 anti-submarine helicopter reported the specific coordinates to the Intrepid ship.

Captain Shaposhnikov, who was originally squinting, opened his eyes suddenly, staring at the calm blue sea level, with a smug smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Finally caught you."

At this time, in the deep water world hundreds of meters below, the captain of the Los Angeles-class submarine was still carefully tracking the Ulyanovsk, but he was completely unaware that he had become someone else's prey.

"What's the situation now?" asked the captain of the Los Angeles-class submarine.

"The tracking is going well, Captain, our position has not been captured by the anti-submarine ship of the Ulyanovsk." The first officer replied staring at the screen.

"Very good, keep tracking." The captain stared at every move on the screen, suddenly the captain noticed some unknown dots appeared on the screen, when he just spoke, there was a dull explosion from outside the submarine Voice.The captain's expression changed suddenly. This was the sound of a depth charge exploding.

"Continue to throw depth charges 300 meters in front of the submarine, two at a time, and then notify the Chinese Type 037 submarine hunters that it's time to track them down." Captain Shaposhnikov looked at the dropped five bombs. A depth charge, I thought it would be enough to feed a pot of these people.Since you can't use torpedo bombing directly, at least use this method to disgust you.Captain Shaposhnikov didn't have the patience to force the opponent to float up, but directly warned the Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine with depth charges. We have locked your position, and you must either float up or be buried in the sea.

From Crazy Ivan to the depth charge warning, this fits the rough and violent style of the Red Navy.

The shock waves of the depth charges shook the submarine one after another. The Seawolf-class submarine and the Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine began to retreat, but they detected that the Soviet anti-submarine ships did not stop chasing them, but instead chased them in two ways. The 1155 large Dreadnought-class anti-submarine ship used active sonar to continuously knock on the shell of the US nuclear submarine, forcing the Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine and the Seawolf-class to float up.

"Is the Soviet Union planning to force us to leave this sea area? No, if that's the case, why are there two ships attacking at the same time? Could it be targeting the Seawolf class and us?"

If they don't go up, they may really be buried in the bottom of the sea. In desperation, the Los Angeles class chose to go up, and at the same time sent a help message to the Nimitz aircraft carrier, requesting assistance for the two submarines to get rid of the pursuit of anti-submarine ships.

"The two nuclear submarines are rapidly surfacing. Immediately notify the captain of the Type 037 and prepare for a relentless pursuit." At this time, the two Type 1155 and Type 037 ships have separated from the joint fleet and are closely chasing the two submarines. The purpose is to prevent them from posing a threat to the Sino-Soviet joint fleet.

"If we keep chasing like this, we may be close to the opponent's aircraft carrier battle group. Captain Shaposhnikov, enough is enough, let's give up chasing." The captain of the Type 037 submarine hunter said anxiously.This is not the waters of the Chinese side, but the high seas of the Pacific Ocean. Doing so may be regarded as a war by the other party.