Soviet Union 1991

Third update

The Soviet Union and China can always surprise each other just when the Americans think 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 project. The purpose is to force the United States' Los Angeles-class submarines and naval Wolf-class submarines gave up surveillance of the Sino-Soviet joint fleet. n∈n∈,

The Type 1155 anti-submarine ship, which originally cooperated with modern-class destroyers in anti-submarine missions, now cooperates with the 037 submarine hunting submarine of the Chinese Navy's East China Sea Fleet to hunt American reconnaissance submarines. The Soviet Navy also gave this operation a very appropriate name, hunting. action.

Previously, in view of the insufficient anti-submarine capabilities of the Type 1135 anti-submarine ship exposed in the Mediterranean crisis, the Soviet Union, in order to compete with the U.S. Navy, prepared to develop a large missile ship equivalent to the U.S. Navy's Spruance-class destroyer. However, because the Soviet Union Its electronics and armament are relatively backward and its size is relatively large, so it is difficult to cover everything on one ship and can only be divided into divisions of labor and cooperation. So the Soviet Navy put forward the so-called 1+1 is greater than 2 idea, 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 paired in this way would overwhelm the two Spruance-class destroyers of the U.S. Navy in terms of firepower.

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

The Type 1155 large anti-submarine ship dispatched by the Soviet Union is the Dreadnought. The captain is Shaposhnikov, who has confronted the NATO fleet in Norwegian waters. He has rich anti-submarine and anti-tracking experience. For this ship who likes to smoke a pipe, In the long run, he likens hunting to a fishing trip.

"Sonar is our fishing line, and American submarines are our prey, and anti-submarine aircraft are our hooks. If we can force a Los Angeles-class submarine to surface, it will be like lifting a 130-pound European 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 conduct a sea area search.

Then he asked the operator to turn on the sonar and start searching for the exact locations of Los Angeles and Sea Wolf. Although the Dreadnought anti-submarine ship would not launch torpedoes at them, it was enough to make the captains of the two submarines break into cold sweats. 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. As for the specific tracking, the 037 submarine hunter was responsible for it.

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

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

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

Captain Shaposhnikov, who had squinted his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the calm blue sea with a proud smile on his lips.

"Finally caught you."

At this time, in the deep-water world a few hundred 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?" the captain of the Los Angeles-class submarine asked.

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

"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, the dull sound of an explosion came from outside the submarine. Voice. The captain's expression changed suddenly. This was the sound of depth charges exploding.

"Continue to throw depth bombs three hundred meters directly in front of the submarine, two at a time, and then notify the Chinese Type 037 submarine hunter that it is time to track them." Captain Shaposhnikov looked at the dropped bombs. Five depth charges were enough to feed these people. Since we can't use torpedo bombing directly, then at least we can use this method to disgust you. Captain Shaposhnikov did not have the patience to force the other party to surface. Instead, he directly used depth charges to warn the Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine that we have locked your position. You will either surface or be buried in the belly of the sea.

From Crazy Ivan to depth charge warnings, this is in line with the rough and violent style of the Red Navy.

The shock waves of the depth charges successively caused considerable vibrations to the submarine. The Seawolf-class submarine and the Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine began to retreat, but they detected that the Soviet anti-submarine ship not only did not stop the pursuit, but divided into two groups to catch up. The 1155 large Dreadnought-class anti-submarine ship used active sonar to continuously knock on the shells of US nuclear submarines, forcing the Los Angeles-class nuclear submarines and Seawolf-class nuclear submarines to surface.

"Does the Soviet Union plan to force us to leave this sea area? No, if that's the case, why are there two ships attacking at the same time? Is it aimed at the Sea Wolf class and us?"

If they don't surface, they may really be buried in the seabed. Los Angeles class chose to surface under desperation, and sent a message for help to the USS Nimitz, asking for help to help the two submarines get rid of the pursuit of anti-submarine ships.

"The two nuclear submarines are surfacing quickly, notify the captain of the 037 type immediately, and prepare to pursue them closely." At this time, the two 1155 and 037 types have separated from the joint fleet and are chasing the two submarines closely, in order to prevent them from posing a threat to the Sino-Soviet joint fleet.

"If we continue to chase like this, we may be close to the opponent's aircraft carrier battle group, Captain Shaposhnikov, stop chasing, give up." The captain of the 037 anti-submarine ship said anxiously. This is not the Chinese waters, but the high seas of the Pacific Ocean. Such behavior may be regarded as a war by the other side.

"Give up? The good show has just begun." Captain Shaposhnikov replied.

At this time, the air defense radar showed two flashes approaching their ships rapidly. Only the American carrier-based aircraft could reach this speed.

"It seems that the Americans have finally sent carrier-based aircraft to attempt to deter us at ultra-low altitude." Shaposhnikov picked up the communicator and said to the command and operations room at the other end, "The US Navy has sent carrier-based aircraft. We can now carry out Operation Overlord." (To be continued.)