Chapter 1031 "Gift"

Then the planes flying in the sky that cannot be seen, touched or reached are simply the super natural enemies of submarines.

Fortunately, the anti-submarine aircraft at that time had limited means of detecting underwater submarines, otherwise the situation would have deteriorated further.

Their captain was even joking with the first mate.

"To be honest, I hate this kind of mission! Just like last time, we have never received any returning teams. Not to mention whether the mission was completed, they didn't even return after failure. This is really sad." The captain seemed to have a little compassion for the world, or maybe he just said it casually because it doesn't cost any money.

The first mate shook his head. "No, no, no. I just care that this means we have completed another mission and are a little closer to withdrawing to the mainland for a vacation and rest."

There are several common methods for the Citigroup members to decide when to return home for rest, such as based on the total deployment time of the phase, and another method is based on the number of completed missions.

The captain was not angry at the first mate's frankness. What he said just now was just talk.

"But to be honest, the weak big guy on the opposite side is becoming more and more muscular. I'm beginning to worry that they will threaten us one day." The American navy has felt the changes in recent years, and the captain may feel it even more deeply after these missions.

"Maybe, but I don't think they can do that before I retire, so I'm not worried at all." The first mate still looked the same, with a mentality of "I don't care what happens after I die."

It was as if even their God disliked him. Two consecutive signal tones suddenly came from the sonar operator's headset.

Two sound wave signals also lit up on the afterglow display in front of him.

Although this mission was very easy and there was almost nothing that could threaten his side, the two signal sounds immediately aroused his high alert.

The American navy, who had not yet started the civil and military games, still had the courage of S2 and was of excellent quality. He immediately determined what it was like a conditioned reflex!
——He could even tell the characteristic signals of the Russians’ depth charges entering the water and identify their models.

This is normal. The depth charges used for the Be-6 were from the Russians. We didn't even have the time to imitate them and had to use imported products directly.

"Depth charge! Concussion warning!"

His shrill voice instantly resounded throughout the combat command room, and the space inside was not large, so everyone could hear it very clearly.

Everyone was reaching out to grab anything they could around them, preparing to stabilize their bodies before the impact came.

They had no time to think about where the depth charges came from, why there were depth charges, and why they dared to drop them. They had to save themselves first.

And the answers to these questions are actually obvious. For the Citigroup guys, the pressure on the units deployed around the Orientals at this time is much greater than that on the European side. After all, they still have to talk big over there, but here they may be slapped in the face at any time.

The first mate pressed the button to sound the alarm. For a moment, the entire submarine was flashing red light. There was no alarm. The submarine was afraid that its own noise would be too loud, so the alarm was ignored.

The well-trained Citigroup submariners immediately knew what they were encountering - an anti-submarine weapon attack, and the enemy's attack had already begun.

For a moment, there was a bustle in the submarine.

Some people even felt a little desperate. The psychological pressure when a submarine is attacked is much greater than that of other ships attacked in open waters.

The depth charges were actually very far away from them, and the weapon operator's aiming point was still a long distance away from them.

The instructions from the higher-ups were clear: "Scare them!"

Moreover, the set depth is very deep, reaching the limit of depth charges.

This can ensure that excessive damage is not caused to the Citigroup submarine at periscope depth, and at the same time, the extremely long delay from the bomb falling into the water to the explosion can bring enough pressure and fear to the enemy.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the enemy is of high quality and can detect the depth charges entering the water.

——Ignorance is a kind of happiness, but no one hopes for this kind of happiness.

The depth charge did not sink very quickly in the water, and the extremely deep set depth prolonged the time that the Citigroup submarine suffered.

The sonar operator couldn't issue a warning of the bomb detonation for a simple reason - by the time he heard the explosion signal, it meant that the shock wave had also arrived, and it couldn't have arrived any earlier.

The scene in the movie where the sonar operator yells "Bomb detonated!" and then a moment later the submarine starts shaking violently is all bullshit.

Amid the Citigroup people's anxiety, fear and prayers, the submarine experienced two waves of shaking.

It was intense enough to be disturbing, but not death-threatening.

Shaking his dizzy head, the captain asked the sonar operator: "That's it?"

The sonar operator said with a look of relief: "The bomb entered the water very far away from us, and the detonation depth was very deep."

The captain and the first mate looked at each other. "They are warning us!" Although the first mate hated the deployment mission, his brain was very useful.

He immediately made this judgment based on the distance the depth charge entered the water and the depth of its detonation.

The captain nodded. "Yes, they did not launch a follow-up attack. It seems that they just want to tell us that we have been discovered."

Even though it was extremely hot in the submarine and everyone was sweating profusely, this incident made the two of them sweat through their heavy clothes and feel like they had survived a disaster.

They knew very well that the big guy on the opposite side had never had any concerns about killing them. The reason why their submarine was not in danger after being shocked by the two explosions was that the other party felt it was more advantageous to let them live for some reason, that was all.

In this respect they are far more formidable than the swashbuckling bear to their north.

There are no surface ships on the sea, so the attack can only come from one place - the air.

Although I don't know how the other party found me, there is no doubt that since they were able to find me, they are also capable of dropping bombs at the right place and depth, and the number is far more than just two.

"Dive! Return to base at full speed!" the first mate suggested.

The captain shook his head: "No! Surface! Return to base at full speed!"

Surface? Is the captain crazy?
As if he knew what was going on in the first officer's head, the captain explained: "Don't provoke the other side. We should try to appear harmless. After all, we don't know what orders the other side has received, nor do we know how many planes are overhead."

The first mate suddenly realized what was going on. What was there to be afraid of? They had no evidence!
But if we dive at this time, it would be difficult to explain.

Due to the presence of planes overhead, even if the submarine that has been discovered wants to run away, the danger is extremely high, so it is better not to run.

At this time, the Citi submarine took out the mentality of "I haven't done anything bad now, so you can hit me if you want! You can hit me if you want!"

Moreover, as an old diesel-electric submarine left over from the S2 era, the Citigroup's speed on the surface is faster than underwater, making it more conducive to returning to port quickly.

"Captain, the enemy is surfacing!" the optical observer reported.

"It's surfacing? Hahaha, interesting. Then keep an eye on it. Oh, and is the combat recorder on? Record it carefully for me!"

A video recorder is such a good thing, it certainly cannot be used just for entertainment. No matter whether it is visible light or thermal imager, they are all image signals, which can make the video recorder come in handy.

I may not use the evidence, but I cannot help but keep it.

The captain and the first mate were standing on top of the submarine's command tower, which had completely surfaced. At this moment, they could clearly hear the sound of airplanes overhead.

Due to some subtle reasons that neither side could choose the other, there was no communication between the plane in the sky and the submarine on the sea. One was circling in the sky as a courtesy, while the other was running wildly on the water.

Although it was pitch dark in the night sky and nothing could be seen, they could even hear the plane lowering its altitude on its own initiative.

"Submarines are rare things. Let's descend a bit and take clearer pictures. Then we can show them to the comrades working on related projects." The comrades on the plane had simple ideas, although they were not aware that these submarines were already outdated and of little reference value.

Half an hour later, our comrades saw that the enemy was very honest and they had taken pictures of the enemy from all directions. They were very satisfied and turned the plane around and flew west.

"They're finally gone, dive! Dive!" Upon hearing all this, Captain Citigroup hurriedly went down into the submarine and gave orders frantically.

Bluebird 19 did not return directly to the base in Cape City. They still had enough fuel, and the navy that set out from the West Key Islands had not yet arrived at Zhong 7 Reef. They wanted to take care of their comrades on the reef for a while longer.

By the time the sky began to brighten, Bluebird 19 had already spotted a large missile escort boat formation coming from the Reef West Islands.

"The fleets from Zhong7 Reef and Xijiao have arrived. Our mission is complete. Goodbye. I hope we will have the opportunity to fight side by side again."

Although the battles at sea and in the air were separate, it was still the same thing, so they were fighting side by side.

In fact, the large escort boat formation had already received a notification from Bluebird 19 on the way that there were no enemies.

But since I'm here, I have to come and take a look.

Moreover, it would be inevitably difficult to let the comrades on Zhong 7 Reef salvage the enemy's equipment and corpses, and the six prisoners had to be taken away, otherwise they would eat too much and starve our comrades, which would be a real joke.

The large escort boat brought a missile boat to the Zhong 7 Reef barracks to pick up the prisoners and replenish supplies and ammunition. Apart from anything else, some Red Sword-61 and Double 25 shells were still consumed.

Another missile boat and an artillery escort boat were on guard at the periphery, while comrades from the remaining artillery escort boat were carrying out salvage work at the site of the battle.

Even if the prisoners don't speak while they're still alive, their weapons, equipment and corpses will.

(End of this chapter)