Babylonian Empire

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The sonar troopers were listening carefully, making sure there was no movement around.

"Attention all, full left rudder." Ye Ruofu followed up with another order.

For submarines, the tail is a blind spot. If there is a chaser at the tail, it cannot be found in time. Therefore, there is only one method, which is to turn quickly. In this way, the submarine following the tail will be exposed to its own submarine because it cannot follow the turn in time. on the side sonar.

Following Ye Ruofu's order, the underwater submarine soldier immediately grasped the objects around him consciously and reflexively, solidifying his body.

Then, a huge centrifugal force came, and the submarine with more than 1 tons had already started to turn around.

"The other party is turning left." Inside the Baton Rouge, the sonar soldiers immediately discovered the other party's actions.

"Full rudder to left, pay attention, full rudder to left immediately, and move forward." Johnson ordered.

The Los Angeles class behind also began to turn, and the underwater tracking was so exciting.

The sonar crew of K-132 listened carefully to the surrounding movement again, and confirmed that no suspicious targets were found. Ye Ruofu ordered the full starboard rudder very cautiously, and searched again, because the Los Angeles-class submarine was likely to follow.

However, the target was still not found.

"Dive up to 100 meters and continue our original course." Yezhofu ordered.They need to go southwest into the Indian Ocean, and after completing this voyage, return to their home port.

"I found a large ship on the surface, it should be an empty large oil tanker." The sonar soldier said.

"Follow." Ye Ruofu immediately thought of a way. Following the oil tanker is the safest option. There are a large number of underwater listening devices deployed by the United States in the several sea areas they are about to pass.

Continue to float up to 30 meters and adjust the course. After continuing to sail for two nautical miles, K-132 followed a big-bellied tanker sailing on the sea.

"Report, the sonar signal of the unknown submarine has disappeared." On the Los Angeles-class submarine, Johnson heard a news that made him very depressed.

How can it be?The sonar signal of that submarine disappeared inexplicably?

After following that submarine for a certain distance, Johnson felt more and more that they followed a very special submarine this time, and the noise from the other party was very small!

The reason why Johnson's Los Angeles-class submarine found this unknown submarine at such a short distance in front of the aircraft carrier was because the other party's noise was too low!

For example, for the current Los Angeles class, when the opponent keeps sailing at a low speed, it can only be detected with complete confidence at a distance of less than five nautical miles. Even if the opponent is sailing at full speed, it can only be sure at a distance of twenty nautical miles. Finding each other on the surface, in the vast underwater, this distance is almost close to nothing.

This level of noise is comparable to that of the Los Angeles class itself, and the noise of Soviet submarines has always been very loud, especially the noise of their propellers, which can be found [-] nautical miles away .

When did the Soviet Union actually transform its submarines so silently?

It was this that aroused more interest in Johnson, so we must find out!follow up!

But now that the other party has disappeared again, release the towed array sonar, and then find the other party?

Johnson asked the sonarman, "Where were they when they were finally found missing?"

"It was rising all the time, and then the signal disappeared." The sonar soldier said: "However, when it disappeared, there was an oil tanker on the sea surface. The noise of that oil tanker was too loud, covering the sound of the target. Wait until The tanker goes by and the target disappears."

Tankers on the sea?The opponent is rising?A thought flashed through Johnson's mind, the Soviets were so cunning!

"Up to 50 meters, we follow the tanker!" Johnson said.

Chapter 883 Iraqi Aircraft Carrier Formation

Qusay finished his trip to the Neva Design Bureau. What made him quite satisfied was that he had reached a complete agreement with the other party. According to his own vision, he almost redesigned the Varyag for Iraq with a displacement similar to that of the front part. A heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser with changed structure and superstructure.

The anti-ship missiles were removed, the hangar was enlarged, a deck was added, and the ship island was reduced. Overall, it is still close to the Varyag, with a standard displacement of 65 tons and a full load displacement of 26 [-] tons, can carry [-] aircraft, especially, after expanding the deck area, the take-off area and landing area are opened, and [-] aircraft can be parked on the deck.

Although at present, the only carrier-based aircraft that Iraq can obtain is the Su-25, and a certain number of carrier-based helicopters can also be obtained, but regarding the advanced carrier-based fighter jets, Qusay has already made preparations in his heart.

Now, the Su-27K is still in the research and development stage. After the 90s, there will be more than 30 aircraft left in Ukraine. This is a batch of precious fighters. It drove away, while the Su-33 (Su-27K) on board stayed in Ukraine. It is useless for Ukraine to ask for these planes. At that time, they can sell them to Iraq at a low price.On the one hand, the Su-25 is used as an important trainer aircraft to train Iraqi pilots who can take off and land on the aircraft carrier. On the other hand, Iraq will also modify this ground attack aircraft, which can carry all of Iraq's current Anti-ground weapons.Now, the imported Su-25 has undergone comprehensive modification of avionics and weapon systems in Iraq, and has the ability to carry precision-guided weapons.The powerful combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier is not only in air defense, but also in ground attack.A solid ground attack aircraft like the Su-25 is also very necessary.

The introduction of the Ka-27 anti-submarine aircraft can greatly improve the anti-submarine capabilities of the Iraqi Navy. As for the most important anti-submarine aircraft, it is hopeless to count on the Yak-44, and the performance of the Ka-31 is too backward. E-2C is the most reliable, so Qusay has already started preparations. When there is no news about the Iraqi aircraft carrier, he tried to get the early warning machine ready in advance.

In particular, the E-2C is a purebred carrier-based aircraft. As long as the Soviet missile launcher passes the test, then taking off from an Iraqi aircraft carrier will give Iraq a strong early warning capability.

At that time, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a large number of technical talents will be lost, especially the technology of carrier-based aircraft is in Ukraine. Qusay is very confident that enough technical talents will be accumulated by then, and by then, the Soviet Union's Su-27 Exports will also be relaxed.

The carrier-based aircraft used by Iraq in the future is still the most suitable Su-33. All of this will require the efforts of Qusay in the future, and improving it with its own Mirage 4000 is also an alternative.

In short, Qusay has placed great hopes on the Iraqi aircraft carrier, and for various purposes, the Soviet military is also very cooperative with Iraq's order.Under Qusay’s proposal, the modern-class and dauntless-class ordered by Iraq have also undergone minor changes. For the dreadnought-class, one AK1 gun is used, which is the same naval gun as the modern class, replacing the original two single-barreled 130mm guns. , increased space for placing more Sam-2 air defense missiles.The modern-class destroyer canceled a 100mm naval gun at the tail, and moved the position of the helicopter deck down. Because the modern-class helicopter take-off and landing platform is too high, in the case of high sea conditions, the above The takeoff and landing platform shook too much to allow helicopter takeoff and landing operations.This design is very rare, and the experience of later generations shows that the two naval guns are outdated.After the helicopter was removed, the single-arm launcher of the anti-aircraft missile was placed on the platform, and the location where the missile launcher was located was transformed into a hangar, so that two helicopters could be accommodated.

In Iraq's aircraft carrier formation, with this aircraft carrier as the core, there are Hyundai-class and Dreadnought-class around it. In fact, it is not enough. Submarines are needed underwater, and special air defense ships are also needed on the water surface.

Moreover, in order to be able to keep up with the speed of the aircraft carrier, ordinary diesel-electric submarines are not acceptable, even submarines modified with the AIP system must be nuclear submarines.

And this nuclear submarine is owned by only five permanent members in the world.In this case, British, American and French laws are not necessary to think about, but the performance of the big eastern countries is really not flattering, it just solves the problem of existence, so we must find a way from the Soviet Union.

Ordering nuclear submarines from the Soviet Union is unnecessary and absolutely impossible. The only option is to lease nuclear submarines from the Soviet Navy when the relationship between the two countries continues to develop.

And another problem is the dedicated air defense ship. In order to resist saturation attacks, an air defense system similar to the Aegis system with multiple channels and full vertical launch is also a must-have system.In this regard, Qusay already had an initial idea.

Kirov-class nuclear-powered cruisers don't need to think about it. The cost of construction and maintenance of the Glory-class is also very high. They are all large and comprehensive, and they are proficient in air defense, anti-ship, and anti-submarine.As for the special air defense ship with four-sided phased array radar and vertical launch system, whether it is a warship of the Soviet Navy or a warship of the Russian Navy, it has never appeared.

However, Qusay knows that it has appeared in history, and that is Dauntless 3.

The Dreadnought class produced by the Soviet Union is mainly for anti-submarine warfare, and has almost no anti-ship capabilities. When it comes to Dreadnought 2, the anti-ship capability is increased, and the original SS-N-22 anti-submarine missile is replaced by SS-N-14 .

At the same time, in 83, facing the aggressive offensive of the United States, the Soviet Union also began to design Dreadnought 3 on the excellent platform of the Dreadnought class, that is, to improve the Dreadnought-class air defense ship.

Dreadnought 3 has changed the original structure on a large scale, refitting 16 units of "Jewel" anti-ship missile vertical launch devices on both sides of the front of the bridge, and changing the anti-submarine missiles to two five-seat missiles located on both sides of the rear of the midship. The SS-N-15 supersonic anti-submarine missile launched from the joint torpedo tube; two single-tube 1mm guns were replaced by one AK130 gun; "Medium-range air defense vertical launch system; for short-range defense, 2 "Kashtan" artillery combined systems replaced 100 AK-2s, located in the bow of the ship's 48th unit "SA-N-2" short-range air defense vertical launch system; The launch system was also retained.At the same time, in order to meet the anti-saturation capability, the sky sentinel phased array radar used on the Kiev-class aircraft carrier was installed, 4 pieces of SA-N-630, 64 pieces of SA-N-9, which is already a very powerful air defense capability Yes, in later generations, the United States did not reach the level of Dreadnought 48 until Ali Burke 17.

It is a pity that such an excellent destroyer was born at an untimely time. When the Soviet Union disintegrated, the first ship was 80.00% completed, and the construction was finally forced to stop.And the few ships in the back did not get on the berth at all.

Qusay has already fallen in love with this kind of destroyer, but unfortunately, he can't get it now.

The itinerary in the Soviet Union was still very pleasant. Accompanied by the commander-in-chief of the Navy Gorshkov, after leaving the Neva Design Bureau, the next day, he came to the Black Sea Shipyard.

In fact, Qusay planned to conclude this matter after communicating with the Neva Design Bureau.However, at the invitation of Gorshkov, Qusay came to the Black Sea Shipyard with great interest. Fortunately, he came, because here, he encountered a problem that he did not expect.

The morning sun shines on the mouth of the South Bug River in the northern part of the Black Sea. An industrial city here, Nikolayev, has ushered in a day full of vitality.

The Nikolayev Shipyard on the side of the city is already a busy scene.

As the director of the shipyard and the overall person in charge of the 11435 project, the director Makarov came early in the morning to slipway No. 0, the busiest in the entire Soviet Union.

Here, a huge warship has almost been completed, and it can be launched after the last few procedures are completed. Therefore, in addition to patrolling the ship's berth for a week and checking the progress of various parts, Makarov Another important thing is to check the readiness of various parts of the No. 0 ship in the open space next to the No. 2 berth.

The No. 11435 ship of the 2 project, that is, the Riga (later Varyag), was built in 24 super-large total sections, most of which are 32 meters long, 38 meters wide, about 13 meters high, and weigh about 1400 tons. The components have been assembled on the platform next to the dock. As long as the Brerì Nev vacates the No. 0 berth, it can be moved into the dock with two 900-ton cranes made in Finland and dozens of gantry cranes. .

Now, these sections have also been built to the last moment, and everything is in accordance with the construction schedule.

Because the segments are built first and then closed, Makarov requires very high precision, and the error is not allowed to exceed one millimeter. Only in this way can a perfect butt joint be achieved when closing.

After the inspection, it was already past eight o'clock in the morning. Next, it was time to call the people in charge of various projects to have a meeting to coordinate today's progress.

However, as soon as he entered the office, Makarov was not relieved when he received the news that, accompanied by the admiral of the navy, a secret delegation was going to visit the Black Sea Shipyard.