.Second before the torpedo hit, the "unidentified" submarine launched a jamming bomb, which did not surprise Ramons.

The performance of the projectile torpedo jamming bomb is indeed not very good. If it is launched too early, it will be difficult to play a role. Wait until the torpedo approaches and then launches, the effect will be much better. However, the "unidentified" submarine uses the second-generation torpedo jamming bomb, and even light anti-submarine torpedoes such as the mk46-5, let alone the mk48-7 heavy anti-submarine torpedoes. If the "unidentified" submarine has a towed torpedo jamming bomb, it may be able to deceive a torpedo.

But what happened next was completely beyond Ramons' expectations.

Although after the interference bomb is launched, the submarine must turn and leave the original route to avoid being discovered by torpedoes entering the search stage again, the best way for submarines to avoid evasion is not steering, but emergency diving. The reason is very simple. The size of the submarine is not small. Conventional submarines are generally around 2,000 tons, and attack nuclear submarines are generally more than 5,000 tons. Such a big guy will definitely not be flexible enough in seawater with a density of more than 1,000 times that of the air. The steering angular speed will not be too fast, and emergency diving can inject seawater into the water compartment, and at the same time adjust the first horizontal rudder, which is obviously faster than steering and can deviate from the original route more quickly.

What shocked Ramons even more was that after the "unidentified" submarine turned, it rushed straight towards the North Carolina.

What exactly does the opponent want to do?

If the "unidentified" submarine thinks of launching torpedoes behind the North Carolina, it should slow down its steering speed instead of coming toward the North Carolina.

Is there no torpedo on the "unidentified" submarine?

Ramons found it incredible that the noise signal intercepted by the North Carolina was enough to prove that the "unidentified" submarine was a real attack nuclear submarine with a displacement of more than 7,000 tons, a length of more than 90 meters, and a maximum submarine speed of even thirty-five knots.

Will such a big guy have no torpedoes?

Something must have happened that prevents the "unidentified" submarine from launching torpedoes, otherwise they would not have missed the opportunity to attack the North Carolina again and again.

Thinking of this, Ramons had to believe that the "unidentified" submarine was planning to hit the North Carolina.

Because the maximum speed of the North Carolina is thirty-four knots, only thirty-three knots at this time, and the speed of the "unidentified" submarine has reached thirty-five knots, and the distance between the two boats is only about one nautical mile, so the possibility of turning to get rid of the "unidentified" submarine is very slim.

Ramons also has to consider the result.

If an "unidentified" submarine is allowed to use the bow to hit the stern of the North Carolina, because the bow is the strongest, the opponent will lose the sonar cabin and torpedo cabin at most, so it will not sink immediately and will not lose its navigation ability. The tail of the boat is the most vulnerable part on the submarine, so the "North Carolina" will at least lose its navigation ability. If the broken propulsion shaft pierces the pressure-resistant shell, it will sink quickly.

The consequences of being hit on the sidewalk are unimaginable.

In order to reduce the displacement and reduce construction costs, the "Virginia" class did not adopt the basic structure of the "Sea Wolf" class, but went back to the old path and adopted the "Los Angeles" class's large-segment cabin layout method. The entire boat was divided into five main functional cabins from four watertight walls, from front to back, the command and control cabin, sailor cabin, reactor cabin, main cabin and propulsion cabin. Some submarines also have docking cabins for special forces to enter and exit. The spherical attack sonar at the bow and the twelve missile vertical launch tubes are not in the pressure-resistant shell.

The Otabay structure greatly reduces construction costs and effectively improves the utilization rate of each cabin.

For example, the torpedo compartment is placed under the command cabin, and four torpedo tubes are placed in pairs on the ribs of the submarine, which shortens the length of the submarine by at least fifteen meters, leaving more space for the functional compartment behind to carry more equipment, or improve the living conditions of sailors.

The problems arising from this are also very prominent.

The biggest problem is that the reserve buoyancy of the "Virginia" class is only 13% of the displacement, so any main compartment will sink.

If the "unidentified" submarine is hit from the side, it is difficult for the "North Carolina" to not sink.

If the impact cannot be avoided, you can only choose the impact point that is most favorable to the North Carolina, that is, the head of the submarine.

The spherical attack sonar and the missile vertical launch tube occupy two-thirds of the length in front of the North Carolina enclosure, becoming an ideal buffer zone for impact. Because behind the missile vertical launch tube is a command cabin, the thickness in front of the pressure-resistant shell is twice as thick as the side, or hemispherical, and can withstand greater impact force.

In just ten seconds, Ramons made a tactical decision.

Since it is unavoidable, you have to face it bravely.

The North Carolina did not escape, but faced the challenger and bravely met it.

Just to reduce the damage effect of the impact, Ramons also made the North Carolina slow down, instead of continuing to speed at thirty-three knots.

The problem is that the submarine does not have brakes, and if you want to stop, you can only rely on the resistance generated by sea water.

Although the North Carolina pump jet thruster has the inversion function, that is, the propeller in the thruster is reversed and forward thrust is generated, the propeller can only be reversed after the speed drops below twelve knots. If the speed is too fast and the thruster back pressure is too high, the inversion will damage the propeller.

The distance between the two submarines was too close. The North Carolina slowed down, which only extended the impact time by ten seconds.

The North Carolina's evasion tactics failed to hide from the Shark.

When Zhou Yusheng heard Meng Guangyang report the situation, he smiled a little. This was the second time he smiled after fighting the North Carolina, as if everything was under control.

"Impact time?"

"The torpedo is twenty-three seconds, and the enemy boat is sixty-four seconds."

Zhou Yusheng nodded thoughtfully and turned to Li Xiaoming and said, "You started to say that you would invite me to drink after you go back. There is a very good nightclub in Sanya. The owner is from Chongqing. The spicy crayfish is very here, the homemade draft beer is also very good, and the price is very reasonable. How about it, do you want me to take you there?"

"Money is not a problem. As long as I can go back alive, I will invite you to the best seafood restaurant."

"If you have money, you may not be able to buy delicious food." Zhou Yusheng smiled and said, "Do you think we sailors who have lived on the sea for many years have any feelings for seafood?"

Li Xiaoming smiled and shook his head, saying, "Okay, do whatever you say."

"Okay, remember to bring cash. There is no way to swipe the card in that place." Zhou Yusheng smiled, turned his eyes to Mu Haoyang, and said, "You are half-aged and are almost thirty years old, right? Take the opportunity to cook the raw rice. It would be great if we soldiers like us, it would be nice to be taken by girls. Don't miss the opportunity."

Mu Haoyang was stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes.

"Old Zhou..." Yang Yuanfan reminded Zhou Yusheng who was a little absent-minded.

Zhou Yusheng glanced at him and turned his gaze to Lu Chengfeng.

"Torpedo impact time twelve seconds...Ten,9,8..."

"Prepare to launch the jamming bomb." Zhou Yusheng didn't joke anymore and said to Yang Yuanfan, "All the jamming systems are activated, and if you don't need them, there will be no chance!"

Yang Yuanfan nodded and grabbed two handles at the same time.

"……five……"

"emission!"

This time, Yang Yuanfan's movements were faster. Zhou Yusheng's mouth moved, and before he could speak, he took the handle.

More than a dozen interference bombs stored in the three interference bomb storages on the back and ribs of the "Shark" were thrown out at the same time, and a wider bubble curtain wall was quickly formed behind the submarine's butt.

"Follow the North Carolina and don't turn."

Yang Yuanfan was shocked and seemed unable to understand the captain's meaning.

Zhou Yusheng did not explain, but waved to Yang Yuanfan and asked him to do what he wanted.

"Keep the course!" Yang Yuanfan nodded to the non-commissioned officer at the helm, "Hurry up, don't panic."

Can you not panic? The torpedo is right behind. If you don’t turn, you will be bitten by the torpedo again soon. It can be seen that the helmsman is very nervous, trembling all over, and grabs the steering wheel with both hands.

Zhou Yusheng ignored the helmsman and turned his attention to Meng Guangyang.

After listening carefully for a while, Meng Guangyang said loudly: "The high-frequency whistling sounds, the torpedo has passed through the interference area... The sound of active sonar slapping, the torpedo is searching for the target... The torpedo is approaching, and we are bitten..."

"How many torpedoes?"

"Two, high-speed approaching."

"Damn, the American torpedo was really not blown out." Zhou Yusheng cursed in a low voice and looked at Lu Chengfeng.

"The impact time is being calculated, thirty-five seconds."

“How far are we from the North Carolina?”

"Thirty-three seconds."

Zhou Yusheng suddenly laughed, no longer a subtle smile, and seemed a bit exaggerated.

Mu Haoyang and Li Xiaoming didn't know why Zhou Yusheng laughed, and the other officers and soldiers in the command cabin didn't understand.

Yang Yuanfan reacted first and then laughed.

"Why are you laughing at?" Mu Haoyang couldn't help asking.

"I just said that Old Zhou will definitely take us to escape danger." Yang Yuanfan stopped his laughter and said, "It won't take long before the Americans will tie themselves up."

"It should be that I tasted the bitter fruit myself." Li Xiaoming corrected Yang Yuanfan's words.

Although she still didn't understand very much, Mu Haoyang could see from Zhou Yusheng, Yang Yuanfan and Li Xiaoming's faces that danger was leaving.

"Okay, prepare to dive in an emergency." Zhou Yusheng quickly fastened his seat belt and said to Yang Yuanfan, "Close the hatch door, lock the pipes, and prepare to face the impact."

After the impact alarm was issued, the sailors in each cabin immediately locked the doors leading to other watertight cabins.

There are no professional damage management personnel on the submarine. After each submarine is on board, he will receive half a year of damage management training and master the damage management technology of his department.

Compared with surface warships, submarine damage pipes mainly deal with electrical pipeline damage, internal fires, minor water leakage, etc. Because the submarine is difficult to survive after the pressure-resistant shell breaks, there is no problem of repairing the hull. In this case, submarine soldiers either leave the boat from the emergency escape compartment or stay in the undamaged compartment waiting for rescue.
Chapter completed!