"Bearing 60, depth 300, our vessel has entered the safe zone of the trench."
The submarine pilot's voice rang out again.
"Reporting to the captain, boats number 2 and 3 have called to inquire about our situation and whether we should proceed with Plan A," the communications officer reported.
"Reply: My submarine has successfully entered the ambush position. The target has been changed to the frigate. Execute Plan B immediately!" Qin Ling said in a deep voice.
"receive!"
Two radio waves were emitted from the deep sea, traveled a distance of about 5 kilometers, and were received by two submarines lurking in the trench.
Ten minutes later, the Lelda and Roselle, which had been tracking the No. 1 vessel, entered the trench area.
After several rounds of bombing, the depth charges in the cabins of more than a dozen A-6 aircraft had been emptied.
Returning home was their only option.
Two P-3C anti-submarine aircraft continued to relentlessly drop ripple detection devices into the sea.
The topography of ocean trenches is more complex, and the hydrological conditions vary greatly.
The difficulty of detecting ghost submarines by looking through water ripples has increased dramatically.
I thought that now that we had locked onto the submarine target, dealing with this cunning enemy would be as easy as catching a turtle in a jar.
But unexpectedly, this submarine was very cunning and managed to escape from such a tight encirclement!
They squandered something that was a sure thing.
Captain Liam will be furious when he gets back.
Therefore, they cannot return until they have damaged or sunk the ghost submarine.
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At this point, it would be risky for a frigate to rashly enter unfamiliar waters.
However, the two frigates' powerful anti-submarine capabilities gave them an overwhelming sense of confidence.
The Lelda and the Roselle were 1.5 kilometers apart, entering the ocean surface of the trench at the same time, one on the left and one on the right.
The sea here is even bluer, almost to the point of being black.
Due to the undercurrents within the trench, light green waves frequently rise and fall on the sea surface...
Beneath the seemingly calm surface of the ocean, countless deadly dangers lurk.
"Northwest direction, bearing 72, depth 300, speed 16 knots, suspected target detected!"
The No. 2 anti-submarine aircraft, responsible for the western part of the sea area, sent the newly detected information to the two frigates.
The Lelda, the closest vessel to the target area, responded immediately: "Received, my vessel will arrive in 6 minutes."
"Rossler, this is Lelda. Please proceed to the northwest to intercept!"
On the fleet's public channel, the response came from the USS Roselle: "Roselle understands."
The No. 1 anti-submarine aircraft, which was circling over the eastern sea area, also quickly joined the search.
The roar of anti-submarine aircraft was deafening in the low air above the sea.
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A small trench about 60 kilometers long, crisscrossed with ravines.
In the dark sea, schools of fish with luminous bodies swam.
Boat No. 1 deliberately slowed down.
Its enormous, whale-like, invisible body caused ripples to spread across the surrounding seawater.
Along its course, every hundred meters in the seawater, there is a water ripple detector the size of a fist suspended.
Inside submarine number 1, it was quiet, but the tense atmosphere was palpable.
Qin Ling stared intently at the sonar screen in front of him, his expression focused.
Suddenly, the sonar operator's shout broke the brief silence:
"Report: A surface vessel has been spotted 1.3 nautical miles to your right rear."
"After comparing with the sonar database, it is indeed the frigate USS Lyleda that has been tracking us!"
"Commander, the enemy ship is accelerating towards us... the sonar is malfunctioning, and the enemy has apparently launched anti-submarine rockets!"
"Report: Anti-submarine rockets have entered the water, distance 0.6 nautical miles, bearing 140, quantity... 12!"
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The situation was critical, but Qinling remained unfazed.
He quickly calculated for two seconds, then gave the order:
"Turn 30 degrees to the right, ascend 50 meters, accelerate and round the seawall ahead..."
"The fish has taken the bait! We'll stop behind the cliff and wait for it to come closer."
"Yes, turn right 30 degrees, rise 50 degrees, accelerate, target: behind the mountain wall!"
Twenty seconds later, the path that the No. 1 submarine had just traversed was covered by a violent explosion.
The seawater within a 500-meter radius of the trench became murky.
At this point, Submarine No. 1 had safely taken refuge behind an underwater cliff.
The engine shut off, the ship hovered, and then slowly sank.
The No. 1 boat looks exactly like it was destroyed and sunk by a rocket.
This is the plan for the Qinling Mountains.
The enemy's water ripple detection system will definitely relay this information to the two escort ships that are pursuing it.
The enemy ship would likely mistakenly believe that the ghost submarine had been affected by the explosion and was slowly sinking...
"Engine stalled, ship has sunk 10 meters to a depth of 260 meters, in 6 seconds..."
"It has sunk 20 meters, depth 270..."
"It has sunk 40 meters, depth 290..."
"Sink 50 meters, depth 300!"
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"Warning! Warning! Approaching the maximum sinking depth!"
"It has sunk 80 meters, the water depth is 330 meters, and the pressure chamber is under excessive pressure!"
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The fact that the No. 1 submarine was "playing dead" indeed aroused the excitement of the captain of the HMS Lelda.
The Lelda sped towards the coordinates where the ghost submarine had sunk.
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