Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 33



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Episode 33 – MILF

Director Kim Jun-myeong carefully examined the drone launch device.

He raised his hand, opened his fist downward, and made a motion of dropping something. Then he looked at Vice President Han Gyu-dong.

“Is it possible to drop something with a regular commercial drone?

“yes. it’s possible. “It is easy to attach a manipulator or robot grip to an existing drone.”

“ah! Also, is it possible to replace the drone inside the submarine?”

“yes. Of course we made it that way. “The delivery device has an elevation system, so drones can be replaced inside the bridge tower.”

Director Kim Jun-myeong gave a thumbs up and continued speaking with an exclamation.

“Oh oh! also. “It can be used not only for reconnaissance, but also for various operations.”

“Let me tell you one more thing just to brag.”

“…”

“It also includes a function to rotate the drone body horizontally and vertically to initialize the gyro sensor before operating the drone.”

The moment I heard Vice President Han’s explanation, I felt amazing. Because I hadn’t even thought about that until now.

“Ah~ How did you get to that?”

“I’ve been shooting videos with drones as a hobby, so this time I got a little greedy.”

“also! thank you “Vice President.”

Vice President Han Gyu-dong raised both hands to chest level. Then he raised one of his hands to eye level and continued speaking.

“When the drone launch device is activated, the mast rises about 3 meters higher than the periscope.”

“…”

“That’s how to prevent the inflow of seawater at periscope depth. Even when the hull shakes, there is a built-in leveling device for safe takeoff and trim adjustment.”

“ah ···. I thought it was really simple. You even prepared for any unexpected situation. thank you “Vice President”

As I held Vice President Han Gyu-dong’s hand, I expressed my gratitude to him for his meticulousness and sincerity.

After hearing other functional explanations from the outside, we moved inside the submarine through the bridge tower.

Open the hatch and go inside the submarine. Colonel Choi Eun-seok cleared the way for me by clearing the way.

Everyone who saw this turned their backs to the hallway inside the ship and stood at attention.

Although it was a short period of time, I felt proud that they seemed to recognize me as their commander.

As we entered the submarine living area under the guidance of Vice President Han Kyu-dong, who took the lead, exclamations of admiration came from all over without stopping.

– Wow / Ah~ / Ah…

Vice President Gyu-dong Han continued his explanation.

“Per the RFP, each crew member can be assigned one bunk and individual locker without hot racking (berth sharing).”

“Wow~”

Having experienced life on a submarine where dozens of people had to endure with just one bathroom, they seemed to be beyond impressed by the spacious interior and amenities.

“And a total of four separate toilets and shower rooms, including the captain’s room, were provided.”

“Even though there is a shower room…”

“haha. It is equipped with seawater desalination facilities, purification and gray water facilities. Even if the entire crew showers every day, an operational cycle of up to 150 days can be maintained without resupply.”

Colonel Choi Eun-seok opened his mouth with an expression of emotion and surprise.

“Wow, this is really amazing. Thinking about the past makes me feel empty… Even compared to regular ships, not submarines, it is at a comfortable level. It’s a hotel. hotel.”

“It’s still too early to be surprised.”

“…?”

“All officers can be assigned private cabins. “Each is equipped with a bed, locker, and table.”

Lieutenant Colonel Minsu Kim was listening to the explanation in bewilderment, unable to close his wide eyes and open mouth.

“The Dosan Ahn Changho ship only has one private cabin, the captain’s cabin, but this is… ah… really…”

Colonel Choi Eun-seok was equally surprised.

“The 214-class captain’s cabin is less than 0.5 pyeong… but the officer’s cabin looks like it’s three times that size.”

Everyone looked so surprised, happy, and satisfied that they couldn’t close their mouths.

Lieutenant Colonel Park Seo-joon was looking around with his head as if curious. He looked here and there, touched everything, and continued talking.

“Uh…how is it possible to allocate space like this?”

“First of all, the displacement has more than doubled, but additional space has been secured by removing the weapon system.”

“…”

“In addition, we have put a lot of effort into automation, allowing us to further reduce the number of operating crew members.”

“So, what is the minimum crew required for a flight?”

“If we operate in three shifts, we only need 15 people.”

“Wow~ Is that possible?”

“Yes~. All of Hanwha Ocean’s technologies have been integrated. It is sufficient for 40 people, including the crew, to board. ha ha ha”

While everyone was in admiration, Colonel Choi Eun-seok’s expression was strange. He swallowed dry saliva and cleared his throat repeatedly.

– Ugh, huh, huh…

“Colonel. Even if it’s inconvenient…?”

“no. “I’m so moved.”

“…”

“Right now, even at this very moment. “I was moved to tears for a moment because I thought of our navy’s submariners who were suffering while sleeping in smelly beds.”

“Oh, I see.”

Lieutenant Colonel Kim Min-su stepped forward and helped with the conversation.

“I think the colonel was even more impressed because he started his naval service on the 209-class submarine.”

“There is one more thing left to impress you.”

Vice President Han Gyu-dong guided us to the command and control room of the Lee Hoi-young.

The fairly spacious space, measuring about 7 pyeong, looked completely different from existing submarines.

The command and control room, filled with dozens of monitors and various terminals, looked as good as a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine.

“The armament has been deleted, but various detection and measurement equipment have been further upgraded.”

“oh!”

“Apart from the optical periscope, we paid a lot of attention to the photoelectric sensor-type electronic periscope. Through the main monitor over there, you can view the perinet images and measurement information in an integrated manner.”

“and ···. “It looks like the bridge of an Aegis ship, not a submarine.”

“Haha, Colonel, it’s not that much, but there are some things the Aegis ships don’t have.”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on Vice President Han Gyu-dong.

“You can also receive and view video signals from underwater drones while underwater.”

“Are you saying that it is possible for a submarine to periscope without having to go up to periscope depth?”

“Yes, it is. You can receive video signals underwater up to 5,000m. However, due to the nature of the water, a slight delay occurs.”

“how much?”

“There is a delay of 0.5 to a maximum of 3 seconds.”

“oh. Even so, it’s really great technology.”

“Oh, and there’s another innovative technology.”

“which?”

“You can analyze sound wave information from active and passive sonar in real time and view it as a 3D image on the main monitor.”

– Ah~ / Wow~ / Um…

While everyone was exclaiming in exclamation, Colonel Choi Eun-seong opened his mouth.

“hmm ···. “The fact that the captain’s vision was visualized in that way after receiving sonar and other information… it must be possible to make a quick tactical decision.”

“Yes. “It’s easy to share information with each other.”

“But passive listening and sonar are also possible, right?”

“Yes, of course.”

…

Let’s conclude our tour of the submarine construction site. I was able to see that they were very inspired. like that

I parted ways with Director Jeong Si-wook and his vice-captains at the Okpo Shipyard.

And they were entrusted with tasks related to crew selection and orientation.

I was on my way back to Tongyeong on the Sonatare with Director Kim Jun-myeong.

“Director! “I have a mission for you to do once the Lee Hoi-young ship is launched.”

“yes. Please speak. CEO”

“400 kg of gold bars are stored in safe deposit boxes at OSL headquarters in Seoul and several other bank locations.”

“Wow…”

“Please move it to the captain’s office and annex rooms of the Lee Hoe-young.”

“400kg cotton…”

“yes. “It weighs a lot and is distributed in several places, so it would be difficult to move it all at once.”

“Maintaining security is also important.”

“Yes, that’s right. “Only me, the director, and the Alpha team should know.”

“yes”

“Director Lee Shin-young from the head office will cooperate. “If security is not maintained, misunderstandings may arise, so please be careful.”

“Yes, I will prepare.”

It was then.

The satellite phone rang. For some reason, I felt ominous.

“CEO!”

“Director Wanjun, what’s going on?”

“Yes, there is. Something big happened.”

“yes?”

“Our staff and one local recruit were kidnapped.”

“W-what?”

“MILF, a Moro Islamic rebel force, kidnapped our staff.”

“Oh~”

“They are currently demanding 1 billion pesos in ransom. “It’s approximately 23 billion Korean Won.”

“ah ··· ”

“They say the deadline is 96 hours as of current time.”

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