Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 84



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Episode 84 – Legend

Although it prevented the command and control room crew from shaking, I was equally anxious. I looked at Lieutenant Colonel Park Seo-joon.

“Vice Captain. “It seems like we lack preparations against enemy destroyers.”

I could see something hopeful in his face.

“That’s true. “It also gives us an advantage.”

“is it so?”

“Now, China’s 002 aircraft carrier strike group is running at full speed to rescue the 003 battle group. At this fast speed, the accuracy of active sonar decreases.”

“Ah… why is that like that?”

“that is. “There are some errors due to the high speed.”

“…?”

“We have to distinguish sound waves from the tangled mess of engine and screw sounds from numerous ships in the aircraft carrier battle group.”

“ah ···.”

“Sometimes similar situations like this occur during training. “Opinions sometimes differ among sonar investigators.”

“Oh really, it would be really awkward if each Sona’s opinions were divided. So how do you decide?”

“During training, you usually get injured and the fighter makes a decision. “But if it’s in real life, it’s really frustrating because you can’t confirm it.”

“If only our Navy’s sonars, who are renowned for being capable, would do the same…”

“Even if the Chinese Navy had someone like Captain Choi Eun-seok, they would be at a loss in such a situation.”

“Maybe Colonel Choi Eun-seok had this situation in mind in advance.”

“He is a person who can do that well. “When I trained while on active duty, I could predict the location of opposing forces like a ghost.”

– Sound detection. Contact report. 281 degrees northwest. 29 km. Estimated enemy aircraft carrier group.

A second Chinese aircraft carrier group appeared.

– Quickly determine the size of the flyer.

– Sonar report. Contact 279 degrees northwest. 24 km. In addition to the aircraft carrier, 11 frigates were confirmed.

– Sonar report. The ship Hoeyoung Lee began to move.

– Steering. The torpedo boat launch depth, surface below the thermocline.

– injury. Rise angle of 15 degrees. Checking water temperature and salinity.

Lieutenant Colonel Park Seo-joon ordered the surface to be at a depth to launch the unmanned torpedo boat and SDS as planned.

– Sound detection. Report on the maneuvering status of the Lee Hoi-young.

– Sonar report. ROKS Lee Hoe-young, moving northwest at 290 degrees. Distance 6km

– SDS rash. 265 degrees southwest. 7 km.

– Torpedo Boat No. 2 launches. 270 degrees west ahead. 6 km.

We divided the frigates of the Chinese aircraft carrier strike group into two and manned them. After confirming that the Lee Hoi-young was maneuvering to the northwest, the SDS was sent to the southwest.

Then, unmanned torpedo boat No. 2 was launched in the direction facing the Chinese aircraft carrier.

We separated the enemy frigates in the shape of an inverted triangle and waited for the Chinese aircraft carrier to enter the enclosure we had created.

– Sonar report. Contact, 277 degrees northwest, 19 km, Chinese fleet. A total of 12 ships. Aircraft carrier 1, cruiser 3, destroyer 4. Presumed to be other special ships.

-SDS. Approaching the enemy aircraft carrier group. Guide it in the direction of 260 degrees southwest. Everything else is left to the pilot’s discretion.

– yes. All right.

– Sonar report. 291 degrees northwest, 17km, 4 ships. Some frigates of the enemy aircraft carrier strike group appear to be pursuing the Lee Hoi-young. Cruiser 1, Destroyer 3.

– Sonar report. Signs of anti-submarine missile launch are detected. It appears to be guided by enemy sonar. 291 degrees northwest, 17 km.

It was a scary sound.

If a sonar-guided anti-submarine missile had been launched, it meant that the enemy had accurately identified the location of the Lee Hoe-young.

‘Captain Choi Eun-seok must have sensed it too…’

A moment of fear…

– Sonar report. The signal from the Lee Hoi-young is not available. Spreading sonar or decoys. It seems like they maneuvered into a shadowed area.

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– Sonar report. Obtaining enemy anti-submarine missile warheads… It appears that underwater guidance failed. There is also no explosion sound.

It seemed like Captain Choi Eun-seok had clearly dragged the aggro and hid in the deep sea.

If so, the enemy frigate chasing the Lee Hoi-young would not have been able to escape that sea area.

Now all that remained was how well our SDS could fool the enemy.

But there was no news. The size was reasonable enough to deceive the enemy, but the speed was too slow.

-SDS. Get close to the enemy aircraft carrier group and perform a deceptive maneuver.

– Torpedo Boat No. 2. After maneuvering to the 5 o’clock position aft of the SDS. Also increase the torpedo launch depth.

“Captain. “It looks like we will have to attack the enemy aircraft carrier with this ship’s torpedoes.”

“yes. I also think that is the only way. From now on, I will leave it to Colonel Park’s judgment.”

We brought the SDS close to the enemy carrier strike group.

However, perhaps because of the SDS’s appearance and size, it could not be deceived into thinking it was a threatening submarine. She had only one destroyer to pursue the SDS.

Lieutenant Colonel Park Seo-joon surfaced the unmanned torpedo boat No. 2 at periscope depth.

From the sight of the enemy carrier strike group through a radio periscope, it was detected that they were trying to change course.

If they change course.

ARK has to give chase. Not only was it difficult to keep up with their speed, but it was obvious that concealment would become difficult.

Lieutenant Commander Park Seo-joon ordered all torpedoes from Torpedo Boat No. 2 to be fired toward the bow of the aircraft carrier in the center of the carrier battle group.

On the electronic periscope screen, the trajectories of four torpedoes fired from a torpedo boat were drawn over the sea.

The heavy carrier battle group was seen to hastily change its course, and two torpedoes hit one enemy cruiser that made a suicide maneuver to protect the carrier.

Unfortunately, the two shots missed the entire flyer, but they fully achieved their purpose.

The enemy carrier strike group left behind one escort cruiser, and all remaining destroyers began pursuing Torpedo Boat No. 2.

At this time, the SDS was openly rising to the surface and maneuvering as if to appease the enemy. (The SDS had a faster surface maneuver due to its purpose and structure.)

After confirming this, we levitated the ARK to a point just below the torpedo launch depth.

– Sonar report. 315 degrees forward. 13 km. In addition to the enemy aircraft carrier, one cruiser.

– Just a little more… Just a little…

Lieutenant Colonel Park Seo-joon imagines the invisible enemies in his head. I was talking to myself.

Meanwhile, our SDS was sunk by an enemy anti-submarine missile, and unmanned torpedo boat No. 2 was playing hide and seek with the enemy.

The crew member in charge of operating it had a grinning expression on his face as if he was having fun.

– Sonar report. 330 degrees forward. 12 km. Enemy aircraft carrier and 1 other ship.

– Steering. Rapidly surface at torpedo launch depth.

– Rapid injury. Steering angle 17 degrees.

I could physically feel the ARK tilting sharply. All standing crew members had to bend towards the bow.

Everyone was dancing Michael Jackson’s weightless dance to keep their bodies balanced against the tilting hull.

The heavy steel submarine raised its head from the depths of the sea and rose above the sea.

– Sonar report. 345 degrees forward. 9 km. Enemy aircraft carrier and 1 other ship.

– All torpedo tubes ready to fire.

– 1, 2, 3… Torpedo number 8 is ready.

– Steering. Surfacing at periscope depth.

– Surfacing at periscope depth.

Lieutenant Colonel Park Seo-joon seemed to want to fire a torpedo after seeing it directly to ensure the accuracy of the attack.

The voice of the former investigator who was staring at the laser screen spoke urgently.

– War exploration report. Contact, 349 degrees ahead, 7km, enemy aircraft carrier confirmed. Enemy cruiser ahead 348 degrees, 7.5km away.

– Contact reporting. 6.5km ahead. aircraft carrier!

In a way, it was luck. The cruiser, the last remaining frigate of the Chinese aircraft carrier, was to the north, across from the aircraft carrier.

The torpedo mounted on the ARK launch tube was a 650mm heavy torpedo. This torpedo was particularly favored by the Russian Navy and was thought to be used for hunting aircraft carriers due to its size and explosive power.

Lieutenant Colonel Park Seo-joon did not hesitate at all.

– Fire all torpedoes starting from torpedo number 1.

-Fire once.

-Too thump~

-Fire twice.

-Too thump~

-Fire 3 times.

-Too thump~

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-Fire 8 times.

-Too thump~

– All torpedoes 1 to 8 have been launched.

During command and control, the radio periscope screen of the main monitor showed eight long torpedo trails spreading across the surface of the sea.

There was no time to check its final goal.

– Steering. Rapid submersion. Depth 150m.

– Submerge. Steering angle 15 degrees, depth 150m.

– Torpedo Boat No. 2. The signal is lost. I think it was sunk.

It was something I had planned and expected. It somehow hurt. All of ARK’s capabilities were lost. I couldn’t just sit there like that.

“Vice Captain, let’s go rescue the ship Hoeyoung Lee.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Lieutenant Commander Park Seo-joon gave orders to the torpedo room through the ship’s communications.

– Secretary of Armed Forces. Reload torpedoes quickly.

As the ARK headed towards the place surrounded by destroyers, a happy explosion and vibration were heard.

– Kugoo… Kugoo Goong… Kugoo Goong… Kugoo Goong… Kugoo Goong… Kugoo Goong… Kugoo Goong… Koo Kwaang

– One, two, three… seven!

– Seven hits.

The ship was excited for a moment, but quickly regained its composure and became nervous again.

This was because they had to deal with one cruiser and at least four destroyers without any unmanned torpedoes.

– Sonar report. 17 degrees NE, 15 km, 1 enemy cruiser, 4 destroyers.

– Sonar report. Lee Hoi-young is moving.

There was no communication or signal with Captain Choi Eun-seok. As if they had promised each other, they were moving again in accordance with the ARK’s maneuver.

When it approached 10km from the leader of the destroyer fleet pursuing the Lee Hoi-young, the ARK’s black hull surfaced again. Without exception she fired her torpedoes. She fired torpedoes at two destroyers, four torpedoes per destroyer. She scored three and two torpedo hits respectively.

The enemies, who were in total confusion, seemed to have given up on further pursuit. They seemed to have lost their fighting spirit due to the attack not only on the destroyer but also on their own aircraft carrier.

So we moved to the safe zone.

Communication with the Lee Hoi-young was also resumed, and both submarines moved to Sinheung Camp.

Upon reaching the waters off Tawi-Tawi Island, the Lee Hoe-young and ARK sailed side by side. She went up to the bridge.

Captain Choi Eun-seok could be seen standing on the Lee Hoi-young in the distance. She waited to make eye contact with him.

Let’s make eye contact with him.

I first saluted him slowly. He also saluted in response. He was touched.

The dock of Shinheung Camp could be seen in the distance. The ESB expedition mobile base ship B1, which departed from Korea, was docked.

Everyone was really crowded out on the dock.

It was truly an improvement. For us, it was truly like winning the war.

The Lee Hoe-young was pulled by a tugboat and brought to shore. At the same time, the ARK docked at the Shinheung Camp submarine dock under its own power.

Let the crew disembark from the Lee Hoi-young and the ARK. Everyone in the camp seemed happy, cheering and shouting.

Like I saw it in some documentary. It was like seeing New York City, USA, holding a victory parade during World War II. Some people even shed tears.

I got off the ARK and approached Captain Choi Eun-seok. He joined hands with him…and he with him.

“Captain!”

“CEO!”

The stubborn man’s eyes became moist. Her throat seemed to be dry.

“Captain. Thank you so much for your hard work.”

“CEO. Thank you for your trust.”

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OSS neutralized two Chinese aircraft carriers with two submarines.

Colonel Choi Eun-seok inherited the legend of RIMPAC in 2004.

We were writing a new legend.

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