Chapter 464 Group Explosion

What to do? No matter how I maneuver, I can't escape the Soviet attack range, and as long as I move, I will be discovered by the Soviets! Now, the only thing I can do is to survive this round of attack and make the Soviets think that I have been sunk!

"Attention, prepare for the Soviet attack! Damage control personnel, be ready to repair at any time!" Johnson said.

During World War II, American surface ships smashed the German wolf pack tactics. German submarine soldiers waited anxiously for the underwater explosions. To them, that was the sound of death.

And now, the situation has changed and it is our turn!

I just hope that the depth set by the Soviets is slightly different from ours! Johnson couldn't help but think in his heart that if the depth is different, those depth bombs will be useless. Otherwise, the outer shell of our nuclear submarine will be put to the greatest test!

"They are continuing to descend!" the sonar operator said, "One hundred meters away!"

Johnson gritted his teeth. One hundred meters was still safe. If they exploded at this time, it would only cause some noise to their side!

"Fifty meters!"

“Thirty meters!”

Johnson's heart was in his throat. As a submarine captain, although he had very strong psychological qualities, he also felt an inexplicable fear at this moment. This fear was innate.

"Fifteen meters!"

Oh, God, I hope they slip past our submarines and never come within proximity fuse range!

If it encounters the target, the proximity fuse will be detonated. If not, it will explode at the predetermined depth. This depth bomb has no intelligence.

And now, if you can take pictures from the outside, you can see that it is like a rain of depth bombs, with hundreds of depth bombs densely covering the area!

Ten meters!

Five meters!

Zero meters!

At the predetermined depth of 400 meters, the RGB-10 anti-submarine rocket depth bomb that arrived first detonated its own explosives according to the predetermined procedure! The 100 kilogram charge exploded instantly.

"boom!"

Unlike air, water is a good carrier of sound. The sound of this explosion can be transmitted very far by the sea water. When this sound hits the hull of the Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine, due to the cavity effect, the explosion is even louder inside the submarine!

"Boom!" The huge explosion made many submarine soldiers turn pale. This moment seemed to be their doomsday.

But this is just the beginning!

"Boom, boom!" The sound of the explosion of one depth bomb after another continued like the sound of a huge bell.

Squatting on the floor, feeling the shaking of the hull, the submarine soldiers silently made the sign of the cross on their chests, God bless!

Mass explosion! Six rockets fired by an RBU-1000 can have the effect of a mass explosion. The explosion of these rocket depth charges can cover a radius of 100 meters! And the rockets fired by countless such launchers formed a firepower coverage point underwater. Wherever they were covered, there were bursts of explosions and splashes of water, stirring up a stream of water on the seabed!

Finally, the sound stopped.

"Damage control, report immediately."

"Torpedo room normal."

"The power compartment is normal."

"The bridge is normal."

Reports came in one after another, indicating that in the violent carpet explosion and the swarm explosion of anti-submarine depth charges just now, the Los Angeles-class submarine was safe and sound.

In fact, there is no need to report. If the hull is damaged, the sound of water under high pressure will be a clear signal.

Now, it is four hundred meters deep underwater, which is equivalent to forty atmospheres of pressure. Under this pressure, once the hull of the submarine cracks, the sound will be very loud and sea water will gush in.

"Attention, the second batch of depth charges will arrive in three seconds." The sonar operator continued to report.

The group explosion just now was just the RGB-10 anti-submarine rocket depth charges that dived faster, and now, the second batch of RGB-60 depth charges arrived! The number of this batch of depth charges should be even greater than the previous one!

"Boom boom!" Just after the sonar operator finished speaking, the explosion began!

Mass explosion! At the predetermined depth of 400 meters, the 23.5 kg warhead charges exploded one after another!

"Boom!" The explosion of a depth charge stirred up the surrounding sea water. Another depth charge, stirred by the sea water, slammed into something nearby.

"Boom!" This depth bomb did not explode because of the group explosion function, but because of the collision in the sea water, which triggered the UDV-60 triggering time fuse!

The hull of the nuclear submarine made of HY-80 special steel began to show a tiny crack after being bombarded by the explosion of the depth bomb. This was the bow part of the submarine, and the torpedo soldiers waiting here were immediately shocked.

Damn it!

Under high pressure, this tiny crack can also have fatal consequences!

Now, as cracks form, the 40 atmospheres of sea water outside begins to slowly seep in!

"Torpedo room report, the upper part was hit and cracks appeared, request to close the torpedo room!

The Los Angeles class is divided into compartments. All of the dozen or so compartments on the boat can be closed separately to prevent flooding in one compartment from spreading to other compartments and causing the entire boat to sink permanently.

At the same time, if you want to close the cabin, you must make a decision early. If you are late, for example, when the seawater rushes in, you must close the hatch as quickly as possible. At this time, it is the time for the submarine soldiers to say goodbye to life and death. Even if there are still people left there, the hatch must be closed! Otherwise, once the seawater spreads, it will affect the officers and soldiers of the entire boat.

As a submarine commander, one must be experienced and decisive enough to give orders when necessary, even if he knows that some people will be sacrificed.

Now, when Johnson heard the report of cracks in the torpedo compartment, he immediately gave the order: "Evacuate the personnel and quickly close the torpedo compartment!"

"Boom!" At this moment, there was another loud noise. Another depth bomb exploded nearby! This depth bomb stirred up the sea water and hit the broken hull.

HY-80 high-strength steel has a yield strength of 650 MPa. To be so strong, it needs to be a special high-carbon steel. However, while the strength is increased, the steel will be more brittle.

The explosion of the second depth charge led to catastrophic consequences. The crack in the hull suddenly expanded and turned into a hole as big as a fist. Under the high pressure, sea water poured in violently like the water from a high-pressure water gun!