My own war game

Chapter 220 Nautilus
Midway Island, located in the central Pacific Ocean, is a relatively large island in the Polynesian Islands, with a land area of ​​only 5 square kilometers.

Although the U.S. military established a military base on the island in 1903, it was later used as a temporary transit station for military and civilian navigation, and it did not receive the attention commensurate with its geographical location.

As the situation in the Pacific became increasingly tense, the United States began to build military airports and submarine bases on the island in 1940.

In 1942, this naval base, located on the mid-line of the Pacific Ocean between the United States and Japan and only 1200 nautical miles away from Hawaii, suddenly became important.

In the waters near Midway Island, beneath the surface, the U.S. submarine Nautilus was sailing in shallow water.

Captain Major Rockman is a man full of adventurous spirit. Under his leadership, the Nautilus has destroyed two medium-sized Japanese cargo ships in this area.

However, Major Rockman’s main task today is not to attack the Japanese army, because a group of "big shots" came on his submarine.

Colonel Evans Carlson, a legendary figure in the US special operations, once served as the captain of Roosevelt's guard. He has very high tactical qualities and is the prototype of a series of American blockbuster heroes. At this time, he had just returned from a visit to China and planned to return to his country to do something big.

Captain James Roosevelt, the 35-year-old bespectacled man was the eldest son of then-US President Roosevelt. He was assigned to Carlson as a staff officer because of his personal relationship.

Behind them was a young man wearing the unique uniform of an intelligence officer. His father was a Wall Street financier and his grandfather had been the mayor of Boston. At this time, he was a second lieutenant in the military.

"My ship is now more valuable than the Hornet." Captain Rockman quietly joked to his assistant during the break.

"Gentlemen, we will stop at Midway Island later to refuel and replenish supplies before heading to Hawaii and then arriving at the West Coast. I wish you all a pleasant journey." Rockman said to several people in a tone that he thought was humorous.

"Thank you, Captain." Colonel Carlson replied politely, appearing calm.

"Sir, are you unhappy? We can finally have a hot meal." Major Rockman looked at the passengers on his submarine with some embarrassment. He thought he could at least hear some cheers.

"Of course I'm happy, but I've never been picky about food. I've been to the northwest of China and stayed with the soldiers there for a while. After I came back, I felt even the individual rations were delicious." Colonel Carlson responded with a smile.

"God, I hope I never have to deal with the food over there." The major shrugged and ended the topic with some boredom.

Aa ...
A special alarm sounded inside the submarine, and the atmosphere around it suddenly became tense.

"Enemy ship spotted! A Flame-class destroyer! Heading due north, sailing east!" the observer reported loudly through the periscope.

"Emergency dive! Evade!" Major Rockman made the choice at the first moment.

If it were any other time, the major with some cowboy complex would have fought the other party to the death, but today it was not possible. The special guests on the ship did not allow him to take any risky actions.

AH-OO-GAH! ! ! AH-OO-GAH! ! ! !
With the red light flashing, the Nautilus retracted its periscope and began to dive rapidly to a depth of about 150 meters under the sea. It also shut down the engine and unnecessary equipment and entered silent mode.

Active sonar is off and passive sonar is on.

The sonar operator wears a special headset and uses a pen to continuously outline the opponent's position on the map.

"Baby, I have guests today and don't have time to deal with you. Let's go our separate ways." Major Rockman muttered to himself.

But at this moment, the Japanese destroyer, which had been sailing steadily eastward, suddenly slowed down as if it had discovered something, and then drew a zigzag turn towards the direction of our ship.

? ? ? ? ! ! ! !
How did you drive straight over here? ! !
2 nautical miles! 1 nautical mile! 500 meters! As the enemy got closer and closer, sweat began to appear on Major Rockman's head.

Finally, the other party appeared directly above our ship. "Damn it! Were we discovered?!" the young man behind muttered.

"Not necessarily. The other party has not confirmed it yet, otherwise the depth charges would have been dropped. Let's continue waiting." The major said gritting his teeth.

He was still waiting for an opportunity. After the submarine turned off the engine, it did not remain motionless. It would move forward according to inertia with the ocean currents on the seabed. As long as the opponent did not move, it would soon leave the original area.

But the sonar operator's next action made everyone despair. As the submarine moved, the destroyer above also adjusted its position and always remained on the top.

It must have been discovered!
"Damn it! The Japanese may have the latest detection technology, and now we are like rats in a bag." said the major angrily.

There is nothing that can be done. If a submarine is accurately located underwater, it will definitely not be able to outrun a destroyer. As long as the enemy is above them, it will have to passively withstand deep-water torpedoes.

Once the position is determined, there is no way to hide no matter how deep they are, because as long as enough depth charges are dropped, they will be hit sooner or later.

But after waiting for a long time, the depth charges still didn't fall?
What's going on? Is this guy enjoying the thrill of playing cat and mouse? Not only Rockman, but everyone else is confused.

"Sir, something seems wrong. The other party seems to be turning the propeller on and off repeatedly, and the signal intervals are very short." The sonar soldier reported with headphones on.

The major took the earphones and placed them on the side of his head, and sure enough, he heard the regular special audio of the propellers turning on and off.

This voice…

and many more!

Is this Morse code?!

The major pulled out a piece of paper and quickly picked up a pencil beside him. B~U~D~D…

"Buddy, come up!"
? ? ? ! ! ! !

What does this guy want to do?! Humiliate us? Capture us?
However, this is an opportunity. As long as they can surface safely, although they are still at a disadvantage, as long as they reach the surface, they have two special 152mm deck guns on their submarine that can pose a threat to the enemy.

If all else fails, we'll just ram them. We can't let the enemy take us prisoner, the major thought resolutely.

The people in the submarine quickly reached a consensus, and the soldiers picked up their self-defense weapons, even Colonel Evans Carlson and his men drew their service pistols.

The Nautilus began to surface, and just when everyone was ready to rush out and fight, the observer in front of the periscope that had risen again spoke first.

"Sir, before you go out, I suggest you take a look here."

Captain Rockman leaned over to the periscope and looked out.

On the destroyer anchored on the water, a group of ragged American soldiers were singing and dancing on the deck, and several of them were holding up a banner facing the sea.

"We're home!"

(End of this chapter)