Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 616: The Legend of Torpedo Tubes Spraying People

As if to confirm Lin Yuan's words, the temperature inside the boat was slowly rising.

After a while, it started to feel quite stuffy.

So Depp took off a coat, leaving only a close-fitting short-sleeved T-shirt: "Why is it so hot? Is this normal?"

Meng Tao nodded. "That's normal. Once the submarine is moving, it gets stuffy and hot inside."

"Isn't there air conditioning?" Depp asked.

"The air conditioning can't lower the temperature inside the submarine to a comfortable level. There's no way. The reactor and various electronic equipment emit too much heat, and this heat can't be dissipated and is trapped inside the submarine. I heard that the submarine officers and soldiers will be exhausted after a while." Director Cohen also said.

After a while, the temperature seemed to rise a lot again, and Lin Yuan and others began to sweat profusely.

"Isn't this a bit abnormal? The temperature should be over 38 degrees! It's even hotter than noon in summer." Depp asked.

Meng Tao took out the thermometer he carried with him, which showed that the current temperature was 39.4 degrees.

Now Meng Tao was unsure. He knew it would be very hot, but this seemed a bit too hot?

If the temperature were this high, I wouldn't be able to endure it for long even if I were naked.

"Lin Yuan, do you want to ask Lieutenant Colonel Louis?" Meng Tao asked.

"Lieutenant Colonel Louis is busy now, so we shouldn't disturb him. Let's wait and see. If there is anything unusual, I believe he will inform us in time." Lin Yuan thought for a while and replied.

So everyone endured the heat and continued chatting in the restaurant.

But the temperature did not drop, on the contrary it continued to rise.

Finally, Depp couldn't stand it anymore, so he took off his T-shirt, revealing his hairy chest.

At the same time, he also took off his trousers, leaving only a pair of short underwear.

"F*CK! I feel like a turkey in the oven, I really can't stand it!" Depp complained.

"I'm not complaining, don't be so fragile." Meng Tao said.

As a fat man, his thick layer of fat makes him wear one more "sweater" than Depp.

Therefore, he was already sweating profusely, his whole body was covered with sweat.

Meng Tao also took off the last T-shirt on his body and wiped the sweat from his face.

However, a T-shirt that can squeeze out water has no effect on absorbing sweat.

"I'm really going to be roasted!" Depp wailed.

"Lin Yuan, the temperature should be over 40 degrees, right? It's definitely not normal." Director Cohen asked.

Meng Tao looked at the thermometer in his hand and exclaimed, "46.3 degrees! It's so hot that I could get heat stroke."

Lin Yuan was also sweating profusely. He stood up from his chair and said, "I'll go and inquire about the situation."

Just then, the door to the restaurant opened.

Lieutenant Colonel Louis opened the cabin door and walked in.

Seeing that Lieutenant Colonel Louis's once snow-white uniform was now covered in sweat and oil stains, Lin Yuan asked, "Mr. Louis, what happened? Is it normal to be so hot?"

"Of course it's not normal. The air conditioning system in the boat just had a problem. I organized people to carry out emergency repairs. Now the air conditioning has returned to normal, and the temperature will drop soon." Lieutenant Colonel Louis' face was full of guilt.
"I'm sorry you've just had this accident on board the Virginia."

"It's okay. We know that submarines have too many instruments and equipment, and it's easy for them to malfunction. This is not your fault. You have done a good job in troubleshooting the problem in time." Lin Yuan comforted.

Seeing that Lin Yuan was not really angry, Lieutenant Colonel Louis was relieved.

It was so hard to welcome a distinguished guest like Lin Yuan, but they made a fool of themselves as soon as they set sail, which made Lieutenant Colonel Louis feel quite embarrassed.

There were no problems on so many previous voyages, but this time an accident happened. Murphy's Law is really everywhere.

Fortunately, the fault was successfully eliminated, otherwise the entire Atlantic Fleet would have lost face.

"Mr. Louis, don't take it too seriously. We can fully understand such a small accident." Lin Yuan comforted him again.

"Thank you for your understanding," Commander Lewis said. "But even if the air conditioning is restored, the temperature inside the submarine will still be around 27 degrees Celsius."

Lin Yuan nodded to show that he understood.

To be honest, 27 degrees is still not cool and comfortable, but this temperature is already acceptable.

He knew that the Virginia could maintain a normal temperature of 27 degrees, which was higher than the 32 degrees of most submarines, and improved the comfort level by several levels.

"The accident just now made you sweat a lot. Shall I take you to the shower?" said Lieutenant Colonel Louis.

"Can I take a shower?" Depp asked in surprise.

"Of course, do you think we can go out to sea for dozens of days without taking a shower?" Lieutenant Commander Louis said with a smile, "I know there are some rumors about the hardship of life on a submarine, such as not being able to take a shower and being unable to endure the heat unless you go shirtless.

But that's an ordinary diesel-electric submarine. Our nuclear-powered submarines have more energy and space."

"Let's go, I can't stand it anymore!" Depp cheered.

"Come, this way." Lieutenant Colonel Louis brought Lin Yuan and four others to the door of a stainless steel cabin.

"Click~" Lieutenant Colonel Louis turned the wrench and opened the hatch.

A simple shower room appeared in front of them.

There were two shower heads in the shower room, hot and cold control valves, and all the necessary cleaning supplies.

There is a metal grid floor drain on the floor of the shower room to drain the water produced during showering.

The conditions are even better than those in some small hotels, and are even more luxurious in a submarine.

There is a striking slogan on the wall that reads:

"Showers are limited to 10 minutes!"

Seeing Lin Yuan staring at the slogan on the wall, Lieutenant Colonel Louis immediately said, "This is only for the officers and soldiers of the Virginia. Mr. Lin Yuan, you are guests, so you don't have to be so anxious. Take your time to clean yourself up before coming out."

"Will this use up all the water? Others will have no water to take a shower," Depp asked.

"Our Virginia is a nuclear submarine, so you don't have to worry about that at all," Commander Lewis replied proudly. "Fresh water isn't a problem at all. The reason we limit shower times is because everyone has to wait in line, so we don't let them take showers for too long."

After hearing Lieutenant Colonel Louis' answer, Depp suddenly understood.

The reason why bathing in a submarine is difficult is that the fresh water used for bathing must be desalinated from seawater, which consumes a lot of electricity.

This may indeed require careful calculation for ordinary diesel-electric submarines, but it is definitely not a problem for energy-intensive nuclear submarines.

There is such a huge gap between the two that people who don’t understand this field don’t even realize there is any difference.

For example, Japan's Soryu-class submarine is the largest conventional submarine (because it cannot develop nuclear weapons, conventional submarines have reached their limit).

The fuel cell power of the Soryu-class submarine's AIP system is 240KW, or 326 horsepower.

And the Virginia's power is... 4 horsepower.

That’s right, the gap is a hundred times, it’s that exaggerated.

This is why if a conventional submarine wants to maintain long-distance cruising, its underwater speed can only be maintained at around 4 to 6 knots, while the Virginia can reach 32 knots!
Therefore, the Virginia can desalinate seawater at will and use it for showering.

As for heating seawater into hot water, it is not a problem for the Virginia.

After all, the pressurized water reactor is constantly boiling water, so we can just directly transfer the hot water over.

The core technology of mankind is boiling water and throwing stones in various ways, which is perfectly demonstrated on nuclear submarines.

In this regard, Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh: It is worthy of being a nuclear submarine, the conditions are really great.

From the constant temperature of 27 degrees inside the boat to the shower with unlimited water, all of these guarantee a comfortable life underwater.

And a comfortable life is combat effectiveness.

The same officers and soldiers can definitely live longer on a submarine like the Virginia than on a conventional submarine, which means greater combat effectiveness.

Unfortunately, the Rabbit family’s submarine technology has always been a shortcoming compared to other military ships.

Before Lin Yuan was reborn, surface ships already had electromagnetic catapult aircraft carriers, and ships like the 055 were not inferior to those of the US Navy, and some even surpassed them in technology.

But perhaps due to the need for confidentiality, there has been no exciting good news regarding the underwater black fish, which is a pity.

Lieutenant Colonel Louis didn't notice Lin Yuan's thoughts. He just said, "You guys should clean up first. I'll ask other officers and soldiers to come over after you finish."

After saying that, he turned and left.

After all, as the captain, it is not appropriate for him to leave his post for a long time.

After Commander Louis left, Depp immediately rushed into the shower room: "I'll shower first! Don't argue with me!"

Meng Tao grabbed the shower door and said, "Let me go with you to save time."

"No! I'm not used to taking a shower with a man!" Depp shouted.

"What's that? Is there anything about you that I haven't seen?"

Depp: (▔皿▔)
Director Cohen: (1`1;)
Lin Yuan: (_)
Why are you showing me this? My eyes are going to break!
I feel like you're talking about something really shameful, but you have no evidence.

"Bang!"

The bathroom door was closed, and the voices of Depp and Meng Tao were heard from inside.

"Hurry up and take a shower to save time. Didn't you hear Lieutenant Commander Louis say that the officers and soldiers of the Virginia will come and line up to take a shower only after we finish showering? We were sweating just now, and they must be too. There is only one shower room, so don't keep everyone waiting for too long." Meng Tao said.

"You gave such a good reason, but why did you turn off the water?" Depp's voice.

"Nonsense! You have to use soap after you get your body wet. I'm out of soap here, give me yours!" Meng Tao said. "No! Get it yourself!" Depp said.

"Help me hold it, will your hand break?" Meng Tao said.

"No! If I help you get the soap I have to turn around, I don't want to have my back to you!" Depp shouted.

Shower room: (Benefit)*2
This is such a terrible line, do you want to listen to what you said?
Lin Yuan and Director Cohen took down the folding chairs hanging in the aisle and waited for the two men to come out to clean up.

Director Cohen said: "I never thought that at my age, I would have the opportunity to ride on a nuclear submarine. This feeling is really novel."

"There will be a more novel experience later, but director, you may not be suitable to participate." Lin Yuan said.

"What?" Director Cohen asked.

"Lieutenant Colonel Louis arranged escape training for us today," said Lin Yuan.

"Escape training?"

"Yes, it's about escaping from the torpedo tube. It's also closely related to our filming plan."

"Ah... I can't handle this. You young people should experience it." Director Cohen expressed his refusal.

After hearing his answer, Lin Yuan did not force it.

People are different. Director Eastwood is over 70 years old, but he still wants to shoot a fight scene with a tiger.

If he were present today, he would definitely participate in the underwater torpedo tube escape.

But director Cohen chose to refuse, and there was nothing wrong with that.

After all, he is an old man, and trying this kind of dangerous training may not be worth the risk.

"By the way, what does Lieutenant Colonel Louis say about our filming plan?" This is what Director Cohen is most concerned about.

"Lieutenant Colonel Louis did not answer me directly, but told me that he would give me an answer in person later." Lin Yuan said.

After hearing Lin Yuan's answer, Director Cohen stopped talking.

No direct answer means a polite refusal.

This is not because Lieutenant Colonel Louis did not cooperate with their filming, but because their filming plan was not feasible.

This is not surprising. After all, they are not soldiers and do not have a deep understanding of submarines and underwater. Therefore, it is normal that the shooting plan they made is not feasible.

Lin Yuan believed that Lieutenant Colonel Louis would help adjust and formulate a suitable plan based on their needs.

In the following time, Lin Yuan and Director Cohen entered the shower room one after another, quickly washed their bodies, and changed into clean clothes.

It is impossible for them to take a shower together like Meng Tao and Depp, a pair of good friends. That would be too embarrassing.

After all, Meng Tao and Depp are already like-minded people, so taking a shower together is nothing.

Not to mention, Meng Tao also saved Depp's life.

It's definitely a quilt for good friends.

After Lin Yuan and others finished cleaning, they returned to the restaurant and waited.

He knew that Lieutenant Colonel Louis also needed to clean up at this moment. He had made a bit of a mess just now. He would take them to the next step only after cleaning up.

Sure enough, after waiting for 20 minutes, Lieutenant Colonel Louis appeared in the restaurant again.

"Mr. Lin Yuan, let's do some escape training today." said Lieutenant Colonel Louis.

"Okay, no problem." Lin Yuan said.

After saying that, Commander Louis led them towards the front of the submarine.

Their target was the torpedo launching area at the front of the submarine.

There are three main types of weapons that the Virginia can use:
Use anti-ship missiles against surface ships.

Cruise missiles are used against land or surface targets.

And the most common weapon of submarines - torpedoes.

Anti-ship missiles and cruise missiles are fired from the vertical launch silos in the middle of the Virginia.

The torpedo tubes are naturally located at the front of the submarine.

When Lin Yuan followed Lieutenant Commander Louis to the torpedo launch room, he immediately felt that the temperature here was much lower, only about 18 degrees.

"Hiss~ It's a bit cold." Depp said, rubbing his arms.

"There are a large number of torpedoes here. Although it is not as cold as the missile launch bay, it must be kept relatively cool," said Lieutenant Colonel Louis.

Lin Yuan didn't care much about the temperature, but looked around.

It turned out to be a cabin of about 90 square meters. Although the space was not small, the rails and racks around it were filled with torpedoes that were seven or eight meters long, making the originally spacious space seem a bit narrow.

Four torpedo tubes are located directly in front of the submarine with their hatches closed.

Commander Louis approached one of the torpedo tubes and said, "Mr. Lin Yuan, I've seen your filming plan. You're planning to launch people from the torpedo tubes, right?"

"Maybe I haven't thought it through very carefully. Please correct me, Mr. Louis," said Lin Yuan.

"I'm sorry, it's almost impossible to shoot people out of the torpedo tube," said Lieutenant Commander Louis.

"Impossible? But I know many cases say it's possible?" Meng Tao, who was responsible for formulating this plan, asked doubtfully.

"Case? Is it Bailey's story? Or the story of the Japanese Navy?" asked Lieutenant Colonel Louis.

Stories? Not examples?
Meng Tao seemed to have guessed something.

"Pele's Narrow Escape" is an article once published in Time Magazine and has a wide influence.

The article describes in detail an incident in May 1994 when a US nuclear-powered submarine named USS Wasp was on patrol in the Baltic Sea when it suddenly suffered an unexpected malfunction. The submarine lost control and sank rapidly, with the 5 crew members on board being sunk 73 meters to the bottom of the sea.

Due to the excessive pressure of the sea water, they cannot get out at all. Even if they can get out, the strong pressure will crush them into meat patties.

But if we are trapped in the boat, it won't be long before everyone dies from lack of oxygen.

When Captain Jamie was activating the vent cover, he was hit on the head by the iron cover and immediately fell into a pool of blood and died.

At this critical moment, having lost their head coach, everyone became even more panicked and in chaos, feeling that death was getting closer and closer to them.

At this critical moment, someone suddenly said in a high-pitched voice: "Guys, don't panic, calm down and use your brains, maybe we can find a way out of this desperate situation!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on the speaker, and they realized that the speaker was torpedoman Bailey. Although he was only 32 years old, he had worked in the submarine for 8 years. He was an experienced and outstanding torpedoman. His characteristics were quick mind and calmness in times of crisis.

"Guys, let's calm down and find a way to escape. Please follow my instructions for now!"

Bailey's decisiveness and calmness calmed everyone down, and everyone nodded in unison, indicating that they were willing to follow his command.

Everyone racked their brains and came up with ideas one after another, but they were either unrealistic or they could not be realized due to lack of the necessary conditions.

Bailey also gradually became anxious. He paced back and forth in the cabin restlessly, biting his lower lip with his upper teeth, his brows furrowed, and his eyes suddenly stopped on the torpedo on the hanger.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind: Torpedoes can be launched from torpedo tubes, so can people be launched from torpedo tubes like torpedoes?
Bailey shared his idea with his companions, who were stunned with fear. To shoot people out of torpedo tubes as "underwater human bombs" was unprecedented in human naval history!

Bailey said calmly, "A person is about the same size as a torpedo, so it can definitely be launched from the torpedo tube. I can control the range to about 250 meters, allowing the person to reach the surface safely."

"But is it safe to do this?" a crew member named Jason asked fearfully.

"Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it's better to take the risk." Bailey's piercing eyes swept over Jason and he said firmly, "The key lies in our perseverance and courage! The timid ones stay behind, and the brave ones go first!"

After a few minutes, everyone had to agree to try Bailey's idea because the oxygen in the cabin was almost used up and there was no choice but to take the risk and implement this plan.

Bailey then briefly outlined the requirements: "Use living people as torpedoes. Before being launched, each person must expel all the air from their lungs and hold their breath for half a minute. Otherwise, the lungs will expand and the person will explode, just like a fish at the bottom of the sea accidentally jumping to the surface and having its internal organs explode."

Seeing the terrified faces of some crew members, Bailey said firmly, "As long as there's even a one percent chance of survival, we must give it ninety-nine percent of our effort! Get ready! We're running out of oxygen!"

The first to step forward was diver Robertson. Shortly after holding his breath as instructed, his face began to turn red. He realized he was losing his balance, but he gritted his teeth and held his breath.

At that moment, Bailey pressed the switch of the torpedo gun.

Through the observation hole, Bailey saw a strong air current pushing away a small area of ​​sea water around it.

Immediately afterwards, a black shadow rushed out from the launch tube coated with plastic waterproof glue and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Robertson was launched, but no one knew whether he was dead or alive, but this proved that people could really be shot out of the torpedo tube.

For the crew of the Hornet, who have no way out, having a way out is better than waiting to die.

So in the following time, the crew members were launched into the sea one after another by torpedoes.

Until Bailey was the only one left, he had to press the button by himself.

At this time, the oxygen in the cabin has been exhausted. If he does not launch himself within 3 minutes, he will remain on the seabed and become a "martyr".

He tried his best to calm himself down. When the air in his lungs was squeezed out bit by bit, he immediately began to concentrate and hold his breath to activate the switch, and quickly got into the torpedo tube.

With a loud "bang", Bailey felt his body flying upwards, his ears were buzzing, and his eardrums felt a sharp pain.

Fortunately, after a short while, he heard the sound of running water and the whistling wind.

Bailey then opened his eyes and found that he had reached the surface of the water.

With his comrades beside him, he succeeded...

Colonel Louis's reaction to the Time Magazine article was like a foreigner seeing Yilin.

(End of this chapter)