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Chapter 375 A Narrow Escape (1800 Monthly Tickets in April)

[Enemy submarine is taking on water!]

[Enemy submarine is sinking!]

[Flagship Random Battle: Victory]

[Titles Obtained: Devastating Strike, Phoenix, First Blood]

[Gains: 5620000 Silver Coins (800%), 324000 Experience Points (800%)]

[M-series nuclear submarine discovered: SSN703 "Bremerton"]

Hull: Length 109.7 meters, beam 10.1 meters, draft 9.7 meters, surface displacement 6080 tons, submerged displacement 6927 tons

Power source: One S6G pressurized water reactor, producing 35000 horsepower, with a submerged knot capacity of 32 knots.

Maximum diving depth: 530 meters

[Pay 2180000 silver coins to salvage]

"..."

Tang Wen was completely unprepared for the sinking of the Bremerton.

Let's review the facts:
A U2501, accompanied by several U-boats, prepared to act as bait. After briefly and deliberately making noise, it fell silent, hoping to attract the other side.

Two U-boats were positioned directly against a low cliff on the seabed to conceal their tracks, remaining silent under the cover of the seabed, while 4501 and 2501 waited quietly not far away to launch their attack.

About 40 minutes later, a suspicious signal appeared nearby.

Out of a sense of probing, the old U-boat risked its life to emit an active signal after sensing a series of anomalies—and then discovered that the Bremerton was right above it!
Indeed, the USS Bremerton also believed that the U-boat might be hiding on the seabed, so they conducted a very careful and thorough search.

After both sides became aware of each other's presence, they were unable to attack each other due to the altitude difference and needed to increase the distance before launching torpedoes.

At this moment, the two old U-boats displayed amazing mechanical power, simultaneously completing the actions of surfacing, turning, and raising their bows in an incredible amount of time.

Note that there are two ships.

The Bremerton accelerated wildly to 32 knots and made a sharp turn, while another U-boat was also rising in displacement.

The U-boat's conning tower collided directly with the Bremerton, creating a massive impact that caused both vessels to deform and leak. Meanwhile, the other U-boat, which had initially sent the active signal, had already changed course and launched six 533mm 82-knot high-speed torpedoes in one go.

Less than a minute passed between the discovery of each other and the sinking of the Bremerton. This powerful nuclear submarine was destroyed before it even had a chance to demonstrate its capabilities.

The U-boat lost 95% of its health upon impact, and its hull cracked, causing it to leak oil and take in water. However, it was restored to normal immediately after damage control was deployed.

In this way, two U-boats that were originally intended to be cannon fodder cleanly and efficiently destroyed a Los Angeles-class submarine. As a result, dozens of submarines that were preparing to coordinate had just begun to accelerate when they slowed down and fell silent again because the mission was over.

……

Goose City TV studio.

Tang Wen was conducting a private interview, speaking animatedly with spittle flying everywhere.

"Our domestically produced cars are now completely on par with foreign brands in terms of chassis and mechanical quality. We can say that they are far, far ahead... sorry, let's do it again."

"It's alright, Mr. Tang. It's normal to splice and edit pre-recorded videos."

The female host smiled and nodded, but noticed that Tang Wen seemed a little impatient and left immediately after the recording, making an excuse about an urgent matter.

After getting on the vehicle, he immediately darted onto the U-boat and began salvaging the Bremerton while it was still hot.

One minute to surpass the flagship's victory? What incredible luck!

This is very much like naval warfare; luck always seems to appear out of nowhere.

The Bremerton had only sank less than ten minutes ago, but it had already broken completely in two.

[The salvage fee has been paid, and the item will be returned to the designated port.]

After paying the silver coins, he prepared to leave to see his new submarine, but then he noticed something was amiss.

……

"Ha ha……"

Lieutenant Colonel Saxony lay panting on the solid concrete, looking up to feel the warm South Pacific sun and the sea breeze on his face.

Death, death has never been so close, life can be so beautiful.

Besides him, a group of sailors lay sprawled on the edge of the harbor, many of them crying and laughing in despair.

Standing on the shore, Tang Wen approached Saxony, who immediately tried to sit up but was stopped. Tang Wen then squatted down and asked what had happened. Saxony recalled the events as if it were a terrible nightmare:

"A terrible explosion occurred midway, almost destroying everything in an instant. I felt dizzy and heard the sound of explosions tearing everything apart."

Jack was very brave; after he recovered, he led his men to close the hatch…

Modern submarine manufacturing technology involves segmented construction and welding assembly, with each segment being an independent part, possessing its own hatches and emergency mechanisms.

The impact itself wasn't too bad, but the four torpedoes did indeed completely destroy the entire midsection of the submarine.

However, as elite sailors who had undergone extraordinary high-pressure training, everyone on the Bremerton's first reaction was to close the section doors, so that in the 10 minutes, the remaining sections did not actually take in much water.

The captain of the Saxon ship at the front knew there was no hope, so he quickly destroyed the secure communication machine and the hard drive that recorded the voiceprints on the central computer.

The sailors at the rear faithfully performed their duties, suppressing the flooding and then shutting down the reactor to enter emergency mode.

This has nothing to do with honor or belief; it's just an instinct developed through years of training.

When Tang Wen salvaged the submarine, he discovered that the surviving crew members were considered part of the submarine and brought to the port, becoming part of the crew who shared life and death with the Bremerton.

Even if the Bremerton sinks again in the future, they can be resurrected, but they still cannot withstand the passage of time.

Of the 13 officers and 117 sailors, 2 officers and 36 sailors were killed, leaving 92 survivors, many of whom were still vomiting water when they were transported ashore.

[Legendary Captain of Tier 11, USA: El Sachsen]

Special Skill: Dazzling Effect

Dazzling:
When there are more enemy warships than friendly warships within 10 kilometers, speed increases by 20%, and the probability of enemy shells/torpedoes missing their targets increases by 20%.

Well, we've found a lucky one.

Saxon managed to stand up and bowed to Tang Wen:

"Commander, El Saxon is loyal to you."

"Welcome. Everyone will have a three-month vacation to rest here. I will try my best to find you another place."

Tang Wen felt a little embarrassed, after all, the other party's way of getting here was not very normal.

However, having a group of real subordinates is a rather special experience, especially since their loyalty can be guaranteed.

……

Back in Da Wan, Tang Wen immediately called Lao Zhang:

"I just caught a big one, want to try eight ways to cook it?"

At this moment, Lao Zhang, who was on the aircraft carrier Qi Jiguang aboard the Darian, was studying tactics:

"..."

He confirmed he hadn't misheard, and after a few seconds, he realized what he'd done and walked to the corner to ask:
"what's up?"

"Big fish, come quickly if you want it."

Old Zhang thought through everything that had happened recently and finally came up with a possibility.

Impossible? Really?

Although he was extremely incredulous, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and bought a plane ticket with his own money. He landed at Pingtan Airport that night.

Tang Wen's car was also changed to a Hanma S9, which picked him up directly from the airport.

Old Zhang, who had just paid for his own plane ticket, was still feeling the pinch when he saw the commotion and quickly asked after getting on the bus:
"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Tang Wen: "We have a submarine."

"Didn't you say it was information?"

"Have it?"

"..."

Old Zhang swallowed hard. A nuclear submarine? They actually managed to steal that?
"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

Tang Wen hummed twice, then said mysteriously in a low voice:
"If I told you that we had captured a third-generation attack nuclear blackfish intact, what do you think we should do?"

(End of this chapter)