Chapter 495: Floating

"There was a collision underwater." Miller was speechless after receiving the message from the Los Angeles class on the Nimitz: "Our Los Angeles class was stuck on a Soviet submarine. One of the wounded is seriously injured. Collison requested the Soviet submarine to surface so that the wounded can have a chance to be treated."

"How is it? Did the Soviets agree?" Jonathan asked.

"The Soviets put forward a condition that after rescuing the wounded, they should go to Chabahar or Bandar Abbas for repairs."

Jonathan frowned. Now, one of their submarines was left in the port of Chabahar. Although the Soviets did not say they would seize it, it would definitely be returned. However, the US Navy had already lost face. Now, if this submarine was also taken to the Iranian port, this operation of their navy would be a complete failure!

However, human life is the most important thing. A strong cohesion of the US military is not to abandon their comrades on the battlefield! Sometimes, in order to rescue a soldier, more casualties may be paid, but even so, one must do so. This is a foundation for the soldiers to fight bravely!

The U.S. military values ​​the life of every soldier!

"Okay, agree to their request," said Jonathan.

Agree now, and when the other party surfaces, won’t we have the final say?

When making an emergency ascent, the ballast water tank at the bow is emptied and the submarine will emerge from the water at a large angle, which is like racing a car at a crazy speed. There are frequent reports of submarines colliding with surface ships due to emergency ascents, and this is just the result of brutal operations.

And now, the 949-class submarine is surfacing very carefully. The hull is slowly rising at an angle of five degrees. Before emerging from the water, it raises the periscope to observe the surrounding situation. Only a few helicopters are seen within the visual range. After all, it takes a certain amount of time for surface warships to rush here.

"Empty the ballast tanks and prepare to go to sea." Nirgeyev gave the order. He knew how dangerous the situation would be if given by his order, but he had no choice at this moment. Even if his submarine was underwater, it would not be able to escape due to its silent nature. It would also have to face threats from the surface, such as a few torpedoes being dropped. But now, it was different. He surfaced to rescue them. If the Americans played tricks, he would expose their actions to the whole world!

Surfaced! The huge Oscar-class submarine, like a whale in the deep sea, slowly surfaced. In the drainage holes on the upper side, a row of water flows. This is a unique feature of double-hull submarines. Between the outer non-pressure hull and the inner pressure hull, in addition to various equipment, the remaining space is filled with seawater. In this way, once a real battle, even if it is hit by a torpedo, it will not damage the inner pressure hull. The anti-sinking performance is far beyond the reach of American submarines.

Of course, this also resulted in the huge size of Soviet submarines. With the same combat effectiveness, Soviet submarines have a larger displacement than American submarines.

"Open the hatch and check the damage," said Nirgeyev.

Another reason for surfacing this time was that we did not know the damage to our submarine and needed to conduct a visual inspection after surfacing.

When the hatch was opened, sailor Osama, wearing a life jacket and special shoes that could firmly grasp the hull of the submarine, walked towards the rear cabin. As he walked, he was stunned.

The American Los Angeles-class submarine had a jammed lower rear part of the command tower. The jammed position was in front of the tail rudder, not on the pressure hull. If it was further forward, it would have hit the P700 missiles on both sides. If it was further back, it might have knocked off the tail rudder and propeller! In that case, it would be bad luck for the submarine.

But now, the Americans are the ones who are depressed, because although they have surfaced, the Los Angeles-class submarine is still in the sea!

At this time, if they opened the hatch, seawater would only pour in! Their rescue operation could not be carried out at all. Moreover, the equipment on the submarine command tower was all smashed into a mess, and there was no possibility of raising the periscope.

"The American submarine is emptying the sea water!" At this moment, seeing countless bubbles around the Los Angeles-class submarine, Osama hurriedly reported to the rear.

The Americans wanted to get out of the water, there was only one way, to empty the seawater in their ballast tanks! However, in doing so, their tail was lifted up!

Looking at the submarine underwater, which was slowly emerging from the water like a huge shark, Osama had a bad feeling. The Americans were coming out, but their tail was raised, and even if the propeller at the rear was not completely out of the water, part of it would be exposed. In this way, if the Americans had any bad intentions, their side would lose their ability to act!

"The Americans are coming out of the water, and our tail is exposed." Nirgeyev received the report in the command tower of the 949-class submarine.

"Let them do it first, and then we can talk about it after they rescue the wounded." Nilgayev said. If the Americans want to do something bad, he is not afraid, because this is purely a comparison of submarine displacement, and in terms of displacement, his side will definitely not suffer a loss.

"Stop, stop!" Osama shouted loudly while standing at the tail of his submarine. The hull of the American submarine had already been exposed and there was no need to surface!

When Osama saw that the American submarine was still rising, he immediately jumped down, right onto the hull of the American submarine, and hit the hull with the butt of his AK rifle.

The Los Angeles-class submarine stopped surfacing, the front hatch opened, and several serious-looking U.S. Navy soldiers climbed out.

At this moment, both sides were extremely nervous.

The soldier with the iron rod stuck in his chest was carried out. Near the narrow submarine hatch, an American helicopter lowered a sling and lifted the soldier from the submarine.

"Please dive and let our submarine restore power." Osama said. At this time, it can be seen that the propeller at the tail of their submarine has been exposed one-third of the water. This is very inappropriate. In order to allow the Americans to rescue their wounded, their side made a compromise.

"Please come with us." The American submarine soldiers did not agree with Osama's opinion at all. They had smiles of victory on their faces.

The Los Angeles-class submarine was still emptying the seawater in the ballast tank and continuing to surface! Their purpose was already very clear, which was to completely lift up their own submarine. When the propeller was half exposed, their own submarine almost lost its ability to move!