Soon, Zhang Meng felt relieved.

Reports from the European Intelligence Agency show that the Soviet Navy did develop nuclear reactors for ships, but the quality was not up to standard, the size was bloated, and the efficiency was very low. It has been in the test stage and could not be used in nuclear submarine projects.

The Soviet Navy did have a Type 627 nuclear submarine built, numbered K3, but it has never left the port. Datang agents who have been monitoring it nearby are certain that the so-called nuclear submarine did not have a nuclear-powered reactor device, because it is often found that the submarines emitted black smoke from diesel burning.

As a result, the Soviet Union announced that their K3 nuclear submarines had been in service and had crossed the Arctic Ocean. The photos of their Pacific Ocean were also very blurry, and it was impossible to see any signs of the sea belonging to the Pacific Ocean in the background.

"The news about the Soviet nuclear submarines is likely to be fake. Even if they really build nuclear submarines, they will definitely not be able to complete the actual deployment. After all, submarines are used for combat, and safety cannot be solved within a few years. We have experience in this. Therefore, the Soviet Union's purpose is to deter and confuse us and the United States!" said Xiang Changhai, chief of staff of the Navy General Staff.

Zhang Meng said: "Although this news may be fake, it undoubtedly sounded a wake-up call for us! Now the whole world is sensation, and it is believed that the Soviet Union has successfully developed a nuclear submarine and traveled through the Arctic Ocean. Whether it is true or false, Khrushchev has won us one round and has taken the lead."

"Your Highness is very much!" Xiang Changhai nodded and said, "This is a dereliction of duty by me! The General Administration of Naval Equipment is shamed for this!"

Zhang Meng said: "You can't blame you all for this! Your caution and caution are right. After all, a nuclear submarine is very expensive. If you don't have enough confidence, you will travel across the Arctic. Once something happens, you will suffer huge losses, both equipment and personnel, and it will even become an international joke."

"Thank you for your understanding! Our nuclear submarines have been built long ago. We have been conducting various tests. The navy has not urged us, so we have not delivered them, but have been constantly accumulating various test data. As long as you give us your order, our nuclear submarines can immediately go to the Arctic!"

In fact, the Tang Empire had already completed the construction of nuclear submarines and built three nuclear submarines with nuclear reactors but different uses at the same time. One was used as a traditional attack nuclear submarine to conduct various data testing, with torpedoes as the main weapon. The second was to be used as a strategic nuclear submarine, where a nuclear ballistic missile system was installed on it to carry out strategic nuclear deterrence. The third was to be cruise nuclear submarines, and conventional cruise missiles were installed for tactical combat operations.

As early as 1945, the Tang Empire completed the 200-kilowatt power laboratory test system of the nuclear reactor, which was only bloated. The various structural parameters of the submarine needed to be redesigned. The previous submarine design data parameters would mostly be pushed back and forth. And the most important thing was the submarine's underwater safety and stability in combat. At the same time, the persistence of overload operation took several years to observe, which means that the nuclear submarine could be built in a few years, but it would take another few years to observe its reliability and stability. Otherwise, it would not be mass-produced. This was not a war era and there was no need to put it into use immediately.

By 1953, the Tang army had built three nuclear submarines and conducted long-term testing. In fact, it has always been at the forefront of the world in the development of nuclear submarines. The only regret is that it has not been exposed in front of the people of the world, and because of cautious relations, it has not tried to cross the Arctic, which has made the Soviet villains successful.

However, the Soviet Union has always refused to disclose more news and photos, which not only makes people question whether it is true or not, but also suspects that the Soviets are fake. The Tang Empire announced the next day that the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire had already served three nuclear submarines and held a press conference to disclose some details that were enough to convince the public, and at the same time guide the media to question the authenticity of the Soviet nuclear submarines.

The actions of the Tang Empire shocked the world. Originally, the Soviet Union announced that its nuclear submarines crossed the Arctic Ocean and brought them even more shocking. After all, the Soviet nuclear submarines have always been just a blurry photo, and the authenticity needs to be verified. The three nuclear submarines of the Tang Empire appeared in front of the media around the world in the international view of the Tang Empire, which made the media even more convinced.

The three nuclear submarines of the Tang Empire are the attack nuclear submarine Silverfish, the strategic nuclear submarine Bass, and the cruise nuclear submarine Nicole.

These three nuclear submarines are all behemoths. The Silverfish Displacement is 4,800 tons, and its appearance is consistent with the water droplet-shaped structure of the conventional submarine Carp, which minimizes underwater resistance. It uses 1 TDS3 type pressurized water reactor, 2 gear-driven steam turbines, and double-axis and twin propellers. With a powerful power of 21,000 horsepower, the Silverfish reaches 23 knots on the water surface and 30 knots underwater, with an amazing speed. But what shocked the world the most is that as the attack nuclear submarine of the Tang Empire Navy, the Silverfish is equipped with two 1,000 mm bow torpedo launch tubes and a 40-ton TNBD2 nuclear torpedo torpedo with a warhead, which can approach coastal cities to launch nuclear attacks, causing the tsunami to destroy the entire city.

The second strategic nuclear submarine, the Perch, has a larger displacement, reaching 11,000 tons, and looks like a humpback. This is because six intercontinental ballistic missile silos were deployed on her humpback, which were deployed in a single row, which could launch the Tang army's Thor 2 intercontinental ballistic missile, carrying a nuclear warhead with an explosion equivalent of 200,000 tons, with a range of 6,000 kilometers.

Of course, when it was displayed to the public, the Perch ballistic missile nuclear submarine was not loaded with the real Thor 2 intercontinental ballistic missile, because the Tang army is still developing and testing this intercontinental ballistic missile, and only shows the model for the public. However, due to the long distance, the launch manhole cover was quickly closed, so the public thinks it was a real intercontinental ballistic missile.

The third cruise nuclear submarine, the Huoyu, has a similar appearance to the Bass ballistic missile nuclear submarine, but the tonnage is 1, only 9,000 tons. It also has a humpback, because 12 cruise missile silos were deployed on the humpback, which were arranged in parallel and double-row arrangements, equipped with the Tang Army Trident sea-based cruise missile with a range of 500 kilometers.

Except for the different tonnage and weapon systems, the three nuclear submarines are basically the same in other aspects. They are all equipped with advanced sonar systems and radar systems. Due to the use of nuclear reactors, the noise in the turbine chamber has dropped significantly, and crew members do not have to suffer from noise. In addition, the silence tiles on the shells, the silent effect of these three nuclear submarines is better than that of the Carp-class conventional powered submarines.

The spokesperson of the Tang army swore that the Tang army's nuclear submarine would not be discovered by the enemy and was a veritable oceanic black hole.

The Tang Empire made three nuclear submarines public in a high-profile manner, with different divisions of labor, attack type, strategic type, and cruise type, which surprised and amazed the whole world, and also made the United States and the Soviet Union extremely nervous.

The Soviets seemed to have been slapped in the face. The Tang Empire publicly accused Soviet submarines of fraud, which was impossible with the Soviet technology and financial resources. Although Khrushchev refuted, the Tang Empire quickly sent three nuclear submarines to the Arctic Ocean, crossed the Arctic and entered the Soviet coast, and then carried out high-profile combat readiness cruises.

This is a kind of naked nuclear deterrence. The only counterattack is that the Soviet Union also sent nuclear submarines to cruise the waters around the Tang Empire, but the Soviet nuclear submarines were ultimately unable to cruise in the Pacific, so the lies of the Soviets were immediately exposed.

But that was already a year later. Khrushchev had consolidated his position and controlled the Soviet military and political power, and it didn't matter even if it was exposed.

At the same time, the United States also replaced its new president. Eisenhower came to power. He vigorously promoted the construction of nuclear power. Soon the US Nautilus attack nuclear submarine was built and began to cross the Arctic Ocean in 1955. After success, it also prepared for combat patrols around the Soviet Union, which was undoubtedly equivalent to slapping the Soviets in the face.

Khrushchev was unwilling to give up and made every effort to develop nuclear submarines. Finally, three years later, the Soviet Navy's Type 627 nuclear submarine was truly built and began to prepare for combat cruise.

However, at that time, Tang and the United States had already built more than a dozen nuclear submarines one after another. Faced with the huge gap in nuclear submarines, Khrushchev rushed to catch up and built 13 Type 627 nuclear submarines in one go. The Tang Empire and the United States called the N-class, but in terms of performance, the N-class is much worse than the American Seawolf-class nuclear submarines, and the gap with the Tang Empire is even greater.
Chapter completed!