Chapter 48: Americans Give in First

The Soviet warships were very domineering. They rumbled up and arrived at the waters of the island country!

In the eyes of Americans, this is of course the waters of an island country. It is only a hundred nautical miles away from Hokkaido. How dare these Soviets come here!

"Captain, they said they also want to carry out salvage operations!" the signalman said to Captain Davis.

Are they also going to salvage it? Davis's face suddenly darkened: "No, we absolutely cannot let them salvage it!"

The crashed MiG-25 is right here on the seabed! Now the Soviets are willing to salvage it in this area, even at the risk of a conflict. The US must not let them succeed!

"Full left rudder, block the Soviets!" Davis continued.

Our ship is more than 3,000 tons, while the enemy ship is only more than 1,000 tons. Davis's method is very simple, which is to block the enemy and prevent them from interfering with our salvage operations.

At the same time, the long-distance radio station had also sent the message back to the headquarters. Davis was looking forward to the fighter jets in the rear to take off quickly and drive away the two Soviet warships that had entered their own waters.

"Report, Yokosuka has sent a message asking us to remain vigilant and confront Soviet warships." Holding the telegram he had just received, the first mate said to the captain.

"What? Aren't they sending warships and fighter planes over?" Davis asked.

"No."

No! Those cowardly guys must be afraid of escalating the incident! Davis figured it out in an instant. Now, he reported that it was two backward Riga-class frigates of the Soviet Union. Therefore, in order to prevent the situation from escalating, those guys in the rear did not order more warships to come.

We can only rely on ourselves to deal with it! Davis looked at the warship on the opposite side. The route and speed of his own ship were just across the other side. If the other side wanted to continue sailing, it would collide with him. Davis hoped to see the other side make a high-speed left full rudder, and the ship tilted and passed by him.

Across the street, the flag of the sickle and hammer was flying high. Ilyich looked at the approaching American warship without any fear: "Keep going at full speed!"

"Captain Ilyich, if we rush forward like this, there will be a risk of collision." The deputy captain said, "Should we turn the rudder to the left to avoid the enemy?"

"No! Crash into them! What are you afraid of? If the Americans want to crash into us, we will crash into them!" Ilyich answered straightforwardly.

What are you afraid of! The great Soviet Union is fearless! Needless to say, it was a frigate of several thousand tons, even if it was a battleship of tens of thousands of tons, Ilyich would dare to ram it!

Moreover, he had already made calculations. According to the current situation, if his side continued to move forward, it would definitely crash into the center of the enemy's warship. Therefore, although the tonnage of his warship was small, it would not suffer any loss and would definitely overturn the enemy's warship!

Americans, come on!

"Report, they didn't slow down or turn!" The two warships almost increased to their maximum speed of 30 knots. The distance between them was getting closer and closer. Seeing that the other side still maintained the original speed, the people on the Peary frigate suddenly panicked.

"What are you afraid of? The Soviets are just pretending to be powerful. If we turn around first, it means we admit defeat." Major Davis said, "We have a large displacement, so we are not afraid of them."

Three nautical miles, two nautical miles, one nautical mile... the distance was getting closer and closer. The deputy captain behind Davis said, "Captain, this warship is the property of our American taxpayers. You can't take risks with it!"

"The Soviets will definitely turn!" Davis said, "We fight for the honor of the United States!"

"Attention, prepare for impact!" Ilyich shouted loudly, and the adjutant next to him suddenly remembered that this crazy captain used to be a submarine soldier!

One thousand meters, five hundred meters... Davis's telescope clearly saw a commander raising his fist in the bridge of the Soviet warship opposite.

"Full right turn, reverse!" Davis shouted loudly. He didn't expect that the Soviets would be so crazy!

The rudder at the rear had been turned to the limit, and the water flow pushed the rudder, causing the water flow at the rear of the warship to surge. The propeller reversed, the hull tilted, and it began to turn to the right while slowing down.

"Full left rudder!" Ilyich on the bridge smiled. The Americans turned first! The Americans gave in first!

Now, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t turn. The American warship, which is turning at full speed, has begun to tilt, and if his warship collides with it, it will definitely capsize!

However, the purpose of this visit is not to collide with the American warship, but to interfere with the American salvage and use ship-borne anti-submarine rockets to destroy their own fighter plane that fell to the bottom of the sea. If a collision occurs and the conflict intensifies, the mission will not be completed.

A small ship is easier to turn. The Tashkent frigate, which weighs more than 1,000 tons, tilted its hull to the left, drew an arc on the sea, and turned to the left.

However, a huge warship is not a truck after all. Although the two warships were turning, the heads and middle parts of the warships were offset, but at the stern of the warships, the two warships still collided with each other in the final arc of their turning.

The contact between metal and metal produced a teeth-grinding squeaking sound, accompanied by sparks from friction. At this moment, every sailor couldn't help but pray in his heart, don't let the boat capsize, don't let it be damaged!

Fortunately, it was only a moment, and the two sides broke away from close contact. When the ship regained its level, the sailors held the railing and observed the extent of damage to their own warship.

It seems that, apart from some paint being wiped off, there is no other damage to the hull?

"Damn it, they broke through our defense line!" Major Davis looked at the frigate emitting black smoke and continuing to move towards the two core survey ships and a salvage ship of his side, and couldn't help feeling a little angry.

"Cohen, stop him!" Major Davis shouted on the radio. Now, he could only pin his hopes on the Gearing-class destroyer behind him.

He also had no time to catch up, he had to stop the Soviet warship behind him! If that warship also broke through his defense line, he would simply take off his military uniform and retire!

The USS Cohen, this old Gearing-class destroyer, hull number 866, was built and commissioned in 1945. Although it has been in service for thirty years, it is in good condition. Historically, it was decommissioned in 1982 and sold to Pakistan, renamed Alamgir, and continued to serve for more than twenty years.

Now, hearing Major Davis' call, Captain Fichteler of the Korn shouted on the radio: "Korn received, we will definitely stop that Soviet ship."