At the front of the fleet, close to the target ship, three Geffra submarines suddenly surfaced and launched their torpedoes.
The purpose of surfacing was to avoid being hit by the submarines behind them. After all, they were firing live ammunition, and it would be troublesome if there was an accident at the end.
If that was the case, it wouldn't be surprising because the Federation's submarines would do the same thing later. However, the problem was that the Geffra submarines had already reached the target location, while the Federation's submarines had only completed about 70% of their journey.
In other words, the Guevara People's submarines were better!
"That's impossible!"
The Federal Commander-in-Chief's Pure Color fell unknowingly. He quickly stood up and said, "Look for the recording. Calculate their departure point and time. I want to know how fast they are!"
After the success of the submarines in the naval battle, the Federation's navy had increased their research on the submarines. Among the many parameters, underwater speed was a very important parameter.
It represented whether the submarine could quickly approach the target and launch its torpedo while in "ghost state." The further the submarine was from the target, the lower the torpedo's accuracy. After a certain distance, whether the submarine could hit the target depended entirely on luck.
In a submarine with limited ammunition, if the submarine wanted to play its role and value, it had to quickly approach the target and launch the torpedo.
The Guevara People's submarines were faster underwater than the Federation's. This meant that the Guevara People had more initiative in the war.
At this moment, not only was the joint exercise command center in an uproar, but the entire world was in an uproar.
People were surprised by how fast the Geffra submarines were. They were even faster than the Federation, who had discovered the huge value of submarines in the war. The Federation had lost points!
In the main hall, the Geffra Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. A relaxed smile appeared on his face, and his pale face recovered a lot of color. "It seems that we have succeeded."
He glanced at the Minister of the Navy, who also breathed a sigh of relief. They had succeeded.
This meant that he didn't need to resign from his current position. It meant that he could still sit in this position for more than ten years. At the very least, his family would benefit for more than ten years.
"Yes, Your Majesty, we succeeded."
He repeated it with a smile on his face. If he said something nice at this time, the Emperor would definitely be very happy. If he said something nice, it would be free.
His Majesty was in high spirits. "I really want to know what kind of expression the president of the Federation has right now..."
What kind of expression could the President of the Federation have?
He still had a blank look on his face.
He didn't understand military affairs at all. His understanding of military affairs was limited to finding the Minister of Defense and senior military generals and asking them simple questions like "Can we win?" and "Can we defend?"
It was too difficult for him to understand these subtle changes. Of course, it could also be said that this was the "benefit" of the president of the Federation. They did not need to understand too many professional things. As long as they could get along well with the capitalists, lie, boast, and be completely shameless when necessary, they would be qualified for the job of president of the Federation.
It sounded quite simple, but in fact, it was very difficult because not everyone could make the capitalists happy.
"I want to know what this means. I see something not very good from your faces..." The president of the Federation asked the Minister of Defense and the Navy generals in the room. It was originally a happy occasion, but suddenly, it became somewhat confusing.
A colonel of the Minister of Defense said in a low voice, "Mr. President, this means that we may have begun to fall behind in submarine strategy and tactics..."
"Faster speed allows them to approach our warships more easily. Even if they choose to detour from our line of sight, if there is a naval battle between us, the result will be difficult to predict."
The president now knew what this meant. His face began to turn ugly, just as Emperor Guevra had guessed. "I remember that we have a new submarine plan, right?"
He was the one who signed the 31 military projects, so he still remembered. At this time, the CEO of Shep Ships stood up. "Yes, Mr. President, our Seawolf II design plan has basically been finalized. We can deliver a batch at the end of next year."
The president shook his head. "I don't care about that. What I care about is whether the Seawolf II you mentioned can surpass what we have seen so far."
He pointed at the TV. "Surpass the Guevara People's submarines."
"I need to make a phone call..."
After the president gave his permission, the CEO of Shep Ships hurriedly went to a small room to talk to the engineers.
The engineers of Shep Ships also watched the drill. They were also shocked by the underwater speed of the Guevara People's submarines. They were calculating crazily until the CEO called.
Ten minutes later, the CEO of Shep Shipping returned to the room which was filled with a depressing atmosphere. He didn't look that relaxed. "Mr. President, I've just talked with the engineers of our company. Our theoretical parameters will exceed their current performance by about 10% to 20%."
"What's more, I've asked the engineers to speed up the research of some new technologies. We're confident that we can surpass them in all aspects!"
Hearing this, the president looked a bit relieved. "That's good. Don't be afraid of pressure. Sometimes, pressure is also a driving force."
The CEO of Shep Ships sat down with a smile. However, he was not optimistic. He lied.
The engineers told him that unless there was a new technological breakthrough, even if they redesigned the Seawolf II submarines to maximize their performance, they could at most reach the underwater speed of the Guevara People's submarines, or even worse.
He dared not tell the truth. This was related to the military order of more than 700 million yuan and a series of subsequent orders. He could only lie. He believed that the board of directors would understand why he lied.
With the good news, the president was not so anxious. He looked at the minister of Science and Education. "I remember that the Guevara People sent a visiting group, right?"
He did not receive the visiting group. After all, this cultural visiting group was nominally a "civilian" visit. Although the members of the visiting group were under the rules of the Federation and the princess of the Guevara Empire, civilians were not qualified to receive the president.
Otherwise, no matter who came in the future, the president would have to attend to every civilian visiting group. Would the president still be able to work?
Now that he remembered this matter, he wanted to ease the tension between them.
International relations were simple and direct.
If you're strong, I'll be afraid.
If I'm strong, I'll be afraid.
The minister of Science and Education nodded. "Yes, there is such a thing …"
No one treated this matter seriously. It could be said that these people were a little complacent. However, the standard of the visiting group was indeed low.
"Arrange for someone to receive them. We must show the hospitality of the Federation."
The president frowned. "I remember that …" He looked to his side, but he suddenly remembered that Mr. Trumann was not here today. This made him regret not letting Trumann come with him.
He tapped his finger on the table. "The emperor's sister …"
"Princess Genia, Mr. President."
Someone had a flash of inspiration and said this name.
The president looked at the young man standing at the outermost side and nodded. "Yes, Princess Genia. I heard that during our visit to Guevara, there were rumors about Lynch and her?"
The representative of the security committee confirmed this statement. "Not only in Guevara, when the visiting group just arrived, Lynch and Princess Genia had secret rendezvous several times."
"Add Lynch to the list of receptionists. We must let the visiting group convey the goodwill of the Federation's people who love peace …"
While the whole world was discussing the unexpected explosion of the Guevara submarines, under the water where people could not see clearly, three Guevara submarines that should not exist were slowly moving out of the exercise area.
In the narrow cabin, every sailor's expression was particularly serious. They were carrying a heavy responsibility.
In fact, they were the real "exercise warships". In other words, the Guevara Emperor and his ministers were playing a trick.
Last night, they arranged for three submarines to quietly move to the predetermined location and hide behind the target ship. This way, the observation ship would not be able to discover the submarines that were already hidden.
After the dive was over, the three submarines did not move in the predetermined direction. Instead, they turned around and left the battlefield. The submarines hidden behind the target ship began to dive and enter the predetermined area.
The purpose of this was to create an illusion that the Guevara submarines were superior to the Federation's submarines in performance. This was also a last resort.
If it was not for the fact that the Guevara submarines performed so poorly in the cooperation between the sea and land, they would not have considered using this kind of cheating method to steal the "victory". This was an insult to the Empire's spirit.
But for the Empire, they could only do this.
Once their submarines' terrifying performance parameters were exposed, at least for three to five years, no one would think about challenging the Guevara's dominance in the sea, including the Federation.
They were the ones who developed the submarines for war purposes, so they should know better than anyone else the value of the submarines at this stage. Unless the submarines took the initiative to surface and expose themselves, no one would be able to mount an effective counterattack!
More importantly, this would also mislead other people. It would pull people's attention from other aspects to the "underwater speed of the submarines" parameter.
Later, the Guevara Emperor even had a series of plans. They planned to fight a real and fake "number war" with the Federation. They would use all kinds of exaggerated military parameters to wear down the Federation and make them fall into a vicious armaments replacement.
The military equipment that had just been developed with a lot of money was facing elimination before it was even released. This would directly hit the Federation in terms of economy and research.
A competition between countries.
A competition between numbers and numbers!
In the end, they would find out that they were playing a game with the "lie".
This was the "Race" plan!