“We’ve been getting reports of a new type of submarine the Russkies are developing. One day it showed up on the surveillance sat photos in the Pacific. After 54 hours it dived and we lost all contact. We only saw it again when it surfaced 18 miles of the surface of Cuba. Gentlemen,this sub is basically invisible to radar,infrared. Nothing works except visual detection,and it’s quite hard to detect a sub like that 2.5 miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. A air-independent propulsion system, waterjets-makes almost no noise at all.”
“It’s like Red October,sir.”
“Exactly. It’s equipped to fire the Poseidon drone torpedo. It means they could strike a American carrier group from afar,beyond the range of ASROC and torpedoes. The Poseidon can also loiter-it means the submarine could launch the torpedoes 2 days before the strike is supposed to happen.”
“Gentlemen. Reports have come in saying Ivan’s already began producing the submarines. We have no countermeasures against this new threat. Good luck. You will need it.”