Information source: "The most mysterious unit in China, it's time to introduce it today!" - Shangguan News 2023-06-19
Preface
When you think of the People's Liberation Army, what comes to mind?
The first thing that comes to mind is the Army unit, which is uniformly organized on the ground, or the Air Force that flies through the sky in fighter jets, but there is an even more mysterious force in the Navy, which has been in existence for a long time, but it was not made public until last year......
June 19 last year was the time of their debut, and it was also their 69th birthday, which means that they have been hiding in the shadows for 69 years!
How important are nuclear submarines?
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has such a type of troops, and they rarely appear in public......
It always seems necessary to hide and the job is very difficult.
They need to be in combat condition all the time, and this is the submarine forces that are subordinate to the naval branches!
Even last year, this mysterious unit appeared in front of everyone!
So why are they mysterious, and what do they need to do?
Submarine forces, as the name suggests, are forces that exist on the basis of nuclear submarines.
However, before getting to know the submarine force in detail, let's first understand the structure and development process of nuclear submarines.
Nuclear submarines are a symbol of strong military strength at sea, which can embody the majesty of the country and effectively guarantee the security of the country's maritime territory.
At present, only six countries in the world openly claim to have nuclear submarines, and this includes our own.
As early as the Second World War, with the development of science and technology and the needs of war.
A group of scientists have put forward the idea of using atomic reactors to build nuclear submarines.
In 1954, the USS Nautilus, the nuclear submarine first built by American scientists, completed sea trials.
This made the world realize that there was a kind of warship that could dive into the sea, and that it was both stealthy and maneuverable.
As a result, countries with scientific and technological strength at that time all threw themselves into the development of nuclear submarines.
And at that time, New China, with the help of the Soviet Union, also established the first naval submarine force.
And received two old submarines from the big brother of the USSR, which also opened new doors for our research and development in the field of submarines.
Researchers regarded such a valuable research model as a treasure, and spent several days studying this behemoth without sleep or food.
This has finally allowed China to achieve initial results in the field of submarines and navies.
After visiting the nuclear submarines of other countries, facing the international nuclear threat.
Chairman Mao immediately pointed out that we should also develop our own nuclear submarines, and we must not repeat the history of being beaten if we are backward!
With the strong support and encouragement of Chairman Mao, the scientific research personnel also ignited their fighting spirit.
Gathered in the deserted R&D base, began to study and explore day and night.
Despite all they knew about the nuclear submarine, all they knew was through two blurry photographs and two model aircraft toys of the nuclear submarine, the scientists persevered.
There is no doubt that the technological blockade of foreign countries has brought considerable difficulties to the research and development of nuclear submarines on the mainland.
Fortunately, the hard work paid off, after experiencing failure after failure.
Finally, eight years later, we developed our own nuclear submarine, which the Central Military Commission named "Long March 1".
We have mastered the core technology of nuclear submarines and successfully developed them.
The next step should be to form a naval force capable of carrying out military activities under the sea, and the submarine force will come into being......
Submarine forces
In 1954, with the help of the Soviet Union, China had already formed its first naval submarine force.
After the successful development of nuclear submarines, we began to intensively build a nuclear-powered submarine force on the basis of the original navy.
Because of the special nature of underwater operations and life work, the navy working in nuclear submarines has very high requirements.
Long-term living in a closed nuclear submarine and under the sea requires members of the submarine force to have strong psychological quality and professional quality.
In order to carry out the work of piloting and controlling nuclear submarines, 36 outstanding naval officers and men transferred from the navy's naval vessels formed the mainland's first nuclear submarine contingent.
But that's not enough, in order to really harness this giant under the sea.
The members have studied and researched more than 30 disciplines and tens of thousands of devices such as physics and fluid mechanics from scratch day and night.
Finally, in 1988, the members of the mainland's first nuclear submarine force successfully completed the task of using nuclear submarines to launch carrier rockets underwater.
The moment the rocket landed accurately, the whole country celebrated - now our maritime defense forces have reached a preliminary scale!
The officers and men of the nuclear submarine sail through the sea with steel giants and perform various difficult tasks.
It sounds majestic and fascinating, but their lives are not as easy as we think......
The daily life of submarine officers and soldiers
You must know that a nuclear submarine can go to sea for as little as one month and as much as three months.
So this means that the submarine force needs to stay under the sea for at least a month, and sometimes even three months.
The environment under the sea is dim, and in order to ensure the smooth progress of the mission, the nuclear submarine is always bright.
This also makes it difficult for the soldiers living in it to distinguish between day and night.
In such an isolated environment, they may even lose the ability to judge time.
In addition, the missions carried out by nuclear submarines are often highly secretive.
That is to say, the members of the submarine force are forbidden to appear in public, and they are not even allowed to take more photos.
Moreover, the rest space of the fighters is very limited, and all activities can only be limited to the nuclear submarine.
Moreover, they must maintain a highly stressful working state in such an environment at all times, and the pressure they are under can be imagined......
It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the "assassins" of the battlefield, and they must be hit with one hit to carry out their missions!
It is not difficult to see that the fighters of our submarine force have contributed too much to the security of the motherland and the maritime cause.
It has carved an immortal chapter in China's history and left great footprints, which are worthy of our admiration!
epilogue
Entering a new era, with the continuous enhancement of the mainland's comprehensive strength and the continuous development of its scientific and technological capabilities.
Now China's maritime capabilities have become very strong and have the confidence to respond to various challenges and opportunities from the world.
The Chinese Navy has always broken the waves and fought back with strength in the face of provocations from others, thus giving a perfect answer to the development of New China.
I believe that in the future, the technology of the navy and related fields will continue to develop and improve, and step onto a new height and level!
Information source: "The most mysterious unit in China, it's time to introduce it today!" - Shangguan News 2023-06-19