The British Ministry of Defense confirmed to The Sun that during the military exercise in Florida on January 30, an "anomaly" occurred while the nuclear deterrent was still "effective" (isn't this self-deception?). ）。
According to in-depth reports, at the time of the "Trident" of the "Vanguard" type (its manufacture began in 1986 and was put into service in 1993), a nuclear-powered submarine called the "Pioneer class" (its creation began in 1986 and was put into service in 1993), one of its engines did not ignite (this is a Type 3), carried a 58-ton ** warhead, fell into the sea and sank.
An intelligence officer said, "The ship came down from a submarine, but suddenly disappeared next to them, which made the British defense secretary see an embarrassing scene." ”
The Pioneer was underwater (the exact data is unknown, but it was able to go at least twenty or thirty meters deep), so it was not hit by a single rocket.
This photo** shows the British Trident II ballistic missile test at sea in Florida, USA, with a related nautical alert issued between January 30 and February 4.
Britain and the United States are investigating the glitch of the launch to determine if there was a downed missile off the coast of Florida.
A British journalist earlier in September photographed a "avant-garde" **, covered in rust that looked like a piece of scrap iron dug out of a discarded piece of steel, raising concerns about the perfection of Britain's strategic nuclear submarine force.
In fact, in 2016, the British "Revenge" (the fourth) sent a "Trident II", but the "Trident II" deviated during the flight, and subsequently**.
Despite the previous and subsequent defeats, the British naval officers remained convinced that this defeat was only due to some "specific event".
Some military fans may say, why is the appearance of the "avant-garde class" so ugly? The bottom line is that there aren't enough of them! But the problem is that the "avant-garde" class is so old, like the life span of a human being is more than fifty years, and all kinds of problems will occur at this stage, the original 90 days of combat readiness will be shortened, and the ships with better performance will stay at sea for three months, that is, they will be in the water for more than six months, and they will have a lot of seaweed and shells attached to them.
So, what is the problem with the "Vanguard"? This photo** shows the Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine in the process of being reloaded and launched, while the Avantgarde uses the same Trident, which has a similar starting device and operation.
The launch device of the ballistic missile nuclear submarine has two cylinders, one is an internal cylinder, the inside is a cylinder, under the cylinder is a compressed air pipe, the tube is connected to the gas cylinder, when it is installed, the pipe and the line are connected, the outer cylinder will be closed, and the submarine can go to sea to fight.
After reaching the launch area and reaching a certain distance, the gas cylinder will pour compressed air into the interior to make it consistent with the air pressure outside, and then, the outer tube is opened, but the inner and outer tubes are separated from the inside by a thin layer of plastic sheet, blocking the infiltration of seawater, because the internal water pressure is consistent, so, after all the steps are over, the gas cylinder will produce stronger air pressure, pushing the missile out of the launch frame and the water surface, so that the missile can be ignited.
This successful accident was caused by the failure of the first stage rocket of the "Vanguard" to ignite.
The "Trident" purchased by the British, which probably needs a life span of more than thirty years, is considered an "old egg" and needs careful repair and repair, and now, the British Empire "the sun has set", in order to cope with the upcoming war, Britain had to reduce and eliminate some of the 23 destroyers that were still in service for seven or eight years, and put the remaining funds into the manufacture of the 26 destroyers.
And it was during this time that something even more humiliating happened, the "Queen", which they bought at a great price, had a problem during the military exercise "Steadfast Guardian-2024" and was replaced by the "Prince of Wales", which has been having problems for the past year and was only recently repaired.
Insufficient funding, the absence of qualified soldiers, the low standard of construction of new warships, all these factors can affect four nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, coupled with the scandal of drug use by the crew, why is there such a serious problem for these people who hold the future of the entire country in their hands?
If discipline is lax, the army will slack! And the advance industrialization process also made the British strategic missiles fall into the hands of "Captain America", Britain wants to use this **, must get the permission of the United States, after all, W88 was invented by the United States, its predecessor was one of the most advanced navies in the world, and now it has ended up like this, it is simply a shame for the five powers!