So, as you can read here I have decided to restart my WWIII TL for a few reasons. Well here it is just, rebranded.
From The Plight of B-59 by Fred G Howetson
Second in Command Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov almost fell off his chair as the depthcharge exploded near the sub. The Cuban Missile Crisis, where the US tried to convince the USSR to pull nukes out of Cuba, had been going on for all of 13 days. Vasili and his Captain Savitsky had been in the area for almost 2 days or so and already the Americans were attacking. An aircraft carrier (now known to be the USS Randolph) was leading a squadron of what seemed to be 10 or so battleships against his sub (actually 4 destroyers). Another depthcharge rocked the sub and he heard the Captain speak up "Dive deeper, to 971 ft." he yelled. One of the operators looked worried, that was the deepest the Foxtrot could go. If they overdove by even a foot it could have grave consequences. The sub began to lean forward as they filled the ballast and dive deeper into the water.
"Sir, please, we are already too deep, if we go any lower we would be in danger of crushing ourselves." Vasili urged.
Capt. Savitsky gave him a stern look "We cannot let those dirty Americans capture another sub! They already took two!" he said. Suddenly the Political Officer Ivan Maslennikov appeared next to him. He had a stern look on his face which was never good.
"Captain Savitsky, I urge you to retaliate against the bourgeois!" he said.
There was a thud, more distant though as if it was above. The Captain's face grew worried "Comrade Ivan, I cannot do that unfortunately. If I do then I might just end the world as the Americans would surely retaliate. That is not a reputation I want to hold." Savitsky responded. He was thinking forward and that reassured Vasili
Ivan's face hardened "They fired first comrade. If it does end us all, it is not your fault." he said. He had a certain tone in his voice that said "Do it or die." or at least to Arkhipov it did.
One of the operators spoke up "Captain we are at 971 ft! Leveling out now". The sub then began to level itself as the ballast emptied.
The Captain gulped as another dull thud could be heard from above them. Vasili could tell there was battle inside the man between the loyalist side and the reasonable side. Vasili knew the consequences if the reasonable side won out, disloyalty could possibly be deadly. That is why he wasn't surprised when the Captain gave his order "I give my approval to retaliate. Vasili, do you join us?"
Vasili thought to himself for a bit before responding, the fate of the world might just lay in his hand. The answer was not as hard a decision as Vasili wanted it to be though "Launch the torpedo." he said in a firm tone. He regretted that decision as the sub began to rise to the surface. As they broke the surface of the water the sub aimed and fired toward the aircraft carrier, watching its wake slowly approach the behemoth of modern naval engineering. "May god have mercy on my soul." Ivan said moments before it hit. When it did nobody on the sub or the Randolph lived to see the explosion that incinerated both ships. The radiation was carried northeast and dissipated over the open ocean, irradiating nothing more than a few fish. Within hours both leaders would be notified and the Cuban Crisis would suddenly heat up.
The Cuban Crisis: Nuclear Bungaloo
The Soviet Foxtrot Class B-59 Submarine
The Soviet Foxtrot Class B-59 Submarine
From The Plight of B-59 by Fred G Howetson
Offshore Cuba
October 27
1962
3:45 PM
October 27
1962
3:45 PM
Second in Command Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov almost fell off his chair as the depthcharge exploded near the sub. The Cuban Missile Crisis, where the US tried to convince the USSR to pull nukes out of Cuba, had been going on for all of 13 days. Vasili and his Captain Savitsky had been in the area for almost 2 days or so and already the Americans were attacking. An aircraft carrier (now known to be the USS Randolph) was leading a squadron of what seemed to be 10 or so battleships against his sub (actually 4 destroyers). Another depthcharge rocked the sub and he heard the Captain speak up "Dive deeper, to 971 ft." he yelled. One of the operators looked worried, that was the deepest the Foxtrot could go. If they overdove by even a foot it could have grave consequences. The sub began to lean forward as they filled the ballast and dive deeper into the water.
"Sir, please, we are already too deep, if we go any lower we would be in danger of crushing ourselves." Vasili urged.
Capt. Savitsky gave him a stern look "We cannot let those dirty Americans capture another sub! They already took two!" he said. Suddenly the Political Officer Ivan Maslennikov appeared next to him. He had a stern look on his face which was never good.
"Captain Savitsky, I urge you to retaliate against the bourgeois!" he said.
There was a thud, more distant though as if it was above. The Captain's face grew worried "Comrade Ivan, I cannot do that unfortunately. If I do then I might just end the world as the Americans would surely retaliate. That is not a reputation I want to hold." Savitsky responded. He was thinking forward and that reassured Vasili
Ivan's face hardened "They fired first comrade. If it does end us all, it is not your fault." he said. He had a certain tone in his voice that said "Do it or die." or at least to Arkhipov it did.
One of the operators spoke up "Captain we are at 971 ft! Leveling out now". The sub then began to level itself as the ballast emptied.
The Captain gulped as another dull thud could be heard from above them. Vasili could tell there was battle inside the man between the loyalist side and the reasonable side. Vasili knew the consequences if the reasonable side won out, disloyalty could possibly be deadly. That is why he wasn't surprised when the Captain gave his order "I give my approval to retaliate. Vasili, do you join us?"
Vasili thought to himself for a bit before responding, the fate of the world might just lay in his hand. The answer was not as hard a decision as Vasili wanted it to be though "Launch the torpedo." he said in a firm tone. He regretted that decision as the sub began to rise to the surface. As they broke the surface of the water the sub aimed and fired toward the aircraft carrier, watching its wake slowly approach the behemoth of modern naval engineering. "May god have mercy on my soul." Ivan said moments before it hit. When it did nobody on the sub or the Randolph lived to see the explosion that incinerated both ships. The radiation was carried northeast and dissipated over the open ocean, irradiating nothing more than a few fish. Within hours both leaders would be notified and the Cuban Crisis would suddenly heat up.
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