Seal Team Seven 08 - Pacific Siege by Keith Douglass

Author:Keith Douglass [Keith Douglass]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

"Please respond."

Admiral Kenner listened to the words, made two small changes, and had the yeoman take it to the Communications Center, where it would be broadcast in Russian and English to be sure the Russians would hear it.

Admiral Kenner did not mention the Oscar-class submarine. He was delighted that his ASW men had spotted it, but he frowned in concern at the same time. Why was it shadowing his task force? Was it practicing to see how close it could come without detection? Or was it in the process of working out an attack plan that it would carry out in the near future, as a part of a general attack by Soviet forces in several parts of the world?

No, that was not logical. Russia did not have the capability to fight a global war. They were economically strapped. Their nuclear arsenal had been fractionated and mostly disbanded. Their Navy was in the best shape, but their Air Force was not in any condition to take on the U.S. No, the Oscar must be there for some other reason.

Admiral Kenner knew he could not take hostile action against the submarine if it were just following them. He could scare it and the crew by letting them know that the U.S. fleet knew of its presence, by dropping practice depth charges and firing dummy torpedoes at it to show that he could battle it mightily before it had a chance to attack.

Admiral Kenner peaked his fingers, and sat at his desk. He wondered how long he would have to wait before there was some response from the Russian admiral. Not long, he hoped. This was a nasty little job that had to be handled with diplomatic care. He was not a diplomat--everyone would tell you that. He wanted to get this matter closed up quickly so they could continue their journey past Hokkaido and down the Sea of Japan toward Korea and their real mission, which could involve military action. If anything happened with North Korea, he wanted to have the Monroe right in the middle of it.

His telephone rang.

"Yes?"

"Admiral, we have a response from the Russians."

"Read it to me."

"Yes, sir. It says ' Kenner. I have received your message. It is totally unsatisfactory. The United States Navy has no business in this affair. This is between the Japanese general who invaded Russian soil and the Russian military forces.

"'We ask that you remove your screen of ships from around the island, and that you keep your aircraft on your deck while Russian pilots assess the situation and provide the force needed to defeat the rebel Japanese. We give you one day, twenty-four hours, to remove your ships and to keep your aircraft out of Russian airspace.

"'By order of Admiral Vladimir Rostow, Commander of the Russian Task Force Twelve."

"That's it, sir."

Thank you. Send a copy to my cabin. Is the CAG there?"

"Yes, sir."

"Admiral, Captain Olson."

"Irving, you heard the response. Is he bluffing?"

"Yes, sir, with his afterburner on. His two Migs were pussycats.

Waved at our guys, motioned for them to follow to do a buzz over the town, then waved good-bye.

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