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PRC:
People’s Republic of China
RPM:
Rotations per minute
ROE:
Rules of engagement
ROK:
Republic of Korea. South Korea’s official name.
SATCOM:
Satellite communications
SINOPEC:
China Petrochemical Corporation
SITREP:
Situation report
SEAL:
Sea, Air, Land. U.S. Navy Special Forces
Second Artillery Corps:
A separate service within the People’s Liberation Army responsible for the ballistic missile forces, both nuclear and conventional
SECDEF:
Secretary of defense
SECSTATE:
Secretary of state
Sierra:
A U.S. Navy designation indicating that a contact was detected and is being tracked by a sonar system
SIGINT:
Signals Intelligence
Skat-3:
Main sonar suite on Akula classes of SSNs. Also known by the NATO nickname “Shark Gill.”
SM-3:
Standard missile 3, part of the U.S. Navy ballistic missile defense system.
SPY-1:
This radar is used with the Aegis air-defense system. It uses four non-rotating “phased array” radar antennas, one on each side of the ship’s superstructure.
SSGN:
U.S. Navy type designation for cruise missile carrying submarine with nuclear propulsion
SSN:
U.S. Navy type designation for an attack submarine with nuclear propulsion.
SUBRON:
Submarine squadron
SVP:
Sound velocity profile. A graph showing the speed of sound in water as a function of depth. A sharp change indicates the presence of a thermocline.
SWAG:
Scientific Wild Ass Guess
TB-33:
A fully digital, fiberoptic long towed array.
TB-34:
A fully digital, fiberoptic short towed array.
Thermocline:
Also called a “layer,” it is a sharp change in water temperature that will reflect sound at certain angles
TSA:
Transportation Security Administration
UGST:
Universal deep-homing torpedo. A Russian heavyweight, multipurpose torpedo launched from submarines.
UN:
United Nations
UAV:
Unmanned air vehicle
UCMJ:
Uniform Code of Military Justice
UUV:
Unmanned underwater vehicle
VLCC:
Very large crude carrier. A subset of supertankers.
VLSD:
Vertical large screen display
VTC:
Video teleconference
WLY-1:
U.S. submarine acoustic intercept receiver. It detects and analyzes active sonar emissions.
XO:
Executive officer, second in command of a warship
Y-8:
Chinese maritime patrol aircraft
Yu-6:
Chinese heavyweight, multipurpose torpedo. Launched by submarines, it is a copy of the U.S. Mark 48.
Yu-7:
Chinese lightweight, anti-submarine torpedo. Launched from aircraft and surface ships, it is a copy of the U.S. Mark 46 torpedo.
YJ-83:
Ying Ji (Eagle Strike) 83, a Chinese anti-ship cruise missile
1MC:
General announcing circuit, shipwide public address system
3M-14E:
A subsonic, land-attack cruise missile offered by Russia as part of the Klub system for export ships and submarines
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
USS
North Dakota
(SSN 784)
Commander Jerry Mitchell, Commanding Officer
Lieutenant Commander Bernie Thigpen, Executive Officer
Department Heads
Lieutenant Commander Phillip Sobecki, Chief Engineer
Lieutenant Edward Rothwell, Navigator and Operations Officer
Lieutenant Steven Westbrook, Supply Officer (“the Chop”)
Lieutenant David Covey, Weapons Officer
Division Officers
Lieutenant Russell Iverson, Main Propulsion Assistant
Lieutenant Kiyoshi Iwahashi, Damage Control Assistant
Lieutenant Kurt Franklin, Communications Officer
Lieutenant (j.g.) Quela Lymburn (“Q”), Assistant Weapons Officer
Lieutenant (j.g.) Stuart Gaffney, Sonar Officer
Ensign Olivia Andrews (“Ollie”), Chem/RADCON Assistant
Ensign Jacqueline Kane (“Jacques”), Reactor Control Assistant
EMCM Marco Pompei, Chief of the Boat (“COB”)
ET1 Josh Fleming, ESM/SIGINT
STSC Halleck, Sonar Division CPO
STS1 Andersen, Sonar Operator
STS2 Gilden, Sonar Operator
CTI3 Gus Kalinsky, COMINT Linguist
American Characters
Gregory Alexander, Director of National Intelligence
Milt Alvarez, White House Chief of Staff
Rear Admiral Wayne Burroughs, COMSUBPAC
General Lewis Dewhurst, USAF, Chairman JCS
Commander Bruce Dobson, Commanding Officer, USS
Oklahoma City
(SSN 723)
Dr. Randall Foster, Director of the CIA
Malcolm Geisler, Secretary of Defense
Alison Gray, Deputy White House Chief of Staff
Rear Admiral Kyle Guthrie, Former Captain of USS
Michigan
(SSBN 727 Blue Crew)
Commander Warren Halsey, Commanding Officer, USS
Santa Fe
(SSN 763)
Senator Lowell Hardy (D-CT), Former Captain of USS
Memphis
(SSN 691)
Admiral Bernard Hughes, Chief of Naval Operations
Captain Glenn Jacobs, Chief Staff Officer, Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 15
Dr. Raymond Kirkpatrick, National Security Advisor
Christine Laird, CNN Reporter
Andrew Lloyd, Secretary of State
Evangeline McDowell, President’s Secretary
Joyce McHenry, Secretary of Commerce
Kenneth L. Myles, President of the United States
General Jason Nagy, USMC, Vice Chairman JCS
Commander Scott Nevens, Commanding Officer, USS
North Carolina
(SSN 777)
Commander Ian Pascovich, Commanding Officer, USS
Texas
(SSN 775)
Dr. Joanna Patterson, Deputy National Security Advisor
James Randall, Vice President of the United States
Captain Tom Rudel, USN (Ret.), Former Captain of USS
Seawolf
(SSN 21)
Captain Charles Simonis, Commander, SUBRON 15
Commander Richard Walker, SUBRON 15 Operations Officer
Canadian Character
Hector Alexander McMurtrie, Blogger and Naval Historian
People’s Republic of China Characters
General Bao Bo, Commander Intelligence Service
Chen Dao, President, Chairman of the CMC, and General Secretary of the CCP
Senior Captain Deng Jinshan, PLAN Staff Officer
General Hu Kun, Commander of Second Artillery Corps
General Li Ju, Vice Chairman of the CMC
General Shi Peng, Political Department
General Su Yide, Chief of the General Staff
General Tian Gan, Vice Chairman of the CMC
General Wang Yaowen, Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force
Admiral Wei Zi’en, Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy
General Wen Feng, Minister of National Defense
Colonel (later General) Xi Ping, Deputy Commander (later Commander) Intelligence Service
General Xiao Shen, Armament Department
Ambassador Yang Jinping, Chinese Ambassador to the United States
General Ye Jin, Logistics Department
Zhang Fei, Vice Chairman of the CMC, Secretariat of the Communist Party, and Vice President of PRC
Vietnamese Characters
Commander Cao Van Ty, Intelligence Officer
Admiral Duan, Head of the Second Directorate (Intelligence Service)
Admiral Hieu, Chief of Staff of the Vietnamese People’s Navy
Commander Nimh, Komamura’s Escort
Admiral Phai, Head of the Political Directorate
Minister Vu Kim Binh, Foreign Minister
Japanese Characters
Minister Hisagi Shuhei, Japanese Representative to Littoral Alliance Working Group
Dr. Komamura Sajin, Economics professor at Tokyo University, Author of
Navies for Asia
Admiral Kubo Noriaki, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
Miyazaki Nodoka, Research Assistant
Commander Okubo Atsushi, Commanding officer of the
Kongo
-class guided-missile destroyer
Atago
Vice Admiral Orihara Izaya, Military Representative to the Littoral Alliance Working Group
Minister Tadashi Hata, Japanese Foreign Minister
Ambassador Urahara Kisuke, Japanese Ambassador to the United States
Commander Zaraki Kenpachi, Commanding Officer of the
Soryu
-class submarine
Kenryu
Korean Characters
Minister Han Ho-Jung, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea
Admiral Park Uchin, Korean Representative to the Littoral Alliance Working Group
Russian Character
Captain 1st Rank Alexsey Igorevich Petrov, Russian Navy (Ret.), Former Captain of the Russian submarine
Severodvinsk
Taiwanese (Republic of China) Characters
Ambassador Kenneth Leong, Taiwanese Ambassador to the United States
Admiral Wu Chen, Commander of the Taiwanese Navy
Indian Characters
Lieutenant Commander Maahir Jain, First Officer of the submarine
Chakra
Kanwal Nehru, Foreign Secretary
Lieutenant Rajat, Sonar Officer
Captain Girish Samant, Commanding Officer of the submarine
Chakra
AUTHOR’S NOTE
Chris Carlson and I are now an established writing team, but each book is unique, requiring different approaches and techniques to help us work together smoothly to craft each story. So writing the Jerry Mitchell series has been an evolving process, but one that’s been rewarding and enjoyable.
Simple communication is not enough. With numerous technical facts and interwoven plotlines, we had to be completely aware of what the other partner was doing, and intended to do next. So we talked a lot, shared story ideas, and were quick to express misgivings or problems with the draft text, regardless of who originally wrote it.
Working with another creative talent is good for me. I need someone to bounce ideas off, and to help me get moving again when I’m stuck. Chris is very good at that and many other things, and we each have complete faith in our joint commitment to making each story as believable and entertaining as possible.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Larry Bond is the author of numerous
New York Times
bestselling thrillers, including
Exit Plan, Cold Choices, Vortex, Cauldron,
and
The Enemy Within
. He also worked with Jim DeFelice on the First Team series, as well as the Red Dragon Rising series. A former naval intelligence officer, warfare analyst, and antisubmarine technology expert, he makes his home in Springfield, Virginia.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
SHATTERED TRIDENT
Copyright © 2013 by Larry Bond and Chris Carlson
All rights reserved.
Cover art by Peter Bollinger
Maps by Erik Carlson
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ISBN 978-0-7653-3147-2 (hardcover)
ISBN 9781429943666 (e-book)
First Edition: May 2013