Umsebenzi wezinhlanzi
U-Kopp nomndeni wakhe bahlala eNkosi's Bay, eGa., Indawo efanelekayo yokukhulisa umndeni wamadoda angu-155 ngezindleko zawo eziphansi zokuphila nezihambi zasendlini.
Kodwa, ngokungafani nemindeni eminingi, yini ebopha la madoda ndawonye hhayi igama lawo lokugcina. Phela, ngamunye wabafowabo bakaKopp uvela eqoqweni elihlukile labazali. Cha, yini eyenza laba bafowethu abafowethu ngokuthi yibaphi ikhaya - isikebhe sensimbi esinezinyawo ezingu-560 ngaphandle kwamafasitela, akukho fantail, futhi uma kwenzeka kwenzeka ukulimala - akukho ukuphunyuka kalula.
Laba bazalwane bangaphansi kwamanzi.
"Umehluko wokulawulwa kokulimala kwefilosofi phakathi kwethu nomkhumbi wangaphakathi wukuthi uma siqala ukuzama ngenxa yokulimala, akukho ndawo yokuphunyuka," kusho uMnuz Chief Electronics Technician (SS) uWilliam Murtha, USS Maine's (SSBN 741) Blue Crew 3M umshini wokumisa simulator. "Asikwazi ukugxuma kunoma yiziphi izikebhe zokuphila, sishiye umkhumbi noma i-parachute ngaphandle kwezindiza ukuze sigweme umlilo, izikhukhula noma ukuhluleka kwemishini."
Wonke umkhumbi wamanzi uyazi ukuthi yiziphi izinyawo zamanzi olwandle angaphezu kwamakhulu angaphezulu ongazenza emkhunjini uma ithola indlela eya esikebheni. Bayazi ukuthi umlilo noma yikuphi ngaphakathi kwensimbi yensimbi ehlanganisiwe ingagcwalisa isikebhe ngomusi cishe emaminithi angu-10; noma ukuthi umklamo wokushisa womkhumbi wamanzi, okuhloswe ukusiza ukugezela ubushelelezi ogijima olwandle, lapho ubhekene nomlilo, uphendukela esikebheni sibe yi-ovvection enkulu kakhulu.
Kodwa baya olwandle noma kunjalo, behamba ngesikebhe se-sea.
Iningi labantu, abagibeli bamanzi abaningi bahlanganisa, bacabanga ukuthi bahlanya. Kodwa njenganoma imuphi umndeni, lapho kungekho muntu owaqondayo, bayaqonda.
"Kumele ube u-submariner," kusho uMurtha. "Kudinga ingqondo ehlukile yokubhekana nokuhlukaniswa nabantu, ilanga, nomoya omusha uma nje sisekhona.
Iningi labantu alinakukwazi ukubhekana nomcabango wokuba ngaphansi kwamanzi, kodwa abathungisi bamabhomu abangeke bacabange ngalokhu. Sizama ukutshela abantu ukuthi abafakwe ngaphansi kwamamitha angu-400 kufana nokuhlezi embhedeni wakho egumbini lokuphumula, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi abakwazi nje ukuphuza amanzi angaphezu kwamakhanda abo. "
Amazwi kaMurtha ahamba phambili ekuqondeni ukuthi kungani inqubo yokuqeqeshwa kwempi yamanzi angaphansi kwamanzi omkhumbi, okuwukuphela kwendlela ehamba ngayo "eDolphin" -ukuveza ubuzalwane, bekulokhu kudingekile.
"Ukuthola amaDolphins akho yilokho okukhombisa bonke abasebenzi ukuthi uzokwazi futhi uzobe uthembela empilweni yethu," kusho i-Electronics Technician 2nd Class (SS) uJoseph Brugeman. "Ngiyazi wonke umuntu ngaphakathi, futhi lelo zinga elijwayelekile lingivumela ukuba ngibathembele esimweni sokulimala. Ngangingacabangi ukuthembela empilweni yami kanye nokuphila kwesikebhe nanoma ubani engingazi ngokwami. Uma usesikebheni sami futhi ugqoke amaDolphins, ngiyethemba wena, isikhathi. Angikhathaleli uma ungumuntu we-yeoman, upheka, uchwepheshe we-missile noma umshini - ngiyazi ukuthi unemhlane wami. Ayitholi isondelene kakhulu kunalokho. "
Lapho umshayeli omusha we-Sailor ebika ukuthi angena emkhunjini noma yikuphi uthola ikhadi lakhe lokulwa nezikhali zemikhumbi, uzothola amabhuloho we-pneumatics, hydraulics, sonar ngisho nezinhlelo zezikhali.
Lokho angeke athole noma yikuphi okushicilelwe yilokho into egqoke amaDolphins konke okuphathelene - ukwethemba. Kodwa uma ubembethe, ukwethemba yinto eyodwa yokuthi ulwazi lwezinga nokukala alikwazi ukuliqhathanisa nalo.
"Ukugqoke amaDonphin kusho okungaphezu kokukwazi ukudweba yonke imishini yamanzi, imishini, i-electronic kanye ne-air boat," kusho uCulinary Specialist 3rd Class (SS) Jeff Smith, uBack Crew's night baker. "Kusho okungaphezu kokukwazi ukuchaza ukuthi ukwehla kwamanzi olwandle ngaphandle komkhumbi kwenza kube yindebe yakho emgodini. Cha, ukugqoka amaDonphin kusho ukuthi abasebenzi bawethemba ukuthi ungasindisa kanjani isikebhe kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usubulawe, futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ulingani noma isikhundla sakho. Ukuthola lelo themba kukukwenza okungaphezu kwe-Sailor ochwepheshe, kukwenza ube ilungu lomndeni wamanzi angaphansi kwemikhumbi. "
Ukuphawula ngokupheka ngezici zokulawulwa komonakalo kungase kungabi yilokho okukhethwa kukho emikhumbi eminingi yamaNavy, kodwa emabhokisini, ukugqoka amaDonphin yilokho okubalulekile.
"Ngesikebhe sami," kusho i-CDR uRobert Palisin, umphathi we-Blue Crew, uMaine, "kulindeleke ukuthi wonke umuntu akwazi ukugcina umkhumbi. Asazibandlululo ngokususelwa kulokho isilinganiso sakho noma isikhundla sakho. Abapheki bami kufanele bazi futhi ukuthi balwe kanjani umlilo ekamelweni lokungenisa injini, njengamashini ami aqeqeshelwe amandla enyukliya kulindeleke ukuba azi ukuthi angakwazi kanjani ukuhlukanisa amandla uma ukubhema kuvela emthunzini we-sonar. Wonke umuntu onqenqemeni yinkampani yokulawulwa kokulimala - wonke umuntu. "
I-Palisin yayiqaphele ukuchaza ukuthi ukulawulwa kokulimala kungaphezu nje kokukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele ukwenze uma kukhona okubi okwenzekayo. Ukwethemba ngokwanele ngolwazi lwakho mayelana nezinhlelo zezikebhe ukukhuluma uma omunye umuntu kulesi sigqebhezana esenza iphutha elichaphazela ukuphepha komkhumbi.
"Esikhathini samandla omkhumbi, sigcizelela ukuthi sikhona okungcono kunalokho okungahle kube khona isikhundla se-Sailor, ngoba wonke umuntu ongena emkhunjini kulindeleke ukuba abe yisipele kumuntu ohamba naye," kusho uPalisin. "Ngisho nami, njengomphathi walesi sikebhe, ngilindele ukuthi uMnumzane oMninimandla oPhezulu angene ekhanda futhi ehla ekhanda ikhanda uma ngenza iphutha elibeka engozini emkhunjini. Ukuphila kwethu kuxhomeke ekuzileni ukuthi singathembelana ukuze sibuke umhlane wethu, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukuphepha komkhumbi kufakwe kahle ngaphambi kwezinga noma izinga. "
I-Palisin, njengabo bonke abaphathi bemikhumbi, iqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzi bayo bayakwazi ukulwa nanoma yikuphi ukulimala ngokuqhuma okuqhubekayo kokushaywa yisisindo kulo lonke ukuthunyelwa komkhumbi. Emva kwakho konke, ukuziphatha kwenza kube okuphelele, futhi uma unomphela ukuthembela, ukuba uphelele yilokho kuphela okuhle okujwayelekile okukugcina uphila.
"Sizijwayele ukuphendula abasolwa kakhulu kangangokuthi sikwenza ngokuzenzakalelayo," kusho uM MM2 (SS) uJim Crowson. "Ukuqeqeshwa kwethu kufanele kube okuhle. Uma kungenjalo, singase sibe nesaba kuqala kunokuba siphendule uma into yangempela yehle. Ngamamitha angu-400, asikho isikhathi sokwesaba. Angizami ukuzwakala i-macho-kuyiqiniso nje lokuthi ungaphila lapho konke okungenzeka ube khona imizuzwana ngaphambi kokuba isikebhe sishintshe phansi ngezansi. "
Naphezu kokuya olwandle ngesikebhe esingenamafasitela, akukho fantail, ayikho i-helipad noma ngisho ne-hatch ukuze kuvumeleke umoya wokusawoti omusha, abashayeli bemikhumbi namanje basesitimeleni ngenhliziyo. Laba bazalwane bonke bavolontiya ekusebenzeni komkhumbi wamanzi , futhi ukuzibophezela kwabo akufani nakwabase-Sailors abathwele izindiza, abagibeli noma ngisho nezikebhe. Benza nje amabhakede ambalwa (umkhombandlela wemisebenzi ekhethekile yemikhumbi yangasese) okwenzayo, ehamba kahle uma unamazinsuku ezingu-154 zokuzalwa zokuzalwa.
Bathanda izwe labo, basekela izilinganiso eziyinhloko zokuhlonipha, isibindi nokuzibophezela, futhi bafuna ukuyibuyisela ngokuphepha kuzo zonke ukuthunyelwa. Njengenkonzo yangasese, noma kunjalo, bekungaba nje ukuthi awukhulumi ngakho.