Chapter 197 Unintentional intervention
This kind of long-distance sea-to-air search radar generally does not suffer from shrinkage in performance. It is 100% sure to detect warships a hundred kilometers away. After all, ordinary warships are very large, and the radar waves reflected back Also a lot.
But now, this target missile launcher can actually be hidden in radar searches, which means that in actual combat, this kind of ship can sneak up to a distance of thirty or forty kilometers from the target, and then launch an anti-ship missile attack!
When they thought of this, the people present became excited.
It is simply a killer at sea!
Although the 022 missile boat is a ship of several hundred tons, due to its excellent appearance design, in front of the sea search radar of other warships, it is just like a small boat of several dozen tons, under the cover of waves. , can really become invisible thirty or forty kilometers away.
(I don’t know if this is an exaggeration. After all, there is no invisibility coating or anything like that. It relies on appearance to make it invisible.)
Of course, it is not omnipotent. The shape design with a large upward **** can certainly reflect the search radar waves of the opposing warships into the sky. However, if it is faced with helicopters or fixed-wing reconnaissance that searches the sea, The machine doesn't have such good stealth capabilities.
In any case, the current stealth ability of this missile launcher in front of the radar has surprised the people of Siam.
“Found a bright spot!” At this moment, the radar soldier shouted loudly.
On the originally empty screen, a bright spot suddenly appeared, as if it appeared out of thin air. In fact, it was the target launcher launching a missile, revealing its whereabouts.
At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
“The target is thirty kilometers away, and the location coordinates have been sent!”
“The data has been received, the fire control radar has entered the tracking state!” the radar soldier of the Beaver-II fire control radar shouted.
“Speed of Mach 0.9, height of 20 meters, distance of 27 kilometers!”
At a speed of Mach 0.9, which is about 300 meters per second, it will fly three kilometers in ten seconds. Therefore, this kind of anti-ship missile interception at sea has always been calculated in seconds.
Everyone held their breath. There were still twenty-seven kilometers, which was ninety seconds, and they would fly over in one and a half minutes!
“The wave clutter is slightly larger, but the target can still be tracked stably!”
“Twenty kilometers away, the infrared tracking device is activated!”
“The infrared device has captured the target!”
The commands are coming one after another. For the operators of anti-aircraft missiles, they have practiced it many times. Although they are firing live ammunition now, they are as serious and nervous as usual training.
Everyone on the bridge of the Compass became nervous.
“Where, where?” cried LaCour.
“Sir Rakul, there is a line of white smoke on the sea in the distance, do you see it?”
White smoke?
LaCour put down the telescope, expanded the field of view once with the naked eye, and then put the telescope in front of his eyes again.
When the anti-ship missile is launched, thick smoke billows. Since it is launched from a ship and has no initial velocity, it needs to be attached with a booster stage. This booster rocket engine is powerful and has a thick flame, and the scattered white smoke is enough to blast the anti-ship missile. The launching ship was wrapped.
However, during the normal flight phase, there is not much smoke at the tail of the missile.
An anti-ship missile in normal flight consumes the internal solid propellant. After careful modulation, its burning can be slowed down. This is different from air-to-air missiles. The solid motor of air-to-air missiles will burn out in a few seconds, pushing the missile to a certain speed, and then it will fly inertly. (I couldn’t find the detailed information, so I don’t know if it’s correct.)
Therefore, the size of the smoke at the tail of the missile depends entirely on the quality of the engine. For domestically produced ones, the smoke is still slightly larger. If viewed from the air, it will be very spectacular. You can see a white line dozens of kilometers long. The smoke ribbon slowly spreads out.
Later, with the advancement of technology, anti-ship missiles began to use small turbine engines, and the white smoke at the tail became much smaller. You can't even see it. If the tomahawk flew by dragging white smoke, the country would not have to engage in a new three-on-three-defense strategy as if it were facing a formidable enemy.
“I see it, I see it, Chinese Flying Fish!” Rakul shouted loudly.
Qin Tao is very doubtful that this missile flying at Mach 0.9 can allow LaCour to see the appearance clearly. This is what the high-speed camera does. However, there is no problem with LaCour's praise. Our own Seahawk 8 The missile is very similar to the Flying Fish. The target missile flying now is just a modified version of the live ammunition of the Seahawk 8.
Especially, the flight altitude is very low, almost touching the sea surface.
“The height has been reduced to five meters and the distance is fifteen kilometers!” In the bridge, the radar soldier’s voice was loud enough that everyone could hear it clearly.
“Transfer to the locking phase and prepare to launch missiles!”
“The fire control computer is calculating the probability of interception!”
“Distance is eight kilometers, interception probability is 90%, missile is launched!”
bang! With two soft sounds, the conical front cover of the missile launcher flew out. Then, the five million pascal pressure generated by the ignition of the rocket engine at the tail of the launcher blew the tail cover, and the debris flew everywhere, and the cylinder A blazing flame emerged from it, and the entire launch tube was covered in white smoke.
(The top cap was thrown away, how did the tail cap fall off? No specific information was found, but when it was launched, the tail cap must not have been there, because flames were sprayed from behind. So the Hero of East China guessed that it was fragile and splashed away directly. , don’t worry about hurting anyone. During the battle, there can’t be anyone in this place, otherwise they won’t be caught in the flames. This is the same as not standing behind an RPG.)
At the front end of the launch tube, the Sea Sidewinder missile suddenly jumped out. Its overall shape did not look like a conventional anti-aircraft missile. It had canards on the front end and four large areas on the rear end. The trapezoidal tail fin looks a bit like a close-range combat missile.
The warhead and the tail are all painted in bright red, which looks very eye-catching.
The smoke was not dense, which was in sharp contrast to the launch of the Seahawk 8. After the missile left the launch tube, the white smoke had almost dispersed.
At this time, the missile was accelerating rapidly. Its tail dragged out more than ten meters of flames and white smoke. The four-meter-long projectile appeared to be very small. Under the acceleration of 18G, the safety device of the missile warhead was released. This missile is already ready to explode!
A second later, the second missile flew out.
In previous eras, naval air defense could only rely on machine guns and cannons. Now, these two fired Sea Sidewinder missiles will open up a new sky for the navy!
A new era has arrived!
At this moment, Qin Tao's heart suddenly felt warm.
Coming back after being reborn and growing up with the navy, this experience is really rare.
Although there is already a Hongqi 61, that thing is just to scare people. Of course, the Navy also knows who is more reliable. Therefore, after the introduction of the Sea Rattlesnake, it was made domestically into the Haihongqi-7, and then used in many domestically produced models. On warships, for a long time, both destroyers and frigates carried Haihongqi-7.
So, Qin Tao still has deep feelings for this weapon.
Now, this missile is installed on a navy warship, and the first test launch has finally begun!
In the bridge, the atmosphere became even more tense. Everyone held their breath for fear of disturbing the missiles in flight. Only the radar soldiers kept reporting the numbers.
“Ten, nine, eight…”
The fire control radar is constantly irradiating the target and obtaining guidance data. The infrared device is constantly guiding the missile into the radar beam to track the missile. The computer is rapidly calculating the angular deviation between the missile and the target and the missile's angle. The distance data, according to the "three-point method" guidance rule, automatically calculates the control instructions, and then sends them to the flying missile through radio transmission.
This kind of missile still uses a backward radio guidance method and does not use any advanced solutions such as semi-active radar guidance. However, it is mature and reliable and is the most urgently needed weapon system for the navy.
The missile continuously receives remote control commands, and then uses the autopilot to control the deflection of the rudder surface, change the flight attitude, correct the deviation, and continue to fly toward the target accurately.
On the sea, the YJ-8 target missile was still flying, trailing a line of white smoke at its tail, which was very spectacular.
LaCour also held his breath. His telescope was always pointed at the incoming anti-ship missiles, and he was expecting the intercepted Sea Rattlesnake to appear in his field of vision.
“Three, two, one!”
As the countdown reached zero, Rakul suddenly opened his eyes wide. A missile with a red head and a red tail entered his field of vision, and then a fireball rose.
Boom!
The fragmentation warhead of the Sea Sidewinder exploded, and countless fragments formed a metal storm and flew towards the YJ-8 target missile.
The next second, a big fireball was generated on the entire sea surface, and the flying anti-ship missile target had been hit!
“Victory!”
"we won!"
“Accurate hit!”
In the bridge, countless people burst into excited shouts. They seemed to have forgotten that there was a second missile!
LaCour's telescope tracked the fireball that had been hit and started to fall into the sea. Then, the second missile flew over and accurately hit the remains of the target missile again, blowing up the remaining intact parts of the target missile. A mess.
"Great, great!" Rakul murmured to himself: "This kind of anti-aircraft missile can perfectly intercept anti-ship missiles. Qin, we are already negotiating the Sea Sparrow contract with the West. However, Sea Rattlesnake , can also be one of our alternatives, but are you sure you are qualified to export this air defense system?"
They came over for inspection and were then invited to visit the sea target practice. Of course they knew the reason. During the bidding, Qin Tao had already proposed different weapon configuration plans.
This Rattlesnake, after all, belongs to the French. Even if the technology is sold and the Chinese are allowed to imitate it, can the Chinese be allowed to sell it? This is teaching the apprentice to starve the master to death. Aren’t the French worried that they will be affected?
"Of course." Qin Tao said: "We have imported a total of two sets of Sea Sidewinders, one is installed on the 109 ship, and the other is installed on the first ship of our 052 destroyer. The second ship of our 052 destroyer will be installed on it. We produce the Sea Rattlesnake system ourselves, so in terms of time, it is completely in time. As for your worries, it is not a problem at all. Believe me, we will not be subject to any export restrictions."
What’s so difficult about this? The wisdom of Chinese military personnel is endless!
Take ground weapons as an example. In order to cope with the torrent in the north in the early years, the L7 rifled gun technology was imported from Europe. It is still the main weapon and equipment of the tank force. However, if the country wants to develop its economy, the military must be patient, and the military factories must sell their products.
Therefore, the 69 tanks, 85 tanks, etc. equipped with L7 have become the main force in external marketing. However, the British are not happy. I don’t care if you sell tanks, but they cannot sell our tank guns. Our L7 tank guns are It is for you to resist the threat from the north, not for you to use it to make money.
How can such a small problem be difficult for military personnel? I don’t sell the L7 tank gun. I lengthen it by one or two meters. The lengthened L7 is not an L7. In this way, I get rid of export restrictions.
Hongqi-7 is of course the same. It is not only widely used in China, but also successfully sold. It is just renamed FM-90. What we sell is not Haihongqi-7, what we sell is FM-90! how? Looks like? It does look a bit similar, but we promise, what's inside is completely different.
Qin Tao has already thought of a plan. Both Laoba and Algeria have received frigates equipped with this kind of air defense system, so there is no problem with exporting.
"It's amazing. We saw wonderful target practice at sea today." On the bridge of the navigation ship below, the big shot also sighed with emotion: "We will also consider this anti-aircraft missile. What's next? And What show?"
"Yes, please continue to enjoy." Wu Shengli said: "Now, call the three missile boats 2208, 2209, and 2210! The target launcher continues to prepare to launch the second target missile!"
The second target missile?
The big man was very happy, and Naris was even more surprised: "When did your navy become so rich?"
For the Chinese Navy, now is the most difficult time. After all, the country wants to develop its economy and the military must endure.
For navy warships, it’s painful enough to burn oil when going out to sea. It’s a luxury to put a few cannonballs on occasionally. How about shooting missiles? How much does a missile cost? Who is willing to bear it?
What now?
Not only did they conduct a demonstration of Sea Sidewinder intercepting low-altitude sea-skimming missiles, but they also conducted another experiment of intercepting target missiles by 022 missile boats?
Isn’t this too luxurious?
"In order to entertain our distinguished guests, we will indulge ourselves once," Wu Shengli said.
On the sea in the distance, a huge roar sounded, like thunder.
“What’s in the distance?” LaCour on the compass bridge turned his telescope around in surprise, but he couldn’t find it.
"Our 022 missile boat uses a special marine camouflage, so it is difficult to detect visually at long distances. My friend, don't be so anxious now. Wait until it is within five kilometers and then look for it by observing the water splash. Goal.”
Marine camouflage, visual stealth? What a noble existence this must be!
In the vast sea, warships are difficult to spot, so much so that old men like to use brick-red anti-rust paint on the deck, just to be more conspicuous. Now, the Chinese actually use marine camouflage to make them invisible?
The guests from Siam were all extremely surprised by this.
Qin Tao smiled, it was just a little trick, but the effect was just right.
Finally, the three missile boats approached. Sure enough, the first thing you could see was the water splash at the tail. Only by looking at the water splash could you accurately find the missile boat in front. If you looked directly, you really couldn't find it.
This disguise is too awesome!
The three catamaran missile boats split the waves and rode the wind and waves. The roar came from far to near. In the navigation bridge, Nares said with emotion: "The speed of this kind of missile boat is really the same as the legend, at least. Fifty Days!”
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never believe it. Although this missile boat has been paid attention to by many people in the industry, most of them are skeptical.
A missile boat that reaches fifty knots? How can it be? What an incredible power system does that have to be?
Some experts have even analyzed that even if such a missile boat appears, it will not be stable.
Now, the three missile boats rushed up like this, cutting through the thorns and waves, invincible. The audience's eyes looked over, and they were full of shock.
These missile boats were lined up in a column. After moving over, they passed side by side with the No. 109 warship. Then, an arc-shaped wave formed, and the missile boats made an incredible turning action!
Such a fast speed and such agile steering, this is simply impossible!
"Our missile boat uses a water jet propeller and can change its direction by changing the nozzle, so it is very flexible." Wu Shengli introduced: "Have you seen the naval gun on its bow? ?Next, we will use this naval gun to conduct missile interception experiments."
“Ship cannon intercepting missiles? Isn’t this easy?” Nares asked.
In the past, small-caliber anti-aircraft guns were the trend for air defense, but with the continuous advancement of anti-ship missile technology, it has become increasingly difficult to use such anti-aircraft guns to intercept missiles.
Even if the No. 109 destroyer has a batch of twin anti-aircraft guns with sealed turrets, it is impossible to successfully intercept anti-ship missiles. Even those installed on the 052 destroyer are only used for self-comfort in the final stage. .
As for these missile boats, they have no air defense capabilities. They rely entirely on their small size to avoid strikes. Can the naval gun on the bow of the boat intercept missiles?
No one believes it.
But some people saw the clues: "This kind of naval gun looks like a Gatling with rotating barrel!"
The shell of the naval gun has been replaced with an angular stealth shape. There is no trace of Lao Maozi's AK-630 naval gun at all. Only the cylindrical barrel allows an expert to tell that it is a rotating barrel. Gatling comes.
"That's right, this is a six-barreled 30mm close-in-defense cannon developed by us domestically. The project code is PJ13." Wu Shengli explained with a smile: "This kind of close-in-defense cannon has a fast rate of fire and strong firepower. It can rely on dense ammunition. The curtain forms a metal wall, and a target missile flying at Mach 0.9 will be shattered into pieces if it hits this metal wall."
At this time, discussions were also going on in the compass bridge above.
“Six-barreled 30mm close-in defense gun? It sounds very similar to the Soviet AK630 naval gun.”
"Yes, it's very similar. However, this is what we developed ourselves and has nothing to do with Lao Maozi's. Now, we have gathered three missile boats and three close-in defense guns to ensure that everything is foolproof. However, during the interception experiment, we still The first ship fires first, and if the interception is not successful, the second ship takes over, and then the third ship."
While speaking, the three missile boats had already circled from the bow of the 109 warship to the starboard side of the 109 warship. Then, they lined up here, from far to near, with a distance of one or two kilometers apart.
“This missile boat is weird. How can it turn around at this speed?” Rakul asked in surprise.
“That’s of course because our missile boat uses a water-jet propulsion system, and it can turn on the spot even when stationary, let alone this kind of action.”
Qin Tao sighed in his heart that this was because the navy was too conservative.
If this kind of close-in defense gun is installed on the No. 109 warship, there will be no problem with the missile boat. However, I don’t know what’s going on with the navy. They don’t have the money or the inclination. They still use this kind of twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns. They are already outdated. Hurry up and get close-range anti-aircraft guns.
The No. 112 destroyer, as the number one star ship in China, actually has this kind of double-mounted anti-aircraft gun squatting on it during the outfitting stage. I really don’t know what it’s thinking.
However, fortunately, this gave the missile boat a chance to show off.
“Ten minutes to prepare!”
The second round of interceptions has begun.
This round, unlike the last time, it still affects people's hearts, because the Sea Sidewinder can intercept sea-skimming missiles, and everyone is mentally prepared. However, can this multi-tube Gatling intercept?
Many people feel suspenseful.
Time passed little by little, and finally, a line of white smoke flew quickly from the sea, and soon approached the outermost missile boat No. 2208. At this time, the bow of the missile boat was already pointed in the direction of the target, and the PJ13 naval gun in front suddenly burst into flames.
The six tubes rotated rapidly, and the flames ejected from the muzzle converged together, like an extra-large lighter. With a bang, the 30mm shells flew out.
Qin Tao touched his nose. This was considered a brave move. He wanted to lose everything at once.
This kind of close-in defense artillery has a fast rate of fire, but does not have much ammunition. Therefore, it only blasts at the target for a second or two. The flames will go out, and a shuttle of artillery shells will fly over to undertake the task of interception.
But this was the first interception after all, and it was in front of the Siamese people, so the captain of the missile boat also took the risk and fired all the 2,000 rounds of artillery shells!
Dense barrage flew forward, and the anti-ship missile target flying smoothly on the opposite side suddenly swayed back and forth like a fallen leaf in a strong wind, and then turned into a fireball.
Interception successful!
Although the Navy spent a lot of money this time, it has at least verified the performance of the two weapons. This kind of target practice is necessary.
Wu Shengli was very happy when he saw that the first missile boat had knocked down the anti-ship missile without using any crooked tricks. It was just shot down in an upright manner.
“Fortunately, our PJ13 naval gun did not embarrass us.” Wu Shengli said with a smile.
Sea Sidewinder and PJ13 naval guns, these weapons can be installed on the aircraft carrier ordered by the Siamese.
“This kind of missile boat is very good. Can we purchase a batch of it?” At this moment, the big shot spoke.
What?
Everyone present was surprised. The appearance of the missile boat was just to demonstrate the close-in defense gun. Who would have thought that the customer would actually like the missile boat?
(End of this chapter)