Chapter 515 A sharp blow
The fleet is ready to go to sea.
In the aircraft carrier's engine room, the chief engineer was fully armed. He wore a full set of protective clothing and held an iron rod in his hand. The top of the iron rod was a burning kindling.
Beside him, the assistant was also fully armed, holding a high-pressure water cannon in his hand.
The ignition of the boiler is very complicated and very dangerous. No one knows whether the atomized fuel sprayed from it will suddenly spray out and ignite the engine room.
There was a rumbling sound, and the fuel pressure had reached the normal value. The chief engineer gave the order to open the valve while inserting the tinder at the end of the iron rod.
A small flame burst out from inside, but it was just a small flame. Then, it started to burn inside.
The ignition furnace mouth was closed, and the engineer breathed a sigh of relief, and then went to ignite the second boiler.
All eight pressurized boilers were ignited, and billowing black smoke kept rising from the chimney. After more than ten minutes, the smoke became lighter.
As long as it is a boiler, it will definitely emit black smoke. Even the U.S. Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier will emit black smoke when accelerating.
“Eight boilers have been ignited.” On the ship island, the first mate said to Captain Li Yan.
“Contact the tugboat and prepare to go to sea!”
Wu Shengli and Qin Tao did not interfere with the captain's command. At this time, they could just watch and there was no need for any interference.
“Leader Wu, when this operation is completed, the navy will invest in purchasing this ship. What name do you plan to give it?” Qin Tao asked.
“Well, internally, we plan to call it Type 001 aircraft carrier.” Wu Shengli said, “However, the specific number has not been considered yet.”
Warships have ship types, such as 051, 052 and the like. The aircraft carrier has never been seen in China. It is a pioneering work, so it is called type 001. However, there is no specific number yet.
After speaking, Wu Shengli looked at Qin Tao: "Taozi, what do you think is a suitable name?"
“In Lao Maozi’s place, this warship was called Order 106. Now that it is in our hands, the aircraft carrier should be numbered with two digits. I think it is good to call it 16.”
“16?”
The domestic tradition is that any numbering will not start from zero, so that the enemy will not understand how many troops one has.
Two-digit number, just remove the zero in the middle.
Wu Shengli did not comment on the proposal, but at this moment, Qin Tao's next words made him nod immediately: "Our Mr. Liu was born in 1916, so our ship number is also to commemorate Mr. Liu. He has spent his whole life working for our aircraft carrier cause."
Lao Liu’s birthday!
Wu Shengli nodded immediately: "Yes, we will seriously consider your proposal. This warship will be code-named 001 when it goes to sea this time. When it officially joins the navy, it will be named No. 16!"
“The boiler pressure has reached the predetermined value!”
“Attention, start the turbine!”
Fresh water is poured onto the steam generator, and countless high-temperature and high-pressure steam is instantly formed, and then flows through the pipe to the steam turbine. Through the transmission shaft, it drives the propeller at the tail. The four propellers work together to stir up the water.
The huge body began to accelerate!
Woo, ow!
The whistle sounded, spreading far away in the darkness, as if announcing to the whole world that the Varyag was finally alive! It once experienced vicissitudes with the end of that empire and became an empty shell, but now, it has regained its vitality because it has come to a more powerful and prosperous country!
The navigation light is lit on the mast. From a distance, it looks like a lighthouse, very high.
At the other end of the pier, No. 138 was also started.
No. 138 is in better condition. The recent sea trials have gone smoothly. The warship is almost ready for combat at this time. It started two cruise gas turbines, drove out of the port, and followed the aircraft carrier.
The formation of two ships already looked very mighty. When it left the river and entered the sea, the naval fleet stationed in Mingzhou, which had been waiting for a long time, followed. With two modern-class destroyers as the core, they With great vigor and high spirits, the size of the formation expanded like a snowball.
In the next voyage, more warships will join them, and eventually they will gather into a large maritime formation. After dawn the next day, when the satellites passing overhead find that all these warships have left the port, they will definitely also Very surprised.
Where have these warships gone? What to do?
Of course, those are things for the future. Now, what the satellites above are most concerned about is where the missile troops have gone.
According to the original plan, an experiment of using a ballistic missile to hit an aircraft carrier will be conducted on the morning of the 9th. The impact point has been announced, and the target is the ghost ship.
So, where will the missile be launched from?
What is the flight trajectory of the missile? Will it fly over somewhere?
No one knows that the missile troops have been hidden in the road network.
By the time it was dark, the missile force had arrived at the scheduled launch site.
This is just an empty threshing floor. Even the ground has not been hardened, and the ground still carries the fragrance of earth.
“Attention, receive target data and prepare for launch!”
Receive target data! Where does the data come from? Of course it’s a ghost ship!
The GPS receiver installed on the ghost ship sends the precise coordinates through the data link and then to the missile force.
That's right, this exercise was just a cheating. Even if it was cheating, it was already quite difficult to hit the target ship!
As time passed, the fiery red sun rose from the sky, and more pairs of eyes appeared around the target ship.
The towing vessel broadcast to the surroundings via radio and direct loudspeaker: "Attention all vessels, please leave the exercise sea area immediately to avoid accidental damage!"
As a result, the surrounding ships had to sail away. Although they wanted to witness this scene with their own eyes, it was too dangerous after all. What if the falling missile did not aim at the target ship but instead hit their ship?
However, there are still some who are brave. Two helicopters are hovering nearby. They are both civilian helicopters. The people on board should be journalists.
In the distance, a large plane was flying in the sky. Strong electromagnetic waves radiated to all directions, waiting to be tracked throughout the entire journey.
Everything is ready.
At the ballistic missile site, the launch vehicle has been deployed and the huge boiler has been erected.
“Attention, three minutes to prepare!” The commander of the missile unit looked at his watch: there are still three minutes until eight o’clock.
At this moment, their excitement calmed down, and they just did what they were supposed to do meticulously, just like they did during training.
They carefully checked the instruments in front of them, and their watches were clicking.
“Attention, one minute to prepare!”
“The countdown begins!”
“Ten, nine…one, light the fire!”
A line of white smoke appeared and instantly enveloped the launch tube. The red warhead came out first, followed by the milky white projectile body.
It had just started to start, and the speed was not very fast. You could clearly see the huge missile slowly getting out of the launch tube, and the blazing flames were dragged out from behind.
The missile began to climb, speeding up faster and faster. The smoke column pulled out became higher and higher, and the smoke column below also spread larger and larger. The entire milky white smoke column shot straight into the sky, and the scene was extremely spectacular.
The family and the country are important when one pillar holds up the sky, but the enemy is frightened when dancing alone in the sky!
At the same time, the tail flame of the missile ignition was quickly discovered by the reconnaissance satellite in space. Then, the data was transmitted rapidly, and soon the trajectory of the missile was analyzed.
“Damn it, they actually want to fly on that track. This is definitely a demonstration!” Someone started cursing immediately.
I don’t know how many people will feel uncomfortable because that trajectory will fly over their heads!
At this time, no matter how much they cursed, it made no sense. The missile continued to fly. It flew over the highest point and then fell. Its trajectory was captured by more ground radars and large-scale aircraft.
At this moment, time seemed to have stopped, and everyone was holding their breath, waiting for the result.
Can that missile hit the target?
Although Lao Maozi had already started the plan to hit the aircraft carrier with ballistic missiles, the accuracy was limited after all, and the nuclear warheads were used. But now, Dongfang’s missile uses a direct impact method. There are obvious differences between the two!
“It’s slowing down!” a radar officer shouted loudly in the large plane.
The target is a medium-range ballistic missile. As it falls from the highest point, the speed will increase. The landing speed of the missile will reach Mach 15 or more, which will prevent the target being attacked from making any effective response.
But now, this missile has fallen from a high altitude. Instead of increasing, its speed is decreasing. What's going on?
“They deliberately slowed down in order to attack the target accurately!” Someone reacted.
The faster the speed, the stronger the penetration ability, but it also means that it will be more difficult to adjust, which requires faster reaction time and more accurate predictions.
At this time, everyone already had an ominous premonition that this might really succeed.
If this succeeds, we will be in big trouble in the future. There is no way to defend against this thing!
This is definitely the first of its kind in the world!
“Its orbit has been fine-tuned!”
Someone exclaimed again.
If you want to accurately attack moving targets at sea, you must have the ability to adjust the orbit. Otherwise, you can only attack fixed targets on the ground. Now, that thing is starting to adjust its orbit!
On the island of the 001 aircraft carrier, many people are also paying attention to this project.
There is no video or audio, only the target's data, displayed on one screen.
“Taozi, are there any errors?” Wu Shengli was a little worried.
"How do I know?" Qin Tao was very irresponsible: "I didn't create this, but this project has been going on for several years, and it's cheating. If it still doesn't succeed, then I can only hehehe ”
“Enter the stratosphere!” someone shouted.
This means that the missile entered a denser atmosphere!
At this time, the antenna at the front of the warhead starts to work. It is aimed at the target area below, and then accurately receives the coordinate information of the target's location.
On the ghost ship, the antenna in the huge ball is also pointed at the missiles flying down from the sky. At this time, it is almost point-to-point communication.
The missile is constantly adjusting based on the target information. At this time, the missile is like the famous Jeddam bomb. It relies on position coordinates to work. The accuracy of the GPS navigation system is on the order of ten meters, which is completely possible. Meet the guidance needs of missiles.
The only thing you need to worry about is speed. Although the missile is slowing down, it is still much faster than bombs dropped by ordinary aircraft! It will eventually stabilize at a speed of Mach 7, which means that the reaction time of the warhead is seven times faster than those of subsonic missiles!
There is nothing we can do about this.
After all, in this era, the navy's equipment is still very backward. Without a large number of ocean surveillance satellites and advanced target locking systems, it is absolutely impossible to make missiles hit floating objects on the sea.
Although it was cheating, this missile test is still of positive significance. It verified that the missile's control system, attitude adjustment, etc. are all correct. In the future, when the technology becomes more advanced, it will naturally become a A real killer.
Of course, even though you are cheating, you will never be discovered.
The exercise sea area has been cleared, and the observing ships are far away. There are only two civilian aircraft left, so it is impossible to detect anything abnormal here.
Even if it was the big plane in the distance, there would be no clues or radar signals?
The current radar is not in search mode, but in locking mode. The radar beam forms a thin beam that directly covers the ghost ship. Only by standing within the range of the ghost ship can the electromagnetic signal be received.
The warhead continues to fall.
Suddenly, a shining shooting star appeared in the sky!
The people on the helicopter were quickly capturing this scene and taking photos, and the cameras in their hands were buzzing almost constantly.
A high-speed camera is also focused on the ghost ship, waiting for the most exciting scene to arrive.
“The speed is Mach 7, the orbit accuracy is very high, and there may be a direct collision!” At this time, the people in the big plane made this prediction in advance.
The accuracy is very high and there is a chance of direct collision!
He had just finished shouting, and he could already see it visually.
The warhead squeezed the air in front, forming a high-pressure area that spread to all sides. The seagulls were flying away quickly, and the sea fish were panicking. Even the people on the two helicopters felt the strong impact.
A warhead has roared from space! Its surface was black, which was the result of friction with the atmosphere. Its attitude adjusted for the last time, and then it slammed into the ghost ship.
Whoosh!
This sound stimulates the eardrums of some people. Before hearing the sound, a magnificent scene has been formed.
咣!
By direct impact, no explosives are needed. Just the energy of the impact has caused blazing flames to burst out of the target ship. It is like hitting a red-hot iron ingot with a hammer, causing sparks to fly. However, the sparks are too Too much, and dense flames formed, splashing outward, and the surrounding seawater began to boil instantly.
In the mist, you can see that the target ship is rapidly breaking into two parts in the middle, and the two ends are also pointing downwards, but the speed of downwards in the middle is faster, and it completely breaks in a moment!
The target ship is still going down, entering the sea water, forming a huge whirlpool. If observed from underwater, the entire sea water is stirred up, forming a water column. That is the warhead that penetrated the target ship and continues to float in the sea water. Left behind by Zhongjin.
On the sea, circles of waves were rolling outward, and the turbulent waves were two or three meters high.
The blazing flame seems to be still burning. The flame in the center and the white smoke around it form a magnificent scene.
Succeeded!
Eastern’s experiment of using ballistic missiles to attack moving targets on the sea was a complete success!
A new era has begun!
The biggest advantage of this weapon is that it cannot be intercepted. That is to say, as long as it launches an attack, the target can only wait passively, or it can learn to avoid torpedoes. When the missile suddenly When coming over, do a full rudder operation. If you are lucky, you may pass by this missile.
If you are unlucky, the entire warship, even the aircraft carrier, will be sunk, or sunk, in an instant!
Even if it only reaches the speed of Mach 7 and hits the deck of the aircraft carrier, it will bring terrible destructive effects!
The video of the attack was recorded and spread quickly. At this moment, countless people felt chills deep in their hearts.
How could there be such a terrible weapon?
When Dongfang announced it, they thought it was a joke. Even the program hosted by Zhang Zhong did not dispel their doubts. At this moment, all they thought about was: another Pandora's box was opened. , Since then, the huge aircraft carrier formation at sea has really become a living target!
Existing air defense modes are ineffective against ballistic missiles.
Not counting the long-range Tomcat fighter jets carrying Phoenix missiles, medium-range standard missiles, and short-range Phalanx, all are used to intercept sea-skimming anti-ship missiles. They are all cruise missiles. For ballistic missiles , there is no suitable interception method yet.
The Patriot is also powerless. The most it can do is intercept a Scud. This medium-range missile with a range of several thousand kilometers has long exceeded its interception capabilities, especially since it can change its trajectory!
Countless people were surprised and scared, but on the 001 aircraft carrier, everyone finally smiled.
“Succeeded, well done!” Wu Shengli said: “When this exercise is over, our navy would like to express our gratitude to them!”
"It's not easy to cross-service after all." Qin Tao said: "Leader Wu, in the future, our navy itself will need to have this ability!"
Ballistic missiles all belong to the Second Artillery Group. If the Navy wants to do so, it must contact the Second Artillery Group to conduct joint operations. Now, when he heard Qin Tao say this, Wu Shengli thought of something: "Are you talking about our nuclear submarine?"
The anti-ship ballistic missile just launched was originally an improved version of the Navy's submarine-launched Julang-1 missile. The Navy's nuclear submarines can also be equipped with this missile, so Wu Shengli immediately thought of nuclear submarines.
Qin Tao shook his head: "Of course not. Nuclear submarines are strategic weapons. They are aimed at the enemy's capital. It is not cost-effective to deal with the enemy's aircraft carrier. We also need to add various data link equipment and so on. I am talking about our surface ships."
"Surface ship?" Wu Shengli frowned: "I'm afraid it's inconvenient for our surface ship. Do we need to stick the missile on the helicopter landing platform?"
Only Ah San can do that! Qin Tao was helpless: "Of course not. We don't need the range and power of the current missile. We can build a small one and put it directly into the vertical launch unit of our navy in the future. A range of over a thousand kilometers is enough." . In this way, others will not know what is stuffed in our vertical launch unit."
Wu Shengli nodded: "You are right!"
To attack the enemy's aircraft carrier formation, the range does not need to be too far, as long as it is outside the enemy's attack radius. The Navy's surface ships have the advantage of maneuverability. If they run back and forth with such missiles, let's see if those guys dare to build them. Second-rate.
Wu Shengli nodded: "Well, that's a good idea."
“Of course, the next step is to develop real technology. We need to have maritime surveillance capabilities and advanced guidance systems to eventually make this missile a real killer.”
Although I cheated this time, next time, I will definitely fight wherever I want! In the future, there will also be a special Qian Xuesen ballistic for floating and gliding, making the enemy unable to guard against it.
Wu Shengli nodded, the navy has opened up a new world and is flexing its muscles in this world!
Wu Shengli looked at the deck again. At this time, the deck was still busy. Looking nearby, warships were riding the wind and waves, overcoming obstacles. This scene made him feel proud.
The navy has never been so powerful. With this fleet, the navy has the confidence to intercept any invading enemy!
If viewed from the air, the formation is also very powerful.
At the front is No. 138. This 10,000-ton destroyer has become the vanguard of the entire formation. It is sailing majestically and domineeringly. The roof radar is rotating. The covers of several missile silos are even open and can be carried out at any time. Air defense operations.
Behind No. 128, on the left and right sides are No. 136 and No. 137 respectively. These two warships and No. 138 formed a triangle shape, charging forward together to protect the left front and left rear of the aircraft carrier.
On both sides of the aircraft carrier, slightly behind, are two 054 frigates. These two brand-new warships have special shapes, and their stealth design is amazing.
Compared with other warships around, it is definitely a new generation product.
At the rear of the fleet are two 051Cs. Since the phased array radars of these two warships are arranged at the rear, they can play their role now. They do not need to take care of possible threats in front and on both sides. , they just need to take care of the safety of the tail.
The entire formation looks majestic. At the rear of the formation, there is also a comprehensive supply ship and a frigate.
(End of this chapter)