Chapter 652: Caught off guard
This is not because their 052B air defense system is so advanced. The key is that they are close, the target is coming from the front, and they sail farther forward. Therefore, even if they are launched at the same time, the 052B missiles are one kilometer ahead of the 052C. , of course it was hit in advance.
Then, a voice came from the 052C warship: "First hit!"
The captain has long known that the success of the interception depends on who is further ahead, so he does not intend to intercept the front target, leaving it for 052B. He orders the operator to intercept the rear target!
There was such wisdom in ancient times, it was called Tian Ji’s horse racing.
Just after the first hit of 052B, the missile they launched also hit the missile in the center of the target within a second or two.
They were almost evenly matched. Then, the missiles continued to fly, and shining fireballs continued to bloom in the sky. Each incoming missile was accurately hit.
“Five, six, we shot down six targets!”
Overall, 052B took advantage. In the first round of strikes, they achieved a complete victory. However, before they had time to be happy, they saw the missiles next door starting to launch one after another.
“Blank attack target!”
“Damn, why didn’t we find out in advance?” At this time, the captain of 052B was unhappy: “Quick, lock the attack immediately!”
The 052C took advantage of the targets flying from the side, and the missiles were closer to them. Therefore, after they discovered them, they immediately launched a second round of interception.
Missiles were launched one after another, and the entire warship was enveloped. In the thick smoke, the voice of the radar soldier came: "Report, a target has been found in the rear, with an altitude of 20 and a speed of Mach 3!"
It is indeed Eagle Strike -12!
When they just intercepted the missile on the front, the 052C shot down three targets in total. Adding the six targets of the 052B, the total was nine. There was also one target that did not appear at all. They had been on guard. As expected, now, from their The tail appears.
The YJ-12 missile is a long-range missile that can fly hundreds of kilometers. It can make a big circle on the sea and fly from behind!
Wu Shengli then spoke: "Yes, since your Mingzhou Group proposed to conduct a saturation attack, we will practice more tactics. It just so happens that the YJ-12 has just been finalized. This experiment will be regarded as the YJ-12. The prototype has been tested and flown.”
YJ-12, the domestically developed supersonic anti-ship missile, is finally out!
Qin Tao was very excited: "It seems that the two modern-class ships we are refitting can also dismantle the original launchers and replace them with YJ-12. Dad, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"We are not sure either. The YJ-12 R&D team suddenly made a breakthrough recently and solved several major problems before creating a sample bomb." Wu Shengli said: "But for our navy, this is still This is really good news. From now on, we will have a big killer weapon."
"Yes, all existing large warships can be equipped with this kind of missile. However, if you want to use it to attack aircraft carriers, it is still a little too close. Our relevant units must make persistent efforts."
With a high-altitude range of 400 kilometers and a low-altitude range of 150 kilometers, this missile is still unable to break through the air defense circle of a potential enemy aircraft carrier formation. It must have a range of at least 600 kilometers to be useful.
This is the job of the YJ-18 missile that combines subsonic and supersonic speeds.
The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!
“This missile will approach five kilometers and then explode. Now, it depends on your interception capabilities.” Wu Shengli said.
While he was speaking, the missile specially designed to intercept the YJ-12 had been launched. Because it flew from the tail, the missile launched this time was directly from the missile in the silo behind.
052B next door was dumbfounded.
what happened?
Since 052B was sailing in front, the scene of 052C in the rear could not be seen from the bridge. A sailor working on the helicopter platform at the stern saw the situation in the rear and immediately realized that something was wrong. He ran to use the internal phone to report to the bridge. .
The launched missile not only ignited, but also turned and flew backwards!
"What? They started firing missiles from behind?" When receiving the news, the captain of 052B was surprised for a second: "Are there targets in the rear?"
“Report, radar shows...there is indeed a target in the rear, but the speed is very fast, I thought..."
The men were too nervous. They had the upper hand in the interception of incoming missiles from the bow of the ship, but they fell behind in the interception from the side. Therefore, they were concentrating all their attention and wanted to shoot one or two more missiles. Even if a target in the rear was displayed on the screen, they did not take it seriously.
That target was too fast. It was Mach 2 when it appeared on the screen, and it accelerated to Mach 3 in an instant. Even the sun couldn't fly that fast, so they subconsciously thought it was a false target.
The rocking of warships and the rolling of waves will cause the appearance of false targets.
When a target suddenly appears in a strange way and is beyond their understanding, they subconsciously think it is a false target and ignore it. This kind of air defense system is brand new, and it is possible that it is immature. Besides, it is still There is electromagnetic interference.
"That's a pony bomb." The captain was still knowledgeable and thought of something at once. However, it was no longer their turn to intercept at this time.
Pony bombs, supersonic anti-ship missiles, pose a huge threat to warships. This test will definitely not only count the number of shots shot down, but also have to weight the targets. Intercepting one supersonic anti-ship missile is equivalent to intercepting ten An ordinary missile!
He clenched his fists.
On the sea, the smoke has cleared, and other targets have gradually begun to return. Only the interceptor launched by 052C is still flying towards the target.
Supersonic targets are fast and have a narrow interception window, which is a great threat to any air defense system!
“The target is ten kilometers away!”
“Enter interception countdown!”
“Target begins to perform S maneuver!”
That pony bomb has been pre-programmed. It will start a snake-like maneuver when it is ten kilometers away, making it more difficult to intercept. It will definitely self-destruct before it gets close to the warship. The interception must be completed before it self-destructs!
Hongqijiu roared down, aimed at the pony bullet, and hit it hard.
Boom!
The warhead of the Hongqi-9 missile exploded, and 20,000 fragments formed a dense barrage, intercepting the incoming missile in the direction.
Although the pony bomb had already performed a beautiful S maneuver, it still could not avoid the barrage, and a piece of debris hit it.
When a plane hits a bird, any flesh and blood body can smash the plane into a big hole, because the speed of the plane is too fast, let alone now, the current pony bomb has accelerated to above Mach 3, at such a huge speed , one fragment is enough to destroy it.
Boom!
The Pony bomb exploded in the air and broke into fragments, and the interception was a perfect success.
There used to be a very popular saying: If your sword is not long enough, then take a step forward. But now, on the Hongqi-9 missile, it can be changed to: If the accuracy of your sword is not high enough, then move your warhead Get bigger!
Ordinary air-to-air missiles have warheads that weigh only a few kilograms or more than a dozen kilograms. Surface-to-air missiles are probably within this range, and large ones weigh dozens of kilograms! The Patriot missile is incredible enough, but it only has a 90 kilogram warhead, which was later reduced to 73 kilograms.
What about Red Flag Nine? To make up for the lack of accuracy, the warhead weighs a full 180 kilograms! What is this concept? Even the warhead of the YJ-81 anti-ship missile is not that heavy!
“Successful, we successfully intercepted the supersonic anti-ship missile!” Everyone was very excited looking at the fireball exploding on the sea in the distance.
The other missiles were all destroyed at a distance of about twenty kilometers. In fact, within twenty kilometers, it was almost at the end of the anti-ship missile's flight. However, this pony bomb kept flying. Within ten kilometers!
Although it can be intercepted, it is still very dangerous.
There is no way. Anti-ship missiles that fly across the sea have a very small interception window. Supersonic missiles are even more difficult to intercept. Intercepting targets in a snake-like maneuver is already very good.
However, this time it was Wu Shengli's turn to be depressed.
“Our newly developed anti-ship missile was intercepted like this? The Aegis system is no worse than ours, does that mean they can also intercept our missiles?”
After studying it for so long, I finally found that the missile is still not powerful.
"Dad, this needs to be analyzed comprehensively." Qin Tao said: "First of all, there is only one pony bomb, and we have just been able to stop it. What if there are more flying missiles? If one slips through the net, it will be enough for us. , which shows that the performance of our missiles is still good. Moreover, our potential opponents do not have supersonic missiles, they are all subsonic missiles."
Only when one's own maritime power is not strong enough will they focus on studying how to attack aircraft carriers. When the maritime power reaches a certain level, there will be no such problem. Americans never think about how to attack other people's aircraft carriers. What they consider is How to use carrier-based aircraft to attack land targets? They have an advantage. Therefore, they have always used Harpoons and do not have supersonic anti-ship missiles.
“Is there any more?”
“Also, our missiles can continue to be improved. For example, we can use the stealth technology we have mastered to improve anti-ship missiles, making the missiles more difficult to detect and having stronger penetration capabilities.”
Stealth technology!
Wu Shengli's eyes lit up. Because of its small size, the missile can be detected by radar at a long distance. If it has stealth capabilities, it will be even harder to be discovered!
Stealth technology!
The captain on the side thought of something: "Where is that **** stealth aircraft? Where is it?"
“Report, meter-wave radar observation, it is within a hundred kilometers of us.”
“Can it be locked accurately?”
“Ninety kilometers.”
“Fifty kilometers!”
“Thirty kilometers away! Our phased array radar is focused on it!”
This is a new breakthrough!
At most, the meter-wave radar can detect its existence, but it cannot locate it accurately. As long as the position cannot be determined accurately, it cannot launch an attack. At most, it can guide its own fighter planes to reach the target to intercept them. However, its own fighter planes have not arrived there yet. It must have been attacked by the opponent in advance.
Stealth aircraft have great advantages over non-stealth aircraft.
Now, our own phased array radar has gathered a large number of radar waves, and finally has a high enough reflection echo to accurately measure the target data, and can switch to locking!
"It was discovered just thirty kilometers away. Sure enough, the stealth coating we developed ourselves still has flaws." Qin Tao said with emotion: "However, it can be used at least. Fighters with this stealth coating can be sold. When it is available, Better coating and then apply it yourself. By the way, do you need to lock it down?"
S wave belongs to the commonly used band of radar, which puts forward higher requirements for the absorbing coating. China is still lagging behind in this aspect. After all, there is little research time and not rich experience, so we have to find a reference object.
It’s not enough for your own use, but it’s fine for export. It’s fine to fool those ordinary radars. You can find it because the meter-wave radar line illuminates it, and then the phased array radar focuses it. As long as other customers don’t know this method, It is impossible to detect one's own J-31A, even within five kilometers.
Now, since we have captured it, we can try to lock it on, which will trigger the radar warning receiver on the aircraft and startle Delano.
Qin Tao is not very satisfied with the J-31A's stealth, but Wu Shengli doesn't care: "This is quite incredible. All kinds of air-to-ground weapons can be launched fifty kilometers away. It has already It is definitely enough, and our 052B has not found it yet! No other operations are needed. Now, our warship has its right rudder fully loaded and leaves the test sea area!"
After saying that, Wu Shengli walked to the radio, switched to a new frequency band, and started calling: "Attention wild dogs, No. 168 withdraws from the battle and continues to conduct a simulated attack on No. 167 according to the original plan!"
“Wild dog received!” Delano’s voice came over the radio. Over the past few years, he has learned the Eastern language and become more and more fluent.
"Simulated attack?" Qin Tao couldn't help but clicked his tongue: "Dad, this is the back-up force of our navy? Wait, no, that J-31A is the property of our Mingzhou Group. How can it obey the orders of your navy? Moreover, when you issued the order, you also hid it from our Mingzhou Group! This is not in line with practice!"
"Why is it not in accordance with the convention? That plane has been requisitioned by us!" Wu Shengli's words were very domineering.
Huge arcs appeared on the sea surface, and waves surged. 052C had already turned full right rudder and accelerated away from the test sea area. However, the radar is still on, and they need to monitor what happens next.
Delano didn't know that he had been discovered by 052C, and he wouldn't even find out for a long time in the future. After all, this aircraft was for sale and its main focus was stealth, so it couldn't have any adverse effects. .
On board the 052B destroyer, the captain looked at the 052C turning away with some curiosity.
According to the original plan, the two destroyers sailed together in formation and intercepted the target based on their own abilities. This may result in different results due to different positions in the formation, but there is no absolute fairness, allowing the navy to organize two identical attacks. , that is unrealistic. On the one hand, it is too time-consuming, and on the other hand, the second person to play will have experience.
Now, it is supposed to be over!
“052B Destroyer No. 167, requesting instructions.” The captain picked up the radio and called to his superiors.
“Continue to maintain the original status and respond to new situations at any time.” An order came from the radio.
“Yes!” At this moment, the captain became excited, they still had overtime!
They had an accident during the second wave of interceptions, and their results were not as good as the first wave. However, their superiors still valued them, so they gave them an overtime.
“Cheer up!” shouted the captain, “put our best foot forward!”
“Yes! Report, the radar has detected an ultra-low-altitude flying target. It is at a very low altitude and is almost close to the sea surface! It is fifteen kilometers away!”
"Why are you reporting it now? Fire immediately and shoot it down!" the captain shouted loudly.
This is a coaxial reversing unmanned helicopter, codenamed Seagull. It is an advanced unmanned helicopter successfully developed by Capital University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1995. This helicopter has multiple functions, and now, it is attached to On the sea surface, close to 052B, he hid himself in the radar clutter. At the same time, he pointed his advanced camera at 052B. Its function was to conduct battlefield evaluation.
However, it did not expect that the guy opposite would be so cruel.
With a bang, the Hongqi-9 missile broke through the hatch cover, flew out of the bomb bay, ignited on the side, flew upward for a while, and then dived down rapidly.
When they saw this missile being launched, the 052C people exclaimed.
“What’s going on? Did they also discover the stealth machine?”
“And, they are going to attack?”
Everyone was very surprised by the action of 052B launching missiles. Moreover, the warhead of Hongqi 9 is very large. Once it explodes, it is estimated that the aircraft will be blown into a sieve, and the mad dog will become a dead dog.
“No, it didn’t hit an air target, it dived!” someone shouted.
Sure enough, the missile rushed towards the sea.
“Are there any targets on the sea?”
“Yes, there is one of our drones responsible for battlefield observation and recording. It seems that the 052B is still good at dealing with ultra-low-altitude targets.” Wu Shengli said.
This is almost the last glory of 052B. Since its four-sided phased array radar is installed higher, it can theoretically detect targets closer to the sea. Now, the missile launched by 052B has already rushed towards the poor Seagull drone.
But, at this moment, the rotating phased array radar suddenly discovered a target in the sky.
“Report, a target suddenly appeared in the sky! The height is 3,000, the speed is 800, and the distance is 15! Oh, damn, it dropped a bomb!”
The target appeared suddenly, and then disappeared suddenly. However, another target appeared from its original position and began to stagger downward.
This shows what?
The bomb must have fallen!
"When the stealth aircraft opens its bomb bay, it will destroy its own stealth. At this time, ordinary radar can easily detect it, but generally speaking, it is too late to prepare for interception, unless the stealth aircraft is seeking death. If you fly the same route for several consecutive days and drop bombs at the same location, you will be targeted," Qin Tao said.
"Yes, our 052B destroyer was not discovered until the stealth aircraft dropped the bomb, which shows that the performance of this fighter is so good! For our navy, this aircraft is of great significance! It is necessary for our navy Get a batch of equipment!" Wu Shengli said.
In this way, the J-31A accidentally gained the favor of the navy. Its stealth is so incredible that even the specialized air defense destroyer 052B cannot detect its existence.
The bomb was still swinging down. On the 052B destroyer, the captain shouted loudly: "Attention, full left rudder, evade!"
At this time, no one cares whether the Hongqi-9 missile can hit the target. Anyway, the missile has entered the active attack stage and does not require any command and guidance from the warship.
The warship began to tilt to the right. Everyone grabbed the handrails beside them. The gas turbine at the tail was turning at full power, pushing the warship to accelerate.
“It turned a corner, it’s coming up, it’s a guided bomb!”
Everyone became nervous.
Guided bombs!
Just throw an ordinary bomb down, simulate an attack, and now you can actually turn!
what to do?
Everyone's mood became tense.
“Attention, naval guns and close-in defense guns are all aimed at me!”
It's too late to launch Red Flag Nine now. The distance is too close. Precision-guided bombs are roaring towards them. They must use other weapons!
The naval gun turned quickly and fired into the sky. Amidst the roaring sound, fireballs erupted from the muzzle, and the shells flew into the sky one after another.
The 730 close-in defense gun was also activated. It was faster. After taking aim, a buzzing sound sounded, the barrel rotated, and a series of flames erupted from the muzzle.
Boom!
Many gun barrels fire together, and the sounds combined together become this kind of roar.
Dense projectiles flew into the sky, covering the precision-guided bomb that landed. Just two kilometers away from the target, a fireball appeared in the sky.
Did the close-in defense artillery blow up the bomb, or did it choose to self-detonate at the end of the attack in accordance with the predetermined procedure?
No one knew, so no one cheered. At this time, they all looked like they were surviving a disaster, with sweat pouring from their foreheads and backs.
“Is it over?” someone asked.
“It should be over.”
“Fortunately, only one was thrown down. If two, or even more, were thrown down, we wouldn’t have time to react at all!”
They all knew clearly that they had used all their close-range firepower and seemed to have intercepted it. However, if the density of the opponent's attacks was greater, the consequences would be difficult to predict.
The other party is too cruel!
"This is the advantage of stealth machines. Future wars have been rewritten by stealth machines. If the ability of stealth machines is not discovered, then we will die if we go out!" The captain said with emotion: "Fortunately, there are stealth machines in the world. There are not many countries that have machines.”
(End of this chapter)