Chapter 723 Informatization supported by Pentium 200? (plus 3)
"Rim of the Pacific 98 is a large-scale military exercise. Although they don't invite us to observe, we still have to watch from a distance and analyze their strategies and tactics." Back in the capital Gongzhufen, Qin Tao went straight to Huang When he met his father-in-law in the building, Wu Shengli immediately explained to Qin Tao the meaning of asking him to come back.
"If our navy wants to follow the path of aircraft carrier formations and ocean-going fleets, we must learn more from developed countries." Wu Shengli continued: "In this Rim of the Pacific exercise, the Americans sent a powerful fleet. The Third Fleet's Karl-Vin The USS Mori aircraft carrier was dispatched, there were six Los Angeles-class attack submarines, and Maple Leaf Country also participated in this exercise. A total of six countries participated in this exercise, and they also used reservists to participate."
Qin Tao nodded: "Dad, what we want to observe is not only their tactics, but also their mutual cooperation. They are able to conduct joint exercises with multiple countries, mainly because their data links are compatible. In this aspect, we are already lagging behind.”
Qin Tao mentioned an important issue: data link.
The data link originally came from the homeland air defense system. In order to form a radar network from various scattered radar stations, a large amount of data needs to be transmitted, which requires a specialized data link. For Lao Maozi, they need automation. The air defense firepower network operates completely automatically when needed, automatically discovers targets, and automatically guides fighter aircraft to intercept. The fighter pilot only needs to control the aircraft during takeoff and landing, and can leave it to this automated system at other times.
Data links in the West are developing rapidly. In the 1950s, in order to solve the problem of ship-aircraft coordination, the U.S. Navy decided that in addition to using simple radio guidance, it also had to establish a data link relationship between various types of carrier-based combat aircraft and surface ships. This can transmit more data, so the Link4 data link appeared. The early LINK4 had limited functions and simple technology. It only transmitted information in one direction, and combat aircraft could only receive information.
After that, they continued to develop, including Link4, Link4A, Link4C, etc., and later Link11. After entering the 1990s, the West began to have a standard Link16 data link, which is a two-way, high-speed, confidential, and resistant Jamming data links are used by the U.S. armed forces and NATO armies to transmit eight categories of information, including surveillance and weapons control. Now, they rely on this standard data link to transmit a large amount of information, which can meet the information transmission requirements of different platforms. It has large transmission capacity, high frequency hopping times and is not easily interfered. It can form many networks in the same area. , the advanced nature is beyond doubt.
What about domestically? Domestically, the country also knows the great role of data links, and is researching them tirelessly. The earliest device should be the British search radar installed on the Y8 warning aircraft. At that time, in order to transmit radar data, the first domestically produced However, the performance of this data link is still very poor and cannot be compared with the American data link system.
In the 1990s, they purchased Lao Maozi's Su-27 and also obtained Lao Maozi's data link system. This data link was still not very good. It was just a data link for an automated interception system. The domestic data link was in On this basis, it is developing with difficulty.
"You are right. Now that we have early warning aircraft, the communication issue between aircraft carriers, other warships, and carrier-based aircraft is becoming more and more important." Wu Shengli said: "Our current goal is to develop the same data as Link16 chain."
Qin Tao nodded: "If data link technology continues to develop, communication capacity and anti-interference are very important. After all, the information transmitted in the future will not only include radar data and commands, but also images and even videos. Moreover, networking must also be done Simple."
Although the American Link16 data link is very high-end, it is not easy to build a network. This kind of network requires a central node, and it takes several days to debug each network. Let’s look at the domestic data links of later generations. There is no central node, automatic networking, just as simple as WiFi, all operations are foolproof.
Qin Tao doesn't understand these things. After all, he is a shipbuilder and not an electronics person. However, he has seen all kinds of advanced equipment and he can put forward some high-level opinions.
At this time, after hearing Qin Tao's words, Wu Shengli nodded: "Well, you are right. We must aim at the future direction, and the performance must be advanced. Of course, this may require professional chips. When the time comes, you, SMIC, will Just come and do the work. By the way, do you have any other suggestions?"
The domestic chip industry has developed, which has brought great benefits to the informatization of military equipment.
Data link proposal? Qin Tao thought for a while: "We will develop laser communications in the future."
No matter how advanced the frequency hopping technology is, radio communications will be subject to interference. If we try to create interference that blocks the whole frequency band at all costs, then everything will be in vain. Therefore, data link technology continues to develop, and it has been developed in China. Laser communication transmits messages directly through lasers, and any electronic interference will be ineffective.
Of course, this technology also has great problems. Not to mention the attenuation problem in laser transmission. It is just a matter of transmitting between two flying fighters, so that the laser heads of each other's data links are aimed at the opposite side and the message is received. Not that big.
However, Qin Tao only gave advice, and how to achieve it was not his concern. Anyway, the world he came from had already realized this technology, which showed that technical difficulties could be overcome.
Wu Shengli nodded. What Qin Tao proposed sounds very mysterious, but electromagnetic ejection and electromagnetic interception have been achieved. Of course, other things are also possible. Just work hard in this area in the future.
Qin Tao suddenly smiled: "What I said may be a bit ahead of its time. At present, as long as our relevant institutions can develop a practical data link, it will be convenient for our carrier-based early warning aircraft to communicate with motherships, aircraft, and warships. communication is sufficient.”
There is no need to set too high requirements, otherwise it will not be developed. When the early warning aircraft is put on the ship in the future, will it have to rely on voice command?
They are both large early warning aircraft. Lao Maozi's A-50 can only command a dozen fighter jets to intercept at a time, while the American E-3 can command hundreds of them. This is the result of the data link.
Wu Shengli nodded: "We are currently developing this kind of data link, and it will definitely not delay our equipment."
In recent years, domestic electronic technology has developed rapidly. If it were not supported by this foundation, it would be difficult to develop this data link.
The two of them were communicating while looking at the information on the exercise fleet. After the warships passed, there were planes.
“In this exercise, they focus on anti-submarine warfare. In addition to anti-submarine helicopters, there are also fixed-wing S-3 anti-submarine aircraft and land-based P-3 anti-submarine patrol aircraft.” Wu Shengli said.
Obviously, this was the last exercise with the Pyramid Country. They were stimulated by 039B. After returning, they must have studied it for a while, and then felt that they had a chance to win, so they organized this exercise.
Of course, the Rim of the Pacific exercise has been held every year since the 1970s. It’s hard to say what they were targeting. Even the routine exercises were reasonable. In addition to the United States and the Maple Leaf Country, there were also island countries, the Kimchi Country, etc. There was even Chile, which also came to make soy sauce and sent a frigate. join.
There are six countries participating in the exercise. Their militaries are different and their systems are different. Through the exercise, they can communicate with each other, learn from each other's skills, and learn from each other's strengths, which is of great benefit to improving their combat effectiveness.
As for our own side, we can only be spectators.
Looking at the photos of the P-3 anti-submarine patrol aircraft that appeared in the information, Wu Shengli sighed again: "This large anti-submarine patrol aircraft is the main combat aircraft of the U.S. Navy. It has a huge body and can carry a large number of sonar buoys and torpedoes. Anti-submarine search, positioning attack, etc. Its cruise time is as high as more than 20 hours. It is the most suitable anti-submarine aircraft. We do not have such an aircraft at present."
"We don't have it now, but we will have it in the future." Qin Tao said: "Currently we are transforming the Yun-8. Because the transformation is so extensive, we even named it the Yun-9. This aircraft is currently planned to be used as a platform for early warning aircraft. , and can also be used as a platform for other aircraft, whether it is electronic warfare or anti-submarine warfare, it is fully capable."
The U.S. Navy has P-3, and we have Yunjiu, a high-tech aircraft that can be used as a modification for various platforms.
Qin Tao has already planned it.
Wu Shengli's eyes lit up: "Yes, it is indeed time for our navy to make this kind of modification. We not only need anti-submarine helicopters, but also fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft!"
It was originally planned to develop a fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft on this kind of airframe platform after the Kongjing-600 matures and the engine supply is stable. However, after all, this must take into account the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft. The airframe will not be particularly large. Land-based It's different. Modifying an anti-submarine aircraft on the basis of Yunjiu is the best choice. In recent years, domestic electronic technology has progressed rapidly, which has also created good conditions for modification.
Wu Shengli has already nodded. He is looking forward to the emergence of this new fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft. After all, the anti-submarine capability of our own navy is still quite weak and must be strengthened.
“Report, I just received a speech from the commander of the exercise unit.” At this moment, the adjutant came over and said.
“Well, put it out and let us see.”
The figure of a foreigner appeared on the big screen. He had a straight military uniform and a serious look.
"Archie Clemmings." Wu Shengli said: "Last year, he visited us. At that time, he said that anti-submarine is their first task. It can be seen that he is also self-aware. Over there in the Mediterranean The exercise fully illustrates this point."
Qin Tao smiled: "Anti-submarine? They don't take our surface ships seriously, do they? Air defense is not important? Anti-missile is not important? Are they not afraid of our supersonic anti-ship missiles and anti-ship ballistic missiles?"
Eastern submarines have been very weak for a long time. Those old 033 submarines cannot be hidden at all. The 091 nuclear submarine is also an underwater tractor. In that era, Americans certainly did not pay attention to anti-submarine warfare.
When Dongfang began to purchase Kilo-class submarines, all this changed. For the first time, Dongfang had modern underwater power. After that, the 039B came out, and its advanced performance shocked them all, and they began to pay attention to anti-submarine warfare.
However, the 095 submarine is only a drizzle, and the surface ship force in the East is also rapidly expanding, and it has a series of trump cards, and the Americans cannot ignore any of them.
"Currently, information technology is developing rapidly. As we are about to enter the 21st century, we need to integrate our troops and our allies into the network, not just voice, but also video and data transmission. Wait, anyone can connect to the regular network through any computer, so that our soldiers can exchange all kinds of information! We call it IT21, which is the 21st century information technology plan, and we call this plan Gebai Nigeria. This Rim of the Pacific 98 exercise is part of testing this plan."
Speaking of this, Archie Clemmings gushed: "For this exercise, we specially upgraded the USS Colorado, which is the most advanced and most information-based warship in the world. This warship is equipped with two More than a hundred Pentium 200 computers form a local area network through optical fiber, and can also access the international Internet through satellite communications."
Poof!
When he heard this, Qin Tao almost laughed.
"The Colorado is a specialized command and control ship of the Third Fleet of the Pacific Fleet. It is also the warship in charge of command and coordination of the entire exercise. Its level of informatization is indeed first-class. What's wrong? Taozi, you seem to be dismissive of this warship? "Wu Shengli was a little curious.
Qin Tao smiled: "No, I just thought of our dragon core."
With computers and the Internet, it means that we have entered the information age. This is the perception of many people. However, just with the Pentium 200 computer, do you think it is awesome?
Pentium 200 computer refers to Pentium MMX, 200 MHz, and the price is not cheap. A set of such a computer costs seven to eight thousand. If it is a brand-name machine, it will be over ten thousand.
Look at the current Loongson 2, the frequency is twice as high as theirs. By the time Loongson 3 arrives, the frequency will reach the GHZ level. Calculating based on time, when one's own aircraft carrier is outfitted, the Loongson 3 can be completely With computers crammed in, the Yankees' most advanced information technology command ship has become completely outdated.
The main frequency of computer processors needs to be further developed and will not be sufficient until it reaches 2GHZ. Although it will continue to improve in the pursuit of main frequency in the future, it has no meaning anymore. It is just used to set world records, and then it will change. When it comes to multi-cores, compared to the increase in frequency, the multi-functional computing capabilities brought by multi-cores will be more important.
At this time, after hearing Qin Tao's words, everyone was thoughtful. Americans' general-purpose processors have fallen behind, and our own Loongson has taken off.
The development of civilian electronic technology will promote military use, and even civilian use will be directly used for military use.
"Our soldiers can access the Internet at any time during the voyage and browse all kinds of information they need. Commanders at all levels of our formation can communicate through the Internet. For greater security, we have also separated into two networks, one is the unconfidential network. and supernetworking.”
When he heard this, Qin Tao became interested again: "The electronic warfare troops we have trained are not very technologically advanced yet. Can they break through their so-called network security and enter their command system?"
Someone present frowned: "Mr. Qin, your proposal is good, but if we do this during their exercise, will they think it is a provocation?"
"Provocation? In the Red Empire era, every time Lao Maozi exercised, didn't the Americans watch from the side? That could cause a misfire at any time. Now, they are conducting exercises, and we are just conducting a network intrusion secretly. What does this count? They They don’t even know that we did it. As long as there are a few more springboards, they can launch attacks from Europe, Australia, or even North America. How can they trace who did it behind the scenes?”
On the Internet, hackers are a special kind of existence. Their biggest characteristic is that they are hidden. No one knows where they are. They may be far away, or they may be right in front of them, an inconspicuous man carrying a backpack and wearing glasses. Weak little boy.
In the 1990s, hackers were quite good, and there were a large number of hackers in China. There were also such entities as the Honker Alliance, and all the portals of the other parties had been breached.
In later generations, hackers have gradually disappeared, but Internet trolls have developed. They still use the Internet to make it difficult to reach the other party, so they can troll without restraint. In reality, they may fail, and they will not dare to say anything even if they are beaten. On the Internet, On the other hand, you can be unscrupulous and look for an alternative and perverted sense of satisfaction.
Qin Tao continued: "If our military does not dare to do it, then we will go to civil organizations. They will definitely be interested. Even if they break through the American system, they can still stand up and publicly announce that they did it. . Our military should also do things that the military can do, such as dispatching our Air Police 2000 to observe their exercises from a distance. After all, we are flying in our own airspace."
In the past, there was absolutely no such capability. The only Yunba modified maritime warning aircraft had a search distance of only one or two hundred kilometers. Now the Air Police 2000 early warning aircraft can search for targets the size of fighter jets and can have more than 400 kilometers. The distance of kilometers can be extended to six or seven hundred kilometers to search for warships on the sea.
No matter how domineering the other side is, it is impossible for them to fly six to seven hundred kilometers to drive away our own early warning aircraft.
The ocean belongs to everyone, not yours, so why don’t we let us fly? The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly.
“Well said.” At this moment, a voice came from outside.
This is a key meeting of the navy. There are probably not many people who can come directly without saying hello. Qin Tao looked over curiously and saw a familiar figure.
“Mr. Lin, you really can’t stay idle.”
"Yeah, how can I stay free?" Mr. Lin said: "I heard that you were back, so I wanted to chat with you. I didn't expect you to come back and came to have a meeting. I think your proposal is very good. I will Report to the Air Force that our Air Police 2000 has been equipped with troops, and it is time to go out and exercise. However, this flight needs to borrow the aviation base on Shuangsha Island. I think the Navy will have no objections, right?"
“Of course we can’t have any objections, and we have to send fighter planes to protect us,” Qin Tao said.
Since it is a Rim of the Pacific exercise, it cannot be just in one place. It must be circled along the Pacific Ocean. The most recent exercise place is in the southeast of the southern waters of the motherland, that is, in the direction of Australia. As long as our side is in Flying over the southern seas is enough.
At this time, it is reasonable for the Air Police 2000 to go there to test its performance in tropical waters. If we test the early warning aircraft, what does your exercise have to do with it?
The Air Force also has **** fighters, but they are not as good as those of the Navy. After all, the Navy's fighter planes are specially treated to be moisture-proof and salt-proof, which is more suitable for the high humidity on the island.
Qin Tao and Lin Lao sang in harmony, and the naval leaders here had no possibility of rejecting them.
“By the way, Taozi, do you want to get on that early warning aircraft? Then experience it in the sky?”
Just when Qin Tao was about to agree, he saw his father-in-law cast a serious look. Do you dare to go? Of course not! If you go, aren't you slapping my father-in-law in the face?
“Let’s forget it, the radiation inside the early warning aircraft is a bit high, Shasha, I’m still planning to have my second child.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present laughed.
“Okay, our navy will send two J-16s to **** the Air Police 2000.” Wu Shengli nodded.
This time it was Qin Tao's turn to be curious: "Has the J-16 entered service?"
The Air Force already has a large fleet of Su-27 series aircraft, but the Navy does not. The Navy only has carrier-based aircraft such as the J-15. Although it has the Flying Leopard, the Navy still needs powerful fighter-bombers.
Therefore, in the past few years, the combination of 601 Research Institute and 112 Factory developed a fighter-bomber based on the two-seat J-11. However, this kind of improvement is not easy to make. Qin Tao only made contact with it several times. During the development stage, I didn’t expect it to be in service now.
"Well, not long after they entered service, our navy also has a powerful fighter-bomber. Although it only has a take-off weight of about thirty tons, it can carry eight or nine tons of weapons, which is comparable to the H-6." Wu Shengli said: "This The addition of this aircraft will make our navy’s sea attack capability stronger.”
The Flying Leopard can only carry five or six tons. The key is poor maneuverability and limited air combat capabilities. The J-16 is different. If it is equipped with bombs and attack missiles, it is a bomber. If it is equipped with air-to-air missiles, it is a fighter. Its maneuverability is not as good as that of this era. The difference between the three generations of machines.
Now, the Navy has just acquired the J-16, and it has used this aircraft to **** the Air Police 2000. Of course, it is also to show off.
“Okay.” Mr. Lin nodded: “Thank you very much!”
(End of this chapter)