Chapter 784 Eagle Strike-21 and Long Sword-10
“It’s a pity that the H-6J did not enter supersonic speed. If it flew at supersonic speed, it would have given the missile a higher initial speed.” Qin Tao felt a little regretful.
If bombers such as the old H-6 are used to carry missiles, and the carrier aircraft does not have the ability to fly at supersonic speeds, forget it. However, the H-6J is a variable-sweep wing bomber, which can easily carry out supersonic penetration, even if If you carry a plug-in, you can fly at supersonic speeds in dense ultra-low altitudes, let alone now.
The greater the speed of the carrier aircraft, the higher the initial velocity of the missile, and the farther the missile can fly. Now, the H-6J test-fired YJ-21 only uses this method, which is a bit regretful.
“Mr. Qin, you have to eat one meal at a time and do your work bit by bit. It is impossible to fly at supersonic speeds for the first test launch. In the future, we will definitely conduct supersonic launches.” said the technician on the side.
The old leader is right next to you, how can you say that your side is not good?
Qin Tao smiled and nodded: "Yes, I was too anxious."
The risk of launching a missile at supersonic speed is not small. Fortunately, the current missile is an external plug-in. If it is in a built-in bomb bay, it is almost impossible. Open the bomb bay at supersonic speed, throw out the missile, and then close the bomb bay. The aerodynamic problems faced are quite complex.
Even if the stealth aircraft is designed, it has passed through a wind tunnel to ensure safety at supersonic speeds. In fact, pilots rarely use this method. Subsonic launches are still the most common.
At this time, the test firing in the distant sky has also counted down to zero.
“Launch!”
Following the captain's order, the bombardier pressed the button. Under the root of the left wing, the huge YJ-21 left the pylon and staggered down.
In the early years of air-launched ballistic missiles, a special method was used. Although the missile was placed horizontally in the warehouse, when it fell, the missile turned into a vertical state, so that after ignition, it could be fired directly. Climbed straight up.
However, the new generation of ballistic missiles is no longer launched in this way, and is more similar to the method of launching ordinary missiles.
For example, the current Eagle Strike-21.
When it fell, it still fell horizontally downward. During the falling process, the fairing at the tail of the missile was thrown away, and then ignited according to the predetermined procedure.
Blazing flames appeared at the tail of the missile, and the missile began to accelerate in the horizontal direction. The tail trailed a white smoke ribbon, which could be clearly seen dozens of kilometers away.
After ignition, the missile only flew forward slightly for a certain distance. After accelerating, it began to sprint upward. The tail smoke quickly turned from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction, shooting straight into the sky!
“Gas rudder?” Qin Tao asked.
Such a quick turn is definitely not the effect of an ordinary rudder, it can only be a gas rudder.
Gas rudders have been widely used on advanced air defense missiles, and it is not difficult to transplant this technology to the YJ-21 anti-ship missile.
Ordinary missiles have been flying in the atmosphere, so there are no requirements for their flight attitude, but ballistic missiles are different. This thing takes a ballistic high-throwing route, and can even fly out of the atmosphere, because the air resistance it encounters is greatly reduced. Therefore, the range will expand rapidly. Any rocket is launched vertically, just to penetrate the dense atmosphere as quickly as possible.
The current YJ-21 is certainly the same. After igniting, the gas rudder was used to control the projectile to climb upwards. A long sword of heaven pierced the sky, and finally disappeared.
“Can the range of the air-launched YJ-21 be greatly improved?” Qin Tao became curious.
"Yes." The person next to him said: "The carrier-based YJ-21 has a range of only one thousand kilometers, but after air-launching, the range can be expanded to 1,500 kilometers. But now there is no 10,000-ton large-scale propeller In service, there is no such 850 mm caliber launch tube, so we can only conduct air-launch experiments first, and then launch them from nuclear submarines on the sea and underwater together, and the scene will be spectacular."
Missiles took off one after another, and smoke pillars extended to the horizon. This scene only appeared once, when Lao Maozi destroyed their missiles by launching them. However, now that we imagine the spectacular scenes of our own side in the future, it still makes people very excited. expected.
The old leader spoke: "Without a strong national defense, we cannot protect the stability of the motherland, and we cannot protect our current economic development results. The economy has developed, and it is time to feed back our national defense. The development of the navy must enter the fast lane." , the money that should be spent must be spent, not saved.”
The people present were very happy. Although the funds have been continuously increasing in recent years, after all, there are many places that need to spend money. The Navy has always had to save money. Now with the words of the old leader, the Navy can apply again. Funding is even more demanding.
“YJ-21 has broken out of the atmosphere!” On the bridge, the data of this most critical test are also being continuously reported.
The missile flew out of the atmosphere and continued to climb upwards. It would not dive until it reached the top of its trajectory. When it came down, it would have already appeared in the eastern sea.
“The early warning aircraft is tracking normally!”
“Long-range radar tracking is normal.”
“The missile has passed the highest point of its trajectory and is now undergoing its first maneuvering orbit change.”
“Can you still change the track?” Qin Tao was surprised.
Although he had already proposed Qian Xuesen's ballistics, the technical content of this aircraft is too high and cannot be solved in a few clicks. Therefore, the current YJ-21 still uses ordinary cone-shaped warheads, but , this kind of warhead can also change orbit.
"Yes, it must be able to change its trajectory. Only in this way can the enemy be unable to intercept it." The person on the side said: "Now, our missiles not only appear on our own radar, they can also appear on other people's radars. That is We want them to see what Standard 3 is on the radar screen and want to intercept our missiles? No way!"
Every time there is an exercise, there will be people watching, and this time is no exception. In this exercise, we must show our strength and shock some people!
There was a roar overhead. The H-6J had completed its launch mission and returned home. It turned on the afterburner extravagantly, its wings swept back, and its beautiful and smooth appearance appeared in front of everyone's eyes. A cone-shaped sonic boom appeared in front of the nose. The clouds are even more spectacular.
To the east, an early warning aircraft carrying a large plate was flying in circles, and the people in the cabin were highly nervous.
“What kind of aircraft is the H-6J that can fly so fast?”
“The H-6’s appearance limitations make it absolutely impossible to fly at such a speed. How did the Orientals improve on the H-6?”
“The speed has exceeded Mach 1 and it has entered supersonic flight!”
Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at the bright spot on the screen. On the early warning aircraft, the specific outline of the target could not be seen, only a small dot could be seen. The speed of this bright spot shocked them.
“Everyone, please pay attention to the trajectory of the high-speed anti-ship missile he fired. That thing turned a corner!” another radar officer shouted.
Dongfang was going to show off the modified version of the H-6 during the exercise. They already knew this, but they had absolutely no idea that this modified version would be so powerful. It could fly at supersonic speeds, launch ballistic missiles, and ballistic missiles could also turn corners. !
When the missile was first launched, they were not too worried, but when the missile flew upward, they had a premonition that something was wrong. What kind of high-speed anti-ship missile was this? It was obviously a ballistic missile, right?
Air-launched ballistic missile, what model?
Easterners don’t have many solid missile models on hand, and even fewer can be mounted on bombers. Is the one launched here the Dongfeng-21, or is it a modified version of this missile?
Nobody knows. But they know one thing: the Orientals have a trump card, and many more!
It is very difficult to intercept ballistic missiles. It requires early tracking and a lot of calculations. Even so, there is only one chance to intercept. If the tracking calculations have just been completed, or even the interceptor has just been launched, they will suddenly turn around. , how to intercept this?
The Standard-3 that the Navy spent a huge amount of money to develop is so **** useless!
"The missile's scheduled splashdown area is..." After this orbit change, the missile's destination has changed, and the computer of the early warning aircraft has also calculated a new landing point. When they saw that location, their faces became even more ugly. This is The mountain shook the tiger.
“The range is 1,500 kilometers. I don’t know if I have any reservations. Does this mean that we have to be 1,500 kilometers away from them in order to be safe?”
Amidst the irritation of countless people, a new goal emerged here.
“East China Sea, East China Sea, I am the Falcon, and I am about to arrive at the scheduled airspace!”
There was a radio sound in the air, and the Air Force's H-6K was flying over!
This is also a three-aircraft formation, with the H-6K in the front and two J-11s in the rear. These three aircraft are flying at low altitude and supersonic speed to penetrate the enemy!
Huge sonic booms resounded on the sea, and huge bombers flew through the air. The air waves stirred up the sea water, forming waves several meters high and rolling outward. If I use a poem to describe it, it would be like a tiger swallowing thousands of miles!
"Nowadays, low-altitude supersonic penetration is still of great significance. After all, not every country has early warning aircraft, and countries with early warning aircraft cannot always maintain the status of having early warning aircraft in the air. If you want to achieve tactical surprise, you can start with Use low-altitude supersonic penetration to blow up the enemy's early warning aircraft on the runway. This will be completely safe." A voice said: "In the past, our Air Force lacked professional aircraft for low-altitude penetration, and this kind of training was also more dangerous. So it is rarely carried out. Now, with the mission of winning modern high-tech wars, we have been studying technology and practicing internal skills. Even if we sweat more on the training ground, we must avoid bleeding more on the battlefield."
As he spoke, the three-plane formation had already flown past from a distance and arrived at the predetermined airspace. The formation slowed down while climbing upwards and entered subsonic cruise.
“Attention, launch countdown…”
The bomb bay door on the belly of the aircraft was opened, and a Changjian-10 missile fell from inside.
Mingzhou Group is involved in various military projects!
“How is the performance of Changjian-10?” Qin Tao asked.
He is really too busy and has too many subordinate units. It is impossible to take care of every unit. Therefore, he does not particularly understand the technical level of Long Sword 10.
"Although the engine of our cruise missile has been copied, the fuel consumption is still slightly higher, so we enlarged the missile body to achieve the same range index." The person on the side continued to introduce: "This kind of The length of the missile is 8.3 meters, the diameter is 650 millimeters, the missile weighs 2 tons, and the warhead is 500 kilograms."
The Yankees' technology is indeed advanced. Even if our own country imitates it, the fuel consumption will still be inferior. However, this is not a big problem. At most, we can just put more fuel in it.
Although the diameter is only 650 mm, the length of the projectile is 8.3 meters. With the booster, it will definitely reach 9 meters. In this way, only the navy's new generation of general-purpose vertical launchers can be used. By then, 10,000 tons The Dalu will have one more weapon, making it more flexible in executing combat missions.
"In terms of guidance methods, we use a variety of methods, mainly inertial navigation and terrain matching. Of course we will also use satellite navigation, but we will not rely entirely on it. In the final stage, we will also perform optical image matching to improve the attack Accuracy, even if it hits a target two thousand kilometers away, the error will be less than three meters."
Satellite navigation is very useful, but satellite navigation can also be interfered with. Therefore, you can use it to improve accuracy, but you cannot rely entirely on it.
Cruise missiles commonly use inertial navigation, but inertial navigation will have cumulative errors. At this time, terrain matching is needed to make mid-course corrections. The optical image matching at the end is very advanced. Calculation and analysis are required. Take a look at the previous Whether the target is your own target, with this method, the final strike accuracy will be improved by an order of magnitude.
At this time, after hearing these introductions, everyone present nodded.
“We have another trump card!”
"Yes, in addition to air-launching, it can also be used on ships and land-based. In addition to hitting ground targets, after being replaced with different warheads, it can also hit warships. It's a pity that it came out late. This year's military parade I just can’t catch up.”
Another major event in 1999 is the military parade. Training began last year, and the selection of equipment started the year before last. These advanced weapons did not have the chance to be reviewed.
“Since everything has been announced, of course it can appear on the military parade ground. The YJ-21, Changjian-10, and H-6 modifications displayed this time can all be included.”
The old leader spoke, and the people present immediately became excited.
The launch of the Changjian-10 is very simple. After being thrown from the aircraft, it stabilizes its attitude, ignites and flies. Since it is air-launched, it already has a certain initial speed, so it does not need a booster and can be started directly. Main engine, flying forward.
Unlike the YJ-21 that flies with white smoke, there is nothing special about the Changjian-10's engine after it is ignited. There is no white smoke at the tail, and you can't even see the flame. Its speed is not fast either. Flying slowly at a height of thirty meters above the sea.
Cruise missiles are so quiet! Unlike the roaring ballistic missile, it is more like an assassin killing people silently.
And, it’s just the beginning.
Just after the first Changjian-10 ignited and cruised, the second missile detached from the belly pylon and continued to ignite and cruise after falling. After the second missile flew out, the third missile followed.
Since it was an exercise, we had to play big. It happened to be a test of the Changjian-10, so this time the Air Force's H-6K fired three bombs in one go!
Of course, it is still because we are too poor that we are reluctant to launch them all.
The internal bomb bay of the Tu-22M bomber is slender and deep. Normally, it mainly carries 12 FAB-250 high-explosive aerial bombs. It can mount three rows of FAB-250 high-explosive aerial bombs in the vertical direction, which are hung on the left and right side walls respectively. Two groups.
This bomb bay is freed up and can be stuffed with six Changjian-10 cruise missiles, with a maximum loading capacity of 12 tons. In addition to these, the wing box can also be mounted under the wing box. In extreme cases, ten Changjian-10 cruise missiles can be used - 10.
It is impossible to shoot out all ten of them, they are too expensive.
Even the Navy's H-6J was equipped with two YJ-21 missiles, but when it was launched, it only fired one missile on one side, and the other one had to be carried back, which was just in time to test the aircraft. Performance, this biased mounting method will not affect the balance.
Three Changjian-10s flew thirty meters above the sea and were immediately spotted by early warning aircraft flying in the sky in the distance.
“Height thirty meters, speed Mach 0.65, this should be an anti-ship missile, their common Eagle Strike series, this time it is not a ballistic missile.”
The flight trajectories of the two are different. Ballistic missiles follow a high-throw trajectory, while cruise missiles follow a horizontal flight route. Ballistic missiles are easy to detect, but they are fast and difficult to intercept. Cruise missiles fly slowly, but are not easy to be intercepted. Discover.
The two complement each other. Once on the battlefield, they will definitely be used at the same time. This will make the target being attacked ignore the head and tail. If the high-altitude one is intercepted, the low-altitude one will be missed. As long as one of them is missed, the end will be very serious. tragic.
They have a very relaxed mentality towards this kind of missile. As long as it is discovered, it will be easy to intercept.
The powerful U.S. Navy aircraft carrier formation has a multi-layer air defense network. On the outside are Tomcat fighter jets and Phoenix, which have now degenerated into super bugs and sparrows. The middle layer is Aegis battleships, and the short range is Phalanx. If the opponent can break through With a three-layer defense network, you can only blame your own bad luck.
But soon, they discovered something was wrong.
“The other party has flown a hundred kilometers and is still flying!”
“They flew two hundred kilometers!”
“Three hundred kilometers!”
“Five hundred kilometers!”
When the 500-kilometer data came out, their faces had already turned ugly.
This is not an Eastern anti-ship missile. Ordinary anti-ship missiles cannot fly this far!
Early anti-ship missiles using solid rocket motors only had a range of thirty or forty kilometers. Taking into account the influence of the curvature of the earth, this range was enough. However, soon, when small turbojet engines were used, the range of anti-ship missiles The range was increased to one hundred kilometers.
Except for Lao Maozi, the anti-ship missiles of other countries have been hovering around 100 kilometers for a long time. There is no need for higher ranges. Although the East has developed a lot of high technology in recent years, the range of their missiles It's only two to three hundred kilometers, and I have never seen a subsonic anti-ship missile with a longer range.
Now, the range of this missile exceeds 500 kilometers, which means it can attack target fleets from farther away.
“Six hundred kilometers!”
“Seven hundred kilometers!”
“No, this is not an anti-ship missile, this is a cruise missile similar to our Tomahawk missile. The Easterners already have cruise missiles!”
When the distance reaches a certain limit, the combat mission of the missile changes. The Changjian-10 missile is still flying leisurely, but it puts great pressure on some people.
Tomahawk missiles are very powerful. In every war in the 1990s, they were the first to attack a country with a complete air defense firepower network. The first step was to break the opponent's firepower network!
The Tomahawk missile is the most suitable. It flies covertly and is not easy to detect. Even if it is shot down, there will be no casualties. Therefore, it has become the vanguard of every war. Now, the Orientals also have similar weapons. .
“A thousand kilometers away, target data was transmitted from the data link of another early warning aircraft. Damn it, it’s still flying!”
“How did I discover that our navy’s limelight seems to be stolen by the air force? They have no moral ethics and actually fired three missiles!” Li Yan said to Wu Shengli on the bridge of the No. 001 aircraft carrier.
The highlight of this naval exercise is of course the public appearance of the H-6K and H-6J, but after all, it is led by the navy, and it is frustrating to think that the air force has stolen the limelight.
"It doesn't matter, we will play the leading role next. The next subject is long-range interception!"
“Those missiles turned!”
“They started flying back!”
The early warning aircraft in the distance first discovered the problem.
The bomber launched three Tomahawk-like missiles. These missiles were launched over the exercise formation, flew forward for about a thousand kilometers, and then began to turn, making a large circle, and aimed at the naval formation during the exercise.
Since three missiles have been launched, they cannot be wasted. These missiles are not only flexing muscles, but also acting as imaginary enemies. They will change direction and attack the aircraft carrier formation at sea!
This is to test the air defense capabilities of the naval aircraft carrier formation.
Without a ship-based early warning aircraft, the detection distance of this kind of missile would only be tens of kilometers, and the interception time would be very short. But now, the KJ-600 flying in the sky is beginning to exert great power!
“Target found, five hundred kilometers away from the formation!”
“Emergency takeoff to intercept!” A combat order was issued on the 001 ship island.
At this moment, the entire aircraft carrier formation became nervous again.
(End of this chapter)