A head-on collision is the worst possibility. If it really comes to that situation, it will be a head-on collision. Most of the speedboats besieging them will be killed. However, they themselves cannot escape their bad luck. Now, they can only speed up, hoping to get rid of these Annoying guy.
The Type 42 destroyer is fully-combustion powered. It uses the Olympus TM3B high-speed gas turbine for acceleration, which is a naval gas turbine modified by the famous Spey. The performance of this gas turbine is very advanced and can drive the Type 42 destroyer up to thirty High speed of knots.
However, this is only the normal speed of a warship, and it is incomparable with a speedboat that can easily reach 40 knots.
D97 accelerated, and the speedboats surrounding it also began to accelerate. This scene made every British sailor tremble with fear.
As for the Type 23 frigates following them, they were treated in the same way. At this time, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
“Shall we call for U.S. military support?” the first mate asked the captain nervously.
Philip frowned: "Support? How to support? Do they use anti-ship missiles to attack these speedboats, or use machine guns to fire them?"
These speedboats are almost stuck to their warships. Even if foreign aid arrives, it will not be of much help at all, and may even accidentally damage them.
Even the arrival of foreign aid and the take-off of a helicopter will force these people to jump over the wall in a hurry, and maybe self-destruct on the spot. Now at such a close distance, even if they are not next to each other, self-destruction is not something they can bear.
They couldn't get rid of them, but they didn't dare to hit them. For a moment, they fell into a state of helplessness. What should they do?
“Keep going, full speed ahead!” Philip had only such an order.
A strange scene occurred on the Red Sea.
Originally thought that the arrival of British warships would scare the Parthian people away, but who would have thought that they would take the initiative and be so upright!
Dozens of speedboats stayed close to the British warships, as if they were escorting the British warships, but more like hijacking the warships.
Since we’ve already broken up, let’s just play bigger!
Many reporters were inspired by the news and took pictures of such a spectacular scene on the coast of the Red Sea.
The British Empire was completely disgraced by these two warships!
These pictures quickly spread on the Internet. While Zhang Zhong and Qin Tao were eating, Xu Zhengyang had already printed out the pictures and placed them on the table where they were eating.
Qin Tao sighed in his heart, these Parthian people still want to come to him for a solution, they have already made up their minds! They came to us just because they wanted us to give them anti-ship ballistic missile technology.
This trick was a slippery slope, it blatantly tricked these people and left them helpless.
Of course, a misfire is the worst outcome, and the best outcome is to surrender without a fight. Under various actions of the Parthian state, the British returned home.
However, the British have lost their face, so they will never retreat so easily.
The details will depend on the next development.
“The people of Parthia really apply what they have learned.” Zhang Zhong said with emotion, they are ready to go out, they have taught unrestricted warfare to the masters!
“But how will they end up?”
“Just stay quiet and be an audience.” Qin Tao said, “Let’s see what their next arrangements are.”
The British on the two warships were going crazy.
“Damn it, I’d rather they hit us right now!”
“That’s right, even if we bump into each other, it’s better than waiting like this!”
On the battlefield, being shot to death by a bullet is not terrible. What is terrible is not being shot to death. The process of slowly waiting to die will make people miserable, and this is the case now.
There are explosives all around that can blow up their warships at any time, but they have no other way!
what to do?
“Hold on, the final victory belongs to us!” Philip shouted loudly, as if this could embolden himself.
He couldn't control himself several times and wanted to fire at the surrounding speedboats, but he still controlled it. After all, at such a critical time, one must not be impulsive, otherwise it may bring terrible consequences.
When did you suffer this kind of grievance? There was a nameless rage in his heart.
From morning to noon, and from noon to evening, everyone's nerves were tense and everyone was on the verge of collapse. However, when night fell, the roar around them became smaller, and finally Disappeared.
"gone?"
"Yes, they are gone!" On the bridge, the first officer let out a long breath: "These **** guys are finally gone! If they don't leave, we will have to open fire!"
“Can we catch up and kill them now?” Some people still don’t give up.
"Although they have exposed their dangerous intentions, they have not taken action after all. We have no reason to open fire on them. Moreover, the most important thing is that we are not sure to kill them all. As long as one fish slips through the net, it will be enough." We have endured it, and besides, can you guarantee that there will be no problems on both sides of the Taiwan Strait?"
Looking at the outline of both sides of the bank shrouded in darkness, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
“They are gone, will there be new tricks?”
This question made everyone look ugly again. Yes, what will be waiting for them next?
Fortunately, they didn't keep them waiting this time. At seven o'clock that night, Parthia officially announced a big news.
“We will launch a hypersonic missile in the near future to strike a target ship on the sea. During this process, oil tankers will not be able to enter or exit the entrance of Xi’an Bay. If we insist on sailing and cause accidents, we will not be responsible.”
The Parthian Kingdom is going to block the entrance to Parthia Bay again!
As soon as the news came out, the whole world was in an uproar.
Although it is called Parthia, it is not their territorial waters, and ships from all over the world can travel there!
But who would take the risk?
In the mid -to -late 1980s, when the war was in full swing, the tankers of various countries were transporting crude oil risks, and they would be released one by one.
Is that era coming again?
After receiving the news, the oil tankers staying in various ports along the coast of Xi'an Bay urged the oil pipelines on the shore to quickly deliver fuel to them. When they were full, they quickly went to sea, otherwise they would be in trouble if they were trapped inside.
The oil tankers outside were also hesitant to move in. What if they got trapped inside? Let’s take a look at the situation first.
As a result, the always lively Parthian Bay exploded in an instant, and international crude oil prices also surged upward. Just because of a statement from Parthian, such a blockbuster was detonated.
Of course, those who got the news in advance can buy some crude oil futures before and resell them now, and the money will come in a hurry. In the information age, information is wealth.
At this time, the British were even more unable to sit still.
Although the two warships have sailed out of the Red Sea and arrived in the Gulf of Aden, they did not dare to move forward. They could only move slowly in the nearby waters, waiting for domestic instructions.
“Supersonic anti-ship missile, what is this? When did the people of Parthia get this kind of killer weapon?” On board D97, people were discussing one after another.
“Who knows this? They seem to only have anti-ship missiles like the C802 on hand. Could it be that this missile can fly at supersonic speeds?”
“It’s not supersonic speed, it’s hypersonic speed! Hypersonic speed! Why don’t you listen carefully?” Philip was in a bad mood and spoke with anger: “Don’t you know what this is?”
“Ballistic missile?” Someone reacted.
Even if it is supersonic, ordinary missiles can only reach Mach 2 or 3. If you want to reach hypersonic speed, it must be Mach 5 or above. Those that can fly so fast are definitely not ordinary cruise missiles, but ballistic missiles!
“Have the Parthians improved their ballistic missiles to the point where they can hit moving targets?”
“How is this possible? The only place in the world that has it is the East!”
“The warships of the Orientals are still making friendly visits to our ports, they can’t do this kind of thing!”
Everyone became angry.
“However, Parthian ballistic missiles seem to have nothing to do with Easterners, right?” Some people remain rational.
The biggest feature of ballistic missiles is that they are difficult to intercept. They are first launched into outer space, fly a ballistic trajectory, and then fall down. The speed when landing will be quite high. Short-range ballistic missiles such as Scud, which have the shortest range, have Mach 5 and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The speed of the missile will be as high as Mach 20 or more.
Such a high speed means that as long as the interceptor missile deviates slightly, it will miss the target missile. The Americans have been tinkering for so long, but they have just completed an interception experiment. As for the British, they do not have this ability at all. Their The Sea Javelin missile cannot even stop an anti-ship missile flying across the sea, let alone a ballistic missile.
Of course, there is no shame in this. They are more concerned about the origin of the Parthian ballistic missiles.
The development of ballistic missiles by the Parthian state began during the Pahlavi Dynasty. In 1973, they obtained the technical data of the Davidian Jericho 1 missile. Their missile development started at this time. (I don’t know if it’s true or not. If this is true, it would make people sigh: cutting-edge weapons must not be exported casually, otherwise they may threaten themselves in the future.)
During the war between the two countries, Parthia cursed the Big Satan and the Little Satan, so they fell out with the two superpowers. However, they still had a way: they imported a batch of Scud missiles from other countries, and their missile industry also began to copy them. Scud start.
The Meteor-1 missile is the Scud B, and the subsequent Meteor-2 is an extended-range model of the former. It reduces the weight of the warhead and expands the length of the missile, allowing the range to reach 500 kilometers. However, this is already the limit, and it is difficult to continue to develop. .
After some research and someone’s suggestion, Parthia turned its attention to the east and successfully obtained the Nodong-1 missile from the North Kimchi State. Based on this missile, Parthia developed the Meteor-3 missile.
This is still a single-stage liquid missile, but the diameter is thickened to 1.32 meters, the weight is increased to 16 tons, the basic type has a range of 1,280 kilometers, and the improved "Meteor-3B" has a range of 1,930 kilometers. Of course, these are all estimates, because no one knows what the performance of this missile in Parthia is.
However, we can know that this kind of missile has nothing to do with the East, so if it is this kind of supersonic anti-ship missile, we really can’t put the label on the Dongfang people.
“How come it doesn’t matter? Even the state-owned missiles of the North Kimchi do not have anti-ship models. Only the East has them in the world. If it is not provided by the East, who else can it be?” Some people also expressed doubts.
“Everyone, do you know where the Easterners’ anti-ship ballistic missile technology comes from?” someone else asked.
“Da Mao?”
Is it Da Mao again?
The whole world is looking at the Parthian Kingdom. Looking at the next actions of the Parthian Kingdom, the world is really not peaceful. Hello everyone, hello everyone. Why are you going to blow up other people's warships when you have nothing to do?
If there is such a question, then there must be other questions, for example, why are Americans visiting the Imperial Cemetery when they have nothing to do? Why are the Americans going to blow up Yugoslavia when they have nothing to do? They go around blowing up others, aren't they afraid of others blowing up themselves?
In short, now suspicious eyes are beginning to look at Da Mao again.
But when will this experiment be conducted?
One day, two days, three days... In a short period of time, the price of crude oil soared to fifty US dollars per barrel! For those countries that are in desperate need of oil imports, this is an absolute disaster.
"Actually, Parthia originally planned to launch it on the same day, but some accidents occurred while improving the warhead, so it will take another ten or eight days." Dongfang, Qin Tao said calmly.
"Are you trying to continue to raise oil prices?" Wu Shengli looked at his son-in-law: "How much have you earned during this period? One hundred million, or one billion?"
“It’s not much. I said that day, let the Navy also get involved. You don’t have the guts yet. If you invest all the money you can embezzle, you will have funds for aircraft carrier outfitting.”
"How can that be done? You want to make me eat peanuts by misappropriating Navy funds? Besides, there are some people in the aerospace department, and all the money goes into your pockets. This is inappropriate." Wu Shengli retorted: " Now that your Mingzhou Group has money, can you start building two more destroyers?"
"Those experts in the aerospace department directly charge US dollars as consulting fees. Does it have anything to do with the income from futures? That is our money, not the navy's money. Dad, you are so indifferent between public and private, do you want me to eat peanuts? rice?"
“Okay, you two, stop bickering, come on, the peanuts have just been fried, be careful to burn your mouth.”
A plate of fried peanuts was served.
"Within five days, we will conduct a test launch of a hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile!" Finally, Parthia released the exact news. The ships waiting outside to load oil were speechless. With this time, we went in to load oil. It’s out again, now we have to wait some more!
The waiting time is the most difficult. The two British warships that came all the way over have become nothing more than soy sauce. They have been wandering in the Arabian Sea. Since they can't go directly to Parthia to show off their muscles, they simply claim to maintain order in the Gulf of Aden and protect merchant ships along the way. The high-flying warships The Union Jack flag seems to still be telling the glory of the past, but it also seems to be just a joke.
After five days, everything should be back to normal, right?
While countless people were looking forward to it, a rumor began to spread.
Such a blatant provocation by Parthia aroused strong dissatisfaction in the United States, so there will be a large-scale military operation next!
As soon as these news came out, the price of crude oil rose again!
I originally thought that the price of fifty dollars a barrel was already not low. However, if there is a conflict in the future, Anxi Bay may not be navigable for a long time. If crude oil from several coastal countries cannot be transported, the world's crude oil will be If it is in short supply, the price will definitely rise further.
So, crude oil futures soared again, US$70 per barrel, US$80 per barrel!
A mysterious buyer began to sell crude oil futures to the market at a price of eighty dollars a barrel. Although some people noticed this behavior, they did not think much about it. Someone must have made enough. However, there are many others. If you don’t make enough, if you see someone vomiting it out, of course you will eat it.
The atmosphere in Parthia Bay became increasingly tense, and finally it was the fifth day since Parthia released news.
On this day, the wind and waves on the entire sea became stronger.
"We will launch an attack from the plain area to the target ship at the entrance of Xi'an Bay. Please be careful not to approach our exercise area to avoid accidental attacks. If this happens, we will express regrets but will not be responsible. .”
This brief statement once again made many people nervous.
Most of Parthia is a plateau, and the two main plain areas in the country are the Cavil Salt Desert in the north and the Lut Desert in the southeast. No matter where you come from, the range of missiles will exceed 500 kilometers. In other words, What was launched this time must be Meteor-3!
With the range of this missile, the Parthian State can even deal with warships sailing in the Arabian Sea at any time. However, due to the lack of long-range reconnaissance capabilities of the Parthian State, they may not necessarily launch attacks from such a distance. However, in the future, any warship wants to attack in the Arabian Sea. You have to think carefully about sailing in Anxi Bay. Is it still safe?
The two countries on the other side of the estuary are even more anxious.
“If the missile lands on our territory, it will be seen as an attack on us, and we will fight back unceremoniously!” Both countries issued statements.
What you said is good, it is to deal with the target ship at the entrance of the sea. What if the error is too big?
So far, the Meteor missile still has a sense of mystery. God knows whether the range of a thousand kilometers will have an error of 300 kilometers. The richest people in Dubai even take their private jets to go to big houses to hide from the limelight. They don't want their safety to be threatened.
The big dog owner received them warmly and comforted them considerately: Don't worry, we also have the same big killer weapon. If they really miss, ours will miss too!
An E-3 early warning aircraft was hovering in the sky, monitoring the situation on the opposite side. Countless reconnaissance satellites also changed their orbits and passed over the two plains.
In the central mountainous area, a convoy rumbled to a preset position. Although it was announced that the launch would be in a plain area, in fact, they chose the launch location in the mountainous area.
None of those reconnaissance satellites can find the target!
The core of the convoy is a Steyr trailer. There are four rows of wheels on the back of the trailer, and a huge cylinder is carried on it. This is the big killer they have at hand! There is a line of slogans on both sides of the killer weapon. One side reads: "Israel should disappear from the map" and the other side reads: "The United States will be unable to help."
A vehicle similar to a tanker parked next to it.
“Be safe and start refueling now!”
Several people in chemical protective suits got busy, holding thick pipes and started filling the rocket with fuel. This process lasted about half an hour.
“Fueling completed!”
“Enter pre-launch self-check!”
Orders were issued one by one, each person was busy in an orderly manner, and finally, the last step was reached.
“Meteor-3 calls the target ship, we are fully prepared and ready to launch at any time!”
“The target ship is ready!”
“Now enter the ten-minute countdown!”
The reconnaissance satellites in the sky were busy, flying over the plains one by one, searching for everything on the plains, but still found nothing. It was not until an early warning satellite captured the infrared rays released when the ballistic missile was ignited that they reacted.
“The target was launched from the mountainous area, 1,100 kilometers away from the target ship!”
“Damn it, we were played by the Parthians!”
“Follow, keep following!”
At this moment, a large number of reconnaissance equipment entered the tracking state. There were reconnaissance satellites in space, E-3 early warning aircraft in the sky, and Aegis warships sailing on the sea.
The missile was prepared to capture during the ascent stage and the trajectory was monitored. For the TMD system, this was a nearly actual combat exercise. Although the Aegis warship did not carry the Standard-3 to intercept ballistic missiles, the warship modified the software. , already has tracking and simulated interception capabilities.
“The missile flew past the highest point and the intended splashdown point will not be on land.”
The two countries on the opposite side breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, please don’t let yourself go.
At this time, a high-precision optical reconnaissance satellite happened to pass by and pointed its lens at the target ship. The falling warhead also fell into its field of vision. A cross on the warhead immediately caused the people behind to exclaim. .
“P-27K! This is the receiving antenna for Lao Maozi’s P-27K anti-ship ballistic missile. I’m sure that this technology of Parthia was obtained from Da Maozi!”
“Damn it, what are you doing! They are cultivating a powerful opponent. This opponent not only hates us, but also hates them!”
The crowd was bursting with anger.
The people of Parthia have this kind of weapon, which is not only used as a deterrent, but can also be used at critical moments! Even if the Navy's TMD can intercept it, the success rate cannot be 100%.
We must protest, protest seriously, no, we must sanction Da Mao and make him pay the price for this behavior!
Under the monitoring of various radars, the anti-ship ballistic missile continued to land. After adjusting its attitude several times, it accurately hit the target ship.
No one dared to get close to observe for fear of being affected. However, there was still no problem with the radar monitoring data. Parthia's anti-ship ballistic missile attack experiment was a complete success!