Chapter 844: Global Hawk’s Reconnaissance
For the Parthian Navy, they really don't need a large warship. The displacement is just a little larger than their existing frigates, which is enough. The displacement of 1,500 tons can be equipped with anti-ship missiles and It has anti-aircraft missiles and a helicopter landing platform, which is already very good for them.
As for the engine, of course there is no need to use a gas turbine. With this displacement, Dongfang provides three or four diesel engines, which is enough for their warships to reach thirty knots, and it is also fuel-efficient. Although Parthia is not short of oil, the fuel carried by the warships Quantities are a given, and the more fuel-efficient the engines are, the longer their driving range is.
Qin Tao began to introduce various overall designs, and Kasim listened carefully. After listening to Qin Tao's introduction, Kasim began to ask questions.
“Mr. Qin, can we install a four-sided phased array radar on this frigate?”
A warship with a displacement of 1,500 tons actually needs to be equipped with a four-sided phased array? Qin Tao was a little surprised. Generally speaking, this kind of equipment was prepared for warships of six to seven thousand tons. He thought about it and refused.
"No, the displacement of this kind of frigate is too small. If you install a four-sided phased array, it will inevitably lead to top-heavy. If you need it, I think it will be enough to install an ordinary roof radar. This kind of radar is used for air and anti-aircraft HaiSearch’s performance is pretty good.”
If a four-sided phased array is installed, it must be the 052B type. Although Europe is also doing it, it is impossible to sell it to Parthia. As long as such a device appears on the Parthia warships, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that it must be provided by the East. which provided.
Chin Tao doesn’t want to cause trouble.
The top-plate radar is different. Not only Dongfang has it, but Lao Maozi also has it, and Asan's warship also has it. Therefore, even if this kind of thing is installed on the warships of Parthia, the Americans cannot conclude that it was provided by Dongfang.
Of course they can't step up to check.
It is better to use the roof radar as the main force.
“What missiles do you plan to use as the main anti-aircraft missiles?” Qin Tao continued to ask.
“We have the Hunter-2 missile, which is a copy of the American Standard-1 missile, and we plan to install this anti-aircraft missile on our warships,” Qasim said. (Hunter 1 is said to be a copy of our Red Flag-2)
Before 1979, the Parthian state had close relations with the West, and of course it also obtained a large amount of Western weapons and equipment, including Tomcat fighter jets, not to mention other things. Later, although the supply was interrupted, they continued to strengthen themselves and started surveying and mapping. Imitation.
The Hunter-2 missile is a result of their mapping and imitation. Although it was only a product of the United States decades ago, there are few countries in the world that can map and imitate it.
It’s just that using Lao Maozi’s top-plate radar to provide guidance for the Standard-1 missile has never been attempted before. Is this feasible?
"We have now copied the missile's body and target illumination radar, and plan to use the Hawker anti-aircraft missile's search radar. If Dongfang can provide us with a roof radar, it will save us the need to continue surveying. However, this missile is launched Can Mr. Qin replace it with a vertical launcher for us?"
Using vertical hair on a 1,500-ton warship? Qin Tao shook his head helplessly: "No, the size of the warship is too small. If vertical launchers are used, only a dozen anti-aircraft missiles can be deployed at most, and the firepower density is too poor. The tilted launch method can also allow the launcher to point in advance Goal, improve launch efficiency, I don’t recommend you use hanging hair.”
The Hongqi-16 used by the 4,000-ton Type 054 is about the same size as the Standard-1. There are only 32 units of launchers arranged at the bow of the ship. It is incredible to be able to fit 16 missiles into a 1,500-ton warship. .
So, the haircut was also denied by Qin Tao.
“In the final analysis, it is the displacement that limits our warships. It would be great if the displacement could be increased.” Kasim sighed with emotion.
"Qasim, you must know what your combat mission is." Qin Tao said: "For you, the navy cannot develop to a large scale for the time being. With this money, wouldn't it be better for you to equip a few more stealth fighters? ?"
Kasim nodded: "Yes, Mr. Qin, you are right, the stealth fighter is our trump card. However, I still feel unwilling to do so."
“You can go vertical if you want. Your air defense system on land can be upgraded.” Qin Tao said, “You have been relying on Hawker for air defense, and you have fallen behind.”
Parthia has a large number of Hawk anti-aircraft missiles. In addition to mounting this anti-aircraft missile on Tomcat fighter jets and using it as a Phoenix, they also imitate it. The imitated missile is called Mersad. However, the appearance of the Hawk missile It was too outdated, so they also improved this missile, such as replacing the Standard-1 missile with this system, called Mersad-16. It can be seen that the Parthian people's integration capabilities are also quite strong.
Needless to say, this kind of medium-range missile was later developed. Later, they also developed a regional air defense missile code-named Faith. At first, it looked like a copy of the S-300, and later it took a Western route.
So, when this kind of anti-aircraft missile is developed, no one can tell its true origin.
“Yes, we need advanced regional air defense missiles, Mr. Qin, I hope we can get your help.” Kasim also became excited.
“Of course we will provide help. If you need it, we have an advanced Kaishan missile that we can sell to you.”
The Kaishan missile is a replica of the Hongqi-2 missile. It focuses on cost-effectiveness. The Air Force has not taken a fancy to it yet, but its export sales have improved greatly.
“On last year’s battlefield, this missile made the F117 sink into the sand.” Qin Tao continued.
Qasim opened his eyes wide: "Really? That is indeed what we need most. We hope to purchase this kind of missile, but we also hope to produce it independently."
"Of course, the missiles that suddenly appeared in your hands have nothing to do with us. They were completely independently developed by you." Qin Tao said: "You can openly announce to the outside world that you have developed a Bavar-373 long-range road mobile air defense missile system. .”
Bavar means faith, and 373 is the consonant number of the name of the great prophet Muhammad. Qin Tao casually said the name of the future anti-aircraft missile system of the Parthian Kingdom, which made Qasim very happy.
“Yes, then we look forward to equipping our troops with this long-range air defense missile as soon as possible.”
This is the benefit of acquaintances. Cassim firmly believed that Qin Tao would not lie to him. Therefore, after hearing a name and hearing that the weapon that shot down the F-117 was this kind of killer weapon, he immediately nodded.
Originally, the two were discussing warships, but they unknowingly shifted to the air defense system during the discussion. For Parthia, homeland air defense is indeed much more important than warships. After all, they are facing the United States. It would be good if they can defend it. To develop defensive strength.
This time the U.S. Navy suffered a defeat, how will they respond next?
Kasim and Qin Tao finished their discussion and left with satisfaction, but within half an hour, they left and returned again, with anxiety on their faces.
"Mr. Qin, I just received the latest news. Just an hour ago, a Yankee Global Hawk drone penetrated into our airspace and then escaped unscathed." Qasim said: "This is revenge. They Use this method to retaliate against us!"
“What?” Qin Tao was very surprised: “The Global Hawk flew into your airspace, and you didn’t notice it?”
The Global Hawk is a new generation of high-altitude, long-endurance UAV developed by the United States after the U.S. eliminated the U-2 and SR-71. Since there is no one to pilot it, it doesn't matter even if it encounters some threats, so it can perform its tasks more unscrupulously. .
Compared with reconnaissance satellites, this reconnaissance method is more flexible and efficient, and can be flown at any time when needed. Reconnaissance satellites need to adjust their orbits, and adjusting their orbits requires layer upon layer of approvals, which often delays time.
However, Parthia's homeland air defense force is still very powerful. They have Tomcats, MiG-29s, Kachs and Lightning fighters. If there are drones flying in, they can take off to intercept them. Plus a large number of Anti-aircraft missiles are supposed to prevent people from flying into the airspace.
This is equivalent to a slap in the face.
However, the U.S. Navy currently does not have a Global Hawk. This UAV has just been equipped to the U.S. Air Force. For the Americans, this is a victory and more face, but for the Navy, this will make them Even more embarrassing, they were unable to take retaliatory actions and had to let the Air Force vent their anger.
"Mr. Qin, there are still many loopholes in our land air defense. After all, our land is vast. Air defense radar and air defense missile units are mainly deployed around cities and military bases. Their drones enter from the Imperial Cemetery. It was flying over our mountainous area and was not discovered by us until we left. By the time we took off fighter planes to pursue it, the Global Hawk had already flown away."
For any country with a vast territory, it will face this problem: there are loopholes in the territorial air defense! Even the east is no exception. Although the aviation bases along the southeast coast are densely packed, the northwest and southwest are full of loopholes.
The Parthian Kingdom's surveillance in the direction of Parthia Bay is relatively strong. They can respond to various situations at any time, but in the east, in the direction of the Imperial Cemetery, they don't pay much attention. After all, there will be no planes flying over there. .
Who would have thought that a drone actually flew over there!
“It should be to detect the ballistic missile launch sites in your mountainous areas.” Qin Tao said: “After all, your anti-ship ballistic missiles put too much pressure on the Americans.”
“We think so too, but we absolutely cannot tolerate this kind of thing continuing to happen, Mr. Qin, we want to shoot down their drone!”
"Okay, I support it." Qin Tao said: "However, the Americans are also smart. This time they invade your airspace from the direction of the Imperial Cemetery. You will definitely need to mobilize some anti-aircraft missiles to defend against it. In this way, you originally The air defense force deployed along the coast of Rest Bay is much weaker. Therefore, I suggest that you immediately purchase Kaishan missiles and secretly deploy them near the deployed missile force station along the coast of Rest Bay. In this way, when the Americans think they can seize the opportunity to continue When it invades your airspace, you can shoot down the Global Hawk."
Kasim’s eyes widened: “Okay, I will convey your plan to my superiors.”
"The targets they most want to investigate must include our shipyard. You can announce the plan to build warships, and they will be unable to hold back and take off to investigate. At that time, you will be able to determine the outcome in one fell swoop. However, I I have a request."
“Mr. Qin, please speak.”
“When you shoot down this Global Hawk, hand over the wreckage to us.”
“Of course, no problem.” Qasim nodded.
To them, the wreckage is of no use. It is given to Dongfang, and maybe they can share its secrets.
Dongfang also has similar drones, and has even developed an integrated surveillance and combat drone. However, Dongfang has always been weak in the composite materials used in its wings, so the drones developed by Dongfang cannot achieve such a long range. wingspan, it has to become an upper and lower structure like a shoulder pole.
Obtaining the wreckage of the Global Hawk may also help our country improve the drone, and the electronic equipment on it may also allow us to obtain the secrets of the US military.
Therefore, Qin Tao is very interested in the wreckage, and as a result, the Parthian State must immediately purchase Kaishan anti-aircraft missiles, after all, it must make up for the vacancy caused by the replacement of anti-aircraft missile troops.
Near Bandar Abbas Shipyard.
The triple-mounted Hawk anti-aircraft missile looks a bit fat. The four triangular wings in the center of its body extend all the way to the tail, forming a unique first-generation anti-aircraft missile layout. But no one dares to doubt its combat effectiveness. After all, Even if it is a first-generation anti-aircraft missile, it is still no problem to use it to defeat the Global Hawk.
Since the Global Hawk has been put into service, it has always been a majestic presence, flying around on various battlefields, as if no one can do anything about it. This gives people an illusion: Does the Global Hawk also have stealth capabilities and cannot be shot down?
This is of course a misunderstanding. A big guy like the Global Hawk is bigger than a passenger plane, and its RCS is more than ten square meters high. Of course it has no stealth capabilities. Compared with U-2 and SR-71, it has no advantages: its maximum height is only 20,000 meters, and its maximum speed does not exceed the speed of sound, just like a slow target aircraft flying in the sky.
But for a long time, the Global Hawk has not been shot down. This is of course because the airspace of the objects it detects is almost undefended, and there is no ability to shoot it down. After all, who does the US military want to hit? The first step is to gain control of the air. The sky belongs to the US military, so they can do whatever they want.
If you encounter a hard nut to crack, you have to be careful.
The maximum firing height of the Hawk missile is only 20,000 meters, so as long as it does not fly above its head, it is safe, but they still have to be careful.
What is curious is that the Hawker anti-aircraft missiles ended their air defense mission on this day. They put away the hydraulic outriggers, put down the tires, inflated them, and hung them on the back of a military truck. The entire anti-aircraft missile battalion began to move positions.
Where did you go? Nobody knows!
“What did the people of Parthia think that they actually transferred the anti-aircraft missile troops from the shipyard?” In the Pentagon House, they got the latest information and they immediately started analyzing it.
This is unscientific.
Abbas Port and Abbas Shipyard are both important. They actually transferred the anti-aircraft missile troops here?
"They don't have many anti-aircraft missile units on hand. If they want to prevent us from flying into their airspace from the Imperial Cemetery, they can only choose to transfer some unimportant air defense units. Although Bandar Abbas Port is very important, However, they docked several stealth missile boats, which have anti-aircraft missiles on them, and they probably want to temporarily use these missile boats for air defense."
After hearing this analysis, the people present nodded: "Yes, that should be the case. Therefore, we only need to send warships over to attract their missile boats. By then, Bandar Abbas Port will be empty. We can just scout Bandar Abbas Port and heard that they are going to build a new generation of warships. Let’s see how prepared the shipyard is.”
"Hmph, what other warships can they build? The displacement is only more than a thousand tons, which is not enough for us to greet with a harpoon. We just have no intention of actually fighting them. Otherwise, we can easily destroy all their warships. Send it to the bottom of the sea! It would be more practical for them to build a few submarines."
"Yes, if they get the technology from the East and build a few advanced submarines, it will really be a headache for us. I don't know what they think. They always use the backward technology of old Maozi. This time, let us Let’s tease them one more time with our Global Hawk drone!”
“However, we must also be fully prepared. Are there fighter planes at the nearby airport ready to take off at any time?”
“No, the images from the reconnaissance satellite show that the fighter planes over there have also been moved away.”
Bandar Abbas Port.
This place was originally very ordinary, with not many ships docked. However, when the Mingzhou Group's infrastructure company came here, everything changed drastically. The port here was widened and deepened, and more and more ships docked. There is also a shipyard here, which not only builds ships, but also undertakes some ship repair tasks. The entire port seems to be thriving.
The 300,000-ton oil tanker Kurtis was docked in the port to load oil. The crew looked around boredly. Some of them climbed up the tall mast, as if they were repairing the mast. In fact, , the field of view is vast and you can see everything around you clearly.
Since Mingzhou Group developed sails to reduce fuel consumption, shipyards from various countries have followed suit. For a time, if a cargo ship did not have a sail, it would be embarrassing to say hello to people at sea. At the same time, this also gave sailors an ancient The feeling of inheritance: With sails, it looks like a boat. If you climb up, you can show your courage and skills.
Everything is normal at the shipyard, the light is very good, it’s a good opportunity!
He picked up the phone and pressed his fingers quickly on it: "Everything is normal."
ˆ With the development of mobile phones, it has become more and more common to use them to deliver messages. Its biggest advantage is that it does not expose the target like radio, and the content sent is also difficult to steal. It is impossible for the telecommunications company to have any suspicion about these four words and then treat them specially.
Ten minutes later, an alarm sounded in the military port on one side of the port. Several missile boats quickly started up, accelerated, left the dock, and headed toward the seaport outside the strait at lightning speed.
“Everyone is dispatched.” He continued to send a second message.
In fact, an early warning aircraft has taken off across the strait to monitor everything here. However, the early warning aircraft can only monitor targets leaving the port. It does not know what targets it is, nor how many ships are left behind. After all, it can only move. Only the target will appear on the early warning aircraft, and it is just a bright spot.
Seeing is believing.
Now, everything is safe.
"It's time for our Global Hawk to pass. In the Eastern idiom, this is called attacking in the east and attacking in the west! Let those people know how powerful we are!" the commander said excitedly on the early warning aircraft.
The Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance drone that can fly in the sky for dozens of hours. This time, in order to seize the opportunity, it has been flying over the outside of Xi'an Bay. Now that it received the order, it immediately changed its direction, like a trumpet. Flying from the direction of the mouth of Anxi Bay.
At an altitude of 20,000 meters, this large drone is inconspicuous.
Its wingspan is 35.7 meters, which is larger than the Boeing 737. The nose looks a bit like a big-headed fly. There is an engine sandwiched between the V-shaped tails. It is different from ordinary aircraft that put the engine underneath. It looks very unusual. , but this layout is still very creative. Just look at Dongfang’s drones that also use this layout.
It does not fly very fast, and its long wings with no sweep angle make it unable to fly at supersonic speeds at all, but it is very good at flying straight and straight at high altitudes.
As the most advanced reconnaissance platform of the US military, it has never been shot down, and it does not believe that it will be shot down at all.
The plane continued to fly forward, getting closer and closer to the strait at the entrance of Xi'an Bay.
"Hmph, this trick is really good!" Near the Abbas Shipyard, a convoy was driving over. In the lead truck, a man stuck his head out and looked at the sky with sharp eyes. murmured.
He certainly couldn't see the drone flying in the distance, but the ships sailing on the other side of the estuary deployed their eyeliners and had already captured it through the telescope.
This is not easy, but if you predict the direction of the opponent in advance, you can be targeted. As for not using radar, of course it was for fear of alerting the enemy.
The missile boat was attracted to the interior of Xi'an Bay, and then the opponent flew from outside Xi'an Bay. Taking advantage of the gap in our own defense, we could directly penetrate into our own airspace, make a circle, and then return.
This kind of thing cannot happen a second time!
He raised his arm and looked at his watch.
“Attention, stop advancing after two minutes, deploy on the spot, turn on the machine within five minutes, and shoot down the target!”
So far, they are still an ordinary convoy, but in two minutes, they will become advanced weapons!
(End of this chapter)