Chapter 98 Stealth Missile Boat
Pan Lao suddenly thought of something. The construction of the 052 destroyer has already started. Even if there are any problems that need to be solved, there is no need to bother Wu Shengli to come over. Wu Shengli came here for a brand new missile boat.
Wu Shengli chuckled: "Yes, hurry up and take me to see the design drawings. How can it be subversive?"
The hull of a catamaran is completely different from that of a monohull, so this is already subversive. However, what Mr. Pan is talking about is definitely not this. So what exactly is it?
When he came to the computer room and saw the graphics on the screen, Wu Shengli opened his eyes wide: "This design is indeed different from our previous missile boats!"
what is the difference?
In any previous missile boat, or even any warship, there were all kinds of equipment above the deck, which looked dazzling.
The main gun in the front, the bridge and masts in the back, various chimneys, missile launchers, etc., make the top of the deck look colorful.
What now?
The current missile boat has an extremely simple superstructure.
There is a section of deck at the bow of the boat. The buildings behind the deck are extending upward and are inclined inward. Especially the portholes are also inclined at this angle, which is exactly the opposite of the previous layout.
Portholes are generally extended outwards, allowing people inside to directly see the situation on the deck and have a wide field of vision. However, this advantage is lost in this layout.
Looking very weird.
Further back, all the deck equipment is wrapped in the superstructure. Even the four anti-ship missile launchers at the tail are perfectly wrapped by the inclined sides.
Even the masts have the same shape, a tilted polyhedral structure, which is completely different from the previous simple layout of a pole.
"What's the point of doing this?" the adjutant beside Wu Shengli asked, he was a little confused.
“The superstructure is tightly wrapped and retracted. The advantage of this is that it can reflect radar waves emitted from a distance into the sky,” Pan said.
Reflected into the sky? What is the use? Wu Shengli rolled his eyes and thought of something: "Is it a stealth design?"
In 1988, the Americans announced their F-117 attack aircraft for the first time. This special-shaped aircraft immediately attracted the attention of military experts around the world. They were surprised to find that the aircraft could actually be designed in this way. It is completely unaerodynamic. In order to pursue radar stealth, it makes the aircraft look like alien equipment.
However, everyone has also learned some things from this appearance. For example, the surface must be tilted to reflect the incoming electromagnetic waves in other directions. As long as the echo reflected to the opponent's radar antenna is weakened, it can reduce the risk of being attacked by the opponent. probability of discovery.
Under the guidance of this idea, warship experts have also begun to think of ways to reduce the radar reflection waves of warships, and Swedish experts are at the forefront.
In 1991, the world's first stealth experimental ship Smig was officially put into service in Sweden and attracted countless attention. The superstructure of this warship was recycled inward, with a considerable inclination, and the entire hull was low, like It feels like it was flattened, which makes people sigh at the designer's imagination.
Wu Shengli can still keep up with the trend of the times. From warships to aircraft, and then thinking about the use of such designs, he is considered to be excellent enough.
"Yes, it's stealth." Mr. Pan said: "The displacement of this ship is only more than two hundred tons. After such a design, in front of the radar, it is the same as a speedboat of more than ten tons. If the waves are slightly If it were bigger, it might be completely hidden in the waves.”
Lao Pan felt a little excited when he said this.
Think about it, a missile boat moves forward in the waves, and most of the electromagnetic waves emitted by the opposite radar are reflected into the sky. There are not many electromagnetic waves left. Coupled with the action of countless waves, the enemy's radar screen , nothing can be seen. Their missile boats can get close to the opponent's warship within 40 kilometers, and then launch the anti-ship missiles they carry to send the enemy's warship to the bottom of the sea!
“This was all designed by Qin Tao?”
Lao Pan nodded. Qin Tao had designed all the shapes and just reserved the positions for the weapons that needed to be installed.
"This guy is really capable! With this design, the superiors should be able to agree to build it. It's just a missile boat anyway, so it's no problem if you give it a try." Wu Shengli said.
“We don’t seem to have found its chimney?” Wu Shengli’s adjutant said.
"Radar stealth alone is not enough. The exhaust design of this missile boat is also very good. Since it is a catamaran, its exhaust port is set on the inside of the catamaran, which can greatly improve the efficiency of the missile boat. Reduce infrared signature.”
Ordinary warships have chimneys in the middle and rear, which directly discharge exhaust gas into the sky. In this way, the infrared rays released are very strong. But now this ship has exhaust pipes installed inside the two hulls, which are shielded by the hull and coupled with the action of waves, can greatly reduce the heat of the exhaust gas.
This kind of operation can only be performed by a catamaran.
In this way, good stealth effects are achieved in both radar and infrared aspects. The designer’s idea is so ingenious!
Wu Shengli nodded with satisfaction: "Produce some design drawings and I'll take them back."
"OK."
“Why does the position where the anti-ship missile is installed at the tail look a bit big?” the adjutant asked again.
“Because there are four launch tubes inside, one on each side, this missile boat of more than 200 tons can carry eight anti-ship missiles.”
Eight pieces?
Wu Shengli's eyes widened. The missile boats they currently produce can carry twice as many missiles! Regardless of the military branch, everyone likes great power.
Existing missile boats can only hold four because the missile boats have a limited deck area and cannot accommodate more. However, this catamaran has a large transverse width, which perfectly solves the problem of insufficient deck area.
Its overall design is really great, and everyone who sees it will be full of praise.
Even the designers at the Ship Design Institute have been inspired. Their frigates and destroyers may also adopt some of this idea in the design. Even if it is to reduce the radar reflection by 20 to 30%, that would be good. of.
(End of this chapter)