Great warships

Chapter 1236: One Shot to Settle the Soul

Another Black Hawk helicopter flying over the scene accurately filmed the entire process. When they saw the missile flying up, they found it a little funny. The biggest reliance of anti-ship missiles is to fly at ultra-low altitude over the sea. Now it has to pull up. What is it trying to do? Is it waiting to be a target?

Once it flies up, it is more likely to be shot down by anti-aircraft missiles.

But when they found that it began to accelerate, everyone had a bad feeling. When would this missile be able to fly at supersonic speed? This is unscientific!

The missile was getting faster and faster, and their high-speed cameras could hardly capture it. They just opened their eyes wide and looked at the target ship.

Whoosh!
The warhead of the anti-ship missile pierces the air, and a cone-shaped air mass appears on the missile body. The high water vapor on the sea surface can easily cause this phenomenon: a sonic boom cloud.

If attacked by this kind of missile, the piercing sound of the sonic boom would probably make countless people feel a chill on their backs, right?
What does it feel like to be hit by such a missile?
Although it dived down, it was very precise and did not hit the deck directly, but instead hit it from below the side, about one meter above the water surface!

Boom!
Under the violent collision, the entire hull of the Lewis made a buzzing sound, and then the hull quickly tilted to the other side, and water splashed on the sea.

When the high-speed camera plays back the footage, you can see the entire process of the collision. The missile made contact with the side of the warship, and the entire side was distorted and deformed in an instant. The missile's warhead directly knocked a big hole and then drilled into it!
Different warheads are needed to deal with different targets. If you want to kill people, you use grenades. If you want to deal with armored targets, you use armor-piercing shells. If you want to attack warships, you usually choose semi-armor-piercing warheads. Ordinary armor-piercing warheads are solid, while semi-armor-piercing warheads are solid on the outside and filled with explosives on the inside!

Although the appearance of the Eagle Strike-83 is very ordinary, its power should not be underestimated. Its warhead weighs 265 kilograms!

This is equivalent to the weight of a large-displacement motorcycle, which directly hits the warship, and it has a speed of 1.3 Mach!

The energy measured at the time of impact is mainly kinetic energy, and this kinetic energy is mainly related to speed, and it is a quadratic relationship. The square of 0.9 is 0.81, and the square of 1.3 is 1.69. This means that the kinetic energy at the time of impact is already twice that of subsonic speed!

If the Eagle Strike 81 can only take out a 83-ton warship, then the Eagle Strike can take out a -ton warship!
The Eagle Strike-83 crashed into the hull of the USS Reeves with huge kinetic energy, leaving nothing outside, but it was still drilling inside, drilling hard!
The debris produced by the collision flew outward, and the scene became blurry for a while. It was not until the playback that we found that the place where it drilled was in front of the ship!
What is the difference between before and after? Of course there is a big difference!

The USS Lewis is just an outdated warship. There is no enlarged caliber naval gun on the front deck of its hull. In front is a cantilevered launcher for Mk10 SM-2ER "Standard" ship-to-air missiles, and in the back is an eight-unit Mk16 "Asrock" anti-submarine missile launcher.

There is an automatic loading device under the cantilever launcher. The part that is hit now is the ammunition depot of the ship-to-air missile!
Of course, this is just an old warship, and there are no missiles in the ammunition depot, but what if it attacks an advanced warship? What is the position of the current main warships of the US military?
MK41 vertical launch unit!

Even if it was a light Eagle Strike 81, a missile that could only destroy a -ton warship, hitting the vertical launch unit of the US Aegis warship would send the entire warship to the bottom of the sea! Even a cruiser is no exception.

Hit the snake at its most vulnerable part.

Just like in the previous battleship era, the battleships sank not because of how powerful the armor-piercing shells fired by the enemy were, but because the armor-piercing shells fired by the enemy happened to hit the location of the ammunition depot!
Almost all battleships that were sunk were caused by the explosion of their ammunition depots, not by being hit by a few shells. Even if the battleship's ammunition depot had a flooding system, it would not have had time to react.

The same is true for modern warships. The weakest part is where the vertical launch unit is located. Once it is hit, the subsequent chain reaction will cause the entire warship to sink rapidly. There will be no time to react and any damage control will be useless.

Therefore, the Americans use side vertical launches on the DDG-1000 battleship and disperse the vertical launch units to reduce the probability of chain explosions.

However, after repeated attempts, the Americans determined that the DDG-1000 warship was useless and decided to return to the conventional path. Stimulated by the 055-ton destroyers in the East, their newly developed warships were simply a replica of the .

And now, the performance of the Eastern Eagle Strike-83 has made them begin to doubt again.

Did the missile hit this part of the USS Reeves by accident, or was it intentional? Or, in other words, the missile seeker of the Eastern missile has not only radar, but also optical equipment, which can observe the whole picture of the warship and then hit the most important part?
In the past, this kind of technology was unthinkable, but now, installing an optical camera and then performing image analysis is very simple, especially since Orientals have powerful chips, adding this kind of module is a matter of minutes!
boom!
The missile smashed into the hull and finally exploded!

This old warship has nothing left. Not to mention that all its weapons and equipment have been dismantled, even the oil inside the warship has been drained out. It was towed here.

It would not burn violently during the explosion, but the Eagle Strike-83 that came to attack it had its own fuel!
The Eagle Strike-83 can fly nearly kilometers, but now it has only flown to kilometers, so its fuel consumption is very small and there is a lot of fuel left.

After the impact, the hard warhead continued to drill forward, and the rear body of the warhead was shattered. Hundreds of kilograms of aviation kerosene spilled out and spread everywhere along the way. When the warhead exploded, the fuel was also ignited.

A raging flame burned and the entire warship was covered in thick smoke!
This power is too strong, isn’t it?

The Americans on the helicopter were stunned.

What did they see?
The missile hit directly, and the warship moved sideways for more than ten meters. The missile penetrated into the warship and exploded, and a fire burned fiercely. Then, the Lewis, which served as the target ship, sank at a speed visible to the naked eye!

It didn't want to sink, at least not now. It had only been hit by one missile! With a mass of 8,000 tons, it should be able to withstand three or five anti-ship missiles, or even more. Now, it couldn't withstand just one missile?
The sea water poured in violently from the gap, the hull sank rapidly, making a creaking sound, and suddenly, with a click, the hull broke into two pieces!
There's no hope now!
A few seconds later, the warship sank, and no outline could be seen on the sea surface, leaving only a huge whirlpool, no, two whirlpools.

The command ship USS Blue Ridge.

"The Reeves has sunk."

"Impossible, this is impossible. It's just an anti-ship missile, launched by the 112 warship. How could it be so powerful!" Harris would never believe it, nor was he willing to believe it.

However, in front of him was a screen showing the footage taken by a helicopter at the target ship! This couldn't be faked.

"There are many strange things about their missiles," Clemens said. "We originally thought that their backward destroyers and frigates were nothing to be afraid of, but now it seems that even the Jianghu-class ones are not easy to deal with."

The Jianghu class is 053H, which was once the main frigate of Dongfang. At that time, Dongfang only had the -ton Luda class and the -ton Chengdu class. The former was very valuable and could not undertake ordinary patrol and escort tasks, while the latter was too backward to meet patrol needs. Therefore, Dongfang produced the Jianghu class. This frigate with a displacement of about tons is Dongfang's first missile frigate, which is of great significance.

Although it was initially equipped with the old-fashioned liquid rocket engine anti-ship missile Shangyou No. 1, it was soon modified to the Eagle Strike-81 series. Originally, it was thought that this type of missile was nothing special, but now it seems that this type of missile is very powerful!
Now, they don't know that the missile launched was the Eagle Strike-83. Even if they knew, they could predict that a large number of other old warships in the East could also be equipped with advanced anti-ship missiles such as the Eagle Strike-83. In the future, even if a Burke-class destroyer encounters them, they have to be careful, because one missile from the opponent can sink them into the sea.

The USS Lewis is still an empty shell, without weapons and ammunition. If it were a commissioned warship, its fate would be even worse.

"Yes, we have to be careful even with old warships in the future. We..." Harris felt complicated.

The Eastern Navy did not send advanced Aegis warships because the Eastern people were confident that these old 112 warships were enough!

Not only the Americans, but also the navies of other countries participating in the exercise soon learned about this.

The island nation's Kongo-class destroyer.

"Attention, get ready immediately. After the Orientals have finished firing their missiles, it will be our turn. Let's show the Orientals how powerful we are!"

The island nation's navy was once very powerful. When the East only had the outdated Luda-class, they already had the 88th Fleet, and now it has expanded to the 90th Fleet. They also have amphibious assault ships with direct decks, which are quasi-aircraft carriers.

As for their main force, it is of course the Kongo class that began construction in 1988. This was the first time that the island nation’s navy obtained an Aegis battleship. The displacement of this type of warship is as high as tons, making it a heavyweight.

According to the original plan, the Orientals launched anti-ship missiles in the first attack, and they launched the second attack.

"Prepare a harpoon immediately!"

Back then, the Americans developed the famous MK41 vertical launch system, which became popular all over the world. This thing is compatible with many types of missiles, but it is not compatible with the Harpoon missile.

Therefore, we can see that the US warships still have two sets of quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The cylindrical launch device is usually placed at the stern of the ship, but some are not. This is not because the Harpoon has been stuffed into the MK41 launch device, but because this type of warship does not carry the Harpoon at all.

After all, the US warships are mainly used for air defense. As for attacking enemy warships? That is the job of carrier-based aircraft. If you really want to force it, just fire a few Tomahawks, which can also act as anti-ship missiles.

The Kongo-class Harpoon anti-ship missiles are placed between the two chimneys, which is a significant difference between it and American warships.

Following the command, the cover of one of the launch tubes slowly opened.

"Report, we are unable to search for the target."

"Baka!" The short captain was immediately furious. What was going on? Now it was our turn, but we couldn't find the target? Isn't this embarrassing?
"What are you waiting for? Activate our Aegis system, full power!"

The Kongo class is almost a replica of the US Aegis battleship, and the equipment on it is exactly the same. There is an OPS-28D search radar at the highest point of the main mast, which is mainly used to search for sea and air equipment at a distance of kilometers.

But now, this radar did not detect the target, so we can only switch to the SPY-1 radar of the Aegis system. This radar is mainly used for air defense and its installation position is not very high, but it can also search the sea surface.

"Report, our Aegis system is also unable to find the target."

"Baga, you idiots, you made us embarrassed in front of so many navy officers!" The shorty captain was furious and wanted to slap them one by one.

"Report, the data link has received a message from the Blue Ridge, asking us to cancel the attack."

"Baka!" The short captain was furious. "Because of our mistakes, we were unable to find the target and had to hand over the attack to the navy of other countries. You idiots should all commit seppuku!"

"Report, the reason for canceling the attack is that the target ship has been sunk."

"What?" The dwarf captain was stunned.

How can it be!

How could the target ship be sunk? That was an 112-ton target ship. Even if it was a Harpoon anti-ship missile, it could be hit by three or four missiles! Now, the old-fashioned ship 81 fired the old-fashioned Eagle Strike anti-ship missile and actually sank the target ship?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"Our data link received a signal from the early warning aircraft." The subordinate said tremblingly, "That missile was very strange. It climbed up and dived down when it was ten kilometers away from the target. When it reached the target ship, it had already reached Mach 1.3."

"Supersonic? How is that possible? That kind of missile doesn't have supersonic capability!"

The Japanese don't believe it. They are familiar with Eastern equipment. If it is the Aegis warships, the universal vertical launch can carry large anti-ship missiles. The Eagle Strike-12 and Eagle Strike-18 are indeed very powerful, but what is the Eagle Strike-81? How can such outdated equipment still fly like this?

There was deathly silence on the warship for more than ten minutes.

"According to our intelligence, the Orientals have improved the Eagle Strike-81. The latest model is the Eagle Strike-83. The one that just sank the target ship should be the Eagle Strike-83!" An intelligence officer analyzed all the information transmitted by the data link and came to the conclusion.

The export model of Eagle Strike-81 is C801, which has been all over the world for a long time, and even the entire production line has been exported. They have never heard of it being able to travel at supersonic speeds, so the one that just attacked should be a new model!

"Eagle Strike-83? It's so powerful?"

Although the Eagle Strike-12 and Eagle Strike-18 are powerful, they are also large in size, so they can only be equipped on large warships, and are usually stuffed into vertical launch systems. The Eagle Strike-81 is much smaller and can be used on many warships. The launch box can be placed in front of or behind the chimney, so it is very easy to improve!

When they think about the fact that all the old Oriental warships have been equipped with Eagle Strike-83, they feel a chill.

"Fortunately, the range is only fifty kilometers."

"No, no, the range should be more than 50 kilometers. A fire broke out after the attack. The target ship should not catch fire. It is very likely that the fuel carried by the missile was poured down and burned. The missile can conservatively fly 200 kilometers."

The Americans did not observe carefully, but the Japanese were more careful. After all, they used to regard the Russians as their opponents. After the Russians fell, they thought they were the best in the world. They did not expect that the Orientals would grow so rapidly.

Now, the strength of the Orientals is no longer comparable to theirs. While they are envious and jealous, they also study carefully, trying to find the flaws of the Orientals. Therefore, they study more carefully.

The U.S. Navy doesn't have to worry too much, because their carrier-based aircraft can provide a defense radius of 35 kilometers. But other countries can't do that. Even the islanders, before they equipped their amphibious assault ships with Fs, their navy's defense radius was only about kilometers. And the oldest warships in the East can attack them from kilometers away!

Not to mention advanced weapons, even old warships can bring the greatest shock to the islanders!

The other navy officers were also silent. The whirlpool on the sea had disappeared. Only the target ship was still unwilling to give in, but it had no say.

East.

"It worked!" An officer came in and said excitedly to everyone present: "Our No. 112 launched the Eagle Strike-83 anti-ship missile. With just one missile, it sent the -ton target ship to the bottom of the sea!"

"Good, not bad!" Wu Shengli was all smiles. In this kind of thing, not only must you win, you must win beautifully! You must sink the target ship with one bullet to be considered a success. If you leave the target ship with a breath, it will not work!
"Now, those guys will be dumbfounded. Let them know that even an old warship in our navy has powerful combat power!"

"Taozi, your suggestion is good."

"Dad, this has nothing to do with me. I'm just here to coordinate." Qin Tao said with a smile.

This thing was done, but what if it failed? You guys won't blame me, right? I don't want to be blamed! Qin Tao looked at his father-in-law.

At this moment, the father-in-law had a big smile on his face and was in a very good mood. The navy had built so many warships, but had never fought with real guns and swords. This time the other party had bad intentions and invited us over, so we sent the 112 warship over. Originally, we just wanted to join in the fun, but now we have accidentally become the protagonist!

(End of this chapter)