Great warships

Chapter 1247 Four Sunburn Missiles Firing
This is also the only improvement of the Sunburn anti-ship missile.

The special Music Station over-the-horizon radar used on the Sovremenny class can detect targets at sea one hundred kilometers away and inject data into the Sunburn anti-ship missile to meet the missile's launch needs.

However, over-the-horizon radar does not work properly all the time. It has a lot to do with climatic conditions. What if it cannot detect a distant target? How can the missile attack?

Therefore, the missile must be equipped with a data link, and the Ka-27 helicopter will guide the attack when necessary. However, given the character of the Russians, it is impossible for them to tell these secrets to the Orientals. This also means that the Orientals have cracked the Russians' weapons system and can freely modify the configuration of these weapons!

That is only natural. After all, many Eastern warships use systems that are copied from the Russians, from top-plate radar to music station radar. Since they can copy them, they can certainly master them. The Russians' missile technology has also been mastered long ago, and only then can they be improved and enhanced.

"For tomorrow's exercise, all target data will be directed by the KJ-500 in the sky." Qin Tao said, "The target data will also be provided by the KJ-500. After all, we can't let Ah San laugh at us."

The Indians made a big joke. The range was 500 and the error was . Even the Scud would be ashamed. Eastern technology certainly cannot have any accidents. This type of missile can be guided by the KJ- through data link, and if an emergency occurs, it can also send a self-destruct command at any time.

With the rapid development of Dongfang's early warning aircraft technology, a large number of different types of early warning aircraft were soon launched, including strategic early warning aircraft on large platforms, tactical early warning aircraft on medium platforms, balance beams, rotating radars, and the C-130 of the big dog owner was improved into an early warning aircraft. Lao Ba was naturally tempted, and after some comparison, he chose the KJ-500, which is an advanced tactical early warning aircraft improved from the Y- platform.

In this exercise, the early warning aircraft is also a focus. It is not only responsible for monitoring the entire exercise process, but also for guiding the missiles. After all, the Sunburn missile is too old. Even the Americans have bought it and may have mastered the technology of the missile.

If an accident really happens, it will also be convenient to cheat.

After getting Qin Tao's promise, Salman went back to sleep contentedly, waiting for the next morning, and came to the naval command hall.

This was Qin Tao's first time to come to the command center of the Lao Ba Navy. When he arrived here, he had an illusion as if he had come to a space launch center. The huge screen in front was so impressive.

At this time, the screen displayed the nearby terrain and nautical charts. There was a bright spot moving slowly on it. It was the destroyer that was carrying out the exercise mission. There were also three high-speed moving targets, which were the early warning aircraft and two escort aircraft hovering in the sky.

There are many operating tables below, and many people are working hard.

"It's a pity that we can't get on the plane or the warship, we can only watch it here." Qin Tao sighed.

"Mr. Qin, this is the most intuitive and the best looking. By the way, let me introduce you to our command hall, which is quite advanced. It uses a supercomputer composed of hundreds of Loongson processors, which is enough to command a large-scale naval battle." Mahmoud introduced.

The modern battlefield is changing rapidly. Although the human factor is still the most important, all countries are developing advanced automated command systems that can use computers to determine various opportunities. The strength of the computer performance will also affect the determination of the results.

Qin Tao had only come into contact with warship command systems and only had to command one warship. The complexity of the system could not be compared with what was happening in front of him. However, he knew that as Loongson became more powerful, it would promote the development of many industries, such as weather forecasting, nuclear weapons simulation, and more accurate judgments in combat command systems.

The strength of a country does not come from one or two areas, but from all areas.

"The early warning aircraft reported that three new targets were found 300 kilometers away, one of which had strong electromagnetic radiation."

"Watch closely." Mahmoud gave the order. He knew that it was Ah San who came to observe.

Asan was very depressed. After all, he had just made a fool of himself. Now Lao Ba was going to hold another exercise, which was clearly a slap in the face. However, they had no other choice. They had no right to interfere with Lao Ba's exercises. What's more, behind Lao Ba was the entire world.

They could only come and see how the exercise went. It would be best if the anti-ship missile missed the target or even hit the warship, destroying the Jubail-class destroyer!

On the early warning aircraft, the Indian radar officers had serious expressions, and the command hall at the rear was also crowded with people.

"If there is only one missile, we might be able to intercept it, but they are too arrogant. They actually want to fire four missiles at the same time. We will definitely not be able to intercept it!" said Mukherjee.

"They are using the Sunburn anti-ship missile, which has a maximum speed of only Mach 2.3. Even if they can intercept this kind of anti-ship missile, it does not mean that they can intercept our BrahMos anti-ship missile. The maximum speed of our missile is Mach !" Pilai said.

The faster the missile is, the more difficult it is to intercept. Therefore, Pi Lai’s meaning is very simple. Even if this kind of interception is successful, it does not count!
"Where are our electronic jammers? If we use them to disrupt their radar signals, will it cause them to accidentally attack?" Sunil gritted his teeth.

"No, we can't do that. If they accidentally damage the warship, they will have nothing to say. But if the warship is sunk due to our interference, the dog owner will come to trouble us."

Sunil was helpless.

If the warship belonged to Lao Ba, they might have really done it, after all, it's not like they haven't done it before, but now it's different! The warship belongs to the big dog. If they sink it, the big dog will come with the joint fleet. There are three main aircraft carriers and amphibious ships, and there are a large number of stealth carrier-based aircraft on them. In addition, there are so many warships escorting them, they really have no confidence to deal with them.

Let’s just watch!
There were so many spectators that even a plane carrying a large plate came to join in the fun.

"The spectators are all here." Qin Tao said, "Should we start our interception experiment now?"

"Call Unayzah," Mahmoud ordered.

"The Onaizai replied, everything is ready!"

"Calling the shore-to-ship missile force."

"The shore-to-ship missiles are also ready!"

"Attention! It will officially begin in three minutes!"

"understand!"

The countdown to the exercise officially begins!
India's BrahMos anti-ship missile was extremely powerful and sank the tugboat in an instant. No one on board could escape. Even if some people jumped off in advance, they were caught in the whirlpool of the sinking tugboat, eventually resulting in the death of all of them.

Now, the Aegis battleship is going to conduct an interception experiment. Will tragedy also happen?
The eyes of the whole world are watching, and the Onayzai, which is responsible for this exercise, is also in a state of high tension.

All four phased array radars were turned on, and the radar on the top of the warship was also rotating rapidly to search.

The Aegis warship has excellent air defense interception capabilities by using a four-sided phased array radar, but because the four-sided phased array radar is installed too low, it is not easy to detect ultra-low-flying targets.

The British are very sensitive to ultra-low-altitude anti-ship missiles, so their Type 45 destroyers have a large ball on top, placed high above their heads, in order to detect incoming anti-ship missiles as early as possible. However, this layout is not suitable, as the center of gravity of the warship is too high, making it easy to capsize.

The plan for the Eastern Aegis warship is to add a low-altitude blind spot radar on the top of the bridge. The 364 radar was used before, which not only searches the sea surface, but is also used to guide the 730 close-in defense gun.

Later, with the advancement of domestic radar technology, the original parabolic antenna radar became outdated and was replaced by a more advanced 368 radar with an active phase control system. This radar has enhanced the search capability for sea-skimming targets. Even if the target has a radar reflection area of ​​only 0.1 square meters, it can have a maximum search distance of 36 kilometers.

No matter how powerful the BrahMos anti-ship missile boasted by India is, it can be discovered as long as it appears from the water line.

Of course, no matter what, we cannot escape the basic laws of nature. Anti-ship missiles below the waterline cannot be detected. However, it doesn’t matter because we have early warning aircraft!
A Z-18 shipborne early warning helicopter took off and began to perform low-altitude blind spot operations. With its presence, the fleet will be safer! At the beginning, the dog owner also took a fancy to it and purchased a batch.

"The carrier-based early warning aircraft has taken off!"

"Attention, the drill countdown is one minute!"

The shore-to-ship missile launch site appeared on the big screen. The quadruple launch tube had been opened and the rear had been cleared, ready for launch at any time.

One minute was a very short time, and soon the missile soldier's commander shouted loudly.

"emission!"

A blazing flame emerged from the launch tube, followed by a pointed anti-ship missile from behind, which emerged from the launch tube. Then the thick body of the missile was revealed, just like an old lady with a distorted figure after getting married. Then came the back half of the missile body. The air intakes wrapped around the four sides made it look even more rugged and fuller.

The missile body was fully exposed, the wings spread out, and the tail of the missile was flying forward, trailing flames.

After this anti-ship missile left the launch tube, the second anti-ship missile also flew out.

Whoosh, whoosh!

One second later, all four anti-ship missiles left the launch tube!

The entire scene was engulfed in flames, as if it were hell. The air was filled with white smoke, making it impossible to see the situation at the launch site. The Russians' anti-ship missiles were so powerful!

A few seconds later, the missile dropped its booster, the main engine ignited, and the missile continued to accelerate, soon reaching its maximum speed of Mach 2.3.

The biggest advantage of supersonic anti-ship missiles is speed! At Mach 2.3, or nearly meters per second, it takes only two minutes to attack a warship kilometers away!

"Sure enough, there are four missiles. They are acting like they are conducting a saturation attack." Sunil said disdainfully, "Humph, next time we conduct an exercise, we will also fire four missiles at a time. No, eight missiles."

"Three missiles at low altitude and one at high altitude, this is simply cheating." Mukherjee said: "If it is a real attack, it must be flying at ultra-low altitude the whole time!"

However, the Americans who saw this situation at the same time looked very serious.

"This should be the pilot bomb function. It's the same as the Russians' tactics. When needed, they will deploy formation flying. One of them will fly high in the sky as a pilot bomb, and the rest will fly low in the sky to secretly engage the enemy. However, this is nothing great. In the war, we will keep early warning aircraft in the sky at all times and will never miss these targets."

As he spoke, the missile was rapidly approaching the target, ninety kilometers, eighty kilometers...

"Attention, Hongqi-9 missiles, two salvos!"

Bang, bang!
The Hongqi-9 missile pushed open its lid and flew into the sky. Then, a hot flame suddenly emerged from behind its butt, and then it accelerated upwards.

The interception officially begins!
In the command hall of the Lao Ba Navy, two bright spots appeared on the huge screen. Everyone held their breath as they watched the bright spots rush directly towards the target in the sky.

The interception officially began, and the first to appear was Hongqi-9!
The so-called maximum range of missiles is a theoretical value. The actual interception depends on the situation. Among them, air-to-air missiles have been reduced the most. The maximum range is 70 kilometers. The pilot may have to launch it at a distance of 30 kilometers to be sure, which is more than half the range. If it is a tailgating, it will be even worse. Perhaps it must be launched at a distance of 20 kilometers to be sure.

As for surface-to-air and ship-to-air missiles, the range has shrunk by about half. The publicly announced range of the Hongqi-9 missile is 120 kilometers, and in fact it can intercept targets at 60 kilometers. Now, facing targets flying at high speed, the interception timing has been advanced to 80 kilometers, and more interception opportunities can be gained.

At this moment, all the spectators held their breath. Can the interception be successful?

When a target is flying at high altitude and has not yet performed high-overload maneuvers, it is easiest to intercept it. After all, this is equivalent to intercepting a supersonic bomber, and many missiles can do it.

The interceptor missile continued to fly forward, rapidly approaching the high-altitude target, and when it was about to reach the intersection point, it began to detonate.

boom!
"The target disappeared! Interception successful!"

The second Hongqi-9 missile chose to self-destruct at the end of its trajectory and was of no use. The first missile was a success and successfully intercepted the target!
"Hmph, it's nothing great. This technology is not difficult at all. The missiles we have can do it." Sunil said disdainfully.

"Yes, this is clearly a performance without any technical content!"

Ah San shrugged it off.

What about the three anti-ship missiles below? Will another one fly up?
Just as the first missile was intercepted, the voice of command was heard again on the Onaizah.

"Attention, prepare to launch Red Flag 16!"

The incoming missile is still flying fast and is about to fly over the water sky line and be captured by their shipborne radar. They will also launch a second round of interception, this time using the Hongqi 16!

"Radar found target!"

"It has been locked!"

"launch missile!"

Suddenly two balls of flame appeared on the deck, as if there was a barbecue dinner on the deck. In the firelight, two red flags left the deck and flew into the sky at an interval of one second!
The Hongqi-9 is a cold launch, in which it is ejected by high-pressure air and then ignited. The Hongqi-16 is a hot launch, in which it flies out of the launch tube under its own power and then continues to fly into the sky.

On board the E-3 early warning aircraft.

"They fired two missiles again. This time the radar echo of the missile was smaller. It might not be the Hongqi-9."

"No, it must be the HQ-9. These two missiles are still flying high-altitude trajectories, which means they are using active radar technology."

"As long as there is a data link, the trajectory can be modified."

The two radar officers argued endlessly about the missile model, and both had their own reasons. In the end, it was the commander of the early warning aircraft who ended the argument: "The photos taken by the reconnaissance satellite show that there are flames rising on the deck."

The Americans took this exercise very seriously. They not only had early warning aircraft, but also reconnaissance satellites that could take high-definition photos from a long distance. As long as they saw the flames on the deck, they could be sure that it was a hot-launched Hongqi-16.

"Okay, Hongqi 16, but I am still determined. This missile uses a brand new active guidance head. Look at its trajectory. It follows a perfect arc and dives down!"

At this time, in the command hall, Qin Tao was also introducing the new missiles.

"We use the latest active/semi-active composite guidance system on this missile. This is the most advanced guidance head in the world. Even the Americans don't have it, and we don't use it ourselves. What we export to you is the most advanced missile."

Early radar-guided missiles were all semi-active radar-guided. The target illumination radar at the rear continuously illuminated the target, and the reflected echo entered the missile warhead until it hit the target. This method had strong anti-interference capabilities, but it was necessary to fly closely behind the target.

Later, with the development of radar miniaturization, active guidance heads were installed inside the warhead, and the missile could emit radar waves and guide itself. In this way, the closer to the target, the stronger the signal reflection, which is exactly the opposite of semi-active.

So, is it possible to combine the two?
It's not easy.

In order to have both active and semi-active modes, the antenna has to be improved into a dual-band common-aperture antenna, and the subsequent signal processing system also has to be integrated.

Everyone knows that this technology is advanced, but it is not easy to develop such an antenna. It not only tests design, but also processing and program design.

Currently, only the East has this technology! The most advanced technology in the world is in the East!

Of course, this type of missile is not equipped in China because the performance of the Hongqi-9 missile is first-class and there is no need to go through so much trouble. Moreover, the cost of this product is very high and it is not worth it.

As for exporting to wealthy dogs, they don't care about the price, they only care about the performance, so of course they have to buy the best ones. When they heard about the performance of this missile, they immediately nodded in agreement.

Qin Tao just said one sentence and found that everyone seemed uninterested and were all staring at the screen. They were about to collide. This time it was even more difficult because the target was flying at a super low altitude!
　PS: Regarding the two chapters that don’t connect, it’s because Huadong Zhixiong is timid. I was scared after I finished writing them, so I didn’t dare to expand on them. I’m sorry.

　　
　
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