Great Power Ship

Chapter 293 Shore-to-Ship Missiles
In this regard, Colonel Ismail can be said to be very satisfied, because this improvement is very practical for a destroyer such as the "Babur" during World War II.

Because the overall modification is not difficult, it is nothing more than installing a sprinkler system similar to that used for agricultural irrigation, the only difference is that what is sprayed is fine mist instead of water droplets.

Of course, this atomization system also has a lot of disadvantages, that is, it directly pumps seawater for spraying. The effect at that time was good, but after that, the pipes and the surface of the ship will be covered with a layer of salt stains after the seawater has dried up, which is not only difficult. Cleaning can also corrode hull surfaces and equipment.

In particular, the service life of the radar and optical equipment on the "Babur" will be greatly reduced.

Ismail has no choice but to use fresh water, but the quotation of Zhujiang factory needs to increase by 800 million US dollars, because the fresh water stored on the "Babur" can't meet the needs of the atomization system at all. .

Therefore, Zhujiang Factory suggested adding a set of seawater desalination system on board.

But doing so requires additional money. After all, this desalination system is not written in the contract, so an additional $800 million needs to be paid.

The National Guard Maritime Combat Command has spent $5400 million to refit the destroyer USS Babur.

Yes, this three-month refit, Bosnia is not surprisingly overrun.

No way, this thing is just like decoration. The price you negotiated with the decoration company is not necessarily the final price you pay, because in the whole process, there are always miscellaneous additional items that cause the cost to soar for no reason.

For example, the degaussing of the entire ship, and the integration of some additional equipment with the original radar, fire control and other electronic equipment on the ship. These things that cannot be seen on the outside are often the places with the highest additional costs.

However, the Maritime Combat Command still wants them all, so they can only... add more money!
The problem is that the funds of the Maritime Combat Command are limited after all, so when it comes to the seawater desalination system, they can only adopt Plan B because of their cash.

It's like finishing the decoration at the end and finding out that the budget is not enough. It turns out that the curtains and sofas have not been settled yet, so we have to buy some second-hand goods to make do with it.

If fresh water is not available, we can only use local materials and use seawater. As for the consequences...

Let's finish the battle first!

Thinking of all kinds of arbitrary fees charged by Zhujiang Factory, and Wen Dawei's open mouth, Colonel Ismail's good mood of approaching the coastline of Mesopotamia suddenly lost more than half.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Carney, the captain of the "Babur", walked over quickly and suggested: "Now it is less than 23 nautical miles away from the port of Quichele, and it may be hit by local shore-to-ship missiles at any time. Do you want to start the fog again?" system?"

Carney's suggestion is still very pertinent. The problem is that the previous two activations of the atomization system have already caused certain consequences. For example, the accuracy of the gun-sighting radar has been seriously affected.

Also the optics are less sensitive due to the salt coverage.

So Colonel Ismail somewhat hesitated, fearing that restarting the ship would have an irreversible impact on the entire ship, but this hesitation was only for a short moment.

After all, impact does not mean fatality, and there is no way to destroy the enemy if you cannot protect yourself, so Colonel Ismail nodded and was about to agree, when a radar soldier suddenly exclaimed: "We are locked by shore-to-ship missiles!"

Immediately, the harsh alarm sounded throughout the ship, which meant that the "Babur" was not only locked, but also attacked...

……

"This time, let me see where you go to grab it!"

At the same time, in the semi-underground naval headquarters located in Quichele, Rear Admiral Kajim stood guard next to a high-power radio station connected to the shore-to-ship missile position. The vice chief of the naval staff is in a much better mood than before.

At 23 nautical miles, two shore-to-ship missiles cross-fired, not to mention a destroyer with a full load displacement of more than 3000 tons, or a [-]-ton cruiser. Major General Kajim has the confidence to send it to the bottom of the sea to feed sharks.

You must know that the "Silkworm" type shore-to-ship missile has a warhead of 500 kilograms, and one shot is enough to paralyze a large 5000-ton combat ship, not to mention the crossfire formed by two shots?
As for how to lock the flickering enemy ships, Major General Kajim certainly has his own method.

As a senior officer who studied in the Soviet Union and received systematic shore-to-ship missile training, Kajim may not be able to command at sea, but he has deep attainments in shore-to-ship missiles.

Because of this, since the start of the Iran-Iraq war, Kajim commanded the shore-to-ship missile force to sink and damage up to 8 Bosnian naval ships.

It is precisely because of this achievement that Kajim has changed from an unknown major to the current deputy chief of staff of the major general in just 4 years.

So in the face of the strange disappearance and appearance of the enemy ship, when others were at a loss, Kajim had a way to deal with it, so under his personal command, the moment the enemy ship appeared on the radar again, he immediately ordered preparations. Good shore-to-ship missile positions fired missiles.

Although many intermediate links have been reduced, resulting in inaccurate shooting parameters, Kajim is not worried.

Because from the second half of last year, under the personal operation of Kajim, several Soviet shore-to-ship missile experts were hired to carry out a systematic upgrade of the "Silkworm" missile belonging to the Mesopotamian Navy.

Of course, he can also find domestic experts to upgrade these missiles, but Kajim, a guy trained by the Soviet Union, does not trust domestic technology, even if the origin of these missiles is domestic.

The most important point of these missile improvements is the autonomous ground patrol function, that is, after the target fails, it can autonomously find the next target and attack it.

Of course, this kind of function has a sequence. The solution of the Soviet experts is very simple and rude, that is to pick the big ones and beat them by analogy.

Because of this, although the accuracy of the overall shooting parameters is not high, Kajim is not worried, because the autonomous ground patrol system can allow two "Silkworm" missiles to rush towards the Bosnian capital ship, because in that sea area , is the largest and only Bosnian battleship. How could these two "Silkworm" missiles miss it?
So when the two missiles were launched, he stood by the radio and waited for the good news that the Bosnian battleship had been sunk.

But in the end, after waiting for half an hour, there was no news at all. It stands to reason that such a long time is enough for the shore-to-ship missile to fly back and forth. How could there be no news?

So Kajim put down his old face, picked up the communicator, called the shore-to-ship missile position, and was about to ask what was going on, when he heard the panicked voice of the position commander: "Sir, we have been shelled very violently, and we have lost a lot serious……"

"pat..."

Before he finished listening, the communicator in Kajim's hand slipped to the ground...

　I have eaten something bad in the past two days, and I am not feeling well. I will keep the two shifts first, and try to resume the third shift tomorrow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)