Great warships

Chapter 784 Eagle Strike -21 and Long Sword -10
"It's a pity that the H[-]J didn't enter the supersonic state. If it flies at supersonic speed, it can give the missile a higher initial velocity." Qin Tao felt a little regretful.

If a bomber such as the old H-[-] is used to carry missiles, the carrier aircraft does not have the ability to fly at supersonic speeds. Even if it carries a plug-in, it can fly supersonic in dense ultra-low altitudes, let alone now.

The higher the speed of the carrier aircraft, the higher the initial velocity of the missile, and the farther the missile can fly. Now, the H-21J test-fired the Eagle-[-], but it is only used in this way, which is a bit regrettable.

"Boss Qin, you have to eat at one bite, and you have to do a little bit of work. It's impossible to fly at supersonic speed for the first test launch. In the future, it will definitely launch at supersonic speed." The technician on the side said.

The old leader is right next to him, so how can he say that his side can't do it?
Qin Tao nodded with a smile: "That's right, I was too anxious."

The risk of launching missiles at supersonic speed is not small. Fortunately, the current missiles are external. If it is in the built-in bomb bay, it is almost impossible. Open the bomb bay at supersonic speed, throw the missile, and then close the bomb bay. The aerodynamic problems faced are quite complex.

Even stealth aircraft have been blown through wind tunnels during design to ensure safety at supersonic speeds. In fact, pilots rarely use this method, and subsonic launches are still the most common.

At this time, the test firing in the distant sky has also counted down to zero.

"emission!"

Following the command of the captain, the bombardier pressed the button, and under the root of the left wing, the huge YJ-21 left the pylon and wobbled down.

In the early years of air-launched ballistic missiles, special methods were used. Although the missiles were placed horizontally in the cargo compartment, when they fell, the missiles turned into a vertical state. Climbed straight up.

However, the new generation of ballistic missile launches no longer uses this method, and is more similar to the way of launching ordinary missiles.

For example, the current Eagle Strike-21.
When it fell, it still fell horizontally. During the fall, the fairing at the tail of the missile was thrown off, and then ignited according to the predetermined procedure.

Fiery flames appeared at the tail of the missile, and the missile began to accelerate in the horizontal direction, with a white smoke trail trailing from the tail, which could be clearly seen tens of kilometers away.

After the missile was ignited, it only flew forward for a short distance. After accelerating, it began to sprint upwards. The tail smoke quickly turned from a horizontal direction to a vertical direction, straight into the sky!
"Gas rudder?" Qin Tao asked.

Such a quick turn is definitely not the result of an ordinary rudder surface, so it can only be a gas rudder.

Gas rudders have been widely used in advanced air defense missiles, and it is not difficult to transplant this technology to the YJ-21 anti-ship missile.

Ordinary missiles have been flying in the atmosphere, so there is no requirement for the flight attitude, but ballistic missiles are different. This thing takes a ballistic high-throwing route, and can even fly out of the atmosphere because the air resistance it receives is greatly reduced. Therefore, the range will expand rapidly. Any rocket is launched vertically, just to get out of the dense atmosphere as soon as possible.

The same is certainly true of the current Eagle-21.After igniting, use the gas rudder to control the projectile to climb upwards, and a long sword leaning on the sky pierces the sky, and finally disappears.

"Will the range of the air-launched Eagle Strike-21 be greatly improved?" Qin Tao became curious.

"Yes." The person next to him said: "The carrier-borne Eagle-21 has a range of only 850 kilometers, but after air-launching, the range can be extended to [-] kilometers. But now there is no [-]-ton large drive. In service, there is no launch tube with a caliber of [-] mm, so we can only conduct air-launched experiments first, and then launch the nuclear submarines on the sea surface and underwater together, and the scene will be spectacular.”

Missiles are launched one after another, and smoke columns extend to the horizon. This kind of scene has only appeared once, that is, the old Maozi destroyed their missiles by launching them. However, it is still very exciting to imagine the spectacular scene of our side now expected.

The old leader said: "Without a strong national defense, it is impossible to protect the stability of the motherland, and it is impossible to protect the achievements of our current economic development. The economy has developed, and it is time to feed back our national defense. The development of the navy will enter the fast lane. , the money that should be spent must be spent, not saved.”

The people present were very happy. Although the funds have been continuously increased in the past few years, after all, there are many places that need to spend money. The Navy has always had to save money. Now that the old leader has said this, the Navy will apply again. The cost is even tougher.

"Eagle Strike-21 has broken out of the atmosphere!" On the bridge side, the data of this most critical test is also constantly being reported.

The missile flew out of the atmosphere, continued to climb upwards, and would not dive until it reached the apex of its trajectory. When it came down, it had already appeared in the eastern sea area.

"The early warning aircraft is tracking normally!"

"Long-range radar tracking normal."

"The missile has passed the highest point of the ballistic trajectory, and now it is performing the first maneuvering orbit change."

"Can you change course?" Qin Tao was surprised.

Although he has long proposed Qian Xuesen's ballistics, the technical content of this aircraft is too high to be solved in two or three shots. Therefore, the current Eagle-21 still uses a common pointed cone-shaped warhead, but , this warhead is also capable of changing orbits.

"Yes, it must be able to change orbit. Only in this way can the enemy be unable to intercept." The person on the side said: "Now, our missiles not only appear on our own radar, but also appear on other people's radars. Let them look on the radar screen, what standard 3, want to intercept our missiles? No way!"

Every exercise, there will be people watching, and this time is no exception. During this exercise, you must show your strength and frighten some people!

There was a roaring sound from the top of the head. The H-[-]J had completed its launch mission and returned home. It extravagantly turned on the afterburner, its wings were swept back, and its beautiful and smooth shape appeared in front of everyone. The conical sonic boom in front of the nose Clouds are even more spectacular.

In the east, an early warning aircraft with a large plate was flying in circles, and the people in the cabin were highly tense.

"What kind of plane is the H-[-]J that can fly so fast?"

"The shape of the H-[-] is limited. It is absolutely impossible to fly at this speed. How did the Orientals improve on the basis of the H-[-]?"

"The speed has exceeded Mach 1, and it has entered supersonic flight!"

Everyone's eyes were wide open, looking at the bright spot on the screen. On the early warning aircraft, the specific outline of the target could not be seen, only a small dot could be seen. The speed of this bright spot shocked them.

"Everyone, let's pay attention to the hyperspeed anti-ship ballistic he fired, that thing has turned a corner!" Another radar officer shouted.

Dongfang is going to show the modification of the H-[-] during the exercise, which they already know, but they absolutely don't know that this modification will be so powerful, it can fly supersonic, it can launch ballistic missiles, and ballistic missiles can also turn !

When the missile was just launched, they were not too worried, but when the missile flew upward, they had a premonition that something was wrong. What kind of hyperspeed anti-ship missile is this? It is clearly a ballistic missile, okay?

Air-launched ballistic missile, what type?
There are not many types of solid missiles in the East, and even fewer can be mounted on bombers. Is this the Dongfeng-21 that was launched, or is it a modification based on this missile?

Nobody knows.But they know one thing: the Orientals have a trump card, and there are many more!
It is very difficult to intercept ballistic missiles. It is necessary to carry out early tracking and a lot of calculations. Even so, there is only one chance of interception. If the tracking calculations have just been completed, or even the interceptor bombs have just been launched, they will suddenly turn the corner. , how to intercept this?

The standard-3 developed by the navy at a huge expense is useless at all!

"The missile is scheduled to splash down at..." After this orbital change, the destination of the missile has changed, and the computer of the early warning aircraft has also calculated a new landing point. Seeing that location, their faces became even uglier. This is The mountain shakes the tiger.

"The range is [-] kilometers. I don't know if there are any reservations. Does this mean that we have to be [-] kilometers away from them to be safe?"

Amidst the annoyance of countless people, a new target appeared here.

"Donghai Donghai, I'm Falcon, and I'm about to arrive in the scheduled airspace!"

The sound of the radio came from the air, and the Air Force's H-[-]K flew over!

This is also a three-aircraft formation, with the H-[-]K in front and two J-[-]s in the rear. These three aircraft are flying low-altitude supersonic penetration!
A huge sonic boom sounded on the surface of the sea, and a huge bomber flew in the air. The air waves lifted the sea water, forming waves several meters high and rolling outwards.If you use a poem to describe it, it is like a tiger swallowing thousands of miles!
"At present, low-altitude supersonic penetration is still of great significance. After all, not every country has early warning aircraft, and countries with early warning aircraft cannot always maintain the state of early warning aircraft in the air. If you want to achieve tactical surprise, you can do it at the beginning. Use low-altitude supersonic penetration to blow up the enemy's early warning aircraft on the runway, so it is completely safe." A voice sounded: "In the past, our air force lacked professional aircraft for low-altitude penetration, and this kind of training was also relatively dangerous. So we rarely do it. Now, with the mission of winning modern high-tech wars, we have been studying technology and practicing internal skills hard. Even if we sweat a lot on the training ground, we must avoid bleeding on the battlefield.”

While speaking, the formation of three planes had already flown over from a distance and arrived at the scheduled airspace.The formation slowed down during its upward climb and entered subsonic cruise.

"Attention, launch countdown..."

The bomb bay door on the belly of the aircraft was opened, and a Changjian-10 missile fell from it.

"In modern high-tech warfare, cruise missiles play an increasingly important role. They fly at low altitudes, are difficult to detect, and have a long range. Therefore, we must also have advanced cruise missiles. The Third Aerospace Academy of China has studied The Donghai No. 10 missile has been used for a long time, but it encountered various problems and was difficult to overcome. Later, it jointly established the Long Sword Project with Mingzhou Group, surveyed and imitated several Tomahawk missiles, and our Long Sword-[-] was developed in this way. gone."

All kinds of military projects have the participation of Mingzhou Group!

"How is the performance of the Long Sword-10?" Qin Tao asked.

He is really too busy and has too many subordinate units, it is impossible to take care of every unit, so he does not particularly understand the technical level of Long Sword 10.

"Although the engine of our cruise missile has been imitated, the fuel consumption is still slightly higher, so we enlarged the body of the missile to achieve the same range index." The person on the side continued to introduce: "This The length of the missile is 8.3 meters, the diameter is 650 millimeters, the bomb weighs 2 tons, and the warhead weighs [-] kilograms."

The technology of the Yankees is indeed advanced. Even if our own side imitates it, the fuel consumption is still not as good as it is, but this is not a big problem. At worst, just add more fuel.

Although the diameter is only 650 mm, the length of the projectile body is 8.3 meters. With the booster, it will definitely reach 9 meters. In this way, only the new generation of general-purpose vertical launchers of the navy can be used. By then, [-] tons The big drive will have one more weapon, and the execution of combat tasks will be more flexible.

"In terms of guidance methods, we have adopted a variety of integrated methods, mainly inertial navigation and terrain matching. Of course, we will also use satellite navigation, but we will not completely rely on it. At the end, we will also perform optical image matching to improve attack. Accuracy, even if it hits a target [-] kilometers away, the error will be less than three meters."

Sat nav works great, but sat nav can also be jammed, so use it for accuracy, but don't rely on it.

Inertial navigation is commonly used for cruise missiles, but inertial navigation will have cumulative errors. At this time, terrain matching is required to make midway corrections. The optical image matching at the end is high-level. To calculate and analyze, see the previous Whether the target is your own target, with this method, the final strike accuracy will also increase by an order of magnitude.

At this time, everyone present nodded upon hearing these introductions.

"We have another killer weapon!"

"Yes, in addition to air launch, it can also be used on ships and land-based. In addition to hitting ground targets, it can also hit warships after replacing with different warheads. It's a pity that it came out late. This year's military parade It's too late."

Another major event in 99 was the military parade. The training began last year, and the selection of equipment began the year before last. These advanced weapons were not eligible for the parade.

"Since it has been announced, of course it can appear on the parade ground. The Eagle Strike-21, Long Sword-10, and H-[-] modified models displayed this time can all be added."

The old leader spoke, and the people present immediately became excited.

The launch of Changjian-10 is very simple. After being dropped from the plane, stabilize the attitude, ignite and fly. Since it is air-launched, it already has a certain initial velocity. Therefore, it does not need a booster and can be launched directly. Main engine, forward flight.

Unlike the Eagle-21 flying with white smoke, there is nothing special about the engine of Changjian-10 after it is ignited. There is no white smoke at the tail, and you can't even see the flame. Its speed is not fast. Fly slowly at an altitude of 30 meters above the sea.

Cruise missiles are just that quiet!Unlike roaring ballistic missiles, it is more like an assassin who kills silently.

And, it's just the beginning.

Just after the first Longjian-10 ignited and cruised, the second missile broke away from the belly pylon, and continued to ignite and cruise after falling. After the second missile flew out, it was followed by the third.

Since it's an exercise, it's time to play it a bit bigger, just in time for the Longjian-10 test, so this time, the Air Force's H-[-]K fired three bombs in one go!
Of course, it was because I was too poor that I was reluctant to launch them all.

The internal bomb bay of the Tu-22M bomber is slender and deep. Usually, it mainly carries 12 FAB-250 high-explosive aerial bombs. It can be mounted in three rows in the vertical direction, which are respectively hung on the left and right side walls. two groups.

This bomb bay is freed up, and six Longsword-10 cruise missiles can be stuffed in, with a maximum loading capacity of 12 tons. In addition to these, the bottom of the wing box can also continue to be mounted. In extreme cases, ten Longsword-10 cruise missiles can be used. [-].
It is impossible to print out all ten pieces, it is too expensive.

Even the Navy's H-21J, although it had two YJ-[-]s mounted on it, only one missile on one side was fired when it was launched, and the other had to be brought back, just to test the aircraft's performance. Performance, this biased mounting method will not affect the balance.

Three Longjian-10s flew 30 meters above the sea surface, and were immediately spotted by an early warning aircraft flying in the distant sky.

"The height is 30 meters and the speed is Mach 0.65. This should be an anti-ship missile. Their common Eagle Strike series is not a ballistic missile this time."

The flight trajectories of the two are different. Ballistic missiles follow a high-throwing trajectory, while cruise missiles follow a horizontal flight route. Ballistic missiles are easy to be found, but they are fast and difficult to intercept. Cruise missiles fly slowly, but they are not easy to be detected. Discover.

The two complement each other, and once they are on the battlefield, they will definitely be used at the same time, so that the target being attacked can ignore the head and tail, intercept the high-altitude ones, and miss the low-altitude ones, as long as one is missed, the end will be very bad tragic.

For this kind of missile, their mentality is very relaxed. As long as they find it, it will be easy to intercept it.

The powerful U.S. Navy aircraft carrier formation even has multiple layers of air defense nets. The outside is a Tomcat fighter plus a phoenix. Now it has degenerated into a super big bug and a sparrow. The middle layer is an Aegis battleship, and the short-range is a Phalanx. With a three-layer defense network, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck.

But soon, they discovered something was wrong.

"The other party has flown a hundred kilometers and is still flying!"

"They flew two hundred kilometers!"

"Three hundred kilometers!"

"Five hundred kilometers!"

When the data of [-] kilometers came out, their expressions had become ugly.

This is not an oriental anti-ship missile. Ordinary anti-ship missiles cannot fly so far!

The early anti-ship missiles using solid rocket motors only had a range of thirty to forty kilometers. Considering the influence of the curvature of the earth, this range is sufficient, but soon, when using small turbojet engines, the anti-ship missiles’ range The range has been increased to [-] kilometers.

Except for Lao Maozi, the anti-ship missiles of other countries have hovered around [-] kilometers for a long time, and it is no longer necessary to have a higher range. Although the East has developed a lot of high technology in recent years, their missiles have a range It's only two to three hundred kilometers away, and I haven't seen a subsonic anti-ship missile with a longer range.

Now, this missile has a range of more than [-] kilometers, which means that it can attack the target fleet from farther away.

"Six hundred kilometers!"

"Seven hundred kilometers!"

"No, this is not an anti-ship missile. This is a cruise missile similar to our Tomahawk missile. The Easterners already have cruise missiles!"

When the distance reaches a certain limit, the combat mission of the missile changes. The Changjian-10 missile is still flying unhurriedly, but it has brought tremendous pressure to some people.

The Tomahawk missile is very powerful. In every war in the 90s, it was the first to attack a country with a complete air defense firepower network. The first step is to break the opponent's firepower network!

The Tomahawk missile is the most suitable, its flight is concealed, it is not easy to be detected, even if it is shot down, there will be no casualties, so it has become the vanguard of every war, and now, the Orientals have similar weapons .

"One thousand kilometers, the target data was sent from the data link of another early warning aircraft, damn it, it is still flying!"

"How did I find out that our navy's limelight seems to be robbed by the air force. They don't talk about martial arts, but they actually fired three!" Li Yan said to Wu Shengli on the bridge of aircraft carrier No. 001.

The highlight of this naval exercise is of course the public appearance of the H-[-]K and H-[-]J, but after all, it is the Navy that dominates, and the Air Force actually stole the limelight. Thinking about it is enough to make people helpless.

"It's okay, we will play the leading role next, the next subject, remote interception!"

"Those missiles turned!"

"They're starting to fly back!"

The early warning aircraft in the distance first discovered the problem.

The bomber launched three Tomahawk-like missiles. These missiles were launched over the exercise formation. They flew forward for about a thousand kilometers, then turned, circled a large circle, and aimed at the exercise naval formation.

Now that three missiles have been launched, they can't be wasted. These missiles are not only a show of muscle, but also an imaginary enemy. They will turn around and attack the aircraft carrier formation at sea!

This is to test the air defense capability of the naval aircraft carrier formation.

If there is no carrier-based early warning aircraft, the detection distance of this missile is only tens of kilometers, and the interception time is very short. But now, the KJ-600 flying in the sky has begun to exert its great power!
"Found the target, [-] kilometers away from the formation!"

"Emergency take-off to intercept!" 001's ship island issued a combat order.

At this moment, the entire aircraft carrier formation became tense again.

(End of this chapter)