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Chapter 1127 Cruise Missiles (First Update, Please Subscribe)
Strategic bomber!
Last year, the first hydrogen bomb in Southeast Asia was dropped by the XB-1 long-range strategic bomber. Although it is still in the test flight stage, its excellent performance has been recognized by the Air Force, and it is still the most important strategic nuclear strike force in Southeast Asia.

"XB-1 long-range strategic bomber..."

While writing this model on the note, he also wrote down the SAM-2 air defense missile. The Ghost high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft not only discovered the rocket that the Soviet Union was about to launch, but also discovered their SAM-2 air defense missiles.

"If nothing unexpected happens, in the next few years, this type of air defense missile will spread to the whole world along with Russian military aid and arms sales, including Indonesia and North Vietnam, which will inevitably undermine our air superiority, especially in Indonesia."

After Luke, the Air Force Commander, entered the spacious study, Li Yian spoke directly.

"So, in order to ensure our current air superiority, we need to conduct relevant research to ensure our air superiority."

Air superiority is the fundamental reason why Nanyang has always been able to bully weaker enemies. In the past conflicts, Nanyang has relied on its superior air force to inflict devastating blows on the enemy. For this reason, the Nanyang Air Force pays more attention to changes in air defense technology than any other country. As the commander of the Air Force, Luke Wu is naturally well aware of the threat posed by air defense missiles.

"Your Excellency is right. As early as after the successful test launch of our Sky Arrow 1 air defense missile, the Air Force Technical Department noticed the changes in the air defense system and the threat it posed to the Air Force. Therefore, the technical department conducted targeted research. Since air defense missiles cannot be separated from radar, which is the eye of the air defense network, we first developed a new type of electronic jamming equipment. However, considering that this can only interfere with radar signals, in order to completely resolve the threat posed by air defense missiles, the technical department is currently researching anti-radar missiles..."

Anti-radar missile is also known as anti-radiation missile, Li Yian raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Anti-mine missile? What type of missile was it developed on? Is it the Sparrow missile?"

Although the Sparrow missile is American technology, Nanyang exchanged Sidewinder missiles for Sparrow missile technology through technology exchange with the United States at the beginning of the year. This exchange has benefited Nanyang a lot, not only obtaining new semi-active radar guidance technology, but also new solid fuel rocket engine technology. However, the most helpful thing for Nanyang's missile technology is the continuous rod warhead used on the Sparrow missile.

Before the introduction of this technology, Nanyang's Sidewinder missiles and Sky Arrow 1 air defense missiles both used traditional fragmentation warheads, and their power was very limited.

The continuous rod warhead is completely different. It has a circle of metal rods around the outer layer of explosives. When the missile approaches the target, the proximity fuse will control the explosives to detonate, and these metal rods will quickly spread out to form a large metal ring that expands at a high speed. The metal ring can cut the aircraft like a saw. If the distance is close enough and the aircraft is relatively fragile, the metal ring is enough to cut the aircraft directly into two pieces.

Compared with the fragmentation warhead, the continuous rod warhead gives the steel ring more energy and does not rely too much on the shock wave, which is very efficient. This type of missile can easily cut off an aircraft, especially on the Sidewinder missile, where the effect is extremely obvious.

Luke Wu replied:

"Yes, sir. It is an improvement on the American Sparrow air-to-air missile. It is currently the only missile with a long range and great power that is suitable for being carried by an aircraft."

That is the "Shrike" anti-radiation missile, which was first used by the US military in Vietnam and later developed into the HARM anti-radiation missile. However, it is not the best. After thinking about it, Li Yian said:
"There is another option, which is the Sky Arrow 1 air defense missile."

"Sky Arrow missile?"

Luke Wu was stunned and said:

"Isn't it too heavy? He weighs 600 kilograms."

"It's because it's heavier. Compared to the Sparrow missile, its range is over 60 kilometers, and its warhead weighs over 75 kilograms. It's naturally more powerful for ground attacks, and its range is longer, which means it can be launched beyond the range of Soviet air defense missiles. The larger warhead means it can cause greater damage, and it is undoubtedly more effective against anti-radar missiles."

In another world, the U.S. military once developed anti-radiation missiles using standard air defense missiles, but later did not develop further because the performance of the HARM missile was better. However, due to current technical conditions, this large air defense missile is undoubtedly more suitable for the current situation.

"As for carrying it, our F2 fighter jets can definitely carry it."

"Well, I'll ask the technical department to study it when I get back."

Then, Li Yian said again.

"However, these means are only soft means. We still need to further improve the long-range strike means of the Air Force. Although we currently have the Thunderstone TV-guided missile, and it has been successfully applied, its shortcomings are also obvious. To put it bluntly, it is a free-fall bomb with a TV guidance and gliding system installed. It needs to make a sharp contrast with the background to lock the target, and it is often affected by the weather and target nature in Southeast Asia, and it is easy to lose accuracy in meteorological conditions such as the rainy season. This point must always be solved. We can't let our strategic bombers drop iron bombs!"

Not only that, this type of bomb is also very expensive. Although the "Thunderstone" bomb is modified from the American goblet bomb, its price is still as high as 35000 yuan, which is absolutely extremely expensive. And as the number of goblet bombs decreases, their number is also decreasing. "Sir, we are now developing a new type of TV-guided bomb, and we have made some progress."

Listening to Lukewu's answer, Li Yian spoke directly.

"The advantages of TV-guided bombs are obvious, but their disadvantages are also obvious. I have an idea that you can try."

As Li Yian spoke, he started writing on the note.

“It uses laser guidance.”

"laser?"

"Yes. We can use the accuracy of laser beams to develop a new type of bomb. It is a laser kit consisting of a seeker and guidance assembly that can be "bolted" onto a standard free-fall bomb. When dropping this laser-guided bomb, the designator needs to focus a dense laser beam on the target and continuously illuminate the target with the laser beam. The laser energy reflected outward from the target will form a cone-shaped area. This energy area can be called a "basket". The bomb will drop a bomb into this "basket". The bomb's seeker will lock onto the laser beam and guide the bomb to the target..."

When simply describing the concept of the laser-guided bomb, Li Yian naturally thought of how the U.S. military used it to defeat the weaker enemies in the Gulf War in another world. In that war, precision-guided weapons became an instant hit.

It’s not just the laser-guided bomb that has become an instant success, what else is there?
Of course it’s the Tomahawk cruise missile!
When the Tomahawk cruise missile appeared in his mind again, Li Yian thought of the "Jiaolong" attack nuclear submarine that had just been launched for sea trials.

Before the Tomahawk cruise missiles were equipped on nuclear submarines, the submarines' attack weapons were relatively limited, limited to torpedoes and mines. At the same time, traditional attack nuclear submarines lacked the ability to attack land.

However, the introduction of the Tomahawk cruise missile, which can be launched from torpedo tubes, changed this situation, allowing submarines to also perform land attack missions. This gave traditional attack submarines a strategic strike capability in an instant.

Later, the US military modified its nuclear submarines by adding vertical launch tubes to increase the number of Tomahawk missiles the submarines carried, thereby strengthening their strike capabilities.

"Tomahawk cruise missile."

Li Yian thought to himself:
"It seems that this is also an effective option to strengthen the Nanyang nuclear arsenal."

How could it not be?

Although the range of the Tomahawk missile is only 1000-2000 kilometers, it can give naval warships, submarines and strategic bombers long-range strike capabilities, and it can also carry nuclear warheads!
At the same time, the Tomahawk flying close to the ground was difficult to be detected by the enemy's air defense system by the standards of this era. In fact, in another world, when the Tomahawk first appeared, the whole world was stunned by its performance. It was not only regarded as a weapon to break through the air defense network, but also its high accuracy of the first one to make a hole and the second one to enter, which amazed the whole world.

If similar cruise missiles can be developed in this era, not only will the South China Sea have long-range precision strike capabilities, but all of the South China Sea's submarines and bombers will also have true long-range strike capabilities. Ordinary nuclear submarines can be hundreds of kilometers away from the enemy coast and directly carry out long-range strikes on the enemy's depths. The same is true for strategic bomber groups. This kind of strike can be a conventional strike, just like the US military in Iraq, using Tomahawk missiles to destroy the enemy's vital points.
Of course, it can also be part of a nuclear strike, such as using its high precision to destroy an enemy country's land-based nuclear arsenal during war.

Thinking this in his mind, Li Yian said to Luke Wu.

"I have another idea, which is cruise missiles. I think we should develop a new type of cruise missile!"

"This cruise missile should be universal. It can be launched from land, from the air by bombers, and from submarines and destroyers!"

While talking about his ideas, Li Yian drew the structure of the cruise missile on paper, and even made some suggestions on its guidance method. He also proposed the concept of a terrain matching system and even the concept of satellite navigation.

Although these are just theoretical concepts, they are already "basic theories" that transcend the times. As for what fruits such basic theories will bear, only time will tell.

However, what was somewhat unexpected to him was that regarding satellite navigation, the Navy's technical department had already begun research in related fields. In fact, at about the same time, in order to solve the problem of submarine navigation, the US Navy's Surface Weapons Laboratory and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory also began research on satellite Doppler positioning technology. In this regard, Nanyang was at about the same level as the United States.

Just as Li Yian was listening to his introduction of the progress of satellite positioning research, the door of the study was pushed open, and Yu Xiangdong walked in and said:
"Sir, something happened..."

(End of this chapter)