The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 275 'Eagle Strike-1' Anti-Ship Missile

this day.

There is a missile in front of Liu Tao.

The missile appears to be quite slender in shape.

Liu Tao looked at the virtual panel in the corner of his eye:
[Item: 'Eagle Strike 1' anti-ship missile]

【Manufacturer: Liu Tao】

[Item Level: LV9 (not upgradeable)]

[Upgrade Points: 2000]

[Item status: intact, analyzable]

Looking at the specific performance parameters of this anti-ship missile, a smile appeared on Liu Tao's face.

This 'Eagle Strike 1' anti-ship missile adopts a typical normal aerodynamic layout, with four wings and decks arranged in an 'X' shape in the middle and tail of the missile body. The entire missile consists of a seeker, front equipment compartment, warhead, main engine, booster, rear equipment compartment, wings and deck. The total length of the missile is 4.7 meters, the diameter is 0.35 meters, the wingspan is 1.1 meters, and the total weight of the missile at launch is 652 kilograms.

The missile's power system consists of two parts. The main engine is an end-burning solid rocket engine with a total weight of 170 kg, a working time of 150 seconds, and an average thrust of 2.4 kilonewtons, which can keep the missile's cruising speed at 0.9 Mach; the booster is a side-burning solid rocket engine with a weight of 80 kg, a working time of 2.5 seconds, and an average thrust of 74 kilonewtons, which can quickly accelerate the missile to supersonic speed, and then fly at a cruising speed under the action of the main engine. With the two engines working, the missile's maximum range can reach 70 kilometers.

After the missile is launched, it uses inertial navigation and activates the active radar search device only after it approaches the target. Therefore, it is difficult for the enemy to detect it before it approaches the target.

"This anti-ship missile is now usable, enough to give the British a hard time." Liu Tao muttered to himself, "Besides, I don't have much time left, I have to hurry up and produce a few more."

In the following period, Liu Tao devoted himself to the production of the "Eagle Strike-1" anti-ship missile.

Beijing.

Liu Tao smiled after receiving a call.

"I thought you could hold out for a few more days before contacting me, but I didn't expect that you would be so impatient to contact me after only a month!" Liu Tao smiled faintly.

The person who contacted him was Martino from Argentina.

On April 4, just one day after April Fools' Day, the Falklands War broke out.

In February, negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands broke down; on April 2, Argentina launched "Operation Blue", sending 4 troops to land on the Falkland Islands, capturing the British troops on the island and raising the Argentine flag.

Galtieri's popularity soared and he became a national hero.

But on the British Isles, the government and the people of Britain were shocked. How could the former world hegemon, the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets", tolerate such humiliation?
I can tolerate my aunt, but I can’t tolerate my uncle!
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher successfully obtained authorization after a passionate speech in Parliament, and then assembled a task force in just three days.

The Argentines had just landed on the Falkland Islands, and the first batch of troops of the task force should have left the port a day later.

In other words, it took Britain only 24 hours to enter a state of war, which is a very fast speed.

It can also be seen that the British had actually made plans for war in advance!

Only the Argentines would be naive enough to think that the British would not go to great lengths to travel 13000 kilometers to fight a deserted island. The Invincible aircraft carrier, several Type 42 destroyers, landing ships and 3500 British marines set out from the mainland to the Falkland Islands. Several British naval vessels participating in the exercise in the North Atlantic also temporarily ended the exercise and headed for the Falkland Islands.

At this time, the British had assembled a fleet consisting of 43 warships, 22 auxiliary ships and 62 merchant ships, which was a huge fleet.

Apart from the United States and the Soviet Union, only Britain has this capability.

As for Argentina, it was extremely panic-stricken because everyone in Argentina was very optimistic. The British could not fight with Argentina at this time, so the army had no plans to go to war with the British.

After the news came, the Argentines began to hurriedly recruit soldiers, build relationships, buy weapons, build fortifications, and transport supplies.

Argentina's weapons were mainly purchased from the United States and France. As a result, France turned against Argentina on the spot. Since April 4, Argentina has been unable to purchase weapons from Europe at all.

The Galtieri government was supported by the United States. The United States tried to mediate, but Britain was firm and insisted that Argentina withdraw its troops first and then negotiate. On April 4, Reagan abandoned the Galtieri government and publicly announced his support for Britain.

Galtieri knew that he had been abandoned, but where could he buy weapons now?
Liu Tao brought his guards to No. 11, Sanlitun East Fifth Street.

"Martino, my friend, you don't look very well. Are you sick?" Liu Tao asked with concern when he saw Martino.

Martino looked unhappy. "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Liu Tao!"

"I heard that your war with the British is not going very well?" Liu Tao smiled.

Martino waved his hand and firmly denied it: "No, no, no, we were very successful. On April 4, our army defeated the British army on South Georgia Island, and on May 21, our heroic air force shot the British Royal Navy's 'Sheffield' destroyer with anti-ship missiles. We won a great victory!"

At this time, the destroyer "Sheffield" was hit, but had not yet sunk.

"But you can't buy weapons, and the French are unwilling to sell their 'Exocet' anti-ship missiles to you. They will even eventually tell the British about the 'Exocet' anti-ship missiles," said Liu Tao.

Up to now in this war, Argentina's army and navy have been extremely cowardly, and only Argentina's air force has performed commendably.

到4月30日，英国特混舰队完成了对马岛周围200海里范围禁航区的海上和空中封锁部署。5月2日下午，英国‘征服者’号核潜艇使用鱼雷击沉了阿根廷海军的‘贝尔格拉诺将军’号巡洋舰，导致323人死亡。

The sinking of the cruiser caused the Argentine Navy to develop a fear of war, causing the main battleships of the Argentine Navy to hide in the port and dare not go out to sea.

5月4日，阿根廷2架法制超级军旗攻击机以30米高度贴近海面超低空飞行，隐蔽的扑向600公里外的英国‘谢菲尔德’号驱逐舰。

When it was 46 kilometers away from the "Sheffield" destroyer, it suddenly pulled up to an altitude of 150 meters, turned on the onboard radar to search for the target and locked the target. Then the fighter plane dived again to an ultra-low altitude of 30 meters. When it was about 30 kilometers away from the British ship, it pulled up to 150 meters again and fired two Exocet air-to-ship missiles.

When Argentina bought the Exocet missile, it was only $25 each, but the Sheffield destroyer was worth $1.5 million.

The exchange ratio is an astonishing 1:600!

The loss of the destroyer "Sheffield" was definitely painful for Britain, which was on the decline.

Even if Britain won the Falklands War, it is hard to say whether it gained or lost money in the war.

However, Argentina's situation is still very bad, because Argentina did not buy many "Exocet" anti-ship missiles at the beginning, and now it wants to buy from the French, but the French have stopped selling them long ago.

No matter how much money you offer, the French won’t sell it!
(End of this chapter)