The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 306: Sea 'Assassin' (asking for monthly ticket)
Of course, the Type 022 missile boat is not without weaknesses.

In fact, the problems with the Type 022 missile boat are also obvious.

First of all, the Type 022 missile boat has a short range, with a combat radius of 300 nautical miles, or 555.6 kilometers. This distance is actually nothing for a warship. This combat radius means that this Type 022 missile boat can only be used for near-shore defense and can only fight in the near-shore range. After all, you can't go out to fight and then come back without enough fuel.

Secondly, its air self-defense capability is weak. Facing the carrier-based aircraft of an aircraft carrier, it has no anti-aircraft missiles and can hardly pose a fatal threat to the advanced carrier-based aircraft relying solely on high-rate-of-fire guns, unless the performance of the carrier-based aircraft is average or the pilot is careless. Otherwise, if the carrier-based aircraft flies higher and uses advanced precision-guided missiles, the Type 022 missile boat will easily become a target.

No matter how fast the Type 022 missile boat is, it cannot be faster than an airplane. This is the advantage of an airplane.

After all, it has to be a large destroyer or frigate, which has the ability to patrol for a long time and also has strong air defense capabilities.

In addition, the Type 022 missile boat must cooperate with the command aircraft. After all, the effective range of its own radar is 200 kilometers. The Eagle Strike-2 and Eagle Strike-5 anti-ship missiles are okay. After all, the range is 70 kilometers and 100 to 200 kilometers, which is enough.

但是对于‘鹰击-8’、‘鹰击-11’就有些不够用了，因为‘鹰击-8’最大射程可以达到300公里，而‘鹰击-11’最大射程甚至可以达到600公里。

Without the guidance of an aerial command aircraft, the Type 022 missile boat would not be able to fully exert the power of the 'Eagle Strike-8' and 'Eagle Strike-11' anti-ship missiles.

But there is no way around it. The Type 022 missile boat is positioned as an "assassin" for near-shore operations, to deter some jackals and tigers. It is just a small warship and cannot be perfect.

And to be honest, the coastal forces are not enough to rely solely on coastal defense missiles and Type 022 missile boats, they also need light frigates!

Liu Tao went back to Panshan Machinery Factory, downloaded all the information about the Type 022 missile boat, and then printed out two copies.

As for the original design data, it was recycled and archived.

Liu Tao then arranged the construction plan of the Type 022 missile boat. Even if the navy does not want to order this Type 022 missile boat, it is likely that many countries will be interested in it.

Once built, there will be no trouble finding sellers.

Moreover, shipbuilding is the job of the shipyard, but weapon systems, electronic systems, etc., are produced by other factories and ultimately installed in the shipyard.

Liu Tao estimated that after building a few, a Type 022 missile boat would only take more than a month to build.

If the shipyard is expanded and several ships are built at the same time, it would be like mass production like making dumplings.

And all of these need to be planned.

Zhanjiang Port is the home port of the South China Sea Fleet.

Liu Tao and others were coming to a berth where the Type 022 missile boat was docked.

When Liu Tao told the leaders of the China Shipbuilding Corporation the good news, they were very excited and contacted the navy immediately. Then the Type 022 missile boat sailed to Zhanjiang Port.

"Comrade Liu Tao, please introduce this missile boat!" The commander of the South China Sea Fleet couldn't help but say, eager to learn about this beautiful-looking missile boat.

The warships of the current South China Sea Fleet are all crooked and misshapen.

The Type 07 frigates 'Anshan', 'Fushun', 'Changchun' and 'Taiyuan' were purchased to equip the North Sea Fleet to defend the capital, while the South Sea Fleet could only watch with drool.

Now the South China Sea Fleet does not even have Type 024 missile boats, but is equipped with the previous Type 021 missile boats.

This new type of missile boat looks very powerful at first glance. At the very least, it is much larger than the 024 missile boat.

"I named this missile boat the Type 022 missile boat. It is 43 meters long, 13 meters wide, has a draft of 1.4 meters, a standard displacement of 250 tons, a full load displacement of 300 tons, and is equipped with four diesel engines, two in the front and two in the back. It has a cruising speed of 30 knots, a maximum speed of 55 knots, a cruising range of 900 nautical miles, and a combat radius of 300 nautical miles. It can carry various types of ship-launched 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles." Liu Tao introduced, "It can carry 2 'Eagle Strike-5' and 'Eagle Strike-12' anti-ship missiles, 8 'Eagle Strike-10' anti-ship missiles, and 11 'Eagle Strike-8' anti-ship missiles."

When the commanders of the navy heard that the Type 022 missile boat was so big, their eyes lit up. The Type 021 missile boat equipped by the South China Sea Fleet has a maximum displacement of only 40 tons, a cruising range of 600 nautical miles, and a maximum speed of only 35 knots.

Not to mention, the Type 021 missile boat is equipped with the "Upstream No. 022" anti-ship missile, while the Type missile boat in front of us can be equipped with various types of "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

The performance of the 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missile far exceeds that of the 'Upstream No. 1' anti-ship missile.

Not long ago, the South China Sea Fleet launched an "Eagle Strike-5" anti-ship missile, directly sinking a 3500-ton old and abandoned ship.

"'Eagle Strike-11' anti-ship missile?" The commander of the South China Sea Fleet was stunned, somewhat puzzled.

The South China Sea Fleet was also allocated other types of anti-ship missiles, and he was also aware of them.

This was the first time he had heard of the 'Eagle Strike-11' anti-ship missile.

"Eagle Strike-10, Eagle Strike-11, and Eagle Strike-12 are anti-ship missiles we developed before National Day for 8-ton and 9-ton aircraft carriers. They have a maximum range of 600 kilometers, a maximum speed of Mach 8, and a combat head weight of 1200 kilograms. As long as an 8-ton or 9-ton large aircraft carrier is hit by one of these anti-ship missiles, it will be an absolute disaster." Liu Tao smiled and introduced.

When the commander of the South China Sea Fleet and the leaders of the Navy Command heard this, they gasped.

This is even more terrifying than the 'Eagle Strike-7', 'Eagle Strike-8' and 'Eagle Strike-9' anti-ship missiles.

With a maximum speed of Mach 8, what kind of air defense system can intercept this anti-ship missile?

I'm afraid that even the most advanced aircraft carrier fleet in the world, no matter how intensive the defensive firepower, cannot intercept it!

Besides, who else in the world has a large aircraft carrier of more than 8 tons?

"This Type 022 missile boat has a large number of advanced electronic systems and uses a lot of high-tech technologies," Liu Tao said. "Its radar has a range of 200 kilometers and an altitude of 15 kilometers. Except for a very small number of aircraft, no matter what type of aircraft or missile it is, it cannot escape radar detection."

Everyone was shocked by the information Liu Tao said.

This is truly an extremely advanced missile boat. I'm afraid that knowing about this kind of missile boat would make even jackals, tigers, and leopards feel cold in their hearts and have a headache.

"Of course, these are our test data. The Navy will have to conduct a series of tests to determine the specific results." Liu Tao said with a smile, "After all, our testing time is very short and we have experienced few sea conditions."

Having said that, Liu Tao is full of confidence.

Because he spent a lot of time and effort to personally develop and test these products, and he repaired and improved them one by one.

Although it is just a small toy with a full displacement of 300 tons, it has a lot of advanced technology and its combat capability is definitely not weak.

Anyone who understands it will frown and feel a chill in his heart.

If they are built in large quantities, a dozen or even twenty or thirty Type 022 missile boats can definitely cause trouble for an aircraft carrier fleet. If they are launched within the combat range, they may severely damage or even destroy an existing aircraft carrier formation.

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