Great warships

Chapter 1242 Noor Missile VS Saar-5
The world is not peaceful.

The Mediterranean Sea is like a big bathtub. Although it is also an ocean, it does not have the turbulent waves like the other oceans. It is usually calm and warships can sail safely in it.

Therefore, the European joint warship plan at that time eventually fell through because the needs of different countries were different. The French and Italian navies mainly sailed in the Mediterranean and had low requirements for the hull. The British Navy was often tossed around in the Atlantic Ocean, and the bow hitting the waves was a piece of cake, so they naturally required the warships to be stronger. Different needs led to different design plans, and they could not agree at all.

At this time, in the waters of the southeast corner of the Mediterranean Sea, a small warship was sailing leisurely.

Its hull is only over 80 meters long and has a total displacement of more than 1,000 tons, which is considered child's play in the field of warships, but it is the most powerful warship of the David Navy. After all, they were all missile boats before, but now this one can be called a frigate!

Although it is small in size, its design is very advanced. It looks just like the Lafayette class and is full of modernity. At the same time, it is also equipped with various weapon systems, such as two quadruple Harpoon missiles for long-range anti-ship, 32-tube Barak missile vertical launch systems for air defense, two MK2 triple torpedo tubes for anti-submarine, two 32mm guns and a "CIWS" system for close defense. Even a warship with a displacement of 2 tons would be a bit cramped to install so many things, let alone the one in front of it.

With more weapons, the living space for personnel will inevitably be greatly compressed, so it uses automated devices to replace manual labor in many places. At the same time, it spends most of its time patrolling near the coast, without worrying about issues such as supplies.

This is the Saar-5 type frigate of the Davidian Navy. This ship is the Hanit, which is a transliteration. If translated according to the meaning, it is the Spear.

It is of great significance to the Davidic navy, just like a navy's spear.

Of course, in the era when it was born, that is, in the mid-1990s, it could indeed dominate this sea area, but now, this kind of warship is no longer enough.

However, the Davids were proud and still felt that this type of warship was invincible. After all, the opponents they were facing now were weaker.

"Hmph, under our blockade, no ship can enter the port. They are trapped to death!" Captain Snir said proudly. He looked at the sea, which was broad and empty. No ship dared to go against them.

"Report, the radar has been working continuously for more than 20 hours. Do we need to shut down and take a break?" At this moment, the radar soldier asked.

"No, our radar can work continuously and does not need to rest." Snier said, "We must rely on radar to monitor the sea surface."

As soon as he finished speaking, the radar screen was filled with snow.

"Report, radar failure."

"What are you waiting for? Go and repair it. Damn it, how could this radar developed by the Military Industrial Corporation fail at the critical moment!" Snir couldn't help but curse.

"Yes." The radar soldier hurried back to work, not realizing that the snow on the screen might not necessarily be broken, but might be interfered with!

Because the warship was on a mission to blockade the port, it was only 20 kilometers away from the land. They did not notice that several more vehicles were present somewhere on the land.

On one of the vehicles, there was something like an orange segment, and on the other vehicle, there was a long square tube, which had been erected and pointed toward the sea.

"We didn't detect the enemy's radar signal. Due to our interference, the enemy has turned off the radar!"

"What are you waiting for? Go ahead, lock on to the target and fire the missile!"

"What kind of stealth warship is this? We have already locked onto it!"

The Saar-5 type frigate has an angular appearance, with the superstructure at an angle to the waterline, and the exhaust is cooled by seawater before being discharged. Although it has a displacement of more than tons, its radar reflection area is similar to that of a -ton boat, which is also what the Davids are most proud of.

However, this is not completely invisible. At such a close distance, it is easy to be detected. The next step is to open fire!
A few seconds later, a ball of flame rose up, the red warhead came out first, followed by the milky white body. After flying forward for a while, it threw away the booster at the back, ignited the main engine, and flew towards the target close to the sea surface.

On the Hannett, the radar soldier was sweating profusely.

"The radar components are self-checking normally, with no signs of failure. Could it be that the radar antenna is being interfered with?"

"What are you waiting for? Activate anti-interference measures!"

After some effort, the snow on the screen finally disappeared, but a bright spot appeared clearly on the screen.

"There's also interference. Damn, this radar is really unreliable." The radar soldier continued to complain.

He doesn't know that this is not interference, this is the real thing!
At the stern of the warship, several sailors were busy recovering a helicopter. Although this warship is only about a thousand tons, it can still be equipped with a helicopter to carry out anti-submarine and patrol operations.

Now, the helicopter is about to return, and they have to deploy the recovery device. It is not easy to land such a small warship. Fortunately, the Mediterranean is calm and the warship does not shake much.

One of the sailors wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced at the sea. Then, he was stunned. Why was there a strange object on the sea? It was approaching at high speed... It was long and had wings. Was it a missile? A missile!
"Attention, missiles!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the missile flew towards them and hit the side of the ship hard.

Boom!
That's right, the sound was just a bang, not a blast, because anti-ship missiles use semi-armor-piercing warheads, which need to smash open the target's outer steel plate and then explode when they reach the inner layer.

However, the Saar-5 frigate is only a light frigate after all, and the steel plates of the warship are too weak. According to the design of the incoming anti-ship missile, it was intended to smash through several layers of steel plates and explode inside the warship, but before it exploded, the warhead had already smashed through the entire side and flew out from the other side.

boom!
After flying out, the missile just detonated, a huge fireball rose, all the sailors on the deck were blown away, the flames burned fiercely at the tail of the entire warship, and then quickly spread forward, the aluminum alloy superstructure was ignited!
Back then, the British learned a lesson from the Falklands War and dared not use aluminum alloys for warship superstructures anymore, replacing them all with cold steel. However, after entering the 5s, many warships continued to use aluminum alloys. After all, aluminum alloys have great advantages, especially their lightness. For the Saar-, with so many weapons installed on a frigate of over a thousand tons, the superstructure can only be made of aluminum alloy.

Once the aluminum alloy is ignited, there is no saving it!
Flames burned throughout the entire warship, black smoke billowed, and then the Barak air defense missile system in front exploded. Amid the huge explosion, the entire warship broke into two and sank rapidly.

For a time, the whole world was shocked. Although the world has not been peaceful in recent years, it was generally the strong countries attacking the weak countries, and there had never been any confrontation between equals. There had never been a case of a warship being sunk. This was the first time!
What sent this warship to the bottom of the sea?
The whole world is curious and waiting for David's investigation.

The Kingdom of David attaches the most importance to the Air Force. The navy's strength was not good to begin with, and now a main warship has been sunk. This is definitely a serious blow, and the cause of the accident must be investigated.

Soon, the David people announced the news to the public.

"A Noor anti-ship missile was launched locally. Our warships turned off their air defense radars to avoid accidental injuries, which is why they were suddenly attacked and failed to react in time. If it were really during wartime, this situation would never have occurred. Our Buck air defense missiles would have easily intercepted this anti-ship missile!"

The Davids were very annoyed, but they also knew that they had to cover it up. If people knew that their military products were not good and their reputation was ruined, how would they sell weapons in the future?

However, this kind of cover-up cannot escape the eyes of the whole world. It just is not possible. Why make so many excuses?

Zhang Zhong was very excited and made a program that day.

"There are many ways to identify friend or foe now, and the sky there is full of David people. There is no need for them to turn off the air defense radar to avoid accidental injuries and finally get attacked. For a country that often goes to war, this is simply impossible. Therefore, the biggest reason is not that the air defense radar was turned off, but that the air defense radar did not detect the incoming anti-ship missiles at all!"

"According to the Davids, the target was a Noor anti-ship missile. At a distance of about 5 kilometers, it can fly at an altitude of about two meters above sea level after taking off. The Mediterranean is very calm, and it can even be about one meter. The radar on the Saar-2228 warship is simply unable to effectively detect such a target. After all, its radar is very simple. The two EL/M-2218 radars on the main mast are mainly used as fire control radars, and the EL/M-S E/F band radar on the rear mast is mainly used for air search and has no ability to filter out ocean clutter."

"Integrating a large number of weapons and equipment into such a small warship is a very difficult task. You have to make trade-offs. The Davids over-simplified the radar system, which led to the tragedy." Zhang Zhong said with spit flying.

"From the current perspective, their best solution is to upgrade the radar, especially the EL/M-2248 phased array radar they sold to India. Three of them can be installed on the front mast and one on the rear mast, thus forming a layout of four active phased array radars. At the same time, a miracle has been created. This will be the world's smallest ship equipped with a solid-state active phased array radar."

Snapped!
The hook nose turned off the TV with an angry look on his face.

"Damn it, how did this Oriental guy know our modification plan? Did one of us leak the secret?"

"This person was just making wild guesses, and it just happened to be the same as our plan."

After this incident, the David people must of course find ways to avoid similar incidents. The best way is to upgrade the radar. The most suitable radar is the radar system exported to India. However, they didn't know that their plan had just been discovered by the Orientals, and it was Zhang Zhong who had always been calling the shots in the media.

How can this be played? If they really change it, wouldn’t it prove that Zhang Zhong’s guess was right? If they don’t change it, their warships really have defects.

"This warship is too small. We need to have a stronger navy, otherwise we will not be able to cope with the worsening situation!"

"We simply don't have that much money. The original cost of building this type of warship was $400 million. If the displacement is increased, the price will soar. Our military budget is tight, and we have to give priority to the air force."

For the Davidites, no matter what they did next, they would be criticized.

However, for them, these are secondary. The key is what to do in the future? When can they reverse this disadvantage?
Parthia.

"It's great! After this attack, the whole world should know that we, the Parthian Empire, have powerful and advanced anti-ship missiles!" Husseini said excitedly.

"Yes, it is really good, but the Noor anti-ship missile is still too weak. It can only deal with a frigate of several thousand tons. It would be better if we could buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from the East and copy one."

The Noor anti-ship missile is a copy of the Eastern C802 missile. Although it still has achieved good results, it is an outdated weapon after all. They need more advanced anti-ship missiles. Moreover, their Parthia has a strong defense industry. If they want to buy it, they have to be able to produce it themselves, that is to say, buy it together with the production line!

"That's right, with just one Eastern C803 missile, it is enough to destroy a 802-ton warship. The performance of our C is still a little bit worse. We need better anti-ship missiles!" Salami said.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to the East and see if Mr. Qin can export advanced anti-ship missile technology to us."

The first person they thought of was Qin Tao! After all, in their eyes, Mr. Qin from Mingzhou Group was their best friend!

So, taking advantage of the victory, a group of Parthian people came to the East and came to the Mingzhou Group.

"Mr. Qin, it's nice to meet you. You must have heard about the recent battle in the Mediterranean?" Husseini was very direct. With a good friend like Mr. Qin, there was no need to play tricks.

"Yes, I heard about it." Qin Tao said, "Your Noor missile is really powerful."

"Yes, we have to thank President Qin for this missile. Without your technical support..."

"Wait, this has nothing to do with us. The Noor missile is produced by you. Even if its appearance is very similar to our C802, it is just similar. Ours is very similar to the Exocet missile."

"Yes, yes, President Qin is right." Salami quickly agreed: "President Qin, our Noor missile has advanced performance, but its power is still a little lacking. We need an advanced anti-ship missile that can take down 10,000-ton warships and even aircraft carriers."

Xu Zhengyang sighed on the side, saying that President Qin's inference was so accurate. These people had achieved results but were still not satisfied. They even hoped to obtain a powerful weapon to counterattack the aircraft carrier!

"That's right. If you want to attack an aircraft carrier, you need a supersonic anti-ship missile. Your Eagle Strike-12 is very good, but I don't know if you can export it to us?"

Although Qin Tao had said before that Eagle Strike-62, Eagle Strike-12 and the like could be put on the market and sold for money, the Navy disagreed. After all, the Eagle Strike-12 was still a powerful weapon in the Navy's equipment sequence and could not be given to others casually.

However, there is no problem with the Eagle Strike-62.

At that time, although the Navy had the Eagle Strike-81, it had a short range and weak power and was outdated. The Navy was in urgent need of advanced missiles to attack large warships, so technicians quickly developed the Eagle Strike-62.
The appearance of this missile has gotten rid of the Exocet style and is very similar to the Tomahawk missile, with a slender I-shaped body with a large chord-to-width ratio in the middle, which makes it like a small airplane and convenient for low-altitude subsonic cruising.

The warhead is oval in front, cylindrical in the middle, and truncated cone in the tail. There is also a cross-shaped wing on the tail. When taking off from the ground or a warship, a solid rocket booster is added. The important features of this missile are its large size, strong power, and long range.

However, the Eagle Strike-62 was born at the wrong time. By the time this missile was equipped to the navy, the Eagle Strike-12 and Eagle Strike-18 had already come out. The navy was tired of the old and loved the new, so the Eagle Strike-62 was eliminated after being equipped on only a few warships, and naturally it could be pushed to the international market.

As for the Eagle Strike-12, it cannot be exported for the time being, and the navy still regards this missile as a treasure.

"Yes, there is also C 803. It is said that this type of missile played a role in the maritime exercise this time. One missile sank a -ton warship. It's powerful!"

"Everyone, in order to meet the export market, we have specially developed an anti-ship missile similar to the anti-ship Tomahawk. Are you interested?"

"What missile?"

"Codenamed C602, this missile is large in size. Its warhead weighs kilograms. Just one missile can easily destroy warships of tons or more."

Many Western anti-ship missiles weigh less than 300 kilograms, and the Harpoon missile weighs only about 500 kilograms. Now, the warhead of this type of Eastern missile alone has reached 300 kilograms!

"As for the range, due to export restrictions, the range of our missile will be controlled at 290 kilometers. However, this missile adopts a modular design and can be equipped with different fuel tanks. What changes will be made when it reaches the customer is beyond our control."

The most effective way to increase the range of a missile is to increase the fuel. This is very simple. The so-called modular design is nothing more than lengthening the missile body and using a larger fuel tank to increase the endurance. Although the range cannot be doubled, it is still no problem to reach four or five hundred kilometers.

For the Parthians, the key issue is not how far it can fly, but how far their guidance system can guide it. The basic model's 290 kilometers is enough for them.

It has a long range and great power. What else can I say? Buy it!

"Boss Qin, we not only want to buy missiles, we also want to buy production lines."

"No problem, I'll help you make the contact."

"Boss Qin, our foreign exchange may not be sufficient."

"It doesn't matter. As long as we have oil, we can just come over by land."

After the construction of Gwadar Port, oil pipelines and railways were connected, and it was possible to travel entirely by land from the oil producing areas to the country, avoiding the uncertainty of long sea transportation.

(End of this chapter)