Great warships

Chapter 1243 Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
The Eagle Strike 62 was not developed by the Mingzhou Group, but the customers listened to Mr. Qin, so the Mingzhou Group transformed itself into an agent, helping to promote missiles and conducting oil transactions, exchanging oil for missiles.

Although electric cars are already available, they are just a drop in the bucket. The East is still the country with the highest demand for oil in the world, and it also needs to expand multiple oil import channels to avoid accidents.

"Mr. Qin, we believe that in order to better protect our motherland, we also need anti-ship ballistic missiles," said Salami.

The Parthians were far-sighted. After all, the biggest threat they faced was the world's number one navy, and they needed the ability to strike back at aircraft carriers. When it came to attacking aircraft carriers, anti-ship ballistic missiles were more effective.

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, the performance of anti-ship ballistic missiles is of course very strong, but the weapons we have on hand have a range of more than 300 kilometers, so we can't export them to you."

Even if the Eagle Strike-21 can be stuffed into the launch tube of a warship, its range is far beyond kilometers. After all, for the Eastern Navy, a range of more than kilometers is meaningful. However, these missiles cannot be exported, otherwise it will violate relevant regulations. We cannot do that kind of thing.

The visitors were suddenly disappointed.

"However, you have your own ballistic missiles, so you can just improve them!" Qin Tao said, "As for the parts you need, you can also buy them yourself. We have an online shopping platform in the East where you can buy everything. You can try it."

The eyes of the people present suddenly brightened.

Qin Tao opened the webpage and entered the content.

"For example, if you need an electromagnetic wave receiver, you can enter it and press Enter. You see, there are so many options. For another example, if you need a servo, you can also enter the search item... You see, I entered a precision guidance system, and there is also..."

"Boss Qin, I understand. We will purchase some civilian parts and install them on our guidance heads to develop our own anti-ship ballistic missile weapons." Salami said, "I just don't know if these manufacturers will provide after-sales service?"

"If the quantity is large, we should be able to provide door-to-door after-sales service. Our online shopping service attitude is also very good."

"it is good."

The Parthian Empire had a large number of ballistic missiles. Their technology came from the Northern Kimchi Kingdom. Starting with the Scud missile, they continued to grow and develop step by step. At the same time, they also had short-range missiles that they developed independently, such as the Conqueror-110, which was a short-range ballistic missile using solid fuel. It had a range of only kilometers, but it was just enough.

As long as some kits are added to this missile, it can be transformed from a surface-to-surface missile into an anti-ship ballistic missile. Although it is only short-range, its landing speed is only Mach 4, which is enough to sink a large warship.

The guests from Parthia left with satisfaction. Qin Tao had just seen off the guests from Parthia when Lao Ba came again.

Over the years, the Pakistani navy has grown stronger and stronger. Although Pakistan has no money and can only purchase a few 054s at most, it has a joint fleet plan. Relying on this plan, they successfully obtained three Jubail-class ships from the rich men. These are all Aegis warships with very advanced performance. Although Pakistan still does not have an aircraft carrier, their naval power should not be underestimated.

However, Lao Ba is still somewhat dissatisfied with the anti-ship missiles on these warships.

"Boss Qin, we are very satisfied with the weapons produced by the East. Those destroyers and frigates are our backbone. However, we are still lacking in anti-ship missiles."

"Well, we have specially developed an advanced anti-ship missile. If you need it, you can purchase it in large quantities and introduce a production line." Qin Tao started to sell it again.

Although he did not buy supersonic anti-ship missiles, after hearing about the power of these large anti-ship missiles, Lao Ba was very satisfied and first signed a contract for a batch of shore-to-ship missiles.

"It's a pity that the Eagle Strike-12 and Eagle Strike-18 are not exported, otherwise we will definitely get more orders." Qin Tao looked at the contract that had just been signed with emotion.

"At present, relevant departments are developing more advanced anti-ship missiles. When those missiles come out, the existing Eagle Strike-12 and Eagle Strike-18 will be outdated, and they should be able to be exported by then," said Xu Zhengyang.

These anti-ship missiles were exported in later generations, naturally because there were more advanced ones in China. Now, they are still under research.

Qin Tao nodded. It is naturally difficult to develop advanced anti-ship missiles, but we don't need to be too anxious. The Eagle Strike-62 is already very powerful anyway.

"Boss Qin, I just received some new news. In order to enhance the capabilities of the David Navy, the U.S. Navy has decided to donate the retired Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Thomas Gates to the David Navy."

Qin Tao was also stunned: "So generous?"

The Ticonderoga-class cruiser is the U.S. Navy's first Aegis warship equipped with a four-sided phased array radar. However, it is divided into several versions according to different models. Although the original Baseline 0 and Baseline 1 also have four-sided phased arrays, they do not have a vertical launch system and still use a canted arm launcher. The MK2 vertical launch was only available from Baseline 41.

Therefore, the first two batches of warships were retired early, but there were only five ships in total in the two batches. The Thomas Gates was the fifth ship. It was built in 84, entered service in 87, and was just retired at the end of 05.

Originally it should have been put into storage after being retired, but unexpectedly, the Americans actually dragged this warship out and handed it over to the David people. This is their real father.

"Yes, in the face of the sudden situation over there, the Davids have strengthened air patrols, but it is still not safe. They still need powerful warships on the sea. The addition of this warship will rapidly expand the strength of the David Navy. And I heard that the Americans are also willing to hand over the first few ships to the Davids."

The naval strength of countries like Gou Da Hu is expanding rapidly, and the situation of the David people is getting worse and worse. Now that the Americans are handing over the retired cruisers to the David people, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

but……

"Let's just wait and see. The Americans have been bragging about how powerful Aegis is. Apart from firing Tomahawk missiles, we haven't seen any other performance from this thing. This is a good opportunity to observe it."

Aegis has never really faced off against the navies of other countries. After all, during the Cold War, the Americans were the only superpower. In fact, the most recent modern naval battle was the Falklands War in 82, and there has been no more since then.

Now is the time to take a look.

This was a rare opportunity for the David people.

It took only a dozen days for the Thomas Gates to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the east coast of the United States and enter the Mediterranean Sea. Moreover, the Davidians did not need any training because the people operating the warship were all Davidians who had originally served in the U.S. Navy. They retired from the U.S. military, put on new uniforms, and drove the warship back.

Captain Asulin stood on the tall bridge, looking at the approaching land outline from afar.

"We're back, finally back!" Asulin said, "The main battleships of our David Navy have entered the cruiser era. Let us wash away the shame of the Hanit! If they dare to launch anti-ship missiles again, we will intercept all the damn Noor missiles!"

The Aegis system was developed to resist saturation attacks. Although this early-stage warship does not have a vertical launch, it has a double-arm launcher at the front and rear, which can be quickly launched and then reloaded. Moreover, the oblique arm launcher can point directly to the target, saving the time of the vertical launch taking off and then diving down. Therefore, in terms of actual combat effectiveness, it is not necessarily lower than the vertical launch.

Moreover, it would be useless to launch more missiles. After all, there are only four continuous wave illuminators on the warship, which can only intercept four targets at a time. Subsequent missiles must fly by inertia after being launched, and wait until the previous wave of missiles is destroyed before intercepting the next wave.

The so-called resistance to saturation attacks is not something that Aegis can really do, because it lacks an active phased array radar and requires a dedicated target illumination radar.

However, do their opponents have the ability to launch anti-ship missiles multiple times in a row to carry out a saturation attack?

Of course not, launching one or two missiles is enough!

"Attention, turn the rudder to the left, and turn on the right radar among the four phased array radars!"

Speaking of Aegis warships, many people will be attracted by the four phased array radars. This thing is the biggest source of combat power for the entire warship. However, we must also realize that this thing consumes too much power.

Take the Ticonderoga class for example. If all four radars were turned on at full power, the warship's range would be reduced by 2,000 kilometers, as all the fuel would be consumed by the radars.

Therefore, they will only turn on the radar when they reach the war zone, and usually use ordinary search radars. The same is true for the Eastern Aegis warships. When patrolling, they only turn on the clothes rack or fly swatter at the back, and only turn on all four radars when there is a situation.

Now, when the Thomas Gates was dozens of kilometers away from the coastline, it turned full left, and the warship drew an arc on the sea. Its course changed from east to north, and the right side of the ship was just facing the direction of the coastline. Therefore, only this radar needed to be turned on, which could minimize power consumption and was not necessary.

After all, it is impossible for anti-ship missiles to fly from other directions.

Go north, and after passing the target area, turn back and just open the radar antenna on the left.

Only the Ticonderoga class can do this. The four phased array radars are arranged in the front, back, left and right, with each responsible for one side. If it is other warships, the four phased array radars are staggered by 45 degrees. To search the starboard side, both the right front and right rear radars have to be turned on.

The surging electric power is input into the radar array and radiates into the sky, making the situation within 400 kilometers clear at a glance.

In addition to warships, there are also early warning aircraft in the sky, which are also closely monitoring the situation on the coastline and land. They will never let such a thing happen again!

One circle, two circles, the Thomas Gates became the hardest working little bee on the sea, constantly busy. The day passed, the night came, the night passed, and the day came again.

They didn't know that at this moment, in the mountainous area east of the target, a group of people were waiting.

"Humph, do they think they can scare us by bringing an Aegis battleship over? Let's show them the power of our Peace Bay-1 anti-ship missiles!"

"That's right! They are only fifty kilometers away from the coastline, thinking that this is right within the range of anti-aircraft missiles. Our anti-ship missiles will be shot down by them as soon as they leave the coastline. They definitely don't know that even if we launch anti-ship missiles from here, we can still circle over the sea and fly towards them from the direction of the sea!"

"Yes, the key is the locking problem. At such a long distance, we simply cannot lock onto the target. Fortunately, they have been sailing regularly. We only need to set the flight trajectory, and when their warships reach the attack position, our missiles will also have arrived!"

This is the benefit brought by the long range. If it were the previous missiles, which only had a range of a hundred kilometers or even dozens of kilometers, they would not dare to do this. Now the anti-ship missiles they have at hand have a range of three or four hundred kilometers, so they can make a circle and come back without any problem.

"It's a pity that our ballistic missiles are still being debugged. Otherwise, even if they watched our anti-ship ballistic missiles pass by, they would be powerless!"

The Anxi Gulf-1 missile is a cruise missile, and its technical source cannot be disclosed. The Anxi Gulf-2 missile is a ballistic missile, which is manufactured based on their own Conqueror-110 missile with improved guidance components. Those kits can really be purchased, and the manufacturer also provides door-to-door service, but if you want to put it into practical use, you still have to wait for a while.

Now we can only make do with the Anxiwan-1 missile.

"Although we are still debugging, we can also launch the Conqueror-110 missile. We will calculate the time and attract their attention. When that time comes..."

Everybody got excited.

When night fell again, a ball of fire suddenly appeared in the mountains. It flew towards the northwest, out of the mountains, into the plains, and into the sky above the sea, flying like a ghost.

In order to maintain confidentiality, the missile's data link did not transmit any data back. However, those who launched it were full of confidence. They believed that it would definitely not miss the target and would become famous this time!
At this time, the Thomas Gates had just completed a cruise to the north, turned around and began sailing south.

"Attention, turn off the right radar and turn on the left radar!" Asulin gave the order.

The patrol process is like this every day, which is too monotonous. However, this is their mission. If they keep sailing monotonously, it means that the other party is afraid. If an unexpected situation suddenly occurs, it means that the warship still cannot deter the other party.

"Captain, let me take your place, you go and eat," said the first mate.

Asulin nodded. He also needed to rest and couldn't stay on the bridge all the time. But just when he was about to leave, the data link suddenly received information from the early warning aircraft.

"In the eastern mountains, a ballistic missile was spotted, and it just took off!"

A ballistic missile will be discovered as soon as it takes off. Now it is detected by the early warning aircraft first because of its low altitude. The next second, the Aegis radar responds: a bright spot appears on the screen.

This warship had not been upgraded until it was retired, and the computer it used was still 20 or 30 years old, but it was more than enough to calculate the target trajectory. When the data came out the next second, everyone was stunned.

"The terminal stage of the short-range ballistic missile is here!"

"Damn it, impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

At this moment, everyone's first reaction was a false alarm. After all, apart from the East, there was no other country in the world that had anti-ship ballistic missile technology. Although Russia was also conducting research, it had not made any breakthroughs.

So now, where did this anti-ship missile that suddenly appeared come from?
No one knows, they don't even believe it!

"Based on the trajectory, it should be their Conqueror-110!"

This missile was developed by the Parthians in the mid-2s. It is said that the source of the technology can be traced back to the time when the East converted the Hongqi-610 missile into a ground-to-ground B missile in order to clean up its assets. After that, the Parthian Empire began to imitate and improve it, and developed a fully solid ground-to-ground missile with a continuously expanding range, which has now reached the level of kilometers.

But what kind of missile is this!
The shorter the range, the lower the falling speed. A missile of this level will only hit the ground at Mach 4. There's nothing to be afraid of. It will definitely be fine!
"Don't worry, prepare the Standard 2 missile and start the interception procedure!" Asulin said.

Even if this warship doesn't have a fucking system, it can still intercept a short-range ballistic missile. After all, the Patriot in the 1990s can intercept Scud missiles, and the Standard Missile is better than the Patriot missile in many cases.

The missile came in quickly, passed its highest point, and began to splash down.

"Attention, missiles fired!"

Whizzing!
Two Standard 2 missiles left the launch pad one second apart. In the dark night, the tail flames left by the missiles were very bright, and many people looked up at the eastern sky.

No one noticed that in the west, in the direction where nothing could possibly fly, a large aircraft was approaching them. It had a slender body, straight wings, and flew very steadily. Since it was flying towards the cruiser, the tail nozzle of its engine was facing away from the warship, so no one would see it. Besides, no one was looking to the west at that moment.

All who could see were looking eastward.

A ball of fire appeared in the distant sky.

"The radar screen shows that the target has disappeared!"

It worked!
Everyone cheered.

Asulin smiled.

"That thing didn't change its trajectory after landing, so it's not an anti-ship ballistic missile at all, it's just trying to scare us!"

Asulin had just finished speaking when suddenly, something hit him.

Boom!
The entire warship began to tremble.

(End of this chapter)