Great warships

Chapter 464 The Eagle-12 Missile Nicknamed Pony Bullet
"Hello, everyone, our Zhang Zhong said the aircraft carrier program is over, and the new episode is Zhang Zhong said the cruiser." On the TV, Zhang Zhong smiled and hosted the program: "Recently, let all our countrymen The most exciting thing is that the fourth ship of the Glory class cruiser we bought from Ermao is about to return to China! We know that in the past, the modern class with a displacement of [-] tons was the most powerful warship in our navy , But now, this record is going to be rewritten, our navy is about to get a cruiser with a displacement of more than [-] tons!"

This is also one of the most talked-about things among domestic military fans recently. The domestic navy will soon have more advanced cruisers, warships of the [-]-ton class!
"For this reason, we specially invited the designer of domestic warships, Mr. Pan. He once presided over the development of the first-generation 051 destroyer. Now, let us welcome Mr. Pan!"

The camera of the TV turned to Elder Pan. At this time, he had the same smile on his face: "Yes, this incident made us very emotional. In the past, when we built the 051 destroyer, we were completely poor and useless, even Even the steel plates of warships cannot be produced by ourselves, but now, we already have a large number of advanced warships, and for the first time, we will obtain the main warship of the [-]-ton class. This represents the strength of our navy and has reached a new level. .”

"However, many people said that what we bought was just a shell." Zhang Zhong said, "Please analyze it for us."

"This warship is different from the Hyundai class. It has not completed outfitting. We can see photos of its voyage. There are still a lot of equipment on it that have not been installed and are in a semi-finished state. Moreover, we also know that many military enterprises in Da Mao do not The boom and related equipment may not be produced by factories, so it is not wrong to say that it is a shell, in fact, it is the shell that is most useful to us.”

Mr. Pan analyzed: "The most lacking thing in our country is the gas turbine for ships. Without gas turbines, we will not be able to build more advanced warships. You can see that the warship project we are still building is 054. , it uses four diesel engines and no gas turbines, we are now in a very embarrassing situation, if we can't get advanced gas turbines from abroad, we can't build a warship with a displacement of more than four thousand tons. And this glorious ship The fourth ship of the [-]-ton class uses the world's most advanced all-combustion power, so it can be said that we have obtained a [-]-ton warship platform."

"So, on this platform, how will we modify it?" Zhang Zhong asked.

"In this regard, we should follow the modification plan of the arsenal ship which is the most appropriate." Pan Lao said: "The arsenal ship is a genius idea, and it solves a major problem in the current warship development."

"what is the problem?"

"The problem of money." Elder Pan said with a smile: "A penny can't beat a hero, and the navy is a military branch that burns money. A warship costs hundreds of millions of dollars. What's so expensive about it? Of course it's the one above. Electronic equipment!"

"The times have changed. In the previous era of battleships, all you needed was a cannon, but now, that kind of battleship can only become a live target at sea. The world has moved toward electronic and informationalization. Without modern electronic equipment, there is no It is possible to win a high-tech war. However, this thing is very expensive. Take the Aegis system as an example, the cost is very high, and the four-sided phased array radar will consume a lot of money. In formation combat, every A warship is carrying Aegis, which is a bit redundant, only one or two Aegis systems can be turned on. The rest of the warships can obtain information through the data link, and finally launch an attack."

Elder Pan explained this idea again: "Moreover, in a formation, there must also be a brain to assign combat targets to each warship, so that it avoids waste and can deal with saturation attacks, which is the most suitable choice. "

"A brain?"

"That's right, one brain, so that we can coordinate and avoid the situation of fighting each other. This idea proposed by Mr. Qin is really a genius!"

In front of the TV, Qin Tao looked at Elder Pan's praise and felt a little ashamed: "I'm really sorry, I didn't expect Elder Pan to cover me up."

Mr. Pan is the designer of 051 and enjoys a high reputation in the country. It is a bit embarrassing to ask him to be a guest for Zhang Zhong, and to become a member of the War and Hurting Bureau in the future!

Wu Shengli smiled: "This is how you can fool people. It would be interesting if the Yankees also went to study the arsenal ship and took this wrong path."

After staying in Mingzhou for a few days, Qin Tao came back to Huating again, just as his father-in-law was there, so he watched TV with him.

"Has our navy demonstrated this plan?" Qin Tao looked at his father-in-law curiously.

Wu Shengli nodded: "The idea of ​​the arsenal ship sounds wonderful, but it is absolutely impractical for us. We must firmly follow the road of independent warships. After all, our electromagnetic power on the battlefield is inferior to others. If you engage in such an arsenal ship, it will be a living target."

Qin Tao nodded: "Fortunately, I didn't fool you."

"In a few days, we will go to Mingzhou together."

"Why, going to Mingzhou again?" Qin Tao was startled by the old man's words, didn't we just go there?Why are you going again?

"You boy, what's the matter? You are always so resistant, why can't we go, we are going to meet the fourth ship of the Glory class!"

Meet the fourth ship of the Glory class?
Only then did Qin Tao realize that he was worried that he was wrong.

"Okay, welcome, welcome." Qin Tao said again and again: "By the way, have you confirmed the ownership of this warship?"

belong?

Wu Shengli nodded: "The higher-ups have already determined that this warship will be deployed in the eastern fleet, with the hull number 138."

138?

Qin Tao had a meaningful smile on his face.

"why are you laughing?"

"This is the three-digit hull number of our destroyer. Why not use the number of the cruiser? A two-digit number, how domineering."

The number of the Eastern Fleet starts from 130, and goes to 136 and 137, which are the two modern-class destroyers purchased from Da Mao. The next hull number is 138. This number sounds good, but it is the destroyer. The hull number is used on the cruiser.

"The superior agrees with your point of view. In our navy's sequence, there is no such thing as a cruiser. Regardless of the displacement, they are all called destroyers."

Qin Tao nodded: "Well, the superior's decision is too wise. There are two 051Cs and two 052s. The strength of the northern fleet is almost the same. This old-fashioned cruiser, no, destroyer, is deployed in our eastern fleet. It is the most suitable. They are all from the Soviet system, and the data link and the like can be shared, which is also an unexpected harvest."

Wu Shengli nodded: "That's what we thought too. The Southern Fleet is the most aggrieved. However, we have to be aggrieved for a while. Fortunately, we have already filled in Shuangsha Island and built an airstrip on Shuangsha Island. It can be more convenient to deal with the situation there.”

"Shuangsha Island has come out?" Qin Tao's face burst into excitement: "It seems that I have to find time to go there to see, after all, it is the property of our Mingzhou Group."

Qin Tao didn't leave immediately. After all, he had to wait for destroyer No. 138 to return home. He also had many other things to do in Huating, such as coordinating the production of propellers for the aircraft carrier, watching the development progress of electromagnetic propulsion, and spending time with his wife and children.

However, Wu Shengli will still find many things for Qin Tao.

"During the meeting a few days ago, you mentioned pony bombs, do you want to go and have a look together?"

Hearing Wu Shengli's words, Qin Tao also became interested: "How far have they developed it?"

After obtaining the sandfly anti-ship missile, the country naturally needs to thoroughly understand the technology of this anti-ship missile, and then improve it. This project is in charge of the domestic Aerospace Academy.

Qin Tao, the chief shipbuilder, can't do everything about the relevant supporting facilities. He can leave it to the relevant departments. He doesn't have to worry about it himself. Because Zhao Ling is in charge of the anti-aircraft missiles, he is more concerned about it. Others, just wait. Messages will do.

Now that Wu Shengli is talking about this, of course Qin Tao is going to have a look.

"At present, the overall design of the missile has been completed. The engine used by the missile has also been successfully ignited on the test bench." Wu Shengli said.

"Really? That's great, let's go and have a look! If the shape of the missile has been determined, then the missile launcher can also be determined. When our No. 138 is refitting, we can also directly install the anti-ship missile The launch tube is installed! By the way, who is the designer?"

Of course, Qin Tao knew that the chief designer of this missile was Huang Song, and the deputy chief designer was Cai Hua, but of course he couldn't say it directly, so as not to appear to know everything.

Unexpectedly, when he heard him ask this question, Wu Shengli asked back: "What do you guess? Don't you guess right every time?"

"I guess? Well, let me guess, the chief designer should be named Huang." Qin Tao bent his fingers back and forth, like a Taoist priest doing calculations.

Wu Shengli looked at Qin Tao in surprise, and guessed right again?

Qin Tao smiled and said nothing, you asked me to say this.

The next day, the Third Aerospace Academy.

"Actually, we have been considering supersonic anti-ship missiles for a long time." Chief designer Huang Song heard that it was Qin Tao who came, and immediately ran out to greet him, even more enthusiastically than Wu Shengli.

"As early as the 60s, we had just successfully imitated the Upstream-1 anti-ship missile. At that time, we realized that this large subsonic anti-ship missile had inherent deficiencies in facing the enemy's air defense system. We must It is necessary to develop advanced supersonic anti-ship missiles."

The fast flight speed of supersonic missiles means that the response time of the opponent's air defense system is short, which improves the penetration capability.

"However, if we want to increase the speed, we need an advanced ramjet engine, so the 31st Institute under our Third Academy developed our first ramjet engine in China. In 71, this project was officially launched and named Eagle Strike-1."

The previous anti-ship missile was the liquid rocket engine equipped on the 051. It was called the upstream-1, which was a successful anti-ship missile. After that, it was the Eagle 8, which was called Haiying [-] in the past.

Then, there will be a question, where are the other anti-ship missiles?

Of course, they were all unsuccessful, or immature.

The Seahawk series, now called the Eagle Strike series, has existed since the Eagle Strike-1, and it is also a supersonic anti-ship missile!
"After our Eagle-1 missile project was established, on the basis of the Eagle-2 subsonic missile, combined with our ramjet engine technology, the project to develop the Eagle-3 supersonic anti-ship missile was also approved. The biggest feature of the missile is that the range has been increased to 130 kilometers, and the remodeling has increased to 180 kilometers." Huang Song continued to introduce, anyway, it is already a discontinued project, and the technology is not advanced. Speaking of it now, it seems to be remembering Same as before.

"After 79, we began to develop the economy, and a large number of military projects were discontinued, including these two anti-ship missiles." Speaking of this, Huang Song felt a little emotional: "However, the performance of these missiles is not very advanced. For example, the Haiying-3 missile is nearly ten meters long and weighs as much as 3.4 tons."

"Have these missile projects been developed?" Qin Tao asked.

Huang Song shook his head: "They are all at the critical stage of successful research and development, and they have been tested many times."

"If this is the case, we may be able to push them to the international market. What if someone in the world takes a fancy to them?" Qin Tao said: "With these funds, we can continue to improve our missiles."

Huang Song's eyes brightened.

"It would be great if it could be sold. However, although these have been transferred to the technical reserve, we have accumulated valuable experience and technology in these projects. Therefore, now we are developing the YJ-12 anti-ship missile. It's easier for us."

Speaking of this, everyone has already entered the research and development site, and on the right side of the main entrance, there is a model of a full-scale missile.

"The model is out? When I came last time, I hadn't seen it yet!" Wu Shengli was also very emotional.

"Well, it's out. We have already designed this shape and will not change it. This is our best choice."

Qin Tao stared at the model, and his heart was full of excitement.

Cylindrical projectile body, pointed warhead, four rectangular oblique air intakes, extending backwards, the two sets of X-shaped wings behind are all on the fairing of this air intake, if you look at it from the outside From the looks of it, it will definitely not be associated with the 3M80 Sandfly anti-ship missile, it looks like an air-to-air missile!
That's right, it's more like the long-range air-to-air missiles of later generations!The projectile body is slender, in stark contrast to previous missiles.

The previous upstream-1 anti-ship missile, and the corresponding air-launched missile, won the title of a silkworm baby because of its huge and bloated body, like a full-fledged silkworm.

The sandfly anti-ship missile imported from Lao Maozi also has a thick and long image of five big and three thick, and it looks rough.

And now?

Now the slender anti-ship missiles make people feel a kind of exquisite beauty.

"The length of this missile is 601 meters, and the diameter of the air inlet is 611 meters." Huang Song continued to introduce: "In terms of the design of the aerodynamic shape, we followed some opinions given by [-] and [-]. , and the shape has also been blown in our domestic large-scale supersonic wind tunnel."

Qin Tao nodded.

Wu Shengli looked at the shape of the missile, and his eyes stayed on the air intake: "Compared with the missiles we imported from Lao Maozi, this air intake seems to be very special."

"Yes, Lao Maozi's anti-ship missile has sharp cone-shaped protrusions on the four air intakes, which are similar to fighter jets such as the MiG-21. The scientific name is the circular shock cone air intake. The efficiency of the duct is high, but the structure is complicated and the cost is high." Huang Song said: "Now, we have replaced it with this rectangular obliquely cut intake duct, which has a simple structure, although the intake efficiency is lower, but, It should be a compromise between performance and cost."

"That's right, future supersonic ramjet missiles will use this kind of air inlet, and our technical route is fine," Qin Tao said.

Hearing Qin Tao's words, Huang Song showed a smile on his face: "Since Boss Qin said that the technical route is okay, then there must be no problem!"

Qin Tao has been a myth in the system.

Facing this kind of blind worship, Qin Tao also felt dumbfounded: "What if I say it's not good? Will you change it?"

"No." Huang Song firmly shook his head.

Wu Shengli smiled: "Come on, let's look at the engine again!"

The flight time of supersonic anti-ship missiles is short, so the response of the electronic system must be fast. However, these are not difficult for technicians. After all, previous experience can be used, and it can also be combined with Lao Maozi's missile technology.

The engine is the most critical.

"We combined Lao Maozi's engine design ideas and made some improvements at the same time to build this rocket ramjet engine. The current test run proves that the performance has met the requirements. Of course, this is also thanks to Mr. Qin." Huang Song led everyone along and continued to introduce at the same time.

"You don't need to thank me. The navy bought the warship." Qin Tao said, "I'm just doing my part."

Huang Song shook his head: "No, it's not this one. What I'm talking about is that this engine uses a lot of titanium alloy parts, and many of these parts come from Huating's 3D printer."

what?
Qin Tao was surprised: "Have you cooperated with them?"

"Yes, it's really convenient!" Huang Song said: "If we follow the previous method, we need to open a mold, and the cost of manufacturing parts is very high, and because it is in the design stage, parts need to be changed at any time, thanks to 3D printing Technology, we can get these parts at low cost."

While talking, the big guy has come to the engine.

The diameter of the engine and projectile is the same, it does not look big, but the technology of this engine is quite advanced.

"When we worked on the Eagle [-], we still used a split rocket ramjet engine, which was too bulky and cumbersome. This kind of integrated engine is really an innovation. There are quite a lot of technical experts on the old man's side." Huang Song said with emotion.

At different speeds, the aircraft requires different engine operating conditions.

Take an airplane as an example, it uses a turbojet engine, the front is a compressor, through multiple sets of fan blades, air is blown inward, the airflow reaches a certain level, fuel injection burns, and high temperature and high pressure gas is formed, blowing the turbine blades behind, The front compressor is driven by the turbine, which forms a perfect combination, and the exhaust gas ejected pushes the aircraft forward.

What happens when the plane speeds up?
Generally speaking, if it exceeds Mach 1.6, the speed is already very fast, and the airflow in front will continue to hit and enter the interior of the engine. There is no need for a compressor, and the air has been pre-compressed.

Therefore, low-speed fighter jets use fixed inlets, such as the F-16. When the speed exceeds 1.6, the head-on air hits the compressor and brings resistance, so the aircraft continues to speed up very slowly, and can only barely Accelerates to Mach 2.

High-end fighter jets, such as the F-15, have air intake adjustment devices. At high speeds, the air intake will be reduced to allow the engine to work normally.

When the aircraft reaches a certain speed, there is no need for a compressor, and the fuel can be injected directly into the combustion chamber, and after combustion, the aircraft will be pushed forward. In this way, the structure of the engine will be quite simple.

This kind of engine, called a ramjet engine, is an inevitable choice for high-speed flight.

However, the ramjet engine cannot start from zero, because the speed is low, and the air that hits it is not enough, so the ramjet engine cannot work alone.

Yingji-3 uses a split rocket ramjet engine, which is bundled with 4 solid rocket boosters and 2 ramjet engines like a launch vehicle, making its appearance further bloated.

The rocket booster is first activated to accelerate the missile from rest to a speed of Mach 1.8, and then the two ramjet engines used as the main engine are ignited to further accelerate the missile to Mach 2 and continue to cruise at this speed. The speed of the final sprint stage can reach 2.2 Mach.

Although supersonic cruise has also been realized, it is too cumbersome and the technology is backward, so it is normal for the project to be discontinued in the end.

As for the engine in front of me, it is much more advanced. It is directly inserted into the tail of the missile body. It is a combination of rocket and ram!

"Driven by it, what kind of performance can our missiles achieve?" Qin Tao is most concerned about this.

"If flying a high-altitude ballistic, the range can reach about 150 kilometers. If it is a low-altitude ballistic, it can reach about 4 kilometers, and the final speed can sprint to Mach [-]." Huang Song said: "We believe that this anti-ship missile is a real aircraft carrier. Killer."

Aircraft carrier killer?
If compared with the sandfly missile that can only fly more than 100 kilometers, this missile is indeed much more advanced, but if compared with the aircraft carrier's air defense firepower network, this range is still not enough.

Moreover, flying high-altitude ballistics can be discovered very early, and the opponent's interception ability is still very strong. This is why there is the Eagle-12 and the reason for the research and development of the Eagle-18. The latter has been used for a long time They are all flying subsonic ultra-low-altitude ballistics, and they were discovered later.

Of course, this is a matter of the future, at least for now, this weapon is still a big killer.

"Yes, we are also looking forward to this anti-ship missile. I hope you can complete the research and development as soon as possible. When our No. 138 ship is refitted, the launch tube can be directly installed in place."

　PS: That's all, there are five changes in total.

　
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