This kind of long-distance sea-to-air search radar generally does not suffer from shrinkage in performance. It can detect warships a hundred kilometers away with certainty. After all, ordinary warships are very large, and the radar waves reflected back

There are also many.

But now, this target missile launcher can actually be hidden in radar searches, which means that in actual combat, this kind of ship can sneak up to a distance of thirty or forty kilometers from the target, and then launch an anti-ship missile attack!

When they thought of this, the people present became excited.

He is simply a sea killer!

Although the 022 missile boat is a ship of several hundred tons, due to its excellent appearance design, in front of the sea search radar of other warships, it is just like a small boat of several dozen tons, under the cover of waves.

, it can really become invisible thirty or forty kilometers away.

(I don’t know if this is an exaggeration. After all, it doesn’t have a stealth coating or anything like that. It just relies on its appearance to make it invisible.)

Of course, it is not omnipotent. The shape design with a large upward slope can certainly reflect the search radar waves of the opposing warships into the sky. However, if it is faced with helicopters or fixed-wing reconnaissance that searches the sea,

The machine doesn't have such good stealth capabilities.

In any case, the current stealth ability of this missile launcher in front of the radar has surprised the people of Siam.

"Found a bright spot!" At this moment, the radar soldier shouted loudly.

On the originally empty screen, a bright spot suddenly appeared, as if it appeared out of thin air. In fact, it was the target launcher launching a missile, revealing its whereabouts.

At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"The target is thirty kilometers away, and the location coordinates have been sent!"

"The data has been received, the fire control radar has entered the tracking state!" the radar soldier of the Beaver-II fire control radar shouted.

"Speed ​​is Mach 0.9, height is 20 meters, distance is 27 kilometers!"

The speed of Mach 0.9 is about 300 meters per second, and it will fly three kilometers in ten seconds. Therefore, this kind of anti-ship missile interception at sea has always been calculated in seconds.

Everyone held their breath. There were still twenty-seven kilometers, which was ninety seconds, and they would fly over in one and a half minutes!

"The wave clutter is slightly larger, but the target can still be tracked stably!"

"Twenty kilometers away, the infrared tracking device is activated!"

"The infrared device has captured the target!"

Commands are coming one after another. For the operators of anti-aircraft missiles, they have practiced it many times. Although they are firing live ammunition now, they are just as serious and nervous as usual training.

On the bridge of the compass ship, everyone became nervous.

"Where, where?" cried LaCour.

"Sir Rakul, there is a line of white smoke on the sea in the distance, do you see it?"

White smoke?

LaCour put down the telescope, expanded the field of view once with the naked eye, and then put the telescope in front of his eyes again.

When the anti-ship missile is launched, thick smoke billows. Since it is launched from a ship and has no initial velocity, it needs to be attached with a booster stage. This booster rocket engine is powerful and has a thick flame, and the scattered white smoke is enough to blast the anti-ship missile.

The launching ship was packed.

However, during the normal flight phase, there is not much smoke at the tail of the missile.

Anti-ship missiles in normal flight consume internal solid propellant, which can be slowed down after careful modulation. This is different from air-to-air missiles. The solid motor of air-to-air missiles will burn out in a few seconds.

Push the missile to a certain speed, and then it will fly inertly. (I couldn't find the detailed information, so I don't know if it's correct.)

Therefore, the size of the smoke at the tail of the missile depends entirely on the quality of the engine. For domestically produced ones, the smoke is still slightly larger. If viewed from the air, it will definitely be very spectacular. You can see a white line dozens of kilometers long.

The smoke ribbon slowly spreads out.

Later, with the advancement of technology, anti-ship missiles began to use small turbine engines, and the white smoke at the tail was much smaller. It was not even visible. If the Tomahawk flew by dragging the white smoke, there would be no need for it in China.

As if facing a formidable enemy, we engage in a new three-on-three-defense approach.

"I saw it, I saw it, Chinese Flying Fish!" Rakul shouted loudly.

Qin Tao was very doubtful that this missile flying at Mach 0.9 could allow LaCour to see its appearance clearly. This is what high-speed cameras do. However, there is no problem with LaCour's praise. Our own Seahawk 8

The missile is very similar to the Exocet, and the target missile flying now is just a modified version of the live missile from the Seahawk 8.

In particular, the flight altitude is very low, almost touching the sea surface.

"The height has been reduced to five meters, and the distance is fifteen kilometers!" In the bridge, the radar soldier's voice was loud enough that everyone could hear it clearly.

"Transfer to the locking phase and prepare to launch missiles!"

"The fire control computer is calculating the probability of interception!"

"The distance is eight kilometers, the probability of interception is 90%, the missile is launched!"

Peng, Peng! There were two soft sounds, and the conical front cover of the missile launcher flew out. Then, at the tail of the launcher, the pressure of five million pascals generated by the ignition of the rocket engine blew the tail cover apart, and the debris flew everywhere.

Come on, blazing flames came out of the cylinder, and the entire launch tube was covered in white smoke.

(The top cap was thrown away, how did the tail cap fall off? No specific information was found, but when it was launched, the tail cap must not have been there, because flames were sprayed from behind. So the Hero of East China guessed that it was fragile and splashed away directly.

, don’t worry about hurting anyone. During the battle, there can’t be anyone in this place, otherwise they won’t be exposed to the flames. This is the same as not standing behind an RPG.)

At the front end of the launch tube, the Sea Sidewinder missile suddenly jumped out. Its overall shape did not look like a conventional anti-aircraft missile. It had canards on the front end and four large areas on the rear end.

The trapezoidal tail fin looks a bit like a short-range combat missile.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The warhead and tail are all painted with bright red paint, which looks very eye-catching.

The smoke was not dense, which was in sharp contrast to the launch of the Seahawk 8. After the missile left the launch tube, the white smoke had almost dispersed.

At this time, the missile was accelerating rapidly. Its tail dragged out more than ten meters of flames and white smoke. The four-meter-long projectile appeared to be very small. Under the acceleration of 18g, the safety device of the missile warhead was released.

, this missile is already ready to explode!

A second later, the second missile flew out.

In the previous era, the navy's air defense could only rely on machine guns and cannons. Now, these two fired Sea Sidewinder missiles will open up a new sky for the navy!

A new era has arrived!

At this moment, Qin Tao's heart suddenly surged with warmth.

Being reborn and growing up with the Navy is such a rare experience.

Although there is already a Hongqi 61, that thing is just to scare people. Of course, the Navy also knows who is more reliable. Therefore, after the introduction of the Sea Rattlesnake, it was domestically produced into the Haihongqi-7, and then used in many domestically produced models.

On warships, for a long time, whether they are destroyers or frigates, they have carried the Haihongqi-7.

Therefore, Qin Tao still has deep feelings for this weapon.

Now, this missile is installed on a navy warship, and the first test launch has finally begun!

Inside the bridge, the atmosphere became even more tense. Everyone held their breath for fear of disturbing the missiles in flight. Only the radar crew kept reporting the numbers.

"Ten, nine, eight..."

The fire control radar is constantly irradiating the target and obtaining guidance data. The infrared device is constantly guiding the missile into the radar beam and tracking the missile. The computer is rapidly calculating the angular deviation between the missile and the target and the missile's angle.

The distance data, according to the "three-point method" guidance rule, automatically calculates the control instructions, and then sends them to the flying missile through radio transmission.

This missile still uses a backward radio guidance method and does not use any advanced solutions such as semi-active radar guidance. However, it is mature and reliable and is the most urgently needed weapon system for the navy.

The missile continuously receives remote control commands, and then uses the autopilot to control the deflection of the rudder surface, change the flight attitude, correct the deviation, and continue to fly toward the target accurately.

On the sea, the YJ-8 target missile was still flying towards me, trailing a line of white smoke at its tail, which was very spectacular.

LaCour also held his breath. His telescope was always pointed at the incoming anti-ship missiles, and he was looking forward to the intercepted Sea Sidewinder appearing in his field of vision.

"Three, two, one!"

As the countdown reached zero, Rakul suddenly opened his eyes wide. A missile with a red head and a red tail entered his field of vision, and then a fireball rose.

boom!

The fragmentation warhead of the Sea Sidewinder exploded, and countless fragments formed a metal storm and flew towards the YJ-8 target missile.

The next second, a big fireball was generated on the entire sea surface, and the flying anti-ship missile target had been hit!

"Victory!"

"we won!"

"Accurate hit!"

In the bridge, countless people burst into excited shouts. They seemed to have forgotten that there was a second missile!

LaCour's telescope tracked the fireball that had been hit and started to fall into the sea. Then, the second missile flew over and accurately hit the remains of the target missile again, blowing up the remaining intact parts of the target missile. A mess.

"Great, great!" Rakul murmured to himself: "This kind of anti-aircraft missile can perfectly intercept anti-ship missiles. Qin, we are already negotiating the Sea Sparrow contract with the West. However, Sea Sidewinder , can also be used as one of our alternative plans, but are you sure you are qualified to export this air defense system?"

They came over for inspection and were invited to visit the sea target practice. Of course they knew the reason. During the bidding, Qin Tao had already mentioned different weapon configuration plans.

LaCour is well aware of the problem.

This sea rattlesnake, after all, belongs to the French. Even if the technology is sold and the Chinese are allowed to imitate it, can the Chinese be allowed to sell it? This is teaching the apprentice to starve the master to death. Aren't the French worried that they will be affected?

"Of course." Qin Tao said: "We have imported a total of two sets of Sea Sidewinders, one is installed on the 109 ship, and the other is installed on the first ship of our 052 destroyer. The second ship of our 052 destroyer will be installed on it. We produce the Sea Rattlesnake system ourselves, so in terms of time, it is completely in time. As for your worries, it is not a problem at all. Believe me, we will not be subject to any export restrictions."

What's so difficult about this? The wisdom of the Chinese workers is endless!
To be continued...