Chapter 1,344 Shipborne Laser Terminal Self-Defense Interception System
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"The current active defense system will only activate a complete set of defense systems when the threat reaches the front, that is, at the end, and launch projectiles or rockets to destroy the approaching threat.
This method is quite extreme, as it only has one chance to respond. If it fails once and cannot destroy the incoming threat, it may suffer a devastating blow.
This is not the case with our laser terminal self-defense interception system. After sensing an incoming target, it will immediately control our laser weapons to destroy the incoming target.
And depending on the power of the radar detection equipment and laser weapons, the interception distance will also increase or decrease. Theoretically, as long as the relevant conditions are met, this distance can be infinite.
Take some of the current anti-tank missiles and anti-tank rockets as an example. Theoretically, we can catch and destroy the anti-tank missiles or rockets as soon as the opponent launches them."
Having said this, Wu Hao turned to look at Cheng Haifeng and continued: "This laser terminal self-defense interception system can not only be used for terminal defense of army armored targets and small fixed targets, but can also be equipped and applied to ships, and can be used with ships.
Close-in defense guns and short-range close-in defense missiles together form the ship's terminal self-defense network.
And compared with close-in defense artillery and short-range close-in defense missiles, this laser terminal self-defense interception system can also make up for the firepower gap between the former two and achieve continuous attacks without blind spots."
Hearing that Wu Hao had descended to the navy ship area, Cheng Haifeng couldn't help but show excitement and waited for Wu Hao to stop seriously.
He even took out a notebook, put on reading glasses, and picked up a pen to record.
Seeing this, Wu Hao quickly waved his hand and said: "Cheng Suo, this is not a formal occasion. We are just chatting casually. There is no need to be so serious."
In response, Cheng Haifeng smiled and shook his head: "As we get older, our memory is not good and we can't always remember things, so I'll make a note.
It’s okay, it’s okay, you say, I’m listening. How can your laser terminal self-defense interception system be able to supplement the firepower and air strikes of close-in defense artillery and short-range close-in defense missiles, and carry out continuous attacks without blind spots.”
Hey, you old guy. Although Li Weiguo laughed and cursed, he didn't say anything and signaled Wu Hao to ignore it and continue.
Wu Hao nodded, and then said with a smile: "These breakthrough targets, or more directly, anti-ship missiles, are the nemesis of ships.
Now these anti-ship missiles are so powerful that one anti-ship missile may completely make a 10,000-ton warship lose its combat effectiveness."
Today's warships have anti-sinking designs and excellent damage control capabilities. Therefore, as long as the warship is not broken into two pieces, it is generally unlikely to sink.
Of course, this is a different matter for the navies of major powers, such as navies that are relatively weak, technologically backward, and poorly trained.
There are countless such examples, such as a ship of a certain country's navy sinking directly in the dock, and a ship of a certain country running aground and sinking off the coast of its own country, etc.
Normally, as long as there are still people surviving on the battleship, unless the battleship is seriously damaged and cannot be maintained, the commander will generally not order the ship to be abandoned.
Therefore, how to defend against these incoming anti-ship missiles has become the focus of research by navies of various countries. Currently, there are many methods, including long-range defense, using ship-based air defense missiles to intercept these approaching anti-ship missiles.
Then there is the world of close-in defense artillery and one-way close-in defense missiles, which are responsible for the final defense tasks of warships. The close-in defense artillery can fire tens of thousands of tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles in one minute, intercepting these through a dense firepower network.
An incoming enemy anti-ship missile.
In fact, rather than using rapid-fire cannons to hit these incoming missiles, it is better to use rapid-fire cannons to weave a barrage or firepower net in the airspace where the missiles attack, allowing the anti-ship missiles to hit them on their own.
This is currently the most important way for navies of various countries to defend against incoming anti-ship missiles, and it is also an important main force in process defense.
Secondly, there is the short-range close-in defense missile, which is also tasked with intercepting incoming missiles. Like the air defense missile, it can be launched quickly to intercept incoming targets.
If these two methods fail, then there is the last step, which is to release decoy bombs. Use decoy bombs to induce anti-ship missiles to explode in advance, thereby preventing anti-ship missiles from hitting the ship.
But, when it comes to actually releasing the decoy bombs for defense, it's a matter of luck. Maybe you're just lucky, the decoy bombs successfully deceive the anti-ship missiles, and the ship escapes.
But in most cases, it is unlikely to be able to play its role. Therefore, generally while launching decoy bombs, the commander begins to notify all crew members to prepare for collision prevention.
These three methods are currently basically all the defense methods used by navies of various countries to deal with incoming anti-ship missiles, but they all have problems without exception.
The biggest problem is the continuity of firepower and rapid response.
To put it bluntly, it is still time. Yes, the entire ship anti-missile defense operation is a race against time.
When anti-ship missiles are discovered, these anti-ship missiles are basically already approaching the ship. Therefore, there is not much time left for the ship, and interception and defense must be carried out as soon as possible.
But now these anti-ship missiles generally accelerate at the end, which is what we call supersonic anti-ship missiles.
Almost most of the anti-ship missiles will perform dive acceleration during the final attack, and many missiles will accelerate to supersonic speed during the final attack.
Therefore, there is very little time left for the ship. At this time, time becomes extremely precious.
In terms of anti-missile technology, especially the anti-missile technology for this kind of supersonic anti-ship missile, in addition to accuracy, it also requires rapid response capabilities and sustained fire capabilities.
To put it simply, to launch a large number of interception munitions at the incoming target in the shortest possible time, whether it is a tungsten core armor-piercing projectile or a short-range close-in defense missile, it is necessary to launch as many as possible in a short period of time.
In this way, the success rate of intercepting incoming targets will be higher.
However, even the fastest 10,000-shot close-in defense artillery currently appears to be a bit weak when intercepting such supersonic targets.
There is no way, the target speed is too fast, and even if the close-in defense artillery fires a dense barrage, it will be difficult to cover the entire sky in a short time.
Therefore, there is still a high chance of breaking through, so the result of waiting for the ship is self-evident.
Wu Hao's laser terminal self-defense interception system can very well make up for the firepower gap of ten thousand rounds of artillery, and carry out continuous attacks on the target until the target is destroyed.
