Chapter 1127 Cruise Missile (first update, please subscribe)
Strategic Bomber!
The first hydrogen bomb in Nanyang last year was dropped by the XB-1 long-range strategic bomber. Although it is still undergoing test flights until now, its excellent performance has been recognized by the Air Force, and it is still Nanyang The most important strategic nuclear strike force.
"XB-1 long-range strategic bomber..."
While writing this model on the note, he also wrote the SAM 2 anti-aircraft missile. The Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft not only discovered the Soviet Union The rocket was about to be launched, and their SAM 2 anti-aircraft missiles were also spotted.
"If nothing else happens, in the next few years, this kind of anti-aircraft missile will be accompanied by military aid and weapons sales from the Russians and spread to the world, including Indonesia and North Vietnam. This will inevitably destroy us. Air superiority, especially in Indonesia."
After Air Force Commander Luke entered the large study room, Li Yian said directly.
“So, in order to ensure the current air superiority, we need to carry out relevant research to ensure our air superiority.”
Air superiority is the fundamental reason why Nanyang has always been able to abuse food. The reason is that in the past few conflicts, Nanyang relied on its superior air power to inflict devastating blows to the enemy. Because of this, the Nanyang Air Force paid more attention to the changes in air defense technology than any other country. As the Air Force Commander Lukwu is naturally very aware of the threat posed by anti-aircraft missiles.
"What you said is true. As early as the successful test launch of our Tianjian 1 anti-aircraft missile, the Air Force technical department noticed the changes in the air defense system and the threats it posed to the Air Force. Therefore, the technical department We conducted targeted research because air defense missiles are inseparable from radar, which is the eye of the air defense network, so we first developed a new type of electronic jamming equipment, but considering that this can only interfere with radar signals, in order to completely solve the problem of air defense The threat posed by missiles, the technical department is currently studying anti-radar missiles..."
Anti-radar missiles are also anti-radiation missiles, Li Yian raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Anti-mine missiles? What type of missile is it developed on? Is it a Sparrow missile?"
Although the Sparrow missile is an American technology, through a technology exchange with the United States at the beginning of the year , Nanyang exchanged Sidewinder missiles for Sparrow missile technology. This exchange has benefited Nanyang a lot. It has not only obtained new semi-active radar guidance technology, but also new solid fuel rocket engine technology. However, the most helpful thing for Nanyang missile technology is the continuous rod warhead used on the Sparrow missile. .
Before the introduction of this technology, Nanyang's Sidewinder missiles and Tianjian-1 air defense missiles both used traditional fragmentation warheads, and their power was limited.
The continuous rod warhead is completely different. It has a circle of metal rods surrounding the outer layer of the explosive. When the missile approaches the target, the proximity fuse will control the detonation of the explosive, and these surrounding metal rods will quickly spread out to form a large metal ring that expands at a high speed. The metal ring can cut the aircraft like a saw. If the distance is close enough and the aircraft is fragile, the metal ring can be enough to cut the aircraft into two pieces.
Compared with the fragmentation warhead, the continuous rod warhead gives the steel ring more energy, without relying too much on shock waves, and is very efficient. This type of missile can easily cut off an aircraft, especially on the Sidewinder missile, the effect is extremely obvious.
Lukewu replied:
“Yes, Your Excellency, it is an improvement based on the American Sparrow air-to-air missile. At present, this is the only suitable range carried by aircraft. A missile that is farther away and more powerful. "
It is also the "Moxa" anti-radiation missile. It was first used by the US military in Vietnam and later developed into the Ham anti-radiation missile. However, it is not the best. After thinking about it for a while, Li Yian said:
“There are other options, which is the Tianjian 1 air defense missile.”
"Sky Arrow Missile?"
Lukewu was stunned and said:
"Isn't it too heavy? He weighs a full 600 kilograms."
"Yes. Because it is heavy, compared to the Sparrow missile, its range is more than 60 kilometers, and the warhead weighs more than 75 kilograms. It is naturally more powerful and has a longer range for ground attacks, which means that it can be within the range of Soviet anti-aircraft missiles. External launch, and a larger warhead means it can bring greater damage. For anti-radar missiles, using it is undoubtedly more effective. "
In another world, the US military once used standard air defense. The missile developed anti-radiation missiles, but later because the performance of the Ham missile was better, it was not developed further. However, limited by the current technical conditions, this large-scale air defense missile is undoubtedly more suitable for the current situation.
"As for carrying it, our F2 fighter jet can definitely carry it."
"Well, then I will let the technical department study it after I go back,"
Then, Li Yian said again.
“However, these means are only soft means. We need to further improve the air force’s long-range strike means. Although we currently have Thunderstone TV-guided missiles and their applications are very successful, its shortcomings are also obvious. , to put it bluntly, it is a free-fall bomb equipped with a TV guidance and gliding system. It requires sharp contrast with the background to lock on the target, and is often affected by weather conditions in Southeast Asia and the nature of the target, such as the rainy season. It is easy to lose the accuracy. This point must be solved. We cannot let our strategic bombers drop iron bombs!”
Not only that, this kind of bomb is also very expensive, although the "Thunder Stone" bomb is used. It is modified from an American goblet bomb, but its price is still as high as 35,000 yuan, which is definitely extremely expensive. And as the number of goblet bombs dwindled, so did their number. "Your Excellency, we are currently developing a new type of TV-guided bomb, and we have made some progress."
Listening to Luk Wu’s answer, Li Yian said directly.
"The advantages of TV-guided bombs are obvious, but the disadvantages are also obvious. I have an idea that you can try,"
Li Yian said while writing on the note.
“It uses laser guidance.”
"Laser?"
"Yes, we can use the accuracy of the laser beam to develop a new type of bomb. It is a laser kit. The kit consists of a seeker and a guidance component. The seeker and guidance components The assembly can be "bolted" to a standard free-fall bomb. To deliver such a laser-guided bomb, a designator needs to focus a dense laser beam on the target and continuously illuminate the target with the laser beam, which is then released from the target. The laser energy reflected outward will form a cone-shaped area, which can be called a "basket". The bomb delivery force will drop a bomb into this "basket", and the bomb's seeker will lock the laser beam and move it. The bomb is guided to the target..."
When briefly describing the idea of a laser-guided bomb, Li Yian naturally thought of how in another world, the US military used it to abuse food in the Gulf War. In that war , precision-guided weapons became an instant hit.
It’s not just laser-guided bombs that became an instant hit, what else?
Of course it’s the Tomahawk cruise missile!
When the Tomahawk cruise missile came to mind again, Li Yian thought of the "Jiaolong" attack nuclear-armed submarine that had just been launched for sea trials.
Before the Tomahawk cruise missile was equipped with nuclear submarines, the submarine's attack weapons were relatively limited, limited to torpedoes and mines. At the same time, traditional attack nuclear submarines lack land attack capabilities.
However, the introduction of the Tomahawk cruise missile, which can be launched from a torpedo tube, changed this situation, allowing submarines to also perform land attack missions. This enables traditional attack submarines to instantly possess strategic strike capabilities.
Later, the U.S. military also modified its nuclear submarines. By installing vertical launch tubes, it increased the number of "Tomahawk" missiles the submarine could carry and strengthened its strike capabilities.
"Tomahawk Cruise Missile."
Li Yian thought to himself:
"It seems that this is also an effective choice to strengthen the nuclear weapons arsenal in Nanyang."
How could it not be?
Although the Tomahawk missile has a range of only 1,000-2,000 kilometers, it can give naval warships, submarines and strategic bombers long-range strike capabilities, and it can also carry nuclear warheads!
At the same time, the Tomahawk flying close to the ground is difficult to be detected by enemy air defense systems by the standards of this era. In fact, in another world, when the Tomahawk first appeared on the scene, the entire The world was stunned by its performance. Not only was it regarded as a weapon that could break through the air defense network, but the high precision with which the first one opened a hole and the second one entered was even more astonishing.
If similar cruise missiles can be developed in this era, Nanyang will not only have long-range precision strike capabilities, but all submarines and bombers in Nanyang will have real long-range strike capabilities. Ordinary nuclear submarines can be hundreds of kilometers away from enemy coasts. In addition, it directly carries out long-range strikes in depth against the enemy country, and the same is true for the strategic bomber group. This strike can be a conventional strike, just like the US military did in Iraq, using Tomahawk missiles to destroy the enemy's vital points,
Of course, it can also be part of a nuclear strike, such as using its high-precision characteristics to destroy the enemy's land-based nuclear arsenal during a war.
With this calculation in mind, Li Yian said to Luk Wu.
“I have another idea, which is cruise missiles. I think we should develop a new type of cruise missile!”
“This kind of cruise missile should be universal and can be used on land Launched, it can also be launched in the air by bombers, and it can also be launched by submarines and destroyers. ”
While talking about his thoughts, Li Yian drew the structure of the cruise missile on paper, and even made some suggestions on its guidance method, proposed the concept of a terrain matching system, and even proposed the concept of satellite navigation.
Although it is just some theoretical concepts, for this era, it is already a "basic theory" that transcends the times. As for what kind of fruits such a basic theory will bear, only time will tell.
However, something that surprised him was that regarding satellite navigation, the Navy's technical department had already started research in related fields, almost at the same time. In order to solve the problem of submarine navigation, the US Navy Sea Weapons Laboratory and the Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have also begun research on satellite Doppler positioning technology. At this point, Nanyang is almost at the same level as the United States.
While Li Yian was listening to him introducing the progress of satellite positioning research, the door of the study room was pushed open, and Yu Xiangdong walked in and said:
"Your Excellency, something happened..."< br>
(End of this chapter)