Chapter 1323 Let’s see if we can get something up
"What second booster?"
Han Xiangjie's question was so baffling that Fan Zhaohui couldn't understand what it meant for a while.
"I see the target it..."
The former was about to explain further, but his words stopped abruptly just as he started.
Because at this time, he had already reacted——
A second booster, of course, is impossible.
Who would be a good person to design a second-stage boost for a cruise missile?
And more importantly, after the target split into two this time, one of them did not continue to fly as before. Instead, after maintaining a short trajectory, it began to fall at the same time.
Although the electronic chart can only display two-dimensional graphics, the height number in the target information bar next to it is refreshed every second.
In just a few breaths, it has dropped from 22,500 at the beginning to 20,300.
Obviously, this cannot be a pre-designed test process.
But...
Disintegrated in the air...
As if to confirm his guess.
After about half a second of silence, the communicator in the boat sounded again.
And this time, Xue Shijun even had a bit of vibrato when he spoke:
"There's something wrong with the target! I think... I think it might have disintegrated in the air!"
As a technician, he still tried his best to maintain rigor even under such circumstances and did not say everything he said.
Although no one thought of the second possibility at all.
"What?"
Fan Zhaohui, who had put on a life jacket next to him, was already climbing the ladder. When he heard these words, he was stunned in place, neither going up nor down.
After hesitating for a moment, he let go and jumped down from the ladder——
This was an action that obviously did not comply with the safety regulations inside the boat, but neither he nor Han Xiangjie could care so much at the moment.
"What's going on?"
Fan Zhaohui strode to the chart table.
"A few seconds ago, the target's radar signal suddenly split into two... I thought at first that something had separated again, but I soon found that both parts began to lose altitude rapidly. Now... …”
When Han Xiangjie turned his attention to the target information column again, the data on it just disappeared.
On the one hand, the bistatic radar is still a signal source more than 300 kilometers away, so it cannot overcome the reduction in observation capabilities caused by the curvature of the earth.
On the other hand, the two signals just now are now divided into multiple parts, which is obviously beyond the processing scope of this radar, which was originally designed to observe a single ultra-high-speed target.
Of course, in this situation, there is no need to explain anything anymore.
Anyone can tell what happened.
This time, it was Han Xiangjie who was the first to regain his composure:
"Xiao Xue, have all the data been recorded?"
He almost immediately realized that the observation results captured by today's radar would be of much higher value than expected, both in terms of technology and public opinion.
"It's recorded..."
Xue Shijun's voice still sounded a little confused:
"It's just that there were too many fragments produced by the final complete disintegration, and some of them didn't have time to generate detailed parameters..."
Han Xiangjie suppressed his excitement:
"It doesn't matter..."
He rubbed his hands, looked at Fan Zhaohui standing next to him, and continued to ask the other side of the communicator: "Can you guess where these fragments will fall based on the partial trajectory generated just like the booster did just now? Approximate range? ”
This question also directly woke up the latter who was in shock:
"Old Han, are you ready..."
Han Xiangjie stretched out his hand to interrupt, indicating that he would talk later.
When everything was going according to plan before, he showed almost no sense of presence and just completed his tasks calmly.
But now, in the face of such an unexpected situation, the independent judgment developed during more than 20 years of submarine service began to come into play.
In just a few words, Han Xiangjie had already taken over the overall situation.
There was silence for a moment on the communicator:
"It is possible, but these fragments are too small and will be seriously affected by cross wind and resistance, so the accuracy will be poor..."
"It doesn't matter."
Han Xiangjie replied calmly:
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"The splash area in this case will be very large, just have a rough range..."
A few more seconds passed:
"I have marked it in the system, you should be able to see it on the chart."
Sure enough, an eye-catching red circle appeared on the chart table.
The nearest edge is approximately 95 nautical miles to the west of the ship.
"Old Han, do you want to go there and have a look?"
After ending the call, Fan Zhaohui asked again.
"Yeah."
Han Xiangjie hummed without raising his head, and at the same time quickly planned the sailing distance on the chart:
"Of course we can't drive at full speed for 95 nautical miles, but it only takes about 6 hours to get there... According to my personal experience, if there are some fragments with coincident shapes, they may be able to float on the sea for a long enough time. If you don’t have time, you can collect some water samples. I don’t know much about cruise missiles, but if it’s an airplane, the fuel can probably last on the sea surface for a few days.”
Fan Zhaohui's eyes flickered, obviously a little moved.
Compared to a mere booster, the hypersonic flying body itself is obviously more valuable.
Even if it is impossible to retrieve the complete wreckage on the high seas, as Han Xiangjie said, we still have to try our luck.
Even if we get the fuel samples prepared by the Americans for scramjet engines, they still have some technical value.
"But the opponent's surface ships may also rush there..."
He is no longer questioning the other party, but looking for ways to convince himself.
Han Xiangjie moved faster, directly picked up the communicator and started ordering in an orderly manner:
"Retract the antenna and close the missile bay door."
"Attention everyone on board, get ready to dive!"
"Chief engineer, increase the output power of the reactor and pay close attention to the radiation parameters of the power cabin!"
"..."
After the whole boat got busy again, he turned to Fan Zhaohui and explained:
"The opponent is currently about 200 nautical miles behind us, and is still tracking and monitoring our fleet. Even if we leave immediately, it will take an additional 6-7 hours to arrive, and it is also at the other end of this sea area, leaving us with very little time. Sufficient... Moreover, considering their arrival time, I even suspect that the Americans may not make a special trip. The only thing that needs to be careful is the satellite, so the entire operation needs to be completed underwater..."
The latter's last concern was dispelled, and the expression on his face changed slightly:
"Actually, in addition to UUV, I also have a professional diver in my team who can exit the cabin through a torpedo tube and operate at a depth of about tens of meters for a period of time..."
(End of chapter)