Chapter 516: This bomb is no longer available!
This is the flaw in the range of this missile. The radar is not good. Whether it is the earliest equipped MiG-17 or MiG-19, the structural problems caused by the air intake in the nose, coupled with the old Maozi's own electronic technology is also quite poor. Combined with the nose air intake, it makes the already poor radar performance even worse.
The MiG-17 is linked to the K-5, with a search distance of 10km and a tracking distance of just over 3km. As for the actual launch distance, haha, it is 2.5km, and the MiG-19 and MiG-17 are about the same. It would be too big. Both brothers have air intake in the nose, so how much difference can there be?
The comrades in the Air Force were a little relieved when they heard that the range had been increased. But when they heard the result, they laughed: "With this small guidance distance, we can only chase targets like bombers. To be honest, comrade, now that we are at this distance, I would rather step on the accelerator and rush up to shoot with the cannon."
The comrades from the Guidance and Research Institute have no choice. This is the truth. They can occupy 2.5 kilometers behind the bomber. It is really better to rush in and fight the launch positions on the left and right. Anyway, the bombers have poor maneuverability. This position is tail-biting, and there is basically no room for resistance.
The comrade in the Air Force then added: "And at this range, the missile itself can't hold many rounds. Even if it wants to launch in advance to disrupt the formation of the enemy aircraft, it can't be done. It's not as good as large-caliber air-to-air rockets, at least that thing The bomb load is much larger, the range is further than this, and the power is not small. A random shot can at least scare the enemy. "
It is very important to disrupt the formation of enemy bombers, otherwise the current bombers will be covered with them. The stabbing weapon configuration method, under the premise of a stable formation, mutual cover will also pose a great threat to the attacking fighters. In S2, this was a classic bomber self-defense tactic.
As for disrupting the formation of enemy fighter planes, there is no need to discuss it. This thing cannot defeat fighter planes at all.
What the comrades in the Air Force said is true, but the evaluation of "not as good as uncontrolled aviation rockets" still made the comrades in the Institute of Guidance and Research very frustrated. The original version of this thing is just like a bird, and it can't be changed no matter how much it is changed. Flowers come.
Seeing this scene, the leader of the Defense Working Committee quickly relieved the pressure on the comrades of the Guidance and Research Institute: "This is not your problem, you don't need to worry about it. The comrades are discussing the objective performance of the Lao Maozi missile. Only when the problem is fully exposed can we make a decision.”
The leader is naming names, "Lao Maozi's" missiles are not good, you don't have to be too embarrassed.
This made the comrades of the Guidance and Research Institute feel better: "Well, I understand, thank you, leader."
The leader turned to Gao Zhendong and others again: "If you have any questions, please directly Say it, try to be as exposed as possible, and don't argue with illness."
Gao Zhendong nodded, but he hadn't finished speaking yet.
"Well, okay. I have seen the usable range of this bomb. The shooting height requirement is as high as 2,000 meters. To be honest, this is too high and has lost the meaning of combat. It can only We tried to attack medium-sized and above bombers, but they couldn’t be used below 2,000 meters.”
The K-5 bomb's problems all stem from a series of problems caused by the guidance method. Its resistance to ground clutter is extremely poor, so bad that it needs to be used more than 2,000 meters before it can be used reliably.
A comrade from the Air Force said: "Now bombers generally fly at high altitudes. Although low-altitude penetration can reduce the radar detection distance, they are afraid of anti-aircraft artillery fire."
Gao Zhendong smiled. : "But with the development of surface-to-air missiles, do they still dare to stay at high altitude?"
The comrades in the Air Force were stunned for a while, not because they were speechless, but because of Gao Zhendong's words, give him Opened the door to a new world.
Yes, you have to look at the problem from a development perspective. Well, when you go back, you have to study the future development trends and tactics. Maybe you can publish a research article or something. It will not be in vain for me to celebrate the New Year. You are really right to come to this meeting!
"Thank you so much, Chief Engineer Gao!" The Air Force comrades put aside the seemingly unreliable issue of imitating K-5 and thanked Gao Zhendong first.
Gao Zhendong nodded, and then said: "Actually, I think the biggest reason why this bomb should be discontinued is that its combat range seriously overlaps with the existing Thunder-1."
Some comrades made a careful comparison and agreed with Gao Zhendong: "Well, what Mr. Gao said makes sense. Even if the imitation K-5 uses new propellant, the maximum range is only 6 kilometers, and the actual range is only 3 kilometers. This It is completely covered by the combat range of infrared air-to-air combat bombs."
"Indeed, and this K-5 has to use radar to illuminate the target all the time, and does not have the ability to ignore after launching infrared air-to-air missiles. It’s really hard to evaluate the target when it’s already 3 kilometers away. As the Air Force comrades said, at this distance, if the bomber bites its tail, it’s better to rush up and hit it with cannons.”
The Air Force. Comrades also expressed their affirmation of these statements: "The biggest problem is that we have to maintain illumination of enemy aircraft within a distance of 3 kilometers. We are unable to maneuver freely and are very vulnerable to the attack of enemy aircraft's tail cannons."
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At this time, bombers were basically equipped with tail cannons, just to resist tail biting by fighter jets. However, a fighter jet that had to remain basically immobile had completely lost the biggest reliance of a fighter jet: high maneuverability.
The distance of about 2.5 kilometers is not a safe distance. The 20 mm or above cannon commonly equipped on medium and large bombers can be reached. Even if the direct trajectory cannot reach it, the curved trajectory can still scare people. Especially when the fighter cannot maneuver freely.
Within the range of the K-5, it is really not as useful as the Thunder-1. At least the distance at which the Thunder-1 can shoot down the P-2V is much greater than the poor range of the K-5. This is an actual combat example. Everyone discussed it over and over again, and ultimately they all pointed to one result: It’s better not to get rid of this thing, it’s really useless.
If the original imitation of K-5 was a last resort when there was no ammunition available, then now it has full range coverage, better performance, and better combat methods. After the more flexible Thunderbolt-1, the necessity to imitate the K-5 has been completely lost.
It’s not that the equipment falls behind, but that the imitation falls behind, and you can’t wait until the equipment is available.
Gao Zhendong hammered the last nail on K-5’s coffin board.
Imitating K-5 at this time is undoubtedly a huge waste of resources. Imitation not only involves imitation investment, but also after the imitation is successful, producing a bunch of these things is quite abstract. One thing.
To say how useless this thing is, you can actually tell by looking at the combat examples of the Air Force.
In the information Gao Zhendong saw in his previous life, from the 1960s to the 1970s, there were many Air Force battles, but he had never heard of anything to do with K-5 imitations, let alone the results. In the background introduction, it is almost never mentioned that our fighter jets are equipped with missiles, because we do not carry such things.
Gao Zhendong, who knew this well, had no chance to stop it. Now that he had this opportunity, it was naturally impossible for him to let it continue.
“The last reason why I suggest to terminate the imitation is that the only technical point of this missile is the radar guidance. However, the radar guidance method has no development potential at all. On the contrary, it has great disadvantages. It is a technology that is destined to be eliminated within the foreseeable time. Imitation of it will not bring us any improvement and accumulation of technology and experience. "
It has poor technical performance and poor tactical performance. , now that I can’t even accumulate experience, what a waste of time.
In the end, as Gao Zhendong wished, it didn’t waste everyone’s time too much. The meeting didn’t last long before it was initially decided.
The matter of imitation of K-5 should not be carried out. The comrades of the Guidance and Research Institute can temporarily stop related work. After the report is reported and approved, it will be officially terminated.
After the preliminary resolution of the meeting was made, the leader of the National Defense Work Committee turned to Gao Zhendong: "You said that there are problems with the guidance method and combat range of the K-5. So what do you think a radar-guided air-to-air missile should look like? What performance is required? What aspects should be taken care of? "
From Gao Zhendong's speech, the leader always felt that he seemed to have a lot of ideas about radar-guided air-to-air missiles, at least there were certain standards or lower limit requirements, otherwise he would not have There is no way to explain the shortcomings of K-5 so clearly.
After hearing this, the comrades in the Air Force also felt that the leader asked this question well. If you have destroyed the radar-guided air-to-air missiles, are you considering giving us something to make up for it?
The comrades at the Institute of Guidance and Research also cheered up. The comrades who worked on infrared air-to-air bombs highly praised the deputy chief engineer and spoke highly of him.
Maybe today, I can gain something from something lost. The K-5 imitation work was ruined by him, but maybe I can get a better project.
Gao Zhendong actually didn't have much preparation. He just wanted to get K-5 off the horse first, but he didn't actually think about everything to help him get on the horse.
But the leader of the National Defense Working Committee cannot be troubled by this problem. First of all, he knows the future development direction of radar air-to-air bombs.
Secondly, he once considered putting radar air-to-air bombs into a future system, because this bomb can play many roles that infrared air-to-air bombs cannot.
Although the details cannot be revealed yet, when it comes to technical and tactical requirements, it is not difficult for him at all.
“I think with the current environment and technical capabilities, matters within a range of 10 kilometers can mainly be left to infrared combat bombs. Within this range, infrared bombs can play a better role. Radar air-to-air The place where the bomb can best play its role is beyond the range of 10 kilometers, because at that distance, the infrared bomb is invisible. ”
The common fighter IRST (Infrared search and track, infrared search and tracking system) in the future is backed by the huge body of the fighter, or the dedicated pod is generally used for infrared services, providing a better environment, larger aperture, and more A good infrared sensor can cover dozens of kilometers.
But for a long time to come, the range of infrared combat missiles will only be 10 kilometers to be considered acceptable, and 15 kilometers to be considered excellent.
(End of this chapter)