Another Black Hawk helicopter flying over the scene accurately filmed the entire process. When they saw the missile flying, they felt a little funny. The anti-ship missile's biggest reliance is ultra-low-altitude sea-skimming flight, and now it actually wants to
Pull it up, what are you trying to do? Are you waiting to be a target?
After it flies up, it is easier to be shot down by anti-aircraft missiles.
But when they discovered that it started to accelerate, everyone had a premonition that something bad was going to happen. When would this missile be able to fly at supersonic speeds? This is unscientific!
The speed of the missiles was getting faster and faster, and their high-speed cameras could no longer capture the feeling. They just opened their eyes wide and looked at the target ship.
Whoosh!
The warhead of the anti-ship missile pierces the air, and a cone-shaped air mass appears on the missile body. The water vapor on the sea surface is large, which can easily cause this phenomenon: sonic boom cloud.
If attacked by such a missile, the sound of the sonic boom would probably make countless people feel chills on their backs, right?
And what does it feel like to be hit by such a missile?
Although it swooped down, it was very precise. It did not hit the deck directly, but hit it from below the side, about one meter away from the water!
Boom!
Under the violent collision, the entire hull of the Reeves buzzed. Then, the hull quickly tilted to the other side, and water surged on the sea surface.
When the high-speed camera is played back, you can see the entire collision process. The missile came into contact with the side of the warship, and the entire side was distorted and deformed in an instant. The missile's warhead directly hit a large hole, and then
Drilled in!
To deal with different targets, different warheads are needed. If it is to kill personnel, use grenades. To deal with armored targets, use armor-piercing bullets. If you want to attack warships, you will generally choose a semi-armor-piercing warhead. Ordinary armor-piercing bullets have a solid warhead.
The semi-armor-piercing warhead is solid on the outside and packed with explosives on the inside!
Although the appearance of the YJ-83 is very ordinary, its power cannot be underestimated. Its warhead weighs a full 265 kilograms!
This is equivalent to the weight of a large-displacement motorcycle, which can directly hit a warship. Moreover, it can reach a speed of Mach 1.3!
The energy measured at the time of impact is mainly kinetic energy, and this kinetic energy has a major relationship with speed, and it is also a quadratic relationship. 0.9 squared is 0.81, and 1.3 squared is 1.69. This means that now the impact
The kinetic energy at this time is already twice that at subsonic speed!
If the Eagle Strike 81 can only kill a 3,000-ton warship, then the Eagle Strike 83 can kill a 6,000-ton warship! One shot will kill the soul!
The YJ-83 crashed into the hull of the USS Reeves with huge kinetic energy. There was nothing left outside, but it was still drilling in, drilling hard!
The debris caused by the impact flew outward, and the scene became very blurry for a time. It was only when it was played back that it was discovered that the position it drilled was in front of the ship!
What’s the difference between before and after? Of course there is, the difference is huge!
The Reeves is just an old warship. There is no amplified caliber naval gun on the front deck of the hull. The front is the Mk10 SM-2ER "standard" ship-to-air missile cantilever launcher, and the rear is the eight-unit Mk16.
"Aslok" anti-submarine missile launch box,
There is an automatic loading device below the cantilever launcher. The part hit now is the ammunition depot for the ship-to-air missile!
Of course, this is just an old warship, and there are no missiles in the ammunition depot, but what if it attacks an advanced warship? What is the position of the current main warship of the US military?
MK41 vertical hair unit!
Even if the missile of the light Eagle 81, which can only destroy a 3,000-ton warship, hits the vertical launch unit of a US Aegis warship, it can send the entire warship to the bottom of the sea! Even a cruiser is no exception.
.
Hit the snake seven inches.
Just like in the previous battleship era, the sinking of the battleship was definitely not because of the intensity of the armor-piercing shells fired by the opponent, but because the armor-piercing shells fired by the opponent hit the ammunition depot exactly!
Almost all the battleships that were sunk were caused by the explosion of the ammunition depot, not because of a few shells. Even if the battleship's ammunition depot had a water discharge system, there was no time to react.
The same is true for modern warships. The weakest point is the location of the vertical launch unit. Once hit there, the ensuing explosion will cause the entire warship to sink quickly. There will be no time to react, and any damage control will be useless.
Therefore, the Americans will use side vertical launchers on the DDG-1000 battleship and disperse the vertical launch units to reduce the probability of being killed in an explosion.
However, after repeated struggles, the Americans also determined that the DDG-1000 battleship was useless, and decided to return to the conventional path. Stimulated by the 10,000-ton cruise ship from the East, their newly developed battleship was simply a replica of the 055.
But now, the performance of Eastern Eagle-83 has made them suspicious again.
Did the missile hit this part of the Reeves by chance, or was it intentional? In other words, Dongfang's missile seeker not only has radar, but also optical equipment, which can observe the entire warship, and then move towards the end.
Important parts to greet?
In the past, this kind of technology was unthinkable, but now, it couldn't be easier to install an optical camera and then perform image analysis, especially since the Orientals have powerful chips, adding such modules can be done in minutes.
thing!
boom!
The missile smashed into the ship and finally exploded!
This old-fashioned warship has nothing left. Needless to say, all weapons and equipment have been dismantled. Even the oil inside the warship has been drained and it was towed here.
According to it, it will not burn violently in the explosion, but the YJ-83 that came to attack it had no choice but to bring its own fuel!
The YJ-83 can fly nearly 300 kilometers, but now it has only flown 40 to 50 kilometers. Therefore, its fuel consumption is very small and there is a lot of fuel left.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After the impact, the hard warhead continued to drill forward, and the projectile body behind it was broken. Hundreds of kilograms of aviation kerosene spilled out and scattered everywhere along the way.
Yes, when the warhead explodes, the fuel is also ignited.
Raging flames burned, and the entire warship was covered in thick smoke!
Isn't this power too powerful?
The Americans on the helicopter were stunned.
What did they see?
The missile hit directly, and the warship moved laterally for more than ten meters. The missile penetrated into the interior of the warship and exploded. The fire was blazing. Then, the Reeves, as the target ship, sank at a speed visible to the naked eye!
It doesn't want to sink, at least not now, because it just took a hit from a missile! Its 8,000-ton body is supposed to be able to withstand the blows of three to five anti-ship missiles, or even more. Now, only one flew over.
It can't stand it anymore?
Sea water surged in through the gap, and the hull sank rapidly, making a creaking sound. Suddenly, with a click, the hull actually broke into two pieces!
It’s hopeless now!
A few seconds later, the warship sank, and no outline could be seen on the sea, leaving only a huge whirlpool, no, two whirlpools.
Command ship USS Blue Ridge.
"The Reeves has sunk."
"Impossible, this is impossible. It's just an anti-ship missile, launched by the 112 warship. How could it be so powerful!" Harris would never believe it, nor was he willing to believe it.
However, there was a screen in front of him, and what was playing on it was the helicopter footage of the target ship scene! It was impossible to fake it.
"There are many weird things about their missiles." Clemings said: "We originally thought that their backward destroyers and frigates were nothing to be afraid of, but now it seems that even those Jianghu-class missiles are difficult to deal with."
The Jianghu class is the 053H, Dongfang's main frigate in the past. At that time, Dongfang only had the 3,000-ton Luda class and the 1,000-ton Chengdu class. The former was very precious and could not undertake ordinary patrol and escort tasks, and the latter was too backward.
, could not meet the needs of patrols, so Dongfang created the Jianghu class. This frigate with a displacement of about two thousand tons is Dongfang's first guided missile frigate, which is of great significance.
Although it was initially equipped with the old liquid rocket engine anti-ship missile like the Upstream No. 1, it was soon modified with the YJ-81 series. I originally thought that this kind of missile was nothing, but now it seems that this kind of missile is
The missiles are very powerful!
Now, they don't know that the YJ-83 was launched. Even if they knew, they could predict that a large number of other old warships in the East can also be equipped with advanced anti-ship missiles such as the YJ-83. In the future, even if
Even if a Burke-class destroyer encounters them, they must be careful, as one missile from the other side can sink them into the sea.
The Reeves is still an empty shell with no weapons and ammunition. If it were a warship in service, the end would be even worse.
"Yes, even old-fashioned warships will have to be careful in the future. We..." Harris' mood was very complicated.
The Eastern Navy did not send advanced Aegis warships because the Eastern people were confident that this old 112 warships were enough!
Not only the Americans, but also the navies of other countries participating in the exercise quickly learned about this.
Kongo-class destroyer of the island nation.
"Attention, get ready immediately. After the Oriental people's missiles are fired, it's time for us to appear. Let's show the Oriental people how powerful we are!"
The navy of the island country used to be very powerful. When Dongfang only had the old-fashioned Brigade Commander class, they already had the Eighty-eighth Fleet, and now it has expanded to the Ninetyth Fleet. They also have amphibious assault ships with direct access to the deck, and
It's a quasi-aircraft carrier.
As for their main force, of course, they are the King Kong class, which was built in 1988. This is the first time that the island nation's navy has obtained an Aegis warship, and the displacement of this warship is as high as 9,500 tons, making it a heavyweight.
According to the original plan, the Easterners launched anti-ship missiles for the first attack, and they launched the second attack.
"Prepare a harpoon immediately!"
At that time, the Americans developed the famous MK41 vertical launch system, which became popular all over the world. This thing is compatible with many kinds of missiles, but it is not compatible with Harpoon missiles.
Therefore, you can see that American warships still have two sets of four-unit Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The cylindrical launchers are usually placed at the stern of the ship, but some are not. This is not
Because the harpoon has been stuffed into the MK41 launcher, this warship is not equipped with a harpoon at all.
After all, American warships are mainly for air defense. As for attacking enemy warships? That is a matter for carrier-based aircraft. If you have to catch a duck, just shoot a few Tomahawks, or they can also serve as anti-ship missiles.
The King Kong-class Harpoon anti-ship missile is placed between the two chimneys. This is also a significant difference between it and American warships.
Following the command, the cover of one of the launch tubes was slowly opened.
"Report, we are unable to search for the target."
"Baga!" Captain Xiaozizi immediately became angry. What's going on? It's our turn now, but we can't find the target? Isn't this embarrassing?
"What are you waiting for? Activate our Aegis system, full power!"
The King Kong class is almost a replica of the American Aegis warship, and the equipment on it is exactly the same. There is an OPS-28D search radar at the highest point of the main mast, which is mainly used to search for sea and air equipment. It can be used for a distance of fifty kilometers.
But now, this kind of radar has not found the target, so it can only be replaced by the SPY-1 radar of the Aegis system. This kind of radar is mainly used for air defense, and the installation location is not very high, but it can search the sea surface without any problem.
"Report, our Aegis system is also unable to find the target."
"Baga, you idiots are embarrassing us in front of so many navy!" Captain Xiaozizi was furious and wanted to reach out and slap them one by one in the mouth.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Report, the data link sent news from the Blue Ridge, asking us to cancel the attack."
"Baga!" Captain Xiaozizi was even more furious: "Because of our mistake, we were unable to search for the target, so we gave up the attack to the navies of other countries. You idiots should commit suicide by committing seppuku!"
"Report, the reason for canceling the attack is that the target ship has been sunk."
"Nani?" Captain Xiaojiazi was stunned.
How can it be!
How could the target ship be sunk? It was an eight-thousand-ton target ship. Even if it was a Harpoon anti-ship missile, it could be hit by three or four missiles! Now, the 112 warship is that old-fashioned thing, firing the old-fashioned Eagle Strike
81 anti-ship missile actually directly sank the target ship?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"Our data link has received the signal from the early warning aircraft." The subordinate said tremblingly: "That missile was very strange. When it was ten kilometers away from the target, it climbed up and then dived down. When it reached the target ship, it had already sprinted to Mach 1.3."
"Supersonic speed? How is it possible? That kind of missile does not have supersonic speed capabilities!"
The islanders don’t believe it. They are familiar with Eastern equipment. If it is those Aegis battleships, the general-purpose vertical launchers used can carry large anti-ship missiles. The YJ-12 and YJ-18 are indeed very powerful, but the YJ-18
What is -81? Old-fashioned equipment can still fly like this?
There was deathly silence on the warship, more than ten minutes later.
"According to our intelligence, the Easterners have improved the YJ-81. The latest model is the YJ-83. The one that just sank the target ship should be the YJ-83!" An intelligence officer finished analyzing all the data transmitted by the data link.
, and the conclusion was reached.
The export model of YJ-81 is C801. It has been sold all over the world for a long time. Even the entire production line has been exported. They have never heard of it being able to go supersonic, so the one they just attacked must be a new model!
"Eagle Strike-83? Is it so strong?"
Although the YJ-12 and YJ-18 are powerful, they are also large in size, so they can only be equipped on large warships, and they are usually stuffed into the hair. The YJ-81 is much smaller and can be used on many warships.
Above, the launch box is placed before and after the chimney, which can be easily improved!
They felt shuddering when they thought that the old Eastern warships were all equipped with YJ-83s.
"Fortunately, the range is only fifty kilometers."
"No, no, the range should be more than fifty kilometers. After the attack, a fire broke out. The target ship was not supposed to catch fire. It was probably caused by the fuel carried by the missile splashing down and burning. It is conservatively estimated that the missile can fly two hundred kilometers.
kilometer."
The Americans did not observe carefully, but the islanders were more attentive. After all, they used to regard Lao Maozi as their opponent. After Lao Maozi fell, they thought they were number one in the world. Unexpectedly, the Orientals grew rapidly.
Now, the power of the Orientals is no longer comparable to theirs. While they are envious and jealous, they study carefully and try to find the flaws of the Orient. Therefore, they study more carefully.
The U.S. Navy does not need to worry too much. Their carrier-based aircraft can provide a defense radius of 500 kilometers, but other countries cannot. Even the islanders, before equipping the F35 on the amphibious assault ship, the defense radius of their navy is
More than a hundred kilometers away, and the oldest warship in the East can attack them from two hundred kilometers away!
Not to mention advanced weapons, old warships can also give the islanders the greatest shock!
The other navies were also silent. There were no more whirlpools on the sea. Only the target ship was still unwilling to give in, but it had no right to speak.
East.
"It's done!" An officer walked in and said excitedly to everyone present: "Our No. 112 launched the YJ-83 anti-ship missile. With just one, it sent the 8,000-ton target ship into
seabed!"
"Okay, not bad!" Wu Shengli smiled brightly. In this kind of thing, you not only have to win, but you also have to win beautifully! You have to sink the target ship with one shot to be considered a success, but it will not work if you leave the target ship with a breath!
"Now, those guys should be dumbfounded. Let them know that even an outdated warship in our navy has powerful combat effectiveness!"
"Taozi, your suggestion is good."
"Dad, this has nothing to do with me, I'm just here to coordinate." Qin Tao said with a smile.
This thing is done, what if it fails? You will still have to blame me, right? I don't want to leave any complaints! Qin Tao looked at his father-in-law.
At this time, my father-in-law was smiling and in a very comfortable mood. The navy had built so many warships, but they had never done it with real weapons. This time, the other side had bad intentions and invited us over. We sent 112 warships over. Originally,
I just planned to join in the fun, but now I accidentally became the protagonist!