The Mediterranean is like a big bathtub. Although it is also a sea, it does not have the rough waves of other oceans. It is usually calm and warships can sail safely in it.
Therefore, when the Europeans launched a joint warship plan, it had to fail in the end because different countries had different needs. The French and Italian navies mainly sailed in the Mediterranean and had low requirements for the hull. The British Navy was bumpy in the Atlantic all year round, and the bow of the ship was
Shanglang is a child's play, and naturally requires the warship to be stronger. Different needs have different design plans, and there is no agreement at all.
At this time, in the waters of the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea, a small warship was sailing leisurely.
Its hull is only over eighty meters long, with an overall displacement of over a thousand tons. It is considered a child's play in the field of warships, but it is the most powerful warship in the Patriot Navy. After all, it was a missile boat before, but now this
This ship can be called a frigate!
Although it is small, its design is very advanced. It looks just like the Lafayette class, full of modernity. At the same time, it is also equipped with various weapon systems, such as two four-unit Harpoon missiles for long-range use.
Anti-ship, 32-tube Barak missile vertical launcher is used for air defense, 2 MK32 triple torpedo launchers are used for anti-submarine, 2 25mm guns and the "Phalanx" system are used for close defense, even if it is a 2,000-ton displacement
It's a bit cramped to install so many things on a warship, let alone one like this.
With more weapons, the living space of personnel will inevitably be greatly compressed, so it uses automated devices to replace manual labor in many places. At the same time, it spends most of its time patrolling near the coast without worrying about supplies and other issues.
This is the Saar-5 frigate of the Great Patriotic Navy. At this time, the ship is the Harnet. This is a transliteration. If translated according to the meaning, it is the Spear.
It was of great significance to the Davidic navy, just like the navy's spear.
Of course, in the era when it was born, that is, in the mid-1990s, it could indeed dominate this sea area, but now, such warships are no longer enough.
However, the Davidians were proud and still felt that this kind of warship was invincible. After all, the opponents they had to deal with now were weaker.
"Humph, under our blockade, not a single ship can enter the port and trap them to death!" Captain Snier said proudly. He looked at the sea. It was wide and empty. No ship dared to confront them.
"Report, the radar has been working continuously for more than 20 hours. Do you want to stop and take a rest?" At this moment, the radar soldier asked.
"No, our radar can continue to work without rest." Snier said: "We must rely on radar to monitor the sea surface."
As soon as he finished speaking, the radar screen was filled with snowflakes.
"Report, radar malfunction."
"Then what are you waiting for? Go and repair it quickly. Damn it, how could this radar developed by the Military Industrial Company break down at a critical moment!" Snier couldn't help but curse.
"Yes." The radar soldier hurriedly went to work, without realizing at all that the snowflakes on the screen were not necessarily broken, but might have been interfered with!
Because it had to perform the task of blocking the port, the warship was only more than 20 kilometers away from the land. They did not notice that there were several more vehicles somewhere on the land at this time.
One of the cars has something like an orange petal propped up on it, and the other car has a long square tube that has been propped up and pointed towards the sea.
"The other party's radar signal was not detected. Due to our interference, the other party has turned off the radar!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's do it, lock the target and launch the missile!"
"What kind of stealth warship has been locked by us?"
The appearance of the Saar-5 frigate is angular, the superstructure is at an angle to the waterline, and the exhaust device is cooled by sea water before being discharged. Although the displacement is more than a thousand tons, the radar reflection area is smaller than that of a hundred tons.
The boats are almost the same, and this is what the Davidians are most proud of.
However, it is not completely invisible. It is easy to be caught at such a close distance. The next step is to open fire!
A few seconds later, a ball of flames rose up. The red warhead went out first, and then the milky-white missile body. After flying forward for a while, the booster behind was thrown away, the main engine was ignited, and it flew towards the target close to the sea.
On the Harnett, the radar soldiers were sweating profusely from the hard work.
"The self-test of each component of the radar is normal and there is no malfunction. Could it be that the radar antenna is interfered with?"
"Then what are you waiting for? Activate the anti-interference means!"
After some tossing, the snowflakes on the screen finally disappeared, but a bright spot appeared clearly on the screen.
"There is also interference, damn, this radar is really unreliable." The radar soldier continued to complain.
He doesn't know, this is not interference, this is a real guy!
At the rear of the warship, several sailors were busy recovering helicopters. Even though this warship only weighed about a thousand tons, it could still be equipped with helicopters for anti-submarine and patrol work.
Now, the helicopter is about to return, and they have to deploy the recovery device. It is not easy to land such a small warship. Fortunately, the Mediterranean Sea is calm and the warship does not shake much.
One of the sailors wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a casual look at the sea. Then, he was stunned. Why was there a strange thing on the sea? That thing was approaching at high speed... It was long and had a
Wing, is that a missile? A missile!
"Attention, missiles!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the missile flew towards them and hit the side of the ship hard.
Boom!
That's right, the sound is just a bang, not a blast, because the anti-ship missiles use semi-armor-piercing warheads, which need to break open the target's outer steel plate, then reach the inner layer before exploding.
However, the Saar-5 frigate is only a light frigate after all, and the warship's steel plate is too weak. According to the design of this flying anti-ship missile, it was intended to smash through several layers of steel plates and fly into the warship to explode. However,
, before it exploded, the warhead had already penetrated the entire side and flew out from the other side.
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After flying out, the missile had just detonated. A huge fireball rose, and all the sailors on the deck flew away. The flames burned fiercely at the tail of the entire warship. Then, it quickly spread forward, and the aluminum alloy superstructure was ignited.
Got it!
At that time, the British accepted the lessons of the Falklands War. They no longer dared to use aluminum alloy in the superstructure of warships and replaced them with cold steel. However, after entering the 1990s, many warships continued to use aluminum alloy. After all, aluminum alloy has
It has great advantages, especially its lightness. For the Saar-5, with so many weapons installed on a thousand-ton frigate, the superstructure can only be made of aluminum alloy.
Once the aluminum alloy is ignited, it is hopeless!
Flames burned throughout the warship, and black smoke billowed. Then, the Barak anti-aircraft missile system in front exploded. In the huge explosion, the entire warship broke into two pieces and sank rapidly.
For a moment, the whole world was shocked. Although the world has not been peaceful in recent years, it has generally been a strong country fighting a weak country. There has been no evenly matched confrontation, and there has never been a warship sunk. This is the first time!
What sent this warship to the bottom of the sea?
The whole world is very curious and waiting for David's investigation.
The most important thing for the Kingdom of David is the air force. The naval power is not good to begin with. Now that a major warship has been sunk, it is definitely a strain. The cause of the accident must be investigated.
Soon, the Davidians announced the news to the outside world.
"A Nur anti-ship missile was launched locally. In order to avoid accidental damage, our warship turned off its air defense radar, so it was suddenly attacked and did not respond in time. If it was really during a war, it would never have happened.
In this situation, our Buck air defense missiles will easily intercept this anti-ship missile!"
The Davidians were very annoyed, but they also knew that they had to cover it up. If people knew that their military products were not good and their signboards were ruined, how would they be able to sell weapons in the future?
However, this kind of cover-up behavior cannot escape the eyes of the world at all. If it doesn't work, it just won't work. Why do you need so many reasons?
Zhang Zhong was very excited and did a program that day.
"Nowadays, there are many ways to identify friend or foe, and the sky there belongs to the Davidians. There is no need for them to turn off the air defense radar to avoid accidental damage. In the end, they were attacked. For a country that often fights wars, this is simply
Impossible, so the biggest reason is not that the air defense radar was turned off, but that the air defense radar simply did not detect the incoming anti-ship missile!"
"According to the Davidians, the incoming attack was a Nur anti-ship missile. At a distance of more than 20 kilometers, it can fly at a height of about two meters above sea level after taking off. The Mediterranean Sea is very calm, and it can even fly
About one meter, and the radar on the Saar-5 warship cannot effectively detect such a target. After all, its radar is very simple. The two EL/M-2228 radars on the main mast are mainly used for fire control.
Radar, the EL/M-2218S E/F band radar on the rear mast is mainly used for air search and does not have the ability to filter ocean clutter."
"Integrating a large number of weapons and equipment into such a small warship is inherently a very difficult task. You have to make choices and give up. The Davidians oversimplified the radar system, which led to tragedy," Zhang Zhong said.
That's called a spitting star splashing.
"Looking at it now, their best way is to upgrade the radar, especially the EL/M-2248 phased array radar they sold to Asan, which can be installed with three sides on the front mast and one side on the rear mast. This creates a
The layout of the four-sided active phased array radar also creates a miracle. This will be the smallest ship in the world equipped with a solid-state active phased array radar."
Snapped!
The hooked nose turned off the TV, with an angry expression on his face.
"Damn it, how could this Oriental know about our modification plan? Did one of us leak the secret?"
"This person is just making random guesses, and they are exactly the same as our plan."
After this incident, the Davidians must of course find a way to avoid similar things from happening. The best way is to upgrade the radar. The most suitable radar is the radar system exported to Asan. But they don't know that they have just planned it.
Well, people in the East found out that it was Zhang Zhong who had been making waves in the media.
How can this be fun? If it is really changed, wouldn't it prove that Zhang Zhong guessed right? If they don't change, their warships are really defective.
"This kind of warship is too small. We need to have a more powerful navy, otherwise we will not be able to cope with the deteriorating situation!"
"We simply don't have that much money. The original cost of building this kind of warship was US$400 million. If the displacement is expanded, the price will soar. Our military expenditure is tight, and we have to give priority to supplying the air force."
For the people of David, no matter what they do next, they will be punished by others.
However, for them, these are secondary, the key is what to do in the future? When can their disadvantage be reversed?
Parthia.
"It's great. After this attack, the whole world should know that our Parthian country has powerful and advanced anti-ship missiles!" Hosseini said excitedly.
"Yes, it is indeed very good, but the Nuer anti-ship missile is still too weak and can only deal with a frigate of several thousand tons. If we can buy a supersonic anti-ship missile from the East and then imitate one, then
That’s even better.”
The Nuer anti-ship missile is an imitation of Dongfang's C802 missile. Although it still achieves good results, it is an outdated weapon after all. They need more advanced anti-ship missiles, and their Parthian country has
If they want to buy a powerful national defense industry, they must be able to produce it themselves, that is to say, they must buy it together with the production line!
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, we need better anti-ship missiles!" Salami said.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to the East and see if Mr. Qin can export advanced anti-ship missile technology to us."
The first thing they thought of was Qin Tao! After all, in their eyes, Qin from Mingzhou Group was always their best friend!
So, riding on the east wind of victory, a group of Parthian people came to the east and came to the Mingzhou Group.
"Mr. Qin, it's a pleasure to meet you. You must have heard about the recent battles in the Mediterranean, right?" Hosseini was very direct. With a good friend like Mr. Qin, there is no need to play tricks.
"Well, I heard about it." Qin Tao said: "Your Nuer missiles are really powerful."
"Yes, I have to thank Mr. Qin for this missile. Without your technical support..."
"Wait a minute, this has nothing to do with us. The Noor missile is produced by you. Even if the appearance is similar to our C802, it is just a resemblance. Ours is also very similar to the Exocet missile."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Qin is right." Salami quickly agreed: "Mr. Qin, our Nuer missile has advanced performance, but its power is still a little inferior. We need a missile that can kill 10,000-ton warships, or even
The carrier’s advanced anti-ship missile.”
Xu Zhengyang lamented on the sidelines that Mr. Qin's inference was so accurate. These people had achieved results and felt unsatisfied. They even hoped to obtain a powerful weapon to counterattack the aircraft carrier!
"Yes, if you want to attack aircraft carriers, you must have supersonic anti-ship missiles. Your YJ-12 is very good, but I don't know if it can be exported to us?"
Although Qin Tao has said before that the YJ-62, YJ-12 and the like can be sold for money, the Navy does not agree. After all, the YJ-12 is still a big killer in the navy's equipment sequence.
But you can't just give it to others to use.
However, the YJ-62 is no problem.
At that time, although the Navy had the YJ-81, it had a short range and weak power, and had long been outdated. The Navy was in urgent need of advanced missiles to attack large warships, so technicians quickly developed the YJ-62.
The appearance of this missile breaks away from the Exocet style and is very similar to the Tomahawk missile. In the middle is a slender straight-shaped large-chord aspect ratio missile body, which looks like a small aircraft and is convenient for cruising at low-altitude subsonic speeds.
The front of the warhead is oval, the middle is cylindrical, and the tail is a truncated cone. At the same time, there is a cross-shaped wing on the tail. When taking off from the ground and warships, a solid rocket booster is also added. This one
The important characteristics of missiles are their large size, strong power and long range.
However, the YJ-62 was born at the wrong time. By the time this missile was equipped with the Navy, the YJ-12 and YJ-18 had both come out. The Navy liked the new and disliked the old. The YJ-62 was eliminated after only a few warships were equipped.
Naturally, it can be promoted to the international market.
As for the YJ-12, it cannot be exported for the time being. The Navy still regards this missile as a treasure.
"Yes, there is also the C 803. It is said that this kind of missile played a role in this maritime exercise. One missile sank a 10,000-ton warship. How powerful!"
"Everyone, in order to satisfy the export market, we have specially developed an anti-ship missile similar to the anti-ship Tomahawk. Are you interested?"
"What missile?"
"Code-named C602, the characteristic of this missile is that it is large. Its warhead weighs three hundred kilograms. With just one missile, it can easily destroy warships of more than 10,000 tons."
The overall weight of many Western anti-ship missiles is less than 300 kilograms, and the Harpoon missile is only about 500 kilograms. Now, the warhead of this Eastern missile alone has reached 300 kilograms!
"As for the range, due to export restrictions, the range of our missiles will be controlled at 290 kilometers. However, this missile adopts a modular design and can be matched with different fuel tanks. What changes will be made when it is in the hands of customers?
We can control it."
The most effective way to increase the range of a missile is to increase fuel. This is very simple. The so-called modular design is just to lengthen the missile body and use a larger fuel tank to increase the endurance. Although the range cannot be doubled, it can reach four to five hundred
Kilometers are still no problem.
For the Parthian people, the key issue is not how far they can fly, but how far their guidance system can guide them. The basic model's 290 kilometers is enough for them.
Long range, powerful, what else can I say, buy it!
"Mr. Qin, we not only want to buy missiles, we also want to buy production lines."
"No problem, I'll contact you."
"Mr. Qin, our foreign exchange may not be sufficient."
"It doesn't matter. As long as you have oil, you can come directly by land."
After the Gwadar Port was repaired, the oil pipelines and railways were connected. It is completely possible to travel from the oil production area to the country by land, avoiding the uncertainty of long sea transportation.