HCB Chapter 324 Anti-Ship, Ballistic
Chapter 324 Anti-Ship, Ballistic
The first to be tested was anti-ship missiles. The target ship was deployed in the Bay of Bengal, 500 kilometers away from the missile battleship. There are fewer ships in the waters here, making it suitable for weapons testing.
Nanhua’s navy specially dispatched two destroyers to clear the target waters and ensure that no other ships interfered with the test.
As the preparations were completed, under the expectant gaze of everyone, a burst of fire suddenly appeared from the missile launch port in front of the missile battleship.
Then a white missile poked its head out from the thick smoke, flew to a distance of more than 100 meters above the ship, and then changed its flight attitude according to the parameters set in advance, flying quickly to the west.
Soon it disappeared from their sight.
This anti-ship missile initially adopted inertial guidance, using an inertial measurement device to measure the missile's motion parameters, calculate the missile's position and speed, and thus control the missile's flight trajectory.
When the missile is about 100 kilometers away from the target, it will turn on its active radar to scan the target area.
The ship's radar reflection data that meets the pre-determined requirements will be locked and the missile will be guided towards the target.
If it is interfered with and cannot lock onto its intended target, the missile will directly hit the largest ship.
Wang Ze was in the command room, looking at the warship's radar screen. With the power on full, the launched missile was being tracked on the screen.
The missile takes twenty minutes to reach the distance of 500 kilometers.
The radar on the missile battleship can detect surface ships within a range of 400 kilometers, and can detect air targets within a range of 700 kilometers.
So they can see the flight trajectory of the anti-ship missiles along the way.
Time passed by minute by minute.
The missile data on the radar screen suddenly began to change dramatically.
"The missile has locked onto the target and is lowering its altitude. At this time, the missile's flight speed will increase by 30%." A professional base researcher nearby explained to Wang Ze.
This radar was developed and manufactured by them, and being able to see it play a role is the happiest thing for all scientific researchers.
As the missile continued to approach the target, the atmosphere in the command room became tense.
Everyone stared at the radar screen, waiting for the moment when the missile would hit the target.
However, as the missile's altitude continued to decrease, it soon disappeared without a trace on the screen.
Their radar could no longer detect the anti-ship missile.
"Last altitude, 740 meters, the target has been lost." The radar soldier operated the radar to confirm again, but still found nothing, so he stood up and shouted loudly to everyone.
"How long will it take to hit?" Wang Ze turned around and asked.
"Two minutes." The person in charge of sea trial research replied quickly.
These data have been carefully calculated, and in their opinion, there should be no unexpected situations.
After all, in this test launch, the target ship did not take any interference measures. As long as all the functions of the missile can meet the design requirements, hitting the target is almost a foregone conclusion.
Time flies, and two minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
A sudden burst of urgent sounds came from the communication system in the command room, which was the message coming from the satellite call.
"Destroyer No. 06 reports that the anti-ship missile has successfully hit the target ship. The target ship has split in the middle and is sinking."
"Collect target ship damage data as planned, and return to Xincheng immediately after it sinks." The person in charge gave the order decisively.
The news of the successful test launch spread quickly to the missile battleship and the landing ship nearby.
Wang Jixin and government officials were so excited that they could not control themselves and cheered one after another.
At this moment, they possessed such powerful weapons and equipment, and Nanhua's sphere of influence was no longer limited to Southeast Asia, but could extend to a wider area.
As a result, their external attitude has become tougher and they face the world stage with confidence.
Nanhua's diplomatic situation in the past two years can be described as difficult and dangerous.
Since South China did not choose to stand on the side of either the United States or the Soviet Union, the two countries tacitly exerted pressure on South China.
Since Indonesia split into two parts, north and south, it has not joined the ASEAN organization to this day.
However, under Sukarno's arrangement, North Indonesia ignored the Soviet Union's opposition and resolutely submitted an application for joining ASEAN.
In contrast, southern Indonesia seems hesitant. Although it has accepted ASEAN's assistance, it has remained silent on whether to join the organization and has not given a clear answer.
South China's intelligence personnel discovered unusual movements in the South Indonesian military and reported this to the South China government.
When Nanhua asked about the reason for the military mobilization, Suharto simply said it was an internal mobilization and did not give any other explanation, which made Wang Jixin very dissatisfied with Southern Indonesia.
But he had no choice. It was impossible to stop the rescue. After all, the atomic bomb that exploded came from South China, and the relationship between South China and South Indonesia was rather complicated. Therefore, it was not easy to stop the disaster relief in Jakarta.
The command center then contacted the hydrogen island via satellite.
Hydrogen Island is the island 500 kilometers north of New Island.
Because it was designated as a nuclear weapons testing island by Nanhua, it was directly named Hydrogen Island.
During this period, many buildings and underground shelters were built on Hydrogen Island, and a large number of sheep were distributed throughout the island.
This test will not only look at the hit rate of the ballistic missile, but also the lethality of the hydrogen bomb warhead.
The destroyers on Hydrogen Island reported that they had evacuated to a safe distance.
Next, the test launch that everyone was most concerned about began.
This weapon is Nanhua’s most important trump card.
It will determine Nanhua's position and influence on the international stage.
Any country hostile to South China will have to consider this ballistic missile.
At the rear of the ship, in a launch silo with a diameter of three meters, the missiles are ready to be launched at any time.
This launch silo is twenty-five meters high, and only a behemoth like this missile battleship can accommodate this long-range ballistic missile.
Even such a powerful warship cannot reload the missile directly after launching it like other missiles, and must return to the new city to reload.
As the test launch order was issued, the staff quickly evacuated the stern of the ship.
The launch of a ballistic missile will cause a huge noise. Only a launch bay built with light steel materials can withstand such an impact and load long-range ballistic missiles onto ships.
Wang Ze felt the hull shaking violently. At this time, he and other personnel had arrived at the outer corridor outside the command console.
Here, the launch port at the stern can be clearly seen.
Suddenly, a large amount of flames gushed out from the launch port, and a giant missile slowly rose.
The huge impact force caused the bow of the battleship weighing 100,000 tons to begin to slightly lift up, as if it was about to break through the water.
The 16-meter-long missile gradually revealed its shape and flew higher and higher in the excited gaze of everyone, with its speed getting faster and faster.
In the air, the missile did not change its flight direction directly, but instead soared directly into the sky.
It will fly out of the atmosphere and then fly at high speed towards its target 4200 kilometers away.