Modern Warfare in the 21st Century

[Author: He Yongqi]

Modern warfare is conspicuous in electronic information warfare, and its dependence on science and technology is getting stronger and stronger. It is mainly manifested in the following aspects:

Steps: 1 - ground-based anti-aircraft radar, with missile interception;

Steps: 2 - airborne radar, interception and attack;

Step: 3 - Outer space, reconnaissance satellite (radar) positioning.

Summary: Information-based warfare in the 21 st century is a multi-arms, all-round, and multi-angle integrated war, and an important symbol is integrated operations on land, air, and space.

Army, in coordination with the Air Force, the Air Force, the radar, and network transmission. Information transmission, in turn, relies on space reconnaissance satellites. This is the interdependence of modern warfare.

Among them, there are two main characters, and both in the sky. One is the Air Force and missile forces, and the other is the Earth satellite, which in wartime, enemy satellites, are the primary targets for destruction. In modern warfare, the degree of dependence on information is very high! Without the transmission and positioning of satellites, we will not know how to fight a war, and this will become a blind war.

Here, radar scanning and tracking plays an important "role"; whether it is offensive or defensive, the enemy situation captured by radar has become the key to the success or failure of this mission. What if we abandon the radar? Then, when the enemy bombers attack, we will not be able to predict the enemy's situation. In that case, it will create an obstacle to interception and strike! The scrapping of radar stations will make the air defense early warning fail, and this will put pressure on the decision-makers.

As a result, the armed forces that rely on electronic information warfare have no way to do anything! They are unable to predict what the targets and intentions of the enemy bombers will be, and this has put great pressure on the defenses. The enemy's radar station has also become the second target, and the first target is the enemy's satellite communications system in outer space.

So, after the radar is destroyed or fails, how should the armed forces that rely on electronic information warfare fight a war? The answer is?? —— there is no way to deal with it, and air supremacy will be lost.

Ground-to-air missile defense must rely on "radar" to capture the enemy's situation, discover the enemy's situation, and lock on to the target, which is the first step in missile interception. Otherwise, missile defense will leave no "targets" to strike. In this way, the enemy's stealth bombers will be able to do whatever they want! This means that "air supremacy will also be lost."

This is also equivalent to having no air supremacy! Because you can't detect enemy bombers, you can choose your target at will. If you take it, you can't do anything! Therefore, leading radar technology is a prerequisite for winning an information war.

Although, if you have a missile defense system, if the ground radar cannot catch the enemy's sneak attack of stealth bombers, what should you do if the missile intercepts at this time? At this time, missile interception will not play much role.

Modern information-based warfare is qualitatively different from the previous Gulf War! Today's weaponry relies heavily on information. Information, the lack of any link, can determine the success or failure of the war!

For example, radar cannot detect the enemy's situation, and ground-based missiles have no way to intercept them. Although the missile itself also carries radar scanning, its search range is very short. Once the enemy bomber pulls in the distance and climbs in height, this missile base will be scrapped.

If the surface-to-air missile fails to intercept the enemy's bomber??—— it will make the enemy's bomber's attack mission accomplished. Advanced radar technology is the "key point" of modern information-based warfare.

Under the framework of information warfare, the "stealth" penetration capability of fighter planes is constantly improving! As long as stealth bombers penetrate into the target airspace, the opponent's defense system will be destroyed immediately. In this way, the air defense early warning will become a blind man! The radar station is the "eye" of ground-to-air defense.

In the information warfare of the 21 st century, the enemy's "satellites" are the primary targets, followed by the enemy's radar stations. If the radar station fails, it will be difficult for the missile defense to capture the enemy's situation, and the missile base will be quickly destroyed. The importance of radar stations, and missile bases, is much greater than the role of ten airfields. Destroying enemy radar stations and missile bases wins half of air supremacy. What happens when there is no air supremacy?

Without air supremacy, the direction of the war situation has changed. From active to reactive.

Initiative means defense and counterattack, which become one; passivity means that defense is the mainstay! This is very passive, fighting and running at the same time.

During World War II, when radar stations, and surface-to-air missiles were not yet available. At that time, the bombers hit targets in the following order: 1 airfield, 2 oil depots, 3 railways, 4 bridges, as well as important enemy facilities (military factories).

Note: The reason why "airfield" is listed ??——in the first place is because in World War II, there were no missiles, and at that time, air defense was completely relied on, and fighters from both sides fought in the air in close quarters to win air supremacy.

Once we won air supremacy, we won more than half of the war! Naturally, airfields and oil depots were listed as the final strike range by the operational thinking of the time.

Fighter jets in World War II that could cut off enemy supply lines. In this way, strategic materials cannot be delivered to the battlefield. What will happen??—— to the enemy, resulting in a shortage of ammunition. Strategic materials could not be delivered to the battlefield, and the tide of the battle turned in favor of the side with air supremacy. At this time, I have to fight back... It became a defense (entrenchment).

Over time, the enemy's forces will gradually dwindle and slowly fail.

The side with air supremacy can also continue to bomb the other side's important military installations, such as military factories, ports, command systems, and so on, so that the war situation will obviously fall in favor of the side with air supremacy. Note that the loss of air supremacy will speed up the course of the war, and the general trend is now gone...... Only passive organizational defense.

The loss of air supremacy will immediately turn the tide of the war. The active becomes passive, and the passive wins the initiative.

In World War II, there was no defense against surface-to-air missiles. Both sides of the war regard the destruction of enemy airfields, oil depots, ports, and railways as their key objectives! The most important of these is the "airfield." Then there are oil depots, ports and railways. Once air supremacy is won, or in other words: "After the enemy's radar stations, missile bases, and air force are destroyed, the enemy's bombers will be as if they have entered a no-man's land!" They will be able to strike at the enemy's important targets at will.

However, after the 21 st century, warfare has changed! War has entered the era of information warfare from conventional warfare in the early days. Radar stations, which are used to capture enemy bombers, and missiles, which are used to destroy enemy bombers, and the nature of warfare has changed.

The war is becoming more and more difficult, and at this time, high-tech equipment is constantly strengthening the performance of military equipment. Due to the gap in science and technology, the gap in military strike capabilities between countries has also begun to gradually widen.

This is called "asymmetric warfare".

This is equivalent to a three-year-old child fighting with a boxer, and the disparity is too great! One side is crushing the opponent, and the other side is sending the opponent to death, and this fight cannot be fought.

The advent of radar has refreshed the pattern of warfare! This can be seen in the German air raids on Britain in World War II.

In the beginning, Germany made the capture of Britain a priority! Germany constantly sent a powerful group of planes every day to bomb the British mainland. At that time, the British Air Force did not have enough fighters to resist the Luftwaffe, and could only intercept them in small groups. At that time, the warplanes of both sides fought in the air, all of which were hand-to-hand, relying on guns and artillery fire at close range.

In 1936, after the British set up a radar station, the British Air Force constituted an effective resistance to the Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe's air raids on Britain gradually increased its battle losses! Gradually, Germany gave up its air raids on the British mainland.

The British Air Force, in terms of numbers and equipment, was inferior to the Luftwaffe. It is also difficult to pose a threat to the German fighter group! The main reason is the emergence of radar, which has given the British Air Force the "upper hand." The radar station has become the "eye" of the defense counterattack, what if the radar station is destroyed, or it is unable to capture enemy aircraft?

- In this way, the situation of the war fell into passivity.

With the British Air Force with radar warning, at this time it is possible to organize targeted, interception and counterattack. Although the British Air Force was inferior in terms of the performance and number of fighters, the radar station helped Britain take the lead. This gave the British Air Force, which was inferior to Germany in terms of equipment, and the Luftwaffe, capable of fighting each other. It is equivalent to saying: the confrontation strength of the two sides has been leveled.

Britain was inferior to the Luftwaffe in terms of equipment performance, but it was able to organize effective resistance, for example, by taking numbers, to offset the lack of equipment performance. The radar station, which helped the British Air Force, took the lead, so that it could consolidate resources and concentrate a little against Germany.

At this time, the "tide of the war" changed, and the Luftwaffe changed from an active advantage to a passive situation.

Germany's air raids on the British mainland caused more and more war losses! As a last resort, we had no choice but to abandon our battle plan against the British mainland. - Here it is: the radar station, helping the British, got a head start on the enemy situation. The radar station is the eye of the air defense counterattack, and it is still so today.

The key point is that the radar station can help the British Air Force to discover the enemy's situation first! In this way, Britain will be able to organize a targeted counterattack and resistance. This increased the battle losses of the Luftwaffe.

It can be seen that in the context of information warfare, the degree of sophistication of radar technology determines the air defense early warning capability. Discover in advance the battle situation of enemy bombers, so that you can organize and effectively counterattack and intercept. Otherwise, your air defense will be meaningless! Your radar station will become the primary target. As soon as the radar station is destroyed, it immediately loses its early warning capability. Subsequently, you will also lose the best time to counter the interception.

Surface-to-air missile launch bases must rely on radar to detect enemy bombers, targets, and azimuth distances. The missile launch bases will properly adjust the preparations before the missile launch within the effective range! The preliminary preparations for missile interception will take time. Different missile systems take different preparation time, and there is a preparation time of 6-20 minutes before launch. The missile base should also be well hidden, otherwise it will be clear by enemy missiles.

Steps: First, the radar captures the intrusion and orientation of the enemy and stealth bombers; the second step is to raise the launcher of the missile and set the launch procedure and bearing; and the third step is to wait for the optimal launch time and distance of the missile. The range, performance, and speed of different types of missiles are different, and they all need to be referred to when intercepting enemy aircraft.

It takes 6-20 minutes to prepare from the time the missile is lifted from the silo / vehicle to the time when the program is set up and adjusted.

If the performance of your radar is too low to effectively detect the intrusion of the enemy??—— then your radar station or missile launch base will no longer exist.

These facilities will become the primary bombing targets of enemy stealth bombers. Then your air defense will also become blind and fail!

Therefore, the leading role of radar technology in modern information warfare is very crucial—— and once air supremacy is lost, the situation of the war will immediately be "reversed."

The tasks carried out by stealth bombers are all strategic! This strike mission is equivalent to a "point point." If you tap your acupoint, you won't be able to move! Your movement will be restricted, and your abilities will be cut in half.

What if, cut the capabilities of the US military in half?

Then his strike capability is certainly not as high as Russia's! If you see it??—— this is the effect achieved by the enemy's stealth bomber's "point-point" mission.

The leading radar technology will make defense and counterattack gain a "head start". Once this "first opportunity" cannot be grasped, your important military facilities will no longer exist.

The "penetration" of a stealth bomber is an important indicator of its performance! The key is whether or not it can break through the other side's radar identification. This has a bearing on the success or failure of this strategic strike mission! The bomber is doomed to failure if it lacks stealth performance.

This means that you can't complete strategic tasks, and it will lead to subsequent troubles.

Advanced radar technology and equipment are of utmost importance! Otherwise, there will be no way to talk about your air defense. Your vital military installations will be constantly exposed to the threat of enemy stealth bombers. These facilities are the first to be hit when there is a conflict of interest??——

Radar stations should be rationally arranged and given early warning of high- and low-altitude mines, both of which should be taken into account.

High, medium, low, different altitudes, try to set up radar stations. If you can't do it, build the radar station on the roof of the building, anyway, the higher the better. Finally put the radar station and build it in outer space!

Some people say: A radar station built on the roof of a building is a live target? This is a balance, useful, but not important. Prepare with both hands, one hand openly, one hand in secret!

If you can, you can build a radar station in the stratosphere at high altitude. Not to mention that the technology cannot be reached, as long as it is possible, it must be "built".

If the performance of today's radar cannot be improved??—— then it can only go to the stratosphere and build radar stations in outer space. After all, war is cruel and we can't afford to lose!

The radar's ability to catch enemy planes is very crucial! Because the radar is directly linked to the launch of missiles. Radar is the eye of missile air defense, and if "it" is gone, or if it fails??—— then it will be very difficult to achieve defense and counterattack. In this way, the tide of the battle will be reversed and it will fall into a passive situation.

If the radar fails, or is destroyed by the enemy's stealth bombers??—— the entire radar station, including the missile launch base, will face destruction.

Therefore, the erection and layout of radar stations are very important! High, medium, and low should all be taken into account, and we must not be afraid of trouble!

A radar station should be built on the ground, another radar station should be built on the roof of a building or hilltop in the middle, and a radar station should also be built in the stratosphere at high altitude. The highest radar station should be built in outer space! Radars with different performance in medium and long distances must be available. Don't say it's impossible, the technology can't be reached, and you have to build a way! If there is no pressure, there will be no motivation.

Such a big pay, only for one, that is, beware of "sneak attacks by high-altitude stealth bombers".

All-round, multi-angle radar station VS high-altitude stealth bomber! This is a game, a game between radar and high-altitude stealth bomber.

There are two arguments to this point of view;

First, there has been no new breakthrough in advanced radar technology in recent years. In terms of performance, the improvement of radar detection performance is becoming more and more difficult!

The improvement of radar technology is far from the speed of updating "stealth" materials. In this way, if radar technology cannot be updated and made breakthroughs, then it will lag behind the speed at which the "stealth" paint is updated. In this way, the early warning capability of the radar appears to be very passive.

Therefore, advanced radar technology and equipment must also be reasonably laid out to make up for the disadvantages of performance from the layout.

Like what:

Group A radar station, erected on the ground, with different performance at high and low altitudes, combined together (mountain top).

Group B radar station, erected at the highest point of the roof, with different performance at high and low altitudes, is combined.

Group C radar station, erected to the stratosphere at high altitudes, with different performance at high and low altitudes, is united.

The radar station of Group C is the most difficult! From a technical point of view, it cannot be reached. However, this is a goal! Find a way to build radar stations in the upper stratosphere, and outer space should also be built.

The high-altitude stealth bomber is divided into two sides, the upper and lower sides, and the division of stealth coating and light sense is also different. The irradiated surface of the radar scan, from the top down, will return different information from the bottom up. In this way, the radar's early warning capability will be enhanced! In particular, the ability to capture stealthy high-altitude bombing will be strengthened.

Summary: The improvement of radar technology cannot catch up with the improvement of "stealth technology", so that the early warning capability of radar is always in a passive situation. Radar technology must be ahead of the curve! Otherwise, it will be very passive.

In the 21st century, under the information war, the second key point is: interception and counterattack in the air.

When it comes to high-altitude interception and counterattack, it is inseparable from the high performance of fighter jets and ultra-high missile technology.

The radar performance of fighter planes should also be improved! This is the key to success or failure in an air duel.

Whether it's ground-based radar or airborne radar, it's the pilot's eyes. If you can't see with your eyes, you can't see it! Even if an enemy plane is near you, you can't see it.

What is the difference between foresight and hindsight??—— the answer is: the preparation time for interception and counterattack is very different.

First of all, when an enemy aircraft is detected, there is time to prepare in advance. This "time" is not only the commissioning of the equipment, but also the psychological preparation (including planning).

Missile technology must be continuously improved! Flight speed and missile thrust should be combined to pursue the limit!

The idea of the missile design team is based on two aspects:

Group A: Starting from the flight speed of the missile, the goal is: to pursue the limit of flight speed. It is better to shorten the time from the ascent of the missile to the "limit" from the ascent of the well, to the time of entering space.

The rocket design institute should set a goal: after the rocket is launched, it must enter outer space within 60~180 seconds. In terms of speed, we must pursue the limit! This is the basic skill. The aim is to accumulate technology and experience for other aircraft.

The second goal of the design institute is: high-thrust rockets, this should not be rushed! Anyway, it is to strive for improvement and pursue the limit! To obtain different parameters and accumulate technology and experience. Constantly updating, pursuing the limit! This is the accumulation of technology and experience.

Focus: Rocket designers, from research and development, experiments, debugging to loading, should add another "theoretical design" team.

Theoretical design institutes should operate independently, defining them as "side jobs" and creating a foundation for new theories.

The new theory of rockets can be dispensed with, but this idea must be had. In this way, we will be able to maintain the innovation lead of rocket technology at the theoretical level.

Third, the other battlefield of information warfare in the 21st century is in "outer space."

In fact, 30 years ago, outer space was already a battlefield in the 21 st century! The research and development of laser weapons laid the foundation for space warfare. In the design of satellites, the design institute must consider "laser weapons". Otherwise, all your satellite systems will collapse! When the time comes, it will be too late to regret it.

Modern warfare is information-based warfare, and the military's weaponry is completely dependent on satellite data. What if the satellite is destroyed by the enemy, or crashes the car?

At this time, all weapons and equipment that rely on satellite data will fail! The performance will be seriously compromised. It's no different from using a cannon to fight mosquitoes.

Therefore, laser weapons in outer space must also be combined with satellites. If necessary, the enemy can be countered.

As a matter of fact, space warfare is easier to fight than ground warfare, and there is no human damage! Space warfare is the most ideal battlefield between major powers. This is a contest of rocket technology between major powers.

It is impossible for modern information-based warfare to go back to ancient times! Space is certainly the final battlefield between today's major powers. Space weapons must be "available"! When it comes to "fighting," they must be able to get their hands on them.

Otherwise, it is very easy to be controlled by others (regrets).

In addition, there is another idea! The space academy should consider the miniaturization of the atomic bomb. Take the atomic bomb and send it into space!

This requires rocket technology, and within 120 seconds of a breakthrough, it is necessary to go into outer space. Therefore, the design institute must "pursue the limit" in the flight speed of the rocket.

Rocket research and development should take two paths:

First, the flight speed of the rocket is the limit! Within 60~180 seconds, it must enter outer space.

Second, when designing a high-thrust rocket, we should also strive for the limit! The height of your thinking determines the height of your success. Don't be afraid of failure, work hard in front of the benchmark, and run straight towards the benchmark!

Laser weapons are certainly the main battlefield in outer space, and we cannot ignore the fact that our goal is to send atomic bombs into space......

In outer space, the striking effect of 10,000 laser weapons is far less than that of an atomic bomb that can be exploded in space.

The shock wave will push the enemy satellite away from the Earth's orbit. Nine times out of ten, the electronic components of satellites will also be damaged, and in this way, information warfare will fail.

Next, it will definitely take at least a year to relaunch the reconnaissance satellite, and one satellite will not do much in the war. The failure of satellites, and the crash of vehicles, make information warfare lose its significance.

At this time, the performance of weaponry that relies on informationization will be lost by half. Air combat, back to hand-to-hand combat in World War II!

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Author: He Yongqi