Chapter 392: The Opportunity for a Decisive Battle
PS: It is highly recommended that the next chapter of vindicators and peaceful people is better to skip it, and don't come to argue with Huali after reading it.
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The Chinese culture, the world and the world, is based on the Taoist concept of heaven and man, and the harmony between man and nature, man gives, man receives. The Western culture, the world's view of the world, is based on Darwin's theory of evolution, which is the survival of the fittest. There is only one way to prove that a race is excellent, and that is to eliminate other races.
When the Eastern civilization was in the dominant position, there were no wars that could affect the world, and when the Western civilization was in the dominant position, in just a few decades, two wars broke out in the world's world.
Although it is impossible to determine and divide whether the culture is excellent or not, whether the race is good or not, and whether the genes are complete or not, it is impossible to determine and divide it through one or two wars, but once involved in this competition, no one can say no.
We can only do our best to move forward, adapt to the rules, familiarize ourselves with the rules, and when we become victors, popularize our own rules
"Lost, or gained?"
The same problem was placed in front of Li Lan's eyes, and there was only one result, and this "deal" was not a disappointment.
The anti-submarine strength of the coalition forces and the cunning of the Japanese Navy were the result of an erroneous calculation of the command center.
The United States has asked Japan to undertake the anti-submarine mission in Asia, and the scale of the anti-submarine force that Japan has built over the past few decades is only lower than that of the United States. Even the current 88th Fleet is still in the spirit of anti-submarine combat mission.
It was originally aimed at the Soviet Pacific Fleet, which was operating in the Pacific Ocean, taking advantage of Japan's sea and geographical advantages. Surveillance of Soviet strategic submarines entering the Pacific Ocean from Vladivostok. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it began to monitor China's submarines. Today, it has entered the Indian Ocean together with the US fleet to undertake the peripheral anti-submarine work of the main force of the Navy.
Like an aircraft carrier, the Japanese Daiyu-class landing ship Shimokita, with all anti-submarine helicopters carried, has extremely strong anti-submarine warfare capabilities. When he realized that something was wrong, Captain Lin Kexing, who was the commander, directly gave the order to end the mission. Because with only four nuclear submarines, it is really impossible to compete with a complete anti-submarine battle group. Not to mention. The two sides are mutually restrictive.
Losses of 202. Just the hull aspect. King Octopus arrived in time and quickly rescued the No. 202 submarine, otherwise the more than 100 officers and men on the ship would have suffered.
In fact, the destruction of two old anti-submarine destroyers. This is for the Red Guard. It's not a lot of money. On the contrary, many of the data and conditions of their own submarines have been figured out by the coalition forces.
After this battle, the coalition forces can already be determined. In the Indian Ocean, there are at least three or more Somali submarines, all of which are nuclear-powered attack submarines.
However, the Red Guard Corps also found out the activities of the coalition Indian Ocean Fleet, as well as the basic situation of anti-submarine capabilities and submarines, based on the movements of the coalition fleet.
Strategically, losses are secondary, mainly the impact of the intelligence obtained on the subsequent battles.
The detailed battle report was gently placed on the desk, and Li Lan squinted his eyes and looked at the huge tactical simulation map in front of him. An hour ago, this map was only our position, and now it has become the situation of both the enemy and the enemy.
Every moment of movement and change of the fleet is presented in detail, in addition to the two-carrier battle group in Somalia, there is also a change in the position of the coalition fleet.
The docile climate of the central Indian Ocean provided a good platform for the largest naval battle since the end of World War II.
A fateful naval battle that staked the fortunes of the United States and Somalia.
A large number of satellites from all over the world have begun to gather over the Indian Ocean, and all countries that have the ability to do so are concerned about this biggest naval battle of this century. Success or failure will have a profound impact.
The development of weapons and equipment has always catered to the war, and many of the problems encountered on the battlefield are solved by weapons and equipment, and the tank was born from World War I, to the glory of World War II, and ushered in the transformation of several wars in the Middle East. This is the most basic development path of a weapon.
Battleships, from birth to end, are only a bright banner in history, and the emergence of the sky battlefield finally brought the curtain down on this sea giant.
A sea battle, a sea battle under modern science and technology, involves dozens of combat theories, and both right and wrong will be tested in this sea. To be qualified to test those theories of naval warfare, there is only a decisive battle that is basically evenly matched.
The results of countless exercises are all in preparation for better actual combat. However, a real battle that breaks out in the eyes is more important than a hundred exercises.
If it weren't for the fact that the warships of other countries could not easily approach during the war, otherwise all kinds of ships with records and intelligence would have gathered around the two fleets. All that remains is the heavens, and outer space provides a good place for this kind of observation, and it is the only means they can observe.
There are all the satellites in the sky, friends and foes, and according to Li Lan's idea, when necessary, a few can also be hit.
Weapons for attacking satellites, he is also not without them. The cannon is a very good anti-satellite weapon.
From the point of view of range, the effective killing range of the giant cannon is 500 kilometers, but the range is more than 500 kilometers, and at a speed of 14 times the speed of sound, it is not so easy to hit satellites in the air. Because fourteen times the speed of sound, which is only half of the speed of the first universe, the cannonball's ascension into the sky must first be slowed down by friction with the atmosphere. It is more important to calculate the position of the artillery shell by considering the speed and orbit of the satellite, and this time difference cannot exceed 0.0001 seconds.
In other words, the electromagnetic shell and the satellite must arrive at a certain position at the same time, so that the shell can directly destroy the satellite. Of course, there is another difficulty in this, that is, striking space from the ground, due to the movement of the earth and the existence of the sun's gravity, after the cannon is discharged, it is not a straight line, but a huge parabola, which is very different from the launch of the launch vehicle.
Therefore, it seems that the shell hitting the satellite is a very simple problem, but in operation, it is much more difficult to control than with missile anti-satellite weapons. Because the speed of the cannon is uncontrollable after the discharge, this subtle gap is basically beyond the control of manpower, and can only be handed over to the computer.
If Li Lan wants to complete the giant artillery attack satellite, all the calculations and operations need to be completed by an assistant, and in combination with the spy satellite in the air, the operating altitude and trajectory of the target satellite will be recorded. According to the assistant's calculation of the kinetic energy of the giant cannon projectile, in order to use the earth's gravitational acceleration to accelerate, it must be launched in the eastward direction, once the shell leaves the atmosphere, the resistance is reduced, and finally under the acceleration of gravity, a parabola is formed and hits the satellite in motion. With the help of the gravitational acceleration of the planet, once it breaks through the ionosphere in the atmosphere and enters the escape layer, which is the outermost layer of the atmosphere, the speed of the artillery shell will be further increased, and the range of the artillery shell with the help of inertial force can reach more than 10,000 kilometers. (Gorgeous, don't take it seriously!) I think back then, the knowledge of physics was returned to the teacher before I graduated. )
It seems to be a very powerful cannon, but if you want to hit satellites, you need to calculate it with subtle accuracy. And for those remote sensing satellites in the same orbit of the earth, the current giant cannon is still powerless, and the distance of more than 40,000 kilometers is itself a long span.
However, being able to hit those satellites in low earth orbit is a very powerful means in itself. The actual reconnaissance capability of a co-orbit satellite is not stronger than that of a low-orbit high-precision reconnaissance satellite, and as long as it can knock down a low-orbit satellite operating in a certain area, it will play a tremendous role in preventing reconnaissance work.
At present, the base has only two giant artillery pieces, and both of them are built on the summit of the Surud Mountains, as a blockade of the Gulf of Aden and ready service and strategy, ready to strike at the enemy's satellites, of course, when necessary, it is completely possible to rely on the height of the Surud Peaks to directly support the battlefield within a radius of 500 kilometers.
However, at present, Li Lan does not plan to use this big killing weapon, once the killer weapon is exposed, the effect will be reduced. Otherwise, the 500-kilometer killing range, combined with the tremendous damage brought about by a 50-kilogram physical projectile and 14 times the speed of sound, would be no less powerful than the 13.6-ton heavy ground-penetrating bomb of the United States.
Even if the American Nimitz aircraft carrier is hit by such a shell head-on, it is absolutely useless. Fortunately, the coalition forces were not brain-dead enough to send aircraft carriers around the Gulf of Aden, otherwise Li Lan would never have let go of such an opportunity.
If it weren't for the relationship between the curve of the earth, which led to the shortcomings of the range of the giant cannon on the plane, the combat capability of the giant cannon could be called a quasi-super weapon. If, one day, this giant cannon is placed on the Himalayas, then Ah Sanke will be miserable, a solid projectile worth no more than tens of thousands of dollars will definitely be a nightmare for any enemy within the attack range.
Now, the construction of the third cannon is also beginning and will not be completed in more than twenty days, perhaps this cannon will not be able to catch up with this war, but in the future, it is agreed to have a strong deterrent ability. Combined with Somalia's already world-famous defense circle, coupled with the rate of fire of the electromagnetic railgun, with the combat effectiveness of the three giant cannons, the Gulf of Aden will henceforth be Li Lan's final word.
However, these are all things for the future, and for now he is still thinking about the current trend of the war. If the navy fails, the base will collapse directly under the offensive of the coalition forces when it reaches the saturation of the defenses, and the giant cannon will actually be a living target.
"Osama bin Laden sent the signal that the operation had officially begun." Just as Li Lan was thinking, Natasha slowed down her footsteps, came behind him, and whispered.
"Good!" Natasha's report made Li Lan's eyes light up, and she couldn't help but shout hello, "Immediately send an order to Suleiman, the opportunity for the decisive battle has come, seize it." ”
In this naval battle, what Li Lan is really waiting for is the news of bin Laden, no matter how the previous battle turned out, from now on, it is time to decide the outcome of the battle. (To be continued......)