"Really going to do an end-to-end interception? In fact, I recommend that the ascent stage and the mid-flight stage be hit, because the interceptor warhead in the final stage is too difficult to burn, and the success rate is not easy to say. ”

Zhong Cheng was still a little uneasy, hoping to persuade Lin Ju to change his plan.

There are three phases of the window period for interceptor missiles, namely, the ascent from the ground to the atmosphere, the mid-flight stage from the atmosphere to the highest point of the ballistic, and the final flight stage of re-entry.

In the three stages, the missile's flight speed increases sequentially, and its maneuvering capability gradually increases, making it more and more difficult to intercept.

Most of the traditional anti-missile means focus on mid-course anti-missiles, and at this time, the warhead's ability to change orbit and maneuver is weak, the speed is low, and there is plenty of time as a window for attack.

At this time, only the warhead coated with thick thermal insulation material is left to accelerate, and the relative speed of the anti-missile from the ground is terrifyingly high, and it is very difficult to intercept it, and a slight deviation may be an error of several kilometers.

The main reason why it does not attack in the take-off stage, which is the easiest to intercept, is that it is necessary to wait for the intercepted target to enter the attack range of the interception system.

After successfully attracting everyone's attention, he said the reason for being late:

"When was the last time Xu contacted us?"

After realizing this, Anthony followed the shock and was angry, because this was a final interception test!

Not in the most vulnerable ascent, not in the longest mid-section, but in the last segment with the shortest time, the fastest speed and the best maneuverability!

When Anthony's thoughts returned to his body, he found that his limbs were already a little numb, and he rushed directly to his boss's office regardless of the abnormality of his body.

A year has not caused any failure of this laser satellite, and all parts are still working well, and the capacitors are fully charged early and ready to be excited at any time.

And what scared him even more was the meaning behind this show of muscles, and then thinking about the rumored negotiations not going well, could it be that the Chinese were ready to use force to get what they wanted?

Crossing the highest point, the dive begins.

"That's it, the evidence is already obvious, they didn't hide it at all, our two destroyers, the Luzon radar observatory saw the whole thing, that's the truth!"

"Don't worry, Zhongju, believe in our technology, no one knows laser satellites better than us."

……

As he quickly began to analyze the situation, Robert also came to his senses and quickly began to shake the staff, especially Sullivan himself.

For laser satellites, however, the situation is quite different.

The emergence of such a super-killer weapon will make the balance of international relations tilt significantly, and bring trouble to the entire Aramco.

In addition, there is another advantage in the take-off phase, that is, there is no need to irradiate the warhead with heavy protection, as long as the rocket body that still provides thrust is destroyed, which can achieve a very high error tolerance rate and a nearly 100% interception success rate.

However, it was not until John had discussed with the rest of his staff for nearly two hours, and pushed down the activities he was going to attend, that he saw Sullivan walk in with a gloomy face.

At 18:29, the radar screen took the lead in starting the alarm, and then the infrared warning, the DF15B tail flame that took off from the southern inland was extremely eye-catching, and it was caught by the keen satellite as soon as it took off.

He would rather pay a little more than see such an uncontrollable situation.

Although the DF15B used for the experiment this time is an old model, it is a type of medium-range missile with a faster terminal speed and a multi-purpose ground-penetrating bomb, and the military believes that it is enough to intercept it in the ascending stage or mid-flight stage.

The warhead, which was supposed to fall into the target area, had an outrageous displacement after passing through the atmosphere, and it began to fall in the other direction, and judging from the radar trajectory, its attitude also changed dramatically and began to roll, and it was completely out of control.

And in the vast sea, there is certainly no complex ground monitoring network, and the solution is infrared monitoring.

"Gaoxin 2004 understands that the infrared monitoring system is normal."

McMaster was a little dissatisfied, and Sullivan was at least two hours late than he should have arrived.

This was an operation aimed at only one spectator, and without knowing about the existence of Qianjun Stick One, others would only know that it was a failed experiment, but Aramco's technical experts could read the meaning as long as they analyzed the trajectory.

From a space-based point of view, the three stages of a ballistic missile are completely exposed to its field of vision, and it is natural to calmly select the weakest link, so that the maximum interception effectiveness can be brought into play.

As they expected, the warhead was constantly rubbed and slowed down by the thick atmosphere, and the small bright spot in the sky had lasted for more than ten seconds, and then it plunged headlong into the ......

In the president's office, John lost his smile and asked McMaster again.

"Xu suddenly invited me to meet in person, I waited for him to spend some time, and then he only said a word to me and left."

How do you know if a laser satellite hit a target, or how much it missed it?

Xinyuan's method was the ground monitoring network, and the target aircraft test at that time was near the base, and there were sufficient various visible/non-visible light monitoring means, so it was natural to know whether the laser had hit accurately.

……

Could it be that their export economy has been seriously affected and they have had to start plowing with swords? John had already begun to think about his maximum concessions.

It is clear that this time it is a real ballistic missile interception test, and it is a space-based laser satellite interception.

On the sea below, the radar of the destroyer DDG-107 "Graveley" also saw this warhead in the descending stage, and it was basically able to calculate the landing area.

Qianjunbang-1 compared the information transmitted by these supporting satellites with its own observations, analyzed the approximate route and immediately adjusted the laser mirror, aiming at the possible interception range in advance.

The Air Force was very concerned about the news that the DF15B was about to be tested at sea announced a few days ago, and the test results were obtained as soon as possible.

The operator, who was looking intently at the radar screen, was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but let out a cheer.

Judging from the situation, the landing point is at least 300 kilometers off, and such a major mistake is difficult to see in that country.

The captain happily confirmed the news and quickly sorted it out and sent it to the Pacific Command, which immediately forwarded it to the Hexagon, eager to share the joy.

Seeing that there was no answer, John crossed his fingers and began to carefully sort out some of the previous negotiations between Sullivan and Xu Rang.

Qianjun Stick No. 1 did not move for a long time, until the warhead began to contact the atmosphere and began to rub against the dense atmosphere, seven 140 kilowatt carbon dioxide lasers were excited, converging into a straight ray of light and slightly offset by the action of electronic gyroscopes and electromagnetic adjustment systems.

However, none of the three people present could answer the question, and this matter was handled by Jack Sullivan, who is not here now.

"You're saying that the Chinese conducted a last-stage missile interception test and it succeeded, right? What is the evidence. ”

What Xu Rang wants most is to make concessions in intelligence, and the second is to make concessions in the economy to reduce tariffs and trade protection policies, but from a pragmatic point of view, the latter factor should be more.

In fact, the maximum output power of Qianjun Rod-1 is more than 1 megawatt, and there are more than 700 kilowatts on the warhead, so there is basically no problem in destroying its aerodynamic shape.

This conclusion is really unbelievable, Anthony never underestimated his opponent and was keenly aware of something.

The aircraft that do this does not even need additional modifications, special anti-submarine patrol aircraft will be able to do the job.

John was silent, not only because of the shock of the news itself, but also because of his surprise at how forbearant the Chinese were.

Not only did it actively communicate with multiple satellites on the ground and around it, but it also passed over the DF15B during its test launch.

"Jack, you're late!"

The reason why they are called submarine nemesis is that the submarine will cause the temperature of the surrounding sea water to rise slightly due to waste heat and propulsion when the submarine is sailing, producing different infrared signatures.

However, after the telegram was sent to the Air Force Intelligence Analysis Office in the Hexagon, the experts here came to a very different conclusion.

Zhao Xiaowen looked at the time on his watch and looked up at the position of Qianjun Stick No. 1 on the screen.

Obviously, it was launched more than a year ago, and it was delayed until now to do a completely realistic test, which easily made him think that this was a response to Ami's actions last month.

What technology is needed to accurately hit such a warhead over a distance of hundreds of kilometers? At least Raytheon has been shaking its head while developing the same product.

As soon as Anthony saw the report of the failed test launch, he immediately noticed that something was wrong and asked a technical expert to determine the cause.

For it, the vast distance of thousands of kilometers on the earth is only a few minutes away or a little more deflection.

However, Lin Ju denied this view, saying that Qianjun Stick No. 1 has the ability to destroy warheads, and it is natural to show off his muscles to make himself look stronger.

The importance of the follow-up work on NX17 has dropped by an order of magnitude, and he himself only needs to stay up for another year and a half, and with this qualification, he will be promoted to brigadier general first, as long as he honestly does not make mistakes, a major general will not be able to run after the age of 30.

Tariff barriers and various restrictions are to protect the domestic manufacturing industry, and if you want to expand the inflow of external goods, you will have to continue to increase subsidies if you want to maintain the manufacturing industry, but for the sake of the three major bills and the huge space program, the scale of the federal fiscal release has been implemented according to the limits calculated by economists, and the opening of the market means another heavy fiscal burden.

This time, in addition to several low-orbit satellites of Xinyuan, there are also several reconnaissance satellites of the military and the space agency to provide guidance, so Zhao Xiaowen is not worried about failure.

After continuous algorithm upgrades, Qianjun Bang-1 has actually been able to lock the target in a synchronous orbit at an altitude of more than 30,000 kilometers, but its laser system is not good enough, and the actual maximum interception altitude is only 400 kilometers, and it needs to be lowered to low earth orbit.

"But the end flight time is just that, and the irradiation time lasts for 30 seconds, which ...... Forget it, you're the professionals. ”

The DF15B successfully completed the take-off phase, and after leaving the atmosphere, it threw off the second stage, which had run out of fuel, and began to enter the ascent trajectory.

In fact, John didn't feel too scared, after all, he had known about the existence of NX17 for a long time, but he was just starting to worry about being discovered by other countries.

Of course, Zhong Cheng didn't want this to happen when Feiqianjunbang-1 started working, but just silently looked forward to the performance of the laser satellite.

However, Sullivan ignored him, walked in without saying a word, found a chair and sat down, clenched his fists on top of his knees, glanced at David Usno, then Robert and Claire, and finally returned to McMaster.

Zhong Cheng picked up the intercom and directly connected to the electronic warfare/anti-submarine reconnaissance aircraft in the South China Sea:

"Gaoxin 2004, Gaoxin 2004, please check again if the infrared system is working properly."

It will fly to an altitude of nearly 1,000 kilometers before landing a dive, after which it will become slower and more difficult to maneuver, making it an extremely good window for attack.

The technologist didn't see anything for the time being, but someone suddenly came to the Thirteenth Office and told him a piece of news:

The NX17 signal has just appeared in low-Earth orbit and is so dense and frequent that there is almost no camouflage.

But it is impossible not to give in, the opponent's fist is already attached to the face, and a hard fight is not beneficial to the current situation.

Coupled with the large number of signals that NX17 did not conceal at all, and could not wait to be discovered, it all showed that this experiment was a demonstration, a naked demonstration that only a group of people could understand!

It was a smooth conical warhead with a speed of more than Mach 10 and a volume of about a man, which was destroyed at the moment after breaking through into the atmosphere!

The radar of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers was very sensitive, and it was immediately detected that the trajectory of the warhead was abnormally rapidly tilting to one side, completely beyond the range of normal maneuvering.

That's still tens or hundreds of meters deep, and it's easier to monitor changes in sea surface temperatures.

But the Qianjun Stick No. 1 remained unmoved, still silently monitoring the trajectory of the warhead.

Over the past few days, it has been deorbiting and returning to low-Earth orbit at an altitude of 300 km, thanks to its ion thrusters, which have long since run out of conventional fuel.

Judging by the trajectory, the warhead with a thick thermal insulation coating actually underwent serious aerodynamic shape damage, resulting in a direct loss of control tumbling and crashing.

Colonel Anthony, still a young man, was the first to notice that something was wrong, and after he successfully uncovered the secrets of NX17 in Office 13, he was transferred back to the Intelligence Room to take up his original position, but he was still at the disposal of Office 13.

If the laser beam does not hit the target, it will cause the local temperature of the sea water to rise when it falls into the sea, and by monitoring whether there is an abnormal temperature change point in the target sea area, you can know whether the laser is biased or not, and then calculate how much it is biased for correction.

Most of the other staff members arrived within an hour, and Sullivan was still in Manhattan, New York, and it would take about an hour to come more than 300 kilometers.

"One minute left."

The rest of the people looked at each other, not understanding such a strange act.

Sullivan recalled:

Xu Rang didn't even sit down after walking in the door, just glanced at Sullivan, who was a little impatient, and then said lightly:

"If you can't escape the solar system, you'll die."

(End of chapter)