"This is your new baby?"

Han Zitao asked with some puzzlement after circling around the missile that looked almost similar to the Haihongqi-9 missile he had used before.

"Yes."

Geng Bo touched the coating on the surface of the missile and said with some fanaticism.

"Did you develop it yourself?"

"It seems that I haven't seen a similar anti-aircraft missile before?"

Han Zitao said with some uncertainty.

After all, he did not dare to say that he had seen all the missiles of the Navy.

"Improved from Haihongqi."

Geng Bo could understand Han Zitao's thoughts, after all, the difference between the missile in front of him and the Sea Red Flag missile used before was not a little big.

"But it's been redesigned a little bit of aerodynamics."

"Of course, we have made certain improvements to the active radar, the automatic control system, the engine system, the warhead charge inside."

When Han Zitao heard so many changes, he was so surprised that he didn't know what to say.

The exterior and internal equipment have been improved, so what is the connection between it and the original Haihongqi?

It's like the ship of Theseus, all the planks on a ship have been replaced, so is he still the same ship?

"What about the improved performance?"

Han Zitao didn't really care about what upgrades they had made, as a soldier, he was most concerned about the combat effectiveness of weapons.

"It's a big step up from before!"

When it comes to missile performance, it may be Geng Bo's most confident part.

"The air defense range is 500 km, and the fragmentation range is 135 meters."

"The speed is Mach 5-6, and the immunity to electromagnetic interference is also excellent."

Compared to the Mach 4.2 speed of the Haihongqi 9, the speed of the improved model has not increased much.

The main improvement is in terms of range and anti-electromagnetic interference.

The range of the original Haihongqi-9 is only 120 km, and the regional air defense capability is limited, which makes it difficult to assume the task of long-range air defense.

It's good that there is no aircraft carrier formation now, but in the future there will be an aircraft carrier formation, and it will be difficult for such an air defense distance to assume the function of a shield.

"That's really good, you should have come this time to get on the shield ship, right?"

Han Zitao still recognized the weapons produced by the Rocket Research Institute, mainly because the previous rocket launchers left a deep impression on him.

As for the shield ship he mentioned, it is the lead ship of the Type 052C destroyer, which started construction this year.

It is also the first large domestic destroyer designed with a vertical launch system and phased array radar.

As a missile destroyer mainly used for air defense, anti-submarine and anti-ship attacks, the most important thing on it is a variety of air defense and anti-ship missiles.

"Yes, the shield ship does not have anti-aircraft missiles, what kind of shield ship is it!"

Geng Bo has recently been in charge of missile affairs and is also familiar with the situation of anti-aircraft missiles on the naval side.

I know that the air defense system they are mainly using now is still imported from Maozi.

On the slipway of the Jiangnan Shipyard, the air defense radar and supporting radar used by the two Type 052B destroyers were all bought from Maozi.

"We are also here to fight for domestic anti-aircraft missiles!"

When Geng Bo said this, although he didn't think it himself, in Han Zitao's eyes, he seemed to be about to kill someone.

"Our anti-aircraft missiles are no worse than others!"

"We also want to use domestic anti-aircraft missiles as soon as possible, but if we want to really get on the ship, we still have to show the corresponding strength."

After Han Zitao hesitated, he reminded Geng Bo.

After all, none of the domestic anti-aircraft missiles have been in contact with the vertical launch system before, and there are certain disadvantages in this regard.

In the opinion of many people, domestic anti-aircraft missiles are not mature enough.

Therefore, if Geng Bo really wants to make the domestic missile on the 052C ship's vertical hair unit, he must show some real skills.

"We've been prepared for this!"

"I'm sure I'll be able to blow everyone's jaws."

After Geng Bo heard the comfort, he didn't show any worry.

Because in fact, he didn't come alone, and with him, there was also a domestic shipborne phased array radar system.

There was actually a debate for some time about what radar system our own shield ships should use.

On the one hand, it is the aerospace system team that advocates the use of the C-band scheme, and on the other hand, the 14 institutes of the Ministry of Electronics Industry that advocate the adoption of the S-band scheme.

Finally, it is considered that the C-band scheme cannot guarantee a minimum search range of 200 kilometers in the case of multi-functional multi-target.

The S-band active phased array radar scheme proposed in 14 was selected.

This time, together with Geng Bo, it is the four-sided array S-band active phased array radar system that has completed the development work.

The detection range reached 400 km, which is capable of taking on a large area of air defense.

"Since you're so confident."

"Then I wish you all the best!"

Han Zitao is still very happy to see the development of domestic weapon systems, so he sincerely wishes him.

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This time, the weapons test site is on land, because now domestic warships do not have vertical launch units.

If you want to test the Haihongqi-9A missile with vertical launch, you can only build a corresponding simulated test site on land.

"Mr. Pan, how is the radar system ready?"

Geng Bo, who had completed the missile loading work early and was now waiting for the experiment to begin, came to the shipboard radar to see how they were prepared.

After all, the Haihongqi 9A still needs them for terminal radar guidance.

If their radar guidance is not in place, then the missile defense will not be so good.

"Ready, you guys should be almost ready, right?"

The chief engineer of the radar system, Pan Weimin turned around at this time and asked rhetorically.

"It's all ready, now wait for them to start the test!"

Geng Bo said after smiling.

The difficulty of this experiment was from low to high.

The simplest is the air defense of a single aircraft, which is also at a distance of less than ten kilometers.

However, the difficulty of the rear will slowly increase until the eight target planes attack together, and the air defense strike is required to be completed at a distance of 300 kilometers.

"Then look at how far our radar system, plus your anti-aircraft missiles, can go!"

Chief Master Pan is also a very bold person, and after patting Geng Bo on the shoulder, he said.

With the radio communication system in the experimental base, all aspects of the experiment can be started after notifying.

The other personnel in the experimental base began to prepare intensively and hecticly.

The most important thing is the preparation of the target plane, which was modified from a fighter plane retired from the Air Force.

In order to get closer to a real supersonic fighter, they strengthened the fighter's engines, allowing them to fly at supersonic speeds in a short time.

And the electromagnetic interference capability has been strengthened, which is able to carry out electromagnetic interference on missiles to a certain extent.

Although it is already early winter, the hearts of everyone present are full of blood.

After all, this is the first time that a joint air defense experiment of a shipborne vertical launch system and a radar system has been carried out in China.

Regardless of the result, they can be regarded as leaving their footprints in the field of shipborne air defense.

The first target aircraft was modified from the J-6.

As a supersonic fighter that has been in production since the 50s and has been in production for more than thirty years, with a domestic production of more than 5000 units.

Although the production of J-6 has been stopped for more than ten years, there are still a large number of J-6 fighters with a large service life in China.

Some of them have a relatively long service life and have been transformed into unmanned attack aircraft, and those with a relatively short service life have been transformed into unmanned target aircraft.

The distance of the first air defense test was relatively close, and the weather was relatively good today.

Geng Bo can even see the J-6 fighter more than a dozen kilometers away with the naked eye.

The four-sided array S-band active phased array radar is constantly guiding the target when it is turned on.

The Haihongqi 9A, which adopts the cold launch method, jumps from the vertical engine unit to several meters in the air, and then the solid engine begins to ignite.

The blazing flames from the engine propelled the missile higher and higher, accelerating as it went, reaching Mach 6 speeds in the process.

Turning into a meteor in the sky, the high speed of two kilometers per second allowed the missile to cross a distance of tens of kilometers in less than ten seconds.

Following the guidance of the active phased array radar, the missile accurately hit the J-6 fighter as a target aircraft.

A huge fireball exploded in the air.

To the surprise of the top brass of the Navy who were present, their missiles were a little too powerful.

"What's in your warhead?"

"How can it be so powerful?"

Even Pan Weimin, who is in charge of the radar system, was a little surprised.

It's not that he has never seen an anti-aircraft missile, and he has never seen an anti-aircraft missile that can explode such a fireball in the air that is almost 100 meters in size!

"Hehe, it's just a little more powerful explosives!"

Geng Bo also knew that the all-nitrogen explosives were extremely important confidential materials in their hands, so even in the face of inquiries from the brother units, they did not say what they used.

Although even if it is spoken, even if someone wants to imitate it and invests great energy and financial resources in research, it will take at least thirty or forty years before it is possible to research it.

Strictly speaking, this thing should not have appeared in such an era, and if it weren't for the current national defense security, it would be too severe.

Zhang Xingyang will not move this thing over.

Because this is like the invention of black gold explosives during the Qin and Han dynasties, it is very likely to have an unimaginable impact on future history.

Seeing that Geng Bo didn't want to say anything, Pan Weimin didn't think much about it.

After all, this kind of thing must be the core secret of others, and if you put it on yourself, you will not tell the core technology of your own radar.

"Are they the same team that built that ultra-long-range rocket launcher?"

The head of the navy, who was sitting in the stands, asked Han Zitao beside him.

Han Zitao had been dealing with Geng Bo and them before, and in the eyes of the chief, he knew more about the research institute.

"yes, the rocket launcher they used to be was scary too."

Han Zitao looked at the fireball slowly falling in the distant sky, and said with some emotion:

"After the last experience, I won't be surprised what they come up with now."

"I wouldn't be surprised if they suddenly came up with a cannon."

The electromagnetic cannon is still a very sci-fi concept at this time, and everyone does not think that a breakthrough can be made in a short period of time.

The chief of the navy laughed at this time and said:

"Xiao Han, if I didn't know your character."

"Hearing you blow like this, I'm afraid I think I've received some benefits from others for you!"

Han Zitao also laughed at this time, pointed to the fireball that had just disappeared in the distance and said:

"With their level of skill, do you still need me to blow it?"

"Indeed, I was shocked when I saw it just now."

"I don't know, I'm afraid I thought a small nuclear bomb had exploded!"

The fireball, which is nearly 100 meters in size, is indeed the ultimate weapon that is easily reminiscent of human beings.

However, it was clear to those present that this was nothing more than a medium-range anti-aircraft missile.

The first anti-aircraft experiment went well, so the second experiment soon followed.

In this test, three J-6 modified fighters were used, and they attacked from three different directions towards the simulated ship-based launch pad where Geng Bo and his team were.

This is also to test the performance of tetrahedral S-band active phased array radars.

Test how well it tracks multiple targets at the same time.

It turns out that the radar system is able to maintain good tracking even when facing three targets in different directions at the same time.

Because the vertical launch system uses a rotary launch system, it is necessary to wait for the previous missile to be launched before the next missile can be launched.

Therefore, there will be a certain interval between missile launches, which is also the more criticized place of the 052C vertical launch device at the beginning of the design.

Compared to the vertical hair system with the "chocolate chunk" vertical hair unit, the launch efficiency is much lower.

However, even so, the three-engine Haihongqi-9A missile was still very good at intercepting the target aircraft at a distance of nearly 100 kilometers from the warship.

It turned out that there were no problems with either the radar system or the missile system.

Within a range of 100 km, there is good air defense.

The third and fourth experiments went smoothly as well.

Four fighters and six fighters, respectively, were shot down at a distance of 180 km and 250 km.

So far, the experiment has proved that the radar system and the missile system work together excellently.

However, in order to test where their limits were, the head of the Navy still made a decision to let them be the last eight fighters to experiment with an air defense range of 300 kilometers.

On the target display screen of the radar, when the fighter enters the sounding range of 400 km, one target after another appears.

Eight small red dots, all the while moving rapidly on the display.

The J-6 fighter, as a supersonic fighter, reaches a speed of 450 meters per second.

That is to say, at ultra-long distances, as long as there is a slight deviation in radar guidance, the missile may pass by the opponent and thus fail to intercept.

One after another, anti-aircraft missiles soared into the air, like spears of Shenzhou, ready to intercept the enemy outside the airspace.

The radar data is constantly transmitted to the missile's computer system, and the missile adjusts its attitude according to the transmitted data until it hits the target.

Although everyone expected that at a distance of 300 kilometers, the interception rate could reach 75% to be considered qualified, that is, eight fighters could intercept six to be considered successful.

But it turned out that the combination of such a radar system and missiles turned out to be even better than the most optimistic estimates.

The interception rate has reached 100 percent!

(End of chapter)