The Zhiba is too big and the Zhijiu is too small. Before ten-ton helicopters like the Zhitwen come out, only the Ka-28 is suitable.

Since there is no need for a tail rotor, this helicopter is very short. Behind the thick and bulky fuselage, there are only two tail rudders connected by a short beam, saving two or three meters in length compared to other helicopters.

But at the same time, this helicopter has two propellers on the top, so it is relatively tall. However, on a warship, the height is much easier to solve: just raise the hangar.

Anyway, above the helicopter hangar at the rear of the warship, there is at most a close-in defense cannon, and no other devices will be arranged. The higher the close-in defense cannon, the better the range of fire.

If it becomes longer, the hangar will have to be lengthened, and the helicopter landing pad at the tail will also have to be lengthened. The result will be that the entire hull is lengthened. For details, please refer to 052DL. Since it needs to carry a straight twenty, the tail will be lengthened, which will eventually lead to the entire warship. Displacement increased by more than five hundred tons.

 For the big dog owners, this was the first time they had seen this kind of aircraft. As they watched the thick helicopter taking off from the deck of No. 168, they couldn't help but think of the nickname of this kind of aircraft: Snail.

This thing really looks like a snail.

In fact, snail is the nickname of Ka-27, Ka-28 is the export model of Ka-27, and NATO’s nickname is spiral. It is said that NATO intelligence officers randomly found a word from the dictionary to replace it, but it turns out that many words Although they were found randomly, they are still quite vivid, such as the MiG-21 pencil.

The huge helicopter took off and headed towards the aircraft carrier. It soon landed on the large deck of the aircraft carrier. In the air flow stirred up by the rotors, Salman got into it. Then, the helicopter took off and headed towards the destroyer.

 Modern warships must have helicopters. Even if there is no hangar, there must be a helicopter landing platform. At sea, helicopters can undertake various tasks such as anti-submarine warfare and rescue operations, and occasionally serve as air taxis.

In the old days when there were no helicopters, captains of various warships had to take a small boat when going to the flagship for a meeting. Since the flagship was relatively high, they had to climb up cables. Many times they would get their senior officer uniforms dirty. Even if you are sitting in a hanging basket, it is not a good feeling. If a wave comes, the hanging basket may hit the side of the ship.

 With helicopters, it is much more convenient. It can be said that helicopters have added iron wings for flight to the navy.

Stepping down from the large helicopter, Salman continued to look at the aircraft, and then became a little curious: "Your helicopter doesn't have a landing assist device?"

Landing a helicopter on a swaying deck requires skill and requires the assistance of specialized equipment. Take the harpoon landing device commonly used in the East, which has a harpoon inserted into the iron net to complete the locking action. .

What now? Now this kind of helicopter relies on a 4-point landing gear with a large wheelbase, and directly lays an anti-skid palm net on the flight deck to land independently without any additional devices. Isn't it too crude?

 At the entrance of the hangar, a group of people came out, led by Captain Li Pingfan.

Li Pingfan led his people to stride over, stood in front of Salman and others, and then raised his hands in salute.

“On behalf of all the officers and soldiers of No. 168, I welcome you all to visit our warship!”

"It's a great honor." Listening to the other party's fluent English, Salman was quite emotional. Over the years, the Eastern Navy has changed a lot. There are more and more captains who can speak foreign languages. It is said that some of them can speak more than one language. Speaking of foreign languages, they are also constantly integrating with international standards.

"Now, let's walk slowly from the back to the front. As we walk, I will introduce to you. After passing through the hangar, you can see the location of the vertical launcher behind us. There are two sets of vertical launchers arranged here. , a total of 12 anti-aircraft missiles.”

The 052C still uses a honeycomb briquette launcher, which launches six missiles individually. If you look down, you can see the cover of the launch silo. Only when you get inside can you see how huge this launcher is.

Looking at the six circular launch tubes below forming a unit, the big gun owners were very emotional. This missile is too big and the range is incredible. After replacing it with a chocolate launcher, it will definitely look better!

 From here forward, you can see the huge anti-ship missile launcher.

This device is placed horizontally, perpendicular to the hull. The disadvantage of this is that the missile cannot attack the target directly in front, which is exactly the opposite of the anti-ship missile arrangement of Lao Maozi that pokes diagonally along the sides. However, it has the advantage of It is also obvious: when the missile is launched, the flames are discharged directly into the seawater through the sides to prevent ablation of the deck and superstructure. At the same time, this arrangement can also reduce the floor area.

As for the problem of being unable to attack the target directly ahead, you can fully operate the rudder and turn the ship 90 degrees when launching the missile.

“What anti-ship missiles are installed here?” Salman asked.

The anti-ship missiles produced by Dongfang have always been famous in Xi'an Bay. The old Silkworm anti-ship missiles once destroyed oil tankers. Later, the C802 became the Oriental Flying Fish, which has repeatedly achieved extraordinary achievements. Now this anti-ship missile , it looks bigger, and the reflector tube has also changed from square to round.

“Eagle Strike 62, our own model, has a range of three hundred kilometers, and the warhead is powerful enough to directly destroy 10,000-ton warships.”

Although the performance of the YJ-62 is good, in the Eastern Navy's sequence, this missile is destined to be just a transitional one. With the YJ-12 and YJ-18 already heavily equipped, the YJ-62 is already a thing of the past. So it can also be exported, and its export model has been named C-602.

 Although it is no longer important in the Eastern Navy's sequence, these performance parameters are enough to surprise others.

 Isn’t it too awesome?

 It has a range of 300 kilometers and can destroy 10,000-ton warships!

“Can this kind of missile be stuffed into a vertical launcher? It’s your advanced vertical launcher with a diameter of 850 mm?” Salman asked.

"sure."

Salman nodded: "That's great!"

Although the anti-ship missiles are arranged horizontally and occupy the smallest area, they are still far less space-saving than the vertical ones. According to the design plan given to them by Dongfang, after the anti-ship missiles here are dismantled, more can be installed in their original positions. Many hanging hair units!

They were imagining the sight of their own warships. As they continued to move forward, they could already see the phased array radar on the back side of the ship island in front of them.

The huge square structure immediately attracted everyone’s attention. They really wanted to go up and touch it, but looking at the location, they gave up. If the warship shook, they would be thrown off.

“Is there anything particular about the placement of your radar?” Salman asked.

 The installation location of the four-sided phased array radar is also very particular.

The first Ticonderoga-class cruiser in the United States has a four-sided phased array radar directly attached to the bridge, one on the front, one on the left, and one on the left. However, this design is not reasonable, because the general anti-ship missiles will attack from the direction. It is the side of the warship. After all, the side projection is the largest. In this way, the front and rear radars are often idle, while the left and right radars need to be busy.

Therefore, when it comes to the Arleigh Burke class, the four corners of the bridge are cut off, and four-sided phased array radars are arranged on the four corners, which is equivalent to turning 45 degrees. Each is responsible for its own airspace. In this way, the front and rear Radar can search the side airspace, which solves a problem.

 After that, as long as designers are not out of their minds, they will generally design like this.

 However, although this installation plan has been determined, there are also high and low levels.

Since the earth is a ball, the higher you stand, the farther you can see. The higher the installation position of the radar, the better. In the era of rampant ultra-low-altitude sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, the installation position of shipborne radar is even more important. It should be higher.

However, the installation position of the four-sided phased array radar cannot be too high. This is of course because the radar array is too heavy. If it is installed too high, it will cause the center of gravity of the warship to be too high. Currently, there is only the Spanish F100 and Norway's Nansen class put the large shield in the highest position. This is also because they use a simplified version of the phased array, which is not very heavy. Moreover, their air defense relies too much on Aegis, so they naturally want to lift it high. high.

"In our Eastern language, we can't have our cake and eat it too." Li Pingfan introduced: "If we want to detect air targets farther away, we need more T/R components, that is to say The antenna array will be heavier, which means that the installation position cannot be too high, otherwise the center of gravity will be raised."

"Because we have taken care of the detection of long-distance targets, our ultra-low-altitude detection capabilities are not enough. Therefore, this needs to be supplemented. Did you see the ball on the main mast on the top of the bridge? The 364 radar is installed in that ball. Its function is to fill the blind at low altitude.”

The main radar is installed below, which is mainly used to detect long-distance targets. The problem of insufficient ultra-low-altitude detection capabilities can be completely solved by the blind-filling radar on the top of the main mast.

The one with the highest position has a stronger ability to detect ultra-low-altitude targets.

Gou Dahu looked away from the phased array radar and looked at the top of the mast. Sure enough, there was a big ball there. “How does this radar perform?”

"The performance is a secret, but since you want to purchase this kind of warship, I can also introduce the specific technical parameters to you." Li Pingfan introduced: "The 364 radar specializes in searching the sea surface. For sea-skimming flying targets, for example, with a height of 15 meters, For a target with a flight speed of 150 meters per second and a radar reflective surface of 0.1 square meters, the maximum detection range is about 18 kilometers. If the radar reflection area is larger, the target detection range will be longer, and the target can completely jump out of the water antenna, and it will be detected by us The radar detects ultra-low-altitude targets and will never miss them."

 In this era, there are no stealth anti-ship missiles. The radar reflection area of ​​general anti-ship missiles is about 0.5 square meters. Targets with a reflection area of ​​0.1 square meters are already rare.

 Even this kind of target can be found at a distance of 18 kilometers, and the performance is definitely advanced enough.

The earth is a ball, and it makes no sense to pursue a longer search distance, because the anti-ship missile is under the water antenna and cannot be seen at all. However, the 052C destroyer's blind-filling radar can firmly detect the opponent immediately after it jumps out of the water antenna. catch.

“If the distance is far, we can coordinate the HQ-9 missiles to initiate interception. If the distance is too close, we can also approach the anti-gun. All weapon systems are networked and deployed in a unified manner.”

Listening to Li Pingfan's introduction, the big dog owners nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time they were moved. The Orientals are really good friends. Before they even bought it, the other party had already told them the secret parameters of the weapon!

For a long time, the 364 radar was indeed the Navy's main radar for blind filling at low altitudes, but now, the performance of this radar has fallen behind. Even though it is covered with a ball on the outside, it still uses an outdated parabolic antenna inside. Two Back-to-back together, this antenna has a weak ability to radiate electromagnetic waves. Moreover, the fastest is 60 laps per minute, which can only be refreshed once per second.

Therefore, relevant domestic departments have developed a more advanced 368 radar. This radar uses an active phased array system. Each transmitting unit can adjust the scanning mode independently, which greatly improves the detection range. Compared with the 364 radar , the search distance for the same target has doubled, and even if a stealth missile comes, it can be detected from a long distance.

 More importantly, the 364 radar is only a two-coordinate radar that can only measure direction but not height. The 368 radar is a three-coordinate radar, which can detect targets more accurately.

Since the 364 radar is going to be phased out, it doesn’t matter if you tell big companies about these technical parameters. In recent years, domestic military technology has developed so fast! Li Pingfan was very emotional.

"The search range of this radar is still too close. If the main radar is not turned on, will the warship's detection capability be greatly reduced?" an officer from a wealthy family said.

"Of course not." Li Pingfan said: "The four-sided phased array radar consumes a lot of power, so during normal patrols, we will not turn on the main radar. Normal patrols rely on the rear mast. The clothes drying rack we currently use is relatively We are lagging behind. When the warships are given to you, it is said that they will be upgraded to 382 radars, which are back-to-back flat-panel radars. This kind of radar is more advanced."

“Backward?” A group of big-name companies looked at the meter-wave antenna and felt that it was a little backward, but they also had questions. If it was backward, why do you still pretend to do it?

“Yes, its biggest advantage is power saving.” Li Pingfan said: “When we patrol, we consume a lot of money, so saving money is the first priority.”

 The big dog owners suddenly realized that this is the case!

The Eastern Navy is trying to save money, but big business owners are never short of money. Even if they drive the phased array radar every day, how much fuel can they still burn? We have a lot of oil underground.

 The big dogs continued to move forward and entered the interior of the bridge.

“It’s so advanced here. We’ve been on American Aegis battleships, and I feel like their battleships are not as advanced as yours!”

 The big dog owners opened their eyes wide.

 There is a row of portholes on the front of the bridge. Compared with the five large portholes of the 052D, these are a row of small portholes. However, this type of portholes is not outdated and is still mainstream.

Behind the porthole is the control console. Four sailors are standing and driving the ship. There are a lot of equipment on their control console. On the left is the helmsman, holding a small steering wheel in his hand. Next to him is the engineer, with the engine handle in front of him, the third is the navigator, with a large display screen in front of him, and the one on the far right is the radio soldier, holding a communication device in his hand.

Behind them is a yellow door frame. Behind the door frame is the operation room for other equipment.

The soldiers wearing headphones sat on swivel chairs and looked at the big screen in front of them. Everyone had more than one screen in front of them, one on the front and one on the top, distributed in an arc. Moreover, the screens were large in area and in color. , with various information displayed on it.

There is also a huge screen hanging on the wall next to them. This screen is made up of nine electronic screens, forming a huge screen. At this time, an electronic chart is displayed on it, and the chart shows that the formation is sailing. There are several warships, and there are also several other bright spots, which are nearby ships. Each bright spot has a floating box that displays various data and is updated dynamically.

Because the screen is large, the amount of information displayed is also large. Just this screen will shock the big game owners.

"All our electronic equipment is cross-linked, and the information from all radars will be summarized together. What is displayed on this big screen is the information summarized by all radars. If there is an early warning aircraft, the data link will also transmit the information from the early warning aircraft. .”

“Can the information from the Zhi 18 Y on our aircraft carrier be passed on?” Salman asked.

"able."

“Okay, then notify our aircraft carrier to take off straight ahead and let us see the effect!”

Soon, a large helicopter took off from the aircraft carrier deck, and various calls were heard from the warship.

“Call No. 168 for early warning helicopter!”

 “The data link is being connected!”

“The data link has been connected and the information is being synchronized!”

On the huge screen, there was more information, and the information of several ships below the sea level in the distance was also simultaneously transmitted to 052C.

“Your data compatibility is very good! Can the land-based early warning aircraft receive data simultaneously?”

  “Of course.”

"so amazing!"

“Put our early warning helicopter farther away!”

At this moment, two bright spots suddenly appeared on the huge screen, and the bright spots quickly turned red in the next second.

“Four hundred kilometers away from the formation, heading due east, two targets were found, one of which had strong electromagnetic radiation.”

 At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"It seems that a guest has come to visit us." Li Pingfan's expression was very calm: "Order, sound the alarm, everyone is ready!"

 Li Pingfan is waiting for this day. He is full of knowledge, but he has the feeling of talking on paper. Only after experiencing long voyages and experiencing various things can he truly grow up.

“No, we have carrier-based aircraft.” Salman said: “Order the aircraft carrier to take off two carrier-based aircraft immediately to intercept!”

Although the aircraft carrier has just been delivered and has not yet completed running-in, how can the big owners not take the opportunity to play with it when they get a new toy?