Chapter 114 Xiao Erhei

"It's not a missile, it's a missile launch box. It's empty inside." Zhao Ling said. As the person in charge of the warship's electronic weapon system, she knew very well that the missile would not be hoisted in until it arrived at the base. Here at the shipyard, Just divide the eight launch boxes into two four-packs and stuff them into the reserved space at the back.

 What is Qin Tao excited about?

Qin Tao was of course very excited. The YJ-8 anti-ship missile is the most powerful anti-ship missile in China in this era, and is also known as the Chinese Flying Fish. Although domestic technology is still very backward in terms of air defense, in terms of anti-ship , China has always been good.

"Are you Qin Gong? I'm from the Third Hospital. My name is Liu Shenggen." A young man in his thirties stretched out his hand to Qin Tao.

 Liu Shenggen? Qin Tao's eyes suddenly lit up, "Old friend!" He devoted his life to the research and development of anti-ship missiles and made many contributions. The famous YJ-12 was developed under his hands: "Brother, you can come to us and you will be so brilliant!" ( Pseudonym.)

 Qin Tao is very enthusiastic.

Liu Shenggen was one of the first batch of college students in the new third semester. After graduation, he entered the Third Academy and caught up with the research and development of the YJ-8 missile. This time, as the 4805 Factory delivered the anti-ship missile launch box, he followed him. Look, I didn't expect that Qin Gong in front of me was so enthusiastic!

 Have we met before?

Liu Shenggen has heard of Qin Tao. In the naval system, Qin Tao is already famous. It is said that Qin Tao got the prototype of the PJ13 6-barreled 30mm naval gun that his brother's unit is working on. Therefore, before setting off, the leader also told him that when he came here, he must have a good relationship with Qin Tao. It would be great if Qin Tao helped them get something!

Now, the two people's hands are holding together and cannot let go for a long time. The words from Qin Tao's mouth keep coming out: "Brother, our Mingzhou Shipyard is installing Xiaoerhei for the first time, so we may encounter difficulties. You have to stay here and help us solve our difficulties!"

“How do you know that our Eagle No. 8 is nicknamed Xiao Erhei?” Liu Shenggen was completely surprised.

(I have been using the YJ-81 before, but after checking the information, it was said that the YJ-81 specifically refers to the air-launched model. For this kind of ship-to-ship, it is better to just call it the YJ-8. To avoid saying that the Hero of East China is blind .)

"Listen to what my future father-in-law said." Qin Tao casually passed the blame. Anyway, it was impossible for the other party to go to Wu Shengli for confirmation on this trivial matter.

There were footsteps coming from behind, and Zhao Ling came over just in time. When she heard Qin Tao say this, Zhao Ling's face turned red slightly, and then quickly returned to normal.

“Brother, welcome to come. I am the military representative in charge of electronics and weapons systems. My name is Zhao Ling. We graduated from the same school.” Zhao Ling extended her hand.

“Representative Zhao, these missile launch boxes have been handed over to you. Let’s inspect them first. If they pass the inspection, sign them for us.” Liu Shenggen got down to business first.

Meng Fansheng also came over, chatted for a few words, and checked with Zhao Ling, while Qin Tao also started chatting with Liu Shenggen on the side.

"Our little Erhei has good performance. It attacks close to the sea surface. It is the same as the French Exocet missile. The only thing is that its range is not far enough." Anyway, Qin Tao and Meng Fansheng were bored, so of course Qin Tao wanted to give some guidance with Meng Fansheng. .

 Whenever you encounter someone involving secrets, that’s what the father-in-law said.

"Yes, our range is indeed not far enough. Our predecessors have spent countless efforts to develop this range." Liu Shenggen said: "After all, our previous missiles used liquid fuel."

The first generation of anti-ship missiles were bulky, filled with liquid fuel and used rocket engines. The characteristic of this missile was that it was large in size and could attack large enemy warships. At the same time, upon impact, the remaining fuel would You can pour it over and burn it to increase its lethality. In addition, the warhead has a large charge and strong armor-piercing ability, so this missile is very powerful.

However, due to their large size, it is inconvenient for some small ships to carry them. If they are air-launched, they must be large aircraft. Moreover, the flight trajectory is high, the size is large, the anti-interference ability is poor, and the reaction time is long. In response to these shortcomings, the second generation of anti-ship missiles emerged.

Compared with the first generation, it can fly across the sea, which greatly improves the concealment of attacks. The British Type 42 destroyer was attacked because it could not be discovered in time.

At this time, hearing what Liu Shenggen said, Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, our seniors have worked hard to develop this missile."

The Eagle Strike 8 was finalized and put into service in the 1980s, and research and development began in the 1970s. In that special era, countless missile designers overcame obstacles and worked hard.

 For example, the first difficulty they encountered was the technology of solid rocket motors, which was almost starting from scratch.

By October 1973, Xiaoerhei's main engine prototype was developed, but the supporting test bed was still missing. In order not to delay the accuracy of the test, they simply started using local methods.

In the deserted ditch in the northwest corner of the third courtyard, they pulled out the weeds, dug a pit, and buried the head of the engine in the ground, with the flaming **** pointed upward. At the same time, in order to better fix the engine, they also tied wires to two surrounding trees.

Under primitive and crude conditions, scientific researchers forged ahead and conducted high-tech combustion experiments using bricks and pots for picnics, and achieved complete success.

 When the burning just ended, they took the risk and rushed into the poisonous smoke to detect...

There are countless similar research and development stories. It is the contribution of these scientific researchers that allows the motherland to have advanced anti-ship missiles. In this field, if we are not compared with Lao Maozi, at least we are on the same starting line as other countries!

“However, solid rocket motors are already outdated. If you want to continue to increase the range, you have to change the engine.” Qin Tao continued: “If you can change to a small turbojet engine, the range can be at least doubled.”

The simplest way to increase the range is to replace it with a fuel-saving engine. In terms of current technology, that means replacing it with a turbojet engine. In the future, when the technology matures, and replacing it with a turbofan engine, the range will be even greater. Several times.

"Yes, we need to change the engine." Liu Shenggen said with emotion: "It's just that our domestic aviation engine technology is backward, and it is not easy to develop a small turbojet engine. If you want to develop a supersonic anti-ship like Lao Maozi, Missiles are even more difficult!"

 Aviation engines are the crown jewel of industry, and China is the most backward in this aspect.

Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, it is indeed not easy, but no matter how difficult it is, our technical staff will face it, right?"

"Yes, there is no difficulty that we cannot overcome." Liu Shenggen said: "I heard that the PJ13 naval gun also has technical problems, and they will definitely be able to solve the problem."

What? Qin Tao was stunned.

 (End of this chapter)