Chapter 226 P-700 Missile

"This is the living area." Kanishevsky has obviously been here before and is very familiar with the situation inside. As he walked, he introduced: "If you enter from here, you can see the gym, swimming pool, and sunbathing area. rooms, saunas and entertainment areas, etc.”

I have known for a long time that this place is very luxurious, but I didn’t expect it to be so luxurious!

Yang Xi opened the door of a swimming pool with some curiosity. Sure enough, he saw a pool inside. It was not big, but you could swim in it! He has been the captain of a nuclear submarine for so long, and his eyes are full of envy. This is so awesome!

Although the submarine is in the period of maintenance, as a nuclear submarine with unlimited energy, it is just a patchwork and does not need to shut down the reactor at all. Therefore, the reactor is still operating at low power.

Some nuclear reactors are unsafe at low power, so they need to operate at high power. However, the reactor on the Oscar-class nuclear submarine is different. This reactor can naturally circulate at 30% power and does not require the most noisy primary circuit. Human circulating water pump, so it operates like this most of the time. Unless it plans to be docked in the port for more than half a year, the reactor will be completely shut down.

 So, when they entered, the power supply inside was normal, the ventilation pipes were running normally, and the lights were bright. Anyway, the electricity is wasted if not used.

“Go through here and you will reach the torpedo room.” Kanishevsky continued to introduce: “Do you want to go in and take a look?”

 “If it’s inconvenient, forget it.” Qin Tao said politely.

 “It’s nothing inconvenient, let’s see,” Kanishevsky said.

The sound of the cabin door creaked.

When a few people appeared at the cabin door, one person inside turned his head in surprise. His eyes were full of uneasiness.

Isn’t it the sound-absorbing tile that is attached to the outside? Why is this worker here?

 Qin Tao and others were very curious.

The Oscar-class nuclear submarine, which is currently under maintenance, is not equipped with any weapons, and the torpedo cabin is empty, so this man has no way to dodge. He stares with two big eyes, his eyes flickering.

 “Who are you?” Kaniszewski asked.

 “Who are you?” the other party actually asked.

Qin Tao smiled, walked over, and patted the other party on the shoulder: "Brother, you have no money to drink? Come on, I'll give you twenty rubles, and you can put down what you have hidden on you!"

While speaking, Qin Tao took out twenty rubles. This action made the other two people a little curious. What is Qin Tao doing?

 “You, won’t you arrest me?” The man hesitated.

"Of course. Has the salary not been paid for several months? Is it not enough? Even if it is not enough, you can't do stupid things." Qin Tao said, shaking the money in his hand.

"Okay." The man quickly took the money and stuffed it into his pocket. Then, like a magic trick, he took out something from two pants pockets. Looking at the yellow-orange color, Kanishev Skye reacted.

"You, how dare you steal Soviet property! Do you know what these brass parts are for? You can sell them for ten kopecks at most, but our submarine's torpedoes will never be launched again, you It's a crime, a crime!" Kaniszewski shouted.

“You just said you wouldn’t arrest me, why are you going back on your word now?” The man was also anxious: “I just changed a few bottles of wine, I haven’t drank for a long time!”

“Don’t be excited, don’t be excited!” Qin Tao quickly calmed down.

"Kanishesky, I think he didn't cause any bad consequences. As long as he got hit, that's fine. There's no need to embarrass a worker." After Qin Tao finished speaking, he looked at the man again: "Don't worry. , I keep my word, as long as you restore those things to their original positions, you can leave safely, we will not send you to the KGB."

Kanishevsky sighed: "Yes, it's just a small thing. As long as you promise not to do it again, I can pretend that nothing happened."

"Yes Yes."

The worker hurried to install it, quickly installed all the parts, and then stood aside.

“Has it all been installed? Have you done anything else?”

"there is none left."

 “Has anyone else come in?”

"nor."

 “Okay, let’s go.”

This person should leave quickly if he is about to receive amnesty.

“Next time I catch you stealing the country’s property, you will be dead!” Kanishevsky shouted, looking at the other party’s back.

 Qin Tao felt very emotional in his heart. Big men like them could easily sell the national property and line their own pockets. Those little men who didn't have this ability could only steal some parts and sell them for money.

To say that the ones who brought down the Red Empire were definitely not these little mice, but the giant rats. But at this time, these giant rats were standing on the commanding heights of morality. How could a person be calm and composed and not sacrifice the empire for themselves at all? It's shameful that the corner of the wall has collapsed.

However, I like these borers very much!

 Qin Tao's mood was so complicated. He looked at the back of the worker as he left, and then continued to admire the huge submarine.

The inside of the torpedo room is empty. I can only imagine it. Looking at the space inside, I can tell that if it is full, more than twenty torpedoes or missiles can be stuffed inside.

In addition to 53 torpedoes and 65 torpedoes, it can also carry specialized anti-submarine missiles, which are fired from the torpedo tubes, then jump out of the sea and fly. After more than 100 kilometers, they fall again, and then turn into torpedoes, specifically for long-distance shooting. distance submarine.

At this time, there was another person wearing ordinary work clothes, groping for something there. Qin Tao and others didn't pay attention, they just thought it was an ordinary worker, maybe even a person who came in to dismantle something.

"This is really the most powerful underwater weapon of the Soviet Union." Qin Tao couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, this kind of submarine is indeed the most powerful. Especially the P-700 missile outside it is the best weapon to attack the enemy!"

“That’s right, each of those missiles is worth ten gold watches.”

Hearing what Qin Tao said, Kanishevsky's expression became a little stiff. He hesitated for a moment, swallowed, and then said: "We don't have such a missile in our hands, but in Ruby Design Bureau There’s a sample bomb there.”

 In the Soviet Union, a system was implemented that separated factories and factories. Various design bureaus were responsible for design, and construction was uniformly deployed by Moscow.

In the field of nuclear submarines, Lao Maozi is quite powerful. He has designed and built nearly 300 nuclear submarines, and the models are also very complex. The designs of these nuclear submarines mainly come from three design bureaus, namely the famous "Ruby" and "Malachite" ” and “lapis lazuli” (also called “celestite”).

 Among the three design bureaus, Ruby Design Bureau is the most dazzling.

  The Ruby Design Bureau, established in 1926, has the longest history. It undertook all the research and development work of Soviet Russian ballistic missile nuclear submarines. Two-thirds of Soviet Russian nuclear submarines were designed by this design bureau. Specifically, from the first generation Type 658 (H/hotel level), to the second generation Type 667A (Y/Yankee level), 667B/BD/BDR/BDRM (D/Delta level), the third generation The first generation Type 941 (Typhoon class) and the fourth generation Type 955 Borei class were both developed by "Ruby".

In addition to ballistic ballistic nuclear submarines, there are also a large number of cruise missile nuclear submarines, such as Lao Maozi's first-generation cruise missile nuclear submarine Type 659/675 (E/Echo 1/II type), and the third-generation cruise missile nuclear submarine Type 949/949A Oscar Type I/II were all developed by Ruby Design Bureau.

Furthermore, Ruby Design Bureau is also good at doing special things. The third-generation attack nuclear submarine that can dive below one thousand meters, the only Type 685 "Komsomol" in the world, is also their masterpiece.

In addition to nuclear submarines, the Ruby Design Bureau also studies a large number of conventional submarines. Almost all the submarine models introduced in our country come from here, from the ancient Type 633 to the later Type 877, etc., they are all products of this design bureau.

However, although a large number of submarines were designed, the honor of designing the first nuclear submarine for Lao Maozi did not go to this design bureau, but to the Malachite Design Bureau, also located in Leningrad. This design bureau is famous for designing attack nuclear submarines. Lord.

Now, when Qin Tao mentioned that this ballistic watch was worth ten gold, he was just making random nonsense. Unexpectedly, Kanishevsky actually believed it and racked his brains to find a product.

This kind of ballistic missile is Lao Maozi's most powerful strike weapon. Therefore, those that have been equipped with troops are strictly recorded and cannot be obtained. However, when the design bureau was designing these submarines, they obtained the ammunition , then it is not in this category. If you want to get this kind of ammunition, it will be much more convenient.

At this time, after hearing what Kanishevsky said, Qin Tao also smiled on his face: "Really? Are you familiar with that place?"

“Bazarov and I are classmates.” Kanishevsky said, “He should be interested.”

The Type 949 nuclear submarine was originally designed by Pustitsev, the chief engineer of the Ruby Design Bureau. However, Pustitsev passed away in 1977, so Bazarov took over. Now in the Ruby Design Bureau, Bazarov is still a person who can make decisions, so there should be no problem if you find him.

After the end of World War II, Lao Maozi attached great importance to anti-ship missiles. After all, their surface fleet was temporarily inferior to the Americans, so they could only continue to develop anti-aircraft carrier capabilities.

 Even, Lao Maozi set up a special mechanical design bureau for this purpose, which was to design special aircraft carrier killers.

In the 1950s, they developed the P-6 anti-ship missile, NATO codename SS-N-3. This missile has a speed of Mach 1.4 and a range of 460 kilometers; in the 1960s, they developed the P-500 Anti-ship missile, Western code-named SS-N-12 "Basalt" missile, this missile has a speed of 1.5 to Mach 2 and a range of 550 kilometers.

The emergence of these missiles gives Lao Maozi a trump card when facing the American aircraft carrier fleet, but these weapons are not the best. The P-6 missile needs to provide full radar tracking guidance, otherwise it can only guarantee a hit rate within tens of kilometers, making its range advantage of hundreds of kilometers unable to be used.

During the flight process, the P-500 series needs mid-course guidance provided by carrier-based helicopters to correct the ballistic trajectory. It is very dangerous to fly a helicopter within the anti-aircraft fire circle of an aircraft carrier formation.

Therefore, Lao Maozi needs a brand-new missile that can be launched underwater from a submarine without mid-course guidance, and has strong lethality and can attack large ships such as aircraft carriers.

This demand gave birth to the P-700 Granite anti-ship missile. The West gave it the number SS-N-19 "Shipwreck". You can know from the name how afraid the West is of this missile. (A common saying in the media may be that someone randomly found a corresponding word from the computer.)

 Although the P-700 seems to be an upgraded version of the P-500 from the model point of view, in fact, the appearance of the two is very different.

The P-500 has long wings and a huge turbojet engine air inlet on the belly. The whole thing looks like a small aircraft. The P-700 is a smooth cylindrical projectile with a slight bulge in the middle. It only has folding wings with a small area and no additional air inlet. It only has an air inlet similar to the MiG-21 at the warhead position.

This is because with the advancement of technology, the engines they use are different. The integral ramjet engine used by the P-700 is very different from the previous turbojet engines.

 At the same time, in order to solve the problems of the previous generation missile, it also adopted many special methods in the guidance of the missile, such as the famous pilot bomb mode.

  Anyway, if an attack is launched against the enemy, it will definitely be a saturation attack. There is a high probability that there will be no second chance to launch missiles. Therefore, whether it is a Type 949 nuclear submarine or other surface cruisers, once the missiles are launched, they will all be shot out.

In this way, as long as there is a pilot missile flying at high altitude, it can capture the target, and at the same time, the target information is transmitted to other low-altitude flying missiles through the data link to correct the trajectory. After the pilot bomb is destroyed, the low-altitude flying missile will One will climb up, become the pilot bomb, and continue to lead the flight until it is shot down or the attack is completed.

This method sounds nice to say, but in fact, there is a big problem: high-altitude flying and low-altitude flying consume different fuel, and the range is very different. If you can fly more than 500 kilometers at high altitude, , then when it reaches low altitude, it can only fly more than a hundred kilometers.

The maximum range reached by the first three models are all data obtained at high altitudes. At low altitudes, this data will shrink rapidly. The faster the missile, the more the range will shrink.

It is also said that this kind of missile can be guided by helicopters, maritime reconnaissance aircraft or ocean surveillance satellites. After all, this sounds more reliable.

 Hence, no one knows what the attack method of the P-700 missile is. It's all a mystery anyway, even its range is a mystery.

 Lao Maozi will not announce the range of his trump card, so that it will be effective in actual combat.

For example, the West originally thought that this kind of missile can only fly 500 kilometers, so it is safe as long as it is 500 kilometers away, and it can safely sail 600 kilometers away from the Lao Maozi aircraft carrier formation. As a result, this kind of missile can fly Seven hundred kilometers away, we flew over to fight!

Qin Tao was just talking, but in the end these greedy old men were tempted. In this case, what else is there to say? Go and have a look!

Since it will take some time to dismantle the reactor of the second titanium alloy submarine, I will take advantage of this time to walk around and take a look. Leningrad is not too far away. Moreover, this should be the first or last time I go to Leningrad. In less than two months, there will be a referendum there and the old name of St. Petersburg will be restored.

 Sitting on the Lada car heading to Leningrad, Qin Tao can appreciate this country that is in the midst of change and turmoil. People are still full of yearning for a new life, but unfortunately, they are too naive.

 Qin Tao sighed in his heart, looking at the scenes on both sides, and arrived in Leningrad that night.

 This is a historic city.

On May 27, 1703, Lao Maozi looked at the Baltic Sea with excitement and held a grand foundation laying ceremony for St. Petersburg on Rabbit Island. Peter the Great built the Peter and Paul Fortress and garrisoned it with heavy troops to defend against the attack of the Swedish army. From then on, the Baltic Sea outlet Incorporated into Russian territory, Peter the Great created the Baltic Fleet in St. Petersburg, giving Russia its own navy for the first time in history.

 Out of the need for territory, just like the emperor guarding the country, in 1712, Lao Maozi moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg, which has been the capital for more than 200 years. The ambitious Peter the Great was very satisfied with this place.

This lasted until 1914, when World War II broke out, and the city was renamed Petrograd.

In 1917, with the firing of the cruiser Aurora, the October Revolution came to a successful conclusion and the Soviet was established. The next year, Lao Maozi moved the capital back to Moscow.

 After Lenin's death in 1924, the city was renamed Leningrad in memory of Lenin.

More than ten years later, the brutal World War II started, and the Germans almost set foot on Moscow. However, that was the matter of the Central Route Army. The South Route also occupied most of Ukraine's territory. Only the North Route, starting from World War II, has been It took two months to rush to Leningrad and could no longer move forward. This city named after the great leader will never be allowed to be tainted by revolution.

 So, even if the city was in ruins, the Germans did not advance a step forward and finally withdrew from here.

Looking at it now, the city still maintains its classical style. The spire houses, I don’t know whether they have been restored or rebuilt, are still antique.

The car stopped at the entrance of Ruby Design Bureau. Just as a few people were about to get out of the car, they heard a quarrel inside.

“No one is allowed to go, no one is allowed to go!” One person shouted: “I have no control over other units, but the staff of my design bureau are not allowed to participate in any activities!”

 “Commander Bazarov, why don’t you agree?”

“If you don’t agree, you don’t agree. As long as you are my employees, I will not allow you to go!”

"Come on, you are so noble that you can continue to work even if you don't get paid for three months, but we can't! The Red Empire is rotten to the core, and we want to go up and celebrate the end of this era!"

Although that day has not yet arrived, everyone is looking forward to it, and there are few people in the entire Leningrad who have Bazarov's mentality.

 What a noble person!

 Qin Tao sighed secretly in his heart.

"You can't do this!" Bazarov shouted loudly: "You think about how our country was established back then. We overthrew the serf system, we established a new country, we had collective communes, we Become the master of the country!"

"We are not the masters of the country. We can't even get wages. We can't even buy bread. This alliance should have been disbanded long ago. We want to be like the free world in the West. We don't want to live this life now. !”

"What's wrong with life now? Isn't it bad?" Bazarov said angrily: "Don't believe in the West, they are all lies."

"General Bazarov, you are living in your dream!" The people below shouted: "Look at Germany, after the merger, life in Germany is so good, we also look forward to living that kind of life , please get out of the way, get out of the way!”

“No, I won’t let it go. Your ideas are too naive! It’s impossible for us to integrate into the Western world. This is a scam!”

“Scam? Comrade Chief Engineer, if you want to prove that your words are correct, please first pay us our arrears of wages and let us realize the benefits of the country.”

 “Yes, we are looking forward to a new life, a new life, please don’t stop us!”

 “That’s right, please get out of the way, get out of the way!”

 “Can’t go, alas!”

 The scene became chaotic.

Although no one took action against Bazarov, Bazarov could not stop these people. Everyone just pushed Bazarov a few times and pushed him aside. So, everyone started to follow him. walked past.

The crowd left, and Bazarov sat aside with empty eyes, muttering to himself: "Why, why on earth is this?"

 Bazarov could not understand all this.

 He ​​is in his fifties this year. Although the shadow of the war can no longer be found in his memory, like his companions who experienced the Patriotic War, he has the supreme loyalty to the Soviet Union.

He didn’t want to see his country fall apart like this. He didn’t want to see the empire destroyed. He couldn’t understand why these people under his command were still cheering for this? Do these people want to make this empire collapse immediately?

How is this going?

 Bazarov couldn’t figure it out.

These people under him are ten or twenty years younger than him. These people are supposed to be the happiest generation. Can they hate their own country just because of some current difficulties?

"If you have milk, you are a mother." At this moment, a voice came to his ear: "For them, loyalty to the country must be placed in front of their own food problems. If they take a few months If they don’t pay wages, then of course they won’t speak well of the country.”

"The country is in a difficult period now. Can't they understand the country's difficulties?" After saying this, Bazarov saw the person standing in front of him. He didn't know him at all, but it was the person next to him. Know it was Kanishevsky, his classmate.

Both of them graduated from the Leningrad Naval Academy. However, after graduation, one's job was to build submarines and the other's job was to dismantle submarines. However, this did not change the relationship between the two. They have always been good friends.

 At this time, seeing Bazarov's appearance, Kanishevsky felt very sad.

"The younger generation has not experienced the baptism of the October Revolution, nor the cruelty of the Patriotic War. The early stage of their growth was when the Soviet Union was at its strongest. They have never suffered from hunger. Now let them eat Of course they will complain if their stomachs are not full." Qin Tao said: "There are many people with noble styles, but for ordinary people, he doesn't understand any big principles. He just wants to have enough food. It's that simple. .”

 When in later generations, capital began to take advantage of people’s vegetable baskets, no one would say it was not good. After subsidies, they were very satisfied with the pork, which was far lower than the market price. They will not consider that when the market is monopolized by capital in the future, the initial subsidies will be earned back and pork will be more expensive. They will only know that I got a temporary advantage, and I have to say good things to him.

 What happens next? Who will care?

 Let’s solve the current problem first and then talk about it.

 Ordinary people are not so noble, not so long-term, they only care about the present.

“So, if you pay them wages, they will definitely listen to you.”

 The previous analyzes are all foreshadowing. Qin Tao didn't want to talk about those big principles at all. Why the Red Empire collapsed was a topic studied by countless politicians and historians. He just said what ordinary people think, if you have breasts, you are a mother. Who says you can’t pay them wages?

“Yes, it would be nice if they were paid wages, but now, the situation in the country is in a mess, and there is no one to manage us. I called Moscow several times, but there was no result.”

Bazarov is not a stingy boss and is reluctant to pay his employees. Mainly because departments like theirs rely on allocations from superiors. Without allocations, he has no money at all.

"Now, in the Soviet Union, there are very few units that can pay wages. If you want to pay wages to your subordinates, then the leaders of these departments have to find a way." Qin Tao said to Bazarov: "Your Ruby Design Bureau If you have any unwanted junk here, sell it to me, and you will have money to pay the workers."

"Yes, Bazarov, I'm sad to see you like this. This is Qin, from the East, specializing in collecting rags." Kanishevsky said to Bazarov: "Where are you? , isn’t there a P-700 sample bomb? That thing is very valuable, if sold..."

"No, no, I won't do that." Bazarov said: "That missile contains the top secrets of our navy and must not be sold!"

 Bazarov is a man of principles.

 Qin Tao also felt very emotional. It was difficult to persuade him, but it was also easy. All he had to do was break his illusion.

 (End of this chapter)