In the era of the Red Empire, Lao Maozi once developed anti-ship ballistic missiles for a period of time. In order to accurately locate the target to be struck, Lao Maozi's engineers specially developed this kind of cross antenna, which can better accurately determine location of the target, and then launch a final attack on the target.

Now, Dongfang also has anti-ship ballistic missiles, but Dongfang's electronic technology is more advanced and does not use such antennas with huge air resistance. Small antennas can be integrated into the warhead, which is obviously more effective.

 Now, whenever you see this kind of cross antenna, you will know that it was obtained from Lao Maozi through archeology.

“Damn it, the Parthian Kingdom was actually inspired by the East and tried every means to obtain this technology. What should we do next?” There was some noise in the conference room of the Pentagon House.

Dongfang's anti-ship ballistic missiles have put them off guard, but Dongfang is principled and capable of restraint after all, but Parthia is different. This small rogue country dares to use it at any time after it has weapons. And even if you are beaten, you still have to admit it in many cases.

 They are very angry but don’t know how to vent their anger.

“They have this crappy weapon, we have the Standard 3, and we have completed the interception test!” a voice sounded.

"Having passed the interception test, does it mean you have actual combat capabilities?" Swift smoked a cigar with contempt on his face: "Everyone knows what is going on with this interception test, so just announce it to the outside world. If it is because of this Interception test, if you think you can defend the target in actual combat, it will be very miserable."

 The so-called interception tests are nothing more than carefully planned collisions. They are a kind of coincidence. In actual combat, will the enemy cooperate with us?

What would be the consequences if you thought you could intercept a ballistic missile perfectly, but found that you couldn't resist it? The Aegis battleship will be sunk, and they absolutely cannot take such a risk.

"So, are we going to watch them show off their power? Watch our allies helpless? First it was the Kangaroo Country, and now it is the United Kingdom. If this continues, will our allies still listen to us?"

They have failed twice, and their allies have been deceived by them, and they are still the most die-hard allies. If we don't save face for our allies now, then they will probably betray each other in the future.

But if they get ahead and the Aegis battleship has an accident, it will become a joke in front of the whole world, and everyone will see that they are strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

what to do?

"Everyone, we just got a piece of news!" At this moment, an intelligence officer hurriedly walked in.

"what news?"

“Lao Maozi’s anti-ship ballistic missile uses a passive radio positioning solution.”

"What's the meaning?"

"They don't have advanced positioning methods at all. The reason why they can accurately capture the target is because they are receiving radio signals emitted by the target, such as attacking our Aegis warships, because our radar is radiating a large amount of electromagnetic waves. So they can use these electromagnetic waves as positioning sources, just like our anti-radiation missiles. The huge cross antennas are radio receivers to determine the direction of the target based on the strength of the received signal."

“In other words, if our warship does not emit electromagnetic radiation signals, then it cannot find us?” Swift’s eyes lit up.

 “That’s right!”

 “Is the news reliable?”

"Reliable, we found an old technician who immigrated to our country. He once participated in the research of this kind of ballistic missile. He can be sure that as long as it is a cross, it uses this principle!"

The dark clouds hanging over everyone's heads dispersed. I thought that Parthia had obtained some advanced technology, but it turned out to be an anti-radiation missile!

This kind of missile is subject to many restrictions. As long as the target shuts down, it will lose track of the target!

“In other words, even if we are attacked by this missile, we don’t have to worry. As long as our warship radar is turned off, it will not be able to find us.”

“The shutdown of the warship’s radar also means that we are blinded. What if the opponent’s missile has an inertial guidance system? Even if our radar is shut down, it can continue to fly over.”

Mastering the stick, but aiming for the yard. After the emergence of anti-radiation missiles, radar stations will be in danger at any time, so radar soldiers have come up with ways, such as shutting down quickly after anti-radiation missiles are discovered, to avoid being hit.

Anti-radiation missiles are constantly flying into the air, and they have to find a way to superimpose inertial guidance. As long as they aim at a radar station, even if the radar is turned off, they can continue flying by relying on the inertial guidance system until they hit the target.

On land, this set can have a great effect, because the general anti-aircraft missile positions are fixed and will not move. Once attacked, they can only wait there to die, but for mobile warships , this is not a big deal.

"We can completely move! As long as we turn left and full rudder, they won't be able to find us." said an officer.

 Everyone nodded: "Yes, this kind of missile is ineffective against our attacks!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Immediately send two Aegis warships to form a formation with the British warships! We want to see what the Parthians can do to us! If necessary, we can still fire a few battle axes!"

These people are finally excited again. It feels bad to be suppressed, but the feeling of being able to show off is so satisfying.

 East.

 Qin Tao was woken up by the phone ringing in his sleep. Hearing the anxious voice inside, Qin Tao rubbed his sleepy eyes: "Just wait, I'll be there right away."

Zhao Ling was also woken up and wanted to prepare clothes for Qin Tao, but Qin Tao pinned her down on the bed and planted a strawberry: "You haven't been feeling well lately, so it's better to lie down."

 “Then be careful.”

“It’s okay, I don’t do anything, I just provide some suggestions.” Qin Tao said.

"Um."

 In the hotel, Qasim was pacing back and forth anxiously.

When there was a knock on the door outside, he quickly ran over, opened the door, and saw a familiar person, as if he had seen a savior.

“Mr. Qin, you are finally here!” Qasim said: “Our anti-ship ballistic missiles did not work!”

"What's going on?" Qin Tao was very concerned. He really didn't know the news. After all, it came so fast. He was still sleeping and would not know until the next day.

"The Americans don't know where they got the information, and they infer that our anti-ship ballistic missiles use technology from the Red Empire era, and use passive guidance, so they will no longer be attacked by our anti-ship ballistic missiles. Shocked, they decided to send two Aegis warships to form a fleet with the British to threaten us together."

"Didn't take the bait?" Qin Tao frowned: "This is indeed a problem, but even if it is passive guidance, it is still a threat. Are they really not afraid?"

This is like Zhuge Liang's empty city strategy, let's see who is more courageous. Generally speaking, Americans are afraid of death, so they are very timid. How can they become more emboldened now?

"We paid a naval officer, who revealed his trump card. If they were attacked by our anti-ship ballistic missile, their radar would shut down and operate at full rudder, so that they could avoid our missile attack. , they are very confident about it.”

Money is a good thing and can be used wherever it goes. Parthia has a large amount of American equipment on hand. Over the years, it has mainly relied on smuggling parts to maintain operation. Of course, there is also an effective method. They also learned about it through this channel. What Americans Really Think.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the Americans deliberately leaked it to let the Parthian people know that their strategy had been exposed and their checks and balances had failed!

"Shut down? Doesn't shutting down make you blind?" Qin Tao said: "Don't forget, you still have a large number of anti-ship missiles. The way you deal with maritime formations is not anti-ship ballistic missiles at all, but Anti-ship cruise missile."

Qasim's eyes lit up: "That's right, we forgot about it! If they dare to come, then we will launch missiles and kill their warships!"

"Don't do this kind of thing until the worst comes to worst." Qin Tao said: "A real fight will not do you any good. After all, peaceful development is the first priority. You can intimidate the Americans. Let them be afraid to come over."

 Intimidation?

 Anti-ship ballistic missiles have failed, can we still rely on anti-ship cruise missiles to scare the opponent away?

"This time, I'm afraid you have to spend some money." Qin Tao said: "As long as you are ruthless, the other party will have to be afraid."

 “Mr. Qin, please speak.”

 When Qin Tao finished speaking, Kasim's eyes widened: "Mr. Qin, is this really okay?"

"If this doesn't work, then let's fight." Qin Tao said: "We have done everything we should do, and they are still stubborn. Then let them know that your Parthian country is a big country in the oil region and is not at the mercy of others."

"good."

The British naval officers and soldiers who had been wandering in the Arabian Sea for half a month were already depressed to the extreme. But now, when they heard that two U.S. Navy destroyers had come to form a formation with them for a cruise, they suddenly became excited again.

Great, I can finally feel proud!

 They were fighting again.

 “With the Aegis battleship, we are not afraid anymore!”

“Yes, even if there are anti-ship ballistic missiles, they can be intercepted by Aegis warships!”

“If you ask me, what kind of Type 45 should we develop? It would be enough to directly introduce Arleigh Burke-class destroyers from the United States!”

The U.S. Navy is the first in the world to install four-sided phased array radar and vertical launch systems. They have the most advanced Aegis warships. Only they can have a complete air defense firepower network. Even without aircraft carriers, they can fight independently. , running rampant on the ocean.

 With the help of the U.S. Navy, they have nothing to fear.

Hearing what his men said, Philip was also very emotional.

Given the relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States, it is possible to purchase any weapon. Even the ballistic missiles carried on nuclear submarines are directly imported from the United States. However, the introduction of American weapons means the shrinkage of its own defense industry.

Back then, they developed their own early warning aircraft, but it was immature. In the end, the British Air Force couldn't wait any longer and decided to purchase E-3 early warning aircraft from the United States. As a result, the development of their own early warning aircraft was completely abandoned. Now that the aircraft carrier they are building plans to use American fighter jets, they will lose a large order for their own fighter jets. Now, the British industry only has two strengths: aerospace engines and electronic systems. If warships are purchased from the United States, That means their electronics industry will also shrink rapidly.

Therefore, even if they know that the Sampson radar used on the Type 45 destroyer is expensive and its performance is not as good as Aegis, they still have to use it. If they don't purchase it, then future warships will have to import American goods. .

 What else do they have left?

“That’s right, we are importing Standard 3 missiles by the way, which can also have the ability to intercept ballistic missiles. Why should we use Ziyuan? That thing is too backward.”

European countries stopped and went noisily on the joint development of warships, and finally parted ways. However, each country also obtained a lot of technology, so after the separation, their own development process was also very fast.

 Although there are differences in shipborne radar systems, almost all of them use Aster series missiles. This is a missile jointly developed by France and Italy. It uses the same warhead with different boosters to achieve different ranges. The Ziyuan 15 has a range of 30 kilometers. Europeans have always liked to put gold on their faces. , although this missile has a short range, they feel that it also has the ability to intercept multiple times, so they gave it a new name: "Short-range area air defense missile."

General self-defense warships use this kind of missile. To provide the fleet with air defense capabilities, the Ziyuan 30 is used. The range of this missile has been increased to one hundred kilometers. This missile can also be regarded as a true area air defense missile.

Although it uses an active radar seeker, which looks very advanced, there is still a big gap compared with the American standard series missiles. Therefore, for front-line sailors, of course they prefer to directly use advanced standards. Missiles, as for whether the European defense industry can benefit, it has nothing to do with them.

Philip also felt a little emotional. If there was Standard 3, then we really wouldn’t have to be in such a difficult situation. However, the big men in Congress may not agree, so forget it, let’s not think about it.

Two warships appeared in the sea ahead. The polygonal radar on the bridge was so conspicuous that the British sailors began to drool.

 Aegis battleship, the Aegis battleship they urgently need!

“D97 is calling the U.S. fleet, D97 is calling the U.S. fleet, we are about to join your formation.” Philip took the radio and sent out the call.

"Wilbur received." A voice came from the other side: "Now please join our formation and let us exercise the right of freedom of navigation together!"

On the Wilbur, Captain Paul had a smile on his face: "Did you see it? Those poor people joined us tremblingly. Without our US Navy, they wouldn't even dare to enter the Bay of Rest!"

The British's behavior can be called a clown-like behavior. Even their American allies look down on them, but this is normal. After all, Americans have always looked down on all living beings from the perspective of God, thinking that they are nothing. unable.

“Report, we just received a message.” At this moment, the communications officer ran in.

"What's up?"

“The Parthian Navy announced that they would conduct a military exercise in Parthia Bay.”

Military exercises? Paul said with a smile: "Should we continue to launch their cross anti-ship ballistic missiles?"

“No, their navy will be mobilized to conduct a sea attack exercise. The focus of the exercise is sea attack.”

 “Attack on the sea?”

"Yes."

"What capabilities do the Parthians have to attack the sea? They only have a few old warships at hand, right?"

The first domestically produced destroyer in the hands of the Parthian people was the Jamalan. It was only completed and delivered to the navy in 2010. Although it is called a destroyer, its displacement of more than 1,000 tons is only at the frigate level. Now, the Parthian navy has old ones. All warships have a displacement of more than 1,000 tons and are very old. The Alwand class is an old ship from the Pahlavi Dynasty and has been in service for decades.

"Yes, they should use this kind of old-fashioned warship as their main force. Humph, aren't they afraid of being killed by us again?"

On April 18, 1988, the fourth ship of the Allewand-class frigate, Sahand, was sunk by the USS DDG-16 Joseph Strauss destroyer in the "Operation Mantis" retaliatory strike launched by the United States. At that time, the Americans were cruel. The Sahand was hit by two Harpoon missiles and two AGM-123 missiles. There was no way to save it, and it could only sink in the billowing smoke.

 Now, American naval officers and soldiers are very proud when talking about this matter.

 In a relaxed and happy atmosphere, a fleet of four warships set off towards the Bay of Rest.

This time, Parthia did not delay for too long. The exercise began on the next day.

In the calm Xi'an Bay, a warship with a displacement of more than a thousand tons is sailing. Its appearance is quite special. There is no helicopter landing platform on the rear deck, only two twin-mounted anti-ship missile launchers. Look at its quadrilateral shape. Just by its appearance, you can tell it was made from the East.

This is currently the Alwand class warship with the largest displacement in Parthia. Looking at the hull number 71 on its bow, you can tell that this is the Alwand, the lead ship.

As a warship modified from the Mark 5 frigate developed in the UK, it does not even have anti-aircraft missiles and its combat effectiveness is not strong. Therefore, if you just see it, you will not feel any deterrence. Instead, it can only I think it's ridiculous. Are these frigates looking for death?

 However, there were more than a dozen other warships sailing around it.

The displacement of these warships is only five to six hundred tons. They cannot even be called ships, they can only be called boats. However, their appearance is refreshing, and their attack power cannot be underestimated.

Looking at the appearance first, they are different from ordinary warships. They have two hulls, which are poked on both sides of the hull, thus forming a unique catamaran structure.

This kind of catamaran is also a trend now. With the same displacement, it has a larger space and is more stable in the waves. Although it is small, it has a helicopter landing platform installed on the rear deck. What even a thousand-ton frigate couldn't do was achieved on its hull!

The appearance of this helicopter platform is very unique, but it is not only this platform, its overall shape is also very unique.

 The hull just broke out of the water and began to be recovered. The shape of the bow is somewhat similar to the latest DDG-1000 of the US Navy. This is a unique wave-piercing body! The two sides of the hull are similar to the shape of a stealth warship. In the design stage, stealth was a key consideration, and it looks very good.

On both sides of the mast behind the bridge, you can see two triple-mounted launch boxes. Just look at the boxy boxes and you can tell that they are anti-ship missiles installed inside. Combined with the one on the bow of the ship, A 30mm naval gun seems to be all its weapons, but in fact, it also has many other equipment, such as those square-like covers in front of the mast. There are anti-aircraft missiles hidden underneath, which can also be seen on the side of the hull. The 20mm cannon is used as a close-in defense gun.

 The overall design is very advanced, with a sci-fi feel. It would be okay if there were only one or two warships, but now there are more than a dozen sailing around this warship!

　　This scene of the exercise formation sailing was filmed by a helicopter in the distance and then transmitted back to the British and American joint formation.

"What do they want to do? Mosquitoes eating elephants?" Looking at the photos of the exercise formation, Paul had a sneer on his face: "Humph, they probably don't know what it means to overestimate their capabilities, right? No matter how small their missile boats are, They will also be killed by us, we don’t even need missiles, we only need naval guns to kill them all!”

"This is the Parthian naval formation. We are currently conducting exercises. No ships are allowed to enter the exercise area. Once they come within fifteen nautical miles of our formation, they will be sunk by us!" A voice came from the public frequency band of the radio.

"Sink? We have the right to sail freely, but why don't you try to open fire?" In the British formation, which was showing off its power, Philip was eager to try: "Now, we just have to keep getting closer to see if they dare to open fire!"

“The whole of Xi’an Bay is so wide, how can they still occupy the whole place?”

“Attention warships twenty nautical miles ahead of my formation, please change course immediately and leave my formation!”

What?

 We are still thirty nautical miles away from each other! At this time, Phillip was a little confused.

“Look, this is the level of the Parthian navy. They can’t even measure the distance accurately. Just like that, they still want to launch an attack?”

"Fifteen nautical miles away, a final warning is issued. If you continue to approach, you will be attacked by us! Note, this is a final warning. Our Parthian Navy has the right to attack any warship that breaks into our exercise formation!"

 Listening to the voice coming from the radio, everyone is very funny. Are these guys directing and acting? And it was so unprofessional. At the height of the Cold War, every time the Red Empire exercised, NATO warships would join in the fun. Everyone was very restrained and would never dare to open fire even if there was a collision.

These Parthians threaten to open fire at every turn?

 “Look, what is that?” At this moment, someone shouted.

On the sea in the distance, a cloud of white smoke rose up. The white smoke was rapidly lengthening and expanding. At the same time, the radar on the warship also issued an early warning: "An anti-ship missile was launched by the other party!"

 Everyone was dumbfounded.

Paul stood on the bridge of the ship, his eyes gloomy: "Do they really dare to launch missiles?"

“Yes, it is indeed an anti-ship missile, but it is not aimed at our formation!”