"What kind of weapons experiment are they doing?"
At the Sasebo Port Naval Base, Commander Mike looked at a series of satellite photos in his hand and asked the intelligence officer in front of him doubtfully.
The photos from military satellites are not that high definition, but you can still see a warship in the sea being hit by some kind of weapon.
A mushroom cloud burst out, and then several similar small mushrooms burst out, and finally sank to the bottom of the sea.
"Could it be a miniaturized anti-ship mushroom egg?" the intelligence officer couldn't help but wonder.
Commander Mike did not have this idea. After all, the air monitoring station set up nearby did not detect a significant increase in the nuclides in the air.
"It's impossible. If it's a mushroom bomb, the yield is too small. It seems to have the power of a dozen tons of TNT at most."
After denying the intelligence officer's guess, the entire command center fell into silence.
Obviously everyone is thinking, what is the weapons test just conducted by Longguo?
After a while, a relatively thin-looking military staff officer looked at the gloomy face of his immediate superior and said:
"Is it possible that what they were testing was some kind of anti-ship missile?"
Although the anti-ship missiles produced by Longguo at this time were not as horrifying as in later generations, they can still be said to be somewhat famous.
However, there is a reason why no one in the command center mentioned anti-ship missiles before.
That is, according to the anti-ship missiles at this time, they are generally ship-launched or air-launched.
As for shore-based missiles, they were the first to be eliminated, because the sunken warship was at least 500 kilometers away from the nearest coast.
Unless it is a ballistic missile, it is impossible to have such a long range.
"Air-launched anti-ship missiles?"
The intelligence officer was the first to respond, but soon he denied his suspicion.
"It's impossible. According to the radar monitoring at the time, there were no flying objects within three hundred kilometers of the ship!"
"Unless they develop a stealth aircraft that can hide from our radar, it's absolutely impossible!"
At this time, Commander Mike also thought along this line of thinking, and then said:
"Could it be their latest ship-based anti-ship missile?"
This idea cannot be regarded as a mistake. In fact, Zhang Xingyang and his company have plans to put the 406mm long-range rocket recently developed on the ship.
However, at this stage, no suitable platform has been found for boarding the ship.
"There is a possibility that one of their destroyers was in the sea less than 150 kilometers away from the target point at that time."
The intelligence officer's statement supported Commander Mike's thoughts.
But if it was really from the sea area 150 kilometers away, the anti-ship missile destroyed a destroyer.
This shows that Longguo's anti-ship missiles have been greatly improved.
"This should be unlikely. According to our satellite monitoring, their destroyer was preparing to return to port at the time. It did not look like it was preparing to conduct a weapons experiment."
It denies air-launched anti-ship missiles and denies ship-based anti-ship missiles.
It seems that the path of anti-ship missiles is unlikely.
So what kind of weapons did Long Guo test?
Just when this question kept swirling in the minds of many naval officers present.
A small military staff officer who looked unattractive suddenly spoke with some uncertainty:
"Is it possible that what they are developing is a shore-based anti-ship missile?"
Commander Mike frowned and expressed doubts about the little military staff officer's guess.
The question they faced was what kind of weapons experiment the Dragon Kingdom was conducting, and this experiment seemed to be highly confidential.
Their previous inferences did not lead to satisfactory answers.
"It's impossible. Their shore-based anti-ship missiles don't have such a long range."
Commander Mike's words rejected the little military staff officer's idea.
Then the command center fell into the silent atmosphere just now.
In the tense atmosphere of the command center, an officer who was usually inconspicuous stood out. He was an expert in intelligence analysis.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "Maybe we haven't considered another possibility. They are testing some kind of new weapon, a weapon we have never seen before."
This idea immediately aroused everyone's interest.
Commander Mike looked at the officer and motioned for him to continue.
The officer continued to explain: "We have been looking for known weapon types, but Longguo may also be secretly developing a completely new weapon system.
This weapon may not match our current knowledge and expectations. It may combine different techniques and principles.
Making it impossible for our radar to detect it, or interfering with our detection system. "
Everyone looked at each other and began to seriously consider this possibility. They understand that they need more intelligence and evidence to make accurate judgments.
Commander Mike ordered to strengthen intelligence collection on the Dragon Kingdom, including cooperation between military, technology and intelligence departments, to solve this mystery.
As time went by, they gradually obtained more information about Dragon Kingdom's weapons experiments.
Through the integration and analysis of information from various channels, they finally came to a preliminary conclusion: Longguo is secretly developing a new hypersonic missile system.
This missile system has extremely high speed, can fly at supersonic speed, and detonates after hitting the target, releasing huge energy and destructive power.
According to an intelligence report, at the time of the experiment, a radar had detected the movement of a high-speed object with a speed of up to Mach 7, but it only appeared for a moment.
Therefore, the radar detector at the time did not report this seemingly inconspicuous signal.
But now, during the investigation, he revealed the matter.
This is why many staff officers and commanders in the command center later believed that Long Guo was developing a hypersonic missile system.
The performance of this hypersonic missile is very powerful, and its range is unknown, but it is likely to be a shore-based hypersonic missile, so its range is at least 500 kilometers!
And the speed exceeds the many anti-ship missiles they are currently equipped with, reaching Mach 7!
For such a speed, most ships in the naval base do not have the ability to fight back.
After coming to this conclusion.
Although Commander Mike didn't dare to believe it, he quickly realized that Longguo's new missile system would pose a huge threat to the maritime fleet.
The sea area within 500 kilometers of the other party will no longer be as safe as before.
In order to respond effectively, he ordered that ships should not enter the opponent's missile range unless necessary to avoid possible attacks.
At the same time, he also asked the intelligence agencies to continue to monitor the movements of the Dragon Kingdom to ensure that relevant intelligence is obtained in a timely manner.
As this speculation was confirmed, the atmosphere at the Sasebo Port Naval Base became tense.
They realize that in the face of the threat of this new weapon system, they need to strengthen their own strength and preparedness to ensure maritime security and the maintenance of military advantage.
But these are just their own speculations. In fact, the hypersonic missile system they thought was just a 406mm long-range rocket launcher!
(End of chapter)
