In just four days, Li Hai once again teamed up with Dang Weimin to test-fly the J-16, this time an electronic warfare model. In terms of driving feeling, it is the same as the ordinary J-16, but it is very different in terms of usage.
Especially when implementing electronic suppression, penetration flight is often required, which is a great test of driving skills. In this regard, it is perfect for Li Hai to lead the test flight. Relatively speaking, the crews of Zhao Feiyan and Zhan Yuntian are a little immature.
Zhu Wei discovered that Li Hai had a unique approach to flight testing and was often able to test the data that the R&D team wanted most, not to mention flying outside the envelope. As a mature flight platform, the J-16D does not need to do a lot of test flights in terms of flight performance, mainly in terms of actual combat use. Therefore, Li Hai’s experience and his unique set of methods have made the progress of the actual combat test flights of this fighter aircraft Got expedited.
After two more days of flying, the test flight mission will be almost completed. Unfortunately, Li Hai is about to return to the team.
Saying goodbye to his old comrades again, Li Hai returned to the naval base and was shocked to see the No. 53 ship in the closed maintenance dock.
The most obvious difference in appearance is that the messy antennas, electronic equipment, etc. have disappeared, replaced by a completely different main mast - they actually installed a comprehensive mast on the No. 53 ship!
It's one section, that's right. Just cut the original mast into two sections, remove the upper section, and weld this integrated mast section together!
Li Hai pointed at the integrated mast and asked dumbfounded, "Can it be used?"
"It works. I've tried it and it works very well." Wan Liyang said with joy on his face.
Yao Xianyun said, "Captain Li, this set of integrated masts is developed for a new frigate. Let's install it on your ship for a test first. We have done the wiring and every function can be used."
The integrated mast with obvious stealth characteristics is incompatible with the appearance and layout of the old frigate. It is simply a product of two centuries. It is welded together and looks very magical.
Li Hai said, "Can our ship access the naval tactical data link?"
"Not yet." Yao Xianyun shook his head.
Li Hai immediately understood that the biggest function of the integrated mast of the No. 53 ship is to integrate all the antennas, signal transmitters, etc. As for accessing the naval tactical data link, it requires full integration of hardware and software. In other words, the current No. 53 ship can only rely on traditional communication methods to access the naval combat system.
The Navy's tactical data link is very powerful. It connects everything from the highest joint combat command center to the smallest combat unit of the Navy, and the response time is measured in seconds. The highest linker can issue instructions to the smallest tactical units with just a click of the mouse, and can grasp the specific location and status of all tactical units in real time, and can even directly command a Marine!
Ship No. 53 is too old, and there is a timetable for its retirement from active service. It no longer has the value of in-depth upgrades. Sometimes software upgrades are more expensive than hardware upgrades. The troops cannot only consider combat, they must also consider economy.
"YJ-12A supersonic anti-ship missile, 76mm main gun, 1130 close-in defense gun, and new 324mm torpedo, our firepower has caught up with the destroyer." Chang Haizhou couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
Not to mention anything else, those four YJ-12A supersonic anti-ship missiles alone can scare any warship over 10,000 tons into impotence. Of course, the premise is that there are sufficient forward reconnaissance forces and guidance measures. Being equipped with powerful anti-ship missiles only solves the problem of the launch platform. To complete the attack on the target, it also needs to have the capabilities of reconnaissance detection and target guidance.
To use the current fashionable saying, it is necessary to have corresponding situational awareness capabilities.
No matter how far an anti-ship missile can hit, it is useless; a ship carrying it can also see the same distance.
The most typical equipment is the Type 22 missile boat, which adopts a stealth design and a catamaran wave-piercing hull design. It can soar on the sea at a high speed of 93 kilometers per hour. Its full load displacement is only 220 tons. Its small body carries eight YJ-83s. Anti-ship missiles are exactly the same as the 054A’s anti-ship firepower!
The problem is that the YJ-83 anti-ship missile can hit up to 180 kilometers, and the Type 22 missile boat cannot see that far at all. How to give full play to the anti-ship power of the Type 22 missile boat? At the beginning of its development, the Navy explored a strategy - the Type 22 missile boat served as a launch platform to launch missiles, and other ships and aircraft provided target instructions and guidance for the missiles.
Dozens of Type 22 missile boats took advantage of their extremely low radar reflection signal characteristics and extremely high speed to covertly approach the enemy fleet at high speed, launching hundreds of YJ-83 anti-ship missiles in a very short time. The early warning aircraft guided these The missile attacks a certain target or several targets of the enemy fleet.
It can be said that the emergence of the Type 22 missile boat is a wolf pack tactic at sea adopted by the People's Navy when it does not have enough strength to compete with the enemy's huge fleet of two or three aircraft carriers. It is achieved in the most economical and fastest way. Saturation attack on enemy fleet.
The Type 22 missile boat is a powerful weapon that brings into play the fine tradition of small boats fighting large ships.
Even now, the Type 22 missile boat is still a relatively important piece of equipment in the combat system of the People's Navy. The reason is very simple - the rapid development of drone technology has lowered the threshold for small platforms to obtain stronger situational awareness capabilities.
Imagine that the Type 22 missile boat carries several drones within a combat radius of 100 kilometers. It can solve reconnaissance, signal relay, target guidance, etc., and can deal with threats within 100 kilometers on its own. Instead of simply playing the role of "sea blaster".
The Navy has handed over several Type 056 corvettes to the Coast Guard. The paint smell of these ships has not completely dissipated. Why was it handed over to the Coast Guard? Could it be that the Coast Guard is under great pressure and urgently needs ships? Of course it does not exist. Several domestic shipyards operating at full capacity can drain the Coast Guard's three-year funding for one year.
The fundamental reason is that the role of the Type 056 light frigate in the navy is getting smaller and smaller, and has become dispensable. In this case, instead of "tasteless food", it is better to hand it over to the Coast Guard brothers to do the work of maritime law enforcement, so that experienced personnel and limited funds can be spent where they are more needed.
As we all know, the Type 056 light protection has taken the step of "reforming from military to police" and will soon disappear from the equipment sequence of the People's Navy.
Different from the Type 22 missile boat, the situational awareness capability of the No. 53 ship is much stronger. It is already on par with the second batch of 054A models. Its sea detection can reach 200 kilometers, and the carrier aircraft can carry signal relays. of the pod. Being able to guide the missile into the active radar combat range of the seeker can basically bring out the maximum power of the YJ-12A supersonic anti-ship missile.
Therefore, Chang Haizhou was very satisfied.
Yao Xianyun is a technician. He used data to speak and said, "The current combat capability of your ship is about 5.7 times that before the modification."
Touching his chin, he said, "It is a pity that the hull is too old and the Z-20 cannot be accommodated in the hangar. Otherwise, after the combat capabilities of the carrier aircraft are improved, the combat capabilities of the mothership will also be improved."
Li Hai kept smiling bitterly, "The 10,000-ton cruiser has not yet been put on the Z-20. Let's forget it. We will use the Z-9. It will only take a year to complete the calculation. Later, it will either be handed over to the Marine Police District or the Naval Academy." Training ship detachment.”
"That's not necessarily the case." Yao Xianyun smiled.
His smile made Li Hai's heart tremble, "Yao Gong?"
Yao Xianyun and the others may get more accurate information. For example, where to install any new gadgets in the future, they have basically been determined early, and they need to determine the test platform! The star test ship that has been retired from active service is an obvious example. There is also one that has been parked at a dock somewhere on the Yangtze River for a long time. Suddenly, what appeared to be an electromagnetic gun covered with three-color cloth appeared on the front deck...
Li Hai really doesn’t want to waste his youth on the old ship No. 53!
Yao Xianyun waved his hand and shook his head, "It's not in line with our tradition of thrift and thrift to spend so much money on modifications and then throw it away after using it once or twice. But I'm guessing, I can't tell."
Li Hai and Chang Haizhou both looked ugly, but Wan Liyang's mood did not change much. He was a technical command officer, and he was very specialized in his major. He had new gadgets and new technologies, and he could talk about everything else.
Stepping aboard the No. 53 ship, which looked like it had been renovated, Li Hai felt very complicated when smelling the paint smell that had not completely dissipated.
Chang Haizhou looked back at Wan Liyang who was standing on the dock with Yao Xianyun, pointing at the No. 53 ship and commenting, and sighed and said, "What do you think of Lao Wan? His vision is too short-sighted. How can we replace the new ship without new technology? I can’t even understand the simple truth.”
"It's understandable that personal orientations are different." Li Hai said absently.
The more Chang Haizhou thought about it, the more he felt that Li Hai's words were not appropriate, but he couldn't tell what was inappropriate. He said casually, "Don't look at Lao Wan who wears glasses and is polite. This guy's internal affairs is one of our cadres." The worst thing is that the political commissar has to supervise him every now and then."
In fact, Li Hai knew that Chang Haizhou was looking for an outlet to vent his emotions. Yao Xianyun's judgment can be said to be basically accurate. After spending such a large amount of money on modification, it will definitely not be used only once or twice. The superiors will not replace a group of ship operators who are not familiar with the situation of the No. 53 ship, which means that Li Hai and others will A group of people have to accompany the No. 53 ship to Baitou.
Chang Haizhou just saw the hope of removing the word "vice", but it was suddenly dashed again. It was normal to feel depressed.
After walking around, Li Hai's mood improved a lot.
Not to mention anything else, just the newly added command console in the bridge command center can capture Li Hai's heart. The previous bridge command center could only be regarded as a cockpit, but now it looks like a command center. The captain only needs to sit in the captain's command chair to complete 90% of the command work. In the past, he had to run back and forth to various positions, and the most troublesome one was to run to the combat situation center.
Now, after integration, Li Hai can seamlessly connect with the combat situation center and analyze the situation in real time from his own command position in the bridge command center.
However, the command console, which is full of intelligent visual cues, is placed in the same space as the old-fashioned instruments and instruments next to it, which always gives people an unreal feeling.
Sitting on the captain's command chair, Li Hai took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Chang, complete this special escort mission, and let's work together to get on the new ship."
Chang Haizhou looked out of the dock through the windshield of the cabin window and nodded heavily, "This year's goal is to sail on a new ship!" (End of Chapter)
