Chapter 44 Missiles and Cannonballs
The scene of Haihongqi 9 hitting the Russian ship was also transmitted by the Kunming ship to other ships. After watching the officers and soldiers on the other ships, they were all very energetic, but these two missiles were launched by the Kunming ship, which made the officers and soldiers on the other ships a little itchy, hoping that it would be their turn to launch the missile next time.
First, the officers and soldiers on the Xiangyang ship, which received the command of the headquarters, were excited. Captain Xie Fuzhan excitedly waved his fists twice, and then immediately ordered the water guide on the ship to prepare to launch the Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile immediately.
Because the missile is guided by the Kunming ship, it can save a lot of effort from the Xiangyang ship. You only need to connect the ballistic data transmitted from the Kunming ship to the missile launch system of the ship. The tracking and guidance after the launch are actually completed by the Kunming ship, which is completely ignored after the launch.
So with Xie Fuzhan's order, thick smoke and flames ejected from the four-unit inclined-arm missile launch box at the rear of the Xiangyang ship. A Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile broke out of the box and flew forward against the sea. After a while, it disappeared into the darkness. Then the Kunming ship guided the Huaihua ship and launched an Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile.
The Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile is subsonic, has a slow flight speed, and is flying over the sea. Therefore, when entering the Dagukou Wharf, it was discovered by many coalition soldiers. Although they still don’t understand what weapon this is, the coalition soldiers all know that this is definitely not a good thing. Many soldiers shouted: “Come on, come on, fire-breathing shells are coming again.”
He heard two "boom, boom" sounds, and two Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missiles hit their respective targets one after another, and this time they all hit the side of the two Russian ships.
The warhead of the Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile is a semi-armor piercing and semi-high explosion type. Although the armor piercing shell and armor piercing shell are one word different, they are two completely different types of bullets. Armor piercing shells mainly rely on launching drugs to push the gun barrel at high speed. The kinetic energy of the projectile penetrates the armor and destroys the target shell. It is especially high in the initial velocity, large direct shooting distance, and high shooting accuracy. Armor piercing shells are the abbreviation of hollow charge armor piercing shells. The front end of the projectile is a cavity, and the rear is filled with high violent and powerful explosives.
It is in the shape of a hollow funnel, equipped with a copper or other material medicine-shaped cover with good toughness and large specific gravity. During explosion, it forms a high-speed energy-concentrating metal jet ablates the target armor, and has extremely high specific kinetic energy. After penetrate the armor, it relies on armor-breaking currents, steel armor metal fragments, etc. to kill the occupants and targets in the armor with high kinetic energy. The semi-armor-breaking half-high explosion warheads gather the lengths of two warheads, and the armor-breaking warheads penetrate the armor targets, and then the high-explosive warheads explode in the armor.
The Russian side armor was thin, so after the Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile hit the Russian, it immediately penetrated into the hull, and then immediately produced a huge explosion. A 12,000-ton giant ship was washed four or five meters high by a huge explosion, and then fell deeply into the sea water. The waves stirred up almost flooded the ship's side. A large gap of more than ten meters wide was exploded on the side, and it penetrated deep below the waterline. The dozens of Russian soldiers in the cabin near the explosion were all blown away and flesh and blood, shattered, and at the same time, a large amount of sea water poured into the hull wildly.
Although the other Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile also hit the side of the Sissoi, the 400mm thick waterline armor played an excellent protective role. The armor-breaking warhead failed to penetrate the thick armor. Although the subsequent huge explosion finally exploded through the remaining armor layer, the missile did not penetrate the ship after all, so the power of the explosion was naturally broken and latched. The crew of the two Russian ships immediately began to repair the damage and desperately blocked the leakage and drained the warship.
The picture of the battle results was sent back to the Kunming ship. Xiao Jianjun said, "After all, it is a battleship, which is thick-skinned and has a strong survivability. This is just a battleship that has just exceeded 10,000 tons. If it were replaced with a large battleship of 50,000 to 60,000 tons in the future, such as the Bismarck, Yamato, and Iahua, Eagle Strike 8, it would probably only make itchy for them."
Qin Zheng said: "Don't be a battleship like Bismarck, Yamato, and Iahua, even the armor of the dreadnought is probably not something that the Eagle Strike 8 can't be worn. You should know that the current armor is just forged armor, and in a few years, it will be replaced with high-intensity armor with surface carburization and hardening treatment."
Xia Bohai said: "The dreadnought will have to wait for five or six years before it can come out. As for the Bismarck, Yamato, and Iahua, it will take another forty or fifty years. By then, maybe we can build a new Kunming ship. Now we should be concerned about the battle in front of us first."
Qin Zheng said: "I see that the Sissoi has been hit by two missiles. Even if it is not sunk, it will only have half its life left. It probably has little combat power left. We can try to capture the Sissoi. This is a battleship. If it can be captured, it will be quite useful to us."
Xiao Jianjun said: "Although the Sissoi has been severely damaged, there is no sign of sinking now, and the artillery has not been damaged. The Sissoi is equipped with a 05mm caliber artillery. No matter which warship we get shot, we may only have half of our lives left, so we cannot take it lightly."
Xia Bohai also bowed his head and said, "Yes, even ten Sissoi ships are not as much as the losses of any of our current warships. Therefore, we must sink Sissoi to ensure the safety of our fleet. As for capturing Sissoi, I don't think there is no other way. We will sink Sissoi first and salvage it and repair it. In fact, it is not just Sissoi, but other warships are the same. Now all warships are parked at the dock, the water depth is not deep, and it is not difficult to flood. Although it is troublesome, this is the safest way."
Xiao Jianjun said: "This is a solution, so let's launch another Haihongqi 9 missile."
The third Haihongqi 9 missile fell from the air. This time the missile hit the front of the main gun of the battleship of the Sisoi battleship. The missile exploded deep into the deck, affecting the ammunition depot under the turret, triggering a large explosion in the cabin of the Sisoi. The main gun was thrown into the sky by a fierce explosion, and finally fell into the sea. The entire rear deck was almost completely unrecognizable.
Although the hull of the Sisoi was not blown up, many armors on the side of the hull were cracked and seeped. Although the crew worked hard to drain and repair, there were too many places to seep water, and it was hard to defend against it. In addition, the quality of the Russian navy was not high. Another important reason. The Russian soldiers who died in the first battle in Hejiawan Village were all from the Sisoi. When they organized a coalition to attack Hejiawan Village, they drew more than 100 people from the Sisoi. This reduced the entire ship by more than one fifth of the personnel. At this time, the rescue and emergency rescue were a bit insufficient.
As a result, the drainage speed could not keep up with the speed of incoming water. The water accumulated in the ship was increasing, and the Sissoi was sinking one by one. At this time, the Russian armored cruiser next to him had already leaned toward the bottom of the seat, but the water depth at the dock was indeed not deep, so the Russian did not completely sink to the bottom, and most of the deck sank into the seawater.
After the third Haihongqi 9 missile hit the target, the headquarters passed the seven or eight minutes of the dialing board to the picture sent back by the drone. It can be confirmed that the Sissoi has basically lost its combat effectiveness and there is no need to launch the fourth missile. So Xia Bohai then ordered the ships to advance side by side to about ten kilometers away from the dock to shell the ships anchored at the dock. He also ordered the Changbaishan ship to prepare for landing operations.
About twenty minutes later, the fleet entered the range of artillery attack. Xia Bohai first ordered the Kunming ship to turn on the phased array radar to monitor the sea and air, and at the same time ordered the Yueyang ship and the Sanya ship to be alert.
Because entering a distance of ten kilometers means entering the range of coalition artillery. Now there are more than 20 naval guns with a caliber of more than 00 mm. Although the two largest warships, the Sissoi and the Russian, have basically lost their combat effectiveness, there are about fifteen naval guns with a caliber of more than 00 mm. They are the British Armored Cruiser Orlando, and the Arora Armored Cruiser each equipped with a double-equipped 4 mm caliber naval gun, the German ships Lufthansa protective cruiser and the Hertha protective cruiser are equipped with two single-equipped 10 mm caliber naval guns, which are still pose no danger to crossing the fleet. Although in the dark and ten kilometers, the artillery of this era cannot be aimed and fired, but the possibility of accidental shooting is not ruled out.
The Kunming ship is known as the second generation of "Chinese Aegis", which corresponds to the Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer equipped with the "Aegis" system. It actually means "the Chinese version of the Aegis destroyer.
The word "shield" does not refer to the strong armor protection of warships. It refers to the fact that the warship is equipped with a powerful phased array radar, which can monitor flight targets in the area airspace in all directions without dead angles. It is mainly based on defense missiles, and is also equipped with powerful computing and data links. It can identify dozens of missiles at the same time, or even more missile targets, and guide air defense missiles on this ship and other warships in the fleet for defense operations, which is equivalent to giving the warship an invisible protective shield.
Moreover, compared with the old passive phased array radar used by the American "Aegis" destroyer, since the Kunming ship is the latest warship and is equipped with a more advanced and more powerful new active phased array radar, the Kunming ship has the advantage of generation difference in pure technology between the two. However, the American "Aegis" destroyer has rich practical experience, while the Kunming ship has not yet experienced actual combat inspection.
Chapter completed!