allonlinenovel Chapter 193 Secret Weapon: AS-1 'Comet' Air-Launched Anti-Ship Missile
Chapter 193 Secret Weapon: AS-1 'Comet' Air-Launched Anti-Ship Missile
Not only did Citibank, John and other countries discover the low-altitude penetration aircraft group, but the Fuso fleet also discovered it.
When Lieutenant General Mitsumi Shimizu saw the Restoration Army aircraft group flying towards them rapidly over the sea in the distance, his pupils couldn't help but shrink.
At this moment he understood the plan of the Renaissance Army.
I now understand why it took the Fuxing Army's aircraft group almost an hour to reach the destination, a distance of just over 100 kilometers.
They were just waiting for them to gather their warships and form a circular air defense formation, which would make it easier for their submarines to launch an attack.
Then they can use submarine attacks to disrupt their air defense formations, and their aircraft groups can easily break through their air defense firepower, thereby launching direct air strikes on their core ships.
After figuring it all out, Lieutenant General Mitsumi Shimizu couldn't help but admire the commander of the Restoration Army for taking every one of them into account.
But being his opponent is very difficult.
For example, the current Lieutenant General Mitsumi Shimizu.
Are they anti-submarine or anti-aircraft now?
Both the submarines and fighter planes of the Renaissance Army are extremely deadly to them.
Lieutenant General Mitsumi Shimizu forced herself to calm down, thought for a moment, and made a decisive decision.
"Mobilize three light cruisers to join the destroyer formation to conduct anti-submarine operations on the periphery. The remaining two light cruisers will return to defend and intercept the Restoration Army's fighter planes."
In his opinion, the submarines of the Renaissance Army are undoubtedly more deadly.
Although the fighter planes of the Restoration Army are not weak, the battleships and heavy cruisers are tough and may be able to withstand ten or eight bombs.
But if it is a torpedo, two or three of them can be very deadly to a battleship.
He still knows what is important and what is not.
But they can't just wait to be beaten.
"Contact the Korean Peninsula immediately and ask them to send all their fighter jets to support us."
As long as the Restoration Army's air force is driven out, he will just run away.
Because he knew very well how dangerous their situation was now.
Both the Canghai Sea and the Yellow Sea are waters that cannot be approached.
The Fuso fleet's formation changed again.
However, it was still a little late for Mitsumi Shimizu to react now.
He also underestimated the threat posed by fighter planes to battleships.
In this battle, Jiang Hua also used a secret weapon.
Just as the fleet began to climb, nine Tu-50 twin-engine subsonic medium bombers were located in the sea about 9 kilometers away from the Fuso fleet.
They were also one of the main forces attacking the Fuso fleet.
Under the wings of each of the nine Tu-9 medium bombers, there is an AS-16 "Comet" air-launched anti-ship missile.
"God, am I still asleep? Have you seen the propellers of the Restoration Army fighter planes?"
On a thousand-ton destroyer of Gaul, the captain scratched his head, put down the telescope, looked at several non-commissioned officers next to him and asked.
"No, it seems to be a new type of fighter plane of the Renaissance Army, and there is more than one model."
“Indeed, they are all beautiful, like works of art.
It’s hard to believe that there are such beautiful fighter jets in the world.
But what propulsion do they rely on to fly?"
John, Citi, and Italy also discovered the uniqueness of these fighter jets.
"Their engine is at the tail, and there is no propeller at the nose, which means they don't need to rely on propellers. This must be a new type of aircraft engine."
"Is God asleep? How on earth do they do that?"
Whether it was the F-8 Crusader, the F9F Panther or the A-4 Skyhawk, the simultaneous appearance of these three fighter jets shocked these people greatly.
Although they don't know the performance of these sci-fi-looking fighter jets, they think they are very powerful.
But where did the Renaissance Army get so many advanced and sci-fi fighter jets?
If they made it themselves, they would never believe it.
Because the ancient country simply did not have the possibility of producing any advanced weapons and equipment.
Even simpler rifles are far inferior to them in performance, let alone aircraft, which are the culmination of industry.
Their weapons and equipment seemed to appear out of nowhere, and they appeared in endless quantities.
No one has figured out these mysteries yet.
Just as the jet group leaped up and rushed towards the Fuso fleet consisting of two heavy cruisers and three battleships.
A shore-based bomber squadron consisting of 9 Tu-16 medium bombers launched the first attack.
The nine Tu-9 bombers were divided into groups of three, with each group responsible for one battleship.
The squadron leader's aircraft is responsible for the more advanced Hyuga battleship.
The onboard K-11 air-to-ground missile guidance radar has firmly locked onto the Hyuga battleship.
"Report to the captain, the target has been locked!"
"Launch the right wing missile immediately!"
"Yes, fire the right wing missile!"
As the order was given, an AS-1 Comet air-launched anti-ship missile fell from the right wing.
At this moment, the Tu-16 medium bomber suddenly jumped up more than ten meters as if it had dropped a heavy burden.
The AS-1 Comet air-launched anti-ship missile is indeed a heavy burden for the Tu-16.
The AS-1 Comet anti-ship missile looks like a smaller version of the MiG-15 fighter jet, weighs 3 tons and is equipped with a shaped-charge warhead with a charge of 800 kilograms.
Equipped with a turbojet engine, it has a maximum range of 150 kilometers and a top speed of Mach 0.9.
The missile's guidance method adopts a composite guidance method of initial stage program control, mid-stage beam guidance and terminal active radar guidance.
This thing was also designed by the Soviet Union in the original world specifically to deal with large warships.
It belongs to the Soviet Union's first generation of air-launched anti-ship missiles.
In addition to being able to carry an 800-kilogram shaped-charge warhead, it can also carry nuclear warheads for attack.
So it also falls into the category of strategic air-to-ground cruise missiles.
This is also because the Fuso fleet ran to the Yellow Sea to seek death.
Otherwise, the Tu-16 medium bomber would not be able to reach the target.
"boom....."
The AS-1 Comet anti-ship missile dropped by the squadron leader's aircraft started its tail engine after falling hundreds of meters, and then continued to descend to its cruising altitude.
This is also the programmed flight phase of the AS-1 Comet anti-ship missile, which mainly relies on gyroscopes for guidance.
The radar of the Tu-16 medium bomber also emitted a directional conical beam towards the Hyuga battleship to guide the missile to the target.
Under the action of conical beam guidance, the missile also began to enter the mid-flight phase.
Soon, nine AS-9 anti-ship missiles appeared on the sea where the bomber group was located.
The reason why two rounds were not fired at once is because the guidance system would be interfered with if two rounds were fired at once.
Therefore, only one missile can be launched.
In the era of anti-aircraft missiles and radars, this behavior was still very dangerous.
The carrier aircraft cannot maneuver and needs to provide mid-course guidance for the missile, making it extremely vulnerable to attack.
But in this era, there are no such concerns.
The F-8 Crusader carrier-based fighter group rushed to the front relying on its speed advantage.
Without hesitation, he rushed into the anti-aircraft fire circle of the two heavy cruisers.
When several F-8 jet fighters entered the range of their anti-aircraft fire, the heavy cruiser Haguro opened fire first.
After the modification, the Haguro heavy cruiser was not only equipped with four twin-mounted 4mm Type 127 anti-aircraft guns.
还装备了4座双联装的91式40毫米机炮以及2挺双联装的13毫米高射机枪。
Especially their Type 89 127mm anti-aircraft gun, which has particularly fierce firepower.
But the F-8 fighter was too fast.
Their anti-aircraft guns are all manned, not radar-controlled.
This also resulted in the anti-aircraft gun's rotation speed not being able to keep up with the speed of the aircraft.
All the shells they had pre-aimed exploded behind the plane.
Balls of black mist bloomed in the air.
"Baga, they're too fast!"
When the air defense commander on the ship saw this scene, he immediately became angry and started cursing, feeling extremely anxious.
The mission of the F-8 Crusader fighter was to rely on its speed advantage to attract the anti-aircraft firepower of the Fuso warships, and then create opportunities for the F9F Panther group following behind.
Because the Haguro was concentrating its attention on the F-8 fleet, it did not notice the four F4F Panthers approaching from another direction.
When their lookouts discovered it, the Panther fleet had already flown over the heavy cruiser Haguro.
"Choo Choo Choo....."
One after another, 500-pound bombs fell from the Black Panther's wing racks.
Suddenly, more than ten bombs covered the heavy cruiser Haguro.
“Boom…Boom…”
One bomb after another fell into the sea next to the heavy cruiser Haguro and exploded violently.
Then violent explosions occurred in the front and middle parts of the heavy cruiser Haguro.
A twin-mounted 40mm cannon and a 13mm anti-aircraft machine gun were immediately destroyed.
A 203mm main gun turret at the front was also hit and paralyzed.
Fire and smoke began to swirl around the heavy cruiser Haguro.
It immediately became the target of concentrated fire from multiple Crusaders and Panther four-plane formations.
Bombs and rockets continued to fly towards the heavy cruiser Haguro.
In just a few minutes, more than ten bombs and rockets hit the Haguro.
This also caused the Haguro to catch fire, and more than half of the anti-aircraft artillery was paralyzed.
"boom......"
Just as an F-8 fighter was preparing to launch a new wave of offensive.
Suddenly, a series of earth-shattering explosions occurred inside the heavy cruiser Haguro.
Even the bridge was blown away in the violent explosion.
The raging flames and billowing smoke instantly enveloped the 10,000-ton battleship.
A bomb dropped by an F9F Panther hit the propellant magazine of the Haguro, causing the ammunition magazine to explode and directly dealing a fatal blow to the Haguro heavy cruiser.
The Haguro also became the first warship to be severely damaged and sunk by the Restoration Army's shore-based aviation force.
At this moment, in the sea northwest of the Fuso fleet, a dense formation of hundreds of fighter planes flew directly from the air at an altitude of about 2000 meters.
The aircraft groups that took off from the two Essex-class aircraft carriers arrived at the battlefield one step later than the shore-based aviation forces.
At the same time, nine AS-9 Comet anti-ship missiles that had entered the climbing phase also arrived at the battlefield.
The targets of nine anti-ship missiles and more than 9 fighter jets were three battleships that were accelerating.