Chapter 818 Discovery B-2
This radar can be turned on for 24 hours, with a power of only 3 kilowatts, which is only the level of a water heater.↗, and after digital transformation, the performance has undergone a radical change.
At this time, the radar operator was staring at the radar screen with all his attention. The bright line kept rotating with the rotation of the antenna, scanning at a speed of two weeks per minute.
Suddenly, the operator's eyes widened. After the bright line swept over, two blurry highlights appeared, with echoes!
"Attention, alarm, find suspicious target!" the radar operator shouted, and began to turn various switches at the same time.
The target was discovered, the distance and orientation were only rough data! The remaining warships also discovered the target.
In a scanning direction! Several warships separated, and the targets found by several radars were unified on a friendship shield for synthesis. Soon, the information became accurate.
Two stealth aircraft are located 350 kilometers away and in the east!
Stealth plane! The Americans actually used stealth planes to attack their own naval formations. What was the arrival this time?
The US-22 has not yet been developed, so it is definitely not a fighter like this, so there are only two types of fighter left. Generally, they only throw precisely guided laser bombs. This weapon is generally used to attack targets on land, and the two can't destroy their entire aircraft carrier formation at all. It seems that the other party sent this time must be bombers like B-2!
Although experienced radar operators can determine what kind of aircraft the other party is coming from the radar echo, it is not valid for stealth aircraft. The echo of the huge B-2 bomber is smaller than that of the -117. It can only be judged based on speculation.
In an instant, an emergency alarm sounds on various warships. For stealth aircraft, phased array radar is the best, because the beams of phased array radar can all gather at the most obvious target position, thereby increasing the detection distance of stealth aircraft.
Although the networked meter wave radar can detect and detect specific directions, it is still not enough to have sufficient accuracy to guide air missiles.
On the aircraft carriers of the Ultimate and Endeavour, the Tomcat fighter jets on standby immediately slid quickly to the takeoff position and attacked quickly under the white smoke of steam.
The two Tomcat fighters that were originally guarding the aircraft carrier had turned on their after-effort and rushed towards the target position to quickly intercept the two arrivals of the enemy planes!
Unfortunately, the other party was one step faster.
At some point, the United States is going to extremes, just like the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union attaches importance to speed and power, while the United States deliberately attaches importance to stealth. The b-2 bomber is the second type of fighter that fully attaches importance to stealth ability, and sacrifices a certain degree of maneuverability for this. For example, although there are four engines, the maximum speed does not exceed the speed of sound. However, it reaches Mach 0.95, which is much better than the -117.
The b-2 flew from high subsonic speed. When the Pakistani naval aviation force was dispatched quickly, it flew forward fifty kilometers.
In the cockpit, the two pilots made their final preparations before the attack. As the most advanced bomber in the United States, their combat capabilities were far stronger than the B-52, but the personnel used at the same time were greatly reduced.
The crew of the b-2 was equipped with two. They were all sitting on the aeii ejection seat in the front, with the pilot on the left and the mission commander on the right. There are 4 large windshield glasses in front and on both sides of the cockpit, and the crew enters and exits the cockpit through the belly cabin door. In an emergency, the ejection seat is ejected through the fragile hatch door at the top of the cockpit.
In contrast, the ejection of pilots by other bombers of the same era is very complicated. For example, my country's H-6 has requirements for the ejection speed, altitude, and the ejection order of each personnel. When something happens to the aircraft, the members will almost never leave enough time to survive.
The US b-1b bomber also made a compromise and adopted the catapult method of the overall cockpit, which was almost a small spacecraft, greatly increasing the complexity of the mechanism.
The mission commander is responsible for navigation and weapon delivery, but both crew members can complete the entire mission alone.
During the long voyage, due to the failure of GPS satellites, the US military lost the ability to use GPS guidance. However, even without relying on satellite navigation, the B-2a navigation system is enough to complete the entire task. The B-2 navigation system consists of two sets, one is the inertial measurement unit, that is, the high-precision laser gyroscope, and the other is the Northrop Nas-26 astronomical inertial unit, which is a commonly used starlight navigation. It is an optoelectronic telescope system with a stable base, which can lock pre-selected stars on cloudy days.
The location of the aircraft carrier formation at the sea in Pakistan has been detected by an e-3 early warning aircraft that arrived in advance. The b-2 obtained the approximate coordinates of the aircraft carrier formation through the data link system. Now, it has flown to a distance of 300 kilometers from the aircraft carrier formation. The final attack of the b-2 bomber is gradually unfolding.
The an/apq-181 phased array radar at the front end of the aircraft is powered on. This is the most advanced radar manufactured by Hughes. It has a working frequency of 12-18ghz, a small side lobe, and strong anti-electronic interference ability. There are 21 working modes, among which the synthetic aperture radar working mode can clearly obtain scanning images of the inner surface of 161 kilometers, and is used for ultra-low altitude penetration. When scanning the sea surface and searching for a huge aircraft carrier formation, the distance exceeds 300 kilometers. Even for small targets such as torpedo boats, a search distance of 100 kilometers can be obtained.
The radar quickly locked the aircraft carrier formation on the sea in front, and 300 kilometers was already a very close distance. You should know that the air defense circle of the aircraft carrier formation can be expanded to 600 kilometers. The powerful interception ability of the Tomcat fighter is obvious to all. Now the two bombers without any self-defense capabilities can rely on their own stealth performance.
After working for two seconds, the radar had captured all the data of the target. Through the rapid calculation of the onboard computer, it provided the initial launch data to the missiles it was mounted. Then, the bomb hatch door on the belly opened and missiles flew out one by one.
Thirty-two AGM-158 missiles are enough to destroy the opponent's entire aircraft carrier formation!
The launch scene in the air was like fireworks, which made the two Pakistani naval pilots who went to intercept the two Pakistani naval pilots immediately anxious.
Generally speaking, with outstanding stealth ability, the b-2 will not be discovered, but the networked meter wave radar provides accurate target coordinates. These two Tomcat fighters have already chased to a visual distance.
In the clear night sky, the tail flame of the missile fired by the opponent was so clear that Lieutenant Colonel Heraba gritted his teeth.
Along the way, following the guidance information provided by the meter wave radar in the rear, these two Tomcat fighters, which were already patrolling fleet air defense missions, rushed over. At the same time, they kept using their own radar to scan the airspace in front, but they were empty and found nothing.
Pakistan's own advanced radar of flat-panel gap radar antenna has great advantages when dealing with conventional fighter jets. However, when facing stealth aircraft, their disadvantages are very obvious. They flew to a distance of twenty kilometers, and they only found echoes vaguely, but could not lock the other party. In this way, now they flew to a distance of five kilometers, and they could already be visually discovered, but they found that the other party launched a missile!
"The Unreconcilable, the Unreconcilable, the target has launched a missile!" Helaba said in the radio: "It is visually estimated to be a US b-2 bomber, and request instructions."
At this time, it is a difficult choice to intercept these two bombers or intercept the missiles fired by the other side.
The other party must have launched anti-ship missiles. In the early stages of flight, these missiles are all inertial flights and are easily shot down, but it is difficult to reach the end. At the same time, these missiles are the greatest threat to their own formations. However, if these missiles are intercepted, the two B-2 bombers will definitely fly away and cannot shoot down the culprit, which makes Heraba very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the order came soon: "Photosing down the American bomber!"
At this time, the Tomcat fighter jets that were constantly ejecting and taking off were coming quickly. Those missiles could be handed over to the fighter jets behind. Now, the opponent's bomber must not be allowed to run away!
"I understand!" Helaba's weapon switch was close to the point where it was visible, but the radar still could not lock the opponent. It can be seen that the radar stealth performance of the opponent's bomber was so excellent. When switching to the photoelectric radar, the effect of the photoelectric radar became very poor in the dark night sky. The opponent was not only radar stealth, but also infrared stealth and visual stealth, but also very well.
The helmet scope cannot lock the other party! As the distance between the two parties gradually shortens, eventually, it passes by.
At this time, the two B-2 bombers that had launched the missile were ready to turn towards Digo Garcia Island in the south. The long sailing also consumed a lot of physical strength for the pilots. The two pilots needed to land and rest before returning.
At this moment, the two fighter planes flying across the opposite side and the flames at the tail made their eyes a flash of light in an instant.
Damn, what is that? The two of them subconsciously looked back, but unfortunately this was not a fighter and had no backward vision.
The New York Ghost took the lead in breaking the radio silence and shouted to the American Ghost: "Pakistan Tomcat fighter jets! God, how did they discover us?"
Chapter completed!