Chapter 892: Our vertical launch system

This project began in 1973, and the Eagle State Navy began to plan to develop a missile vertical launch system with simple structure, high launch rate, large bomb storage, and capable of all-round offensive and defensive launch.
Eagle Country Martin? Marietta took on the task of developing this launch system and named it MK41.
However, the research and development of this system is not easy. In a blink of an eye, seven or eight years have passed, and the success of research and development is still far away.
At the same time, the Eagle State Navy can’t wait. After all, the Aegis warship has already begun construction. Therefore, the first five Ticonderoga-class ships can only be aggrieved and continue to be equipped with an MK- at the bow and stern. 26Mod5 dual-arm missile launcher, each can be loaded with 44 missiles, in addition to the main standard SM-2, it can also be loaded with Asrock anti-submarine missiles.
In this way, a warship has 88 ammunition, which is supposed to be a lot, but compared with the later ones, the gap is huge.
In 1986, the MK41 system was finally completed, and the Eagle Navy replaced the MK-26 dual-arm launcher with the MK-41 vertical launch system (VLS) from the Ticonderoga class ships after Bunker Hill.
There are 16 sets of eight launchers, and eight sets are installed in the front and rear of the ship. The total ammunition capacity is 122. There is a set of eight launchers in the front and the rear. The space between the adjacent three tubes is used to install one. With cranes for reloading at sea, in this way, the ammunition capacity has been greatly increased compared to the original warship.
In addition to more missiles, it also has the ability to react quickly, launch at any time, and greatly increase its ability to face saturated air attacks, and it can also give play to the ability of the Aegis system to handle a large number of targets at once.
The first Aegis warship will not be equipped until next year. Because they can’t wait for the vertical launch system, they can only make use of the existing numbers. The Navy is very upset. Now, Qin Guan said it all at once. The key point is that you do not have a vertical launch system!
Can this thing be solved casually?
After hearing Qin Guan's words, Thomas couldn't help but wonder. At this time, Qin Guan has continued to speak.
"We don't need to buy this kind of beagle air defense missile. We have to dismantle this launcher when we go back. We will perform an operation here to dig out a big hole and stuff it into our own vertical launcher." Qin Guan Speaking of spitting stars, he took a step and walked a circle, but he was calculating the length.
"In this space, we expect to be able to squeeze in a 48 vertical launch module to launch our improved Hongqi 61 ship-to-air missile. Well, there is almost so much space behind, and we can have nearly a hundred air defenses. Missiles are used to bridge our air defense gap."
Qin Guan began to talk about it and talked about what he had imagined. Although the Han Navy officials present were curious, they also knew that Qin Guan was fooling the people of Yingying, so he followed the act.
"Yes, we don't need beagles anymore, we use our own Red Flag 61, so we don't have to buy missiles." General Zhao said.
Even General Zhao spoke up, and the Ying people naturally believed that how could a dignified Han Chinese navy general lie? Isn't Han State looking at the sea javelin of Niu Guoren? Why suddenly, their air defense missile technology broke through?
"Red Flag 61?" General Thomas asked: "What kind of missile is this, why haven't you heard of it?"
"It's our own ship-based air defense missile." Qin Guan said: "This missile has been developed for more than ten years. Recently, we have introduced a full set of sky flash missile technology, and then used its seeker to improve it. Our Hongqi 61, this ship-based air defense missile has matured, and we plan to use it as one of our main missiles."
Hearing Qin Guan’s words, Thomas seemed to think of something. Yes, the Han people had such a project. In the past, there was no way out, but after the introduction of the sky flash missile technology, the seeker of this missile was used to improve it. , Is indeed a good idea.
The Han Chinese have achieved a breakthrough in the air defense missile system. The standard missiles of their own side should have the same technical level as this type of missile. For Han, they are no longer a project of prohibited technologies.
Congress is too cautious.
It's no wonder that the Han Chinese didn't watch the Shanghai Javelin, and the Niu Guoren were really embarrassed.
However, they say they have overcome the difficulties of the vertical launch system? How is this possible?
The research and development of the vertical launch system is difficult, and now our own research and development units have countless troubles. The main problem lies in the gas exhaust.
On the boom launcher, the gas generated by the missile ignition will not be a big problem, as long as no one is standing in this place during combat. Otherwise, people must become barbecues.
At present, the missile is launched vertically, which is directly ignited and lifted into the air in the silo. However, a large amount of high-temperature gas is generated when the missile is launched, and it is very important to discharge the gas quickly and effectively.
These gas will cause serious ablation to the launcher and related equipment. Take the current standard ship-to-air missile as an example. The gas flow temperature is as high as 2400K, and 40% of the exhaust is alumina particles with high hardness and strong adsorption. It also contains 76,000 mg/kg of extremely active hydrogen chloride gas.
The heat exchange caused by the collision and disturbance of high-temperature and high-speed particles, and the huge heat transferred to the launching device, are extremely detrimental to the life of the launching device.
How to design this gas exhaust system is a key. Yingguo people are still thinking hard about how to solve these problems.
Therefore, now that Qin Guan is talking about digging a big hole to make hair fall, the people of Ying Country are a little curious, how did they solve it?
Besides, I haven't seen the real thing. The Han people like to zoom in on satellites. Are they boasting about it?
Suddenly, the aura flashed, General Thomas remembered something, and suddenly asked: "Then the vertical launch system you plan to use is cold or hot?"
The missile vertical launch system seems to be difficult. Eagle country has been unable to overcome technical difficulties for a long time, but if it is done from another angle, it is very simple.
This is the difference between cold emission and hot emission.
The missile is ignited directly in the crater, and there must be complicated smoke exhaust methods, otherwise, once a crater is on fire, the entire warship will be destroyed in a violent ammunition explosion.
What if you don’t ignite it directly in the crater? First use high-pressure air to eject the missile, just like launching a torpedo, and then ignite it after leaving the crater. Doesn't this perfectly avoid the complicated gas exhaust system?
In this launch method, the missile is not ignited directly to fly out, so it is called cold launch.