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After our army's first Type 054B frigate was launched on the evening of August 26, it immediately aroused heated discussions among military enthusiasts at home and abroad. After several days, its popularity has not decreased, and even the attention of the "Dalyan Factory" 052DG destroyer launched on the same day was once overshadowed, which once again confirms the statement of military enthusiasts "big pig's trotters".
Of course, jokes aside, military fans showed great interest in the combat capabilities of this new corvette. As the first ocean-going professional anti-submarine frigate of our military, it is equipped with Haizhi-20 anti-submarine helicopter, and its anti-submarine capability has been significantly improved. However, it is worth paying attention to the combat capabilities of air defense of the 054B. In modern warfare, air defense missions have occupied a crucial position, so military fans may think that the 054B is slightly weak in air defense, and whether it can cope with the supersonic anti-ship missiles that will enter service in large numbers and the possible "swarm" attack of anti-ship cruise missiles in the next few years is a topic of great concern.
By making full use of the aspect ratio of the hull and the effective space, we can see that the 054B still uses 4×8 groups of vertical missile launchers, theoretically capable of loading up to 32 anti-aircraft missiles, but in practical missions, this number is up to 24. Ocean-going anti-submarine ships need at least 8 rocket-boosted torpedoes for anti-submarine use.
The air defense equipment on the new ship is also brand new, according to the basic performance introduction at the Zhuhai air show, we can learn that the 054B will be equipped with the newly developed Hongqi-16F medium-range ship-to-air missile. This anti-aircraft missile has a maximum range of 160 kilometers and adopts a non-projectile wing aerodynamic layout, the purpose of which is to reduce flight drag and missile weight, thereby significantly increasing the interception speed and maneuverability of the missile. Modern supersonic anti-ship missiles fly at speeds between Mach 1.5~2.3, and anti-aircraft missiles must have strong maneuverability when intercepting to withstand at least 30 times more of their own weight. Only with strong robustness can it fight high-speed incoming targets.
According to the data, the Hongqi-16F can withstand an overload of up to 35G, while the F-35 series and the latest F-15EX have a maximum overload of 9G, AGM-158C anti-ship missiles have a maximum overload of about 25G, and Iskander missiles are up to 30G... Theoretically, the Hongqi-16F can intercept. It can be said that it is currently the most advanced medium-range ship-to-air missile in the world, capable of efficiently intercepting any type of fighter and anti-ship missile in service from a distance of 100 kilometers.
The second stage air defense system of the 054B is the 24 Red Flag-10, which has a maximum effective range of 10 km. With the advancement of technology, modern naval warfare has adopted saturation attack methods, that is, multiple anti-ship missiles are launched from multiple launch platforms at the same time, and a warship is attacked at the same time. This will cause blockage and disorder in the fire control channel of the ship-to-air defense system, resulting in the defense system being unable to respond in time, and eventually being hit by anti-ship missiles. Even without interference, the close defense guns of the past could not simultaneously combat three incoming anti-ship missiles due to the limitations of ammunition reserves and rate of fire, as well as the limitation of interception distance. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new air defense systems with a long range and long duration of fire to cope with this situation. The Hongqi-10 interceptor missile uses combat air-to-air missile technology, that is, optical guidance technology, which uses infrared light released by the engine of the incoming aircraft to capture and track it, and intercept it by attack.
The Hongqi-10 successfully intercepted the Eagle 83 target projectile, shattering the warhead, including several hundred tungsten carbide alloys.
Compared with close-in artillery, short-range anti-aircraft missile systems not only have a longer range, but also have a significantly higher probability of interception. For supersonic missiles, fire persistence is even stronger, since interception with two missiles allows for several attempts, while the ammunition volume of 1130 rounds of a thousand rounds for the close-in gun can only make up to 3 shots. And replenishing ammunition also takes some time. Therefore, the 054B replaced a 10 close-in gun with a Hongqi-1130 launcher.
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Some people may not be very happy with the appearance of the new 100mm naval gun, thinking that it looks "too ugly". In reality, however, performance is the most critical. As the saying goes, "No matter how well the steamed bun is cut, it won't help if the performance is too poor". Why, then, did our army abandon the massively equipped 76-mm gun and reintroduce the 100-mm naval gun? This is because we need to increase the power of naval guns and leave room for improvement. The power of the 100 mm gun is self-evident, and at the same time, it has more room for improvement than the 76 mm gun. Modern naval guns not only have air defense capabilities, but also require the use of guided shells with "micro-control" capabilities. When intercepting incoming targets from the air, "programming shells" are required. These shells have a built-in microchipset and brush programmer, and when the fire control radar determines the target and its ballistic parameters, the shell is fired out of the chamber. At the moment when the shell flies out of the muzzle, the muzzle programmer injects the ballistic parameters of the target into the shell, so that the fuse is triggered when the shell is best from the target, so that hundreds of tungsten cubes fan attack the incoming target and destroy.
It is worth mentioning that the small-mouth anti-aircraft guns of the 21st century are equipped with muzzle programming functions to improve the probability of interception. The new 100-mm naval gun has the characteristics of both anti-aircraft artillery and cannon, and has the advantages of large muzzle velocity, long firing range and straight trajectory. In terms of short-range interceptor vehicles, it has even more advantages than missiles. This naval gun is between short-range anti-aircraft missiles and close-in guns, its maximum theoretical rate of fire can reach 90 rounds / min, and the cost of a single burst of 5 rounds is much lower than that of a Hongqi-10 missile, so it ranks after Hongqi-16F and Hongqi-10 in terms of air defense level, becoming the third layer of air defense systems.
On the whole, the air defense of the 054B is very powerful, forming a four-layer interception system from 500 meters to 120 kilometers. In theory, it can simultaneously combat 8 incoming subsonic anti-ship missiles or large anti-ship cruise missiles in 2-3 minutes. Its air defense capabilities are comparable to those of the US destroyer Burke II. Of course, in real fleet air defense, it is usually not necessary to fight against such an incoming target at once.
It is worth mentioning that in the future order of battle of our army, 054B ranks after aircraft carriers and destroyers, belonging to the third rank. Sufficient equipment is the key, and the ships of the navies of major countries need to be configured according to professional division and use levels, rather than "small ships rearmed" like the navies of some small and medium-sized countries.
In general, Type 054B frigates play an extremely important role in our fleet. Its powerful air defense capability provides strong support for our military's maritime operations, and also demonstrates the mainland's significant progress in the field of ship technology. It is believed that with the entry into service of this model, our army will be able to show more powerful combat effectiveness in the future maritime battlefield.
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