C1792 Don't Run
Of course, invisibility didn't just have to be in front of the radar. In the mature and effective weapon system, the radar was one aspect, and the Infrared Missile was another aspect.
The appearance of the Infrared Missile was even earlier than the appearance of the radar missile. The Air to Air Missile in the early stages was infrared, and even before the technology of the radar was developed, the Air to Air Missile was infrared. Many mid-range guided missiles could be exchanged. Or the radar type. Or the infrared type, they can be exchanged according to their needs.
Correspondingly, if one wanted to be invisible, they had to consider infrared stealth. For fighter jets, they needed to control the temperature of the engine. Make it lower as much as possible, set up some blockades. Even if it was just a waste of some power, it was worth it.
For warships, infrared invisibility was much easier. The power of warships, whether it was the boiler or the diesel engine, the gas turbine and exhaust pipe were the strongest source of infrared radiation. If you want to suppress this infrared radiation, then just draw seawater. The seawater was the best cooling material to draw seawater in. After cooling the pipe, the exhaust would naturally not be so hot when he went out. This was the most effective way for ordinary warships to reduce infrared radiation.
As for the 022 Missile Boat, it was even easier. It was a two-body ship, so the exhaust pipe after cooling down... It was directly discharged in the middle of the two ships. This way, with the cover of the ship, it was simply impossible to detect it from the outside. From the outside, it was also impossible to see its exhaust pipe. It could be said that it was the most efficient way.
It was not easy to detect its infrared radiation. However, in front of the advanced infrared night-vision device, it had to reveal its original form.
"There's still a thousand meters to go!"
At this moment, the height of the helicopter was very low. Liu Jie operated the helicopter. The radar's signal was getting clearer and clearer as they flew about 50 meters above the sea's surface. Then, he suddenly saw a dark green outline on the sea's surface. It was hidden in the waves, sometimes appearing and sometimes appearing, but it was definitely not wrong!
"Target found!" Liu Jie shouted loudly.
At this moment, they were less than a few hundred meters away from the target. They could not immediately stop the helicopter, so they could only fly toward the target. This way, they could observe the target from a close distance and confirm it.
They got closer and closer, and the outline of their target became clearer and clearer. The broad hull, the shape of the edges and corners, and even the spray of water from the propellers at the tail - that's right, it was their own ship's 022 Missile Boat!
"What's that sound?" In the cabin, Airplane Man suddenly shouted nervously. As the engine at the tail roared, he seemed to have heard another sound, the unique sound of the turbine engine. There was also the sound of the rotors stirring the air currents!
"Helicopter, it's a helicopter!" Captain Du shouted loudly. At this time, the helicopter had already passed in front of him. He clearly saw the background in the black sky. It was Sea Eagle Helicopter!
Helicopter? Why was there a helicopter here? Why would it slide over their heads? Airplane Man's heart sank immediately. It was as if he had entered an ice cellar. "Did they discover us?"
"Maybe they just flew by by by accident. They could not have found us." However, he didn't have much confidence in his judgment.
Was it really by accident? Not necessarily.
When the other party flew over them, they were already trembling with fear. Now, after the helicopter flew past them, it made a turn in the air in front of them and flew over again!
"It hasn't discovered us yet. It won't discover us." As he spoke, it was as if his teeth were fighting.
The enemy had flown over, and they had flown back. Did this mean that they were looking for them? Their Missile Boat was invisible, whether it was their radar or infrared. Their outer appearance was painted with ocean camouflage. On the sea, it was hard to even see them. Not to mention it was night!
"Turn on the radio." Zhang Haiyang said as he pressed the button. Then, a loud sound came from the Aircraft Belly.
"Missile Boat Number 3213 below, listen up. Immediately stop advancing and wait for the judgment of the motherland!" Zhang Haiyang's voice was loud and clear as it reached below.
What? Was he really discovered? The sound of the broadcast clearly reached the ears of the three people below. Even Lil 'Wang, who was in the cabin behind, heard it. His face instantly turned pale.
Waiting for judgment, was there even a need to say that? It was definitely a death sentence. The motherland would definitely not show mercy to traitors!
They all knew this. The people in the helicopter above also knew this. If they put down their weapons and tried to be lenient, it would not be convincing. It was impossible to be lenient to them.
Then, should they listen to this order and immediately stop moving?
Of course not!
"Little Wang, quick, full speed, let's get out of here!" Captain Du shouted.
Now, there was no need to be stingy with the fuel. He had to leave as soon as possible. If he ran at a speed of 50 knots, would he be able to dodge it?
It would probably be difficult. Since they were able to find them, it meant that they had some ability. But now, apart from running, did they have any other way?
"Not good, they are running!" Liu Jie saw that the waves from the propellers were getting bigger and bigger. He knew that the enemies must have sped up their escape.
The helicopter could fly more than 200 knots, but the ship below could only run up to 50 knots at most. Under such circumstances, they should have been able to catch up. However, if the other party were to run in the darkness... It was also possible to get rid of them.2
"Damn it, if only we had missiles!" Liu Jie waved his fist and said.
There were many kinds of combat missions in the Sea Eagle Helicopter. Anti-submarine missions and anti-battleship missions were possible. When they were carrying out anti-ship missions, they could have carried the AGM-119 Anti-ship Missile with them. This missile was a light Anti-ship Missile that weighed more than 300 kilograms. It could be mounted on both sides. However, when the Han Country was being introduced, they did not bring in this missile at the same time. After all, it was not worth it to bring in an Anti-ship Missile specifically in order to allow this kind of Anti-submarine Helicopter to rebel against the warship.
The Han Country originally had an advanced Anti-ship Missile, the C801 Anti-ship Missile was very famous. It resounded throughout the world, but this kind of missile weighed over 800kg. It was impossible for it to be mounted on a helicopter. Furthermore, using this missile to deal with Missile Boat was always like using a sledgehammer for a sledgehammer.
Actually, the navy had already realized this problem. They needed a lightweight Anti-ship Missile. It was specially used to deal with small targets like the Missile Boat. At the same time, it could also be mounted by helicopters. The lightweight Anti-ship Missile codenamed C701 was currently being developed. However, there was still a period of time before the military service.
Besides the Anti-ship Missile, they could also carry torpedoes. The Sea Eagle Helicopter often carried torpedoes like the MK46. However, the Missile Boat ran too fast. It was faster than many torpedoes. Using torpedoes to hit the 022 Missile Boat was an impossible task.
"Use machine guns!" Zhang Haiyang shouted.
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