Chapter 1320: Domineering Launch
The body used to test the explosion this time is far smaller than the previous one, the carrier vehicle is more advanced, and the strike is more accurate, and its deterrent effect is naturally greater.
However, the level of this hydrogen bomb is only 300,000 tons, which cannot be compared with foreign hydrogen bombs of millions or even tens of millions of tons, and even the distance between China and the 3 million tons of hydrogen bombs that exploded for the first time on June 17, 1967 is nearly ten times that of China. He came to China with the technology to achieve a million-ton scale, but was prevented by Guo Zhuocheng. Because he thinks that the 300,000-ton nuclear warhead is enough, China does not want to destroy the earth, but only a city in the enemy country, and even only needs to destroy the key targets in the city, and does not need such a large yield.
In fact, all people with military common sense know that the greatest deterrent power of a weapon is not its explosive power, but its accuracy. A bunch of grenades and a few heavy machine guns, sometimes not as much pressure as a sniper rifle on the enemy, can kill the enemy commander at a distance of hundreds of meters or even nearly a kilometer, and the impact on the battle situation is far greater than the explosion of a lively grenade. A large number of grenade explosions may kill and wound dozens of charging enemies, or even defeat one or several enemy attacks, but a sniper rifle bullet that kills an enemy commander can cause the enemy to be leaderless, confused, or even retreat without a fight.
A 300,000-ton nuclear weapon is 15 times more powerful than the 20,000-ton atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the United States during World War II, a 20,000-ton atomic bomb can destroy a medium-sized city in Japan, and a 300,000-ton hydrogen bomb can naturally easily destroy a large city, at least a large or super-large city can turn most of the area into ruins, and this power is naturally enough.
The reason why Guo Shucheng emphasized not to make the explosive power of the hydrogen bomb too big is that he was reborn and knew that there would be no nuclear war in the world, and it was unnecessary to make it too big, and it was purely a waste. Moreover, the performance requirements for intercontinental missiles are too high, which is not conducive to China's early possession of this technology, and more importantly, he knows that the nuclear warheads carried by US nuclear submarines do not exceed 100,000 tons.
Because a 100,000-ton nuclear warhead is enough to strike, blockade, and destroy any target on the planet that they have their eyes on.
At that time, Guo Zhuocheng even built a 100,000-ton class that was sufficient, but in order to have a better deterrent effect on this test and to accumulate experience in the manufacture of nuclear warheads carried by large intercontinental missiles in the future, after discussions by the central leaders, it was finally determined that the explosive yield was 300,000 tons.
As the time approached minute by minute, the bigwigs in the command post also began to get nervous. After all, this matter is too serious, and before the missile is launched, everyone is worried about whether our nuclear submarine will be able to reach the planned area safely, and whether it will be killed by a third-country submarine hidden in the dark; When the missile was launched, everyone was worried about whether the ICBM could be launched smoothly. whether there will be an accident in which the ship is destroyed or the arrow is destroyed;
After the missile was launched, everyone became even more worried, and the first thing they were worried about was whether the carrier rocket would follow the prescribed route, and it would be fine if it fell into the sea, but at most it would be a loss of face, but once it entered the sky over the city or in densely populated areas, it would be a big trouble. They have the potential to become the perpetrators of countless lives, and will become the culprits of destroying and polluting the environment. As for flying into neighboring countries and causing wars between the two countries or even many countries, it is even more sinful.
It can be said that in every link they have reasons to worry. They have to stare at every action, and they have to listen carefully and analyze every news that comes from the outside, and this time is no longer striving for excellence. Strive not to make any mistakes, but to keep improving. It must be guaranteed that there is no mistake in the slightest.
As the time approached, all kinds of news and reports continued to come from all over the country, including those inside the capital, those from other provinces, some from test areas, some from monitoring stations along the way of carrier rockets, some from the Pacific Ocean, and some from abroad......
When the needle began to point to the planned time, not only General Xu, the commander-in-chief who was carrying a thousand pounds of heavy burden, had a solemn face, but even Guo Zhuocheng, who was only a consultant today, also began to get nervous, and his heart began to pound.
At this time, the staff officer of the major general walked in: "Report, our satellite found our nuclear submarine in the third area, and at the same time received a signal from them that 'one qiē is normal'. They begged the trial to continue! ”
General Xu did not answer immediately, but motioned to another staff officer to enlarge the large TV screen on the wall. The video wall shows a map of the world, with a few small red dots drawn in the target area and the western Pacific region.
But as the map unfolds, the video wall splits in two, and the left part zooms in on the target area until it is magnified enough to see the white concentric circles. The part on the right is the western Pacific Ocean, outside the Ryukyu Islands. There are a total of five scheduled launch areas: southeast of Iriomote Island, east of Miyako Island, Miyako Strait, east of Okinawa, and north of Okinawa.
Because the situation on the seabed is unknown, no one predicts what our nuclear submarine will encounter when it sneaks on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, so the launch site is not specified by the command, but several options and an approximate range are given, and the specific location is chosen by the commander on the nuclear submarine, and ensuring his own safety is the first priority.
Seeing the location of the No. 3 area displayed on the TV wall, especially the location of the submarine represented by the blue dot, Guo Zhuocheng couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Grass, these guys are more daring than the sky, and they actually chose the launch site near the Naha base of the US military, this is to scare the US team out of the flight." Aren't you afraid that the Yankees will give you a hard time? ”
Indeed, as can be seen from the map, our Project 075 nuclear submarine is not only located east of Okinawa, but also less than 200 nautical miles from the US naval base in Naha. In fact, although the launch area assigned to them by the superiors was east of Okinawa Island, Zhou Tao drove the nuclear submarine to the westernmost part of this area, closest to the Naha base, and the outermost part of the circular area, and they were all about to run out of the circle drawn by the superiors on the map.
Not only did Guo Shucheng smile bitterly, but other high-ranking military officials also shook their heads one by one, thinking in their hearts: Zhou Tao commanded the nuclear submarine to train his courage too much, and he was completely provoking the nerves of the Yankees.
General Xu glanced at the TV wall and said in a deep voice: "According to the original plan!" ”
The staff officer of the major general replied loudly: "Yes, according to the original plan!" ”
The order conveyed by the staff officer of the major general was encrypted and transmitted to the satellite through the radio waves, and then sent by the satellite to the communication receiver of the No. 075 nuclear submarine, and Zhou Tao replied loudly: "Yes!" ”
In peacetime or even in war, it is rare to use such language communication, and it is generally the use of long-wave communication equipment for rapid transmission, or the use of communication buoys to transmit short telegrams. And the reception is also the receipt of a short, compressed telegram at a specified period of time. The reason why the submarine did this was to make it impossible for others to find out the location of the submarine out of the need for concealment.
Today's communication is carried out because it is a test and an exercise, and it is also a deterrent, and of course, it is also a reminder and a notice, telling neighboring countries that China is only conducting an open test at present, so please do not over-interpret it, let alone act rashly because of this, so as not to cause tension in the situation.
Zhou Tao put down the phone and ordered: "Pour the target coordinates into the No. 1 rocket and warhead, and enter the terminal maneuver parameters!" ”
The way of launching a large missile in a submarine is completely different from that of launching a large missile on land, and it is also out of secrecy, so the erection of missiles, the filling of fuel, and the powering up of missiles must be completed underwater, so as to reduce the time that the submarine is exposed to the surface or even shallow water as much as possible. As long as the submarine is not found by the enemy, the enemy will always be frightened, and he will never be able to sleep, and he must find it before he is willing to rest assured, which is the greatest deterrent effect of the submarine. But once it is discovered by the enemy, even if you shoot a missile to kill a target, the deterrent effect against the enemy will be greatly reduced.
Soon the relevant departments reported the information:
"The number of target coordinates in the first position has been entered!"
"The maneuvering parameters at the end of the No. 1 warhead have been entered!"
Zhou Tao ordered loudly: "Report the status of the No. 1 rocket and warhead!" ”
As his voice fell, someone immediately reported loudly:
"The No. 1 rocket is normal!"
"The first position warhead is normal!"
When his gaze turned to the chief of staff, the chief of staff replied loudly: "The hull of the ship is normal and can be fired!" ”
In fact, the states that Zhou Tao asked about were clearly displayed on the computer in front of him, and the screen showing the parameters or status was all green, and only the time that showed the launch depth and stayed at the launch depth was red, so as to remind the commander to complete the launch as quickly as possible and enter a safer water depth.
On the one hand, Zhou Tao was really excited to ask so loudly, because he and his submarine were shouldering the heavy responsibility of the motherland, and he was proud to undertake such a heavy launch mission, and on the other hand, it was also to ease the tension of the officers and men, so that they could calm down and boldly and carefully complete all kinds of precise operations. In addition, no suspicious targets were found in the surrounding waters, and there was no threat.
Zhou Tao stabilized his mood and resolutely ordered: "The No. 1 rocket is launched!" ”
In less than two seconds, there was a slight shaking of the submarine, but then it became violent, and the hull was clearly felt sinking, and at the same time there was a dull, shrill roar.
About four seconds later, Zhou Tao couldn't stand up and shouted: "Report the situation from all units!" ”
"The missile silo is normal!"
"The arsenal is normal!"
"The power room is normal!"
"The control system is normal!"
"There is no abnormality in the hull!"
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