Babylonian Empire

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Here, it can be said that it is the most dangerous time in the whole voyage. If the Iranians want to launch an attack, this is the most vulnerable position. The captain once served in the navy and knows the importance of this place.

It's a pity that for tankers like them, there is no means of protection. Even if they want to avoid it, it is impossible. Therefore, all they can do is hope that the Iranians will not be so impulsive!

Through here, they are safe.

Seeing the target displayed on the radar, the radar soldiers immediately began to report to the command vehicle.

Although this kind of radar can detect targets on the sea, at most it can know the size of the opponent by reflecting the strength of the radar wave, but it will never find out which country the opponent is from, unless it can see the opponent's ship. national flag.

Therefore, everything needs their judgment, because they have received the voyage information of those ships sailing in the Persian Gulf, and then they can determine it by deduction.

Unfortunately, sometimes, it is not very accurate.

If they take off a helicopter and fly to the center of the flight path to take a look, maybe they won't make this wrong choice.Or, set up a lookout post on Qeshm Island in front, and check it to confirm the target.

For the first attack, they should at least choose an Iraqi target.

Originally, what they were waiting here was an Iraqi-flagged oil tanker sailing from the Faaw Peninsula in Iraq. However, that oil tanker broke down last night and did not arrive at the Strait of Hormuz on time. Instead, Kuwait The oil tanker hit the gun first.

The timing was just right, and the commander of the shore-to-ship attack unit finally confirmed that this was the ship he was waiting for.

With the severe situation of the land war, especially the possible occupation of Khuzestan by Iraq, the top Iranian officials finally decided to attack the Iraqi tankers!

Doesn't Iraq want to exploit the oil fields in Khuzestan?Then you won't be able to ship it out!It belongs to Iran, and you cannot mine it at will!

Iran is very confident.Because this is in the southeast of Iran, it is [-] kilometers away from the southernmost tip of Iraq. Even if the Iraqi fighter planes fly here, there is not a few minutes of fuel left. Iran has a vast land area, and this advantage is fully revealed now.

Moreover, the Iraqi navy is almost negligible. Although the Iranian warship was hit once in Port Khomeini, the strength of the Iranian navy is still far greater than that of Iraq. If the Iraqis want to dispatch a naval escort, then is impossible.

Preventing Iraq from exporting oil can greatly damage their war potential, and preventing them from exporting oil starts with hitting their tankers!

Rafsanjani finally gave the order to fire anti-ship missiles at Iraqi tankers.

Chapter 4 Forty Ship Raid Battle, Wrong Start

"The target has been confirmed, ready to launch missiles." The commander of the attacking unit issued an order.

Immediately, the people who were surrounding the missile for maintenance just now all evacuated the missile launching vehicle. When the missile launches for a while, high-temperature and high-pressure gas will be generated. It is very dangerous for them to be nearby. What's more, this is still Their first live ammunition shooting, God knows if this kind of missile will explode before launch.

The radar is still scanning the target, and the opponent is getting closer and closer. At the same time, the radar shows that the vehicle is also calculating the target's azimuth and distance, as well as the direction of movement, and then transmits these shooting elements to the commander on the shooting command vehicle , The director began to issue various instructions to the missile. The first one was that the launcher was constantly rotating with the movement of the target, but it was always aiming at the target.

The opponent's speed was very slow, and it took nearly half an hour like this before they reached within the range of the missile.

"The target has already entered the shooting range."

"Prepare to launch and inject data."

The commander vehicle continuously transmits data to the missile through the cable, including target azimuth, distance, shooting lead angle and active search time of the terminal radar.

Soon, all preparations will be completed.

"Shoot."

Following the command of the commander, the operator pressed his thumb on the launch button.

The huge missile began to move, the high-pressure gas cylinder pressurized the propellant tank, the propellant flowed to the engine, and then, a flame burst out, and the engine ignited!

The three-ton silkworm missile flew away from the launch pad, and its speed became faster and faster.

"All shrink the equipment immediately and leave the launching position." The commander ordered.

This kind of missile is a kind of missile that is left alone after launch. After the launch is completed, their mission is over. When they get off, they need to move immediately to the next position.

Several vehicles started to work. They put away the radar and rolled up the cables. It was the same as when they came, but the trailer pulling the missiles was empty.

No one knew, not even the launchers, that this missile was not attacking an Iraqi tanker, but the Kuwaiti "Umm Kabashi". Their attack caused a huge explosion, but Well, the Iranian government is not even afraid of the United States. They are also psychologically prepared for this kind of attack mistake.

Two seconds later, the missile threw away the booster and continued to accelerate. Soon, the missile’s flying speed reached Mach 0.9, and its flying altitude reached 300 meters. fly fast.The autopilot, altimeter, and steering gear on the missile are working normally.

The huge silkworm baby is not eating mulberry leaves, but going to eat the 15-ton oil tanker.

Soon, it was close to a distance of 100 kilometers. At this time, the missile dropped to a height of [-] meters.The radar altimeter began to calculate altitude more accurately.

Finally, after entering a distance of ten kilometers, it was time to turn on the terminal guidance radar, and the missile automatically turned on the radar to search the sea.In order to make it easier to search for targets, the radar antenna has a certain downward viewing angle.

The captain of the "Umm Kabashi" looked ahead, and another large cargo ship appeared on the sea. It was the 4.2-ton bulk carrier "Atlantic Norman" from the United States that transported daily necessities for Kuwait.

Kuwait's daily necessities come from all over the world, and they enjoy a good life relying on the underground oil resources.

"Woo!" The captain blew his whistle and greeted the opposite ship.

"Captain, look there!" At this moment, a crew member suddenly shouted.

The captain looked over and saw something reflecting the sun on the sea level, moving quickly.

In an instant, the captain's brain was short-circuited, and he knew very clearly that the thing flying fast must be a missile!

And that direction is Iran!

Iran has launched missiles, and they are here to attack them!

The captain immediately issued the order that made him very reluctant: "Everyone make final preparations immediately!"

It is simply impossible for this 15-ton oil tanker to make a few beautiful maneuvers to avoid the missile. The only thing they can do is to abandon the ship and save their lives.

The silkworm missile in the sky became confused as soon as it turned on the terminal guidance radar.

Because, on the predetermined sea, there were actually two boats!

The resolution of the terminal guidance radar of this monopulse system is not very high, and it is impossible to tell which one is the target set in advance. In fact, even if it can distinguish it, it will not work, because it was provided with guidance data at the beginning. The radar in question did not give it any specific features to lock onto the target at all.

Two ships appeared in the pre-targeted area. Originally, if it analyzed the sailing direction of these two ships, it could also deduce who the target was. However, when the target was locked, the search radar did not scan in the direction of the Gulf of Oman at all. , Moreover, the sailing speed of the "Atlantic Norman" was very slow, only eight knots. With the flying speed of the silkworm missile, it was impossible to observe the direction of the other party's sailing.

As a result, Silkworm Baby found out sadly that he didn't know which one he wanted to attack!

According to the preset setting, after losing the target, the Silkworm missile began to climb to a hollow space of 400 meters, and began to hover over the two ships to determine which ship was the predetermined target.

After the order to abandon the ship was issued, the sailors were all ready. At this moment, the action of the flying missile scared everyone on the two ships.

The bloated missile was flying in the sky, hovering above the head, and would swoop down to attack at any time. All the sailors were stunned to see that 7-meter-long scary and plump body was slowly flying over their heads. Round and round, they have the feeling of being strangled by the rope but still able to breathe and feel the fear before death.

After circling three times, the silkworm missile finally stopped hesitating. Since it could no longer find its target, it adopted the second plan: attack the largest ship!

The autopilot controlled the missile, and it swooped down from the sky. At the same time, the antenna of the terminal guidance radar began to look up, otherwise the radar waves would all hit the sea surface, unable to be reflected back.

The warhead of this missile weighs [-] kilograms, and it is a cone-shaped charge warhead. At the front of the missile, there is a hemispherical metal energy-gathering cover. A shot can penetrate quite thick armor plates, (similar to the principle of rockets), and can make the missile explode inside the ship it hits.

This kind of missile is used to attack large warships, and now it hits the body of the "Umm Kabashi", which is naturally a very heavy blow!