Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 313 We have the weapons to take down aircraft carriers!

A villa in Paris, France.

"Father, recently Dassault Aviation's military aircraft orders have been further lost. According to our latest data, nearly a hundred potential orders have gone to the East..."

Marcel Dassault didn't say anything, he just sat under the tree, looking at the blue sky and white clouds above.

“Father…” Sergey Dassault was about to say something when his father waved his hand: “Don’t worry, the combination of Super 7 and C801 has indeed made a splash, but it won’t be long before this combination suffers a complete failure. When that happens, those potential customers will still come.”

"why?"

"Think about it, Britain suffered such a huge loss, can they accept it? And will the United States just watch Britain wither away? The US Navy only needs to transfer a few warships, and that will be enough to make the crying country suffer." Marcel Dassault said calmly, "This combination of light aircraft and missiles is simply no match for the US's carrier hegemony. When the next attack comes, this combination will be completely wiped out."

beep, beep...

Just then, someone ran in.

"Reporting to Mr. Dassault, according to the latest news, the US Navy has transferred a large number of warships, including the USS Midway, to the British Navy..."

“Hahaha.” Marcel Dassault let out a hearty laugh. “How about it, Seger? You’re going to lead the Dassault Group in the future. You need more than just technical skills; you also need to understand politics. Politics is always the dirtiest thing…”

The Land of Weeping, Rose Palace.

"Damn it, the Americans have gone too far!" Castelli gritted his teeth. "They actually leased their equipment to the British, letting the British use their warships to attack us! We, the nation of tears, must remember this betrayal. We can never be friends with the United States or the West again!"

He was utterly furious. Last time, the Americans only provided some intelligence, but now they're offering weapons and equipment! Next time, will they personally intervene?
"The Americans didn't go too far. They repeatedly conveyed their opinions through the diplomatic service, saying that as long as we give up the Falklands, they can mediate."

"Give up? We took back the Falklands with our own strength! Why should the Americans make us give them up, and..."

Just then, the sound of slogans being shouted came from outside.

"The nation that weeps will prevail!"

"The Falklands will always belong to us!"

The shouts grew louder and louder!
Castelli pushed open the window, revealing half of his body, and the people in the square who were chanting slogans instantly erupted in cheers!
"We want to enlist in the army!"

"We're going to defend the Falklands!"

Castelli had no way out. If he were to say he wanted to return the Falklands, the crowd would oust him the next moment! He had to go down one path!
"General, Garcia is back, and he has brought new tactics..."

Castelli was instantly overjoyed: "Quick, let him in!"

London, England.

"Take back the Falklands!"

"Avenge our fallen soldiers!"

"Let the Weeping Kingdom disappear from the earth!"

The sound waves reached 10 Downing Street, where the Iron Lady, her face pale, sat down in a chair and looked at the crowd in front of her.

"In terms of equipment, there shouldn't be any major problems. Besides the USS Midway, we also acquired four Kidd-class destroyers through the Lend-Lease Act. These destroyers are equipped with Standard Missiles, which are excellent and can completely deal with sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, as well as Phalanx CIWS..." John North said, "The biggest problem now is that we don't have enough sailors..."

Back then, Lang Tuo had friendly relations with the West and spent huge sums of money to purchase various weapons. The air force had Tomcat fighter jets, and the navy had Kidd-class destroyers, which were advanced warships modified from the hull of the Spruance-class destroyers, with a displacement of more than 9,000 tons.

The most eye-catching feature is the two MK-26 twin-arm launchers, which can launch anti-aircraft missiles such as Standard and Terrier, and also have a large number of radar systems, primarily used as an air defense ship.

When the warships were completed, the political situation in Langkawi changed. These four destroyers could only be accepted by the US Navy, which then installed systems such as the Phalanx CIWS. Now that they have just been modified, they were conveniently given to Britain, taking advantage of others' resources.

Anyway, the US Navy isn't interested in these kinds of warships; isn't the Aegis system much better?

They had the equipment, but manpower became the problem. After all, their navy's elite troops had already been left behind in that painful place in the eastern waters of the Falklands. What to do now?
“The situation was terrible. Many ships dared not stay any longer to salvage the sailors who had fallen into the water. However, merchant ships from the nearby Weeping Kingdom managed to salvage a group of people, reportedly two or three thousand.” Jeffrey said from the side, “If we can rescue these people, they can be added to our fleet. They have a deep-seated hatred for the Weeping Kingdom and are the most steadfast warriors.”

“Yes, it would be great if these people could come back, but… that’s difficult. We can only resolve this through negotiations. The Crying Country will definitely make demands at the negotiating table, asking us to recognize Falkland Islands as theirs,” the Iron Lady said.

As a shrewd politician, the Iron Lady could easily predict how things would turn out.

"Yes, they will definitely make that demand. However, we can try a different approach to the negotiations. The Crying Country is very poor right now."

“Jeffrey, what do you mean? Are you asking us to pay to ransom these people? No, absolutely not! We can't do something so shameful. Besides, this would be aiding the enemy. If the Weeping People get the money, they'll definitely buy equipment, and then even more of us will die. And... we don't have any money…”

The compensation for fallen soldiers is an astronomical sum, and the subsequent fleet reorganization will also cost a huge amount of money. At this time, where will the money come from to give to the Crying Nation? Right now, the people are supporting the country's tax increase policy in a state of extreme anger. If they knew that the money was going to the Crying Nation, wouldn't the people be furious?
“Okay, then never mind.” Jeffrey spread his hands.

How can we get them back without paying them? There's no perfect solution. If it were just a few dozen people who went in, we could deploy special forces, but this involves thousands!

You are all cunning and shrewd, with all sorts of concerns. How can you solve the problem?

The Iron Lady took a deep breath: "These people are very important. We must redeem them, even if it costs money!"

The Iron Lady has a firm grasp of the big picture, making it easier for her to see reality clearly, and Jeffrey's approach is the best!

"As for money, we will appeal for donations domestically and borrow from other countries..."

Why is it still a matter for the future, right now...?

Thump thump thump... An intelligence officer rushed in: "Report, we just received intelligence that the Soviets are in contact with the Crying Country."

what?
Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

For a long time, the Crying Country has been a traditionally pro-American country. After all, the Americans regard South America as their backyard, and successive presidents have maintained good relations with the United States, which led to a miscalculation in this war.

When the United States provided military intelligence to Britain, the "Crying Country" felt betrayed. Now, when the United States handed over its warships to the British Navy to help them get back at Britain, the relationship between the United States and the "Crying Country" has been completely broken!

It was the United States that forcefully pushed the crying country to the side of the Soviet Union.

The East was quite sensible; once the war began, it stopped supplying weapons to the Crying Country. The second batch of Super 7s was confirmed to have been supplied by Yi Tuo, and they even tracked down the cargo ship that Yi Tuo used to transport the weapons. This matter was practically a done deal.

Now, the only country that can cry out for help is the Soviet Union?

If the Soviet Union joins in, everything will get worse!

After all, the Super-7 and C801 cannot attack US carrier strike groups, but the Russians have a way. Throughout the Cold War, the Russians have been researching methods to attack aircraft carriers.

In the sky, there are Tu-22M bombers carrying long-range supersonic anti-ship missiles; on the sea, there are Kirov-class and Slava-class behemoths carrying long-range supersonic anti-ship missiles; underwater, there are Oscar-class nuclear submarines carrying long-range supersonic anti-ship missiles…

That's right, they are all long-range anti-ship missiles with a range of over 500 kilometers and the ability to fly at supersonic speeds!

Even if Aegis destroyers remain in the fleet, they may not be able to stop it. Just one breakthrough could sink a 100,000-ton Nimitz-class destroyer to the bottom of the sea!

Kidd-class? They simply don't have that kind of power!

Once the Crying Nation possesses this weapon, the British Navy fleet will be out of the running and may even suffer the same fate as last time!

"Those damned Russian bears!" the Iron Lady couldn't help but curse, her hands clenched into fists, her knuckles cracking. Eastward, Princess Tomb, Yellow Tower.

"The Crying Country didn't actually contact the Russians; it was just a smokescreen. Do you think that will stop the British from resorting to desperate measures?"

Everyone was a little worried; Qin Liang's idea was definitely a bad one.

"Sigh, I wish for world peace. We hate war the most," Qin Liang said.

You arms dealer, and you hate war? Everyone looked at Qin Liang, and no one believed him.

"However, this incident still tells us that the US carrier strike group is the most powerful, and we will one day face off against such a force. We must prepare in advance," said Navy Leader Zhang.

"That's right, Liangzi, what do you think we should do if we really face off against someone like this?"

"Will the Russian method work?"

"Theoretically speaking, the best anti-carrier weapon is precisely the aircraft carrier itself. As long as we develop a carrier battle group like the United States, we can effectively counterbalance them," Qin Liang said.

"This is not feasible at the moment."

Aircraft carriers for the navy... are still a long way off!
"Then we can only use the Russian approach: saturation attacks with anti-ship missiles," Qin Liang said. "That's also our current mature solution."

"Mature?"

"That's right, have you leaders forgotten that Northwestern Polytechnical University has developed a series of anti-ship missiles, especially a subsonic/supersonic hybrid missile..."

Everyone's eyes lit up: "That's right! How's the development of this anti-ship missile going?"

"I don't know either. After all, I've been tied to the capital by you all and haven't been back for a long time."

"That's easy, let's go take a look."

So anxious?
The naval leaders were indeed very anxious. After all, everyone was very involved. What if what happened to the Crying Country happened to us one day?
How should we deal with US carrier strike groups?
The YJ-8 is insufficient, and even the improved small turbofan engine isn't enough, given its small warhead. Previous missiles like the HY-1, while powerful enough, had too short a range. Looking at it this way, it seems there's nothing suitable at hand.

Now that Qin Liang mentioned it, everyone realized that we had it on hand!

What are we waiting for? Let's go check it out!
Northwestern Polytechnical University, Department of Aerospace Engineering.

"In this naval battle, our Eastern equipment truly demonstrated its power."

"That's right. I heard that even the United States has its eye on our combination of the Super-7 and C801. However... they certainly don't know that everything exported is low-end. Our self-developed new model is the real killer weapon!"

The group looked at the newly built prototype missile with excitement on their faces.

"Speaking of which, when is Qin Liang coming back to school? We've finally built this missile; he should share in our joy of success..."

Unbeknownst to them, all the teachers and students regarded Qin Liang as the most important person at Northwestern Polytechnical University, even surpassing the president in status. Therefore, when they created new products, they couldn't wait to share their joy of success with him, just like a child who got a perfect score on a test and wanted to take it home to receive praise from their parents.

Seeing all this, Professor Wang had mixed feelings; even he himself had this thought.

"It's built? That's great! Looks like I came back just in time!"

Everyone looked excitedly towards the doorway, where a familiar figure appeared. Beside this young man was a group of high-ranking naval officers.

"Qin Liang!"

"Qin Liang!"

With a whoosh, the big guys pounced on it.

"Hey, hey, don't get so agitated, you all smell awful..."

The naval leaders bypassed Qin Liang, who was surrounded by an excited crowd, and entered the laboratory to look at the missile on the test stand.

The overall length is about 5.5 meters. The solid propulsion section has not yet been installed at the rear. Just looking at the projectile body is enough to open one's eyes.

Conventional missiles have cylindrical bodies, but this one has a layer wrapped around the outside of the cylinder, which looks very strange. This is the key to the subsonic-supersonic combination.

"Distinguished leaders, let me introduce this anti-ship missile to you. The outer part uses the common part of cruise missiles, but a large section of the fuel tank has been cut off. Therefore, the range will be greatly reduced. It has not been test-flown yet, but our theoretical calculations show that this section is only about 600 kilometers."

"Yes, 500 kilometers is enough!" Leader Zhang nodded, which meant that an attack could be launched outside the enemy's carrier battle group's defensive perimeter!
"As for the internal warhead, we originally planned to use a ramjet engine, but... due to the great technical difficulty, we have temporarily chosen solid rocket engine technology, which can increase the missile speed to about Mach 3 and complete the final 60 kilometers of flight," Professor Wang explained.

Many sources say that the domestically produced YJ-18 uses a ramjet engine in its terminal phase, but there is no visible air intake for the ramjet engine. In fact, it uses a regular solid rocket motor in the terminal phase. The Russian 3M-54 Club missile, on the other hand, uses a ramjet design in its terminal phase. This shows that our YJ-18 is not a copy of the Club missile.

In any case, as long as Qin Liang's method was achieved, that's fine. The solid rocket booster propelled the missile to Mach 0.8, then a small turbofan engine carried it on a long flight, and finally it separated for a final sprint... Although the entire attack process was complex, it achieved a combination of range and power.

"The warhead uses a 300-kilogram semi-armor-piercing warhead. Combined with a speed of Mach 3, it can penetrate six layers of ship steel plates and explode inside the enemy ship. According to our assessment, one warhead can sink a 10,000-ton warship, such as an Aegis warship. If it is hit by one warhead, it will definitely be sunk. Just three warheads are enough to sink a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier!"

We in the East naturally also have weapons and equipment to deal with aircraft carriers!

Leader Zhang's eyes shone brightly. At this moment, he really wanted to say, "Let's take this thing to the battlefield and see if we can sink the USS Midway!"

The battlefield is the best place to test the power of weapons!
This is a rare opportunity.

"Hmm, not bad, our Department of Aerospace Engineering has been very productive lately." Qin Liang finished exchanging pleasantries with his classmates and walked over, looking at the milky-white missile with great satisfaction.

"Of course, once our engine department develops the pulse detonation engine..."

Hearing Professor Wang's incessant chatter, Qin Liang was stunned: "What did you say?"

"what? What?"

"A pulse detonation engine."

"Oh, Liangzi, you were the one who initiated this project!"

When Qin Liang first entered Northwestern Polytechnical University, he fooled the Americans by saying he wanted to research pulse detonation engines. The Americans even gave him some money at the time. After that, Qin Liang stopped paying attention to it. However, the engine department continued to conduct research!
In just three or four years, the project progressed to the point where it could be fitted into missiles!

The pulse detonation engine is a completely new field. Early engines were underperforming and had too little thrust to be used on aircraft, but they were suitable for missiles.

"Oh, Professor Wang, please continue." Qin Liang was incredibly shocked. After leaving the Aerospace Engineering Department, he should go check out the Engine Department!

"At that time, the terminal speed will reach at least Mach 6, so just one missile can destroy a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier..."

In the world of martial arts, speed is the only way to break through! The faster the speed, the greater the energy, and this is a quadratic relationship! If the speed is doubled, the kinetic energy increases fourfold!
Look at the Russians, they develop heavy anti-ship missiles to attack aircraft carriers. Take the Granit anti-ship missile for example, it is over ten meters long, nearly one meter in diameter, and weighs more than seven tons. But we... only need this kind of medium-sized missile to take down an aircraft carrier!
We have already surpassed the Russians in this field!

"Hmm, the power is fine, but what about the guidance?"

Flying such a long distance, relying solely on the original bound data is definitely not enough.

"We added a data link to it, so that we can receive the target coordinates at any time during flight and adjust the course accordingly..."

(End of this chapter)