Chapter 699 It must be at least 200 nautical miles, right?
Others may not know whether his words are true or not, but the comrades from the Defense Work Committee and the Maritime Equipment Bureau know it very well, and it is true!

Whether it is the modification of the Z-5 into an attack aircraft or the development of light solid anti-ship missiles, the progress has been very smooth. In particular, although the test flight of the Z-5 replaced with the full-blooded version of LYP-6 has not yet been completed, the flight quality and mounting capability initially demonstrated have already made comrades who have used the old Z-5 exclaim "What a guy!".

“But if I remember correctly, the effectiveness of aircraft anti-ship missiles would be somewhat affected by the clutter on the sea surface, right?” This person is a technician.

Gao Zhendong nodded. "Yes, there is this problem in theory. But we have to look at it from two perspectives. First, the impact of sea clutter is not as great as that of ground clutter. Second, this problem is being solved, and the situation is good. As for how it is solved, I won't go into details here."

The comrades who are working on radar are very happy now.

But since this comrade doesn’t know, it means that he knows the theoretical problems but has not been involved in the relevant work. That’s all I can say.

To be honest, no one else can answer the question like Gao Zhendong, because others are not like him. This guy knows everything.

Those who came today are of high enough rank, so I cannot tell you the details, but I can reveal the general situation. Otherwise, the leaders of the Defense Work Committee would have shouted "Stop it" long ago. He smiled and said, "Well, I can testify that what Comrade Gao Zhendong said is true. I won't say more."

These words immediately made the comrades present smile with joy. If anyone was unhappy to hear such good news, then there would be something wrong with them.

"Great! This is the best news I've heard today!"

"Is that so? Then Chief Engineer Gao's suggestion has considerable practical significance."

"Why bother? Just drown them with a plane."

"That won't work. In a system-based operation, everyone still has to do their job."

"..."

A comrade suddenly thought of a question: "But I have a question, can we gain air superiority over the Strait?"

It is difficult for anyone to answer this question, mainly because this is the domain of their air force and no one should brag on their behalf.

Gao Zhendong thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter. If we can't get air superiority, it means that large ships and small boats are the same. We might as well build more cheap small boats. If we can get air superiority, it means that we don't need large ships in this combat area, so we should build more small boats. After all, we are not fighting all the time. For normal tasks, it is better to have more people to get the job done."

Ah... Everyone was so angry at what Gao Zhendong said. It sounded a bit dishonest, but it did make some sense.

In the minds of people who did not yet have the concept of "regional air defense ships", it is natural that they could not think of this method of using the sea to control the air and gain combat opportunities for the party that lacks air superiority.

In fact, the biggest reason why there are no large ships in the Strait is this. It is too close to the air force bases of both sides, resulting in the cost-effectiveness of large ships being far inferior to the "plane + small boat" model.

Comrades from the Naval Equipment Bureau saw that things were not going well. What the hell, what about our big ship? What about our big ship?

"Comrade Zhendong, do you think we should not build large ships?"

Gao Zhendong shook his head: "No, I said 'there are no large ships in the Strait', not 'large ships are useless'. There is a big difference between the two. I will talk about the specific large ships later."

The comrade from the Haizhuang Bureau was relieved: "Yes, yes, then you can talk slowly, we have plenty of time."

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Since you accept my hypothesis first, let's discuss what kind of boats we need when the strait is the main battlefield. Regarding gunboats, I don't think I need to say much. Comrades have just mentioned that our latest 125-ton boats have been put into service and the effect is very good. Then I think there is no problem in using this type of boat to undertake offshore patrols and defense."

Everyone nodded. The 125-ton artillery frigate was officially put into service not long ago. Although there are some places that need minor modifications, it has been confirmed that it can well replace the various types of small gunboats that have been used before and complete near-shore patrols and combat missions. There is really nothing to discuss about this.

The reason why Gao Zhendong didn't say much about the gunboats was that he knew the situation and future development of this type of boat, so he was not prepared to make any suggestions regarding the gunboats.

This small boat of more than 100 tons had a total production of nearly 400 boats, and the export volume reached three digits. It had a combat radius of more than 3 kilometers, a low price, and strong firepower. Not only was it equipped in large quantities, but it also had outstanding combat achievements. It was truly stained with the blood of the enemy. In this respect, none of our later mighty and majestic real warships could compare to it.

It can be said that as a cheap offshore patrol boat, Gao Zhendong could not think of anything better than it, and the combat radius basically covered the west coast of Angelica Island. As for the east coast, Gao Zhendong had other ideas. Everyone nodded in agreement with Gao Zhendong's judgment, especially the comrades from the Marine Equipment Bureau. To be honest, this 125-ton gunboat was also a masterpiece of their hard work with the comrades from the scientific research institutes who were responsible for the marine equipment work.

"With daily patrol and defense forces, we need equipment that can kill all types of enemy equipment, regardless of size. This type of equipment is the missile boat. As for the torpedo boat, as I said just now, it will be enough for the current use."

In Gao Zhendong's previous life, torpedo boats were mass-produced, and missile boats matured relatively late. But in this life, the Russians were relatively cooperative in the transfer of information and imitation of missile boats.

"Although the 6621 model was successfully copied, it's not cheap."

As for the imitation 6621, everyone present here is engaged in naval equipment related work, and they are all familiar with the record of sinking two large ships of more than 4 tons on the opposite side with only four missiles during the imitation test.

They are satisfied with this type of equipment and have no doubts. The only problem is that the price is a bit high.

On the 6621, there are four Zhengxian-4 anti-ship missiles, a hull of more than 200 tons and a top speed of 40 knots, plus radar and other equipment. The total price is not cheap for us now.

Another person suddenly remembered something: "Chief Engineer Gao means to produce a large number of 6623 replica boats?"

There is no essential difference between this thing and 6621, it is just a little smaller, has two fewer missiles, and is a little cheaper.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "I think we should not make 6623. It is too small and not very meaningful. In terms of price, if we leave the two launch tubes empty without installing missiles, the biggest differences between 6621 and 6623, apart from the electronic equipment, are the engine and the steel consumption..."

If the 6623 imitation model was meaningful to us in Gao Zhendong's previous life because of its low price and large quantity, then it is really meaningless in this life. The same equipment, if it matures sooner or later, will bring about a very different development process, and now we have a lot of equipment that matured ahead of time.

As soon as this was said, everyone remembered why this meeting was held today? It was just to get an extra batch of steel quotas, and this steel quota was not a one-time deal, because it was said that the technology that could increase steel production would be used forever. Even if it was not in the form of specific quotas next year, there would be a big improvement anyway.

The full load displacement of 6621 is more than 6623 tons higher than that of 100, which does not seem to be a too large number. With the steel, the Naval Equipment Bureau is confident enough.

In fact, the biggest problem of 6623 is that it is too small. Its airworthiness and self-sustaining ability cannot be compared with 6621.

"Although we have not joined the International Maritime Convention, it does not prevent us from making some plans in accordance with this convention. The 6623 has a self-sustaining capacity of only 400 nautical miles and cannot support a combat radius of 200 nautical miles. This means that the 6623 cannot even protect the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, but the 6621 has a self-sustaining capacity of about 800 nautical miles, which is enough to complete this task. This is also the reason why I did not make any suggestions for the 125-ton gunboat. Its combat radius is 200 nautical miles, which is just enough."

The combat radius of our own 125-ton boat is exactly 200 nautical miles, and this may be one of the reasons.

Although we joined the Convention on the Law of the Sea decades later, it has no impact at all on doing things according to the relevant rules in advance, just like we did not actually join the arms control treaty decades later, but generally still only sell missiles with a range of 290 kilometers.

With a basis and a standard, many things will be easy to handle, even if we have not yet legally recognized this standard.

Everyone thought it made sense. Even if we didn't join the convention, it would still be a good idea to refer to other people's existing products. At least, it should be able to protect 200 nautical miles, right?
When I think about it this way, 6623 is indeed a little off.

Seeing that everyone thought it made sense, Gao Zhendong added, "And if a certain type of anti-ship missile is successfully developed, it can be used to replace the Zhengxian No. 6621 on the imitation . The strike effectiveness against enemy small and medium-sized ships will not decrease, and it can further improve maintainability and reliability, as well as improve the living environment of personnel."

The comrades from the Naval Equipment Bureau knew what Gao Zhendong was up to as soon as they heard it. The light solid anti-ship missile that has been successfully developed now weighs less than half of the Zhengxian No. 8, and the launch box is also much lighter. With the same 8 missiles, at least 10 to 20 tons of weight and about square meters of deck space can be saved to improve living performance, not to mention the streamlining of some maintenance and testing equipment, which can also bring some benefits of reducing weight and volume.

Don't underestimate this weight and area. Even if you can build a tin house of a few square meters on the deck, the soldiers can have a good sleep.

However, 6623 does not have this condition. Even if it saves weight, it cannot save much area and is not very meaningful.

Besides, who wants a small one when you can have a big one?

Heartbeat! Heartbeat!
"Well, Comrade Zhendong's suggestion needs further discussion." The comrade from the Haizhuang Bureau smiled.

(End of this chapter)