先发制人、先敌开火、先敌歼灭 揭秘“万吨大驱”如何超视距打击

Recently, the 055-class destroyer family welcomed new members, the Dongguan (hull number 109) and the Anqing (hull number 110), which were unveiled simultaneously. The 055-class destroyer is China's independently developed fourth-generation destroyer, capable of achieving "first detection, first strike" in maritime combat. What technology enables its "eyes" to be so bright? Let's uncover how the "10,000-ton destroyer" achieves beyond-visual-range strikes.

On traditional warships, numerous radar, electronic warfare, and communication system antennas are concentrated on the upper part of the vessel, leading to severe mutual interference, which not only weakens radar detection effectiveness but also reduces electronic jamming effectiveness due to competition for spectrum resources.

However, radio frequency integrated technology addresses this issue.

It constructs a super information hub, unifying the scheduling of various electronic devices, integrating and processing all perception information, and achieving the integration of radar, electronic warfare, communication, navigation, and other radio frequency functions. Through resource sharing, it significantly enhances the battlefield perception capability of the vessel.

Early Warning Aircraft + "10,000-ton Destroyer"

Initiating Beyond-Visual-Range Strikes

However, battlefield challenges still exist. Enemy anti-ship missile raids and stealth aircraft approaching beyond visual range will greatly compress the radar detection window of the ship. To secure precious early warning and decision-making time for the vessel, the answer lies in the higher skies.

Shortly after the "battle" commenced, radar operators quickly locked onto the "enemy" surface target based on data pushed from the early warning aircraft, and after a round of salvo, the target was successfully destroyed. This jointly generated three-dimensional reconnaissance network provides a broader perspective for the entire combat formation, with fewer blind spots.

Naval Officer Wang Mingwei from the Lhasa: We communicate battlefield situation through data links with the early warning aircraft in the air, which is a means to broaden battlefield situational awareness. Its greatest assistance to us is mainly reflected in two aspects: at sea and in the air, as it can provide beyond-visual-range targets.

The early warning aircraft serves as the "heavenly eye" of system warfare, enabling the combat formation to efficiently strike enemy maritime and island targets from ultra-long distances. This method of information connectivity has led to a qualitative leap in the information perception capability and joint air-sea combat capability of the 055-class destroyer.

Wei Dongxu: Within the framework of integrated air-sea operations, the early warning aircraft can effectively detect aerial targets and, with the assistance of other detection systems, better track and locate maritime targets.

Of course, it can also send information and coordinates of high-value enemy maritime targets detected and located by advanced drones at the front to the large-scale 10,000-ton destroyers.

For instance, targeting enemy aircraft carriers, destroyers, cruisers, and related large amphibious warships, the 055-class destroyer can conduct beyond-visual-range fire strikes, launching a large number of anti-ship missiles, cruise missiles, or hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missiles to provide precise fire coverage on the targets.

This allows for an extended engagement distance, preventing the enemy from retaliating against the 055-class destroyer. Supported by the aerial early warning command platform, the 055-class destroyer possesses the combat capability to take the initiative, strike first, and eliminate the enemy first. (Source: China Central Television's Defense Military Channel "Forging the Sword" program)