The memory of post-80s military fans, a generation of ocean hegemons, the only cruiser of the US Navy, the "Ticonderoga" class is about to be retired on a large scale. Although Tican has been decommissioned before, the retirement from 22 to 9 and then gradually replaced by the "Burke 3" destroyer still indicates that this cruiser will soon disappear from the world's oceans.
Even if it's an opponent, it's reluctant!The "Ticonderoga" class cruiser was the object of envy and admiration of us back then, and now the People's Navy is equipped with 055, but the United States is going to retire the same level of grapes, which can not help but make people sigh, time has passed, one has eliminated the other, and the general trend of changes in the pattern of world power is really unstoppable!
The Ticonderoga-class cruiser was the original Aegis ship, which was developed in 1977 and commissioned in January 1983, at a time when the Soviet Navy was rising and posing a great threat to the U.S. Navy. At that time, the Soviet Navy's "Kirov"-class nuclear-powered cruisers had already been put into service, the "Glorious"-class cruiser capital had already been built, and the "Modern" class destroyers and a large number of cruise missile nuclear submarines were in mass production.
The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier fleet at that time was powerless to deal with a force in the open ocean by 1143Before the successful development of Tikan, the US Navy's "Spruance" class destroyers were only equipped with one 8-pack MK29 "Sea Sparrow" medium-range point anti-aircraft missile missile launcher, which was simply unable to deal with a large number of incoming anti-ship missiles, especially supersonic anti-ship missiles.
Moreover, the anti-ship capability of the US Navy's aircraft carriers at that time was also relatively limited, and the AGM-84 "Harpoon" anti-ship missiles launched by the air at that time had not yet been put into service, and it was not until after the 80s that air-launched anti-ship missiles began to be delivered, and the US aircraft carriers at that time had to rely on attack planes to drop precision-guided bombs after approaching enemy ships, which was not only dangerous, but also not highly efficient, and "glorious" The cruiser is equipped with a 64-cell S-300F anti-aircraft missile launcher, which can intercept incoming aircraft from a long distance, after all, the attack aircraft is loaded with bombs, has poor maneuverability, and cannot evade modern anti-aircraft missiles.
In order to defeat the Soviet Union's "saturation attack" tactics, the US Navy must first ensure that it can resist the missile attack of the Soviets on the battlefield, so it uses phased array radar as the guide, uses modern computer technology to do target data analysis, and the whole ship uses the same automatic control system for advanced control, so as to improve the reaction speed and combat effectiveness, and launch the new generation of air defense destroyers of the regional air defense missile "Standard-2".
Tikan's research and development is based on the U.S. Navy's classic "Spruance" class destroyer, which is an excellent 7,000-ton ** platform, using four LM2500 gas turbines, and at that time it was the world's best in terms of speed and navigation. The Spruance-class destroyers were built after World War II second only to the Burke-class destroyers, with a total of 31 units, and their hulls have withstood the test of long-term use and have been continuously improved and perfected. The Tikan at this time was codenamed DDG47, which was also the code name of a guided missile destroyer. It can be said that Tikon at this time was a destroyer program, both in terms of plan and substance.
On the basis of the "Spruance" class destroyer, Tikon further lengthened the hull and raised the bridge in order to carry the latest SPY-1A passive phased array radar, which uses a solid-state arrangement, and arranges 2 sides on the front and rear bridges of the **, counting the engine room, The weight of the mechanical device, the whole system made Tikon's center of gravity rise sharply, so Tikon could only change the material of the hull superstructure, using flammable aluminum alloy as the superstructure material, once this material is hit by a missile, it is easy to cause a fire on the whole ship, which is not conducive to damage management. But in modern naval warfare, with the increase in the power of anti-ship missiles, how many ** can withstand the blow of multiple missiles?
Tikan's lead ship was delivered in 1983, which caused a sensation at the time, and his efficient air defense interception efficiency was eye-catching, but his comprehensive combat performance still did not surpass the Soviet "Glorious" class cruisers, as two different models of the same tonnage and the same role**, Tikon did not use the vertical launch system in the first 5 ships, and still used the MK-26 double-arm missile launcher to launch Standard-2 anti-aircraft missiles, but the "Glorious" class was already equipped with the famous revolver vertical at that time, a total of 64 units.
Starting with the 6th Ticonderoga-class cruiser, Tican began to be equipped with MK-41 vertical launchers, a total of 128 units, but only 122 bombs were prepared, because 3 units of each of the front and rear launch units were occupied, which were used to equip missile cranes for temporary replenishment at sea. It can be seen that the US Navy was vigilant about the number of Soviet anti-ship missiles at that time, and even believed that the 122 anti-aircraft missiles of the Tikan ship were not enough. After that, the United States upgraded the "Ticonderoga"-class destroyers to cruisers, on the one hand, because Tican assumed the responsibility of the destroyer leader and needed to command the destroyer formation to fight, and on the other hand, because Tican assumed the heavy responsibility of the air defense command ship of the American aircraft carrier battle group.
Tikan has been playing for the U.S. Navy for 36 years now. In 1983, he fought with the U.S. Navy in the Grenada War;In 1985, he was rammed by a Soviet Navy frigate in the Black Sea region and became a "victim" of the famous "our ship was ordered to ram your ship";In 1990, he launched a cruise missile to start the Gulf War, and was wounded by a mine during the war, becoming the only record of the Iraqi NavyIn 1999, he followed the US team to strike at the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the Mediterranean Sea and launched cruise missilesIn 2003, he participated in the Iraq War, and it was Tikon who fired the "first shot" with a cruise missile.
Tikon Kurama had a brilliant career all his life. Although he always became the intruder and the most gnashing object, he still left an indelible impression on the post-80s and post-90s generations. It was he who made us envious for a while;It was he who kept us in pursuit;It was he who blinded the Navy of the 80s to the hope of defeating the USAN ;But it was his retirement, and the debut of the 055 large destroyer, that announced the beginning of the era of the Great Reversal. That's it, a generation of famous ships is about to be decommissioned, even if it is an opponent, but it is not reluctant.