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Wen Zhanhai. According to the US "Navy News" report, at the recent Saudi defense exhibition, China's Poly Technology Company exhibited an "inconspicuous" small unmanned ship named "Thunder A2000". It is reported that this is a "export-only" shipAlthough the length is only 45 meters, the width is only 10 meters, the full load displacement is less than 300 tons, and the size is slightly larger than the 022 missile boat, but it can be described as "inside the world", it can be said to be a "pocket version of the arsenal ship".
This Thunder A2000 unmanned boat can be described as a "miniature version" of the arsenal ship).
It is understood that the ship adopts the design of the trimaran ship type, which improves the stability of navigation in high sea conditions. This structure also allows it to have a top speed of 35 knots (about 65 kilometers per hour) and a cruising speed of 18 knots, which can already be classified as a "high-speed boat" for a boat of this size. Although small, the self-sustaining power of "Thunder A2000" reaches 2000 kilometers, as an unmanned boat, it can perform tasks at sea for a long time without considering the life support system, which further increases the free deployment ability of this small boat.
Although it is small, hanging hair is standard).
In terms of ** equipment,Although the displacement is less than 300 tons, it is equipped with 8 units of vertical launch system, of which 6 units can be equipped with 290 km range of ground and anti-ship missiles, and the remaining 2 units are the use of "1 pit 4 bombs" composite loading method, can be loaded with 8 short-range anti-aircraft missiles with a range of 70 km. And on the sides of the hull, there are 24-cell multi-launch units on each side, a total of 48 units. And this small interassembled launcher,It mainly launches small cruise missiles, that is, suicide drones. Although the effective strike range of this suicide drone carried by the boat is only 70 kilometers, it cannot withstand its large number, and its lethality is still not to be underestimated.
The stern of the hull can also be released with a suicide unmanned boat)
In addition to these missiles and cruise missiles,The boat has 2 release devices for unmanned suicide boats in the aft section and can equip 4 unmanned suicide boats. This kind of unmanned suicide boat can be regarded as a "cruise missile" in the sea, but what is stronger than the cruise missile is that after being released, if it does not receive an attack order, it can float on the sea surface for a long time, which means that the boat can even "play an ambush" to further increase the "accidentality" of the target.
As a small boat with a displacement of less than 300 tons, it also has a flight deck at the rear of the deck for drones to take off and land, and the boat also has 2 vertical take-off and landing drones with the boat, which are responsible for carrying out reconnaissance missions.
With so many strikes, if the level of informatization of the boat is not high, it will lower the overall combat capability, but as a product exported by China, of course, it will be piled up to the ceiling in terms of performance. It is equipped with 4-array active phased array radar, and the shape of the boat also adopts the first design, which is originally small in size, and the first design is more difficult to detect at sea.
There is a drone flight deck in the aft part of the hull)
Seeing such a "monster", even Western journalists who interviewed on the spot were shocked,saidThis ** demonstrates China's technological prowess and will become a "force multiplier" in coastal waters in future operations. And in peacetime, this dinghy is also a good hand at carrying out reconnaissance and surveillance missions, and can strengthen the "area denial capability", so to speak, this dinghy is touted for a while. However, it is worth reminding that this is only an export product, and it does not mean that the Chinese Navy will be equipped, but if the Chinese Navy wants to be equipped with similar unmanned boats, then the technical level will only be higher.
Considering the current tense situation in the Red Sea, as the world's busiest oil shipping route, Saudi Arabia and other oil powers are eager for a safe oil delivery route, and this unmanned boat can assume the function of response, not only can cruise in dangerous sea areas for a long time, but also can directly remove the hidden dangers that threaten the safety of the routeEven at special moments, more than a dozen of these boats can block a sea area or a straitWith such ability, can these Middle Eastern "local tyrants" not be impressed?