Of course, starlight navigation is good, but it also has unavoidable shortcomings, the most critical of which is the natural weather problem.
It¡¯s okay at night, the stars are bright, and the method of using starlight to locate was used by our ancestors thousands of years ago, let alone modern people with rapid technological advancement.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Equipment such as astronomical automatic compasses and spot sextants that rely on stars to calibrate tracks have been commonly equipped in the navies of various countries as early as World War II.
After World War II, it was even miniaturized and equipped on large bombers. For example, the B52 strategic bomber of a large country outside the region was equipped with the most advanced md-1 astronomical automatic compass and ks-85 light spot sextant at the time to form a nighttime navigation system, thereby enhancing the combat capabilities of the B52 strategic bomber.
Yes, this type of distributed starlight navigation system can only be used at night, and only when the weather is fine. It will be greatly reduced during the day or on cloudy and rainy days.
This is why when radio navigation and satellite navigation became fully popularized, starlight navigation based on astronomical automatic compasses and spot sextants quickly became backup navigation and faced elimination.
Although the accuracy is not bad, the limitations are still large. It is difficult to respond in time under rapidly changing conditions.
Don¡¯t the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, know the limitations here? Of course they knew it, but they still chose to use the starlight navigation system on their long-range ballistic missiles and cooperate with the inertial navigation system to form the final precision strike combination.
Why?
It¡¯s very simple, because the starlight navigation technology of the United States and the Soviet Union has already got rid of the natural limitations of conventional astronomical automatic compasses and light point sextants, and has truly achieved all-weather, automation, and high precision.
Otherwise, the missiles of the United States and the Soviet Union can only be used when the weather is clear at night, and they can only lie down when it is windy, rainy, and during the day. That is nonsense. Could it be that they were unlucky and were bombarded by a missile from the other side that day? Sometimes you have to watch the sky at night. If you think there are dark clouds, you have to discuss it with the other party and wait until the weather conditions permit to launch a counterattack?
If this is true, the nearly half-century of confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union is no longer the Cold War. It should be called a laughing war. It is really not such a joke.
In fact, it is impossible for the United States and the Soviet Union to joke around in such a key field. The two countries have truly joined hands to lead the world and jointly crush the world.
As for how to do it, the principle is actually not complicated.
In addition to transmitting visible light, stars in outer space also radiate cosmic electromagnetic waves such as x-rays and gamma rays. Then based on astronomical theories such as spectra, basic information such as the distance and mass of stars outside the area can be determined.
The starlight navigation systems of the United States and the Soviet Union apply this principle. Therefore, the starlight navigation systems of the two countries are not simple optical devices, but radio telescopes close to the astronomical field.
In this way, the starlight navigation system of the United States and the Soviet Union can not only be used at night, but also during the day. Even if it is windy or rainy, lightning and thunder will still not be affected.
After all, climate and environment can affect visible light, but invisible stellar radiation cannot be blocked.
As for interference, there is no need to think about it. All kinds of rays are mixed together, and it is extremely complicated. How much power equipment is needed to cover it all.
Even if you step back ten thousand steps, someone really comes up with equipment that can interfere with the radiation of extraterrestrial stars. Do you know which extraterrestrial star the starlight navigation systems on the long-range missiles of the United States and the Soviet Union are anchored to?
Because of this, the United States and the Soviet Union improved the starlight navigation system from visible light to invisible light, and its concealment is still surprisingly good. Then, combined with inertial navigation and navigation computers, the long-range missiles of the United States and the Soviet Union were able to increase in number. And crushing all living beings around the world in terms of quality.
Of course, this kind of crushing is just history before 1991. By 1994, this kind of history seems to be gone forever, at least the TY-6 drone flying in the sky above the sea off the east coast of Zhejiang It will have the capabilities that the United States and the Soviet Union had back then.
You should know that not long after Typhoon No. 11 passed through this year, the meteorological conditions off the coast of eastern Zhejiang were not very good. The clouds were very thick, and there was also rainfall in some areas.
If the ty-6 UAV only uses a visible light starlight navigation system, in the daytime and the weather conditions are extremely bad, it is tantamount to seeking a dead end, because there is no star position that can be anchored, and there is no navigation. .
But now the ty-6 drone is having fun off the coast of eastern Zhejiang, ignoring the interference of light during the day and the harsh weather as nothing. What does it mean?
The Zentraedi-1 starlight navigation system it is equipped with is technically consistent with similar navigation devices used on long-range missiles by the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
It is indeed true that the ty-6 drone usesThe Zenithis-1 is indeed comparable to the starlight navigation systems of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The reason for this is very simple. The Zenithis-1 starlight navigation system has a noble pedigree.
Its prototype is the Soviet Star-5B starlight inertial navigation composite guidance system.
This abrupt model may make people a little confused, but the target of this system is well-known. It is officially the core guidance system of the "Topol" intercontinental ballistic missile, the last intercontinental missile in the Soviet era.
Relying on the Star-5B starlight inertial navigation composite guidance system, the Soviet Union's "Topol" intercontinental ballistic missile has an astonishing accuracy of 220 meters (circumferential probability) at a range of 11,000 kilometers.
A few years later, Russia became the most powerful country in the country. The "Topol" m developed on the basis of the "Topol" intercontinental ballistic missile did not exceed this accuracy. The reason is very simple. After the disintegration, Russia simply did not have the ability to develop a new generation of starlight navigation. The system can only use the Star-5§¢ starlight inertial navigation composite guidance system, so in addition to increasing the warhead and range, there is no substantial breakthrough in the real core precision strike capability.
It doesn¡¯t matter if there is no breakthrough. The Star-5B Starlight Inertial Navigation Composite Guidance System left over from the Soviet era is enough to sustain Russia for several years. You must know that this system is a high-precision navigation and guidance system that the Soviet Union spent huge sums of money to develop to counter the United States.
In addition to the Baiyang intercontinental missile, its prototype Stellar-5A starlight inertial navigation composite guidance system is used on the Soviet Union's famous "Oka" medium and short-range ballistic missile, and its accuracy reaches 150 meters at a range of 500 kilometers.
This accuracy was unparalleled in the 1980s, not to mention that the Soviets only used a starlight inertial navigation composite guidance system to complete it, which is enough to reflect the Soviet Union's strong strength in ballistic missile guidance.
Of course, not many people may know about the "Oka" short- and medium-range ballistic missile. After all, this missile was destroyed in the late 1980s, but another missile developed on its basis has become famous. It is Russia's "Iskander" medium- and short-range ballistic missile that shocks the West.
The Stellar-5k starlight inertial navigation composite guidance system is an improved aircraft version based on missile-specific equipment. The Soviet "mysterious" high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft known as U-2 Ski and the Tu-160 strategic bomber are equipped with this Stellar-5k. 5k starlight inertial navigation composite guidance.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Zentraedi-1 starlight navigation system on the ty-6 drone is from a well-known family. The eldest brother is the Baiyang missile and the eldest sister is the Tu-160 bomber. If I do not perform well, why not embarrass the eldest brother and sister? ~~
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