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Roshan Love

designers put forward a bold multi-sectoral program only to encounter intrigue

from distant inland carrier is against the ocean depths of the Holy Grail of national armed forces, and to meet this demand is undoubtedly the best weapon is long range, fast missile, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen and even described it as “subversive sea Rules of the weapons. ” As everyone knows, the world’s first anti-ship missile was almost born in the Soviet Union, Russia, “Aviation World” magazine recently disclosed insider-related.

Navy advantage to Soviet concerns

1953 年 3 月 5, the highest Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died suddenly. A few months later, Khrushchev became first secretary of the CPSU Central Committee. To solve the economic problems caused by the Cold War arms race, Khrushchev intends to use new technology to curb the military almost infinite demand for funds, he bet on the missile body.

that period, the Soviet Union faces an urgent task is how to restraint with a unilateral advantage in the U.S. Navy to prevent the war a large number of U.S. reinforcements sent by sea to mainland Europe. At that time the United States a total of 40 ships, 15 strategic missile submarines and aircraft carrier battle group, and the Soviet Navy’s “backbone” is carrying the 629 R-11 ballistic missile submarines. Soviet Navy commander Gorshkov Marshal told Khrushchev complained: “Our 629-type submarines and the U.S. can not match the Washington-class nuclear submarines, submarine-launched Polaris missile carrying people than our R-11 missiles and more double the range, and is in the water … we may be able to launch the submarine fleet to open ports to the United States, but may not have the opportunity to fire. “Obviously, the Soviet Navy wanted a more efficient fight against weapons.

1960, when Khrushchev in the Soviet missile rocket and a full air system experts raised the Navy’s request for the technical elite to give solutions, is busy developing the strategic rocket forces 52 ballistic missiles Special Design Bureau (OKB-52) when the family was Chelomei chance. At that time, the Soviet missile industry in the “three pillars” state, Chelomei face Korolev, Jan Gregory two rivals, the former to use their missiles developed by the body to the Soviet Union’s first satellite into space, known as the Soviet Union “Father of Space”, which rely on the strategic rocket forces win the favor of the development of practical ballistic missile, cruise missiles alone came out of an awkward Chelomei some do not. Ballistic missiles in the strategic rocket forces believe in the eyes of generals, some of the things Chelomei nondescript design.

“Can we not directly defeat the U.S. fleet from the mainland it? Missile can satellite into space now, why not throw an enemy fleet of nuclear warheads and even the home port maritime assembly point?” The design inspiration Let Chelomei excited. August 1960, Chelomei a letter to the Soviet defense ministry proposed to develop a ballistic missile to hit moving targets at sea vision, development of system-wide code-named “UR-200″.

competent leaders opposed to “technology aggressive”

to Chelomei think that when he designed the book to the Soviet defense minister Ust Ivanov desk when the technology has always been aggressive against the officials angry, rebuked him worthless: “Your job is to service the strategic rocket forces, but go and worry about the Navy.” This makes Chelomei very aggrieved.

1962 February Chelomei suddenly notice, said Khrushchev election in the Black Sea health resort Pitsunda held the All-Union Conference missile rocket research, in order to rationalize too numerous missile research project. In the way to Pitsunda, Chelomei met Ustinov, who, not without warning, said: “National research and money management are the very tight, can not tolerate any waste, we have to understand the above difficulties. “Chelomei replied:” Comrade Minister, I need to do now is for the country’s largest province, a sum of money. “

meeting that day, Chelomei is the last stage, when all The missile was in front of the complicated project and made exhausted. But Chelomei destined to be a people who will tell the story, he used to do a perfect slide UR-200 missiles from 1,000 kilometers away hit U.S. aircraft carrier battle animation. When Khrushchev and the Lord of the marshals, attracted by the unique and elaborate slide when Chelomei seize the opportunity to portray such a picture: If the U.S. fleet would dare to make threatening moves to the Soviet Union, then in the interior of the Soviet UR- 200 missile forces press the switch, not only across the United States to stay in the Black Sea fleet can not be hidden, even as far away on the U.S. ships in the Pacific is difficult to escape, or simply use the UR-200 Soviet missile attacks on two U.S. aircraft carrier base: Norfolk grams or San Diego. Chelomei not forget to add a critical: “When our plans are realized, not only the Soviet Navy and even the army can also be caused by imperialism on the high seas fleet to death, and we need to build expensive aircraft carrier , can save a lot of money. “

a time, the audience sent a buzz, Chelomei saw Gorshkov and Ustinov face white gas, obviously the uppity guy suddenly moved naval and strategic rocket forces, the two military services, “cheese.” Ustinov on Chelomei of “deviant behavior” to be fierce attack, his reason is the Soviet ballistic missile research front would stall on the large, Pitsunda theme of the conference is to compress the front, focus manpower and resources to form a “fist” And this “fist” naturally refers to the intimate relationship with him the Korolev.

Tai Zhuzi down

Chelomei many people were against the idea, but Khrushchev relented. “Comrade Chelomei valuable ideas, if successful, think about it, as long as a move thumb,” Khrushchev made a missile launch button to start position, “the enemy’s aircraft carriers no shadow, we can Teng how much money to. “No doubt, the program moved Chelomei Navy too long to spend more Khrushchev. Thus, in his request, UR-200 missile program in April 1962 by the USSR Supreme Defence Council review.

order to achieve design goals, Chelomei UR-200 missiles, the need for the development of new detection equipment package, satellite platforms, delivery platforms and other facilities. These subsystems are pioneering the development issues require a lot of money and personnel support to this end, commander of the military services Chelomei looked, talked to National Committee, talked to the ministers, can no one undertook to research and provide help, but the only real force Khrushchev to a person. Under the pressure of the Kremlin, the Soviet Navy in 1964, the General Command of the final UR-200 project will be included in the five years beginning in 1966, naval equipment development program, led by OKB-52 Chelomei as the main research and development unit, responsible for the development of missiles and its accompanying “myth” satellite.

However, despite drastic changes in Soviet politics, October 1964, Khrushchev was voted the party comrades, the key Tai Zhuzi down. Since then, OKB-52 using a 4-ton rocket’s “Myth” series of satellites into low orbit test 9 to fail. Ultimately, the defense minister Ustinov found a pretext, the UR-200 project to halted. Decades later, with a large number of Soviet military file is decrypted, the outside world realized Chelomei program is so advanced, if really implemented, then the world’s naval development may be another situation.

(“Global Times,” December 6, 2010 13th Edition)

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