Chapter 868 Arrow from the Sky (fourth update, please subscribe)
Although it is not the rainy season, the rain today seems to be a bit too heavy.
Wanhujiao, in the heavy rain, is completely foggy, and it is unclear where is the sea and where is the land.
The rain finally subsided a little at noon, but the visibility was still very poor. Song Xuedian looked at the sky, walked up to the doctor, and asked.
“Doctor, it’s raining so hard today, are you still testing?”
Kang Laze, who was holding a pipe in his mouth, glanced at the rain outside, thought for a while, and said.
"The enemy will not stop attacking because of the weather, let's continue the experiment!"
After that, Konradze ordered his assistant not far away.
“Let’s get started!”
……
Although it was raining in the sky, a single-engine plane was still flying at low altitude over the sea. When it was about to enter Manhu Kok, it suddenly climbed to a high altitude and began to maneuver left and right as if to avoid anti-aircraft gunfire.
When I saw it was about to enter Wanhujiao, suddenly, two groups of fireworks shot up one after another on the ground covered by heavy rain. I saw two sharp arrows dragging the smoke and tail flames and flying towards the sky. The aircraft looked like As if it had discovered its existence, it began to use its good maneuverability to try to get rid of it, but the rocket kept tracking it as if it had eyes. The sudden plane suddenly turned sideways, and the rocket with eyes went straight Flying into the distance.
Just when the plane was about to recover, a ball of flame exploded in the sky. The flying plane was directly blown into pieces, dragging black and falling towards the ground.
The moment the target was accurately hit, the observation room was filled with cheers.
"Successful, successful..."
Amidst the cheers of the people, Dr. Konradze just walked back and forth. Occasionally, he would look at the launch vehicle aside. Two of the four square launch tubes on the launch vehicle had their mouths open.
"What a perfect storage and transportation model..."
While Dr. Kang Laze was muttering softly, Song Xuedian ran over and said.
"Doctor, doctor, we succeeded!"
"Yes, we succeeded!"
The doctor's answer made Song Xuedian shout excitedly.
“Okay, then we don’t have to worry about foreign atomic bombs anymore!”
The reason why he was so excited was because in the past few years, atomic bombs have been like It was like the Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, weighing them down and suffocating them.
The reason for this is that they are tasked with developing anti-aircraft missiles. Anti-aircraft missiles are the last line of defense to intercept enemy bombers.
“The maximum range is only 34 kilometers and the maximum shooting height is 18,000 meters. There is room for further improvement..."
Dr. Conradzer said.
“The most critical thing is the solid rocket motor, which must be further improved, and the mobility of the missile, which also needs to be improved. If the BF109 is not guided by radio commands, but driven by a pilot, it will definitely be able to fly in time. If we can get rid of it, there is room for further improvement of the missile's maneuverability." As the chief designer of the Tianjian air defense missile, Konradze is very aware of the shortcomings of the missile at this stage.
“But doctor, if the target is a bomber, carrying an atomic bomb weighing several tons, its maneuverability is far inferior to the target drone just now. Two salvos can definitely guarantee The hit rate. "
"What if the opponent is an attack aircraft? The atomic bomb is very heavy, but it will definitely be miniaturized in the future, and ordinary attack aircraft can carry it. In this case, the maneuverability of the missile will be improved. Sex is the only choice.”
After Konradze, the project leader, said so much, he raised the corners of his mouth and said softly.
“But, for now, Tianjian can basically meet Nanyang’s air defense needs!”
Looking at the several officers chatting aside, the corners of his mouth raised. Kang Laze knew that they would definitely report the good news to the top military officials - the anti-aircraft missile they had been waiting for had finally been successfully developed!
At about four o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Li Yian received a report from the military.
“Successful!”
"Yes, Your Excellency, we have conducted three consecutive target shootings today. A total of 7 Tianjian 1 anti-aircraft missiles were launched and three target drones were shot down..."
When Lin Xintang reported, Li Yian flipped through the pages In front of this report, he saw several photos.
The most familiar thing in the photo is the movable launch vehicle, which looks somewhat similar to the "Patriot" missile quad launch vehicle. This is exactly the plan Li Yian proposed to them last year - but It's just a little bit similar.
"...The missile is guided by radio commands?"
Looking through the introduction in the report, Li Yian asked.
"Yes, Your Excellency, this guidance method is very advanced..."
As a military engineer, Lin Xintang explained the reason for radio command guidance. In his eyes, this guidance technology It is indeed very advanced. After all, at the end of World War II, the anti-aircraft missiles developed by Germany were either wire-controlled command guidance or visual command guidance. After all, they were also radar command guidance, so they were all advanced!
But this kind of advancement is just what Lin Xintang and the others think of as advancement. After he finished explaining, Li Yian shook his head and said.
“Radio command guidance can only solve a temporary problem. Although its on-board equipment is simple, it requires continuous tracking and command transmission during the guidance process, so it is susceptible to electronic interference and has limited mobility. You should consider semi-active radar guidance."
Li Yian then briefly explained its principle. Early air defense missiles were very simple. For example, the Sam-2 air defense missile system used command guidance, "Hawk "The air defense missile system and the AIM-7M "Sparrow" medium-range air-to-air missile use semi-active radar guidance. What is certain is that command guidance is very backward, and semi-active radar guidance will be the mainstream in the future.
In layman's terms, semi-active radar guidance is equivalent to holding a flashlight, continuously illuminating the criminal, and then releasing the police dog. The police dog does not consider who the criminal is at all, and you do not need to use a command to direct the police dog to run in the direction. The police dog only tracks the flashlight. The light spots on the criminal's body until the criminal is bitten.
“...This technology can be applied not only to air defense missiles, but also to air-to-air missiles. Only with the semi-active radar air-to-air missiles will the Air Force truly enter the era of beyond visual range combat. ”
Although the real entry into the beyond-visual-range era was the emergence of active radar air-to-air missiles shortly after launch, for now, semi-active radar missiles are undoubtedly more realistic.
One bite cannot make you fat, and everything must come slowly. What Li Yian needs is to give appropriate guidance, or guidance. After all, he only has a simple understanding of radar. .
However, Nanyang’s radar technology has progressed very rapidly in recent years. In addition to the technological accumulation from Sandoku, radar technology has also been introduced from the United Kingdom and the United States. Generally speaking, Nanyang’s radar technology , not only combines the strengths of many companies, but also is now almost at the world's leading level due to the wide application of electronic technologies such as transistors and integrated circuits.
Thinking of radar technology, Li Yian naturally thought of the sea and air blockade mission implemented in the Gulf of Siam. Due to the current radar technology, it is inevitable that ships will break out of the blockade.
What if... we develop an early warning aircraft?
(End of this chapter)