Chapter 1186 The Weapon that Changed the Rules of the Game
After a dozen people looked at each other in confusion for a few seconds, Li Jixiang remembered to put down the three-color marker in his hand, and then rubbed his wrist that was a little sore from hanging in the air all the time. .
Perhaps because he was a little embarrassed because of the failure in the performance, he coughed twice first, and then turned to Lu Zhicheng, who was frowning not far away:
"Captain, that thing just now was a round ...What?”
Li Jixiang had already seen the 2250m/s number on the screen, but he seemed even more confused than before.
Because in his concept, there seems to be nothing whose terminal velocity is in this strange range.
Generally speaking, the reentry velocity of a ballistic missile increases with range.
But it is not a simple proportional relationship.
Generally speaking, the re-entry speed of long-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles can reach Mach 15-20 or even higher.
As of now, the only practical interception method is to shoot up an anti-aircraft missile also loaded with a nuclear warhead and kill them both.
Of course, this weapon itself will not be equipped with conventional charges. Once launched in actual combat, it means starting an irreversible nuclear war.
So it is a completely out-of-the-box weapon.
But ordinary short- and medium-range missiles, especially most tactical models that do not have the ability to separate the head and body, are difficult to break through the Mach 5 barrier.
The latest model of medium-range missile has a two-stage rocket, which can achieve this re-entry speed.
But the People's Liberation Army does not seem to be extravagant enough to just shoot Dongfeng 21 casually...
Lu Zhicheng did not answer immediately, but he lowered his head and thought for a long time, but could not come up with a more reasonable answer.
I had no choice but to shake my head:
"I'm not sure..."
"But I'm sure, this is not something that our existing equipment can deal with..." "
Li Jixiang was still immersed in the unsuccessful interception just now, and asked with some embarrassment:
"The results of the exercise..."
"Of course, report it truthfully!"
Lu Zhicheng took a deep breath, then stood up slowly:
"The specific situation of this goal , the superiors must have known for a long time.”
“So, I’m afraid we are the ones who are the sparring partners...”
...
Actually, Captain Lu’s guess is indeed a bit understated.
This anti-missile interception exercise, which took place hundreds of kilometers away, was an additional arrangement by the military. It was completely independent from the test of the double-cone warhead, and there was no such thing as a sparring exercise for whom.
Therefore, Chang Haonan and others at the launch site are not aware of such a thing at the moment.
Since this test is not a complete combat system, there is no assessment of hit accuracy.
The terminal speed of Mach 6.5 is not enough to create an ionosphere in the air. Therefore, as long as the seeker can start normally, it means that the warhead itself can withstand overload, radiation, and of course the most important temperature test during the entire flight. .
So for them, after hearing the report command "Seeker power on", this test is considered complete...
Xing Muchun looked at the distance and has not yet completed it. The evacuated missile launch camp suddenly felt a bit unreal.
How come I, the deputy chief designer of the Long March 2F rocket, suddenly witnessed the successful test launch of a hypersonic weapon?
Even if it is just a warhead, it is even a warhead in an incomplete state.
But you must know that it has only been half a year since the project was launched.
The progress of the entire project is changing with each passing day in a literal sense.
He glanced at the colleagues in front of him and found that the expressions of others seemed to be similar to his...
"So...it was successful?"
He asked tentatively.
For a moment, no one answered.
Even including Chang Haonan.
For him, the warhead itself is a trivial matter.
But many of the technologies carried on it are the key to benefiting the next few years and even longer.
In the end, Missile Brigade Commander Wei Shijun couldn't hold it in any longer and broke the silence:
"Yes, the launch was successful."
Just seven words, like a dam gate being suddenly opened.
The emotions that everyone had accumulated a few days ago were released like a gushing flood. Chang Haonan was used to this kind of scene, but before he could react, he saw Xing Muchun, who was not far away in front of him, turned around and gave him a hug that probably required all his strength...
It wasn’t until about ten minutes later that everyone’s excitement gradually subsided.
Chang Haonan was finally able to escape from the crowd, leaning on a chair nearby and gasping for air——
The swarm of hugs just now almost suffocated him to death in the deep mountains and old forests...
It was only at this time that he noticed that a man had come in at the door of the brigade headquarters. Someone I’ve never met before.
The other party was dressed in casual clothes and was probably not a commander in the missile brigade.
But being able to enter here obviously has the approval of Wei Shijun.
So, Chang Haonan looked directly at the latter
"Brigadier Wei, this..."
However, before he could finish his question, the visitor looked around and then took the initiative to walk up to Chang Haonan.
"Hello, Academician Chang."
The latter stood up and shook hands with the other party.
"I am from the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry. My name is Dai Pengxin. This is my letter of introduction..."
Dai Pengxin said and took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
In 2005, the application environment of letters of introduction is actually not as broad as it was more than ten years ago.
So when Chang Haonan saw this thing, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment before taking it in his hands.
After opening it, it was indeed stamped with two big red seals from the Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and the Second Research Institute.
"PLA Unit 95229:
... With the approval of superior leaders... I would like to introduce Comrade Dai Pengxin from our unit to your department to understand and observe the testing situation of new warheads..."
"..."
Chang Haonan quickly read the letter
Although the letter of introduction itself is for the 51 base, and it does not directly state the position that Dai Pengxin is responsible for, it is not difficult to combine it with his work unit and the current time point. Make some speculations...
"I guess... the work you are responsible for should be the research on mobile penetration and guidance control of ballistic missiles? ”
Ballistic missile guidance control, the final product is actually the later Dongfeng 21D anti-ship ballistic missile.
Although there is no Project 995 in this timeline, the projects included in it were each launched under different names in the years at the turn of the century.
After hearing this question, Dai Pengxin’s eyes lit up:
“Exactly!”
“Our project team leader learned that Academician Chang, you have succeeded here A new warhead cooling technology has been developed. Compared with passive heat absorption through ablation materials, your technology can directly reduce the surface temperature of the warhead, delay or even eliminate the generation of surface ionosphere..."
The two projects, to some extent, ended up in the same place by different paths.
Of course, compared to hypersonic weapons, the anti-ship ballistic missiles of the Second Academy have undoubtedly more urgent needs for radar guidance.
Chang Haonan is naturally willing to help his brothers and units if conditions permit, but he cannot simply become a living Bodhisattva.
So there was no clear statement immediately.
Instead he asked:
"How far are you... now?"
Dai Pengxin's trip is to ask for help, and naturally he cannot sell it in a place like this:
"At the beginning of this year, Shengfei Group helped We specially modified a J-8C fighter jet that could break through the thermal barrier, and moved the seeker of the anti-ship ballistic missile onto it for several rounds of testing. However, after all, the aircraft could not even reach three times the speed of sound, so we could only obtain a considerable amount of Limited data..."
"I am also studying the seeker part, let's not mention this for now."
Chang Haonan waved his hand:
"In addition to guidance, the biggest difficulty in attacking moving targets with ballistic missiles is flight path control... Which technical route did you choose here?"
His hypersonic weapons flew within the atmosphere throughout the entire process. , of course, choose to use aerodynamic rudders to solve the problem.
But if the anti-ship ballistic missile starts to adjust its posture after it reaches the atmosphere, it may not be too late.
And judging from the meaning in the letter of introduction, it seems that the Second Institute does not have a mature rudder surface cooling solution.
“We cannot solve the ablation problem of the rudder surface for the time being...”
Dai Pengxin replied almost without thinking:
“So, the current main research direction is the variable center of mass maneuver.”
(End of this chapter)