Chapter 1228: Nemesis of the Underground Fortress
Before the first ray of dawn illuminated the sky, the convoy had already arrived at Yanliang Airport.
As for the most important camouflaged transport vehicle, it drove directly into a hangar that had already been vacated and renovated.
All preparations before actually hanging the bomb will be completed here.
No matter whether it is the surrounding highlands or the satellites in orbit, there is no abnormality at all.
"歘——"
As the camouflage cloth covering the four-axle special vehicle was lifted by several soldiers escorting the vehicle, the snow-white and slender missile body instantly appeared in front of the people who had been waiting nearby. In front of everyone.
The crane and missile bracket next to it have been ready for a long time, but in order to ensure safety, it is still necessary to wait until all irrelevant personnel present have left before subsequent operations can be carried out.
"Chief, this is the hypersonic verification missile that is going to be test-fired next week."
Chang Haonan took two steps forward and came to the front of the car, pointing to the goods above and introducing Road:
"Because it has just undergone long-distance transportation, although the vehicle itself is equipped with a special shock-absorbing device, after it is removed later, each system of the entire bomb will have to be tested one last time to ensure that there are no problems during the test. Then the joint training begins.”
In fact, under normal circumstances, when the tactical missiles that truly belong to the Second Artillery are inspected or reviewed, they will be raised at a small angle to make it easier for people to see. arrive.
But this car only has the same chassis and does not have real erecting capabilities.
Therefore, the leader, who was wearing a military green tunic suit, raised his head slightly and walked about a quarter of a circle around the transport vehicle before finally seeing the overall shape of the entire missile clearly.
At the end of 2004, the chief minister saw a similar conceptual plan at the report meeting at the Jingxi Hotel.
Now, only one year and two months have passed, and the schematic diagram on the PPT has become a reality.
Even though he had seen a lot of strong winds and waves, he couldn't help but feel a bit of a dreamlike and unreal feeling.
Almost subconsciously, the commander’s mind recalled the equipment of the Second Artillery Corps that he had just inspected some time ago, and then it gradually overlapped with the scene in front of him...
“It seems to be about the same size as Dongfeng 11 ? "
He asked Chang Haonan who was following him.
The latter immediately responded:
"The length is almost the same, but in order to ensure the initial acceleration, the diameter of the projectile must be slightly thinner."
"Oh..."
The chief nodded slightly and then asked The next question came up:
“I remember that you fired a missile modified from Dongfeng 3 in Liao Province last summer. The terminal speed also reached hypersonic speed. What is the difference in performance from the current one? ”
Even brigade-level transfers of the Second Artillery require direct approval from the highest decision-making level.
What’s more, it’s related to hypersonic weapons.
So, of course he knew the general situation of that test.
However, after all, I am not from a related professional background, so I can only understand some parameters listed in the table.
Chang Haonan continued to explain patiently:
"Although both are ballistic missiles, the current verification missile has a relatively low ballistic height and flies within the atmosphere throughout the entire process. Therefore, it is more difficult to achieve the same speed and the test of the reliability of the warhead is higher. Of course, it corresponds Yes, the flight time is shorter, and it is much more difficult for the enemy to intercept..."
At this point, he paused slightly and glanced at the leader, who still had an unfazed expression.
Then he decided to add some surprises:
“Specifically, even several anti-missile systems that the US military is still planning, such as THAAD and Sea-Based Standard 3, can succeed. The probability of interception is also very low. As for the current missile defense level, such as Patriot or Standard 2..."
Chang Haonan smiled:
"You won't even have a chance to try your luck."
Sure enough, the effect of these words was outstanding.
Although the United States has always stated that the purpose of building a missile defense system is to resist missile attacks from North Korea or Persia, it has no intention of targeting China or Russia.
But these words can obviously only deceive fools.
Even Ye Dionysian didn’t believe it.
With China's current national strength, it is temporarily unable to build a complete missile early warning and defense system on a reciprocal basis. Then, in order to maintain the balance of deterrence, the spear must be made stronger.
The chief in Mao suit also showed a satisfied look on his face.
But only for a moment.
Then it returned to the previous state:
"If this kind of weapon can be equipped with troops, the external pressure we face will be much smaller..."
There was no sadness or joy in the voice.
The people behind him looked at each other several times, and no one knew how to answer this sentence.
I had no choice but to turn my attention to Chang Haonan again.
The latter also lives up to expectations:
"Chief, the preparation time for low-temperature liquid fuel air-launched missiles is too long, and daily maintenance is also difficult. The actual combat value is indeed limited, including the X43A developed by Boeing, which is also used for technical verification... At most, because the cost is relatively low, it can be used as a Target missiles for testing anti-missile interception systems.”
“But. Comrades at the Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation are developing new solid propellants suitable for tactical missiles. Once successful, they should be able to use missiles the size of Dongfeng 11 or Dongfeng 15 to accelerate this biconical warhead to Mach 6-7. "
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and gestured to the top part of the verification bomb.
“Such a combination will still have relatively high practicality, and no matter from any angle, it is a strictly tactical weapon, so there is no need to worry about causing misjudgment.”
This One thing, it touched the hearts of everyone present.
Especially General Jing Zhiyuan, the head of the Second Artillery Corps——
Over the years, the Second Artillery Corps has actually been changing equipment slower than its big brother in the Army. I wish I could sit at the same table with the armed police.
Seeing that the navy and air force gradually obtained their own long-range strike capabilities, he was also under great pressure.
After all, since the first conventional missile force was established more than 20 years ago, their slogan has always been "Use me in the first battle, and win in the decisive battle."
It is both the starting point and the end of the war.
Considering that China's nuclear arsenal at this stage is not outstanding in either quantity or quality, the first half of this slogan actually carries more weight.
The weapon described by Chang Haonan is obviously one of the trump cards in the "first battle".
In just a few seconds, he had almost conceived the deployment position and launch position of the new missile brigade.
Anyway, everyone knows who the target of a short-range missile with a range of less than a thousand kilometers is.
Just see through it without saying it.
"What about the power? How is the power?"
The leader put his hands behind his back and spoke significantly faster than at the beginning.
The ultimate goal of all weapons is ultimately to achieve damage capabilities.
Besides, the Chinese army's fear of insufficient firepower is no longer a day or two.
Chang Haonan was prepared for this and quickly asked two staff members to unfold a schematic diagram of the structure of the warhead:
"This verification bomb is equipped with an additional set of radar imaging guidance components to help the anti-ship ballistic missile verify target analysis and terminal control capabilities, so there is no charge."
He pointed to the warhead. The rear part has a cross-sectional shape that is close to a drum shape The shaded area introduced:
“If this additional test equipment is not considered, the space inside the warhead is enough to accommodate a 350kg warhead.”
The chief pushed up his glasses and bent He leaned close to the drawing and studied it for a long time.
The gaze gradually swept over the slender pointed cone in front of the warhead.
Compared to the dense distribution of equipment in the second half, this place actually seems a bit empty.
Chang Haonan spoke promptly:
"The space utilization of the biconical warhead is indeed not ideal, especially the front part, which cannot accommodate too many precision electronic equipment or charges..."
“But the good thing is that this warhead uses the latest slider control technology and has a very Very high terminal hit accuracy. If a penetrating body is added to this cone-shaped space, combined with the same considerable terminal speed, it can undoubtedly provide strong penetration against enemies hidden underground or in mountain structures. The threat to command posts and military bases is great..."
(End of this chapter)