Chapter 210 Keep production safety in mind and always tighten the safety strings
"Allies reported: Yesterday, the Iron Dome system was activated a total of 400 times and successfully intercepted 289 high-risk targets."
"Other targets Not afraid of threats, no treatment, actual interception rate 97%"
Virginia Langley.
The subordinate paused for a second after the report, as if waiting for the leader's reply.
But Bernstein just gave him a cold look: "What are you waiting for? Waiting for me to praise them?"
Since the establishment of the Middle East Mission Center, Bernstein has never had an easy time, and he has never had a good night's sleep. Didn't sleep.
Because what I am facing is really a mess.
The forces in the Middle East are mixed and there are many factions.
Both humans and ghosts can be armed. Every dog in the village carries two AKs.
The intelligence level is the hardest to do.
Coupled with the recent large-scale team operations by allies, many areas have fallen into full-scale war, and there are dozens of battle reports a day.
With this fight, Burns’ office was like a vegetable market, almost bursting with activity.
Looking at the mountain of information piled on the invitation table, he couldn't help but feel sad.
"Iron Dome costs 100,000 U.S. dollars per shot, and the cost of intercepting rockets is estimated to be only a few thousand U.S. dollars. What's the point of them reporting this kind of data every day? Is it just to tell us how much it costs?"< br>
Faced with the leader's questioning, the subordinates were speechless.
In fact, this kind of reporting has become a morning newspaper practice.
The number of Iron Dome activations today is relatively small.
A few days ago, the Iron Dome was activated thousands of times a day, and the sky above the defense range was like fireworks. It was very lively.
Fortunately.
These rockets are regularly launched at low-risk targets, and whether they can hit them all depends on fate.
Therefore, Iron Dome will not interfere as long as it comprehensively determines that the rocket's impact point is not a threat.
If this were not the case, daily launch costs would likely escalate exponentially.
“I don’t know how long this situation will last.”
Before Bernstein finished speaking, his subordinate said bluntly after thinking again and again.
"I'm afraid it's going to end now."
"What do you mean?"
The subordinate took out a formal report.
"The latest report from Central Command is that since March, the firepower of various factions in the Arc of Resistance has increased, especially anti-aircraft firepower."
"At first they thought it was an accidental incident. , but as more and more equipment was attacked and seized, they concluded that this was a planned upgrade of weapons and equipment.”
"In the past three months, the flight stability of the opponent's rockets has been greatly improved. The seized dumb bombs show that they have mastered more advanced aerodynamic designs, and the rockets have gradually begun to be equipped with tail fins and other devices."
"Except In addition, armed factions in some areas seem to have mastered drone guidance technology..."
The cold report made Burns take a breath.
The simplest kind of two-kick kick, it is difficult for Iron Qiong to block it, let alone the progress of the craftsmanship.
In the past, they fired ten rockets, nine of which failed to hit the ground, and the remaining one was intercepted by Iron Dome.
With luck, one might slip through the net.
But once the stabilizer and drone guidance are installed, things are completely different.
Is Iron Dome not allowed to release sparks?
Sometimes Burns really can’t figure out that these guys can’t even do anything if they don’t even have enough to eat.
How do you become a great inventor when you get involved with flying and exploding things?
The update and iteration of simple rockets is faster than that of the regular army.
An attack similar to a rocket exchange for an Iron Dome is an unsolvable conspiracy.
Stop it, money is not hard enough.
Don't stop me, my life is not strong enough.
The most important thing is that even if you block it, you may not be able to stop it.
A hundred secrets will eventually lead to sparseness.
If there is no guarantee, if one leaks out, it will fall on a key facility.
The consequences are disastrous.
So Bernstein has always felt that passive defense is not a good idea.
"What do the allies say? Didn't we give them a batch of swarm drones? Take the initiative and kill the launch base before they do."
The subordinate nodded: "Allies are indeed implementing such plans. They have carried out several batches of attacks with the ARD drones we support, but the results are not ideal."
"Why?"
“On the one hand, the reason is that ARD’s drones have a relatively high failure rate.”
When Bernstein heard this, he thought it was nothing: “ARD is already the best supplier we can find. , other manufacturers are worse, on the other hand? "
"On the other hand, the enemy seems to have mastered some air defense means to restrain low-altitude drones, such as land defense guns and interference guns. ”
"I can't believe it!"
Bernstein was furious.
No matter how rocket technology has progressed, our fellow countrymen’s air defense technology has also developed accordingly. This is simply unreasonable.
The most important thing is.
We have just sent several batches of swarm drones to friendly forces here, and we are strengthening prevention and control over there.
He can use tricks at a glance and do it with ease.
There is something evil in there.
"So what does this report from Central Command want us to do? Is it for me to supervise ARD's production of better aircraft, or is it for me to go to the Middle East to provide them with air defense?"
Subordinates A photo was taken out of the report: "They want us to help investigate."
"What to investigate?"
"This is a photo of the latest seized rocket bombs. The command hopes that we will find out the source of these rockets and find ways to stop them from the root cause."
"Huh?" Bernstein finally mentioned something Spirit.
Don’t say it.
Central Command finally did something serious.
Since we can’t defend ourselves, it’s really better to solve the problem at its root. If these weapons are produced locally, as long as we get the information about the weapons production base, a missile can go down and it will be done.
If it is not produced locally, other means can be used to intimidate the producing country, and it can even be embargoed from the sea.
In any case, the effect is better than replacing the iron dome with the iron paddle.
A few minutes later.
Bernstein appeared in the mission room, and the pictures of the seized weapons were enlarged and appeared on the big screen.
A weapons intelligence expert immediately began analysis.
“From a morphological point of view, this proposed equipment has a certain aerodynamic design.”
“Especially the stabilizing tail they installed on the rear is quite a bit... It looks like a standard weapon."
"In addition, the warhead seems to have been strengthened, so the chance of being killed will be smaller."
"But..."
Bernstein was keenly aware that the expert seemed to have caught a clue: "What?"
"But it's strange, the caliber of his rocket is very unusual."
" Go into details."
The weapons expert took out several photos: "The intelligence said that the caliber of all the captured equipment was 114mm."
"This is very strange."
"There are many calibers of rocket launchers."
"As small as 88, 107, 122, as large as 220, 300, etc., the numbers are all the same."
"The caliber of 114mm I've never heard of it."
Bernstein had never noticed this before.
Whether it's bullets, cannonballs or rockets.
As long as it is a warhead, the caliber is basically standard.
Just like screws, standards are universal.
Because this involves adaptability.
It is not impossible to come up with a weird value alone, but the convenience of subsequent use will be greatly reduced.
For the same Russian-made 107 gun, dozens of adaptable launch units can be found around the world.
But the 114 caliber in front of me can only use one kind of launching equipment.
In addition, from a production level.
No matter where this warhead is produced, it must have come from an arsenal.
As long as it is a production line in an arsenal, the mold and machine tools must be of the same standard.
Arc of Resistance has always been a loyal user of Russian-made equipment, and the values of the military-industrial system are almost always based on Lao Maozi's approach.
So why did they individually design such a weird caliber?
It’s not 107, nor 122, why is it 114?
Just when everyone was puzzled.
A young man suddenly said: "Director, are there symbols on the side of the missile?"
The resolution of the picture provided by the intelligence is not high.
There are also a lot of battle stains on the fragments.
Bernstein notified Central Command immediately and asked them to clean the missile body with chemical solution and send clear pictures again.
“GB@*870#*%-2012?”
“It seems like this, because of the limitations of technical means, we have lost some numbers and letters.”
"It should be some kind of secret language?"
"I'm not sure, this doesn't look like the coding system used by the Arc of Resistance."
"Yes, there seems to be some regularity in the arrangement of this number."
"Is it a coincidence? Give it to the Cryptozoology Department and let them find a way to decipher it?”
After thinking for a long time, Bernstein felt that this clue was very valuable.
“Send it over immediately, I want the results within two days.”
The words have not yet fallen.
The same young man picked up another picture.
"In this chapter, was there any fuel smeared on it?"
The projectile in this picture is relatively complete. After removing the oil stains, you can generally see that the background color is blue.
There are dots of white spots on the background.
It doesn't look like it was applied at a later stage, but more like it was originally painted white and was worn away by the battle.
A few people lay on the table, classified dozens of photos, and finally pieced together some clues.
The content is not complete.
But clear text symbols can be seen.
【Keep safety in mind during production, and tighten safety strings——%@ construction aid project announcement】
"Chinese!? The fox showed its tail."
Seeing this line of text, Bernstein was shocked.
The next second, I felt like I was in trouble, and I even felt a little nervous.
No doubt it’s Chinese!
It would be fine if these weapons came from other areas.
At most, exports are prohibited, fines are confiscated, and threats are imposed.
But if it is Dongda University, it is equivalent to giving them an opportunity to use this matter to make a big fuss in public opinion.
It’s okay not to be caught secretly assisting weapons, but once caught, the peace-loving personality will collapse immediately.
For Bernstein, this is even more profound than the discovery of the source of the weapon.
“Find someone who understands Chinese immediately to translate what this means.”
"Submit the situation to the Ministry of National Defense and the White House at the same time."
"This is no longer a question of weapons assistance."
"They have signed the treaty and are openly selling large-caliber rockets , we must get to the bottom of it.”
(End of this chapter)