Chapter 570 The first generation, but it can survive
“This bullet is simple, cheap, easy to use, and can be mass-produced. There is no need to make major changes in a short time.”
Regarding improvements in a short period of time, Gao Zhendong can determine the outcome in one sentence. He has the confidence.
Twenty years from now, this missile will be an extremely significant threat to any tank. Even the front of a tank with composite armor in the future will not be without the possibility of penetration. As for the side, Finally, it was simply crispy.
But Gao Zhendong also left an opening: "If you have to say it, you can consider making a semi-armor-piercing grenade warhead to hit soft targets, but it is of little significance. The energy-containing armor-piercing warhead alone relies on The shock wave is enough for the soft target to drink a pot. Anyway, it depends on the needs. There is no technical difficulty.”
Only then did everyone remember that the warhead of this thing can be directly removed and replaced. Its connection with the engine and guidance part is just a few solid bolts. Other than that, there are no electrical or mechanical functional connections. If you want to replace it, The slug was a breeze.
This design is wonderful. As a low-cost bullet, if you fall behind, you can change the bullet and revive with full health.
As for the infrared angle measurement guidance method, Gao Zhendong is well aware that as long as it is accurate enough, it will not be obsolete. On the contrary, because this method has a simple and cheap missile body, the system is easy to use, and its life span will be very long.
"Well, this suggestion can be considered. The comrades of the Changjian Factory can do some preliminary work, which may not be used, but it is still okay to build some technical reserves."
Luo He always looked happy and agreed again and again. Is there any work for this rigidity? Even if it's not formal, just have a new job.
As for its use, Gao Zhendong has some ideas.
"In terms of use, I won't talk about individual anti-tank and firepower points. Let's talk about other things."
As expected, Gao Zhendong has a lot of ideas.
“First, we can use our armored personnel carrier chassis and modify it into a multi-unit anti-tank missile launcher. This usage is actually also the usage of SS.11 and 3M6.”
In fact, the "baby" anti-tank missile that Laomaozi is very similar to the Type 61 also has a launch vehicle version.
As soon as Gao Zhendong said this, although he didn't mention anything else, everyone realized that this was a death sentence for imitating SS.11.
Chief Engineer Gao is not targeting anyone, but the aftermath alone can affect the life and death of others.
The key is that this suggestion is impeccable, the indicators are better than yours, and it has more bombs than you.
"The second one is to install it on our infantry fighting vehicle. It doesn’t need much. It has a single rail launcher and multiple missiles in the vehicle. In this way, even when facing enemy tanks, it is not completely without weapons. Fight back."
When the comrades in the Army heard this suggestion, eh, yes, this is a good idea.
If they have any regrets about the infantry fighting vehicles, it is that when they are forced into a hurry, they still cannot face the enemy tanks head-on.
The 25mm cannon had no problem hitting the side and rear, but it was unable to hit the front, which made the Army very unhappy.
Infantry fighting vehicles are not used to face tanks, that is true, and they will not be used in this way. But I don’t have to use it. It’s better to have this ability.
People are always greedy.
With this thing, infantry fighting vehicles can really dare to fight tanks when necessary. One missile will mess up the face, and it is also a powerful missile with a range of up to 3,000 meters. .
At a range of 3,000 meters, the hit rate of today's tanks is quite average, and at the speed at which current mainstream artillery fires armor-piercing projectiles, to put it harshly, at a distance of 3,000 meters, with the mobility of an infantry fighting vehicle, it would be easy to pull out when the enemy fires. There's still time to run.
The key is that the structure of this bomb is quite simple, the cost is really not high, and it is not painful to install.
Even if it is not used to fight tanks, it is useful to carry a few extra rounds to support infantry in fortifications.
Gao Zhendong’s suggestion comes from what he saw in his previous life. The Red Sword-73 is installed everywhere. Even the Red Sword-8, which is theoretically better than it, has been discontinued. It is still being installed. Nothing else. Just one cheap one is enough.
In large-scale wars, high-precision equipment may not be as useful as this one.
Gao Zhendong's words are not over yet.
"If you have a helicopter, you can actually install a few rounds on it, and it's not impossible to support the infantry landing. You don't have to fight tanks, you can also fight fortifications."
Gao Zhendong. The words sound familiar! I always feel like I’ve heard it somewhere.
This made the army chief suddenly think that just in the past few days, the Air Force had approached him to discuss developing an armed version of the Veri-5 based on the Mi-4 imitation Veri-5.
The Air Force uses this thing for search and rescue suppression, and only requires it to be equipped with rockets and machine gun pods. But for him, the idea of installing missiles on it suddenly opened up a new world for him. door.
"Comrade Zhendong, you were also at a meeting of the National Defense Work Committee a few days ago, right?" He said his guess with a smile. Gao Zhendong nodded and said nothing more.
Sure enough! Hey, I came down to take some time to chat with Comrade Zhendong, and I always think this Chui-5 armed type is a bit interesting.
Gao Zhendong actually doesn’t want to build an armed helicopter. The main reason is that this thing is too delicate and not cost-effective. The helicopter production capacity is only so much. He just builds an armed transport type and can suppress the opponent when landing. .
Here, delicate and expensive are mentioned separately, representing two different characteristics.
It is said that the production quantity of Chui-5 is more than 500, but compared to our needs, it is not enough. It is a bit too advanced to be used as a military commander and cannot be used.
But Gao Zhendong doesn’t want to do it, and the army doesn’t want to do it. There are not many people in the army who don’t light up when they hear the word "firepower"!
No matter what the comrades in the army were thinking, Gao Zhendong smiled and complained about himself: "Actually, my thoughts on use can be summed up in three words - install them everywhere."
"Hahaha..."
The comrades present laughed. This summary is really accurate.
Infantry, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, helicopters..., then...
When the comrades in the army heard this, they thought a little too much: "Then on the tanks..."
Damn it, I knew this was going to happen. When it comes to building firepower, everyone is pretty much the same, but there is no need to use this firepower on tanks.
“No, as someone who has participated in some second-generation tank work, I am responsible for saying, don’t install it now, at least for 40 years. The use and guidance logic of this thing are different from that of assault-oriented tanks. There is a contradiction between them. Infantry fighting vehicles and anti-tank missile launchers can be installed. As for tanks, there are many things worth installing in them, but anti-tank missiles are not. Instead of installing this set of things, it is better to stack two more pieces. Armor. "
The National Defense Work Committee and the Army understood that "participating in the work of second-generation tanks" means the deputy chief division of second-generation tanks.
Gao Zhendong quickly took out his identity as the second-generation deputy tank commander and emphasized this matter. This is an evil path.
Fortunately, the comrades in the army still talked about science and listened to advice: "That's it, well, let's forget it for now."
Gao Zhendong wiped a cold sweat in his heart, it was so dangerous , almost killed the second-generation tank.
Hearing the word "temporarily", Gao Zhendong, who was not convinced, quickly added: "If the tank really wants to use missiles, it can use artillery-launched missiles. There is no need to install special missiles."
< br>Hearing that there was an alternative, the Army comrades nodded with satisfaction, gave up completely, and then added: "Then it should be no problem to load the armored personnel carrier, right?"
He was still willing to listen more to Gao Zhendong's opinions.
"As long as the cost is no problem and the space is enough, I personally feel that there is no problem." Gao Zhendong breathed a sigh of relief. Just don't install it on the tank. You can do whatever you want with the rest.
In fact, the armored personnel carrier is used as a youth version of the infantry fighting vehicle. This is not a big deal. In actual use, this situation occurs often.
When the armored forces are short of infantry fighting vehicles, it is not impossible to use armored vehicles to temporarily supplement the establishment. This configuration can actually enhance the ability of armored vehicles to carry out infantry combat missions under such circumstances.
"What about fixed-wing aircraft?" The Army remembered that the Air Force had the Il-10, and also intended to improve the latest light bomber into a full-time ground attack attack aircraft.
If these planes had this thing on them...it wouldn't be awesome.
However, Gao Zhendong extinguished their hopes with one sentence: "This thing uses infrared angle measurement and wire guide, and is not suitable for installation on fixed-wing aircraft."
The structure is simple and cheap. Naturally, it has the disadvantage of being cheap. This kind of guidance method cannot be used on fixed wings at all, so you have to use something else.
Amidst the peace, the Chijian-61 anti-tank missile was finally finalized. Except for Gao Zhendong, none of the participants expected that the missile's vitality would be incredible.
In the 21st century, there was an exclusive interview titled "60 Years of Anti-Tank Missiles". The interview was with the chief engineer of the Changjian Machinery Factory. He talked about the Chijian-61 individual anti-tank missile. At that time, he let out a long sigh.
"The seniors who attended the meeting at that time could not have imagined that this type of missile could accompany our army for a full 60 years. As the first generation anti-tank missile of our army, every time I wanted to replace it, it was It was also found that as long as the warhead, propellant, and guidance system were changed, the updated needs could be met at a very low cost. This is all thanks to the earliest missile architecture designer, Comrade Gao Zhendong, who designed it. It has an extremely excellent structure, taking into account cost, expansion, and performance under the technical conditions of the time, so that this bomb can survive countless of its descendants and has been active on the front line of equipment.”
After speaking, he gave reporters an example.
“In the early 1980s, we were eager to look for the possibility of exporting. During a certain test during overseas target shooting, no one could have imagined that the band-selective infrared angle measurement system designed by Mr. Gao Zhendong twenty years ago would It was able to meet the foreign requirements for anti-interference of the infrared guidance system, and was not interfered by multiple fires specially placed on the flight path. It finally hit the target in one fell swoop with its cheap price and good overall performance, and won the bid in one fell swoop. , Make our factory’s life easier again”
(End of this chapter)