Chapter 212 Hypersonic missile! With this weapon, Daxia is invincible! (6K)
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Staring at the blank emails in the mailbox and the shocking email titles.
The entire room suddenly fell into silence, with only Zhang Yuli and Zheng Lixing's increasingly thick breathing proving how shocking it was.
After a while.
"Hypersonic weapons?" Liu Zhixue, who had been standing behind with a cup of tea, asked in confusion, regardless of the hand being talked about: "Dean, this is not a new concept. I remember, Eagle Aren’t Jiang, Lao Maozi and the others studying this kind of weapon?”
Liu Zhixue conducts more research on theoretical physics, so he may not be aware of the differences in weapons, but he still recognizes most of the cutting-edge weapons in the world.
Especially for Yingjiang, the research and development of hypersonic weapons has taken not one or two years, but more than ten years.
Hear this.
"No, no, that's not what I mean by the 'new concept'." Zhang Yuli waved his hand and denied it directly: "Although the concept of 'hypersonics' existed many years ago, the technology is completely different. ”
The concept of "hypersonic weapons" is actually familiar to many people even in 2009. On the contrary, the concept of this weapon has been rumored for decades.
One is an idea proposed by many people in the last century, which is to use a 'bomber' to carry out ultra-high-speed bombing around the earth at extremely high speeds, which is the prototype concept of a 'hypersonic weapon'.
However, after this idea was born, it was actually shelved "indefinitely" for decades in the last century.
It’s not that this kind of ‘weapon’ is not easy to use, but it’s simply useless.
After all, in the past, the speed of conventional ballistic missiles was invincible, and any aviation interception system was basically unable to intercept it. If you aimed a howitzer at someone and hit them instantly, there would be no difference whether you hit them in the head or in the chest. Anyway, it's a one-hit kill.
Why develop a weapon that is useless? Isn't that unnecessary? Therefore, the main ideas of weapon research and development in that era were how to expand the power and how to accurately throw missiles on top of others' heads. This was the first factor to be considered.
But the situation in this era is completely different. After entering the 21st century, due to the development and upgrade of various air defense systems, radars, and electronic detection, the possibility of conventional ballistic missiles being intercepted is no longer small.
Even for some medium and short-range tactical missiles, the air defense network composed of some top-level air defense systems can achieve an interception rate of more than 90%.
At this time, the idea of hypersonic weapons was once again on the table around the world, and they began to make specific changes.
Hypersonic weapons, as the name suggests, mean reaching a new height beyond the speed of conventional sound.
The world currently broadly refers to this type of weapon: missiles or aircraft that can exceed Mach 5 per hour, which are defined as hypersonic weapons.
"Even superb weapons in the narrow sense are very different." Zhang Yuli then described: "Whether it is the launch method, the critical space time in the atmosphere, or the terminal speed, they can all be distinguished."
This doesn’t sound like anything extraordinary, right? Although Mach 5 sounds huge, even if the J-20 is equipped with a new engine, its top speed is less than 1/2 of its speed.
However, this is nothing to a spacecraft that often needs the second cosmic speed to break away from the constraints of the earth's gravity.
Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that each of the geostationary satellites overhead is a hypersonic weapon? After all, their linear speed towards the earth is about 3 kilometers per second, more than 10,000 kilometers per hour, and their speed is almost Mach 9.
Or intercontinental ballistic missiles can also be called hypersonic weapons. Their hourly speed after leaving the atmosphere can easily exceed Mach 5. Could it be that they are not considered hypersonic weapons?
A hypersonic weapon cannot be called a hypersonic if it only exceeds Mach 5. To be truly called a 'hypersonic weapon' in a narrow sense requires that it mainly moves within the atmosphere and can maneuver at a large scale. of hypersonic weapons.
And this kind of weapon has been developed by many countries.
"Look at this one." Zhang Yuli pointed to a certain technology and gave a rough explanation to Liu Zhixue: "It is a land-based missile using a 'waverider' warhead structure, and it makes irregular trajectory changes in the critical space throughout the process. Movement.”
"And not just in terms of speed, it's as simple as exceeding Mach 5."
The reason why he said this was a new concept weapon was because it was completely different from the previous ones.
In the case of hypersonic speed, it also needs to make a full irregular motion in the critical space of the atmosphere to make it impossible to intercept, instead of just using the established flight path of traditional ballistic missiles.
He had only heard of this crazy idea from time to time, but now a whole piece of technology was suddenly placed in front of him?
"I remember, wasn't Yingjiang developing an aircraft like the 'X-51A'?"
"Then it should be counted, right?" Liu Zhixue was like a curious student.
Yingjiang proposed the "Global Rapid Strike Plan" a long time ago, which is a weapon that can hit anywhere in the world within an hour. The most important part is a brand-new weapon technology that can reach any place in the world instantly.
Among them, the 'X-51A unmanned aerial vehicle' is the most important part. It uses the structural characteristics of the waverider. At the same time, as an unmanned aerial vehicle, it can even achieve the condition of variable orbit throughout the entire process.
Hearing this, Zheng Lixing, who was still in a daze next to him, spoke: "There is no comparison between the two."
"Yingjiang's X-51A unmanned aerial vehicle uses a scramjet engine. Even if it can reach the lower limit of hypersonic speed, I'm not optimistic about how useful it can be."
"A hypersonic weapon that only meets the conditions has little actual combat use and is extremely difficult to develop."
In Zheng Lixing's view, the X-51A is one of those projects that has a very good idea but is actually developed with a feather in its cap.
After all, it is not only necessary to achieve speeds above Mach 5 in the atmosphere at all times, but also to be an unmanned aircraft. How can such a good thing in the world be possible?
If this thing breaks down all the time, let alone five or six years of research and development, even if it is developed for another ten years, Yingjiang probably won't be able to figure out the cause.
In conjunction with a scramjet, a fully air-breathing engine, the current best technology can only maintain it for two hundred seconds. Its range means that it can only be used as an air launch, which seriously limits its own development.
"And this third-generation 'waverider' hypersonic missile." Zhang Yuli was amazed: "While it can carry out terminal irregular orbit changes, it can also reach speeds above Mach 10, and this is within the atmosphere! ”
This kind of irregular movement was inherently unblockable, and coupled with this terminal speed, it was even more invincible. He could almost tell that it would not have any interceptable opponents in at least the next twenty years.
In other words, as long as Daxia can obtain this technology, it will be able to stand upright within twenty years without fear of any threats.
With this weapon, Daxia is invincible in the world.
This is Zhang Yuli's general evaluation of this technology.
Read this.
"Old Zheng, what do you think of this technology?" Zhang Yuli looked at the old man next to him who was still in a daze: "How feasible is it?"
Naturally, what he wanted to ask was not a nonsense question like "Is this technology reliable?" What is the Wolf-class nuclear attack submarine?
What Zhang Yuli wanted to ask was whether Daxia could develop this technology? Is there any possibility of realizing it?
In terms of professionalism, who in the entire Xia Academy of Sciences can rival Zheng Lixing?
He is one of the leading figures in this field and the most qualified person in the entire Academy of Sciences to make judgments.
However.
"I can't comment." Zheng Lixing just looked at the brief technical drawing introduction and took a long breath and said: "This technology has simply achieved the ultimate in perfection within the current existing framework."
As a top scholar and pioneer in ballistic missile technology, he was naturally able to discover the ingenuity of this technology.
Whether it is the land-based version or the ship-based version, it is almost the most perfect 'hypersonic weapon' in his imagination.
Even compared to the land-based version, he prefers anti-ship hypersonic missiles that do not have a 'waverider' structure. How awesome would this be if it were equipped on a guided missile destroyer?
‘But... our 052C doesn’t seem to be able to fit it? ’ Zheng Lixing murmured in his heart.
This kind of anti-ship missile must be put on the ship no matter what. If the various parameters of this thing are used to attack aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, is it possible that a guided missile destroyer can single-handedly challenge another aircraft carrier battle group?
After all, your anti-ship missile is 'hypersonic', and as long as it enters the range, it is almost a dead end.
At worst, the guided missile destroyer will just be built bigger. By then, will Yingjiang still dare to come and show off his power like before? The dog's legs were broken by it.
Thinking of this, he quickly looked at Zhang Yuli: "We have to develop this technology no matter what, whether it is land-based or anti-ship missiles."
If any one of these is missing, it will be a huge loss for Daxia.
"I know." Zhang Yuli nodded and agreed, quickly entering a line of words.
[Daxia has received this technology and is extremely satisfied and grateful for it. 】
[I don’t know what your organization requires as ‘remuneration’, we will pay all the costs for it. 】
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This technology was not a gift from the 'Great Wall Watch' organization, so he naturally wanted to ask how to give him 'technical remuneration'.
Even if it is really a gift from this organization, Daxia is determined not to accept gifts from others, but must give reasonable 'remuneration'.
After all, there is always a precise limit to goodwill in 'correspondence', and maintaining the common interests of both parties is the way to seek long-term relationship.
And another reason is mainly that if this gift continues, Zhang Yuli really can't think of anything else to give as a gift!
The other side.
In the LLNL laboratory, Lu Ze was lying on the sofa and looking at Daxia, who took a long time to reply to his email.
"How should I be paid?" He thought to himself.
He doesn't lack anything at all at the moment. Even if he spends most of his daily expenses, he can only go out to eat with Lucy, and the two of them often dine on the AA standard.
If you want to donate, Daxia is also carrying out the ‘100 Billion Relief Plan’, ‘1,000 Schools Plan’, ‘Love Lunch Plan’, etc., and they are too busy to carry out other plans.
"Let Daxia provide another amount of funds." Lu Ze touched his chin and thought: "This is good, but it seems that there is not enough time."
The funds are not used for him personally, but for organizational expenses. In particular, Buhler's progress in Africa will definitely require large amounts of financial support, and Parker's activities in Eagle Sauce also need financial support.
If he gets more and more props in the future, he plans to continue to expand the organization and build a real 'Great Wall Watch' organization on the dark side.
"However, I don't have time to go back during this period. Reception is a problem."
During this period of time, the puppet not only has to choose various things for him from Er Mao and Da Mao that can be copied later, but also waits for him to have the opportunity to copy them later.
After finishing all this, he also had to go to Africa to transport the purchased arms and weapons and explain some things, so the doll didn't have any time at all.
The next time I go back is probably during the Spring Festival, which is February next year. "There's no rush then." Lu Ze thought for a while and replied to an email.
[Reply received. 】
[We still need to discuss the specific content of the 'remuneration' for the time being, and we can settle it together later. 】
‘It would be nice if it could be replicated remotely. ’ Lu Ze touched his chin and muttered.
The remote sharing function is really good. It reduces the important problem of the puppet having to return to him every time he does something for him.
It can even be done that it is a completely independent individual and does not need to have any contact with Lu Ze at all, so even if it is exposed, no one will associate it with Lu Ze in the slightest.
But this is not enough.
As an employee of the LLNL laboratory, and not even an unknown employee, Lu Ze would be easily at risk if he wanted to escape and copy these things in a distant place.
This is Da Mao and Er Mao. If you go to a place like this, Ying Jiang will check your underpants thoroughly.
‘See if there is such a thing as unlocking ‘permissions’. ’ Lu Ze muttered.
The function of remote sharing can be extracted, so remote replication will definitely also be available, but it currently does not meet the requirements.
After sending this email, he looked at Lucy next to him who was full of joy, and then thought of another thing: "Lucy, how did you manage to communicate with my mother?"
"Don't you speak Chinese?"
Lu Ze looked incredulous when he talked about this outrageous thing.
Lucy is now preparing to go to Daxia. She even made a long-distance call to Lujiacun, Northwest Province, and told Lu's mother, Lin Xiaqin, in advance that she missed some of the Northwest Province's delicacies.
So last night, my mother spent a lot of money to make a long-distance call to him for a few seconds, telling him that he must bring Lucy back to the Spring Festival intact.
He didn't know how his mother communicated with Lucy, a Yingjiang person who couldn't even speak Chinese clearly.
"I said, 'Mom'...'delicious'...'go back'." A few words popped out of Lucy's mouth, but it seemed she couldn't even make up a complete Chinese word, and there was a weird Sichuan sound. Shu accent.
"You are really smart." Lu Ze twitched his lips.
I'm afraid it wasn't taught to her by the "Labour-employed Shu Daoshan" couple before, and it's hard for her mother to understand it.
My mother probably understood the word ‘Mom’, no wonder she was so happy.
However, he could already imagine that when he and Lucy returned home, only the dog at home would be happy, and the other small animals would probably be destroyed.
Yanjing.
Not far from Xia Science and Technology Institute, it is inside the Daxia Aerospace Science and Industry Rocket Research Institute.
This is not an aerospace company, nor is it just a research site for developing satellites. It is also a research and development fortress for ballistic missile technology in the entire Great Xia.
A protected airtight car slowly stopped in front of the main building, and Zheng Lixing walked quickly down the corridor of the building with a box in his hand.
This is the place where Zheng Lixing has struggled for decades. How could he not be familiar with it? After three clicks, five divided by two, we found the ‘old room’,
"Lao Pei, come out quickly." Zheng Lixing shouted loudly, with strong joy: "There is something good for you."
Hear this.
In the office, a man about sixty years old with a white beard walked out directly, stroking his thick hair: "If you don't stay at your Academy of Sciences, what are you doing here?"
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He glanced at Zheng Lixing, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
This guy has obviously taken a job at the Academy of Sciences, so why does he still come to him every day?
"Good things are absolutely good things." Zheng Lixing pulled him into the office, as if this place was more familiar than his own home: "I brought you a baby!!"
"What the hell??" Pei Tian frowned.
"You'll know after you take a look." Zheng Lixing sat on the office chair unceremoniously and stuffed this brief technical information in his hand.
The person in front of him is his companion who has been with him through life and death for many years, and he is also the same person who has eaten sand with him in the Gobi Desert for more than ten years.
He has been away from the front line for many years and is not suitable for developing this kind of technology. If anyone can develop this thing well, he is most at ease with this old friend in front of him.
"Mysterious" Pei Tian muttered and read the first line of words displayed above.
Third generation hypersonic weapons? ?
When will our country have third-generation hypersonic weapons? Why doesn't he know that this first generation has no shadow? Are you kidding me if you give me a copy of the third generation 'waverider' body technology?
"When did you, old guy, become so unruly?" Pei Tian glared at Zheng Lixing: "You are teasing our Rocket Academy with this thing, right? Aren't you also a member of the Rocket Academy?"
How come Zheng Lixing, an old naughty boy, still has the temper of a child even in his sixties or seventies, but he actually likes to play pranks?
"You'll find out if you read on." Zheng Lixing's face was calm, not in the slightest anxious.
However.
When Pei Tian looked down, his relaxed expression suddenly changed, turning into intense doubt and seriousness.
This technical information is very short, so short that it only takes about ten pages to print out, and it barely mentions any core technical research and development information.
All that was left were various arguments and theories, telling Pei Tian an astonishing fact.
That is, this information is by no means a joke. Even if it is based on what is said above, Daxia can completely find a different path for hypersonic weapons.
"Where does this theory and argument come from?"
"Yingjiang? Aren't they developing unmanned aerial vehicles like the X-51A?" Pei Tian asked with a puzzled face.
He did not doubt the credibility of this information. After all, if Zheng Lixing came to him, it must have been verified.
This old friend is even a little higher than me in terms of level, but he doesn't see the problem, so generally there won't be too many omissions.
But, this theory is so clever. How many countries in the world are developing this kind of thing? I'm afraid I can't even find two or three in Wuchang.
Hear this.
"No" Zheng Lixing shook his head decisively.
Damn it!
No? What does this mean?
"What kind of thing did you come up with?" Pei Tian immediately laughed and scolded: "You old guy has this kind of technical idea, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
This old man Zheng is really a treasure. Although this information is mostly based on theoretical support, it is very far-sighted in terms of future vision. Even Pei Tian feels that it can be used as a project planning document for research and development based on this theory.
If Zheng Lixing had put forward this theory and argument when he was at the Rocket Academy a few years ago, maybe the first hypersonic weapon in Daxia would have been tested by now.
However.
"What if I say... what we have on hand is a complete technical document?"
"What you see on hand is just a catalog." Zheng Lixing knocked on the table seriously.
moment.
The smile on Pei Tian's face froze: "Are you here to make me happy?"
at the same time.
Under Lu Ze's surveillance, the doll was negotiating the final signing of the contract with the man named Vladimir Clough.
Under the temptation of the 1% commission, the director of the Antonov Design Bureau almost tried his best to complete the various weapons and equipment required as quickly as possible.
Even when the purchase price was originally supposed to be US$120 million, he did not increase the price just because of a small profit. Instead, he negotiated a price reduction on his own, and the entire purchase amount became US$100 million.
Because he believed that a person who could purchase 100 million US dollars in arms and weapons in the first contact would never be able to purchase just that little.
"Wish us a happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation." The puppet stretched out its finger, touched him lightly and then took it back.
All weapons will be transported by Ermao, and the An-225 will also be leased to her for a week, on the condition that the fuel expenses are paid by herself.
The puppet took a sip of red wine and decisively asked Lu Ze's urgent question: "Mr. Clough, I want to know when can I go see your country's most powerful weapon?"
The most powerful weapon in her mouth is naturally the inheritance obtained by Er Mao, which comes from the 19 Tu-160 'White Swan' left by the former Soviet Union.
Where are these things hidden by Ermao? Lu Ze was quite curious.
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