1872 Can’t Others?
The moment the light returned, Lin Qi noticed that Peleus had already removed the belt used to secure it, and he directly took the night vision device in his hand.
He was a little excited, "What is this?"
Lynch glanced at the chief engineer, who had cooperated with Lynch many times, and the two worked well together.
"This is a night vision device, General."
"It works by converting some light that is invisible to us humans into light that is visible to us, and the function of this machine is to emit these invisible rays of light."
"Actually, it's just a high-power flashlight. There's nothing magical about it!"
The chief engineer gave a brief explanation, but it was still difficult for the soldiers who were not very knowledgeable to understand, but this did not prevent them from realizing the magic of this thing!
"If we had it, then the problem we face now..."
He couldn't help but think of the situation where the Pengeo people in the southern continent had been waging battles at night. If they had these things, they would have an overall advantage.
It can even be said that it is not that important whether there are airborne troops or not. Everyone is fighting with their eyes closed at night.
Suddenly they can see at night, which is no longer an advantage, it's fucking cheating!
They can effectively cover the enemy's defense facilities with firepower, and they don't have to worry too much about being called out by the enemy's long-range firepower. This thing is too useful.
However, Lynch quickly poured cold water on him, "If you want the entire battlefield to be illuminated, then we may need a lot of high-power equipment, and even need to solve some technical difficulties."
"But only for the current relatively small-scale applications, we can still be satisfied."
He glanced at the slightly deformed hood in Peleus' hand, "Don't hold it so tightly, there is a row of batteries inside..."
The biggest problem with this thing is not actually the power of the transmission, but the equipment that receives it also needs electricity.
Peleus looked at the obviously smaller device in his hand and took out a row of batteries.
To him, who is too strong to be human, one more battery and one less battery would not be noticeable, but to ordinary people, this thing is very heavy.
After the previous research task on miniaturization of electronic components developed by Professor Vito Kurilan State University was completed, Lynch hired him to another of his laboratories to lead various research work.
His first task was to find a way to shrink the battery.
The previous batteries were large and heavy, weighing several pounds, so when the professor showed Lynch his portable "call receiver," the entire receiver was assembled in a suitcase.
Otherwise, there is really no place to arrange such a big thing.
Now, as the project progresses and Lynch taps into his brain's meager memories of the battery, he's making tremendous progress in his research.
Sometimes for scientific inventions, all it takes is a little spark of inspiration!
These battery technologies have not yet been made public to the outside world, and have been produced on a small scale with low to medium technical thresholds.
These batteries used to power night vision devices are patented products from another laboratory.
Peleus didn't quite understand this. He just summed it up by saying, "The batteries are so small now" and ignored it.
"Why don't you get two glasses?"
Lynch took off his equipment and weighed it in his hands, "Cost, price, weight."
“It’s more for primary fire use rather than everyone wearing one.”
Peleus smiled nonchalantly, "Money is not an issue."
Lynch also smiled, "That's no problem!"
Then he invited everyone into the conference room and made people hang up a huge picture of the future development direction of the product.
"This is a type of equipment and aircraft specifically used for aerial operations. It will use the aircraft as a carrier to emit light downwards at a certain height."
"The advantage of this is that there is no need to place a separate light-emitting machine on the ground, and it will not be affected by the terrain."
"This is a device with a smaller launch angle but maintaining high power. It can mark distant targets at night and provide clear targets for artillery, etc...."
"This is……"
The chief engineer stood next to Lynch and kept making additions and additions to him. Lynch acted calmly, but the chief engineer was a little numb.
These things, let alone prototypes, have not even been established as projects. Up to now, they are completely the figment of Lynch's imagination.
Sometimes he couldn't understand Lynch's mind at all.
You could call him a scientist, but he often acts more like a madman than a scientist.
But you have to say that he has no idea at all, but he is always able to find the direction of research and development for everyone at the critical moment of research and development.
The only thing the chief engineer could do was to help Lynch complete what he was boasting about, at least on a theoretical level.
People from the military were very interested in these futuristic-looking devices, especially the two items Lynch mentioned.
The first project is a project named "Little Sun"——
"This special aircraft will bring a more powerful transmitter into the sky. Once it starts to illuminate the ground in the air, we will be able to obtain a certain degree of effective vision over a very large range."
The second project is about technological content——
"We are working on a special type of projectile that will gain a self-correcting capability."
"It will fine-tune its orbit all the time based on a certain point designated by our high-frequency signal as the coordinates of the target!"
If some of the previous projects were just talking about the possibilities of future development, then the second project that the military is interested in is a complete nonsense!
How could a cannonball possibly know how to adjust its target on its own?
In the words of an officer who seemed to be joking, if artillery shells can find their own targets, will everyone develop super cannons in the future?
That kind of giant cannon can fly hundreds or thousands of kilometers with one shell, and one cannonball with long eyes can destroy designated targets within the range.
How can we fight that battle?
Shoot each other and the war is over.
Not because everyone is dead, but because each other's president or ruler is dead.
Everyone laughed, thinking that this might be an unrealistic science fiction romanticism.
But Peleus is still quite interested in this project.
After simple and uncomplicated negotiations, the two parties basically reached an agreement on the price.
A high-power, independent transmitter like a small tank costs 450,000. It is more expensive than a tank, but obviously the military thinks it is worth it.
In addition to the most advanced technology, there are actually few opportunities to use it in actual wars, and there is no need to deploy it on a large scale like a tank.
A division may have three to five units, or even two or three units, so the price may seem high, but the total unit price is not high.
Next is the night vision device for individual soldiers, a complete set costs 1,350 yuan, and the net profit is about 600 yuan.
But if Lynch doesn’t say anything, who can know?
In addition, Peleus sponsored the Flight Research Institute with 10 million, mainly used to develop two projects that interested him.
Aerial lighting, and guidance.
The development cost of the former is actually not high. It is nothing more than modifying the bomber and running it through a wind tunnel. As long as it doesn't fall off, it just needs to be given a little more armor.
Its job is to keep hovering. Since it doesn't emit light, it doesn't have much of a problem hovering at low altitudes.
As for guidance, it is basically impossible to achieve it in a short time.
But no matter what, having 10 million R&D funds for nothing is definitely better than nothing.
Soon Peleus and others returned to the military with samples, and then a new order fell on Lynch's head.
The federal military proposed some improvements. If Lynch could complete these improvements, the order would fall on him.
Judging from the current situation, the military needs at least 500 launch vehicles, 50,000 sets of individual night vision devices, and more larger large-scale night vision equipment with focusing and far-vision functions in the first batch.
The total order price exceeds 350 million.
Such a large order will definitely have to go to the federal government's military expenditures. It is impossible for the military to take out the money from the small coffers on its own.
Since the federal government needs to pay, it definitely needs Mr. Trueman's signature, otherwise the federal government will not approve such a large amount of money.
Seeing Lynch's name on a large contract again, Mr. Trueman had a slight headache, "Are these things necessary?"
He looked at some terms and contents in the contract that he couldn't understand at all, and for a while he was unwilling to check them one by one.
He is exhausted every day, and he also believes that the military will not be so greedy.
At least they won't show greed and won't reveal it in this contract, so even if he thinks about it line by line, he may not be able to get the answer he wants or doesn't want in the end.
The officer who came to deliver the contract nodded repeatedly, "It will determine whether we can break through the blockade imposed on us by the Penteo people."
It is indeed important!
Mr. Trueman thought for a while, and finally took out a pen to approve his opinion. He agreed to this temporary military funding application.
Congress will soon disburse funds, and now the Congressmen don’t even have the power to review it.
After watching the officer leave, Mr. Trueman picked up the phone and called Peleus, and the two chatted about Lynch's new order.
He also learned its importance from Peleus, which would change the situation in which the Federation had been passively beaten in night battles.
As long as they can gain the initiative on the battlefield, they have a great chance of crushing the insidious and forced blockade tactics of the Penteo people.
At the end, he asked Peleus a question casually, as if he had thought of it accidentally.
"Is there no one in other R&D institutions who has made any achievements in this area?"
"I noticed we've been ordering equipment from Lynch lately."