Chapter 1228 The 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.

"昘——"

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.

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, pointed to the goods on it and introduced:

"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 be tested for the final time to ensure that there are no problems during the test. Then start practicing together.”

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.

But this car only has the same chassis and has no 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 dreamlike and unreal.

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 smaller."

"oh……"

The leader nodded slightly and then asked the next question:

"I remember that you fired a missile modified from Dongfeng 3 in Liao Province last summer. The terminal speed also reached hypersonic speed. Is there any 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 ballpark of that test.

However, after all, I am not from a related professional background, so I can only understand some of the 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..."

Having said this, he paused for a moment and glanced at the leader, whose expression was still calm.

Then I decided to add something exciting:

"Specifically, even the several anti-missile systems that the US military is still planning, such as THAAD and Sea-Based Standard 3, have a very low probability of successful interception. As for the current level of missile defense, such as Patriot Or standard 2..."

Chang Haonan smiled:

"There won't even be a chance to try your luck."

Sure enough, the effect of these words was extraordinary.

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, who was wearing a Chinese tunic suit, also had a look of satisfaction 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.

He had no choice but to turn his 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.”

"However, the comrades at the Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation are developing a new solid propellant suitable for tactical missiles. Once successful, it should be possible to use missiles similar to the size of Dongfeng 11 or Dongfeng 15 to accelerate this double-cone warhead to 6-7 Mach.”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and gestured to the top part of the verification bomb.

"Such a combination will still have a relatively high practicality, and from any perspective, it is a strictly tactical weapon, so there is no need to worry about misjudgment."

This point hit the hearts of everyone present.

Especially General Jing Zhiyuan, the head of the Second Artillery Corps -

Over the years, the Second Artillery Corps' equipment replacement speed is actually slower than that of the Army Big Brother, and it can't wait to sit at the same table with the armed police.

Seeing that the navy and air force gradually gained their own long-range strike capabilities, he was under great pressure.

After all, since the establishment of the first conventional missile force more than 20 years ago, their slogan has always been "Use me in the first battle, and win the decisive battle."

It is both the starting point and the end point of the war.

Considering that China's nuclear arsenal at this stage is not outstanding in terms of quantity or quality, this slogan actually has more weight in the first half.

And the weapon described by Chang Haonan is obviously one of the trump cards for the "first battle".

In just a few seconds, he has almost conceived the deployment position and launch position of the new missile brigade.

Anyway, for a short-range missile with a range of less than 1,000 kilometers, everyone knows who the target is.

They just see it but don't say it.

"What about the power? How powerful is it?"

The leader put his hands behind his back and spoke faster than at the beginning.

The ultimate goal of all weapons is to achieve destructive capability.

Besides, the Chinese army's fear of insufficient firepower has been around for a long time.

Chang Haonan was well prepared for this and quickly asked two staff members to unfold a structural diagram of the warhead:

"This verification missile is equipped with an additional radar imaging guidance component to help the anti-ship ballistic missile verify the target analysis and terminal control capabilities, so there is no charge."

He pointed to a shadow area in the rear half of the warhead with a cross-section shape close to a drum and introduced:

"If this additional test equipment is not taken into account, the space inside the warhead is enough to accommodate a 350kg-level warhead."

The leader pushed his glasses and bent over to look at the drawing for a long time.

His eyes gradually swept over the slender cone part at the front of the warhead.

Compared to the densely packed equipment in the second half, this place seems a bit empty.

Chang Haonan spoke in time:

"The space utilization rate of the double-cone 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 high terminal hit accuracy. If a penetrator is added to this conical space, combined with the same considerable terminal speed, it will undoubtedly provide strong penetration, which is a great threat to the enemy's command posts and military bases hidden underground or in mountain structures..."