Chapter 593 Ready to Launch

One after another, the all-wheel drive off-road heavy trucks had their tires covered with mud. At this time, they were already busy on a flat land as their temporary launch position.

From the appearance, this off-road heavy truck is taller than the general off-road heavy truck. Just looking at its tires, it is bigger than the ordinary military heavy truck, and it is as tall as a person! The pattern on the top is very deep.

Among them, the front two axles can be steered. This is a four-axle vehicle. There is one more steering axle than an off-road heavy truck. Moreover, the four axles are almost equally spaced.

All of this means that this truck is extremely special.

The front of the car is not large, it only accommodates two passengers, while the rear compartment is completely wrapped with tarpaulins. It can be seen that it is round and I don't know what it is.

There are 20 launch vehicles in the entire position. At this time, around them, there are more than 50 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, more than 500 soldiers, guarding the outside, they are all carrying the most advanced MP38 Submachine guns, ready to go.

On an off-road vehicle, a few people walked down. Although they were also wearing military uniforms, their demeanor was less of a soldier's murderousness and more of a technical staff's rigor.

The V-2 missile has been studied for many years, but this is the first live ammunition shooting. In order to ensure the accuracy of the shooting, Braun took great pains and personally led the team to come.

Now, Goddard is still the leader of German rocket research. This scientist invited by Cyric from the United States has been working tirelessly on rockets and has become a leader in Germany. Braun , also matured rapidly under Goddard's leadership.

However, Goddard is old after all, and Braun is just old. Moreover, Goddard most wants rockets to conquer space, not as weapons, so Goddard did not follow.

During the experiment in Libya, the rocket was launched directly on the cement platform. However, if the V-2 missile is to be deployed in actual combat, it must be transported and deployed quickly.

In this case, they needed a tool that integrates transport and launch, so they got in touch with China and put forward a request, and this special vehicle was produced in China.

The tall tires are to give it better off-road capability. At the same time, the main body of the vehicle is improved from the original off-road heavy truck. At the same time, the horsepower of the engine has been increased. This special transport launch vehicle has thus become the main force of Unit 14. From the outside, it is actually very similar to the Scud missile launch vehicle of later generations.

The role is also very similar, transport and launch!

At this time, Braun was quite busy. When they arrived here, the first step was to determine the coordinates here.

It is absolutely appropriate to use it in launching rockets. Only by knowing exactly where you are, and then according to the position of the target, can you calculate the correct trajectory for the V-2 missile.

In his hand, he held a special device, the sextant, a nautical device that can now also be used on land to determine longitude and latitude, and at the same time, in a car behind him, there is also a radio Locator, a variety of equipment, comprehensive use, together to improve the measurement accuracy.

At the same time, in addition to him, there are also some officers and soldiers of the army, who are also using instruments to locate like him. They all admire these experts who come, and now, it is just an opportunity to learn and improve.

At the same time, the other missile troopers were also quickly preparing. Several vehicles similar to fuel tankers drove over. The missile troopers wore gas masks and prepared to refuel.

In the past, the missiles used alcohol and liquid oxygen. These things are non-toxic, but the liquid oxygen is low temperature. But now, the fuel of the missiles has been replaced by unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and nitric acid. Poisonous.

At this point, they were waiting for the final order.

They can't refuel the missile until the last moment, because these things are corrosive. If refueling and the launch mission is cancelled, then even if they pull out the fuel, it will cause some damage to the missile. .

Right now, they are just getting ready and waiting for the order.

Ten minutes later, Braun accurately measured the coordinates of his own launch position. At the same time, there were orders, launch tasks, targets, the opposite British Air Force Base, and London!

Calculate now!

The missile soldiers got into the launch vehicle, and at the front of the launch vehicle, there was a control room.

This special launch vehicle has a cab in front, and at the same time, behind the cab, there is a space, this space is the control room for launching missiles!

Inside, there is a big guy similar to a special shooting director. They set their own coordinates and target data. This big machine is turning rumble, and the meteorological data is combined. After more than ten minutes of calculation, finally, The data required for shooting is calculated.

Just as they were finalizing the firing data, in the back, the missile troopers in charge of refueling were engrossed and began to refuel the missiles.

I dragged the pipe and docked it to the opening on the side of the missile. At the moment of docking, a small amount of gas leaked out.

The missile soldiers wearing gas masks were accustomed to this. The fuel truck behind made a humming sound, and the fuel pump quickly filled the fuel.

When the tube was pulled out, a white gas came out again.

"No. 1 is loaded."

"No. 2 is loaded."

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"Stand up!"

The missile is loaded with fuel on the launch vehicle, which is more convenient. Now, after the loading is completed, the hydraulic cylinder of the launch vehicle slowly lifts the missile. When the missile is vertical, the rear of the launch vehicle is just right. A steel plate stands out as a smooth launch platform.

"The gyro starts."

Braun watched from the sidelines. Many of these fighters had been trained in Libya. Now, they have mastered every command very well.

The flight of a ballistic missile depends entirely on the gyroscope to determine the state of the missile, detect various signals, and issue various instructions. It can be said that the gyroscope determines whether the missile can hit the target.

"The gyro starts normally."

"Fuel pump on."

"Launch countdown."

When the fuel pump is turned on, the launch enters an irreversible stage. Under the action of the fuel pump, partial dimethyl hydrazine and nitric acid flow into the rocket engine. In an instant, a white gas emerges from the nozzle at the rear. It was the vapor of nitric acid, and then, the small flame in the combustion chamber ignited.

"ignition!"