Chapter 453 Betting

Von Braun was the inventor of the German V-series missiles, the developer of the launch vehicle for the first human landing on the moon, and the inventor of the space shuttle.

Qin Chuan was not surprised to see von Braun. After all, this was a V1 missile, and Braun was of course indispensable in the research and development team. He was just surprised that Braun was still so young.

Thinking about it later, I felt that it was a bit of a fuss. Qin Chuan himself was very young when he was a professor in modern times.

"Captain!" Von Braun and Qin Chuan said as they walked: "The moment the colonel told me his idea, I couldn't believe it... We have been troubled by this problem for so many years, but the solution is so simple. , let a pilot go up and try it, what a perfect idea, Captain!"

Colonel Conrad interrupted: "Professor, that's not what you said when you first heard this suggestion!"

As he spoke, Colonel Conrad approached Qin Chuan and asked, "Do you want to know what the professor said at that moment?"

"What did you say?"

Von Braun began to beg for mercy: "Please, Colonel..."

But Conrad ignored von Braun's pleading look and continued: "The professor got angry, yes. He yelled 'Fuck you, what have we been doing these past few years!', and then, He just smashed the phone!”

Conrad laughed as he spoke.

Von Braun spread his hands in embarrassment: "Forgive me, Captain! You know, it is very difficult to invent something that does not exist in this world. Sometimes, although it is very simple, the important thing is to be able to imagine it. Like the egg Columbus stood up!"

This is a story about creativity. Some people say that Columbus's discovery of the New World is nothing. As long as he takes a boat to sea, anyone can find that land.

Columbus held an egg and asked, "Can you stand this egg up?"

Of course, no one can do this.

Columbus picked up the egg and smashed it on the table, and then said to everyone: "Look, this is nothing special, you can do it, but the point is... I am the first!"

"Professor!" Conrad said: "I completely agree with this, but I have a feeling... It doesn't seem difficult for the captain to do this. He always has unexpected but practical ideas. ! The suggestion about 'target drone' is just one of them!"

"I completely believe this!" Von Braun shook Qin Chuan's hand again and said, "So, we believe that our future cooperation will be very pleasant!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but laugh awkwardly. The idea of ​​using pilots to correct data was actually von Braun's idea. Qin Chuan just advanced it by two years.

The scientific researchers started working immediately as soon as they arrived at the destination.

They chose a place to erect a steel frame... The steel frame was transported by truck in sections, and then spliced ​​and welded together.

Its length surprised Qin Chuan. It was 48 meters in total. After it was built, it looked like an artillery piece tilted upward.

The researchers then installed a piston groove on the launcher, installed a piston similar to a dumbbell in the piston groove, and performed a sliding test on it.

"This is a launcher!" Colonel Conrad said: "Because our equipment is positioned as a cheap and mass-produced equipment. You know, what is most needed on the battlefield is this kind of equipment that can be produced quickly and in large quantities. So we chose a pulse engine for the 'target drone', which is low-cost but also has the disadvantage of insufficient thrust, so we have to eject the 'target drone' like a slingshot. When it's in the air, the thrust of the pulse engine is enough for it to fly!"

Qin Chuan nodded to express his understanding.

In fact, he already knew this before, but when the real launcher was placed in front of him, he still felt a little shocked... It is hard to imagine that modern missiles and steam catapults evolved in this way. They are simple and primitive, but But it works.

The scientific researchers worked until night. Qin Chuan originally thought that they should rest at night, but that was not the case... After dark, they changed a group of people and continued working.

"We can't waste any time!" Braun, who was wearing a safety helmet and had a dark face, explained while eating bread and potatoes: "Because any time we gain may change the outcome of the war. !”

Qin Chuan couldn't help being a little stunned when he heard this. He couldn't believe that these words came from von Braun's mouth.

The reason why von Braun was able to become a rocket expert and send humans to the moon after the war was because he found an opportunity to surrender to the United States at the end of the war.

But this is understandable for Europeans... when they are unable to change the outcome of the war, it is not a disgraceful thing for them to choose to surrender. This is different from the Asian Confucian culture circle that "it is better to be broken than to be ruined." concepts are very different.

"Can we shorten the launch pad?" Qin Chuan opened a beef can and handed it to von Braun.

"Thank you, Captain!" Von Braun filled his mouth with a spoonful of beef mince. He nodded and raised a thumb to indicate that it tasted good, and replied vaguely: "Of course, as long as By increasing the thrust of the catapult, the length of the launcher can be shortened exponentially, but that doesn't make much sense, does it? We are looking for a cheap device that can attack the enemy in a large area! "

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said, "But you have to know, professor, we use it to fight. A fixed launcher like this can easily be detected by the enemy's reconnaissance aircraft, and we can't hide when the enemy comes to bomb. Moreover, when our front line moves forward or backward... we have to cut this launcher to take it away, and then splice it to another place, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources!"

Braun looked at Qin Chuan blankly and said, "What do you mean..."

"I mean, can we get a vehicle-mounted launcher!" Qin Chuan replied: "Shorten the launcher to the length of an extended truck, or design a retractable launcher, so that we can maneuver with the launcher!"

Braun's hand stopped moving, he looked at Qin Chuan, and then looked at Conrad.

Conrad couldn't help but laugh complacently, and stretched out his hand to Braun: "10 marks, thank you!"

"What 10 marks!" Qin Chuan asked puzzledly.

"The professor and I made a bet!" Conrad explained, "Let's see which of you two will be the one to stand up the next egg!"

"That's not fair!" Qin Chuan said unhappily, "I should have a share too!"