Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 710
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The artillery manufacturer mentioned above is actually from the B507 factory in Luozhou, Henan Province. This is a medium-sized military enterprise that is engaged in artillery research and production. The development and production of artillery was once at the forefront of the country, and even most of the artillery equipment currently in service in our army came from this factory.Although the country of this factory is very brilliant, many problems have appeared since the reform and opening up of the elite.First of all, with the shift of the direction of national strategic development, from national defense security to economic development, to the current large-scale disarmament, the largest and most important users in the past are basically no longer engaged in arms purchases, especially Heavy weaponry like them.

Another point is that with the development of offensive technology, their previous technology can no longer keep up with the development of artillery technology.For example, in the new artillery technology and theoretical concepts, artillery is no longer pursuing the large caliber, and it is not that the more calibers the better, as early as a few years ago, the old US army had already begun to eliminate the artillery equipment of 150 mm or more.And the Soviet Union here is also gradually simplifying the caliber of the artillery, and their maximum caliber is also [-] mm.

In the future international cutting-edge artillery development theory, experts from various countries generally agree that the caliber of the artillery should not exceed 150mm. If it is too large, it will seriously affect the mobility, especially in the continuous improvement of artillery radar and reconnaissance equipment After development, it is more and more required that the artillery must have super mobility in order to avoid the enemy's reconnaissance and attack.The other one is the range, especially with the improvement of the new propellant formula, the range of the artillery has become farther and farther. Now a 150mm caliber artillery can even reach a range of forty to fifty kilometers. It was unimaginable in the past, and this has not counted the range-extending rockets equipped on the artillery. If this is used, the range of the artillery can reach six to seven kilometers, which is definitely an astonishing number.

The third feature is that the accuracy is greatly improved.Everyone knows how many factors affect the range of the artillery and the reasons. In addition to this natural factor, the artillery itself also determines the level of accuracy.Among the influencing factors of the artillery itself, in addition to the stable performance of the propellant, there is also the high-precision processing technology, especially the rifling of the artillery of the team members.In the past, this was done by experienced master craftsmen who controlled the machine tool, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and although the accuracy has been controlled to be very accurate, there are still errors.Then these errors will affect the trajectory of the shell when the shell occurs, thereby affecting the accuracy.Now, with the use of high-precision CNC machine tools, the work of processing the gun's rifling has become relatively simple.Moreover, through computer control, the processing error is greatly reduced, which also greatly improves the accuracy of the artillery.

And there is another point, that is, with the development of science and technology, a brand-new artillery ammunition technology was born, that is, precision guided munitions.Or called precision-guided projectiles.Precision-guided munitions are a general term for weapons such as missiles, guided artillery shells, and guided bombs that use high-precision guidance systems and have a high direct hit probability.Conventional high-explosive warheads are usually used to strike point targets such as tanks, armored vehicles, aircraft, ships, radars, command and control communication centers, bridges, and weapon depots.The advantages of precision guided munitions are outstanding, it hits precision
High precision, can effectively destroy point targets.Moreover, it has great lethality and high combat effectiveness.There are many types and models, and the combat range is wide.Non-contact strikes can be implemented to reduce the loss of effective force.However, it has high requirements for target reconnaissance and positioning, and its electronic system is easily damaged by electronic interference, easily affected by adverse battlefield environments, complex technology, and difficult to support and maintain.Although there are many shortcomings, precision-guided weapons have become the main weapons of high-tech warfare, and have had a vital impact on the strategy and tactics of modern operations, the comparison of forces and weapons, and even the outcome of wars.

The guided projectile is a high-tech projectile, which enables indirect aiming and killing weapons such as artillery to have the ability to accurately hit point targets or moving armored targets at long distances.The reason why the accuracy of guided shells is so high is that it mainly uses laser semi-active guidance, and some use infrared/laser composite guidance.Since the projectile is equipped with a guidance device, it can find the target by itself, thereby greatly improving the accuracy and the hit rate of the first shot. The dispersion error of the shell can even reach within 1 meter, and the hit rate of the first shot can reach more than 90.00%.It is precisely because of this improvement that the combat method of artillery has changed to a large extent.Therefore, the outdated artillery design of the Spring Festival and the realization of good manufacturing technology can no longer meet the needs of our army or other users in the world for new artillery.

The last one is lightweight.In the past, due to the limitations of technology and materials, in order to ensure the safety and reliability of the artillery, no matter the thickness of the barrel wall of the artillery or the structure of the artillery body, the thickness or diameter will be increased in exchange for its own sturdiness.You must know that during the firing process of the artillery, the high temperature and high pressure generated directly affect the barrel. If the strength of the barrel is not strong enough, there may be a danger of blasting the barrel.The huge recoil force of the shell launch also directly affects the gun mount. If the strength is not enough, the entire artillery may fall apart under the huge impact.For this reason, if the material is not enough, then the weight can only be sacrificed to ensure its strength.But in this way, the weight of the artillery itself increases, which may have a big impact on the transportation or use.First of all, the weight of the artillery increases, so the tools used to carry it are more limited, and because of the weight, its use is limited. Think about places with soft soil, or some places with relatively steep slopes, it will go no.Moreover, due to the increase in weight, its operation becomes more difficult, especially in the aspects of quick deployment, quick aiming, quick shooting, and quick retraction, which is extremely inconvenient, so it is easy to be counterattacked by the enemy, which affects the survivability of the artillery.

With new materials and new technologies, the weight of the artillery can be greatly reduced. Even with the increase of alloy materials, the total amount of some artillery is only half of that of the same caliber artillery in the past, or even lower.This means that more portable artillery can use a variety of vehicles, such as off-road vehicles, trucks, and even some cars can be towed, and this aircraft can be transported. In the past, a transport aircraft could only transport two or three guns. Now One can even transport seven or eight doors.Moreover, its practicability has also greatly increased. Areas with complex terrain that artillery could not go to in the past can now be transported to various places by air, airdrop, or helicopter suspension, making the artillery's range of action wider.It is precisely because of these changes and developments that it has favorably countered those experts and scholars who preached that the "missile only theory" is outdated and useless.It is still active in wars in later generations because of its high cost performance, simplicity, wide application, strong adaptability, and convenient use.

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