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Chapter 1023 Unable to Intercept
In the Gobi Desert without any shelter, the temperature begins to rise sharply as the sun rises from the horizon.

The morning of the Second Battalion started with a portion of water and a portion of steamed bread.

There was no wake-up whistle, no assembly call, no running exercises, and no group singing during meals.

Yes, there was only the buzzing sound of the fan radar when it was running at full power, and the sound of soldiers nervously debugging the machine.

For example, the third row of the radar company is urgently maintaining the radar and checking the cooling system.

"Wrench number six~!"

"Screwdriver~!"

The three big "pot lids" on the top, with two large sides and one small one, form the radar detection system of the SAM-2 air defense missile. Now it is the turn of the second platoon to move in and work. The third platoon has to complete the inspection during this break and then wait for the next round to start.

Under the big pot cover is the radar cabin. At this time, the side door is open to facilitate better heat dissipation of the machine. The cooling system and circulating pump also need to be checked in detail.

"What time is it? Is there still no movement?"

Chief of Staff Qi Wuyi was holding a steamed bun in one hand and a large teapot in the other. The water in the teapot was still last night's tea with a few tea leaves in it. At least it was easier to swallow than saline water.

Inside the command tent, Xiao Zhanwu had already finished his breakfast in a few bites and was staring intently at the radar display screen inside the command tent.

The emerald green circular screen with a fan-shaped white pattern was rotating continuously, but the screen was empty and there was no signal fed back from any radar band.

It means that the sky at this moment is empty.

"It's been seven hours. It won't really take a whole day, will it?"

Political Commissar Li had his hands behind his back and was so anxious that he didn't eat his breakfast. Although this was not a combat preparation, he still felt a little worried.

The temperature inside the tent is already higher than outside the tent. This is caused by the heat emitted by the electronic components. In order to prevent wind and sand from blowing in, the door curtains are lowered, which further affects the heat dissipation of the machine.

"Could it be that the angle is wrong? Don't let me hand in a blank paper with no data at all?"

After finishing the steamed bread, seeing that Xiao Zhanwu still didn't say anything, Qi Wuyi frowned and drank all the overnight tea in one gulp.

"Don't move. Since the higher-ups said it came from the east, then it must be from the east. There's no doubt about that. Maybe they're not sure either, so they'll have to wait for a day~!"

It is definitely not possible to move for the time being. If it is not moved and there is no data, then it is not the Second Battalion's problem. Political Commissar Li is very clear about this. If you act on your own, I'm sorry. The lighter punishment is a reprimand, and the heavier punishment is to be brought to the military court.

"What the political commissar said makes sense. We still have to keep our composure. It's only one day. The soldiers haven't experienced this for a long time. We can treat 24 hours as training!"

Xiao Zhanwu was not confident, but as the political commissar said, he could not act rashly. Even if it was urgent, as a military commander, he still had some patience.

Wu Hongpu, the cartographer and surveyor standing in front of the map, was a young man more than a year ago, but now he has become much calmer. He turned a deaf ear to the chat of several chief officers, and with his hands on the edge of the table where the map was placed, he looked towards the direction of the radar screen with a sharp gaze.

The second U2 that was shot down had its radio detonation altitude set after careful calculations by him. His brain worked better than a machine and he could simulate three-dimensional space in his head.

At the top of the rectangular screen on the right, a full green horizontal bar flashed by. If you didn’t look carefully, you might think you were seeing things.

"Got it~!"

Without waiting for Wu Hongpu's reminder, the operator in front of the radar screen shouted out directly. It seemed that Wu Hongpu was not seeing things just now.

"Here it comes~!"

"Coming~?"

Battalion Commander Xiao, Political Commissar Li, and Chief of Staff Qi quickly shifted their view and moved their eyes to the right screen that the operator was focusing on. The backs of the chairs behind them were all occupied, on the left, on the right, and in the middle.

The excited radar operator was sandwiched between the three leaders, but now was not the time to pay attention to this. He stared at the rectangular screen, trying to see the horizontal bar that would appear in the next second. Unexpectedly, it did not appear again.

"Hiss, it's gone again, what's going on?"

The detection range of the FanGe radar can reach 70 kilometers at full power, and the altitude is 25,000 meters. The specific detection range depends on the situation. If the sky is clear and there is no clutter interference around, the data will be a little more.

It was at that point that the radar beam just touched the DF-2 which had entered its terminal state.

"Gone?"

"Again~!"

The screen was once again filled with green bars. This time, the four people gathered in front of the screen could see it clearly. However, the bars flashed across the screen again, and the speed at which they disappeared was simply outrageous. "It's a problem with the altitude. Raise the angle. Increase the angle of the second row of radars to 65 degrees, and the direction to 3 degrees south of due east. Adjust the signal band to XX band~!"

Looking at the horizontal bar in the upper right corner of the screen, which was at the top of the screen twice, the radar operator simulated the situations that the radar might face in his head, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

After eliminating all possibilities in my mind one by one, there is only one possibility left: the flying object is too high and has reached the limit of this angle. In order to continue to capture the flight dynamics of the object, the radar can only start to change, and the radar band that illuminates the entire field becomes a focused form.

"Do as he says~!"

Xiao Zhanwu was undecided at this time, but he did not waste any time and agreed immediately.

Because, the green horizontal bar representing the flying object, as if playing a joke on them, flashed again and disappeared from everyone's sight.

After all, I couldn't react as quickly as the radar operator. After listening to the adjustment data he gave, I immediately simulated it in my mind and then realized that it was a problem of altitude.

"Twenty thousand meters, definitely over twenty thousand meters, and the speed is also very fast. No, it's very fast. The first time it appeared was at 00-10, and the second time it appeared was at 00-60, two seconds~!"

The radar operator was very nervous and kept adjusting the buttons and knobs around the screen. While doing so, he did not forget to explain why he did so.

"00-10 to 00-60, two seconds, can it be that fast? The speed is about Mach , what the hell is this~?"

Cartographer Wu Hongpu, when he heard the screen coordinates reported by the radar operator, calculated the object's flying speed in his mind without even using an abacus.

It came out, but the speed was too scary. His first reaction was that it was impossible. But the key point was that when he noticed the horizontal bar, the first glance was indeed the 00-10 position, which proved that the radar operator was not wrong.

You have to know that the flying speed of the SAM-2 air defense missile is only Mach 2, and it can be maintained for a very short time. The thing flying in the sky now has a speed far exceeding the interception speed of the SAM- air defense missile.

What does this mean? Interception? Not to mention interception, it is even a question whether we can catch up with it. We are not as fast as this UFO at all. Following behind it and eating dust will not get us any heat.

At the radar position, the angle had been adjusted as notified by the loudspeaker. The officers and soldiers were holding binoculars, looking up in the direction of the radar, trying to see something.

"Mach 8, what the hell is this, so fast and so high?"

Xiao Zhanwu was also at a loss at this time. The data given by Wu Hongpu could not be wrong, and the radar operator also said that the speed was extremely fast. The two confirmed that the flying object was really fast.

"No wonder the higher-ups didn't let us take this opportunity to practice. At this speed and altitude, let alone three rounds, we wouldn't have a chance even if we fired thirty rounds at once~!"

Chief of Staff Qi sighed, his voice somewhat resentful. There was something in the sky that could not be knocked down. Xiao Ying felt uncomfortable, and he also felt a little uncomfortable.

"How about calculating the lead time based on the speed?"

Xiao Zhanwu was indeed feeling uncomfortable just as Qi Wuyi thought. He was still unwilling to give up, so he turned around and looked at Wu Hongpu and asked.

Wu Hongpu smiled bitterly and shook his head. What does Mach 2 mean? Even if the SAM is detonated in advance, unless it is just right, the fragments produced by the explosion will not be able to catch up with this thing.

"Fuck, the speed has increased again, Mach 10, Mach 12, and the angle has changed, it's coming down, it's coming down, the radar angle has been adjusted to 45 degrees~!"

After the radar was adjusted, the horizontal bar on the screen finally kept flashing steadily, but the frequency of movement after the flashing accelerated again, moving straight down from the screen. The operator was now in a panic, as if facing a great enemy.

However, Wu Hongpu, who had a pencil and a ruler in his hand, threw them away and moved closer to the radar after hearing the speed report.

It's unbelievable. It's four times faster than an anti-aircraft missile. It can't be defended against, not even a little bit. What the hell?

"It disappeared, the signal disappeared, it was falling too fast, our radar angle couldn't adjust at all~!"

The operator wanted to cry at this moment. The green horizontal bar on the rectangular screen disappeared. According to calculations, it was pointing downwards, with a dive speed of Mach 12. He didn't believe it, but it was real.

“Has the data been recorded?”

It was Political Commissar Li who scratched his chin and asked the recorder beside him in a nonchalant manner.

"Report to the Political Commissar, I have recorded it~!"

"Send a message to your superiors. Time is 7:05. Data recording completed. This object, Second Battalion, cannot be intercepted~!"

One minute, the Second Battalion only had one minute to react. The other two radars didn't even have time to warm up, and the time waiting for operation after starting up was much longer than this time.

No one could do anything about it until the last minute, when the radar could detect it. But by then it was too late. The speed had increased from Mach 8 to Mach 12.

At this stage, the Second Battalion, which is already the top air defense force in the country, has no way to deal with such flying objects.

On the other side, Wentian City, thousands of miles away, had already begun cheering.