The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

"Give me a list of materials in the factory's warehouse."

"Give me a detailed list of the current production capacity as well."

The documents Li Feng requested were all readily available; the secretariat staff prepared them and provided them to Li Feng.

He packed the documents compiled by the secretary into his briefcase, picked it up, and hurried downstairs.

The little red Lada drove from the government office building directly to the factory gate. As it passed the parking lot, Li Feng glanced at the empty parking lot and stepped on the gas.

Li Feng could roughly guess from the afternoon meeting at the General Logistics Department that the man's expression was not good.

He was unaware of how much of the equipment produced in the factory over the years had been used to support the south, but now that the higher-ups were asking for this data, he could already sense something was amiss.

The production capacity of bulletproof vests has been kept restrained over the years, except for that one time when Li Nan personally called to expedite production.

Even with restraint, the number of items reached a terrifying scale of nearly a million. Once the scale increased, the supply was not so tight, and only heaven knows how much of the profit went to those monkeys.

On the streets, there was a noticeable increase in the number of idle young people. It was easy to feel that the number of people seemed to have suddenly increased overnight, gradually bringing some management pressure to the inner city.

Now, external pressure is gradually increasing. There's still no news about the ballistic missile nuclear submarine, nor about the submarine-launched missile test team, which is making Li Feng extremely irritable.

Whether you master core technologies a year earlier or a year later, the difference is significant.

The internal pressure will gradually be absorbed internally as reforms and opening up lead to a sudden increase in individual businesses.

However, externally, in addition to striking hard to break their teeth, we also need the deterrent power of a triad of nuclear strike capabilities.

Only when nuclear weapons have long-range delivery capabilities can we say that we have truly reached the threshold of becoming a major power.

As for the third-line factories, Li Feng didn't want to think about them anymore; they had already been built almost completely.

He now feels that the difficulty of developing ballistic missile nuclear submarines seems to be beyond his expectations, and his previous ideas were somewhat wishful thinking.

Submarine-launched missiles are an extremely difficult step, even though the factory had set up a rocket vertical launch team in advance, it was still to no avail.

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"I disagree with conducting underwater test launches of nuclear submarines so quickly. Although land-based underwater launch tests have been completed, the stability in giant waves still needs to be tested. One success does not guarantee success every time!"

"What if, I mean, what if we fail? Have you all thought about what would happen? That would be very dangerous!"

"First, even if the missile is not launched from the launch tube and the warhead does not carry any explosives, who will bear the responsibility if its own fuel explodes inside the submarine?"

"Second, the ocean and the test site are different. The test site is a stagnant pool, a static underwater launch test. The ocean has waves; it's dynamic. The missile, ten meters high and weighing ten tons, is affected by ocean currents and could directly tear the hull if it hits it." "Third, what if the recoil disrupts the stability of the nuclear submarine after launch? You must understand, we only have this one nuclear submarine, and it's still undergoing sea trials. The officers and crew on board are still learning and mastering the technology; they don't yet have the ability to eliminate potential dangers."

“There is a nuclear reactor on board, with a displacement of several thousand tons. If something goes wrong, we have no salvage measures or solutions. But if a conventional submarine is used to carry out the test launch mission, the safety will be greatly improved.”

"Taking it one step at a time, although it's a bit slow, is the safest approach. When modifying the hull of conventional submarines, we should collect more data at the test site. Once the conventional submarines have passed the tests and are deemed to be safe, we can then transfer them to nuclear submarines for launch."

"I've said everything I wanted to say. We can't take too big a step; I suggest we take it one step at a time!"

The large conference room of the General Logistics Department was very quiet. Everyone present put down their pens, looked at the person on the stage who was reading the report, bowed, and then the middle-aged man returned to his seat.

"Chief Engineer Fan makes a good point. This meeting was a brainstorming session, and his perspective is based on safety considerations!"

"Dean Huang, could you please speak here? I'd like to hear your opinion!"

The leader sitting at the head of the meeting had a somewhat solemn expression. He maintained a very respectful attitude towards the chief engineer of the missile factory, but a hint of anxiety still flashed in his eyes.

"Chief Engineer Fan has said almost everything he needed to say. We can take it slow, I think. We can eat one bite at a time. But what I want to say is that we should have confidence in the missile we have designed."

"A nuclear submarine with a full-load displacement of 8,000 tons can offset the reaction force of a missile launch simply by its own weight. The successful static underwater launch test proves that the cold launch approach is feasible."

"If it doesn't carry warheads or solid fuel, it can completely offset Chief Engineer Fan's concerns. On the contrary, modifying a conventional submarine is very complicated. In addition, the size of the hull limits its displacement, which cannot offset the reaction force. This means that if a conventional submarine is used instead of a nuclear submarine for test firing, it will be difficult to achieve the same result."

"I won't go into the time delays, but in terms of danger, conventional submarines are definitely more dangerous than nuclear submarines. It's not something that can be completely replaced by a simple modification. They are inherently inferior."

"I suggest that we have the nuclear submarine conduct a cold launch test in the near sea to prove that there are no problems before igniting the missile. The sea trials have been going on for some time now, and we can also listen to the feedback from the officers and soldiers. We need to know how their training results have been since they took over."

Dean Huang was about sixty years old, with a head of white hair, but he still looked energetic. He spoke with a strong and authoritative voice, neither humble nor arrogant. He stood opposite Chief Engineer Fan of the missile factory and slowly revealed his inner thoughts.

After listening to Dean Huang's words, the leader sitting in the head seat subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and signaled that the navy could speak.

"In terms of training, all the officers and soldiers on board have devoted themselves to it wholeheartedly. After several months of sea trials, all the officers and soldiers on board are now proficient in the 092. Apart from the extreme depth test, the only subject that is still the underwater missile launch is still a blank."

"Weapon Changjiang Defu, who came from Factory 787, has obtained relevant data on the Julang-1 after returning from sea trials. He is the only person on the entire submarine who understands some of the parameters of the Julang-1."

His suggestion, as suggested, is to conduct underwater launch tests first, followed by the ultimate depth test. This would be a more prudent approach. If the underwater launch test is delayed until next year, the ultimate depth test might be brought forward.

"This extreme diving depth test is very dangerous. As everyone knows, the high-strength steel in the hull was developed by the Materials Research Institute of Factory 787, but the extreme depth of 300 meters has only been simulated in the laboratory."

"On the naval side, all officers and men are confident in completing the underwater extreme depth test, but before that, it would be even better if the underwater launch test could be verified." (End of this chapter)