Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1119 Nothing is wasted (three chapters today, two chapters first)
The comrades in the Air Equipment Bureau didn't care. They had the S-75 and its imitation model, the JINGQI-1. Although they could not be maneuvered, they were still no problem for medium- and long-range air defense in key areas. They could even try to run and shoot. The range of 30 kilometers and the altitude of 25 kilometers were almost the same as this medium-range air defense missile. Of course, they felt a little unhappy when they thought about the fact that the range and altitude of the JINGQI-1 were slightly worse than those of the original S-75, which was 29 kilometers away and 22 kilometers high.

Although there are many restrictions on its use, it is still something that can be used.

So their thinking is relatively simple. This thing is much smaller than the S-75, so they want this one and would rather wait a while.

The 75-meter-long body of the S-1 and JIN-10 cannot run, but this new missile is only 5 meters long. If its range can be increased by 50% to 45 kilometers, and it can be mounted on a vehicle and run around, it would be perfect!

Army? The Army is still working on portable anti-aircraft missiles, and even self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are not yet in sight. There is no rush.

We discussed it for a while, but no clear answer was reached.

However, there is a good premise, that is, regardless of whether it is torn down and rebuilt or not, the Defense Working Committee has not raised any opinions on the issue of funding. In other words, the attitude of the Defense Working Committee is: you can do whatever you want, I will pay for it.

Under this premise, everyone has ideas and their opinions make sense. At this time, we need someone to make the final decision.

"Comrade Zhendong, what do you think?" This time, the comrades from the Naval Equipment Bureau took the initiative to ask without waiting for the comrades from the Defense Working Committee to ask. They had dealt with Gao Zhendong a lot and had gotten a lot of good things from the latter.

Gao Zhendong put down the pen in his hand and said, "My suggestion is that we should finalize this one now and not stop. The navy is still waiting for air defense missiles. Sometimes they cannot get support from land airports at sea. This kind of semi-active medium-range air defense missile that can be installed on ships and is of the right size is very important. I think it would be a good thing to spend a little money to use it on the ships that the navy is refitting first."

Comrades in the air force may not know, but Gao Zhendong himself is very clear that the navy is modifying those "big ships", namely the "Four King Kong" Type 07 destroyers obtained from the Russians.

Unlike those frigates that have been modified to only install self-defense air defense missiles, these four will be modified with medium-range regional air defense missiles to provide regional air defense capabilities for the entire fleet.

"Ah, yes, the Navy still has this thing waiting to be fed." Some comrades just learned about this. Undoubtedly, compared with Gao Zhendong, they did not have as comprehensive a grasp of the situation.

"Yes, at sea, 30km and 2.5km medium-range air defense missiles are also very important. It is difficult for the enemy to break through this air defense circle."

The comrades expressed their opinions, and the Defense Work Committee asked, "So how is the modification of your destroyer going now?"

A comrade from the Maritime Equipment Bureau said: "It will take about half a year to a year to complete the modification. If we look at the time taken to start over, it will be a bit behind schedule. Although the difference is not big, there are risks involved."

Nowadays, whether it is developing new equipment, or modifying and producing it, the speed is very fast compared to decades ago when it often took 10 years. It is mainly the Americans and the Russians who develop and produce equipment at an astonishing speed. Now gradually, we are also beginning to join this ranks.

This is how the modification of this batch of destroyers was done. Firstly, everyone felt a sense of urgency and was eager to use them. Secondly, the technical difficulty of the modification was relatively low compared to a few decades later.

There are two risks in this statement. One is that these destroyers will be in an air defense window during this period. Although the problem is not big, Gao Zhendong had a long window in his previous life! This year and a half is nothing.

The second risk is that the new missile is not developed for various reasons. That would be very troublesome. Not only would we have to go back to our old ways, but we would also have to go hungry for several years.

The leaders of the Defense Work Committee also fell into deep thought. It was very uncomfortable as it was only a year or two away from completion.

The comrades from the Navy spoke at this time. They were not from the Naval Equipment Bureau, but the direct user unit, so they had a lot of things to consider.

"Comrades, we agree with Comrade Gao Zhendong's opinion and will use it first. The 30-kilometer ship-borne air defense missile is already the pinnacle of current air defense missiles. As far as we know, the RIM-61C ship-borne air defense missile equipped by the Americans in 2 only has a range of 28 kilometers and a firing height of no more than 20 kilometers. Once this new type of missile is equipped, it means that we will catch up with the most advanced level of ship-to-air missiles in the world in one step. In fact... this missile is almost 2 meters shorter than the RIM-3C and is much more advanced than it... Moreover, we have urgent reasons to use it."

As for the specific reason, the naval comrades did not say, and the comrades did not ask. All we need to know is that it was needed urgently.

Comrades, especially those from the Defense Working Committee and several Equipment Bureaus, only then realized that they had been spoiled by the leaps in various main battle equipment in recent years, and they even dared to be picky about this stuff?

It's all Comrade Gao Zhendong's fault, the leader of the Defense Work Committee complained in his heart, causing us all to become arrogant and not objective enough. Gao Zhendong knew that, let alone 30 kilometers, even if the range was cut in half, in his previous life, he was not really mature until the 90s, so there was no chance to be picky.

He knew what his comrades were most worried about, and said with a smile: "Actually, comrades, you don't have to worry about the new missiles. The launch device of this missile on the modified destroyer will be wasted and need to be replaced. It won't be that serious."

"Really?" The comrades all turned to look at him.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Comrades, don't forget that the missile launcher on the modified destroyer is quite special. Let's put it this way, even if there are new missiles, as long as the new missiles are designed according to relevant standards, there is no need to worry about this problem. In the meantime, we can produce these 30km model missiles, and they will probably be used for training. Nothing will be wasted."

Some people could only understand the general idea of ​​this statement, but the comrades from the Defense Work Committee and the Maritime Equipment Bureau understood it.

The four great weapons that are being modified are equipped with the vertical launch device proposed by Gao Zhendong!
Although it does not use a formal well-type vertical launch device like the newly designed destroyers, the navy at that time chose to install a hanging vertical launch at the stern, which still has a certain general launch capability.

"Yes, Comrade Zhendong is right. This is the basic situation. There is really no need to worry about wasting missiles and launch devices." The comrades from the Naval Equipment Bureau were smiling happily. If even the issue of waste could be resolved, then there would be no point in this matter that could be objected to.

"Is it possible? How is it possible?"

"I don't know, but this is navy equipment. I guess no one except their people knows how to make it."

"Then how did Comrade Gao Zhendong know?"

"You're talking nonsense, why do you think he knew that?"

"Will the radar we have now be wasted? Do we need to replace it? After all, the range is so much longer?"

Eh...that's a problem.

The comrades from the Institute of Missile Research were cheerful and confident: "No, it's like this. The radar technology used in this missile now mainly comes from high... The power tube, radar system, antenna, signal processing and other technologies provided by our senior technical experts are all at the world's advanced level, even leading. In the end, the performance of the radar is a bit excessive. Let's put it this way, the missile can only hit 30 kilometers now because it can only fly 30 kilometers, not because the radar can only see 30 kilometers."

The bunch of vague technical names here represent traveling wave tube, pulse PD, planar slot antenna, and digital signal processor, all of which come from Gao Zhendong.

Gao..., the leader of the Defense Work Committee glanced at the comrade from the Institute of Guidance and Research, and he was also a person who didn't keep the door. After all, there are many people here, and the units they belong to are very diverse. No matter whether everyone knows this or not, it is not appropriate to talk about it.

The guidance and technology Gao Zhendong provided to them were mainly on radar and, of course, the missile engine propellant. As for other things, such as aerodynamic layout, Gao Zhendong didn't care about anything. After all, these comrades were different from those who worked on air-to-air missiles. They had the S-75 as an imitation and reference object. There were many things that Gao Zhendong was not suitable for going too deeply into. He had never even seen what a missile looked like.

The comrades were all smiling happily. The arrows couldn't even be shot, but they didn't expect that their eyes could already see so far. The happiest among them was undoubtedly the Air Force. It was stable, at least the missiles with a range of more than 45 kilometers were stable!
They are now confident of getting a batch!
The leader of the Defense Work Committee slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, we've been eating too well in recent years... Our problem, our problem. Well, in this case, your Institute of Research and Development should immediately organize the finalization of this model! Strive for mass production within three months so that the comrades who are modifying destroyers will have something to use."

Not to mention 45 kilometers, even the current 30 kilometers was an indicator that was unthinkable a few years ago, especially considering the missile length of less than 5 meters.

Comrades from the Navy and the Naval Equipment Bureau were all delighted, as were comrades from the Air Equipment Bureau. It was very common for the Air Force and the Navy to use each other's projects, and they decided to use the best ones, waiting for the new 45-kilometer missile to come out. For now, the JQ-1 will be used temporarily.

Speaking of this, whether it is the first, second, third, and fourth class of the American guys, or the two big idiots of the Japanese army and navy, they are all envious and want to cry. Why can't we rub against each other?
"Well, comrades, let's decide what to do with the missile next while everyone is here." The leader of the Defense Work Committee said with a smile.

Without waiting for other comrades to speak, Gao Zhendong raised his hand first.

Gao Zhendong ended the game, and all the comrades had this feeling. There was no doubt that in this regard, especially in the long-term planning of equipment, his opinion was almost the final word.

(End of this chapter)