Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1172: Professional matters are left to professionals
As we all know, Gao Zhendong has always been very cautious about technology exports, especially to a few specific countries.

I didn't expect that he would offer to sell such a new missile today.

The sun rises from the west.

Unexpectedly, Gao Zhendong nodded and said, "Yes, it can be sold, but I have to trouble the comrades from the Institute of Guidance and Research."

The chief designer of the model looked helpless. Another job came! But this job was a happy one. In the matter of selling missiles, the Missile Research Institute has tasted a lot of sweetness.

"Tell me about it." The chief engineer was very interested.

"Comrades from the Institute of Navigation and Research, please regress the type of propellant to an earlier stage of research and development, and change the range to around 30 kilometers. This range, as well as our hit rate, is still extremely tempting to the Russians."

The Russians' missiles were in a very weak condition at that time, and a range of 30 kilometers was almost a piece of cake for them.

The range of medium-range air-to-air missiles, which had been suppressed, suddenly became the master overnight. You should know that the range of the Citigroup's medium-range air-to-air missiles is only 24 kilometers at this time.

"I believe this, but won't it leak our technology?"

Gao Zhendong shook his head: "No, that kind of propellant is not a good thing. It doesn't matter if the big brother in the north learns it. As for the guidance technology... let's put it this way, the most important guidance technology of this missile is the radar. We don't have to give them the radar. Their own radar can withstand a range of about 30 kilometers."

His idea shocked the National Defense Committee and the Air Force. It was a very detailed idea and they didn't understand it.

"Is this possible? Can it be guided without our radar?"

Speaking of this, the comrades from the Missile Research Institute have the say: "Yes, as long as we provide the irradiation parameters to the old... northern comrades, they can indeed guide this kind of missile." Gao Zhendong can open his mouth and call it "old Russians" and close his mouth "big white bear", which is not very convenient for him.

This is not a big problem, especially for the Russians, who are integration masters with rotten ships and three pounds of nails.

Both R-4 and R-8 later had models with a range of 30 kilometers, so this problem was not a big deal for the Russians. As for the missile-borne reception and guidance, it was not a big deal. It was just a parabolic antenna, but who doesn't have this antenna?

If you have to say, the digital signal processor chip at the back end of the receiving antenna is really high-tech, but for the Russians, it is too high-tech.

"Oh, so...that's really possible." The comrades in the Air Force nodded in agreement. Being able to sell back to the Russians made the comrades in the Air Force, who had been relying mainly on the Russian models and imitation models, feel a little proud. They finally stopped taking advantage of others.

Especially when I heard Gao Zhendong say that this method would not leak our most core technology, I felt even more at ease. Comrade Zhendong's words are trustworthy!

The chief engineer of the Defense Work Committee also had a gleam in his eyes. He knew very well how attractive this thing was to the Russians. This way, he could get something from them again: "Well, that makes sense. We will discuss this with the comrades in charge of military exchanges with the North later."

As the group of people were chatting and waiting, a comrade from the Missile Research Institute suddenly had an idea: "Deputy Chief Engineer Gao, do you think we can increase the combat capability of this missile and make it a model that takes both into account?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the Air Force comrades lit up!
Dual-purpose bullet! Great stuff! It can be used for both mid-range interception and close-range combat. It's a good deal no matter how you think about it.

And then, nothing happened again because Gao Zhendong shook his head.

"No, for a long time, we should not make this kind of dual-purpose bomb. It is a waste and has extremely low combat efficiency!"

The comrades in the Air Force were somewhat puzzled. Didn’t Comrade Zhendong always advocate the saying “I can do without it, but you can’t”?

"Why is this?" he asked quickly.

Gao Zhendong explained: "Under the current technical conditions, if you want dual-use, you often can't please both ends and can't do either well. Semi-active radar cannot be used for combat. Of course, in theory, replacing an infrared seeker can solve the problem, but the problem is not that simple. If you want dual-use, you must compromise on both ends in terms of configuration. For example, should you take into account the high overload of combat missiles? If you take into account the high overload, you will pay the price of high overload reinforcement that is completely unnecessary for medium-range missiles."

This is the law of physics and cannot be avoided.

The chief designer of the Thunderbolt-2 model thought about Gao Zhendong's words and looked ashamed. He really hadn't considered this point carefully. The comrades from the other two units also nodded repeatedly. Being good at everything is often accompanied by being poor at everything. However, the young man in front of him was an exception. He was really proficient in everything and had no shortcomings.

Gao Zhendong continued, "On the other hand, in order to increase the range of the medium-range projectile, the price of large size and weight will be paid, which is useless for the combat projectile. If it is like that, it is better to just use the medium-range projectile. After several compromises, it will produce a freak with insufficient combat overload and insufficient interception distance, which will not be able to do anything well."

Gao Zhendong had seen this kind of freak in his previous life, and he had also seen this kind of freak in actual combat, where he was beaten badly.

So he continued to deepen the impression in the minds of his comrades: "If this kind of broken thing is used to fight against weaklings, it's fine, but when fighting against opponents with equal technical capabilities, there is only one outcome: the missiles cannot be launched, and the enemy uses special equipment to shoot them down from a long distance, or they are beaten and flee in all directions, completely losing the initiative to fight. Our opponents are never weaklings."

Rookie? Comrade Zhendong's metaphor was very vivid, and the comrades laughed.

"So, my suggestion is that, whenever possible, and for the most critical combat needs, professional matters should be left to professional forces, such as gaining air superiority and such mid-range interception. Remember that the core capabilities that equipment can provide are limited. If you take care of one, you will inevitably hurt the other. We are a big country, so we might as well be more generous in this regard and not be petty and stingy. Combat is a matter of life and death, and pursuing perfection is not a bad thing."

The comrades from the Air Equipment Bureau nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, we have learned it. Multi-purpose is good, but it should be limited to non-core needs. For example, the Z-7 is a very good multi-purpose fighter and can effectively reduce costs and scale requirements. But if we want to seize air supremacy, we still have to use professionals!

To give another example, the new Gong-5 is definitely better than the multi-purpose fighter Z-7 in ground attack. Even the comrades in the Air Force will think divergently on their own.

Comrades from the Institute of Guidance and Research are always eager to learn: "How do we strike the right balance? For cost and scale considerations, we will always face the need for multiple uses."

This is a very realistic and useful question.

Gao Zhendong thought for a while and said, "Let's think about it this way. If the core function cannot be affected, then there is no problem with the extension based on this. For example, if the seeker and range technology of the melee missile are improved, and it can take into account long-range combat, then that's fine. But if the melee missile is to be a medium-range missile, then that's not necessary. Or there is another possibility, that is, everything that is extended is essentially to serve the core function, and as for other benefits, they are just incidental."

This statement was a bit confusing, but as the chief model designer of the Research Institute and the top group of people in their respective units, the comrades still understood what he said.

Really learned!
Not only a few core figures, but even the comrades who were listening nearby had such feelings.

Time passed by minute by minute as everyone chatted, and when the last missile hit the target, the comrades all breathed a sigh of relief.

No problem, this bullet is fine! 45 out of 10 hits at 8 km, even if it's hitting balloons, it's top performance.

However, the comrades in the Air Force were still unsatisfied: "I have a suggestion. There is no problem with the acceptance of this missile. I will state it first. But should we also fire at the no-escape zone tomorrow? I can mobilize high-mobility drone targets from other places. Since we have to test it, let's test it thoroughly. It's a rare opportunity, so we can also fully grasp the situation."

Gao Zhendong was surprised: "Now there is a high-mobility unmanned target?"

The comrade from the Air Force smiled and said, "Yes, our old MiG-15s are not up to the task of air combat, and it would be a pity to throw them away, so some comrades modified them into unmanned target drones. With the computer you developed and the mechanical control mechanism, they can perform some high-maneuvering actions, but they can only take off and cannot land. They are disposable. They were just made and are just for use here. Several finished products are now at a military airport outside Beijing. They may not be enough to fire 10 rounds, but firing three or more should be no problem."

When saying this, the comrades in the Air Force felt a little secretly delighted. Oh, we finally encountered something you don’t know about.

Gao Zhendong was very happy when he heard this. As long as there was a technical foundation, the comrades would have endless ideas. Another reason for his happiness was that the first generation of jet aircraft, represented by the MiG-15, began to gradually withdraw from the main combat sequence, which was a good thing.

"Okay, I agree. It's a good opportunity to see how the drone performs." Gao Zhendong said with a smile.

It was already getting dark, and it was obviously impossible to fight anymore. Besides, it would take time to contact and mobilize the unmanned target aircraft, and they still had to prepare. It was obviously impossible to fight today.

The chief engineer of the Defense Work Committee nodded and said, "Well, that's it. Comrades, just rest here for one night. Tomorrow we will watch the target shooting in the no-escape zone. Comrades from the Guidance Research Institute don't have to worry. This result will not affect your final acceptance."

The comrades stayed here overnight without talking.

The next morning, while having breakfast, Gao Zhendong saw a report in the Daily News.

——"For the needs of shipping management in the North Bay, the sovereignty of relevant islands in the North Bay in the southern waters is transferred."

(End of this chapter)