Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1179 Self-reflection (4k first, 5k left)

As a traditional hot spot in the world, it has calmed down a bit after the war ten years ago, but in recent years, relevant countries have begun to increase their actions in this region. For example, Russia insisted on dragging us into slapping it in the face, and after that, China also gave Russia a sneak attack in their disputed area.

So with these events, this area has once again become the hottest spot.

When we broke the news in newspapers, on the radio, and even on television, world public opinion was once again in an uproar.

After all, in the more than ten years since S2, countries around the world have become accustomed to the Citigroup's constant "win, win, win". In this regard, even the Russians at the other end of the world have suffered a lot at the hands of the Citigroup, such as the kitchen debate and the Pirate Bay Cigar Country missile crisis.

If we have to say that the Americans suffered a loss, it was at the hands of this Eastern country. Although the technology and national strength between the two countries seem to be completely disproportionate, the Americans have been beaten up many times.

In fact, leaving aside the fact that the Citigroups deserved what they got, even if we only counted the actual losses, the Citigroups have hardly ever gained any advantage over us militarily. For example, our Z-6 never suffered any losses in its service career, but its combat results were even more abundant than those of Gao Zhendong's Tenth Master in his previous life, and many of these results were reaped by the Citigroups, such as the F-6 Phantom, which is theoretically one generation more advanced than the Z-4.

Of course, inhumane things like using stealth bombers to bomb diplomatic institutions cannot be counted.

So in the 21st century, it is very interesting to watch the behavior of the Americans. If there is a conflict between us and other small countries, the Americans are the ones who jump the most, and they talk about international law and this and that rule. But if we confront them seriously, they are often the most rational, praising the professionalism of both sides, etc. Anyway, they are not in a hurry to jump.

It’s just that people nowadays don’t know that the sufferings of the Americans are still to come. They just think that there is finally another country that can confront Americans on a daily basis and not lose out.

This is actually a very subtle feeling that cannot be expressed clearly or quantified, but it can in fact give confidence to countries that are committed to this.

This is like the flood war decades later. As long as we fight hard, other countries will dare to sit back and wait. Even if they just wait and see, it is a statement. In fact, it was a very uncomfortable thing for the Citigroup companies at that time.

At present, there are many people who at least hope to see the Citigroup laugh at their mistakes. Beijiaozhi even feels like they have survived a disaster in this matter. They know very well that even if they deploy radars here themselves, it will not have such a good effect, because the Citigroup really dares to bomb them directly.

Not to mention the photos, texts, and broadcasts, people looked at the photos we took from the Be-6 of the Citigroup submarine fleeing in a panic at sea, as well as the scene of a string of 10 SEALs lined up with their hands raised being escorted. Some applauded, while others gloated.

This doesn't even necessarily mean their enemies; their allies would also have this sentiment, the most typical example being their sympathetic father and son John Bull. Although they were on the same side, John Bull had not forgotten the grudge of the Citibank and the Russians colluding to jointly dismantle the colonial system.

As for the Gauls, it was even more so. The Gallic man watched the TV screen and even felt a sense of "fortunately he left early."

For the countries around us, this incident once again fully demonstrates to them one thing, that is, the Citigroups really cannot do anything here, either openly or covertly.

After all, even the submarines were discovered. This thing seems simple, but in fact it is impossible for most countries to do it.

In fact, the submarine was betrayed by their own people, but others didn't know it.

The Russians were also very happy watching all this. This is what they call "the top student in my class is very good, and that means the whole class is proud of him."

However, amidst all the praise from the outside world, we knew clearly about some things within our own minds. We did not feel complacent at all. Instead, we fell into deep anxiety.

In fact, one thing that many people don’t realize is that those top students in the class who cry out “I failed” or “I did badly on the test” every day may not be pretending, but they really discovered their own shortcomings from that test or that result, even if it seems very good or even full marks to outsiders.

For a top student, getting full marks is not important; discovering one's own shortcomings is important. After all, there are many questions with multiple solutions, and the solution that the top student uses to get full marks is, in his opinion, not perfect or based on luck.

How could I bear that?

Our naval and air force comrades are now in such a situation.

"...Comrades, you have done a great job this time. You have effectively struck a blow to the arrogance of the Citigroups and thwarted their conspiracy. They are now slowly realizing that we are not so easy to bully at sea." The chief laughed in his office and was in a good mood.

"Commander, we still think that this incident reflects many of our problems. It was actually a bit of luck that forced the Citigroup's submarine out." The navy comrade who reported to him reported truthfully.

"How big of a problem can it be? Even if it's luck, it's part of ability. If you don't have this ability, you can't even catch luck. If there is a problem, just develop and improve it, but don't fall into a vicious circle of self-denial."

The chief is strict with himself, but not harsh with others.

"Yes, Commander, we will find a way to pay attention to anti-submarine warfare when we return. Before that, we thought that the main combat direction was landing operations, and the submarine force of the combat target was almost zero, so we didn't put much effort in this regard. Now it seems that it is still not working, and we have to make up for it. After all, the Citibank people definitely don't want us to successfully complete our goals. When considering hostile forces, we still have to take them into consideration. We have already made it clear that they have launched many harassments against us through special means such as submarines, in cooperation with the rogues."

The naval comrades concluded that since the trade fair operation planned by the enemy last year, they have done several bad things. Among the existing anti-submarine forces, only some large warships and a very small number of guided missile boats have sonars. Even if we put aside the actual effectiveness of these sonars, we are now facing two main problems.

First, there are too few of them, and second, they lack maneuverability. Ships are not as good as airplanes after all. But airplanes lack the means to directly detect submarines underwater from the air. They can only detect submarines floating or in periscope or snorkel status through visual or radar, which severely limits the anti-submarine capability of airplanes.

Another chief smiled and said, "You don't have to blame yourselves. We also know that before, we were mainly poor and did not have so many resources to develop anti-submarine forces. But now it's different. We still have a lot of spare money, so there is no problem in supporting this thing." "Well, we have listened to the opinions of Comrade Gao Zhendong of the Defense Committee on the design of the latest destroyer. We will put anti-submarine helicopters on it. There will be dipping sonars on it, and the maneuverability and detection capabilities will be guaranteed to a certain extent. But on the one hand, it is still too early to be formed into the army, and on the other hand, the maneuverability and control range of the anti-submarine helicopters still rely on ships, which are still somewhat limited." The comrade from the navy reported.

Dipping sonar is a sonar equipment commonly used by anti-submarine helicopters. It takes advantage of the helicopter's hovering capability, but it cannot be used on anti-submarine patrol aircraft.

"Comrade Gao Zhendong? Haha, he's here again. Do you have any other ideas?"

At this point, the comrades of the Navy remembered a report from the comrades of the Naval Equipment Bureau: "Yes! Comrade Gao Zhendong once proposed several types of submarine search equipment for large anti-submarine patrol aircraft. According to the comrades' report, his idea is very feasible in principle, but we lacked funds and demand at the time, so there was no way to further promote this matter. Now it seems that it is time."

"Hahaha, this Gao Zhendong is like Sun Wukong. A single hair of his can turn into millions of incarnations. He can be seen everywhere. Well, since his idea has a future, you should give it a try. We allow mistakes and detours. Even if you don't do it well for the time being, it's not a waste. It's called tuition."

The leader, who admired Monkey Brother's spiritual core very much, gave Gao Zhendong another nickname.

Just when everyone in the navy was happy, the chief suddenly said something irrelevant: "Hey, that's not right, isn't Comrade Gao Zhendong from the 17th Ministry of Machinery? When did he go to the Defense Work Committee?"

The navy comrade blushed: "Anyway, he is always involved in the work of the Defense Working Committee, and always appears in the capacity of the Defense Working Committee. It's all the same, all the same..."
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Gao Zhendong didn't know that he had been given the new nickname "Sun Wukong". If he knew, he would be very happy. After all, which man hasn't dreamed of "the golden monkey wielding a heavy stick"?

Uh... forget about Bimawen.

At this time, the newly appointed Gao Houzi was at the Defense Work Committee. No wonder the Navy leader said that when reporting to the chief. Judging from the time alone, he has indeed spent the most time on the Defense Work Committee recently.

You don't have to use your brain to guess what's going on. It's an anti-submarine matter.

At this time, the leader of the navy was speaking. This matter was of great significance, but the words of the Navy Equipment Bureau seemed a little lacking.

"...Comrades, this time, our infiltration of Citibank was a great success, a complete victory, but it also revealed some of our shortcomings. We are still somewhat powerless against underwater submarines. One is that we cannot detect them, and the other is that our means of attack are limited. Depth charges are still a bit too dependent on luck."

At this point, the Navy leader waved his hand with great pride and said, "So this time we invited everyone here to properly resolve this matter."

This action is just short of writing the words "I have money" on our face. Even though we may not have much money in reality, at least we don't have Commissioner Smith or the like. The same penny can do very different things.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled upon hearing this and said, "I think you don't have to worry too much about the second problem. To some extent, it has been solved. We just need time to digest our gains."

The navy comrades were delighted when they heard this: "Ah? What new things have you come up with?"

He knew that our technology has developed rapidly in recent years, and the Defense Work Committee can come up with new things from time to time.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled and shook his head: "It's not ours, but it's almost the same. We used our technology to exchange some things with the Gauls. One of them was the Gauls' L4 acoustic self-guided anti-submarine torpedo, which was strongly advocated by Comrade Gao Zhendong at the time."

Acoustic homing anti-submarine torpedo? This is really a pie in the sky. I didn't expect that our comrades would be ahead of us! The leaders of the navy were overjoyed. No matter where it came from, it was ours when it came to us.

Didn’t you hear the Defense Work Committee say “digestion”? We’re just buying some to use, which is definitely not our ultimate goal. The Navy is very clear about the working style of these guys in the Defense Work Committee.

"That's great. Our Be-6 anti-submarine patrol aircraft are waiting for your acoustic homing anti-submarine torpedoes."

"Don't worry, we are not buying finished products, but exchanging technology with the Gauls. What we get is mature technology, which can be digested and absorbed quickly. Even if there are some problems with the parts temporarily, we can solve them in advance by importing them. In short, it won't delay your use."

There is no way buying finished products can compare to the pleasure of working with technology.

The technology of the L4 acoustic-guided anti-submarine torpedo is very important. Using it on patrol aircraft is one thing. According to Comrade Gao Zhendong's idea, it is to be used on ships as an anti-submarine torpedo. It is also the warhead of anti-submarine missiles. After it is digested and absorbed, the acoustic-guided technology can also provide acoustic-guided technology for anti-submarine torpedoes and anti-ship torpedoes used by submarines.

"That's great. Once you digest and absorb it, our torpedoes will dominate the world with acoustic guidance." The comrades in the navy are very happy about this matter. Although ship-borne anti-ship torpedoes have completely lost their necessity, ship-borne anti-submarine torpedoes and submarine torpedoes still have great potential. The acoustic guidance technology, which is currently the most advanced torpedo guidance technology, is really a timely help for us.

No, it wasn’t a gift. We exchanged it for it.

Originally, we even had trouble developing a 450mm rocket-assisted straight-flight anti-ship torpedo. By the time the old Gong-5 could barely be used, it was too late because airborne anti-ship weapons were already dominated by missiles and guided bombs.

But his words were immediately denied.

"No, sir, let me say something off topic that has nothing to do with the topic of today's meeting. Torpedoes are not dominated by acoustic guided torpedoes. We should have more diverse guided torpedoes, and even direct-flying torpedoes do not have to be completely eliminated."

(End of this chapter)