Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1271 They'll sell anything! (4k, 8k more to come)

This is true, but hearing it under these circumstances is by no means pleasant for them.

However, considering that in the previous session, people said, "The K-13M uses the technology of our missiles," it doesn't seem so sad anymore.

Indeed, happiness is relative, and the value of relativity in psychology will never fade.

Regardless of their true intentions, it was clear that foreign military attachés wouldn't consider their feelings or thoughts, but rather followed their most primal instincts. This differed from the situation decades later when the United States enjoyed a brief period of dominance for over 20 years, when arms purchases were more politically motivated and aimed at paying protection money.

These days, when people buy weapons, they're really preparing for war. Unless they're given away for free or there's no other way to buy them, most countries buy weapons because they want to be able to use them effectively.

After all, it has been less than 20 years since Season 2, and the lessons of the past are still fresh in our minds. Moreover, in these 20 years, wars around the world have basically never stopped. However, only two wars have had a huge impact, while the rest were basically bad wars, including the ongoing war between Vietnam and China.

As for who made the impact, everyone present knew perfectly well.

Looking at the people surrounding the Raiden-1, the people of the White Bear felt a little bitter. In the end, military equipment still depends on battle results.

What they didn't expect was that decades later, they would suffer a great loss because of their "achievements." False claims are ultimately just false claims; no matter how long they are boasted about, they cannot be converted into real combat power.

As they continued onward, they discovered that things were far more complicated than they had imagined; the Southern comrade seemed to have gone mad.

"They actually put anti-aircraft missiles with a range of 30 kilometers on the shelves!!! I want to protest to them!!" A military attaché from the White Bear Army exclaimed sharply as he looked at the large "дальность:30KM" on an exhibition poster in front of him. Of course, other countries might see a different line, "Range:30km," but both mean the same thing. Our comrade in charge of making the poster may not have much artistic skill to improve, but his professionalism and thoughtfulness are extremely commendable.

“Calm down, Comrade, we have no reason to protest,” the others advised.

"A 30km anti-aircraft missile can only mean one thing: they've put our S-75 anti-aircraft missile copy on the shelf!!" He absolutely didn't believe we could have any other possibility.

“Hmm… my comrade, the situation may be more serious than you think,” said a member of the polar bear delegation who had already looked around the booth.

He didn't just see the things on the display stand; unlike the others, he knew more information at a higher level. After all, this missile, which didn't even have an official name within our system for a long time and was only given the designation "Jingqi-3" for the purpose of participating in the exhibition, was not well known to the White Bear side.

This naming was also Gao Zhendong's suggestion. Marking it with their own serial number system would make it much easier and more reassuring for others to buy it. As a product used by the five philanthropists, brand new for personal use, it's quite attractive in the military equipment market.

Is it even more serious? People looked closely at the booth. When an experienced military attaché defines something as "serious," it's worth investigating.

On the display stand named "Jingqi-3," there was an actual anti-aircraft missile and a complete set of combat unit models. Besides that, there was some information. When the people from Baixiong (Belarus) clearly saw the appearance of the anti-aircraft missile, they immediately understood what he meant by "serious."

This missile is completely different from the S-75! Compared to the S-75's exaggerated length and enormous size, this missile is only 4.5 meters long! It has no booster!

Despite its remarkably small size, it achieves a range of 30 kilometers and a firing altitude of 25 kilometers! Clearly, this firing altitude was specifically optimized.

This plunged the entire White Bear delegation into a sense of unreality and illusion. Could it be that the Southern comrades discovered some mysterious technology from the universe in space when they launched the satellite?

Aliens were also a very popular science fiction theme and trendy topic starting in the 60s.

It's worth noting that the Polar Bear's own S-125, the SAM-3 that shot down the F-117A, has a missile length of 5.89 meters and a range of only 16 kilometers.

Not only the polar bear itself, but every country that came here expressed extreme shock at the size, range, and altitude of this missile!

Individual parameters here may seem to be at a mainstream level, but when combined, they become top-tier.

The key point is that, like the Raiden-1, this missile also has a verifiable combat record. Although its combat record is not as brilliant, its status as a combat-tested missile makes up for this.

It was a Citibank F-105, and next to the missile, on a display board, were clear photos of a bunch of F-105 wreckage.

Seeing this, the members of the White Bear delegation were even somewhat relieved that it was the Citizens who were ultimately injured, so it was alright.

To everyone else, this incredibly simple missile exudes an ultimate sense of technological beauty, especially to the Gauls, who are known for their somewhat obsessive appreciation of beauty.

However, they don't need to focus on the missile here; they're doing it separately.

Even the "Ten-X" shaped missile wing, which Gao Zhendong and all his comrades despised, was considered by people to be the crystallization of technology and the source of its power.

You have achievements, so you are right.

The criteria for judgment are that simple.

For each delegation, the surprises didn't stop there.

"This missile is a triple-mounted tracked mobile missile!" The people from the White Bear could guess a little, but people from other countries were pleasantly surprised when they saw the missile launcher model.

For most countries here, the S-75 of the White Bear is not mobile at all, and the S-125 is currently stationary; mobile launch would be a matter of modification.

In this day and age, everyone is well aware of what a 30-kilometer medium-range air defense missile system capable of mobile deployment means. It dramatically enhances the air defense capabilities of strike forces or mobile units. Even for countries that already possess S-75 and S-125 missiles, acquiring one or two such systems would be a worthwhile investment.

"The triple launch tube ensures the reliability of the missile." Many people have long criticized the open-air S-75 and S-125 missiles, but those two missiles are too big to fit into the launch tubes.

What they didn't know was that this folding fin launcher wasn't something our research institute insisted on. If possible, they'd much rather just use a launch pad. After all, this was just a transitional device, which is why the missile was put on the shelf. But there was no other way. The problems left by the "Ten-X" fin design meant that without this method, the launch pad would be extremely complex, making it difficult to mount the missile on a ship during the transition period. Even mounting it on a tracked chassis would be a hassle.

Forced to put on a show by the pit he himself dug, the colleagues at the Guidance Research Institute were left both amused and exasperated.

Regardless of their mindset, the visitors all had one feeling—advanced! Too advanced! The Matthew effect—the winner-takes-all principle—was manifested in the military with unparalleled coldness and directness.

"Yes, the radar is similar to that of the S-75, which is compatible with our existing training system, saving a lot on personnel costs and enabling us to quickly achieve combat readiness."

It's impossible to make a pulsed PD; it's impossible to sell pulsed PDs for the next ten years. Plate-mounted or slotted PDs are also not an option. The only way to get approval for export is to utilize the existing S-75 radar system.

However, we did not completely adopt the S-75's radar. We modified the radar's back end with a digital signal processor. Although the front end is still the same, it is significantly different from the S-75's radar in terms of functionality and performance.

This is what Gao Zhendong once suggested: digital signal processing boards should not be exported, especially not to Polar Bear, but digital signal processors themselves are not a problem. Gao Zhendong expressed full respect for Polar Bear's mathematical and integration capabilities.

Looking at the radar parameter table that resembled the S-75 radar but with significantly different parameters and functions, as well as several anti-jamming functions that were not originally included in the function table, even Bai Xiong felt a bitter taste in his mouth, but also had the urge to get a set of it.

"This tracked chassis looks a bit like our PT-76 amphibious tank, I protest!!!" It's that same "protester" again.

However, he had a keen eye. Although the chassis looked very different from the PT-76 chassis, it was indeed a general-purpose chassis modified from the PT-76 amphibious chassis, based on Gao Zhendong's suggestion. People familiar with this chassis could tell the difference by counting the wheels and measuring the wheel track.

"You can't do anything, so don't bother with these meaningless things." Compared to main battle equipment, chassis and firearms are not highly valued these days, and are not considered important by the unspoken rules. Moreover, the shape of the chassis can change quite a bit.

The booth was already surrounded by military attachés from various countries seeking information. This air defense system was simply too eye-catching; any respectable nation would find it hard to resist. Even if they didn't buy it, understanding the current state of development of the world's most advanced air defense missiles would be invaluable for intelligence purposes.

As for countries like the Pharaoh's Kingdom and Brazil, the enthusiasm was extremely high. After all, while others might buy this for self-defense, for them, it meant they were truly ready to take up arms. Even though Brazil's air force had a distinguished combat record and a considerable psychological advantage over the Zoroastrian air force, it didn't stop them from showing great interest in this air defense system.

As for the Pharaohs, needless to say, despite their vast territory, they don't actually need many of these systems to achieve excellent results against targets that truly require defense.

To illustrate the significance of this system to them, consider this analogy: it was developed ahead of the SAM-6, and its range and altitude are both better than the SAM-6.

Only two companies didn't join the fun: Gaul and White Bear.

It's not because they have better ones; the former is because they had already reached an agreement on the technology needed for this missile, while the latter is simply because they couldn't bring themselves to do it.

These days, apart from a few cutting-edge fields like aerospace and nuclear energy, medium- and long-range, medium- and high-altitude air defense can almost be considered the crown jewel of the military industry. If the White Bear can still have a sense of superiority in fields like anti-tank missiles and portable air defense missiles, they absolutely cannot lower themselves in this field.

The polar bear's old habit is something it won't change now, and it won't be able to change in the future either.

"It seems that the development speed of the Southern comrades far exceeds the world's imagination."

"Yes, but this is very strange. This trajectory of development is somewhat beyond the realm of common sense and is almost impossible to happen."

"Comrades in the South are wise, resilient, have a cultural heritage, are hardworking and able to endure hardship, and have a group of heroes who are willing to sacrifice and a large number of ordinary people who work diligently."

"I know, but it's still too fast, too fast..."

Looking at everything in this special exhibition area, and the array of various weapons such as armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, all the polar bears and Gauls felt a little unreal.

A military attaché from the White Bear Army looked ahead and spoke with a hint of seriousness: "You are focused on these weapons that can cause direct casualties, but what I see is another weapon that can't even kill a single person. The appearance of this weapon shows that the Southern comrades have a systematic idea and action regarding the use of armored forces. They really dare to sell anything!"

"Which one?" The delegation members knew that this Comrade General might be relatively weak in equipment technology, but he was very knowledgeable in the use of armored forces.

“Here…” the military officer pointed to a piece of equipment in front of him.

There weren't many people around this piece of equipment. Let alone in the 60s, even in the 21st century, the average military enthusiast would find this thing not exciting enough. But those in the know understand what it represents.

This is an armored command vehicle, and the information on the display board is even more shocking.

— "Second-generation armored command vehicle".

This thing is already in its second generation!

This is an armored command vehicle developed using a universal tracked chassis. Compared to the first generation, which was modified from an armored personnel carrier, this second-generation command vehicle has made significant progress in the two core basic parameters of space and electrical power. With these two foundations, the second-generation vehicle has naturally achieved a great improvement in functionality and performance compared to the first generation.

It seems the troops are both satisfied and dissatisfied with the first-generation command vehicle.

I am very satisfied. This equipment can indeed effectively improve the efficiency of combat command and greatly help in the formation of high-quality combat capabilities.

As for dissatisfaction, there's no need to explain further; it's a case of wanting both and wanting more.

At this moment, the value of the universal tracked chassis that Gao Zhendong had proposed long ago increased once again. This thing can be used for almost all mechanized tracked equipment, except for tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers that are the main combat vehicles on the front line. Everything else can be used! It can be used right away, which greatly saves the comrades' time.

(End of this chapter)