Technology invades the modern world

Chapter 47: Self-reliance and Self-improvement
Dean Qian is not having an easy time.

To be more precise, it's very sad.

At this point in time, he really needs to achieve results to prove himself.

First of all, the Fifth Academy led by President Qian has an independent budget and does not compete with other projects for the national defense budget.

Secondly, in the past three years, he has transferred a total of 1500 core R&D personnel to the Qinghai base, away from the local front line.

Finally, it was clearly stated in the boss's instructions that expenditures on atomic bombs, missiles, etc. must be listed as separate special items to ensure that they account for more than 15% of the total military expenditure.

Everyone can see the results of the atomic bomb, and China does need it, but what about missiles? What is the difference between the missiles you developed and those developed by others?
In a letter to the leaders, President Qian said: If the proportion of missile development funds is less than 15%, the window for international catching up will be lost.

Finally, from the perspective of actual national support, including supporting industrial investment, the proportion of missiles alone in military expenditure does exceed 15%.

It can be said that China has definitely not treated President Qian or the Fifth Academy unfairly in terms of its investment in scientific research.

You have received such great support, so you have to show results.

In the past, doubts have been raised from all sides, asking why we don’t engage in mass scientific research and why we let you guys do scientific research alone.

These doubts are a huge pressure that directly weighs on Dean Qian.

Doubts are one thing, but greater pressure comes from America, whose Matador missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers have been deployed opposite Fujian Province.

Faced with such a situation, President Qian has been holding back his anger. If he doesn't come up with something, it doesn't matter if he himself is ruined, but if the entire missile research and development line is ruined, then everything will be over.

In the past, he had always been dissatisfied with the Soviet Union because the P-2 missile-related technology transferred by the Soviet Union was a castrated version.

Seeing Pokrovsky's face suddenly change, Dean Qian felt extremely happy.

He had known for a long time that the Russians were not human beings. When he saw the missile technology drawings transferred by the other party, it only proved once again that the Russians were not human beings.

"Pokrovsky, the range of the P-2 you transferred to us is only 270 kilometers, but we Chinese can still increase it to 600 kilometers on our own.

You can't even achieve 500-meter accuracy, but we Chinese can show you how!"

After finishing speaking, Dean Qian was overwhelmed with emotion. The accuracy of 500 meters meant a lot. For China, there was at least a method that could directly threaten the opposite Fujian Province in a real sense.

With an accuracy of 500 meters, a range of 590 kilometers and a bullet speed of 2km/s, all the cities west of the Central Mountain Range can be covered by the Truth Cannon.

It can greatly alleviate the security issues in the coastal areas.

"Qian, I believe that with your ability, it is entirely possible to achieve a range of 600 kilometers. We all know that although it is difficult, it is not impossible.

Whether it is purifying the oxidizer or increasing the fuel density, there are many ways to improve the range by modifying the engine to a certain extent.

But improving accuracy, especially raising it from the previous kilometer level to the meter level, is a completely different matter.

You must have had a technological breakthrough to be able to do this.

According to the technical agreement we signed in 57, this technology must be shared with us." Pokrovsky's tone gradually became tougher. "Indeed, you must have discovered a new inertial guidance method to achieve such a leap in accuracy." He seemed to confirm his statement.

Dean Qian shook his head and said, "Sorry, the technical agreement no longer exists. Have you forgotten?

You have torn up the technical agreement.

Furthermore, there were problems with the technical agreement from the outset, but we Chinese were generous enough not to argue with you.”

The technical agreement signed by the two sides in 57 stipulated the transfer of R-2 missile technology, but in the end they gave us a castrated version called P-2.

The R-2 has a range of 550 kilometers, and the castrated version of the P-2 has a theoretical range of only 270 kilometers.

If the Russians were not so cruel and the things they gave them were not really useful, they would not have received the drawings in 57 and not tested the missile until 60.

The Fifth Academy, led by Mr. Qian, has carried out a comprehensive upgrade of the P-2 in the past three years, including improving the fuel, redesigning the engine, adjusting the structural materials, and improving the tail fairing.

Even without the Monte Carlo method and variational optimization that Lin Ran brought back, Dean Qian and his team would have optimized the P-2's trajectory.

So from the very beginning, the Russians had no good intentions, and what they gave was the castration version of castration.

"Military Industrial Commission Acceptance No. KT-0124/1960
Sender: ****
日期：1960年7月31日 4:30莫斯科时间

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Urgent Report: Abnormal Development of China's Missile Technology and Recommendations
Confirmation of key facts
根据第7观测站（张家口）雷达数据和冰城实验记录解析（详见证件KT-0124-1至KT-0124-5），华国于1960年7月30日进行的1059工程第四次全弹试射中：

射程：591公里（超过我方移交R-2原始技术档案理论极限值的219%）圆概率误差（CEP）：483米（苏方规范要求为1.8公里）突防速度：2.2马赫
Technical traceability anomalies

The fuel system has been confirmed to use a modified ethanol-liquid oxygen combination, with its thermodynamic efficiency exceeding the design drawings by 21%; the turbopump device has a patented three-chamber parallel structure; the guidance gyroscope drift rate has been reduced to 0.08°/h, and the inertial guidance algorithm has surpassed our Globus-3 core algorithm, which has never been published.

risk assessment
(1) China has mastered the capability to launch direct missile strikes against the Far East (Khabarovsk/Vladivostok);
(2) Neutral countries may reach a deal with China. If China sells missile technology, we will lose strategic leverage in some areas;

(3) If China were to export the improved technology, it would cause the entire Warsaw Pact technology system to lose control.

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The ice city in July was not cold at all, but Pokrovsky felt a little chill. The shock given to him by his Chinese colleagues made him feel uneasy.

After finishing the fax, he sat in front of the KROT fax machine, watching the message trickle back to Moscow. Inwardly, he sighed, "My Chinese colleagues are really capable of doing this."

The Russians have transferred a lot of technology to other countries, and only China insists on making something different based on the technology they transferred.

Take Sri Lanka as an example. The MiG-60 production line was transferred in the late 21s and has remained the same as it was when it was transferred until 2019. Fifty years have passed. It has not changed at all.

Even though more than 400 aircraft crashed during this period due to insufficient engine thrust and avionics coupling failures, which was more than the number of aircraft that could complete a full service cycle, they never succeeded in making improvements.

"It would be great if China could be like other countries and not cause trouble." Pokrovsky thought.

(End of this chapter)