Chapter 951 Remote Acupuncture


    Bringing back a batch of cruise missiles is actually a big or small matter.


    ?Taken down to a small level, even strategic bombers have been obtained, so these kh55s, which are of the same technical level as the Tomahawk, seem to be just additions at best.


    But speaking more broadly...


    There is no small matter involving nuclear weapons.


    After all, Figure 160 is written in black and white on the denuclearization agreement, and no one can find anything wrong with it.


    The missile is, after all, an extraneous matter.


    Even if you say that the kh55 equipped with nuclear warheads and the kh55 equipped with conventional warheads are two different types of equipment, they cannot be distinguished at all from the appearance and the inscriptions on the missile body.


    As for the incredibly complex serial numbering system of the Soviet Union...


    At this moment, I am afraid that even the few Maozi themselves cannot understand clearly what happened after the separation of the family.


    In the end, the fewer people know about it, the better.


    ?Thinking of this, Qiao Chenqing waved to Li Dewen, who was about to leave:


    “Commander Li, wait a moment.”


    "arrive!"


    The latter immediately stopped and turned to face Qiao Chenqing.


    “This magazine…”


    Qiao Chenqing pointed to the top of his head as he spoke:


    “Can it be closed without starting the plane?”


    The huge magazine door can actually block all views from the side. In addition, the entire rotating launcher is buried deep inside the aircraft body, so unless someone comes to their position directly under the aircraft, they cannot see what is going on inside.


    But he still felt that it would be safest to close it quietly.


    “This…”


    ?Li Dewen hesitated for a moment:


    “The range and speed of the several IL-76s transporting ground equipment are not enough. In order to ensure flight safety, they will rest in Russia tonight and are not expected to be delivered until tomorrow afternoon..."


    “Then…”


    Just when Qiao Chenqing was about to say forget it, Li Dewen''s eyes suddenly lit up again:


    “However, there is a crank handle in the cockpit for emergency use. You can manually close the magazine.”


    …”


    Hearing this sentence, several people around him almost all looked at the two hatches that were quite exaggerated in size.


    ? ? The energy saving is ultimately based on the principle of leverage. The energy saved has to be recovered from the number of turns. If you want to close these two things, I''m afraid it will take some effort...


    “Let’s get a few more comrades to come over. It’s safer to close the door.”


    ??Qiao Chenqing slightly lifted the cotton hat on his head and said to Li Dewen:


    "If you work harder these days, I will contact the comrades of the Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation as soon as possible and come over to pick up these rounds. They should be interested."


    Li Dewen immediately saluted and took the order to leave.


    ?Looking at his retreating back, Qiao Chenqing, who was in a good mood, turned around and wanted to pat the open magazine door in excitement.


    As a result, I had already stretched out my hand, and then I realized that I couldn’t reach it...


    Had no choice but to punch the front wheel of the plane.


    ?This set of actions is a bit funny, but with Qiao Chenqing’s identity, it’s really hard for everyone to laugh.


    The situation was a bit awkward for a time.


    “Ahem—”


    ?? Qiao Chenqing also felt that he had lost his dignity just now, so he coughed twice and quickly changed the topic:


    “Speak of it, Comrade Haonan.”


    “I just saw that there are a total of three rounds in the magazine. The Third Aerospace Institute should only need one or two rounds at most. Take a look at your aviation industry system. Is there any demand for them?”


    Although the aviation power and aviation industry have completed group restructuring for several years, the older generation like Qiao Chenqing are still accustomed to the past names, and it is difficult to change them for a while.


    ? And in fact, since the two parties do not directly compete at the business level, and even mainly cooperate, the relationship is indeed much closer than other pairs of old enemies.


    “The value of these kh55 rounds is mainly reflected in the overall structure and ballistic control system. As for the aerodynamics and structure... they can only be regarded as quite satisfactory. For our aviation department... there is nothing worthy of reference."


    Chang Haonan replied as he followed Qiao Chenqing towards the No. 3 and No. 4 sheds:


    “Only the small turbofan engine is a bright spot, but our current problem is not that we don’t have this technology, but that we are short of funds and manpower, so even if we dismantle one or two samples, it won’t have much effect.”


    "but…"


    ?Originally, he wanted to tell the other party something he had been thinking about for a long time but never had the chance to do.


    ??As soon as he said a transitional conjunction, he was interrupted by Qiao Chenqing who suddenly stopped:


    “Small turbofan…do you have a ready-made model on hand?”


    Chang Haonan quickly shook his head:


    “Having technology and having models are two different things. Currently, the turbofan 10 is in the critical stage of production and finalization. The results of the previous training through this project are still settling. It is not suitable to spread the stall too widely in a short period of time.”


    “Therefore, in recent years, the group still plans to focus on key models and train the team’s capabilities.”


    Hearing this answer, Qiao Chenqing''s face showed a little regret:


    “That’s a pity.”


    ?Chang Haonan didn''t say anything, but looked at the other party curiously.


    Qiao Chenqing paused for a moment, then started walking again:


    “At the end of last month, we held a seminar on precision-guided weapons involving the entire military based on the use of weapons and ammunition by the US military in Aiwuhan.”


    "At that time, comrades from the Third Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry told us that in order to ensure the Donghai 10 long-range cruise missile was put into service on schedule, they planned to install the same turbojet engine as the KD63 on it, but the range would be shortened from the original plan of 2,500 kilometers to 1,500 kilometers. "Of course, this should actually be a major concern for the Navy and the Second Artillery. I just heard you mention the small turbofan on the kh55 and suddenly thought of it..."


    ?Chang Haonan had a look of understanding on his face.


    The so-called Donghai 10 is actually the later Changjian 10.


    It’s just that China does not yet have the technology to allow cruise missiles to accurately strike ground targets, so it plans to use the same missile body to roll out a long-range anti-ship missile to deter the aircraft carrier battle group outside the combat radius of the carrier-based aircraft.


    However, it was quickly discovered that the target of anti-ship missiles is moving warships, and it takes almost an hour for subsonic missiles to fly more than 1,000 kilometers. The problems involving target search and relay guidance cannot be solved either. .


    So it was settled.


    “Mr. Qiao, in fact, the small turbofan or turbojet engine used in cruise missiles is one-time use, so the technical difficulty is not really high. The Aerospace Science and Industry Company should also have a certain technical foundation.”


    Chang Haonan thought for a moment and said:


    “If there is really a need for this, then let them take the lead and we will assist. It won’t take long to modify a turbofan based on the old turbojet.”


    "But to be honest, based on our country''s actual needs, there may not be a qualitative difference between a 1,500-kilometer range and a 2,500-kilometer range. The key technology for cruise missiles, especially land-attack cruise missiles, is mid-course route planning and terminal target screening. and identification.”


    "oh?"


    Listening to what Chang Haonan said so clearly, Qiao Chenqing also became interested:


    “Does your aviation power group also conduct research on these?”


    “Well…strictly speaking, it’s not our group that conducts research.”


    Chang Haonan raised his hand and gently touched his chin:


    “It’s me doing some research.”


    …”


    …”


    The surrounding air seemed to be quiet for a moment.


    Seeing no one responded, Chang Haonan had no choice but to continue explaining:


    “When I was doing theoretical derivation before, I accidentally developed a series of algorithms that can be used for classifying and processing image data. I am currently trying to use this as a basis and combine it with some other technologies to complete image segmentation and contour tracking.”


    “If the technology is tested and there are no problems, it should be able to be used as an effective terminal guidance method, which is equivalent to allowing missiles to automatically identify and track targets through images like human eyes.”


    “Combining terrain matching tracking and satellite guidance can improve the final accuracy of the weapon...well...by an order of magnitude."


    ?This time, it’s not just Qiao Chenqing.


    Other people around him also pricked up their ears.


    ? It is now the beginning of the 21st century, and a full 10 years have passed since Operation Desert Storm.


    The myth of precision-guided weapons has been disenchanted, at least within the military.


    ?Due to the inherent shortcomings of satellites in altitude measurement, the accuracy of missiles guided solely by GPS or similar means can only be considered unsatisfactory.


    At present, it can probably reach 20-30 meters.


    The worse ones may be up to 50 meters.


    And it’s also susceptible to interference—


    Especially this point, due to someone''s reasons, has now taken root in almost everyone''s mind.


    In short, if you want to achieve more refined operations, you need laser guidance or TV guidance.


    But the former requires something to continuously illuminate the target, and is very significantly affected by weather.


    The latter is subject to the full human loop, and the limit distance of effective control is only two to three hundred kilometers.


    So "remote acupuncture" is actually not as magical as imagined or promoted by Americans.


    It’s very difficult.


    However, Chang Haonan’s words just now attracted everyone’s attention again——


    What if missiles could identify targets on their own like humans?


    ??Isn’t that equivalent to lifting the control distance limit of TV guidance?


    Improve the accuracy by one order of magnitude, that is 2-3 meters.


    In other words, if you are one thousand kilometers away, two thousand kilometers away or even further away, you don’t need to risk any laser irradiation. As long as you have a rough coordinate data and the outline of the target, you can send the missile to the target.


    It may be a bit exaggerated to say that it is accurate to a window.


    But accurate to a floor, or a car...


    It doesn''t seem entirely impossible.


    “Is there still such technology?”


    Among the crowd, I don’t know who asked first.


    “Hmm…Theoretically, it certainly is possible.”


    Chang Haonan replied firmly:


    “However, a binary computer cannot completely imitate the operation of the human brain... Of course, in fact, we do not fully understand the operation logic of the human brain..."


    “In short, the current research focus is still on processing static images, that is, photos. It may take a long time to recognize dynamic images, especially dynamic images with complex angles...”


    I don’t know if it was an illusion, but when Chang Haonan said this, he seemed to hear someone letting out a sigh of relief...


    (End of this chapter)