Chapter 1377 Commissioner Lord''s artificial lake


    The silence lasted for several minutes.


    Finally, Captain Kenton stood up and switched the map on the big screen to the southeast coastal area.


    Lord pointed his finger at the mountains that run north and south and stretched for more than 300 kilometers, and the screen next to it was followed by a simulated structure of underground fortifications.


    "Reinforced concrete layer, seismic buffer zone, detour tunnel network..."


    He took a look one by one:


    "Although these permanent fortifications are not as deep as those of the Cheyenne Mountain, they are also hidden under the granite layer. The conventional ground-based warhead cannot even break the surface."


    If you want to talk about the experience in the research and development and use of ground drilling weapons, no one can surpass the US Air Force.


    Although the Aerospace Command itself is not equipped with any ground drilling weapons, it needs to consider defending against similar threats.


    As early as the Cold War, they conducted simulation calculations and even actual tests on various typical underground fortifications, and accumulated a large amount of engineering data.


    "Unless they can accurately find weaknesses like entrances and exits or ventilation systems..."


    Kenton added that several green areas were marked on the map at the same time:


    "The thickness of the concrete layer at these locations is within 20 meters. Even if the ground-boring warhead cannot penetrate directly into the protective layer and detonate, it can cause structural damage to it through the invasion-explosion principle."


    But Lord shook his head:


    "Not to mention the source of intelligence, from the technical perspective, most of these parts are facing east, and ballistic missiles launched from the northwest are difficult to hit directly, while airdropping ground-based bombs require large bombers or even transport aircraft, and the probability of penetration It''s not high either... The China Air Force has limited strategic equipment and is unlikely to release it to undertake such super-high-risk tasks."


    In fact, his purpose is exactly the same as before, and it is still to exaggerate the threat that China may pose in the future, but it cannot exceed the psychological endurance of the two hospitals.


    This is a relatively subtle boundary, and the general himself is also a master who plays with people''s hearts.


    Therefore, he occasionally denies the conclusion he wants on the surface, waits for his subordinates to actively provide arguments for refutation, and finally reluctantly be "persuaded" to show the qualities of "objective neutrality" and "listening to both sides".


    Just like now.


    Sure enough, when he heard this, Raymond, who had not spoken for a while, suddenly remembered something:


    "The National Intelligence Agency has shared a report with us before... They speculated through some of the key information they heard that China may be developing ballistic missiles with last-stage maneuvering orbital change technology."


    He quickly tapped the keyboard and quickly found what he wanted:


    "Combined with the recent test launches, the same missile model has a very different range. Perhaps the other party is preparing to hit the target on the reverse **** through the end maneuvering change, and assuming that multiple drilling warheads can be used to achieve the goal from the ground. The protective layer is penetrated at the same angle one after another, then after the 2nd-3rd time..."


    In fact, the analysis conclusions of Raymond''s by chance are quite close to the truth.


    However, the severity of the situation is still greatly underestimated—


    Although it is not specially designed, the Black Bird does have certain ballistic planning capabilities. It can first cross over the target and then tilt down from the opposite direction to hit a specific weakness.


    Lord was very satisfied with this, but on the surface he still looked frowning. He glanced at the other party and continued to talk as he followed the conversation:


    "Can you detonate inside and then turn the fortification into a pressure cooker?"


    Raymond nodded.


    It is their unique skill to use multiple drilling bullets to repeatedly hit the same or approximate position by destroying the geological structures in the entire range to destroy underground targets with greater depths or impossible to accurately determine the position.


    "I have a good idea, but I have read that report, and to be honest, the content is a bit far-fetched."


    Once again, the air in the combat center fell into anxiety.


    Intelligence analysis industry itself is full of subjective factors. Unless there are particularly reliable internal channels to directly transmit intelligence, more than 95% of the conclusions can be called far-fetched.


    So if you have to say that, there is nothing to talk about.


    Lord also realized that he seemed to be a little too hard, so he quickly saved the situation:


    "But you are right. In the long run, this is indeed an obvious problem." After saying that, he quickly clicked on the arsenal list of the sidebar of the electronic sandbox and selected the Patriot air defense system:


    "The PAC-2 is mainly aimed at aerodynamic targets. The upper altitude limit when intercepting missiles is only 15 kilometers and the range is 30 kilometers. In actual operation, the interception rate facing targets above Mach 3 is only a single digit percentage..."


    The desert storm 17 years ago was more of a weapon fair than a military operation.


    Many of the publicity details are mixed with moisture.


    But patriots are different.


    The Patriots'' hit rate of intercepting Scud missiles was mixed with individual real data in the vast ocean.


    It was not until the PAC3 model, which was launched in 1995 that it truly obtained the available missile interception capabilities.


    Raymond frowned:


    "Do you want them to upgrade the interceptor?"


    Lord was told the central thing and waved his hand quickly:


    "Note your words, Joe, we are just soldiers, not responsible for making decisions, and cannot command allies to do what they do... we can only provide advice from a professional perspective."


    "Well, then are you ''suggesting'' them to upgrade the interceptor?"


    Raymond had to correct his statement again.


    No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!


    "It''s not an upgrade, it''s an additional purchase."


    Lord calls out a string of parameters:


    "In addition, the Patriot system''s firepower channels and missile reserves are seriously insufficient, and it is easy to be overloaded by a large number of targets... So, perhaps for our allies... and of course, for ourselves, the more practical option is the land-based Aegis. Anyway, Patriots don’t have the ability to deploy and deploy quickly.”


    “But that means missile inventory…”


    “The Pentagon has always had the idea of ??having the Aegis system launch Patriot interceptor bombs, but it has been lacking enough motivation in the past to take this opportunity to promote cooperation between contractors on both sides.”


    In just a few minutes, the general threw the saying that he had just "not responsible for decision-making".


    Raymond felt that this operation was like walking a tightrope on a cliff, and if you were not careful, you would fall to pieces.


    But it was impossible to refuse the request from the superior for a while, so he had to nod in difficulty:


    "I''ll go back and prepare the report."


    Lord breathed a sigh of satisfaction, and the sinisterness on his face instantly dissipated, as if the conversation just now was just a daily greeting:


    "By the way, let the analysis team process the satellite photos of the shooting range to make the key parts clearer, so that those who read the report can''t see it..."


    In fact, he didn''t say the second half:


    If you don’t understand, you will start thinking, and if you start thinking, you will realize that there is something wrong.


    Raymond opened his mouth, but all doubts were frozen in his throat.


    He suddenly remembered yesterday''s "rocket misjudgment", and the blurred images in the mountains of Hunan Province were rendered into a FOBS orbital bombing system.


    And this time, honeycomb patterns may become the birth certificate of a new interception system...


    At the end of the corridor, the sound of the electronic clock was heard, and Lord tidied up his collar and walked towards the elevator.


    "Maybe I can add another artificial lake to my golf course..."


    He stared at the slowly closing elevator door, thinking this in his mind.


    (End of this chapter)