Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1620 Believe in the power of the system

The roads around the farm had been blocked two days ago, and all the idlers had been cleared away. The outermost circle was the police checkpoint, the middle was the military cordon, and the inner circle was the Secret Service agents. There was no problem in terms of safety.

The 12-meter-long rocket weighs only 50 kilograms with fuel, which is really pitifully thin, just like a big monkey.

In fact, it is not bad. The first rocket launched by Robert Goddard in another time and space was only 4.6 kilograms after fueling, and the empty weight was 2.6 kilograms, which is far less than the current one.

It can also be understood that the development of science and technology has never been achieved overnight. From the current point of view, the first aircraft made by the Wright brothers is similar to a toy built with a wooden shelf. The appearance of the doghouse is smaller than that of the Wright brothers The aircraft has a more industrial aesthetic, but this does not affect the contribution of the Wright Brothers to the aircraft.

At [-]:[-] in the morning, the convoy arrived at the farm. Robert Goddard and David Foster personally checked the rocket for the last time, and then entered the launch procedure.

This time the rocket launch attracted many relevant people to watch, and of course Nikola Tesla was among them.

Rock, Nikola Tesla and others are all in the observation room 100 meters away from the rocket. Nikola Tesla probably has poor eyesight. He squinted for a long time and couldn't see the rocket clearly. Rock simply asked Nikola Tesla to bring a telescope over, and then Nikola Tesla was able to see the true appearance of the rocket.

Then Nikola Tesla's expression was a little hard to describe. Although Nikola Tesla tried his best not to show it, Rock still keenly felt that Nikola Tesla's expression was mixed with disappointment. dislike.

"This is just the first launch of the rocket, we have to be a little patient-" Rock didn't know how much Nikola Tesla knew about rockets, but considering Nikola Tesla's knowledge of mechanics and electronics He should be no stranger to the Rockets.

"I don't know much about Professor Goddard. I only read some reports about Professor Goddard in the newspaper. This experiment is just to verify Professor Goddard's theory. If the theory is correct, then the next progress will be It will be greatly accelerated." Nikola Tesla never speaks out in areas he doesn't understand, which is completely different from Roque.

Of course, this does not mean that Roque is arrogant, but the reality of southern Africa requires Roque to play such a role.

In many cases, the research spirit of scientists can also be described as "deep-eyed" in a sense. For example, the BIG 7, known as the "ultimate battleship", let's not say whether the term "ultimate battleship" is correct. Even if the battleship develops to The ultimate will eventually be eliminated by the aircraft carrier, which is determined by the law of development, and has nothing to do with the strength of the battleship itself.

"Yes, I have an idea. Combining your remote control technology with Professor Goddard's rocket technology, is it possible for rockets to become a super weapon?" Rock began to play "Prophet" again, and he couldn't do it. If Rock doesn't point it out, rocket technology doesn't know how many detours it will take to find the right path of development.

Objectively speaking, at the moment in 1925, the so-called "deep space exploration" was just a dream, and landing on the moon had no meaning for southern Africa, at least for southern Africa at this stage.

Rock has been emphasizing that war is the source of power to promote the development of science and technology. If rocket technology cannot be associated with war, then rocket technology cannot be given enough attention.

This is also another time and space. Although the rocket technology of the United States started early, it later lagged far behind Germany and the Soviet Union.

In another time and space, although Robert Goddard successfully launched the world's first liquid rocket, it did not attract the attention and support of the US government, so until his death, Robert Goddard did not get a match for his contribution honor.

It was not until the astronaut Gagarin entered space in 1961 that the United States published the full report of Robert Goddard's research on liquid rockets. At that time, Robert Goddard had died 16 years ago.

Now Robert Goddard is in Southern Africa and has the full support of the Southern African Ministry of Defense and Nyasaland University, so Robert Goddard will definitely not remain unknown forever.

Even so, Rock still needs to find a more suitable development path for the Rockets.

Applying rockets to warfare first, and then exploring deep space, is the correct way to open rockets.

"Is it a super weapon? It is indeed possible, but Professor Goddard doesn't necessarily think so—" Nikola Tesla was not surprised by Rock's proposal, everyone is an adult, and there will be no childish idea.

To put it bluntly, Nikola Tesla has seen all kinds of human relationships in the past half of his life, and who cares who serves him. Since Rock is an investor of Robert Goddard, then Robert Goddard Germany will obey Roque's request.

It is said that the reason why Maxim invented the machine gun was to reduce casualties of soldiers. Maxim himself never imagined that the Maxim machine gun he invented would become the most effective weapon on the battlefield.

"He will think so—" Rock smiled, Robert Goddard is not stupid, he will make the right decision, unless he wants to return to the previous state of life.

An unacceptable fact, even if Robert Goddard returns to the United States, it will not affect the follow-up research on rockets in southern Africa.

The fact is so cruel. There is a saying among craftsmen in the old life that "the apprentice of the church will starve the master to death", and it is the same here. Don't forget that most of the members of Robert Goddard's team are southern Africans.

While Rock was chatting with Nikola Tesla, Robert Goddard came to the observation room full of excitement and reported to Rock that all preparations had been completed.

"Then start—" Rock also picked up the binoculars at this moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on the rocket in the center of the launch site.

Following Robert Goddard's order, the rocket ignited and lifted off smoothly. The process was similar to Rock's memory, but of course the scene was much different in terms of grandeur.

Certainly not in the eyes of others.

When the rocket was successfully launched, the observation room immediately burst into warm applause. Rock was in the calmest mood, and immediately congratulated Robert Goddard.

"Thank you, thank you Lord, without your support, we could not have made this step—" Robert Goddard burst into tears with excitement. From 1909 to the present, for 16 years, Robert Goddard finally dreamed come true.

This kind of mood is not humane. Think about the cynicism of Robert Goddard in the "New York Times", and then think about Robert Goddard's obstacles when he was looking for investors, and the panic and helplessness that he was about to run out of funds and had nowhere to go— —

All the embarrassment in the past turned into joy and relief after the rocket launch.

However, this does not mean success and fame. It is better than Nikola Tesla. After making so many great achievements, without a proper external environment, he still ended up in bankruptcy. For Robert Goddard, The successful launch of the rocket is just the beginning, and he still has a long way to go.

"Professor Goddard, congratulations—" Nikola Tesla also congratulated.

"Mr. Tesla, thank you—" Robert Goddard was full of excitement. Although Nikola Tesla had been abandoned by the United States, in Robert Goddard's heart, Nikola Tesla was still great of.

"I also have some ideas about rockets. We can have a good chat after a while." Nikola Tesla sent an invitation to Robert Goddard.

Nikola Tesla is not stupid either, since Roque said it just now, I hope his remote control technology can be combined with Robert Goddard's rocket technology, Nikola Tesla also knows what to do .

The key is that Nikola Tesla really has experience in this area. Although Nikola Tesla doesn't know much about rocket technology, he is still very good at remote control technology, and it may be The best in this world.

Remote control technology is actually the navigation technology of missiles. It was already 1898 when Nikola Tesla showed his remote control submarine.

It has been 1898 years since 27, and Nikola Tesla's mastery of remote control technology must be more exquisite and stable now. When a technology is invented, it must find a suitable application scenario.

This aspect is precisely what Rock is best at.

"That's amazing. I have only been in Nyasaland for only three months. The rocket launched this time is actually not perfect. I still have a lot of ideas to be verified. Give me some more time, and I will definitely be able to Make a more powerful rocket—” Robert Goddard was speaking to Nikola Tesla, and to Rock.

When he came to Nyasaland, Robert Goddard knew how strong Nyasaland's scientific research capabilities were.

When he was in the United States, Robert Goddard had never heard of anyone else studying rockets, and he always thought he was a lone traveler in the dark.

When he came to Nyasaland, Robert Goddard knew that the rockets in southern Africa had reached the level of being used in actual combat, and there were 4 related research institutes in the military alone.

The technology of rockets has broad prospects. It is not only the rocket launchers used on helicopters. It can be applied to army artillery or naval guns. It can be used to study extended-range artillery shells. It can be applied to torpedoes to create more powerful torpedoes. , the rocket launcher used by the Army, also comes from rocket technology.

I almost forgot, and the Katyusha that Rock never forgets. Compared with the army artillery that is tens of thousands in size, the Katyusha is the real cheap and fierce firepower.

So Robert Goddard is really not qualified to be proud. Compared with a mature scientific research system, his personal strength is indeed insignificant.

(End of this chapter)