Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 861 Volume
When Wang Xuexin was watching the live ammunition test, Skinner rushed back to the office with the blueprints as if he was worried that he would go back if he couldn't catch up with Wang Xuexin.

Skinner motioned his subordinates to unfold the blueprint in front of Wang Xuexin, then pointed to the blueprint and said, "Look, battalion commander, this is the gyroscope, this is the battery that powers it, and then there is the control system... Although the control system is very simple, but It is to ignite the small gunpowder column next to the rocket, but the whole system is integrated into what it is now!"

Speaking of which, Skinner was a little helpless. Although Wang Xuexin had told him the direction of research and development, there was still a big gap between theory and reality.

In this regard, Wang Xuexin is not surprised at all.

At this time, the military gyroscope was mechanical and had not yet been miniaturized. Its diameter was about the size of a basketball.

It is not a problem to use this volume on "high-precision rockets", the big deal is to reduce some charge.

But if it is really used to improve the accuracy of ordinary rockets like Skinny, and it needs to be launched with a barrel... Yingchan is used to launching rockets with tube-type equipment, and they think this kind of closed thing is better The safety accuracy is also higher. Rockets that do not talk about accuracy in orbit like Mao Xiong are hardly considered by Yingjiang's developers.

As a result, many problems will arise, such as the problem of tail deployment, the problem of aerodynamic layout, and the problem of the adaptation of the launch tube, etc.

Wang Xuexin thought for a while, then asked Skinny: "In this case, why don't you try to launch in orbit?"

Skinner replied: "Commander, we add gyroscopes to the rockets for the purpose of making them more accurate. But if we use the orbital launch method with lower precision, even if it is finally developed, it will have no practical significance. !"

There was some truth in what Skinner said.

Especially at the moment of launch, the requirement for accuracy is very important, because at this time there will be a situation of "missing a thousand miles", and the gyroscope can only try to ensure that the rocket will not deviate from the airflow and gunpowder quality during flight. own orbit, but cannot determine whether the parameters at the moment of launch are accurate.

Therefore, Skinner believed that since it is necessary to improve the accuracy as much as possible, it is of course necessary to use a more accurate launch method.

But Wang Xuexin doesn't think so.

Wang Xuexin replied: "Colonel, I think that when we conduct a certain research, we should eliminate other interference as much as possible."

Skinner was a little confused, he asked suspiciously: "For example..."

"For example!" Wang Xuexin raised his head towards the huge launch tube on the test range, and said, "I think the launch method you choose is a kind of interference. The problem we want to overcome, that is, the focus of research and development, is Use the gyroscope to correct the trajectory of the rocket. And you are spending too much time on other projects now!"

Skinner let out an "oh" and understood Wang Xuexin's meaning: "You mean, we can complete it step by step instead of requiring it to be in place at once. into a launch tube to launch..."

"Yes!" Wang Xuexin nodded: "I think, if you develop it in this way, the process will probably be much faster!"

But Wang Xuexin knew in his heart that this was almost impossible in this era.

The reason is the volume of the gyroscope...the volume of the gyroscope determines the diameter of the rocket, and once the diameter of the rocket reaches the size of a basketball, the weight will increase, and then transportation and supply problems will arise.

In the end, after research and development, you will find that it is actually as suitable as the V1 missile, because the volume of the rocket is almost the same as the V1 missile, and the method of correcting the trajectory of the V1 missile through the tail control direction is the most reasonable and the accuracy is also higher. .

The trajectory correction method used by Skinner at this time with a gunpowder column is more suitable for small missiles produced after the miniaturization of the gyroscope, such as the Red Arrow 73 anti-tank missile.

However, there is another problem here. Anti-tank missiles such as the Red Arrow 73 anti-tank missile are wire-guided, that is, a long wire needs to be connected to the missile, and then the shooter uses this wire to control the missile to fly to the target accurately... …

The reason why it is said that Wang Xuexin took Skinner into the pit is because he did not disclose a key step, that is, the "wire guide" to Skinner.

Invention is something that sometimes falls short of that.

Not to mention Wang Xuexin, who in this era would know that the fired shells can be connected with a wire for precise control?

However, Skinner was very satisfied with Wang Xuexin's suggestion, and he said excitedly: "The battalion commander is right, we should eliminate other interference step by step. It would be much simpler if we use rails to launch, we just It can be achieved in a few days, and the actual combat performance...is a matter of quantity!"

It is indeed a matter of quantity. If the accuracy is not enough, use the quantity to make up. This has always been a characteristic of rockets.

Wang Xuexin followed up on Skinner's words and sighed, and said: "The colonel is right, it is indeed a matter of quantity, but this is also a big problem we face... To be precise, it is a big problem that the Eighth Route Army will face. It made the chief lack confidence to continue to develop this project, which is one of the reasons why I seldom come to this laboratory during this period."

"What?" Skinner's expression changed upon hearing this.

If the chief has no confidence in this project, does that mean that the Eighth Route Army will give up this project?

If the Eighth Route Army wants to abandon this project, does that mean that Wang Xuexin can no longer participate in the research and development?

If Wang Xuexin no longer participates in the research and development, just rely on their team... When will they be able to make this kind of rocket?

Thinking about it, Skinner asked anxiously: "Why? Battalion Commander, this is a project that can improve the accuracy of rockets. Do you know what it means? If this project is successful, it will have many, accurate, and The artillery is far away and very cheap, what an advantage this will give us on the battlefield! You should tell your chief about this..."

"Of course I told the chief!" Wang Xuexin frowned: "But colonel, you have to know that our army is not yours. You can produce gyroscopes, as many as you want and they are very cheap. But what about our army?"

After hearing this, Skinner understood with an "oh".

The Huaxia Highway was blocked, and there was no hope of opening it at this time.

And rockets are launched in batches, and hundreds of rounds are fired at every turn.

If you want to use gyroscopes to improve the accuracy of rockets, it means that you need hundreds of gyroscopes at every turn...

This is a sky-high price for the Eighth Route Army.

It's better not to use precision, but to produce more rockets in one go.

(End of this chapter)