Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 997 Wires
In fact, Wang Xuexin also has far-reaching considerations in this regard.

On the one hand, the development of anti-tank missiles in Yingjiang will save the Eighth Route Army a lot of trouble... The Eighth Route Army also needs anti-tank equipment.

Although the bazooka in the hands of the Eighth Route Army is completely sufficient at this time.

But the research and development of military equipment must be ahead of the demand, otherwise, it will be too late when the battlefield needs this equipment.

The rocket launcher is indeed good. It has the advantages of simple production, easy operation, and low cost, but its disadvantages are also obvious: low hit rate, short range, and small armor-piercing thickness.

Among them, the armor-piercing thickness is particularly deadly. With the technology of the Eighth Route Army at this time, it can almost be said to be the limit to produce a rocket launcher that can penetrate armor with a thickness of 50mm.

In fact, this is not just a problem of production technology, but also a problem of the rocket launcher itself:

If it is said that the thickness of the armor is to be higher, there should be more charges.

If there is more charge, it means that the rocket is bigger and heavier.

And if the rocket is bigger and heavier, it is not suitable for individual combat...

So it's actually a contradiction and almost unresolvable.

It's not that it can't be produced, but that the production of larger and heavier rockets will lose the advantages of the rocket launcher's flexibility, maneuverability, and easy concealment. It is easy to be discovered and countered by the enemy on the battlefield, so it loses its practical significance. .

This requires the Eighth Route Army to develop an anti-tank equipment with a longer range, greater power, and higher precision to adapt to future battlefields.

Anti-tank missiles clearly meet this need.

Wang Xuexin actually thought about going further... One day in the future, if Yingjiang meets the volunteer army, if there is an additional anti-tank missile, will it affect the volunteer army uniform?

Wang Xuexin thinks this has little impact.

The reason is that the Volunteer Army has almost no tanks. At the same time, Yingjiang has an overall advantage in equipment in this battle. The artillery fire can repeatedly bombard the volunteers' positions several times. Does Yingjiang still need to use anti-tank missiles?
What's more, the Volunteers and Yingjiang are fighting in a tunnel battle, how many chances are there that anti-tank missiles will come in handy?
Take another [-] steps back and say that this was jointly developed by Yingjiang and the Eighth Route Army. If Yingjiang has it, does it mean that the Eighth Route Army and the Volunteer Army should also have it in the future?
Anti-tank missiles have little effect on the eagle sauce, which has an overall superior firepower, but it is different in the hands of the volunteers.

Eagle Sauce has tanks, and plenty of them.

The anti-tank equipment in the hands of the volunteer soldiers was extremely scarce, and they still organized blasting teams with grenades and explosives. Therefore, the volunteers surrounded Yingjiang troops on the battlefield several times, but they used tanks to break through the encirclement forcibly.

Under such circumstances, the rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles have been strengthened for the Volunteers. Does it add many fighters to the Volunteers or even make up for their shortcomings?

Wang Xuexin told Skinner about the idea of ​​wire-guided missiles without hesitation because of these problems.

After Skinner got this very creative idea, he immediately started to develop wire-guided technology.

It has to be said that Eagle Sauce is different as soon as he makes a move.

It is not difficult to say that the wire guide is easy, but it is not easy to say simple.

Say it is difficult, it is actually to connect the projectile with a wire to realize its control.

Let's say it's simple...but there will be a lot of problems when you do it straight.

For example, the X1 developed by the Eighth Route Army uses ordinary thin copper wires for its wires. Because the copper wires are not enough, they can only be sprayed with varnish for insulation.

But it is still overweight for a long time.

Wang Xuexin solved it by setting rollers at both ends, but the range is still difficult to exceed 300 meters.

This is not a question of whether the wire is long enough, but that once the copper wire is pulled apart, the weight of the copper wire itself can tear the copper wire...Once the copper wire is broken, it is obviously out of control.

On the other hand, another reason why the X1 can use copper wire is that the flying speed of the X1 is not fast, and if the flying speed is not fast, there is not such a large impulse that the wire will not be torn off.

However, is the X1 not developing?
If you want to develop, in which direction should you develop in the future?

Obviously it is to increase the speed of X1 and increase the range of X1.

The important factors that determine these two indicators will eventually come down to a seemingly insignificant thing: the wire.

The thickness and toughness of the wire determine the range and speed of the X1. Without a qualified wire, everything will stagnate.

This was originally a big problem for Wang Xuexin, because the Eighth Route Army did not have such an industrial base at all, and could not produce thin and resilient wires.

But this problem was solved by Skinny's anti-tank missile project.

Because of this demand, Eagle Sauce immediately mobilized their scientific research personnel to further improve the development of anti-tank missile wires on the basis of torpedo wires...

This project was done in Yingjiang's country, and the Eighth Route Army did not have the necessary equipment.

It is said that Eagle Sauce urgently dispatched experts who studied the most advanced fighter jets and improved torpedoes to develop this wire immediately.

As expected of Eagle Sauce, it only took more than a month to develop a qualified wire.

This kind of wire is also made of copper... Copper has good conductivity, and it can accurately transmit signals even if it is as thin as a hair.

However, the texture of copper is soft, and it is easy to be torn if it is thin.

Ying Jiang thought of a way to wrap the thin copper wire with a layer of nylon fiber to increase its toughness, and it was wrapped with precision instruments. The finished product is still as thin as a hair. layer stuff.

Immediately after the wire was made, it was transported to China by plane and delivered to Skinner.

Skinner installed the wires on the rocket for an experiment, and the effect was very good, the accuracy was much higher than before, and the rocket could fly and rush to the target under the control of the shooter.

Although it still didn't hit the target, it was because the shooter was not proficient at controlling... Wire-guided anti-tank missiles are just like playing games. You use the joystick and buttons to control the flight of the rocket. The shooter also needs a period of training to grasp the "speed" of the control. ".

Therefore, Skinner happily sent the telegram to the country: "I think we have found the trick, he (referring to Wang Xuexin) did not lie to us, it is indeed feasible! I think, X1 also operates in the same way!"

Skinner's thinking is normal. He thinks that anti-tank missiles can be used in this way, and X1 can certainly be used.

The issue is……

Skinner did not consider one point: the launch environment of anti-tank missiles is relatively stable, with a range of several hundred meters and shooter control, which is relatively easy.

The environment where the X1 is located is different. It was launched by a fighter plane, and there are strong airflows everywhere. If there is no control system to stabilize the projectile, the X1 may be blown around and turn around before the shooter can control it. Irregular movement.

And Skinner's achievement, specifically the wire, was naturally transplanted to X1 by Wang Xuexin.

(End of this chapter)