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Chapter 868: Arrow of the Sky (Fourth update, please subscribe)

Although it is not the rainy season, the rain today seems to be a little too heavy.

Wanhu Cape was covered in thick fog during the heavy rain, and it was impossible to tell where the sea was and where the land was.

It was not until noon that the rain finally subsided a little, but visibility was still very poor. Song Xuedian looked at the sky, walked up to the doctor and asked.

"Doctor, it's raining so hard today, are you still going to do the experiment?"

Kang Laze, smoking a pipe, glanced at the rain outside, thought for a moment, and said.

"The enemy will not stop attacking because of the weather. Keep testing!"

After that, Kang Laze instructed his assistant not far away.

"let's start!"

……

Although it was raining, a single-engine plane was still flying low over the sea. When it was about to enter Wanhu Cape, it suddenly climbed to a high altitude and began to maneuver left and right as if to avoid anti-aircraft fire.

Just as it was about to enter Wanhu Cape, suddenly, two balls of fireworks rose up from the ground covered by heavy rain. Two sharp arrows flew into the sky with smoke tails. The plane seemed to have discovered its existence and began to use its good maneuverability to try to get rid of it, but the rocket seemed to have eyes and kept tracking it. Suddenly, the plane spun sideways, and the rocket with eyes flew straight into the distance.

Just as the plane was preparing to turn around, a ball of fire exploded in the air, and the flying plane was directly blown into pieces, falling towards the ground dragging a black cloud.

At the moment the target was hit accurately, there was cheering in the observation room.

"Successful, successful..."

Amid the cheers of the people, Dr. Konradze just walked back and forth there. Occasionally, he would cast his eyes toward the launch vehicle nearby. Two of the four square launch tubes on the launch vehicle were open.

"What a perfect storage and transportation model..."

As Dr. Kang Laze muttered softly, Song Xuedian ran over and said.

"Doc, Doc, we did it!"

“Yes, it worked!”

The doctor's answer made Song Xuedian shout excitedly.

"Well, then we don't have to worry about foreign atomic bombs anymore!"

The reason why he was so excited was that in the past few years, the atomic bomb was like a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, making it hard for them to breathe.

The reason for this is that they are tasked with developing anti-aircraft missiles, which are the last line of defense to intercept enemy bombers.

"The maximum range is only 34 kilometers, and the maximum altitude is 18000 meters. There is still room for further improvement..."

Dr. Konradzer said.

"The most critical part is the solid rocket engine, which must be further improved. The maneuverability of the missile also needs to be improved. If the BF109 was not guided by radio commands but was piloted by a pilot, it would definitely be able to make a timely correction and get rid of it. There is still room for further improvement in the maneuverability of the missile." Kang Laze, the chief designer of the Sky Arrow air defense missile, is well aware of the shortcomings of the missile at this stage.

"But Doctor, if the target is a bomber, carrying an atomic bomb weighing several tons, its maneuverability is far inferior to that of the target plane just now. Two salvos can definitely guarantee the hit rate."

"What if the opponent is an attack aircraft? Atomic bombs are very heavy now, but they will definitely be miniaturized in the future so that ordinary attack aircraft can carry them. In this case, improving the maneuverability of the missile is the only option."

After Kang Laze, the project leader, said all this, the corners of his mouth rose and he spoke softly.

"But, for now, Sky Arrow can basically meet the air defense needs of the South Seas!"

Casting his eyes to the officers who were whispering to each other nearby, Kang Laze, with a smile on his face, knew that they would definitely report the good news to the top military officials - the air defense missile they had been looking forward to for a long time had finally been successfully developed!

At about four o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Li Yian received a report from the military.

"Success!"

"Yes, sir. We have conducted three consecutive target shootings today. We have fired a total of seven Sky Arrow 1 anti-aircraft missiles and shot down three target aircraft..."

While Lin Xintang was reporting, Li Yian was flipping through the report in front of him and saw several photos in it.

The most familiar thing in the photo is the mobile launch vehicle, which looks somewhat similar to the Patriot missile quad launch vehicle, which is exactly the solution Li Yian proposed to them last year - but that's the only similarity.

"…The missile is guided by radio commands?"

Li Yian asked while looking through the introduction in the report.

"Yes, sir, this guidance method is very advanced..."

As a military engineer, Lin Xintang explained the reason for radio command guidance. In his eyes, this guidance technology is indeed very advanced. After all, at the end of World War II, the air defense missiles developed by Germany were either wire-controlled command guidance or visual command guidance. This is also radar command guidance, which is advanced!

But this kind of advanced is just what Lin Xintang and the others know as advanced. After he finished explaining, Li Yian shook his head and said.

"Radio command guidance can only solve the problem temporarily. Although its onboard equipment is simple, it requires continuous tracking and command transmission during the guidance process, so it is susceptible to electronic interference and has limited maneuverability. You should consider semi-active radar guidance."

Then Li Yian briefly explained its principle. Early air defense missiles were very simple. For example, the SAM-2 air defense missile system used command guidance, while the Hawk air defense missile system and the AIM-7M Sparrow medium-range air-to-air missile used semi-active radar guidance. It is certain that command guidance is very backward, and semi-active radar guidance is the mainstream in the future.

To put it simply, semi-active radar guidance is equivalent to holding a flashlight, continuously shining it on the criminal, and then releasing a police dog. The police dog does not consider who the criminal is, and you do not need to use commands to direct the police dog in which direction to run. The police dog simply tracks the light spot of the flashlight on the criminal until it bites the criminal.

"...This technology can be applied not only to air defense missiles, but also to air-to-air missiles. With semi-active radar air-to-air missiles, the Air Force will truly enter the era of beyond-visual-range combat,"

Although the beyond-visual-range era was truly entered after the appearance of active radar air-to-air missiles shortly after launch, for now, semi-active radar missiles are undoubtedly more realistic.

You can't become fat in one bite. Everything has to be done slowly. What Li Yian needs is proper guidance or leadership. After all, he only has some simple understanding of radar.

However, Nanyang's radar technology has advanced very rapidly in recent years. In addition to the technical accumulation of Sandezi, it has also introduced radar technology from the United Kingdom and the United States. Overall, Nanyang's radar technology not only integrates the strengths of many companies, but also because of the widespread application of electronic technologies such as transistors and integrated circuits, it is now almost at the world's leading level.

Thinking of radar technology, Li Yian naturally thought of the sea and air blockade mission implemented in the Gulf of Siam. Due to the limitations of current radar technology, it is inevitable that some ships will break through the blockade line.

What if... we develop early warning aircraft?
(End of this chapter)