Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1021 Intercontinental Missile
"It's been a long time since I came here. What stage has our rocket development entered now?"

"So far, we have launched more than 190 different types of rockets into space. Among them, Houyi-[-] has gradually failed to meet our needs due to its low load and safety, long production cycle and high cost. Now We have successfully experimented with the Houyi-[-] carrier rocket. The length of this rocket has not increased much, but its diameter has increased to [-] meters. This size is also a bottleneck restricting the development of the Empire’s rockets in the future, because the Empire’s In the requirements of train transportation, this number is the limit of the size of the railway department. We can only break through the limit of the diameter of the rocket after the completion of the rocket launch site and launch center in Hainan. The take-off weight of the Houyi-[-] rocket is [-] tons , can transport a load of [-] tons to an elliptical orbit hundreds of kilometers above the ground. The Houyi-[-] rocket has been launched six times, and all six launches have been successful. And the improved Houyi-[-] rocket of this model In the Type A rocket, we adopted high-thrust liquid rocket engine technology, slightly increased the length of the rocket, increased the carrying capacity to [-] tons, and greatly improved the reliability of the rocket."

Braun's introduction was very simple. He did not directly describe the specific content of these rockets, but simply and intuitively told the visitors the main data and performance.

"Apart from these types, are there any larger rockets?" Feng Xianghua asked. This trip is to give him more confidence when confronting the enemy at the negotiating table in a certain period of time in the future. And looking at Feng Xianghua's appearance now, he knew that this trip definitely brought him enough confidence.Think about it, let you see such a huge technological product, anyone will be proud that their country can produce such a high-tech product.Especially in many fields, China has left the world's development technology far behind. What is a rocket?Maybe so far many countries have not formed enough concepts.Apart from China, the only thing that can have enough impressions and even products are the rockets in the hands of the United Kingdom, the United States, France and the Soviet Union. In far away China, the Chinese have quietly launched more than a dozen satellites into space. If Guan Xuqing hadn’t repeatedly emphasized The low-key concept of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, if this fact is made public, then I believe that the European and American powers will be cast with colored glasses all over the place.

"Yes! But it has not been launched yet. Houyi-[-] is a three-stage launch vehicle under development and production. It can carry a load of [-] tons into a geosynchronous orbit [-] kilometers above the ground. It’s just that before we can launch this rocket to verify it, we don’t have this rocket for the time being.” Braun answered Feng Xianghua seriously and earnestly. For these scientists, they are serious and responsible. top quality.

"I remember that you completed the experimental launch of multiple satellites with one arrow three months ago, and it was successful." Guan Xuqing asked seriously. He naturally knew what it meant to launch multiple satellites with one arrow.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, our experiment was successful that time. We used the Houyi-[-]A rocket to launch a three-star launch with one arrow. We are currently preparing for the second launch."

"What's the matter with this multi-star arrow?" Zhang Zuolin, who has been promoted to the chief of the army's general staff, is a little curious.

"Multiple-satellite launch with one rocket is a launch technology that simultaneously or successively sends several satellites into Earth orbit with one launch vehicle. This is a superior and advanced launch method, which can make full use of the carrying capacity of the launch vehicle and send multiple satellites into orbit. satellites into space for release."

"So powerful." Zhang Zuolin was a little surprised.

"There are two ways to launch and release multiple satellites with one rocket: the first is to send several satellites into the same orbit or almost the same orbit at one time. We conducted such an experiment last time. The second is to divide The satellites are released in batches, so that each satellite enters a different orbit. That is to say, when the carrier rocket reaches a predetermined orbital speed, the first satellite is released first, and then the rocket continues to fly. Release the second satellite, and so on, put the satellites into their intended orbits. Our next experiment will be this kind of launch."

"When is the next launch? How sure is it?" Zhang Zuolin couldn't wait.

"The time is scheduled to be four months later. We cannot guarantee the complete success of the rocket launch. We can only say that we will do our best to ensure the success of the launch." Braun did not directly guarantee the ticket, but it was revealed from his confident face The expression that comes out is reassuring.

"What about ICBMs?" Guan Xuqing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked this question.

"The Houyi-[-] carrier rocket you saw was designed according to the standards of intercontinental missiles. Now it can be said that this is the ICBM, and this is the ICBM!" Braun patted the huge rocket body behind him proudly Answering the emperor's question.

"So if the next multi-orbit multi-satellite launch is successful, will it mean that we already have the technology to divide the warhead?" Guan Xuqing raised his eyebrows. You must know that the birth of this technology means that it will be able to fill the current rocket space. Insufficient biggest flaw.

"That's the theory, but we can't guarantee the accuracy of each warhead after it falls. We need more experiments to ensure that we can fully master this technology." Braun pushed the heavy glasses on the bridge of his nose, not in a hurry Said calmly.

"Then how long will it take you to complete this technology? At present, all our launch vehicle production plants can only guarantee the production of [-] launch vehicles a year at full capacity. This number is still too small. You know that this technology means What, I also know that after mastering this technology, we can use one rocket to attack multiple targets." Guan Xuqing was a little anxious, although the research progress of the rocket is already very fast, but this speed can not meet his needs, he needs more More and more precise means of delivery to attack the world powers.

"Respected Your Majesty the Emperor, I know you are impatient, but on the road of scientific exploration, we can take small steps, but we must not make big strides. There are always too many unknown things on the road of exploration that we need to understand and master. , and any small mistake may cause unimaginable consequences." Braun did not panic, but answered the other party's question seriously.

"Well, you have tried your best, but I am a little impatient." Guan Xuqing soon found that his attitude was a little impatient.

"It doesn't matter, Your Majesty the Great Emperor, I know how anxious you are to master these ultimate weapons as soon as possible, but we are already doing our best to research and produce these launch vehicles. As far as our current production capacity is concerned, the annual output of [-] rockets is already The limit of what we can achieve. On the road to space exploration, not only a large amount of investment is required, but also the joint advancement of the entire national industrial system is required to achieve the fastest speed, please forgive me." Braun also said to the emperor with some guilt .

"Your Majesty, what are you discussing? Mr. Braun, didn't you just talk about the technology of splitting warheads? If a rocket carries three warheads, isn't it possible to attack three different targets?" ?" Zhang Zuolin hurriedly smoothed things over, but as everyone knew, his words immediately made the two of them laugh.

"A literal understanding of the sub-warhead technology can indeed be understood as a rocket hitting multiple targets at the same time, but this is not the case in reality. The distance between the sub-warheads attacking targets is limited, because it is impossible to carry the carrier too far. Complicated orbit changing maneuvers, otherwise one missile can hit the world. This is a simple theoretical problem, and it is also a simple logical problem. You have a revolver in your hand, and one cartridge can kill six people, but not Said that you can kill six people at the same time with a wave of your hand." Braun explained to Zhang Zuolin with a smile.

"The sub-missile head can attack multiple targets within a certain range, but it does not mean that it can attack any number of targets on the earth. To make a simple explanation, it is on the same rocket launched in Jiuquan, at 37 degrees to 38 degrees east longitude interval, while Paris is about two degrees east longitude. Can a rocket fired northward still fly southward? This is like throwing stones down a ten-story building. Although you can throw a lot of targets, the range It's still limited." Braun patiently explained, and Zhang Zuolin nodded as if realizing something.

"However, targets on the same line as San Antonio, Houston, and New Orleans in the United States can be achieved by sub-warhead missiles! At the same time, cities such as Washington, Philadelphia, and New York that are close to each other can also be achieved!" Braun said. After smiling, he re-introduced to everyone the huge benefits that the split warhead may bring.

"No! Split warheads are not powerful enough to deal with super cities like Washington and New York. For these super cities, at least a nuclear bomb attack of more than 50 tons is required to have sufficient effect, and it can have millions of tons. It would be even better!" Zhang Zuolin continued to throw out a sentence that shocked everyone.

Although the interstate missile split warhead reduces the power of a single warhead.But for China, which currently lacks delivery vehicles, this is also a rare solution, and although the split warhead is destined to be much smaller in size than the single warhead, don't forget that there are hydrogen bombs.

After visiting the rocket assembly workshop, Guan Xuqing and his group also visited the component assembly workshop. Here, the best parts developed and produced by many factories across the country are assembled into components one by one, and then shipped to the final assembly not far away. Workshop, these parts are specially produced parts.The requirements for these parts are much stricter than those of traditional military products, because in the working environment of the launch vehicle with high overload, large vibration and huge temperature difference, any lack or negligence in product quality will cause unimaginable and disastrous consequences.

(End of this chapter)