Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The north was already a world of ice and snow, but the place before them felt like it had just entered autumn, even with a hint of late summer.

The temperature was in the teens, the most pleasant time of year. The group, carrying their equipment, finally arrived at Hill 502, in a clearing in the middle of the forest. Zhang Xin said, "We're here. Now we need to install the radar. Chief Qin, thanks for your hard work."

Qin Yang hadn't introduced himself. Zhang Xin heard Wang Fang call Qin Yang 'Chief Qin', so he enthusiastically called him that. Qin Yang was happy for the other party to call him whatever they wanted, saving himself trouble.

"It's my duty. We'll install it immediately. To avoid any accidents with the machine, I'll stay here for a few more days. I'll leave after I make sure the machine is working properly."

"Then thank you very much, Chief Qin. I just don't know if it will interfere with your normal work?" Zhang Xin was very happy.

"Of course not. My assistant can handle things there. I think I'm needed here more." Qin Yang said as he installed the equipment. In just half an hour, he had reassembled the disassembled machine.

Then, he pressed the power switch. The power light flashed, and the machine began to warm up.

"Whoosh…" Just then, the whistle of a shell rang out in the distance.

"Not good, they're firing!" Zhang Xin said nervously.

Wanting a map wasn't enough, now he wanted a radio?

"Dove calling 63rd Artillery Battalion, Dove calling 63rd Artillery Battalion, Hill 308, the specific coordinates of the monkey artillery position firing on our side are 602, 384. The firing data for the artillery battalion is: distance 6830 meters, direction due south, 32 mils east. Please fire a test shot."

Zhang Xin was stunned.

Was it that fast?

The enemy had only just fired, and Chief Qin had accurately calculated the enemy's artillery position!

The infantry radar of this era was not that intelligent. It didn't have a digital map inside. It could only calculate the distance and direction of the enemy's artillery unit from their own. Next, these data had to be combined with a map to manually calculate the position of the target artillery!

This technician was more familiar with map work than the best scout!

And that wasn't even the most astonishing thing. Chief Qin had even calculated the firing data needed for the artillery battalion to fire?

Locating the target was only the first step. Then, they had to find the position of their own artillery, and calculate the firing data needed for their own artillery to fire based on the position of their own artillery and the position of the target artillery.

The best artillery scout, with a special firing table in hand, would have to calculate for a minute or two. This Chief Qin had calculated it in just ten seconds. This was simply superhuman!

Wait, wasn't this against the rules?

According to the prior plan, their radar platoon was only responsible for monitoring the enemy's artillery fire, calculating the position, marking it on the map, and then reporting it to the higher headquarters, who would then issue the firing order to the artillery units.

How could their radar platoon possibly command the artillery battalion? What was with the callsign "Dove"?

"63rd Artillery Battalion received, please wait, we are calculating the firing data!"

If the firing data was calculated incorrectly, it could have terrible consequences. For example, the shell that was supposed to land on the enemy's head would land on their own soldiers' heads! That would be a court-martial offense punishable by death.

Boom, boom! The monkey's artillery was still firing on their position!

"63rd Artillery Battalion has completed calculations, about to fire a test shot!"

This time, the shell whistled as it flew towards the monkey's position.

Who knows how many people were waiting. They were angry and helpless as they watched the monkeys use mortars to carry out guerrilla warfare. After this round, the monkeys would definitely run away.

Just then, the shell tore through the already darkening sky and flew towards the monkey's position.

Good shot, good shot!

Everyone was excited. The monkey's shells hadn't finished firing, and their own shells had already flown over.

Boom!

The shell exploded, detonating on the side of the monkey's artillery position. At this moment, the monkeys were probably dumbfounded.

"The point of impact is too far to the left, one mil to the right, three-round burst!" Qin Yang continued to shout.

"63rd Artillery Battalion received!"

Boom, boom, boom!

The sound of artillery fire rose and fell, and under the setting sun, brilliant fireworks bloomed on the monkey's artillery position. Although they hadn't gone over there, they could clearly see that the enemy's artillery position was under their own artillery fire!

Boom, boom, boom!

An even bigger explosion sounded, the enemy's shells had cooked off! Now, the enemy was completely finished!

"Good, good shot!" Zhao Yibao excitedly said, "Our Xinbolin radar has made a great contribution on the battlefield for the first time!"

"That's right, if the monkeys dare to be rampant again in the future, we'll counterattack like this!"

"That's not right, why would the artillery battalion listen to us?" Zhang Xin was still puzzled.

Qin Yang had a bright smile on his face, looking at the imported frequency-hopping radio in his hand. Did he even need to say it? Of course, the artillery battalion had mistaken them!

On the battlefield, radio calls were direct, but they were also easily overheard by the enemy. For example, right now, the radios used by both sides were almost identical, both Silicon 2-watt and 884 radios. So, in the beginning, the monkeys often impersonated and eavesdropped, disrupting their command system.

However, it was also easy to crack. The first trick was to memorize the accent. Anyway, there were only so many radio operators nearby. If the accent didn't match, then they would use the second trick, the secret password, which was agreed upon in advance, you ask, I answer.

Although this prevented impersonation, it couldn't stop the monkeys from eavesdropping. Therefore, the country urgently imported frequency-hopping radios from Europe. The frequency changed according to a certain pattern, and as long as the other party didn't know how it changed, they couldn't receive it, and therefore couldn't eavesdrop.

The Xinbolin radar unit was very important and was also assigned this imported frequency-hopping radio. The artillery also had it, so first of all, the radio gave the artillery trust. In addition, the accent made it even simpler. Qin Yang was imitating Lin Heping's accent, and he was using Lin Heping's callsign. Lin Heping, as a scout, had definitely directed the artillery to targets more than once.

As for what the consequences would be? How furious would the superiors be? That was for later. Anyway, their side had won, verifying a new quick-reaction tactic: Once the monkey's artillery fired, their side could quickly counterattack and completely dumbfound the monkey artillery!