Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Modify it!

Of course, Qin Yang knew that the two were different, but wouldn't it be possible to just modify where they are different?

"Modify? How to modify it?"

"The original HQ-2 air defense missile needs to receive command signals from the rear and has various electron tubes. These circuits can be removed, and the warhead in the front can be dismantled and replaced with a 250 kg warhead."

Regarding the modification of the HQ-2 missile into a surface-to-surface missile, there are many claims on the Internet in later generations. A common claim is that a 500 kg warhead was improved. This is mostly bragging, after all, the HQ-2 missile only weighs 2.3 tons. This weight is definitely large enough for later generations of air defense missiles, but it is a child's play in the field of surface-to-surface missiles. Can such a small missile push a half-ton warhead?

Even if it can be pushed, the range is estimated to shrink to tens of kilometers, so what's the point? Rocket launchers can do that.

"At this weight, the range should be able to reach 200 kilometers. If the warhead weight is reduced to 150 kilograms, the range should be able to increase to 350 kilometers. However, if the warhead weight is too small, the power will be too poor, which loses its meaning. This depends on the needs of the customer."

Saddam's Scud missiles could only hit a distance of 300 kilometers, so they were very frustrated on the battlefield. The Iranian Scuds could hit their capital, but their Scuds could not reach the Iranian capital because Iran has a large land area and strategic depth.

When problems arise, solve them. Iraq found a group of old Russians to start improving them. After some research, the improved Al Hussein missile came out. In fact, it's simple: add more fuel and reduce the weight of the warhead, and the range will double.

However, the weight of the warhead is small, the power is small, and the accuracy is too poor, so there is no threat even if it hits.

At this time, after hearing Qin Yang's words, someone immediately took out paper, pens, and slide rules to calculate.

"President Qin, you are right! After a rough calculation, a 250 kg warhead can really hit 200 kilometers."

Did President Qin calculate it in advance?

"In addition to the warhead, there is another problem, that is, how the missile body can withstand the air pressure during the descent process. I really don't understand this, but you should be able to calculate it. If the strength is not enough, you can make up for it with the simplest method."

Air defense missiles are to be fired into the sky, accelerating gradually on the ground, and exploding when they reach the sky. Surface-to-surface missiles also need to land, and the speed will become faster and faster during the landing process.

Specifically, if it is an air defense missile, the maximum speed when it hits the sky may be Mach 2, but when it lands on the ground, the speed may exceed Mach 4. How can the missile body withstand air resistance at high speed? If it's not done well, the missile body will break in the middle.

These are all things that need to be considered.

"If you want to keep it simple, you don't even need to move the guidance device. Continue to use the original radio command guidance, just add a program to the radar station in the rear, input instructions during the missile's flight, and let the missile turn its head and dive at the appropriate time."

The guidance devices are also different. Air defense missiles use command guidance, which constantly receives instructions during flight. Surface-to-surface missiles input all guidance data before launch and rely on inertial guidance during flight. But if you want to keep it simple, just continue to use the original device, just change the instructions in the rear.

Everyone's eyes widened. Can you play like this?

Everyone was stunned.

Six hundred thousand! Two hundred would be over a hundred million. If you modify ten thousand, what a huge number that would be! A number that I dare not even think about!

"President Qin, can this thing sell for such a high price?"

"Expensive? How is it expensive? Scud missiles are still two million. Are they as mobile as ours? Are they as responsive as ours? Are they as flexible and reliable as ours?"

When Scud missiles first started selling, the price exceeded one million. In the 1980s, it even reached a price of two million US dollars per missile. However, this is, after all, a surface-to-surface missile, and the price is acceptable. Some countries' ballistic missile technology started with the Scud missile.

Of course, you can't compare it with later generations. Ten years later, the Red Empire collapsed, and the huge Scud missiles lost their mission and were sold off one after another. Moreover, the price was quite cheap.

How cheap? Specifically, it's about 200,000 US dollars per missile, and you get one free for every five you buy. As for 10,000 US dollars per missile, it's all eye-catching and it's not possible to complete a transaction at this price.

Therefore, a surface-to-surface missile modified from an HQ-2 missile is not expensive at all at 600,000 US dollars!

"As long as our relevant units modify it, I can help sell it. I can still sell hundreds of them." Qin Yang said, "I won't make any money. I'll just run errands for you."

"Okay, okay, let's start modifying it immediately!" Qian Lao said excitedly.

The aerospace industry is a high-investment, low-return industry, which means that the country always needs to invest money, but the economic benefits are not very good. Except for selling a batch of Dongfeng-3s for 100 million US dollars each in the 1980s, there has been no income since then.

Later, the aerospace industry felt that this was not okay, so it started commercial launches, planning to make money in the international market. It did undertake some satellite launch missions, but later, with the launch failure, this business was gone.

Now commercial launches have not yet started, and there is no income other than the Dongfeng-3, so when Qin Yang said that modifying the HQ-2 can make money, and a lot of money, everyone was very excited.

"Ahem, President Qin, do you still need me to continue introducing you?" Lao Liu said.

Just introducing Qian Lao, Qin Yang said a series of plans, and Lao Liu was left aside. Now, Lao Liu once again found an opportunity to interrupt.

"Of course, Lao Liu, please continue to introduce me. Which old gentleman is in charge of the regional air defense missile?"

Of course, Qin Yang knew that there were multiple people in charge of the HQ-9 missile. In the beginning, it was Lao Wu, then Lao Shen, then Lao Zhang, and Lao Wang. It can be said that all the elites in the aerospace field worked together to finally create the HQ-9.

And these people seem to be in front of me.