When Wang Xuexin said this, not only Qiao Yongxing was stunned, but everyone present was stunned and didn't know what to say.
Su Xin thought she heard it wrong. She looked at Wang Xuexin in confusion and asked: "Captain, you mean... anti-tank missiles can fly without human control?"
Wang Xuexin said "hmm" and asked: "Is there any problem?"
"The shooter only needs to aim at the target and doesn't have to do anything?" Su Xin asked again.
"Yes!"
"Can we hit the target like this?" Su Xin still didn't believe it.
After a few questions, it was Wang Xuexin’s turn to be confused...
Isn't this how it should be?
If the first generation of anti-tank missiles continues to develop, won’t they become the second generation?
This is how the second generation plays!
But as soon as Wang Xuexin saw everyone in the conference room looking at him in confusion, he understood: This thing is "very normal" and "should" to him, but to people of this era, it is simply
It's just Arabian Nights talk.
There is no other reason. The second-generation anti-tank missile can be said to have reached the threshold of "artificial intelligence".
Although the Eighth Route Army had already had computers and had been using them for some time at this time, they still did not have the idea of using machines to replace human operations. This was beyond their imagination.
Professor Su asked hesitantly: "Captain, how about... you tell everyone how this kind of anti-tank missile that can hit the target as long as it is aimed without any control... can be realized!"
This thing wouldn't have been possible not long ago. At that time, computers were still in the era of electronic tubes. It was the boss's machine, and it was impossible for a single soldier to carry it.
Even if you can carry it, the tube computer will cause problems if it shakes or vibrates, and it's like a tank.
Now that transistors have come out, Wang Xuexin dared to say that this thing has a basis for implementation.
"That's it!" Wang Xuexin took the chalk box next to him, put it in the middle of the table, and said, "We treat this as an enemy tank or anti-tank missile..."
Professor Su handed over a box of matches and said, "Use this!"
Wang Xuexin took the match and placed it on the table, then took out a match from the matchbox and raised it, saying: "This is an anti-tank missile!"
Everyone gathered around, including Qiao Yongxing. Everyone wanted to see what was going on with this anti-tank missile that did not require human control.
Wang Xuexin took the matchbox and explained: "First of all, we have a laser on the launcher..."
Speaking of this, Wang Xuexin turned his attention to Su Liguo.
Su Liguo said "Huh" and replied: "Reporting to the leader, the laser rangefinder is progressing smoothly, it just needs to be packaged!"
Wang Xuexin said "hmm". His staff had been tracking the progress, so they were very aware of the progress of the laser rangefinder and knew that its development was nearing completion.
Wang Xuexin pointed at the target and continued: "When we use the aiming device to aim at the target, we actually use a laser rangefinder to measure the distance to the target, and at the same time there is a laser to track the anti-tank missile, so that we can know the distance between the instrument and the target.
The distance, the distance between the instrument and the missile, and the angle between the two..."
He Zhimin reacted at this time: "Then, we can calculate the distance and angle between the missile and the target?"
"Yes!" Wang Xuexin nodded.
To put it simply, this is a triangle composed of three points: instrument, missile and target.
In this triangle, as long as you know two sides and their included angles, you can calculate the other side and all the angles of the triangle.
This would be impossible if people calculated it.
Because the position of the missile can change at any time, no matter how fast human calculation speed is, it cannot keep up. Before the calculation result is calculated, the missile will no longer know where it has flown, so tracking cannot be achieved.
But computers are different. The calculation speed of tube computers is thousands of times per second, while the calculation speed of transistors increases to tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of times per second.
(Note: China’s first transistor computer has a calculation speed of 50,000 times per second)
No matter whether it is thousands or tens of thousands of times, a simple trigonometric function like this can give the answer instantly.
Therefore, it can accurately track the missile and transmit instructions in time to allow the missile to adjust its angle and accurately fly to the target...
Wang Xuexin and He Zhimin explained for a while, and everyone else quickly figured it out one by one, and then they couldn't help but exclaimed:
"I didn't expect it to be like this. It seems that computers are very useful!"
"If we really want to do it, this anti-tank missile will be powerful, and the hit rate will definitely increase a lot!"
"It's not just a matter of hit rate, it's also less affected by the environment and climate!"
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This is correct. If you only need to use the sight to aim at the target, the shooter does not need to look at the target while looking for the missile, and then control the missile to fly to the target, so of course it will be much more worry-free.
But Wang Xuexin was thinking more than just this...
The greater advantage of the second-generation anti-tank missile is that it can be mounted on a vehicle or even equipped on a helicopter. The shooter only needs to sit in the co-pilot and aim at the enemy tank with the sight, and then make a "boom" sound...
Just imagine, it would be a beautiful thing if this thing was mounted on a half-track armored vehicle to turn it into an anti-tank vehicle, or mounted on a helicopter to hunt tanks.
In principle, if this kind of anti-tank missile is developed, the Eighth Route Army can attack Duolun County without waiting for the T44 to leave the factory.
But thinking about it, Wang Xuexin feels that anti-tank missiles are not that fast. Although laser rangefinders are available, computers are available, transistors are available, and anti-tank missiles are readily available, it still takes some time to combine these.
What's more, there is also the issue of programming, that is, wiring.
Based on this estimate, it is likely that tanks and anti-tank missiles will be released at the same time.
That's fine, anti-tank missiles are not only useful for blowing up tanks, they are also good at blowing up bunkers and the like.
Besides, there is no such thing as too much anti-tank equipment, especially now that the Japanese "Tiger" is still training to maneuver and dodge anti-tank missiles. If there are more ways to deal with it, there will be a layer of insurance. No one on the battlefield will think there is too much equipment!
"Captain..." Just as Wang Xuexin was thinking about this problem, Qiao Yongxing, who was sweating profusely with anxiety, came forward and said: "This... I don't know how to do this!"
"It doesn't matter!" Wang Xuexin comforted: "Director Qiao, you just need to modify the missile according to other people's wishes!"
This is indeed the case. The laser aspect is Su Liguo's business, and Chen Jiefeng is in charge of the computer. The data they processed is transmitted to the missile through wires for control... Even the anti-tank missile does not need to be changed. The important thing is that other things can be realized.