Faced with this difficult question raised by Professor Su, the researchers were at a loss what to do.
In fact, it cannot be said that there is nothing we can do, but it is almost impossible to develop a brand new missile with a range of about 20 kilometers in a short period of time. If the research institute is given enough time, there is no technical problem.
problem.
"Captain!" He Zhimin, who is good at mathematics, estimated: "If this missile is developed, I estimate it will take three months!"
Wang Xuexin nodded slightly.
This time is already considered very short. The missiles of this period are somewhat like small airplanes, so the design, finalization, test flight, etc. are all indispensable.
This is because the requirements for missiles during this period were relatively low and the guidance system was relatively simple. If this were modern times, it would have taken several years to develop a missile.
"We don't have three months!" Wang Xuexin shook his head.
Although he didn't know when the headquarters was going to attack Fengtian, he knew that he couldn't wait as long as three months.
The reason is very simple. At this time, Mao Xiong was practicing to drag the main force of the Japanese on the border, and the internal forces of the Japanese were very empty.
Even if the Eighth Route Army's attack on Fengtian begins, the Japanese Kwantung Army may not dare to mobilize troops to come back for rescue... The Japanese will still worry that this is a plan by Mao Xiong and the Eighth Route Army to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Once the Japanese reinforce Fengtian Mao Xiong, a fight will begin.
However, can this situation last for three months?
Of course it’s impossible, just continue it on and off for a month and that’s about it!
Moreover, the Japanese will get used to it after a month, and they will not be as nervous as they are now.
Therefore, from the perspective of the headquarters, the sooner the battle to attack Fengtian starts, the better. As time goes by, the opportunity to attack Fengtian will disappear little by little.
The reason why the headquarters has not taken action yet is because Chifeng's troops have not yet been mobilized. Only more than 80,000 troops have been mobilized, which is still a little far away from the expected 100,000 troops.
On the other hand, there is insufficient supply storage... With 100,000 troops attacking Fengtian, the consumption of ammunition and supplies can be said to be astronomical. Even if there are fur bears to help transport supplies, it will take some time to accumulate.
"So..." Su Xin asked: "Captain, how much time do we have?"
Wang Xuexin replied: "I'm not sure!"
Wang Xuexin actually has a figure in mind. Judging from the current troop strength and supply situation, it may take another two weeks to be ready.
But Wang Xuexin could not say that, because this actually leaked military secrets. It was equivalent to telling everyone that the Eighth Route Army might attack Fengtian in two weeks.
If this news reaches the Japanese, Wang Xuexin's responsibility will be huge!
Su Xin looked at the unnatural look on Wang Xuexin's face and immediately realized the importance of this question, so she stopped talking and didn't dare to ask anymore.
Although Su Xin didn't dare to ask, Wang Xuexin made a mental calculation: It would be completed within two weeks and the range would be increased. It would be impossible to develop new research, so...
Then Wang Xuexin had the answer. He said excitedly: "We don't need to redesign and develop, we just need to attach two boosters to the missile!"
"Booster?" Everyone cast doubtful glances at Wang Xuexin.
Only then did Wang Xuexin realize that no one knew what a booster was.
It's no wonder that people in this era have only just learned about missiles, let alone boosters.
Wang Xuexin looked aside, and Su Xin immediately took out paper and pen from the drawer and handed them to Wang Xuexin.
Everyone was also very conscious... The word "conscious" is not accurate. They were eager to know the solution and what the booster was, so they all rushed around. Chen Jiefeng couldn't squeeze in because he was late.
When I came in, I quickly pulled out a table and stood directly on the table, stretching my neck to look in from a high place.
Wang Xuexin said while drawing: "The booster is actually very simple. It just hangs a few additional fuel canisters on the tail of the missile..."
"This can increase the fuel required for the missile?" Professor Su said: "But what about its own weight and wind resistance? It will also add a lot of burden to it!"
What Professor Su said is correct.
There are actually two ways to boost:
A booster that is connected in parallel to the tail like a rocket and can be tied around when necessary.
The advantage of this method is that it is relatively simple, but the disadvantage is that it increases wind resistance. In modern times, Asan even ingeniously tied two external fuel tanks to the outside of the rocket... This is Asan's unique feature, and it is the only one in the world.
Another way is to connect the booster and the rocket in series and divide it into one, two or even three stages.
The advantage of this method is to reduce wind resistance, but the disadvantage is that it is technically difficult to implement.
Wang Xuexin wanted to achieve quick results at this time, so of course he chose the former that was technically easy to implement.
"We can minimize the problems of wind resistance and weight!" Wang Xuexin pointed to the two boosters on the sketch and said: "Because we can start these two boosters first and automatically turn them off after their fuel is exhausted.
abandon……"
Everyone exclaimed in unison, and then said one after another:
"What a great idea. This way there will be no extra wind resistance and weight in the second half!"
"It's equivalent to using a booster to send a missile a certain distance!"
"And it's not difficult to implement. There is no need to redesign it. You only need to consider the change of adding two boosters!"
…
Wang Xuexin raised his head and asked: "It should be okay to complete it in a short time, right?"
"no problem!"
"no problem!"
…
Several people answered one after another.
Professor Su said: "This is almost like letting a small plane carry two bombs. If it can't even carry these things, what kind of missile can it be?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
"Prioritize the research and development of anti-aircraft missiles!" Wang Xuexin explained: "The anti-ship missiles can be temporarily slowed down!"
"yes!"
In fact, Wang Xuexin does not need to explain this point, and researchers all know the priorities.
Anti-aircraft missiles directly determine whether the ground forces can keep enemy fighters out of the defense zone. To put it more specifically, it is whether the tanks can be prevented from being bombed by the enemy. Its importance is no less than air supremacy, and it can even be said to be "
Partial air supremacy."
Although anti-ship missiles are also important, at this time anti-ship missiles already have rudimentary versions, which are TV-guided anti-ship missiles and have been tested in actual combat.
All it needs is to improve its guidance methods so that it will not be interfered by the enemy one day.
But this is not urgent, because the Japanese do not even know that the Eighth Route Army's "precision-guided" missiles can hit warships.
Therefore, the latter can be temporarily relieved, but the former needs to be resolved in the shortest possible time.