Akiyama Kenichi was stunned for a moment, looked at the picture again, and replied: "Your Excellency, General, it is not difficult for us to produce a small aircraft of this style. But using a gyroscope to control its automatic driving..."
"How long will it take?" Okamura Neji interrupted Akiyama Kenichi again, his eyes cold.
Cold sweat broke out on Akiyama Kenichi's forehead immediately. He knew what the problem was and why Okamura Neji looked at him with such murderous eyes:
With the industrial and technological level of the Eighth Route Army, they were able to develop this "special bomb" within a few months, and it was still original! How can you scientists and experts from the empire not be able to produce it even after knowing the idea and style?
What a shame!
What a shame!
You might as well commit suicide!
…
Although these words did not come out of Okamura Neji's mouth, they were conveyed to Akiyama Kenichi word by word from his eyes.
But Akiyama Kenichi still didn't dare to trust him.
For example, in order to pass the current level, the answer can be developed within three months... What if it cannot be released after three months? Will I be killed?
Therefore, for the sake of his own life, Akiyama Kenichi decided to tell the truth: "General, I think... this is possible, maybe... I am not sure, it may take a year..."
"One year?" Okamura Neiji asked: "Does this mean firearms manufacturing company?"
"No, no, this is my personal estimate!" Akiyama Kenichi quickly replied: "As for the firearms manufacturing factory, I will report the situation to them in detail, and then they will make an assessment!"
Okamura Neji was silent for a while, and then squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Then, Akiyama-kun, just do as you say!"
As if he was being pardoned, Akiyama Kenichi quickly accepted the offer and fled.
Looking at Akiyama Kenichi's embarrassed back, Okamura Neji felt helpless.
He couldn't understand why that little Northeastern man had such extraordinary abilities. No firearms manufacturing plant in the entire empire could compare with him.
Is this the power of genius?
However, Okamura Neiji also knew that excessive blaming and pressure on scientific research institutions would not help. After all, he did not understand this and it was an unfamiliar field.
In addition, Okamura Neiji also knew that not only the empire, but also all countries in the world did not have any information about this kind of equipment.
In other words, what Xiaodongbei defeated was not just the scientists of the empire, but the whole world.
At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka handed over the compiled questioning data and reported: "Your Majesty, General, the speed of the 'special bomb' is about 300 kilometers per hour, and the explosive charge is initially determined to be about 500 kilograms..."
(Note: The Eighth Route Army's "high fire" used homemade explosives, which were relatively weak)
Okamura Neiji waved his hand to signal Shinozuka Yoshio not to talk any more. He already understood these data during the questioning and did not need to be "organized" by others.
"Your Excellency, General!" Yoshio Shinozuka said: "If the speed of the 'special bombs' is only 300 kilometers per hour, and even our army's 98 light explosions can fly with them, does that mean our fighters can easily shoot them down?
"
Okamura Neji weakly shook his head: "Shinozuka-kun, you have simplified the problem. The speed is 300 kilometers per hour. Do you know what this means?"
Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head in confusion. He only knew that this speed was far inferior to the Empire's fighter planes. The "Zero Fighter" fighter plane was almost twice as fast as it, so it was capable of shooting it down.
But having the ability is one thing, actual combat is another.
Okamura Neiji didn't answer, he just asked a question: "A speed of 300 kilometers per hour means 5 kilometers per minute. Calculate how long it takes from its launch to hitting the target!"
Saying this, Yoshio Shinozuka understood.
Five kilometers per minute means that a distance of thirty kilometers only takes... six minutes!
It’s really not that I don’t know, it’s just that I was shocked.
What can a fighter jet do in six minutes?
Unless the fighter plane is right above the enemy's launch position, there will be no time to react at all. It is enough to just receive the command and get the target's position.
This is fundamentally different from the V1 missile launched by Hans in history... The range of the V1 missile is more than 200 kilometers, and it takes about half an hour to fly the entire distance. The pilot has enough reaction time until the sun never sets.
However, the Eighth Route Army used this missile for a short range, that is, to hit enemy artillery positions of about 30 kilometers. As a result, it became difficult for the enemy to intercept it with fighter planes.
Of course, if one day the Eighth Route Army develops "high-fire" weapons with a longer range, there will also be a problem of being intercepted by aircraft.
"So!" Okamura Neiji said: "The best way to deal with it is that we also produce this kind of 'special bomb', understand?"
Yoshio Shinozuka said "yes" to express his agreement.
This is common sense in the military. If there is no other better solution, just be the same as the enemy first, then there will be no problem.
For example, the Eighth Route Army used "special bombs" to hit the artillery of the Imperial Army. If the Imperial Army could develop such "special bombs", they could use the "special bombs" to hit the enemy's "special bombs" in turn.
In Chinese words, this means "treating others in their own way."
However……
As soon as Shinozuka Yoshio saw Okamura Neji's face, he knew that the answer given by Akiyama Kenichi was not satisfactory.
Sure enough, Okamura Neji cursed bitterly: "One year, that guy Akiyama actually said it would take a year to develop it! Moreover, this may be a conservative figure he answered under pressure!"
Okamura Neji learned to read people's faces when he was doing intelligence work in the past. Of course, Akiyama Kenichi's state could not escape his eyes.
"One year!" Yoshio Shinozuka echoed: "This is outrageous, they are scientists of the empire!"
Okamura Neiji did not want to go off topic too much. He believed that as soldiers, they should consider issues from a military perspective and should not discuss scientific issues meaninglessly.
"That is to say..." Okamura Neiji said: "There is no hope for the firearms manufacturing factory for the time being. We can only find other ways. I asked Nakano Konan and learned a detail, and he said...
When the rocket was launched, a thick cloud of smoke billowed out of the position."
"Yes!" Shinozuka Yoshio also remembered Nakano Konan saying this, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Isn’t there thick smoke when a spray-injection bomb is launched?
Isn't this normal?
But Okamura Neiji felt it was unreasonable: "If it is just the propellant that comes with the 'special bomb', it is equivalent to firing fifty spray bombs scattered with each other. The midfielder in the air can pass the launch position.
Did you notice 'thick smoke' instantly?"
Yoshio Shinozuka had never thought about this problem, but when Neji Okamura said this, he thought it made sense.
Okamura Neiji finally concluded: "Referring to the size of the 'special bomb', I think they should have a huge launcher. The best response at present is not to intercept, but to detect and bomb their launchers from the air in time.