Chapter 671: I have a gun, but where are the bullets?

Although it was already midnight, the news immediately reached the desk of the leader of the Defense Work Committee. Although he did not go there, he was still waiting for news.

"Okay, great!"

Although he had known the planned range for a long time, he was still very excited when it was confirmed.

Not to mention that along with the range comes an accuracy of 920.8 meters.

The leader stood up excitedly, measured the length of the chicken's chin, and then drew a semicircle.

"Hahaha, let me make sure I can hit you first!"

After drawing the semicircle, he sat back at his desk and picked up the phone.

"Commander, good news..."

He wasn't the only one who didn't sleep.

The next afternoon, the leader of the Defense Work Committee and Mr. Jin, the model's chief designer, who had flown back to Beijing from the desert base, were already in the office of a certain leader.

There is more than one leader in this office.

"Great! Great! Imperialism is a paper tiger, but it is also a paper tiger armed to the teeth. If we don't have good guys, we will inevitably suffer some losses when fighting the tiger. This thing has already included the enemies of the first island chain within its threat range!"

Another chief also laughed and said, "Yes, this time, we need to give more consideration to the enemy's strategic deployment and activities within this range."

No matter what Miss Qiu's situation is, at least it shows that our hands can reach these places. No matter how contemptuous others may say, they are still worried in their hearts.

Of course, there will be no changes in general tactical-level activities or harassment, as these things are not up to the level of this missile.

"Commander, the reaction speed of this missile is very fast, and there is no need for temporary refueling. This is extremely beneficial for our planned 'counterattack' strategy."

We do these things for self-defense, so naturally we will be conservative when considering the strategies. The so-called "we choose a counterattack strategy because of our poor technology and small numbers" is nonsense. If we are not advanced, we will fight back. If we are advanced, we will still fight back. This is determined by thinking, not technology.

"Oh? Our comrades are still very capable. I remember that the comrades in the north couldn't do this either, right?"

Although he didn't understand the technical details, the leader was very clear about the general situation.

"Well, there are no practical ones that we know of."

"Very good! Very good! Regardless of whether they have it or not, we have it anyway. Comrades who are working on the missiles, thank you for your hard work!"

"Well, this time they used a new type of fuel and engine based on the imitation of the Northern War Drum No. 1. The new type of fuel proposed by Comrade Gao Zhendong is very good, and its storage performance far exceeds that of the original fuel, which lays the foundation for rapid response in one fell swoop." The leader of the Defense Work Committee reported.

"Comrade Gao Zhendong? Isn't he good at computers? He also knows rockets?"

Several leaders were very surprised, but they seemed to remember that Gao Zhendong was not only engaged in computers, but also seemed to be involved in some physics, such as laser, and many ministries and commissions had relations with him.

It’s still a bit unexpected that it all comes down to rocket fuel.

The Defense Work Committee laughed and said, "This is a complicated matter. In short, although Comrade Gao Zhendong did not directly participate in the development of War Drum No. 2, many of the technologies he provided played a great role in it. As for what specific profession he was in, we can't say for sure. This fuel and the industrial preparation of fuel were proposed by him. This is pure chemistry, but he seems to be quite clear about it."

Throat lining, gas rudder, ballistic computer, strapdown inertial navigation, UDMH fuel...

If you think about it, that’s quite a lot.

"Well, that's great! The comrades working on the war drums are working hard in the desert, and other scientific researchers represented by Comrade Gao Zhendong are also working hard outside to assist. With the combination of internal and external forces, we are doing a great job!"

To say "Comrade XX is the representative" is not a simple matter.

After saying that, he stood in front of the map with great interest, picked up a ruler and started drawing circles.

After gesturing for a long time, he put down the ruler and said, "This news must be announced immediately. Let our enemies get used to it first, boost our morale and destroy the enemy's prestige. They are not the only ones who have this thing. As for the personnel, they will have to bear with it for the time being."
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Two days later, Gao Zhendong saw this news which made him very happy while he was at work.

The front page headline of the Daily News.

——《my country's first domestically produced ballistic missile was successfully tested》

There is no subtitle, it’s just that simple and crude.

The range is 1700 kilometers. This is the only parameter related to the actual parameters, and nothing else has been disclosed.

"...The successful test launch of the War Drum II shows that we have mastered the reliable long-range ammunition delivery capability...The missile has the advantages of high accuracy, good reliability and fast response speed..."

"…The test launch of this missile is an effort by our country to enhance its own defense capabilities and is not directed against any country or region…"

As a form of deterrence, the range must be made public, which basically tells potential enemies within the range that I can reach you now. Not only can I reach you, but the reaction is also very fast!

In fact, in addition to accuracy, another parameter that has not been made public is the projection weight, which is 1.3 tons.

Although fission bombs are still being developed, their weight can be roughly estimated. The weight of fission bombs these days is not low, and the warhead has not yet been miniaturized.

Theoretically, the weight of a uranium fission bomb cannot be less than 52 kg, which is its critical mass. A plutonium bomb is better, with a critical mass of about 16.5 kg. This is why people prefer plutonium bombs even though they are more complicated.

As for fusion bombs, they are heavier than fission bombs because in addition to fusion propellant, they must also have a fission bomb as a trigger.

Although this parameter has not been announced, Gao Zhendong has a rough idea of ​​it, because if the projection weight is not up to this level, the War Drum No. 2 will lose its meaning.

From other descriptions, it is obvious that the unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine that I suggested has already been used in this new bomb, and the unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine synthesis process that I provided should have been maturely applied.

Gao Zhendong knew very well that the liquid oxygen-kerosene engine used in the original War Drum-1300 could never be described as "fast in response speed". At the same time, the range also jumped from 1700 to . It was unknown what magic formula the comrades who were working on the missiles had given this thing.

Simply replacing liquid oxygen and kerosene with UDMH/N2O4 does not produce such a good effect. The theoretical specific impulse of UDMH is actually slightly lower than that of liquid oxygen and kerosene. I think a lot of tricks must have been put into the overall design of the engine and the missile.

For example, Gao Zhendong himself knows that the actual specific impulse of a closed-cycle engine is tens of seconds higher than that of an open-cycle engine.

Mr. Cai and Senior Brother Zhang did a great job!

Gao Zhendong grabbed the newspaper and ran to the cafeteria excitedly.

"Silly Zhu, come to my house tonight to get something after get off work."

When Sha Zhu saw the newspaper in Gao Zhendong's hand, he knew that there might be some good news. Gao Zhendong had already developed a habit of looking for him whenever there was good news in the newspaper and having a meal with his buddies.

Gao Zhendong was happy, but his comrades at another base in the desert were both happy and anxious when they saw the news.

A comrade ran into a multi-person office holding a newspaper.

"Comrades, good news, good news! The test launch of our domestically produced short-range and medium-range ballistic missile was successful! The range is 1700 kilometers!"

Upon hearing this, the comrades who were working hard in the office stood up one after another.

"That's great!"

"Show me, show me!"

"Look, it's true! It's in the Daily News!"

"Haha, I didn't expect them to be ahead!"

"..."

In another office, several scientists were discussing this matter excitedly.

"They're really fast! We thought we were on a fast enough pace, but we didn't expect they've already basically done it!"

"We have to work harder. The comrades over there have already made their guns. We can't be without bullets."

"The projection weight is 1.3 tons. This is very good news for us. We don't have to worry about the problem of overweight." A scientist was not holding the "Daily News", but a bulletin of the National Defense Work Committee that can only be seen by a certain level. The information in it is more complete than that in the "Daily News".

"Yeah, try harder, the error is less than 1 kilometer, which is almost the same as a direct hit for our thing, haha."

"Work! Work! Get the stuff out quickly, otherwise it would be pointless to use such a good missile to drop a bomb that weighs more than a ton."

"Yes, work!"
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We are in a good mood here, but the mood in other countries or regions is not so good.

"What? They already have missiles that can cover our entire territory?"

A simple diagram will show you that this 1700-kilometer range basically covers the entire Japanese territory.

"Hi Yi! This is what they announced today."

"Sodesne! Our neighbor is really different from before."

"Do you think they will..."

As they possessed nuclear weapons almost at the same time as the Americans, they are still quite sensitive to this matter. After all, they can easily guess what kind of warhead the missile will be equipped with.

"No, absolutely not. They are not children. The war ended long ago. Besides, the Citi people are still in our base."

"But they haven't forgotten what we did."

"Baka! We didn't do anything! Nothing! We were friendly and prosperous back then, do you understand?"

"Hi Yi!"

The other side also received this news. Ever since even the U-2 had failed many times, the only way to get news from the other side was to rely on lurking people as scouts. And as for War Drum No. , which was located in a remote place in the desert, it was naturally impossible for it to be penetrated by a needle or water.

Forget about meat scouting. Even a strange wolf that appears in the base will be boiled in a pot.

(End of this chapter)