Chapter 745 Nirvana and Rebirth
The comrade who was doing 180 degrees of anger then spread out his notebook and told the story one by one.

"First of all, the original 180mm rocket launcher had extremely backward technical and tactical indicators. The main reason for this is that we do not have any relevant technology for long-range rocket launchers. We just mechanically amplified the 130mm rocket launcher and made some very limited changes. But in essence, there is no difference in technical and tactical application between the old 180mm rocket launcher and the 130mm rocket launcher."

Everyone knows about this. Anyway, the range is 10 kilometers, so how big a difference can it make?
"But the situation has greatly improved after the last rocket launcher meeting. The series of technologies brought by Chief Engineer Gao have completely solved the range and accuracy problems of large-caliber rocket launchers. The 180 rocket launcher finally looks like a large-caliber rocket launcher, so we immediately absorbed and digested these new technologies and applied them to the development of the 180 rocket. The current 180 rocket is already a qualified campaign-level weapon with a planned range of more than 60 kilometers and an accuracy that can meet the requirements of fire suppression."

Hey, this sounds much more comfortable. The artillery comrades are also very happy. 60 kilometers, a range that was never even imagined before. It is even greater than the battle depth defined now.

"However, the application of these new technologies has completely changed the status of the 180 rocket. Let's put it this way, none of the previous research results can be used on the new 180. Oh, that's not accurate. The launch vehicle can still be used, but the launch support system may not be."

Such a big change?
"Except for the caliber which remains the same at 180, the length, weight, rocket structure, rocket engine, missile stabilization design, directional device, support system, and even the warhead have all undergone radical changes. It is no exaggeration to say that this is a new rocket launcher."

Needless to say, even the simplest warhead, even if it is also a high-explosive warhead, is much larger due to the change in projection distance and weight. For this matter, the artillery is happy, bigger is better.

The comrades from the Army Equipment Bureau and the Artillery Corps began to understand something.

"Comrade, what do you mean?"

The comrades who were enthusiastic about the 180 plan did not show any dissatisfaction that "Party A wanted to change the plan again" on their faces. Instead, they were eager to try: "What I mean is, actually, for us now, there is not much difference between 180 and 280, they are all new things..."

Oh, I see. You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, also want to do something big, right?
The artilleryman was delighted. The Land Equipment Bureau still had to consider other things: "Then the initial research investment..."

180 Fire laughed and said, "The investment in the old 180 Fire is useless anyway and will definitely be basically abandoned. There is no difference in this regard. As for the new 180 Fire, we are still in the theoretical calculation and drawing design stage. In fact, the investment is not particularly large, so there is no problem."

As long as the prototype production stage has not yet started, there are actually not many sunk costs for the current research system.

The artillery comrades lost their patience and said, "Hey, I think that if we can't do well in technical and tactical indicators, we shouldn't consider the cost issue first."

When the Army Equipment Bureau heard this, they were shocked. The comrades in the army looked at things more realistically. This was the hard truth. If there were no terminal-sensitive bombs, it would be fine. 180 could be used, but now that we have this thing, things have changed qualitatively.

The top priority is to maximize the role of terminal-sensitive bombs.

It can be said that the emergence of terminal-sensitive munitions has enabled long-range rocket launchers, which were originally only capable of suppression and support, to have precision strike capabilities for the first time. Playing the role of terminal-sensitive munitions is more important than anything else.

As long as we can inflict a heavy blow to the enemy's armored group at the combat distance, I believe our comrades in the army can do a better job on the rest.

This does not mean that we cannot survive without this thing. We are not an army that relies solely on equipment to survive. We have subjective initiative. But wouldn’t it be better to have better weapons, higher efficiency in killing the enemy, and less loss to our side?

Several comrades from the Land Equipment Bureau exchanged opinions and turned to the artillery.

"But this will inevitably delay the deployment of large-caliber rocket launchers. Is this a problem for you?"

Speaking of this, the artillerymen burst out laughing, and what they said was a bit weird.

"You should know that originally we could only get 10mm rockets with a range of 180 kilometers, and we had no problem with that. Now we have a larger caliber rocket with a range of 60 kilometers. What problems do we have?"

This remark made all the comrades in charge of equipment work, including those in charge of 180 Fire, blush. Naturally, the Land Equipment Bureau was also included.

It’s so embarrassing to talk about this!

If it weren’t for the technical support from Chief Engineer Gao, hmm… I won’t say more, it’s embarrassing to talk about it.

Seeing them like this, the artillery comrades almost slapped themselves in the face.

Hey, look at you, what nonsense are you talking about! ! ! !

In order to ease the embarrassment of other comrades, he smiled and said, "Besides, the range of the new 130 we are developing now is far beyond the range of the original large-caliber long-range rocket launcher. With that as a backup, we are not in a hurry. We would rather take our time and get a better, serious large-caliber long-range rocket launcher!"

The planned range of the new 130 is 25 kilometers for standard shells and 40 kilometers for extended-range shells. Not to mention the 40 kilometers, even the 25 kilometers for standard shells can almost catch up with the earliest campaign-level depth range. With this as confidence, the artillery comrades are still relatively stable and have enough patience.

The fact is, the new 130mm rocket has greatly increased its range while keeping its single-shot weight basically the same as the old 180mm rocket, because its warhead is longer!

There is another reason why the artillery is not in a hurry at all.

——The earliest 130 and 180 rounds, except for the heavier projectile weight, have no advantages over the already scheduled 107 rounds. The range of that round is now up to 12 kilometers! Higher than the old 130 and 180!
Think about the days back then. The regimental rocket launcher could reach a range of 8 kilometers, the divisional rocket launcher could reach a range of 10 kilometers, and the army-level rocket launcher could still reach a range of 10 kilometers. It was incredible!

Now think about it, the artillery is already very satisfied.

We have to thank Comrade Gao Zhendong. From barreled artillery to rocket launchers, he has brought about great changes. Old comrades are really reliable!
So when they learned that it was Gao Zhendong who proposed the suggestion to expand the caliber of large-caliber rocket launchers, they made up their minds that it would be absolutely right to listen to Chief Engineer Gao on this matter, and that it would be useless to say anything else because you are definitely not as reliable as him.

I just want a caliber of 250mm or above, and I am willing to wait. No one can say anything about it!
When he said this, the other comrades also remembered this matter. Yes, the performance of the new 130 has actually far exceeded all the original imaginations of long-range rocket launchers. With that as a backup, it won’t be a problem!
The Land Equipment Bureau finally made the final decision: "That's it. We will ask the Defense Work Committee to stop the research work on the 180mm rocket launcher and change it to ... and instead develop a large-caliber rocket launcher. Comrades, what is the caliber of this large-caliber rocket launcher?"

Everyone burst into laughter. They had been talking for so long, but this hadn't even been mentioned! The Land Construction Bureau couldn't even finish its summary speech.

Comrades who are engaged in rocket launchers have more say on this matter.

"I think we should increase the length by 180% compared to the 50 mm, to 270 mm. This will not only meet Chief Engineer Gao's requirement of more than 250 mm, but also leave a certain amount of redundancy. At the same time, if it is increased by 50%, it will be easier to convert some of our preliminary calculations and designs. After all, some of the research results of the new 180 mm can still be used."

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The old 180's are completely useless, but the new 180's are somewhat useful.

Well, this is a good idea and makes sense. Other comrades expressed their agreement.

When the results of the Land Equipment Bureau's meeting were passed on to the Defense Work Committee, the committee's leaders were delighted.

"It still didn't run away. It expanded its caliber after all."

If it were in Gao Zhendong's previous life, he would be evaluated as the "law of true fragrance".

The Commission's Chief Engineer smiled and said, "Gao Zhendong has a more comprehensive grasp of the situation than they do, so he is more thoughtful. It's not surprising that this situation has occurred. The terminal-sensitive bombs and long-range large-caliber rocket launchers were basically guided by Gao Zhendong, who directly provided a lot of core technologies, so his suggestions in this regard are rarely unreliable. In addition, he originally came from the army, and I'm afraid there are not many people in the defense engineering system who know what these comrades are thinking better than him."

"Yes, that's right. So, we agree on this matter. 180 fire officially turns into 270 fire!"

At this point, 180 Fire Nirvana, 270 Fire Rebirth! ——
Gao Zhendong also received a report from the Defense Work Committee on this matter, and he supported it 180 percent. He had long been dissatisfied with the percent that was neither too high nor too low.

Putting this matter aside, he walked towards the reception room.

Today he received a notice from the Defense Work Committee that a comrade who was working on the positioning system came to see him to discuss matters related to the single base station positioning system, and the person has now arrived.

Is it finally started? Gao Zhendong was very happy.

After all, compared with triangulation positioning, single-base station positioning has one less base station, which reduces the failure rate by half, and the system infrastructure cost is also 30% to 40% lower. Moreover, in other applications, the convenience level is not just doubled, but increased exponentially.

Moreover, single base station positioning does not have the directional problem of triangulation positioning.

Triangulation positioning has some problems within a certain angle range in the direction of the line connecting two base stations, such as the generation of back-to-back points.

When he arrived at the reception room, the comrades who were working on the tactical positioning system had already arrived. The leader was named Lin, which reminded Gao Zhendong of Lin Lianwei. He hadn't seen this guy for a while.

After both parties introduced themselves and exchanged a few pleasantries, they quickly got down to business. After all, everyone had limited time, so they just focused on their work.

(End of this chapter)