Chapter 793 Fire Command System
"Mr. Gao, can you be more specific?" Mr. Yue readily agreed.

"For example, you go to the Army Equipment Bureau and ask for a command vehicle. They already have an armored command vehicle. You can take it, modify it, and add it to your combat unit. It's impossible for a rocket artillery battalion to have its command post running around in a small jeep, right? Haha." Gao Zhendong chuckled.

"Ah, that's it. Your suggestion makes sense."

"Actually, the command vehicle is one thing. You can also consider equipping armored reconnaissance vehicles. The Land Equipment Bureau also has this thing. The reconnaissance vehicle is equipped with scouts. If the vehicle can be used for reconnaissance and positioning, use the vehicle for reconnaissance and positioning. If the vehicle cannot reach the destination, send the scouts out. The vehicle can carry a lot of things. If conditions permit, it will definitely be more efficient and accurate than human reconnaissance." Since the Land Equipment Bureau has already developed these two things, wouldn't it be a waste if they are not fully utilized?

"There are such good things?" Mr. Yue never expected this. When did we have these things in our hands?
Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Things are always developing and changing. Just because they didn't exist before doesn't mean they don't exist now."

Looking at Gao Zhendong's smile, Mr. Yue could probably guess that these two things must be related to Gao Zhendong.

"Okay then. I'll go check with the Land and Equipment Bureau later."

"In addition to these two ready-made ones, you also need to consider what else you need in order to maximize the strike capability of this long-range rocket launcher. For example, high-end goods such as weather vehicles and reconnaissance radars are not out of the question. You must remember that you are the weapon with the longest range and the greatest power in the army. It is necessary to have more good things to match them. I think the Land Equipment Bureau will be very happy to see this."

Gao Zhendong continued to lead them to the path of extravagance. Although the artillery position detection radar was originally used to counter enemy artillery, it is not impossible to use it to improve the accuracy of strikes for your own people. After all, the function is already there.

After all, the range of rocket launchers is too long, and they are greatly affected by weather and other factors during flight, and sometimes the landing point may not be the expected value.

After a batch of artillery shells are fired, the landing point is calculated using the gun position detection and calibration radar. If the deviation from the required target is relatively large, with the gun position detection and calibration radar, there is no need to wait for feedback from the reconnaissance force in the front. Adjustments can be made based on the actual situation while the shells are still in flight, and another batch can be fired.

Gao Zhendong's words directly opened the door to a new world for Mr. Yue and the others. Can these new gadgets be used in this way?

This is a problem of information asymmetry. First, they don't know about these things. Second, this is the first time they have developed strike weapons with a range of more than 40 kilometers. They have not yet considered carefully enough what conditions are needed to use these weapons well.

Gao Zhendong pointed at the two mighty launch vehicles and said, "Now that we have those, don't waste this launch vehicle."

"Waste?" Mr. Yue was a little puzzled. This thing was not wasted at all. It was just that the load capacity of this car was not too high, so it could only carry eight rockets. If this car was bigger, he would have been able to carry double digits.

"Yes, don't waste it. This vehicle has a little extra weight. If this gun is really made according to the planned indicators, it would be a pity not to digitize such a good gun."

"Digital artillery? What is this?" I've never heard of this thing.

"I can't do a very good job of digitization, but I can do a basic one. Do you know microcontrollers?"

"Yes, yes. Comrades from the 12th Ministry of Machinery have given us relevant training."

"Well, that's good to know. You can install a single-chip microcomputer on each gun, and at the same time go to Changshan Guangyang Electronics Factory of the 12th Ministry of Machine Building." Gao Zhendong said as he wrote down the name of Guangyang Electronics Factory.

"Guangyang Factory? What does this factory do?" President Yue's brain could hardly keep up.

"This factory is engaged in rotary photoelectric encoders. They have military-grade reinforced heavy-duty photoelectric encoders for tank stabilization..."

With these foundations, some things can be done.

"Photoelectric encoder? The kind that can be used to measure rotation angles? How high is the accuracy?" Sure enough, Mr. Yue knew about this thing and even had an idea about it a long time ago.

"It is used to stabilize the tank artillery system. It is basically the same as yours. And you don't have to worry about how high its accuracy is. It can be used to stabilize the tank. What you have here is just to add a deceleration mechanism and improve the resolution, but it is definitely not unusable."

For tanks, the accuracy is to be guaranteed within 3000 meters, which is lower than the accuracy within 60 kilometers required by rocket launchers. However, tanks are to strike point targets, which is much higher than the accuracy required by rocket launchers for area suppression. In fact, there is no order of magnitude difference in the requirements for encoders between the two. If one can be used, the other can also be used.

"Yes, what you said makes sense. If we can have a single-chip microcomputer + rotary encoder, and then connect the motor control to it, we can automatically or semi-automatically set the firing parameters of the rocket launcher." General Yue's brain worked quickly and he immediately thought of Gao Zhendong's purpose.

Gao Zhendong waved his hand and said, "It's not just about the single gun setting. Remember the things I just mentioned?"

"Chief Engineer Gao, what you mean is that a command vehicle directly sends the target coordinates through wired or wireless communication equipment, and then each gun is automatically set?" No one is a fool.

"Yes, that's what I meant. Moreover, the target source of the command vehicle can be issued by superiors, can be sent back by reconnaissance vehicles, can be automatically or manually set after the report of scouts, or can be directly sent back after the calculation of the artillery position detection and calibration radar... In short, the automation capability of artillery should be improved, and artillery should be integrated into the command system of the entire army, so as to maximize the integration of information and firepower." Gao Zhendong was bragging about the future for decades.

You know what, Mr. Yue really falls for it.

Listening to Gao Zhendong's words, his face was full of longing: "It would be great if what you said could be realized. No instructions are needed. The front will send target data, and the artillery will automatically set and fire..."

Although Gao Zhendong's description was very advanced, some of the basic details in it did have a basis for implementation. After weighing the capabilities of subsystems such as the microcontroller, rotary encoder, and motor control system, Mr. Yue found that it seemed that this thing could be added.

At least the automatic setting of a single gun is completely no problem, and it is not an impossible task for the firepower units to collectively issue target coordinates and automatically set them through the command vehicle.

Of course, the further integration of the command vehicle is not something that can be handled within this firepower unit. Even the automatic setting of the data sent back by the reconnaissance vehicle still has some minor problems.

But this is not a big deal. At least being able to send target data within the firepower unit is already a great improvement. As for how this target data is obtained, we can put it aside for now.

However, Gao Zhendong himself was obviously not satisfied with this matter.

"And you can build a firepower command system for the firepower unit. In the command system, firepower can be automatically or semi-automatically allocated to each gun based on parameters such as the map, threat level, and strike priority. Multiple targets can be struck at once, further improving the firepower unit's strike flexibility."

If what Gao Zhendong said before was a prospect, and the advanced functions may not be realized in a short period of time, then what he is talking about now is an advanced function that can be truly realized.

This does not involve anything outside the firepower unit, but only internal distribution. Mr. Yue thought about it for a long time and felt that this thing seemed to be really feasible. As long as the rules are set, it does not have to be fully automatic distribution. Being able to achieve semi-automatic firepower distribution under human intervention is a remarkable thing.

"You can also incorporate the status of each gun into the allocation of firepower. For example, the gun that has just been fired can be temporarily unallocated firepower when it is not necessary, so that the artillery and the soldiers can get enough rest and recovery, which is also beneficial to the performance of combat effectiveness..." Gao Zhendong gave him many examples, guiding him to not only fire the shells and hit them accurately, but also to try his best to maintain the status of the combat team.

"For example, when a gun in a firepower unit breaks down, it will be marked in the command system. When a new mission comes, how to use the existing guns to achieve the best strike effect, which remaining guns will participate in the strike, how many rounds to fire, etc. These things that used to require human brains to remember, think, and arrange, some of them can be handed over to the computers in the command system to do."

Gao Zhendong has a wild imagination and says whatever he thinks.

General Yue had never considered these strange ideas before. Although he thought them a bit strange and even unnecessary when he first heard them, after thinking about them carefully, he found that what Chief Engineer Gao said were really good tips that could effectively improve the strike efficiency of the firepower unit and ensure combat effectiveness as much as possible.

"Mr. Gao, I've heard that you were an excellent frontline commander in the past. Now it seems that your reputation is well-deserved. You are very thoughtful." He also knew that not everything Gao Zhendong said was appropriate, but this open-minded thinking and thoughtful and meticulous details taught him a lot.

What Mr. Gao did was to guide him to think in this direction instead of directly feeding him.

Gao Zhendong smiled and shook his head: "I was just a small platoon leader before, hahahaha."

"Then you, as a platoon leader, are now also teaching thousands of troops how to fight. You may be considered the most powerful platoon leader in the entire army."

(End of this chapter)