Chapter 920 Super High Energy (Two more chapters at noon)
After the full month of the "Gao siblings" with a range of 3600 kilometers, the scientists in charge of the related work will naturally go to Beijing to report on their work.

This matter cannot be delayed. It is not just about reporting what has been accomplished, but also involves a very important issue, which is what to do next?
The plan is there, but whether to implement it specifically and whether to make some changes based on the development of the situation must be implemented.

They are now discussing these issues in a heavily guarded meeting room of the Defense Work Committee.

The most important thing now is that whether it is "Changying" or "Changhe", they are at a level where the low-level has been developed, but the high-level has not yet been developed.

After all, a range of 3600 kilometers is still not enough to reach the largest opponent, and fission is much inferior to fusion.

"Regarding 'Changhe', our top scientists are carrying out configuration calculations and designs. Now that we have the computing tools at hand, the prospects are very optimistic. I think there is no need to worry about it. We can just follow the fusion path directly." said a comrade who came to report on his work.

"Well, since you are all so confident, we can rest assured. We will continue to complete this thing according to the established plan." The leader of the Defense Work Committee said with a smile.

This is almost certain. If we already have a small one, who wouldn’t want a big one? Whatever the enemy has, we must have too.

Thermonuclear weapons, although there is just an extra word "hot" in the word, their meanings are completely different.

The simplest advantage is that the charging efficiency is high, the power is great, and in theory, the power is unlimited.

Unlike fission bombs that have to consider issues such as critical mass, fusion bombs do not consider critical mass. As long as there is no fission bomb as a trigger, no matter how much fusion propellant there is, it will not be dangerous. Moreover, as the propellant increases, the power will increase, and it is fair.

Otherwise, the Russians would not be able to create a Big Ivan with a yield of 5800 million tons.

Moreover, fusion bombs have another advantage, which is that the radioactive contamination is relatively light. The tremendous power of fusion can eliminate some of the radioactive contamination, which is beneficial to the utilization of land after the war.

After the Chernobyl nuclear accident, one of the solutions they proposed was to ignite a fusion bomb in the out-of-control reactor to eliminate all radioactive contamination.

However, this plan was too crazy and was not implemented in the end, mainly because they were reluctant to do so. Hot knowledge: After the Chernobyl accident, except for the explosion of Reactor 4, the remaining reactors continued to operate for a long time and were still generating electricity until 2000.

Anyway, power is everything, everything else is trivial.

"Okay, that's no problem. As for the 'Changying', we are internally inclined to develop a missile with a range of more than 11500 kilometers. I remember that at the last meeting, a special advisor comrade said something that made sense. Without 11500 kilometers, it wouldn't make much sense."

The 3600 we have now is a typical medium-range ballistic missile. To a certain extent, the core target areas in the surrounding areas are actually within the coverage range. There is no big problem without the 4500 for the time being. It doesn't matter if we can't cover the Oil Bay and Diego Island for the time being. In fact, we can't consider the problems there for the time being.

Therefore, there is no urgency in increasing the range of medium-range ballistic missiles from 3600 kilometers to 4500 kilometers. We can just do it slowly.

On the contrary, there is another missile that seems difficult but is actually of great significance and must be developed. That is the long-range or even intercontinental missile with a range of more than 8000 kilometers.

In fact, different countries have different definitions of intercontinental missiles. For example, the Russians consider any missile with a range of more than 7000 kilometers to be an intercontinental missile, because this range can almost reach the entire territory of the United States.

But for us, a range of 8000 kilometers is only considered long-range, because the impact on Citibank is extremely limited, and it can only hit John Bull and Gallic chickens. What's the use? We really think so.

"Our intercontinental missiles must reach 11500 to be considered true intercontinental missiles. There is no need to explain the reason. You can tell by measuring the map," said the comrade who reported.

14500 is really a huge gap and very difficult. It is obvious that there are many difficulties at first glance.

But compared with 8000 and 11500, the difference between the two is much smaller.

"Well, your idea coincides with that of many comrades, and it does make sense. But are there any technical problems?"

"It is indeed difficult, especially if you want to make it smaller. Fortunately, we now have the UDMH/N11500O fuel combination, which greatly improves the fuel storage performance. At least in terms of reaction speed and possible range, we have initially solved the problem. The benefits of maintainability and other aspects have also further enhanced the possibility of making a practical round."

Making it work and making it practical are two different things.

"What kind of missile do you want to make? Have you considered the specific indicators?" asked the leader of the Defense Work Committee.

"We are considering making a two-stage missile with a length of 35 meters and a diameter of about 3.5 meters, launched from a silo, with a single warhead and a circular error probability of 2500 meters."

"Circular probability 2500 meters?" If it were other equipment, the first reaction after hearing the 2500-meter error would probably be "Fork out!".

"Isn't it a bit low?" asked another comrade.

"We are implementing a counterattack strategy. We don't need to preemptively strike hard targets like enemy launch silos, and we don't need too high precision. To strike soft targets like large cities, 2500 meters should be enough. The Citigroup missile that performs similar tasks has a similar accuracy. Considering the possibility of fusion bombs, it is even more sufficient."

If it was a fission bomb with a yield of 2.5 to 2 tons, the error of 3 kilometers would be insufficient even for hitting a large city. But if it was a fusion bomb, the situation would be different. "Hmm... liquid, two-stage, silo-launched... more than 2.5 meters long..."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee talked for a while and asked a question that shocked the comrades working on missiles.

"Have you ever considered developing solid-state missiles?"

"Solid missile?" To be honest, this question almost scared the comrades who were working on missiles.

The span is too big!
Although we do have solid rocket engines and solid propellants now, if we want to use those things on intercontinental missiles, I'm afraid the resulting products may not be smaller than liquid bombs, because solid propellants have lower specific impulse.

Moreover, solid propellant has an inherent defect. Unlike the fuel of liquid engines which is fully involved in providing energy, the adhesive of current solid propellant does not participate in the reaction, and it inherently has a dead weight that has no significance for the range.

This makes solid propellants even more vulnerable in this regard.

"Leader, we know the benefits of solid propellants, but it is technically difficult now. The performance of existing solid rocket propellants is really not usable. And we don't have much experience in the design of solid rocket engines."

Another disadvantage of solid propellant is that it cannot be shut down mid-flight and the thrust cannot be adjusted, but this problem is not a big problem on missiles, as it is a requirement of launch vehicles.

However, the design of solid rocket engines is not simple. Stable combustion and on-demand combustion, which sounds simple, are actually huge obstacles.

"To be honest, when it comes to experience in solid rocket engines, we may not be as good as our comrades in the Missile Research Institute who are working on air-to-air missiles and air-to-ship missiles." This is because we have never considered this direction at all, nor have we invested any manpower, material resources and energy.

Liquid hair treatment and solid hair treatment are two technologies with the same function but very different technical directions.

"Well... your concerns are reasonable. But if I tell you that there is a great hope that the problem of solid rocket propellant can be solved, what do you think about this matter?" The leader of the Defense Work Committee had a mysterious and proud smile on his face, and asked a question that made the comrades working on missiles think they had heard it wrong.

"Solid propellant can solve the problem? Really?" If this thing can really solve the problem, then go for it. It's not impossible to give it a try.

If we can find ways to solve or circumvent other problems of hair growth, such as rubbing by hand, piling materials, special picking, etc., then the only thing that cannot be circumvented is the propellant.

Once the propellant problem is solved, the comrades working on missiles will have some confidence in developing fixed-launch missiles.

Seeing his comrades looking at him with surprise and longing, the leader of the Defense Work Committee took out a stack of documents and said, "Take a look at these. Keep them confidential."

Originally, there was no need to talk about this matter, but since it was of great importance, the leaders of the Defense Work Committee could not help but say it.

Synthesis of new ultra-high-energy explosives

Synthesis of new energetic adhesives

Research on Ultra-High Energy Solid Propellants

The three documents are very thin, and there is not even any specific technology in them, only some parameters. It is obvious that they are processed files.

Super high-energy explosives? Although we don’t work on solid propellants, comrades who work on missiles know that the main component of some solid propellants is explosives, which burn and explode all the way to launch the missile.

What’s good about explosives is that they don’t require oxidizers, and the proportion of energetic materials is astonishing.

As for the energetic adhesive, he understood it at a glance. The person who came up with this idea and synthesized this thing is simply a genius!
Doesn't the binder reduce the proportion of energetic materials in the solid propellant, thereby lowering its performance? Well, if I make the binder out of energetic materials, then everything will be fine, right?

With these two things, ultra-high energy solid propellant becomes a natural thing.

These are what Gao Zhendong took apart from a paper: ultra-high energy explosives, energetic adhesives, and ultra-high energy solid propellants.

He couldn't wait to open it and take a look. All the content related to synthesis had been removed, leaving only some parameters. When he saw the super-high energy explosives, he almost couldn't believe his eyes.

"The detonation speed, pressure and energy of this explosive far exceed those of TNT, and are higher than those of RDX and even HMX??!!"

No wonder they dare to call it super high explosive.

(End of this chapter)